[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Nuclear Regulatory Commission Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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Part LXIII



Nuclear Regulatory Commission



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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)                                    




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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Ch. I

Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing its 
semiannual regulatory agenda in accordance with Public Law 96-354 ``The 
Regulatory Flexibility Act'' and Executive Order 12866 ``Regulatory 
Planning and Review.'' The agenda is a compilation of all rules on 
which the NRC has recently completed action or has proposed or is 
considering action. This issuance updates any action occurring on rules 
since publication of the last semiannual agenda on November 9, 1998 (63 
FR 62760).

ADDRESSES: Comments on any rule in the agenda may be sent to the 
Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications 
Staff. Comments may also be hand delivered to the One White Flint North 
Building, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:30 a.m. 
and 4:15 p.m., Federal workdays. Comments received on rules for which 
the comment period has closed will be considered if it is practical to 
do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given except as to 
comments received on or before the closure dates specified in the 
agenda.

    The agenda and any comments received on any rule listed in the 
agenda are available for public inspection and copying for a fee at 
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Public Document Room, 2120 L 
Street NW. (Lower Level), Washington, DC 20555-0001. Single copies 
of the NRC agenda can be purchased from the Superintendent of 
Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Post Office Box 37082, 
Washington, DC 20013-7082. Customers may call (202) 512-2249.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information concerning NRC 
rulemaking procedures or the status of any rule listed in this agenda, 
contact David L. Meyer, Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of 
Administrative Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone (301) 415-
7162, e-mail [email protected]. Persons outside the Washington, DC, 
metropolitan area may call, toll-free: (800) 368-5642. For further 
information on the substantive content of any rule listed in the 
agenda, contact the individual listed under the heading ``Agency 
Contact'' for that rule.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The information contained in this semiannual 
publication is updated to reflect any action which has occurred on 
rules since publication of the last NRC semiannual agenda on November 
9, 1998 (63 FR 62760). Within each group, the rules are ordered 
according to the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN).

    The information in this agenda has been updated through 
February 23, 1999. The date for the next scheduled action under the 
heading ``Timetable'' is the date the rule is scheduled to be 
published in the Federal Register. The date is considered tentative 
and is not binding on the Commission or its staff. The agenda is 
intended to provide the public early notice and opportunity to 
participate in the NRC rulemaking process. However, the NRC may 
consider or act on any rulemaking even though it is not included in 
the agenda.

Rulemakings Approved by the Executive Director for Operations (EDO)

    The EDO initiated a procedure for review of the regulations 
being prepared by staff offices that report to him to ensure that 
staff resources are allocated most effectively to achieve NRC's 
regulatory priorities. This procedure requires EDO approval before 
staff resources may be expended on the development of any new 
rulemaking. Furthermore, all existing rules must receive EDO 
approval prior to the commitment of additional resources.

    The NRC agenda lists rulemaking actions. Of these, one 
rulemaking item is considered to be priority or major as defined in 
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866. Five rules potentially will 
have a ``significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities'' as defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of February 1999.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

David L. Meyer,

Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative 
Services, Office of Administration.

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                                                                                                     Regulation
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4372         Availability of Official Records.....................................................    3150-AC07
4373         Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material--Revision.............................    3150-AF22
4374         Emergency Planning Requirements for Permanently Shutdown Nuclear Power Plant Sites       3150-AF92
            and Non-Power Reactors................................................................
4375         Modification to Event Reporting Requirements for Power Reactors......................    3150-AF98
4376         Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct      3150-AG03
            Material..............................................................................
4377         Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste in a Proposed Geologic Repository at Yucca      3150-AG04
            Mountain, Nevada......................................................................
4378         Environmental Impacts of High-Level Waste Transportation.............................    3150-AG05
4379         Availability of Public Records at NRC Public Document Rooms..........................    3150-AG07
4380         Revision of Fee Schedules; 100 Percent Fee Recovery, FY 1999.........................    3150-AG08
4381         Use of Potassium Iodide (KI) by the General Public After a Severe Accident at a          3150-AG11
            Nuclear Power Plant...................................................................
4382         Revised Source Term Use at Operating Reactors........................................    3150-AG12
4383         Energy Compensation Sources for Well Logging.........................................    3150-AG14

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4384         Clarifications and Addition of Flexibility...........................................    3150-AG15
4385         List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Addition of the Transnuclear Cask.........    3150-AG18
4386         List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Revision of the VECTRA NUHOMS Cask........    3150-AG19
4387         Fire Protection; Elimination of Requirement for Non-Combustible Penetration Seal         3150-AG22
            Material and Other Minor Changes......................................................
4388         Design Certification for AP600.......................................................    3150-AG23
4389         Lessons Learned from Design Certification............................................    3150-AG24
4390         Protection Against Discrete Radioactive Particles....................................    3150-AG25
4391         ECCS Evaluations Models..............................................................    3150-AG26
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4392         Industry Codes and Standards; Amended Requirements...................................    3150-AE26
4393         Fitness for Duty.....................................................................    3150-AF12
4394         Nuclear Regulatory Commission Acquisition Regulation.................................    3150-AF52
4395         Submittal Procedures for Documents...................................................    3150-AF61
4396         Initial Operator License Examination Requirements....................................    3150-AF62
4397         Audit Frequency for Emergency Planning and Security..................................    3150-AF63
4398         Medical Uses of Byproduct Material...................................................    3150-AF74
4399         Financial Protection Requirements for Permanently Shutdown Nuclear Power Reactors....    3150-AF79
4400         Miscellaneous Changes................................................................    3150-AF80
4401         Respiratory Protection and Controls To Restrict Internal Exposure, Subpart H and         3150-AF81
            Appendix A............................................................................
4402         Certification Renewal Amendment Process..............................................    3150-AF85
4403         Expand Applicability To Include Additional Parties...................................    3150-AF93
4404         Changes, Tests, and Experiments......................................................    3150-AF94
4405         Requirements for Monitoring the Effectiveness of Maintenance at Nuclear Power Plants.    3150-AF95
4406         Codes and Standards; IEEE National Consensus Standard................................    3150-AF96
4407         Conformance to National Policies for Access to and Protection of Classified              3150-AF97
            Information...........................................................................
4408         Elimination of 30-Day Delay in Loading Spent Fuel After Preoperational Testing.......    3150-AG02
4409         Requirements for the Possession of Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Material..    3150-AG06
4410         Application for Specific Licenses....................................................    3150-AG13
4411         List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Addition of the HOLTEC Cask...............    3150-AG17
4412         Allow Use of Personnel Dosimeters That Are Processed Using a New Dosimeter Readout       3150-AG21
            Technology............................................................................
4413         Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudications in Materials and Operator Licensing        3150-AG27
            Proceedings; Clarification of Participants............................................
4414         Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudications in Materials and Operator Licensing        3150-AG28
            Proceedings: Minor Amendments.........................................................
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4415         Addition of Radon-222 and Technetium-99 Values to Table S-3 and Revisions Resulting      3150-AA31
            From Consideration of Higher-Burnup Fuel..............................................
4416         Criteria for an Extraordinary Nuclear Occurrence.....................................    3150-AB01
4417         Standardized Plant Designs, Early Review of Site Suitability Issues; Clarifying          3150-AE25
            Amendments............................................................................
4418         Disposal by Release Into Sanitary Sewerage...........................................    3150-AE90
4419         Geological and Seismological Characteristics of Spent Fuel Storage Systems...........    3150-AG16
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4420         Elimination of Inconsistencies Between NRC Regulations and EPA HLW Standards.........    3150-AC03
4421         Comprehensive Quality Assurance in Medical Use and a Standard of Care................    3150-AC42
4422         Requirements for Possession of Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct Material......    3150-AD34
4423         Requirements Concerning the Accessible Air Gap for Generally Licensed Devices........    3150-AD82
4424         Distribution of Source and Byproduct Material: Licensing and Reporting Requirements..    3150-AE33
4425         Clarification of Assessment Requirements for Siting Criteria and Performance             3150-AE40
            Objectives............................................................................
4426         Shutdown and Fuel Storage Pool Operation at Nuclear Power Plants.....................    3150-AE97
4427         Steam Generator Tube Integrity for Operating Nuclear Power Plants....................    3150-AF04
4428         Performance-Oriented Requirements for Fire Protection of Nuclear Power Facilities....    3150-AF29
4429         Reporting Reliability and Availability Information for Risk-Significant Systems and      3150-AF33
            Equipment.............................................................................
4430         Revision to Nuclear Power Reactor Decommissioning Cost Requirements..................    3150-AF40
4431         Criticality Accident Requirements....................................................    3150-AF87
4432         Procedures Applicable to Proceedings for the Issuance of Licensees for the Receipt of    3150-AF88
            High-Level Radioactive Waste at a Geologic Repository.................................
4433         Streamlined Hearing Process for NRC Approval of License Transfers....................    3150-AG09
4434         Transfer of Rulemaking Functions.....................................................    3150-AG10
4435         Changes to Quality Assurance Programs................................................    3150-AG20
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4372. AVAILABILITY OF OFFICIAL RECORDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed amendment would conform the NRC's regulations 
pertaining to the availability of official records to existing case law 
and Agency practice. The amendment would reaffirm that 10 CFR 2.790(c) 
provides submitters of information a qualified right to have their 
information returned upon request. This amendment informs the public of 
three additional circumstances where information will not be returned 
to the applicant, i.e., information which has been made available to an 
advisory committee or was received at an advisory committee meeting, 
information discussed at an open Commission meeting under the 
Government in Sunshine Act and information that is subject to a pending 
Freedom of Information Act request, as well as other administrative 
matters.
The proposed amendment would also address the NRC's procedures for 
handling copyrighted information, including reproduction and 
distribution according to normal Agency practice. The NRC, in receiving 
submittals and making its normal distributions, routinely photocopies 
submittals, makes microfiche of the submittals, and ensures that these 
fiche are distributed to the Public Document Room, Local Public 
Document Rooms, all appropriate internal offices, and made available to 
the National Technical Information Service. This broad distribution and 
reproduction is made to increase public understanding of the peaceful 
uses of atomic energy. The proposed rule would not prevent submitters 
from applying 10 CFR 2.790(b)(1) procedures to information that 
contains trade secrets or privileged or confidential commercial or 
financial information (proprietary information), and it is recognized 
that some information in those categories may be copyrighted. 
Proprietary information status exempts this material from public 
disclosure and is not to be confused with handling pursuant to 
copyright designation. A revised proposed rule will be issued for 
public comment.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/23/92                    57 FR 61013
NPRM Comment Period End         03/08/93
NPRM (Revision)                 10/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Catherine M. Holzle, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1560
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AC07
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4373. DOMESTIC LICENSING OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL--REVISION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2231; 42 USC 2241; 42 USC 2282

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 70

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
provide a risk-informed performance-based regulation for certain 
licensees authorized to possess a critical mass of special nuclear 
material. Concurrent with this amendment, companion support guidance 
documents are being developed for issuance. The proposed rule would 
require affected licensees to conduct an integrated safety analysis to 
identify potential accidents at the facility and the items relied on 
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safety. While the NRC believes that fuel facilities operate with an 
adequate degree of safety, the safety bases for licensing and 
inspection may have significant uncertainties. Performance of an ISA 
would narrow these uncertainties and provide increased confidence in 
the margin of safety at fuel cycle facilities.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            08/00/99
Final Action                    08/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Andrew Persinko, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6522
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF22
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4374. EMERGENCY PLANNING REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMANENTLY SHUTDOWN NUCLEAR 
POWER PLANT SITES AND NON-POWER REACTORS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by 
providing relief from emergency planning requirements for permanently 
shutdown nuclear power plant sites based on the reduced risks 
associated with the configuration of the stored fuel and the non-power 
reactor passage of time since power operation. These factors, under 
specified conditions, result in significantly reduced accident risk and 
consequences, therefore, not warranting emergency plans devised for 
full power operations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            06/00/99
Final Action                    03/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: George J. Mencinsky, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6206
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF92
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4375. MODIFICATION TO EVENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR POWER REACTORS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 050

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) was 
published to request public comment on the Commission's event reporting 
requirements for nuclear power reactors contained in sections 50.72 and 
50.73. The rulemaking would reduce or eliminate the reporting burden 
associated with events of little or no risk or safety significance, and 
better align the rules with the NRC's current needs, including revising 
reporting requirements based on importance to risk and extending the 
required reporting times consistent with the need for prompt NRC 
action.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           07/23/98                    63 FR 39522
ANPRM Comment Period End        09/21/98
NPRM Comment Period End         05/00/99
Final Action                    02/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dennis P. Allison, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6835
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF98
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4376. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN GENERALLY LICENSED INDUSTRIAL DEVICES 
CONTAINING BYPRODUCT MATERIAL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 31; 10 CFR 32; 10 CFR 170; 10 CFR 171

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations 
for certain industrial devices containing byproduct material to include 
more specific provisions for a registration and accounting program 
including associated annual fees and modification of the quarterly 
transfer reporting requirements for manufacturers and initial 
distributors of these industrial devices. The rule would also consider 
other recommendations made by an NRC Agreement State Working Group in 
NUREG-1551, such as additional labeling requirements. The proposed rule 
is intended to ensure that general licensees are aware of and 
understand the requirements for the possession of devices containing 
byproduct material and allow NRC to account for devices which have been 
distributed for use under the general license. Better awareness on the 
part of general licensees of their responsibilities would help to 
ensure that the general licensees comply with the requirements for 
proper handling and disposal of generally licensed devices and should 
help reduce the potential for incidents that could result in 
unnecessary radiation exposure to the public as well as contamination 
of property.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            06/00/99
Final Action                    06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Catherine R. Mattsen, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and

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Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6264
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG03
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4377. DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE IN A PROPOSED GEOLOGIC 
REPOSITORY AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 063

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory.
Energy Policy Act of 1992

Abstract: The proposed rule would establish regulations as directed by 
statute (Energy Policy Act of 1992) for the disposal of high-level 
waste at Yucca Mountain. The proposed rule would state that the purpose 
of the new rulemaking is to provide specific criteria applicable to 
Yucca Mountain and that the more generic requirements in the existing 
part 60 do not apply and cannot be the subject of litigation in any NRC 
licensing proceeding for Yucca Mountain.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            02/22/99                     64 FR 8640
NPRM Comment Period End         05/10/99
Final Action                    12/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tim McCartin, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6681
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG04
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4378. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF HIGH-LEVEL WASTE TRANSPORTATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 051

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
reflect the generic and cumulative environmental impacts of 
transportation of high-level waste (HLW) in the vicinity of a HLW 
repository. This rulemaking would address the environmental impacts of 
the use of higher burn-up fuel. Further, the impact of plant associated 
traffic on local highway service levels during the renewal term would 
be changed from Category 1 to Category 2 as it should have been 
designated in the initial license renewal rulemaking, based on the 
analysis described in NUREG-1437, ``Generic Environmental Impact 
Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants'' (May 1996).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            02/26/99                     64 FR 9884
NPRM Comment Period End         04/27/99
Final Action                    08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Donald P. Cleary, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-3903
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG05
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4379. AVAILABILITY OF PUBLIC RECORDS AT NRC PUBLIC DOCUMENT ROOMS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 001; 10 CFR 002; 10 CFR 007; 10 CFR 009; 10 CFR 
050; 10 CFR 052; 10 CFR 060; 10 CFR 062; 10 CFR 072; 10 CFR 075; 10 CFR 
076; 10 CFR 100; 10 CFR 110

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by 
revising references to the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) and Local 
Public Document Rooms (LPDRs) to reflect the discontinuance of 
placement of paper and microfiche copies of its publicly available 
records in the PDR, located in Washington, D.C., and the LPDRs located 
near nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities. NRC will 
establish the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS), NRC's new electronic records management system, that will 
allow for the electronic submission, storage, and retrieval of all NRC 
official records. The rule would announce that, under ADAMS, all 
publicly available records will be made accessible electronically on 
the NRC Internet Web site. The public will be able to obtain paper 
copies of new electronic records by printing them from the NRC Web 
site, by ordering them from the PDR directly from the NRC Web site, or 
by ordering them from the PDR using current ordering methods: in-person 
at the PDR, mail, e-mail, fax or by calling the PDR Reference Services 
on the toll-free 800 telephone number. Bibliographic descriptions of 
documents currently identified in the PDR's Bibliographic Retrieval 
System (BRS) and in NUDOCS will be posted on the NRC Web site, allowing 
the public to order copies of pre-ADAMS paper and microfiche records 
that have been available from LPDRs.
The LPDR program will be discontinued; however, the PDR will still keep 
pre-ADAMS paper and microfiche records onsite and available to the 
public for viewing and copying. The PDR will also have computer 
terminals available for the public to access new documents on the NRC 
Web site.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/00/99
Final Action                    07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Russell A. Powell, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6527

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Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG07
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4380. REVISION OF FEE SCHEDULES; 100 PERCENT FEE RECOVERY, FY 1999

Priority:  Economically Significant. Major under 5 USC 801.

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 170; 10 CFR 171

Legal Deadline:  Other, Statutory, September 30, 1998.
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990

Abstract: The rulemaking would amend the licensing, inspection, and 
annual fees charged to NRC licensees and applicants for an NRC license. 
The amendments are necessary to recover approximately 100 percent of 
the NRC budget authority for fiscal year 1999 less the amounts 
appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund and the General Fund. The 
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990, as amended, requires that 
the NRC accomplish the 100 percent recovery through the assessment of 
fees. The dollar amount to be recovered for FY 1999 is approximately 
$449.6 million. The Act requires that the fees for FY 1999 must be 
collected by September 30, 1999. Therefore, the final rule is to become 
effective by July 30, 1999.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/01/99                    64 FR 15876
NPRM Comment Period End         05/03/99
Final Action                    05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

Agency Contact: Glenda Jackson, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of the Chief Financial Officer, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6057
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG08
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4381.  USE OF POTASSIUM IODIDE (KI) BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC AFTER 
A SEVERE ACCIDENT AT A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 050

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
require that consideration be given to include potassium iodide (KI) in 
conjunction with sheltering and evacuation as a protective measure for 
the general public. The proposed rule would address two petitions for 
rulemaking submitted by Peter Crane (PRM-50-63 and PRM-50-63A).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael Jamgochian, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-3224
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG11
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4382.  REVISED SOURCE TERM USE AT OPERATING REACTORS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 021; 10 CFR 050

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
allow holders of operating licenses for nuclear power plants to 
voluntarily replace the traditional source term used in design basis 
accident analyses with a revised source term. This revised source term 
was developed from the results of a major research effort to obtain a 
better understanding of fission-product transport and release 
mechanisms in light-water reactors under severe accident conditions. 
This action would allow interested licensees to pursue cost beneficial 
licensing actions to reduce regulatory burden without comprising the 
margin of safety of the facility. The Commission is also proposing to 
amend its regulations to revise certain sections to conform with the 
final rule published on December 11, 1996 (61 FR 65157).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            03/11/99                    64 FR 12117
NPRM Comment Period End         05/25/99
Final Action                    09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stephen LaVie, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1081
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG12
_______________________________________________________________________




4383.  ENERGY COMPENSATION SOURCES FOR WELL LOGGING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 039

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
allow small energy compensation sources (ECS) used for well logging to 
be treated differently than well logging sources. Since part 39 was 
written, the industry has developed new technology that allows logging 
operations to be done concurrently with drilling. Even newer technology 
separates the ECS and the logging tool from the larger

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logging source to allow easier retrieval of the logging source in the 
event the drill stem becomes unretrievable. This technology requires an 
additional small source (less than 0.0001 Curie) versus the normal 3 to 
20 Curie well logging sources. Many requirements in part 39 are not 
appropriate or necessary for protecting public health and safety and 
the environment for ECS. However, because part 39 did not envision 
these small sources, the requirements were not written to allow 
variations in the requirements based on the source. The rulemaking 
would modify the regulations in part 39 to define ECS and provide 
appropriate regulations for their use in well logging. The change would 
reduce regulatory burden with minimal impact to public health and 
safety. In addition, there are other sections that would be changed to 
improve, clarify, and update part 39.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/00/99
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Mark Haisfield, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6196
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG14
_______________________________________________________________________




4384.  CLARIFICATIONS AND ADDITION OF FLEXIBILITY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
clarify the applicability of part 72 for general and site-specific 
licensees and would allow general licensees to clearly determine which 
part 72 requirements are applicable to their activities. Consequently, 
the staff has received several inquiries from prospective applicants 
requesting an interpretation of certain provisions of part 72. 
Clarification of which regulations are applicable to site-specific and 
general licensees would reduce the uncertainty for potential licensees, 
and lessen the need for legal interpretation by NRC legal staff. The 
proposed rulemaking would also allow applicants for site-specific 
licenses to use cask designs previously approved under part 72, subpart 
K, without having to submit a separate safety analysis for the cask 
design. Under the current regulations, the adequacy of the design of 
these previously approved storage casks could be at issue, particularly 
during the hearing process, in each site-specific license application. 
This rulemaking precludes the staff having to expend considerable 
resources in repeatedly re-examining and defending technical issues 
already resolved during the public rulemaking process. This process 
requests public comments which are addressed in the final rulemaking. 
The rulemaking also allows the initiation of storage cask construction 
provided that certain conditions are met. The staff has allowed this 
construction, via exemption, before a Certificate of Compliance is 
issued if the construction is performed under an NRC approved quality 
assurance program and the applicant bears all risk associated with 
early construction.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/00/99
Final Action                    05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Anthony DiPalo, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nucelar Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6191
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG15
_______________________________________________________________________




4385.  LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: ADDITION OF 
THE TRANSNUCLEAR CASK

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
add the Transnuclear TN-32 cask system to the List of Approved Spent 
Fuel Storage Casks. This proposed rule would allow the holders of power 
reactor operating licenses to store spent fuel in the TN-32 cask system 
under a general license.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/99
Final Action                    03/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stan Turel, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6234
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG18
_______________________________________________________________________




4386.  LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: REVISION OF 
THE VECTRA NUHOMS CASK

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
revise the VECTRA Standardized NUHOMS Horizontal Modular Storage System 
listing on the List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks. This proposed 
rule would also allow the holders of power reactor operating licenses 
to store spent fuel in the revised Standardized NUHOMS Horizontal 
Modular Storage System under a general license.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/99
Final Action                    02/00/00

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stan Turel, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nucler Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6234
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG19
_______________________________________________________________________




4387.  FIRE PROTECTION; ELIMINATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR NON-
COMBUSTIBLE PENETRATION SEAL MATERIAL AND OTHER MINOR CHANGES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
eliminate the requirement for non-combustible penetration seal 
material. Based on a detailed review, as documented in section 7 of 
NUREG-1552, supp. 1, the NRC staff found that section III-M of appendix 
R applied only to 15 nuclear power plants. For 14 of these plants, the 
requirements of section III-M had been resolved by the licensees or 
were no longer applicable. In SECY-96-146, the staff recommended the 
deletion of the non-combustibility criterion for penetration seal 
material from section III-M of appendix R. The Commission approved the 
staff's recommendation in a June 30, 1998, SRM. Additional minor 
changes involve the deletion of schedule requirements and a footnote 
that are no longer applicable.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99
Final Action                    06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Daniele Oudinot, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-3731
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG22
_______________________________________________________________________




4388.  DESIGN CERTIFICATION FOR AP600

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 52

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
provide certification of the AP600 design. Design certification 
regulations are initiated by an applicant for design certification 
pursuant to subpart B of part 52. A major purpose of part 52 is to 
achieve early resolution of safety issues and provide a more stable and 
predictable licensing process.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/99
Final Action                    02/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jerry Wilson, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-3145
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG23
_______________________________________________________________________




4389.  LESSONS LEARNED FROM DESIGN CERTIFICATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 52

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the regulatory infrastructure 
to prepare for future applicants and involve changes to licensing 
procedures. The proposed rule entitled, ``Standardized Plant Designs, 
Early Review of Sites Suitability Issues; Clarifying Amendments,'' (RIN 
3150-AE25) will be subsumed into this rulemaking.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/99
Final Action                    07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jerry Wilson, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-3145
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG24
_______________________________________________________________________




4390.  PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRETE RADIOACTIVE PARTICLES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
establish a dose constraint and calculational procedures for dealing 
with the ``hot particle'' issue (small particles found in nuclear 
reactors and some material facilities that, because of their high 
activity and small size, provide high localized doses to the skin). The 
skin dose limits in the revised part 20 have been shown by research 
results to be inapplicable to hot particles on the skin. Furthermore, 
there are significant differences in the applicable dose limit 
recommendations of the ICRP and NCRP. Brookhaven National Laboratory 
has provided the technical basis for the rulemaking by conducting hot 
particle exposures on live swine skin to establish the threshold 
dose(s) for ulceration.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/00/99
Final Action                    07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Alan K. Roecklein, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office

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of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-3883
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG25
_______________________________________________________________________




4391.  ECCS EVALUATIONS MODELS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by 
changing the provision that requires safety analyses used for 
evaluation of emergency core cooling system (ECCS) under loss-of-
coolant-accident (LOCA) conditions be conducted at 1.02 times the 
licensed power for the plant. The proposed rule would allow licensees 
to propose increases in licensed power levels less than the current 
requirement. Licensees would need to demonstrate that the reduced 
margin for assumed power level in the analyses for their facility is 
justified in terms of the effect on plant risk.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/99
Final Action                    03/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Joseph Donoghue, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1131
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG26
_______________________________________________________________________


NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)                    Final Rule Stage




_______________________________________________________________________




4392. INDUSTRY CODES AND STANDARDS; AMENDED REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations 
that incorporate by reference section III of the ASME Boiler and 
Pressure Vessel Code (ASME BPV Code) for construction of Class 1, 2, 
and 3 components in nuclear power plants, and use of section XI of the 
ASME BPV Code for inservice inspection (ISI) and inservice testing 
(IST) of those components. Section 50.55a requires that each licensee 
update its ISI and IST programs every 120 months to conform to the 
latest edition of the ASME BPV Code endorsed by the NRC in that section 
of the regulations. The rulemaking would also include expedited 
implementation of section XI appendix VIII, Performance Demonstration 
for Ultrasonic Examination Systems. In addition, the proposed rule 
would incorporate by reference the ASME Operation and Maintenance (OM) 
Code to replace the section XI requirements for IST. The latter action 
is made necessary by the ASME Code changes that transferred all 
responsibility for IST from section XI to the ASME Operation and 
Maintenance Committee.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/03/97                    62 FR 63892
NPRM Comment Period End         03/03/98
NPRM Comment Period Extended to 04/03/98                     63 FR 3673
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas Scarbrough, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-2794
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AE26
_______________________________________________________________________




4393. FITNESS FOR DUTY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 26

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's fitness-for-
duty regulations. This proposed rule would also address the petition 
for rulemaking submitted by Virginia Electric and Power Company (VEPCO) 
(PRM-26-1), and address the Regulatory Review Group items on audit 
frequency and annual submittal of data. VEPCO requested that the 
Commission amend its fitness-for-duty regulations to change the 
frequency that licensees are required to audit their fitness-for-duty 
programs from annually to biennially. The Commission and the EDO 
approved the staff proposals in SECY-92-308, but asked that the staff 
resubmit the proposed rule to address a backfit analysis. The staff 
proposals were submitted to the Commission in SECY-95-262 in October 
1995, and were published in the Federal Register on May 9, 1996 (61 FR 
21105). The public comment period closed on August 7, 1996. 
Approximately 1000 comments were received from 37 individuals. The 
staff met with the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) in 
July 1997 to discuss the revised rule. The staff is preparing an 
analysis of the application of the backfit rule to each proposed change 
to facilitate Commission understanding of the issues.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/09/96                    61 FR 21105

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NPRM Comment Period End         08/07/96
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ronald Albert, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-3216
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF12
_______________________________________________________________________




4394. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ACQUISITION REGULATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  41 USC 251 note; 42 USC 251 note; 40 USC 1401 note

CFR Citation:  48 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission Acquisition Regulation (NRCAR) for the procurement of goods 
and services within the NRC to satisfy the particular needs of the 
agency. The proposed rule would incorporate streamlining and 
simplification methods identified under the NRC's Procurement 
Reinvention Laboratory (PRL) and legislated under the Federal 
Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (FASA), the Federal Acquisition 
Reform Act of 1996 (FARA), and the Information Technology Management 
Reform Act (ITMRA) of 1996. The intent of the FASA, FARA, and ITMRA is 
to streamline procurement processes within the Federal Government. 
Implementing instructions are needed for some of these processes. In 
addition, the NRC's PRL will require the NRC to streamline and simplify 
procedures in the NRCAR wherever possible.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/08/98                    63 FR 67726
NPRM Comment Period End         02/22/99
Final Action                    09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Procurement: This is a procurement-related action for which there is no 
statutory requirement. There is no paperwork burden associated with 
this action.

Agency Contact: Mary Lynn Scott, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Administration, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6179
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF52
_______________________________________________________________________




4395. SUBMITTAL PROCEDURES FOR DOCUMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 19; 10 CFR 20; 10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 31; 10 CFR 32; 
10 CFR 34; 10 CFR 35; 10 CFR 36; 10 CFR 39; 10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 50; 10 
CFR 51; 10 CFR 52; 10 CFR 55; 10 CFR 60; ...

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule will ensure that applications and reports 
captured at a central receipt point (the Document Control Desk (DCD)), 
are included in the Nuclear Documents System (NUDOCS), and are 
distributed on a more timely basis to the appropriate NRC staff, public 
document rooms, and official file centers. Part 50 requires licensee 
and applicant submittals to be addressed to a central receipt point, 
and copies to be sent to the Regional Administrator and Resident 
Inspector, when appropriate. Extending these requirements to submittals 
made under other parts in 10 CFR chapter I would simplify and, to a 
great extent, standardize submittal procedures for NRC licensees and 
improve the effectiveness of NRC's document control and distribution 
activities. The proposed rule would also codify provisions for the 
electronic submittal of documents, by incorporating a section into each 
10 CFR part (consistent with the current 10 CFR 50) to allow licensees 
and applicants to make individual requests to the Office of the Chief 
Information Officer (OCIO) for approval to make submittals 
electronically and facilitate agency compliance with the Paperwork 
Reduction Act of 1995 and OMB Circular A-130 (revised February 8, 
1996).
Improving the communications process and disseminating and storing 
complete and accurate records is mutually beneficial to the NRC, 
licensees, and members of the public. The proposed revisions would 
require some NRC licensees and applicants to revise the mailing address 
for applications, reports, and other written communications transmitted 
to the NRC. This should result in minimal administrative burden for 
those affected. However, because the rule is expected to simplify 
submittal procedures, licensees and applicants should experience an 
overall reduction in photocopying and postage costs. The rule would 
benefit NRC and members of the public because better control of the 
documents entering the NRC would ensure that they are distributed to 
NRC staff, entered into NUDOCS, provided to the NRC Public Document 
Room and local public document rooms, and dispatched to the appropriate 
official file stations for retention and retrieval.
The initial date to publish the rule was not met because of the need to 
resolve issues raised by the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards with regard to the OCIO possibly inadvertently modifying the 
regulations to impose written submittals where they currently are 
optional, and the Office of the Chief Financial Officer's concern that 
the rule would slow down the processing of license fee payments. In 
addition, the scope of the rule with regard to electronic submittals is 
being expanded to accommodate the objective of the Commission-approved 
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) to receive at 
least 50 percent of externally generated documents in electronic format 
by FY 2001. The rule will give licensees the option to make submittals 
electronically using acceptable criteria

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and standards that will be incorporated into the rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    10/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Michael D. Collins, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-2488
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF61
_______________________________________________________________________




4396. INITIAL OPERATOR LICENSE EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 55

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
allow power reactor facility licensees to prepare the written 
examinations and operating tests, and to proctor and grade the written 
examinations, that the NRC uses to license operators and senior 
operators at those facilities. The rule would require the NRC to review 
and approve each examination and test before it is given and preserve 
the NRC's authority to prepare the examinations and tests, as 
necessary, to maintain examination quality and staff proficiency. This 
rule is not expected to affect reactor safety.
Although a 1994 industry proposal to implement such a program on a 
voluntary basis was rejected by the NRC, subsequent budget reductions 
prompted the NRC to reconsider its position. In 1995, the Commission 
approved a voluntary pilot program to evaluate the revised examination 
process and, in 1996, directed the staff to initiate the subject 
rulemaking. The results of the pilot examinations conducted through the 
end of FY 1997 are consistent with results of NRC-prepared examinations 
conducted before and since initiating the pilot program, and voluntary 
participation in the program has allowed the NRC to eliminate 
approximately $3 million per year in contractor support for the 
operator licensing programs. This rule would enable facility licensees 
to exercise more control over the cost of licensing operators at their 
facilities. Some licensees have saved money during the pilot program, 
but others have had more costly examinations, largely because the 
examinations they submitted for NRC review and approval required 
extensive revisions to achieve NRC standards for quality and level of 
difficulty.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/07/97                    62 FR 42426
NPRM Comment Period End         10/21/97
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Siegfried Guenther, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1056
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF62
_______________________________________________________________________




4397. AUDIT FREQUENCY FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING AND SECURITY

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by 
changing the frequency with which licensees conduct independent 
reviews, and audits of their safeguard contingency plans, security 
programs and emergency preparedness programs. The regulations would be 
revised to require that licensees conduct program reviews and audits at 
least every 24 months. The proposed rule would also clarify that the 
necessity for more frequent, focused audits be based on an assessment 
by the licensee against performance indicators or a significant change 
in personnel, procedures, equipment, or facilities. The proposed 
changes would promote performance-based, rather than compliance-based, 
review and audit activities. Also, the proposed changes would clarify 
that programs must be reviewed and audited following a significant 
change in personnel, procedures, or equipment as soon as reasonably 
practicable, but no later than 12 months after the changes. The purpose 
of these focused audits would be to ensure that changes have not 
adversely affected the operation of the particular program element or 
function in question. This proposed rule also addresses PRM-50-59 and 
PRM-50-60 submitted by Virginia Electric and Power Company.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/31/97                    62 FR 40978
NPRM Comment Period End         10/14/97
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sandra D. Frattali, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-3703
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF63
_______________________________________________________________________




4398. MEDICAL USES OF BYPRODUCT MATERIAL

Priority:  Other Significant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2232; 42 USC 2233; 
42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 35

Legal Deadline: None

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Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
reflect a more risk-based approach to the regulation of the medical 
uses of byproduct material. Performance-oriented requirements would 
allow licensees the flexibility to develop procedures appropriate to 
their uses of byproduct material. The revision would address training 
and experience requirements for authorized users, RSOs, and physicists. 
This initiative will include development of associated guidance. 
Changes to part 35 may impact on and require changes to other parts of 
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           08/06/97                    62 FR 42219
ANPRM Comment Period End        03/01/98
NPRM                            08/13/98                    63 FR 43516
NPRM Comment Period End         12/16/98                    63 FR 64829
Final Action                    08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Cathy Haney, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and, Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6825
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF74
_______________________________________________________________________




4399. FINANCIAL PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMANENTLY SHUTDOWN NUCLEAR 
POWER REACTORS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 140

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
allow nuclear reactor licensees to reduce onsite and offsite liability 
coverage during permanent shutdown of the reactors if they meet 
specified reactor configurations. This proposed amendment would reduce 
the level of insurance coverage commensurate with the risk reduction 
after the appropriate spent fuel cooling period following permanent 
shutdown of the reactor. This rule will also address a petition for 
rulemaking submitted by the North Carolina Public Utility Commission 
(PRM-50-57).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/30/97                    62 FR 58690
NPRM Comment Period End         01/13/98
NPRM (Revision)                 09/23/98                    63 FR 50815
Final Action                    06/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: George Mencinsky, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6206
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF79
_______________________________________________________________________




4400. MISCELLANEOUS CHANGES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
correct a number of inconsistencies and clarify the applicability of 
several sections of part 72. The proposed rule would differentiate the 
requirements for the storage of spent fuel under wet and dry 
conditions, clarify requirements for the content and submission of 
various reports and specify that quality assurance records must be 
maintained as permanent records. Also, the Purpose and Scope would be 
amended to reference the spent fuel storage cask approval process and 
to delete obsolete information.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/09/98                    63 FR 31364
NPRM Comment Period End         08/24/98
Final Action                    05/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Mark L. Au, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6181
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF80
_______________________________________________________________________




4401. RESPIRATORY PROTECTION AND CONTROLS TO RESTRICT INTERNAL EXPOSURE, 
SUBPART H AND APPENDIX A

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2073; 42 USC 2093; 42 USC 2095; 42 USC 2111; 
42 USC 2133; 42 USC 2134; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2232; 42 USC 2236

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
incorporate into part 20 an industry standard developed by the American 
National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard Z88.2-1992, ``American 
National Standard Practice for Respiratory Protection.'' The proposed 
changes would eliminate the unnecessary and detrimental use of 
respirators by applying ALARA principles to the sum of the Deep Dose 
Equivalent and the Committed Effective Dose Equivalent, or the Total 
Effective Dose Equivalent. The use of process or engineering controls, 
decontamination of work areas, access control, and other procedures are 
stressed instead of the automatic use of respiratory protection 
devices, which tend to increase external dose and stress.
Also, the proposed rulemaking would allow the use of new respiratory 
protection devices that have been proven effective, discourage the use 
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other devices that are now considered less effective, adopt new 
Assigned Protection Factors based on ANSI determinations and revise 
respiratory protection procedures such as fit testing to reflect 
current industry good practice. Twenty-four public comment letters were 
received.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/17/98                    63 FR 38511
NPRM Comment Period End         09/30/98
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Alan K. Roecklein, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-3883
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF81
_______________________________________________________________________




4402. CERTIFICATION RENEWAL AMENDMENT PROCESS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2297b-11; 42 USC 2297f; 42 USC 
5841; 42 USC 5842; 42 USC 5845; 42 USC 5846; 42 USC 2243(a); 42 USC 
5851; 42 USC 2243(f); 42 USC 2152

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 76

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations 
that apply to gaseous diffusion plants. In 1994, these regulations 
established the process by which the NRC would assume regulatory 
authority for the Paducah and Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plants. 
These plants first came under NRC oversight on March 3, 1997. While 
implementing the initial certification and amendment processes 
specified in the 1994 regulations, the NRC staff identified several 
areas in these processes that should be revised and improved so that 
they are more effective and efficient. This proposed rulemaking would 
modify the process for certificate renewals, establish a process for 
certificate amendment comparable to the process currently used to amend 
a fuel cycle license, revise the appeal process for amendments, 
eliminate the significant designation for amendments, simplify the 
criteria for persons who are eligible to file a petition for review of 
an amendment action, remove references to the initial application 
because the initial certificates have been issued, and lengthen the 
time periods associated with filing a petition for review.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/15/98                    63 FR 49301
NPRM Comment Period End         11/16/98
Final Action                    10/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: John Telford, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6229
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF85
_______________________________________________________________________




4403. EXPAND APPLICABILITY TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL PARTIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rulemaking is intended to correct a weakness in 
section 72.11 by expanding its scope to include holders of and 
applicants for certificates of compliance; fabricators, designers, and 
vendors of casks; their employees; and the employees of their 
contractors, subcontractors, and consultants. The correction would 
clarify that they may be subject to enforcement action for submitting 
to the NRC information that is not complete and accurate in all 
material respects. Because of these limited specific requirements in 
part 72 for parties other than licensees, the Commission has been 
unable to issue notices of violation to other parties involved in ISFSI 
safety-related functions. The staff believes there may be safety 
consequences resulting from this weakness. The ability to issue notices 
of violation to these parties would improve the effectiveness of the 
NRC's inspection and enforcement programs in assuring compliance with 
the Commission's regulations.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/23/98                    63 FR 39526
NPRM Comment Period End         10/06/98
Final Action                    08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tony DiPalo, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6191
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF93
_______________________________________________________________________




4404. CHANGES, TESTS, AND EXPERIMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations 
concerning authority of licensees for production or utilization 
facilities to make changes to their facilities or procedures, without 
prior NRC approval. The proposed rule would clarify the criteria that 
determine when prior approval is needed. The purpose of this rulemaking 
is to resolve differences in interpretation of requirements within the 
nuclear community so that changes which might affect the basis for 
licensing are reviewed before implementation, without also subjecting 
less significant changes to the license amendment review process. In an 
SRM dated April 25, 1997, the Commission directed the staff to develop 
a rulemaking plan that would allow changes involving small or 
negligible increases in probability of occurrence or consequences of 
accidents or malfunctions not to require prior approval.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/21/98                    63 FR 56098
NPRM Comment Period End         12/21/98
Final Action                    09/00/99

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Eileen McKenna, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-2189
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF94
_______________________________________________________________________




4405. REQUIREMENTS FOR MONITORING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MAINTENANCE AT 
NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The Commission has directed the staff to prepare a 
modification to the maintenance rule to require that safety assessments 
be taken into account before performing maintenance activities. 
Currently, the rule recommends (vs requires) that safety assessment be 
performed for preventive maintenance activities. The intent of this 
part of the rule is to assure that the cumulative impact of out-of-
service equipment on the performance of safety functions does not 
result in the plant being placed in risk-significant configurations. 
Results of the staff's maintenance rule baseline inspections indicated 
that many licensee's processes for conducting safety assessment are 
inadequate and in some cases, implementation of these processes were 
not followed during preventive maintenance activities and resulted in 
undesirable plant configurations. The proposed amendment would be 
designated as section 50.65(a)(4). Additionally, the rule would be 
changed to add that the requirements are applicable during all 
conditions of plant operation, including normal shutdown conditions.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/30/98                    63 FR 52201
NPRM Comment Period End         12/14/98
Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Richard Correia, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1009
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF95
_______________________________________________________________________




4406. CODES AND STANDARDS; IEEE NATIONAL CONSENSUS STANDARD

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
incorporate by reference IEEE Std. 603-1991, ``Criteria for Safety 
Systems for Nuclear Power Generating Stations,'' a national consensus 
standard for power, instrumentation, and control portions of safety 
systems in nuclear power plants. This action is necessary to endorse 
the latest version of this national consensus standard in NRC's 
regulations. The Commission published a direct final rule on October 
17, 1997 (62 FR 53933). However, the direct final rule was withdrawn 
due to the significant number of adverse comments received and has been 
revised. Because the rule was significantly revised, it is being 
reissued as a proposed rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/23/98                    63 FR 20136
NPRM Comment Period End         05/26/98
Final Action                    02/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Satish K. Aggarwal, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6005
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF96
_______________________________________________________________________




4407. CONFORMANCE TO NATIONAL POLICIES FOR ACCESS TO AND PROTECTION OF 
CLASSIFIED INFORMATION

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2165; 42 USC 220; 42 USC 2273; 42 USC 5841; EO 
12829; EO 12958; EO 10865

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 02; 10 CFR 10; 10 CFR 11; 10 CFR 25; 10 CFR 95

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by 
conforming NRC regulations to national requirements for the protection 
of and access to classified National Security Information and 
Restricted Data, including revised personnel security due process 
procedures; a new requirement for a facility clearance for those 
licensees or others who require access to classified information at a 
facility other than their own; additional information on the scope and 
reporting requirements for the Foreign Ownership, Control or Influence 
(FOCI) program; a requirement for a foreign visitor control program; a 
change to the period between reinvestigations for ``L'' and ``R'' 
access authorizations from five years to ten years; a change to the fee 
schedules due to a change in the investigative requirements for ``Q'', 
``L'', ``U'', and ``R'' access authorizations; changes to the security 
classification markings to conform to Executive Order 12958; and 
greater specificity as to when particular reports are required. 
Additionally, the term ``classified matter protection plans'' has been 
added to part 2.790 for the purpose of clarity. Also, the proposed rule 
would include administrative matters such as modified definitions to 
reflect a change in responsibility for certain decisions from the 
Executive Director for Operations to the Deputy Executive Director for 
Management Services and revisions to a number of definitions in all 
four parts to reflect a change in the name of the Division of Security 
to the Division of Facilities and Security. It is, therefore, necessary 
to revise these regulations to ensure their consistency with 
established national policy for protection of classified information.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/03/98                    63 FR 41206
NPRM Comment Period End         10/02/98
Final Action                    04/00/99

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James J. Dunleavy, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Administration, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-7404
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF97
_______________________________________________________________________




4408. ELIMINATION OF 30-DAY DELAY IN LOADING SPENT FUEL AFTER 
PREOPERATIONAL TESTING

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 072

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by 
eliminating the 30-day delay for the loading of spent reactor fuel into 
an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation following completion of 
preoperational testing. The staff considers the extent to this time 
delay to be excessive and unnecessary because the NRC has an extensive 
oversight presence during preoperational testing looking at the 
acceptance criteria and test results in real time. The staff will 
propose shortening or removing this requirement.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/14/98                    63 FR 49046
NPRM Comment Period End         11/30/98
Final Action                    07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gordon Gundersen, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6195
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG02
_______________________________________________________________________




4409. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE POSSESSION OF INDUSTRIAL DEVICES CONTAINING 
BYPRODUCT MATERIAL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 031

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations 
for the possession of industrial devices containing byproduct material 
to include a clear and explicit requirement that device users provide 
information in a timely manner in response to requests made by the NRC. 
The provision would primarily be used to initiate a registration and 
accounting system for a fraction of these general licensees who have 
received devices that present a significant risk of exposure of the 
public or property damage in the event of loss of the device. The 
intent is to reduce the possibility of the devices being improperly 
transferred or inadvertently discarded, and ultimately to avoid 
unnecessary radiation exposure to the public and unnecessary expense 
involved in retrieving the items particularly in the scrap metal stream 
as well as to avoid the contamination of steel mills, metals, and waste 
products.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/02/98                    63 FR 66492
NPRM Comment Period End         02/16/99
Final Action                    08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Catherine R. Mattsen, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-
0001
Phone: 301 415-6264
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG06
_______________________________________________________________________




4410.  APPLICATION FOR SPECIFIC LICENSES

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2112; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2232; 
42 USC 2233; 42 USC 2234; 42 USC 2236; 42 USC 2237; 42 USC 2282; 42 USC 
5841; 42 USC 5842; 42 USC 5846; 42 USC 5851

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 030

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The direct final rule will amend the Commission's regulations 
to include specific information on an application for a specific 
license to use byproduct material in the form of a sealed source or in 
a device that contains the sealed source. The information that 
licensees are required to provide is the identity of the source or 
device, by manufacturer and model number, as registered with the 
Commission under section 32.210, or with an Agreement State. The 
proposed revision to section 30.32(g) will eliminate the prescriptive 
requirements associated with supplying specific information about the 
source or device and instead will require the licensee to commit to 
using only sealed sources or devices that are registered with the NRC 
under section 32.210, or with an Agreement State.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    07/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jayne M. McCausland, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-
0001
Phone: 301 415-6219
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG13


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4411.  LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: ADDITION OF 
THE HOLTEC CASK

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 072

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
add the HOLTEC International Hi-Star 100 cask system (Hi-Star) to the 
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks. This rulemaking would allow 
the holders of power reactor operating licenses to store spent fuel in 
the Hi-Star cask system under a general license.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            01/11/99                     64 FR 1542
NPRM Comment Period End         03/29/99
Final Action                    09/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stan Turel, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6234
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG17
_______________________________________________________________________




4412.  ALLOW USE OF PERSONNEL DOSIMETERS THAT ARE PROCESSED 
USING A NEW DOSIMETER READOUT TECHNOLOGY

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841; 42 USC 2073; 42 USC 2111

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 020; 10 CFR 034; 10 CFR 036; 10 CFR 039

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The direct final rule will amend the Commission's regulations 
for use of personnel dosimeters that require processing to determine 
the radiation dose received by the person wearing the dosimeter. The 
purpose of the rule is to approve the use of personnel dosimeters that 
employ a different technology for storing radiation energy and require 
a different technology for processing the dosimeter to determine the 
radiation dose received provided that the processor is NVLAP-
accredited. The rule will also require retention of records from the 
dosimetry processor for dosimeters using this different technology.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    08/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Donald Nellis, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6257
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG21
_______________________________________________________________________




4413.  INFORMAL HEARING PROCEDURES FOR ADJUDICATIONS IN 
MATERIALS AND OPERATOR LICENSING PROCEEDINGS; CLARIFICATION OF 
PARTICIPANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule will amend the Commission's regulations 
governing participation in adjudicatory proceedings conducted under its 
Rules of Practice to clarify that federally-recognized Indian tribal 
governments are entitled to participate in these proceedings on the 
same basis as other governmental units. This action codifies a long-
standing Commission practice.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles Mullins, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of the General Counsel, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1618
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG27
_______________________________________________________________________




4414.  INFORMAL HEARING PROCEDURES FOR ADJUDICATIONS IN 
MATERIALS AND OPERATOR LICENSING PROCEEDINGS: MINOR AMENDMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule will amend the Commission's regulations 
governing the filing and service of pleadings in ``informal'' materials 
and operator licensing proceedings conducted under its Rules of 
Practice. This action is necessary to correct a cross-reference error 
in the provision concerning the method of filing documents and to 
change the method of service of pleadings on the NRC staff.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/00/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Charles Mullins, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of the General Counsel, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1618
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG28

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)                   Long-Term Actions




_______________________________________________________________________




4415. ADDITION OF RADON-222 AND TECHNETIUM-99 VALUES TO TABLE S-3 AND 
REVISIONS RESULTING FROM CONSIDERATION OF HIGHER-BURNUP FUEL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 51

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            03/04/81                    46 FR 15154
NPRM Comment Period End         05/04/81
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Sandra Frattali
Phone: 301 415-3703
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________




4416. CRITERIA FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY NUCLEAR OCCURRENCE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 140

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/09/85                    50 FR 13978
NPRM Comment Period End         09/06/85
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Harry Tovmassian
Phone: 301 415-6231
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AB01
_______________________________________________________________________




4417. STANDARDIZED PLANT DESIGNS, EARLY REVIEW OF SITE SUITABILITY 
ISSUES; CLARIFYING AMENDMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 52; 10 CFR 140

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jerry Wilson
Phone: 301 415-3145
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AE25
_______________________________________________________________________




4418. DISPOSAL BY RELEASE INTO SANITARY SEWERAGE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 20

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           02/25/94                     59 FR 9146
ANPRM Comment Period End        05/26/94
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Anthony M. Huffert
Phone: 301 415-6416
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AE90
_______________________________________________________________________




4419.  GEOLOGICAL AND SEISMOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SPENT 
FUEL STORAGE SYSTEMS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 072

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations on 
geological and seismological characteristics of spent fuel storage 
systems. The proposed rule would revise part 72 seismological criteria 
to use a risk-informed, performance- based regulatory approach. This 
revision would use a methodology which is consistent with the 
approaches taken in part 60, the new proposed part 63, and the recent 
revision to part 100. Also, the proposed rule would clarify what types 
of geologic and seismic analyses a general license should perform to 
determine that the intended spent fuel storage cask design is 
appropriate for the licensee's site (i.e., both static and dynamic 
analyses).

Timetable: Next Action Undetermined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Mark L. Au, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6181
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG16
_______________________________________________________________________


NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)                   Completed Actions




_______________________________________________________________________




4420. ELIMINATION OF INCONSISTENCIES BETWEEN NRC REGULATIONS AND EPA HLW 
STANDARDS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 10101

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 60

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would have eliminated several 
inconsistencies with the generic EPA standards to be developed for the 
disposal of HLW in deep geologic repositories. Because the NRC is 
developing site-specific disposal regulations for Yucca Mountain, 
Nevada, consistent with the Energy Policy Act of 1992, the staff is 
withdrawing this proposed rulemaking. These site-specific disposal 
regulations will be addressed in another rulemaking.

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       12/02/98                    63 FR 66498

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tim McCartin, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6681
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AC03
_______________________________________________________________________




4421. COMPREHENSIVE QUALITY ASSURANCE IN MEDICAL USE AND A STANDARD OF 
CARE

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 35

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) was 
published to request public comment on the extent to which, in addition 
to the basic quality assurance procedures (that were addressed in 
another rulemaking action entitled ``Preparation, Transfer for 
Commercial Distribution, and Use of Byproduct Material for Medical 
Use'' (RIN 3150-AD69)(December 2, 1994; 59 FR 61767). The Commission 
has determined that this rulemaking is unnecessary due to the overall 
revision of 10 CFR part 35, ``Medical Uses of Byproduct Material'' (RIN 
3150-AF74), and is withdrawing this ANPRM.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       12/02/98                    63 FR 66496

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jayne M. McCausland, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-
0001
Phone: 301 415-6219
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AC42
_______________________________________________________________________




4422. REQUIREMENTS FOR POSSESSION OF INDUSTRIAL DEVICES CONTAINING 
BYPRODUCT MATERIAL

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2114; 42 USC 2201

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 31; 10 CFR 32

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would have amended the Commission's 
regulations for the possession of industrial devices containing 
byproduct material to require device users to report to the NRC 
initially and then on a periodic basis. The Commission has reconsidered 
these issues with the help of an NRC-Agreement State Working Group. A 
portion of this rule has been subsumed by the proposed rule entitled 
``Requirements for Possession of Industrial Devices Containing 
Byproduct Material,'' (RIN 3150-AG06), and has been incorporated into 
that rule. A subsequent, more comprehensive rulemaking in this area is 
also planned. Therefore, this rule was withdrawn.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       12/02/98                    63 FR 66492

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Catherine R. Mattsen, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-
0001
Phone: 301 415-6264
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AD34
_______________________________________________________________________




4423. REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING THE ACCESSIBLE AIR GAP FOR GENERALLY 
LICENSED DEVICES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2073; 42 USC 2093; 42 USC 2111; 42 USC 2232; 
42 USC 2233; 42 USC 2273; 42 USC 5842

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 31; 10 CFR 32

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would have amended the Commission's 
regulations to prevent unnecessary radiation exposure to individuals 
resulting from the use of gauging devices containing radioactive 
sources. The proposed rule no longer meets the current plans of the NRC 
staff, therefore this proposed rule is withdrawn.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       01/20/99                     64 FR 3052

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jayne McCausland, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6219
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AD82
_______________________________________________________________________




4424. DISTRIBUTION OF SOURCE AND BYPRODUCT MATERIAL: LICENSING AND 
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 32; 10 CFR 40

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) was 
published to request public comment on contemplated amendments to the 
Commission's regulations governing the licensing of source material and 
mill tailings. The Commission has determined that this rulemaking is 
unnecessary and withdraws this ANPRM. The mill tailings issues are to 
be addressed separately as part of a rulemaking establishing a new 10 
CFR part 41.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       12/14/98                    63 FR 68700

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Catherine R. Mattsen, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-
0001
Phone: 301 415-6264
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AE33


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4425. CLARIFICATION OF ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR SITING CRITERIA AND 
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 10101; PL 97-425

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 60

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would have amended the Commission's 
regulations concerning regulatory requirements for licensing of high-
level waste geologic repositories. A June 30, 1995, Staff Requirements 
Memorandum, SECY-95-019, disapproved issuance of the proposed final 
amendments at this time because of significant Congressional activity 
with regard to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, and directed staff to 
reconsider the need for the amendments or guidance upon determining 
that the legislative situation has stabilized. Because Congressional 
activity in this area is ongoing and because the NRC is developing 
site-specific disposal regulations for Yucca Mountain, Nevada, 
consistent with the Energy Policy Act of 1992, this proposed rule is 
withdrawn.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       09/08/98                    63 FR 47440

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael P. Lee, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6677
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AE40
_______________________________________________________________________




4426. SHUTDOWN AND FUEL STORAGE POOL OPERATION AT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would have amended the Commission's 
regulations by adding regulatory requirements for shutdown operations 
at commercial nuclear power plants. The proposed rule was revised to 
incorporate fuel storage pool operations. In response to comments 
submitted after the proposed rule was published, the staff rewrote the 
rule, the statement of consideration, the regulatory analysis, and the 
regulatory guide. The approach for the rule was revised to be more 
performance-based (for shutdown operations), to reflect risk-informed 
decisions, and to address public comments for shutdown and spent fuel 
storage pool operations. The staff forwarded the revised proposed rule 
to the Commission in July 1997. In a Staff Requirements Memorandum 
dated December 11, 1997, the Commission directed that the staff not 
proceed further with this rulemaking; therefore, the proposed rule is 
withdrawn.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       02/04/99                     64 FR 5623

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tim Collins, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-2895
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AE97
_______________________________________________________________________




4427. STEAM GENERATOR TUBE INTEGRITY FOR OPERATING NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) was 
published to request public comment on the Commission's regulations 
pertaining to steam generator tube integrity. The Commission has 
determined that this rulemaking is unnecessary and withdraws this 
ANPRM.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       12/02/98                    63 FR 66496

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tim Reed, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1462
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF04
_______________________________________________________________________




4428. PERFORMANCE-ORIENTED REQUIREMENTS FOR FIRE PROTECTION OF NUCLEAR 
POWER FACILITIES

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2231; 42 USC 2241; 42 USC 2282

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would have amended the Commission's fire 
protection regulations for voluntary adoption by nuclear power plant 
licensees. Also, this proposed rule would have responded to a petition 
for rulemaking (PRM-50-61), submitted by the Nuclear Energy Institute, 
to amend current regulations to establish a more flexible alternative 
to the current prescriptive regulation in appendix R of 10 CFR part 50. 
In a Staff Requirements Memorandum dated June 30, 1998, the Commission 
approved the staff's recommendation to defer the development of a risk-
informed, performance-based fire protection rule and to pursue with the 
National Fire Protection Association and the nuclear industry the 
development of a risk-informed, performance-based consensus standard 
for fire protection at nuclear power plants. Therefore, this rulemaking 
is terminated until it is determined that a rulemaking on fire 
protection is needed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       06/30/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Ed Connell, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-2838
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF29


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4429. REPORTING RELIABILITY AND AVAILABILITY INFORMATION FOR RISK-
SIGNIFICANT SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would have amended the Commission's 
regulations to require that licensees for commercial nuclear power 
reactors report summary reliability and availability data for risk-
significant systems and equipment to the NRC. The proposed rule would 
also have required licensees to maintain onsite, and to make available 
for NRC inspection, records and documentation that provide the basis 
for the summary data reported to the NRC. The Commission has decided to 
accept industry's proposed voluntary alternative to the rule, and 
withdraws this proposed rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       12/02/98                    63 FR 66497

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Dennis Allison, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6835
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF33
_______________________________________________________________________




4430. REVISION TO NUCLEAR POWER REACTOR DECOMMISSIONING COST 
REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The notice of proposed rulemaking would have amended the 
Commission's regulations to allow licensees greater flexibility by 
allowing site-specific funding amounts different from the NRC's generic 
values by both lesser and greater amounts. The Commission has 
determined that this rulemaking is unnecessary and is terminating this 
rulemaking.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       02/05/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Brian J. Richter, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6221
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF40
_______________________________________________________________________




4431. CRITICALITY ACCIDENT REQUIREMENTS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2132; 42 USC 2133; 42 USC 2134; 42 USC 2135; 
42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2232; 42 USC 2233; 42 USC 2236; 42 USC 2239; 42 USC 
2282

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 70

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission's regulations to provide 
light-water nuclear power reactor licensees with greater flexibility in 
meeting the requirement that licensees authorized to possess more than 
a small amount of special nuclear material maintain a criticality 
monitoring system in each area where the material is handled, used, or 
stored. This action is taken as a result of the experience gained in 
processing and evaluating a number of exemption requests from power 
reactor licensees and NRC's safety assessments in response to these 
requests that concluded that the likelihood of criticality was 
negligible.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule Effective 02/17/98   12/03/97                    62 FR 63825
Final Action                    11/12/98                    63 FR 63127
Final Action Effective          12/14/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stan Turel, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6324
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF87
_______________________________________________________________________




4432. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ISSUANCE OF LICENSEES 
FOR THE RECEIPT OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE AT A GEOLOGIC REPOSITORY

Priority:  Other Significant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841; 5 USC 552

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission's regulations regarding 
the licensing proceeding on the disposal of high-level radioactive 
waste at a geologic repository (HLW proceeding). The final rule is 
intended to allow application of technological developments that have 
occurred since the original rule was adopted in 1989, while achieving 
the original goals of facilitating the Commission's ability to comply 
with the schedule for decision on the construction authorization for 
the repository contained in section 114(d) of the Nuclear Waste Policy 
Act, and providing for a thorough technical review of the license 
application and equitable access to information for the parties to the 
hearing.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/30/98                    63 FR 71729
Final Action Effective          01/29/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Kathryn L. Winserg, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1641
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF88
_______________________________________________________________________




4433. STREAMLINED HEARING PROCESS FOR NRC APPROVAL OF LICENSE TRANSFERS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 002; 10 CFR 051

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Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission's regulations to provide 
specific uniform procedures and rules of practice for handling requests 
for hearings associated with license transfer applications involving 
both material and reactor licenses as well as licenses issued under the 
regulations governing the independent storage of spent nuclear fuel and 
high-level radioactive waste. Conforming amendments are also made to 
certain other parts of the Commission's regulations. These new 
provisions provide for public participation and opportunity for an 
informal hearing on matters relating to license transfers, specify 
procedures for filing and docketing applications for license transfers, 
and assign appropriate authorities for issuance of administrative 
amendments to reflect approved license transfers. This rulemaking also 
adds a categorical exclusion that permits processing of transfer 
applications without preparation of Environmental Assessments.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/03/98                    63 FR 66721
Final Action Effective          12/03/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: James A. Fitzgerald, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1607
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG09
_______________________________________________________________________




4434.  TRANSFER OF RULEMAKING FUNCTIONS

Priority:  Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2033; 42 USC 2201

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 1

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule reflects the transfer of the rulemaking 
functions and responsibilities from the Office of Nuclear Regulatory 
Research to the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards and 
the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. The final rule is necessary 
to inform the public of the transfer of rulemaking responsibilities 
within the NRC.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/17/98                    63 FR 69543
Final Action Effective          12/17/98

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No
Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Alzonia Shepard, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Administration, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6864
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG10
_______________________________________________________________________




4435.  CHANGES TO QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAMS

Priority:  Substantive, Nonsignificant

Reinventing Government: This rulemaking is part of the Reinventing 
Government effort. It will revise text in the CFR to reduce burden or 
duplication, or streamline requirements.

Legal Authority:  42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation:  10 CFR 050

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission's regulations regarding 
quality assurance programs to permit nuclear power plant licensees to 
change their quality assurance programs described or referenced in a 
licensee's Safety Analysis Report (SAR) without prior NRC approval 
under specified conditions. The rulemaking improves the regulatory 
process through a more efficient use of agency and industry resources. 
The rulemaking also addresses a petition for rulemaking submitted by 
the Nuclear Energy Institute (PRM-50-62).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule - (Effective 
04/26/99)                       02/23/99                     64 FR 9029

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert Gramm, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1010
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG20
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