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





Nuclear Regulatory Commission





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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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 22, 
1999 (64 FR 65484).

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.

    Documents created or received at the NRC after November 1, 
1999, are also available electronically at the NRC's Public 
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/
ADAMS/index.html. From this site, the public can gain entry into 
the NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS), 
which provides text and image files of NRC's public document. For 
more information, contact the NRC Public Document Room Reference 
staff at 202-634-3273 or toll-free at 1-800-397-4209 (e-mail: 
[email protected]).

    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.

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: 1-800-368-5642. 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 that has 
occurred on rules since publication of the last NRC semiannual agenda 
on November 22, 1999 (64 FR 65484). Within each group, the rules are 
ordered according to the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN).

    The information in this agenda has been updated through 
February 25, 2000. 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 is considered to be priority or major as defined in 
section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866. Three rules potentially may 
have a ``significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities'' as defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of February 2000.

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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4317        Risk-Informing Special Treatment Requirements.......................................     3150-AG42
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4318        Availability of Official Records....................................................     3150-AC07
4319        Lessons Learned From Design Certification...........................................     3150-AG24
4320        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Addition of the NAC - UMS Cask...........     3150-AG32
4321        Storage of Greater Than Class C Waste...............................................     3150-AG33

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4322        Amend the Certificates of Compliance No. 72-1007 for the VSC-24 Dry Spent Fuel           3150-AG36
            Storage Cask........................................................................
4323        Use of Simulators in Operator Licensing and Conforming Changes......................     3150-AG40
4324        Revision of Fee Schedules; 100 Percent Fee Recovery, FY 2000........................     3150-AG50
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4325        Criteria for an Extraordinary Nuclear Occurrence....................................     3150-AB01
4326        Fitness for Duty Programs...........................................................     3150-AF12
4327        Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material......................................     3150-AF22
4328        Submittal Procedures for Documents..................................................     3150-AF61
4329        Medical Uses of Byproduct Material..................................................     3150-AF74
4330        Modification to Event Reporting Requirements for Power Reactors.....................     3150-AF98
4331        Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct      3150-AG03
            Material............................................................................
4332        Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste in a Proposed Geologic Repository at Yucca      3150-AG04
            Mountain, Nevada....................................................................
4333        Use of Potassium Iodide (KI) by the General Public After a Severe Accident at a          3150-AG11
            Nuclear Power Plant.................................................................
4334        Energy Compensation Sources for Well Logging........................................     3150-AG14
4335        Clarifications and Addition of Flexibility..........................................     3150-AG15
4336        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Revision, TN-W NUHOMS 24-P and NUHOMS 52-     3150-AG19
            B...................................................................................
4337        Fire Protection; Elimination of Requirement for Non-Combustible Penetration Seal         3150-AG22
            Material and Other Minor Changes....................................................
4338        ECCS Evaluations Models.............................................................     3150-AG26
4339        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Addition of the Transnuclear Dry Shielded     3150-AG30
            Canister (TN-68)....................................................................
4340        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Addition of the Holtec Dry Shielded           3150-AG31
            Canister - HISTORM..................................................................
4341        120-Month ISI/IST Update Requirement................................................     3150-AG39
4342        Relocation of NRC's Public Document Room; Minor Changes.............................     3150-AG46
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4343        Addition of Radon-222 and Technetium-99 Values to Table S-3 and Revisions Resulting      3150-AA31
            From Consideration of Higher-Burnup Fuel............................................
4344        Disposal by Release Into Sanitary Sewerage..........................................     3150-AE90
4345        Geological and Seismological Characteristics of Spent Fuel Storage Systems..........     3150-AG16
4346        Allow Use of Personnel Dosimeters That Are Processed Using a New Dosimeter Readout       3150-AG21
            Technology..........................................................................
4347        Protection Against Discrete Radioactive Particles (DRPs)............................     3150-AG25
4348        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Addition of the TN West Amendment 2 (TNW)     3150-AG34
            Spent Fuel Storage Cask System......................................................
4349        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Addition of the BFS Transtor Storage Cask     3150-AG35
4350        Antitrust Review Authority: Clarification...........................................     3150-AG38
4351        Spent Fuel Shipment Information Protection Requirements.............................     3150-AG41
4352        Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs and Activities Receiving     3150-AG43
            Federal Financial Assistance........................................................
4353        Physical Security Requirements for Exercising Power Reactor Licensees' Capability To     3150-AG44
            Respond to Safeguards Contingency Events............................................
4354        Quality Assurance Program Changes...................................................     3150-AG45
4355        Integrated Rulemaking for Decommissioning Nuclear Power Reactors....................     3150-AG47
4356        Performance-Based, Risk-Informed Fire Protection....................................     3150-AG48
4357        Changes to Adjudicatory Process.....................................................     3150-AG49
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4358        Industry Codes and Standards; Amended Requirements..................................     3150-AE26
4359        Financial Protection Requirements for Permanently Shutdown Nuclear Power Reactors...     3150-AF79
4360        Emergency Planning Requirements for Permanently Shutdown Nuclear Power Plant Sites       3150-AF92
            and Non-Power Reactors..............................................................
4361        Use of Alternative Source Terms at Operating Reactors...............................     3150-AG12
4362        Application for Specific Licenses...................................................     3150-AG13
4363        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Addition of the Transnuclear TN-32 Cask..     3150-AG18
4364        Design Certification for AP600......................................................     3150-AG23
4365        Amend the Certificates of Compliance for the VSC-24, Amendment 1, Dry Spent Fuel         3150-AG29
            Storage Cask........................................................................
4366        Add the Certificates for the NAC International (NAC) Multi-Purpose Canister (MPC)        3150-AG37
            Cask System (NAC-MPC System)........................................................
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4317.  RISK-INFORMING SPECIAL TREATMENT 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 21; 10 CFR 50; 10 CFF 52;; 10 CFR 54; 10 CFR 100

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) would 
invite comments, advice, and recommendations from interested parties on 
the contemplated rulemaking that would provide an alternative, risk-
informed approach for special treatment requirements in the current 
regulations. Special Treatment requirements are requirements imposed on 
structures, systems, and components (SSCs) that provide additional 
confidence so that these SSCs are capable of meeting design basis 
functional requirements. The contemplated risk-informed approach would 
categorize SSCs and vary the associated regulatory treatment based on 
the SSCs safety significance. This action is a result of the 
Commission's continuing efforts to risk-inform its regulations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           03/03/00                    65 FR 11488
ANPRM Comment Period End        05/17/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas A. Bergman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Phone: 301 415-1021
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG42
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4318. 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 would inform the 
public of three additional circumstances where information would 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.

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)                 06/00/00

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

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Phone: 301 415-1560
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AC07
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4319. 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 Commission's regulations by 
revising the regulatory infrastructure to prepare for future applicants 
and would involve changes to licensing procedures. The proposed rule 
would also subsume rulemaking, ``Standardized Plant Designs, Early 
Review of Sites Suitability Issues; Clarifying Amendments,'' (RIN 3150-
AE25), that would remove redundant Appendices M, N, O, and Q from Part 
50. These appendices are being removed because they became obsolete 
when part 52 was created.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/00/00
Final Action                    01/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 3150-AG24
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4320. LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: ADDITION OF THE NAC - 
UMS CASK

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 
add the NAC-UMS cask system to the List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage 
Casks. This amendment would allow the holders of power reactor 
operating licenses to store spent fuel in the NAC-UMS cask system under 
a general license. The NRC staff evaluated the NAC-UMS Safety Analysis 
Report submittal and is preparing a preliminary Safety Evaluation 
Report on the NAC-UMS cask systems. The NRC is proposing to approve the 
NAC-UMS cask system for storage of spent fuel under the conditions 
specified in the proposed certificate of compliance. This cask, when 
used in accordance with the conditions specified in the certificate of 
compliance and NRC regulations, would meet the requirements of part 72; 
thus, adequate protection of the public health and safety would be 
ensured.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            01/21/00                     65 FR 3397
NPRM Comment Period End         04/05/00
Final Action                    10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 3150-AG32
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4321. STORAGE OF GREATER THAN CLASS C WASTE

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 
include storage of Greater than Class C (GTCC) waste, that is, waste 
that exceeds the concentration limits of radionuclides established for 
Class C waste in 10 CFR 61.55(a)(2)(iv). It is anticipated that the 
decommissioning activities at nuclear power plants will generate 
relatively small volumes of GTCC waste. However, because there are 
currently no disposal options for GTCC waste, utilities must store 
these wastes under their part 50 licenses pending development of a 
disposal facility. The Department of Energy has the responsibility for 
developing a national strategy for disposal of GTCC waste. Based on 
current plans, this disposal capability will not likely be available 
for many years. This rule would allow independent spent fuel storage 
installations to store GTCC waste similar to storage of spent fuel and 
facilitate the likely eventual transfer to a permanent geologic 
repository. This proposed rule would also respond to a petition for 
rulemaking submitted by the Portland General Electric Company (PRM-72-
2).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/00/00
Final Action                    03/00/01

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-AG33
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4322. AMEND THE CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE NO. 72-1007 FOR THE VSC-24 
DRY SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASK

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 by

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revising the Pacific Sierra Nuclear Associates (PSNA) VSC-24 cask 
system listing within the list of approved spent fuel storage casks so 
that holders of operating power reactor licenses can use this cask 
under a general license. Adverse comments were received on the direct 
final rule published on September 22, 1999. The direct final rule has 
been withdrawn, and a revised proposed rule will be published to 
address the issues in the direct final rule. The same RIN will be used 
for the proposed rule.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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Direct Final Rule               09/22/99                    64 FR 51187
Direct Final Rule Withdrawn     12/23/99                    64 FR 72019
Second NPRM                     06/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 3150-AG36
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4323.  USE OF SIMULATORS IN OPERATOR LICENSING AND CONFORMING 
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 55

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
promote more effective plant operating experience for initial license 
applicants through improved on-the-job training by allowing use of the 
simulation facility in lieu of the actual plant to satisfy the license 
eligibility requirement for performance of control manipulations that 
affect reactivity or power level. The proposed rule would also 
facilitate the adaptation of existing simulator support and 
requalification training programs to the 1998 revision of the national 
standard (ANSI/ANS-3.5) to eliminate recurring outdated, duplicate, and 
inefficient simulator performance testing and reporting requirements. 
This rulemaking would bring the NRC's current regulations up-to-date 
with evolutionary changes in simulation technology, training, and 
examination programs. This rulemaking would directly reduce unnecessary 
regulatory burden by eliminating the current requirement for submittal 
of certification and performance test reports on a quadrennial basis.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/00/00
Final Action                    04/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frank Collins, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Phone: 301 415-3173
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG40
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4324.  REVISION OF FEE SCHEDULES; 100 PERCENT FEE RECOVERY, FY 
2000

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, 2000, Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1990, as amended, requires collection of fees.

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the licensing, inspection, and 
annual fees charged to NRC licensees and applicants for an NRC license. 
The rulemaking is necessary to recover approximately 100 percent of the 
NRC budget authority for FY 2000, less the amount 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 2000 is approximately $447.0 
million. The Act requires that the fees for FY 2000 must be collected 
by September 30, 2000. Therefore, the final rule is to become effective 
by August 10, 2000.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            03/27/00                    65 FR 16250
NPRM Comment Period End         04/26/00
Final Action                    05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Governmental Jurisdictions, Businesses, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: State, Local

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

RIN: 3150-AG50

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4325. CRITERIA FOR AN EXTRAORDINARY NUCLEAR OCCURRENCE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 2210; 42 USC 5841; 42 USC 5842

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 140

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would revise the criteria for an 
extraordinary nuclear occurrence (ENO) to eliminate the problems 
encountered in the Three Mile Island ENO determination. The Commission 
has determined that this rulemaking is unnecessary, and plans to 
withdraw this proposed rule. This notice of withdrawal would also 
address a petition for rulemaking submitted by the Public Citizen 
Litigation Group and the Critical Mass Energy Project (PRM-140-1).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/09/85                    50 FR 13978
NPRM Comment Period End         09/06/85
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Harry S. Tovmassian, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-3092
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AB01
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4326. FITNESS FOR DUTY 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 26

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
ensure compatibility with the Department of Health and Human Services 
guidelines, reduce unnecessary regulatory burden in some areas, clarify 
the Commission's original intent of the rule, and improve overall 
program effectiveness and efficiency. These revised requirements would 
reduce the industry-wide annual cost for all licensees to comply with 
Part 26 by approximately 27 million (or about $293 million over twenty 
years). The rulemaking would address the Regulatory Review Group items 
on audit frequency and annual submittal of data. The rulemaking would 
also address the petition for rulemaking submitted by the Virginia 
Electric and Power Company (VEPCO) (PRM-26-1).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            05/09/96                    61 FR 21105
NPRM Comment Period End         08/07/96
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Garmon West Jr., Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1044
Email: [email protected]

Richard P. Rosano, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555
Phone: 301 415-3282
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF12
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4327. DOMESTIC LICENSING OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR MATERIAL

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 
for 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. This rulemaking would 
also address a petition for rulemaking submitted by the Nuclear Energy 
Institute (PRM-70-7).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/30/99                    64 FR 41338
NPRM Comment Period End         10/13/99
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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4328. 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 2; 10 CFR 4; 10 CFR 9; 10 CFR 15; 10 CFR 19; 10 
CFR 20; 10 CFR 21; 10 CFR 25; 10 CFR 26; 10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 31; 10 CFR 
32; 10 CFR 34; 10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 51; 10 CFR 52; 10 CFR 55; 
10 CFR 60; 10 CFR 61; 10 CFR 62; 10 CFR 70; 10 CFR 71; 10 CFR 72; 10 
CFR 73; 10 CFR 74; 10 CFR 75; 10 CFR 76; 10 CFR 81; 10 CFR 95; 10 CFR 
110; 10 CFR 140; 10 CFR 150

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule would permit voluntary electronic submission 
of documents and provide procedures for submitting documents 
electronically. In addition, the Agency-wide Documents Access and 
Management System (ADAMS) is scheduled to become

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operational in FY 2000. Amending the regulations to permit electronic 
submission will facilitate the electronic capture of externally 
generated documents into ADAMS. The rulemaking would address and 
improve the document control and records management issues which are of 
concern to the NRC, its applicants, licensees, and members of the 
public by improving the process of communication, dissemination, and 
storage of records. In addition, the rulemaking would incorporate minor 
corrections to the current regulations regarding the submission of 
documents to the NRC, e.g., organizational, name, and phone number 
changes. This rulemaking is consistent with existing legislative and 
regulatory initiatives, such as the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, 
Office of Management and Budget Circular A-130 (Revised February 8, 
1996), and the Government Paperwork Reduction Elimination Act of 1998, 
to reduce the information collection burden on the public and to make 
information more readily accessible to the public.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               05/00/00

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
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4329. 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

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, authorized 
nuclear pharmacists, and authorized medical physicists. This rulemaking 
would include development of associated guidance. This proposed rule 
would also address a petition for rulemaking submitted by the 
University of Cincinnati (PRM-20-24).

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                    12/00/00

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
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4330. 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 proposed rule would change the event reporting 
requirements for nuclear power reactors contained in sections 50.72 and 
50.73 to better align the reporting requirements with the NRC's need 
for information to carry out its safety mission, reduce the reporting 
burden consistent with the NRC's needs, clarify the reporting 
requirements, and maintain consistency with NRC actions to improve 
integrated plant assessments.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           07/23/98                    63 FR 39522
ANPRM Comment Period End        09/21/98
NPRM                            07/06/99                    64 FR 36291
NPRM Comment Period End         09/20/99
Final Action                    06/00/00

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: 301 415-1178
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF98
_______________________________________________________________________




4331. 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 fees, and to modify 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 to allow NRC to account for devices which have been 
distributed for use under the general license. Better

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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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/26/99                    64 FR 40295
NPRM Comment Period End         10/12/99
Final Action                    07/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 3150-AG03
_______________________________________________________________________




4332. 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 provide more specific 
criteria applicable to Yucca Mountain and would state 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. The proposed rule would also address a petition for 
rulemaking submitted by the States of Nevada and Minnesota (PRM-60-2/
2A).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            02/22/99                     64 FR 8640
NPRM Comment Period End         06/30/99                    64 FR 24092
Final Action                    09/00/00

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]

Clark Prichard, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6203
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG04
_______________________________________________________________________




4333. 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 the use of 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            06/14/99                    64 FR 31737
NPRM Comment Period End         09/14/99
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 3150-AG11
_______________________________________________________________________




4334. 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 
dealing with low activity energy compensation sources, and tritium 
neutron generator target sources. The proposed rule would also specify 
abandonment procedures in the event of an immediate threat, change 
requirements for inadvertent intrusion on an abandoned source, codify 
an existing generic exemption, remove an obsolete date, and update 
regulations to be consistent with the Commission's metrication policy. 
The proposed amendments are necessary to reflect developments that have 
occurred in well logging technology since the existing regulations were 
adopted.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/19/99                    64 FR 19089
NPRM Comment Period End         07/05/99
Final Action                    10/00/00

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

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4335. 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. 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 an issue, particularly during the hearing 
process, in each site-specific license application. This rulemaking 
precludes the staff from having to expend considerable resources in 
repeatedly re-examining and defending technical issues already resolved 
during the public rulemaking process. The proposed rule would also 
allow 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                            11/03/99                    64 FR 59677
NPRM Comment Period End         01/18/00
Final Action                    10/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

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

RIN: 3150-AG15
_______________________________________________________________________




4336. LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: REVISION, TN-W NUHOMS 
24-P AND NUHOMS 52-B

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 
containing the list of approved spent fuel storage cask designs to add 
an amended version of certificate of compliance number (CoC No.) 1004 
to this list. The amended revision reflects a change of ownership of 
this certificate from VECTRA Technologies, Inc. to Transnuclear West, 
Inc. as well as an amendment to the certificate. This rulemaking would 
also implement a Director's Decision, in response to a petition filed 
by the Toledo Coalition for Safe Energy, et al., regarding the cask 
design, approved by CoC No. 1004 in which the Director determined that 
a rulemaking should be conducted to require a fabrication inspection of 
dry shielded canister shell welds.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/29/99                    64 FR 41050
NPRM Comment Period End         10/12/99
Final Action                    05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 3150-AG19
_______________________________________________________________________




4337. 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 rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
eliminate the requirement for non-combustible penetration seal 
material. Also, the proposed rule would delete schedule requirements 
and a footnote that is no longer applicable.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/18/99                    64 FR 44860
NPRM Comment Period End         11/01/99
Final Action                    05/00/00

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
_______________________________________________________________________




4338. ECCS EVALUATIONS MODELS

Priority: Other 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

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CFR Citation: 10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations 
that require 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 for plants using Appendix K evaluation models, but the 
ECCS safety analyses could assume 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.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/01/99                    64 FR 53270
NPRM Comment Period End         12/15/99
Final Action                    05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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
_______________________________________________________________________




4339. LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: ADDITION OF THE 
TRANSNUCLEAR DRY SHIELDED CANISTER (TN-68)

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 
add the Transnuclear TN-68 cask system to the List of Approved Spent 
Fuel Storage Casks. This amendment would allow the holders of power 
reactor operating licenses to store spent fuel in the TN-68 cask system 
under a general license. The staff evaluated the Transnuclear Safety 
Analysis Report (SAR) submittal and has prepared a preliminary Safety 
Evaluation Report on the Transnuclear SAR and the Transnuclear TN-68 
cask systems. The NRC is proposing to approve the Transnuclear TN-68 
cask system for storage of spent fuel under the conditions specified in 
the proposed certificate of compliance. This cask, when used in 
accordance with the conditions specified in the certificate of 
compliance and NRC regulations, would meet the requirements of part 72; 
thus, adequate protection of the public health and safety would be 
ensured.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/23/99                    64 FR 45920
NPRM Comment Period End         11/08/99
Final Action                    04/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: 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-AG30
_______________________________________________________________________




4340. LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: ADDITION OF THE HOLTEC 
DRY SHIELDED CANISTER - HISTORM

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 
add the Holtec International (HISTORM) cask to the list of approved 
spent fuel storage casks. This amendment would allow the holders of 
power reactor operating licenses to store spent fuel in the HISTORM 
cask system under a general license. The NRC staff evaluated the 
HISTORM cask system for storage of spent fuel under the conditions 
specified in the proposed certificate of compliance. This cask, when 
used in accordance with the conditions specified in the certificate of 
compliance and NRC regulations, would meet the requirements of 10 CFR 
part 72; thus, adequate protection of the public health and safety 
would be ensured.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/22/99                    64 FR 51271
NPRM Comment Period End         12/06/99
Final Action                    05/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Merri Horn, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555
Phone: 301 415-8126
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG31
_______________________________________________________________________




4341.  120-MONTH ISI/IST UPDATE REQUIREMENT

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: This rule would amend the Commission's regulations to require 
nuclear power plant licensees to update their inservice inspection and 
inservice testing programs every 120 months to comply with the version 
of the ASME code incorporated by reference into the regulations and in 
effect 12 months preceding the start of a new 120-month interval.

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/27/99                    64 FR 22580
NPRM Comment Period End         06/24/99
Final Action                    07/00/00

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-AG39
_______________________________________________________________________




4342.  RELOCATION OF NRC'S PUBLIC DOCUMENT ROOM; MINOR CHANGES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 1; 10 CFR 2; 10 CFR 7; 10 CFR 19; 10 CFR 20; 10 
CFR 21; 10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 35; 10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 51; 10 CFR 
53; 10 CFR 55; 10 CFR 60; 10 CFR 61; 10 CFR 70; ...

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
reflect the relocation of the NRC's Public Document Room from its 
current location in Washington, DC, to the NRC Headquarters offices in 
Rockville, Maryland. This amendment is necessary to inform NRC 
licensees and members of the public of this relocation.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/00/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Elizabeth Yeates, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of the Chief Information Officer
Phone: 301 415-3380
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG46
_______________________________________________________________________


NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)                   Long-Term Actions


  



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4343. 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
Second NPRM                      To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Cynthia Sochor
Phone: 301 415-2462
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________




4344. 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: Thomas Young
Phone: 301 415-5795
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AE90
_______________________________________________________________________




4345. GEOLOGICAL AND SEISMOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SPENT FUEL STORAGE 
SYSTEMS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 072

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Keith McDaniel
Phone: 301 415-5252
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG16
_______________________________________________________________________




4346. ALLOW USE OF PERSONNEL DOSIMETERS THAT ARE PROCESSED USING A NEW 
DOSIMETER READOUT TECHNOLOGY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Betty Ann Torres
Phone: 301 415-0191
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG21
_______________________________________________________________________




4347. PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRETE RADIOACTIVE PARTICLES (DRPS)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 20

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Alan K. Rocklein
Phone: 301 415-3883
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG25

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4348. LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: ADDITION OF THE TN WEST 
AMENDMENT 2 (TNW) SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASK SYSTEM

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 72

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule                To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stanley P. Turel
Phone: 301 415-6234
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG34
_______________________________________________________________________




4349. LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: ADDITION OF THE BFS 
TRANSTOR STORAGE CASK

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 72

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Gordon Gundersen
Phone: 301 415-6195
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG35
_______________________________________________________________________




4350.  ANTITRUST REVIEW AUTHORITY: CLARIFICATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 2; 10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The rule would amend the Commission's regulations to reflect 
more clearly its limited antitrust review authority by explicitly 
limiting the types of applications that must include antitrust 
information. Specifically, because the Commission is not authorized to 
conduct antitrust reviews of post-operating license transfer 
applications, or at least is not required to conduct this type of 
review and has decided that it no longer will conduct them, no 
antitrust information is required as part of a post-operating license 
transfer application. Because the current regulations do not clearly 
specify which types of applications are not subject to antitrust 
review, these proposed clarifying amendments would bring the 
regulations into conformance with the Commission's limited statutory 
authority to conduct antitrust reviews.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/03/99                    64 FR 59671
NPRM Comment Period End         02/15/00                     65 FR 3394
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Jack R. Goldberg, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of the General Counsel
Phone: 301 415-1681
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG38
_______________________________________________________________________




4351.  SPENT FUEL SHIPMENT INFORMATION PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 71; 10 CFR 73

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The NRC has issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking 
(ANPRM) to invite early input from affected parties and the public on 
the issues associated with the advance notification of Indian Tribes of 
spent fuel shipments. The Department of Energy (DOE) has indicated that 
it intends to comply with NRC's physical protection requirements for 
shipments under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, however, its current 
practices conflict with NRC regulations. For example, DOE already has 
asked for and will continue to ask for exemptions from the shipment 
itinerary information requirements of foreign research reactor fuel. 
DOE, as a courtesy, provides Indian Tribes with notification of spent 
fuel shipments. NRC's current regulations do not address notification 
of Indian Tribes. DOE has also developed a satellite tracking system to 
monitor the status of spent fuel shipments at all times. Distribution 
of this information to parties other than Governors' designees is not 
compatible with NRC regulations. The NRC staff will analyze the 
comments received to determine if a rulemaking is needed.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/21/99                    64 FR 71331
ANPRM Comment Period End        03/22/00
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 3150-AG41
_______________________________________________________________________




4352.  NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION 
PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 5

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would provide for the enforcement of Title 
IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 USC 1681, et 
seq.) (Title IX), as it applies to educational programs and activities 
that receive Federal financial assistance from certain Federal 
government agencies. Title IX prohibits discrimination based on sex in 
education programs or activities that receive Federal financial 
assistance. This proposed rule would provide guidance to recipients of 
Federal financial assistance who administer education programs or 
activities.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/29/99                    64 FR 58568
NPRM Comment Period End         12/28/99
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Irene P. Little, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Small Business and Civil Rights
Phone: 301 415-7380
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG43
_______________________________________________________________________




4353.  PHYSICAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS FOR EXERCISING POWER 
REACTOR LICENSEES' CAPABILITY TO RESPOND TO SAFEGUARDS CONTINGENCY 
EVENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 73

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
require power reactor licensees to conduct drills and exercises to 
evaluate their protective strategy against a simulated design basis 
threat (DBT) of radiological sabotage. The proposed rulemaking would 
also include supporting guidance documents consisting of a regulatory 
guide and inspection procedure. This rule would require that licensees 
have a physical protection system designed to protect against the DBT 
of radiological sabotage. However, current regulations do not require 
power reactor licensees to evaluate periodically the performance of the 
security organization through drills and exercises that simulate a DBT.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            11/00/01
Final Action                    11/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Jesse A. Arildsen, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Phone: 301 415-1026
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG44
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4354.  QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM 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 
permit nuclear power plant licensees to change their quality assurance 
(QA) programs described or referenced in the Safety Analysis Report 
(SAR) without prior NRC approval under specified conditions. This 
rulemaking would broaden licensees' ability to make unilateral changes 
to their QA programs. It is anticipated that this further realization 
would be accompanied by a requirement to monitor and trend the QA 
performance of the facility and to have the results available for NRC 
inspection. This amendment would improve the regulatory process through 
a more efficient use of agency and industry resources.
There are two rulemakings involved in this project. The first was a 
direct final rule (February 23, 1999; 64 FR 9029), which provided 
immediate relief to licensees by allowing unilateral changes to QA 
programs in a number of areas which are considered routine and non-
controversial. This direct final rule constituted the partial granting 
of a petition for rulemaking (PRM-50-62) submitted by the Nuclear 
Energy Institute (NEI). This proposed rulemaking would resolve the 
remaining portion of PRM-50-62.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/00/01
Final Action                    06/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Daniel H. Dorman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Phone: 301 415-1425
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG45
_______________________________________________________________________




4355.  INTEGRATED RULEMAKING FOR DECOMMISSIONING 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

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: An SRM dated June 23, 1999, directed the NRC staff to 
consider an integrated, risk-informed decommissioning rule rather than 
individual rulemakings to address emergency preparedness, insurance, 
safeguards, operator staffing, and backfit for nuclear power plants 
that are being decommissioned. SECY-99-168 dated June 30, 1999, 
recommended that the integrated approach be approved and outlined staff 
plans for pursuing such a rulemaking. Accordingly, the staff has 
subsumed previous rulemaking activities in the areas of emergency 
planning, insurance, safeguards, operator staffing, and backfit into 
one integrated rulemaking effort. This rulemaking would apply to 
licensees who certified, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.829(a), that they have 
permanently ceased facility operation(s) and have permanently removed 
fuel from the reactor vessel. The Commission approved this approach in 
an SRM dated December 21, 1999. This rulemaking would also address a 
petition for rulemaking submitted by the North Carolina Public Utility 
Commission (PRM-50-57).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: William Huffman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Phone: 301 415-1141
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG47

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4356.  PERFORMANCE-BASED, RISK-INFORMED FIRE PROTECTION

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 address the Commission's direction 
provided in the staff requirements memorandum dated April 1, 1999, to 
develop a performance-based, risk-informed alternative to the NRC's 
existing reactor fire protection requirements through the adoption of 
an industry consensus standard; NFPA 805, ``Performance-Based Standard 
for Fire Protection for Light Water Reactor Electric Generating 
Plants.''

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/00/01
Final Action                    04/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 3150-AG48
_______________________________________________________________________




4357.  CHANGES TO ADJUDICATORY PROCESS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 2

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations 
concerning its rules of practice to make the agency's hearing process 
more efficient and effective. The proposed amendments would fashion 
hearing procedures that are tailored to the different types of 
licensing and regulatory activities the NRC conducts and would better 
focus and use the limited resources available to involved parties.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stuart A. Treby, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of the General Counsel, Washington, DC 20555
Phone: 301 415-1644
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG49
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4358. 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 final rule amends 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. The rulemaking includes expedited implementation of 
section XI appendix VIII, Performance Demonstration for Ultrasonic 
Examination Systems. In addition, the rule incorporates 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

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    09/22/99                    64 FR 51370
Final Action Effective          11/22/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




4359. 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 have amended 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 rule has been 
subsumed by the proposed rule entitled, ``Integrated Rulemaking for 
Decommissioning Nuclear Power Reactors'' (RIN AG47), and has been 
incorporated into that rule.

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 3150-AG47       12/31/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Richard F. Dudley, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1116
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF79
_______________________________________________________________________




4360. 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 have amended the Commission's 
regulations by providing relief from emergency planning requirements 
for permanently shutdown nuclear power plant and non-power reactor 
sites based on the reduced risks associated with the configuration of 
the stored fuel and the passage of time since power operation. This 
proposed rule has been subsumed by the proposed rule entitled, 
``Integrated Rulemaking for Decommissioning Nuclear Power Reactors'' 
(RIN AG47), and has been incorporated into that rule.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 3150-AG47       12/31/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Richard F. Dudley, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1116
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF92
_______________________________________________________________________




4361. USE OF ALTERNATIVE SOURCE TERMS 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; 10 CFR 54

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends 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 action allows interested 
licensees to pursue cost beneficial licensing actions to reduce 
regulatory burden without compromising the margin of safety of the 
facility.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/23/99                    64 FR 71990
Final Action Effective          01/24/00

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
_______________________________________________________________________




4362. APPLICATION FOR SPECIFIC LICENSES

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 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 would have amended 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 NRC has 
determined that this rulemaking is unnecessary. Therefore, this rule 
has been terminated.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       12/30/99

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
_______________________________________________________________________




4363. LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: ADDITION OF THE 
TRANSNUCLEAR TN-32 CASK

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission's regulations to add the 
Transnuclear TN-32 cask system to the List of Approved Spent Fuel 
Storage Casks. This rule allows 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                            08/23/99                    64 FR 45923
NPRM Comment Period End         11/08/99
Final Action                    03/20/00                    65 FR 14790
Final Action Effective          04/19/00

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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Merri Horn, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555
Phone: 301 415-8126
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG18
_______________________________________________________________________




4364. 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 final rule amends the Commission's regulations to provide 
certification of the Westinghouse AP600 standard plant design. Design 
certification rules 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

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    12/23/99                    64 FR 72002
Final Action Effective          02/24/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 3150-AG23
_______________________________________________________________________




4365. AMEND THE CERTIFICATES OF COMPLIANCE FOR THE VSC-24, AMENDMENT 1, 
DRY SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASK

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 final rule amends the Commission's regulations to revise 
the Pacific Sierra Nuclear Associates (PSNA) VSC-24 cask system listing 
within the ``List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks,'' to include 
Amendment No. 1 to the Certificate of Compliance. Amendment No. 1 
modifies the present cask system design to permit a licensee to store 
burnable poison rod assemblies in the VSC-24 cask system design along 
with the spent fuel under a general license.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               09/22/99                    64 FR 51187
Final Action Effective          12/06/99

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 3150-AG29
_______________________________________________________________________




4366. ADD THE CERTIFICATES FOR THE NAC INTERNATIONAL (NAC) MULTI-PURPOSE 
CANISTER (MPC) CASK SYSTEM (NAC-MPC SYSTEM)

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 5801

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission's regulations by adding 
the NAC International (NAC) Multi-Purpose Canister cask system (NAC-MPC 
system) to the List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks in 10 CFR 
72.214 so that holders of operating power reactor licenses can use this 
cask under a general license. This will prevent holders of power 
reactor operating licenses from having to obtain a specific license to 
use these casks.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/23/99                    64 FR 45918
NPRM Comment Period End         11/08/99
Final Action                    03/09/00                    65 FR 12444
Final Action Effective          04/10/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Merri Horn, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555
Phone: 301 415-8126
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG37
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