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





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Semiannual Regulatory Agenda

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC)                                    


  



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Ch. I

Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions

AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION:  Semiannual regulatory agenda.

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SUMMARY:  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing its 
semiannual regulatory agenda in accordance with Public Law 96-354, 
``The Regulatory Flexibility Act,'' and Executive Order 12866, 
``Regulatory Planning and Review.'' The agenda is a compilation of all 
rules on which the NRC has recently completed action or has proposed or 
is considering action. This issuance updates any action occurring on 
rules since publication of the last semiannual agenda on November 30, 
2000 (65 FR 74970).

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

    The agenda and any comments received on any rule listed in the 
agenda are available for public inspection and copying for a fee at 
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Public Document Room, One White 
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Room O-1F21, Rockville, 
Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  For further information concerning 
NRC rulemaking procedures or the status of any rule listed in this 
agenda, contact Michael T. Lesar, Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, 
Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone 
301-415-7163 (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 30, 2000 (65 FR 74970). Within each group, the rules are 
ordered according to the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN).

    The information in this agenda has been updated through 
February 23, 2001. 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.

    The NRC agenda lists all open rulemaking actions, one of which 
is considered to be priority or major as defined in section 3(f) of 
Executive Order 12866.

    Three rules affect small entities, one of which may potentially 
have a ``significant economic impact on a substantial number of 
small entities'' as defined in the Regulatory Flexibility Act.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of February 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

 Michael T. Lesar,

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

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                                                                                                    Regulation
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  Number                                                                                              Number
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4392        Lessons Learned From Design Certification...........................................     3150-AG24
4393        Protection Against Discrete Radioactive Particles (DRPs) - A Unified Skin Dose Limit     3150-AG25
4394        Storage of Greater Than Class C Waste...............................................     3150-AG33
4395        Performance-Based, Risk-Informed Fire Protection....................................     3150-AG48
4396        Changes to Adjudicatory Process.....................................................     3150-AG49
4397        Decommissioning Trust Provisions....................................................     3150-AG52
4398        Release of Part of a Reactor Facility or Site for Unrestricted Use Before Receiving      3150-AG56
            Approval of the License Termination Plan............................................
4399        Codes and Standards.................................................................     3150-AG61
4400        Reduction in the Scope of Random Fitness-for-Duty Testing Requirements for Nuclear       3150-AG62
            Power Reactor Licensees.............................................................
4401        Re-evaluation of Power Reactor Physical Protection Regulations and Position on a         3150-AG63
            Definition of Radiological Sabotage.................................................
4402        Transfers of Source Material From Licensees to Exempt Persons.......................     3150-AG64
4403        Material Control and Accounting.....................................................     3150-AG69
4404        Compatibility with IAEA Transportation Safety Standards.............................     3150-AG71
4405        Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery, FY 2001....................................     3150-AG73
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4406        Fitness for Duty Programs...........................................................     3150-AF12
4407        Submission of Documents Electronically; Minor Corrections...........................     3150-AF61
4408        Medical Uses of Byproduct Material..................................................     3150-AF74
4409        Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste in a Proposed Geologic Repository at Yucca      3150-AG04
            Mountain, Nevada....................................................................
4410        120-Month ISI/IST Update Requirement................................................     3150-AG39
4411        Use of Simulators in Operator Licensing and Conforming Changes......................     3150-AG40
4412        Licensing Proceedings for the Receipt of High-Level Radioactive Waste at a Geologic      3150-AG44
            Repository: Licensing Support Network, Design Standards for Participating Websites..
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4413        Update Fuel Performance Considerations and Other Fuel Cycle Issues..................     3150-AA31
4414        Availability of Official Records....................................................     3150-AC07
4415        Disposal by Release Into Sanitary Sewerage..........................................     3150-AE90
4416        Geological and Seismological Characteristics of Spent Fuel Storage Systems..........     3150-AG16
4417        Advance Notification to Native American Tribes of Transportation of Certain Types of     3150-AG41
            Nuclear Waste.......................................................................
4418        Risk-Informing Special Treatment Requirements.......................................     3150-AG42
4419        Integrated Rulemaking for Decommissioning Nuclear Power Reactors....................     3150-AG47
4420        Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Handicap, and Age in     3150-AG65
            Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance......................
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4421        Criteria for an Extraordinary Nuclear Occurrence....................................     3150-AB01
4422        Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material......................................     3150-AF22
4423        Reporting Requirements for Nuclear Power Reactors and Independent Spent Fuel Storage     3150-AF98
            Installations at Power Reactor Sites................................................
4424        Requirements for Certain Generally Licensed Industrial Devices Containing Byproduct      3150-AG03
            Material............................................................................
4425        Use of Potassium Iodide (KI) by the General Public After a Severe Accident at a          3150-AG11
            Nuclear Power Plant.................................................................
4426        New Dosimetry Technology............................................................     3150-AG21
4427        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Addition of the NAC - UMS Cask...........     3150-AG32
4428        Quality Assurance Program Changes...................................................     3150-AG45
4429        Relocation of NRC's Public Document Room; Minor Changes.............................     3150-AG46
4430        Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Materials................................     3150-AG51
4431        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Addition of the Fuel Solutions Cask......     3150-AG54
4432        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Addition of the NAC-UMS Cask.............     3150-AG57
4433        Termination of Section 274i Agreement Between the State of Louisiana and the NRC....     3150-AG60
4434        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: TN-32 Revision...........................     3150-AG66
4435        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: HI-STAR 100 Cask System, Amendment 2.....     3150-AG67
4436        Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving      3150-AG68
            Federal Financial Assistance........................................................
4437        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: VSC-24 Storage Casks, Amendment 3........     3150-AG70
4438        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: FuelSolutions Revision...................     3150-AG72
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4392. 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 final rule will amend the Commission's regulations by 
revising the regulatory infrastructure to prepare for future applicants 
and involve changes to licensing procedures and will require combined 
license applicants and holders to crate, maintain, update, and use a 
PRA for the life of the facility. The final rule subsumes the 
rulemaking, ``Standardized Plant Designs, Early Review of Sites 
Suitability Issues; Clarifying Amendments'' (RIN 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. The part 52 rulemaking plan (SECY-98-282) was approved by 
the Commission on January 14, 1999.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/00/01
Final Action                    04/00/02

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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4393. PROTECTION AGAINST DISCRETE RADIOACTIVE PARTICLES (DRPS) - A 
UNIFIED SKIN DOSE LIMIT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
establish a unified skin dose limit that would apply to all skin dose 
situations including ``hot particle'' exposures. Based on discussions 
with industry and technical experts who have served on the NCRP/DRP 
committee, the NRC staff is recommending an approach to establishing a 
dose limit for dose to the skin from DRP that includes creating a 
unified skin dose limit. This limit would be applicable to all skin 
dose geometries and any source. This approach would require an advisory 
from the National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements 
(NCRP) that would permit the NRC staff to use the NCRP recommended 
limit of ``50 rem averaged over the highest exposed 10 square 
centimeters'' for all exposures to the skin.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 3150-AG25
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4394. STORAGE OF GREATER THAN CLASS C WASTE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule will 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 rulemaking will 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 rulemaking will 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                            06/16/00                    65 FR 37712
NPRM Comment Period End         08/30/00
Final Rule                      09/00/01

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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4395. PERFORMANCE-BASED, RISK-INFORMED FIRE PROTECTION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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

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

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Phone: 301 415-2838
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG48
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4396. 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:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/16/01                    66 FR 19610
NPRM Comment Period End         07/16/01
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Geary S. Mizuno, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of the General Counsel, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1639
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG49
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4397. DECOMMISSIONING TRUST PROVISIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
ensure that decommissioning trust agreements are in a form acceptable 
to the NRC to increase assurance that decommissioning funds will be 
available for their intended purpose, especially in light of economic 
deregulation and restructuring of the electric utility industry. Based 
on past experience with the NRC approval of the transfer of the 
operating licenses of the Three Mile Island Unit 1 and Pilgrim Nuclear 
Power Stations, the staff believes that this rulemaking would expedite 
similar transfers in the future. The staff also intends to develop 
guidance, by revising Regulatory Guide 1.159, ``Assuring the 
Availability of Funds for Decommissioning Nuclear Reactors,'' that will 
specify more fully the provisions of the decommissioning trust 
agreements.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            05/00/01
Final Rule                      05/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Brian J. Richter, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1978
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG52
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4398. RELEASE OF PART OF A REACTOR FACILITY OR SITE FOR UNRESTRICTED USE 
BEFORE RECEIVING APPROVAL OF THE LICENSE TERMINATION PLAN

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 2; 10 CFR 20; 10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by 
adding a new section that would identify the criteria and regulatory 
framework that a licensee would use to request NRC approval for a 
partial site release. The rulemaking would provide additional assurance 
that residual radioactivity would meet the radiological criteria for 
license termination, even if parts of the site were released before a 
licensee submits its license termination plans. The rulemaking would 
clarify that the radiological criteria for unrestricted use apply to a 
partial site release. The rulemaking would not provide for a partial 
site release under restricted conditions. Also, the rulemaking would 
provide for a Subpart 2 hearing if a license amendment involving a 
partial site release is challenged.
The rulemaking would fill a gap identified during the NRC's 
consideration of a technical specification amendment request for the 
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station to remove a restriction on the 
sale or lease of property within the exclusion area. During the Oyster 
Creek review, the NRC staff concluded that it is possible for a reactor 
licensee to sell land that would reduce the size of its site before the 
license termination criteria would specifically apply to the release of 
the property. If the sale does not involve the transfer of licensed 
material, it would not require NRC approval under current regulations. 
Currently, the NRC must consider changes to the site boundary of a 
reactor site on a case-by-case basis to ensure adequate protection of 
the public and the environment. Because several reactor licensees have 
expressed interest in selling parts of the sites before they receive 
approval of their license termination plans, the NRC staff believes the 
issues should be resolved generically by rulemaking.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: W. Mike Ripley, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1112
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG56
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4399. CODES AND STANDARDS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to 
incorporate by reference the following: (1) the 1997 Addenda, 1998 
Edition, 1999 Addenda, and 2000 Addenda of Division 1 rules of Section 
III, ``Rules for Construction of Nuclear Power Plant Components,'' of 
the American Society

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of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME B&PV 
Code); (2) the 1997 Addenda, 1998 Edition, 1999 Addenda, and 2000 
Addenda of Division 1 rules of Section XI, ``Rules for Inservice 
Inspection of Nuclear Power Plant Components,'' of the ASME B&PV Code; 
and (3) the 1997 Addenda, 1998 Edition, 1999 Addenda, and 2000 Addenda 
of the ASME Code for Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            09/00/01
Final Rule                      09/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stephen A. Tingen, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1280
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG61
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4400. REDUCTION IN THE SCOPE OF RANDOM FITNESS-FOR-DUTY TESTING 
REQUIREMENTS FOR NUCLEAR POWER REACTOR LICENSEES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 
require random drug and alcohol testing of only those persons with 
unescorted access to vital areas, and eliminate random testing of 
employees who must physically report to the Technical Support Center or 
Emergency Operations Facility during an emergency. However, personnel 
with unescorted access to the protected area would continue to be 
covered by 10 CFR 26.24(a)(1) for pre-access fitness-for-duty testing 
and by 10 CFR 26.24(a)(3) for ``for-cause'' fitness-for-duty testing. 
The proposed amendment is expected to decrease burden by reducing the 
total numbers of tests conducted and the number of files maintained.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            04/00/01

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 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-3282
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG62
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4401. RE-EVALUATION OF POWER REACTOR PHYSICAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS AND 
POSITION ON A DEFINITION OF RADIOLOGICAL SABOTAGE

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 and be more performance 
based.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            11/00/01
Final Rule                      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, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1026
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG63
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4402. TRANSFERS OF SOURCE MATERIAL FROM LICENSEES TO EXEMPT PERSONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 40

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would require Commission approval for 
transfers of unimportant quantities of source material (less than 0.05 
percent by weight) to persons exempt from licensing requirements. The 
objective of this proposed action is to ensure that transfers of 
materials containing low concentrations of source material are adequate 
to protect public health and safety.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            05/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: 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-AG64
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4403.  MATERIAL CONTROL AND ACCOUNTING

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 51; 10 CFR 61; 10 CFR 70; 10 CFR 72; 10 CFR 73; 10 
CFR 74; 10 CFR 75; 10 CFR 76; 10 CFR 150

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the reporting requirements for 
submitting material balance reports and inventory composition reports 
to provide more flexibility and to reduce the reporting frequency for 
most licensees. The proposed amendments would also revise the 
categorical exclusion for approving safeguards plans, relocate the 
remaining material control and accounting requirements in parts 70 
through 74, make the material control and accounting requirements

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for Category II facilities more risk-informed, and make other 
miscellaneous changes.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            07/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Merri Horn, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-8126
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG69
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4404.  COMPATIBILITY WITH IAEA TRANSPORTATION SAFETY STANDARDS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 71

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations on 
packaging and transporting radioactive material to make them compatible 
with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) standards and to 
codify other applicable requirements. These changes would be compatible 
with ST-1, the latest revision of the IAEA transportation standards. 
This rulemaking would also address the unintended economic impact of 
NRC's emergency final rule entitled, ``Fissile Material Shipments and 
Exemptions'' (February 10, 1997; 62 FR 5907), and a petition for 
rulemaking submitted by International Energy Consultants, Inc. (PRM-71-
12)(February 19, 1998; 63 FR 8362).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            05/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Naiem S. Tanious, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and, Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6103
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG71
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4405.  REVISION OF FEE SCHEDULES; FEE RECOVERY, FY 2001

Priority: Economically Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 170; 10 CFR 171

Legal Deadline: None

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 the NRC's total budget authority 
for Fiscal Year (FY) 2001, less the amount appropriate for the Nuclear 
Waste Fund and the General Fund. The Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
(OBRA) of 1990, as amended, requires that the NRC accomplish 100 
percent recovery through the assessment of fees. However, in order to 
address fairness and equity concerns related to charging NRC licensees 
for agency expenses that do not provide a benefit to the licensee, the 
FY 2001 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act requires that 
only 98 percent of the NRC's new budget authority (i.e., NRC's total 
budget authority, less the amount appropriated for the Nuclear Waste 
Fund and the General Fund) be collected from fees in FY 2001 -- 
decreasing by 2 percent per year to 90 percent by FY 2005. The dollar 
amount to be recovered for FY 2001 is approximately $453.3 million. 
OBRA requires that the fees for FY 2001 must be collected by September 
30, 2001.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            03/28/01                    66 FR 16982
NPRM Comment Period End         04/27/01
Final Action                    08/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
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]

Robert D. Carlson, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of the Chief 
Financial Officer
Phone: 301 415-8165
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG73
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4406. FITNESS FOR DUTY PROGRAMS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 26

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule will 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 will 
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 will address the Regulatory Review Group items 
on audit frequency and annual submittal of data. The rulemaking will 
also address the petition for rulemaking submitted by the Virginia 
Electric and Power Company (VEPCO) (PRM-26-1).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/09/96                    61 FR 21105
NPRM Comment Period End         08/07/96
Final Action                    04/00/01

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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 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-3282
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF12
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4407. SUBMISSION OF DOCUMENTS ELECTRONICALLY; MINOR CORRECTIONS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 2; 10 CFR 61; 10 CFR 62; 10 CFR 70; 10 CFR 71; 10 
CFR 72; 10 CFR 73; 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 4; 10 CFR 9; 10 CFR 21; 10 
CFR 20; 10 CFR 15; 10 CFR 19; 10 CFR 25; 10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 26; 10 CFR 
31; 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 direct final rule will 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 now operational. Amending the regulations 
to permit electronic submission will facilitate the electronic capture 
of externally generated documents into ADAMS. The rulemaking will 
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 will 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               07/00/01

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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4408. MEDICAL USES OF BYPRODUCT MATERIAL

Priority: Other Significant

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 final rule will 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 will 
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 
includes development of associated guidance. This rule also addresses 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                    04/00/01

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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4409. 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 final rule will establish regulations as directed by 
statute (Energy Policy Act of 1992) for the disposal of high-level 
waste at Yucca Mountain. The final rule will 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 rule will 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                    06/00/01

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

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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
_______________________________________________________________________




4410. 120-MONTH ISI/IST UPDATE REQUIREMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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. The 
Commission disapproved this proposed rulemaking in a Staff Requirements 
Memorandum dated April 13, 2000, therefore, this rulemaking will be 
withdrawn.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/27/99                    64 FR 22580
NPRM Comment Period End         06/24/99
Final Action                    09/00/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




4411. USE OF SIMULATORS IN OPERATOR LICENSING AND CONFORMING CHANGES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 55

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule will 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 rulemaking will 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 will bring the NRC's current regulations up-to-date with 
evolutionary changes in simulation technology, training, and 
examination programs. This rulemaking will directly reduce unnecessary 
regulatory burden by eliminating the current requirement for submittal 
of certification and performance test reports on a quadrennial basis.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            07/03/00                    65 FR 41021
NPRM Comment Period End         09/18/00
Final Action                    04/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lawrence Vick, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-3181
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG40
_______________________________________________________________________




4412. LICENSING PROCEEDINGS FOR THE RECEIPT OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE 
WASTE AT A GEOLOGIC REPOSITORY: LICENSING SUPPORT NETWORK, DESIGN 
STANDARDS FOR PARTICIPATING WEBSITES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 73

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule will amend the Commission's Rules of Practice 
applicable to the use of the Licensing Support Network (LSN) for the 
licensing proceeding on the disposal of high-level waste at a geologic 
repository. The final amendments will establish the basic data 
structure and transfer standards (design standards) that LSN 
participant Web sites must use to make documentary material available. 
The final amendments will also clarify the authority of the LSN 
Administrator to establish guidance for LSN participants on how best to 
meet the design standards and to review participant designs for 
compliance with the standards. Finally, the amendments will clarify the 
timing of participant compliance certifications.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/22/00                    65 FR 50937
NPRM Comment Period End         10/06/00
Final Action                    04/00/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Francis X. Cameron, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of the General Counsel, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1642
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG44

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4413. UPDATE FUEL PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS AND OTHER FUEL CYCLE ISSUES

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: Donald P. Cleary
Phone: 301 415-3903
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AA31
_______________________________________________________________________




4414. AVAILABILITY OF OFFICIAL RECORDS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 2

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/23/92                    57 FR 61013
NPRM Comment Period End         03/08/93
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Catherine M. Holzle
Phone: 301 415-1560
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AC07
_______________________________________________________________________




4415. 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: Lydia Chang
Phone: 301 415-6319
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AE90
_______________________________________________________________________




4416. 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
_______________________________________________________________________




4417. ADVANCE NOTIFICATION TO NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES OF TRANSPORTATION 
OF CERTAIN TYPES OF NUCLEAR WASTE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 71; 10 CFR 73

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           12/21/99                    64 FR 71331
ANPRM Comment Period End        07/05/00                    65 FR 18010
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roger W. Broseus
Phone: 301 415-7608
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG41
_______________________________________________________________________




4418. RISK-INFORMING SPECIAL TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 21; 10 CFR 50; 10 CFF 52; 10 CFR 54; 10 CFR 100

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

ANPRM                           03/03/00                    65 FR 11488
ANPRM Comment Period End        05/17/00
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tim Reed
Phone: 301 415-1462
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG42
_______________________________________________________________________




4419. INTEGRATED RULEMAKING FOR DECOMMISSIONING NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 50

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: William Huffman
Phone: 301 415-1141
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG47
_______________________________________________________________________




4420.  NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL 
ORIGIN, HANDICAP, AND AGE IN PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES RECEIVING FEDERAL 
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 4

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would incorporate the Civil Rights 
Restoration Act's definitions of ``program or activity'' and 
``program'' into Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Section 504 
of the Rehabilitation Act of 1972, and the Age Discrimination Act of 
1975, and would promote consistent and adequate enforcement of these 
studies.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/06/00                    65 FR 76460
NPRM Comment Period End         01/05/01
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Marva C. Gary, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Small Business and Civil Rights, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-7382
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG65

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4421. 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 final rule revises 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 withdraws this proposed rule. This 
notice of withdrawal also addresses a petition for rulemaking submitted 
by the Public Citizen Litigation Group and the Critical Mass Energy 
Project (PRM-140-1).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       10/23/00                    65 FR 63221

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
_______________________________________________________________________




4422. 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 final rule amends 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 rule requires affected licensees 
to conduct an integrated safety analysis to identify potential 
accidents at the facility and the items relied on for safety. This 
rulemaking also addresses a petition for rulemaking submitted by the 
Nuclear Energy Institute (PRM-70-7).
This rulemaking, with the exception of section 70.76, is effective 
October 18, 2000. Section 70.76 will become effective after the 
issuance of staff guidance for the implementation of that provision. 
Once this guidance has been developed, the NRC will publish a Federal 
Register notice specifying the effective date of section 70.76.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule                      09/18/00                    65 FR 56211
Final Rule Effective            10/18/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

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
_______________________________________________________________________




4423. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS AND INDEPENDENT 
SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATIONS AT POWER REACTOR SITES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule changes 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

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule                      10/25/00                    65 FR 63769
Final Rule Effective            01/23/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




4424. 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

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends 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 modification of the quarterly transfer 
reporting requirements for manufacturers and initial distributors of 
these industrial devices. The rule also modifies the reporting, 
recordkeeping, and labeling requirements for specific licensees who 
distribute these generally licensed devices they possess, and to ensure 
that general licensees are aware of and understand the requirements for 
the possession of devices containing byproduct material.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule                      12/18/00                    65 FR 79162
Final Rule Effective            02/16/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 3150-AG03
_______________________________________________________________________




4425. 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

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CFR Citation: 10 CFR 050

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends 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 rulemaking addresses two petitions for 
rulemaking submitted by Peter Crane (PRM-50-63 and PRM-50-63A).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule                      01/19/01                     66 FR 5427
Final Rule Effective            04/19/01

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
_______________________________________________________________________




4426. NEW DOSIMETRY TECHNOLOGY

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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

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

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission's regulations to allow 
licensees to use any type of personnel dosimeter that requires 
processing to determine the radiation dose, provided that the processor 
of the dosimeter is accredited to process this type of dosimeter under 
the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program, operated by 
the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               10/24/00                    65 FR 63750
Direct Final Rule Effective     01/08/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Betty Ann Torres, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-0191
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG21
_______________________________________________________________________




4427. LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: ADDITION OF THE NAC - 
UMS 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 
NAC-UMS cask system to the List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks. 
This rulemaking allows the holders of power reactor operating licenses 
to store spent fuel in the NAC-UMS cask system under a general license.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule                      10/19/00                    65 FR 62581
Final Rule Effective            11/20/00

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
_______________________________________________________________________




4428. QUALITY ASSURANCE PROGRAM CHANGES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would have amended the Commission's 
regulations to allow licensees to make unilateral changes to their QA 
programs. The NRC is terminating its plans to develop a voluntary 
option alternative to its regulations to allow licensees to make 
unilateral changes to the QA program description. This action is being 
taken because the petitioner, the Nuclear Energy Institute, has 
withdrawn the remaining issues raised in its petition for rulemaking 
submitted on June 8, 1995 (PRM-50-62).

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Withdrawn                       12/06/00                    65 FR 76178

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Robert L. Peltis Jr., Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
Phone: 301 415-3214
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG45
_______________________________________________________________________




4429. 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 amends the Commission's regulations to reflect 
the relocation of the NRC's Public Document Room from Washington, DC, 
to the NRC Headquarters offices in Rockville, Maryland.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule                      09/11/00                    65 FR 54865
Final Rule Effective            09/26/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas E. Smith, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of the Chief Information Officer, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-7204
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG46

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4430. EXPORT AND IMPORT OF NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 110

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission's regulations pertaining 
to the export and import of nuclear equipment and materials. This 
rulemaking is necessary to reflect the nuclear non-proliferation 
policies of the Executive Branch and U.S. Government obligations under 
nuclear agreements for cooperation, and to update the export controls 
of the United States in respect to the multilateral export control 
recommendations of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty Exporters 
Committee (Zangger Committee) and the Nuclear Suppliers Group, of which 
the United States is a member. Also, this final rule makes certain 
editorial revisions, and corrects typographical errors.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule                      11/22/00                    65 FR 70287
Final Rule Effective            12/22/00

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Suzanne Schuyler-Hayes, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of International Programs, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-2333
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG51
_______________________________________________________________________




4431. LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: ADDITION OF THE FUEL 
SOLUTIONS 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 
Fuel Solutions cask system to the list of approved spent fuel storage 
casks so that holders of operating power reactor licenses can use this 
cask under a general license.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule                      01/16/01                     66 FR 3444
Final Rule Effective            02/15/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: 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-AG54
_______________________________________________________________________




4432. LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: ADDITION OF THE NAC-UMS 
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 revise 
Certificate of Compliance (COC) No. 1015 for the NAC International 
(NAC) NAC-UMS Universal Storage System (NAC-UMS). This revision permits 
two changes to the NAC-UMS cask design. First, the maximum spent fuel 
burnup limit is increased from 45,000 to 50,000 MWD/MTU [megawatt days 
per metric ton of uranium]. Second, the storage of damaged spent fuel 
is permitted in a damaged fuel container. The rule allows the holders 
of power reactor operating licenses to store spent fuel in the NAC-UMS 
cask system under a general license.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               12/07/00                    65 FR 76895
Direct Final Rule Effective     02/20/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Keith McDaniel, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-5252
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG57
_______________________________________________________________________




4433. TERMINATION OF SECTION 274I AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE STATE OF 
LOUISIANA AND THE NRC

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 150

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission's regulations by 
removing the specific reference to the inspection agreement, referred 
to as the 274i Agreement, with the State of Louisiana. The 274i 
Agreement allowed the State of Louisiana to perform inspections or 
other functions in offshore waters adjacent to Louisiana on behalf of 
the NRC. This action is necessary due to a letter from the Governor of 
Louisiana requesting termination of the Agreement. In it, he noted 
difficulties arranging transportation and lack of both financial and 
personnel resources that made it burdensome to conduct offshore 
activities for the NRC. The State of Louisiana and the NRC have 
concluded that the 274i Agreement is no longer needed and is 
terminating the 274i Agreement.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule                      01/19/01                     66 FR 5441
Final Rule Effective            01/19/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Stephanie P. Bush-Goddard, Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6257
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG60
_______________________________________________________________________




4434.  LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: TN-32 REVISION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The direct final rule amends the Commission's regulations to 
revise the Transnuclear, Inc.,TN-32 cask system listing in the List of 
Approved

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Spent Fuel Storage Casks to include Amendment No. 1 to the Certificate 
of Compliance. This amendment allows holders of power reactor operating 
licenses to store an additional type of spent fuel, B&W/FCF 17x17 Mark 
BW fuel assembly, in TN-32 cask under the revised conditions. This 
amendment also allows analysis of verification of allowable seismic 
loads.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               12/05/00                    65 FR 75853
Direct Final Rule Effective     02/20/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Roger W. Broseus, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-7608
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG66
_______________________________________________________________________




4435.  LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: HI-STAR 100 
CASK SYSTEM, AMENDMENT 2

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The direct final rule amends the Commission's regulations to 
revise the Certificate of Compliance No. 1008 for the HI-STAR 100 cask 
system. This change modifies the specifications for the cask pad and 
foundation. The changes will give individual cask users more 
flexibility in designing the site-specific cask pads.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/13/01                    66 FR 14483
Final Action Effective          05/29/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: 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-AG67
_______________________________________________________________________




4436.  NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF SEX IN EDUCATION 
PROGRAMS OR 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 final rule amends the Commission's regulations to include 
a list of the types of Federal financial assistance activities 
administered by the NRC under Title IX of the Education Amendments of 
1972, as amended (Title IX). Title IX prohibits recipients of Federal 
financial assistance from discriminating on the basis of sex in 
education programs or activities. Subpart F of the Title IX common rule 
(August 30, 2000; 65 FR 52858) requires each Federal agency that awards 
Federal financial assistance to publish in the Federal Register a list 
of Federal financial assistance administered by that Agency.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule                      01/04/01                      66 FR 708
Final Rule Effective            02/05/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Marva C. Gary, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Small Business and Civil Rights, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-7382
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG68
_______________________________________________________________________




4437.  LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: VSC-24 STORAGE 
CASKS, AMENDMENT 3

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The direct final rule amends the Commission's regulations to 
revise the Certificate of Compliance No. 1007 for the VSC-24 cask 
system. This change modifies the fuel specifications for Combustion 
Engineering 16 x 16 spent fuel stored in the VSC-24 cask system.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    03/06/01                    66 FR 13407
Final Action Effective          05/21/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: 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-AG70
_______________________________________________________________________




4438.  LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: FUELSOLUTIONS 
REVISION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The direct final rule amends the Commission's regulations to 
revise the Certificate of Compliance No. 1026 for the FuelSolutions 
cask system. This change, Amendment No. 1, modifies the present cask 
system design to allow the Big Rock Point nuclear reactor facility to 
store mixed-oxide fuel assemblies, partial fuel assemblies, and damaged 
fuel assemblies (in a can) under a general license.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    02/27/01                    66 FR 12435
Final Action Effective          05/14/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

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Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG72
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