[Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions]
[Nuclear Regulatory Commission Semiannual Regulatory Agenda
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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 December 3, 
2001 (66 FR 62730).

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 December 3, 2001 
(66 FR 62730). Within each group, the rules are ordered according to 
the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN).

    The information in this agenda has been updated through March 
15, 2002. 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. Five 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 15th day of March 2002.

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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3963        Fitness for Duty Programs...........................................................     3150-AF12
3964        Lessons Learned From Design Certification...........................................     3150-AG24
3965        Performance-Based, Risk-Informed Fire Protection....................................     3150-AG48
3966        Transfers of Source Material From Licensees to Exempt Persons.......................     3150-AG64
3967        Compatibility with IAEA Transportation Safety Standards.............................     3150-AG71
3968        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Standardized Advanced NUHOMS-24PT1            3150-AG74
            Addition............................................................................
3969        Standards for Combustible Gas Control System in Light-Water-Cooled Power Reactors...     3150-AG76
3970        Submission of Financial Information for Applications to Renew or Extend the Term of      3150-AG84
            an Operating License for Power Reactors.............................................
3971        Financial Assurance Amendments for Materials Licenses...............................     3150-AG85
3972        Incorporation by Reference of ASME BPV and OM Code Cases............................     3150-AG86
3973        Conforming Requirements of Event Notification.......................................     3150-AG90
3974        Specification of a Probability for Unlikely Features, Events and Processes..........     3150-AG91
3975        Geological and Seismological Characteristics of Spent Fuel Storage Systems..........     3150-AG93
3976        Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery, FY 2002....................................     3150-AG95
3977        Revision to Salary Offset Procedures................................................     3150-AG96
3978        Changes to Emergency Action Plan - Appendix E.......................................     3150-AH00
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3979        Submission of Documents Electronically; Minor Corrections...........................     3150-AF61
3980        Changes to Adjudicatory Process.....................................................     3150-AG49
3981        Decommissioning Trust Provisions....................................................     3150-AG52
3982        Releasing Part of a Power Reactor Site or Facility for Unrestricted Use Before the       3150-AG56
            NRC Approves the License Termination Plan...........................................
3983        Industry Codes and Standards........................................................     3150-AG61
3984        Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin; Basis of Handicap;       3150-AG65
            Basis of Age in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance.......
3985        Material Control and Accounting.....................................................     3150-AG69
3986        Debt Collection Procedures..........................................................     3150-AG80
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3987        Update Fuel Performance Considerations and Other Fuel Cycle Issues..................     3150-AA31
3988        Availability of Official Records....................................................     3150-AC07
3989        Disposal by Release Into Sanitary Sewerage..........................................     3150-AE90
3990        Advance Notification to Native American Tribes of Transportation of Certain Types of     3150-AG41
            Nuclear Waste.......................................................................
3991        Risk-Informing Special Treatment Requirements.......................................     3150-AG42
3992        Integrated Rulemaking for Decommissioning Nuclear Power Reactors....................     3150-AG47
3993        Re-evaluation of Power Reactor Physical Protection Regulations and Position on a         3150-AG63
            Definition of Radiological Sabotage.................................................
3994        Notification Requirement............................................................     3150-AG81
3995        Entombment Options for Power Reactors...............................................     3150-AG89
3996        Modifications to Pressure-Temperature Limits........................................     3150-AG98
3997        Nuclear Power Plant Worker Fatigue..................................................     3150-AG99
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3998        Medical Uses of Byproduct Material..................................................     3150-AF74
3999        Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Waste in a Proposed Geologic Repository at Yucca      3150-AG04
            Mountain, Nevada....................................................................
4000        Geological and Seismological Characteristics of Spent Fuel Storage Systems..........     3150-AG16
4001        Revision of the Skin Dose Limit.....................................................     3150-AG25
4002        Reduction in the Scope of Random Fitness-for-Duty Testing Requirements for Nuclear       3150-AG62
            Power Reactor Licensees.............................................................
4003        Organization Change and Transfer of Function........................................     3150-AG79
4004        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: FuelSolutions Cask System Revision            3150-AG87
            (Amendment No. 2)...................................................................
4005        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Transnuclear West, Inc., Standardized         3150-AG88
            NUHOMS Revision (Amendment No. 4)...................................................
4006        Minor Errors in Regulatory Text; Correction.........................................     3150-AG92
4007        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International Multi-Purpose Canister      3150-AG94
            (NAC-MPC) Revision (Amendment No. 2)................................................
4008        List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: HI-STORM 100 Revision (Amendment No. 1)..     3150-AG97
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3963. 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 industrywide annual cost for all licensees to comply with 
part 26 by approximately $15 million. 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). In addition, this rulemaking subsumes a previously separate 
rulemaking, ``Reduction in the Scope of Random Fitness-For-Duty Testing 
Requirements for Nuclear Power Reactor Licensees'' (Part 26)(RIN AG62). 
Because of the subsumption of this rulemaking and other issues raised 
in response to the earlier proposed rule, a new proposed rule will be 
published.

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
Second NPRM                     10/00/02
Final Rule                      10/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: 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]

Vonna L. Ordaz, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-2147
Email: [email protected]

Related RIN: Merged With 3150-AG62
RIN: 3150-AF12
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3964. 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 
applications. The proposed rule would involve changes to licensing 
procedures and would require combined license applicants and holders to 
create, maintain, update, and use a Probabilistic Risk Assessment for 
the life of the facility. The proposed rule subsumed the 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. 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                            05/00/02
Final Action                    01/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: 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]

Related RIN: Merged With 3150-AE25
RIN: 3150-AG24
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3965. 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.'' The rulemaking plan had been on hold until fall 2001, at 
which time the Nuclear Energy Institute endorsed the rulemaking effort. 
The schedule was reinitiated through an EDO memorandum to the 
Commission dated October 9, 2001. Draft rule language was posted for 
public comment on the NRC Rulemaking Forum website on December 20, 
2001.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            12/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Leon E. Whitney, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-3081
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG48
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3966. 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 NRC approval for transfers 
from licensees 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 the regulations 
regarding transfers of materials containing low concentrations of 
source material are adequate to protect public health and safety.

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Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            06/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: 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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3967. 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 TS-R-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). This proposed rule is closely 
related to a corresponding Department of Transportation proposed rule 
to amend transportation regulations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            05/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: 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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3968. LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: STANDARDIZED ADVANCED 
NUHOMS-24PT1 ADDITION

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 by 
adding the Standardized Advanced NUHOMS Storage System cask design to 
the list of approved spent fuel storage casks. The proposed rule would 
add a cask system that has improved shielding and the ability to 
withstand a higher seismic response spectra than the Standardized 
NUHOMS Storage System which is already on the list of approved casks.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            02/11/02                     67 FR 6203
NPRM Comment Period End         04/29/02
Final Rule                      10/00/02

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-AG74
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3969. STANDARDS FOR COMBUSTIBLE GAS CONTROL SYSTEM IN LIGHT-WATER-COOLED 
POWER REACTORS

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 
improve safety by better focusing on the risk-significant challenges 
from combustible gases; ensure combustible gas control during all risk-
significant events; and eliminate those aspects of current requirements 
that provide no safety benefit. A staff requirement memorandum dated 
January 19, 2001, directed the staff to proceed expeditiously with 
rulemakings on the risk-informed alternative of section 50.44, 
including completion of outstanding technical work (e.g., development 
of combustible gas source terms) and necessary regulatory analyses. 
Also, this rulemaking addresses the petition for rulemaking submitted 
by Bob Christie (PRM-50-68), and partially addresses the petition for 
rulemaking submitted by the Nuclear Energy Institute (PRM-50-71). Draft 
rule language was posted for public comment on the NRC Ruleforum 
website on November 14, 2001.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            05/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Anthony W. Markley, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-3165
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG76
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3970. SUBMISSION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR APPLICATIONS TO RENEW OR 
EXTEND THE TERM OF AN OPERATING LICENSE FOR POWER REACTORS

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 
remove the requirement that non-electric utility power reactor 
licensees submit financial qualifications information as part of the 
license renewal process. The proposed rule would recognize the need for 
a reduced level of regulatory burden for licensees falling in this 
category because the NRC

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has alternative means to ensure that these licensees are financially 
viable to operate their facilities and maintain public health and 
safety. Non-power reactor licensees would continue to submit the 
financial qualifications information as part of the license renewal 
process and are not affected by this proposed rule change.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            05/00/02
Final Rule                      02/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: George J. Mencinsky, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-3093
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG84
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3971. FINANCIAL ASSURANCE AMENDMENTS FOR MATERIALS LICENSES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 40; 10 CFR 70

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's financial 
assurance regulations for materials licenses. The amendment would 
maintain adequate assurance of decommissioning funding.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            10/00/02
Final Rule                      08/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

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-AG85
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3972. INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF ASME BPV AND OM CODE CASES

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 American Society of Mechanical Engineers 
(ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel (BPV) Code Cases and Operation and 
Maintenance (OM) Code Cases pertaining to inservice inspection, 
operational maintenance, and design, fabrication, and materials which 
the NRC has reviewed and found to be acceptable for use. New editions 
of the ASME BPV and OM Codes are issued every three years and addenda 
to the editions are issued annually. It has been the Commission's 
policy to update 10 CFR 50.55a to incorporate by reference the ASME 
Code editions and addenda. The ASME publishes code cases for Section 
III and Section XI quarterly, and code cases for the OM Code annually. 
Code cases are generally alternatives to the requirements of the ASME 
BPV Code and the OM Code. It has been the NRC staff's practice to 
review these code cases and find them either acceptable, conditionally 
acceptable, or unacceptable for use by NRC licensees. These code cases 
are then listed in periodically revised regulatory guides (RGs), 
together with information on their acceptability. Footnote 6 to 10 CFR 
50.55a refers to the RGs listing code cases determined by the NRC staff 
to be ``suitable for use.'' No specific data or revision of the RGs is 
indicated in Footnote 6 to 10 CFR 50.55a. In the past, these RGs have 
not been approved by the Office of the Federal Register for 
incorporation by reference in the Code of Federal Regulations. To 
address this matter, the staff is proposing that the use of ASME Code 
Cases be approved through a rulemaking incorporating by reference the 
applicable RGs. Thus, NRC-approved code cases would be accorded the 
same legal status as the corresponding requirements in the ASME BPV 
Code and OM Code which are already incorporated by reference in the 
NRC's regulations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            03/19/02                    67 FR 12488
NPRM Comment Period End         06/03/02
Final Action                    05/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: 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-AG86
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3973.  CONFORMING REQUIREMENTS OF EVENT NOTIFICATION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 72; 10 CFR 73

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations 
dealing with event notification reporting to conform them with the 
current Nuclear Regulatory Commission reporting requirements in 10 CFR 
50.72 and 50.73. This rule would improve NRC's efficiency and 
effectiveness, while maintaining public confidence through the timely 
communication of information on recently occurring, or ongoing, events 
to eliminate the unnecessary reporting burden associated with reporting 
events of little or no safety significance, and to base revised 
reporting requirements on importance to risk, so that the reporting 
times will be consistent with the time that information is needed for 
appropriate NRC action.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            08/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Anthony J. DiPalo, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-
0001

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Phone: 301 415-6191
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG90
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3974.  SPECIFICATION OF A PROBABILITY FOR UNLIKELY FEATURES, 
EVENTS AND PROCESSES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 63

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations 
governing the disposal of high-level radioactive wastes in a potential 
geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, to define the term 
``unlikely'' in quantitative terms. That is, it would be defined as a 
range of numerical values for use in determining whether a feature, 
event, or process (FEP) or sequence of events and processes should be 
excluded from certain required assessments. The NRC is proposing this 
amendment to clarify how it plans to implement two of the final 
environmental standards for Yucca Mountain issued by the US 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Specifically, EPA's final 
standards require the exclusion of ``unlikely'' FEPs, or sequences of 
events and processes, from the required assessments for the human 
intrusion and ground-water protection standards. In accordance with the 
Energy Policy Act of 1992, the NRC has adopted EPA's final standards in 
its recently published technical requirements for a potential geologic 
repository at Yucca Mountain.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            01/25/02                     67 FR 3628
NPRM Comment Period End         04/10/02
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tim McCartin, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-7285
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG91
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3975.  GEOLOGICAL AND SEISMOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SPENT 
FUEL STORAGE SYSTEMS

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 
concerning geological and seismological criteria to require the use of 
a risk-informed, performance-based regulatory approach. This revision 
would use a methodology that is consistent with the approach taken in 
10 CFR parts 50 and 100. The proposed rule would also clarify the need 
for a general licensee to design cask storage pads and areas to 
adequately support both static and dynamic loads of the stored casks.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            06/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: 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]

Related RIN: Duplicate of 3150-AG16
RIN: 3150-AG93
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3976.  REVISION OF FEE SCHEDULES; FEE RECOVERY, FY 2002

Priority: Economically Significant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 170; 10 CFR 171

Legal Deadline: Other, Statutory, September 30, 2002, Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act of 1990, as amended.

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, through the assessment of fees, 
approximately 96 percent of the NRC's budget authority for Fiscal Year 
2002, less the amounts appropriated from the Nuclear Waste Fund and 
General Fund as required by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
(OBRA) of 1990, as amended.
The FY 2001 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act amended 
OBRA-90 to decrease the NRC's fee recovery amount by two percent per 
year beginning in FY 2001 until the fee recovery amount is 90 percent 
for FY 2005. The purpose of this amendment is to address the fairness 
and equity concerns related to charging NRC license holders for agency 
expenses that do not provide a direct benefit to the licensee. The 
dollar amount to be recovered for FY 2002 is approximately $479.5 
million. OBRA-90, as amended, requires that the fees for FY 2002 be 
collected by September 30, 2002.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                            03/27/02                    67 FR 14818
NPRM Comment Period End         04/26/02
Final Action                    06/00/02

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-AG95
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3977.  REVISION TO SALARY OFFSET PROCEDURES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 16

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Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the salary offset procedures to 
conform to the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996 (DCIA) and the 
Federal Claims Collection Standards (FCCS). These regulations would 
provide procedures for the collection by administrative offset of a 
Federal employee's salary without his or her consent to satisfy certain 
debts owed the Government. The NRC is required by the FCCS (31 CFR 
chapter IX, parts 900-904) to issue debt collection procedures that 
will conform with the DCIA and the FCCS.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/24/02                    67 FR 20059
NPRM Comment Period End         07/08/02
Final Rule                      03/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Leah Tremper, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
the Chief Financial Officer, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-7347
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG96
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3978.  CHANGES TO EMERGENCY ACTION PLAN - APPENDIX E

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would resolve an ambiguity in the 
Commission's regulations regarding NRC approval of nuclear power plant 
licensee-initiated changes to emergency action levels (EALs). The 
proposed rule would allow licensees to make minor changes in EALs 
without prior NRC approval.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/00/02
Final Rule                      07/00/03

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lawrence K. Cohen, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-2923
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AH00
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3979. 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. Amending the regulations to permit electronic 
submission will facilitate the electronic capture of externally 
generated documents into the Agency-wide Documents Access and 
Management System (ADAMS). The rulemaking will address and improve the 
document control and records management issues that 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, for example, 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               05/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Brenda J. Shelton, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of the Chief Information Officer, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-7233
Email: [email protected]

Arnold E. Levin, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of the Chief 
Information Officer, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-7458
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF61
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3980. CHANGES TO ADJUDICATORY PROCESS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 1; 10 CFR 2; 10 CFR 50; 10 CFR 51; 10 CFR 52; 10 
CFR 54; 10 CFR 60; 10 CFR 70; 10 CFR 73; 10 CFR 75; 10 CFR 76; 10 CFR 
110

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

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and would better focus and use the limited resources available to 
involved parties.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            04/16/01                    66 FR 19610
NPRM Comment Period End         09/14/01                    66 FR 27045
Final Rule                      05/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: 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
_______________________________________________________________________




3981. 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/30/01                    66 FR 29244
NPRM Comment Period End         08/13/01
Final Rule                      07/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: 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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3982. RELEASING PART OF A POWER REACTOR SITE OR FACILITY FOR 
UNRESTRICTED USE BEFORE THE NRC APPROVES 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:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            09/04/01                    66 FR 46230
NPRM Comment Period End         11/19/01
Final Rule                      08/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: 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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3983. INDUSTRY 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 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.

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Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            08/03/01                    66 FR 40626
NPRM Comment Period End         10/17/01
Final Rule                      09/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: 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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3984. NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF RACE, COLOR, NATIONAL ORIGIN; 
BASIS OF HANDICAP; BASIS OF AGE IN PROGRAMS OR 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 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 statutes.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/06/00                    65 FR 76460
NPRM Comment Period End         01/05/01
Final Action                    08/00/02
Final Action Effective          09/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: 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
_______________________________________________________________________




3985. 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 for 
Category II facilities more risk informed, and make other miscellaneous 
changes.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            05/30/01                    66 FR 29251
NPRM Comment Period End         08/13/01
Final Rule                      12/00/02

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 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-8126
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG69
_______________________________________________________________________




3986. DEBT COLLECTION PROCEDURES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 15

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations 
concerning the procedures that the NRC uses to collect debts that are 
owed to it. The proposed amendment would conform NRC regulations to the 
amended procedures presented in the Federal Claims Collection Standards 
issued by the Department of the Treasury and the Department of Justice, 
and the legislative changes enacted in the Debt Collection Improvement 
Act of 1996.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            10/05/01                    66 FR 50860
NPRM Comment Period End         12/19/01
Final Rule                      06/00/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Organizations

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Leah Tremper, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
the Chief Financial Officer, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-7347
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG80

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3987. UPDATE FUEL PERFORMANCE CONSIDERATIONS AND OTHER FUEL CYCLE ISSUES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2011; 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 4321; 42 USC 5841; 42 
USC 5842

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 51

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations by 
addressing uranium fuel cycle environmental data (Table S-3) and the 
environmental effects of transportation of fuel and waste data (Table 
S-4). In section 51.51, the environmental data would be re-estimated 
and reflect changes in the structure and activities of the fuel cycle 
and the availability of better data. Estimates of releases of Radon-222 
and Technetium-99 would be added to Table S-3. The addition of a 
specific value for Radon-222 would address the outstanding portion of 
petition for rulemaking PRM-51-1, submitted by the New England 
Coalition on Nuclear Pollution. To provide immediate relief to the 
petitioner's request, the Commission published a final rule on March 
14, 1997 (42 FR 13803), that removed the original value for Radon-222 
from Table S-3 so that it then became subject to case-specific 
litigation. It was anticipated that the Commission would add a specific 
value for Radon-222, but action has been deferred until a general 
updating of Table S-3 is undertaken. For section 51.52, the 
environmental impact estimates would be re-estimated to reflect the use 
of more highly enriched fuel and discharge of more highly irradiated 
fuel from a reactor; longer onsite storage; and changes in 
transportation modes, transport to retrievable storage sites and a 
permanent repository rather than reprocessing facilities, packaging 
technology, and regulatory standards. The re-estimates would 
incorporate current research information and computer codes.
This rulemaking would result in current and more accurate estimates of 
the environmental impact of licensing a new plant, and would eliminate 
the requirement to review the contribution to environmental impacts 
from Radon-222 and Technetium-99 in individual plant reviews. This rule 
is being reissued as a proposed rule and would update the initial 
rulemaking effort to address newly emerging issues and research.

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

Small Entities Affected: 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-AA31
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3988. 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 Commission's 
regulations pertaining to the availability of official records to 
existing case law and agency practice. The amendment would address the 
circumstances under which proprietary, personal privacy or other 
confidential information submitted to the NRC by applicants, licensees, 
or others may be returned upon request. The rule 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 four additional circumstances where information 
would not be returned to the applicant, that is, (1) when submitted to 
an advisory committee governed by the Federal Advisory Committee Act; 
(2) when captured by a Freedom of Information Act request; (3) when 
publicly relied upon or revealed by the Commission in an open 
Commission meeting under the Government in the Sunshine Act; and (4) 
when obtained during the course of an investigation conducted by the 
NRC Office of Investigations. The proposed amendment would also clarify 
requirements on submittals to the NRC for identification of 
confidential information sought to be withheld from public disclosure. 
Further, the proposed amendment would address the NRC's procedures for 
handling copyrighted information, including reproduction and 
distribution according to normal agency practice.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                            12/23/92                    57 FR 61013
NPRM Comment Period End         03/08/93
NPRM                            10/17/01                    66 FR 52721
NPRM Comment Period End         12/31/01
Final Action                     To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 3150-AC07
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3989. DISPOSAL BY RELEASE INTO SANITARY SEWERAGE

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 20

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The advance notice of proposed rulemaking requested public 
comment, information, and recommendations on contemplated amendments to 
the Commission's regulations governing the release of radionuclides 
from licensed nuclear facilities into sanitary sewer systems. The 
Commission believes that by incorporating current sewer treatment 
technologies the contemplated rulemaking would improve the control of 
radioactive materials released to sanitary sewer systems by licensed 
nuclear facilities. The NRC and the Environmental Protection Agency are 
conducting a joint survey of sewage treatment plants to evaluate the 
extent of reconcentration due to release of radioactive material into 
sewage systems. The need for and the extent of a rulemaking will be 
evaluated pending the result of the survey and

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the associated dose assessment. This rulemaking would also address a 
petition for rulemaking (PRM-20-22) submitted by the Northeast Ohio 
Sewer District.

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

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Lydia Chang, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6319
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AE90
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3990. ADVANCE NOTIFICATION TO NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES OF TRANSPORTATION 
OF CERTAIN TYPES OF NUCLEAR WASTE

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. A rulemaking plan was approved by the 
Commission on February 2, 2001.

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

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-AG41
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3991. RISK-INFORMING SPECIAL TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

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

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) invited 
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 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 SSC's safety significance. This action is a result of the 
Commission's continuing efforts to risk-inform its regulations. The 
staff plans to provide the Commission with a proposed rule package in 
June 2002.

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

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

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

RIN: 3150-AG42
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3992. INTEGRATED RULEMAKING FOR DECOMMISSIONING NUCLEAR POWER REACTORS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: A staff requirements memorandum 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 50.82(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).
In SECY-00-145, dated June 28, 2000, the NRC staff recommended a 
decommissioning rulemaking plan in the areas of emergency planning,

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insurance, safeguards, operator staffing, and backfit (the integrated 
decommissioning rulemaking plan). The rulemaking plan relied on a draft 
decommissioning risk study as a basis for its recommendations. The 
Commission returned the rulemaking plan to the staff for rework in 
September 2000, based on changes to the decommissioning risk study 
findings. The decommissioning risk study, NUREG-1738, was issued in 
January 2001. After assessing the findings in the risk study, the staff 
presented a policy options paper to the Commission, SECY-01-0100, dated 
June 4, 2001, that provided options and made recommendations on issues 
to be addressed in the integrated rulemaking. Following the terrorist 
events of September 11, 2001, the NRC staff recommended and the 
Commission approved the withdrawal of SECY-01-0101 because of the 
likely changes in the staff's position on decommissioning plant 
safeguards. The decommissioning policy position will be revisited when 
a broad-scope NRC safeguards policy is developed in response to 
potential terrorist acts at nuclear facilities. The schedule for the 
integrated rulemaking cannot be determined at this time.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: William Huffman, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1141
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG47
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3993. 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 risk insights, supporting guidance documents and be more 
performance based. Following the events of September 11, 2001, the 
staff recommended and the Commission approved the withdrawal of SECY-
01-0101, ``Proposed Rule Changes to 10 CFR 73.55,'' which contained the 
staff's recommendations in the subject rulemaking. This withdrawal was 
requested to allow the staff to incorporate its post-September 11, 
2001, considerations in a revised recommended rule revision, then later 
resubmit 10 CFR 73.55 to the Commission for its consideration.

Timetable:
________________________________________________________________________

Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined

Government Levels Affected: Undetermined

Agency Contact: Richard P. Rosano, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-3282
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG63
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3994. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

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 by 
requiring a licensee to notify the NRC and an identified exposed 
individual after the licensee becomes aware that the individual 
received or is estimated to have received a dose exceeding 50mSv (5 
rem) from a released patient who had been administered radioactive 
material.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes

Small Entities Affected: Businesses, Governmental Jurisdictions, 
Organizations

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-AG81
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3995.  ENTOMBMENT OPTIONS FOR POWER REACTORS

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 20; 10 CFR 50

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The advance notice of proposed rulemaking was published to 
request public comment, information, and recommendations on 
contemplated amendments to the Commission's regulations that would 
clarify the use of entombment for power reactors. The amendments would 
establish dose criteria for license termination that includes a 
provision that permits license termination under restricted and 
unrestricted release conditions.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

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ANPRM                           10/16/01                    66 FR 52551
ANPRM Comment Period End        12/31/01
NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Frank Cardile, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6185
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG89

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3996.  MODIFICATIONS TO PRESSURE-TEMPERATURE LIMITS

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 
eliminate those requirements for pressure-temperature limits that are 
related to the metal temperature of the reactor pressure vessel closure 
head flange and vessel flange areas. The proposed rule would amend 
footnotes 2 and 6 to table 1 of appendix G, and simplify restructuring 
of the table. Also, this rulemaking would address the petition for 
rulemaking submitted by Westinghouse Electric Company (PRM-50-69).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Allen L. Hiser Jr., Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555
Phone: 301 415-1034
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG98
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3997.  NUCLEAR POWER PLANT WORKER FATIGUE

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 
establish thresholds for the control of working hours to ensure that 
working hours in excess of the thresholds are controlled through a 
risk-informed deviation process. This rule would provide significantly 
greater assurance that worker fatigue does not adversely affect the 
operational safety of nuclear power plants. This rulemaking would also 
address a petition for rulemaking submitted by Barry Quigley (PRM-26-
02).

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

NPRM                             To Be                       Determined

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: David Desaulniers, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-1043
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG99
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3998. MEDICAL USES OF BYPRODUCT MATERIAL

Priority: Other Significant

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 35

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/24/02                    67 FR 20250
Final Action Effective          10/24/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Thomas Young
Phone: 301 415-5795
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AF74
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3999. DISPOSAL OF HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE IN A PROPOSED GEOLOGIC 
REPOSITORY AT YUCCA MOUNTAIN, NEVADA

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 2; 10 CFR 19; 10 CFR 20; 10 CFR 21; 10 CFR 30; 10 
CFR 40; 10 CFR 51; 10 CFR 60; 10 CFR 61; 10 CFR 63; 10 CFR 70; 10 CFR 
72; 10 CFR 73; 10 CFR 75

Completed:
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Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule                      11/02/01                    66 FR 55732
Final Rule Effective            12/03/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Tim McCartin
Phone: 301 415-7285
Email: [email protected]

Clark Prichard
Phone: 301 415-6203
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG04
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4000. GEOLOGICAL AND SEISMOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF SPENT FUEL STORAGE 
SYSTEMS

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Duplicate of RIN 3150-AG98      03/01/02

RIN: 3150-AG16
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4001. REVISION OF THE SKIN DOSE LIMIT

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 20

Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Action                    04/05/02                    67 FR 16298
Final Action Effective          06/04/02

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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4002. REDUCTION IN THE SCOPE OF RANDOM FITNESS-FOR-DUTY TESTING 
REQUIREMENTS FOR NUCLEAR POWER REACTOR LICENSEES

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 26

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Completed:
________________________________________________________________________

Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Merged With RIN 3150-AF12       12/31/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Garmon West
Phone: 301 415-1044
Email: [email protected]

Vonna L. Ordaz
Phone: 301 415-2147
Email: [email protected]

Related RIN: Merged With 3150-AF12
RIN: 3150-AG62
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4003. ORGANIZATION CHANGE AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTION

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 1; 10 CFR 34; 10 CFR 73

Completed:
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Reason                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule                      01/25/02                     67 FR 3584
Final Rule Effective            01/25/02

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Carrie Brown
Phone: 301 415-8092
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG79
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4004.  LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: 
FUELSOLUTIONS CASK SYSTEM REVISION (AMENDMENT NO. 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 Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1026 for the BFS 
FuelSolutions Spent Fuel Management System. This amendment changes 
Technical Specifications (TS) which required that if the W74 canister 
was required to be removed from its storage cask, then the canister 
must be returned to the spent fuel pool. In lieu of returning the W74 
canister to the spent fuel pool, the W74 canister is now placed in the 
transfer cask until the affected storage cask is repaired or replaced. 
Additional minor editorial corrections were made. Specific changes were 
made to TS Tables 2.1-3 and 2.1-4; TS 3.3.2; 3.3.3; and the bases for 
TS 3.3.2 and 3.3.3. No changes were made to the conditions of the CoC.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               11/14/01                    66 FR 56982
Direct Final Rule Effective     01/28/02

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 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-8126
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG87
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4005.  LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: TRANSNUCLEAR 
WEST, INC., STANDARDIZED NUHOMS REVISION (AMENDMENT NO. 4)

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 Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1004 for the Transnuclear 
West Inc., Standardized NUHOMS-24P, -52B, and -61BT dry storage system. 
This amendment relaxes certain requirements when only low burnup fuel 
is present. Specific changes were made to Technical Specifications (TS) 
1.2.1 and 1.2.15. In addition, changes were made to Tables 1-1a and 1-
1b of TS 1.2.1 to correct an administrative error. No changes were made 
to the conditions of the CoC.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               11/29/01                    66 FR 59531
Direct Final Rule Effective     02/12/02

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 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-8126
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG88
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4006.  MINOR ERRORS IN REGULATORY TEXT; CORRECTION

Priority: Info./Admin./Other

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 20; 10 CFR 30; 10 CFR 32; 10 CFR 34; 10 CFR 40; 10 
CFR 50; 10 CFR 51

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule makes a number of minor corrections to the 
NRC's regulations. This rule is necessary to correct omissions, 
typographical errors, and erroneous citations and references that 
appear in the NRC's regulations.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Final Rule                      12/14/01                    66 FR 64737
Final Rule Effective            12/14/01

Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No

Small Entities Affected: No

Government Levels Affected: None

Agency Contact: Michael T. Lesar, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Administration, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-7163
Email: [email protected]

RIN: 3150-AG92
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4007.  LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: NAC 
INTERNATIONAL MULTI-PURPOSE CANISTER (NAC-MPC) REVISION (AMENDMENT NO. 
2)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2202; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission's regulations by 
revising the Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No.

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1025 for the NAC International Multi-Purpose Canister dry storage 
system. This rule allows for modification of the MPC system components 
to include increased length of the fuel basket and canister, transfer 
cask, and vertical concrete cask; a redesigned fuel basket to 
accommodate 26 fuel assemblies with an alternate, 24-fuel assembly 
configuration; and increased transfer cask radial shielding. The CoC is 
revised to include reference to a new type of fuel; Technical 
Specifications (TS) are revised to include new fuel type specifications 
and operational limits and to incorporate a revised format for the TS.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               03/15/02                    67 FR 11566
Direct Final Rule Effective     05/29/02

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-AG94
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4008.  LIST OF APPROVED SPENT FUEL STORAGE CASKS: HI-STORM 100 
REVISION (AMENDMENT NO. 1)

Priority: Substantive, Nonsignificant

Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841

CFR Citation: 10 CFR 72

Legal Deadline: None

Abstract: This direct final rule amends the Commission's regulations by 
revising the Certificate of Compliance (CoC) for the Holtec HI-STORM 
100 dry storage system. Amendment No. 1 modifies the present cask 
system design, under a general license, to: (1) add four new 
multipurpose canisters - three for pressurized water reactor fuel and 
one for boiling water reactor fuel; (2) add new damaged fuel 
containers; (3) add the HI-STORM 100S overpack and the 100A and 100SA 
high-seismic anchored overpacks; (4) allow the storage of high-burnup 
fuel; (5) use revised thermal analysis tools that include natural 
convection heat transfer, revise the helium backfill requirements to 
allow a helium density measurement to be used, allow a helium drying 
system rather than the existing vacuum drying system, and require 
soluble boron during canister loading for certain higher enriched 
fuels; (6) delete the Technical Specification training requirements and 
relocate these requirements to the main body of CoC 1014; and (7) allow 
the storage of selected nonfuel hardware. In addition, Conditions 1.a, 
1.b, 2, 3, 5, 9, and 10 of the CoC, sections 3.0 and 5.0 of appendix A, 
and sections 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 of appendix B to the CoC is revised to 
reflect the changes.

Timetable:
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Action                            Date                      FR Cite

________________________________________________________________________

Direct Final Rule               03/27/02                    67 FR 14627
Direct Final Rule Effective     06/10/02

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-AG97
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