[The Regulatory Plan and 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 (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 April 30, 2007 (72
FR 23598).
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.
The complete Unified Agenda will be available online at
www.reginfo.gov, in a format that offers users a greatly enhanced
ability to obtain information from the Agenda database.
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, Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing
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 April 30, 2007
(72 FR 23598). Within each group, the rules are ordered according to
the Regulation Identifier Number (RIN).
The information in this agenda has been updated through August
30, 2007. 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. Three rules
affect small entities.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of August 2007.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael T. Lesar,
Chief, Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch,
Division of Administrative Services,
Office of Administration.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission--Long-Term Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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579 Distribution of Source Material to Exempt Persons and General Licensees and Revision 3150-AH15
of 10 CFR 40.22 General License.......................................................
580 Controlling the Disposition of Solid Materials........................................ 3150-AH18
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission--Completed Actions
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Regulation
Sequence Title Identifier
Number Number
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581 Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for FY 2007................................... 3150-AI00
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Long-Term Actions
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579. DISTRIBUTION OF SOURCE MATERIAL TO EXEMPT PERSONS AND GENERAL
LICENSEES AND REVISION OF 10 CFR 40.22 GENERAL LICENSE
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841
Abstract: The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to
improve the control over the distribution of source material to exempt
persons and to general licensees in order to make part 40 more risk-
informed. The proposed rule also would govern the licensing of source
material by adding specific requirements for licensing of and reporting
by distributors of products and materials used by exempt persons and
general licensees. Source material is used under general license and
under various exemptions from licensing requirements in part 40 for
which there is no regulatory mechanism for the Commission to obtain
information to fully assess the resultant risks to public health and
safety. Although estimates of resultant doses have been made, there is
a need for ongoing information on the quantities and types of
radioactive material distributed for exempt use and use under general
license. Obtaining information on the distribution of source material
is particularly difficult because many of the distributors of source
material to exempt persons and generally licensed persons are not
currently required to hold a license from the Commission. Distributors
are often unknown to the Commission. No controls are in place to ensure
that products and materials distributed are maintained within the
applicable constraints of the exemptions. In addition, the amounts of
source material allowed under the general license in section 40.22
could result in exposures above 1 mSv/year (100 mrem/year) to workers
at facilities that are not required to meet the requirements of parts
19 and 20. Without knowledge of the identity and location of the
general licensees, it would be difficult to enforce restrictions on the
general licensees. This rule also would address PRM-40-27 submitted by
the State of Colorado and Organization of Agreement States.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Gary C. Comfort, Jr., Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management
Programs, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-8106
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 3150-AH15
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580. CONTROLLING THE DISPOSITION OF SOLID MATERIALS
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841
Abstract: The staff provided a draft proposed rule package on
Controlling the Disposition of Solid Materials to the Commission on
March 31, 2005. The Commission has disapproved publication of the draft
proposed rule package. The Commission's decision is based on the fact
that the Agency is currently faced with several high priority and
complex tasks, that the current approach to review specific cases on an
individual basis is fully protective of public health and safety, and
that the immediate need for this rule has changed due to the shift in
timing for reactor decommissioning. As such, the Commission is
deferring this rulemaking for the time being.
Timetable:
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Action Date FR Cite
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NPRM To Be Determined
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Frank P. Cardile, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office
of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs,
Washington, DC 20555-0001
Phone: 301 415-6185
Email: [email protected]
RIN: 3150-AH18
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Completed Actions
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581. REVISION OF FEE SCHEDULES; FEE RECOVERY FOR FY 2007
Legal Authority: 42 USC 2201; 42 USC 5841
Abstract: The final rule amends the Commission's 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 90 percent of the NRC's budget authority for
Fiscal Year (FY) 2007, less the amounts appropriated from the Nuclear
Waste Fund, and for Waste Incidental to Reprocessing and generic
homeland security activities as required by the Omnibus Budget
Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA-90), as amended.
To address fairness and equity concerns related to charging NRC license
holders for agency budgeted costs that do not provide a direct benefit
to the licensee, the FY 2001 Energy and Water Development
Appropriations Act amended OBRA-90 to decrease the NRC's fee recovery
amount by 2 percent per year beginning in FY 2001, until the fee
recovery amount was 90 percent in FY 2005. The FY 2006 Energy and Water
Development Appropriations Act, as amended by the Department of
Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in
the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act 2006, extended this 90
percent fee recovery requirement through FY 2006. Section 637 of the
Energy Policy Act of 2005 made the 90 percent fee recovery requirement
permanent beginning in FY 2007. The dollar amount to be recovered for
FY 2007 is approximately $670.5 million. OBRA-90, as amended, requires
that the fees for FY 2007 be collected by September 30, 2007.
Completed:
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Reason Date FR Cite
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Final Rule 06/06/07 72 FR 31401
Final Rule Effective 08/06/07
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes
Agency Contact: Renu Suri
Phone: 301 415-0161
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Email: [email protected]
RIN: 3150-AI00
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