ML20128N391

Forwards Marked Copy of Direct Final Rule,Removing Outdated Refs & Clarifying Commission Regulations,Presenting Comments

ML20128N391
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Issue date:	11/20/1995
From:	Lesar M NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To:	Au M NRC OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REGULATORY RESEARCH (RES)
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FRN-61FR43406, FRN-61FR43409, RULE-PR-2, RULE-PR-51 AF43-2-013, AF43-2-13, NUDOCS 9610160374
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l November 20, 1995 MEMORANDUM T0: Markley Au Regulation Development Branch Division of Regulatory Applications Office of Nuclear Regulator Research FROM: M i Ch f

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Rules Review and Directives Branch I i Division of Freedom of Information and Publications Services j Office of Administration 1

SUBJECT:

REVIEW 0F THE DIRECT FINAL RULE REGARDING DELETION OF OUTDATED REFERENCES AND MIN 0R l j CLARIFICATION TO THE COMMISSION'S REGULATIONS

' The Rules Review and Directives Branch has reviewed the direct final rule that removes outdated references and clarifies the Commission's regulations. We l have attached a marked copy of the direct final rule that presents our l comments. I I

When this notice is forwarded for signature and publication, please have a member of your staff include a 3.5-inch diskette that contains a copy of the notice in Wordperfect 5.0 or 5.1 as part of the transmittal package. The diskette will be forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register and the Government Printing Office for their use in typesetting the notice.

i We have forwarded a copy of the direct final rule to the Information and

, Records Management Branch, Office of Information Resources Management, for i their comment and concurrence concerning the paperwork r..anagement aspects of this rulemaking action. We have requested that they respond directly to you.

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i To assist you in preparing the list of documents centrally relevant to this direct final rule that is required by NRC's regulatory history procedures, you should place the designator "AF43-2" in the upper right-hand corner of each

, document concerning the rule that you forward to the Nuclear Documents System.

J If you have any questions, please have a member of your staff contact Betty K.

Golden, 415-6863, or myself, 415-7163.

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i NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION p 10 CFR Part and 10 CTO Pa" 51 4

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AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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4 1 ACTION: Direct final rule.

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SUMMARY

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is amending its regulations to delete outdated his ant es 4 teid q\SciclottiUc'S referencegi a urthermore, e Cis clarifying in part}that the NRC may use discretion to not require a written statement from a licensee in response to a notice of violation if the NRC believes that the licensee had already adequately addressed all the issues contained in that notice.,8'ecause,these, amendments are a,dministrative in nature, it is not expectedito'have anv3 a

'5 P'act on licenseeh, IhiS CINi0n SS UCCESSATg iO delC\t CMM\ el y e(es WC"S Q g\d c.dqpi T %.

O(,s en i < ! i% 5IO6iT Ft yh !kl(iOS DATE: This final rule is effective on linsert date 75 days after publication) unless someone submits adverse comments. Submit comments by linsert date 30 days after publication). If the effective l

I date is delayed, timely notice will be published in the Federal Register.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 20555. ATTN: Docketing and Service Branch.

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Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD,20852, between 7:45 am l l

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Examine copies of comments received at: The NRC Public Document Room,2120 L Street NW (Lower Level), Washington, DC.

l FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M. L. Au, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, telephone (301) 415-6181. E-Mail:

INTERNET:MLA@NRC. GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

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s The NRC has recently deleted Appendix Cy 10 CFR Part 2, ent&d'" General Statement of)

Policy and Procedure for NRC Enforcement Actions," ecause thTC~riiBrcement Policy is not a

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However, there are two sectionsQn 10@(412.8(b) and 51.10(d)) where Appendix C to Part 2 qf$still referenced. This rulemaking@

a< > Ge s inj g delete both outdated references, c ~< k,urthermM is

[ Q4 H o rulemaki to clarif3 s 2.201, . Led)" Notice of Violation," that the NRC may use discretion to not require a written statement from a licensee in response to a notice of violation if the NRC believes that the licensee had already adequately addreesed all the issues contained in that notice.

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the amendments are minor and administrative in nature, good cause exist for th?

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Because the NRC considers these amendments minor and j administrative in nature, the NRC is approving this action without prior notice. l The action will become effective on (75 days from date of publication). However, if the NRC receives l

adverse comments by (30 days from date of publication), the NRC l will publish a document that withdraws this action, and will address the comments received in response to the requested revisions which have been proposed for approval in the proposed rule section of the Federal Register. If adverse comments are received in response to this action, the comments will be i addressed in a final rule published in response to this action.

The NRC will not initiate a second comment period on this action.

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NRC to use a direct final rule process, if the NRC receiviany public comment letters during the 30-day public comment. period stating that they have adverse comments, the NRC will transform l3 , ., -

7 this direct final rule to a proposed rule, consider the comments, and publish a final rule. Otherwise, r

the direct final rule will become effective on [ insert date 75 days af ter publication].

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Discussion etina outdated refe,re 4

9.Jin 2.8 Information collection requirements: OMB approval.

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S eck'nc4 2 AN l approved the information collection requirements. P,vegwpii J4 lu.:he' states that the approved l information collection requirements appear in Appendix C Appendix C had been deleted from[ art 2, there is no longer any information f3 collection requirements contained in this part. Thus, t 2.8 amended to state that there is no information collection requirements contained in this part. It should be noted that the burden for the information collection requirements still remain except that the burden is currently associated with the policy statemen , rather than with part 2.

gn .ho n Q, 30;IAQ dj GC IR 3N33I h51.10 Purpose and scope of subpart; application of regulations of Council on Environmental Quality.

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gisDtMd)^Of'this section states: "

These actions include issuance of notices, orders, and denials of requests for action pursuant to subpart B of part 2 of this chapter, matters covered by part 15 and part 160 of this chapter, and any other matters covered by Appendix C to 3 . . -

part 2 of this chapter."

Because Appendix C to part 2 had been deleted, this sentence is no long correct. Thus, j $ Ll o(.d)

-:;; ;ph Mi amended delet t e reference to Appendix C to part 2. Furthermore, the actions contained in the former Appendix C to part 2, such as confirmatory action letters, bulletins, a nd Q f *?.

generic letters,wdWe added to the list of actions stated in paragraph (d).

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. ace 9faph b) cf " reden states that, in response to an alleged violation, licensees will be required to submit a written statement in reply including corrective steps have been taken, corrective steps will be taken, and the date full compliance will be achieved. However, when a 1

licensee had already adequately addressed the issues contained in the notice of violation, such a IS written statement may became unnecessary. To clarify this position, paragraph (a)wiiWe amended to replace the existing phrase "will be required" by: ma g;nos "may be required." This change

@i& es giii ciosify-that the NRC may use discretion to not require a written statement if the NRC believes that the licensee had already adequately addressed all the issues contained in that notice.

Electronic Access Comments may be submitted electronically, in either ASCll text or Wordperfect format (version 5.1 or later), by calling the NRC Electronic Bulletin Board (BBS) on FedWorld. The bulletin board may be accessed using a personal computer, a modem, and one of the commonly available communications software packages, or directly via Internet. Background documents on the rulemaking are also available, as practical, for downloading and viewing on the bulletin boaid.

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If using a personal computer and modem, the NRC rulemaking subsystem on FedWorld can be accessed directly by dialing the toll free number (800) 303 9672. Communication software parameters should be set as follows: parity to none, data bits to 8, and stop bits to 1 (N,8,1).

Using ANSI or VT-100 terminal emulation, the NRC rulemaking subsystem can then be accessed by selecting the " Rules Menu" option from the "NRC Main Menu." Users will find the "FedWorld Online User's Guides" particularly helpful. Many NRC subsystem}s l hta bases also have a " Help /Information Center" option that is tailored to the particular subsystem.

The NRC subsystem on FedWorld can also be accessed by a direct dial phone number for the main FedWorld BBS, (703) 321-3339, or by using Telnet via Internet: fedworld. gov. If using (703)321-3339 to contact FedWorld, the NRC subsystem will be accessed from the main FedWorld menu by selecting the " Regulatory, Government Administration and State Systems," then selecting l

" Regulatory Information Mall." At that point, a menu will be displayed that has an option "U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission" that will take you to the NRC Online main menu. The NRC Online area also can be accessed directly by typing "/go nrc" at a FedWorld command line. If you access NRC fr bFedWorld's main menu, you may return to FedWorld by selecting the " Return to FedWorld" option from the NRC Online Main Menu. However, if you access NRC at FedWorld by using NRC's toll-free number, you will have full access to all NRC systems, but you will not have access to the main FedWorld system.

If you contact FedWorld using Telnet, you will see the NRC area and menus, including the Rules Menu. Although you will be able to download documents and leave messages, you will not be able to write comments or upload files (comments). If you contact FedWorld using FTP, all files can be accessed and downicaded but uploads are not allowed; all you will see is a list of files without descriptions (normal Gopher look). An index file listing all files within a subdirectory, with descriptions, is available. There is a 15 minute time limit (qr FTP access.

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only provides access for downloadirg files and does not display the NFiC Rules Menu.

1 For more information on NRC bulletin boards call Mr. Arthur Davis, Systems Integration and )

i Development Branch, NRC, Washington, DC 20555, telephone (301) 415-5780; e-mail i 1

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The NRC has determined that this direct final rule is the type of action described in i categorical exclusion 10 CFR 51.22(c)(14). Therefore, neither an environmental impact statement nor an environmental assessment has been prepared for th.is re;u!: ten, 6 mec6 % 4 m \e.

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Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

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h\feCk k\n4 Nk ivguxJ C contains no information collection requirements, and therefore, is not' l subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.).

Existing requirements that have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget, approval number 3150-0136, have been transferred to NUREG-1600, General Statement of Policy and Procedures for NRC Enforcement Actions -- Enforcement Policy.

Public Protection Notification The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a l l

collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number, jlegu btery A nnivnic 7 -

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1 final rule because this direct final rule is considered a minor, 4

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i I j Backfit Analysis i

l l The NRC has determined that the backfit rule,10 CFR 50.109, does not apply to this direct j final rule because these amendments do not involve any provisions which would impose backfits as 1

i j defined in 10 CFR 50.109(a)(1). ,Therefore, a backfit analysis is not required for this direct final

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he #, List of Subjects'N N j#v / Nuclear power plants and reactors, Penalties, Radiation protection, Reporting and.

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i j For reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of s

i j 1954, as amended, the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 as amended, and 5 U.S.C. 552 and i

553, the NRC is adopting the following amendments to 10 CF / arts 2 and 51.

PART 2 - RULES OF PRACTICE FOR DOMESTIC LICENSING PROCEEDINGS A

AND ISSUANCE OF ORDERS 1.

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AUTHORITY: Secs.161,181, 68 Stat. 948, 953, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2201, 2231); sec.

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191, as amended, Pub. L.87-615, 76 Stat. 409 (42 U.S.C. 2241); sec. 201, 88 Stat.1242, as i

j amended (42 U.S.C. 5841); 5 U.S.C. 552.

Section 2.101 also issued under secs. 53, 62, 63, 81,103,104, f 05, 68 Stat. 930, 932, 933,935,936,937,938, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2073, 2092, 2093, 2111, 2133, 2134, 2135);

sec.114(f), Pub. L.97-425, 96 Stat. 2213, as amended (42 U.S.C.10134(f)); sec.102, Pub. L.

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91-190, 83 Stat. 853, as amende6142 U.S.C. 4332); sec. 301, 88 Stat.1248 (42 U.S.C. 5871).

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Sections 2.107, 2.103, 2.104, 2.105, 2.721 s.so issued under secs. 102,103,104,105,183,  ;

{ 189, 68 Stat. 936, 937, 938, 954, 955, a.; amended (42 U.S.C. 2132, 2133, 2134, 2135, 2233, l I

l 2239). Section 2.105 also issued under Pub. L. 97 415, 96 Stat. 2073 (42 U.S.C. 2239). j a

I Sections 2.200-2.206 also issued under secs.161 b, i, o,182,186, 234, 68 Stat. 948-951, 955, l i

f 83 Stat. 444, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2201 (b), (i), (o), 2236, 2282); sec. 206, 88 Stat 1246 (42 U.S.C. 5846). Sections 2.600-2.606 also issued under sec.102, Pub. L.91-190, 83 Stat. 853, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4332). Sections 2.700a, 2.719 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 554. Sections i

2.754, 2.760, 2.770, 2.780 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 557. Section 2.764 and Table 1/ o, i

Appendix C also issued under secs. 135,141, Pub. L.97-425, 96 Stat. 2232, 2241 (42 U.S.C.

10155,10161). Section 2.790 also issued under sec.103,68 Stat. 936, as amended (42 U.S.C.

1 2133) and 5 U.S.C. 552. Sections 2.800 and 2.808 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 553. Section i

! 2.809 also issued under 5 U.S.C. 553 and sec. 29, Pub. L.85-256, 71 Stat. 579, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2039). Subpart K also issued under sec.189, 68 Stat. 955 (42 U.S.C. 2239); sec.134, Pub. L.97-425, 96 Stat. 2230 (42 U.S.C.10154). Subpart L also issued under sec.189, 68 Stat.

955 (42 U.S.C. 2239). Appendix A also issued under sec. 6, Pub. L.91-560, 84 Stat.1473 (42 .

U.S.C. 2135). Appendix 8 also issued under sec.10, Pub. L.99-240, 99 Stat.1842 (42 U.S.C.

2021b et seq.).

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f. Section 2.8 is revised to read as follows:

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,4. 41uuri 2.2G ids revised to read as follows:

9.2c} N OkiC 4 d vicMiorg (a) In response to an alleged violation of any provision of the Act or this chapter or the conditions of a license or an order issued by the Commission, the Commission may serve on the licensee or other person subject to the jurisdiction of the Commission a written notice of violation; a separate notice may be omitted if an order pursuant to % 2.202 or demand for information pursuant to i 2.204 is issued that otherwise identifies the apparent violation. The notice of violation will concisely state the alleged violation an'l may require that the licensee or any other person submit, l within twenty (20) days of the date of the notice or other specified time, a written explanation or statement in reply including:

(1) Corrective steps which have been taken by the licensee or other person and the results achieved; (2) Corrective steps which will be taken; and (3) The date when full compliance will be achieved.

PART 51 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION REGULATIONS FOR DOMESTIC LICENSING AND RELATED REGULATORY FUNCTIONS 1

he DE Ob\Qt s E d o'k i D ri R o c Pod SIudwe ko rf o.d OL S koD OWS AUTHORITY: Sec.161, 68 Stat. 948, as amended, sec. 1701,106 Stat. 2951, 2952, 2953, (42 U.S.C. 2201, 2297f); secs. 201,

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' 5842). Subpart /. also issued under National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, secs.102,104, 105, 83 Stat. 853 854, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4332,4334,4335); and Pub. L. 95 604, Title 11, 92 Stat. 3033-3041; and sec.193, Pub. L.101575,104 Stat. 2835 h2 U.S.C. 2243). Sections /

4 51.20, 51.30, 51.60, 51.80. and 51.97 also issued under secs. 135,141, Pub. L.97-425, 96 Stat. 2232, 2241, and sec.148, Pub. L.100-203,101 Stat.1330 223 (42 U.S.C.10155,10161, 10168). Section 51.22 also issued under sec. 274, 73 Stat. 688, as amended by 92 Stat.

3036-3038 (42 U.S.C. 2021) and under Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, sec 121, 96 Stat. 2228 (42 U.S.C.10141). Sections 51.43, 51.67, and 51.109 also under Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, sec 114(f),96 Stat. 2216, as amended (42 U.S.C.10134(f)).

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k b.1 Q_lMETSEN OJ; bn5Aen Chv"f^"M@ NElTi6 4 + 4. S 4 (d) Commission actions initiating Or relating to administrative or judicial civil or criminal enforcement actions or proceedings are not subject to section 102(2) of NEPA. These actions include issuance of notices, orders, and denials of requests for action pursuant to subpart B of part 2 of this chapter; matters covered by part 15 and part 160 of this ch';pter; and issuance of confirmatory action letters, bulletins, generic letters, notices of devir. tion, and notices of nonconformance.

Date at Rockville, Maryland, this day of ,1995.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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James M. Taylor, Executive Director for Operations.

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