ML24319A160
| ML24319A160 | |
| Person / Time | |
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| Site: | Technical Specifications Task Force |
| Issue date: | 11/14/2024 |
| From: | Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
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| References | |
| Download: ML24319A160 (1) | |
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Overview of Rulemaking at the NRC Quarterly Public Meeting Between the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Technical Specifications Task Force November 14, 2024
AGENDA 2
- What is rulemaking
- What prompts rulemaking
- NRC Rulemaking Process: PRM
- NRC Rulemaking Process: Notice and Comment
- Questions
What is rulemaking.
3 The process of developing regulations The NRC initiates a new rule or a change to an existing rule when there is a need to do so to protect the public health and safety.
What Prompts Rulemaking?
Rulemaking may be:
- Mandated by Congress
- Recommended by staff
- Directed by the Commission
- Initiated in response to a petition for rulemaking (PRM) 4
NRC Rulemaking Process: PRM 5
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NRC Rulemaking Process: Notice and Comment
Project Initiation:
RulemakingPlan*
Informing the Rulemaking Proposed Rule*
Final Rule*
Required for most new rulemakings Defines scope,
- approach, resource needs Ensures early Commission engagement before significant resource expenditures Delegated signature authority*
Published for public comment Presents basis for proposal and explains how/why it resolves the identified need Includes a Regulatory Analysis Amends the Code of Federal Regulations and establishes the implementation date Responds to all in-scope public comments Explains any changes in the final rule from the proposed rule and why those changes were made.
Rulemaking Approach Notice and Comment Rulemaking Pre-Rulemaking
- Preliminary Rule Text*
- Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking*
- Public Meeting(s)
- Regulatory Basis*
Note: Tools may be selected depending on issue complexity Public Involvement Performance Based Informed by Public Input Technically Sound Risk Informed Refined Approach Public Input Considered
- Requires Commission Approval Direct Final Rule*
Changes are non-controversial Significant Adverse Comments Are Not Anticipated Consider Apply Principles of Good Regulation
Rulemaking Approach Notice and Comment Rulemaking Factors which may impact Rulemaking complexity Congressional interest Commission interest Stakeholder interest Agreement State compatibility Technical complexity Backfit considerations Number of CFR Parts affected Interagency involvement Interagency coordination International and voluntary consensus standards Key References 10 CFR Part 2, Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, Subpart H, Rulemaking Management Directive 3.54, NRC Information Collections Program Management Directive 5.3, Agreement State Participation in Working Groups Management Directive 6.3, The Rulemaking Process Management Directive 9.3, Organization and Functions, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards NUREG/BR-0053, U.S. NRC Regulations Handbook NUREG/BR-0058, Regulatory Analysis Guidelines of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Staff Requirements Memorandum (SRM)-SECY-15-0129, Commission Involvement in Early States of Rulemaking (ML16034A441)
SRM COMSECY-16-0029, Final Rulemaking Plan Template (ML19030A940)
Statement of Principles and Policy for the Agreement State Program; Policy Statement on Adequacy and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs (62 FR 46517; September 3, 1997)
NRC Public Web sites:
o How We Regulate o
The Rulemaking Process o
Rules and Petitions o
Planned Rulemaking Activities o
RulemakingDocuments o
Petitions Point of Contact Rulemaking Center of Expertise:
Rulemaking.Resource@nrc.gov (email)
Rulemaking Contact Us Page (Web site)
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