ML25238A159
| ML25238A159 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | 07103104 |
| Issue date: | 08/26/2025 |
| From: | Garcia-Santos N Storage and Transportation Licensing Branch |
| To: | Vierling R US Dept of Transportation (DOT), Office of Hazardous Materials Safety |
| Shared Package | |
| ML25238A158 | List: |
| References | |
| 001942, L-2025-DOT-0001 | |
| Download: ML25238A159 (1) | |
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From:
Norma Garcia Santos To:
"ext_Ryan_Vierling" Cc:
"Cheng, Kinwai (PHMSA)"; Daniel Forsyth; Dante Johnson; Sandra Figueroa; Lisa Regner; Tekia Govan; Gerond George; Jorge Solis; Joseph Borowsky; Gang Zhao; Christopher Sydnor; Azmi Djapari; Yoira Diaz Sanabria; Haimanot Yilma
Subject:
Acceptance of Application - Revalidation of the Japanese Competent Authority Certificate No. J/2007/AF-96, Revision 0, of the Model No. NT-XII Date:
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 3:11:00 PM Attachments:
OBSERVATIONS NT-XII.pdf
Dear Mr. Vierling,
By letter dated February 10, 2025 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
[ADAMS] Package Accession No. ML25148A393), the United States (U.S.) Department of Transportation (DOT) requested the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) a revalidation recommendation for the Japanese Competent Authority Certificate No. J/2007/AF-96, Revision 0, of the Model No. NT-XII.
The purpose of this e-mail is to provide you the results of the NRC staffs (the staff thereafter) acceptance review of this proposed action request. The staff determined that the application contains sufficient technical information to allow the staff to complete a detailed technical review. The acceptance review is also intended to identify any readily apparent deficiencies related to the characterization of the regulatory requirements or package certification basis.
The staff reviewed your application and concluded that it includes technical information in sufficient detail to enable the staff to complete its detailed technical review and make an independent assessment regarding the acceptability of the proposed request in terms of regulatory requirements and the protection of public health and safety and the environment.
Given the more limited scope and depth of the acceptance review compared to the detailed technical review, issues that affect the staffs ability to complete the technical review may still be identified despite the acceptance review being deemed adequate. If additional information is needed, you will be notified by separate correspondence.
The document attached to this e-mail includes a staffs observations related to general information. The staff included observations to allow you to start earlier on items containing the potential to be asked at a later date. Responses to observations are not required for staff to begin a detailed technical review. Observations are not the result of a detailed technical review and may be resolved once staff begins a detailed review.
The staff determined, based on historical data, thatthe technical review may require approximately 780 hours0.00903 days <br />0.217 hours <br />0.00129 weeks <br />2.9679e-4 months <br /> and 12 months. To support a more efficient process, the NRC is setting a goal of completing a review in 15% less of the time and level of effort. Based on that, the staff estimate for this review is approximately 660 hours0.00764 days <br />0.183 hours <br />0.00109 weeks <br />2.5113e-4 months <br /> and 10 months. However, the staff understands that DOTs applicant has requested an expedited review (ML25234A196).
The staff would try to expedite the review, which would depend on the quality, timeliness, and completeness of the information provided by the DOTs applicant. The schedule includes the issuance, if needed, of a request for additional information (RAI) by September 2025 and receiving your response by October 2025. The staff goal is to complete the review by December 2025. These estimates are based on the staffs initial review of the application and may change due to several factors, including, unanticipated expansion of the review scope involvement, or if the submittal is provided to the NRC in advance of or concurrently with industry program initiatives or pilot applications.
The schedule, above, is also based, in part, on DOTs applicant providing RAI responses by the specified timeline, unless another date is agreed upon, RAI responses resolving issues with limited need for follow-up RAIs, and clarification calls being scheduled and conducted promptly, and any additional supporting non-docketed information being provided timely.
To achieve this schedule, the staff intends to engage DOTs applicant frequently to resolve emergent issues or challenges that may arise during the staffs review that affect the initial forecasted completion date or result in significant changes to the estimated review hours. The reasons for those changes, along with updated estimates, will be communicated during routine interactions with the assigned project manager and documented accordingly. Should the review experience a delay for other reasons, the staff will endeavor to make up the time within the schedule.
Your submittal has been assigned Cost Activity Code (CAC)/Enterprise Project Identification Number (EPID) [001942/L-2025-DOT-0001]. Please reference this number and Docket No. 71-3104 in any future correspondence associated with this request.
In accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.390 of the NRCs Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure, a copy of this e-mail will be available electronically for public inspection in the NRC Public Document Room or from the Publicly Available Records component of the NRCs ADAMS. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Norma Garcia Santos Project Manager U.S. NRC Email: Norma.GarciaSantos@nrc.gov Phone No. 301-415-6999