ML20148J564

Quarterly List of Petitions for Rulemaking as of 780930. Fed Register Notice Will Follow

ML20148J564
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Issue date:	10/25/1978
From:	Hutton G NRC OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATION (ADM)
To:	NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY)
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RULE-PRM, RULE-PRM-000 NUDOCS 7811160038
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OCT 2 51978 MEMORANDUM FOR:

Steve Scott, Accessions Unit, Division of Technical Information and Document Control FROM:

G. L. Hutton, Chief, Rules and Procedures Branch, Division of Rules and Records

SUBJECT:

TRANSMITTAL OF QUARTERLY PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKING REPORT Enclosed for transmittal to the Public Document Room is the quarterly report on petitions for rulemaking as of September 30, 1978.

This report has been prepared in accordance with 10 CFR 1 2.802, and a notice will be published in the Federal Register soon announcing its availability in the Public Document Room for inspection and copying.

. [ M751 G. L. Hutton, Chief Rules and Procedures Branch Division of Rules and Records Office of Administration

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NRC PETITIONS FOR RULEMAKINC PENDING FINAL ACTION AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1978 PRM-Il FR Citation Petitioner Subject 7-1 43 FR 41100 Non Destructive Testing To establish a review board made up of 9/14/78 Management Association sponsible members of the industry to re all pertinent NRC regulations and to el positions of the industry prior to issue of all new regulations.

20-6 40 FR 50327 Natural Resources Defense To amend radiation protection standards 10/29/75 Council, Inc.

they apply to the maximum permissible ut body dose equivalent for occupational exposure.

20-6A 43 FR 37018 Rosalle Berte11 To amend NRC standards for protection 8/21/78 against radiation'as they apply to the /

mum whole body dose equivalent for occu:

tional exposures to ionizing radiation.

20-7 41 FR 41759 Natural Resources Defense To adopt interim regulations setting ste 9/23/76 Council, Inc.

ardsforshallowlanddisposaloflow-1k radioactive wastes.

20-9 42 FR 25787 Tech / Ops To amend 920.205(c)(2) to provide lower 5/19/77 diation levels than the current regulat$

in all cases with the exception of devid withasourcetosurfacedistanceinthq range of 2.00 to 4.F2 inches. The peti er contends that although the surface r ation level in this size region is grea there is a greater degree of control of whole body exposure than is allowed for larger packages under the current reguly tion.

20-10 43 FR 3448 Citizens United for Responsi-To require that all abnormal incidents 1 1/25/78 ble Energy reported immediately (within 1/2 hour) d the Director of the appropriate NRC Insd Lion and Enforcement Regional Office.

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Action Comments by 11/13/78.

Comments by 2/12/76. Sixty comments were received. A supplement to the petition was submitted by the NRDC on 11/4/77 prior to Commission decisjon.

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Comments by 10/20/78. No comments have been received as of 9/27/78.

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Conunento by 11/22/76, extended to 12/22/76.

Substantive conunents received and under re-view.

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Couuuents by 7/18/77. Four comments were received. Letter sent to the petitioner on 12/5/77 describing measurements that meet the regulations in question. Received let-ter 1/3/78 from the petitioner expressing their needs would be satisfied if certain minor pointo were clarified. Second letter j

was sent to petitioner on 2/13/78. The pe-I titioner was not satisfied. The staff is considering in detail the petition and the comments.

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Comments by 3/27/78. Twenty-seven comments were received.

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FR Citation Petitioner Subject 3D-55

'42 FR 40791 State of New Jersey, Depart-To establish criteria to qu)?

8/11/77 ment of Environmental Protec-emission reduction policy f tion ities using byproduct mater' fission reactions, etc.

I 31-3 43 FR 32906 R. F. Nachreiner To amend 531.11 to include 7/28/78 general licensees.

34-1 42 FR 25787 Tech / Ops To amend 534.21 to provide 3 5/19/77' levels than the current reg (

cases with the exception of; sourcetosurfacedistance$

2.00 to 4.82 inches, and in' levelsallowedbythepropok exceed those allowed by the:

lation by a maximum of 12%.l 34-2 43 FR 34563 Non Destructive Testing To amend NRC regulations tol 8/4/78 Management Association registration, licensing, an(

individual radiographers.

. 36-2 43 FR 45 Carter-Wallace, Inc.

To expand the scope of the @

1/3/78 in 536.21(b) to include cera material contained in in vig products intended for clini@

tory testing, and to includs Southern Rhodesia, Poland,113 foreign country listed in 52 j

A, except certain designated I

40-21 40 FR 20983 Natural Resources Defense To require uranium mill opte 5/14/75 Council, Inc.

by the Commission or an Agre post a performance bond that the cost of stabilization as posal of uranium mill tailia b5' -'

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Action tify the ALARA Connents by 10/11/77. Six comments were t major facil-received.

(SD) lls from manmade terinarians as Comments by 9/26/78. One comment was received.

(SD) per radiation Comments by 7/18/77. No comments were re-stion in all ceived. Response to be coordinated with tvices with a PRM-20-9.

(SD) the range of his range the

$ amendment strent regu-tovide for Comments by 10/3/78. No comments have been dontrol of received as yet.

(SD) heral license Comments by 3/6/78. Incorporated in pro-

!n byproduct posed rule (Part 110) published 5/9/78,

) diagnostic comments by 6/23/78.

(IP) or labora-ixport to enia, and any

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ountries.

ors licensed Comments by 7/14/75, extended to 8/28/75.

ent State to Commission response to petition published

'ould cover in the Federal Register 6/3/76--Commission ultimate dis-determination to prepare GEIS.

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FR Citation Petitioner Subject 50-10 39 FR 15900.

State of New Jersey To amend requirements in Appens 5/6/74 tocommissionlicenseeswhoard wise subject to Appendix.E and[

39 FR 25535 Nuclear Energy Council store, possess, and/or distrib(

7/11/74 quantities of radioactive mated sider Class 9 accidents for ned sites or reactors.

50-13 40 FR 20371 Business and Professional To require licensees to shut ds 5/9/75 People for the Public Interest units of nuclear power units a@

facilities during periods when :

unit under construction would @

the integrity of the engineezes) tures of an operating unit or q 50-17 41 FR 24006-Boston Edison Company, et al.

To amend Parts 2 and 50 with r 6/14/76 issuance of amendments to opere for production and utilizationi Specific criteria for determin proposed amendment to an operae involves no "significant hazar tions" and may be issued witho I

lic notice and a hearing.

50-20 42.FR 25785 Free Environment, Inc., et al.

To amend 10 CFR'Part 50 before 5/19/77 with any processing of license for the Central Iowa Nuclear Pd quire that (1) nuclear reactorm below ground level; (2) nucleats housed in sealed buildings, wi@

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$o apply Comments by 7/5/74. Six comments were re-pther-ceived. Original petition had four parts.

aceive, The first part, on reactor personnel quali-bge fication, has been withdrawn by the peti-lto con-tioner. The second part, on health physics svel personnel, was satisfied by regulatory guides (petitioner agrees). An amendment to Part 70 was published on 6/27/75 which responded to another part of the petition.

Petitioner agreed that action on the fourth part, Class 9 accidents, should await com-l pletion of the liquid pathways study.

(SD) arating Proposed rule published 7/14/77 (42 FR i-unit 36268). Effective rule published 8/7/78 on a (43 FR 34764).

(SD) mise sy fen-I to the Comments by 8/13/76. Eleven comment letters licenses received. Task placed in " hold" status on ities.

2/3/78 pending action on proposed legisla-tion, " Nuclear Siting and Licensing Act of en a icense 1978."

(SD) sidera-or pub-eding Comments by 7/18/77. Three comments were

ations received. Items (1) through (3) were in-to re-corporated with action on PRM-50-19.

Item scated (3) denial was published 2/2/78 (43 FR tors be 4466).

Items (1) and (2) denial was pub-tich 11shed 4/19/78 (43 FR 16556). Item (4) is ed; (3) related to PRM-100-2. As approach on that 11 au-item will be determined by common decision

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' 50-20:

incaseofanyoperationalabn}a thority to order.the plant to _.

.(con't) ways be'present in a nuclear.g) station; and (4) the' Central -I Project and other' reactors be.

least 40 miles.from major popui centers.

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42 FR-37458

' Northern States Power Company Toincludeplantsecurityinfog

'7/21/77 and Wisconsin ~ Electric Power in the definition of Restrictea Company-

' National Securtty Information ;

'50-22 42'FR 40063 Public Interest Research To require plant operators to.g 8/8/77 Group, et al.

be held in escrow,' prior to eac operation to insure that-fundo available for proper and adeque of radioactive material upon es decommissioning.

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51-1 41 FR 2448 New England Coalition on ToamendTableS-3,"Summaryof 1/16/76-Nuclear Pollution tal considerations for uranium and accompanying text.

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'41'FR 32801 Township of Lower Alloways Toprovidecopiesofdraftenvd 8/5/76 Creek, New Jersey impact statements and applicant}

mental report'to all parties toi proceeding and require applicas sider alternative locations i@

application.

51-4 43 FR 9542 Boston Edison Company, et al.

To limit the scope of the envirl 3/8/78 view conducted at the operating:

stage for Section 103 applicant, matters of environmental signif-havenotbeenresolvedintheel review conducted ~at the constru

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Action Jt down on PRM-100-2, work is presently suspended (tyal-awaiting Commission decision. PRM-50-20 ling Item (4) will be rescheduled following Com-micar mission decision on PRM-100-2.

(SD) at p with-Comments by 9/19/77. Twelve comments were jor received. Pending Commission decision on classification of safeguards information.

(SD) ands to Comments by 10/7/77, extended to 11/4/77, ht's further extended to 1/3/78. Sixty-two let-be ters were received commenting on the peti-blation tion. Staff paper with recommendation on ent's the disposition of the petition in prepara-tion.

(SD) ronmen-Comments by 3/13/76, extended to 4/26/76.

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Ten comments were received. Partial denial published 4/14/78 (43 FR 15613).

(ELD) stal Comments by 10/4/76. Proposed rule pub-firon-lished 1/17/77, comments by 2/16/77.

Ef-asing fective rule published 10/6/78 (43 FR

on-46292).

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a1 re-Comments by 5/8/78. Eleven comments were hae received.

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FR Citation Petitioner Subject 70-6 42 FR 41675 Eberline Instrument Corporation Toapproveairtransportofcah 8/18/77 reference sources containing nf 5 microcuries of plutonium.

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_40 FR'43517 Energy Research and Development To exempt " low specific activii 9/22/75.

Administration from the packaging requirement:

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71-2 41 FR 15920 American National Standards Toexempt"lowspecificactivid 4/15/76 Institute Committee N14 fromthepackagingrequirementd 71-3 41 FR 50359 Diagnostic Isotopes Corpora-To include the radionuclide lem 11/15/76 tion Transport Group IV.

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i 71-4 42 FR 5149 Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.

To exempt " low specific activi@l 1/27/77 from the packaging requirement @l 71-5 42 FR 54475 Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.

Tolimittheamountofinforma@j 10/6/77 for transporters of radioactivs 71-6 42 FR 61089 Critical Mass Energy Project, To impose the use of special r 12/1/77 et al.

transportation of radioactive:

emergency plans for accidents, responsibility of licensees fog and plan for informing drivers ture of their cargo.

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Action ponor Comments by 10/17/77. One comment was fthan received.

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Arial" Comments by 11/25/75. PRM's 71-1, 71-2, brt 71.

and 71-4 are being incorporated into a rulemaking action scheduled for Commission action in mid-1978. This rulemaking action would incorporate internationally developed transportation standards (IAEA) into domes-tic regulations, both NRC and DOT. The ac-l tion will identify inconsistencies in the l

various standards and make them compatible.

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three petitions, which are similar. Five comments were received.

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Brial" Comments by 6/14/76. See PRM-71-1.

Two art 71.

comments were received.

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in Comments by 1/14/77. No comments were re-ceived. To be handled jointly with DOT.

(SD) prial" Comments by 3/28/77. See PRM-71-1.

Two 3rt 71.

comments were received.

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Equired Comments by 12/5/77. No comments were re-

rial, ceived.

(SD) for the Comments by 1/30/78. Forty comments were 11 8,

received. Informed petitioner 6/7/78 that

ial NRC staff is delaying action on petition

)ents, until NRC/ DOT special study on transporta-tion (requested by Congressman Wirth) is a na-completed fall of 1978.

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FR Citation.

Petitioner.

Subject 71-7 43 FR 25749-Non Destructive Testing Manage-To revoke Appendix E, " Quality-6/14/78 ment Association, et al.

CriteriaforShippingPackagY active tbterials," to 10 CFR

• delay the effective date of 1" of Appendix E until a hearing ;

ducted.

73-2 42 FR 46431 Wisconsin Electric Power Com-To eliminate the requirements 9/15/77 pany, et al.

down"physicalsearchofindid ing a protected area.

73-3 43 FR 29635 KMC, Inc., et al.

To amend 973.55 to include a 1

-7/10/78 meetingthespecificrequiremd will satisfy the performance e for physical protection at nus plants.

100-2 41 FR 27141 Public Interest Research Tosetnumericallimitsonmih 7/1/76 Group, et al.

distanceandmaximumpopulatif around nuclear reactor sites.

i 150-1 43 FR 5442 Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.

To eliminate the paragraph the 2/8/78 for persons engaging in activi Agreement States not possess @

active material for more than any calendar year. The petit 6 that this creates additional y expense and may in tha future l performance of services to pub utilities.

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1 and date of implementation of the QA require-ntation ments of 10 CFR Part 71 was extended from he con-7/1/78 to 1/1/79.

(SD) l l pat-Comments by 10/17/77. Five hundred and La enter -

twenty-five comments were received. Letter sent to petitioner 8/1/78 notifying of Com-mission decision to delay decision for 6 months.

(SD) bent that Comments by 9/8/78.

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Iormally fements power site Comments by 8/30/76. Petitioners advised 1sity by letter 6/2/77 that role of population density criteria being considered in context of allied siting subjects. Twelve comments were received.

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>vides Comments by 4/10/78. No comments were re-in non-ceived.

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