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List of Ongoing and Pending Rulemakino Activities
. Final rules and amendments published in FY 80 (through September 30, 1980)
Pending regulations and amendments proposed in FY 1980 (October 1,1979 -
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SECY-80-436 - Status of Proposed Rules (Provides the status of propnsed rules and advance notices of rulemaking published before July 31,15M) e
FINAL RULES AND AMENDMENTS PUBLISHED IN FY 80
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(through September 30,1980)
Amendment to 10 CFR Part 34, Radiography Safety, published 10-2-79, 44 FR 50805
- Revision of Part 71 to Require NRC Licensees to Meet DOT Requirements, published 11-2-79, 44 FR 63084
- Amendment to 10 CFR Part 34, Part 21 Reference, published 1-11-80, 45 FR 2312 10 CFR Part 71, Correction of U. S. Postal Service Regulation Reference, published 3-28-80, 45 FR 20462
- 10 CFR Part 73, Extension of Dates for Implementation of Category II and III Materials Requirements, oublished 3-25-80, 45 FR 19215 Amendment to Part 50, Maintaining FSARs Current, oublished 5-9-80 10 CFR Part 35, Reports of Misadministration Requirements, oublished 5-14-80, effective 11-10-80
- 10 CFR Part 35, Molybdenum-99 Breakthrough Testing, published 6-19-80, 45 FR 41393 Amendment to Part 32, Specific Domestic Licenses to Manufacture or Transfer Certain Items Containing Byeroduct Material, published 6-9-80, 45 FR 38340 New 10 CFA Part 75, " Safeguards on Nuclear Material--Imolementation of US/IAEA Agreement" and Conforming Amendments to 10 CFR Parts 40, 50, 70, 150, and 170, oublished 7-31-80 10 CFR Part 50, Emergency Planning, published 8-19-80, 45 FR 55402 10 CFR Part 4. Deletion of Source Material Medicinals from the General License in Sec. t.0.22, oublished 8-20-80, effective 9-19-80.
Revision to 10 CFR 50, App. J Air Lock Testing, published 9-22-80 1
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PEllDiflG REGllLAT10tl5 AtlD AllEllutlElli'S PROPOSED Ifl FY 1980*
(October 1, 1979 - September 30, 1980) 10 CFR Part Subject Status t
73 Physical Protection of Plants and Haterials; Proposed amendments published for coment Reporting of Safeguards Events 10-22-79. Target date for final age *?
action 10/80.
50, 51 Storage and Disposal of Nuclear Waste Proposed rulemaking published for coment 10-25-79. Target date not set.
2, 19, 20, 21, 30, Disposal of liigh-Level Radioactive Wastes in Proposed amendments and new Part'60 published 40, 51, and 70.
Geologic Repositories; Proposed Licensing for coment 12-6-79.
Target date for New Part 60.
Procedures Commission action 10/80.
Privacy Act of 1974; New System of Records -
flotice proposing new system of records flRC-35 published for comment 12-7-79.
70, 73 Transient Shipments of Strategic Special Proposed amendments published for comment fluclear Materi:s) 1-8-80.
Target date for Connission action 9/80.
73 Physical Protection of in-Transient Special Proposed amendment published for connient fluclear Material of Moderate Strategic 1-11-80.
Target date for final agency Significance action 10/80.
2 Changes in Rule of Practice Governing Proposed amendments published for connent Discipline
' Adjudicatory Proceedings 1-14-80.
2 Rules of Practice i
Proposed amendments published for coment l-23-80.
Target date for Conunission action l
9/80.
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A complete listing of all rulemaking activities (other than FY 1980) is not yet available.
NRC's Regulations Coordinating Committee, established to conduct a comprehensive review of NRC's regulations, is currently draf ting a Comission paper on the scheduling of their review activities.
'i A schedule for rulemaking actions up to October 1985 (for each 10 CFR Part) will be included as an attaclunent.
The paper is schedule for submission to the ED0 by the end of November.
SOURCES: 1)
" Status of Proposed Rules - Jufy 31, 1980," attachment to SECY-80-436, dated September 16, 1980.
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" Regulations and Amendments Prcposed in FY 1980 (October 1,1979--September Division of Rules and Records, ADM 30,1980),"
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. Affected 10 CFR Paret Subject Status 50 Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Advance notice of proposed rulemaking Facilities; Operational Data Gathering published for conment 1-30-80.
Target date for Conunission action 12/80.
2, 30, 40, 50, Environmental Protection Regulations for Proposed rule published for conment 70, 110 Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory 3-3-80.
Final rule in preparation.
Functions and Related Conforming Amendments Target date for Connission action (proposed rule would revise Part 51) 10/80.
19, 30, 40, 50, Protection of Employees Who Provide Information Proposed amendments published for comment 70, 71, 150 3-10-80.
Target date for Commission action 5/81.
7.7 Physical Protection of Plants and Materials; Proposed rule published for concent Access Controls to fluclear Powerplant 3-12-80.
Vital Areas 70 Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material; Proposed amendments published for comment General License Requirements for any Person 3-12-80.
Target date for Connission who Possesses Irradiated Special Nuclear action 12/80.
flaterial (SilM) 20 Stedards for Protection Against Radiation; Proposed amendments published for comment j
Adv nced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 3-20-80.
Staff to publish its positions j
for coninent 12/80, 19 Information Conference During Inspection Proposed amendment published for conment 3-26-80.
Target date for transmittal of final rule to Conmission 12/80.
2, 50 No Significant !!azards Consideration Proposed amendments published for conment 3-28-80.
Target date for Conunission action 3/81/
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, Affected 10 CFR Part Subject Status 20 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking en Proposed amendnents published for Certification of Personnel Dosimetry Frocessors couinent 3-28-80.
170 Licenses and Other Regulatory Services Under Proposed amendments published for the Atomic Energy Act of 1954; Revision of conment 3-31-80.
Final rule to Haterials Fee Schedules circulate for office concurrences 10/B3.
51 Licensing and Regulatory Policy and Procedures Proposed amendments published for for Environnental Protection; Alternative comment 4-9-80.
Final rule will Site Reviews be published in conjur.ction with j
pi9 posed revision to Part 51.
20 Environmental Radiation Protection Standards Proposed anendments published for for Nuclear Power Operation coninent 4-17-80.
Final rule scheduled to circulate for office concurrence i
by 9/80.
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60 Technical Criteria for Regulating Geologic Advanced notice of proposed rulemaking Disposal of liigh-Level Radioactive Waste published for comment 5-13-80.
Target date for Conunission action 10/80.
2, 50 Possible Amendnents to "Ininediate Effective-Proposed amendments published for j
ness" Rule connent 5-13-80.
l 50 Fire Protection Program for Nuclear Power Proposed amendment published for comment Plants Operating Prior to January 1,1979 5-29-80.
Final rule in preparation.
Target date for Coninission action 10/80.
34 Licenses for Radiography and Radiation Proposed amendments published for conrnent Safety Requirements for Radiogranhic 6-12-80.
Operations; Disposal of Records of Pocket Dosimeter Readings 20 Hiscellaneous Clarifying Amendments Proposed amendments published for connent 7-3-80.
Affected 10 CFR Part Subject Status 50 Domestic Licensing of Production and Advance notice of proposed rulemaking Utilization Facilities; Technical Specifica-published for conenent 7-8-80.
tions for Nuclear Power Reactors S0, 51, 100 Modification of the Policy and Regulatory Advance notice of proposed rulemaking Practice Governing the Siting of Nuclear and revision of reactor siting criteria Power Reactors published for conenent 7-29-80.
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Seetember 16, 1930 WASHINGTON, D. C. 20555 SECY- 0 a36 INFORMATION REPORT For:
The Cor:missioners Frcm:
Daniel J. Conoghue, Director Office of Administration
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William J. Di rcks Acting Executive Director for Operations Subfect:
STATUS OF PROPOSED RULES puroes e:
To provide infor-::ation to the Comissioners Discussion:
The enclosed report is provided in response to a memorandum from Samuel J. Chilk, dated November 9,1979, in which he requested that a quarterly summary be prepared for rulemaking efforts not associated with petitions.
This report covers pro:osed rules as of July 31, 1980, as well as advance notices of rulemaking published in the Federal Register,
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Enclosure:
Report on Status of Propcsed Rules C:ntact:
Al:enia Shepard, ORR
'92-7026 Josech T. Cawley, ORR
'92-7056 O!STRI5UTICN:
F.:mmi ssi oners C:mmission Staff Offices Exec. Oir. for Operations Secretariat D u PE: 84 $ 9 M $5~
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fluCLEAR REGULATORY if,4ttISS10fl STATUS OF PROPOSED RULES - JULY 31, 1980 federal 10 CFR Affected Register Port Parts Citation Subject Action Conunission In formation 2 Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings 2
42 FR 37406 Burden of Proof in Enforce-Conunents by 9/6/77 7/21/77 ment: Proceedings. To 15 connents received.
provide generally that the 10 favored rule wi th-proponent of an order 'n out reservation.
an enforcement action has 3 favored rule with the burden o f proo f.
changes. Final 1
rule sent to Commission 4/15/80.
i Commission decision to disapprove rule issued 5/80.
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(301) 492-7203 l
2 44 FR 12428 fx Parte Conununications,
Comments by 4/23/79.
3/7/79 and Separation of I comment received.
Adjudicatory and Non-OGC paper, reconsnending adjudicatory functions.
Final Rules, sent to To amend the rules dealing Conunission 10/15/79.
l wi th ex-parte conunimica-Action suspended pending tions and the separation Conunission response to o f adjudicatory an'd non-NUREG-0670 (April 1980) adjudicatory functions so which suggesis options for that those rules will be broad overhaul of ex parte
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. art Parts Citation Subject Action Commission Infonnation 2 cont.
44 FR 12428 in accord wi th the Govern-and separation of functions 3/7/79 uent in the Sunshine Act, rules.
Pub. L.94-409.
Task Leader:
- 11. Shulman, OGC, (301) 634-3288.
2, 19, 44 FR 70408 Olsposal of liigh-Level Comment period closed i
20, 21, 12/6/79
_ Radioactive Wastes in 3/3/80. 33 conunents 30, 40, Geologic Repositories; received. Vast majority 51, 60, Pgjjposed Licensing o f cousnents support s ' f f'.s 70 Procedures. To set forth rule with variety of requirements for licensing modi fications proposed.
the receipt and disposal of Comments under review.
high-level radioactive Preliminary analysis wastes (llLW) in geologic does not indicate that any repositories, substantial change in regu-lation is warranted.
2 Target Date for Commission Action: October 1980 l
Conunission paper with final rule will be circula-ted for office review 7/31/80.
Task Leader: F. A. Costan:1 OSD, (301) 443-5981.
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45 FR 3594 Changes in Rules of practice 4 conenents received, 1/11/80 Governing Discipline _in Ad-generally opposing the rule judigtory proceedings. To or certain aspects of it.
(ifRemoveanyimplication
. Final rules dra fted and that an attorney may be in review.
generally suspended from practice before NRC; Task Leader:
D. Herson, I
(2) clarify and bolster the ELD, (301) 492-7678 authority of the presiding of ficer, Appeal Board, and Conunission to suspend any i
party from participation
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special interlocutory appeal precedures governing suspensions from partici-pation; and (4) clarify who may appear before NRC in a representative capacity.
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45 FR 5308 Rules of Practice. To Conenents by 3/24/fl0 2
1/23/80 pennit NRC Atomic Safety conunents received. Final and Licensing Boards to use rules dra f ted, now in special assistants to be review. Taiget Date for drawn from the membership Conunission Action: 9/15/80 of the Atomic Sa fety and Licensing Daard Panel.
Task Leaders:
M. Chopko, OGC, (301) 634-3224 B. Derson, ELD, (301) 492 7678, 2, 30, 45 FR 13739 Envirorunental Protection Conunents by May 2,1980.
l 40, 50, 3/3/80 Requiations for nomestic 21 conunents received.
70, 110 Licensing and Related Hajority of consnents Regulatoiy functions and support rule with Related Conformino Amend-numeious minor revisions ments. To revise Part 51 suggested. Final rule in j
to implement Section 102 (2) pieparation. Target Date of the National Environmen-for Conunission Action (Est.):
j tal Policy Act of 1969, 10/15/80, as amended (NEPA), in a manner which is consistent Task Leader: J. Hapes, ELD, with the NRC's domestic (301) 492-8695 Licensing and related regulatory authority and which reflect the Commis-sion Policy to take account voluntarily, suhject to certain conditions, of the l
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45 FR 13739 on Environmental Quality l
3/3/80 implementing the procedural provisions of !! epa.
2, 50 45 FR 20491 No Signi ficant_ Hazards Con-Comments by May 27, 1980.
3/28/80 sideration. To spectfy 10 conmients have been criteria for determining received. Hajority of i
whether a proposed amend-conunenters oppose rule as ment to an operating currently proposed. Target license or construction Date for Commission Action-penni t for a conunercial 3/81.
l or large production or utilization facility Task Leader:
W. E. Campbell, i
involves no signi ficant Jr., OSD, (301) 443-5913.
hazards consideration.
2, 50 45 FR 34279 possible Amenenents to Comnents by July 7,1980.
5/22/80 "hnmediate Ef fectiveness" 15 conments received. A Rule. To determine, majority of commenters through rulemaking, favored retention of the whether the Conunission current rule with little or should continue to pennit no change.
construction on a nuclear power plant to begin on Task leader:
- p. Crane, 1
the basis of an initial OGC, (301) 634-1465.
decision by an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLD) even though that decision is subject to further review within the Commission.
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42 FR 14880 dependent upon technical 3/17/77 assistance contract results due in 9/80.
i Task Leader:
J. Prell, i
OSD, (301) 443-5904.
I 9 Notices, Instructions, and Reports to_llorkers:
Inspections 19, 20 40 FR 799 Lower Radiation Exposure 29 comments received. A 1/3/75 Levels for Fertile Women.
majority of the commentet s To incorporate the intent supported the proposed rule.
i of the recommendation of Secy-75-535A sent to the t!ational Council on Commission 3/25/76. This Radiation Protection and subject will be addressed lleasurements in Report further, in context of i
No. 39 that the radiation planned EPA /NRC/ OSHA i
exposure to an embryot or hearing, and by proposed fetus he minimized.
Federal Radiation Policy l
Council (currently expected to take place in 1981).
Task Leader:
W. Cool, OSD, (301) 443-5970.
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19, 20 44 FR 10388 Changes in Itadiation Dose-Coninents by 4/23/79.
2/20/79.
Limiting Standards. To 83 conunents received. A eliminate the accumulated majority of the connenters dose averaging formula, opposed the rule on the 5(N-18), and the associated grounds that tillC should FORM NRC-4 Exposure illstory, allow doses greater than 5 and impose annual dose-rem /yr. under unusual limiting standards while circumstances.
retaining quarterly standards.
An ef fective rule could not he approved until after joint epa /0SilA/NRC hearing on
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occupational radiation protection, to be held no carlier than 1/81.
Target Date for Commission Action: Not set.
Task Leader: 11. S. Cool,
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19, 30, 45 FR 15184 Protection of Eniployees who Coninents by May 9, 1 9110.
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40, 50, 3/10/80 Provide Information. To As o f 7 / 31/80, 29 coninen ts 70, 71, amend HRC regulations in had been received. None of 150 regard to protection for the conunents fully supports employees of licensees, the rule. Target Dato contractors, etc., who for Conunission Actinn provide infonnation to is 5/81.
the Conmiission.
Task Leader:
W.E. Campbell, Jr., OSD, (301) 443-5913.
19 45 FR 19564 Informal Conference During Conunents by May 12, 1980.
3/26/80 Ins pec t ion _. To facilitate 56 conmient letters have the exchange of information been received. 48 coninenters during and after inspection generally support the of licensed facilities proposed rule (w/ modi fica-and to expedite the tions) while 8 are opposed.
resolution of inspection Target Date for transmittal findi ngs.
of final rule to Conunission is 12/80.
Also see Part 2 above.
Task Leader:
A.K. Rock 1cin, OSD, (301) 443-5970.
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20 39 FR 32921 Transuranic Waste Disposal. To be resolved as part of 9/12/74 To prohibit the disposal development of 10 CFR of transuranitsu elements by Part 61. Target Date for burial in soll.
Co:nmission Action: Part 61 will be submitted to the Commission 3/81.
Task Leader: P. Lohaus.
NHSS, (301) 427-4433.
20 43 FR 56677 Durial of Small Quantittei Comments by 2/2/79.
12/4/78 of Radionuclides. To 39 comments received, require hRC licensees to evenly divided for and obtain Commission approval against. Final rule in j
prior to burial of small prepa ra t ion. Target Date quantities of radfenuclides, for Commission paper on f
Final Itule:10/1/110 i
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J. W. Ilickey, OSI), (301) 443-5966, i
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20 45 FR 26072 Environmental Radiation Comments by June 16, 1980.
4/17/B0 Protection Standards for 5 comments received. All Nuclear Power Operation.
generally support the rule.
To incorporate the Final rule scheduled to i
existing requirement for circulate for office i
certain uranium fuel cycle concurrence 9/1/80.
licensees to comply with the Environmental Task Leader: J. W. Ilickey, Protection Agency's OSD, (301) 443-5966.
" Environmental Radiation Protection Standards for Nuclear Power Operators."
20 45 FR 45302 Miscellaneous Clari fyinn Comments by September 2, 7/3/80.
Amemhnents. To amend 1980. No consnents NT20!iDT. 20.103, 20.104, received as o f 7/31/80.
and 20.105 in order to I
make clear.that the purpose Task Leader:
A. K. Rocklein.
l of these sections is to OSD, (301) 443-5970.
i hold Itcensees responsible i
for overexposures occurring in connection with licensed activities i f (1) the licensed activity " caused" an individual to be over-exposed, or (2) an inade-quacy or deficiency in the Itcensed activity " permitted" an individual to be over-exposed. Included in these
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20 45 FR 45302 prohibitions would be over-7/3/80 exposures resulting from the acts of employees acting with or without management direction in using licensed material. Also to amend
$20,201(b) in order to nuke clear that the survey requirement of that section is intended to assure that licensees make appropriate surveys and that the even i f noncompliance j
requirement may be violated with some other requirement of Part 20 does not
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L 30, 31, 36 FR 6015 Exemption of Static _Elimina-Eleven letters of comment Will be withdrawn in FY 1980 32 4/1/71 to rs. To exenpt from were received, four of on basis of value/ impact licensing requirements which raised significant analysis. Withdrawal tritina, krypton-nS, or questions concerning package currently being polonium-210 in static license fees, reporting circulated for office elimination devices and requirements, and concurrence.
t ion generating tubes specific licenses for manu factured, imported, incorporation of devices or trans ferred in into products for accordance with a specific commercial distribution.
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trans fer of such devices detennine whether cost of or tubes to persons exempted completing rule change j
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exemption or equivalent Date for Consnission regulations of an Action: 10/80 Agreement State.
Task I.eader:
J. llenry.
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9/28/78 Sources. To establish require-10 cosanents received.
nents to be accomplished in the Commenters are generally in event of an irretrievable well-agreement with the proposed logging source (any scaled regula tion. Additional source containing licensed study required to complete material which is pulled off or impact analysis. Target not connected to the wireline Date for Commission Action:
I downwell, and for which all 12/80.
reasonable ef fort at recovery, as determined Task teader:
H. Wangler, i
by the Conmiission, has been SD (301) 443-5946.
expended).
30, 35 44 FR 32394 Testing of Radioisotope Conunents by 8/7/79.
6/6/79 Generators. To require 3 comments received licensees to test radio-favoring the rule. There phannaceuticals for a were no comments opposing contaminant called the rule. FD0 approval molybdenum-99.
of final rule dated 4/8/80. Sent to federal Action complete.
Register for publication 6/10/80. Final Rule published 6/19/80 at (45 FR 41393).
Task Leader: E. podolak, 1
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44 FR 68853 point-of-sale packagin9 for Task Leader: D. Smith, 11/30/79 these detectors (proposal OSD, (301) 443-5946.
covers smoke detectors).
Action complete.
1so sen Part 30 above
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1 i Port 40 Domestic Licensing of Source Material 40 45 FR 14589 Licensing of Source Haterial; Comments by May 6, 1980.
3/6/80 Deletion of Source Haterial 8 comments received.
Medicinal __ from the_ General All conmients supported License for Small Quantities the rule as proposed.
of Source Haterials. To final rule approved by delete tiie provision EDO H/7/80.
wlitch authorizes the use of source material in the Task Leader:
D. A. Dozik, form of medicinals or drugs.
OSD, (301) 443-5860.
Also see Parts 2, 19, and 30 above.
i 40, 50 44 FR 41468 Sa feguar_ds; Implementation of Comments by 8/3'l/79.
I 70, 75, 7/17/79 USLIA R Agreement. To enable 9 connents received. This
- 150, the United States to imple-task involves coordination 170 ment the US/IAEA Safeguards with other government Agreement, with respect agencies (DOS, 00E, Lo licensed activities, ACDA) and various flRC as soon as the Agreement offices. EDO action enters into force.
6/2/80 sent final rule to SECY for Connission action. Final Rule i
published in Federal Action Complete.
Register 7/31/80.
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Part 50 Domestic Licensinnf Production and utilization facillties 50 36 FR 22851
_ Accident Assuayttons in 16 conenents received.
12/1/71 Environmental ReporM..
Reconsnended Statement of To add an annex to Part 50 Interim Policy on " Accident Appendix D, speci fying Considerations under NEPA" i
certain standarized transmitted to Comunission accident assumptions to be in SECV-80-131, dated used in Environmental Reports March 11, 1980.
and Detailed Statements Comunission, on May 15, required in connection with 1980, approved a revised power reactor licenses.
Statement for publication (Note: Appendix D was in the rederal Register, revoked in 1974 when This action withdraws Part 51 was issued.)
the proposed Annex to i
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and suspends the rule-making. Proposed rule l
withdrawn 6/13/80 (45 FR 40101).
Task Leader: N.Kreger.
NRR, (301) 492-3026.
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a 50 39 FR 26293 General Design Criteria 11 comments received.
Deferred as a result of the f
7/18/74 for fuel Reprocessin3 Reprocessing indefinitely GLSHO decision. Task Plants. To add an de ferred.
placed on hold, per Appendix "P" to establish L. V. Gossick infonnal i
minimian requirements for Task Leader: C. W. Hilsen, note of 8/27/75.
the principal safety-OSD,(301) 443-5910, related design criteria for fuel reprocessing plants.
50, 70 44 FR 54303 Production and littlization Conunents by 11/19/79.
9/19/79 Facility Licenses; 3 conunents received.
Emergency Planning. To Proposed final rule on
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emergency plans for NRC review and approval and Task Leader: M.T. Jamgochian, maintain the emergency Oso, (301) 44s-s9c6.
plans up to date.
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12/19/79 provide an interim upgrade 203 comments received.
of NRC emergency planning Consuents evenly divided regulations.
for and against. Proposed final rule sent to Commission 6/3/80. Final Action Complete, rule approved by 3
Commiission H/23/80 Task Leader:
M. Jamgochian, 050, (301) 443-5966.
50 45 FR 2330 Domestic Licensing of Pro-Camnents by 2/25/80.
1/11/80 duction and _ Utilization 3 comment letters received.
Facilities; Prin!ary_ Reactor One commenter requested Containment Leakage Testing clarification; one requested j
for Water-Cooled Power greater flexibility; and one i
Reac tors. To relax requested less flexibility.
j requirenents for leak Final rule planned for EDO testing of containment issue in December 1980.
huilding air locks that are in frequent use.
Task Leader: G. Arndt, OSD,
(301) 443-5997.
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50 45 FR 36082 fire Protection Program for Comments by June 30, 1980.
I 5/29/80 MiiEWar70wer 7Ta#Es 3 comunents received as of
'OperNttng Prior to 7/24/80. All favor
~1aiisary 1,1979.
Io rule in prepara{osed. Final the rule as pro g
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j protection in operating 10/1/80.
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Also see Parts 2, 11, 19 and 40 above.
' ' art 51 Licensing and Regulatory Policy and Procedures for l
Environmental Protection 51 45 FR 24168 Licensing and Regulatory Conenents by June 9,1980.
4/9/80 Policy and Procedures for 27 conunents received.
Environmenta' Protectiont All but one coannenter 1
Alternative Site Reviews.
were generally supportive To provide procedures and of the staf f proposal.
I perfonnance criteria for The final rule will be the review of alternative developed in conjunction sites for nuclear power with the proposed revision plants under the National to Part 51 (45 FR 13739).
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
Task Leader:
W. Ott, OSD, (301) 443-5966.
Also see Part 2 above.
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- Part 60 Disposal of lilah-Level Radioactive liastes in Geologic Repositories; Proposed Licensing Procedures See Part 2 above.
Part 70 Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Haterial 70 42 FR 13834
, Plutonium-238 Powered Conunents by 10/10/79.
3/14/77 Cardiac Pacemakers. To 19 comunent letters were establish (1) general received. The medical licenses for the implanta-conununity generally supports Lion, routine use, and NRC's allowing the use of recovery of plutonium-238 pu-238 pacemakers even though l
powered cardiac pacemakers technological advances in that have been proved reli-nonnuclear pacemakers have able and safe under investi-greatly reduced the demand for gational programs of Pu-238 pacemakers. Action actual use, and (2) the postponed, at Couunission
,j requirements for issuance direction, to receive of spect fic licenses conunents of flRC Medical authorizing distribution of Advisory Conunittee and the pacemakers for routine use public on FES supplement.
under the general license.
In view of the relatively low demand for Pu-238 pacemakers, staff sent l
paper to EDO 7/28/80 l
recoimnending withdrawal of the proposed amendments j'
and continuing use under j
existing regulations.
Target Date for Conunission Action: g/80
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42 FR 13834 Task Leader:
D. Smith, 3/14/77 OSD (301)443-5946.
70, 73 45 FR 1625 Transient Shiwnen_ts_of Comments by 3/10/80.
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carriers who possess Sept. 1980. Final rule fannula quantities of scheduled to circulate strategic special nuclear for office concurrence in material in the course of a August 1980 transient shipment, and require them to be responsi-Task Leader: C. K. Nulsen, ble for assuring that the NHSS, (301) 427-4181.
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3/12/80 Nuclear Material; 5 conwnents received.
General I teense Requirements A majority of the for Ar,iy Person liho Possesses conunenters favor adoption Irradiated Special Nuclear of the proposed j
iso see Parts 2, 3,0 11 19, Material (SNH) In-Transit.
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to any person who possesses concurrences. Target Date for Irradiated reactor fuel Conenission Action: 12/1/80 in-transit.
Task leader: J. A. Prell, OSD, (301) 443-5904
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71, 73 40 FR 23768 Packaging _ and Transportation 88 comments received on the 6/2/75 of Special_ Nuclear Material transport rulemaking by Air. Concerning the air proceeding. 31 comments transportation of radio-cuoported the air trans-active materials, including port of SNH or radioactive packaging.
material in general or the conclusion that current transport regulations are l
adequate. 35 comments were l
opposed to some aspect of radioactive material trans-port. 22 comments of fered items for consideration or were neutral. Final Environmental Statement issued 12/77. 35 comments received on the Environ-mental Statement.
4 comuments agreed with the conclusions of the statement, lu comments indicated some l
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6/2/75 action: 10/80. Sta f f Task Leader: S. Bernstein*
paper recommending SD,(301)443-5946 closing of proceedings is in preparation. There are no plans to make immediate changes to the
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71 44 FR 40234 Transportation of Comments by 10/16/79; 8/17/79 Radioactive _ Material -
extended to 12/17/79. 28 l
Compatibility with IAEA comments received. 15 Regula tions. To revise were supportive of the the regulations for the proposal, 17 made transportation of radio-suggestions regarding the active material to make technical content of the l
them compatible with requirements, and 5 were those of the IAEA and thus speci fically concerned about with those of most major consistency of terminology nuclear nations of the and requirenents among NRC, world.
DOT, and the IAEA. Target Date for Commission Action:
12/81. Completion date for DOT action extended due to controversy over low speci fic activity materials.
NRC parallel rule will also be delayed.
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44 FR 48234 Task I.cader:
D. Ilopkins, 8/17/79 0S0, (301) 443-5946.
Also see Part 19 above.
Part 72 LicensingAquirements for the StorageJf Spent _Fitel in an Independent Spent Fuel __ Storage Installation 72 43 FR 46309 Storage o f Spent Fuel. To Canments by 1/4/79. 73 10/f>/7tl adil~a new part whiWi spect-consnent letters received, j
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fuel in an independent 9/31/80 Rule has been spent fuel storage revised to incorporate installation.
new emergency planning approach. Draf t final role sent to Commission for revision and approval on May 8,19tl0. Sta f f's response to Conunission conunents being forwarded to Cie.aission.
Task Leader: Dennis Reisenweaver, OSD.
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d 10/22/79 Eyents. To require skat 25 conments received. A Ilcensees report events majority of the commenters which significantly were in agreement with threaten or lessen the the intent of the rule I
effectiveness of their but requested that nere sa feguards system.
definitive criteria
'be developed for reporting in addition to a reporting schedule which depends on the severity of the event and compensating measures taken. Target date for final agency action:
t, 10/80.
Task Leader:
T. S. Michaels.
OSD, (301) 443-5903.
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_ Physical Protection of Comments by 2/13/80, extended 1/14/80 Intransit Special to 3/24/80. 2 comments iluclear Material )f received. Amendments 45 FR 11503 Moderate Strategic Sty _n_f-republished 2/21/80 to j
2/21/80 ficance. To allow the NRC explain how IIRC would to delay the shipments of implement scheduling l
certain quantities of control. Additional Special Nuclear Material amendments drafted to (SNH) of moderate require early theft-1 I
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45 IR 3657 strategic significance in detection capabilities of 1/14/80 order to prevent concurrent Itcensees who transport shipment of two or more Category II SNH. Final 45 FR 11503 quantitles of SNH that, rule amendments being 2/21/80 in total, would exceed prepa red. Target Date for a fonnula amount.
Commission Action: Oct.
I 1980 Task Leader: C. K. Nulsen, NMSS, (301) 427-41111.
i 73 45 FR 15937 Physical Protection of Comments by Hay 12, 1980 Paper circulated for 3/12/80 Plants and Materials; 12 comments received.
Initial office review Access Controls to Nuclear Commenters were in 7/24/80. Target Date for
.Powerplant Vital Area. To agreement with the intent Consnission Action: 12/80 i
define more clearly the of the rule but requested I
criteria for personnel clarification of the access controls for nuclear phrasing in addition power plant vital areas.
to two changes.
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Also see Parts 70 and 71 above.
Part 75 Safeguards of Nuclear Haterial - Implementation of US/IAEA Agreement 1
See Part 40 above.
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l Part 140 Financial Protectlon Requiresnents and Indemnity Agreements l
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_Indemni fication of Spent Coneents by 2/7/79. 16 1/8/79 Reactor _ Fuel. To extend cononents received. 12 Government indemnity to comunenters support staf f spent reactor fuel stored proposal while 4 at a reactor site different cosamenters generally oppose than the one where it was it. Final rule f..
generated, in a spect fic prepa ra tion. ELD situation, and consider concurrence now being such indemnity in a more obtained. Target Date generic sense, for Consnission Actio;.
October 1980.
Task Leader:
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140 44 FR 20709 Financial Protection Copenents by 6/5/79.
4/6/79
_ Requirements and Indemnity 2 comunents received.
Agreements; Miscellancons Target Date for Amendments. To amend Consnission Action:
regulations relating October 1980. ELD has to the financial protec-indiceted no legal j
tion and indemnity objection. NHR and ELD required of if censees; evaluating roamnents from and to implement legisla-insurance pools received tion that modi fled and in July concerning impact I
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present Price-Anderson legislation.
Task Leader: 1. Dinitz, NRR, (301) 492-8336.
Part 150 Exemptions and Continued Rc3nlato q Authorit_y, In A rcement States Under Section 274 i
150 39 FR 32922 Transuranic Waste Disposal.
15 connents received. A 9/12/74 To reassert the Cosmiission's majority of the consnenters authority in Agreement were supportive of the 3
States over the disposal of staff proposal. To be transuranttun elements by resolved as part of hurial in soil, develoluent of 10 CFR Part 61. Target Date for Conunission Action: Part 61 I '
will be submitted to the Connaission 3/81.
Task Leader: P. Lohaus.
NHSS,(301)427-4433.
150 42 FR 13837
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sole agency regulating 9/80. (See related rule, the routine use under Part 70 above).
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42 FR 13837 pacemakers aint the Task Leader: D. Smith, 3/14/77 distribution under specific OSD, (301) 443-5946 license of pacemakers used under such general license.
Also see Parts 19, 30, and 40 above.
bart 170 fees for Facilities _ and Haterials Licenses And Other Regulatory Serylces t
Under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 As Amended 170 45 FR 20899 Licenses and Other Regula-Comments by 4/30/80. 5 3/31/80 tory Services Under ti e coesnents received. All L
_ Atomic Ener_gy Act of 1954-comments expressed t
1(evision of Materials Fee opposition to staff Schedules. To add a new pro posal. Final rule to fee Category 11.f to Section circulate for office 170.31 on schedule of fees concurrences 10/80, for amterials licenses and other regulatory services.
Task Leader: If. O. Miller, Jr., ADM, (301) 492-7225 Also see Parts 30, and 40 above.
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s Part 2 Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedirm 2, 50 44 FR 33833 Request for Public Corynent Conunents by 7/6/79.
6/13/79 on Licensing Procedure _s..
No cousnents received.
To request the views of Proposed Rule published the public on the Commission's in the federal Register inanediate effectiveness rule May 22, 1980 (10 CFR 2.764) which (45 FR 34279).
provides that a construction permit can ne issued on the Task Leader: P. Crane, basis of an initial OGC, (301) 634-1465.
Action decision of an Atomic Complete Safety and Licensing Board even though that decision is subject to further review within the Consul ss ion.
2, 50 45 FR 20493 Advance Notice of Rulemaking Conunent period extended Potential problem: NRC's 3/28/80 on Certi rication of Personnel from flay 27,1980 to authority to certi fy Dosimetry _ Processors. To June 27,1980. 50 dosimetry processors; obtain public comunents on conenents received. More ELI) researchisig this issue.
Various alternatives for that 90% of the improving accuracy in consnenters favor a regu-I personnel dosimetry, latory prograin for particularly with respect improving dosimeter to operation of the testing accuracy. A majority of and certi fication labora-the conunenters favor an tories.
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3/28/80 testing laboratory. Oral comments were accepted during a public nmeting on this topic held j
Hay 28 and 29, 1980.
Target Date for Commission Action-I Proposed rule scheduler 1 for publication duriet the fall o f 19110, i
Task Leader: N. S. Dennis.
OSD, (301) 443-5970.
' Part 9 Public Records 1
" Plain English" Version of Comments by 6/18/79.
Action suspended, as result 4/17/79 freedom of Information Act 30 comments received.
of Commission decision not Regulations. A suggested Hajority of comments to fund " plain English" I
revision of the Freedom supported the concept of program in FY 1981 hudget, of Information Act regula-writing regulations in tions was published for plain Englis h.
pubile conment, as an illustration of how regula-Action suspended, pending tions could be written in completion of higher
" plain English", as priority items.
prescribed by Executive Order 12044.
Task Lea *Jer: J. H. Felton, i
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Action Connaissinn Information part 30, Rules of General 3pl_icability to Domestic licensing of Byproduct Material 30, 40, 43 FR 10370 DecommissioningC_rjteria Conmients on decomniissioning 50, 70 3/12/78 for Nuclear Facilities, program by 7/ 1 5 / 711, 69 to provide more speci fic conenents received, the guidance on decoiwaission-majority of which support ing criteria for production the sta ff proposal. State and utilization facility Workshops held 9/78 and licensees and byproduct.
9/79.
l'arget Dates for i
source, and special Consnission Action: Dra f t nuclear material GEIS, 9/80; policy State-Itcensees, ment, 4/81; proposed Rules, 8 / 11 1.
Task Leader: G. D. Calkins.
050, (301) 443-5910 Part 34 Licenses for Radiography and Radiation Safety Requirements for RadioJraphic Operations 34 43 IR 12718 Design of Radiographic, Conunents by 5/26/78 33 proposed rule will be based 3/ 2 7 / 711 Exposure Devices. To conunents received.
on Advance Notice of reduce radiation over-Commenters generally proposed Rulemaking.
exposures caused by favored the promulgation Guidance for meeting the equl[mient failure.
of some type of equipnent Standard may be based on s tanda rd. Most users proposed ANSI standard. This favored the proposal with action is consistent with l
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CFR Affected Register Pr.r t Parts Citation Subject Action Connaission Info,renatiott 34 43 FR 12718 extensively (i.e.,
ninnber 3/27/78 of features) the devices should be regulated.
Target Date for Conunission Action: 6/81.
j Task Leader: H. Wangler, 50, (301) 443-5946.
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Part 40 Domestic Licensing of Source Material See Part 30 above.
Part 50 Doinestic Licensing of Production and Utilization racilities f
50 43 FR 22373 financial Quali fications.
Cousnents by 7/24/78.Seven Menio SECY to EDO (5/30/80) 5/25/78 Regarding the requirement conunents received.Six in advised sta ff that for demonstrating financial favor of proposal; Consnission decided against quali fications to obtain 1 opposed. Staff issuing FR notice requesting i
Part 50 licenses for pro-reconunended that the second round of conenents i
duction and utilization Conmiission consider eliniina-and has sent the staff's facil i t i es.
ting second request for reconenendations to OPE.
conunents and instead act OPE was directed to on sta f f's recomunendation recoimeend a new course of in proposed rule (SECY action for Connaission 299) which would substan-consideration.
l tially reduce scope of financial quali fications l
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41 c3 22373 for Commission Action not 5/is/18 set.
i Task Leader: J. Petersen, i
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50 43 FR 57157 Acceptance Criteria for Comments by 3/5/79.
12/6/78 fuergency Core Cooling 29 comment letters Systems. To change received. Majority of certain technical and commenters were generally nontechnical require-in favor of sta f f proposal.
ments within the existing Work on rule deferred, emergency core cooling pending assessumnt of THI system rule, accident and its impact on ECCS rule.
Task Leader: J. A. Norberg, OSD, (301) 443-5924.
l 50, 51 44 FR 61372 Storage and Disposal of First prehearing conf. order i
10/25/79 Nuclear Haste. To issued 2/1/80. Depa rtment reassess degree of con-of Energy's filing received fidence that radioactive 4/15/80. Filing date for wastes produced by other full participants nuclear facilities will be extended to 7/7/80. Filing safely disposed of, to of cross statements l
determine when disposal will currently scheduled for j
be possible, and to deter-9/5/80. The Commission mine whether wastes can he has established a Working sa fely Group, chaired by the t
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federal CFR A f fected Register Part Pa rts Citation Subject Action Commission In formation 50, 51 44 FR 61172 stored until they are Office of Policy Evaluation, cont.
10/25/79 safely disposed of, to monitor develoimient of the record. Target Date for Conunission Action.
Not set.
j Task Leaders: L. Slaggie, OGC, (301) 634-3224.
S. Trubatch, OGC, (301) 634-3224.
50 45 TR 6793 Operational Data Gatherin3 Conunents by 3/3/80, 1/30/80 To require that participa-45 consnents received. Vast tion in the Nuc1 car Plant majority of consnenters Reliability Data System oppose staff proposal. The (NPRDS) be made mandatory sta f f review of comments for power reactor could result in modi fication licensees.
of the original proposal and reconsideration as to whether NpRDS should he mandatory.
Target Date for Conunission Action: 12/80.
Task Leader: H. Hedeiros, Jr.
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50 45 FR 45916 Domestic Licensing _o f Produc-Conenents by September 8 7 / 8 / 11 0 tion and Utilization Facili-1980. No conunents received f-ties,;_ Technical Spect fica-as of 7/31/80 Lions for Nuclear Power Reactors. To amend current Task Leader: J. lietmore, regulatTons pertaining to nRR, (301) 492-8935.
Lectu'.ical speci fications for nuclear power reactors to (1) establish a standard for deciding wlitch items derived from the safety analysis l
report minst be !: arporated i
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into technical spect fica-tions, (2) modi fy the de fini-tions of categories of technical speci fications to focus more directly on i
reactor operation, (3) l define a new category of j
requirements that would he f
of lesser inunediate signi-ficance to safety than technical spect fications, and (4) establish appropriate conditions that meist be inet by licensees to make changes to the requirements in the
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To request public Task Leader: R. Grill, 050, conenent on the possible (301) 443-5966, alternative approaches for modi fication of the existing criteria for the siting of nuclear power i
reac tors.
Also see Parts 2 and 30 above.
Part 51
- Licensing and Regulator 1 Policy and Procedures For Environniental Proteddon See Part 50 above.
Part 60 D3posal of liigh-level Radioactive Wastes in Geologic Repositories;
_P_roposed Licensing Procedures r
60 45 FR 31393 Technical Criteria for Regula-Coimnents by July 14, 1980 5/13/80 ting 07alogic Disposal ~lil~gh-25 conenents received as of.
l Level Radioactive Waste.
7/21/80 Overwhelming To-'infonn the pubTil: and majority of conenenters i
interested parties concern-generally support the
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45 FR 31393 of technical criteria to for Conunission action:
S /1 3/110 hecome Part 60 10/1/80 Task leader: I. Craig Roheris, (OSD)
(301) 443-5985.
Part 61 Hanagement_ and Disposal of tow-tevel Hastes by Shallow tanf_l Durial and Alternative DisposaTHethods
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I 61 44 FR 49811 Hanagement and Disposal of Conunents by 12/26/78 After the workshops are 10/25/711 1.ow-tevel llas tes. To add 34 consnents received, completed, the staff will a new Part 61 which Target Date for Consnission make a reconinendation to speci fies a regulatory Action: Early FY 19111.
the Conunission to promul-j program for management of A draft of the regulation gate the regulation as low-level radioactive has been written and was either an Advance flotice
- nastes, sent to a wide spectrum of for Proposed Rulemaking or individuals for couunent in as a fonnal dra f t with l
flovember 1979. A notice of attendant EIS. Target i
availability was issued date for issuance of 2/28/80 in order to proposed rule and draft make the draft available to EIS is April 19111.
wider cross-section of indi-viduals for comment. A con-i tractor has been engaged to j
write the EIS. Public work-l shops were held in May and I
July 1980 to discuss the November dra ft.
An additional workshop is
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44 FR 491111 planned for August.
10/25/711 Task Leader: R. D. Smith, NHSS, (301) 427-4433 Part 70 Domestic l.icensing of Special Nuclear Material i
See Part 30 above.
.Part 100 Reactor Site Criteria 100 43 fR 2729 SeismicandGeologicSi, ting Conunents by 3/1/78 34 Siting policy task force 1/19/78 Criteria. Regarding the conunents received. Nearly reconuended revision of l
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current seismic criteria.
supported the proposed including Appendix A.
revision of the rule.
" Seismic and Geologic Sit-further consideration ing for Nuclear Power postponed pending Plants." SECY-79-300 revision of several areas informed Conunission of Part 100. Action regarding staf f reassess-on this task will be ment of Appendix A.
At delayed for at least fY 111 hudget briefing, three years.
staff indicated that, due to high priorities Task Leader: L. Deratan, for low-level and high-OSD, (301) 443-59118.
level waste programs, cork on Appendix should be indefini tely postponed.
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