81 FR 94893 - Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 247 (December 23, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 247 (Friday, December 23, 2016)] [Unknown Section] [Pages 94893-94896] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-29930] [[Page 94893]] Vol. 81 Friday, No. 247 December 23, 2016 Part XXVII Nuclear Regulatory Commission ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Semiannual Regulatory Agenda Federal Register / Vol. 81 , No. 247 / Friday, December 23, 2016 / Unified Agenda [[Page 94894]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2016-0186] 10 CFR Chapter I Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: We are publishing our semiannual regulatory agenda (the Agenda) in accordance with Public Law 96-354, ``The Regulatory Flexibility Act,'' and Executive Order 12866, ``Regulatory Planning and Review.'' The Agenda is a compilation of all rulemaking activities on which we have recently completed action or have proposed or are considering action. We have completed 13 rulemaking activities since publication of our last Agenda on June 9, 2016 (81 FR 37465). This issuance of our Agenda contains 26 active and 23 long-term rulemaking activities: 1 is Economically Significant; 7 represent Other Significant agency priorities; 39 are Substantive, Nonsignificant rulemaking activities; and 2 are Administrative rulemaking activities. Two of the NRC's rulemaking activities impact small entities. This issuance also contains our annual regulatory plan, which contains information on some of our most important regulatory actions that we are considering issuing in proposed or final form during Fiscal Year 2017. Our regulatory plan was submitted to OMB in June 2016; updates have been reflected in the Agenda abstract for each rulemaking. We are requesting comment on the rulemaking activities as identified in this Agenda. DATES: Submit comments on rulemaking activities as identified in this Agenda by January 23, 2017. ADDRESSES: Submit comments on any rulemaking activity in the Agenda by the date and methods specified in any Federal Register notice on the rulemaking activity. Comments received on rulemaking activities for which the comment period has closed will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given except as to comments received on or before the closure dates specified in the Federal Register notice. You may submit comments on this Agenda through the Federal Rulemaking Web site by going to http://www.regulations.gov and searching for Docket ID NRC-2016-0186. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415- 3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions on any rulemaking activity listed in the Agenda, contact the individual listed under the heading ``Agency Contact'' for that rulemaking activity. For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-3280; email: [email protected]. Persons outside the Washington, DC, metropolitan area may call, toll- free: 1-800-368-5642. For further information on the substantive content of any rulemaking activity listed in the Agenda, contact the individual listed under the heading ``Agency Contact'' for that rulemaking activity. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0186 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this document. You may obtain publically-available information related to this document by any of the following methods:Reginfo.gov: [cir] For completed rulemaking activities go to http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaHistory?showStage=completed, select ``fall 2016 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions'' from drop down menu, and select ``Nuclear Regulatory Commission'' from drop down menu. [cir] For active rulemaking activities go to http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain and select ``Nuclear Regulatory Commission'' from drop down menu. [cir] For long-term rulemaking activities go to http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain, select ``Current Long Term Actions'' link, and select ``Nuclear Regulatory Commission'' from drop down menu. Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0186. NRC's Public Web site: Go to http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/rulemaking-ruleforum/unified-agenda.html and select fall 2016. NRC's Public Document Room: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0186 in your comment submission. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS. Introduction The Agenda is a compilation of all rulemaking activities on which an agency has recently completed action or has proposed or is considering action. The Agenda reports rulemaking activities in three major categories: Completed, active, and long-term. Completed rulemaking activities are those that were completed since publication of an agency's last Agenda; active rulemaking activities are those that an agency currently plans to have an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, a Proposed Rule, or a Final Rule issued within the next 12 months; and long-term rulemaking activities are rulemaking activities under development but for which an agency does not expect to have a regulatory action within the 12 months after publication of the current edition of the Unified Agenda. We assign a ``Regulation Identifier Number'' (RIN) to a rulemaking activity when our Commission initiates a rulemaking and approves a rulemaking plan, or when the NRC staff begins work on a Commission delegated [[Page 94895]] rulemaking \1\ that does not require a rulemaking plan. The Office of Management and Budget uses this number to track all relevant documents throughout the entire ``lifecycle'' of a particular rulemaking activity. We report all rulemaking activities in the Agenda that have been assigned a RIN and meet the definition for a completed, an active, or a long-term rulemaking activity. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- \1\ For information on delegated rulemakings see ADAMS Accession No. ML16040A011. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this Agenda is updated to reflect any action that has occurred on a rulemaking activity since publication of our last Agenda on June 9, 2016 (81 FR 37465). Specifically, the information in this Agenda has been updated through September 2, 2016. The date for the next scheduled action under the heading ``Timetable'' is the date the next regulatory action for the rulemaking activity is scheduled to be published in the Federal Register. The date is considered tentative and is not binding on the Commission or its staff. The Agenda is intended to provide the public early notice and opportunity to participate in our rulemaking process. However, we may consider or act on any rulemaking activity even though it is not included in the Agenda. Common Prioritization of Rulemaking A key part of our regulatory program is an annual review of all ongoing and potential rulemaking activities. In conjunction with our budget and long-term planning process, we develop program budget estimates and determine the relative priority of rulemaking activities using our Common Prioritization of Rulemaking (CPR) methodology (ADAMS Accession No. ML15086A074). The results of the most current annual review is available on the NRC's Rulemaking Priorities Web page at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/rulemaking-ruleforum/rule-priorities.html. The CPR methodology considers four factors and assigns a score to each factor. Factor A includes activities that support the NRC's Strategic Plan goals of ensuring the safe and secure use of radioactive materials. Factor B includes activities that support the Strategic Plan cross-cutting strategies of Regulatory Effectiveness and Openness. Specifically, this factor considers whether the rulemaking activity enhances regulatory effectiveness and/or openness in the way that the NRC conducts regulatory activities. Factor C is a governmental factor representing interest to the NRC, Congress, or other governmental bodies. Factor D is an external factor representing interest to members of the public, non-governmental organizations, the nuclear industry, vendors, and suppliers. The overall priority is determined by adding the factor scores together for each rulemaking activity. Section 610 Periodic Reviews Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act Section 610 of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requires agencies to conduct a review within 10 years of promulgation of those regulations that have or will have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. We undertake these reviews to decide whether the rules should be unchanged, amended, or withdrawn. At this time, we do not have any rules that have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities; therefore, we have not included any RFA Section 610 periodic reviews in this edition of the Agenda. A complete listing of our regulations that impact small entities and related Small Entity Compliance Guides are available from the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/rulemaking/flexibility-act/small-entities.html. Public Comments Received on the NRC's Unified Agenda The NRC did not receive any written public comments on its last Agenda that published on June 9, 2016 (81 FR 37465). Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of September 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration. Nuclear Regulatory Commission--Proposed Rule Stage ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 558....................... Revision of Fee Schedules; 3150-AJ73 Fee Recovery for FY 2017 [NRC-2016-0081]. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Nuclear Regulatory Commission--Completed Actions ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulation Sequence No. Title Identifier No. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 559....................... Controlling the 3150-AH18 Disposition of Solid Materials [NRC-1999-0002]. 560....................... Variable Annual Fee 3150-AI54 Structure for Small Modular Power Reactors [NRC-2008-0664]. 561....................... Revision of Fee Schedules: 3150-AJ66 Fee Recovery for FY 2016 [NRC-2015-0223]. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) Proposed Rule Stage 558. Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for FY 2017 [NRC- 2016-0081] Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 483; 42 U.S.C. 2201 ; 42 U.S.C. 2214; 42 U.S.C. 5841 Abstract: This rule would implement the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (OBRA-90), as amended, which requires the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to recover approximately 90 percent of its budget authority in a given fiscal year, less the amounts appropriated from the Waste Incidental to Reprocessing and generic homeland security activities, through fees assessed to licensees. This rulemaking would amend the Commission's fee schedules for licensing, inspection, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees. The licensing and inspection fees are established under 10 CFR part 170 and recover the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's cost of providing services to identifiable applicants and licensees. Examples of services provided by the [[Page 94896]] Nuclear Regulatory Commission for which 10 CFR part 170 fees are assessed include license application reviews, license renewals, license amendment reviews, and inspections. The annual fees established under 10 CFR part 171 recover budgeted costs for generic (e.g., research and rulemaking) and other regulatory activities not recovered under 10 CFR part 170 fees. Timetable: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Action Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NPRM................................ 01/00/17 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Michele D. Kaplan, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Phone: 301 415-5256, Email: [email protected]. RIN: 3150-AJ73 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION (NRC) Completed Actions 559. Controlling the Disposition of Solid Materials [NRC-1999-0002] Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201; 42 U.S.C. 5841 Abstract: This rule would add radiological criteria for controlling the disposition of solid materials that have no, or very small amounts of, residual radioactivity resulting from licensed operations, and which originate in restricted or impacted areas of NRC-licensed facilities. The NRC staff provided a draft proposed rule package on Controlling the Disposition of Solid Materials to the Commission on March 31, 2005, which the Commission disapproved (ADAMS Accession No. ML051520285). The rulemaking package included a summary of stakeholder comments (NUREG/CR-6682), Supplement 1 (ADAMS Accession No. ML003754410). The Commission's decision was based on the fact that the Agency is currently faced with several high priority and complex tasks, that the current approach to review specific cases on an individual basis is fully protective of public health and safety, and that the immediate need for this rule has changed due to the shift in timing for reactor decommissioning. The Commission has discontinued action on this rulemaking. Completed: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reason Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Discontinued........................ 07/29/16 81 FR 49863 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Torre Taylor, Phone: 301 415-7900, Email: [email protected]. RIN: 3150-AH18 560. Variable Annual Fee Structure for Small Modular Power Reactors [NRC-2008-0664] Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201; 42 U.S.C. 5841 Abstract: This rule would amend the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's regulations governing annual fees to establish a variable annual fee structure for power reactors based on licensed power limits. Completed: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reason Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Final Rule.......................... 05/24/16 81 FR 32617 Final Rule Effective................ 06/23/16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Michele D. Kaplan, Phone: 301 415-5256, Email: [email protected]. RIN: 3150-AI54 561. Revision of Fee Schedules: Fee Recovery for FY 2016 [NRC-2015- 0223] Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 483; 42 U.S.C. 2201; 42 U.S.C. 2214; 42 U.S.C. 5841 Abstract: This rule amends the Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing, inspection, special project, and annual fees charged to its applicants and licensees and, for the first time, the NRC is proposing to recover its costs when it responds to third-party demands for information in litigation where the United States is not a party (``Touhy requests''). These amendments are necessary to implement the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 as amended (OBRA-90), which requires the NRC to recover approximately 90 percent of its annual budget through fees. Completed: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reason Date FR Cite ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Final Rule Published................ 06/24/16 81 FR 41171 Final Rule Effective................ 08/23/16 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Yes. Agency Contact: Michele D. Kaplan, Phone: 301 415-5256, Email: [email protected]. RIN: 3150-AJ66 [FR Doc. 2016-29930 Filed 12-22-16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; • NRC’s Public Document Room: You
COMMISSION email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For may examine and purchase copies of
technical questions on any rulemaking public documents at the NRC’s PDR,
[NRC–2016–0186] activity listed in the Agenda, contact the Room O1–F21, One White Flint North,
individual listed under the heading 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
10 CFR Chapter I
‘‘Agency Contact’’ for that rulemaking Maryland 20852.
Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory activity.
For additional direction on obtaining B. Submitting Comments
and Deregulatory Actions
information and submitting comments, Please include Docket ID NRC–2016–
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory see ‘‘Obtaining Information and 0186 in your comment submission.
Commission. Submitting Comments’’ in the
ACTION: Semiannual regulatory agenda. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of The NRC cautions you not to include
this document. identifying or contact information that
SUMMARY: We are publishing our you do not want to be publicly
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
semiannual regulatory agenda (the disclosed in your comment submission.
Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, The NRC will post all comment
Agenda) in accordance with Public Law
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, submissions at http://
96–354, ‘‘The Regulatory Flexibility
Washington, DC 20555–0001, telephone:
Act,’’ and Executive Order 12866, www.regulations.gov as well as enter the
301–415–3280; email: Cindy.Bladey@
‘‘Regulatory Planning and Review.’’ The comment submissions into the
nrc.gov. Persons outside the
Agenda is a compilation of all Agencywide Documents Access and
Washington, DC, metropolitan area may
rulemaking activities on which we have Management System (ADAMS). The
call, toll-free: 1–800–368–5642. For
recently completed action or have NRC does not routinely edit comment
further information on the substantive
proposed or are considering action. We submissions to remove identifying or
content of any rulemaking activity listed
have completed 13 rulemaking activities contact information.
in the Agenda, contact the individual
since publication of our last Agenda on If you are requesting or aggregating
listed under the heading ‘‘Agency
June 9, 2016 (81 FR 37465). This comments from other persons for
Contact’’ for that rulemaking activity.
issuance of our Agenda contains 26 submission to the NRC, then you should
active and 23 long-term rulemaking SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
inform those persons not to include
activities: 1 is Economically Significant; Obtaining Information and Submitting identifying or contact information that
7 represent Other Significant agency Comments they do not want to be publicly
priorities; 39 are Substantive, disclosed in their comment submission.
Nonsignificant rulemaking activities; A. Obtaining Information
Your request should state that the NRC
and 2 are Administrative rulemaking Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016– does not routinely edit comment
activities. Two of the NRC’s rulemaking 0186 when contacting the NRC about submissions to remove such information
activities impact small entities. This the availability of information for this before making the comment
issuance also contains our annual document. You may obtain publically- submissions available to the public or
regulatory plan, which contains available information related to this entering the comment into ADAMS.
information on some of our most document by any of the following
important regulatory actions that we are methods: Introduction
considering issuing in proposed or final • Reginfo.gov:
form during Fiscal Year 2017. Our The Agenda is a compilation of all
Æ For completed rulemaking
regulatory plan was submitted to OMB rulemaking activities on which an
activities go to http://www.reginfo.gov/
in June 2016; updates have been agency has recently completed action or
public/do/eAgendaHistory?showStage=
reflected in the Agenda abstract for each has proposed or is considering action.
completed, select ‘‘fall 2016 The
rulemaking. We are requesting comment The Agenda reports rulemaking
Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda
on the rulemaking activities as activities in three major categories:
of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory
identified in this Agenda. Actions’’ from drop down menu, and Completed, active, and long-term.
DATES: Submit comments on rulemaking select ‘‘Nuclear Regulatory Completed rulemaking activities are
activities as identified in this Agenda by Commission’’ from drop down menu. those that were completed since
January 23, 2017. publication of an agency’s last Agenda;
Æ For active rulemaking activities go
to http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ active rulemaking activities are those
ADDRESSES: Submit comments on any
eAgendaMain and select ‘‘Nuclear that an agency currently plans to have
rulemaking activity in the Agenda by
Regulatory Commission’’ from drop an Advance Notice of Proposed
the date and methods specified in any
down menu. Rulemaking, a Proposed Rule, or a Final
Federal Register notice on the
Æ For long-term rulemaking activities Rule issued within the next 12 months;
rulemaking activity. Comments received
go to http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/ and long-term rulemaking activities are
on rulemaking activities for which the
eAgendaMain, select ‘‘Current Long rulemaking activities under
comment period has closed will be
Term Actions’’ link, and select ‘‘Nuclear development but for which an agency
considered if it is practical to do so, but
Regulatory Commission’’ from drop does not expect to have a regulatory
assurance of consideration cannot be
action within the 12 months after
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given except as to comments received down menu.
publication of the current edition of the
on or before the closure dates specified • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
Unified Agenda.
in the Federal Register notice. You may http://www.regulations.gov and search
submit comments on this Agenda for Docket ID NRC–2016–0186. We assign a ‘‘Regulation Identifier
through the Federal Rulemaking Web • NRC’s Public Web site: Go to http:// Number’’ (RIN) to a rulemaking activity
site by going to http:// www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- when our Commission initiates a
www.regulations.gov and searching for collections/rulemaking-ruleforum/ rulemaking and approves a rulemaking
Docket ID NRC–2016–0186. Address unified-agenda.html and select fall plan, or when the NRC staff begins work
questions about NRC dockets to Carol 2016. on a Commission delegated
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rulemaking 1 that does not require a term planning process, we develop Section 610 Periodic Reviews Under the
rulemaking plan. The Office of program budget estimates and Regulatory Flexibility Act
Management and Budget uses this determine the relative priority of Section 610 of the Regulatory
number to track all relevant documents rulemaking activities using our Flexibility Act (RFA) requires agencies
throughout the entire ‘‘lifecycle’’ of a Common Prioritization of Rulemaking to conduct a review within 10 years of
particular rulemaking activity. We (CPR) methodology (ADAMS Accession promulgation of those regulations that
report all rulemaking activities in the No. ML15086A074). The results of the have or will have a significant economic
Agenda that have been assigned a RIN most current annual review is available impact on a substantial number of small
and meet the definition for a completed, on the NRC’s Rulemaking Priorities Web entities. We undertake these reviews to
an active, or a long-term rulemaking page at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ decide whether the rules should be
activity. doc-collections/rulemaking-ruleforum/ unchanged, amended, or withdrawn. At
The information contained in this
rule-priorities.html. The CPR this time, we do not have any rules that
Agenda is updated to reflect any action
methodology considers four factors and have a significant economic impact on
that has occurred on a rulemaking
assigns a score to each factor. Factor A a substantial number of small entities;
activity since publication of our last
includes activities that support the therefore, we have not included any
Agenda on June 9, 2016 (81 FR 37465).
NRC’s Strategic Plan goals of ensuring RFA Section 610 periodic reviews in
Specifically, the information in this
the safe and secure use of radioactive this edition of the Agenda. A complete
Agenda has been updated through
materials. Factor B includes activities listing of our regulations that impact
September 2, 2016.
The date for the next scheduled action that support the Strategic Plan cross- small entities and related Small Entity
under the heading ‘‘Timetable’’ is the cutting strategies of Regulatory Compliance Guides are available from
date the next regulatory action for the Effectiveness and Openness. the NRC’s Web site at http://www.nrc.
rulemaking activity is scheduled to be Specifically, this factor considers gov/about-nrc/regulatory/rulemaking/
published in the Federal Register. The flexibility-act/small-entities.html.
whether the rulemaking activity
date is considered tentative and is not enhances regulatory effectiveness and/ Public Comments Received on the
binding on the Commission or its staff. or openness in the way that the NRC NRC’s Unified Agenda
The Agenda is intended to provide the conducts regulatory activities. Factor C The NRC did not receive any written
public early notice and opportunity to is a governmental factor representing public comments on its last Agenda that
participate in our rulemaking process. interest to the NRC, Congress, or other published on June 9, 2016 (81 FR
However, we may consider or act on any governmental bodies. Factor D is an 37465).
rulemaking activity even though it is not external factor representing interest to
included in the Agenda. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day
members of the public, non- of September 2016.
Common Prioritization of Rulemaking governmental organizations, the nuclear For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
A key part of our regulatory program industry, vendors, and suppliers. The
Cindy Bladey,
is an annual review of all ongoing and overall priority is determined by adding
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives
potential rulemaking activities. In the factor scores together for each Branch, Division of Administrative Services,
conjunction with our budget and long- rulemaking activity. Office of Administration.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION—PROPOSED RULE STAGE
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
558 .................... Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for FY 2017 [NRC–2016–0081] .................................................. 3150–AJ73
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION—COMPLETED ACTIONS
Regulation
Sequence No. Title Identifier No.
559 .................... Controlling the Disposition of Solid Materials [NRC–1999–0002] ................................................................... 3150–AH18
560 .................... Variable Annual Fee Structure for Small Modular Power Reactors [NRC–2008–0664] ................................. 3150–AI54
561 .................... Revision of Fee Schedules: Fee Recovery for FY 2016 [NRC–2015–0223] .................................................. 3150–AJ66
NUCLEAR REGULATORY Abstract: This rule would implement to licensees. This rulemaking would
COMMISSION (NRC) the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act amend the Commission’s fee schedules
of 1990 (OBRA–90), as amended, which for licensing, inspection, and annual
Proposed Rule Stage
requires the Nuclear Regulatory fees charged to its applicants and
mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with PROPOSALP27
558. • Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Commission to recover approximately licensees. The licensing and inspection
Recovery for FY 2017 [NRC–2016–0081] 90 percent of its budget authority in a fees are established under 10 CFR part
given fiscal year, less the amounts 170 and recover the Nuclear Regulatory
Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 483; 42 appropriated from the Waste Incidental Commission’s cost of providing services
U.S.C. 2201 ; 42 U.S.C. 2214; 42 U.S.C. to Reprocessing and generic homeland to identifiable applicants and licensees.
5841 security activities, through fees assessed Examples of services provided by the
1 For information on delegated rulemakings see
ADAMS Accession No. ML16040A011.
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission for disapproved (ADAMS Accession No. Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
which 10 CFR part 170 fees are assessed ML051520285). The rulemaking package Required: Yes.
include license application reviews, included a summary of stakeholder Agency Contact: Michele D. Kaplan,
license renewals, license amendment comments (NUREG/CR–6682), Phone: 301 415–5256, Email:
reviews, and inspections. The annual Supplement 1 (ADAMS Accession No. michele.kaplan@nrc.gov.
fees established under 10 CFR part 171 ML003754410). The Commission’s
recover budgeted costs for generic (e.g., decision was based on the fact that the RIN: 3150–AI54
research and rulemaking) and other Agency is currently faced with several 561. Revision of Fee Schedules: Fee
regulatory activities not recovered under high priority and complex tasks, that the Recovery for FY 2016 [NRC–2015–0223]
10 CFR part 170 fees. current approach to review specific
Timetable: cases on an individual basis is fully Legal Authority: 31 U.S.C. 483; 42
protective of public health and safety, U.S.C. 2201; 42 U.S.C. 2214; 42 U.S.C.
Action Date FR Cite and that the immediate need for this 5841
rule has changed due to the shift in Abstract: This rule amends the
NPRM .................. 01/00/17
timing for reactor decommissioning. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis The Commission has discontinued licensing, inspection, special project,
Required: Yes. action on this rulemaking. and annual fees charged to its
Agency Contact: Michele D. Kaplan, Completed: applicants and licensees and, for the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office first time, the NRC is proposing to
Reason Date FR Cite recover its costs when it responds to
of the Chief Financial Officer,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, Phone: Discontinued ....... 07/29/16 81 FR 49863 third-party demands for information in
301 415–5256, Email: michele.kaplan@ litigation where the United States is not
nrc.gov. Regulatory Flexibility Analysis a party (‘‘Touhy requests’’). These
RIN: 3150–AJ73 Required: Yes. amendments are necessary to
Agency Contact: Torre Taylor, Phone: implement the Omnibus Budget
301 415–7900, Email: torre.taylor@ Reconciliation Act of 1990 as amended
nrc.gov. (OBRA–90), which requires the NRC to
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
RIN: 3150–AH18 recover approximately 90 percent of its
COMMISSION (NRC)
annual budget through fees.
560. Variable Annual Fee Structure for
Completed Actions Completed:
Small Modular Power Reactors [NRC–
559. Controlling the Disposition of Solid 2008–0664]
Materials [NRC–1999–0002] Reason Date FR Cite
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201; 42
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201; 42 U.S.C. 5841 Final Rule Pub- 06/24/16 81 FR 41171
U.S.C. 5841 Abstract: This rule would amend the lished.
Abstract: This rule would add Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s Final Rule Effec- 08/23/16
radiological criteria for controlling the regulations governing annual fees to tive.
disposition of solid materials that have establish a variable annual fee structure
no, or very small amounts of, residual for power reactors based on licensed Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
radioactivity resulting from licensed power limits. Required: Yes.
operations, and which originate in Completed: Agency Contact: Michele D. Kaplan,
restricted or impacted areas of NRC- Phone: 301 415–5256, Email:
licensed facilities. The NRC staff Reason Date FR Cite
michele.kaplan@nrc.gov.
provided a draft proposed rule package
on Controlling the Disposition of Solid Final Rule ............ 05/24/16 81 FR 32617 RIN: 3150–AJ66
Final Rule Effec- 06/23/16
Materials to the Commission on March tive.
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Proposed Rules | |
| Action | Semiannual regulatory agenda. | |
| Dates | Submit comments on rulemaking activities as identified in this Agenda by January 23, 2017. | |
| Contact | Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-3280; email: [email protected] Persons outside the Washington, DC, metropolitan area may call, toll- free: 1-800-368-5642. For further information on the substantive content of any rulemaking activity listed in the Agenda, contact the individual listed under the heading ``Agency Contact'' for that rulemaking activity. | |
| FR Citation | 81 FR 94893 |
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