The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to make miscellaneous corrections. These changes include correcting mailing addresses, typographical err...
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to make miscellaneous corrections. These changes include correcting mailing addresses, typographical errors, grammatical errors, references, spelling, agency names, and office titles; removing outdated reporting requirements; clarifying language; adding metric units; and inserting missing language. This document is necessary to inform the public of these non-substantive amendments to the NRC's regulations.
DATES:
This final rule is effective on September 8, 2021.
ADDRESSES:
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2021-0113 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this action by any of the following methods:
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Dawn Forder, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3407; email:
Dawn.Forder@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is amending its regulations in parts 2, 11, 20, 25, 32, 35, 37, 50, 52, 55, 70, 72, 73, 95, and 110 of title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR). The NRC is making these amendments to correct mailing addresses, typographical errors, grammatical errors, references, spelling, agency names, and office titles; remove outdated reporting requirements; clarify language; add metric units; and insert missing language.
Correct Spelling.
This final rule amends §§ 2.911(a), 2.1023(b) introductory text, 2.1026(b)(1), and 2.1322(a) introductory text and appendix D to 10 CFR part 2 to correct the spelling of “preceeding” to “proceeding,” “respository” to “repository,” “unforseen” to “unforeseen,” “he” to “the, and “identifing” to “identifying”.
Correct Office Title.
This final rule amends §§ 11.7, 11.15(e), 25.5, 25.17, and 95.5 and appendix A to 10 CFR part 25 to correct the office title from “Office of Personnel Management” in all its forms to “Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency.”
Correct Spelling.
This final rule amends § 35.50(c)(3) to correct a phrase from “master material license” to “master material licensee.”
Correct Agency Name.
This final rule amends § 35.55(a)(1) to correct the title “American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE)” to “Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) (previously named the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education).”
Correct Phrase.
This final rule amends § 35.57(b)(2) to correct the phrase “or a permit issued by a Commission master material license of broad scope on or before October 25, 2005,” to “or a permit issued in accordance with a Commission master material broad scope license on or before October 25, 2005,”.
Correct Mailing Address.
This final rule amends § 37.27(c)(1) to revise the mail stop for the submission of the fingerprinting cards for background checks.
Correct Typographical Error.
This final rule amends § 50.34(b)(6)(i) to correct “or” to “of.”
Remove Outdated Reporting Requirements.
This final rule revises § 50.63(c)(1) introductory text and removes §§ 50.63(c)(4) and 50.71(e)(3)(ii) to remove outdated reporting requirements. It also amends sections IV.D.4 and VI.4 in appendix E to 10 CFR part 50 to remove outdated reporting requirements.
Clarify Language.
This final rule amends § 52.98(b) and (d) introductory text to clarify duplicative language. It also amends section V.B.1 in appendix E to 10 CFR part 52 to remove the title of the section containing the exempted requirement and replace it with a short description. It also amends section III.D in appendix F to 10 CFR part 52 by removing the words “the NUREG,” and revises section V.A and removes and reserves section V.B to remove an exempted requirement.
Add Metric Units and Correct Phrase.
This final rule amends §§ 73.1(b)(5), 73.35, 73.37(a)(1), 73.50 introductory text, 73.60 introductory text, and 73.67(b)(1)(i) to make non-substantive changes to correct the terminology and units to ensure consistency with the performance objectives of the regulations, apply metric standards, and conform with existing NRC regulations (
i.e.,
§ 73.6(b)).
Correct Typographical Error.
This final rule amends § 73.6(b) to correct the capitalization of “rad” and “gray.”
Revise Mailing Address.
This final rule amends § 73.57(d) to revise the mail stop for the submission of the fingerprint cards for background checks.
Correct Grammatical and Typographical Errors.
This final rule amends §§ 110.2, 110.8, and 110.50(c)(3) introductory text to correct grammatical and typographical errors.
Correct Agency Name.
This final rule amends § 110.20 to correct the name of a Federal agency.
III. Rulemaking Procedure
Under section 553(b) of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553(b)), an agency may waive publication in the
Federal Register
of a notice of proposed rulemaking and opportunity for comment requirements if it finds, for good cause, that it is impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest. As authorized by 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(3)(B), the NRC finds good cause to waive notice and opportunity for comment on these amendments, because notice and opportunity for comment is unnecessary. The amendments will have no substantive impact and are of a minor and administrative nature dealing with corrections to certain CFR sections or are related only to management, organization, procedure, and practice. Specifically, the revisions correct mailing addresses, typographical errors, grammatical errors, references,
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spelling, agency names, and office titles; remove outdated reporting requirements; clarify language; add metric units; and insert missing language. The Commission is exercising its authority under 5 U.S.C.553(b) to publish these amendments as a final rule. The amendments are effective September 8, 2021. These amendments do not require action by any person or entity regulated by the NRC and do not change the substantive responsibilities of any person or entity regulated by the NRC.
IV. Environmental Impact: Categorical Exclusion
The NRC has determined that this final rule is the type of action described in § 51.22(c)(2), which categorically excludes from environmental review rules that are corrective or of a minor, nonpolicy nature and do not substantially modify existing regulations. Therefore, neither an environmental impact statement nor an environmental assessment has been prepared for this rule.
V. Paperwork Reduction Act
This final rule does not contain a collection of information as defined in the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501et seq.) and, therefore, is not subject to the requirements of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.
VI. Plain Writing
The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-274) requires Federal agencies to write documents in a clear, concise, and well-organized manner. The NRC has written this document to be consistent with the Plain Writing Act as well as the Presidential Memorandum, “Plain Language in Government Writing,” published June 10, 1998 (63 FR 31885).
VII. Backfitting and Issue Finality
The NRC has determined that the corrections in this final rule would not constitute backfitting as defined in § 50.109, “Backfitting,” and as described in NRC Management Directive (MD) 8.4, “Management of Backfitting, Forward Fitting, Issue Finality, and Information Requests.” It also would not constitute forward fitting as that term is defined and described in MD 8.4 or affect the issue finality of any approval issued under 10 CFR part 52. The amendments are non-substantive in nature, including correcting mailing addresses, typographical errors, grammatical errors, references, spelling, agency names, and office titles; removing outdated reporting requirements; clarifying language; adding metric units; and inserting missing language. They impose no new requirements and make no substantive changes to the regulations. The corrections do not involve any provisions that would impose backfits as defined in 10 CFR chapter I, or that would be inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. For these reasons, the issuance of this final rule would not constitute backfitting or be inconsistent with any of the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. Therefore, the NRC has not prepared any additional documentation for this correction rulemaking addressing backfitting or issue finality.
VIII. Congressional Review Act
This final rule is not a rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801-808).
IX. Agreement State Compatibility
Under the “Agreement State Program Policy Statement” approved by the Commission on October 2, 2017, and published in the
Federal Register
on October 18, 2017 (82 FR 48535), NRC program elements (including regulations) are placed into compatibility categories A, B, C, D, NRC, or adequacy category Health and Safety (H&S). Compatibility Category A program elements are those program elements that are basic radiation protection standards and scientific terms and definitions that are necessary to understand radiation protection concepts. An Agreement State should adopt Category A program elements in an essentially identical manner in order to provide uniformity in the regulation of agreement material on a nationwide basis. Compatibility Category B program elements are those program elements that apply to activities that have direct and significant effects in multiple jurisdictions. An Agreement State should adopt Category B program elements in an essentially identical manner. Compatibility Category C program elements are those program elements that do not meet the criteria of Category A or B, but contain the essential objectives that an Agreement State should adopt to avoid conflict, duplication, gaps, or other conditions that would jeopardize an orderly pattern in the regulation of agreement material on a national basis. An Agreement State should adopt the essential objectives of the Category C program elements. Compatibility Category D program elements are those program elements that do not meet any of the criteria of Category A, B, or C and, therefore, do not need to be adopted by Agreement States for purposes of compatibility. Compatibility Category NRC program elements are those program elements that address areas of regulation that cannot be relinquished to the Agreement States under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or provisions of 10 CFR. These program elements should not be adopted by the Agreement States. Adequacy category H&S program elements are program elements that are required because of a particular health and safety role in the regulation of agreement material within the State and should be adopted in a manner that embodies the essential objectives of the NRC program.
The portions of this final rule that amend 10 CFR parts 32, 37, and 70 are a matter of compatibility between the NRC and the Agreement States, thereby providing consistency among Agreement State and NRC requirements, and are listed in the following table. The changes to 10 CFR parts 2, 11, 25, 50, 52, 55, 72, 73, 95, and 110 and appendix A to 10 CFR part 25, appendix E to 10 CFR part 50, and appendices E and F to 10 CFR part 52 categories are not subject to Agreement State jurisdiction and consequently are not required for compatibility.
Compatibility Table
Section
Change
Subject
Compatibility
Existing
New
Part 20
§ 20.2207(h)
Amend
Reports of transactions involving nationally tracked sources
B
B
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Part 32
§ 32.15(d) introductory text
Amend
Same: Quality assurance, prohibition of transfer and labeling
NRC
NRC
Part 35
§ 35.50(c)(3)
Amend
Training for Radiation Safety Officer and Associate Radiation Safety Officer
B
B
§ 35.57(b)(2)
Amend
Training for experienced Radiation Safety Officer, teletherapy or medical physicist, authorized medical physicist, authorized user, nuclear pharmacist, and authorized nuclear pharmacist
B
B
§ 35.55(a)(1)
Amend
Training for an authorized nuclear pharmacist
B
B
Part 37
§ 37.27(c)(1)
Amend
Requirements for criminal history records checks of individuals granted unescorted access to category 1 or category 2 quantities of radioactive material
For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553, the NRC is adopting the following amendments to 10 CFR Chapter I:
PART 2—AGENCY RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
1. The authority citation for part 2 continues to read as follows:
6. In § 11.7, in the definition for NRC-“U” special nuclear material access authorization,
remove “Office of Personnel Management” and add in its place “Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency”.
a. In paragraph (e) introductory text, remove “Office of Personnel Management (OPM)” and add in its place “Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)”;
b. In paragraph (e) introductory text and paragraphs (e)(1) through (3), wherever it appears, remove “OPM” and add in its place “DCSA”; and
c. In paragraphs (e)(2) and (3), remove “OPM's” and add in its place “DCSA's”.
PART 20—STANDARDS FOR PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION
8. The authority citation for part 20 continues to read as follows:
11. In § 25.5, in the definitions for “L” access authorization
and
“Q” access authorization,
remove “Office of Personnel Management” and add in its place “Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency”.
a. In paragraph (f) introductory text, remove “Office of Personnel Management (OPM)” and add in its place “Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA)”;
b. In paragraph (f) introductory text and paragraphs (f)(1) and (2), wherever it appears, remove “OPM” and add in its place “DCSA”; and
c. In paragraph (f)(2), remove “OPM's” and add in its place “DCSA's”.
13. In appendix A to 10 CFR part 25, revise the table headings to read as follows:
Appendix A to Part 25—Fees for NRC Access Authorization
The NRC application fee for an access
authorization of type . . .
Is the sum of the current DCSA investigation billing rate charged for an investigation of
type . . .
Plus the NRC's processing fee (rounded to the nearest dollar), which is equal to the DCSA investigation billing rate for the type of investigation referenced multiplied by . . .
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PART 32—SPECIFIC DOMESTIC LICENSES TO MANUFACTURE OR TRANSFER CERTAIN ITEMS CONTAINING BYPRODUCT MATERIAL
14. The authority citation for part 32 continues to read as follows:
18. In § 35.55(a)(1), remove the title “American Council on Pharmaceutical Education (ACPE)” and add in its place the title “Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) (previously named the American Council on Pharmaceutical Education)”.
19. In § 35.57(b)(2), remove the phrase “or a permit issued by a Commission master material license of broad scope on or before October 25, 2005,” and add in its place the phrase “or a permit issued in accordance with a Commission master material broad scope license on or before October 25, 2005,”.
PART 37—PHYSICAL PROTECTION OF CATEGORY 1 AND CATEGORY 2 QUANTITIES OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL
20. The authority citation for part 37 continues to read as follows:
(1)
Information Submittal.
For each light-water-cooled nuclear power plant operating license application submitted after September 27, 2007, the applicant shall submit the information defined below in its final safety analysis report.
Finality of combined licenses; information requests.
* * * * *
(b) If the combined license does not reference a design certification or a reactor manufactured under a manufacturing license issued under subpart F of this part, then a licensee may make changes in the facility as described in the final safety analysis report (as updated), make changes in the procedures as described in the final safety analysis report (as updated), and conduct tests or experiments not described in the final safety analysis report (as updated) under the applicable change processes in 10 CFR part 50 (
e.g.,
§ 50.54, § 50.59, or § 50.90 of this chapter).
* * * * *
(d) If the combined license references a reactor manufactured under a manufacturing license issued under subpart F of this part, then—
* * * * *
29. In appendix E to 10 CFR part 52, revise section V.B.1 to read as follows:
Appendix E to Part 52—Design Certification Rule for the ESBWR Design
a. In section III.D removing the words “the NUREG,”;
b. Revising section V.A; and
c. Removing and reserving section V.B.
The revision reads as follows:
Appendix F to Part 52—Design Certification Rule for the APR1400 Design
* * * * *
V. * * *
A. The regulations that apply to the APR1400 design are in 10 CFR parts 20, 50, 52, 73, and 100, codified as of September 19, 2019, that are applicable and technically relevant, as described in the final safety evaluation report.
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B. [Reserved]
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PART 55—OPERATORS' LICENSES
31. The authority citation for part 55 continues to read as follows:
PART 72—LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDEPENDENT STORAGE OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE, AND REACTOR-RELATED GREATER THAN CLASS C WASTE
36. The authority citation for part 72 continues to read as follows:
39. In § 73.1(b)(5), remove the phrase “total radiation dose in excess of 100 rems per hour at a distance of 3 feet” and add in its place the phrase “total external radiation level in excess of 1 gray (100 rad) per hour at a distance of 1 meter (3.3 feet)”.
42. In § 73.37(a)(1), remove the phrase “total external radiation dose rate in excess of 1 Gy (100 rad) per hour at a distance of 1 meter (3.3 feet)” and add in its place the phrase “total external radiation level in excess of 1 gray (100 rad) per hour at a distance of 1 meter (3.3 feet)”.
43. In § 73.50 introductory text, remove the phrase “total external radiation dose rates in excess of 100 rems per hour at a distance of 3 feet” and add in its place the phrase “a total external radiation level in excess of 1 gray (100 rad) per hour at a distance of 1 meter (3.3 feet)”.
45. In § 73.60 introductory text, remove the phrase “a total external radiation dose rate in excess of 100 rems per hour at a distance of 3 feet” and add in its place the phrase “a total external radiation level in excess of 1 gray (100 rad) per hour at a distance of 1 meter (3.3 feet)”.
46. In § 73.67(b)(1)(i), remove the phrase “a total external radiation dose rate in excess of 100 rems per hour at a distance of 3 feet” and add in its place the phrase “a total external radiation level in excess of 1 gray (100 rad) per hour at a distance of 1 meter (3.3 feet)”.
PART 95—FACILITY SECURITY CLEARANCE AND SAFEGUARDING OF NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION AND RESTRICTED DATE
47. The authority citation for part 95 continues to read as follows:
48. In § 95.5, in the definitions for NRC “L” access authorization
and
NRC “Q” access authorization,
remove “Office of Personnel Management” and add in its place “Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency”.
PART 110—EXPORT AND IMPORT OF NUCLEAR EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL
49. The authority citation for part 110 continues to read as follows:
53. In § 110.50(c)(3) introductory text, remove the word “stationary” and add in its place the word “stationery”.
Dated: July 30, 2021.
Angella M. Love Blair,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.