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INFORMATION REPORT

April 6, 2015 SECY-15-0053

For: The Commissioners 

From: Melanie A. Galloway

 Assistant for Operations 

 Office of the Executive Director for Operations 

Subject: WEEKLY INFORMATION REPORT - WEEK ENDING 

 MARCH 27, 2015 

Contents Enclosure

Office of Administration A 

Office of Information Services B 

Office of the Secretary C 

 

/RA Houman Rasouli Acting for/ 

 Melanie A. Galloway 

 Assistant for Operations, OEDO 

Contact: 

L. Rakovan, OEDO 
MARCH 27, 2015 ENCLOSURE A 

Office of Administration (ADM) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 27, 2015 

Personnel Access Authorization Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants: Petition for 

Rulemaking (PRM); Withdrawal by Petitioner: 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 

Part 73 (Docket Nos. PRM-73-16; NRC-2013-0024)

On March 20, 2015, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (80 FR 14876) 

announcing the withdrawal of a petition for rulemaking, PRM-73-16, filed with the Commission 

by the Nuclear Energy Institute (the petitioner) on January 25, 2013. The petitioner had 

requested that the Commission amend its regulations to limit the scope of third-party review of 

licensee decisions denying or revoking an employee’s unescorted access at licensee facilities. 

The petitioner withdrew the petition for rulemaking by a letter dated January 22, 2015. 

Revision of Fee Schedules; Fee Recovery for Fiscal Year 2015: Proposed Rule: 10 CFR 

Parts 170 and 171 (Regulation Identifier Number (RIN) 3150-AJ44; NRC-2014-0200)

On March 23, 2015, the NRC published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (80 FR 15476) 

proposing to amend the licensing, inspection, and annual fees charged to its applicants and 

licensees. The proposed amendments are necessary to implement the Omnibus Budget 

Reconciliation Act of 1990, as amended, which requires the NRC to recover through fees 

approximately 90 percent of its budget authority in Fiscal Year 2015, not including amounts 

appropriated for waste incidental to reprocessing, the Nuclear Waste Fund, generic homeland 

security activities, and inspector general services for the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 

Board. These fees represent the cost of NRC’s services provided to applicants and licensees. 

Comments on the proposed rule are due by April 22, 2015. 

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec HI-STORM Underground Maximum 

Capacity Canister Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1040; Final Rule; 

Correction: 10 CFR Part 72 (RIN 3150-AJ42; NRC-2014-0120)

On March 25, 2015, the NRC published a document in the Federal Register (80 FR 15679) 

correcting a final rule that was published in the Federal Register (80 FR 12073) on March 6, 

2015. The action is necessary to correct the certificate expiration date from March 6, 2035, to 

April 6, 2035. The correction is effective April 6, 2015. 

Low-Level Radioactive Waste (LLRW) Disposal: Proposed Rule: 10 CFR Parts 20 and 61 

(RIN 3150-AI92; NRC-2011-0012; NRC-2015-0003) 

On March 26, 2015, the NRC published a proposed rule in the Federal Register (80 FR 16082) 

proposing to amend its regulations that govern LLRW disposal facilities to require new and 

revised site-specific technical analyses, to permit the development of site-specific criteria for 

LLRW acceptance based on the results of these analyses, to facilitate implementation, and to 

better align the requirements with current health and safety standards. The related draft 

NUREG, NUREG-2175, “Guidance for Conducting Technical Analyses for 10 CFR Part 61,” was 

published for comment in the same issue of the Federal Register (80 FR 15930). The proposed 

rule would affect licensees, license applicants and the Agreement States. Comments on the 

proposed rule and draft NUREG are due on July 24, 2015. 
MARCH 27, 2015 ENCLOSURE B 

Office of Information Services (OIS) 

Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 27, 2015

Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Privacy Act (PA) Requests and Appeals Received 

During the Period of March 20 – March 26, 2015: 

 

Information regarding the ALOHA (Areal Location of Hazardous 

Atmospheres) calculation used to recalculate the blast radius that was 

indicated in a letter to Sandra Galef, dated March 13, 2015.

FOIA/PA-2015-0189

Any and all records of communication of Marco Rubio from 1998 to 

present as specified. FOIA/PA-2015-0190

Any and all records of communication of Rafael Edward from 1995 to 

present as specified. FOIA/PA-2015-0191

Any and all records of communication of John Ellis ''JEB'' Bush from 

1974 to present as specified. FOIA/PA-2015-0192

Any and all records of communication of James Richard "Rick" Perry 

from 1972 to present as specified FOIA/PA-2015-0193

Appeal: Denial of Information of all records relating to seismic sections 

of Diablo Canyon Power Plant Units 1 & 2 Final Safety Analysis Report 

Update, Revisions 20 & 21 (FOIA/PA-2015-0068).

FOIA/PA-2015-

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Any direct correspondence with United States Senator Roy Blunt or his 

staff, January 2011-present. FOIA/PA-2015-0194

Copies of all records obtained and/or reviewed by the Office of the 

Inspector General’s investigation case number 14-030. FOIA/PA-2015-0195

Copies of all email exchanges between named individuals as specified. FOIA/PA-2015-0196

Copies of all correspondence to or from United States Senator Ron 

Johnson or his staff, 1979-present as specified. FOIA/PA-2015-0197

Copies of any and all versions of documents pertaining to an order 

revoking the provisional operating license for Indian Point Unit 1; 

NUREG-0750.

FOIA/PA-2015-0198

Appeal: Denial of Information of copies of listed International 

Commission on Radiological Protection documents regarding Federal 

Register Notice Volume 79, Number 143 (FOIA/PA-2015-0152).

FOIA/PA-2015-

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MARCH 27, 2015 ENCLOSURE C 

Office of the Secretary (SECY) 

 Items of Interest 

Week Ending March 27, 2015 

Document Released to Public Date of 

Document Subject

Decision Documents

1. Staff Requirements 

Memorandum – SECY-14-0147

03/24/2015 Cyber Security For Fuel Cycle Facilities

Information Papers 

1. SECY-15-0038 03/25/2015 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

February 27, 2015

2. SECY-15-0039 03/25/2015 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

March 6, 2015

3. SECY-15-0043 03/25/2015 Weekly Information Report – Week Ending 

March 13, 2015

4. SECY-15-0014 (Redacted) 01/30/2015 Anticipated Schedule and Estimated 

Resources for a Power Reactor 

Decommissioning Rulemaking

5. COMSECY-15-0005 02/09/2015 Progress Report on Revisions to the U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Relocation 

Policy

Federal Register Notices Issued

1. Petition for Rulemaking on 10 CFR Part 50, “Applicability of Risk-Informed Categorization 

Regulation to Combined Licenses” (PRM-50-110) [NRC-2015-0028]. 

ACRS Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Structural Analysis – Notice of Meeting – 

April 8, 2015. 

2. ACRS Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures – Notice of 

Meeting – April 8, 2015. 

3. ACRS Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Metallurgy and Reactor Fuels – Notice of 

Meeting – April 8, 2015. 

4. ACRS Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Metallurgy & Reactor Fuels – Notice of 

Meeting – April 7, 2015. 

5. Application for a License to Export High-Enriched Uranium XSNM3761. 

6. ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability and PRA – Notice of Meeting – April 24, 2015. 

7. ACRS Subcommittee on Digital I&C – Notice of Meeting – April 24, 2015. 

8. ACRS Subcommittee on Plant License Renewal – Notice of Meeting – April 23, 2015.