Rulemaking Activities Planned 

(As of October 14, 2016)

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Complete 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

1 Rulemaking 

Actions 

10 CFR Part 110, 

Export and 

Import of Nuclear 

Equipment and 

Material; Updates 

and Clarifications 

Medium AJ45 NRC2014-

0201 

N/A 09/01/2014 06/01/2017 01/01/2018 03/01/20

2 Rulemaking 

Actions 

2016 Edition of 

the American 

Society of 

Mechanical 

Engineers 

Operations and 

Maintenance 

Code 

High N/A N/A N/A 04/01/2017 12/01/2017 07/01/2018 08/01/20

3 Rulemaking 

Actions 

2017 Edition of 

the American 

Society of 

Mechanical 

Engineers Boiler 

and Pressure 

Vessel Code 

High N/A N/A N/A 08/01/2017 04/01/2018 11/01/2018 12/01/20

4 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Adjustment of 

Civil Penalties for 

Inflation for FY 

2017 

Medium AJ82 NRC2016-

0165 

N/A 11/15/2016 N/A N/A N/A 

5 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Adjustment of 

Civil Penalties for 

Inflation for FY 

2018 

Medium AJ83 NRC2016-

0166 

N/A 11/15/2017 N/A N/A N/A 

6 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Advanced Power 

Reactor (APR)-

1400 

(KEPCO/KHNP) 

Design 

Certification 

High AJ67 NRC2015-

0224 

N/A 11/17/2017 06/15/2018 08/07/2018 9/20/201
2 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Complete 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

7 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Amendments to 

Material Control 

and Accounting 

Regulations 

Medium AI61 NRC‐

2009‐

0096 

N/A 02/05/2009 04/08/2010 09/30/2013 11/08/20

8 Rulemaking 

Actions 

American Society 

of Mechanical 

Engineers 2009-

2013 Code 

Edition and 

Addenda 

Incorporation by 

Reference 

High AI97 NRC2011-

0088 

N/A 06/01/2013 12/01/2013 08/31/2015 9/18/201

9 Rulemaking 

Actions 

American Society 

of Mechanical 

Engineers 2015 

Code Editions 

Incorporation by 

Reference 

High AJ74 N/A N/A 07/01/2015 04/08/2016 12/16/2016 11/06/20

10 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Approval of 

American Society 

of Mechanical 

Engineers' Code 

Cases 

High AJ13 NRC2012-

0059 

N/A 08/01/2013 10/01/2013 01/15/2016 03/02/20

11 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Cyber Security 

for Byproduct 

Material 

Licensees 

Medium AJ56 N/A N/A 09/30/2016 03/30/2018 03/30/2019 9/30/201

12 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Cyber Security 

for Fuel Facilities 

High AJ64 NRC2015-

0179 

N/A 03/24/2015 04/12/2016 03/24/2017 07/13/20

13 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Decoupling of 

Assumed Loss of 

Offsite Power 

(LOOP) From 

Loss-of-Coolant 

Accidents 

(LOCA) 

Medium AH43 NRC2008-

0606 

PRM

-50-

77 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 
3 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Complete 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

14 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Defense Against 

Common Mode 

Failures in Digital 

Instrumentation 

and Control 

Systems 

High AJ57 NRC2015-

0040 

N/A 09/01/2013 08/30/2016 11/30/2017 5/31/201

15 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Dodd-Frank Act 

of 2010 

Rulemaking 

Low N/A N/A N/A 09/01/2014 N/A N/A N/A 

16 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Drug and Alcohol 

Testing; 

Technical Issues 

and Editorial 

Changes 

High AJ15 NRC2012-

0079 

PRM

-26-

4, 

26-7, 

26-8 

09/01/2011 09/01/2019 09/01/2020 2/01/202

17 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Emergency 

Preparedness 

Requirements for 

Small Modular 

Reactors 

Medium AJ68 NRC2015-

0225 

N/A 08/30/2016 03/31/2017 07/13/2018 01/11/20

18 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Enhanced 

Security for 

Special Nuclear 

Material (formerly 

Physical 

Protection for 

Category I, II, 

and III Special 

Nuclear Material) 

High AJ41 NRC2014-

0118 

N/A 02/08/2006 02/25/2015 06/30/2017 12/15/20

19 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Enhanced 

Weapons for 

Spent Fuel 

Storage 

Installations and 

Transportation--

Section 161A 

Authority 

High AJ55 N/A N/A 08/15/2008 07/01/2018 07/01/2019 11/1/201
4 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Complete 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

20 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Enhanced Weapons, 

Firearms 

Background 

Checks, and 

Security Event 

Notifications 

High AI49 NRC2008-

0465/

2011-

0018 

N/A 08/08/2005 N/A 03/16/2015 9/22/201

21 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Financial 

Qualifications for 

Reactor 

Licensing 

Medium AJ43 NRC‐

2014‐

0161 

N/A 04/24/2014 12/01/2016 09/15/2017 03/16/20

22 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Fitness-for-Duty 

Drug Testing 

Program 

Requirements 

High AI67 NRC2009-

0225 

N/A 09/01/2012 07/01/2013 11/30/2016 02/28/20

23 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Geologic 

Repository 

Operations Area 

(GROA) FitnessFor-Duty 

Requirements 

Medium AI38 NRC2009-

0089 

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

24 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Geologic 

Repository 

Operations Area 

Security and 

Material Control 

and Accounting 

Requirements 

Medium AI06 NRC2007-

0670 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 12/20/20

25 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Groundwater 

Protection In Situ 

Leach Uranium 

Recovery 

Facilities 

Medium AI40 NRC2008-

0421 

N/A 03/24/2006 04/03/2006 11/19/2018 2/01/201

26 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Incorporation of 

Lessons Learned 

From New 

Reactor 

Medium AI66 NRC2009-

0196 

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 
5 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Complete 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

Licensing 

Process (Parts 

50 and 52 

Licensing 

Process 

Alignment) 

27 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Independent 

Spent Fuel 

Storage 

Installation 

Security 

Requirements 

High AI78 NRC2009-

0558 

PRM

-72-6 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

28 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Industrial 

Radiographic 

Operations and 

Training 

High N/A N/A PRM

-34-6 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

29 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Items Containing 

Byproduct 

Material 

Incidental to 

Production 

(formerly Polymer (Polycarbonate or 

Polyester) Track 

Etched (PCTE) 

Membranes) 

Medium AJ54 N/A PRM

‐30‐

65 

08/13/2012 05/29/2017 05/29/2018 11/29/20

30 Rulemaking 

Actions 

List of Approved 

Spent Fuel 

Storage Cask 

[This is a 

placeholder for 

several annually 

recurring rules.] 

High N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

31 Rulemaking 

Actions 

List of Approved 

Spent Fuel 

Storage Casks - 

EnergySolutions 

High AJ78 NRC2016-

0138 

N/A 06/30/2016 N/A N/A 11/14/20
6 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Complete 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

Corporation, 

VSC-24 System, 

Renewal of Initial 

Issue and 

Amendments 1 

through 6 of 

Certificate of 

Compliance No. 

1007 

32 Rulemaking 

Actions 

List of Approved 

Spent Fuel 

Storage Casks - 

Holtec HISTORM UMAX 

Canister Storage 

System, CoC No. 

1040, 

Amendment No. 

2 

High AJ80 NRC2016-

0156 

N/A 07/01/2016 N/A 10/04/2016 11/08/20

33 Rulemaking 

Actions 

List of Approved 

Spent Fuel 

Storage Casks - 

Holtec 

International HISTORM FW 

Multipurpose 

Canister (MPC) 

Storage System, 

Amendment 2 

High AJ75 NRC2016-

0103 

N/A 05/31/2016 N/A 08/30/2016 N/A 

34 Rulemaking 

Actions 

List of Approved 

Spent Fuel 

Storage Casks: 

AREVA, Inc., 

Standardized 

NUHOMS Cask 

System, 

Amendment No. 

High AJ86 NRC2016-

0200 

N/A 07/15/2016 N/A 12/15/2016 N/A 
7 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Complete 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

14 and Revision 

1 to Initial 

Certificate, 

Amendment Nos. 

1 through 11 and 

Amendment No. 

13 

35 Rulemaking 

Actions 

List of Approved 

Spent Fuel 

Stroage Casks - 

NAC International 

MAGNASTOR 

Cask System, 

Certificate of 

Compliance No. 

1031, 

Amendment No. 

6 

High AJ77 NRC2016-

0137 

N/A 07/06/2016 N/A 09/15/2016 N/A 

36 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Low-Level 

Radioactive 

Waste Disposal 

High AI92 NRC2011-

0012 

N/A 03/18/2009 09/30/2010 07/18/2013 03/26/20

37 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Medical Use of 

Byproduct 

Material--Medical 

Event Definitions, 

Training and 

Experience, and 

Clarifying 

Amendments 

High AI63 NRC2008-

0175 

PRM

-35-

20 

01/16/2009 N/A 08/08/2013 7/21/201

38 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Miscellaneous 

Administrative 

Rulemaking [This 

is a placeholder 

for annual 

recurring rule to 

update 

administrative or 

Medium N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 
8 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Complete 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

organizational 

information] 

39 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Miscellaneous 

Technical 

Correction [This 

is a placeholder 

for annual 

recurring rule to 

correct 

inadvertent 

omitted 

information or 

typos] 

Medium N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 11/13/20

40 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Mitigation of 

Beyond Design 

Basis Events 

(MBDBE) 

High AJ49 NRC2011-

0189, 

NRC2014-

0240 

PRM

-50-

96, 

PRM

-50-

97, 

PRM

-50-

98, 

PRM

-50-

100, 

PRM

-50-

101, 

and 

PRM

-50-

102 

10/18/2011 10/07/2013 04/30/2015 11/13/20

41 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Modified Small 

Quantities 

Protocol (SQP) 

Medium AJ70 NRC2015-

0263 

N/A 07/21/2015 N/A N/A N/A 
9 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Complete 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

42 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Non-Power 

Reactor (NPR) 

License Renewal 

Medium AI96 NRC‐

2011‐

0087 

N/A 08/26/2009 10/02/2012 04/07/2016 9/25/201

43 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Notification of 

Increase in the 

Maximum Limit of 

Primary Nuclear 

Liability 

Insurance 

N/A AJ81 NRC2016-

0164 

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

44 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Part 37 

Rulemaking 

Medium N/A N/A N/A 03/29/2017 11/01/2017 02/01/2019 8/1/201

45 Rulemaking 

Actions 

PerformanceBased 

Emergency Core 

Cooling System 

Acceptance 

Criteria 

High AH42 NRC2008-

0332 

PRM

-50-

71, 

PRM

-50-

84 

03/31/2003 05/26/2008 03/01/2012 3/24/201

46 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Prompt 

Remediation of 

Residual 

Radioactivity 

During 

Operations 

Medium AJ17 NRC2011-

0162 

N/A N/A N/A 03/19/2018 N/A 

47 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Receipts-Based 

Small Business 

Size Standards 

Medium AJ51 NRC2014-

0264 

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

48 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Regulatory Guide 

(RG) 1.84, Rev. 

38; RG 1.147, 

Rev. 19; and RG 

1.192, Rev. 3; 

Approval of 

American Society 

of Mechanical 

Engineers Code 

Cases 

High N/A N/A N/A 07/01/2014 1/01/2017 09/01/2017 11/01/20
10 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Complete 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

49 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Regulatory Guide 

(RG) 1.84, Rev. 

39; and RG 

1.147, Rev. 20; 

and 1.192, Rev. 

4; Approval of 

American Society 

of Mechanical 

Engineers Code 

Cases 

High N/A N/A N/A 05/01/2016 07/01/2018 02/28/2019 3/31/201

50 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Regulatory 

Improvements for 

Power Reactors 

Transitioning to 

Decommissioning 

High AJ59 NRC2015-

0070 

N/A 12/30/2014 06/30/2017 04/30/2018 05/07/20

51 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Requirement to 

Submit Complete 

and Accurate 

Information 

Medium N/A NRC2013-

0077 

PRM

-50-

107 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

52 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Revision of Fee Schedules: Fee 

Recovery for FY 

2017 

High AJ73 NRC2016-

0081 

N/A 07/01/2016 N/A 01/12/2017 01/30/20

53 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Revision of Fee Schedules: Fee 

Recovery for FY 

2018 

High N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

54 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Revisions to 

Reactor Vessel 

Material 

Surveillance 

Program 

Requirements 

Medium AG9

8 

NRC2008-

0582 

PRM

-50-

69 

08/08/2014 12/30/2016 07/28/2017 11/30/20

55 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Revisions to 

Transportation 

Safety 

Requirements 

Medium AJ85 NRC2016-

0179 

N/A 02/28/2017 02/28/2019 N/A N/A 
11 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Complete 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

and Compatibility 

with International 

Atomic Energy 

Agency 

Transportation 

Standards 

56 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Role of Third 

Parties in Access 

Authorization and 

Fitness-for-Duty 

Determinations 

N/A AJ79 NRC2016-

0145 

N/A N/A 09/08/2017 11/30/2018 02/15/20

57 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Spent Fuel Cask 

Certificate of 

Compliance 

Format and 

Content 

Medium N/A N/A PRM

-72-7 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

58 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Spent Fuel 

Reprocessing 

Medium AJ53 N/A N/A 11/04/2013 N/A N/A 12/30/20

59 Rulemaking 

Actions 

U.S. Advanced 

Pressurized 

Water Reactor 

(US-APWR) 

Design 

Certification 

High AI83 NRC2010-

0133 

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

60 Rulemaking 

Actions 

U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory 

Commission 

Acquisition 

Regulation 

(NRCAR) – 48 

CFR Chap. 20 

Medium AJ36 NRC2014-

0033 

N/A 06/01/2014 N/A 03/01/2017 04/01/20

61 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Update to 

Incorporate FOIA 

Improvement Act 

of 2016 

Requirements 

High AJ84 NRC2016-

0171 

N/A 08/08/2016 N/A N/A N/A 
12 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Complete 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

62 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Dose 

Assessments for 

Radioactive 

Effluents1

Medium AJ38 NRC2014-

0044 

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

63 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Radiation 

Protection1

Medium AJ29 NRC2009-

0279 

N/A 12/17/2012 12/30/2015 N/A N/A 

64 Rulemaking 

Actions 

Price-Anderson 

Inflation 

Adjustment 

N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 

65 Petition 

Actions 

Agency 

Procedures for 

Responding to 

Adverse Court 

Decisions and 

Addressing 

Funding 

Shortfalls 

N/A N/A NRC2015-

0264 

PRM

-2-15 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

66 Petition 

Actions 

Calculated 

Maximum Fuel 

Element Cladding 

Temperature 

N/A N/A NRC2009-

0554 

PRM

-50-

93 

and 

PRM

-50-

95 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

67 Petition 

Actions 

Determining 

Which Structures, 

Systems, and 

Components and 

Functions are 

Important to 

Safety 

N/A N/A NRC2015-

0213 

PRM

-50-

112 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

68 Petition 

Actions 

Enhancing 

Reactor Safety 

N/A N/A NRC2011-

0189 

PRM

-50-

99 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

1 Commission approved for discontinuation. 
13 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Complete 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

69 Petition 

Actions 

Erik Erb – 

Minimum Day Off 

Requirement for 

Security Officers 

N/A N/A NRC2010-

0310 

PRM

-26-6 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

70 Petition 

Actions 

Improved 

Identification 

Techniques 

against AlkaliSilica Concrete 

Degradation at Nuclear Power 

Plants 

N/A N/A NRC2014-

0257 

PRM

-50-

109 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

71 Petition 

Actions 

In-Core 

Temperature 

Monitoring at 

Nuclear Power 

Plants 

N/A N/A NRC2015-

0124 

PRM

-50-

111 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

72 Petition 

Actions 

Individual 

Monitoring 

Devices for 

Industrial 

Radiographic 

Personnel 

N/A N/A NRC2016-

0182 

PRM

-34-7 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

73 Petition 

Actions 

Large Break Loss 

of Coolant 

Accident 

Redefinition 

N/A N/A NRC2004-

0006 

PRM

-50-

75 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

74 Petition 

Actions 

Linear NoThreshold Model 

and Standards 

for Protection 

against Radiation 

N/A N/A NRC2015-

0057 

PRM

-20-

28, 

PRM

-20-

29, 

PRM

-20-

30 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 
14 

Item # 

Category 

Title of Rule 

Priority 

RIN 

Docket ID 

Associated 

PRM(s) 

Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory 

Basis 

Complete 

Proposed 

Rule to EDO 

or 

Commission 

Proposed 

Rule 

Published 

75 Petition 

Actions 

Measurement 

and Control of 

Combustible Gas 

Generation and 

Dispersal 

N/A N/A NRC2011-

0189 

PRM

-50-

103 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

76 Petition 

Actions 

Nuclear Energy 

Institute – 

Fitness-for-Duty 

Programs 

N/A N/A NRC2010-

0304 

PRM

-26-5 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

77 Petition 

Actions 

Power Reactors 

in Extended 

Shutdowns 

N/A N/A NRC2016-

0204 

PRM

-50-

114 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

78 Petition 

Actions 

Professional 

Reactor Operator 

Society - 

Fitness-for-Duty 

Programs 

N/A N/A NRC2009-

0482 

PRM

-26-3 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

79 Petition 

Actions 

Protection of 

Digital Computer 

and 

Communication 

Systems and 

Networks 

N/A N/A NRC2014-

0165 

PRM

-73-

18 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

80 Petition 

Actions 

Risk-Informed 

Categorization 

and Treatment of 

Structures, 

Systems, and 

Components for 

Nuclear Power 

Reactors 

N/A N/A NRC2015-

0028 

PRM

-50-

110 

N/A N/A N/A N/A 

81 Petition 

Actions 

Uninterruptible 

Monitoring of 

Coolant and Fuel 

in Reactors and 

Spent Fuel Pools 

N/A N/A NRC2015-

0230 

PRM

-50-

113 

N/A N/A N/A N/A