U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

Planned Rulemakings 

As of January 12, 2016 

Identification Information Schedule 

Item # Title of Rule Priority Docket 

ID 

RIN Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory Basis 

Proposed Rule to EDO/Commission 

Proposed Rule Published 

FinEDO

1 Mitigation of 

Beyond Design Basis Events (MBDBE) 

High NRC2011-

0189, NRC2014-

0240 

AJ49 10/18/2011 10/07/2013 04/30/2015 11/13/2015 

2 PerformanceBased Emergency 

Core Cooling System Acceptance Criteria 

High NRC2008-

0332 

AH42 03/31/2003 05/30/2008 03/01/2012 03/24/2014 

3 Enhanced Security 

for Special Nuclear Material (formerly Physical Protection for Category I, II, and III Special Nuclear Material) 

High NRC2014-

0118 

AJ41 02/08/2006 02/25/2015 09/02/2016 03/02/2007 

4 Revision of Fee 

Schedules: Fee Recovery for FY 2016 

High NRC2015-

0223 

AJ66 09/01/2015 N/A 02/24/2016 03/09/2016 

5 Enhanced 

Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications 

High NRC2008-

0465/20

11-0018 

AI49 08/08/2005 N/A 03/16/2015 09/22/2015 

6 Risk-Informed 

Changes to Lossof-Coolant Accident Technical Requirements 

High NRC2004-

0006 

AH29 03/31/2003 N/A 06/09/2009 08/10/2009 
2 

Identification Information Schedule 

Item # Title of Rule Priority Docket 

ID 

RIN Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory Basis 

Proposed Rule to EDO/Commission 

Proposed Rule Published 

FinEDO

7 Drug and Alcohol 

Testing: Technical Issues and Editorial Changes 

High NRC2012-

0079 

AJ15 09/01/2011 03/01/2017 12/01/2018 06/01/2019 

8 Amendments to 

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Cask [This is a placeholder for an annual recurring rule.] 

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

9 Enhanced 

Weapons for Spent Fuel Storage Installations and Transportation -- Section 161A Authority 

High N/A AJ55 08/15/2008 11/30/2016 03/01/2018 08/01/2018 

10 Cyber Security for 

Fuel Facilities 

High NRC2015-

0179 

AJ64 03/24/2015 03/24/2016 03/17/2017 09/17/2017 

11 Modified Small 

Quantities Protocol 

High NRC2015-

0263 

AJ70 07/21/2015 N/A N/A N/A 

12 Fitness-for-Duty 

(Health and Human Services (HHS) Requirements) 

High NRC2009-

0225 

AI67 09/01/2012 07/01/2013 03/31/2016 06/30/2016 

13 Defense against 

Common Mode Failures in Digital Instrumentation and Control Systems 

High NRC2015-

0040 

AJ57 09/01/2013 05/31/2016 08/31/2017 02/28/2018 

14 Regulatory Guide 

(RG) 1.84, Rev. 38; RG 1.147, 

High N/A N/A 07/01/2014 04/01/2016 04/01/2017 12/01/2017 
3 

Identification Information Schedule 

Item # Title of Rule Priority Docket 

ID 

RIN Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory Basis 

Proposed Rule to EDO/Commission 

Proposed Rule Published 

FinEDO

Rev. 19; and RG 1.192, Rev. 3; Approval of American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code Cases (see 10 CFR 50.55a) 

15 Institute of 

Electrical and Electronic (IEEE) Standard 603-2009 

High NRC2011-

0089 

AI98 09/01/2009 08/01/2011 08/24/2015 02/29/2016 

16 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 (see 10 CFR 50.55a) 

High N/A N/A 05/01/2016 7/01/2018 02/28/2019 03/31/2019 

17 2017 Edition of the 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code 

High N/A N/A 07/01/2017 03/01/2018 10/01/2018 11/01/2018 

18 2016 Edition of the 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Operations and Maintenance Code 

High N/A N/A 07/01/2016 03/01/2017 10/01/2017 11/01/2017 

19 2015 Edition of the 

American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler & 

High N/A N/A 07/01/2015 01/15/2016 10/15/2016 11/15/2016 
4 

Identification Information Schedule 

Item # Title of Rule Priority Docket 

ID 

RIN Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory Basis 

Proposed Rule to EDO/Commission 

Proposed Rule Published 

FinEDO

Pressure Vessel Code 

20 Clarifying 

Requirements in Part 21, Reporting of Defects and Noncompliance 

High NRC2012-

0012 

AJ09 09/29/2011 08/07/2015 09/28/2016 02/17/2017 

21 Regulatory 

Improvements for Power Reactors Transitioning to Decommissioning 

High NRC2015-

0070 

AJ59 12/30/2014 06/30/2017 04/30/2018 07/31/2018 

22 Advanced Power 

Reactor (APR)-1400 (KEPCO) Design Certification 

High NRC2015-

0224 

AJ67 TBD TBD TBD TBD 

23 Emergency 

Preparedness Requirements for Small Modular Reactors 

Medium NRC2015-

0225 

AJ68 TBD TBD TBD TBD 

24 Parts 50 and 52 

Licensing Process Alignment 

Medium TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD 

25 Dose 

Assessments for Radioactive Effluents 

Medium NRC2014-

0044 

AJ38 12/17/2012 N/A N/A N/A 

26 Non-Power 

Reactor (NPR) License Renewal 

Medium NRC2011-

0087 

AI96 08/26/2009 10/02/2012 03/25/2016 09/25/2016 

27 Part 71, 

Compatibility with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Transportation Standards, SSR-6, 2012 Edition 

Medium N/A N/A 06/01/2016 04/01/2018 10/01/2019 02/15/2020 
5 

Identification Information Schedule 

Item # Title of Rule Priority Docket 

ID 

RIN Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory Basis 

Proposed Rule to EDO/Commission 

Proposed Rule Published 

FinEDO

28 Revisions to 

Reactor Vessel Material Surveillance Program Requirements 

Medium NRC2008-

0582 

AG98 08/08/2014 09/23/2016 07/17/2017 10/27/2017 

29 10 CFR Part 110, 

Export and Import of Nuclear Equipment and Material; Updates and Clarifications 

Medium NRC2014-

0201 

AJ45 09/01/2014 11/09/2015 06/01/2016 09/01/2016 

30 Part 37 

Rulemaking 

Medium NRC–

2015–

0094 

N/A 08/01/2016 08/01/2017 08/01/2018 02/01/2019 

31 Radiation 

Protection 

Medium NRC2009-

0279 

AJ29 12/17/2012 03/01/2016 NA N/A 

32 Groundwater 

Protection At In Situ Leach Uranium Recovery Facilities 

Medium NRC2008-

0421 

AI40 03/24/2006 04/03/2006 11/19/2018 02/01/2019 

33 Adjustment of Civil 

Penalties for Inflation (Parts 2 and 13) 

Medium N/A N/A 09/01/2014 12/01/2016 12/01/2016 03/01/2017 

34 Financial 

Qualifications for Reactor Licensing 

Medium NRC2014-

0161 

AJ43 04/24/2014 12/09/2015 03/01/2017 09/01/2017 

35 U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission Acquisition Regulation (NRCAR) – 48 CFR Chap. 20 

Medium NRC2014-

0033 

AJ36 06/01/2014 N/A 07/01/2016 08/01/2016 

36 Miscellaneous 

Technical Corrections [This 

Medium N/A N/A 09/01/2015 N/A N/A N/A 
6 

Identification Information Schedule 

Item # Title of Rule Priority Docket 

ID 

RIN Rule 

Initiation 

Regulatory Basis 

Proposed Rule to EDO/Commission 

Proposed Rule Published 

FinEDO

is a placeholder for annual recurring rule] 

37 Miscellaneous 

Administrative Rulemaking (e.g., internal organizational changes) [This is a placeholder for annual recurring rule] 

Medium N/A N/A 09/01/2015 N/A N/A N/A 

38 Variable Annual 

Fee Structure for Small Modular Reactors 

Medium NRC2008-

0664 

AI54 05/15/2015 N/A 10/16/2015 11/04/2015 

39 Amendments to 

Material Control and Accounting Regulations 

Medium NRC2009-

0096 

AI61 02/05/2009 03/23/2010 09/30/2013 11/08/2013 

40 Cyber Security for 

Byproduct Material Licensees 

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

41 Items Containing 

Byproduct Material Incidental to Production (formerly Polymer (Polycarbonate or Polyester) Track Etched (PCTE) Membranes) 

Medium N/A AJ54 08/13/2012 12/01/2016 12/01/2017 06/01/2018 

42 Spent Fuel 

Reprocessing 

Medium N/A AJ53 11/04/2013 06/30/2021 N/A N/A 

43 Dodd-Frank Act of 

2010 Rulemaking 

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