May 24, 2016 

The Honorable David Vitter 

Chairman, Committee on Small Business 

 and Entrepreneurship 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

Dear Mr. Chairman: 

 On behalf of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Comission (NRC), as required by the Small 

Business Regulatory Enforcement Fairness Act of 1996, I am reporting on the status of the 

agency provision of “Compliance Guides” to small entities for rules that affect them. 

The agency directs much of its regulatory activity to NRC licensees that are not 

considered small entities under the size standards in § 2.810 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations, “NRC size standards.” Therefore, a significant number of the NRC’s regulations 

do not affect small entities. However, there are a few rules that do have a significant impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. A complete list of those rulemakings that have an impact 

on small entities and their corresponding guidance documents is available on the agency’s Web 

site at http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/rulemaking/flexibility-act/small-entities.html. 

 Since our May 29, 2015, correspondence only one new rule has been determined to 

have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities. This final rule amended the 

licensing, inspection, and annual fees that the NRC charges to its applicants and licensees 

(June 30, 2015; 80 FR 37432). The final rule’s small entity compliance guide is the last entry in 

the agency’s Web site. 

 In addition, two compliance guides posted on the agency’s Web site have been 

superseded by new revisions. The new revisions are NUREG-1556, Volume 2, Revision 1, 

“Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses, Program-Specific Guidance About Industrial 

Radiography Licenses, Final Report” and NUREG-1556, Volume 3, Revision 2, “Consolidated 

Guidance About Materials Licenses: Applications for Sealed Source and Device Evaluation and 

Registration, Final Report.” These revisions are posted on the agency’s Web site. 

If you have any questions or concerns regarding this matter, please contact Eugene 

Dacus, Director of the Office of Congressional Affairs at (301) 415-1776. 

Sincerely, 

/RA/ 

Stephen G. Burns 

cc: Senator Jeanne Shaheen
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The Honorable David Vitter 

Chairman, Committee on Small Business 

 and Entrepreneurship 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

cc: Senator Jeanne Shaheen 

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Chairman, Committee on Small Business 

United States House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

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The Honorable James M. Inhofe 

Chairman, Committee on Environment 

 and Public Works 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

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Chairman, Subcommittee on Clean Air 

 and Nuclear Safety 

Committee on Environment and Public Works 

United States Senate 

Washington, DC 20510 

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Chairman, Committee on Energy and Commerce 

United States House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

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The Honorable Ed Whitfield 

Chairman, Subcommittee on Energy and Power 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

United States House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

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Chairman, Subcommittee on Environment 

 and the Economy 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

United States House of Representatives 

Washington, DC 20515 

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