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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[NRC–2010–0158]
Constraint on Releases of Airborne
Radioactive Materials to the
Environment for Licensees Other Than
Power Reactors
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing a revision
to Regulatory Guide (RG) 4.20,
‘‘Constraint on Releases of Airborne
Radioactive Materials to the
Environment for Licensees other than
Power Reactors.’’ This RG provides
guidance on methods acceptable to the
NRC’s staff for meeting the constraint on
airborne emissions of radioactive
material to the environment.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2010–0158 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may access information related to
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using the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
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for Docket ID NRC–2010–0158. Address
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Gallagher; telephone: 301–492–3668;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
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select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and
then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
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document referenced in this notice (if
that document is available in ADAMS)
is provided the first time that a
document is referenced. Revision 1 of
RG 4.20 is available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML110120299. The
regulatory analysis may be found in
ADAMS under Accession No.
ML110120351.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
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Mekonen Bayssie, Regulatory Guide
Development Branch, Division of
Engineering, Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001, telephone: 301–251–
7489; email: Mekonen.Bayssie@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is issuing a revision to an
existing guide in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory
Guide’’ series. This series was
developed to describe and make
available to the public information such
as methods that are acceptable to the
NRC staff for implementing specific
parts of the agency’s regulations,
techniques that the staff uses in
evaluating specific problems or
postulated accidents, and data that the
staff needs in its review of applications
for permits and licenses.
Revision 1 of RG 4.20 was issued with
a temporary identification as Draft
Regulatory Guide (DG)–4018. This RG
provides guidance on methods
acceptable to the NRC staff for meeting
the constraint on airborne emissions of
radioactive material to the environment
as described in Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
20.1101(d). In 1996, the NRC added a
constraint to 10 CFR part 20, ‘‘Standards
for Protection Against Radiation,’’ to
remove dual regulation by the NRC and
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency and to provide an ‘‘ample
margin of safety’’ to members of the
public from airborne emissions of
radioactive material to the environment.
In 10 CFR 20.1101(d), the NRC states
the following:
To implement the ALARA (as low as is
reasonably achievable) requirements of
§ 20.1101(b), and notwithstanding the
requirements in § 20.1301 of this part, a
constraint on air emissions of radioactive
material to the environment, excluding
radon-222 and its daughters, shall be
established by licensees other than those
subject to § 50.34a, such that the individual
member of the public likely to receive the
highest dose will not be expected to receive
a total effective dose equivalent in excess of
10 mrem [millirem] (0.1 mSv [millisievert])
per year from these emissions. If a licensee
subject to this requirement exceeds this dose
constraint, the licensee shall report the
exceedance as provided in § 20.2203 and
promptly take appropriate corrective action
to ensure against recurrence.
The NRC staff examines licensee
programs to determine whether they
comply with the requirements in 10
CFR part 20. This guide addresses only
a part of a licensee’s overall radiation
protection program. Specifically, it
addresses methods that licensees can
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use to demonstrate that they meet the
constraint on airborne emissions of
radioactive material to the environment.
In addition to controlling doses from
airborne emissions of radioactive
material to the environment, licensees
must implement a radiation protection
program that controls liquid effluents
and dose rates in unrestricted areas.
II. Further Information
On April 20, 2010 (75 FR 20645), DG–
4018 was published in the Federal
Register and it was reopened for a 60day public comment period on June 25,
2010 (75 FR 36445). The public
comment period closed on August 23,
2010. The Federal Register notice (FRN)
dated June 25, 2010 (75 FR 36445),
inadvertently cited the ADAMS
accession number for the original FRN
noticing the issuance of DG–4018 (75 FR
20645; ADAMS Accession No.
ML092600090) in place of the ADAMS
accession number for DG–4018
(ADAMS Accession No. ML092590180).
However, the original FRN noticing the
issuance of DG–4018 (75 FR 20645;
ADAMS Accession No. ML092600090)
cited the correct ADAMS accession
number for DG–4018.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day
of April, 2012.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mark Orr,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Guide Development
Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of
Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Upon Written Request, Copies Available
From: U.S. Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor
Education and Advocacy,
Washington, DC 20549–0213.
Extension:
Rule 17a–11; SEC File. No. 270–94; OMB
Control No. 3235–0085.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the existing collection of information
provided for in Rule 17a–11 (17 CFR
240.17a–11) under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et
seq.) (‘‘Exchange Act’’). The
Commission plans to submit this
existing collection of information to the
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Office of Management and Budget for
extension and approval.
In response to an operational crisis in
the securities industry between 1967
and 1970, the Commission adopted Rule
17a–11 (17 CFR 240.17a–11) under the
Exchange Act on July 11, 1971. The
Rule requires broker-dealers that are
experiencing financial or operational
difficulties to provide notice to the
Commission, the broker-dealer’s
designated examining authority
(‘‘DEA’’), and the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (‘‘CFTC’’) if the
broker-dealer is registered with the
CFTC as a futures commission
merchant. Rule 17a–11 is an integral
part of the Commission’s financial
responsibility program which enables
the Commission, a broker-dealer’s DEA,
and the CFTC to increase surveillance of
a broker-dealer experiencing difficulties
and to obtain any additional
information necessary to gauge the
broker-dealer’s financial or operational
condition.
Rule 17a–11 also requires over-thecounter (‘‘OTC’’) derivatives dealers and
broker-dealers that are permitted to
compute net capital pursuant to
Appendix E to Exchange Act Rule 15c3–
1 to notify the Commission when their
tentative net capital drops below certain
levels. OTC derivatives dealers must
also provide notice to the Commission
of backtesting exceptions identified
pursuant to Appendix F of Rule 15c3–
1 (17 CFR 15c3–1f).
Compliance with the Rule is
mandatory. The Commission will
generally not publish or make available
to any person notices or reports received
pursuant to Rule 17a–11. The
Commission believes that information
obtained under Rule 17a–11 relates to a
condition report prepared for the use of
the Commission, other federal
governmental authorities, and securities
industry self-regulatory organizations
responsible for the regulation or
supervision of financial institutions.
Only broker-dealers whose capital
declines below certain specified levels
or who are otherwise experiencing
financial or operational problems have a
reporting burden under Rule 17a–11. In
2011, the Commission received
approximately 465 notices under this
Rule, including one notice from an OTC
derivatives dealer permitted to compute
net capital pursuant to Appendix E to
Exchange Act Rule 15c3–1.
Each broker-dealer reporting pursuant
to Rule 17a–11 will spend
approximately one hour preparing and
transmitting the notice required by the
rule. Accordingly, the total estimated
annualized burden under Rule 17a–11 is
465 hours.
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Written comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information on respondents; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted in
writing within 60 days of this
publication.
The Commission may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a current valid control
number. No person shall be subject to
any penalty for failing to comply with
a collection of information subject to the
PRA that does not display a valid Office
of Management and Budget (OMB)
control number.
Please direct your written comments
to: Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 6432 General Green Way,
Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an email
to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.
Dated: April 19, 2012.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Proposed Extension of Existing
Collection; Comment Request
Upon Written Request, Copies Available
From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Investor
Education and Advocacy,
Washington, DC 20549–0213.
Extension:
Rule 17a–6; OMB Control No. 3235–0489;
SEC File No. 270–433.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the collection of information
summarized below. The Commission
plans to submit this existing collection
of information to the Office of
Management and Budget for extension
and approval.
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Rule 17a–6 (17 CFR 240.17a–6) under
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15
U.S.C. 78a et seq.) permits national
securities exchanges, national securities
associations, registered clearing
agencies, and the Municipal Securities
Rulemaking Board (‘‘MSRB’’)
(collectively, ‘‘SROs’’) to destroy or
convert to microfilm or other recording
media records maintained under Rule
17a–1, if they have filed a record
destruction plan with the Commission
and the Commission has declared such
plan effective.
There are currently 26 SROs: 15
national securities exchanges, 1 national
securities association, the MSRB, and 9
registered clearing agencies. Of the 26
SROs, 2 SRO respondents have filed a
record destruction plan with the
Commission. The staff calculates that
the preparation and filing of a new
record destruction plan should take 160
hours. Further, any existing SRO record
destruction plans may require revision,
over time, in response to, for example,
changes in document retention
technology, which the Commission
estimates will take much less than the
160 hours estimated for a new plan.
Thus, the total annual compliance
burden is estimated to be 60 hours per
year. The approximate cost per hour is
$305, resulting in a total cost of
compliance for these respondents of
$18,300 per year (30 hours @ $305 per
hour).
Written comments are invited on: (a)
Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Commission, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Commission ’s
estimate of the burden of the collection
of information; (c) ways to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and (d)
ways to minimize the burden of the
collection of information on
respondents, including through the use
of automated collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to
comments and suggestions submitted in
writing within 60 days of this
publication.
The Commission may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
unless it displays a currently valid
control number. No person shall be
subject to any penalty for failing to
comply with a collection of information
subject to the PRA that does not display
a valid Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) control number.
Comments should be directed to
Thomas Bayer, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Upon Written Request, Copies Available From: U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission, Office of Investor Education and Advocacy,
Washington, DC 20549-0213.
Extension:
Rule 17a-11; SEC File. No. 270-94; OMB Control No. 3235-0085.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the Paperwork Reduction Act
of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities and Exchange
Commission (``Commission'') is soliciting comments on the existing
collection of information provided for in Rule 17a-11 (17 CFR 240.17a-
11) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.)
(``Exchange Act''). The Commission plans to submit this existing
collection of information to the
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Office of Management and Budget for extension and approval.
In response to an operational crisis in the securities industry
between 1967 and 1970, the Commission adopted Rule 17a-11 (17 CFR
240.17a-11) under the Exchange Act on July 11, 1971. The Rule requires
broker-dealers that are experiencing financial or operational
difficulties to provide notice to the Commission, the broker-dealer's
designated examining authority (``DEA''), and the Commodity Futures
Trading Commission (``CFTC'') if the broker-dealer is registered with
the CFTC as a futures commission merchant. Rule 17a-11 is an integral
part of the Commission's financial responsibility program which enables
the Commission, a broker-dealer's DEA, and the CFTC to increase
surveillance of a broker-dealer experiencing difficulties and to obtain
any additional information necessary to gauge the broker-dealer's
financial or operational condition.
Rule 17a-11 also requires over-the-counter (``OTC'') derivatives
dealers and broker-dealers that are permitted to compute net capital
pursuant to Appendix E to Exchange Act Rule 15c3-1 to notify the
Commission when their tentative net capital drops below certain levels.
OTC derivatives dealers must also provide notice to the Commission of
backtesting exceptions identified pursuant to Appendix F of Rule 15c3-1
(17 CFR 15c3-1f).
Compliance with the Rule is mandatory. The Commission will
generally not publish or make available to any person notices or
reports received pursuant to Rule 17a-11. The Commission believes that
information obtained under Rule 17a-11 relates to a condition report
prepared for the use of the Commission, other federal governmental
authorities, and securities industry self-regulatory organizations
responsible for the regulation or supervision of financial
institutions.
Only broker-dealers whose capital declines below certain specified
levels or who are otherwise experiencing financial or operational
problems have a reporting burden under Rule 17a-11. In 2011, the
Commission received approximately 465 notices under this Rule,
including one notice from an OTC derivatives dealer permitted to
compute net capital pursuant to Appendix E to Exchange Act Rule 15c3-1.
Each broker-dealer reporting pursuant to Rule 17a-11 will spend
approximately one hour preparing and transmitting the notice required
by the rule. Accordingly, the total estimated annualized burden under
Rule 17a-11 is 465 hours.
Written comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of
the functions of the Commission, including whether the information
shall have practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the Commission's
estimate of the burden of the proposed collection of information; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information on
respondents; and (d) ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents, including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of information technology.
Consideration will be given to comments and suggestions submitted in
writing within 60 days of this publication.
The Commission may not conduct or sponsor a collection of
information unless it displays a current valid control number. No
person shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a
collection of information subject to the PRA that does not display a
valid Office of Management and Budget (OMB) control number.
Please direct your written comments to: Thomas Bayer, Director/
Chief Information Officer, Securities and Exchange Commission, c/o Remi
Pavlik-Simon, 6432 General Green Way, Alexandria, VA 22312 or send an
email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.
Dated: April 19, 2012.
Elizabeth M. Murphy,
Secretary.
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