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NRC EXPORT LICENSE AMENDMENT AND RENEWAL APPLICATION
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Name of applicant, date of
application, date received,
Application No.,
Docket No., and
ADAMS Accession No.
Diversified Scientific Services, Inc. (DSSI).
February 9, 2018.
February 14, 2018.
XW008/05.
11005323.
ML18085A690.
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Total quantity
End use
Radioactive waste equivalent to
Class A, B, and/or C, including
oil, solvents, scintillation fluids,
grease, paint chips, paint sludge,
spent bead resins, powder resins, contaminated with activated
carbon-14,
hydrogen-3,
and
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radionuclides. The maximum activity level of all contaminants
combined shall not exceed 75
Terrabecquerels (2,010 curies)
per shipment.
Authorization to export
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quantity of 378,000
kilograms.
Return of non-conforming waste and/or waste resulting
from processing materials for appropriate disposition.
The amendment and renewal requests: (1) An extension of the license from March 31, 2017 to March 31,
2022; (2) a change to the license point of contact; (3)
a change in the name of one ultimate foreign consignee from Atomic Energy of Canada Limited to Canadian Nuclear Laboratories; 4) removal of the reference to Waste Classification as defined in 10 CFR
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173.435 from the waste description since 10 CFR
61.55 is not applicable because treated and processed waste are to be returned to Canada; (5) removal of previous references to Import License
IW012/05; (6) updated radioactivity levels; and (7) inclusion of a port of exit in the State of New York and
a port of exit in State of Michigan.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day
of May 2018.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David L. Skeen,
Deputy Director, Office of International
Programs.
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[NRC–2018–0082]
Revision of the NRC Enforcement
Policy
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Revision to policy statement.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is publishing a
revision to its Enforcement Policy
(Enforcement Policy or Policy) to
address the requirements of the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
Improvements Act of 2015 (2015
Improvements Act). The 2015
Improvements Act amended the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
(FCPIAA) of 1990, and now requires
Federal agencies to adjust their
maximum civil monetary penalty
annually for inflation.
DATES: This action was effective on
January 12, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2018–0082 when contacting the
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NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may obtain publicly-available
information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2018–0082. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer
Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127;
email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For
technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. To begin the search, select
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC’s Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
purchase copies of public documents at
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gerry Gulla, Office of Enforcement,
telephone: 301–287–9143, email:
Gerald.Gulla@nrc.gov, U.S. Nuclear
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DC 20555–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In 1990, Congress passed the Federal
Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act
of 1990, to provide for regular
adjustment for inflation of civil
monetary penalties (CMPs). As amended
by the Debt Collection Improvement Act
of 1996, the FCPIAA required that the
head of each Federal agency review, and
if necessary, adjust by regulation the
CMPs assessed under statutes enforced
by the agency at least once every four
years.
On November 2, 2015, the President
of the United States signed into law the
2015 Improvements Act, which further
amended the FCPIAA and requires
Federal agencies to adjust their CMPs
annually for inflation no later than
January 15 of each year. These
requirements apply to the NRC’s
maximum CMP amounts for (1) a
violation of the Atomic Energy Act
(AEA) of 1954, as amended, or any
regulation or order issued under the
AEA, codified in section 2.205(j) of title
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), ‘‘Civil Penalties’’; and (2) a false
claim or statement made under the
Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act,
codified in 10 CFR 13.3, ‘‘Basis for Civil
Penalties and Assessments.’’
Pursuant to the 2015 Improvements
Act, the NRC codified on January 12,
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2018 (83 FR 1515), the revised
maximum daily base CMP based on the
percentage change in the consumer
price index between October 2017 and
October 2016. Because this revised
monetary value directly impacts the
CMPs assessed to NRC licensees, the
NRC’s Enforcement Policy table of civil
penalties requires revision. Specifically,
the monetary amounts found in Section
8.0, ‘‘Table of Base Civil Penalties’’
items a—e and g. This monetary
adjustment does not include item ‘‘f’’
since its monetary value is based on the
estimated or actual cost of authorized
disposal and not on the monetary value
codified in 10 CFR 2.205(j).
Accordingly, the NRC has revised its
Policy to read as follows:
8.0—TABLE OF BASE CIVIL PENALTIES
Table A
a. Power reactors, gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment plants, and high-level waste repository ..................................................
b. Fuel fabricators authorized to possess Category I or II quantities of SNM and uranium conversion facilities ..............................
c. All other fuel fabricators, including facilities under construction, authorized to possess Category III quantities of SNM, industrial processors, independent spent fuel and monitored retrievable storage installations, mills, gas centrifuge and laser uranium enrichment facilities .................................................................................................................................................................
d. Test reactors, contractors, waste disposal licensees, industrial radiographers, and other large material users ...........................
e. Research reactors, academic, medical, or other small material users ...........................................................................................
f. Loss, abandonment, or improper transfer or disposal of regulated material, regardless of the use or type of licensee:
1. Sources or devices with a total activity greater than 3.7 × 104 MBq (1 Curie), excluding hydrogen-3 (tritium) ....................
2. Other sources or devices containing the materials and quantities listed in 10 CFR 31.5(c)(13)(i) ........................................
3. Sources and devices not otherwise described above .............................................................................................................
g. Individuals who release safeguards information .............................................................................................................................
II. Procedural Requirements
This policy statement does not
contain any new or amended collection
of information subject to the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501
et seq.). Existing collection of
information were approved by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), approval numbers 3150–0010
and 3150–0136.
Public Protection Notification
The NRC may not conduct or sponsor,
and a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless the
document requesting or requiring the
collection displays a currently valid
OMB control number.
Congressional Review Act
This action is not a rule as defined in
the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C.
801–808).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day
of May 2018.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Victor McCree,
Executive Director for Operations.
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Sunshine Notice; June 6, 2018 Public
Hearing
TIME AND DATE:
2:00 p.m., Wednesday,
June 6, 2018.
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Offices of the Corporation,
Twelfth Floor Board Room, 1100 New
York Avenue NW, Washington, DC.
STATUS: Hearing OPEN to the Public at
2:00 p.m.
PURPOSE: Public Hearing in conjunction
with each meeting of OPIC’s Board of
Directors, to afford an opportunity for
any person to present views regarding
the activities of the Corporation.
PROCEDURES: Individuals wishing to
address the hearing orally must provide
advance notice to OPIC’s Corporate
Secretary no later than 5 p.m.
Wednesday, May 30, 2018. The notice
must include the individual’s name,
title, organization, address, and
telephone number, and a concise
summary of the subject matter to be
presented.
Oral presentations may not exceed ten
(10) minutes. The time for individual
presentations may be reduced
proportionately, if necessary, to afford
all participants who have submitted a
timely request an opportunity to be
heard.
Participants wishing to submit a
written statement for the record must
submit a copy of such statement to
OPIC’s Corporate Secretary no later than
5 p.m. Wednesday, May 30, 2018. Such
statement must be typewritten, double
spaced, and may not exceed twenty-five
(25) pages.
Upon receipt of the required notice,
OPIC will prepare an agenda, which
will be available at the hearing, that
identifies speakers, the subject on which
each participant will speak, and the
time allotted for each presentation.
A written summary of the hearing will
be compiled, and such summary will be
made available, upon written request to
PLACE:
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145,000
72,500
29,000
14,500
54,000
17,000
7,000
7,250
OPIC’s Corporate Secretary, at the cost
of reproduction.
Written summaries of the projects to
be presented at the June 14, 2018, Board
meeting will be posted on OPIC’s
website.
CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:
Information on the hearing may be
obtained from Catherine F.I. Andrade at
(202) 336–8768, via facsimile at (202)
408–0297, or via email at
Catherine.Andrade@opic.gov.
Dated: May 11, 2018.
Catherine F.I. Andrade,
OPIC Corporate Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018–10405 Filed 5–11–18; 11:15 am]
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Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is noticing a
recent Postal Service filing for the
Commission’s consideration concerning
negotiated service agreements. This
notice informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: May 17,
2018.
SUMMARY:
Submit comments
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Filing Online system at https://
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comments electronically should contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2018-0082]
Revision of the NRC Enforcement Policy
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Revision to policy statement.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is publishing a
revision to its Enforcement Policy (Enforcement Policy or Policy) to
address the requirements of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Improvements Act). The
2015 Improvements Act amended the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act (FCPIAA) of 1990, and now requires Federal agencies to
adjust their maximum civil monetary penalty annually for inflation.
DATES: This action was effective on January 12, 2018.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0082 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0082. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-
9127; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected].
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gerry Gulla, Office of Enforcement,
telephone: 301-287-9143, email: [email protected], U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
In 1990, Congress passed the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation
Adjustment Act of 1990, to provide for regular adjustment for inflation
of civil monetary penalties (CMPs). As amended by the Debt Collection
Improvement Act of 1996, the FCPIAA required that the head of each
Federal agency review, and if necessary, adjust by regulation the CMPs
assessed under statutes enforced by the agency at least once every four
years.
On November 2, 2015, the President of the United States signed into
law the 2015 Improvements Act, which further amended the FCPIAA and
requires Federal agencies to adjust their CMPs annually for inflation
no later than January 15 of each year. These requirements apply to the
NRC's maximum CMP amounts for (1) a violation of the Atomic Energy Act
(AEA) of 1954, as amended, or any regulation or order issued under the
AEA, codified in section 2.205(j) of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR), ``Civil Penalties''; and (2) a false claim or
statement made under the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act, codified in
10 CFR 13.3, ``Basis for Civil Penalties and Assessments.''
Pursuant to the 2015 Improvements Act, the NRC codified on January
12,
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2018 (83 FR 1515), the revised maximum daily base CMP based on the
percentage change in the consumer price index between October 2017 and
October 2016. Because this revised monetary value directly impacts the
CMPs assessed to NRC licensees, the NRC's Enforcement Policy table of
civil penalties requires revision. Specifically, the monetary amounts
found in Section 8.0, ``Table of Base Civil Penalties'' items a--e and
g. This monetary adjustment does not include item ``f'' since its
monetary value is based on the estimated or actual cost of authorized
disposal and not on the monetary value codified in 10 CFR 2.205(j).
Accordingly, the NRC has revised its Policy to read as follows:
8.0--Table of Base Civil Penalties
Table A
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a. Power reactors, gaseous diffusion uranium enrichment $290,000
plants, and high-level waste repository................
b. Fuel fabricators authorized to possess Category I or 145,000
II quantities of SNM and uranium conversion facilities.
c. All other fuel fabricators, including facilities 72,500
under construction, authorized to possess Category III
quantities of SNM, industrial processors, independent
spent fuel and monitored retrievable storage
installations, mills, gas centrifuge and laser uranium
enrichment facilities..................................
d. Test reactors, contractors, waste disposal licensees, 29,000
industrial radiographers, and other large material
users..................................................
e. Research reactors, academic, medical, or other small 14,500
material users.........................................
f. Loss, abandonment, or improper transfer or disposal
of regulated material, regardless of the use or type of
licensee:
1. Sources or devices with a total activity greater 54,000
than 3.7 x 104 MBq (1 Curie), excluding hydrogen-3
(tritium)..........................................
2. Other sources or devices containing the materials 17,000
and quantities listed in 10 CFR 31.5(c)(13)(i).....
3. Sources and devices not otherwise described above 7,000
g. Individuals who release safeguards information....... 7,250
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II. Procedural Requirements
Paperwork Reduction Act Statement
This policy statement does not contain any new or amended
collection of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing collection of information were
approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), approval numbers
3150-0010 and 3150-0136.
Public Protection Notification
The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information unless the document requesting
or requiring the collection displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Congressional Review Act
This action is not a rule as defined in the Congressional Review
Act (5 U.S.C. 801-808).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of May 2018.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Victor McCree,
Executive Director for Operations.
[FR Doc. 2018-10350 Filed 5-14-18; 8:45 am]
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