Nuclear Regulatory Commission February 3, 2011 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents
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Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Commission or NRC) is issuing for public comment Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-5020, ``Applying for Enhanced Weapons Authority, Applying for Preemption Authority, and Accomplishing Firearms Background Checks under 10 CFR Part 73.'' The DG-5020 is a proposed new regulatory guide. This guide describes methods that the staff or NRC considers acceptable for licensees and certificate holders to comply with the Commission's regulations implementing the provisions of Section 161A, ``Use of Firearms by Security Personnel,'' of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2201a), that are found in the proposed Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 73.18, ``Authorization for use of Enhanced Weapons and Preemption of Firearms Laws,'' and 10 CFR 73.19, ``Firearms Background Checks for Armed Security Personnel.''
Draft Weapons Safety Assessment on the Use of Enhanced Weapons; Notice of Availability and Request for Comment
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Commission or NRC) is seeking input from the public, licensees, certificate holders, and other stakeholders on a draft guidance document entitled ``Weapons Safety Assessment'' (WSA). This guidance would be used by licensees and certificate holders applying to the NRC to obtain enhanced weapons under the NRC's proposed rule titled ``Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications,'' published in the Proposed Rule section of today's Federal Register (NRC-2011-0018). A completed WSA would be part of an application to the NRC for the use for enhanced weapons. The Commission is authorized under Section 161A of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), to approve licensees' and certificate holders' possession of enhanced weapons as part of a protective strategy for defending NRC-regulated facilities and radioactive material against malevolent acts. Volumes 1 through 3 of the draft WSA are being issued for public review and comment.
Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Commission or NRC) is issuing for public comment Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-5019, ``Reporting and Recording Safeguards Events.'' The DG-5019 describes methods that the staff of the NRC considers acceptable for licensees and certificate holders to report and record safeguards (i.e., security) events that are required under the proposed changes to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 73.71, ``Reporting and Recording of Safeguards Events,'' and Appendix G to 10 CFR part 73, ``Reportable and Recordable Safeguards Events.''
Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is proposing regulations that would implement its authority under the new section 161A of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (AEA), as amended, and revise existing regulations governing security event notifications. These proposed regulations are consistent with the provisions of the Firearms Guidelines the NRC published under section 161A with the approval of the U.S. Attorney General on September 11, 2009 (74 FR 46800). The NRC previously proposed new regulations on October 26, 2006 (71 FR 62663), that would have implemented this new authority as part of a larger proposed rule entitled ``Power Reactor Security Requirements.'' However, based upon changes to the final Firearms Guidelines the NRC is now proposing further revisions in these implementing regulations that address the voluntary application for enhanced weapons and the mandatory firearms background checks under section 161A. These implementing regulations would only apply to nuclear power reactor facilities and Category I strategic special nuclear material (SSNM) facilities. In addition, the NRC is also proposing revisions addressing security event notifications from different classes of facilities and the transportation of radioactive material consistently and would add new event notification requirements on the theft or loss of enhanced weapons.
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