3150-AI58 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC Fitness-For-Duty Programs [NRC-2009-0090]

The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to ensure that personnel working at nuclear power plants who actually perform independent quality control/verification (QC/QV) checks under the licensee's NRC-approved quality assurance program are subject to the same 10 CFR part 26 subpart I provisions as operating personnel identified in section 26.4(a)(1). The proposed rule would also consider requests the Commission received in Petitions for Rulemaking 26-3, 26-5, and 26-6. Part 26 subpart I currently does not include QC/QV personnel as covered workers for fatigue, management. Also, petitions for rulemaking have raised additional concerns from affected stakeholders. A detailed regulatory analysis will be performed per NRC processes, which detail the costs and benefits associated with the proposed rule. This regulatory analysis will be published with the proposed rule.

]]> Other Significant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage Undetermined No 10 CFR 26 42 USC 2201 41 USC 5841 No Regulatory Basis 09/10/2012 77 FR 55429 NPRM 01/00/2015 The NRC staff is developing the proposed rulemaking package. This includes the proposed rule Federal Register notice, regulatory and backfit analyses, Office of Management and Budget Supporting Statement, regulatory guidance, and companion Commission paper. No No None No No Stewart Schneider 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC 301 415-4123 stewart.schneider@nrc.gov Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington DC 20555-0001