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RIN: 3150-AJ70

Publication ID: Fall 2016

Title: Modified Small Quantities Protocol [NRC-2015-0263]
Abstract: This rule amends the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's regulations in 10 CFR parts 40, 70, and 75, as needed, to ensure that the U.S. Government can meet its international obligations under INFCIRC/366. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is responsible for ensuring compliance by the licensees in the U.S. Caribbean Territories. Changes would go into effect as a final rule, issued without notice and comment under 5 U.S.C. 553(a)(1), which allows agencies to issue rules involving the foreign affairs functions of the United States without notice and comment. These rule changes must be in effect before the U.S. Government can bring the modified Small Quantities Protocol to INFCIRC/366 into force.
Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission(NRC)	Priority: Other Significant
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda	Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Final Rule Stage
Major: No	Unfunded Mandates: No
CFR Citation: 10 CFR 40 10 CFR 70 10 CFR 75
Legal Authority: 42 U.S.C. 2201 42 U.S.C. 5841

Legal Deadline: None

Statement of Need:

This rule would respond to Commission direction to proceed with rulemaking.

Summary of the Legal Basis:

The legal basis of this rule is to ensure that the U.S. Government meets its obligations under the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean (Treaty of Tlatelolco).

Alternatives:

None.

Anticipated Costs and Benefits:

Undefined.

Risks:

Undefined.

Timetable:

Action	Date	FR Cite
Final Rule	05/00/2017

Additional Information: In SECY-15-0080 staff requested Commission approval to initiate rulemaking: On June 5, 2015, the staff requested Commission approval to initiate the rulemaking. On July 21, 2015, the Commission approved initiation of the rulemaking. Specifically, the Commission provided its clearance for the Circular 175 memorandum authorizing the Department of State to negotiate and conclude a modified Small Quantities Protocol between the US and IAEA with the treaty for the prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America. This rulemaking will go directly to a final rule as it has a foreign policy exclusion.
Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: No	Government Levels Affected: None
Small Entities Affected: No
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes
International Impacts: This regulatory action will be likely to have international trade and investment effects, or otherwise be of international interest.
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No
Agency Contact: Gregory Trussell Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555-0001 Phone:301 415-6445 Email: gregory.trussell@nrc.gov