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Draft Schedules for Rulemakings to Amend Part 72.214 for Dry Storage Casks

The following generic schedules apply to the Certificate of Compliance (CoC) rulemakings under Part 72 and do not apply to any other type of rulemaking. They contain the timeframes used to complete rulemakings to amend Part 72.214 for initial approval or amendments of dry storage casks (i.e., approval or amendment of CoCs for dry storage casks). These timeframes reflect the ideal situation and thus are considered goals that may not be met in all situations.

Draft Schedule for Cask Designs by Direct Final Rulemaking (DFR) Process

This schedule includes preparation of both a direct final and a proposed rule that would be published in the Federal Register concurrently on the same date.

Step		Duration
1.	Completion of preliminary CoC/SER	Time 0
2.	Issue the draft direct final and proposed rulemaking package for office concurrence Note: Assumes that the rulemaking package is prepared in parallel with the CoC/SER.	1 week
3.	Resolution of office comments. Direct final and proposed rule package sent to EDO for approval Note: Assumes no significant issues arise during office review that could result in changes to the CoC/SER. If such issues arise, action may need to begin again at step 1.	2 weeks
4.	NRC approval of DFR and proposed rule forwarded to the Office of the Federal Register for publication Note: Duration includes time for Commission notification.	3 weeks
5.	Publication of direct final and proposed rules concurrently in the Federal Register Note: This step is not within NRC control.	3 weeks
6.	Public Comment period on proposed rule	30 days
7.	If no significant adverse comments are received, rule becomes effective 75 days after publication (i.e., 45 days after the end of public comment period) Note: All comments received on the proposed rule are reviewed within 4 weeks after the end of public comment period and before effective date.*	45 days
Total elapsed time to effective date		20 weeks

*Note that if significant adverse comments are received on the DFR, the DFR will be withdrawn before the effective date. The schedule would then follow that for a regular rulemaking, beginning at step 7.

Draft Schedule for Cask Designs by Regular Proposed Rulemaking Process

Step		Duration
1.	Completion of preliminary CoC/SER	Time 0
2.	Issue the draft proposed rulemaking package for office concurrence Note: Assumes that the rulemaking package is prepared in parallel with the CoC/SER.	1 week
3.	Resolution of office comments. Proposed rule package sent to the Executive Director for Operations for approval Note: Assumes no significant issues arise during office review that could result in changes in CoC/SER. If such an issue arises, action may need to begin again at step 1.	2 weeks
4.	NRC approval of proposed rule. Proposed rule sent to the Office of the Federal Register for publication Note: Duration period includes time for Commission notification.	3 weeks
5.	Publication of proposed rule in the Federal Register Note:This step is not within NRC control.	3 weeks
6.	Public Comment period	75 days
7.	NMSS review and resolution of public comments and finalization of CoC/SER Note: Duration period could be extended or reduced, depending on the number and type (complexity) of comments or the need for additional information to revise CoC/SER.	8 weeks
8.	Issue draft final rulemaking package for office concurrence	2 weeks
9.	Resolution of office comments. Final rule package sent to EDO for approval Note: Duration period assumes that no significant issues arise during office review and is also dependent on number and type of comments received.	8 weeks
10.	NRC approval of final rule. Final rule sent to the Office of the Federal Register for publication Note: Duration period includes time for Commission notification.	3 weeks
11.	Publication of final rule in the Federal Register Note: This step is not within NRC control.	3 weeks
12.	Rulemaking becomes effective 30 days after publication	30 days
Total elapsed time to effective date		48 weeks