{"abstract":"The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations that govern domestic licensing of production and utilization facilities so that the requirements governing criticality control for spent fuel pool storage racks do not apply to the fuel within a spent fuel transportation package or storage cask when a package or cask is in a spent fuel pool. These packages and casks are subject to separate criticality control requirements. This action is necessary to avoid applying two different sets of criticality control requirements to fuel within a package or cask in a spent fuel pool.","action":"Direct final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2006/11/16/E6-19372.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":50,"title":10}],"citation":"71 FR 66648","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2006-12-18","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Effective Date: The final rule will become effective January 30, 2007, unless significant adverse comments are received by December 18, 2006. A significant adverse comment is a comment where the commenter explains why the rule would be inappropriate, including challenges to the rule's underlying premise or approach, or would be ineffective or unacceptable without a change (refer to \"Procedural Background\" in the Supplementary Information section of this document for further details). If the rule is withdrawn, timely notice will be published in the Federal Register. Comments received after December 18, 2006 will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure only that comments received on or before this date will be considered.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":[],"dockets":[],"document_number":"E6-19372","effective_on":"2007-01-30","end_page":66657,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2006/11/16/E6-19372.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2006/11/16/E6-19372/criticality-control-of-fuel-within-dry-storage-casks-or-transportation-packages-in-a-spent-fuel-pool","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/E6-19372?publication_date=2006-11-16","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2006-11-16/E6-19372/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":10,"page_views":{"count":286,"last_updated":"2026-07-27 04:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2006-11-16/pdf/E6-19372.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":null,"publication_date":"2006-11-16","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2006/11/16/E6-19372.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"3150-AH95":null},"regulation_id_numbers":["3150-AH95"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2011-11-12T20:17:05Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":66648,"subtype":null,"title":"Criticality Control of Fuel Within Dry Storage Casks or Transportation Packages in a Spent Fuel Pool","toc_doc":"Fuel within dry storage casks or transportation packages in spent fuel pool; criticality control","toc_subject":"Production and utilization facilities; domestic licensing:","topics":["Antitrust","Classified information","Intergovernmental relations","Nuclear power plants and reactors","Radiation protection","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements"],"type":"Rule","volume":71}