49 FR 397.103 Requirements for State routing designations . (a) The State routing agency, as defined in § 397.201(c), shall select routes to minimize radiological risk using “Guidelines for Selecting Preferred Highway Routes for Highway Route Controlled Quantity Shipments of Radioactive Materials,” or an equivalent routing analysis which adequately considers overall risk to the public. Designations must be preceded by substantive consultation with affected local jurisdictions and with any other affected States to ensure consideration of all impacts and continuity of designated routes. (b) State routing agencies may designate preferred routes as an alternative to, or in addition to, one or more Interstate System highways, including interstate system bypasses, or Interstate System beltways. (c) A State-designated route is effective when - (1) The State gives written notice to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration: (i) By email to HMRouting@dot.gov; or (ii) By certified mail, return receipt requested, to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Enforcement and Compliance (MC-EC), 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE., Washington, DC 20590-0001. Attention: National Hazardous Materials Route Registry. (2) Receipt thereof is acknowledged in writing by the FMCSA. (3) The route is published in the National Hazardous Materials Route Registry on FMCSA's website at https://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/regulations/hazardous-materials/national-hazardous-materials-route-registry. (d) A list of State-designated preferred routes and a copy of the “Guidelines for Selecting Preferred Highway Routes for Highway Route Controlled Quantity Shipments of Radioactive Materials” are available upon request to Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, Office of Enforcement and Compliance (MC-EC), 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE, Washington, DC 20590-0001, or by email to HMRouting@dot.gov. defines the process by which states may designate specific routes to use for all hazmat shipments by highway. GLWQA Annex 6 states that, “The Parties [U.S. and Canada] shall notify each other, through the Great Lakes Executive Committee, of planned activities that could lead to a pollution incident or that could have a significant cumulative impact on the Waters of the Great Lakes, such as: (i) the storage and transfer of nuclear waste or radioactive materials….” Notification under the GLWQA does not include SGI. Four times each year, the following information is requested of the Great Lakes Executive Committee members and observers: a) Description of the planned activity; b) Contact information of lead agency/organization and if applicable, a short description of opportunities to provide input and pertinent deadlines for comment; and c) Name of entity providing the notification. Nuclear Waste Policy Act Section 180 a) No spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste may be transported by or for the Secretary under subtitle A or under subtitle C except in packages that have been certified for such purpose by the Commission. b) The Secretary shall abide by regulations of the Commission regarding advance notification of State and local governments prior to transportation of spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste under subtitle A or under subtitle C. c) The Secretary shall provide technical assistance and funds to States for training for public safety officials of appropriate units of local government and Indian tribes through whose jurisdiction the Secretary plans to transport spent nuclear fuel or high-level radioactive waste under subtitle A or under subtitle C. Training shall cover procedures required for safe routine transportation of these materials, as well as procedures for dealing with emergency response situations. The Waste Fund shall be the source of funds for work carried out under this subsection. DOE Standard Contract for Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and/or High-Level Radioactive Waste The Standard Contract between DOE and nuclear utilities (the “Purchasers”) defines the terms of the agreement by which the federal government provides to the Purchasers spent fuel transportation and disposal services in exchange for full cost recovery from the Purchasers. The text of the contract can be found at 10 CFR 961 Subpart B . Relevant parts of the Standard Contract for the MRMTC and the transportation workshop are excerpted as follows:
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