[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5102-5103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1907]
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 19 / Friday, January 28, 2011 /
Proposed Rules
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 73
RIN 3150-AI64
[NRC-2010-0340]
Draft NUREG-0561, Revision 2; Physical Protection of Shipments of
Irradiated Reactor Fuel; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Draft guidance document: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On November 3, 2010 (75 FR 67636), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC or the Commission) published for public comment a
revision to NUREG-0561, the draft implementation guidance document for
a proposed rule to amend its security regulations in Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 73 pertaining to the
transport of irradiated reactor fuel (for purposes of this rulemaking,
the terms ``irradiated reactor fuel'' and ``spent nuclear fuel'' are
used interchangeably). The proposed rule was published on October 13,
2010 (75 FR 62695). The public comment period for this proposed rule
was scheduled to expire on February 11, 2011; however, on January 10,
2011 (76 FR 1376), the public comment period for the proposed rule was
extended to April 11, 2011. In order to allow the public sufficient
time to review and comment on the draft revision to NUREG-0561, the NRC
has decided to extend the comment period for the draft guidance
document until May 11, 2011.
DATES: The comment period has been extended and expires on May 11,
2011. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is
practical to do so. The NRC is only able to assure consideration of
comments received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID: NRC-2010-0340 in the subject line
of your comments. For instructions on submitting comments and accessing
documents related to this action, see Section I, ``Submitting Comments
and Accessing Information'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document. You may submit comments by any one of the following
methods.
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID: NRC-2010-0340. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, telephone (301) 492-
3668; e-mail: [email protected].
Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements, and
Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-
B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Fax comments to: RADB at (301) 492-3446.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. Clyde Ragland, Office of Nuclear
Security, and Incident Response, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-7008, e-mail:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Submitting Comments and Accessing Information
Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be posted
on the NRC Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web site http://www.regulations.gov. Because your comments will not be edited to remove
any identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against
including any information in your submission that you do not want to be
publicly disclosed. The NRC requests that any party soliciting or
aggregating comments received from other persons for submission to the
NRC inform those persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to
remove any identifying or contact information, and therefore, they
should not include any information in their comments that they do not
want publicly disclosed.
You can access publicly available documents related to this
document using the following methods:
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have
copied for a fee, publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR, Room
O-1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are
available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain
entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public
documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems
in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's PDR
reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to
[email protected]. The draft implementation guidance is available
electronically under ADAMS Accession Number ML103060094.
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Public comments and supporting
materials related to the implementation guidance, including the draft
implementation guidance, can be found at http://www.regulations.gov by
searching on Docket ID: NRC-2010-0340. Documents related to the
proposed rule can be found by searching on Docket ID: NRC-2009-0163.
Discussion:
On October 13, 2010 (75 FR 62695), the NRC published a proposed
rule that would amend its regulations in 10 CFR Part 73 to enhance the
security requirements that apply to the transportation of spent nuclear
fuel. The public comment period for the proposed rule has been extended
through April 11, 2011. In conjunction with the proposed rule, the NRC
has revised NUREG-0561, ``Physical Protection of Shipments of
Irradiated Reactor Fuel.'' This document provides guidance on
implementing the provisions of proposed 10 CFR Part 73.37,
``Requirements for Physical Protection of Byproduct Material'' and
proposed 10 CFR 73.38, ``Personnel Access Authorization Requirements
for Irradiated Reactor Fuel in Transit.''
On November 3, 2010 (75 FR 67636), the NRC published for public
comment the proposed revision to NUREG-0561. The NRC has determined
that additional time is needed for public review of the potential
impacts of the proposed requirements. In order to allow the public
sufficient time to review and comment on the proposed rule, the NRC
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has decided to extend the comment period until May 11, 2011.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of January 2011.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Robert K. Caldwell,
Chief, Fuel Cycle and Transportation Security Branch, Division of
Security Policy, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response.
[FR Doc. 2011-1907 Filed 1-27-11; 8:45 am]
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