[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 95 (Tuesday, May 17, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 29840-29841]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-10479]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 95 / Tuesday, May 17, 2022 / Proposed
Rules
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 20, 26, 50, 51, 52, 72, 73, and 140
[NRC-2015-0070]
RIN 3150-AJ59
Regulatory Improvements for Production and Utilization Facilities
Transitioning to Decommissioning
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On March 3, 2022, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
requested comments on the proposed amendments to its regulations that
relate to the decommissioning of production and utilization facilities.
The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on May 17,
2022. The NRC is extending the public comment period to allow more time
for members of the public to develop and submit their comments.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published March 3, 2022
at 87 FR 12254 is extended. Comments should be filed no later than
August 30, 2022. Comments received after this date will be considered,
if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure
consideration only for comments received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods;
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0070. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Dawn Forder; telephone: 301-415-3407;
email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
Email comments to: [email protected]. If you do
not receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact
us at 301-415-1677.
Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and
Adjudications Staff.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel I. Doyle, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3748; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0070 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain
publicly available information related to this action by any of the
following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0070.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or
by email to [email protected].
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make
an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between
8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please
include Docket ID NRC-2015-0070 in your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at
https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions
into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Discussion
On March 3, 2022, the NRC solicited comments on the proposed
amendments to its regulations that relate to the decommissioning of
production and utilization facilities. The NRC's goals in amending
these regulations are to maintain a safe, effective, and efficient
decommissioning process; reduce the need for license amendment requests
and exemptions from existing regulations; address other decommissioning
issues deemed relevant by the NRC; and support the NRC's Principles of
Good Regulation, including openness, clarity, and reliability.
The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on May
17, 2022. The NRC has decided to extend the comment period for the
proposed rule until August 30, 2022, to allow more time for members of
the public to submit their comments.
The NRC may post materials related to this document, including
public comments, on the Federal rulemaking website at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2015-0070. In addition, the
Federal rulemaking
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website allows members of the public to receive alerts when changes or
additions occur in a docket folder. To subscribe: (1) Navigate to the
docket folder (NRC-2015-0070); (2) click the ``Subscribe'' link; and
(3) enter an email address and click ``Subscribe.''
Dated May 11, 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brooke P. Clark,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2022-10479 Filed 5-16-22; 8:45 am]
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