[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 79258-79259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27979]
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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. 247 / Tuesday, December 27, 2022 /
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 50
[NRC-2020-0036]
RIN 3150-AK71
Reporting Requirements for Nonemergency Events at Nuclear Power
Plants
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Regulatory basis; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On November 9, 2022, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) requested comments on a regulatory basis to support a rulemaking
that would amend its regulations for nonemergency event notifications.
The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on January
9, 2023. The NRC is extending the comment period to allow more time for
members of the public to develop and submit their comments.
DATES: The due date of comments requested in the document published on
November 9, 2022 (87 FR 67571), is extended. Comments should be filed
no later than January 31, 2023. Comments received after this date will
be considered, if it is practical to do so, but the Commission 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-2020-0036. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Dawn Forder; telephone: 301-415-3407;
email: [email protected]. For technical questions contact the
individuals 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.
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: Alexa Sieracki, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-301-7509; email:
[email protected]; or Brian Benney, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-2767; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0036 (formerly Docket ID NRC-
2018-0201) for the associated petition for rulemaking) 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-2020-0036 (or Docket
ID NRC-2018-0201 for the associated petition for rulemaking).
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]. For the convenience of the reader,
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
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-2020-0036 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 November 9, 2022, the NRC requested comments on a regulatory
basis to support a rulemaking that would amend its regulations for
nonemergency event notifications, evaluate the current requirements and
guidance for immediate notification of nonemergency events for
operating nuclear power reactors and assess whether the requirements
present an unnecessary reporting burden.
The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on
January 9. 2023. The NRC has decided to extend the public comment
period on this document until January 31, 2023, 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
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website at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2020-0036.
In addition, the Federal rulemaking 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-2020-
0036); (2) click the ``Subscribe'' link; and (3) enter an email address
and click on the ``Subscribe'' link.
Dated: December 19, 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christopher M. Regan,
Director, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2022-27979 Filed 12-23-22; 8:45 am]
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