[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 98 (Monday, May 23, 1994)]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. PRM-71-11]

 

Department of Energy, Receipt of a Petition for Rulemaking: 
Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Petition for rulemaking: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On February 18, 1994 (59 FR 8143), the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC) published for public comment a petition for rulemaking 
filed by the U.S. Department of Energy. The petitioner requested that 
the NRC amend its regulations governing packaging and transportation of 
radioactive materials to specifically exempt canisters containing 
vitrified high-level waste from the double containment requirement 
specified in NRC's regulations. The comment period for this petition 
for rulemaking was to have expired on May 4, 1994. The INEL Oversight 
Program of the State of Idaho has requested a thirty-day extension of 
the comment period. In view of the fact that the State of Idaho has 
received technical background documents regarding the proposed 
amendment only recently from the U.S. Department of Energy and requests 
this extension to review these documents and provide comments, the NRC 
has decided to extend the comment period for an additional thirty days. 
The extended comment period now expires on June 3, 1994.

DATES: The comment period has been extended and now expires June 3, 
1994. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is 
practical to do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given 
except as to comments received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Attention: Docketing and Service 
Branch.
    Deliver comments to 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 
between 7:45 am and 4:15 pm on Federal workdays.
    For a copy of the petition, write: Rules Review Section, Rules 
Review and Directives Branch, Division of Freedom of Information and 
Publications Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael T. Lesar, Office of 
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555. Telephone: 301-492-7758 or Toll Free: 800-368-5642.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of May 1994.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John C. Hoyle,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 94-12505 Filed 5-20-94; 8:45 am]
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