[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 39 (Tuesday, February 28, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 10810-10811]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-4872]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Parts 50, 52 and 100

RIN 3150-AD93


Reactor Site Criteria Including Seismic and Earthquake 
Engineering Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Proposed Denial of 
Petition From Free Environment, Inc., et al.

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On October 17, 1994, the NRC published (59 FR 52255) for 
public comment a proposed revision of 10 CFR parts 50, 52, and 100 to 
update the criteria used in decisions regarding power reactor siting, 
including geologic, seismic, and earthquake engineering considerations 
for future nuclear power plants. The comment period was to expire on 
February 14, 1995.
    On February 8, 1995, the Commission stated (60 FR 7467) that it 
intended to extend the comment period to allow interested persons 
adequate time to provide comments on staff guidance documents 
consisting of five draft regulatory guides and three standard review 
plan sections that were to accompany the proposed rule, but were 
delayed in issuance. The Commission stated that it would extend the 
comment period 75 days after the staff guidance documents became 
available.
    Availability of the above staff guidance documents is being 
announced in the Notices section of this issue of the Federal Register. 
The comment period for the proposed rule is hereby extended to May 12, 
1995.

DATES: Comment period now expires May 12, 1995. Comments received after 
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the 
Commission is able to assure consideration only for comments received 
on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Docketing and Service 
Branch.
    Hand deliver comments to 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 
between 7:45 am and 4:15 pm, Federal workdays.
    Comments may be submitted electronically, in either ASCII text or 
Wordperfect format (version 5.1 or later), by calling the NRC 
Electronic Bulletin Board (BBS) on FEDWORLD. The bulletin board may be 
accessed with a personal computer, a modem, and one of the commonly 
available communications software packages, or directly via Internet. 
Certain background documents on the rulemaking are also available for 
downloading and viewing.
    With a personal computer and modem, the NRC rulemaking subsystem 
can be accessed on FEDWORLD, toll free, by directly dialing 1-800-303-
9672. Communication software parameters should be set as follows: 
parity to none, data bits to 8, and stop bits to 1 (N,8,1). Using ANSI 
or VT-100 terminal emulation, the NRC rulemaking subsystem can be 
accessed by selecting the ``Rules Menu'' option from the ``NRC Main 
Menu.'' For further information about options available for 
[[Page 10811]] NRC at FEDWORLD, consult the ``Help/Information Center'' 
from the ``NRC Main Menu.'' Users may also find the ``FEDWORLD Online 
User's Guides'' helpful.
    The NRC subsystem on FEDWORLD also may be accessed directly by 
dialing 703-321-8020 for the main FEDWORLD BBS, or by using Telnet via 
Internet: fedworld.gov. If 703-321-8020 is dialed, the NRC subsystem 
can be accessed from the main FEDWORLD menu first by selecting 
``Regulatory, Government Administration and State Systems,'' then 
selecting ``Regulatory Information Mall.'' A menu will display an 
option ``U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission'' that will lead to the NRC 
Online main menu. The NRC Online area also may be accessed directly by 
typing ``/go nrc'' at a FEDWORLD command line. If NRC is accessed from 
FEDWORLD's main menu, one may return to FEDWORLD by selecting the 
``Return to FEDWORLD'' option from the NRC Online Main Menu. If NRC at 
FEDWORLD is accessed via NRC's toll-free number, full access will be 
available to all NRC systems, but there will be no access to the main 
FEDWORLD system.
    If FEDWORLD is contacted using Telnet, the NRC area and menus will 
be available, including the Rules Menu. While documents may be 
downloaded and messages left, it is not possible to write comments or 
upload files (comments). If FEDWORLD is contacted using FTP, all files 
can be accessed and downloaded but uploads are not possible; a list of 
files without their descriptions (normal Gopher look) will be seen. An 
index file listing all files within a subdirectory, with descriptions, 
is available. There is a 15 minute time limit for FTP access.
    Although FEDWORLD also may be accessed through the World Wide Web, 
this only provides access to download files and does not display the 
NRC Rules Menu.
    For more information on NRC bulletin boards call Mr. Arthur Davis, 
Systems Integration and Development Branch, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555, telephone (301) 415-5780; e-mail 
AXD[email protected].
    Single copies of the proposed rule may be obtained by written 
request or telefax (301-504-2260) from: Distribution Services, Printing 
and Mail Services Branch, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Documents related to this 
rulemaking, including comments received, may be examined at the NRC 
Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW. (Lower Level), Washington, DC. 
These same documents may also be viewed and downloaded electronically 
via the Electronic Bulletin Board established by NRC for this 
rulemaking as indicated above.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Andrew J. Murphy, Office of 
Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555, telephone (301) 415-6010, concerning the seismic 
and earthquake engineering aspects, and Mr. Leonard Soffer, Office of 
Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555, telephone (301) 415-6574, concerning other siting 
aspects.

(5 U.S.C. 552(a))

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of February 1995.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John C. Hoyle,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 95-4872 Filed 2-27-95; 8:45 am]
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