[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 30 (Friday, February 13, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 7407]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-3721]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of General Counsel


Preparation of Report to Congress on Price-Anderson Act

AGENCY: Office of General Counsel, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of inquiry concerning preparation of report to Congress 
on the Price-Anderson Act; extension of due date for reply comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy is extending until February 25, 1998, 
the due date for reply comments to a Notice of Inquiry concerning the 
continuation or modification of the provisions of the Price-Anderson 
Act.

DATES: Public comments were due on January 30, 1998. Reply comments 
must be received by February 25, 1998 (an extension from February 13, 
1998).

ADDRESSES: Send 5 written copies of reply comments to: U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC-52, 1000 Independence Ave. SW, 
Washington, DC 20585. If possible, a copy should also be e-mailed to 
PAA.[email protected] or provided on computer disk. This Notice, the 
comments submitted to DOE, and other relevant information will be 
available on the internet at ``www.gc.doe.gov''. The comments also may 
be examined between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Energy, 
Freedom of Information Reading Room, Room 1E-190, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-6020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben McRae or Jeanette Helfrich, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC-52, 1000 
Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-6975.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 31, 1998, the Department of 
Energy published a Notice of Inquiry in the Federal Register (62 FR 
68272) soliciting public comments concerning the continuation or 
modification of the provisions of the Price-Anderson Act. These 
comments will assist the Department in the preparation of a report on 
the Act to be submitted to Congress by August 1, 1998 as required by 
the Atomic Energy Act. The initial comments were due on January 30, 
1998. In addition, reply comments on the initial comments were due on 
February 13, 1998.
    Several of the initial comments indicated the comment period should 
be longer because of the complex legal and policy issues raised by the 
Notice of Inquiry. In response to these requests for a longer comment 
period, the Department has decided to change the due date for reply 
comments from February 13, 1998, to February 25, 1998. This extension 
will provide more time for the preparation of reply comments.

    Issued in Washington, DC on February 9, 1998.
Eric J. Fygi,
Acting General Counsel.
[FR Doc. 98-3721 Filed 2-12-98; 8:45 am]
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