[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 99 (Monday, May 24, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 27935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12899]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 63


Public Meetings on Proposed Licensing Criteria for the Disposal 
of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in a Proposed Geologic Repository at 
Yucca Mountain, NV

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of additional public meetings in Nevada.

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SUMMARY: On May 5, 1999, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
extended the public comment period on NRC's proposed rule for 
evaluating a possible future U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) license 
application requesting NRC approval of a potential repository for the 
disposal of high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada (64 
FR 24092). The NRC has regulatory responsibility over any DOE facility 
for commercial high-level waste disposal. The proposed NRC regulations 
would establish the criteria and standards against which NRC would 
evaluate a DOE license application for the Yucca Mountain site. The 
proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on February 22, 
1999 (64 FR 8640). The Commission's extended public comment period 
expires June 30, 1999.
    In view of the extension, during the week of June 14, 1999, the NRC 
staff will hold three additional public meetings in the State of Nevada 
to: (1) Engage the public in a discussion of the proposed rule; (2) 
outline the roles and responsibilities of government and the public in 
the licensing process; and (3) listen to the safety issues and concerns 
presented by the citizens of Nevada in order to ensure that the process 
for developing the final rule gives full consideration to the views and 
concerns of the public. Copies of the proposed rule will be available 
at the public meeting and can also be obtained from Judy Goodwin, Mail 
Stop T-7F3, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    The meetings will open with an NRC presentation on the proposed 
rule, followed by public discussion. The meetings will be facilitated 
by Francis X. Cameron, Special Counsel for Public Liaison, of the NRC.

DATES: The first public meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 15, 1999, 
from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. The second public meeting will be held on 
Wednesday, June 16, 1999, from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. The third public 
meeting will be held on Thursday, June 17, 1999, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 
pm.

ADDRESSES: The first public meeting with be held at: The Amargosa 
Valley Community Center in Amargosa Valley, Nevada. The second public 
meeting with be held at: The Richard Tam Alumni Center at the 
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada. The third public meeting with 
be held at: The Caliente City Hall in Caliente, (Lincoln County) 
Nevada.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francis X. Cameron, Special Counsel 
for Public Liaison, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by telephone: 
(301) 415-1642, or by e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the public who are unable to 
attend the meeting are invited to send written comments on the proposed 
rule to Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff. Comments 
may be hand-delivered to 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 
between 7:30 am and 4:15 pm on Federal workdays. Comments may also be 
provided via the NRC's interactive rulemaking web site through the NRC 
home page (http://www.nrc.gov) This site provides the availability to 
upload comments as files (any format), if your web browser supports 
that function. For information about the interactive rulemaking site, 
contact Ms. Carol Gallagher by telephone: (301) 415-5905, or by e-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 17th day of May, 1999.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John T. Greeves,
Director, Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 99-12899 Filed 5-21-99; 8:45 am]
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