[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 67 (Thursday, April 6, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 18010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-8431]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Parts 71 and 73

RIN 3150-AG41


Advance Notification to Native American Tribes of Transportation 
of Certain Types of Nuclear Waste

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking: Reopening of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published for public 
comment an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) on December 
21, 1999 (64 FR 71331), that would require licensees to notify 
Federally recognized Native American Tribes of shipments of certain 
types of high-level radioactive waste, including spent nuclear fuel, 
before the shipments are transported to or across the boundary of 
Tribal lands. In a letter to the Secretary of the Commission, dated 
March 1, 2000, the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) 
requested a 90-day extension of the comment period. The comment period 
for the ANPR expired on March 22, 2000. In view of the importance of 
the issues described in the ANPR and the information needed to resolve 
these issues, the amount of additional time that the NCAI requested to 
provide comments on behalf of its 210 constituent Tribal governments is 
reasonable. The NRC is reopening the comment period for 90 days. The 
comment period will expire on July 5, 2000.

DATES: The comment period has been reopened and will expire on July 5, 
2000. 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 comments to: The Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemakings and 
Adjudications Staff.
    Hand-deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland, between 7:30 am and 4:15 pm on Federal workdays.
    You may also provide comments via the NRC's interactive rulemaking 
website (http://ruleforum.llnl.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 (301) 415-5905; e-mail 
[email protected].
    Certain 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 also may 
be viewed and downloaded electronically via the rulemaking website.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephanie P. Bush-Goddard, Ph.D., Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, telephone (301) 415-6257, e-mail [email protected]; or
Dorothy M. Gauch, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-
1630, e-mail [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day of March 2000.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 00-8431 Filed 4-5-00; 8:45 am]
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