[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 120 (Friday, June 21, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 42293]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-15682]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Yucca Mountain Review Plan, NUREG-1804, Revision 2, Draft Report 
for Comment

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On March 29, 2002 (67 FR 15257), and April 5, 2002 (67 FR 
16490), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published for a 
90-day public comment period the ``Yucca Mountain Review Plan, NUREG-
1804, Revision 2, Draft Report for Comment.'' The public comment period 
was to have expired on June 27, 2002. The NRC conducted public meetings 
on the draft review plan on May 21-23, 2002. During these meetings, NRC 
received a request to extend the comment period by an additional 90 
days and conduct additional public meetings on the draft review plan. 
The requester cited not having received the document in a timely manner 
as the reason for the extension request. The draft review plan provides 
guidance to the NRC staff for evaluating a potential license 
application for a geologic repository.
    After careful consideration of the request, NRC has decided to 
extend the public comment period for an additional 45 days. The 
extended comment period will now expire on August 12, 2002. The NRC 
believes that it has provided ample opportunity for interested 
individuals to comment on the draft review plan and thus does not 
intend to conduct additional public meetings at this time.

DATES: The public comment period has been extended and now expires on 
August 12, 2002. 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: Submit written comments to: Michael T. Lesar, Chief, Rules 
and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of 
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T-6D59, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001. Deliver comments to 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., on Federal 
workdays.
    Copies of any comments received and documents related to this 
action may be examined at the NRC Public Document Room, One White Flint 
North, Public File Area O1-F21, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland. Documents are also available electronically at NRC's Public 
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html. From this site, the public can gain entry into NRC's Agency-
wide Documents Access and Management System, which provides text and 
image files of NRC's public documents. For more information, contact 
the NRC's Public Document Room Reference staff by telephone at (800) 
397-4209, (301) 415-4737, or e-mail: [email protected].
    The document is also available at NRC's website at: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1804/. You may 
also send comments electronically from this website by clicking on 
comment form. If a hard copy is preferred, a free single copy of the 
``Yucca Mountain Review Plan, NUREG-1804, Revision 2, Draft Report for 
Comment,'' may be requested by writing to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, ATTN: Reproduction and Distribution Services Branch, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; sending an e-mail to [email protected]; 
or by sending a fax to (301) 415-2289. A copy of the ``Yucca Mountain 
Review Plan, NUREG-1804, Revision 2, Draft Report for Comment,'' is 
also available for inspection, and copying for a fee, in the NRC's 
Public Document Room, One White Flint North, Public File Area O1-F21, 
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Jeffrey A. Ciocco, High-Level Waste 
Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T-7F3, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-6391, e-mail: 
[email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of June 2002.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Janet R. Schlueter,
Chief, High-Level Waste Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 02-15682 Filed 6-20-02; 8:45 am]
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