[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Page 56877]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-22332]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Draft Regulatory Guide; Extension of Comment Period

    In July 2002, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued for public 
comment a draft of a new guide in its Regulatory Guide Series. Draft 
Regulatory Guide DG-3021, ``Site Evaluations and Determination of 
Design Earthquake Ground Motion for Seismic Design of Independent Spent 
Fuel Storage Installations and Monitored Retrievable Storage 
Installations,'' was issued to propose guidance on a proposed revision 
to 10 CFR Part 72, ``Licensing Requirements for the Independent Storage 
of Spent Nuclear Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste, and Reactor-
Related Greater than Class C Waste'' (67 FR 47745).
    The State of Utah has requested a 15-day extension of the comment 
period for both the proposed rule and the draft regulatory guide. In 
view of the importance of the proposed rule and the amount of time that 
the State of Utah says is required to provide meaningful comments, the 
NRC has decided to extend the comment period, for both the proposed 
rule (published elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register) and 
the draft regulatory guide, until October 22, 2002.
    Comments received after this date will be considered if it is 
practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only 
for comments received by October 22, 2002. Comments may be accompanied 
by relevant information or supporting data. Written comments may be 
submitted to the Rules and Directives Branch, Office of Administration, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Copies of 
comments received may be examined at the NRC Public Document Room, 
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD.
    You may also provide comments on both the proposed rule and the 
draft regulatory guide via the NRC's interactive rulemaking Web site 
through the NRC home page (http://www.nrc.gov). This site provides the 
ability to upload comments as files (any format) if your web browser 
supports that function. For information about the interactive 
rulemaking Web site, contact Ms. Carol Gallagher, (301) 415-5905; e-
mail [email protected]. For information about the draft guide and the related 
documents, contact Mr. M. Shah at (301) 415-8537; e-mail [email protected].
    Although a time limit is given for comments on this draft guide, 
comments and suggestions in connection with items for inclusion in 
guides currently being developed or improvements in all published 
guides are encouraged at any time.
    Regulatory guides are available for inspection at the NRC's Public 
Document Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD; the PDR's mailing 
address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555; telephone (301) 415-4737 or 
(800) 397-4205; fax (301) 415-3548; e-mail [email protected]. Requests for 
single copies of draft or final guides (which may be reproduced) or for 
placement on an automatic distribution list for single copies of future 
draft guides in specific divisions should be made in writing to the 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: 
Reproduction and Distribution Services Section; or by e-mail to 
[email protected]; or by fax to (301) 415-2289. Telephone requests 
cannot be accommodated. Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and 
Commission approval is not required to reproduce them. (5 U.S.C. 
552(a))

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of August, 2002.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mabel F. Lee,
Director, Program Management, Policy Development and Analysis Staff, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 02-22332 Filed 9-4-02; 8:45 am]
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