[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 172 (Thursday, September 5, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 56876]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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10 CFR Part 72



Geological and Seismological Characteristics for Siting and Design of 
Dry Cask Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations and Monitored 
Retrievable Storage Installations; Extension of Comment Period; 
Proposed Rule



Draft Regulatory Guide; Extension of Comment Period; Notice

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

RIN: 3150-AG93


Geological and Seismological Characteristics for Siting and 
Design of Dry Cask Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installations and 
Monitored Retrievable Storage Installations; Extension of Comment 
Period

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On July 22, 2002 (67 FR 47745), the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC) published for public comment a proposed rule that 
would amend its regulations in 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,'' 
for the geological and seismological criteria of a dry cask storage 
facility. The State of Utah has requested a 15-day extension of the 
comment period. In view of the importance of the proposed rule and the 
amount of time that the State of Utah says is required in order to 
provide meaningful comments, the NRC has decided to extend the comment 
period of the proposed rule for an additional 15 days. In a separate 
document, the NRC is also extending the comment period for the 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,'' for an additional 15 days.

DATES: The comment period has been extended and now expires on October 
22, 2002. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is 
practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration 
only for comments received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attn: Rulemakings and 
Adjudications Staff.
    Deliver comments to 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD, between 
7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays.
    You may also provide comments via the NRC's interactive rulemaking 
website (http://ruleforum.llnl.gov). This site provides the capability 
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].
    Certain documents related to this rulemaking, including comments 
received, may be examined at the NRC Public Document Room, Room O-1F23, 
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. These same documents may 
also be viewed and downloaded electronically via the rulemaking Web 
site.
    The NRC maintains an Agencywide Document Access and Management 
System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC's public 
documents. These documents may be accessed through the NRC's Public 
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are 
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC 
Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by e-mail to [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith K. McDaniel, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-5252, e-mail, 
[email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of August, 2002.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 02-22596 Filed 9-4-02; 8:45 am]
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