[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 134 (Thursday, July 13, 2006)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 39520]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-11027]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 72
RIN 3150-AH93
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NUHOMS[supreg]HD
Addition; Withdrawal of Direct Final Rule
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Direct final rule; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing a
direct final rule that would have added the Transnuclear, Inc.,
NUHOMS[supreg]HD cask system to the ``List of Approved Spent Fuel
Storage Casks'' to add Certificate of Compliance No. 1030. The NRC is
taking this action because it has received significant adverse comments
in response to an identical proposed rule which was concurrently
published with the direct final rule.
DATES: The final rule published on May 2, 2006 (71 FR 25740) is
withdrawn effective July 13, 2006.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jayne M. McCausland, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555, telephone (301) 415-6219 (e-mail: [email protected]).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On May 2, 2006 (71 FR 25740), the NRC
published in the Federal Register a direct final rule amending its
regulations in 10 CFR 72.214 to add the Transnuclear, Inc.,
NUHOMS[supreg] HD cask system listing within the ``List of Approved
Spent Fuel Storage Casks'' to add Certificate of Compliance No. 1030.
Holders of power reactor operating licenses would have been allowed to
store spent fuel in the NUHOMS[supreg]HD cask system under a general
license. The direct final rule was to become effective on July 17,
2006. The NRC also concurrently published an identical proposed rule on
May 2, 2006 (71 FR 25782).
In the May 2, 2006, direct final rule, NRC stated that if any
significant adverse comments were received, a notice of timely
withdrawal of the direct final rule would be published in the Federal
Register. As a result, the direct final rule would not take effect.
The NRC received significant adverse comments on the direct final
rule; therefore, the NRC is withdrawing the direct final rule. As
stated in the May 2, 2006, direct final rule, NRC will address the
comments received on the May 2, 2006, companion proposed rule in a
subsequent final rule. The NRC will not initiate a second comment
period on this action.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of June, 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Luis A. Reyes,
Executive Director for Operations.
[FR Doc. E6-11027 Filed 7-12-06; 8:45 am]
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