[Federal Register Volume 72, Number 145 (Monday, July 30, 2007)]
[Notices]
[Page 41531]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E7-14649]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Solicitation of Interest for Participation in U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission/Nuclear Energy Institute Working Groups

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Solicitation of interest in working group participation.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Smith, Project Manager, 
Technical Support Branch, Special Projects and Technical Support 
Directorate, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, MS EBB2-C40M, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone: (301) 
492-3234; fax number: (301) 492-6521; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held a public workshop 
with the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) and other stakeholders on June 
14, 2007, to discuss certain issues related to implementation of 
Subpart H of 10 CFR Part 70: (1) Appendix A to Part 70, Reportable 
safety events, (2) refinement of the definition of uranium solubility 
under Part 70, 3) use of digital instrumentation and control (I&C) in 
safety and process settings, (4) Sec.  70.72 Facility changes and 
change process, and (5) possible revisions to the NRC Enforcement 
Policy.
    Small working groups comprised of NRC and industry representatives, 
as well as members of the public, will be formed to address four of the 
five issues. The use of digital I&C in fuel cycle safety and process 
settings will not be addressed since it is part of a larger NRC/NEI 
effort involving use of digital I&C in the commercial nuclear industry. 
The goal of the working groups is to develop regulatory guidance which 
would ultimately be approved by the NRC.

II. Summary

    The purpose of this notice is to provide the public an opportunity 
to participate as members of the working groups. The number of persons 
participating in these groups will be limited to one or two; therefore, 
the first one or two person expressing interest in a particular group 
will have priority for participation. However, all meetings of these 
working groups will be open to the public and notice of these meetings 
will be posted on the NRC Web site. To express interest in 
participating in one or more of these working groups, please respond to 
the staff contact listed above by August 20, 2007.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 19th day of July 2007.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Margie Kotzalas,
Chief, MOX Branch, Special Projects and Technical Support Directorate, 
Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety, and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. E7-14649 Filed 7-27-07; 8:45 am]
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