[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 150 (Monday, August 4, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 45173-45174]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-17796]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 150 / Monday, August 4, 2008 /
Proposed Rules
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 72
RIN 3150-AI09
[NRC-2008-0361]
License and Certificate of Compliance Terms
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Availability of preliminary draft rule language.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is making
available preliminary draft rule language to amend its regulations
concerning licensing requirements for the independent storage of spent
nuclear fuel. This proposed rulemaking includes changes that clarify
the license term limits for dry storage cask Certificates of Compliance
(CoCs) and independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI)
licenses, provide consistency between the general license requirements
and the site-specific ISFSI license requirements, and allow part 72
general licensees to implement changes authorized by an amended CoC to
a cask loaded under the initial CoC or an earlier amended CoC (a
``previously loaded cask''). More specifically, the proposed amendments
would allow for longer initial and renewal terms for part 72 CoCs and
licenses, clarify the general license storage term, clarify the
difference between CoC ``approval'' and ``renewal,'' allow a licensee
to apply the changes associated with a CoC amendment to a previously
loaded cask without express NRC approval, provided the cask then fully
conforms to the terms, conditions, and specifications of the amended
CoC, and make certain administrative and clarification changes. The
availability of the preliminary draft rule language is intended to
inform stakeholders of the current status of the NRC's activities and
solicit public comments on the information at this time.
DATES: Submit comments by August 31, 2008. Comments received after this
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is
able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before
this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any one of the following methods.
Please include the following number, RIN 3150-AI09, in the subject line
of your comments. Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form
will be made available for public inspection. Because your comments
will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information,
the NRC cautions you against including any information in your
submission that you do not want to be publicly disclosed. The NRC may
post updates periodically under Docket ID [NRC-2008-0361] on the
Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://www.regulations.gov that may be of
interest to stakeholders.
Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID [NRC-2008-0361]. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher 301-415-5905; e-mail
[email protected].
Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
E-mail comments to: [email protected]. If you do not
receive a reply e-mail confirming that we have received your comments,
contact us directly at 301-415-1966.
Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Federal workdays. (Telephone
301-415-1677).
Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at
301-415-1101. You can access publicly available documents related to
this document using the following methods:
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have
copied for a fee publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR, Public
File Area O1F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are
available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain
entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public
documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems
in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's PDR
reference staff at 1-899-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to
[email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Keith K. McDaniel, Office of Federal
and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-
5252, e-mail, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The preliminary draft rule language can be
viewed and downloaded electronically via the Federal eRulemaking Portal
at http://www.regulations.gov by searching for Docket NRC-
2008-0361 as well as in ADAMS (ML081970262).
The goal of this rulemaking is to both clarify the license term
limits for part 72 CoCs and licenses and to allow part 72 general
licensees to implement changes authorized by an amended CoC to a
previously loaded cask. The proposed changes would also provide
consistency between the general license requirements and the site-
specific ISFSI license requirements within 10 CFR part 72.
The NRC is making a preliminary version of the draft proposed rule
language available to inform stakeholders of the current status of this
proposed rulemaking. The NRC is inviting stakeholders to comment on the
draft proposed rule language. The NRC specifically asks for stakeholder
review and comment on the draft provisions in 72.212(b)(3)-(5) with
regard to implementation of the requirements to allow a licensee to
apply the changes authorized by an amended Certificate of Compliance to
a previously loaded cask. This preliminary draft rule language may be
subject to significant revisions during the rulemaking process. The NRC
will review and consider any comments received for information only;
the NRC will not respond to any comments received at this pre-
rulemaking stage. As appropriate, the Statements of Consideration for
the proposed rule will briefly discuss any substantive changes made to
the proposed rule language as a result of
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comments received. Once published as a proposed rule in the Federal
Register, stakeholders will have an opportunity to comment on the
proposed rule language and, the NRC will respond to any such comments
in the Statements of Consideration for the final rule.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of July 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Dennis K. Rathbun,
Director, Division of Intergovernmental Liaison and Rulemaking, Office
of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs.
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