[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 219 (Wednesday, November 12, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66949-66950]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-26805]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Notice of Availability of an Updated Version of the Guidance for 
Electronic Submissions to the NRC

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The latest revision of the Guidance for Electronic Submissions 
to the NRC (Revision 4) is now available for review. The document can 
be found under Submittal Instructions at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. There are two significant changes to this document 
that are of interest to stakeholders. The first change covers the 
recommended file size for documents submitted to the NRC via the 
Electronic Information Exchange (EIE). In the past, the NRC suggested 
that the file size be limited to no more than 50 megabytes (MB). Based 
on operational experience, the NRC is modifying that recommendation and 
now suggests that files sent electronically to the NRC be no more than 
15 MB. This revised guidance is intended to address issues that have 
arisen because of file size limitations

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and time-out problems associated with submitter's internet service 
providers. The second major change is to provide information regarding 
a new Meta-System Help Desk, which is being established to handle 
specific questions about electronic filing and portable document format 
(PDF) creation associated with general or adjudicatory (E-Filing) 
submissions, as well as to provide information regarding the various 
components of the agency's adjudicatory information technology/
information management infrastructure, including the Licensing Support 
Network, the Electronic Hearing Docket, and the Digital Data Management 
System. The new Meta-System Help Desk, which will open on November 10, 
2008, will operate on weekdays (excluding Federal Holidays) between 8 
a.m. and 8 p.m. Eastern Time. The Meta-System Help Desk can be 
contacted by telephone at 1-866-672-7640 or by e-mail at 
[email protected]. The Public Document Room staff, which previously 
responded to EIE questions, is still available to answer general 
questions about accessing agency documents within ADAMS or on the NRC's 
public Web site.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the Guidance 
document: Thomas Smith, Information Management Specialist, Information 
and Records Services Division, Office of Information Services, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone: 
301-415-7043; e-mail: [email protected]. For questions about the 
Meta-System Help Desk: Ron Deavers, Project Manager, Business Process 
and Project Management Branch, Business Process Improvement and 
Applications Division, Office of Information Services, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Telephone: 301-415-
7301; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Documents related to this guidance, are 
available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Submittals Web page at 
http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.

    Dated at Rockville, MD this 5th day of November 2008.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joseph J. Holonich,
Director, Information and Records Services Division, Office of 
Information Services.
 [FR Doc. E8-26805 Filed 11-10-08; 8:45 am]
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