[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 230 (Friday, November 28, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 72370]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-28278]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 51

RIN 3150-AI47
[NRC-2008-0404 and NRC-2008-0482]


Consideration of Environmental Impacts of Temporary Storage of 
Spent Fuel After Cessation of Reactor Operation and Waste Confidence 
Decision Update: Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule and update and proposed revision of waste 
confidence decision; Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On October 9, 2008, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
published for public comment a proposal to amend its generic 
determination of no significant environmental impact for the temporary 
storage of spent fuel after cessation of reactor operation codified at 
10 CFR 51.23(a) (73 FR 59547) and a related update and proposed 
revision of its 1990 Waste Confidence Decision (73 FR 59551). The 
comment period for this proposed rule and for the proposed revisions of 
its Waste Confidence Decision was to have expired on December 8, 2008. 
A number of requests for extension of the comment period have been 
received. The NRC has decided to extend the comment period for an 
additional 60 days.

DATES: The comment period has been extended and now expires on February 
6, 2009. 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 before this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any one of the following methods. 
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.
    Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and 
search for documents filed under Docket ID [NRC-2008-0404] or Docket ID 
[NRC-2008-0482]. 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 301-415-1677.
    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 
301-414-1101.
    You can access publicly available documents related to this 
document using the following methods:
    The 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 O1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    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: Neil Jensen, Office of the General 
Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, 
telephone 301-415-8480, e-mail, [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of November, 2008.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Kenneth R. Hart,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
 [FR Doc. E8-28278 Filed 11-26-08; 8:45 am]
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