[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 146 (Friday, July 30, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 44992-44993]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-18739]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2010-0242]
Review of Management Directive 8.11
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Opportunity for public comment.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requesting public
comment on Management Directive (MD) 8.11, ``Review Process for 10 CFR
2.206 Petitions,'' dated July 1, 1999. MD 8.11 is a guidance document
that details the internal procedures for NRC staff review and
disposition of petitions submitted under Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.206. Because some of these internal
procedures directly impact the interaction between members of the
public and the NRC, the NRC is soliciting comments from the public, on
what, if any, revisions should be made to the agency's internal process
as described in MD 8.11.
DATES: Comments must be filed no later than October 13, 2010. 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 Docket ID NRC-2010-0242 in the subject line of your
comments. Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be
posted on the NRC Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web site
Regulations.gov. 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 requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments
received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those
persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any
identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not
include any information in their comments that they do not want
publicly disclosed.
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2010-0242. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher 301-492-3668; e-mail
[email protected].
Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements and
Directives Branch (RADB), Division of Administrative Services, Office
of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by fax to RADB at (301) 492-
3446.
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 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 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to
[email protected]. MD 8.11 is available electronically under ADAMS
Accession Number ML041770328.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tanya M. Mensah, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, Telephone: 301-415-3610 or Toll Free: 1-800-368-5642.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background
MD 8.11, ``Review Process for 10 CFR 2.206 Petitions,'' is a
guidance document that details the internal procedures for NRC staff
review and disposition of petitions submitted under Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.206. Because some of these
internal procedures directly impact the interaction between members of
the public and the NRC, the NRC is soliciting comments from the public,
on what, if any, revisions should be made to the agency's internal
process as described in MD 8.11. The 10 CFR 2.206 process is the
primary mechanism for a member of the public to request Commission
review of a potential safety problem with an NRC licensed facility,
outside of a licensing or rulemaking proceeding. Any person may file a
petition under 10 CFR 2.206 to request that the Commission modify,
suspend, or revoke a license, or take any other enforcement-related
action that may be proper. This process provides the public with a
mechanism to raise issues of concern to the Commission. Each 10 CFR
2.206 petition is reviewed by the
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appropriate major program Office. Upon receipt of each petition, the
appropriate program Office assembles a petition review board (PRB)
typically consisting of a Senior Executive Service level manager, a
petition manager, a petition coordinator, technical experts, regional
inspectors, and legal and enforcement advisors. The PRB follows the
guidance in MD 8.11 to determine if the petition meets the criteria for
review. If the PRB determines that the petition meets the criteria for
review, the office director issues a formal Director's Decision
providing a specific disposition of the issues raised in the petition.
If the Office Director finds that the petition raises a substantial
safety concern, an enforcement order may be issued or other appropriate
action taken, within the Office Director's discretion.
Discussion
In support of the NRC's efforts to update each MD every five years,
the NRC staff is evaluating MD 8.11, which details the internal
procedures for NRC staff review and disposition of petitions submitted
under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 2.206. The
purpose of this evaluation is to ensure that the 10 CFR 2.206 process
is an effective, equitable, and credible mechanism for the public to
prompt Commission investigation and resolution of potential health and
safety problems. This evaluation is consistent with current Commission
efforts to ensure openness in the Commission's decision making process.
The NRC plans to consider comments provided by members of the public
during its evaluation of MD 8.11.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day of July 2010.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John R. Jolicoeur,
Chief, Licensing Processes Branch, Division of Policy and Rulemaking,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2010-18739 Filed 7-29-10; 8:45 am]
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