[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 6 (Monday, January 10, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 1376-1377]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-214]
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Proposed Rules
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Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 6 / Monday, January 10, 2011 /
Proposed Rules
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 73
[NRC-2009-0163]
RIN 3150-AI64
Physical Protection of Irradiated Reactor Fuel in Transit
Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On October 13, 2010 (75 FR 62695), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC or the Commission) published for public comment a
proposed rule to amend its security regulations in title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 73 pertaining to the transport of
irradiated reactor fuel (for purposes of this rulemaking, the terms
``irradiated reactor fuel'' and ``spent nuclear fuel'' (SNF) are used
interchangeably). This proposed rule would establish generically
applicable security requirements similar to those previously imposed by
Commission orders issued after the terrorist attacks of September 11,
2001. The proposed rule would establish the acceptable performance
standards and objectives for the protection of spent nuclear fuel
shipments from theft, diversion, or radiological sabotage. The proposed
amendments would apply to those licensees authorized to possess or
transport spent nuclear fuel. The proposed security requirements would
also address, in part, a petition for rulemaking from the State of
Nevada (PRM-73-10) that requests that NRC strengthen the regulations
governing the security of spent nuclear fuel shipments against
malevolent acts. The public comment period for this proposed rule was
scheduled to expire on January 11, 2011. The NRC has determined that
additional time is needed for public review of the potential impacts of
the proposed requirements. In order to allow the public sufficient time
to review and comment on the proposed rule, the NRC has decided to
extend the comment period until April 11, 2011.
DATES: The comment period has been extended and expires on April 11,
2011. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is
practical to do so. The NRC is only able to assure consideration of
comments received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID: NRC-2009-0163 in the subject line
of your comments. For instructions on accessing documents related to
this action, see ``Submitting Comments and Accessing Information'' in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. You may submit
comments by any one of the following methods.
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID: NRC-2009-0163. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, telephone: 301-492-
3668, 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
301-415-1101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cardelia Maupin, Office of Federal and
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-
2312, e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Submitting Comments and Accessing Information
Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be posted
on the NRC Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web site http://www.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.
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, Room O-
1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland.
NRC's Agency-wide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS):
Publicly available documents created or received at 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 the 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, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to
[email protected].
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Public comments and supporting
materials related to this proposed rule can be found at http://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID: NRC-2009-0163.
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Document PDR ADAMS Web
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Environmental Assessment........................ X ML092710448....................... X
Regulatory Analysis............................. X ML102710278....................... X
PRM-73-10....................................... X ML092540603....................... X
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Discussion
The NRC published a proposed rule that would amend its regulations
in 10 CFR part 73 to enhance the security requirements that apply to
the transportation of spent nuclear fuel. The proposed rule would
establish generically applicable security requirements similar to those
previously imposed by Commission orders issued after the terrorist
attacks of September 11, 2001. The proposed rule would also add several
new requirements not derived directly from the security order
requirements, but developed as a result of insights gained by
performing security assessments of potential security vulnerabilities
associated with spent nuclear fuel in transit. The proposed rule would
establish the acceptable performance standards and objectives for the
protection of spent nuclear fuel shipments from theft, diversion, or
radiological sabotage. The proposed amendments would apply to those
licensees authorized to possess or transport spent nuclear fuel. The
proposed security requirements would also address, in part, a petition
for rulemaking from the State of Nevada (PRM-73-10) that requests that
NRC strengthen the regulations governing the security of spent nuclear
fuel shipments against malevolent acts.
The proposed rule was published on October 13, 2010 (75 FR 62695)
and the public comment period was scheduled to expire on January 11,
2011. The NRC has determined that additional time is needed for public
review of the potential impacts of the proposed requirements. In order
to allow the public sufficient time to review and comment on the
proposed rule, the NRC has decided to extend the comment period until
April 11, 2011.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of January 2011.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew L. Bates,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-214 Filed 1-7-11; 8:45 am]
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