[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 19 (Friday, January 28, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 5102-5103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-1907]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 73

RIN 3150-AI64
[NRC-2010-0340]


Draft NUREG-0561, Revision 2; Physical Protection of Shipments of 
Irradiated Reactor Fuel; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft guidance document: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On November 3, 2010 (75 FR 67636), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC or the Commission) published for public comment a 
revision to NUREG-0561, the draft implementation guidance document for 
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'' are 
used interchangeably). The proposed rule was published on October 13, 
2010 (75 FR 62695). The public comment period for this proposed rule 
was scheduled to expire on February 11, 2011; however, on January 10, 
2011 (76 FR 1376), the public comment period for the proposed rule was 
extended to April 11, 2011. In order to allow the public sufficient 
time to review and comment on the draft revision to NUREG-0561, the NRC 
has decided to extend the comment period for the draft guidance 
document until May 11, 2011.

DATES: The comment period has been extended and expires on May 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-2010-0340 in the subject line 
of your comments. For instructions on submitting comments and accessing 
documents related to this action, see Section I, ``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-2010-0340. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, telephone (301) 492-
3668; e-mail: [email protected].
    Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements, and 
Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-
B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    Fax comments to: RADB at (301) 492-3446.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: R. Clyde Ragland, Office of Nuclear 
Security, and Incident Response, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-7008, 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 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, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to 
[email protected]. The draft implementation guidance is available 
electronically under ADAMS Accession Number ML103060094.
    Federal Rulemaking Web site: Public comments and supporting 
materials related to the implementation guidance, including the draft 
implementation guidance, can be found at http://www.regulations.gov by 
searching on Docket ID: NRC-2010-0340. Documents related to the 
proposed rule can be found by searching on Docket ID: NRC-2009-0163.
    Discussion:
    On October 13, 2010 (75 FR 62695), 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 public comment period for the proposed rule has been extended 
through April 11, 2011. In conjunction with the proposed rule, the NRC 
has revised NUREG-0561, ``Physical Protection of Shipments of 
Irradiated Reactor Fuel.'' This document provides guidance on 
implementing the provisions of proposed 10 CFR Part 73.37, 
``Requirements for Physical Protection of Byproduct Material'' and 
proposed 10 CFR 73.38, ``Personnel Access Authorization Requirements 
for Irradiated Reactor Fuel in Transit.''
    On November 3, 2010 (75 FR 67636), the NRC published for public 
comment the proposed revision to NUREG-0561. 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

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has decided to extend the comment period until May 11, 2011.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of January 2011.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Robert K. Caldwell,
Chief, Fuel Cycle and Transportation Security Branch, Division of 
Security Policy, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response.
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