[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 81 (Wednesday, April 27, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 23515-23516]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10163]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 73
[NRC-2011-0018; NRC-2011-0014; NRC-2011-0015; NRC-2011-0017]
RIN 3150-AI49
Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event
Notifications
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On February 3, 2011 (76 FR 6200), the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC or the Commission) published a proposed rule [NRC-2011-
0018] for a 90-day public comment period that would implement its
authority under the new Section 161A of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954
(AEA), as amended, and revise existing regulations governing security
event notifications. These proposed regulations are consistent with the
provisions of the Firearms Guidelines the NRC published under Section
161A with the approval of the U.S. Attorney General on September 11,
2009 (74 FR 46800). In addition, the NRC proposed revisions addressing
security event notifications from different classes of facilities and
the transportation of radioactive material and would add new event
notification requirements on the theft or loss of enhanced weapons.
Concurrent with the amendments described in this proposed rule, the
NRC published for comment the draft ``Weapons Safety Assessment'' (76
FR 6087) [NRC-2011-0017], the draft Regulatory Guide DG-5020,
``Applying for Enhanced Weapons Authority, Applying for Preemption
Authority, and Accomplishing Firearms Background Checks under 10 CFR
Part 73'' (76 FR 6086) [NRC-2011-0015], and the revised Regulatory
Guide DG-5019, ``Reporting and Recording Safeguards Events'' (76 FR
6085) [NRC-2011-0014]. A 90-day comment period was provided for the
proposed rule, the weapons safety assessment, and the associated
regulatory guidance documents that would have expired on May 4, 2011.
The NRC is extending the comment period submittal deadline by an
additional 90 days for the proposed rule, the associated regulatory
guidance documents, and the weapons safety assessment from the original
May 4, 2011, deadline to August 2, 2011.
DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule, the draft weapons
safety assessment, and the draft regulatory guides (DG-5019 and DG-
5020) has been extended and now expires on August 2, 2011. 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: Please include the applicable Docket ID: NRC-2011-0018
(proposed rule); NRC-2011-0014 (DG-5019); NRC-2011-0015 (DG-5020); or
NRC-2011-0017 (draft weapons safety assessment) 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
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 may submit comments on the proposed rule [NRC-
2011-0018] by any one of the following methods:
Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to http://
www.regulations.gov and search for documents filed under the applicable
Docket ID: NRC-2011-0018. 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 am and 4:15 pm Federal workdays,
(telephone: 301-415-1677).
Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission at 301-415-1101.
You may submit comments on DG-5019 [NRC-2011-0014]; DG-5020 [NRC-
2011-0015]; or the draft weapons safety assessment [NRC-2011-0017] 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-
2011-0014 (DG-5019); NRC-2011-0015 (DG-5020); or NRC-2011-0017 (draft
weapons safety assessment). 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.
You can access publicly available documents related to the proposed
rule and draft regulatory guides documents 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, O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
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 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, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail
to [email protected].
Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Public comments and
supporting materials related to the proposed rule and draft regulatory
guides can be found at http://www.regulations.gov by searching the
applicable Docket ID: NRC-2011-0018 (proposed rule); NRC-2011-0014 (DG-
5019); NRC-2011-0015 (DG-5020); or NRC-2011-0017 (draft weapons safety
assessment).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Robert Beall, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone 301-415-3874; e-mail: [email protected]; or
Mr. Philip Brochman, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001;
telephone 301-415-6557; e-mail: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 16, 2011, the NRC received a
letter (ADAMS Accession Number ML110480470) requesting that the
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comment period for the proposed rule, the draft weapons safety
assessment, and the draft regulatory guides be extended. The request
was to extend the comment period by an additional 90 days for a total
of 180 days. The requestor states they are coordinating the industry
comments on the proposed ruling and associated documents to ensure that
the comments are of high quality and that they reflect a consensus
industry perspective. They also state that the comment period provided
in the February 3, 2011, Federal Register notice is insufficient, given
the complexity of the topical area and the number of documents
associated with the rule. The requester states that extending the
comment period would provide the time necessary to more fully assess
the content of the proposed ruling and associated documents and arrive
at a set of comments that are of value to the NRC staff.
The NRC's objective is to ensure the public and other stakeholders
have a reasonable opportunity to provide the NRC with comments on this
proposed action that will improve the quality of these regulations and
the supporting guidance documents. The NRC acknowledges this is a new
area of regulation and that a significant quantity of information must
be reviewed by the public and other stakeholders. Accordingly, the NRC
is extending the comment period for the proposed rulemaking, the draft
regulatory guides, and the draft weapons safety assessment for an
additional 90 days. Based on feedback from stakeholders, the NRC
believes that a 90-day extension provides a reasonable opportunity for
all stakeholders to review these documents and to develop informed
comments on these documents.
Accordingly, the NRC is extending the comment submittal deadlines
for the proposed rule, the draft weapons safety assessment, and the two
draft regulatory guides (DG-5019 and DG-5020) from May 4, 2011, to
August 2, 2011.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of April 2011.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2011-10163 Filed 4-26-11; 8:45 am]
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