[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 85 (Tuesday, May 3, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 24831-24832]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-10711]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 61
RIN 3150-AI92
[NRC-2011-0012]
Site-Specific Analyses for Demonstrating Compliance With Subpart
C Performance Objectives
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability of preliminary proposed rule language
and public meeting.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to
amend its regulations to require low-level radioactive waste disposal
facilities to conduct site-specific analyses to demonstrate compliance
with the performance objectives. While the existing regulatory
requirements are adequate to protect public health and safety, these
amendments would enhance the safe disposal of low-level radioactive
waste. The NRC is proposing additional changes to the regulations to
reduce ambiguity, facilitate implementation, and to better align the
requirements with current health and safety standards. In addition, the
NRC is making available the rulemaking's associated regulatory basis
documents. The NRC will conduct a public meeting on May 18, 2011, to
discuss the preliminary proposed rule language and its associated
regulatory basis documents. The availability of the preliminary
proposed rule language and its associated regulatory basis documents
are intended to inform stakeholders of the current status of the NRC's
activities and solicit early public comments.
DATES: Comments on the preliminary proposed rule language and the
regulatory basis documents should be postmarked no later than June 18,
2011. 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.
See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for public meeting
information.
ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID NRC-2011-0012 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 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
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NRC-2011-0012. 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.
You can access publicly available documents related to this
proposed rule 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 online in the NRC Library 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].
The preliminary proposed rule language is available electronically
under ADAMS Accession Number ML111150205, the regulatory basis is
available under ADAMS accession number ML111040419, and the ``Technical
Analysis Supporting Definition of Period of Performance for Low-Level
Waste Disposal.'' is available under ADAMS Accession Number
ML111030586.
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Public comments and
supporting materials related to this notice, including the preliminary
proposed rule language and regulatory basis documents, can be found at
http://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID NRC-2011-0012.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Carrera, Office of Federal and
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone 301-415-
1078, e-mail [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion
The NRC is proposing to amend its regulations to require low-level
radioactive waste disposal facilities to conduct site-specific analyses
to demonstrate compliance with the performance objectives in Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 61. The purpose of
these amendments would be to enhance the safe disposal of low-level
radioactive waste. The NRC is also proposing additional changes to the
regulations in 10 CFR part 61 to reduce ambiguity, facilitate
implementation, and to better align the requirements with current
health and safety standards.
The NRC is making available a preliminary version of the proposed
rule language and its associated regulatory basis documents to inform
stakeholders of the current status of this proposed rulemaking. The NRC
is inviting stakeholders to comment on the preliminary proposed rule
language and its associated regulatory basis documents. The preliminary
proposed rule language may be subject to additional significant
revisions during the rulemaking process prior to publication for formal
comment as a proposed rule.
The NRC will review and consider any comments received on the
preliminary proposed rule language and regulatory basis documents;
however, the NRC will not formally respond to comments. As appropriate,
the Statements of Consideration for the proposed rule may briefly
discuss any substantive changes made to the proposed rule language as a
result of comments received on this preliminary version. Stakeholders
will also have an additional opportunity to comment on the rule
language when it is published as a proposed rule in accordance with the
provisions of the Administrative Procedures Act. The NRC will respond
to any such comments in the Statements of Consideration for the final
rule.
The NRC may post updates to the preliminary rule language on the
Federal rulemaking Web site under Docket ID NRC-2011-0012. The
Regulations.gov Web site allows members of the public to set-up e-mail
alerts so that they may be notified when documents are added to a
docket. Users are notified via e-mail at an e-mail address provided at
the time of registration for the notification. Directions for signing
up for the e-mail alerts can be found at http://www.regulations.gov. To
do so, navigate to a docket folder you are interested in and then click
the ``Sign up for E-mail Alerts'' link.
Public Meeting
The NRC plans to conduct a public meeting on May 18, 2011, to
discuss the preliminary proposed rule language and the regulatory basis
documents. The public meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
at The Legacy Hotel and Meeting Centre, 1775 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852. The meeting will provide an opportunity for
stakeholders to ask clarifying questions to help formulate written
comments. The meeting agenda can be viewed and downloaded
electronically from the NRC's Public Meeting Web site.
Attendees are requested to notify Mr. Andrew Carrera at (301) 415-
1078 or e-mail [email protected] of their planned attendance and
if special services are necessary, such as for the hearing impaired. In
addition, interested individuals may also request to participate via
teleconference or Webinar by contacting Mr. Carrera prior to the
meeting day.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of April, 2011.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Deborah Jackson,
Deputy Director, Division of Intergovernmental Liaison and Rulemaking,
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-10711 Filed 5-2-11; 8:45 am]
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