[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 110 (Thursday, June 7, 2012)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 33619]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-13807]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 26

[Docket No. PRM-26-7; NRC-2011-0220]


Certification of Substance Abuse Experts

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Petition for rulemaking; consideration in the rulemaking 
process.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) 
will consider in the rulemaking process the issues raised in the 
petition for rulemaking (PRM), PRM-26-7, submitted by the American 
Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders (the 
Academy or the petitioner). The petitioner requested that the NRC amend 
its regulations to include the Academy as one of the organizations 
authorized to certify a substance abuse expert. The NRC determined that 
the issues raised in the PRM are appropriate for consideration and will 
consider them in the ongoing Title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR) Part 26 Technical Issues rulemaking.

DATES: The docket for the petition for rulemaking, PRM-26-7, is closed 
on June 7, 2012.

ADDRESSES: Further NRC action on the issues raised by this petition 
will be accessible on the Federal rulemaking Web site, http://www.regulations.gov, by searching on Docket ID NRC-2012-0079, which is 
the rulemaking docket for the 10 CFR part 26 Technical Issues 
rulemaking.
    You can access publicly available documents related to the 
petition, which the NRC possesses and are publicly available, using the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Supporting materials related 
to this petition can be found at http://www.regulations.gov by 
searching on the Docket IDs for PRM-26-7 or the 10 CFR part 26 
Technical Issues rulemaking, NRC-2011-0220 and NRC-2012-0079, 
respectively. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, 
telephone: 301-492-3668, email: [email protected].
     NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): You may examine and 
purchase copies of public 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): You may access publicly available documents online in the NRC 
Library at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the 
search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-
based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, contact the NRC's PDR 
reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to 
[email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for each document 
referenced in this notice (if that document is available in ADAMS) is 
provided the first time that a document is referenced.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Harris, Office of Nuclear 
Security and Incident Response, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555; telephone: 301-415-1169; email: 
[email protected]; or Scott C. Sloan, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555; 
telephone: 301-415-1619; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 5, 2011 (76 FR 61625), the NRC 
published a notice of receipt (76 FR 61625) for PRM-26-7. The 
petitioner requested the NRC to amend its regulations under 10 CFR 
26.187(b)(5) to include the Academy as one of the organizations 
authorized to certify a substance abuse expert.
    The NRC received one comment during the public comment period 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML11341A064), which closed on December 19, 2011. 
The commenter, a student pursuing a master's degree in social work, 
provided a statement in support of the Academy's request to amend the 
NRC's regulations. The commenter stated that by ``amending the NRC's 
regulations to include the Academy as an authorized organization to 
certify substance abuse experts, more individuals can become qualified 
to provide addiction counseling. This would hopefully reduce the number 
of under qualified care providers and ensure that the clients are 
receiving the highest level of care.''
    The NRC determined that the issues raised in PRM-26-7 are 
appropriate for consideration and will address them in the ongoing 10 
CFR part 26 Technical Issues rulemaking. Docket No. PRM-26-7 is closed.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of May 2012.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
R.W. Borchardt,
Executive Director for Operations.
[FR Doc. 2012-13807 Filed 6-6-12; 8:45 am]
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