[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 182 (Thursday, September 19, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57538-57539]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-22801]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 182 / Thursday, September 19, 2013 /
Proposed Rules
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 51
[NRC-2012-0246]
RIN 3150-AJ20
Proposed Waste Confidence Rule and Draft Generic Environmental
Impact Statement
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Public meetings.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to hold
public meetings to receive public comments on its forthcoming proposed
amendments to the NRC's regulations pertaining to the environmental
impacts of the continued storage of spent nuclear fuel beyond a
reactor's licensed life for operation and prior to ultimate disposal
(proposed Waste Confidence rule). In addition, the NRC will receive
public comment on its forthcoming draft generic environmental impact
statement (DGEIS), NUREG-2157, ``Waste Confidence Generic Environmental
Impact Statement,'' that forms the regulatory basis for the proposed
amendments. The meetings are open to the public, and anyone may attend.
The NRC is issuing this notice in advance of the release of the
proposed Waste Confidence rule and DGEIS in order to maximize public
participation at these meetings and ensure that as many parties as
possible are able to attend.
DATES: The NRC plans to hold public meetings in October and November
2013, during the 75-day public comment period for the proposed Waste
Confidence rule and DGEIS. This document contains specific meeting
information in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2012-0246 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information for the proposed Waste
Confidence rule and DGEIS. You may access publicly available
information related to these documents by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2012-0246.
NRC's Waste Confidence Web site: Go to http://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/wcd.html.
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, please contact the NRC's
PDR reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to
[email protected]. The DGEIS is not yet finalized, but will be
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML13224A106 before the public
meetings. An additional Federal Register notice will be published to
announce when the DGEIS is available.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Lopas, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-287-0675; email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As part of the public comment process, the
NRC plans to hold 12 transcribed public meetings during the public
comment period to solicit comments on the proposed Waste Confidence
rule and DGEIS. The NRC plans to publish the proposed Waste Confidence
rule and DGEIS in September 2013, and it will issue a notice of
availability for the proposed rule and the DGEIS in the Federal
Register at that time.
The proposed Waste Confidence rule would amend the NRC's
regulations pertaining to the environmental impacts of the continued
storage of spent nuclear fuel beyond a reactor's licensed life for
operation and prior to ultimate disposal. The DGEIS forms the
regulatory basis for the proposed amendments in the Waste Confidence
rule. The DGEIS examines the potential environmental impacts that could
occur as a result of the continued storage of spent nuclear fuel at at-
reactor and away-from-reactor sites until a repository is available.
The DGEIS provides generic environmental impact determinations that
would be applicable to a wide range of existing and potential future
spent fuel storage sites. While some site-specific information is used
in developing the generic impact determinations, the Waste Confidence
DGEIS does not replace the environmental analysis, performed pursuant
to the National Environmental Policy Act, associated with any
individual site licensing action.
The NRC staff plans to hold the following public meetings during
the planned, 75-day public comment period to present an overview of the
DGEIS and proposed Waste Confidence rule and to accept public comments
on the documents.
October 1, 2013: NRC Headquarters, One White Flint North,
First Floor Commission Hearing Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Maryland
20852.
October 3, 2013: Crowne Plaza Denver International Airport
Convention Center, 15500 East 40th Ave, Denver, Colorado 80239.
October 7, 2013: Courtyard by Marriott, 1605 Calle Joaquin
Road, San Luis Obispo, California 93405.
October 9, 2013: Sheraton Carlsbad Resort & Spa, 5480
Grand Pacific Drive, Carlsbad, California 92008.
October 15, 2013: Hilton Garden Inn Toledo Perrysburg,
6165 Levis Commons Blvd., Perrysburg, Ohio, 43551.
October 17, 2013: Minneapolis Marriott Southwest, 5801
Opus Parkway, Minnetonka, Minnesota 55343.
October 24: Chicago Marriott Oak Brook, 1401 West 22nd
Street, Oak Brook, Illinois 60523.
October 28, 2013: Radisson Hotel & Suites Chelmsford-
Lowell, 10 Independence Drive, Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824.
October 30, 2013: Westchester Marriott, 670 White Plains
Road, Tarrytown, New York 10591.
November 4, 2013: Hilton Charlotte University Place, 8629
J.M. Keynes Drive, Charlotte, North Carolina 28262.
November 6, 2013: Hyatt Regency Orlando--International
Airport, 9300 Jeff Fuqua Boulevard, Orlando, Florida 32827.
November 14, 2013: NRC Headquarters, One White Flint
North,
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First Floor Commission Hearing Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Maryland
20852.
The ten regional public meetings will start at 7:00 p.m. local time
and will continue until 10:00 p.m. local time. The two NRC headquarters
meetings will start at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time and will continue until
5:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Additionally, NRC staff will host informal
discussions during an open house 1 hour prior to the start of each
meeting. Open houses will start at 6:00 p.m. local time for regional
meetings and 1:00 p.m. Eastern Time for the NRC Headquarters meetings.
To maximize the time for comment, the NRC staff will only be
available to answer specific questions on the Waste Confidence rule or
DGEIS during the open house. The public meetings will be transcribed
and will include: (1) A presentation of the contents of the DGEIS and
proposed Waste Confidence rule; and (2) the opportunity for government
agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide comments on the
DGEIS and proposed rule. No oral comments on the DGEIS or proposed
Waste Confidence rule will be accepted during the open house sessions.
To be considered, oral comments must be presented during the
transcribed portion of the public meeting. The NRC staff will also
accept written comments at any time during the public meetings.
Persons interested in presenting oral comments at any of the 12
public meetings are encouraged to pre-register. Persons may pre-
register to present oral comments by calling 301-287-9392 or by
emailing [email protected] no later than 3 days prior to the
meeting. Members of the public may also register to provide oral
comments in-person at each meeting. Individual oral comments may be
limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who
register.
If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or
present information at a public meeting, the need should be brought to
the NRC's attention no later than 10 days prior to the meeting to
provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request
can be accommodated. To maximize public participation, the NRC
headquarters meetings on October 1, 2013, and November 14, 2013, will
be Web-streamed via the NRC's public Web site. See the NRC's Live
Meeting Webcast page to participate: http://video.nrc.gov/. The NRC
headquarters meetings will also feature a moderated teleconference line
so remote attendees will have the opportunity to present oral comments.
To receive the teleconference number and passcode, call 301-287-9392 or
email [email protected]. Meeting agendas and participation details
will be available on the NRC's Waste Confidence Public Involvement Web
site at http://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/wcd/pub-involve.html and on the NRC's Public Meeting Schedule Web site at
http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/index.cfm no later
than 10 days prior to the meetings.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of September 2013.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andy Imboden,
Chief, Communication, Planning, and Rulemaking Branch Waste Confidence
Directorate, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2013-22801 Filed 9-18-13; 8:45 am]
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