[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 230 (Friday, November 29, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 71532]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28698]
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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. 230 / Friday, November 29, 2013 /
Proposed Rules
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 40, 70, 72, 74, and 150
[NRC-2009-0096 and NRC-2013-0195]
RIN 3150-AI61
Amendments to Material Control and Accounting Regulations and
Proposed Guidance for Fuel Cycle Facility Material Control and
Accounting Plans and Completing the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Form 327
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting on proposed rule and proposed
guidance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to hold a
public meeting on its proposed rule to amend its regulations for
material control and accounting (MC&A) of special nuclear material
(SNM) and the proposed guidance documents that discuss acceptable
methods that licensees may use to prepare and implement their MC&A
plans and how the NRC will review and inspect these plans.
DATES: The public meeting will be held on December 10, 2013, from 1:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time (EST)).
ADDRESSES: The public meeting will be held at the NRC's headquarters,
Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Members of
the public may also participate in the meeting via teleconference or
Webinar. Information for the teleconference and Webinar is available in
the meeting notice, which can be accessed through the NRC's public Web
site at http://meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2009-0096 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for the proposed rule, and refer
to Docket ID NRC-2013-0195 when contacting the NRC about the
availability of information for the draft NUREGs. You may access
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the
following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2009-0096 for
information about the proposed rule and Docket ID NRC-2013-0195 for
information about the draft NUREGs. Address questions about NRC dockets
to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-3422; email:
[email protected]. For technical questions, contact the
individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
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
Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by email to [email protected].
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: Thomas Young, Office of Federal and
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-
5795; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
On November 8, 2013 (78 FR 67225; NRC-2009-0096), the NRC published
for public comment a proposed rule to amend its regulations for MC&A of
SNM. Also on November 8, 2013 (78 FR 67224; NRC-2013-0195), the NRC
published for public comment the proposed guidance documents that
discuss acceptable methods that licensees may use to prepare and
implement their MC&A plans and how the NRC will review and inspect
these plans. The public comment period for the proposed rule and the
proposed guidance closes on February 18, 2014.
The goal of this rulemaking is to revise and consolidate the MC&A
requirements in order to update, clarify, and strengthen them. The
proposed amendments add new requirements that would apply to NRC
licensees who are authorized to possess SNM in a quantity greater than
350 grams.
II. Public Meeting
To facilitate the understanding of the public and other
stakeholders of these issues and the submission of comments, the NRC
staff plans to hold a public meeting on December 10, 2013, from 1:00
p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (EST), in Rockville, Maryland. The meeting notice can
be accessed through the NRC's public Web site at http://meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg. The final agenda and the meeting materials
will be posted no fewer than 10 days prior to the meeting at this Web
site.
In addition, members of the public may also participate in the
meeting via teleconference or Webinar. Information for the
teleconference and Webinar is available in the meeting notice, which
can be accessed through the NRC's public Web site at http://meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg. Participants must register at the Internet
link in the meeting notice to participate in the Webinar. To register
in advance for the teleconference, please contact Thomas Young at 301-
415-5795 (email: [email protected]).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of November, 2013.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Dehborah Jackson,
Deputy Director, Division of Intergovernmental Liaison and Rulemaking,
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management
Programs.
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