[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 52 (Monday, March 18, 2019)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9841-9842]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-04960]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2019-0073]


Agency Activities in Response to a Portion of the Nuclear Energy 
Innovation and Modernization Act

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Public meetings; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is undertaking 
activities to implement the Nuclear Energy Innovation and Modernization 
Act (NEIMA) and develop a report identifying best practices for 
establishment and operation of local community advisory boards 
associated with decommissioning activities, including lessons learned 
from existing boards. As part of developing the report, the NRC will 
host a minimum of ten public meetings to consult with host States, 
communities within the emergency planning zone of a nuclear power 
reactor, and existing local community advisory boards. The NRC is 
seeking stakeholder input to inform the selection of public meeting 
locations.

DATES: Requests for a public meeting conducted in accordance with NEIMA 
must be filed by April 17, 2019.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0073. Address 
questions about NRC dockets IDs in Regulations.gov to Krupskaya 
Castellon; telephone: 301-287-9122; email: [email protected]. 
For technical questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
     Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: 
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim Conway, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1335; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-0073 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain 
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0073.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, 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.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2019-0073 in your comment submission. 
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information 
that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment 
submission.

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The NRC will post all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov 
as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not 
routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact 
information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons to not 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should 
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

II. Introduction

    The NRC is planning to coordinate activities in accordance with 
Section 108 of NEIMA to collect information on the use local community 
advisory boards during decommissioning activities and issue a best 
practices report.
    The contents of this report, scheduled to be issued to Congress by 
June 2020, will include a description of the type of topics that could 
be brought before a community advisory board; how the board's input 
could inform the decision-making process of stakeholders for various 
decommissioning activities; how the board could interact with the NRC 
and other Federal regulatory bodies to promote dialogue between the 
licensee and affected stakeholders; and how the board could offer 
opportunities for public engagement throughout all phases of the 
decommissioning process. The report will also include a discussion of 
the composition of existing community advisory boards and best 
practices identified during the establishment and operation of such 
boards, including logistical considerations, frequency of meetings, and 
the selection of board members.
    In developing a best practices report, and as required by NEIMA, 
the NRC plans to consult with host States, communities within the 
emergency planning zone of a nuclear power reactor, and existing local 
community advisory boards. This consultation also includes a minimum of 
ten Category 3 public meetings to be held in locations that ensure 
geographic diversity across the United States, with priority given to 
States that (i) have a nuclear power reactor currently undergoing the 
decommissioning process; and (ii) request a public meeting under this 
provision of NEIMA. At NRC Category 3 public meetings, the public will 
be invited to participate by providing comments and asking questions.

III. Opportunity To Request a Public Meeting

    The NRC is seeking stakeholder input to inform the selection of 
public meeting locations. Within 30 days from the date of publication 
of this notice, persons may submit a written request for the NRC to 
host a public meeting that would address the potential best practices 
for the establishment and use of a local community advisory board at 
decommissioning nuclear power reactors. After receiving these requests 
for public meetings, the NRC will determine the location and timing of 
the public meetings in order to ensure a geographic diversity across 
the United States, consistent with NEIMA. Meeting requests should be 
submitted as described in the ADDRESSES section of this document.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 13th day of March 2019.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Bruce A. Watson,
Chief, Reactor Decommissioning Branch, Division of Decommissioning, 
Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2019-04960 Filed 3-15-19; 8:45 am]
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