[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 233 (Thursday, December 3, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 78046]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-26639]
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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 233 / Thursday, December 3, 2020 /
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Chapter I
[NRC-2020-0261]
NRC Enforcement Policy
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed policy statement revision; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for
public comment a proposed policy statement titled NRC Enforcement
Policy (the Policy). The NRC is soliciting comments from interested
parties, including public interest groups, States, members of the
public, and the regulated industry (i.e., reactor, fuel cycle, and
material licensees, vendors, and contractors) to assist the NRC in
revising its policy.
DATES: Submit comments by February 1, 2021. Comments received after
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received before this
date.
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-2020-0261. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Dawn Forder; telephone: 301-415-3407;
email: [email protected]. For technical questions contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
Email comments to: [email protected]. If you do
not receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact
us at 301-415-1677.
Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and
Adjudications 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: Gerry Gulla, Office of Enforcement,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001;
telephone: 301-287-9143; email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0261 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain
publicly-available information related to this action by the following
methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0261.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://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]. The Draft NRC Enforcement Policy and
Enforcement Policy Revision Summary are available in ADAMS under
Accession Nos. ML20297A235 and ML20297A243 respectively.
Attention: The Public Document Room (PDR), where you may
examine and order copies of public documents is currently closed. You
may submit your request to the PDR via email at [email protected] or
call 1-800-397-4209 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. (EST), Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2020-0261 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. 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 not to
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. Background
The mission of the NRC is to license and regulate the Nation's
civilian use of byproduct, source, and special nuclear material to
ensure adequate protection of public health and safety, promote the
common defense and security, and protect the environment. Adequate
protection is presumptively assured by compliance with the NRC's
regulations. The NRC Enforcement Policy (the Policy) contains the basic
process used to assess and disposition apparent violations of NRC
requirements.
III. Discussion
This document provides the public with an opportunity to review and
provide comments on the draft revision to the policy found in ADAMS
under Accession No. ML20297A235. Each proposed revision is referenced
with a bracketed number, called an item number. Each item number is
listed in the ``Enforcement Policy Revision Summary'' document (ADAMS
Accession No. ML20297A243) and includes a brief description of the
proposed revision. Comments received during this 60-day comment period
will be considered for the final version of the policy.
Dated: November 30, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
George A. Wilson,
Director, Office of Enforcement.
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