[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 182 (Thursday, September 23, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52926-52927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-20631]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2021-0170]
Acceptable Standard Format and Content for the Fundamental
Nuclear Material Control Plan Required for Special Nuclear Material of
Moderate Strategic Significance
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for
public comment a draft NUREG, NUREG-2159, ``Acceptable Standard Format
and Content for the Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plan Required
for Special Nuclear Material of Moderate Strategic Significance.'' This
draft NUREG provides information to facilitate compliance with NRC
regulations applicable to fundamental nuclear material control plans.
DATES: Submit comments by November 22, 2021. Comments received after
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the
Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received
before this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods;
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal Rulemaking website:
Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0170. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individuals 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: Tom Pham, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7254, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2021-0170 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 https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2021-0170.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Document collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 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 ``Acceptable Standard Format and Content
for the Fundamental Nuclear Material Control Plan Required for Special
Nuclear Material of Moderate Strategic Significance,'' draft NUREG-2159
is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML21263A119.
Attention: The 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 or
301-415-4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), Monday through
Friday, except Federal holidays.
B. Submitting Comments
The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the
Federal Rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please
include Docket ID NRC-2021-0170 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
https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions
into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit
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comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, 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. Discussion
Draft NUREG-2159 provides guidance to facilitate compliance with
applicable provisions in Subpart D of Part 74 of title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Material Control and Accounting of
Special Nuclear Material.'' Draft NUREG-2159 provides guidance for fuel
cycle and other licensees and applicants who may request authorization
to hold SNM of moderate strategic significance. Generally, this draft
guidance document discusses acceptable methods licensees and applicants
may use to prepare and implement their fundamental nuclear material
control plans, and how the NRC will review and inspect these plans. The
draft NUREG is being made available for public comments to allow
opportunity for further suggestions to improve its clarity and utility.
Dated: September 20, 2021.
James L. Rubenstone,
Chief, Material Control and Accounting Branch, Division of Fuel
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2021-20631 Filed 9-22-21; 8:45 am]
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