[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 213 (Monday, November 8, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 61718-61719]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-24329]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 53

[NRC-2019-0062]
RIN 3150-AK31


Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for 
Advanced Reactors

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Availability of preliminary proposed rule language; reopening 
of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On November 6, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) solicited comments on preliminary proposed rule language for a 
risk-informed, technology-inclusive framework for reactor licensing. 
The public comment period closed on November 5, 2021. The NRC has 
decided to reopen the public comment period until January 31, 2022, to 
allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their 
comments.

DATES: The comment period for the Federal Register document published 
on November 6, 2020 (85 FR 71002), is reopened and now closes on 
January 31, 2022. Comments received after this date will be considered 
in the development of the proposed rule if it is practical to do so, 
but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments 
received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on preliminary rule language 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

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for Docket ID NRC-2019-0062. Address questions about NRC dockets to 
Dawn Forder; telephone: 301-415-3407; email: [email protected]. For 
technical questions contact the individuals 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.
    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: Robert Beall, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-3874; email: 
[email protected]; or William Reckley, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, telephone: 301-415-7490; email: [email protected]. 
Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-0062 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-2019-0062.
     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, at 301-415-4737, 
or by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for the 
preliminary proposed rule text is ML20289A534.
     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 
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2019-0062 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 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. Discussion

    On November 6, 2020 (85 FR 71002), the NRC solicited comments on 
preliminary proposed rule language for a risk-informed, technology-
inclusive framework for reactor licensing. The public comment period 
closed on November 5, 2021. The NRC has decided to reopen the public 
comment period on this document until January 31, 2022, to allow more 
time for members of the public to submit their comments.

    Dated: November 2, 2021.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John R. Tappert,
Director, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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