[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.
[FR Doc. 2021-24329 Filed 11-5-21; 8:45 am]
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