[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 247 (Tuesday, December 27, 2022)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 79258-79259]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-27979]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 50

[NRC-2020-0036]
RIN 3150-AK71


Reporting Requirements for Nonemergency Events at Nuclear Power 
Plants

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Regulatory basis; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On November 9, 2022, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) requested comments on a regulatory basis to support a rulemaking 
that would amend its regulations for nonemergency event notifications. 
The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on January 
9, 2023. The NRC is extending the comment period to allow more time for 
members of the public to develop and submit their comments.

DATES: The due date of comments requested in the document published on 
November 9, 2022 (87 FR 67571), is extended. Comments should be filed 
no later than January 31, 2023. 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 on or 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-2020-0036. 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: Alexa Sieracki, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-301-7509; email: 
[email protected]; or Brian Benney, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-2767; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0036 (formerly Docket ID NRC-
2018-0201) for the associated petition for rulemaking) 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-2020-0036 (or Docket 
ID NRC-2018-0201 for the associated petition for rulemaking).
     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]. For the convenience of the reader, 
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are 
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White 
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make 
an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[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-2020-0036 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 9, 2022, the NRC requested comments on a regulatory 
basis to support a rulemaking that would amend its regulations for 
nonemergency event notifications, evaluate the current requirements and 
guidance for immediate notification of nonemergency events for 
operating nuclear power reactors and assess whether the requirements 
present an unnecessary reporting burden.
    The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on 
January 9. 2023. The NRC has decided to extend the public comment 
period on this document until January 31, 2023, to allow more time for 
members of the public to submit their comments.
    The NRC may post materials related to this document, including 
public comments, on the Federal rulemaking

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website at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2020-0036. 
In addition, the Federal rulemaking website allows members of the 
public to receive alerts when changes or additions occur in a docket 
folder. To subscribe: (1) navigate to the docket folder (NRC-2020-
0036); (2) click the ``Subscribe'' link; and (3) enter an email address 
and click on the ``Subscribe'' link.

    Dated: December 19, 2022.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christopher M. Regan,
Director, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2022-27979 Filed 12-23-22; 8:45 am]
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