[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 31, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6318-6319]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-01986]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2020-0018]


Standard Review Plan for Applications for 10 CFR Part 70 Licenses 
for Possession and Use of Special Nuclear Materials of Critical Mass 
But Not Subject to the Requirements in 10 CFR Part 70, Subpart H

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft NUREG; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On December 8, 2022, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) solicited comments on draft NUREG-2212, ``Standard Review Plan 
for Applications for 10 CFR part 70 Licenses for Possession and Use of 
Special Nuclear Materials of Critical Mass but not Subject to the 
Requirements in 10 CFR part 70, subpart H.'' The public comment period 
was originally scheduled to close on February 6, 2023. The NRC has 
decided to extend the public 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 
December 8, 2022 (87 FR 75295) is extended. Comments should be filed no 
later than March 31, 2023. 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 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-2020-0018. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual 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: Osiris Siurano-Perez, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-7827, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0018 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-2020-0018.
     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]. Draft NUREG-2212, ``Standard Review 
Plan for Applications for 10 CFR part 70 Licenses for Possession and 
Use of Special Nuclear Materials of Critical Mass but not Subject to 
the Requirements in 10 CFR part 70, subpart H,'' and its associated 
Regulatory Analysis, are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. 
ML22335A087 and ML20233A221, respectively.
     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 
a.m. and 4 p.m. Eastern Time (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-2020-0018 in your comment submission.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information that

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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 December 8, 2022 (87 FR 75295), the NRC solicited comments on 
draft NUREG-2212 ``Standard Review Plan for Applications for 10 CFR 
part 70 Licenses for Possession and Use of Special Nuclear Materials of 
Critical Mass but not Subject to the Requirements in 10 CFR part 70, 
subpart H.'' This NUREG contains information intended to provide staff 
guidance to assist applicants and licensees in preparing license 
applications for possession and use of special nuclear materials 
exceeding specific threshold quantities. It provides NRC staff 
reviewers with guidance that describes methods or approaches that the 
NRC staff has found acceptable for meeting applicable NRC requirements 
in section 70.22 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
    The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on 
February 6, 2023. On January 17, 2022, via electronic communication, 
the Defense Threat Reduction Agency, an NRC licensee, requested that 
the NRC extend the comment period until March 31, 2023, to allow a 
thorough review of the proposed NUREG as well as consideration of other 
relevant references. The request was also supported by stakeholders 
participating in a January 18, 2023, public meeting to discuss the 
availability of the NUREG and supporting Regulatory Analysis. After 
considering this request and given stakeholder support, the NRC staff 
has determined that extending the comment period is in the best 
interest of the public and, therefore, is extending the comment period 
as requested.

    Dated: January 26, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Shana R. Helton,
Director, Division of Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2023-01986 Filed 1-30-23; 8:45 am]
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