[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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