80_FR_14930 80 FR 14876 - Personnel Access Authorization Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants

80 FR 14876 - Personnel Access Authorization Requirements for Nuclear Power Plants

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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 54 (March 20, 2015)

Page Range14876-14876
FR Document2015-06420

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a petition for rulemaking (PRM), PRM-73-16, filed with the Commission by the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI or the petitioner) on January 25, 2013. The petitioner requested that the Commission amend its regulations to limit the scope of third-party review of licensee decisions denying or revoking an employee's unescorted access at licensee facilities. The petitioner sought to ensure that such decisions could not be overturned by any third party. By letter dated January 22, 2015, the petitioner withdrew its PRM.

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[Docket Nos. PRM-73-16; NRC-2013-0024]


Personnel Access Authorization Requirements for Nuclear Power 
Plants

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Petition for rulemaking; withdrawal by petitioner.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the 
withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a petition for 
rulemaking (PRM), PRM-73-16, filed with the Commission by the Nuclear 
Energy Institute (NEI or the petitioner) on January 25, 2013. The 
petitioner requested that the Commission amend its regulations to limit 
the scope of third-party review of licensee decisions denying or 
revoking an employee's unescorted access at licensee facilities. The 
petitioner sought to ensure that such decisions could not be overturned 
by any third party. By letter dated January 22, 2015, the petitioner 
withdrew its PRM.

DATES: The petition was withdrawn on January 22, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2013-0024 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 Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2013-0024. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then 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]. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available 
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jessica Kratchman, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5112, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 25, 2013, the petitioner filed 
PRM-73-16 with the Commission requesting that it amend its regulations 
to limit the scope of third-party review of licensee decisions denying 
or revoking an employee's unescorted access at their facility (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML13035A186). The NRC published a notice of receipt and 
request for public comment on PRM-73-16 in the Federal Register of 
April 22, 2013 (78 FR 23684). The petition received over 300 individual 
comments from 212 individual commenters and co-signers. By letter dated 
January 22, 2015, the petitioner withdrew its PRM (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML15023A338).

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of March, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
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                                                    This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER                    (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                     DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
                                                    contains notices to the public of the proposed          available documents online in the
                                                    issuance of rules and regulations. The                  ADAMS Public Documents collection at                  Federal Aviation Administration
                                                    purpose of these notices is to give interested
                                                                                                            http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
                                                    persons an opportunity to participate in the                                                                  14 CFR Part 71
                                                    rule making prior to the adoption of the final          adams.html. To begin the search, select
                                                    rules.                                                  ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                   [Docket No. FAA–2014–0968; Airspace
                                                                                                            select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                        Docket No. 14–ASO–17]
                                                                                                            Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
                                                    NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                      please contact the NRC’s Public                       Proposed Amendment of Class E
                                                    COMMISSION                                              Document Room (PDR) reference staff at                Airspace; Dyersburg, TN
                                                                                                            1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by                   AGENCY: Federal Aviation
                                                    10 CFR Part 73                                          email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The                    Administration (FAA), DOT.
                                                    [Docket Nos. PRM–73–16; NRC–2013–0024]                  ADAMS accession number for each                       ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
                                                                                                            document referenced (if it is available in            (NPRM).
                                                    Personnel Access Authorization                          ADAMS) is provided the first time that
                                                    Requirements for Nuclear Power                          it is mentioned in the SUPPLEMENTARY                  SUMMARY:   This action proposes to
                                                    Plants                                                  INFORMATION section.                                  amend Class E Airspace at Dyersburg,
                                                    AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                                • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and                   TN as the Dyersburg VORTAC has been
                                                    Commission.                                             purchase copies of public documents at                decommissioned, requiring airspace
                                                    ACTION: Petition for rulemaking;                        the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One                       redesign at Dyersburg Regional Airport,
                                                    withdrawal by petitioner.                                                                                     formerly Dyersburg Municipal Airport.
                                                                                                            White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                                                                                                                                                  This action would enhance the safety
                                                                                                            Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                                    SUMMARY:    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                                                                       and management of Instrument Flight
                                                    Commission (NRC) is announcing the                      FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Rules (IFR) operations at the airport.
                                                    withdrawal, without prejudice to a                      Jessica Kratchman, Office of Nuclear                  This action also would update the
                                                    future filing, of a petition for rulemaking             Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear                      geographic coordinates of airport.
                                                    (PRM), PRM–73–16, filed with the                        Regulatory Commission, Washington,                    DATES: Comments must be received on
                                                    Commission by the Nuclear Energy                        DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–                    or before May 4, 2015.
                                                    Institute (NEI or the petitioner) on                    5112, email: Jessica.Kratchman@                       ADDRESSES: Send comments on this rule
                                                    January 25, 2013. The petitioner                        nrc.gov.                                              to: U.S. Department of Transportation,
                                                    requested that the Commission amend                                                                           Docket Operations, West Building
                                                    its regulations to limit the scope of                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:     On                     Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200
                                                    third-party review of licensee decisions                January 25, 2013, the petitioner filed                New Jersey SE., Washington, DC 20590–
                                                    denying or revoking an employee’s                       PRM–73–16 with the Commission                         0001; Telephone: 1–800–647–5527; Fax:
                                                    unescorted access at licensee facilities.               requesting that it amend its regulations              202–493–2251. You must identify the
                                                    The petitioner sought to ensure that                    to limit the scope of third-party review              Docket Number FAA–2014–0968;
                                                    such decisions could not be overturned                  of licensee decisions denying or                      Airspace Docket No. 14–ASO–17, at the
                                                    by any third party. By letter dated                     revoking an employee’s unescorted                     beginning of your comments. You may
                                                    January 22, 2015, the petitioner                        access at their facility (ADAMS                       also submit and review received
                                                    withdrew its PRM.                                       Accession No. ML13035A186). The NRC                   comments through the Internet at
                                                    DATES: The petition was withdrawn on                    published a notice of receipt and                     http://www.regulations.gov. You may
                                                    January 22, 2015.                                       request for public comment on PRM–                    review the public docket containing the
                                                    ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                    73–16 in the Federal Register of April                proposal, any comments received, and
                                                    NRC–2013–0024 when contacting the                       22, 2013 (78 FR 23684). The petition                  any final disposition in person in the
                                                    NRC about the availability of                           received over 300 individual comments                 Dockets Office between 9:00 a.m. and
                                                    information for this action. You may                    from 212 individual commenters and                    5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                                    obtain publicly-available information                   co-signers. By letter dated January 22,               except Federal holidays. The Docket
                                                    related to this action by any of the                    2015, the petitioner withdrew its PRM                 Office (telephone 1–800–647–5527), is
                                                    following methods:                                      (ADAMS Accession No. ML15023A338).                    on the ground floor of the building at
                                                       • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to                                                                       the above address.
                                                    http://www.regulations.gov and search                     Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day           FAA Order 7400.9Y, Airspace
                                                    for Docket ID NRC–2013–0024. Address                    of March, 2015.                                       Designations and Reporting Points, and
                                                    questions about NRC dockets to Carol                      For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.              subsequent amendments can be viewed
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                                                    Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                     Annette L. Vietti-Cook,                               online at http://www.faa.gov/air_traffic/
                                                    email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                     Secretary of the Commission.                          publications/. The Order is also
                                                    technical questions, contact the                        [FR Doc. 2015–06420 Filed 3–19–15; 8:45 am]           available for inspection at the National
                                                    individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                                                                          Archives and Records Administration
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                                                    INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                                                                           (NARA). For information on the
                                                    document.                                                                                                     availability of this proposed
                                                       • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                                                                               incorporation by reference material at
                                                    Access and Management System                                                                                  NARA, call 202–741–6030, or go to


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionPetition for rulemaking; withdrawal by petitioner.
DatesThe petition was withdrawn on January 22, 2015.
ContactJessica Kratchman, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5112, email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 14876 

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