80 FR 51964 - Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 166 (August 27, 2015)

Page Range		51964-51965
FR Document		2015-21169

On March 26, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested public comment on a proposed rule that would amend its regulations that govern low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) disposal facilities. The proposed rule would require new and revised site- specific technical analyses, permit the development of site-specific criteria for LLRW acceptance based on the results of those analyses, facilitate implementation, and better align the requirements with current health and safety standards. Also on March 26, 2015, the NRC requested comment on draft guidance to address the implementation of the proposed regulations (NUREG-2175, ``Guidance for Conducting Technical Analyses for 10 CFR part 61''). The public comment period for the proposed rule and draft guidance closed on July 24, 2015. The NRC is reopening the public comment periods for the proposed rule and draft guidance to allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 166 (Thursday, August 27, 2015)

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 166 (Thursday, August 27, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 51964-51965]
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[FR Doc No: 2015-21169]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Parts 20 and 61

[NRC-2011-0012; NRC-2015-0003]
RIN 3150-AI92


Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule and draft NUREG; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On March 26, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) requested public comment on a proposed rule that would amend its 
regulations that govern low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) disposal 
facilities. The proposed rule would require new and revised site-
specific technical analyses, permit the development of site-specific 
criteria for LLRW acceptance based on the results of those analyses, 
facilitate implementation, and better align the requirements with 
current health and safety standards. Also on March 26, 2015, the NRC 
requested comment on draft guidance to address the implementation of 
the proposed regulations (NUREG-2175, ``Guidance for Conducting 
Technical Analyses for 10 CFR part 61''). The public comment period for 
the proposed rule and draft guidance closed on July 24, 2015. The NRC 
is reopening the public comment periods for the proposed rule and draft 
guidance to allow more time for members of the public to develop and 
submit their comments.

DATES: The comment periods for the proposed rule published on March 26, 
2015 (80 FR 16081), and the draft guidance published on March 26, 2015 
(80 FR 15930), have been reopened. Comments should be filed no later 
than September 21, 2015.

ADDRESSES: The methods for submitting comments on the proposed rule are 
different from the methods for submitting comments on the draft 
guidance.
    Proposed Rule: You may submit comments on the proposed rule by any 
of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2011-0012.
     Email comments to: Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you do 
not receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact 
us at (301) 415-1677.
     Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission at (301) 415-1101.
     Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and 
Adjudications Staff.
     Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (Eastern Time) Federal 
workdays; telephone: (301) 415-1677.
    Draft Guidance: You may submit comments on the draft guidance by 
any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0003.
     Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, 
Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001.
    Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 
(301) 415-3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions 
contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this document.
    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: Gary Comfort, telephone: (301) 415-
8106, email: Gary.Comfort@nrc.gov; or Stephen Dembek, telephone: (301) 
415-2342, email: Stephen.Dembek@nrc.gov. Both of the Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, 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-2011-0012 (proposed rule) and Docket 
ID NRC-2015-0003 (draft guidance) when contacting the NRC about the 
availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly-
available information related to the proposed rule and draft guidance 
by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2011-0012 (proposed 
rule) or Docket ID NRC-2015-0003 (draft guidance).
     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 pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 
The draft guidance, NUREG-2175, is available in ADAMS under Accession 
No. ML15056A516.
     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.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2011-0012 (proposed rule) or Docket ID 
NRC-2015-0003 (draft guidance) 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 http://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 March 26, 2015 (80 FR 16081), the NRC requested comment on a 
proposed rule that would amend its regulations that govern LLRW 
disposal facilities to require new and revised site-specific technical 
analyses, to permit the development of site-specific criteria for LLRW 
acceptance based on the results of those analyses, to facilitate 
implementation, and to better align the requirements with current 
health and safety standards. Also on March 26, 2015 (80 FR 15930), the 
NRC requested comments on draft guidance to address the implementation 
of the proposed regulations (NUREG-2175, ``Guidance for Conducting 
Technical Analyses for

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10 CFR part 61''). The public comment periods for the proposed rule and 
draft guidance closed on July 24, 2015. The NRC has decided to reopen 
the public comment periods for the proposed rule and draft guidance 
until September 21, 2015, to allow more time for members of the public 
to develop and submit their comments.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day of August, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
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10 CFR part 61’’). The public comment • Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail Discussion
periods for the proposed rule and draft address above between 9 a.m. and 5 We propose to adopt a new AD for all
guidance closed on July 24, 2015. The p.m., Monday through Friday, except GE GEnx–1B54, –1B58, –1B64, –1B67,
NRC has decided to reopen the public Federal holidays. and –1B70 turbofan engine models. This
comment periods for the proposed rule For service information identified in proposed AD was prompted by reports
and draft guidance until September 21, this proposed AD, contact General of two IFSDs caused by HPT rotor stage
2015, to allow more time for members Electric Company, GE Aviation, Room 1 blade failure. This proposed AD
of the public to develop and submit 285, 1 Neumann Way, Cincinnati, OH would require inspection and
their comments. 45215; phone: 513–552–3272; email: conditional removal of affected HPT
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day aviation.fleetsupport@ge.com. You may rotor stage 1 blades. This condition, if
of August, 2015. view this service information at the not corrected, could result in failure of
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12 the HPT rotor stage 1 blades, which
Annette L. Vietti-Cook, New England Executive Park, could lead to failure of one or more
Secretary of the Commission. Burlington, MA 01803. For information engines, loss of thrust control, and
[FR Doc. 2015–21169 Filed 8–26–15; 8:45 am] on the availability of this material at the damage to the airplane.
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FAA, call 781–238–7125. Related Service Information
Examining the AD Docket We reviewed GE GEnx–1B Service
Bulletin (SB) No. 72–0267 R00, dated
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION You may examine the AD docket on
April 10, 2015. The SB describes
the Internet at http://
procedures for borescope inspection
Federal Aviation Administration www.regulations.gov by searching for
(BSI) of the HPT rotor stage 1 blades.
and locating Docket No. FAA–2015–
14 CFR Part 39 2984; or in person at the Docket FAA’s Determination
Management Facility between 9 a.m. We are proposing this NPRM because
[Docket No. FAA–2015–2984; Directorate
Identifier 2015–NE–21–AD] and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, we evaluated all the relevant
except Federal holidays. The AD docket information and determined the unsafe
RIN 2120–AA64 contains this proposed AD, the condition described previously is likely
regulatory evaluation, any comments to exist or develop in other products of
Airworthiness Directives; General received, and other information. The
Electric Company Turbofan Engines the same type design.
street address for the Docket Office
AGENCY: Federal Aviation (phone: 800–647–5527) is in the Proposed AD Requirements
Administration (FAA), DOT. ADDRESSES section. Comments will be This NPRM would require initial and
ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking available in the AD docket shortly after repetitive BSI and conditional removal
(NPRM). receipt. of affected HPT rotor stage 1 blades.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Costs of Compliance
SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new Christopher McGuire, Aerospace
airworthiness directive (AD) for all We estimate that this proposed AD
Engineer, Engine Certification Office, will affect 4 engines installed on
General Electric Company (GE) GEnx– FAA, Engine & Propeller Directorate, 12
1B54, –1B58, –1B64, –1B67, and –1B70 airplanes of U.S. registry. We also
New England Executive Park, estimate that it will take about 2 hours
turbofan engine models. This proposed Burlington, MA 01803; phone: 781–
AD was prompted by reports of two in- per engine to comply with this proposed
238–7120; fax: 781–238–7199; email: AD. The average labor rate is $85 per
flight shutdowns (IFSDs) caused by chris.mcguire@faa.gov.
high-pressure turbine (HPT) rotor stage hour. Based on these figures, we
1 blade failure. This proposed AD SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: estimate the total cost of this proposed
would require inspection and AD to U.S. operators to be $680.
Comments Invited
conditional removal of affected HPT Authority for This Rulemaking
rotor stage 1 blades. We are proposing We invite you to send any written
this AD to prevent failure of the HPT Title 49 of the United States Code
relevant data, views, or arguments about specifies the FAA’s authority to issue
rotor stage 1 blades, which could lead this NPRM. Send your comments to an
to failure of one or more engines, loss rules on aviation safety. Subtitle I,
address listed under the ADDRESSES section 106, describes the authority of
of thrust control, and damage to the section. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–
airplane. the FAA Administrator. Subtitle VII:
2015–2984; Directorate Identifier 2015– Aviation Programs, describes in more
DATES: We must receive comments on NE–21–AD’’ at the beginning of your detail the scope of the Agency’s
this proposed AD by October 26, 2015. comments. We specifically invite authority.
ADDRESSES: You may send comments, comments on the overall regulatory, We are issuing this rulemaking under
using the procedures found in 14 CFR economic, environmental, and energy the authority described in Subtitle VII,
11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following aspects of this NPRM. We will consider Part A, Subpart III, Section 44701:
methods: all comments received by the closing ‘‘General requirements.’’ Under that
• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to date and may amend this NPRM section, Congress charges the FAA with
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http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the because of those comments. promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in
instructions for submitting comments. We will post all comments we air commerce by prescribing regulations
• Fax: 202–493–2251. receive, without change, to http:// for practices, methods, and procedures
• Mail: U.S. Department of www.regulations.gov, including any the Administrator finds necessary for
Transportation, Docket Operations, M– personal information you provide. We safety in air commerce. This regulation
30, West Building Ground Floor, Room will also post a report summarizing each is within the scope of that authority
W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE., substantive verbal contact we receive because it addresses an unsafe condition
Washington, DC 20590. about this NPRM. that is likely to exist or develop on

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Proposed Rules
Action		Proposed rule and draft NUREG; reopening of comment period.
Dates		The comment periods for the proposed rule published on March 26, 2015 (80 FR 16081), and the draft guidance published on March 26, 2015 (80 FR 15930), have been reopened. Comments should be filed no later than September 21, 2015.
Contact		Gary Comfort, telephone: (301) 415- 8106, email: [email protected]; or Stephen Dembek, telephone: (301) 415-2342, email: [email protected] Both of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
FR Citation		80 FR 51964
RIN Number		3150-AI92
CFR Citation		10 CFR 20 10 CFR 61