80 FR 80709 - Regulatory Improvements for Decommissioning Power Reactors

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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 248 (December 28, 2015)

On November 19, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested comments on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPR) on regulatory improvements for decommissioning power reactors. The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on January 4, 2016. 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.

[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 248 (Monday, December 28, 2015)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 80709-80710]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-32599]


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10 CFR Parts 26, 50, 52, 73, and 140

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Regulatory Improvements for Decommissioning Power Reactors

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Advance notice of proposed rulemaking; extension of comment 
period.

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SUMMARY: On November 19, 2015, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) requested comments on an advance notice of proposed rulemaking 
(ANPR) on regulatory improvements for decommissioning power reactors. 
The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on January 
4, 2016. 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 
November 19, 2015, (80 FR 72358) is extended. Comments should be filed 
no later than March 18, 2016, providing a comment period of 120 days.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods 
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting 
comments on a specific subject):
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0070. 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.
     Email comments to: [email protected]. 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.
    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: Jason B. Carneal, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1451; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0070 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-2015-0070.
     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 
ANPR on regulatory improvements for decommissioning power reactors is 
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML15167A010.
     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-2015-0070 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 November 19, 2015, the NRC requested comments on an ANPR on 
regulatory improvements for decommissioning power reactors. The NRC is 
specifically seeking input from stakeholders for the development of a 
draft regulatory basis. The draft regulatory basis will explore the 
NRC's options for addressing various regulatory issues involved with 
the decommissioning of nuclear power reactors. The ANPR's public 
comment period was originally scheduled to close on January 4, 2016. In 
response to several requests to extend the public comment period, the 
NRC has decided to extend the public comment period on the ANPR to 
March 18, 2016, providing a comment period of 120 days from the date of 
publication, in order to allow more time for members of the public to 
submit their comments. As stated in the November 19, 2015, publication 
of the ANPR, the NRC does not intend to provide detailed responses to 
comments on this ANPR.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day of December 2015.


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    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Victor M. McCree,
Executive Director for Operations.
[FR Doc. 2015-32599 Filed 12-24-15; 8:45 am]
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