82_FR_48482 82 FR 48283 - Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal

82 FR 48283 - Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requesting comment on the draft regulatory analysis, ``Draft Regulatory Analysis for Final Rule: Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal,'' and seeking specific cost and benefit information to better inform the updated draft regulatory analysis.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2011-0012]
RIN 3150-AI92


Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Regulatory analysis; request for comment and public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requesting 
comment on the draft regulatory analysis, ``Draft Regulatory Analysis 
for Final Rule: Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal,'' and seeking 
specific cost and benefit information to better inform the updated 
draft regulatory analysis.

DATES: Submit comments by November 16, 2017. Comments received after 
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC 
is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before 
this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2011-0012. 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: Gregory Trussell, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6445; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2011-0012 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-2011-0012.
     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.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2011-0012 in your 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 posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov and enters 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

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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 submissions into ADAMS.

II. Background

    The NRC's licensing requirements for the disposal of commercial 
low-level radioactive waste (LLRW) in near-surface disposal facilities 
can be found in part 61 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
(10 CFR), ``Licensing Requirements for Land Disposal of Radioactive 
Waste.'' The NRC originally adopted 10 CFR part 61 on December 27, 1982 
(47 FR 57446). The existing LLRW disposal facilities are located in and 
licensed by Agreement States, and those Agreement States have 
incorporated many of the requirements in 10 CFR part 61 into their 
corresponding regulations and as license conditions for their 
licensees.
    On March 26, 2015, the NRC published a proposed rule, ``Low-level 
Radioactive Waste Disposal,'' for an initial 120-day comment period in 
the Federal Register (80 FR 16082). The 2015 proposed rule would have 
implemented changes to require new and revised site specific technical 
analyses and other requirements that would have permitted the 
development of site-specific waste acceptance criteria (WAC) based on 
the results of these analyses. In the 2015 proposed rule, the NRC 
explained that the changes would better align the requirements with 
current health and safety standards (i.e., 10 CFR part 20) and identify 
any additional measures that would be prudent to implement for 
continued disposal of radioactive LLRW at a particular land disposal 
facility. In summary, the 2015 proposed rule would have specified 
requirements for:
     Technical analyses for demonstrating compliance with the 
public dose limits;
     Technical analyses for demonstrating compliance with dose 
limits for protection of inadvertent intruders;
     Identification and description of defense-in-depth 
protections that, taken together with the technical analyses, 
constitute the safety case;
     Development of site-specific WAC; and
     Implementation of current dosimetry in the technical 
analyses.
    As a result of the comments received on the proposed rule, the NRC 
staff drafted a final rule package for Commission review, ``SECY-16-
0106, FINAL RULE: Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal (10 CFR part 61) 
(RIN 3150-AI92),'' dated September 15, 2016. The draft final rule 
package is available for review under ADAMS Accession No. ML16188A290 
and includes a draft Federal Register notice (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML16188A371) and a draft final regulatory analysis (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML16189A050).
    In response to SECY-16-0106, the Commission issued a staff 
requirements memorandum (SRM), SRM-SECY-16-0106 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML17251B147), dated September 8, 2017, which directed the NRC staff to 
publish a supplemental proposed rule for public comment that is revised 
to include Commission-directed rule changes. The Commission directed 
changes that are pertinent to this public comment request are stated in 
table 1.

                          Table 1--Rule Changes
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            Draft final rule                      SRM direction
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Compliance period of:                    Compliance period of 1,000
 1,000 years or                   years, independent of
 10,000 years (if significant     radionuclide content.
 quantities of long-lived radionuclides
 are present)
New requirements applicable to all        New requirements
 currently operating and future LLRW      applicable to all future LLRW
 disposal facilities.                     disposal facilities.
                                          The regulator may use
                                          a case-by-case basis (i.e.,
                                          ``grandfather provision'') for
                                          applying new requirements to
                                          only those sites that plan to
                                          accept large quantities of
                                          depleted uranium for disposal.
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III. Discussion

    In addition to specified rule language changes, the Commission, in 
SRM-SECY-16-0106, also directed the NRC staff to ``be informed by 
broader and more fully integrated, but reasonably foreseeable costs and 
benefits to the U.S. waste disposal system resulting from the proposed 
rule changes, including pass-through costs to waste generators and 
processors.'' To support development of the new supplemental proposed 
rule as directed by the Commission in SRM-SECY-16-0106, the NRC staff 
is seeking comment on how to improve the approach/methodology and 
actual cost data currently used in the draft final rule regulatory 
analysis to provide more accurate cost and benefit data in the final 
regulatory analysis. In particular, the NRC is seeking information on 
any cost changes that should be incorporated into the regulatory 
analysis in light of the Commission's changes to the draft final rule 
identified in table 1.
    All comments provided will be considered in improving the 
regulatory analysis to ensure that it is sufficiently informed by 
broader and more fully integrated, but reasonably foreseeable, costs 
and benefits to the U.S. waste disposal system; however, the NRC staff 
does not plan to provide responses to these comments. In addition, the 
NRC staff is requesting that comments be limited to focus on the 
regulatory analysis itself--the NRC plans to issue a separate notice 
and comment period on the changes being proposed in the supplemental 
proposed rule in 2018. At that time, members of the public will also be 
provided another opportunity to provide comments on the revised 
regulatory analysis, which will be updated based on comments from this 
action.
    During the comment period for this action, the NRC will conduct a 
public meeting at the NRC's Headquarters that will explain the cost and 
benefit information it is seeking in this notice and to address 
questions. Information regarding the public meeting is posted on the 
NRC's public meeting Web site. The NRC's public meeting Web site is 
located at https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve.html.
    The NRC has also posted the meeting notice on the Federal 
rulemaking Web site at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-
2011-0012. The NRC will post additional materials related to this 
document, including any public comments received, on the Federal 
rulemaking Web site. The Federal rulemaking Web site allows you to 
receive alerts when changes or additions occur in a docket folder. To 
subscribe: (1) Navigate to the docket folder (NRC-

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2011-0012); (2) click the ``Sign up for Email Alerts'' link; and (3) 
enter your email address and select how frequently you would like to 
receive emails (daily, weekly, or monthly).

IV. Requested Information and Comments

    This section provides specific questions associated with the draft 
regulatory analysis (ADAMS Accession No. ML16189A050). These questions 
will also be discussed at the public meeting. The NRC staff will 
consider the responses to these questions as it revises the regulatory 
analysis.
    Question 1: Is the NRC considering appropriate alternatives for the 
regulatory action described in the draft regulatory analysis?
    Question 2: Are there additional factors that the NRC should 
consider in the regulatory action? What are these factors?
    Question 3: Is there additional information concerning regulatory 
impacts that the NRC should include in its regulatory analysis for this 
rulemaking?
    Question 4: Are all costs and benefits properly addressed to 
determine the economic impact of the rulemaking alternatives? What cost 
differences would be expected from moving from the discussed 1,000 year 
and 10,000 year compliance periods to a single 1,000 year compliance 
period? Are there any unintended consequences of making this revision?
    Question 5: Are there any costs that should be assigned to those 
sites not planning to accept large quantities of depleted uranium for 
disposal in the future?
    Question 6: Is NRC's assumption that only two existing LLRW sites 
(i.e., EnergySolutions' Clive Utah disposal facility and Waste Control 
Specialists' Texas disposal facility) plan to accept large quantities 
of depleted uranium for disposal in the future reasonable?
    Question 7: What additional costs or cost savings, not already 
considered in the draft regulatory analysis, will the supplemental 
proposed rulemaking or alternatives cause to society, industry, and 
government? What are the potential transfer (``pass-through'') costs to 
the waste generators and processors?

V. Availability of Documents

    The documents identified in the following table are available to 
interested persons through one or more of the following methods, as 
indicated.

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                                                               ADAMS
                                                          Accession No./
                        Document                              Federal
                                                             Register
                                                             Citation
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December 27, 1982 10 CFR part 61 Statement of                47 FR 57446
 Considerations.........................................
March 26, 2015, 10 CFR part 61 proposed rule............     80 FR 16081
SECY-16-0106, FINAL RULE: Low-Level Radioactive Waste        ML16188A290
 Disposal (10 CFR part 61) (RIN 3150-AI92)..............
SECY-16-0106 draft Federal Register notice..............     ML16188A371
SECY-16-0106 draft regulatory analysis..................     ML16189A050
SRM-SECY-0106...........................................     ML17251B147
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of October 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Daniel S. Collins,
Director, Division of Material Safety, State, Tribal and Rulemaking 
Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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                                                reviews may be as comprehensive as                                                                            Submitting Comments
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                                                necessary to determine whether a
                                                violation of these regulations has                      Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal                  A. Obtaining Information
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                                                   6. Who will be required or asked to                  Commission.
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                                                                                                        ACTION: Regulatory analysis; request for              action. You may obtain publicly-
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                                                responses: 600.                                         Final Rule: Low-Level Radioactive                     Access and Management System
                                                                                                        Waste Disposal,’’ and seeking specific                (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
                                                   8. The estimated number of annual                    cost and benefit information to better
                                                respondents: 200.                                                                                             available documents online in the
                                                                                                        inform the updated draft regulatory                   ADAMS Public Documents collection at
                                                   9. An estimate of the total number of                analysis.                                             http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
                                                hours needed annually to comply with                    DATES: Submit comments by November                    adams.html. To begin the search, select
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                                                CFR part 4 implement the provisions of                  by any of the following methods:                      email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
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                                                and the Age Discrimination Act of 1975,                 Nuclear Regulatory Commission,                        submissions at http://
                                                as amended, Public Law 94–135 (89                       Washington, DC 20555–0001, ATTN:                      www.regulations.gov and enters the
                                                Stat. 713; 42 U.S.C. 3001 note), Public                 Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.                  comment submissions into ADAMS.
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                                                disclosed in their comment submission.                  Federal Register (80 FR 16082). The                     • Development of site-specific WAC;
                                                Your request should state that the NRC                  2015 proposed rule would have                         and
                                                does not routinely edit comment                         implemented changes to require new                      • Implementation of current
                                                submissions to remove such information                  and revised site specific technical                   dosimetry in the technical analyses.
                                                before making the comment                               analyses and other requirements that                    As a result of the comments received
                                                submissions available to the public or                  would have permitted the development                  on the proposed rule, the NRC staff
                                                entering the comment submissions into                   of site-specific waste acceptance criteria            drafted a final rule package for
                                                ADAMS.                                                  (WAC) based on the results of these                   Commission review, ‘‘SECY–16–0106,
                                                II. Background                                          analyses. In the 2015 proposed rule, the              FINAL RULE: Low-Level Radioactive
                                                                                                        NRC explained that the changes would                  Waste Disposal (10 CFR part 61) (RIN
                                                   The NRC’s licensing requirements for                 better align the requirements with
                                                the disposal of commercial low-level                                                                          3150–AI92),’’ dated September 15, 2016.
                                                                                                        current health and safety standards (i.e.,            The draft final rule package is available
                                                radioactive waste (LLRW) in near-                       10 CFR part 20) and identify any
                                                surface disposal facilities can be found                                                                      for review under ADAMS Accession No.
                                                                                                        additional measures that would be                     ML16188A290 and includes a draft
                                                in part 61 of title 10 of the Code of                   prudent to implement for continued
                                                Federal Regulations (10 CFR),                                                                                 Federal Register notice (ADAMS
                                                                                                        disposal of radioactive LLRW at a                     Accession No. ML16188A371) and a
                                                ‘‘Licensing Requirements for Land                       particular land disposal facility. In
                                                Disposal of Radioactive Waste.’’ The                                                                          draft final regulatory analysis (ADAMS
                                                                                                        summary, the 2015 proposed rule would                 Accession No. ML16189A050).
                                                NRC originally adopted 10 CFR part 61                   have specified requirements for:
                                                on December 27, 1982 (47 FR 57446).                                                                             In response to SECY–16–0106, the
                                                                                                          • Technical analyses for                            Commission issued a staff requirements
                                                The existing LLRW disposal facilities
                                                are located in and licensed by                          demonstrating compliance with the                     memorandum (SRM), SRM–SECY–16–
                                                Agreement States, and those Agreement                   public dose limits;                                   0106 (ADAMS Accession No.
                                                States have incorporated many of the                      • Technical analyses for                            ML17251B147), dated September 8,
                                                requirements in 10 CFR part 61 into                     demonstrating compliance with dose                    2017, which directed the NRC staff to
                                                their corresponding regulations and as                  limits for protection of inadvertent                  publish a supplemental proposed rule
                                                license conditions for their licensees.                 intruders;                                            for public comment that is revised to
                                                   On March 26, 2015, the NRC                             • Identification and description of                 include Commission-directed rule
                                                published a proposed rule, ‘‘Low-level                  defense-in-depth protections that, taken              changes. The Commission directed
                                                Radioactive Waste Disposal,’’ for an                    together with the technical analyses,                 changes that are pertinent to this public
                                                initial 120-day comment period in the                   constitute the safety case;                           comment request are stated in table 1.

                                                                                                                 TABLE 1—RULE CHANGES
                                                                                Draft final rule                                                                  SRM direction

                                                Compliance period of:                                                                Compliance period of 1,000 years, independent of radionuclide content.
                                                • 1,000 years or
                                                • 10,000 years (if significant quantities of long-lived radionuclides are
                                                  present)
                                                New requirements applicable to all currently operating and future                    • New requirements applicable to all future LLRW disposal facilities.
                                                  LLRW disposal facilities.                                                          • The regulator may use a case-by-case basis (i.e., ‘‘grandfather provi-
                                                                                                                                       sion’’) for applying new requirements to only those sites that plan to
                                                                                                                                       accept large quantities of depleted uranium for disposal.



                                                III. Discussion                                         in light of the Commission’s changes to                  During the comment period for this
                                                                                                        the draft final rule identified in table 1.           action, the NRC will conduct a public
                                                   In addition to specified rule language                                                                     meeting at the NRC’s Headquarters that
                                                changes, the Commission, in SRM–                           All comments provided will be
                                                                                                        considered in improving the regulatory                will explain the cost and benefit
                                                SECY–16–0106, also directed the NRC                                                                           information it is seeking in this notice
                                                staff to ‘‘be informed by broader and                   analysis to ensure that it is sufficiently
                                                                                                        informed by broader and more fully                    and to address questions. Information
                                                more fully integrated, but reasonably
                                                                                                        integrated, but reasonably foreseeable,               regarding the public meeting is posted
                                                foreseeable costs and benefits to the U.S.
                                                                                                        costs and benefits to the U.S. waste                  on the NRC’s public meeting Web site.
                                                waste disposal system resulting from the
                                                                                                        disposal system; however, the NRC staff               The NRC’s public meeting Web site is
                                                proposed rule changes, including pass-
                                                                                                        does not plan to provide responses to                 located at https://www.nrc.gov/public-
                                                through costs to waste generators and
                                                                                                        these comments. In addition, the NRC                  involve.html.
                                                processors.’’ To support development of
                                                the new supplemental proposed rule as                   staff is requesting that comments be                     The NRC has also posted the meeting
                                                directed by the Commission in SRM–                      limited to focus on the regulatory                    notice on the Federal rulemaking Web
                                                SECY–16–0106, the NRC staff is seeking                  analysis itself—the NRC plans to issue                site at http://www.regulations.gov under
                                                comment on how to improve the                           a separate notice and comment period                  Docket ID NRC–2011–0012. The NRC
                                                approach/methodology and actual cost                    on the changes being proposed in the                  will post additional materials related to
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                                                data currently used in the draft final                  supplemental proposed rule in 2018. At                this document, including any public
                                                rule regulatory analysis to provide more                that time, members of the public will                 comments received, on the Federal
                                                accurate cost and benefit data in the                   also be provided another opportunity to               rulemaking Web site. The Federal
                                                final regulatory analysis. In particular,               provide comments on the revised                       rulemaking Web site allows you to
                                                the NRC is seeking information on any                   regulatory analysis, which will be                    receive alerts when changes or additions
                                                cost changes that should be                             updated based on comments from this                   occur in a docket folder. To subscribe:
                                                incorporated into the regulatory analysis               action.                                               (1) Navigate to the docket folder (NRC–


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                                                questions associated with the draft                       Disposal (10 CFR part 61) (RIN                                       2018. Notice at 2.
                                                                                                          3150–AI92) ..................................       ML16188A290         Contents of filing. The Postal Service’s
                                                regulatory analysis (ADAMS Accession                    SECY–16–0106 draft Federal Reg-
                                                No. ML16189A050). These questions                         ister notice ..................................     ML16188A371
                                                                                                                                                                               filing consists of the Notice, which the
                                                will also be discussed at the public                    SECY–16–0106 draft regulatory                                          Postal Service represents addresses the
                                                meeting. The NRC staff will consider the                  analysis ........................................   ML16189A050      data and information required under 39
                                                                                                        SRM–SECY–0106 ...........................             ML17251B147      CFR 3010.12; four attachments
                                                responses to these questions as it revises
                                                the regulatory analysis.                                                                                                       (Attachments A–D) to the Notice; and
                                                                                                          Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day                          eight sets of workpapers filed as library
                                                   Question 1: Is the NRC considering                   of October 2017.                                                       references.
                                                appropriate alternatives for the                          For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                                  Attachment A presents the proposed
                                                regulatory action described in the draft                                                                                       price and related product description
                                                                                                        Daniel S. Collins,
                                                regulatory analysis?                                                                                                           changes to the MCS. Id. Attachment A.
                                                                                                        Director, Division of Material Safety, State,
                                                   Question 2: Are there additional                     Tribal and Rulemaking Programs, Office of                              Attachments B and C address workshare
                                                factors that the NRC should consider in                 Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.                                discounts and related information and
                                                the regulatory action? What are these                   [FR Doc. 2017–22459 Filed 10–16–17; 8:45 am]                           the price cap calculation. Notice,
                                                factors?                                                BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                                 Attachments B and C, respectively.
                                                   Question 3: Is there additional                                                                                             Attachment D is a copy of Governors’
                                                information concerning regulatory                                                                                              Resolution No. 16–18. Notice,
                                                impacts that the NRC should include in                  POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION                                           Attachment D.
                                                its regulatory analysis for this                                                                                                  Several library references present
                                                rulemaking?                                             [Docket No. R2018–1; Order No. 4153]                                   supporting financial documentation for
                                                                                                                                                                               the five classes of mail and for First-
                                                   Question 4: Are all costs and benefits               Market Dominant Price Adjustment                                       Class Mail International. Notice at 6 n.9.
                                                properly addressed to determine the                                                                                            The First-Class Mail International
                                                economic impact of the rulemaking                       AGENCY:       Postal Regulatory Commission.
                                                                                                                                                                               library reference was filed under seal.2
                                                alternatives? What cost differences                     ACTION:       Notice.                                                  Library Reference USPS–LR–R2018–1/6
                                                would be expected from moving from                                                                                             documents modifications to the cost
                                                the discussed 1,000 year and 10,000                     SUMMARY:    The Commission is noticing a
                                                                                                        recently-filed Postal Service notice of                                avoidance models for USPS Marketing
                                                year compliance periods to a single                                                                                            Mail and Periodicals.3 The Postal
                                                1,000 year compliance period? Are there                 inflation-based rate adjustments
                                                                                                        affecting market dominant domestic and                                 Service states that these modifications
                                                any unintended consequences of                                                                                                 reflect the elimination of Flats
                                                making this revision?                                   international products and services,
                                                                                                        along with numerous proposed                                           Sequencing System (FSS)-specific
                                                   Question 5: Are there any costs that                 classification changes. The adjustments                                pricing in Docket No. R2017–1 and the
                                                should be assigned to those sites not                   and other changes are scheduled to take                                proposed Domestic Mail Manual (DMM)
                                                planning to accept large quantities of                  effect January 21, 2018. This notice                                   changes related to 5-Digit pallets. Id.
                                                depleted uranium for disposal in the                    informs the public of the filing, invites                              Library Reference USPS–LR–R2018–1/7
                                                future?                                                 public comment, and takes other                                        provides census data and volumes
                                                                                                        administrative steps.                                                  related to the Move Update assessment
                                                   Question 6: Is NRC’s assumption that
                                                                                                                                                                               charge.4
                                                only two existing LLRW sites (i.e.,                     DATES: Comments are due: October 26,                                      Planned price adjustments. The Postal
                                                EnergySolutions’ Clive Utah disposal                    2017.                                                                  Service’s planned percentage changes
                                                facility and Waste Control Specialists’                 ADDRESSES: Submit comments                                             by class are, on average, as follows:
                                                Texas disposal facility) plan to accept                 electronically via the Commission’s
                                                large quantities of depleted uranium for                Filing Online system at http://                                                                                   Planned price
                                                disposal in the future reasonable?                      www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit                                       Market dominant class                   adjustment
                                                                                                        comments electronically should contact                                                                                 (%)
                                                   Question 7: What additional costs or
                                                cost savings, not already considered in                 the person identified in the FOR FURTHER                               First-Class Mail .....................             1.905
                                                the draft regulatory analysis, will the                 INFORMATION CONTACT section by                                         USPS Marketing Mail ...........                    1.908
                                                supplemental proposed rulemaking or                     telephone for advice on filing                                         Periodicals ............................           1.924
                                                alternatives cause to society, industry,                alternatives.                                                          Package Services .................                 1.960
                                                and government? What are the potential                                                                                         Special Services ...................               1.986
                                                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                transfer (‘‘pass-through’’) costs to the
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                                                                                                        David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
                                                waste generators and processors?                        202–789–6820.                                                            1 Notice of Market Dominant Price Adjustment,

                                                                                                                                                                               October 6, 2017, at 3 (Notice).
                                                V. Availability of Documents                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                               2 See Notice of the United States Postal Service

                                                                                                        Table of Contents                                                      of Filing USPS–LR–R2018–1/NP1, October 6, 2017.
                                                  The documents identified in the                                                                                                3 Library Reference USPS–LR–R2018–1/6,
                                                following table are available to                        I. Introduction and Overview                                           October 6, 2017, Preface at 1.
                                                interested persons through one or more                  II. Initial Administrative Actions                                       4 Library Reference USPS–LR–R2018–1/7,

                                                of the following methods, as indicated.                 III. Ordering Paragraphs                                               October 6, 2017, Preface at 1.



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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionRegulatory analysis; request for comment and public meeting.
DatesSubmit comments by November 16, 2017. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before this date.
ContactGregory Trussell, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6445; email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 48283 
RIN Number3150-AI92

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