82 FR 55790 - Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 225 (November 24, 2017)

On October 17, 2017, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested public comment on the draft regulatory analysis, ``Draft Regulatory Analysis for Final Rule: Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal.'' The public comment period closed on November 16, 2017. The NRC has decided to extend the public comment period until December 18, 2017, to allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 225 (Friday, November 24, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 55790-55791]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-25341]


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10 CFR Part 61

[NRC-2011-0012]
RIN 3150-AI92


Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Regulatory analysis; reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On October 17, 2017, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) requested public comment on the draft regulatory analysis, 
``Draft Regulatory Analysis for Final Rule: Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
Disposal.'' The public comment period closed on November 16, 2017. The 
NRC has decided to extend the public comment period until December 18, 
2017, to allow more time for members of the public to develop and 
submit their comments.

DATES: The comment period for the Federal Register document published 
on October 17, 2017 (82 FR 48283), is reopened and now closes on 
December 18, 2017. Comments received after this date will be 
considered, if it is practical to do so, but the Commission 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:
     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 R. 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 this 
document.
     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 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 posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as entering 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 submissions into ADAMS.

II. Discussion

    On October 17, 2017 (82 FR 48283), the NRC requested public comment 
on the draft regulatory analysis, ``Draft Regulatory Analysis for Final 
Rule: Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal.'' The purpose of the draft 
regulatory analysis is to support development of the new supplemental 
proposed rule as directed by the Commission in the staff requirements 
memorandum to SECY-16-0106 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17251B147), dated 
September 8, 2017. 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 (ADAMS Accession No. ML16189A050) 
to provide more accurate cost and benefit data in the final regulatory 
analysis.
    The NRC received several requests from public stakeholders to 
extend the comment period for the draft regulatory analysis. Public 
stakeholders noted in their requests that more time is needed to allow 
for the gathering of actual cost data. The comment period is being 
reopened and now closes on December 18, 2017.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of November, 2017.


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    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Patricia Holahan,
Director, Division of Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards.
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