82 FR 60632 - Revision of the Guidance Document for Alternative Disposal Requests
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 244 (December 21, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 244 (December 21, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 244 (Thursday, December 21, 2017)] [Notices] [Page 60632] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-27523] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2017-0198] Revision of the Guidance Document for Alternative Disposal Requests AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft guidance; public meeting and request for comment; reopening of comment period. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: On October 19, 2017, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested public comment on the draft revision to its guidance document for alternative disposal requests entitled, ``Guidance for the Reviews of Proposed Disposal Procedures and Transfers of Radioactive Material Under 10 CFR 20.2002 and 10 CFR 40.13(a).'' The public comment period closed on December 18, 2017. The NRC has decided to reopen the public comment period to allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments. DATES: The comment period for the document published on October 19, 2017 (82 FR 48727) has been reopened and now closes on January 17, 2018. 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 website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2017-0198. 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. Mail comments to: May Ma, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-2-A13, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. For additional direction on obtaining and submitting comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Lee Gladney, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1022; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0198 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 website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2017-0198. 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-2017-0198 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 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 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 19, 2017, the NRC requested public comment on the draft revision to its guidance document for alternative disposal requests entitled, ``Guidance for the Reviews of Proposed Disposal Procedures and Transfers of Radioactive Material Under 10 CFR 20.2002 and 10 CFR 40.13(a).'' The purpose of this draft revision to the guidance is to improve the alternative disposal process by providing more clarity, consistency, and transparency to the process. In addition, this draft revision to the guidance also clarifies the meaning of disposal relative to 10 CFR 20.2002 authorizations to include recycling and reuse of materials. The draft revision to the guidance is available for public comment in ADAMS under accession number ML16326A063. The NRC is interested in receiving comments related to the draft revision to the guidance from stakeholders, including professional organizations, licensees, Agreement States, and members of the public. Comments will be considered to determine if additional changes to the draft revision to the guidance and the alternative disposal request process are needed. The NRC received a request from a public stakeholder to extend the comment period for the draft revision to the alternative disposal requests guidance document in order to allow more time for members of the public to submit their comments. The comment period is being reopened and now closes on January 17, 2018. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day of December 2017. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. John Tappert, Director, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2017-27523 Filed 12-20-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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annual inflation adjustment for the Comments’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY Your request should state that the NRC
maximum penalty for violations under INFORMATION section of this document. does not routinely edit comment
PFCRA is $11,181 ($10,957 × 1.02041). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: submissions to remove such information
Dated: December 18, 2017. Robert Lee Gladney, Office of Nuclear before making the comment
Suzanne H. Plimpton, Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. submissions available to the public or
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Nuclear Regulatory Commission, entering the comment submissions into
Foundation. Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: ADAMS.
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301–415–1022; email: Robert.Gladney@
nrc.gov. II. Discussion
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 19, 2017, the NRC
I. Obtaining Information and requested public comment on the draft
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A. Obtaining Information ‘‘Guidance for the Reviews of Proposed
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Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2017– Disposal Procedures and Transfers of
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for Alternative Disposal Requests the availability of information for this 20.2002 and 10 CFR 40.13(a).’’ The
action. You may obtain publicly- purpose of this draft revision to the
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory available information related to this guidance is to improve the alternative
Commission. action by any of the following methods: disposal process by providing more
ACTION: Draft guidance; public meeting • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to clarity, consistency, and transparency to
and request for comment; reopening of http://www.regulations.gov and search the process. In addition, this draft
comment period. for Docket ID NRC–2017–0198. revision to the guidance also clarifies
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
SUMMARY: On October 19, 2017, the U.S. the meaning of disposal relative to 10
Access and Management System
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) CFR 20.2002 authorizations to include
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
requested public comment on the draft available documents online in the recycling and reuse of materials. The
revision to its guidance document for ADAMS Public Documents collection at draft revision to the guidance is
alternative disposal requests entitled, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ available for public comment in
‘‘Guidance for the Reviews of Proposed adams.html. To begin the search, select ADAMS under accession number
Disposal Procedures and Transfers of ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then ML16326A063. The NRC is interested in
Radioactive Material Under 10 CFR select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS receiving comments related to the draft
20.2002 and 10 CFR 40.13(a).’’ The Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, revision to the guidance from
public comment period closed on please contact the NRC’s Public stakeholders, including professional
December 18, 2017. The NRC has Document Room (PDR) reference staff at organizations, licensees, Agreement
decided to reopen the public comment 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by States, and members of the public.
period to allow more time for members email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The Comments will be considered to
of the public to develop and submit ADAMS accession number for each determine if additional changes to the
their comments. document referenced (if it is available in draft revision to the guidance and the
DATES: The comment period for the ADAMS) is provided the first time that alternative disposal request process are
document published on October 19, it is mentioned in this document. needed.
2017 (82 FR 48727) has been reopened • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
and now closes on January 17, 2018. purchase copies of public documents at The NRC received a request from a
Comments received after this date will the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One public stakeholder to extend the
be considered, if it is practical to do so, White Flint North, 11555 Rockville comment period for the draft revision to
but the Commission is able to ensure Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. the alternative disposal requests
consideration only for comments guidance document in order to allow
received on or before this date. B. Submitting Comments more time for members of the public to
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments Please include Docket ID NRC–2017– submit their comments. The comment
by any of the following methods: 0198 in your comment submission. period is being reopened and now
• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to The NRC cautions you not to include closes on January 17, 2018.
http://www.regulations.gov and search identifying or contact information that
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day
for Docket ID NRC–2017–0198. Address you do not want to be publicly
of December 2017.
questions about NRC dockets to Carol disclosed in your comment submission.
The NRC posts all comment For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For submissions at http:// John Tappert,
technical questions, contact the www.regulations.gov and enters the Director, Division of Decommissioning,
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER comment submissions into ADAMS. Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs,
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this The NRC does not routinely edit Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
document. comment submissions to remove Safeguards.
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| Action | Draft guidance; public meeting and request for comment; reopening of comment period. | |
| Dates | The comment period for the document published on October 19, 2017 (82 FR 48727) has been reopened and now closes on January 17, 2018. 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. | |
| Contact | Robert Lee Gladney, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1022; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 60632 |
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