Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 167
Monday, August 31, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 167
Monday, August 31, 2009
There are 5 announcements in this issue
1. CLIMATE, ENERGY - PR/ND/Comment. Federal Requirements Under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program for Carbon Dioxide (CO2 ) Geologic Sequestration (GS) Wells; Notice of Data Availability and Request for Comment
2. AIR - ND/Comment Extension. Extension of Public Comment Period: Second External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter
3. ENERGY/Efficiency - DOE. FR. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerated Bottled or Canned Beverage Vending Machines
4. TOXICS - ND. DHHS. National Toxicology Program (NTP): Report on Carcinogens (RoC); Availability of the Draft Background Document for Formaldehyde; Request for Comments on the Draft Background Document; Announcement of the Formaldehyde Expert Panel Meeting
5. ENERGY/Nuclear, HAZ/Nuclear - ND/Comments. NRC. Office of New Reactors; Interim Staff Guidance on Ensuring Hazard-Consistent Seismic Input for Site Response and Soil Structure Interaction Analyses
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: CLIMATE, ENERGY - PR/ND/Comment. Federal Requirements Under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program for Carbon Dioxide (CO
[Federal Register: August 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 167)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 44802-44813]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 146
[EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0390; FRL-8951-3]
RIN 2040-AE98
Federal Requirements Under the Underground Injection Control
(UIC) Program for Carbon Dioxide (CO2 ) Geologic
Sequestration (GS) Wells; Notice of Data Availability and Request for
Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Data availability; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: Today's Notice supplements the proposed ``Federal Requirements
Under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program for Carbon
Dioxide (CO2 ) Geologic Sequestration (GS) Wells'' of July
25, 2008, presents new data and information, and requests public
comment on related issues that have evolved in response to comments on
the original proposal. This Notice contains preliminary field data from
the Department of Energy-sponsored Regional Carbon Sequestration
Partnership projects, the results of GS-related studies conducted by
the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and additional GS-related
research. Today's Notice also discusses comments and presents an
alternative the Agency is considering related to the proposed injection
depth requirements for Class VI wells.
DATES: Comments on the contents of this NODA must be received on or
before October 15, 2009. EPA does not plan to extend the comment period
for this Notice. EPA will hold a public hearing from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., CDT, September 17, 2009 in Chicago, IL.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held at the Ralph H. Metcalfe
Federal Building, 77 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604. Due to
capacity limitations, we encourage you to indicate your intent to
participate through pre-registration. To pre-register, for directions,
and for site specific information, please visit the following Web site:
http://gshearing.cadmusweb.com/.
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2008-
0390, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
Mail: Water Docket, Environmental Protection Agency,
Mailcode: 4101T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: Water Docket, EPA Docket Center (EPA/DC),
Public Reading Room, Room 3334, EPA West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's
normal hours of operation which are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Rose Bayer, Underground Injection
Control Program, Drinking Water Protection Division, Office of Ground
Water and Drinking Water (MC-4606M), Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
(202) 564-1981; e-mail address: bayer.maryrose@epa.gov. For general
information, contact the Safe Drinking Water Hotline, telephone number:
(800) 426-4791. The Safe Drinking Water Hotline is open Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time.
For general information about the public hearing, please contact Sean
Porse by phone (202) 564-5990, by e-mail at porse.sean@epa.gov, or by
mail at: US Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 4606M, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 44802-44813]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 146
[EPA-HQ-OW-2008-0390; FRL-8951-3]
RIN 2040-AE98
Federal Requirements Under the Underground Injection Control
(UIC) Program for Carbon Dioxide (CO
Sequestration (GS) Wells; Notice of Data Availability and Request for
Comment
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Data availability; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: Today's Notice supplements the proposed ``Federal Requirements
Under the Underground Injection Control (UIC) Program for Carbon
Dioxide (CO
25, 2008, presents new data and information, and requests public
comment on related issues that have evolved in response to comments on
the original proposal. This Notice contains preliminary field data from
the Department of Energy-sponsored Regional Carbon Sequestration
Partnership projects, the results of GS-related studies conducted by
the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, and additional GS-related
research. Today's Notice also discusses comments and presents an
alternative the Agency is considering related to the proposed injection
depth requirements for Class VI wells.
DATES: Comments on the contents of this NODA must be received on or
before October 15, 2009. EPA does not plan to extend the comment period
for this Notice. EPA will hold a public hearing from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.
and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., CDT, September 17, 2009 in Chicago, IL.
ADDRESSES: The public hearing will be held at the Ralph H. Metcalfe
Federal Building, 77 W. Jackson Boulevard, Chicago, IL 60604. Due to
capacity limitations, we encourage you to indicate your intent to
participate through pre-registration. To pre-register, for directions,
and for site specific information, please visit the following Web site:
http://gshearing.cadmusweb.com/.
Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-OW-2008-
0390, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Mailcode: 4101T, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Public Reading Room, Room 3334, EPA West, 1301 Constitution Ave., NW.,
Washington, DC. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's
normal hours of operation which are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and special
arrangements should be made for deliveries of boxed information.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Rose Bayer, Underground Injection
Control Program, Drinking Water Protection Division, Office of Ground
Water and Drinking Water (MC-4606M), Environmental Protection Agency,
1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number:
(202) 564-1981; e-mail address: bayer.maryrose@epa.gov. For general
information, contact the Safe Drinking Water Hotline, telephone number:
(800) 426-4791. The Safe Drinking Water Hotline is open Monday through
Friday, excluding legal holidays, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eastern time.
For general information about the public hearing, please contact Sean
Porse by phone (202) 564-5990, by e-mail at porse.sean@epa.gov, or by
mail at: US Environmental Protection Agency, Mail Code 4606M, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: AIR - ND/Comment Extension. Extension of Public Comment Period: Second External Review Draft Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter
[Federal Register: August 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 167)]
[Notices]
[Page 44842-44843]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8951-4; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0517]
Extension of Public Comment Period: Second External Review Draft
Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment
period for the draft document titled, ``Integrated Science Assessment
for Particulate Matter--Second External Review Draft'' (EPA/600/R-08/
139B and EPA/600/R-08/139BA). The document was prepared by the National
Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of
Research and Development as part of the review of the national ambient
air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter.
On July 31, 2009 (74 FR 38185), EPA released this draft document to
seek review by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and
the public (meeting date and location to be specified in a separate
Federal Register notice). The draft document does not represent and
should not be construed to represent any final EPA policy, viewpoint,
or determination. EPA will consider any public comments submitted in
response to this notice when revising the document.
DATES: The public comment period started on July 31, 2009 (74 FR
38185). This notice announces the extension of the deadline for public
comment from September 30, 2009, to October 12, 2009. Comments must be
received on or before October 12, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The ``Second External Review Draft Integrated Science
Assessment for Particulate Matter'' is available primarily via the
Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment's home
page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at http://
www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of CD-ROM or paper copies will be
available. Contact Ms. Debbie Wales by phone (919-541-4731), fax (919-
541-5078), or e-mail (wales.deborah@epa.gov) to request either of
these, and please provide your name, your mailing address, and the
document title, ``Second External Review Draft Integrated Science
Assessment for Particulate Matter'' (EPA/600/R-08/139B and EPA/600/R-
08/139C) to facilitate processing of your request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information, contact Dr.
Lindsay Wichers Stanek, NCEA; telephone: 919-541-7792; fax: 919-541-
2985; or e-mail: stanek.lindsay@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 44842-44843]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8951-4; Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-ORD-2007-0517]
Extension of Public Comment Period: Second External Review Draft
Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The EPA is announcing an extension of the public comment
period for the draft document titled, ``Integrated Science Assessment
for Particulate Matter--Second External Review Draft'' (EPA/600/R-08/
139B and EPA/600/R-08/139BA). The document was prepared by the National
Center for Environmental Assessment (NCEA) within EPA's Office of
Research and Development as part of the review of the national ambient
air quality standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter.
On July 31, 2009 (74 FR 38185), EPA released this draft document to
seek review by the Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee (CASAC) and
the public (meeting date and location to be specified in a separate
Federal Register notice). The draft document does not represent and
should not be construed to represent any final EPA policy, viewpoint,
or determination. EPA will consider any public comments submitted in
response to this notice when revising the document.
DATES: The public comment period started on July 31, 2009 (74 FR
38185). This notice announces the extension of the deadline for public
comment from September 30, 2009, to October 12, 2009. Comments must be
received on or before October 12, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The ``Second External Review Draft Integrated Science
Assessment for Particulate Matter'' is available primarily via the
Internet on the National Center for Environmental Assessment's home
page under the Recent Additions and Publications menus at http://
www.epa.gov/ncea. A limited number of CD-ROM or paper copies will be
available. Contact Ms. Debbie Wales by phone (919-541-4731), fax (919-
541-5078), or e-mail (wales.deborah@epa.gov) to request either of
these, and please provide your name, your mailing address, and the
document title, ``Second External Review Draft Integrated Science
Assessment for Particulate Matter'' (EPA/600/R-08/139B and EPA/600/R-
08/139C) to facilitate processing of your request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical information, contact Dr.
Lindsay Wichers Stanek, NCEA; telephone: 919-541-7792; fax: 919-541-
2985; or e-mail: stanek.lindsay@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY/Efficiency - DOE. FR. Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Refrigerated Bottled or Canned Beverage Vending Machines
[Federal Register: August 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 167)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 44913-44968]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket Number EERE-2006-STD-0125]
RIN 1904-AB58
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Refrigerated Bottled or Canned Beverage Vending Machines
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is adopting new energy
conservation standards for refrigerated bottled or canned beverage
vending machines. DOE has determined that energy conservation standards
for these types of equipment would result in significant conservation
of energy, and are technologically feasible and economically justified.
DATES: The effective date of this rule is October 30, 2009, except that
the standards in 10 CFR 431.296 are effective August 31, 2011. The
incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule
was approved by the Director of the Federal Register on October 30,
2009.
ADDRESSES: For access to the docket to read background documents, the
technical support document, transcripts of the public meetings in this
proceeding, or comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy,
Resource Room of the Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza,
SW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call
Brenda Edwards at the above telephone number for additional information
regarding visiting the Resource Room. (Note: DOE's Freedom of
Information Reading Room no longer houses rulemaking materials.) You
may also obtain copies of certain previous rulemaking documents in this
proceeding (i.e., framework document, advance notice of proposed
rulemaking, notice of proposed rulemaking), draft analyses, public
meeting materials, and related test procedure documents from the Office
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Web site at http://
www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/commercial/
beverage_machines.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles Llenza, U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-2192,
Charles.Llenza@ee.doe.gov.
Francine Pinto, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General
Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121, (202) 586-9507, Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 44913-44968]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 431
[Docket Number EERE-2006-STD-0125]
RIN 1904-AB58
Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for
Refrigerated Bottled or Canned Beverage Vending Machines
AGENCY: Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of
Energy.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is adopting new energy
conservation standards for refrigerated bottled or canned beverage
vending machines. DOE has determined that energy conservation standards
for these types of equipment would result in significant conservation
of energy, and are technologically feasible and economically justified.
DATES: The effective date of this rule is October 30, 2009, except that
the standards in 10 CFR 431.296 are effective August 31, 2011. The
incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in this rule
was approved by the Director of the Federal Register on October 30,
2009.
ADDRESSES: For access to the docket to read background documents, the
technical support document, transcripts of the public meetings in this
proceeding, or comments received, visit the U.S. Department of Energy,
Resource Room of the Building Technologies Program, 950 L'Enfant Plaza,
SW., 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024, (202) 586-2945, between 9 a.m.
and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Please call
Brenda Edwards at the above telephone number for additional information
regarding visiting the Resource Room. (Note: DOE's Freedom of
Information Reading Room no longer houses rulemaking materials.) You
may also obtain copies of certain previous rulemaking documents in this
proceeding (i.e., framework document, advance notice of proposed
rulemaking, notice of proposed rulemaking), draft analyses, public
meeting materials, and related test procedure documents from the Office
of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's Web site at http://
www1.eere.energy.gov/buildings/appliance_standards/commercial/
beverage_machines.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Charles Llenza, U.S. Department of Energy, Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Building Technologies Program, EE-2J, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-2192,
Charles.Llenza@ee.doe.gov.
Francine Pinto, Esq., U.S. Department of Energy, Office of General
Counsel, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-
0121, (202) 586-9507, Francine.Pinto@hq.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS - ND. DHHS. National Toxicology Program (NTP): Report on Carcinogens (RoC); Availability of the Draft Background Document for Formaldehyde; Request for Comments on the Draft Background Document; Announcement of the
Formaldehyde Expert Panel Meeting
[Federal Register: August 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 167)]
[Notices]
[Page 44845-44846]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
AGENCY: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS);
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
ACTION: Availability of background document; request for comments; and
announcement of a meeting
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SUMMARY: The NTP announces the availability of the draft background
document for formaldehyde by September 3, 2009, on the RoC Web site
(http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/29679) or in printed text from the RoC
(see ADDRESSES below). The NTP invites the submission of public
comments on the draft background document for formaldehyde. The expert
panel will meet on November 2-4, 2009, at the Hilton Raleigh-Durham
Airport at Research Triangle Park, 4810 Page Creek Lane, Durham, NC
27703 to peer review the draft background document for formaldehyde
and, once completed, make a recommendation regarding the listing status
(i.e., known to be a human carcinogen, reasonably anticipated to be a
human carcinogen, or not to list) for formaldehyde in the 12th Edition
of the RoC (12th RoC). The RoC expert panel meeting is open to the
public with time scheduled for oral public comments. Attendance is
limited only by the available meeting room space. Following the expert
panel meeting and completion of the expert panel report, the NTP will
post the final background document and the expert panel report on the
RoC Web site.
DATES: The expert panel meeting for formaldehyde will be held on
November 2-4, 2009. The draft background document for formaldehyde will
be available for public comment by September 3, 2009. The deadline to
submit written comments is October 16, 2009, and the deadline for pre-
registration to attend the meeting and/or to provide oral comments at
the meeting is October 26, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The RoC expert panel meeting on formaldehyde will be held at
the Hilton Raleigh-Durham Airport at Research Triangle Park, 4810 Page
Creek Lane, Durham, NC 27703. Access to on-line registration and
materials for the meeting are available on the RoC Web
site (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/29679). Comments on the draft
background document should be sent to Dr. Ruth M. Lunn, NIEHS, P.O. Box
12233, MD K2-14, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, FAX: (919) 541-0144,
or lunn@niehs.nih.gov. Courier address: Report on Carcinogens Center,
530 Davis Drive, Room 2006, Morrisville, NC 27560. Persons needing
interpreting services in order to attend should contact (301) 402-8180
(voice) or (301) 435-1908 (TTY). Requests should be made at least seven
business days in advance of the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ruth M. Lunn, Director, RoC
Center, (919) 316-4637, lunn@niehs.nih.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 44845-44846]
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
AGENCY: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS);
National Institutes of Health (NIH).
ACTION: Availability of background document; request for comments; and
announcement of a meeting
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SUMMARY: The NTP announces the availability of the draft background
document for formaldehyde by September 3, 2009, on the RoC Web site
(http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/29679) or in printed text from the RoC
(see ADDRESSES below). The NTP invites the submission of public
comments on the draft background document for formaldehyde. The expert
panel will meet on November 2-4, 2009, at the Hilton Raleigh-Durham
Airport at Research Triangle Park, 4810 Page Creek Lane, Durham, NC
27703 to peer review the draft background document for formaldehyde
and, once completed, make a recommendation regarding the listing status
(i.e., known to be a human carcinogen, reasonably anticipated to be a
human carcinogen, or not to list) for formaldehyde in the 12th Edition
of the RoC (12th RoC). The RoC expert panel meeting is open to the
public with time scheduled for oral public comments. Attendance is
limited only by the available meeting room space. Following the expert
panel meeting and completion of the expert panel report, the NTP will
post the final background document and the expert panel report on the
RoC Web site.
DATES: The expert panel meeting for formaldehyde will be held on
November 2-4, 2009. The draft background document for formaldehyde will
be available for public comment by September 3, 2009. The deadline to
submit written comments is October 16, 2009, and the deadline for pre-
registration to attend the meeting and/or to provide oral comments at
the meeting is October 26, 2009.
ADDRESSES: The RoC expert panel meeting on formaldehyde will be held at
the Hilton Raleigh-Durham Airport at Research Triangle Park, 4810 Page
Creek Lane, Durham, NC 27703. Access to on-line registration and
materials for the meeting are available on the RoC Web
site (http://ntp.niehs.nih.gov/go/29679). Comments on the draft
background document should be sent to Dr. Ruth M. Lunn, NIEHS, P.O. Box
12233, MD K2-14, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709, FAX: (919) 541-0144,
or lunn@niehs.nih.gov. Courier address: Report on Carcinogens Center,
530 Davis Drive, Room 2006, Morrisville, NC 27560. Persons needing
interpreting services in order to attend should contact (301) 402-8180
(voice) or (301) 435-1908 (TTY). Requests should be made at least seven
business days in advance of the meeting.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Ruth M. Lunn, Director, RoC
Center, (919) 316-4637, lunn@niehs.nih.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ENERGY/Nuclear, HAZ/Nuclear - ND/Comments. NRC. Office of New Reactors; Interim Staff Guidance on Ensuring Hazard-Consistent Seismic Input for Site Response and Soil Structure Interaction Analyses
[Federal Register: August 31, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 167)]
[Notices]
[Page 44879]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2009-0380]
Office of New Reactors; Interim Staff Guidance on Ensuring
Hazard-Consistent Seismic Input for Site Response and Soil Structure
Interaction Analyses
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Solicitation of public comment.
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SUMMARY: The NRC staff is soliciting public comment on its Proposed
Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) DC/COL-ISG-017 (Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML092230543). This
ISG supplements the guidance provided to the NRC staff in Sections 2.5
and 3.7 of NUREG-0800, ``Standard Review Plan (SRP) for the Review of
Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants,'' March 2007, and DC/
COL-ISG-01, ``Interim Staff Guidance on Seismic Issues Associated with
High Frequency Ground Motion in Design Certification and Combined
License Applications,'' issued May 19, 2008 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML081400293). The NRC staff issues DC/COL-ISGs to facilitate timely
implementation of current staff guidance and to facilitate activities
associated with review of applications for design certifications and
combined licenses by the Office of New Reactors. The NRC staff intends
to incorporate the final approved DC/COL-ISG-017 into the next revision
of SRP Sections 2.5 and 3.7 and Regulatory Guide 1.206, ``Combined
License Applications for Nuclear Power Plants (LWR Edition),'' June
2007.
DATES: Comments must be filed no later than 30 days from the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. 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 one of the following methods.
Please include Docket ID NRC-2009-0380 in the subject line of your
comments. Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be
posted on the NRC Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web site
Regulations.gov. Because your comments will not be edited to remove any
identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against
including any information in your submission that you do not want to be
publicly disclosed.
The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments
received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those
persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any
identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not
include any information in their comments that they do not want
publicly disclosed.
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2009-0380. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher 301-492-3668; e-mail
Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
Mail comments to: Michael T. Lesar, Chief, Rulemaking and
Directives Branch (RDB), Division of Administrative Services, Office of
Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by fax to RDB at (301) 492-
3446.
The NRC ADAMS provides text and image files of NRC's public
documents. These documents may be accessed through the NRC's Public
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the
NRC Public Document Room reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-
4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William F. Burton, Chief,
Rulemaking and Guidance Development Branch, Division of New Reactor
Licensing, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC, 20555-0001; telephone 301-415-6332 or e-mail at
william.burton@nrc.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 44879]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2009-0380]
Office of New Reactors; Interim Staff Guidance on Ensuring
Hazard-Consistent Seismic Input for Site Response and Soil Structure
Interaction Analyses
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Solicitation of public comment.
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SUMMARY: The NRC staff is soliciting public comment on its Proposed
Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) DC/COL-ISG-017 (Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML092230543). This
ISG supplements the guidance provided to the NRC staff in Sections 2.5
and 3.7 of NUREG-0800, ``Standard Review Plan (SRP) for the Review of
Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants,'' March 2007, and DC/
COL-ISG-01, ``Interim Staff Guidance on Seismic Issues Associated with
High Frequency Ground Motion in Design Certification and Combined
License Applications,'' issued May 19, 2008 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML081400293). The NRC staff issues DC/COL-ISGs to facilitate timely
implementation of current staff guidance and to facilitate activities
associated with review of applications for design certifications and
combined licenses by the Office of New Reactors. The NRC staff intends
to incorporate the final approved DC/COL-ISG-017 into the next revision
of SRP Sections 2.5 and 3.7 and Regulatory Guide 1.206, ``Combined
License Applications for Nuclear Power Plants (LWR Edition),'' June
2007.
DATES: Comments must be filed no later than 30 days from the date of
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. 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 one of the following methods.
Please include Docket ID NRC-2009-0380 in the subject line of your
comments. Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be
posted on the NRC Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web site
Regulations.gov. Because your comments will not be edited to remove any
identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against
including any information in your submission that you do not want to be
publicly disclosed.
The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments
received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those
persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any
identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not
include any information in their comments that they do not want
publicly disclosed.
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2009-0380. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher 301-492-3668; e-mail
Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
Mail comments to: Michael T. Lesar, Chief, Rulemaking and
Directives Branch (RDB), Division of Administrative Services, Office of
Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by fax to RDB at (301) 492-
3446.
The NRC ADAMS provides text and image files of NRC's public
documents. These documents may be accessed through the NRC's Public
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the
NRC Public Document Room reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-
4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. William F. Burton, Chief,
Rulemaking and Guidance Development Branch, Division of New Reactor
Licensing, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC, 20555-0001; telephone 301-415-6332 or e-mail at
william.burton@nrc.gov.
