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Federal Register
Vol. 74, No. 48
Friday, March 13, 2009
Vol. 74, No. 48
Friday, March 13, 2009
There are 7 announcements in this issue
1. HAZ - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Notification of Regulated Waste Activity (Renewal), EPA ICR Number 0261.16, OMB Control Number 2050-0028
2. ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses to Multiple Agency Requests
3. TOXICS - NM. EPA. Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meetings
4. WATER - NF. DOD/Corps of Engineers. Department of the Army; Notice of Solicitation for Estuary Habitat Restoration Program
5. ENERGY - FR. DOE. Federal Procurement of Energy Efficient Products
6. HAZ/Nuclear, TOXICS - FR. NRC. Implementation of a Dose Standard After 10,000 Years
7. HAZ/Nuclear - NM. NRC. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment; Notice of Meeting
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: HAZ - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection; Comment Request; Notification of Regulated Waste Activity (Renewal),
EPA ICR Number 0261.16, OMB Control Number 2050-0028
[Federal Register: March 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 48)]
[Notices]
[Page 10909-10911]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0911, FRL-8780-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Notification of Regulated Waste Activity (Renewal),
EPA ICR Number 0261.16, OMB Control Number 2050-0028
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on June 30, 2009. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 12, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2008-0911, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: rcra-docket@epa.gov.
Fax: 202-566-9744.
Mail: RCRA Docket (2822T), U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Hand Delivery: 1301 Constitution Ave., NW., Room 3334,
Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2008-0911. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-
mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous
access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through http://
www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the
EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toshia King, Office of Solid Waste,
mailcode 5303W, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-7033; fax
number: 703-308-8617; e-mail address: king.toshia@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 10909-10911]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-RCRA-2008-0911, FRL-8780-9]
Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Notification of Regulated Waste Activity (Renewal),
EPA ICR Number 0261.16, OMB Control Number 2050-0028
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44
U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document announces that EPA is planning to
submit a request to renew an existing approved Information Collection
Request (ICR) to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This ICR is
scheduled to expire on June 30, 2009. Before submitting the ICR to OMB
for review and approval, EPA is soliciting comments on specific aspects
of the proposed information collection as described below.
DATES: Comments must be submitted on or before May 12, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
RCRA-2008-0911, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20460.
Washington, DC 20460. Such deliveries are only accepted during the
Docket's normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be
made for deliveries of boxed information.
Instructions: Direct your comments to Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-RCRA-
2008-0911. EPA's policy is that all comments received will be included
in the public docket without change and may be made available online at
www.regulations.gov, including any personal information provided,
unless the comment includes information claimed to be Confidential
Business Information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is
restricted by statute. Do not submit information that you consider to
be CBI or otherwise protected through http://www.regulations.gov or e-
mail. The http://www.regulations.gov Web site is an ``anonymous
access'' system, which means EPA will not know your identity or contact
information unless you provide it in the body of your comment. If you
send an e-mail comment directly to EPA without going through http://
www.regulations.gov your e-mail address will be automatically captured
and included as part of the comment that is placed in the public docket
and made available on the Internet. If you submit an electronic
comment, EPA recommends that you include your name and other contact
information in the body of your comment and with any disk or CD-ROM you
submit. If EPA cannot read your comment due to technical difficulties
and cannot contact you for clarification, EPA may not be able to
consider your comment. Electronic files should avoid the use of special
characters, any form of encryption, and be free of any defects or
viruses. For additional information about EPA's public docket visit the
EPA Docket Center homepage at http://www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toshia King, Office of Solid Waste,
mailcode 5303W, Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; telephone number: 703-308-7033; fax
number: 703-308-8617; e-mail address: king.toshia@epa.gov.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: ALL - ICR. EPA. Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses to Multiple Agency Requests
[Federal Register: March 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 48)]
[Notices]
[Page 10911]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8781-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are
listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Westlund (202) 566-1682, or e-
mail at westlund.rick@epa.gov and please refer to the appropriate EPA
Information Collection Request (ICR) Number.
[Notices]
[Page 10911]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-8781-8]
Agency Information Collection Activities OMB Responses
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: This document announces the Office of Management and Budget's
(OMB) responses to Agency Clearance requests, in compliance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). An agency may not
conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a
collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB
control number. The OMB control numbers for EPA's regulations are
listed in 40 CFR part 9 and 48 CFR chapter 15.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rick Westlund (202) 566-1682, or e-
mail at westlund.rick@epa.gov and please refer to the appropriate EPA
Information Collection Request (ICR) Number.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: TOXICS - NM. EPA. Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meetings
[Federal Register: March 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 48)]
[Notices]
[Page 10911-10912]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0182; FRL-8406-7]
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meetings
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives
notice of a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee
(PPDC) on April 22-23, 2009. A draft agenda is under development that
will include reports from and discussions about current issues from the
following PPDC work groups: Work Group on 21st Century Toxicology/New
Integrated Testing Strategies; Work Group on Web-Distributed Labeling;
and Work Group on Comparative Safety Statements for Pesticide Product
Labeling. The agenda will also include a discussion about current water
quality issues (including an update on spray drift); a discussion about
an overall strategy regarding incident data, including pyrethroid
incidents and pet incidents; and updates on the Endocrine Disruptors
Screening Program, Pollinator Protection, and the Endangered Species
Act consultation process. Several PPDC work group meetings have also
been scheduled in March and April 2009, and are open to the public.
Information about all of these meetings can be found on EPA's website
at: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc.
DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, April 23, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 12:15
p.m.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Conference Center on the
lobby level at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's location at 1
Potomac Yard South, 2777 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. This location is
approximately one mile from the Crystal City Metro Station.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide
Programs (7501P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-4775;
fax number: (703) 308-4776; e-mail address: fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov.
[Notices]
[Page 10911-10912]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0182; FRL-8406-7]
Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee; Notice of Public Meetings
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act, EPA gives
notice of a public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee
(PPDC) on April 22-23, 2009. A draft agenda is under development that
will include reports from and discussions about current issues from the
following PPDC work groups: Work Group on 21st Century Toxicology/New
Integrated Testing Strategies; Work Group on Web-Distributed Labeling;
and Work Group on Comparative Safety Statements for Pesticide Product
Labeling. The agenda will also include a discussion about current water
quality issues (including an update on spray drift); a discussion about
an overall strategy regarding incident data, including pyrethroid
incidents and pet incidents; and updates on the Endocrine Disruptors
Screening Program, Pollinator Protection, and the Endangered Species
Act consultation process. Several PPDC work group meetings have also
been scheduled in March and April 2009, and are open to the public.
Information about all of these meetings can be found on EPA's website
at: http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/ppdc.
DATES: The PPDC meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2009, from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Thursday, April 23, 2009, from 9 a.m. to 12:15
p.m.
To request accommodation of a disability, please contact the person
listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATON CONTACT, preferably at least 10
days prior to the meeting, to give EPA as much time as possible to
process your request.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in the Conference Center on the
lobby level at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's location at 1
Potomac Yard South, 2777 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA. This location is
approximately one mile from the Crystal City Metro Station.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margie Fehrenbach, Office of Pesticide
Programs (7501P), Environmental Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania
Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-0001; telephone number: (703) 308-4775;
fax number: (703) 308-4776; e-mail address: fehrenbach.margie@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: WATER - NF. DOD/Corps of Engineers. Department of the Army; Notice of Solicitation for Estuary Habitat Restoration Program
[Federal Register: March 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 48)]
[Notices]
[Page 10897-10902]
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Corps of Engineers
Department of the Army; Notice of Solicitation for Estuary
Habitat Restoration Program
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for project applications.
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SUMMARY: Congress has appropriated limited funds to the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers (Corps) for implementation of the Estuary Habitat
Restoration Program as authorized in Section 104 of the Estuary
Restoration Act of 2000, Title I of the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act
of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-457) (accessible at http://www.usace.army.mil/
CECW/ERA/pages/Default.aspx). On behalf of the Estuary Habitat
Restoration Council (Council), the Corps is soliciting proposals for
estuary habitat restoration projects. This document describes project
criteria and evaluation criteria the Council will use to determine
which projects to recommend. Recommended projects must provide
ecosystem benefits, have scientific merit, be technically feasible, and
be cost-effective. Proposals selected for Estuary Habitat Restoration
Program funding may be implemented in accordance with a cost-share
agreement with the Corps, a cooperative agreement with the Corps, or a
cooperative agreement with one of the other agencies represented on the
Council, subject to availability of funds.
DATES: Proposals must be received on or before May 12, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Ellen Cummings, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Washington, DC 20314-1000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ellen Cummings, (202) 761-4750, e-
mail: Ellen.M.Cummings@usace.army.mil.
[Notices]
[Page 10897-10902]
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Corps of Engineers
Department of the Army; Notice of Solicitation for Estuary
Habitat Restoration Program
AGENCY: Department of the Army, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, DoD.
ACTION: Notice of solicitation for project applications.
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SUMMARY: Congress has appropriated limited funds to the U.S. Army Corps
of Engineers (Corps) for implementation of the Estuary Habitat
Restoration Program as authorized in Section 104 of the Estuary
Restoration Act of 2000, Title I of the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act
of 2000 (Pub. L. 106-457) (accessible at http://www.usace.army.mil/
CECW/ERA/pages/Default.aspx). On behalf of the Estuary Habitat
Restoration Council (Council), the Corps is soliciting proposals for
estuary habitat restoration projects. This document describes project
criteria and evaluation criteria the Council will use to determine
which projects to recommend. Recommended projects must provide
ecosystem benefits, have scientific merit, be technically feasible, and
be cost-effective. Proposals selected for Estuary Habitat Restoration
Program funding may be implemented in accordance with a cost-share
agreement with the Corps, a cooperative agreement with the Corps, or a
cooperative agreement with one of the other agencies represented on the
Council, subject to availability of funds.
DATES: Proposals must be received on or before May 12, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Ellen Cummings, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, Washington, DC 20314-1000.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Ellen Cummings, (202) 761-4750, e-
mail: Ellen.M.Cummings@usace.army.mil.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: ENERGY - FR. DOE. Federal Procurement of Energy Efficient Products
[Federal Register: March 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 48)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 10830-10836]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 436
RIN 1904-AB68
Federal Procurement of Energy Efficient Products
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) today publishes a final
rule to promote Federal procurement of energy-efficient products. The
final rule establishes guidelines for Federal agencies regarding the
implementation of amendments to the National Energy Conservation Policy
Act (NECPA) that require Federal agencies to procure ENERGY STAR
qualified and Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) designated
products in procurements involving energy consuming products and
systems. Today's final rule includes changes in response to comments
received on the notice of proposed rulemaking published June 19, 2007.
Most notably, today's final rule does not establish a reporting
requirement, as initially proposed, for federal agencies under
procurement requirement of NECPA.
DATES: This rule is effective April 13, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical issues contact Mr. Cyrus
Nasseri, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Federal Energy Management Program, EE-2L, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-9138, e-
mail: cyrus.nasseri@ee.doe.gov. For legal issues contact Mr. Chris
Calamita, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
Forrestal Building, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20585, (202) 586-9507, e-mail: Christopher.Calamita@hq.doe.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 10830-10836]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
10 CFR Part 436
RIN 1904-AB68
Federal Procurement of Energy Efficient Products
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) today publishes a final
rule to promote Federal procurement of energy-efficient products. The
final rule establishes guidelines for Federal agencies regarding the
implementation of amendments to the National Energy Conservation Policy
Act (NECPA) that require Federal agencies to procure ENERGY STAR
qualified and Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) designated
products in procurements involving energy consuming products and
systems. Today's final rule includes changes in response to comments
received on the notice of proposed rulemaking published June 19, 2007.
Most notably, today's final rule does not establish a reporting
requirement, as initially proposed, for federal agencies under
procurement requirement of NECPA.
DATES: This rule is effective April 13, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For technical issues contact Mr. Cyrus
Nasseri, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and
Renewable Energy, Federal Energy Management Program, EE-2L, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585-0121, (202) 586-9138, e-
mail: cyrus.nasseri@ee.doe.gov. For legal issues contact Mr. Chris
Calamita, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the General Counsel,
Forrestal Building, GC-72, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington,
DC 20585, (202) 586-9507, e-mail: Christopher.Calamita@hq.doe.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 6
Subject: HAZ/Nuclear, TOXICS - FR. NRC. Implementation of a Dose Standard After 10,000 Years
[Federal Register: March 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 48)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 10811-10830]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 63
RIN 3150-AH68
[NRC-2005-0011]
Implementation of a Dose Standard After 10,000 Years
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its
regulations governing the disposal of high-level radioactive wastes in
a proposed geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The final
rule implements the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's)
revised standards for doses that could occur after 10,000 years, but
within the period of geologic stability. The final rule also specifies
a range of values for the deep percolation rate to be used to represent
climate change after 10,000 years, as called for by EPA, and specifies
that calculations of radiation doses for workers use the same weighting
factors that EPA is using for calculating individual doses to members
of the public.
DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is effective on April 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Publicly available documents related to this rulemaking may
be viewed electronically on the public computers located at the NRC's
Public Document Room (PDR), Room O1F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The PDR reproduction contractor
will copy documents for a fee. Selected documents and information on
this rulemaking can be accessed at the Federal rulemaking portal,
http://regulations.gov by searching on rulemaking docket ID: NRC-2005-
0011.
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are
available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http:/
/www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, the public can gain
entry into the NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System
(ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents.
If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in
accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC Public
Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at (800) 397-4209, (301) 415-4737,
or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy McCartin, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 492-3167, e-mail
Timothy.McCartin@nrc.gov; Janet Kotra, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 492-3190, e-mail Janet.Kotra@nrc.gov; or
Robert MacDougall, Office of Federal and State Materials and
Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-5175, e-mail
Robert.MacDougall@nrc.gov.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 10811-10830]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 63
RIN 3150-AH68
[NRC-2005-0011]
Implementation of a Dose Standard After 10,000 Years
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its
regulations governing the disposal of high-level radioactive wastes in
a proposed geologic repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The final
rule implements the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's)
revised standards for doses that could occur after 10,000 years, but
within the period of geologic stability. The final rule also specifies
a range of values for the deep percolation rate to be used to represent
climate change after 10,000 years, as called for by EPA, and specifies
that calculations of radiation doses for workers use the same weighting
factors that EPA is using for calculating individual doses to members
of the public.
DATES: Effective Date: This final rule is effective on April 13, 2009.
ADDRESSES: Publicly available documents related to this rulemaking may
be viewed electronically on the public computers located at the NRC's
Public Document Room (PDR), Room O1F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The PDR reproduction contractor
will copy documents for a fee. Selected documents and information on
this rulemaking can be accessed at the Federal rulemaking portal,
http://regulations.gov by searching on rulemaking docket ID: NRC-2005-
0011.
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are
available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http:/
/www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, the public can gain
entry into the NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System
(ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC's public documents.
If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in
accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC Public
Document Room (PDR) Reference staff at (800) 397-4209, (301) 415-4737,
or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy McCartin, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 492-3167, e-mail
Timothy.McCartin@nrc.gov; Janet Kotra, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 492-3190, e-mail Janet.Kotra@nrc.gov; or
Robert MacDougall, Office of Federal and State Materials and
Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-5175, e-mail
Robert.MacDougall@nrc.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 7
Subject: HAZ/Nuclear - NM. NRC. Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment; Notice of Meeting
[Federal Register: March 13, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 48)]
[Notices]
[Page 10969]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, Meeting of the ACRS
Subcommittee on Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment; Notice
of Meeting
The ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability and Probabilistic Risk
Assessment (PRA) will hold a meeting on March 27, 2009, Room T-2-B3,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:
Friday, March 27, 2009--1 p.m. until the conclusion of business.
The Subcommittee will review example uses of the guidance on
performance of sensitivity and uncertainty analyses described in NUREG-
1855. The Subcommittee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff. The Subcommittee will gather
information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and formulate proposed
positions and actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the full
Committee. Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements
and/or written comments should notify the Designated Federal Official,
Harold VanderMolen (Telephone: 301-415-6236) 5 days prior to the
meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Electronic recordings will be permitted only during those portions of
the meeting that are open to the public. Detailed procedures for the
conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings were published in the
Federal Register on October 6, 2008, (73FR 58268-58269).
Further information regarding this meeting can be obtained by
contacting the Designated Federal Official between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30
p.m. (ET). Persons planning to attend this meeting are urged to contact
the above named individual at least two working days prior to the
meeting to be advised of any potential changes to the agenda.
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Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards, Meeting of the ACRS
Subcommittee on Reliability and Probabilistic Risk Assessment; Notice
of Meeting
The ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability and Probabilistic Risk
Assessment (PRA) will hold a meeting on March 27, 2009, Room T-2-B3,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:
Friday, March 27, 2009--1 p.m. until the conclusion of business.
The Subcommittee will review example uses of the guidance on
performance of sensitivity and uncertainty analyses described in NUREG-
1855. The Subcommittee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff. The Subcommittee will gather
information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and formulate proposed
positions and actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the full
Committee. Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements
and/or written comments should notify the Designated Federal Official,
Harold VanderMolen (Telephone: 301-415-6236) 5 days prior to the
meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
Electronic recordings will be permitted only during those portions of
the meeting that are open to the public. Detailed procedures for the
conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings were published in the
Federal Register on October 6, 2008, (73FR 58268-58269).
Further information regarding this meeting can be obtained by
contacting the Designated Federal Official between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30
p.m. (ET). Persons planning to attend this meeting are urged to contact
the above named individual at least two working days prior to the
meeting to be advised of any potential changes to the agenda.
