Federal Register
Vol. 75, No. 197
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Vol. 75, No. 197
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
There are 5 announcements in this issue
1. AIR, ENERGY, TRANSPORT - PR. EPA & DOT/NHTSA. 2017 and Later Model Year Light Duty Vehicle GHG Emissions and CAFE Standards; Notice of Intent
2. TOXICS, AGRICULTURE - ND. EPA. Revisions to EPA's Rule on Protections for Subjects in Human Research Involving Pesticides; Notification to the Secretary of Agriculture
3. HAZ - ND. EPA. Twenty-Fourth Update of the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket
4. TOXICS/Nuclear - PR/Comment Extension. NRC. Implementation Guidance for Physical Protection of Byproduct Material Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material; Draft Guidance Document for Comment; Extension of Comment Period
5. HAZ/Nuclear, TRANSPORT/Nuclear - PR. NRC. Physical Protection of Irradiated Reactor Fuel in Transit
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: AIR, ENERGY, TRANSPORT - PR. EPA & DOT/NHTSA. 2017 and Later Model Year Light Duty Vehicle GHG Emissions and CAFE Standards; Notice of Intent
[Federal Register: October 13, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 197)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 62739-62750]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 62739-62750]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Parts 85, 86, and 600
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 531 and 533
[FRL-9212-4]
RIN 2127-AK79
2017 and Later Model Year Light Duty Vehicle GHG Emissions and
CAFE Standards; Notice of Intent
AGENCIES: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of intent to conduct a joint rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: On May 21, 2010, President Obama issued a Presidential
Memorandum requesting that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), on
behalf of the Department of Transportation develop, through notice and
comment rulemaking, a coordinated National Program under the Clean Air
Act (CAA) and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended
by the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) to improve fuel
efficiency and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of light-duty
vehicles for model years 2017-2025. President Obama requested that the
agencies issue a Notice of Intent to issue a proposed rule that
announces plans for setting stringent fuel economy and greenhouse gas
emissions standards for light-duty vehicles of model year 2017 and
beyond. This joint Notice describes the agencies' initial assessment of
potential levels of stringency for a National Program for model years
2017-2025, and describes additional work that the agencies will
undertake over the next two months to refine this assessment further.
This Notice fulfills that request and discusses the agencies' plans to
issue a Supplemental Notice of Intent by November 30, 2010 that will
describe plans for the National Program, including an updated analysis
of potential GHG and fuel economy standards for model years 2017-2025.
This joint Notice also announces the plans by the two agencies to
propose such a coordinated National Program by the fall of 2011.
DATES: Comments: In order for comments to be most helpful to this
ongoing process of ultimately developing a proposed rulemaking, the
agencies encourage parties wishing to comment on this Notice to submit
their comments by October 31, 2010. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION,
Section I (Introduction), for more information about the rulemaking
process.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-0799 and/or NHTSA-2010-0131, by one of the following methods:
http://www.regulations.gov: Follow the on-line
instructions for submitting comments.
E-mail: a-and-r-Docket@epa.gov.
Fax: EPA: (202) 566-1741; NHTSA: (202) 493-2251.
Mail:
[cir] EPA: Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention: Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0799.
[cir] NHTSA: Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery:
[cir] EPA: EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004, Attention: Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-0799. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's
normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
[cir] NHTSA: West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EPA: Tad Wysor, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4332; fax number: (734) 214-4816; e-
mail address: wysor.tad@epa.gov or Assessment and Standards Division
Hotline, telephone number (734) 214-4636; e-mail address
asdinfo@epa.gov. DOT/NHTSA: Rebecca Yoon, Office of Chief Counsel,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366-2992.
40 CFR Parts 85, 86, and 600
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
49 CFR Parts 531 and 533
[FRL-9212-4]
RIN 2127-AK79
2017 and Later Model Year Light Duty Vehicle GHG Emissions and
CAFE Standards; Notice of Intent
AGENCIES: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Department of
Transportation (DOT).
ACTION: Notice of intent to conduct a joint rulemaking.
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SUMMARY: On May 21, 2010, President Obama issued a Presidential
Memorandum requesting that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), on
behalf of the Department of Transportation develop, through notice and
comment rulemaking, a coordinated National Program under the Clean Air
Act (CAA) and the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (EPCA), as amended
by the Energy Independence and Security Act (EISA) to improve fuel
efficiency and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions of light-duty
vehicles for model years 2017-2025. President Obama requested that the
agencies issue a Notice of Intent to issue a proposed rule that
announces plans for setting stringent fuel economy and greenhouse gas
emissions standards for light-duty vehicles of model year 2017 and
beyond. This joint Notice describes the agencies' initial assessment of
potential levels of stringency for a National Program for model years
2017-2025, and describes additional work that the agencies will
undertake over the next two months to refine this assessment further.
This Notice fulfills that request and discusses the agencies' plans to
issue a Supplemental Notice of Intent by November 30, 2010 that will
describe plans for the National Program, including an updated analysis
of potential GHG and fuel economy standards for model years 2017-2025.
This joint Notice also announces the plans by the two agencies to
propose such a coordinated National Program by the fall of 2011.
DATES: Comments: In order for comments to be most helpful to this
ongoing process of ultimately developing a proposed rulemaking, the
agencies encourage parties wishing to comment on this Notice to submit
their comments by October 31, 2010. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION,
Section I (Introduction), for more information about the rulemaking
process.
ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, identified by Docket ID No. EPA-HQ-
OAR-0799 and/or NHTSA-2010-0131, by one of the following methods:
instructions for submitting comments.
[cir] EPA: Environmental Protection Agency, Mailcode: 2822T, 1200
Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460, Attention: Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-2010-0799.
[cir] NHTSA: Docket Management Facility, M-30, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
[cir] EPA: EPA Docket Center, EPA/DC, EPA West, Room 3334, 1301
Constitution Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20004, Attention: Docket ID No.
EPA-HQ-OAR-0799. Such deliveries are only accepted during the Docket's
normal hours of operation, and special arrangements should be made for
deliveries of boxed information.
[cir] NHTSA: West Building, Ground Floor, Rm. W12-140, 1200 New
Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: EPA: Tad Wysor, Office of
Transportation and Air Quality, Assessment and Standards Division,
Environmental Protection Agency, 2000 Traverwood Drive, Ann Arbor, MI
48105; telephone number: (734) 214-4332; fax number: (734) 214-4816; e-
mail address: wysor.tad@epa.gov or Assessment and Standards Division
Hotline, telephone number (734) 214-4636; e-mail address
asdinfo@epa.gov. DOT/NHTSA: Rebecca Yoon, Office of Chief Counsel,
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue,
SE., Washington, DC 20590. Telephone: (202) 366-2992.
ACCESS THE COMPLETE PUBLISHED ANNOUNCEMENT IN HTML OR PDF FORMATS AT:
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: TOXICS, AGRICULTURE - ND. EPA. Revisions to EPA's Rule on Protections for Subjects in Human Research Involving Pesticides; Notification to the Secretary of Agriculture
[Federal Register: October 13, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 197)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 62738-62739]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 26
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0785; FRL-8850-2]
RIN 2070-AJ76
Revisions to EPA's Rule on Protections for Subjects in Human
Research Involving Pesticides; Notification to the Secretary of
Agriculture
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification to the Secretary of Agriculture.
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SUMMARY: This document notifies the public that the Administrator of
EPA has forwarded to the Secretary of Agriculture a draft proposed rule
as required by section 25(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). As described in the Agency's semi-annual
Regulatory Agenda, the draft proposed rule would amend the portions of
EPA's rules for the protection of human subjects of research that apply
to third parties who conduct or support research for pesticides
involving intentional exposure of human subjects, and to persons who
submit the results of human research for pesticides to EPA. EPA agreed
to propose these amendments as a result of a settlement agreement
resolving a judicial challenge to the promulgation of these rules in
2006, and is now seeking comments on these draft proposed amendments
from the Secretary of Agriculture. The draft proposed amendments would
clarify the applicability of the rules to human testing for pesticides
submitted to EPA under any statute, would disallow consent by a legally
authorized representative of participants in pesticide studies who
cannot consent for themselves, and would identify specific
considerations to be addressed in EPA science and ethics reviews of
proposed and completed human research for pesticides, based on the
recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences and on the
Nuremberg Code.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0785. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available in http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Sherman, Immediate Office of the
Director (7501P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-8401; fax number: (703) 308-4776; e-
mail address: sherman.kelly@epa.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 62738-62739]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
40 CFR Part 26
[EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0785; FRL-8850-2]
RIN 2070-AJ76
Revisions to EPA's Rule on Protections for Subjects in Human
Research Involving Pesticides; Notification to the Secretary of
Agriculture
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
ACTION: Notification to the Secretary of Agriculture.
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SUMMARY: This document notifies the public that the Administrator of
EPA has forwarded to the Secretary of Agriculture a draft proposed rule
as required by section 25(a) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). As described in the Agency's semi-annual
Regulatory Agenda, the draft proposed rule would amend the portions of
EPA's rules for the protection of human subjects of research that apply
to third parties who conduct or support research for pesticides
involving intentional exposure of human subjects, and to persons who
submit the results of human research for pesticides to EPA. EPA agreed
to propose these amendments as a result of a settlement agreement
resolving a judicial challenge to the promulgation of these rules in
2006, and is now seeking comments on these draft proposed amendments
from the Secretary of Agriculture. The draft proposed amendments would
clarify the applicability of the rules to human testing for pesticides
submitted to EPA under any statute, would disallow consent by a legally
authorized representative of participants in pesticide studies who
cannot consent for themselves, and would identify specific
considerations to be addressed in EPA science and ethics reviews of
proposed and completed human research for pesticides, based on the
recommendations of the National Academy of Sciences and on the
Nuremberg Code.
ADDRESSES: EPA has established a docket for this action under docket
identification (ID) number EPA-HQ-OPP-2010-0785. All documents in the
docket are listed in the docket index available in http://
www.regulations.gov. Although listed in the index, some information is
not publicly available, e.g., Confidential Business Information (CBI)
or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain
other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the
Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form.
Publicly available docket materials are available in the electronic
docket at http://www.regulations.gov, or, if only available in hard
copy, at the OPP Regulatory Public Docket in Rm. S-4400, One Potomac
Yard (South Bldg.), 2777 S. Crystal Dr., Arlington, VA. The Docket
Facility is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday,
excluding legal holidays. The Docket Facility telephone number is (703)
305-5805.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kelly Sherman, Immediate Office of the
Director (7501P), Office of Pesticide Programs, Environmental
Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460-
0001; telephone number: (703) 305-8401; fax number: (703) 308-4776; e-
mail address: sherman.kelly@epa.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: HAZ - ND. EPA. Twenty-Fourth Update of the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket
[Federal Register: October 13, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 197)]
[Notices]
[Page 62810-62815]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9212-9]
Twenty-Fourth Update of the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste
Compliance Docket
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Since 1988, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
maintained a Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket (the
``Docket'') under Section 120(c) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Section 120(c)
requires EPA to establish a Docket that contains certain information
reported to EPA by Federal facilities that manage hazardous waste or
from which a reportable quantity of hazardous substances has been
released. The Docket is used to identify Federal facilities that should
be evaluated to determine if they pose a threat to public health or
welfare and the environment and to provide a mechanism to make this
information available to the public. The Docket contains information
that is submitted by Federal facilities under the following
authorities: CERCLA Section 103 and RCRA Sections 3005, 3010 and 3016.
EPA is required to publish a list of newly reported facilities in the
Federal Register.
CERCLA Section 120(d) requires EPA to take steps to assure that a
Preliminary Assessment (PA) be completed for those sites identified in
the Docket and that the evaluation and listing of sites with a PA be
completed within a reasonable time frame. The PA is designed to provide
information for EPA to consider when evaluating the site for potential
response action or inclusion on the National Priorities List (NPL).
Today's notice identifies the Federal facilities not previously
listed on the Docket and reported to EPA since the last update of the
Docket (73 FR 228) on November 25, 2008. In addition to the list of
additions to the Docket, this notice includes a section with revisions
of the previous Docket list. Thus, the revisions in this update include
57 additions and 31 deletions, as well as one correction to the Docket
since the previous update. At the time of publication of this notice,
the new total number of Federal facilities listed on the Docket is
2,297.
DATES: This list is current as of September 21, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Electronic versions of the Docket and
more information on its implementation can be obtained at http://
www.epa.gov/fedfac/documents/docket.htm by clicking on the link for
Update #24 to the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket.
[Notices]
[Page 62810-62815]
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
[FRL-9212-9]
Twenty-Fourth Update of the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste
Compliance Docket
AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Since 1988, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
maintained a Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket (the
``Docket'') under Section 120(c) of the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). Section 120(c)
requires EPA to establish a Docket that contains certain information
reported to EPA by Federal facilities that manage hazardous waste or
from which a reportable quantity of hazardous substances has been
released. The Docket is used to identify Federal facilities that should
be evaluated to determine if they pose a threat to public health or
welfare and the environment and to provide a mechanism to make this
information available to the public. The Docket contains information
that is submitted by Federal facilities under the following
authorities: CERCLA Section 103 and RCRA Sections 3005, 3010 and 3016.
EPA is required to publish a list of newly reported facilities in the
Federal Register.
CERCLA Section 120(d) requires EPA to take steps to assure that a
Preliminary Assessment (PA) be completed for those sites identified in
the Docket and that the evaluation and listing of sites with a PA be
completed within a reasonable time frame. The PA is designed to provide
information for EPA to consider when evaluating the site for potential
response action or inclusion on the National Priorities List (NPL).
Today's notice identifies the Federal facilities not previously
listed on the Docket and reported to EPA since the last update of the
Docket (73 FR 228) on November 25, 2008. In addition to the list of
additions to the Docket, this notice includes a section with revisions
of the previous Docket list. Thus, the revisions in this update include
57 additions and 31 deletions, as well as one correction to the Docket
since the previous update. At the time of publication of this notice,
the new total number of Federal facilities listed on the Docket is
2,297.
DATES: This list is current as of September 21, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Electronic versions of the Docket and
more information on its implementation can be obtained at http://
www.epa.gov/fedfac/documents/docket.htm by clicking on the link for
Update #24 to the Federal Agency Hazardous Waste Compliance Docket.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: TOXICS/Nuclear - PR/Comment Extension. NRC. Implementation Guidance for Physical Protection of Byproduct Material Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material; Draft Guidance Document for Comment; Extension of Comment Period
[Federal Register: October 13, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 197)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 62694-62695]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 62694-62695]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 37
[NRC-2010-0194; RIN 3150-AI12]
Implementation Guidance for Physical Protection of Byproduct
Material Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material;
Draft Guidance Document for Comment; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On July 14, 2010, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
noticed for public comment implementation guidance for a proposed rule
to establish security requirements for the use and transport of
Category 1 and Category 2 quantities of radioactive material. The
public comment period for this guidance was to have expired on November
12, 2010. The NRC received several requests to extend the comment
period to January 15, 2011. Due to the size and complexity of the draft
implementation guidance and the associated proposed rule, the NRC has
decided to extend the comment period until January 18, 2011.
DATES: The comment period has been extended and now expires on January
18, 2011. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is
practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only
for comments received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID NRC-2010-0194 in the subject line
of your comments. For instructions on accessing documents related to
this action, see ``Submitting Comments and Accessing Information'' in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. You may submit
comments by any one of the following methods.
Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2010-0194. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, telephone 301-492-3668;
e-mail Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements, and
Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-
B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Fax comments to: RADB at (301) 492-3446.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Merri Horn, Office of Federal and
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 415-
8126, e-mail: Merri.Horn@nrc.gov.
10 CFR Part 37
[NRC-2010-0194; RIN 3150-AI12]
Implementation Guidance for Physical Protection of Byproduct
Material Category 1 and Category 2 Quantities of Radioactive Material;
Draft Guidance Document for Comment; Extension of Comment Period
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On July 14, 2010, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
noticed for public comment implementation guidance for a proposed rule
to establish security requirements for the use and transport of
Category 1 and Category 2 quantities of radioactive material. The
public comment period for this guidance was to have expired on November
12, 2010. The NRC received several requests to extend the comment
period to January 15, 2011. Due to the size and complexity of the draft
implementation guidance and the associated proposed rule, the NRC has
decided to extend the comment period until January 18, 2011.
DATES: The comment period has been extended and now expires on January
18, 2011. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is
practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only
for comments received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID NRC-2010-0194 in the subject line
of your comments. For instructions on accessing documents related to
this action, see ``Submitting Comments and Accessing Information'' in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. You may submit
comments by any one of the following methods.
Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2010-0194. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, telephone 301-492-3668;
e-mail Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements, and
Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-
B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
Fax comments to: RADB at (301) 492-3446.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Merri Horn, Office of Federal and
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 415-
8126, e-mail: Merri.Horn@nrc.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 5
Subject: HAZ/Nuclear, TRANSPORT/Nuclear - PR. NRC. Physical Protection of Irradiated Reactor Fuel in Transit
[Federal Register: October 13, 2010 (Volume 75, Number 197)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 62695-62716]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 73
RIN 3150-AI64
[NRC-2009-0163]
Physical Protection of Irradiated Reactor Fuel in Transit
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to
amend its security regulations pertaining to the transport of
irradiated reactor fuel (for purposes of this rulemaking, the terms
``irradiated reactor fuel'' and ``spent nuclear fuel'' (SNF) are used
interchangeably). This proposed rule would establish generically
applicable security requirements similar to those previously imposed by
Commission orders issued after the terrorist attacks of September 11,
2001. The proposed rule would establish the acceptable performance
standards and objectives for the protection of spent nuclear fuel
shipments from theft, diversion, or radiological sabotage. The proposed
amendments would apply to those licensees authorized to possess or
transport spent nuclear fuel. The proposed security requirements would
also address, in part, a petition for rulemaking from the State of
Nevada (PRM-73-10) that requests that NRC strengthen the regulations
governing the security of spent nuclear fuel shipments against
malevolent acts.
DATES: The comment period expires January 11, 2011. Submit comments
specific to the information collection aspects of this rule by November
12, 2010. Comments received after this date will be considered if
practical to do so, but the NRC is able to assure consideration only
for comments received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID: NRC-2009-0163 in the subject line
of your comments. For instructions on submitting comments and accessing
documents related to this action, see Section I, ``Submitting Comments
and Accessing Information'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document. You may submit comments by any one of the following
methods.
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID: NRC-2009-0163. Address
questions about the NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher 301-492-3668; e-mail
Carol.Gallager@nrc.gov.
Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
E-mail comments to: Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you do not
receive a reply e-mail confirming that we have received your comments,
contact us directly at (301) 415-1966.
Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. during Federal workdays.
(Telephone 301-415-1966)
Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at
301-415-1101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cardelia Maupin, Office of Federal and
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Telephone 301-415-
2312, e-mail: Cardelia.Maupin@nrc.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 62695-62716]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 73
RIN 3150-AI64
[NRC-2009-0163]
Physical Protection of Irradiated Reactor Fuel in Transit
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to
amend its security regulations pertaining to the transport of
irradiated reactor fuel (for purposes of this rulemaking, the terms
``irradiated reactor fuel'' and ``spent nuclear fuel'' (SNF) are used
interchangeably). This proposed rule would establish generically
applicable security requirements similar to those previously imposed by
Commission orders issued after the terrorist attacks of September 11,
2001. The proposed rule would establish the acceptable performance
standards and objectives for the protection of spent nuclear fuel
shipments from theft, diversion, or radiological sabotage. The proposed
amendments would apply to those licensees authorized to possess or
transport spent nuclear fuel. The proposed security requirements would
also address, in part, a petition for rulemaking from the State of
Nevada (PRM-73-10) that requests that NRC strengthen the regulations
governing the security of spent nuclear fuel shipments against
malevolent acts.
DATES: The comment period expires January 11, 2011. Submit comments
specific to the information collection aspects of this rule by November
12, 2010. Comments received after this date will be considered if
practical to do so, but the NRC is able to assure consideration only
for comments received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID: NRC-2009-0163 in the subject line
of your comments. For instructions on submitting comments and accessing
documents related to this action, see Section I, ``Submitting Comments
and Accessing Information'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document. You may submit comments by any one of the following
methods.
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID: NRC-2009-0163. Address
questions about the NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher 301-492-3668; e-mail
Carol.Gallager@nrc.gov.
Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.
E-mail comments to: Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you do not
receive a reply e-mail confirming that we have received your comments,
contact us directly at (301) 415-1966.
Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. during Federal workdays.
(Telephone 301-415-1966)
Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at
301-415-1101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cardelia Maupin, Office of Federal and
State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Telephone 301-415-
2312, e-mail: Cardelia.Maupin@nrc.gov.
