ML070120147

Letter to Scott D. Portzline Fm. A.L. Vietti-Cook Informing That the Commission Will Be Considering the PRM-73-11 During the Resolution of Public Comments in Proposed Rule, Pr 50,72 and 73 Power Reactor Security Requirements.

ML070120147
Person / Time
Site:	Three Mile Island
Issue date:	12/27/2006
From:	Annette Vietti-Cook NRC/SECY
To:	Portzline S Three Mile Island Alert
Ngbea E S
References
66FR55603, 71FR62663, PR-50, PR-72, PR-73, PRM-73-11, RIN 3150-AG63
Download: ML070120147 (1)

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I*HITEf) STATES

~-, NUCLEAR REGULATORY COONiMISSION

.. WASHIIGTOM, D.C. 20555-0001 December 27, 2006

" " *DOCKETED PR 50,72 and 73 USNRC SECRS ETARI . (71 FR62663).--

January 9, 2007 (2:15pm)

Mr. Scott D. Portzline Security Consultant OFFICE OF SECRETARY Sheeuity CosulandArt. RULEMAKINGS AND Three Mile Island Alert ADJUDICATIONS STAFF 4100 Hillsdale Rd.

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17112

Dear Mr. Portzline:

The NRC staff has periodically contacted you regarding the status of a petition for rulemaking which you submitted on September 12, 2001. This petition, docketed as PRM-73-1 1, requests that the NRC amend its security regulations in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 73. You requested that the NRC amend its regulations to require NRC licensees to post at least one armed guard at each entrance to the "owner controlled areas" (OCAs) surrounding all U.S. nuclear power plants. You stated that this should be accomplished by adding armed site protection officers (SPOs) to the security forces-not by simply moving SPOs from theirprotected area (PA) posts to the OCA entrances. You stated that the proposed amendment would provide an additional layer of security that would complement existing measures against radiological sabotage and would be consistent with the long-standing principle of defense-in-depth.

By this letter I am informing you that the Commission will be considering this petition during the resolution of public comments in a proposed rulemaking, 'Power Reactor Security Requirements," published in the FederalRegisteron October 26,.2006 (71 FR 62664). This rulemaking proposes extensive revisions to the NRC regulations in 10 CFR Parts 50, 72, and 73 that address security requirements for nuclear power reactor licensees and certain materials licensees. The comment period on that proposed rule expires on February 23, 2007. Because the public has already had opportunity to comment on PRM-73-1 1, the NRC is publishing a notice in the FederalRegister describing the consideration of the PRM in the rulemaking, and requesting that comments focus on the proposed rule provisions in light of the subject PRM.

Sincerely,

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Annette L. Vietti-Cook Secretary of the Commission

Enclosure:

Federal Register Notice of Petition for Rulemaking; Consideration of Petition lak=StF v-6 6 q