ML12341A007
| ML12341A007 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 11/01/2012 |
| From: | Helen Chang Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch |
| To: | Pietrangelo A Nuclear Energy Institute |
| de Jesus, A., ADM/DAS/RADB, 301-492-3700 | |
| Shared Package | |
| ML12342A026 | List: |
| References | |
| NRC-2012-0266, PRM-72-7 | |
| Download: ML12341A007 (1) | |
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November 1, 2012 Mr. Anthony R. Pietrangelo Senior Vice President and Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, N.W., Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006
Dear Mr. Pietrangelo:
This letter is in reference to the petition for rulemaking (PRM), dated October 3, 2012 (NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML12299A380), that you filed with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). You request that the NRC initiate a rulemaking amending 10 CFR Part 72. These amendments include adding a new rule governing spent fuel storage cask Certificate of Compliance (CoC) format and content and extending the applicability of the backfit rule to CoCs. In addition, you ask that the NRC remove the requirement for general licensees to perform a review of the NRC Safety Evaluation Report; clarify requirements to review plans and programs governed by other regulations; remove requirements to mark the empty weight on storage casks; and clarify whether the criticality monitoring exemption for dry storage areas includes all cask loading, preparation, onsite transport and storage operations governed by a Part 72 license. The NRC docketed your petition pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 2.802, Petition for rulemaking, on October 18, 2012, and assigned it Docket Number PRM-72-7. Please reference this docket number on any correspondence you may have concerning the petition.
You can monitor the docket for your petition on the Federal rulemaking Web site, http://www.regulations.gov, by searching on Docket ID NRC-2012-0266. In addition, the Federal rulemaking Web site allows you to receive alerts when changes or additions occur in a docket folder. To subscribe: (1) navigate to the docket folder (NRC-2012-0266); (2) click the E-mail Alert link; and (3) enter your e-mail address and select how frequently you would like to receive e-mails (daily, weekly, or monthly). The NRC also tracks all petition actions on its Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/rulemaking-ruleforum/petitions-by-year.html.
You may direct any questions you may have concerning the petition process or the status of your petition to Carol Gallagher at 301-492-3668 (e-mail: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov).
Sincerely,
/RA/
Helen Chang, Acting Chief Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch Division of Administrative Services Office of Administration