ML19261C104

NRC Will Be Unable to Meet Statutory Rept Date of 790301 Re Study to Extend Licensing & Regulatory Authority to Include Categories of Existing & Future Radioactive Waste Storage. Addl Time Needed to Obtain Comments from DOE

ML19261C104
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Issue date:	02/28/1979
From:	Hendrie J NRC COMMISSION (OCM)
To:	Dingell J HOUSE OF REP., INTERSTATE & FOREIGN COMMERCE
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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February 28, 1979 OFFICE OF THE CH AIRM AN The Honorable John Dingell, Chairman Subcommittee on Energy and Power Comittee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce United States House of Representatives Washington, D.C. 20515

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Dear Mr. Chairman:

Section 14 (b) of P.L.95-601 (Nov. 6, 1979) directs the Comission to prepare a report on the means for improving the opportunities for State participation in the process for siting, licensing, and developing nuclear waste stora~ge or disposal facilities and to submit its report together with recomendations to the Congress by March 1.

The Commission has just received the staff paper including th_e draft report and has not yet had an opportunity to review its contents.

We anticipate that this can be done and a firal report forwarded to the Congress within the next few weeks.

Sincerely, Joseph M. Hendrie Chairman cc: Rep. Clarence Brown G

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