ML20057B235
| ML20057B235 | |
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| Issue date: | 09/08/1993 |
| From: | Chilk S NRC OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY (SECY) |
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| ML20056C203 | List: |
| References | |
| FRN-58FR31478, FRN-60FR20879, RULE-PR-2, RULE-PR-72 AE64-1-021, AE64-1-21, AE64-2-019, AE64-2-19, PR-930908, NUDOCS 9309200197 | |
| Download: ML20057B235 (3) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Parts 2 and 72 RIN:
3150-AE64 Interim Storage of Spent Fuel in an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; Site-Specific License to a Qualified Applicant AGENCY:
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION:
Proposed rule; Extension of public comment period.
SUMMARY
On June 3, 1993 (58 FR 31478), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published for public comment a proposed rule to amend its procedures under which the Director of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards can issue a site-specific license to a qualified applicant for the interim storage of spent fuel in an independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) following i
i satisfactory completion of NRC safety and environmental reviews and after any public hearing on the application.
The comment period for this proposed rule was to have expired on August 17, 1993.
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The Commission received a joint request from three organizations, requesting the Commission to extend the public comment period.
The' joint request states in pertinent part that.
"[t]he proposed rule appears to make the opportunity for site-specific analysis and judicial review more remote than it now is.
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We and several organizations concerned about the trend toward long-term dry storage at reactors would like the opportunity to obtain a greater understanding of the proposed rule and its implications."
The Commission's intention underlying the proposed rule, as explained in the notico of proposed rulemaking, is to make procedural changes that are essentially administrative in nature; I
the proposed changes would not affect the scope of NRC site-specific reviews or change current public hearing opportunities.
Therefore, it would be of particular interest for NRC to understand fully the basis for public comments that appear to suggest (as indicated by the above-quoted comment) the proposed rule would actually do the contrary.
Accordingly, the Commission finds that it is reasonable to extend the public comment period 45 days to October 1, 1993, in order to allow all interested persons adequate time fully to provide their views.
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The comment period has been extended and now expires October 1, 1993.
Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is j
able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date.
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Submit comments to:
Secretary, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.
ATTN:
Docketing and Services Branch.
Hand deliver comments to:
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland between 7:45 am and 4:15 pm Federal workdays.
Copies of comments may be examined at the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW (Lower Level), Washington, DC.
in the lower level of the Gelman Building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
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William Reamer, Office of the General Counsel, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.
Telephone:
(301) 504-1640.
d Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this day of A Q ed
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T r the NuOlear Regulatory Commission.
F 7h K'
yamuel J.
C i'lk, Secretary of the Commission.
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