ML20202H330

Responds to to Chairman Jackson Requesting Extension of Public Comment Period from 971124 Until at Least 1219,for Proposed Rule on Financial Assurance Requirements for Decommissioning Nuclear Power Reactors

ML20202H330
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Issue date:	12/05/1997
From:	Miraglia F NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Patch D NEW HAMPSHIRE, STATE OF
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December 5,1997 Mr. Douglas L. Patch, Chairman New Hampshire Public Utilities Commission 8 Old Suncook Road Cor. cord, New Hampshire 03301-7319

Dear Chairman Patch:

I am responding to your letter dated Novemba 13, 1997, to Chairman Shirley Jackson of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

In your letter, ycu asked for an extension of the public comment period from l

November 24, until at least December 19, 1997, for the proposed rule on I

financial assurance requirements for decomissioning nuclear power reactors (62 FR 47588: September 10, 1997),

Unfortun6tely. because the comment period for this rule has already closed, and because it would be unfair to those who have already submitted comments on the propcsed rule to formally reopen the comment period for one comenter, we are unable to grant your request.

i However, the NRC intends to seriously consider any comments that the New Hampshire Nuclear Decommissioning Finance Committee (NDFC) or other represen-tatives c' the State of New Hampshire submits.

Because the NRC staff will need at least several weews to analyze public comments on the proposed rule and to incorporate them into a final rule the NRC should be able to consider any comments that NDFC submits within the next few weeks.

If you have any cuestions or this matter, please contact Robert Wood of my staff by telephone on 301-415-1255 or by e-mail at RSW10NRC.60V.

Sincerely Frank J. Miraglia for/

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Dear Chairman Patch:

I am responding to your letter dated November 13, 1997, to Chairman Shirley Jackson of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

In your letter, you asked for an extension of the public coment period from Novembec 24. until at least December 19. 1997, for the proposed rule on financial assurance requirements for decomissioning nuclear power reactors (62 FR 47588: September 10. 1997). Unfortunately, because the comment period for this rule has already closed, and because it would be unfair to those who have already submitted comments on the proposed rule to formally reopen the coment period for one commenter, we are unable to grant your request.

However, the NRC intends to seriously consider any coments that the New Hampshire Nuclear.Decomissioning Finance Comittee (NDFC) or other represen-tatives of the State of New Hampshire submits.

Because the NRC staff will need at least several weeks to analyze public coments on the proposed rule and to incorporate them into a final rule, the NRC should be able to consider any comments that NDFC submits within the next few weeks.

If you have any questions on this matter, please contact Robert Wood of my staff by telephone on 301-415-1255 or by e-mail at RSW10NRC. GOV.

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FAX No. 2713878 Concord, N.H. 033017319 November 13, 1997 Honorable Shirlei Jackson Chairman U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Washington, D.C.

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Dear Chairman Jackson:

By letter dated October 9, 1997 I wrote to you concerning the New Hampshire Nuclear Decommissioning Finance Committee (NDFC) to let you know that this committee is looking into the issue of financial assurance and that it hoped to provide comments to the NRC by the November 24, 1997 deadline in your proposed rulemaking.

The NDFC has met twice since then and received some very interesting comments on this issue.

In addition, a number of the interested parties have been meeting out of the NDFC's presence in an attempt to work out a consensual solution and have made some progress in that direction.

This group han asked the NDFC if it could have until December 19 to continue to address the issue, which the NDFC granted at its November 6, 1997 meeting.

Since the NDFC will not be able to conclude its proceeding concerning this issue before November 24, 1997, on behalf of the NDFC I would respectfully request, to the extent possible, an extension of that deadline in the hope that the NDFC will have some constructive comments on your rulemaking.

To the extent that you cannot grant such an extension, I would plan to file with the NRC any conclusions which the NDFC reaches on this issue so that you may give it whatever weight or consideration possible, and so that you could at least be aware of what is happening on this issue in New Hampshire.

Thank you for your consideration of this request.

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