[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 49 (Wednesday, March 12, 2008)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 13157]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-4899]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 49 / Wednesday, March 12, 2008 /
Proposed Rules
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 50
RIN 3150-AI10
Enhancements to Emergency Preparedness Regulations
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Availability of preliminary draft rule language.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is making
available preliminary draft rule language that would constitute
amendments to its regulations on emergency preparedness (EP). The
release of the preliminary draft requirements is intended to inform
stakeholders of the current status of the NRC's activities on its EP
rulemaking. The goal of this rulemaking is to enhance EP regulations
based on operating experience and the post-September 11, 2001, threat
environment. The Commission has not reviewed the preliminary draft rule
language, and this preliminary draft rule language may be subject to
significant revisions during the rulemaking process.
DATES: The NRC is not soliciting formal public comments on the
preliminary draft rule language at this time. Comments can be submitted
for NRC consideration in the development of the proposed rule through
the www.regulations.gov Web site until July 1st, 2008. There will be an
opportunity for formal public comment on the proposed rule when the
notice of proposed rulemaking is published in the Federal Register.
ADDRESSES: The preliminary draft rule language can be viewed and
downloaded electronically via the Federal rulemaking Web site at
www.regulations.gov and can be found by searching under Docket ID no.
NRC-2008-0122. Along with any publicly available documents related to
this rulemaking, the draft information may be viewed electronically on
public computers in the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), located at
One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852,
Room O-1 F21, and open to the public on Federal workdays from 7:45 a.m.
until 4:15 p.m. The PDR reproduction contractor will make copies of
documents for a fee.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lauren Quinones-Navarro, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone (301) 415-2007, e-mail,
[email protected]; or Kathryn Brock, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident
Response, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, telephone (301) 415-2015, e-mail, [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC staff is making a preliminary
version of the draft proposed rule language available to inform
stakeholders of the current status of the NRC's EP rulemaking effort.
The staff recognizes that security-based events differ from accidental
events at nuclear power plants and that EP regulations and guidance
could be enhanced to better reflect the security elements in these
regulations. Additionally, the NRC staff has determined that other
aspects of the EP regulations could be enhanced based on years of EP
inspection program implementation and stakeholder input. The rulemaking
would codify security-based response elements of NRC Bulletin 2005-02,
``Emergency Preparedness and Response Actions for Security-Based
Events.'' It would also enhance other key EP regulations in the areas
of NRC-evaluated biennial exercises, emergency response organization
staffing, emergency response facilities and equipment, and emergency
plan maintenance and implementation.
The Commission paper (SECY-06-0200) which provided the results of
the NRC staff review of the NRC's EP program and its recommendations
regarding proposed enhancements to the EP regulations and guidance may
be found at the NRC public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/commission/secys/2006/secy2006-0200/2006-0200scy.pdf.
The Rulemaking Plan concerning the revision of EP regulations and
guidance may be found at http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/rulemaking/rulemaking-plans.html.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of February, 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Arlon Costa,
Chief, Financial Policy and Rulemaking Branch, Division of Policy and
Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. E8-4899 Filed 3-11-08; 8:45 am]
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