Bob Christie; Consideration of Petition in Rulemaking Process, 16802-16803 [E9-8319]

Download as PDF 16802 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 69 / Monday, April 13, 2009 / Proposed Rules made by bona fide cooperative marketing organizations which are handlers. Nominations for not more than six members and their alternates shall be made by handlers who are not so affiliated. In voting for nominees, each handler or his or her authorized representative shall be entitled to cast one vote, which shall be weighted by the volume of fruit by such handler during the then current fiscal period. 3. Revise § 905.23 to read as follows: § 905.23 Selection. (a) From the nominations made pursuant to § 905.22(a) or from other qualified persons, the Secretary shall select one member and one alternate member to represent District 2 and two members and two alternate members each to represent Districts 1, 3, 4, and 5 or such other number of members and alternate members from each district as may be prescribed pursuant to § 905.14. At least two such members and their alternates shall be affiliated with bona fide cooperative marketing organizations. (b) From the nominations made pursuant to § 905.22 (b) or from other qualified persons, the Secretary shall select at least two members and their alternates to represent bona fide cooperative marketing organizations which are handlers, and the remaining members and their alternates to represent handlers who are not so affiliated. 4. In § 905.29, redesignate paragraph (b) as paragraph (c), and add a new paragraph (b) to read as follows: § 905.29 Inability of members to serve. * * * * * (b) If both a member and his or her respective alternate are unable to attend a committee meeting, such member may designate another alternate to act in his or her place in order to obtain a quorum: Provided, That such alternate member represents the same group affiliation as the absent member. If the member is unable to designate such an alternate, the committee members present may designate such alternate. * * * * * 5. Revise paragraph (c) of § 905.34 to read as follows: § 905.34 Procedure of committees. * * * * * (c) The committee may provide for meeting by telephone, telegraph, or other means of communication, and any vote cast at such a meeting shall be promptly confirmed in writing: Provided, That if any assembled meeting is held, all votes shall be cast in person. * * * * * VerDate Nov<24>2008 18:52 Apr 10, 2009 Jkt 217001 6. Add a new § 905.54 to read as follows: § 905.54 Marketing, research and development. The committee may, with the approval of the Secretary, establish, or provide for the establishment of, projects including production research, marketing research and development projects, and marketing promotion including paid advertising, designed to assist, improve, or promote the marketing, distribution, and consumption or efficient production of fruit. The expenses of such projects shall be paid by funds collected pursuant to § 905.41. Upon conclusion of each project, but at least annually, the committee shall summarize the program status and accomplishments to its members and the Secretary. A similar report to the committee shall be required of any contracting party on any project carried out under this section. Also, for each project, the contracting party shall be required to maintain records of money received and expenditures, and such shall be available to the committee and the Secretary. [FR Doc. E9–8171 Filed 4–10–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–02–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 50 [Docket No. PRM–50–77; NRC–2002–0020] Bob Christie; Consideration of Petition in Rulemaking Process AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Closure of petition for rulemaking docket. SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will consider the issues raised in a petition for rulemaking (PRM) submitted by Bob Christie (petitioner) in the NRC’s rulemaking process. The petition was dated May 2, 2002, and was docketed as PRM–50–77. The petitioner requested that the NRC amend its regulations at 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, to eliminate the requirement for assuming a loss-ofoffsite power (LOOP) coincident with postulated accidents. The petitioner believes this requirement is detrimental to safety because it results in fast start time requirements for emergency diesel generators (EDG) and because it requires operator training to focus on unrealistic events. PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 DATES: The docket for the petition for rulemaking PRM–50–77 is closed on April 13, 2009. ADDRESSES: You can access publicly available documents related to this petition for rulemaking using the following methods: Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Further NRC action on the issues raised by this petition will be considered in the rulemaking activity directed at decoupling an assumed LOOP from a coincident loss-of-coolant accident (LOCA) as currently required by 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix A, Criterion 35. This rulemaking activity is entitled, ‘‘Decoupling of Assumed Loss of Offsite Power from Loss-of-Coolant Accident,’’ in NUREG–0936, ‘‘NRC Regulatory Agenda: Semiannual Report,’’ and is designated with rulemaking identification number RIN 3150–AH43. Information on this rulemaking activity can be monitored at the Federal rulemaking portal, https:// www.regulations.gov, by searching on rulemaking docket ID NRC–2008–0602. The regulatory history regarding PRM– 50–77, including the public comment received, can be found by searching on docket ID NRC–2002–0020. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher 301–415–5905; e-mail Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have copied for a fee, publicly available documents at the NRC’s PDR, Public File Area Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. NRC’s Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS): Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are available electronically at the NRC’s Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/ NRC/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC’s public documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are any problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC PDR Reference staff at 1–800– 397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by e-mail at PDR.resource@nrc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry Miller, Mail Stop O–9E3, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone (301) 415–4117, or e-mail Barry.Miller@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: E:\FR\FM\13APP1.SGM 13APP1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 69 / Monday, April 13, 2009 / Proposed Rules The Petition The NRC received a petition for rulemaking (ADAMS Accession No. ML082530041) from Bob Christie (the petitioner) dated May 2, 2002, which was docketed as PRM–50–77. The petitioner requested that the NRC amend its regulations to eliminate the requirement for assuming a LOOP coincident with postulated accidents. The petitioner believes this requirement is detrimental to safety because it requires fast start times for emergency diesel generators (EDG) and because it requires operator training for unrealistic events. The petitioner proposed specific changes to several of the General Design Criteria at 10 CFR part 50, appendix A, which, if implemented, would accomplish the petition’s request. These General Design Criteria include: Criterion 17—Electric power systems; Criterion 35—Emergency core cooling; Criterion 38—Containment heat removal; Criterion 41—Containment atmosphere cleanup; and Criterion 44— Cooling water. On June 13, 2002, (67 FR 40622), the NRC published a notice of receipt for this petition in the Federal Register and requested public comment. The public comment period ended on August 27, 2002. One comment letter was received; it was in support of the petition. The comment letter can be found by following the instructions given in the ADDRESSES section of this document. public and will consider all comments before issuing a final rule. If the ongoing work to establish the technical basis for this rulemaking does not support the issuance of a proposed rule, the NRC will issue a document in the Federal Register that addresses why the petitioner’s requested rulemaking changes were not adopted by the NRC. With this action, the NRC closes the docket for PRM–50–77. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of March 2009. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Bruce S. Mallett, Acting Executive Director for Operations. [FR Doc. E9–8319 Filed 4–10–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. FAA–2007–0096; Directorate Identifier 2007–NE–39–AD] RIN 2120–AA64 Airworthiness Directives; Honeywell International Inc. ALF502 Series and LF507 Series Turbofan Engines Resolution of Petition AGENCY: Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Department of Transportation (DOT). ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). The NRC will consider the issues raised in PRM–50–77, along with the comment submitted on PRM–50–77, in the ongoing rulemaking activity directed at decoupling an assumed LOOP from a coincident LOCA as currently required by 10 CFR part 50, appendix A, Criterion 35. The NRC believes that the underlying technical considerations regarding a postulated accident coincident with a LOOP are sufficiently related to this ongoing rulemaking activity; therefore, the issues raised in PRM–50–77 are being considered in the rulemaking activity. The NRC is continuing work to develop the technical basis for this rulemaking. Although the NRC will consider the issues raised in the petition, the petitioner’s concerns may not be addressed exactly as the petitioner has requested. After the conclusion of the NRC’s development of the technical basis for the rule, the NRC will determine whether to adopt the petitioner’s requested rulemaking changes. During the rulemaking process, the NRC will solicit comments from the SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to supersede an existing airworthiness directive (AD) for Honeywell International Inc. ALF502 series and LF507 series turbofan engines with certain fuel manifold assemblies installed. That AD currently requires initial and repetitive on-wing eddy current or in-shop fluorescent penetrant inspections of certain part number (P/N) fuel manifold assemblies for cracks, and replacement of cracked fuel manifolds with serviceable manifolds. This proposed AD would continue to require inspecting those fuel manifolds for cracks, would also add leak checks of certain additional P/N fuel manifolds, and would specify replacement of the affected manifolds as an optional terminating action in lieu of the repetitive inspections. This proposed AD results from reports of fire in the engine nacelle. We are proposing this AD to detect cracks in certain fuel manifolds and fuel leaks from other fuel manifolds, which could result in a fire in the engine nacelle and a hazard to the aircraft. VerDate Nov<24>2008 18:52 Apr 10, 2009 Jkt 217001 PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 16803 DATES: We must receive any comments on this proposed AD by June 12, 2009. ADDRESSES: Use one of the following addresses to comment on this proposed AD. • Government-wide rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and follow the instructions for sending your comments electronically. • Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590–0001. • Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail address above between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. • Fax: (202) 493–2251. You can get the service information identified in this proposed AD from Honeywell International, Inc., 111 S 34th St., Phoenix, AZ 85034–2802, U.S.A.; telephone (800) 601–3099. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert Baitoo, Aerospace Engineer, Los Angeles Aircraft Certification Office, FAA, Transport Airplane Directorate, 3960 Paramount Blvd., Lakewood, CA 90712–4137; e-mail: robert.baitoo@faa.gov; telephone (562) 627–5245; fax (562) 627–5210. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Comments Invited We invite you to send us any written relevant data, views, or arguments regarding this proposal. Send your comments to an address listed under ADDRESSES. Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA– 2007–0096; Directorate Identifier 2007– NE–39–AD’’ in the subject line of your comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the proposed AD. We will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend the proposed AD in light of those comments. We will post all comments we receive, without change, to https:// www.regulations.gov, including any personal information you provide. We will also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact with FAA personnel concerning this proposed AD. Using the search function of the Web site, anyone can find and read the comments in any of our dockets, including, if provided, the name of the individual who sent the comment (or signed the comment on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the DOT’s complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477–78). E:\FR\FM\13APP1.SGM 13APP1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 69 (Monday, April 13, 2009)]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 50

[Docket No. PRM-50-77; NRC-2002-0020]


Bob Christie; Consideration of Petition in Rulemaking Process

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Closure of petition for rulemaking docket.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will consider the 
issues raised in a petition for rulemaking (PRM) submitted by Bob 
Christie (petitioner) in the NRC's rulemaking process. The petition was 
dated May 2, 2002, and was docketed as PRM-50-77. The petitioner 
requested that the NRC amend its regulations at 10 CFR Part 50, 
Appendix A, to eliminate the requirement for assuming a loss-of-offsite 
power (LOOP) coincident with postulated accidents. The petitioner 
believes this requirement is detrimental to safety because it results 
in fast start time requirements for emergency diesel generators (EDG) 
and because it requires operator training to focus on unrealistic 
events.

DATES: The docket for the petition for rulemaking PRM-50-77 is closed 
on April 13, 2009.

ADDRESSES: You can access publicly available documents related to this 
petition for rulemaking using the following methods:
    Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Further NRC action on the issues 
raised by this petition will be considered in the rulemaking activity 
directed at decoupling an assumed LOOP from a coincident loss-of-
coolant accident (LOCA) as currently required by 10 CFR Part 50, 
Appendix A, Criterion 35. This rulemaking activity is entitled, 
``Decoupling of Assumed Loss of Offsite Power from Loss-of-Coolant 
Accident,'' in NUREG-0936, ``NRC Regulatory Agenda: Semiannual 
Report,'' and is designated with rulemaking identification number RIN 
3150-AH43. Information on this rulemaking activity can be monitored at 
the Federal rulemaking portal, https://www.regulations.gov, by searching 
on rulemaking docket ID NRC-2008-0602. The regulatory history regarding 
PRM-50-77, including the public comment received, can be found by 
searching on docket ID NRC-2002-0020. Address questions about NRC 
dockets to Carol Gallagher 301-415-5905; e-mail 
Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
    NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have 
copied for a fee, publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR, Public 
File Area Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    NRC's Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS): 
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are 
available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/NRC/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can 
gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's 
public documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are 
any problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the 
NRC PDR Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail 
at PDR.resource@nrc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Barry Miller, Mail Stop O-9E3, Office 
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, United States Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone (301) 415-4117, or e-
mail Barry.Miller@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

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The Petition

    The NRC received a petition for rulemaking (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML082530041) from Bob Christie (the petitioner) dated May 2, 2002, 
which was docketed as PRM-50-77. The petitioner requested that the NRC 
amend its regulations to eliminate the requirement for assuming a LOOP 
coincident with postulated accidents. The petitioner believes this 
requirement is detrimental to safety because it requires fast start 
times for emergency diesel generators (EDG) and because it requires 
operator training for unrealistic events. The petitioner proposed 
specific changes to several of the General Design Criteria at 10 CFR 
part 50, appendix A, which, if implemented, would accomplish the 
petition's request. These General Design Criteria include: Criterion 
17--Electric power systems; Criterion 35--Emergency core cooling; 
Criterion 38--Containment heat removal; Criterion 41--Containment 
atmosphere cleanup; and Criterion 44--Cooling water.
    On June 13, 2002, (67 FR 40622), the NRC published a notice of 
receipt for this petition in the Federal Register and requested public 
comment. The public comment period ended on August 27, 2002. One 
comment letter was received; it was in support of the petition. The 
comment letter can be found by following the instructions given in the 
ADDRESSES section of this document.

Resolution of Petition

    The NRC will consider the issues raised in PRM-50-77, along with 
the comment submitted on PRM-50-77, in the ongoing rulemaking activity 
directed at decoupling an assumed LOOP from a coincident LOCA as 
currently required by 10 CFR part 50, appendix A, Criterion 35. The NRC 
believes that the underlying technical considerations regarding a 
postulated accident coincident with a LOOP are sufficiently related to 
this ongoing rulemaking activity; therefore, the issues raised in PRM-
50-77 are being considered in the rulemaking activity.
    The NRC is continuing work to develop the technical basis for this 
rulemaking. Although the NRC will consider the issues raised in the 
petition, the petitioner's concerns may not be addressed exactly as the 
petitioner has requested. After the conclusion of the NRC's development 
of the technical basis for the rule, the NRC will determine whether to 
adopt the petitioner's requested rulemaking changes. During the 
rulemaking process, the NRC will solicit comments from the public and 
will consider all comments before issuing a final rule.
    If the ongoing work to establish the technical basis for this 
rulemaking does not support the issuance of a proposed rule, the NRC 
will issue a document in the Federal Register that addresses why the 
petitioner's requested rulemaking changes were not adopted by the NRC. 
With this action, the NRC closes the docket for PRM-50-77.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of March 2009.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bruce S. Mallett,
Acting Executive Director for Operations.
[FR Doc. E9-8319 Filed 4-10-09; 8:45 am]
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