Proposed Generic Communications; Draft NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2011-XX; NRC Regulation of Military Operational Radium-226; Reopening of Comment Period, 57006-57007 [2011-23636]

Download as PDF 57006 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 179 / Thursday, September 15, 2011 / Proposed Rules marketing of pistachios produced or packed in the production area; and 5. All handling of pistachios produced in the production area as defined in the marketing agreement and order is in the current of interstate or foreign commerce or directly burdens, obstructs, or affects such commerce. Order Relative to Handling It is therefore ordered, That on and after the effective date hereof, all handling of pistachios grown in California, Arizona, and New Mexico shall be in conformity to, and in compliance with, the terms and conditions of the said order as hereby proposed to be amended as follows: The provisions of the proposed marketing order amending the order contained in the proposed rule issued by the Administrator on June 5, 2011, and published in the Federal Register (76 FR 34181) on June 13, 2011, will be and are the terms and provisions of this order amending the order and are set forth in full herein. § 983.51 Quality regulations. For any production year, the committee may establish, with the approval of the Secretary, such quality and inspection requirements applicable to pistachios shipped for human consumption in domestic or export markets as will contribute to orderly marketing or be in the public interest. In such production year, no handler shall ship pistachios for human consumption in domestic, or if applicable, export markets unless they meet the applicable requirements as evidenced by certification acceptable to the committee. The committee may, with the approval of the Secretary, establish different quality and inspection requirements for different markets. § 983.53 [Amended] 4. Amend § 983.53 by removing the reference to ‘‘§ 983.50’’ and adding in its place ‘‘§ 983.52’’ in paragraph (a)(2). 5. Revise § 983.57 to read as follows: § 983.57 Substandard pistachios. Authority: 7 U.S.C. 601–674. The committee shall, with the approval of the Secretary, establish such reporting and disposition procedures as it deems necessary to ensure that pistachios which do not meet aflatoxin and quality requirements are not shipped for human consumption in those markets for which such requirements exist pursuant to § 983.50 and § 983.51. 2. Revise § 983.50 to read as follows: [FR Doc. 2011–23629 Filed 9–14–11; 8:45 am] PART 983—PISTACHIOS GROWN IN CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, AND NEW MEXICO 1. The authority citation for 7 CFR part 983 continues to read as follows: BILLING CODE 3410–02–P wreier-aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with PROPOSALS § 983.50 Aflatoxin regulations. The committee shall establish, with the approval of the Secretary, such aflatoxin sampling, analysis, and inspection requirements applicable to pistachios to be shipped for domestic human consumption as will contribute to orderly marketing or be in the public interest. The committee may also establish, with the approval of the Secretary, such requirements for pistachios to be shipped for human consumption in export markets. No handler shall ship, for human consumption in domestic, or if applicable, export markets, pistachios that exceed an aflatoxin level established by the committee and approved by the Secretary. All shipments to markets for which requirements have been established must be covered by an aflatoxin inspection certificate. The committee may, with the approval of the Secretary, establish different sampling, analysis, and inspection requirements, and different aflatoxin level requirements, for different markets. 3. Revise § 983.51 to read as follows: VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:34 Sep 14, 2011 Jkt 223001 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Parts 30 and 150 [NRC–2011–0146] Proposed Generic Communications; Draft NRC Regulatory Issue Summary 2011–XX; NRC Regulation of Military Operational Radium-226; Reopening of Comment Period Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Reopening of comment period. AGENCY: On July 8, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a draft Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) pertaining to NRC regulation of military operational Radium-226 for a 60-day public comment period that ended on September 6, 2011. The NRC has decided to reopen the comment period for an additional 75 days. DATES: The comment period for the publication July 8, 2011 at 76 FR 40282, SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 has been reopened and now closes on November 29, 2011. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID NRC–2011–0146 in the subject line of your comments. For additional instructions on submitting comments and instructions on accessing documents related to this action, see ‘‘Submitting comments and Accessing Information:’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. You may submit comments by any one of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC–2011–0146. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, telephone: 301–492–3668; e-mail: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB–05– B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. • Fax comments to: RADB at 301– 492–3446. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert L. Johnson, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, telephone: 301–415–7282, e-mail: Robert.Johnson2@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Submitting Comments and Accessing Information Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be posted on the NRC Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web site, https:// www.regulations.gov. Because your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against including any information in your submission that you do not want to be publically disclosed. The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not include any information in their comments that they do not want publically disclosed. E:\FR\FM\15SEP1.SGM 15SEP1 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 179 / Thursday, September 15, 2011 / Proposed Rules wreier-aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with PROPOSALS You can access publicly available documents related to this notice using the following methods: • NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have copied, for a fee, publicly available documents at the NRC’s PDR, O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are available online in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of the NRC’s public documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC’s PDR reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The draft RIS is available electronically under ADAMS Accession Number ML111510163. • Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Public comments and supporting materials related to this notice can be found at https://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID NRC–2011– 0146. Discussion On October 1, 2007 (72 FR 55864), the NRC published a final rule that amended its regulations to include jurisdiction over discrete sources of radium-226, accelerator-produced radioactive materials, and discrete sources of naturally occurring radioactive material, as required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which was signed into law on August 8, 2005 (NARM Rule). In order to clarify those discrete sources of radium-226 under military control that are subject to NRC regulation, as interpreted in the statement of considerations to the NARM Rule, on July 8, 2011 (76 FR 40282), the NRC published for public comment the proposed draft RIS 2011– XX; NRC Regulation of Military Operational Radium-226. On August 29, 2011, the NRC received a request from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for a meeting with the NRC staff and an extension of the comment period. In response to the request for DoD, the NRC has decided to reopen the comment period for an additional 75 days. The NRC staff will schedule the public meeting for a date that has yet to be determined. Notice of this public meeting will be provided through the NRC’s Web site. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of September 2011. VerDate Mar<15>2010 14:34 Sep 14, 2011 Jkt 223001 57007 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Keith I. McConnell, Deputy Director, Decommissioning and Uranium Recover Licensing Directorate, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: [FR Doc. 2011–23636 Filed 9–14–11; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: BILLING CODE 7590–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10 CFR Part 431 RIN 1904–AC62 Efficiency and Renewables Advisory Committee, Appliance Standards Subcommittee, Negotiated Rulemaking Subcommittee/Working Group for LowVoltage Dry-Type Distribution Transformers Department of Energy, Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy. ACTION: Notice of open meeting. AGENCY: This document announces an open meeting of the Negotiated Rulemaking Working Group for LowVoltage Dry-Type Distribution Transformers (hereafter ‘‘LV Group’’). The LV Group is a working group within the Appliance Standards Subcommittee of the Efficiency and Renewables Advisory Committee (ERAC). The purpose of the LV Group is to discuss and, if possible, reach consensus on a proposed rule for regulating the energy efficiency of distribution transformers, as authorized by the Energy Policy Conservation Act (EPCA) of 1975, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C) and 6317(a). A separate Working Group on Liquid-Immersed and Medium-Voltage Dry Type Distribution Transformers is being convened to discuss and, if possible, reach consensus on a proposed rule for regulating the energy efficiency of medium-voltage and liquid-immersed transformers, as authorized by the Energy Policy Conservation Act (EPCA) of 1975, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 6313(a)(6)(C) and 6317(a) [FR Doc. 2011–19263]. DATES: Wednesday, September 28, 2011, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. ADDRESSES: Department of Energy, Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Room 8E–089, Washington, DC 20585. Please arrive at least 30 minutes early for building entry requirements. Please view the Public Participation section for more information. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 John Cymbalsky, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Building Technologies (EE–2J), 1000 Independence Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 287–1692. E-mail: John.Cymbalsky@ee.doe.gov. Background: The Department of Energy has decided to use the negotiated rulemaking process to develop proposed energy efficiency standards for distribution transformers. The primary reasons for using the negotiated rulemaking process for developing a proposed Federal standard is that stakeholders strongly support a consensual rulemaking effort and DOE believes such a regulatory negotiation process will be less adversarial and better suited to resolving the complex technical issues raised by this rulemaking. An important virtue of negotiated rulemaking is that it allows expert dialog that is much better than traditional techniques at getting the facts and issues right and will result in a proposed rule that will effectively reflect Congressional intent. A regulatory negotiation will enable DOE to engage in direct and sustained dialog with informed, interested, and affected parties when drafting the proposed regulation that is then presented to the public for comment. Gaining this early understanding of all parties’ perspectives allows DOE to address key issues at an earlier stage of the process, thereby allowing more time for an iterative process to resolve issues. A rule drafted by negotiation with informed and affected parties is more likely to maximize benefits while minimizing unnecessary costs than one conceived or drafted without the opportunity for sustained dialog among interested and expert parties. DOE anticipates that there will be a need for fewer substantive changes to a proposed rule developed under a regulatory negotiation process prior to the publication of a final rule. To the maximum extent possible, consistent with the legal obligations of the Department, DOE will use the consensus of the advisory committee or subcommittee as the basis for the rule the Department proposes for public notice and comment. Membership: The Members of the LV Group were chosen from nominations submitted in response to the Department of Energy’s call for nominations published in the Federal Register on Friday, August 12, 2011 [FR Doc. 2011–20541]. The selections are designed to ensure a broad and balanced array of stakeholder interests and E:\FR\FM\15SEP1.SGM 15SEP1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 179 (Thursday, September 15, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 57006-57007]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-23636]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Parts 30 and 150

[NRC-2011-0146]


Proposed Generic Communications; Draft NRC Regulatory Issue 
Summary 2011-XX; NRC Regulation of Military Operational Radium-226; 
Reopening of Comment Period

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Reopening of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On July 8, 2011, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
published a draft Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) pertaining to NRC 
regulation of military operational Radium-226 for a 60-day public 
comment period that ended on September 6, 2011. The NRC has decided to 
reopen the comment period for an additional 75 days.

DATES: The comment period for the publication July 8, 2011 at 76 FR 
40282, has been reopened and now closes on November 29, 2011. Comments 
received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do 
so, but the NRC is able to assure consideration only for comments 
received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID NRC-2011-0146 in the subject line 
of your comments. For additional instructions on submitting comments 
and instructions on accessing documents related to this action, see 
``Submitting comments and Accessing Information:'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document. You may submit comments by any 
one of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-
2011-0146. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, 
telephone: 301-492-3668; e-mail: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
     Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, 
Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, 
Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001.
     Fax comments to: RADB at 301-492-3446.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert L. Johnson, Office of Federal 
and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, Division of 
Waste Management and Environmental Protection, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-7282, e-mail: 
Robert.Johnson2@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Submitting Comments and Accessing Information

    Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be posted 
on the NRC Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web site, https://www.regulations.gov. Because your comments will not be edited to remove 
any identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against 
including any information in your submission that you do not want to be 
publically disclosed.
    The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments 
received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those 
persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any 
identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not 
include any information in their comments that they do not want 
publically disclosed.

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    You can access publicly available documents related to this notice 
using the following methods:
     NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine 
and have copied, for a fee, publicly available documents at the NRC's 
PDR, O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC 
are available online in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, 
which provides text and image files of the NRC's public documents. If 
you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing 
the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's PDR reference staff 
at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 
The draft RIS is available electronically under ADAMS Accession Number 
ML111510163.
     Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Public comments and 
supporting materials related to this notice can be found at https://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID NRC-2011-0146.

Discussion

    On October 1, 2007 (72 FR 55864), the NRC published a final rule 
that amended its regulations to include jurisdiction over discrete 
sources of radium-226, accelerator-produced radioactive materials, and 
discrete sources of naturally occurring radioactive material, as 
required by the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which was signed into law on 
August 8, 2005 (NARM Rule). In order to clarify those discrete sources 
of radium-226 under military control that are subject to NRC 
regulation, as interpreted in the statement of considerations to the 
NARM Rule, on July 8, 2011 (76 FR 40282), the NRC published for public 
comment the proposed draft RIS 2011-XX; NRC Regulation of Military 
Operational Radium-226. On August 29, 2011, the NRC received a request 
from the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) for a meeting with the NRC 
staff and an extension of the comment period. In response to the 
request for DoD, the NRC has decided to reopen the comment period for 
an additional 75 days. The NRC staff will schedule the public meeting 
for a date that has yet to be determined. Notice of this public meeting 
will be provided through the NRC's Web site.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of September 2011.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Keith I. McConnell,
Deputy Director, Decommissioning and Uranium Recover Licensing 
Directorate, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, 
Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management 
Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-23636 Filed 9-14-11; 8:45 am]
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