Proposed Waste Confidence Rule and Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement, 64413-64414 [2013-25602]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 209 / Tuesday, October 29, 2013 / Proposed Rules Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2012–0246 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for the proposed Waste Confidence rule and DGEIS. You may access publicly available information related to these documents by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2012–0246. • NRC’s Waste Confidence Web site: Go to https://www.nrc.gov/waste/spentfuel-storage/wcd.html. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may access publicly available documents online in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The DGEIS is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML13224A106. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Lopas, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–287– 0675; email: Sarah.Lopas@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC published the proposed Waste Confidence Rule in the Federal Register on September 13, 2013 (78 FR 56776). On the same day, the NRC and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued notices of the availability for the DGEIS (78 FR 56621; 78 FR 56695). Prior to the lapse in appropriations in October 2013, the NRC staff held two Waste Confidence public meetings (one in Rockville, Maryland, on October 1, and one in Denver, Colorado, on October 3). The NRC postponed five meetings (in San Luis Obispo and Carlsbad, California; Perrysburg, Ohio; Minnetonka, Minnesota; and Oak Brook, Illinois) as a result of lapsed appropriations. The NRC has rescheduled the meetings in Carlsbad and San Luis Obispo, California, on November 18 and November 20, respectively. The NRC will publish notices for rescheduled meetings in Perrysburg, Ohio, and Minnetonka, Minnesota, as soon as practicable. Five additional Waste Confidence public meetings remain scheduled as mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS ADDRESSES: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:26 Oct 28, 2013 Jkt 232001 publicized in 78 FR 54789: Chelmsford, Massachusetts, on October 28; Tarrytown, New York, on October 30; Charlotte, North Carolina, on November 4; Orlando, Florida, on November 6; and Rockville, Maryland, on November 14. The November 12 public meeting will take place in the Oak Brook Ballroom of the Chicago Marriott Oak Brook, 1401 West 22nd Street, Oak Brook, Illinois. The meeting will start at 7:00 p.m. Central Standard Time and will continue until 10:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions during an open house one hour prior to the start of the meeting. The open house will start at 6:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. The NRC staff will receive comments from the public during the commentperiod portion of the meeting. The public meeting will be transcribed and will include: (1) a presentation on the contents of the DGEIS and proposed Waste Confidence rule; and (2) the opportunity for government agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide comments on the DGEIS and proposed rule. No oral comments on the DGEIS or proposed Waste Confidence rule will be accepted during the premeeting, open-house session. To be considered, oral comments must be presented during the transcribed portion of the public meeting. The NRC staff will also accept written comments at any time during the public meeting. Persons interested in presenting oral comments at the November 12 public meeting are encouraged to pre-register. Persons may pre-register to present oral comments by calling 301–287–9392 or by emailing WCRegistration@nrc.gov no later than 3 days prior to the meeting. Members of the public may also register in-person to provide oral comments at the meeting. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of people who register. If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, then the need should be brought to the NRC’s attention no later than 10 days prior to the meeting to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request can be accommodated. The meeting agenda and participation details will be available on the NRC’s Public Meeting Schedule Web site at https:// www.nrc.gov/public-involve/publicmeetings/index.cfm no later than 10 days prior to the meeting. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of October 2013. PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 64413 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Keith I. McConnell, Director, Waste Confidence Directorate, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2013–25614 Filed 10–28–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 51 [NRC–2012–0246] RIN 3150–AJ20 Proposed Waste Confidence Rule and Draft Generic Environmental Impact Statement Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Rescheduling of public meetings. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has rescheduled the Waste Confidence public meetings it initially planned to hold in San Luis Obispo and Carlsbad, California, on October 7 and October 9, respectively. The NRC postponed these meetings as a result of lapsed appropriations. The Waste Confidence public meeting in Carlsbad will now be held on November 18, 2013. The Waste Confidence public meeting in San Luis Obispo will now be held on November 20, 2013. The rescheduled meetings will allow the NRC to receive public comments on proposed amendments to the NRC’s regulations pertaining to the environmental impacts of the continued storage of spent nuclear fuel beyond a reactor’s licensed life for operation and prior to ultimate disposal (the proposed Waste Confidence rule) and the draft generic environmental impact statement (DGEIS), NUREG–2157, ‘‘Waste Confidence Generic Environmental Impact Statement,’’ that forms a regulatory basis for the proposed rule. The meetings are open to the public, and anyone may attend. The NRC will publish notices for other postponed and rescheduled Waste Confidence public meetings as soon as practicable. DATES: The NRC plans to hold a rescheduled Waste Confidence public meeting in Carlsbad, California, on November 18, 2013. The NRC plans to hold a rescheduled Waste Confidence public meeting in San Luis Obispo, California, on November 20, 2013. This document contains specific meeting information in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2012–0246 when contacting the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29OCP1.SGM 29OCP1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS 64414 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 209 / Tuesday, October 29, 2013 / Proposed Rules NRC about the availability of information for the proposed Waste Confidence rule and DGEIS. You may access publicly available information related to these documents by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2012–0246. • NRC’s Waste Confidence Web site: Go to https://www.nrc.gov/waste/spentfuel-storage/wcd.html. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may access publicly available documents online in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The DGEIS is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML13224A106. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Lopas, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–287– 0675; email: Sarah.Lopas@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC published the proposed Waste Confidence Rule in the Federal Register on September 13, 2013 (78 FR 56776). On the same day, the NRC and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued notices of availability for the DGEIS (78 FR 56621; 78 FR 56695). Prior to the lapse in appropriations in October 2013, the NRC staff held two Waste Confidence public meetings (one in Rockville, Maryland, on October 1, and one in Denver, Colorado, on October 3). The NRC postponed five meetings (in San Luis Obispo and Carlsbad, California; Perrysburg, Ohio; Minnetonka, Minnesota; and Oak Brook, Illinois) as a result of lapsed appropriations. The NRC has rescheduled the meeting in Oak Brook, Illinois, on November 12. The NRC will publish notices for rescheduled meetings in Perrysburg, Ohio, and Minnetonka, Minnesota, as soon as practicable. Five additional Waste Confidence public meetings remain scheduled as publicized in 78 FR 54789: Chelmsford, Massachusetts, on October 28; Tarrytown, New York, on October 30; Charlotte, North Carolina, on VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:26 Oct 28, 2013 Jkt 232001 November 4; Orlando, Florida, on November 6; and Rockville, Maryland, on November 14. The November 18 public meeting will take place at the Sheraton Carlsbad Resort and Spa, 5480 Grand Pacific Drive, Carlsbad, California. The November 20 public meeting will take place at the Courtyard by Marriott San Luis Obispo, 1605 Calle Joaquin Road, San Luis Obispo, California. Each meeting will start at 7:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time and will continue until 10:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions during an open house one hour prior to the start of each meeting. The open houses will start at 6:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. The NRC staff will accept comments from the public during the commentperiod portion of the meetings. The public meetings will be transcribed and will include: (1) A presentation on the contents of the DGEIS and proposed Waste Confidence rule; and (2) the opportunity for government agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide comments on the DGEIS and proposed rule. No oral comments on the DGEIS or proposed Waste Confidence rule will be accepted during the premeeting, open-house sessions. To be considered, oral comments must be presented during the transcribed portions of the public meetings. The NRC staff will also accept written comments at any time during the public meetings. Persons interested in presenting oral comments at the November 18 or 20 public meetings are encouraged to preregister. Persons may pre-register to present oral comments at either meeting by calling 301–287–9392 or by emailing WCRegistration@nrc.gov no later than 3 days prior to the meeting. Members of the public may also register in-person to provide oral comments at each meeting. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register. If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or to present information at either public meeting, then the need should be brought to the NRC’s attention no later than 10 days prior to the meeting to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request can be accommodated. The meeting agenda and participation details for each meeting will be available on the NRC’s Public Meeting Schedule Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ public-meetings/index.cfm no later than 10 days prior to each meeting. PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of October 2013. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Keith I. McConnell, Director, Waste Confidence Directorate, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2013–25602 Filed 10–28–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 10 CFR Part 810 RIN 1994–AA02 Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Department of Energy (DOE). ACTION: Notice of a second public meeting and extension of comment period. AGENCY: On September 7, 2011, DOE issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NOPR) to propose the first comprehensive updating of regulations concerning Assistance to Foreign Atomic Energy Activities since 1986. The NOPR reflected a need to make the regulations consistent with current global civil nuclear trade practices and nonproliferation norms, and to update the activities and technologies subject to the Secretary of Energy’s specific authorization and DOE reporting requirements. It also identified destinations with respect to which most assistance would be generally authorized. Remaining destinations would require a specific authorization by the Secretary of Energy. After careful consideration of all comments received, DOE published a supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking (SNOPR) on August 2, 2013, to respond to those comments, propose new or revised rule changes, and afford interested parties an opportunity to comment. A public meeting on the SNOPR was held at DOE’s headquarters on August 5, 2013. A second public meeting will be held on November 15, 2013 at the Washington Grand Hyatt, 1000 H St. NW., Washington, DC 20001. In conjunction with the timing of this second public meeting, the Department is extending the comment period to November 29, 2013. The extension will facilitate conducting the second public meeting and afford additional time for the public to review and comment on the proposed regulation. The Department looks forward to hearing feedback from the public on the proposed regulations. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29OCP1.SGM 29OCP1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 209 (Tuesday, October 29, 2013)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 64413-64414]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-25602]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 51

[NRC-2012-0246]
RIN 3150-AJ20


Proposed Waste Confidence Rule and Draft Generic Environmental 
Impact Statement

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Rescheduling of public meetings.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has rescheduled 
the Waste Confidence public meetings it initially planned to hold in 
San Luis Obispo and Carlsbad, California, on October 7 and October 9, 
respectively. The NRC postponed these meetings as a result of lapsed 
appropriations. The Waste Confidence public meeting in Carlsbad will 
now be held on November 18, 2013. The Waste Confidence public meeting 
in San Luis Obispo will now be held on November 20, 2013. The 
rescheduled meetings will allow the NRC to receive public comments on 
proposed amendments to the NRC's regulations pertaining to the 
environmental impacts of the continued storage of spent nuclear fuel 
beyond a reactor's licensed life for operation and prior to ultimate 
disposal (the proposed Waste Confidence rule) and the draft generic 
environmental impact statement (DGEIS), NUREG-2157, ``Waste Confidence 
Generic Environmental Impact Statement,'' that forms a regulatory basis 
for the proposed rule. The meetings are open to the public, and anyone 
may attend. The NRC will publish notices for other postponed and 
rescheduled Waste Confidence public meetings as soon as practicable.

DATES: The NRC plans to hold a rescheduled Waste Confidence public 
meeting in Carlsbad, California, on November 18, 2013. The NRC plans to 
hold a rescheduled Waste Confidence public meeting in San Luis Obispo, 
California, on November 20, 2013. This document contains specific 
meeting information in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2012-0246 when contacting the

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NRC about the availability of information for the proposed Waste 
Confidence rule and DGEIS. You may access publicly available 
information related to these documents by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2012-0246.
     NRC's Waste Confidence Web site: Go to https://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/wcd.html.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may access publicly available documents online in the NRC 
Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the 
search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-
based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's 
Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The DGEIS is available in 
ADAMS under Accession No. ML13224A106.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sarah Lopas, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-287-0675; email: 
Sarah.Lopas@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC published the proposed Waste 
Confidence Rule in the Federal Register on September 13, 2013 (78 FR 
56776). On the same day, the NRC and the U.S. Environmental Protection 
Agency issued notices of availability for the DGEIS (78 FR 56621; 78 FR 
56695).
    Prior to the lapse in appropriations in October 2013, the NRC staff 
held two Waste Confidence public meetings (one in Rockville, Maryland, 
on October 1, and one in Denver, Colorado, on October 3). The NRC 
postponed five meetings (in San Luis Obispo and Carlsbad, California; 
Perrysburg, Ohio; Minnetonka, Minnesota; and Oak Brook, Illinois) as a 
result of lapsed appropriations. The NRC has rescheduled the meeting in 
Oak Brook, Illinois, on November 12. The NRC will publish notices for 
rescheduled meetings in Perrysburg, Ohio, and Minnetonka, Minnesota, as 
soon as practicable. Five additional Waste Confidence public meetings 
remain scheduled as publicized in 78 FR 54789: Chelmsford, 
Massachusetts, on October 28; Tarrytown, New York, on October 30; 
Charlotte, North Carolina, on November 4; Orlando, Florida, on November 
6; and Rockville, Maryland, on November 14.
    The November 18 public meeting will take place at the Sheraton 
Carlsbad Resort and Spa, 5480 Grand Pacific Drive, Carlsbad, 
California. The November 20 public meeting will take place at the 
Courtyard by Marriott San Luis Obispo, 1605 Calle Joaquin Road, San 
Luis Obispo, California. Each meeting will start at 7:00 p.m. Pacific 
Standard Time and will continue until 10:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. 
Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions during an 
open house one hour prior to the start of each meeting. The open houses 
will start at 6:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
    The NRC staff will accept comments from the public during the 
comment-period portion of the meetings. The public meetings will be 
transcribed and will include: (1) A presentation on the contents of the 
DGEIS and proposed Waste Confidence rule; and (2) the opportunity for 
government agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide comments 
on the DGEIS and proposed rule. No oral comments on the DGEIS or 
proposed Waste Confidence rule will be accepted during the pre-meeting, 
open-house sessions. To be considered, oral comments must be presented 
during the transcribed portions of the public meetings. The NRC staff 
will also accept written comments at any time during the public 
meetings.
    Persons interested in presenting oral comments at the November 18 
or 20 public meetings are encouraged to pre-register. Persons may pre-
register to present oral comments at either meeting by calling 301-287-
9392 or by emailing WCRegistration@nrc.gov no later than 3 days prior 
to the meeting. Members of the public may also register in-person to 
provide oral comments at each meeting. Individual oral comments may be 
limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who 
register.
    If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or to 
present information at either public meeting, then the need should be 
brought to the NRC's attention no later than 10 days prior to the 
meeting to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether 
the request can be accommodated. The meeting agenda and participation 
details for each meeting will be available on the NRC's Public Meeting 
Schedule Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/index.cfm no later than 10 days prior to each meeting.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of October 2013.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Keith I. McConnell,
Director, Waste Confidence Directorate, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2013-25602 Filed 10-28-13; 8:45 am]
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