Agencies and Commissions May 17, 2007 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is making available preliminary draft rule language to amend its regulations to revise the security requirements and material control and accounting (MC&A) requirements for a geologic repository operations area (GROA). The goal of this rulemaking is to ensure effective security measures are in place for the protection of high-level radioactive waste given the post-September 11, 2001, threat environment. New requirements for specific training enhancements, improved access authorization, and enhancements to defensive strategies will be incorporated. The proposed rule will reinstate the alcohol and drug provisions of the fitness-for- duty provisions to a GROA. The proposed rule will also impose the fatigue portion of the fitness-for-duty requirements for the security personnel at a GROA. The proposed rule will establish general performance objectives and corresponding system capabilities for the GROA MC&A program, with a focus on strengthening, streamlining, and consolidating all MC&A regulations specific to a GROA. In addition, the proposed rule will require the emergency plan to address radiological emergencies. The availability of the preliminary draft rule language is intended to inform stakeholders of the current status of the NRC's activities, but the NRC is not soliciting formal public comments on the information at this time.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for the State of New York (FEMA-1692-DR), dated 04/24/ 2007. Incident: Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding. Incident Period: 04/14/2007 through 04/18/2007. Effective Date: 05/09/2007. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 06/25/2007. EIDL Loan Application Deadline Date: 01/24/2008.

This is an amendment of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of Maine (FEMA- 1693-DR), dated 04/25/2007. Incident: Severe Storms and Inland and Coastal Flooding. Incident Period: 04/15/2007 through 04/23/2007. Effective Date: 05/04/2007. Physical Loan Application Deadline Date: 06/25/2007.

This correcting amendment corrects a typographical error in the institution of investigation notice published in the Federal Register on May 10, 2007 (72 FR 26645). The notice published in the Federal Register on May 10 inadvertently cited the incorrect section of the U.S. Code. Therefore, the Commission is amending the second sentence in the third from the last paragraph to read ``In instituting this investigation, the Commission has not made any determination as to the scope of 19 U.S.C. 1337(a)(1)(B)(ii) or whether 337(a)(1)(B)(ii) is sufficiently broad as to encompass such processes.''

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announces a meeting of the Heliophysics Subcommittee of the NASA Advisory Council (NAC). This Subcommittee reports to the Science Committee of the NAC. The Meeting will be held for the purpose of soliciting from the scientific community and other persons scientific and technical information relevant to program planning.