2024-23015. Non-Substantive Amendments to Adjudicatory Proceeding Requirements

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission

1. 10 CFR Part 2
2. [NRC-2023-0210]
3. RIN 3150-AL09

AGENCY:

Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION:

Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date.

SUMMARY:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the effective date of November 5, 2024, for the direct final rule that was published in the Federal Register on August 22, 2024. This direct final rule amended the agency's rules of practice and procedure to improve access to documents and make e-filing rules technology neutral, to delete an obsolete regulation, to clarify the applicability of subpart L and subpart N procedures, to enhance internal consistency for page limit requirements, to enhance consistency with the Federal Rules of Evidence for “true copies,” and to better reflect current Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel practice regarding admission of evidence.

DATES:

Effective date: The effective date of November 5, 2024, for the direct final rule published in the Federal Register on August 22, 2024 (89 FR 67830), is confirmed.

ADDRESSES:

Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0210 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly available information related to this action by any of the following methods:

• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0210. Address questions about NRC dockets to Helen Chang; telephone: [phone]; email: [e-mail]. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
• NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/​reading-rm/​adams.html. To begin the search, 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, at 301-415-4737, or by email to [e-mail]. The comment can be viewed in ADAMS under Accession No. ML24256A206.
• NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to [e-mail] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ethan Licon, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: [phone], email: [e-mail].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

On August 22, 2024 (89 FR 67830), the NRC published a direct final rule amending its regulations in part 2 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations to revise the agency's rules of practice and procedure to improve access to documents and make e-filing rules technology neutral, to delete an obsolete regulation, to clarify the applicability of Subpart L and Subpart N procedures, to enhance internal consistency for page limit requirements, to enhance consistency with the Federal Rules of Evidence for “true copies,” and to better reflect current Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel practice regarding admission of evidence. In the direct final rule, the NRC stated that if no significant adverse comments were received, the direct final rule would become effective on November 5, 2024. The NRC received one anonymous comment, which can be viewed at ADAMS Accession No. ML24256A206; the comment was not a significant adverse comment on the direct final rule. Therefore, this direct final rule will become effective as scheduled.

Dated: October 1, 2024.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Cindy Bladey,

Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.