[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 26 (Wednesday, February 8, 1995)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 7467]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-3153]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 50, 52 and 100
RIN 3150-AD93
Reactor Site Criteria Including Seismic and Earthquake
Engineering Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Proposed Denial of
Petition From Free Environment, Inc. et al.
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On October 17, 1994, the NRC published (59 FR 52255) for
public comment a proposed revision of 10 CFR Parts 50, 52, and 100 to
update the criteria used in decisions regarding power reactor siting,
including geologic, seismic, and earthquake engineering considerations
for future nuclear power plants. The comment period for this proposed
rule presently expires on February 14, 1995.
The Commission has received requests to extend the comment period
based on the fact that staff guidance documents consisting of five
draft regulatory guides and three standard review plan sections that
were to accompany the proposed rule were delayed in issuance, and that
availability of these documents were necessary to provide meaningful
comments.
The Commission agrees that availability of the staff guidance
documents is necessary to provide adequate comments. The staff guidance
documents are not yet available and may not be available before the
present comment period expires.
The Commission therefore intends to extend the comment period to
allow a 75 day period after the staff guidance documents become
available to allow interested persons adequate time to comment on the
staff guidance documents as well as the proposed rule.
The comment period for this proposed rule is being extended to
allow at least 75 days after the relevant staff guidance documents
become available. At this time no firm expiration date is available.
When the staff documents are available a notice will be issued
providing a firm expiration date for comments.
ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Docketing and Service
Branch. Deliver comments to 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland,
between 7:45 am and 4:15 pm, Federal workdays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Andrew J. Murphy, Office of
Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555, telephone (301) 415-6010, concerning the seismic
and earthquake engineering aspects and Mr. Leonard Soffer, Office of
Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555, telephone (301) 415-6574, concerning other siting
aspects.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of February 1995.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John C. Hoyle,
Acting Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 95-3153 Filed 2-7-95; 8:45 am]
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