[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 99 (Monday, May 24, 1999)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 27935]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-12899]
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Proposed Rules
Federal Register
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 63
Public Meetings on Proposed Licensing Criteria for the Disposal
of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in a Proposed Geologic Repository at
Yucca Mountain, NV
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of additional public meetings in Nevada.
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SUMMARY: On May 5, 1999, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
extended the public comment period on NRC's proposed rule for
evaluating a possible future U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) license
application requesting NRC approval of a potential repository for the
disposal of high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain, Nevada (64
FR 24092). The NRC has regulatory responsibility over any DOE facility
for commercial high-level waste disposal. The proposed NRC regulations
would establish the criteria and standards against which NRC would
evaluate a DOE license application for the Yucca Mountain site. The
proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on February 22,
1999 (64 FR 8640). The Commission's extended public comment period
expires June 30, 1999.
In view of the extension, during the week of June 14, 1999, the NRC
staff will hold three additional public meetings in the State of Nevada
to: (1) Engage the public in a discussion of the proposed rule; (2)
outline the roles and responsibilities of government and the public in
the licensing process; and (3) listen to the safety issues and concerns
presented by the citizens of Nevada in order to ensure that the process
for developing the final rule gives full consideration to the views and
concerns of the public. Copies of the proposed rule will be available
at the public meeting and can also be obtained from Judy Goodwin, Mail
Stop T-7F3, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
The meetings will open with an NRC presentation on the proposed
rule, followed by public discussion. The meetings will be facilitated
by Francis X. Cameron, Special Counsel for Public Liaison, of the NRC.
DATES: The first public meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 15, 1999,
from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. The second public meeting will be held on
Wednesday, June 16, 1999, from 7:00 pm to 9:30 pm. The third public
meeting will be held on Thursday, June 17, 1999, from 4:00 pm to 7:00
pm.
ADDRESSES: The first public meeting with be held at: The Amargosa
Valley Community Center in Amargosa Valley, Nevada. The second public
meeting with be held at: The Richard Tam Alumni Center at the
University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada. The third public meeting with
be held at: The Caliente City Hall in Caliente, (Lincoln County)
Nevada.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francis X. Cameron, Special Counsel
for Public Liaison, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by telephone:
(301) 415-1642, or by e-mail: fxc@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Members of the public who are unable to
attend the meeting are invited to send written comments on the proposed
rule to Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff. Comments
may be hand-delivered to 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
between 7:30 am and 4:15 pm on Federal workdays. Comments may also be
provided via the NRC's interactive rulemaking web site through the NRC
home page (http://www.nrc.gov) This site provides the availability to
upload comments as files (any format), if your web browser supports
that function. For information about the interactive rulemaking site,
contact Ms. Carol Gallagher by telephone: (301) 415-5905, or by e-mail:
[email protected]
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 17th day of May, 1999.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John T. Greeves,
Director, Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 99-12899 Filed 5-21-99; 8:45 am]
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