[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 164 (Thursday, August 22, 1996)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 43409-43410]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-21166]
Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 164 / Thursday, August 22, 1996 /
Proposed Rules
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 2 and 51
RIN 3150-AF43
Deletion of Outdated References and Minor Change
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend
its regulations to delete all references to Appendix C, of 10 CFR Part
2. Appendix C ``General Statement of Policy and Procedures for
Enforcement Actions,'' was removed from the Code of Federal Regulations
because it is a Policy Statement, not a regulation, and the enforcement
policy was published as a Policy Statement on June 30, 1995. This
proposed rule also provides that the NRC may use discretion when
determining whether to require a written explanation or statement in
reply to a notice of violation. When the NRC believes that the licensee
or other person who receives the notice of violation has already
adequately addressed all the issues contained in that notice, at the
discretion of the NRC, further written responses may not be required.
DATES: Comments on the proposed rule must be received on or before
September 23, 1996.
ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC, 20555-0001. ATTN: Docketing and Service
Branch.
Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD,
between 7:30 am and 4:15 pm Federal workdays.
For information on submitting comments electronically, see the
discussion under Electronic Access in the Supplementary Information
Section.
Copies of comments received may be examined or copies for a fee, at
the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street NW. (Lower Level),
Washington, DC.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: M.L. Au, Office of Nuclear Regulatory
Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, telephone (301) 415-6181. E-Mail: INTERNET:[email protected]
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: For additional information see the Direct
Final Rule published in the rules section of this Federal Register.
Procedural Background
Because NRC considers this action noncontroversial and routine, we
are publishing this proposed rule concurrently as a Direct Final Rule
in the final rule section of this Federal Register. The Direct Final
Rule will become effective on October 21, 1996. However, if the NRC
receives significant adverse comments on the Direct Final Rule by
September 23, 1996, then the NRC will publish a document that withdraws
the Direct Final Rule. If the Direct Final Rule is withdrawn, the NRC
will address in a Final Rule the comments received in response to this
proposed rule. Absent significant modifications to the proposed
revisions requiring republication, the NRC will not initiate a second
comment period on this action in the event the Direct Final Rule is
withdrawn.
Electronic Access
Comments may be submitted electronically, in either ASCII text or
WordPerfect format (version 5.1 or later), by calling the NRC
Electronic Bulletin Board (BBS) on FedWorld. The bulletin board may be
accessed using a personal computer, a modem, and one of the commonly
available communications software packages, or directly via Internet.
If using a personal computer and modem, the NRC rulemaking
subsystem on FedWorld can be accessed directly by dialing the toll free
number 1-800-303-9672. Communication software parameters should be set
as follows: parity to none, data bits to 8, and stop bits to 1 (N,8,1).
Using ANSI or VT-100 terminal emulation, the NRC NUREGs and RegGuides
for Comment subsystem can then be accessed by selecting the ``Rules
Menu'' option from the ``NRC Main Menu.'' For further information about
options available for NRC at FedWorld, consult the ``Help/Information
Center'' from the ``NRC Main Menu.'' Users will find the ``FedWorld
Online User's Guides'' particularly helpful. Many NRC subsystems and
data bases also have a ``Help/Information Center'' option that is
tailored to the particular subsystem.
The NRC subsystem on FedWorld can also be accessed by a direct dial
phone number for the main FedWorld BBS, 703-321-3339, or by using
Telnet via Internet: fedworld.gov. If using 703-321-3339 to contact
FedWorld, the NRC subsystem will be accessed from the main FedWorld
menu by selecting the ``Regulatory, Government Administration and State
Systems,'' then selecting ``Regulatory Information Mall.'' At that
point, a menu will be displayed that has an option ``U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission'' that will take you to the NRC Online main menu.
The NRC Online area also can be accessed directly by typing ``/go nrc''
at a FedWorld command line. If you access NRC from FedWorld's main
menu, you may return to FedWorld by selecting the ``Return to
FedWorld'' option from the NRC Online Main Menu. However, if you access
NRC at FedWorld by using NRC's toll-free number, you will have full
access to all NRC systems but you will not have access to the main
FedWorld system.
If you contact FedWorld using Telnet, you will see the NRC area and
menus, including the Rules menu. Although you will be able to download
documents and leave messages, you will not be able to write comments or
upload files (comments). If you contact FedWorld using FTP, all files
can be accessed and downloaded but uploads are not allowed; all you
will see is a list of files without descriptions (normal Gopher look).
An index file listing all files within a subdirectory, with
descriptions, is included. There is a 15-minute limit for FTP access.
Although FedWorld can be accessed through the World Wide Web, like
FTP, that mode only provides access for downloading files and does not
display the NRC Rules Menu.
For more information on NRC bulletin boards call Mr. Arthur Davis,
Systems Integration and Development Branch, NRC, Washington, DC 20555,
telephone (301) 415-5780; e-mail AXD3@nrc.gov.
List of Subjects
10 CFR Part 2
Administrative practice and procedure, Antitrust, Byproduct
material, Classified information, Environmental protection, Nuclear
materials, Nuclear power plants and reactors, Penalties, Sex
discrimination, Source material, Special nuclear material, Waste
treatment and disposal.
10 CFR Part 51
Administrative practice and procedure, Environmental Impact
statement, Nuclear power plants and reactors, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements.
For reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Energy Reorganization Act of
1974 as amended, and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553, the NRC is proposing the
amendments to 10 CFR parts 2 and 51 that are set forth in the direct
final rule published elsewhere in this issue.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of August, 1996.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James M. Taylor,
Executive Director for Operations.
[FR Doc. 96-21166 Filed 8-21-96; 8:45 am]
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