[Federal Register: January 11, 1999 (Volume 64, Number 6)] [Proposed Rules] [Page 1542] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr11ja99-14] ======================================================================== Proposed Rules Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ 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. ======================================================================== [[Page 1542]] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 70 Public Meeting on Part 70 Rulemaking Activities AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). ACTION: Proposed rule; meeting. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: NRC will host a public meeting in Rockville, Maryland, on January 13-14, 1999, to discuss the NRC staff's proposed revisions related to nuclear criticality safety as presented in SECY-98-185, ``Proposed Rulemaking--Revised Requirements for the Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material,'' dated July 30, 1998. The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the industry's concerns with the nuclear criticality safety requirements contained in SECY-98- 185 and the guidance in the associated draft SRP, and the industry's proposed changes. DATES: The meeting is scheduled for January 13-14, 1999, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm, in One White Flint North, room 6B-11. The meeting is open to the public. Anyone with administrative questions concerning this meeting should contact Ann Lundy at (301) 415-7218. ADDRESSES: One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. Visitor parking around the NRC building is limited; however, the meeting site is located adjacent to the White Flint Metro Station on the Metro Red Line. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew Persinko, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, telephone: (301) 415-6522, e-mail: axp1@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At a public meeting held on December 3-4, 1998, to discuss SECY-098-185, ``10 CFR Part 70 Revised Requirements for the Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material,'' the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) expressed concerns related both to the nuclear criticality safety requirements contained in the draft rule and to the implementation guidance contained in the associated draft standard review plan (SRP). Given the technical nature and extent of NEI's criticality comments, NRC concluded that the comments could be more thoroughly addressed at a separate meeting in January, which focused solely on nuclear criticality safety as it relates to the draft rule and SRP. By letter dated December 17, 1998, NEI provided preliminary comments on the NRC staff's draft nuclear criticality safety regulations and SRP chapter attached to SECY-098-185. These written comments will be discussed at the meeting. This document and other background information can be found at NRC's Part 70 website: http://techconf.llnl.gov/cgi-bin/ library?source=*&library=dom lic lib&file=* or alternatively through NRC's home page (http://www.nrc.gov) under rulemaking. On the NRC home page, scroll down to and click on Rulemaking near the bottom of the screen. The Technical Conference Forum home page can then be accessed by clicking on Technical Conferences. Again click on Technical Conferences. Scroll down to and click on Revised Requirements for the Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear Material (Part 70). To view the library of on-line documents, click on dom lic Library and then click on NRC TECH CONF Text and Other Documents. Documents may also be viewed at the NRC's Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW. (Lower Level), Washington, DC 20555; telephone 202-634-3273; fax 202-634-3343. Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 4th day of January, 1999. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. E. William Brach, Deputy Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 99-506 Filed 1-8-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P