Department of Energy, Receipt of a Petition for Rulemaking: Extension of Comment Period

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 71

[Docket No. PRM-71-11]

Department of Energy, Receipt of a Petition for Rulemaking:

Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Petition for rulemaking: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On February 18, 1994 (59 FR 8143), the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) published for public comment a petition for rulemaking

filed by the U.S. Department of Energy. The petitioner requested that

the NRC amend its regulations governing packaging and transportation of

radioactive materials to specifically exempt canisters containing

vitrified high-level waste from the double containment requirement

specified in NRC's regulations. The comment period for this petition

for rulemaking was to have expired on May 4, 1994. The INEL Oversight

Program of the State of Idaho has requested a thirty-day extension of

the comment period. In view of the fact that the State of Idaho has

received technical background documents regarding the proposed

amendment only recently from the U.S. Department of Energy and requests

this extension to review these documents and provide comments, the NRC

has decided to extend the comment period for an additional thirty days.

The extended comment period now expires on June 3, 1994.

DATES: The comment period has been extended and now expires June 3,

1994. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is

practical to do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given

except as to comments received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: Send 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 on Federal workdays.

For a copy of the petition, write: Rules Review Section, Rules

Review and Directives Branch, Division of Freedom of Information and

Publications Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael T. Lesar, Office of

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC

20555. Telephone: 301-492-7758 or Toll Free: 800-368-5642.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of May 1994.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

John C. Hoyle,

Acting Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 94-12505 Filed 5-20-94; 8:45 am]

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