Agreement State Regulatory Programs Adequacy To Protect Public Health and Safety and Compatibility With the NRC Regulatory Program Draft Statement of Policy: Extension of Comment Period

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Agreement State Regulatory Programs Adequacy To Protect Public

Health and Safety and Compatibility With the NRC Regulatory Program

Draft Statement of Policy: Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft Statement of Policy: Extension of Comment Period.

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SUMMARY: On July 21, 1994, (59 FR 37269), the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission published for public comment a draft general statement of

policy regarding the review of Agreement State radiation control

programs. The comment period for this draft policy statement was

originally to have expired on October 19, 1994. The NRC plans to hold a

public meeting on the draft policy statement on November 15, 1994,

which will also be announced in a Federal Register notice. In order to

assure that the public meeting on the draft policy statement is held

during the comment period and in order to assure that an adequate

opportunity is provided for the public to comment on this important

issue, the NRC has decided to extend the comment period. The extended

comment period now expires on December 19, 1994.

DATES: The comment period has been extended an now expires December 19,

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

practical to do so but the Commission is able to assure consideration

only for comments received before this date.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555, Attention: Docketing and Services

Branch. Deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland,

between 7:45 am and 4:15 pm on Federal workdays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cardelia Maupin, State Agreements Program, Office of State Programs,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, telephone

(301) 504-2312.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 11th day of October 1994.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

John C. Hoyle,

Acting Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 94-25587 Filed 10-14-94; 8:45 am]

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