Preparation of Report to Congress on Price-Anderson Act

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Office of General Counsel

Preparation of Report to Congress on Price-Anderson Act

AGENCY: Office of General Counsel, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of inquiry concerning preparation of report to Congress

on the Price-Anderson Act; extension of due date for reply comments.

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SUMMARY: The Department of Energy is extending until February 25, 1998,

the due date for reply comments to a Notice of Inquiry concerning the

continuation or modification of the provisions of the Price-Anderson

Act.

DATES: Public comments were due on January 30, 1998. Reply comments

must be received by February 25, 1998 (an extension from February 13,

1998).

ADDRESSES: Send 5 written copies of reply comments to: U.S. Department

of Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC-52, 1000 Independence Ave. SW,

Washington, DC 20585. If possible, a copy should also be e-mailed to

PAA.[email protected] or provided on computer disk. This Notice, the

comments submitted to DOE, and other relevant information will be

available on the internet at ``www.gc.doe.gov''. The comments also may

be examined between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. at the U.S. Department of Energy,

Freedom of Information Reading Room, Room 1E-190, 1000 Independence

Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-6020.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben McRae or Jeanette Helfrich, U.S.

Department of Energy, Office of General Counsel, GC-52, 1000

Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20585, (202) 586-6975.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 31, 1998, the Department of

Energy published a Notice of Inquiry in the Federal Register (62 FR

68272) soliciting public comments concerning the continuation or

modification of the provisions of the Price-Anderson Act. These

comments will assist the Department in the preparation of a report on

the Act to be submitted to Congress by August 1, 1998 as required by

the Atomic Energy Act. The initial comments were due on January 30,

1998. In addition, reply comments on the initial comments were due on

February 13, 1998.

Several of the initial comments indicated the comment period should

be longer because of the complex legal and policy issues raised by the

Notice of Inquiry. In response to these requests for a longer comment

period, the Department has decided to change the due date for reply

comments from February 13, 1998, to February 25, 1998. This extension

will provide more time for the preparation of reply comments.

Issued in Washington, DC on February 9, 1998.

Eric J. Fygi,

Acting General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 98-3721 Filed 2-12-98; 8:45 am]

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