Proposed Rules. Petition for rulemaking; withdrawal by petitioner

Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Action: Petition for rulemaking; withdrawal by petitioner
Citation: 80 FR (No. 54) · FR Doc. 2015-06420 · Docket Nos. PRM-73-16; NRC-2013-0024 · 10 CFR 73

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the withdrawal, without prejudice to a future filing, of a petition for rulemaking (PRM), PRM-73-16, filed with the Commission by the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI or the petitioner) on January 25, 2013. The petitioner requested that the Commission amend its regulations to limit the scope of third-party review of licensee decisions denying or revoking an employee's unescorted access at licensee facilities. The petitioner sought to ensure that such decisions could not be overturned by any third party. By letter dated January 22, 2015, the petitioner withdrew its PRM.

Dates

The petition was withdrawn on January 22, 2015.

Supplementary Information

On January 25, 2013, the petitioner filed PRM-73-16 with the Commission requesting that it amend its regulations to limit the scope of third-party review of licensee decisions denying or revoking an employee's unescorted access at their facility (ADAMS Accession No. ML13035A186). The NRC published a notice of receipt and request for public comment on PRM-73-16 in the Federal Register of April 22, 2013 (78 FR 23684). The petition received over 300 individual comments from 212 individual commenters and co-signers. By letter dated January 22, 2015, the petitioner withdrew its PRM (ADAMS Accession No. ML15023A338). Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of March, 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2015-06420 Filed 3-19-15; 8:45 am]