Proposed Rules. Public meeting

Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Action: Public meeting
Citation: 86 FR (No. 207) · FR Doc. 2021-23550 · RIN 3150-AK71 · NRC-2020-0036 · 10 CFR 50

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to hold a public meeting to discuss a rulemaking activity related to reporting requirements for nonemergency events at nuclear power plants. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information on the background and status of the rulemaking and to obtain input from interested stakeholders.

Dates

The public meeting will be held on November 4, 2021. See Section II, Public Meeting, of this document for more information on the meeting.

Supplementary Information

I. Background On August 12, 2021, the NRC published a notice in the Federal Register informing the public that it will consider in the rulemaking process the issues raised in a petition for rulemaking regarding reporting requirements for nonemergency events at nuclear power plants (86 FR 44290). The NRC is in the early stages of developing a regulatory basis document that will discuss the regulatory issues, alternatives to resolve those issues, and the NRC staff's recommended alternative. The NRC will consider the information shared at the meeting in the development of the regulatory basis document. II. Public Meeting The public meeting will be on November 4, 2021, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (ET). Interested stakeholders may attend via telephone or online seminar. The purpose of the meeting is to provide background information on this rulemaking activity and obtain stakeholder input to enhance the NRC's understanding of the associated issues. Further, the staff will describe the various opportunities for the public to participate in the rulemaking process. The NRC will not provide formal written responses to the oral comments made at this meeting. Information for the teleconference and online seminar is available in the meeting notice, which can be accessed through the NRC's public website at: https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg or in ADAMS under accession number ML21288A427. The meeting notice includes questions for discussion to support development of the regulatory basis. Dated: October 25, 2021. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. John R. Tappert, Director, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2021-23550 Filed 10-28-21; 8:45 am]