[Federal Register: July 27, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 144)]
[Notices]               
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

 
Request for Comments on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Low 
Level Radioactive Waste Program; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Request for comments on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's low 
level radioactive waste program; Extension of Comment Period.

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DATES: The public comment period for this action has been extended and 
now closes September 5, 2006. Written comments should be submitted as 
described in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Comments submitted 
by mail should be postmarked by that date to ensure consideration. 
Comments received or postmarked after that date will be considered to 
the extent practical.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Ryan Whited, Chief, Low Level 
Waste Section, Environmental and Performance Assessment Directorate, 
Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Rockville, MD 20852. Telephone: (301) 415-7257; fax number: 
(301) 415-5370; e-mail: arw2@nrc.gov.
SUMMARY: On July 7, 2006 (71 FR 38675), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission published a document requesting public comment on its low 
level radioactive waste regulatory program. The comment period for this 
action, which was to have closed 30 days after publication, is being 
extended for an additional 30 days.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public are invited and encouraged to submit 
comments to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Mail Stop T6-D59, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Comments 
will also be accepted by e-mail at NRCREP@nrc.gov or by fax to (301) 
415-5397, Attention: Ryan Whited.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 20th day of July, 2006.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Scott Flanders,
Deputy Director, Environmental and Performance Assessment Directorate, 
Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Office of 
Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards.
 [FR Doc. E6-12022 Filed 7-26-06; 8:45 am]

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