[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 126 (Thursday, July 1, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38168-38169]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-16073]
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
[Docket No. PHMSA-2010-0130 (Notice No.10-2)]
Hazardous Materials: International Regulations for the Safe
Transport of Radioactive Material (TS-R-1); Draft Revision Available
for Comment
AGENCY: Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA),
DOT.
ACTION: Notice; document availability and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: PHMSA is seeking public comment on a draft revision of the
International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) ``Regulations for the Safe
Transport of Radioactive Material'' (TS-R-1), which is scheduled for
publication in 2012. PHMSA and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) will jointly be submitting comments on the draft document to the
IAEA. We are requesting input from the public to assist in developing
the U.S. comments.
DATES: Comments must be received on or before October 29, 2010.
Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical
to do so, however we are only able to assure consideration for comments
received on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments identified by the docket number
(PHMSA-2010-0130) by any of the following methods:
Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the online instructions for submitting
comments.
Fax: 1-202-493-2251.
Mail: Docket Operations, U.S. Department of
Transportation, West Building, Ground Floor, Room W12-140, Routing
Symbol M-30, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: To Docket Operations, Room W12-140 on the
ground floor of the West Building, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE.,
Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
except Federal Holidays.
Instructions: All submissions must include the agency name and
docket number for this notice at the beginning of the comment. Note
that all comments received will be posted without change to the docket
management system, including any personal information provided.
Docket: For access to the dockets to read background documents or
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov, or DOT's Docket
Operations Office (see ADDRESSES).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Rick Boyle, Office of Hazardous
Materials Technology, (202) 366-4545, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials
Safety Administration.
Privacy Act: Anyone is able to search the electronic form of any
written communications and comments received into any of our dockets by
the name of the individual submitting the document (or signing the
document, if submitted on behalf of an association, business, labor
union, etc.). You may review DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in
the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477) or you
may visit http://www.regulations.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
The IAEA works with its Member States and multiple partners
worldwide to promote safe, secure and peaceful nuclear technologies.
The IAEA established and maintains an international standard,
Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material (TS-R-1), to
promote the safe and secure transportation of radioactive material. The
IAEA periodically reviews, and as deemed appropriate, revises
Regulations for the Safe Transport of Radioactive Material to reflect
new information and accumulated experience. The DOT is the U.S.
competent authority before the IAEA for radioactive material
transportation matters. The NRC provides technical support to the DOT
in this regard, particularly with regard to Type B and fissile
transportation packages.
The IAEA is about to release for 120-day Member State review a
draft revision of TS-R-1 intended for publication in 2012. To assure
opportunity for public involvement in the international regulatory
development process, we are requesting
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input from the public on the proposed revisions to TS-R-1. Comments are
being solicited only on the changes made between the published 2009
edition and the draft 2012 edition.
The draft 2012 edition and the 2009 version are available online in
the public docket for this notice. To assist in comparing these two
documents, the IAEA has prepared a table in which the original text
(2009, as published) is compared with the proposed text (draft 2012
edition); the table may also be found online in the public docket for
this notice. A redline/strikeout version of the 2012 draft showing the
changes from the 2009 version is also available in the docket.
Any comments made should refer to the relevant paragraph number in
the draft 2012 edition, and when appropriate, proposed alternative
text.
Please note that to date, PHMSA has harmonized the U.S. domestic
hazardous materials regulations in 49 CFR with the 1996 edition of TS-
R-1, as revised in 2000 [Docket No. RSPA-99-6283 (HM-230)]. A
rulemaking is in development which will be issued in draft for public
review at a later date to harmonize with the 2009 edition of TS-R-1.
PHMSA is not currently considering adoption of the 2012 amendments.
However, subsequent domestic compatibility rulemakings by both NRC and
DOT will be considered after IAEA final publication of the 2012 revised
TS-R-1.
II. Public Participation
Methods and instructions for submitting comments are specified in
the ADDRESSES section of this notice. Comments must be submitted in
writing (Microsoft Word file is the preferred format for electronic
submissions) and should include:
Name;
Address;
Relevant paragraph number in the document being reviewed,
and
When appropriate, proposed alternative text.
Commenters may also provide contact information, such as a telephone
number and/or e-mail address.
PHMSA and the NRC will review the comments received and based in
part on the information received, will develop comments on the revised
draft of TS-R-1 to be submitted to the IAEA. Comments from the United
States and other IAEA member states will be considered at an IAEA
Transport Safety Standards Committee (TRANSSC) Meeting to be convened
by IAEA on November 29, 2010, in Vienna, Austria.
Issued in Washington, DC on June 24, 2010.
Magdy El-Sibaie,
Associate Administrator for Hazardous Materials Safety.
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