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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 67 (Friday, April 6, 2012)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 20743]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-8327]

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Proposed Rules
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains notices to the public of 
the proposed issuance of rules and regulations. The purpose of these 
notices is to give interested persons an opportunity to participate in 
the rule making prior to the adoption of the final rules.

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Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 67 / Friday, April 6, 2012 / Proposed 
Rules

[[Page 20743]]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

10 CFR Part 1046

[Docket No. DOE-HQ-2012-0002]
RIN 1992-AA40

Protective Force Personnel Medical, Physical Readiness, Training, 
and Access Authorization Standards

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Proposed rule; notice of extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: This document announces that the period for submitting 
comments on the proposed rule to amend the standards for medical, 
physical performance, training, and access authorizations for 
protective force (PF) personnel employed by contractors providing 
security services to the Department will be extended until April 13, 
2012.

DATES: The comment period for the proposed rule published March 6, 2012 
(77 FR 13206), is extended. The Department of Energy (DOE) will accept 
comments, data, and information on the proposal received no later than 
April 13, 2012.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, identified by DOE-HQ-2012-0002 and/
or 1992-AA40, by any of the following methods:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments.
     Email: 1992-AA40@hq.doe.gov. Include DOE-HQ-2012-0002 and/
or 1992-AA40 in the subject line of the message.
     Mail: Mailing Address for paper, disk, or CD-ROM 
submissions: Department of Energy, Office of Security Policy, (HS-51, 
Attn: John Cronin), 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585-
1290.
     Hand Delivery/Courier: Street Address: Department of 
Energy, Office of Security Policy, (HS-51, Attn: John Cronin), 1000 
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585-1290.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
and docket number or Regulatory Information Number (RIN) for this 
rulemaking. All comments received will be posted without change to 
http://www.regulations.gov, including any personal information 
provided.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
comments received, go to http://www.regulations.gov or contact John 
Cronin at (301) 903-6209 prior to visiting Department of Energy, Office 
of Security Policy, (HS-51), 19901 Germantown Rd., Germantown, MD 
20874.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for additional information 
may be sent to Mr. John Cronin, Office of Security Policy at (301) 903-
6209; John.Cronin@hq.doe.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 6, 2012, DOE published a proposed 
rule to revise the standards for medical, physical performance, 
training, and access authorizations for PF personnel employed by 
contractors providing security services to the Department. (77 FR 
13206) Commenters requested an extension of the comment period until 
April 13, 2012, stating that the extension was needed to allow 
sufficient time to address many important issues in the proposed 
revisions. Commenters cited the need to collect information and 
thoughts from various sites to prepare comments from the National 
Council of Security Police, and stated that the additional week would 
allow time to gather all the information and prepare focused comments. 
DOE has determined that an extension of the public comment period is 
appropriate based on the foregoing reasons and is hereby extending the 
comment period. DOE will consider any comments received by April 13, 
2012.

Further Information on Submitting Comments

    Under 10 CFR 1004.11, any person submitting information that he or 
she believes to be confidential and exempt by law from public 
disclosure should submit two copies: One copy of the document including 
all the information believed to be confidential, and one copy of the 
document with the information believed to be confidential deleted. DOE 
will make its own determination about the confidential status of the 
information and treat it according to its determination.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on April 2, 2012.
Glenn S. Podonsky,
Chief Health, Safety And Security Officer, Office of Health, Safety and 
Security.
[FR Doc. 2012-8327 Filed 4-5-12; 8:45 am]
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