Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 174 / Thursday, September 10, 2009 / Proposed Rules 46513 

distributor should report shipments of 

‘‘larger’’ quantities to appropriate 

regulatory agencies. The same 

commenter also suggested that the 15- 

pound limit should potentially be 

reduced to a lower limit that was more 

appropriate for use under a general 

license. Two commenters provided 

additional examples of cases when the 

use of source material under the general 

license could have resulted in exposures 

in excess of the limits specified in 10 

CFR Part 20. 

Reasons for Closure of the Petition 

Although the NRC is not aware of 

widespread issues with the current 

general license requirements in 10 CFR 

40.22, the NRC has collected and 

evaluated data on practices allowed 

under the general license which 

indicate that it may be possible in 

certain situations for exposures to occur 

when the requirements in 10 CFR Parts 

19 and 20 would normally apply. The 

NRC concluded that the underlying 

issue of re-evaluating the safety 

significance of granting exemption for 

source material general licenses from 10 

CFR Parts 19 and 20 is an important one 

and merits further consideration 

through rulemaking. The NRC will 

continue consideration of this issue as 

part of a proposed rulemaking on 

‘‘Distribution of Source Material to 

Exempt Persons and General Licensees 

and Revision of 10 CFR 40.22 General 

License (Part 40),’’ RIN 3150–AH15. 

Further information on the rulemaking 

may be tracked through http:// 

www.regulations.gov under Docket ID 

NRC–2009–0084. 

Although the NRC will continue to 

consider the issues raised by the 

petition in the rulemaking process, the 

petitioners’ concerns may not be 

addressed exactly as the petitioners 

have requested. During the rulemaking 

process, the NRC will solicit comments 

from the public and will consider all 

comments before finalizing the rule. 

For the reasons cited in this 

document, the NRC closes the docket for 

PRM–40–27. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day 

of August 2009. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Bruce S. Mallett, 

Acting Executive Director for Operations. 

[FR Doc. E9–21860 Filed 9–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

10 CFR Part 609 

RIN 1901–AB27 

Loan Guarantees for Projects That 

Employ Innovative Technologies 

AGENCY: Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer, Department of Energy (DOE). 

ACTION: Proposed rule; extension of 

public comment period. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces that 

the period for submitting comments on 

the proposed rule to amend the 

regulations implementing the loan 

guarantee program authorized by 

section 1703 of Title XVII of the Energy 

Policy Act of 2005 is extended to 

September 22, 2009. In the proposed 

rule, DOE considers certain changes to: 

Provide flexibility in the determination 

of appropriate structures, collateral 

packages to secure guaranteed loan 

obligations, and other credit support; 

facilitate collateral sharing and related 

inter-creditor arrangements with other 

project lenders; and provide a more 

workable interpretation of certain 

statutory provisions regarding DOE’s 

treatment of collateral. 

DATES: Comments must be postmarked 

no later than September 22, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: Any comments submitted 

must reference the proposed rule to 

amend the regulations implementing the 

Title XVII loan guarantee program and 

RIN number 1901–AB21. Comments 

may be submitted using any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• E-mail: lgprogram@hq.doe.gov. 

Include RIN number 1901–AB21 in the 

subject line of the message. 

• Postal Mail: David G. Frantz, 

Director, Loan Guarantee Program 

Office, Office of the Chief Financial 

Officer, U.S Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. Please 

submit one signed original paper copy. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: David G. 

Frantz, Director, Loan Guarantee 

Program Office, Office of the Chief 

Financial Officer, U.S. Department of 

Energy, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Please submit one signed original paper 

copy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David G. Frantz, Director, Loan 

Guarantee Program Office, Office of the 

Chief Financial Officer, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 586– 

8336, e-mail: lgprogram@hq.doe.gov; or 

Susan S. Richardson, Chief Counsel for 

the Loan Guarantee Program, Office of 

the General Counsel, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585–0121, (202) 586– 

8336, e-mail: lgprogram@hq.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On August 

7, 2009, DOE published a proposed rule 

in the Federal Register to make certain 

changes to: (1) Provide flexibility in the 

determination of appropriate structures, 

collateral packages to secure guaranteed 

loan obligations, and other credit 

support; (2) facilitate collateral sharing 

and related inter-creditor arrangements 

with other project lenders; and (3) 

provide a more workable interpretation 

of certain statutory provisions regarding 

DOE’s treatment of collateral. (74 FR 

39565) The proposed rule provided for 

the submission of comments by 

September 8, 2009. In response to a 

request for additional time to comment 

on the proposed rule, DOE hereby 

extends the comment period and will 

consider any comments postmarked no 

later than September 22, 2009. DOE 

deems any comments received after 

publication of the proposed rule and by 

the September 22, 2009 postmark 

deadline to be timely submitted. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on September 3, 

2009. 

Steve Isakowitz, 

Chief Financial Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–21756 Filed 9–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 71 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0540; Airspace 

Docket No. 09–ASW–17] 

Proposed Amendment of Class E 

Airspace; Altus, OK 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: This action proposes to 

amend Class E airspace for the Altus, 

OK area. Additional controlled airspace 

is necessary to accommodate new 

Standard Instrument Approach 

Procedures (SIAPs) at Altus/Quartz 

Mountain Regional Airport, Altus, OK. 

The FAA is taking this action to 

enhance the safety and management of 

Instrument Flight Rules (IFR) aircraft 

operations at Altus/Quartz Mountain 

Regional Airport. 


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