53446 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 180 / Tuesday, September 16, 2008 / Notices 

—Astrophysics Division Update. 

—Joint Dark Energy Mission Update. 

—Astrophysics Goals Overview. 

—Astrophysics on the Moon Discussion. 

It is imperative that the meeting be 

held on these dates to accommodate the 

scheduling priorities of the key 

participants. Attendees will be 

requested to sign a register. For further 

information, contact Marian Norris via 

e-mail at mnorris@nasa.gov or by 

telephone at (202) 358–4452. 

P. Diane Rausch, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer, 

National Aeronautics and Space 

Administration. 

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Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, 

Availability 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of Issuance and 

Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide, 

DG–3035. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Breeda Reilly, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001, telephone: (301) 492–3110 or email to Breeda.Reilly@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is issuing for public 

comment a draft regulatory guide in the 

agency’s ‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. 

This series was developed to describe 

and make available to the public such 

information as methods that are 

acceptable to the NRC staff for 

implementing specific parts of the 

NRC’s regulations, techniques that the 

staff uses in evaluating specific 

problems or postulated accidents, and 

data that the staff needs in its review of 

applications for permits and licenses. 

The draft regulatory guide (DG), 

entitled, ‘‘General Fire Protection Guide 

for Plutonium Processing and Fuel 

Fabrication Plants,’’ is temporarily 

identified by its task number, DG–3035, 

which should be mentioned in all 

related correspondence. DG–3035 is the 

proposed Revision 1 of Regulatory 

Guide 3.16, dated January 1974. 

DG–3035 identifies NUREG–1718, 

‘‘Standard Review Plan for the Review 

of an Application for a Mixed Oxide 

(MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility,’’ 

issued August 2000 (SRP), as the 

method that the staff of the NRC 

considers acceptable for use in 

complying with Title 10, Section 

70.23(a)(3) and (a)(4), of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (10 CFR 70.23(a)(3) 

and (a)(4)) with respect to fire 

protection, and with 10 CFR 70.61, 

‘‘Performance Requirements,’’ with 

respect to potential radiological 

consequences from fires, for a mixed 

oxide (MOX) facility. 

The NRC regulations in 10 CFR Part 

70, ‘‘Domestic Licensing of Special 

Nuclear Material,’’ establish procedures 

and criteria for the licensing of special 

nuclear material (SNM). In 10 CFR Part 

70, Subpart D, ‘‘License Applications,’’ 

the regulations specify the contents of 

license applications and the 

requirements for approving 

applications. As stipulated in 10 CFR 

70.23(a) and (b), the requirements for 

approval include that the applicant’s 

proposed equipment, facilities, and 

procedures be adequate to protect health 

and minimize danger to life or property. 

II. Further Information 

The NRC staff is soliciting comments 

on DG–3035. Comments may be 

accompanied by relevant information or 

supporting data, and should mention 

DG–3035 in the subject line. Comments 

submitted in writing or in electronic 

form will be made available to the 

public in their entirety through the 

NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access 

and Management System (ADAMS). 

Personal information will not be 

removed from the comments. Comments 

may be submitted by any of the 

following methods: 

1. Mail to: Rulemaking, Directives, 

and Editing Branch, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001. 

2. E-mail to: NRCREP@nrc.gov. 

3. Hand-deliver to: Rulemaking, 

Directives, and Editing Branch, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, 11555 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852, between 

7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal 

workdays. 

4. Fax to: Rulemaking, Directives, and 

Editing Branch, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission at (301) 415–5144. 

Requests for technical information 

about DG–3035 may be directed to 

Breeda Reilly at (301) 492–3110 or email to Breeda.Reilly@nrc.gov. 

Comments would be most helpful if 

received by November 13, 2008. 

Comments received after that date will 

be considered if it is practical to do so, 

but the NRC is able to ensure 

consideration only for comments 

received on or before this date. 

Although a time limit is given, 

comments and suggestions in 

connection with items for inclusion in 

guides currently being developed or 

improvements in all published guides 

are encouraged at any time. 

Electronic copies of DG–3035 are 

available through the NRC’s public Web 

site under Draft Regulatory Guides in 

the ‘‘Regulatory Guides’’ collection of 

the NRC’s Electronic Reading Room at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/. Electronic copies are also 

available in ADAMS (http:// 

www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html), 

under Accession No. ML081910233. 

In addition, regulatory guides are 

available for inspection at the NRC’s 

Public Document Room (PDR), which is 

located at 11555 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland. The PDR’s mailing 

address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC 

20555–0001. The PDR can also be 

reached by telephone at (301) 415–4737 

or (800) 397–4205, by fax at (301) 415– 

3548, and by e-mail to PDR@nrc.gov. 

Regulatory guides are not 

copyrighted, and Commission approval 

is not required to reproduce them. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day 

of September 2008. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Stephen C. O’Connor, 

Acting Chief, Regulatory Guide Development 

Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of 

Nuclear Regulatory Research. 

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[Docket Nos. 52–025 and 52–026] 

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, 

et al.; Notice of Hearing and 

Opportunity To Petition for Leave To 

Intervene and Order Imposing 

Procedures for Access to Sensitive 

Unclassified Non-Safeguards 

Information and Safeguards 

Information for Contention Preparation 

on a Combined License for the Vogtle 

Electric Generating Plant Units 3 and 4 

Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 

1954, as amended, and the regulations 

in Title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR) Part 2, ‘‘Rules of 

Practice for Domestic Licensing 

Proceedings and Issuance of Orders,’’ 10 

CFR Part 50, ‘‘Domestic Licensing of 

Production and Utilization Facilities,’’ 

and 10 CFR Part 52, ‘‘Licenses, 

Certifications, and Approvals for 

Nuclear Power Plants,’’ notice is hereby 

given that a hearing will be held, at a 


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