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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Thursday, June 11, 2009 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

10 CFR Parts 50 and 52 

[NRC–2008–0122] 

RIN 3150–AI10 

Enhancements to Emergency 

Preparedness Regulations 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Proposed rule: Extension of 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: On May 18, 2009 (74 FR 

23254), the Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) published for public 

comment a proposed rule that would 

amend certain emergency preparedness 

(EP) requirements in its regulations that 

govern domestic licensing of production 

and utilization facilities. A conforming 

provision would also be added in the 

regulations that govern licenses, 

certifications, and approvals for new 

nuclear power plants. The proposed 

amendments would codify certain 

voluntary protective measures 

contained in NRC Bulletin 2005–02, 

‘‘Emergency Preparedness and Response 

Actions for Security-Based Events,’’ and 

other generically applicable 

requirements similar to those previously 

imposed by Commission orders. They 

would also amend other licensee 

emergency plan requirements based on 

a comprehensive review of the NRC’s EP 

regulations and guidance. The proposed 

requirements would enhance the ability 

of licensees in preparing to take and 

taking certain emergency preparedness 

and protective measures in the event of 

a radiological emergency; address, in 

part, security issues identified after the 

terrorist events of September 11, 2001; 

clarify regulations to effect consistent 

emergency plan implementation among 

licensees; and modify certain EP 

requirements to be more effective and 

efficient. Also, the NRC published for 

public comment three guidance 

documents related to the EP proposed 

rule: DG–1237, ‘‘Guidance on Making 

Changes to Emergency Response Plans 

for Nuclear Power Reactors’’ (74 FR 

23220); ‘‘NUREG/CR–XXXX, Criteria for 

Development of Evacuation Time 

Estimate Studies’’ (74 FR 23219); and 

Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) NSIR/DPR– 

ISG–01, ‘‘Emergency Planning for 

Nuclear Power Plants’’ (74 FR 23221). A 

75-day comment period was provided 

for the proposed rule and guidance 

documents, set to expire on August 3, 

2009. Comments specific to the 

information collection aspects of the 

proposed rule were due on June 17, 

2009. 

The proposed rule and related 

guidance documents comment submittal 

deadline is extended from the original 

August 3, 2009, deadline to October 19, 

2009, and the information collections 

analysis deadline is extended from the 

original June 17, 2009, deadline to 

August 17, 2009. 

DATES: The comment period for the 

proposed rule and related guidance 

documents has been extended and now 

expires on October 19, 2009. The 

comment period for the information 

collection aspects of this proposed 

rulemaking has been extended by 60 

days and now expires on August 17, 

2009. Comments received after this date 

will be considered if it is practical to do 

so, but the Commission is able to ensure 

consideration only for comments 

received before this date. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any one of the following methods. 

Comments submitted in writing or in 

electronic form will be made available 

for public inspection. Because your 

comments will not be edited to remove 

any identifying or contact information, 

the NRC cautions you against including 

any information in your submission that 

you do not want to be publicly 

disclosed. 

Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for documents filed under Docket ID 

[NRC–2008–0122]. Address questions 

about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, 

telephone (301) 492–3668; e-mail 

Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 

Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001, Attn: 

Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff. 

E-mail comments to: 

Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you 

do not receive a reply e-mail confirming 

that we have received your comments, 

contact us directly at (301) 415–1677. 

Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission at (301) 

492–3446. 

You can access publicly available 

documents related to this document 

using the following methods: 

NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR): 

The public may examine and have 

copied for a fee publicly available 

documents at the NRC’s PDR, Public 

File Area O–1F21, One White Flint 

North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. 

NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access 

and Management System (ADAMS): 

Publicly available documents created or 

received at the NRC are available 

electronically at the NRC’s Electronic 

Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/ 

reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, 

the public can gain entry into ADAMS, 

which provides text and image files of 

NRC’s public documents. If you do not 

have access to ADAMS or if there are 

problems in accessing the documents 

located in ADAMS, contact the NRC’s 

PDR reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 

or (301) 415–4737, or by e-mail to 

PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Lauren Quin ̃ ones, Office of Nuclear 

Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001, telephone (301) 415– 

2007, e-mail Lauren.Quinones@nrc.gov; 

or Don Tailleart, Office of Nuclear 

Security and Incident Response, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001, telephone 

(301) 415–2966, e-mail 

Don.Tailleart@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: During the 

period of May 18–May 29, 2009, the 

NRC received seven letters from nuclear 

power industry representatives and 

various state agencies requesting that 

the comment period for the proposed 

rulemaking be extended. Five of the 

requests asked for an extension of 75 

days for a total of 150 days, and two of 

the requests asked for an extension of 

105 days for a total of 180 days. Nuclear 

power industry representatives and state 

agencies stated various reasons to 

support their request (listed below): 

(1) This is a substantive amendment 

to the NRC EP requirements; 

(2) The proposed amendments and 

guidance documents cover many 

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issues that will require extensive 

review; 

(3) Additional time is needed to 

discuss possible consequences of 

proposed changes with affected State 

and/or local jurisdictions; and 

(4) Extending the public comment 

period will allow for a more 

comprehensive review and result in 

more meaningful comments. 

In view of the NRC’s desire to receive 

high quality comments from external 

stakeholders, and recognizing the 

quantity of information to be analyzed 

and the coordination efforts needed by 

and among stakeholders, the comment 

period for the proposed rulemaking and 

related guidance documents will be 

extended for an additional 75 days. The 

comment period for the information 

collection aspects of this proposed 

rulemaking will be extended by 60 days. 

Based on feedback from stakeholders, 

the NRC believes that a 75-day 

extension will allow sufficient time for 

all stakeholders to develop and provide 

meaningful comments on the proposed 

rule and draft guidance. 

The proposed rule and related 

guidance documents comment submittal 

deadline is extended from the original 

August 3, 2009, deadline to October 19, 

2009, and the information collections 

analysis deadline is extended from the 

original June 17, 2009, deadline to 

August 17, 2009. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day 

of June 2009. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Annette L. Vietti-Cook, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

[FR Doc. E9–13713 Filed 6–10–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2009–0532; Directorate 

Identifier 2008–NM–024–AD] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; BAE 

Systems (Operations) Limited Model 

BAe 146 and Avro 146–RJ Airplanes 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking 

(NPRM). 

SUMMARY: We propose to adopt a new 

airworthiness directive (AD) for the 

products listed above. This proposed 

AD results from mandatory continuing 

airworthiness information (MCAI) 

originated by an aviation authority of 

another country to identify and correct 

an unsafe condition on an aviation 

product. The MCAI describes the unsafe 

condition as: 

The airbrake upper crossbeam on an 

airplane failed in-flight. The crossbeam 

failure caused damage to the rudder control 

system, resulting in loss of rudder control. 

Loss of rudder control will cause handling 

difficulties particularly during take-off, 

approach, and landing phases in cross winds. 

* * * * * 

The proposed AD would require actions 

that are intended to address the unsafe 

condition described in the MCAI. 

DATES: We must receive comments on 

this proposed AD by July 13, 2009. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments by 

any of the following methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–40, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., 

Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

For service information identified in 

this proposed AD, contact BAE Systems 

Regional Aircraft, 13850 McLearen 

Road, Herndon, Virginia 20171; 

telephone 703–736–1080; e-mail 

raebusiness@baesystems.com; Internet 

http://www.baesystems.com/Businesses/ 

RegionalAircraft/index.htm. You may 

review copies of the referenced service 

information at the FAA, Transport 

Airplane Directorate, 1601 Lind 

Avenue, SW., Renton, Washington. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call 425–227–1221 

or 425–227–1152. 

Examining the AD Docket 

You may examine the AD docket on 

the Internet at http:// 

www.regulations.gov; or in person at the 

Docket Operations office between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this proposed AD, the 

regulatory evaluation, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for the Docket Operations 

office (telephone (800) 647–5527) is in 

the ADDRESSES section. Comments will 

be available in the AD docket shortly 

after receipt. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Todd Thompson, Aerospace Engineer, 

International Branch, ANM–116, 

Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, 

1601 Lind Avenue, SW., Renton, 

Washington 98057–3356; telephone 

(425) 227–1175; fax (425) 227–1149. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

We invite you to send any written 

relevant data, views, or arguments about 

this proposed AD. Send your comments 

to an address listed under the 

ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No. 

FAA–2009–0532; Directorate Identifier 

2008–NM–024–AD’’ at the beginning of 

your comments. We specifically invite 

comments on the overall regulatory, 

economic, environmental, and energy 

aspects of this proposed AD. We will 

consider all comments received by the 

closing date and may amend this 

proposed AD based on those comments. 

We will post all comments we 

receive, without change, to http:// 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information you provide. We 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact we receive 

about this proposed AD. 

Discussion 

The European Aviation Safety Agency 

(EASA), which is the Technical Agent 

for the Member States of the European 

Community, has issued EASA 

Airworthiness Directive 2007–0307, 

dated December 17, 2007 (referred to 

after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to correct an 

unsafe condition for the specified 

products. The MCAI states: 

The airbrake upper crossbeam on an 

airplane failed in-flight. The crossbeam 

failure caused damage to the rudder control 

system, resulting in loss of rudder control. 

Loss of rudder control will cause handling 

difficulties particularly during take-off, 

approach, and landing phases in cross winds. 

BAE Systems (Operations) Ltd has 

published Inspection Service Bulletin (ISB) 

53–200 that revises and supersedes the 

inspection requirements, which are defined 

in the Maintenance Review Board Report 

(MRBR) SSI Task 53–40–125, Supplemental 

Structural Inspections Document (SSID) 

Tasks 53–40–125.1 and 53–40–125.2 

(included in the Airworthiness Limitations 

Section of Aircraft Maintenance Manual 

Chapter 5 that is currently mandated as part 

of EASA AD 2007–0271 [which corresponds 

to an FAA NPRM, Directorate Identifier 

2007–NM–363–AD]) and in Maintenance 

Planning Document (MPD) Task Reference 

534025–DVI–10000–1. These revised 

inspection requirements and reduced 

inspection periods are to ensure that any 

fatigue damage is detected before it causes 

upper airbrake crossbeam failure. MRBR, 

SSID and MPD will be amended in due 

course to reflect these revised inspection 

periods. 


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