NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ISSUES PROPOSED RULE: NRC MODERNIZATION: RULEMAKING PROCEDURE, FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT ALIGNMENT, ACCESS, AND SECURITY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued a proposed rule called: NRC Modernization: Rulemaking Procedure, Federal Advisory Committee Act Alignment, Access, and Security.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 11 by Jody Martin, Secretary of the Commission.

Summary: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its regulations by streamlining procedural provisions related to information withholding and post-promulgation comment periods; aligning the NRC's regulations with Committee Management Secretariat (CMS) Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) standards; and updating national security eligibility criteria. The goal is to modernize and clarify the NRC's regulatory fram...