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These changes would clarify the responsibilities of general licensees and further limit the shipping of fissile material under a general license. The parallel DOT proposed rulemaking was published in the Federal Register on August 12, 2011.","action":"Proposed rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2013/05/16/2013-11552.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":71,"title":10}],"citation":"78 FR 28988","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":"2013-07-30","correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"Submit comments by July 30, 2013. Submit comments specific to the information collections aspect of this proposed rule by June 17, 2013. 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