Docketing
(c) Docketing. (1) The NRC will docket a petition for rulemaking and assign a docket number to the petition if the NRC determines the following: (i) The petition for rulemaking includes the information required by paragraph 2.802(c), (ii) The regulatory change sought by the petitioner is within the NRC's legal authority, and (iii) The petition for rulemaking raises a potentially valid issue that warrants further consideration. (2) A copy of the docketed petition for rulemaking will be posted in the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) and on the Federal rulemaking Web site at: http://www.regulations.gov. The NRC will publish a notice of docketing in the Federal Register informing the public that the NRC is reviewing the merits of the petition for rulemaking. The notice of docketing will include the docket number and explain how the public may track the status of the petition for rulemaking.