80 FR 21774 - Sizing of Large Lead-Acid Storage Batteries
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 75 (Monday, April 20, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 21774-21775] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-08963] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2015-0099] Sizing of Large Lead-Acid Storage Batteries AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft regulatory guide, request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1311, ``Sizing of Large Lead-Acid Batteries'' for public comment. This guidance is proposed revision 1 of regulatory guide (RG), RG 1.212, ``Sizing of Large Lead-Acid Storage Batteries.'' This DG endorses, with certain clarifications, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Standard 485-2010, ``IEEE Recommended Practice for Sizing Lead-Acid Batteries for Stationary Applications.'' This DG describes methods acceptable to the NRC staff for complying with the design requirements for stationary battery applications in full float operation for nuclear power plants. DATES: Submit comments by June 19, 2015. Comments received after this date will be considered if 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. ADDRESSES: You may submit comment by any of the following methods (unless this document describes a different method for submitting comments on a specific subject):Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0099. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415- 3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: O12-H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. For additional direction on accessing information and submitting comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Liliana Ramadan, telephone: 301-415- 7000, email: Liliana.Ramadan@nrc.gov or Mark Orr, telephone: 301-415- 7000, email: Mark.Orr@nrc.gov. Both are staff of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [[Page 21775]] I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0099 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this action by the following methods: Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0099. NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. The DG is electronically available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML14031A265. NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0099 in the subject line of your comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make your comment submission available to the public in this docket. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment submissions into ADAMS. II. Additional Information The NRC is issuing for public comment a DG in the NRC'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 DG, entitled, ``Sizing of Large Lead Acid Storage Batteries'' is temporarily identified by its task number, DG-1311. This DG-1311 is proposed revision 1 of RG 1.212. This DG endorses, with certain clarifications, IEEE Standard 485-2010, ``IEEE Recommended Practice for Sizing Lead-Acid Batteries for Stationary Applications.'' This DG describes methods acceptable to the staff for complying with the design requirements for stationary battery applications in full float operation for nuclear power plants. Copies of IEEE standards may be purchased from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Service Center, 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box 1331, Piscataway, NJ 08855, or through the IEEE's public Web site at http://www.ieee.org/publications_standards/index.html. III. Backfitting and Issue Finality Issuing of this DG, if finalized, would not constitute backfitting as defined in Sec. 50.109 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), (the Backfit Rule), and would not otherwise be inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. As discussed in the ``Implementation'' section of this DG, the NRC has no current intention to impose this DG on current holders of Part 50 operating licenses or Part 52 combined licenses. This DG, if finalized, could be applied to applications for operating licenses and combined licenses docketed by the NRC as of the date of issuance of the final RG, as well as future applications for operating licenses and combined licenses submitted after the issuance of the RG. Such action would not constitute backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109(a)(1) or be otherwise inconsistent with the applicable issue finality provision in 10 CFR part 52, inasmuch as such applicants or potential applicants, with exceptions not applicable here, are not within the scope of entities protected by the Backfit Rule or the relevant issue finality provisions in part 52. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of April, 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Harriet Karagiannis, Acting Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2015-08963 Filed 4-17-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e- 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, regulatory guide (DG), DG–1311, ‘‘Sizing
submittals.html. Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking of Large Lead-Acid Batteries’’ for public
Once a participant has obtained a and Adjudications Staff. Participants comment. This guidance is proposed
digital ID certificate and a docket has filing a document in this manner are revision 1 of regulatory guide (RG), RG
been created, the participant can then responsible for serving the document on 1.212, ‘‘Sizing of Large Lead-Acid
submit a request for hearing or petition all other participants. Filing is Storage Batteries.’’ This DG endorses,
for leave to intervene. Submissions considered complete by first-class mail with certain clarifications, the Institute
should be in Portable Document Format as of the time of deposit in the mail, or of Electrical and Electronic Engineers
(PDF) in accordance with NRC guidance by courier, express mail, or expedited (IEEE) Standard 485–2010, ‘‘IEEE
available on the NRC’s public Web site delivery service upon depositing the Recommended Practice for Sizing Lead-
at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e- document with the provider of the Acid Batteries for Stationary
submittals.html. A filing is considered service. A presiding officer, having Applications.’’ This DG describes
complete at the time the documents are granted an exemption request from methods acceptable to the NRC staff for
submitted through the NRC’s E-Filing using E-Filing, may require a participant complying with the design requirements
system. To be timely, an electronic or party to use E-Filing if the presiding for stationary battery applications in full
filing must be submitted to the E-Filing officer subsequently determines that the float operation for nuclear power plants.
system no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern reason for granting the exemption from
Time on the due date. Upon receipt of use of E-Filing no longer exists. DATES: Submit comments by June 19,
a transmission, the E-Filing system Documents submitted in adjudicatory 2015. Comments received after this date
time-stamps the document and sends proceedings will appear in the NRC’s will be considered if practical to do so,
the submitter an email notice electronic hearing docket which is but the NRC is able to ensure
confirming receipt of the document. The available to the public at http:// consideration only for comments
E-Filing system also distributes an email ehd1.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded received on or before this date.
notice that provides access to the pursuant to an order of the Commission, Although a time limit is given,
document to the NRC’s Office of the or the presiding officer. Participants are comments and suggestions in
General Counsel and any others who requested not to include personal connection with items for inclusion in
have advised the Office of the Secretary privacy information, such as social guides currently being developed or
that they wish to participate in the security numbers, home addresses, or improvements in all published guides
proceeding, so that the filer need not home phone numbers in their filings, are encouraged at any time.
serve the documents on those unless an NRC regulation or other law
participants separately. Therefore, requires submission of such ADDRESSES: You may submit comment
applicants and other participants (or information. However, a request to by any of the following methods (unless
their counsel or representative) must intervene will require including this document describes a different
apply for and receive a digital ID information on local residence in order method for submitting comments on a
certificate before a hearing request/ to demonstrate a proximity assertion of specific subject):
petition to intervene is filed so that they interest in the proceeding. With respect • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
can obtain access to the document via to copyrighted works, except for limited http://www.regulations.gov and search
the E-Filing system. excerpts that serve the purpose of the for Docket ID NRC–2015–0099. Address
A person filing electronically using
adjudicatory filings and would questions about NRC dockets to Carol
the NRC’s adjudicatory E-Filing system
constitute a Fair Use application, Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
may seek assistance by contacting the
participants are requested not to include email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
NRC Meta System Help Desk through
the ‘‘Contact Us’’ link located on the copyrighted materials in their technical questions, contact the
NRC’s public Web site at http:// submission. individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
www.nrc.gov/site-help/e- Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10 day INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
submittals.html, by email to of April, 2015. document.
MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll- For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
free call at 1–866–672–7640. The NRC Michele Sampson, Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
Meta System Help Desk is available Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing Branch, Division O12–H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern of Spent Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
Time, Monday through Friday, Material Safety and Safeguards. 0001.
excluding government holidays. [FR Doc. 2015–09025 Filed 4–17–15; 8:45 am]
Participants who believe that they For additional direction on accessing
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by: (1) First class mail addressed to the 7000, email: Liliana.Ramadan@nrc.gov
Batteries
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Office of the Secretary of the or Mark Orr, telephone: 301–415–7000,
Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory email: Mark.Orr@nrc.gov. Both are staff
Commission, Washington, DC 20555– Commission. of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory
0001, Attention: Rulemaking and ACTION: Draft regulatory guide, request Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, for comment. Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
express mail, or expedited delivery 0001.
service to the Office of the Secretary, SUMMARY:The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
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I. Obtaining Information and entering the comment submissions into Rule or the relevant issue finality
Submitting Comments ADAMS. provisions in part 52.
A. Obtaining Information II. Additional Information Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day
of April, 2015.
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015– The NRC is issuing for public
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
0099 when contacting the NRC about comment a DG in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory
the availability of information regarding Guide’’ series. This series was Harriet Karagiannis,
this document. You may obtain developed to describe and make Acting Chief, Regulatory Guidance and
publicly-available information related to available to the public such information Generic Issues Branch, Division of
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory
this action by the following methods: as methods that are acceptable to the
Research.
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to NRC staff for implementing specific
[FR Doc. 2015–08963 Filed 4–17–15; 8:45 am]
http://www.regulations.gov and search parts of the NRC’s regulations,
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for Docket ID NRC–2015–0099. techniques that the staff uses in
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents evaluating specific problems or
Access and Management System postulated accidents, and data that the
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- staff needs in its review of applications POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
available documents online in the for permits and licenses.
[Docket No. CP2014–31; Order No. 2441]
ADAMS Public Documents collection at The DG, entitled, ‘‘Sizing of Large
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Lead Acid Storage Batteries’’ is New Postal Product
adams.html. To begin the search, select temporarily identified by its task
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then number, DG–1311. This DG–1311 is AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission.
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS proposed revision 1 of RG 1.212. This ACTION: Notice.
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, DG endorses, with certain clarifications,
please contact the NRC’s Public IEEE Standard 485–2010, ‘‘IEEE SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at Recommended Practice for Sizing Lead- recent Postal Service filing concerning
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Acid Batteries for Stationary an amendment to an existing Priority
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The Applications.’’ This DG describes Mail Contract 77 negotiated service
ADAMS accession number for each methods acceptable to the staff for agreement. This notice informs the
document referenced (if it available in complying with the design requirements public of the filing, invites public
ADAMS) is provided the first time that for stationary battery applications in full comment, and takes other
a document is referenced. The DG is float operation for nuclear power plants. administrative steps.
electronically available in ADAMS Copies of IEEE standards may be DATES: Comments are due: April 21,
under Accession No. ML14031A265. purchased from the Institute of 2015.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Service Center, 445 Hoes Lane, P.O. Box ADDRESSES: Submit comments
purchase copies of public documents at
1331, Piscataway, NJ 08855, or through electronically via the Commission’s
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
the IEEE’s public Web site at http:// Filing Online system at http://
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
www.ieee.org/publications_standards/ www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
index.html. comments electronically should contact
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Please include Docket ID NRC–2015– III. Backfitting and Issue Finality INFORMATION CONTACT section by
0099 in the subject line of your Issuing of this DG, if finalized, would telephone for advice on filing
comment submission, in order to ensure not constitute backfitting as defined in alternatives.
that the NRC is able to make your § 50.109 of Title 10 of the Code of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
comment submission available to the Federal Regulations (10 CFR), (the David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
public in this docket. Backfit Rule), and would not otherwise 202–789–6820.
The NRC cautions you not to include be inconsistent with the issue finality SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
identifying or contact information that provisions in 10 CFR part 52. As
you do not want to be publicly discussed in the ‘‘Implementation’’ Table of Contents
disclosed in your comment submission. section of this DG, the NRC has no I. Introduction
The NRC posts all comment current intention to impose this DG on II. Notice of Filings
submissions at http:// current holders of Part 50 operating III. Ordering Paragraphs
www.regulations.gov as well as entering licenses or Part 52 combined licenses.
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identifying or contact information. NRC as of the date of issuance of the Amendment to the existing Priority Mail
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comments from other persons for for operating licenses and combined agreement approved in this docket.1 In
submission to the NRC, then you should licenses submitted after the issuance of support of its Notice, the Postal Service
inform those persons not to include the RG. Such action would not includes a redacted copy of the
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disclosed in their comment submission. inconsistent with the applicable issue
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| Dates | Submit comments by June 19, 2015. Comments received after this date will be considered if 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. | |
| Contact | Liliana Ramadan, telephone: 301-415- 7000, email: [email protected] or Mark Orr, telephone: 301-415- 7000, email: [email protected] Both are staff of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |
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