80_FR_37793 80 FR 37667 - Notice of Meeting

80 FR 37667 - Notice of Meeting

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee On Reactor Safeguards

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 126 (July 1, 2015)

Page Range37667-37668
FR Document2015-16235

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 126 (Wednesday, July 1, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37667-37668]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-16235]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Advisory Committee On Reactor Safeguards


Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with the purposes of Sections 29 and 182b of the 
Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the

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Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting on 
July 8-10, 2015, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    8:35 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: Digital Instrumentation & Control (DI&C) 
Probabilistic Risk Analyses (PRA) (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the staff 
and EPRI regarding the overview of all the topics discussed during the 
November 2014 joint DI&C and PRA Subcommittee meeting, including a 
high-level status of significant future activities planned under the 
next revision to the 5-year research plan related to PRA.
    11:15 a.m.-11:45 p.m.: Assessment of the Quality of Selected 
Research Projects (Open)--The Committee will hold a discussion of the 
quality of selected NRC research projects.
    1:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m.: Nine Mile Point Unit 2 MELLLA+ Application 
(Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Constellation 
Energy Nuclear Group regarding the safety evaluation associated with 
the Nine Mile Point Unit 2 MELLLA+ Application. [Note: A portion of 
this meeting may be closed in order to discuss and protect information 
designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
    3:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed 
during this meeting. [Note: A portion of this meeting may be closed in 
order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary, 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]

Thursday, July 9, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning 
and Procedures Subcommittee (Open/Closed)--The Committee will discuss 
the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee 
regarding items proposed for consideration by the Full Committee during 
future ACRS Meetings, and matters related to the conduct of ACRS 
business, including anticipated workload and member assignments. [Note: 
A portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) 
and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate 
solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and 
information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy.]
    10:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses from 
the NRC Executive Director for Operations to comments and 
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters.
    12:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on 
matters discussed during this meeting. [Note: A portion of this meeting 
may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as 
proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]

Friday, July 10, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. 
[Note: A portion of this meeting may be closed in order to discuss and 
protect information designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(4).]
    11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will 
continue its discussion related to the conduct of Committee activities 
and specific issues that were not completed during previous meetings.
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on October 1, 2014 (79 FR 
59307). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may 
be presented by members of the public, including representatives of the 
nuclear industry. Persons desiring to make oral statements should 
notify Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant ACRS Staff (Telephone: 301-415-5844, 
Email: Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov), 5 days before the meeting, if possible, 
so that appropriate arrangements can be made to allow necessary time 
during the meeting for such statements. In view of the possibility that 
the schedule for ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as 
necessary to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, persons planning to 
attend should check with the Cognizant ACRS Staff if such rescheduling 
would result in major inconvenience.
    Thirty-five hard copies of each presentation or handout should be 
provided 30 minutes before the meeting. In addition, one electronic 
copy of each presentation should be emailed to the Cognizant ACRS Staff 
one day before meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be provided within 
this timeframe, presenters should provide the Cognizant ACRS Staff with 
a CD containing each presentation at least 30 minutes before the 
meeting.
    In accordance with Subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-463 and 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c), certain portions of the June 8th through 10th meeting 
dates may be closed, as specifically noted above. Use of still, motion 
picture, and television cameras during the meeting may be limited to 
selected portions of the meeting as determined by the Chairman. 
Electronic recordings will be permitted only during the open portions 
of the meeting.
    ACRS meeting agendas, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available through the NRC Public Document Room at pdr.resource@nrc.gov, 
or by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available 
Records System (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS) which 
is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/ACRS/.
    Video teleconferencing service is available for observing open 
sessions of ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service should 
contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio Visual Technician (301-415-8066), 
between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. (ET), at least 10 days before the 
meeting to ensure the availability of this service. Individuals or 
organizations requesting this service will be responsible for telephone 
line charges and for providing the equipment and facilities that they 
use to establish the video teleconferencing link. The availability of 
video teleconferencing services is not guaranteed.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of June 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-16235 Filed 6-30-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 126 / Wednesday, July 1, 2015 / Notices 37667 Reactors, 301–415–6838, email: submission to the NRC, then you should applicant seeks a voluntary change to its George.Lipscomb@nrc.gov, or Steve inform those persons not to include licensing basis with respect to safety- Burton, Office of Nuclear Regulatory identifying or contact information that related power operated valve actuators, Research, 301–415–7000, email: they do not want to be publicly and where the NRC determines that the Stephen.Burton@nrc.gov. U.S. Nuclear disclosed in their comment submission. safety review must include Regulatory Commission, Washington, Your request should state that the NRC consideration of the qualification of the DC 20555–0001. does not routinely edit comment valve actuators. Further information on SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: submissions to remove such information the staff’s use of the draft regulatory before making the comment guide, if finalized, is contained in the I. Obtaining Information and submissions available to the public or draft regulatory guide under Section D. Submitting Comments entering the comment submissions into Implementation. A. Obtaining Information ADAMS. Applicants and potential applicants are not, with certain exceptions, Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015– II. Additional Information afforded protection by either the Backfit 0153 when contacting the NRC about The NRC is issuing for public Rule or any issue finality provisions the availability of information regarding comment a DG in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory under part 52. Neither the Backfit Rule this document. You may obtain Guide’’ series. This series was nor the issue finality provisions under publically-available information related developed to describe and make part 52—with certain exclusions to this document, by any of the available to the public information discussed below—were intended to following methods: regarding methods that are acceptable to apply to every NRC action which • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to the NRC staff for implementing specific substantially changes the expectations http://www.regulations.gov and search parts of the NRC’s regulations, of current and future applicants. for Docket ID NRC–2015–0153. techniques that the staff uses in Therefore, the positions in any final • NRC’s Agencywide Documents evaluating specific issues or postulated draft regulatory guide, if imposed on Access and Management System events, and data that the staff needs in applicants, would not represent (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly its review of applications for permits backfitting (except as discussed below). available documents online in the and licenses. The exceptions to the general principle ADAMS Public Documents collection at The DG, entitled, ‘‘Acceptance of are applicable whenever a combined http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Commercial-Grade Design and Analysis license applicant references a part 52 adams.html. To begin the search, select Computer Programs for Nuclear Power license (i.e., an early site permit or a ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Plants,’’ is temporarily identified by its manufacturing license) and/or part 52 select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS task number, DG–1305. This DG regulatory approval (i.e., a design Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, provides new guidance that describes certification rule or design approval. please contact the NRC’s Public acceptance methods that the staff of the The staff does not, at this time, intend Document Room (PDR) reference staff at NRC considers acceptable in meeting to impose the positions represented in 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by regulatory requirements for acceptance the draft regulatory guide in a manner email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The and dedication of commercial-grade that is inconsistent with any issue ADAMS accession number for each design and analysis computer programs finality provisions in these part 52 document referenced (if available in for nuclear power plants. licenses and regulatory approvals. If, in ADAMS), is provided the first time that II. Backfitting and Issue Finality the future, the staff seeks to impose a a document is referenced. The DG is Draft Guide-1305 describes acceptable position in this regulatory guide in a electronically available in ADAMS methods for meeting the dedication manner which does not provide issue under Accession No. ML14119A286. finality as described in the applicable • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and requirements in part 21 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) issue finality provision, then the staff purchase copies of public documents at and 10 CFR 50.55(e) with respect to must address the criteria for avoiding the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One design and analysis computer programs issue finality as described applicable White Flint North, 11555 Rockville for nuclear power plants. The draft issue finality provision. Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. regulatory guide, if finalized, would not Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day B. Submitting Comments constitute backfitting as defined in 10 of June, 2015. Please include Docket ID NRC–2015– CFR 50.109 (the Backfit Rule) and is not For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 0153 in the subject line of your otherwise inconsistent with the issue Thomas H. Boyce, comment submission, in order to ensure finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52, Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic that the NRC is able to make your ‘‘Licenses, Certifications and Approvals Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office comment submission available to the for Nuclear Power Plants.’’ This of Nuclear Regulatory Research. public in this docket. regulatory guide, if finalized, represents [FR Doc. 2015–16131 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am] The NRC cautions you not to include the first NRC guidance on this subject. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P identifying or contact information that Issuance of new guidance, by itself, does you do not want to be publicly not represent backfitting unless the NRC disclosed in your comment submission. intends to impose the guidance on NUCLEAR REGULATORY The NRC will post all comment existing licensees and currently- COMMISSION submissions at http:// approved design certification rules Advisory Committee On Reactor tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES www.regulations.gov as well as enters issued under part 52. The NRC does not the comment submissions into ADAMS. have such an intention. Existing Safeguards The NRC does not routinely edit licensees and applicants of final design Notice of Meeting comment submissions to remove certification rules will not be required to identifying or contact information. comply with the positions set forth in In accordance with the purposes of If you are requesting or aggregating this draft regulatory guide, unless the Sections 29 and 182b of the Atomic comments from other persons for licensee or design certification rule Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:30 Jun 30, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00088 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01JYN1.SGM 01JYN1

37668 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 126 / Wednesday, July 1, 2015 / Notices Advisory Committee on Reactor meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 provided 30 minutes before the meeting. Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss In addition, one electronic copy of each on July 8–10, 2015, 11545 Rockville organizational and personnel matters presentation should be emailed to the Pike, Rockville, Maryland. that relate solely to internal personnel Cognizant ACRS Staff one day before rules and practices of ACRS, and meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be Wednesday, July 8, 2015, Conference information the release of which would provided within this timeframe, Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, constitute a clearly unwarranted presenters should provide the Cognizant Rockville, Maryland invasion of personal privacy.] ACRS Staff with a CD containing each 8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening 10:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.: Reconciliation Remarks by the ACRS Chairman presentation at least 30 minutes before of ACRS Comments and (Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make the meeting. Recommendations (Open)—The opening remarks regarding the conduct Committee will discuss the responses In accordance with Subsection 10(d) of the meeting. from the NRC Executive Director for of Public Law 92–463 and 5 U.S.C. 8:35 a.m.–11:00 a.m.: Digital Operations to comments and 552b(c), certain portions of the June 8th Instrumentation & Control (DI&C) recommendations included in recent through 10th meeting dates may be Probabilistic Risk Analyses (PRA) ACRS reports and letters. closed, as specifically noted above. Use (Open)—The Committee will hear 12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of of still, motion picture, and television presentations by and hold discussions ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)—The cameras during the meeting may be with representatives of the staff and Committee will continue its discussion limited to selected portions of the EPRI regarding the overview of all the of proposed ACRS reports on matters meeting as determined by the Chairman. topics discussed during the November discussed during this meeting. [Note: A Electronic recordings will be permitted 2014 joint DI&C and PRA Subcommittee portion of this meeting may be closed in only during the open portions of the meeting, including a high-level status of order to discuss and protect information meeting. significant future activities planned designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 under the next revision to the 5-year U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).] ACRS meeting agendas, meeting research plan related to PRA. transcripts, and letter reports are 11:15 a.m.–11:45 p.m.: Assessment of Friday, July 10, 2015, Conference Room available through the NRC Public the Quality of Selected Research T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Document Room at pdr.resource@ Projects (Open)—The Committee will Maryland nrc.gov, or by calling the PDR at 1–800– hold a discussion of the quality of 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Preparation of 397–4209, or from the Publicly selected NRC research projects. ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)—The Available Records System (PARS) 1:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.: Nine Mile Point Committee will continue its discussion component of NRC’s document system Unit 2 MELLLA+ Application (Open/ of proposed ACRS reports. [Note: A (ADAMS) which is accessible from the Closed)—The Committee will hear portion of this meeting may be closed in NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/ presentations by and hold discussions order to discuss and protect information reading-rm/adams.html or http:// with representatives of the NRC staff designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- and Constellation Energy Nuclear Group U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).] 11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous collections/ACRS/. regarding the safety evaluation associated with the Nine Mile Point (Open)—The Committee will continue Video teleconferencing service is Unit 2 MELLLA+ Application. [Note: A its discussion related to the conduct of available for observing open sessions of portion of this meeting may be closed in Committee activities and specific issues ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use order to discuss and protect information that were not completed during this service should contact Mr. Theron designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 previous meetings. Brown, ACRS Audio Visual Technician U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).] Procedures for the conduct of and (301–415–8066), between 7:30 a.m. and 3:15 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of participation in ACRS meetings were 3:45 p.m. (ET), at least 10 days before ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)—The published in the Federal Register on the meeting to ensure the availability of Committee will discuss proposed ACRS October 1, 2014 (79 FR 59307). In this service. Individuals or reports on matters discussed during this accordance with those procedures, oral organizations requesting this service meeting. [Note: A portion of this or written views may be presented by will be responsible for telephone line meeting may be closed in order to members of the public, including charges and for providing the discuss and protect information representatives of the nuclear industry. equipment and facilities that they use to designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 Persons desiring to make oral statements establish the video teleconferencing U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).] should notify Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant link. The availability of video ACRS Staff (Telephone: 301–415–5844, Thursday, July 9, 2015, Conference Email: Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov), 5 days teleconferencing services is not Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, before the meeting, if possible, so that guaranteed. Rockville, Maryland appropriate arrangements can be made Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day 8:30 a.m.–9:45 a.m.: Future ACRS to allow necessary time during the of June 2015. Activities/Report of the Planning and meeting for such statements. In view of For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Procedures Subcommittee (Open/ the possibility that the schedule for Andrew L. Bates, Closed)—The Committee will discuss ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the Advisory Committee Management Officer. the recommendations of the Planning Chairman as necessary to facilitate the [FR Doc. 2015–16235 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am] tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES and Procedures Subcommittee regarding conduct of the meeting, persons items proposed for consideration by the planning to attend should check with BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Full Committee during future ACRS the Cognizant ACRS Staff if such Meetings, and matters related to the rescheduling would result in major conduct of ACRS business, including inconvenience. anticipated workload and member Thirty-five hard copies of each assignments. 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