80 FR 44157 - Guidance for ITAAC Closure
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 142 (Friday, July 24, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 44157-44158] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-18114] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2014-0277] Guidance for ITAAC Closure AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.215, ``Guidance for ITAAC Closure Under 10 CFR part 52.'' This RG describes a method that the staff of the NRC considers acceptable for use in satisfying the requirements for documenting the completion of inspections, tests, analyses, and acceptance criteria (ITAAC) ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0277 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may access information related to this document, which the NRC possesses and is publicly available, using the following methods:Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2014-0277. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415- 3463; email: [email protected]. NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may access publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents Collections 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 [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this notice (if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide 1.215, is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML15105A447. The regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML14258B184. 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. Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not required to reproduce them. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Gaslevic, Office of New Reactors, telephone: 301-415-2276, email: [email protected], or Stephen Burton, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301- 415-7000, email: [email protected]. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction The NRC is issuing a revision to an existing guide in the NRC's ``Regulatory Guide'' series. This series was developed to describe and make available to the public information regarding methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the agency's regulations, techniques that the staff uses in evaluating specific issues or postulated events, and data that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses. Revision 2 of RG 1.215 was issued with a temporary identification as Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-1316. This revision (Revision 2) of RG 1.215 approves for use Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 08-01, ``Industry Guideline for the ITAAC Closure Process under 10 CFR part 52,'' Revision 5--Corrected (Ref. 2), subject to certain exceptions and additional guidance described in this regulatory guide under Section C, Staff Regulatory Guidance. The NEI 08-01, Revision 5--Corrected, was updated to include additional guidance related to ITAAC maintenance, lessons learned from simulated ITAAC closure implementation, changes to the information and formatting guidance for uncompleted ITAAC notifications, and other enhancements. II. Additional Information Draft Guide 1316 was published in the Federal Register on January 5, 2015 (80 FR 265) for a 60-day public comment period. The public comment period closed on March 6, 2015. Public comments on DG-1316 and the staff responses to the public comments are available under ADAMS Accession Number ML15105A446. III. Congressional Review Act This regulatory guide is a rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801-808). However, the Office of Management and Budget has not found it to be a major rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act. IV. Backfitting and Issue Finality This regulatory guide approves updated industry guidance for ITAAC closure, including the different kinds of ITAAC notifications required by 10 CFR 52.99. Issuance of this regulatory guide is not inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. As discussed in the ``Implementation'' section of this regulatory guide, the NRC has no current intention to impose this regulatory guide on current holders of combined licenses. In addition, the matters in this regulatory guide are not within the matters subject to issue finality protection under 10 CFR 52.83 or 10 CFR 52.98. Therefore, any imposition of this regulatory guide on current holders of combined licenses, or [[Page 44158]] current and future applicants for combined licenses, would not be inconsistent with any issue finality protection under 10 CFR 52.83 or 10 CFR 52.98. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of July, 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Thomas H. 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Week of August 31, 2015—Tentative satisfying the requirements for regarding methods that are acceptable to
There are no meetings scheduled for documenting the completion of the NRC staff for implementing specific
the week of August 31, 2015. inspections, tests, analyses, and parts of the agency’s regulations,
acceptance criteria (ITAAC) techniques that the staff uses in
* * * * * evaluating specific issues or postulated
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
The schedule for Commission events, and data that the staff needs in
meetings is subject to change on short NRC–2014–0277 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of its review of applications for permits
notice. For more information or to verify and licenses.
the status of meetings, contact Glenn information regarding this document.
You may access information related to Revision 2 of RG 1.215 was issued
Ellmers at 301–415–0442 or via email at with a temporary identification as Draft
Glenn.Ellmers@nrc.gov. this document, which the NRC
possesses and is publicly available, Regulatory Guide, DG–1316. This
* * * * * using the following methods: revision (Revision 2) of RG 1.215
The NRC Commission Meeting • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to approves for use Nuclear Energy
Schedule can be found on the Internet http://www.regulations.gov and search Institute (NEI) 08–01, ‘‘Industry
at: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ for Docket ID NRC–2014–0277. Address Guideline for the ITAAC Closure
public-meetings/schedule.html. questions about NRC dockets to Carol Process under 10 CFR part 52,’’ Revision
* * * * * Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; 5—Corrected (Ref. 2), subject to certain
The NRC provides reasonable email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. exceptions and additional guidance
accommodation to individuals with • NRC’s Agencywide Documents described in this regulatory guide under
disabilities where appropriate. If you Access and Management System Section C, Staff Regulatory Guidance.
need a reasonable accommodation to (ADAMS): You may access publicly The NEI 08–01, Revision 5—Corrected,
participate in these public meetings, or available documents online in the was updated to include additional
need this meeting notice or the ADAMS Public Documents Collections guidance related to ITAAC
transcript or other information from the at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ maintenance, lessons learned from
public meetings in another format (e.g. adams.html. To begin the search, select simulated ITAAC closure
braille, large print), please notify ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then implementation, changes to the
Kimberly Meyer, NRC Disability select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS information and formatting guidance for
Program Manager, at 301–287–0727, by Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, uncompleted ITAAC notifications, and
videophone at 240–428–3217, or by please contact the NRC’s Public other enhancements.
email at Kimberly.Meyer-Chambers@ Document Room (PDR) reference staff at II. Additional Information
nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
reasonable accommodation will be email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The Draft Guide 1316 was published in
made on a case-by-case basis. ADAMS accession number for each the Federal Register on January 5, 2015
document referenced in this notice (if (80 FR 265) for a 60-day public
* * * * *
that document is available in ADAMS) comment period. The public comment
Members of the public may request to
is provided the first time that a period closed on March 6, 2015. Public
receive this information electronically.
document is referenced. Revision 2 of comments on DG–1316 and the staff
If you would like to be added to the
Regulatory Guide 1.215, is available in responses to the public comments are
distribution, please contact the Nuclear
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Regulatory Commission, Office of the
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Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301–
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Brenda.Akstulewicz@nrc.gov or Accession No. ML14258B184. This regulatory guide is a rule as
Patricia.Jimenez@nrc.gov. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
defined in the Congressional Review
purchase copies of public documents at
Dated: July 22, 2015. Act (5 U.S.C. 801–808). However, the
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
Richard J. Laufer, Office of Management and Budget has
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Technical Coordinator, Office of the not found it to be a major rule as
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
Secretary. defined in the Congressional Review
Regulatory guides are not
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copyrighted, and NRC approval is not
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Research, telephone: 301–415–7000, is not inconsistent with the issue
Guidance for ITAAC Closure email: Stephen.Burton@nrc.gov. Both finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. As
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory discussed in the ‘‘Implementation’’
Commission. Commission, Washington, DC 20555– section of this regulatory guide, the NRC
0001. has no current intention to impose this
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CFR part 52.’’ This RG describes a Guide’’ series. This series was or 10 CFR 52.98. Therefore, any
method that the staff of the NRC developed to describe and make imposition of this regulatory guide on
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