80_FR_48110 80 FR 47957 - Use of Accreditation in Lieu of Commercial Grade Surveys for Procurement of Laboratory Calibration and Test Services

80 FR 47957 - Use of Accreditation in Lieu of Commercial Grade Surveys for Procurement of Laboratory Calibration and Test Services

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 153 (August 10, 2015)

Page Range47957-47958
FR Document2015-19549

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking public comment on a draft regulatory issue summary (RIS), RIS 2015-0188, ``Nuclear Energy Institute Guidance for the use of Accreditation in lieu of Commercial Grade Surveys for Procurement of Laboratory Calibration and Test Services.'' This RIS informs addressees of guidance prepared by the Nuclear Energy Institute for procurement of calibration and testing services performed by domestic and international laboratories, which the NRC staff has found acceptable for use.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 153 (Monday, August 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47957-47958]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-19549]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2015-0188]


Use of Accreditation in Lieu of Commercial Grade Surveys for 
Procurement of Laboratory Calibration and Test Services

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft regulatory issue summary; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking public 
comment on a draft regulatory issue summary (RIS), RIS 2015-0188, 
``Nuclear Energy Institute Guidance for the use of Accreditation in 
lieu of Commercial Grade Surveys for Procurement of Laboratory 
Calibration and Test Services.'' This RIS informs addressees of 
guidance prepared by the Nuclear Energy Institute for procurement of 
calibration and testing services performed by domestic and 
international laboratories, which the NRC staff has found acceptable 
for use.

DATES: Submit comments by October 9, 2015. Comments received after this 
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission 
is able to assure consideration only for comments received before this 
date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0188. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. 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: O-12H8, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew Humberstone, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1464; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0188 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain 
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0188.
     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 [email protected]. The 
draft RIS, ``Nuclear Energy Institute Guidance for the use of 
Accreditation in lieu of Commercial Grade Surveys for Procurement of 
Laboratory Calibration and Test Services '' is available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML15090A236.
     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-2015-0188 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 in comment submisssions that you do not want to be publicly 
disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment 
submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment 
submissions into ADAMS, and 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. Discussion

    The NRC is requesting public comments on a draft RIS. The NRC 
issues RISs to communicate with stakeholders on a broad range of 
regulatory matters. This may include communicating and restating staff 
technical positions on regulatory matters. The NRC staff has developed 
draft RIS 2015-0188, to inform addressees of industry implementation 
guidance developed by the Nuclear Energy Institute, Revision 1 to NEI 
14-05, ``Guidelines for the Use of Accreditation in Lieu of Commercial 
Grade Surveys for Procurement of Laboratory Calibration and Test 
Services,'' Revision 1 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14245A391), which the NRC 
staff has found acceptable for use with respect to procurement of 
calibration and testing services performed by domestic and 
international laboratories. The draft RIS 2015-0188, is available in 
ADAMS under Accession No. ML15090A236.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of August 2015.


[[Page 47958]]


    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Sheldon D. Stuchell,
Chief, Generic Communications Branch, Division of Policy and 
Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2015-19549 Filed 8-7-15; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 153 / Monday, August 10, 2015 / Notices 47957 5. Consider and act on adjournment of so, but the Commission is able to assure • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and meeting consideration only for comments purchase copies of public documents at CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: received before this date. the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One Katherine Ward, Executive Assistant to ADDRESSES: You may submit comments White Flint North, 11555 Rockville the Vice President & General Counsel, at by any of the following methods: Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. (202) 295–1500. Questions may be sent • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to B. Submitting Comments by electronic mail to FR_NOTICE_ http://www.regulations.gov and search QUESTIONS@lsc.gov. for Docket ID NRC–2015–0188. Address Please include Docket ID NRC–2015– questions about NRC dockets to Carol 0188 in the subject line of your ACCESSIBILITY: LSC complies with the Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; comment submission, in order to ensure Americans with Disabilities Act and email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For that the NRC is able to make your section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation technical questions, contact the comment submission available to the Act. Upon request, meeting notices and individual listed in the FOR FURTHER public in this docket. materials will be made available in alternative formats to accommodate INFORMATION CONTACT section of this The NRC cautions you not to include individuals with disabilities. document. identifying or contact information in • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, comment submisssions that you do not Individuals needing other Office of Administration, Mail Stop: O– want to be publicly disclosed in your accommodations due to disability in 12H8, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory comment submission. The NRC will order to attend the meeting in person or Commission, Washington, DC 20555– post all comment submissions at telephonically should contact Katherine 0001. http://www.regulations.gov as well as Ward, at (202) 295–1500 or FR_ For additional direction on obtaining NOTICE_QUESTIONS@lsc.gov, at least enter the comment submissions into information and submitting comments, ADAMS, and the NRC does not 2 business days in advance of the see ‘‘Obtaining Information and meeting. If a request is made without routinely edit comment submissions to Submitting Comments’’ in the remove identifying or contact advance notice, LSC will make every SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of effort to accommodate the request but information. this document. If you are requesting or aggregating cannot guarantee that all requests can be FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: comments from other persons for fulfilled. Matthew Humberstone, Office of submission to the NRC, then you should Dated: August 5, 2015. Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. inform those persons not to include Katherine Ward, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, identifying or contact information that Executive Assistant to the Vice President for Washington DC 20555–0001; telephone: they do not want to be publicly Legal Affairs and General Counsel. 301–415–1464; email: disclosed in their comment submission. [FR Doc. 2015–19673 Filed 8–6–15; 11:15 am] Matthew.Humberstone@nrc.gov. Your request should state that the NRC BILLING CODE 7050–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information I. Obtaining Information and before making the comment Submitting Comments NUCLEAR REGULATORY submissions available to the public or COMMISSION A. Obtaining Information entering the comment submissions into Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015– ADAMS. [NRC–2015–0188] 0188 when contacting the NRC about II. Discussion Use of Accreditation in Lieu of the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly- The NRC is requesting public Commercial Grade Surveys for available information related to this comments on a draft RIS. The NRC Procurement of Laboratory Calibration action by any of the following methods: issues RISs to communicate with and Test Services • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to stakeholders on a broad range of AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory http://www.regulations.gov and search regulatory matters. This may include Commission. for Docket ID NRC–2015–0188. communicating and restating staff ACTION: Draft regulatory issue summary; • NRC’s Agencywide Documents technical positions on regulatory request for comment. Access and Management System matters. The NRC staff has developed (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- draft RIS 2015–0188, to inform SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory available documents online in the addressees of industry implementation Commission (NRC) is seeking public ADAMS Public Documents collection at guidance developed by the Nuclear comment on a draft regulatory issue http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Energy Institute, Revision 1 to NEI 14– summary (RIS), RIS 2015–0188, adams.html. To begin the search, select 05, ‘‘Guidelines for the Use of ‘‘Nuclear Energy Institute Guidance for ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Accreditation in Lieu of Commercial the use of Accreditation in lieu of select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Grade Surveys for Procurement of Commercial Grade Surveys for Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, Laboratory Calibration and Test Procurement of Laboratory Calibration please contact the NRC’s Public Services,’’ Revision 1 (ADAMS and Test Services.’’ This RIS informs Document Room (PDR) reference staff at Accession No. ML14245A391), which addressees of guidance prepared by the 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by the NRC staff has found acceptable for Nuclear Energy Institute for email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The draft use with respect to procurement of procurement of calibration and testing calibration and testing services tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES RIS, ‘‘Nuclear Energy Institute Guidance services performed by domestic and for the use of Accreditation in lieu of performed by domestic and international laboratories, which the Commercial Grade Surveys for international laboratories. The draft RIS NRC staff has found acceptable for use. Procurement of Laboratory Calibration 2015–0188, is available in ADAMS DATES: Submit comments by October 9, and Test Services ’’ is available in under Accession No. ML15090A236. 2015. Comments received after this date ADAMS under Accession No. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day will be considered if it is practical to do ML15090A236. of August 2015. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:16 Aug 07, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\10AUN1.SGM 10AUN1

47958 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 153 / Monday, August 10, 2015 / Notices For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The schedule for Commission the Commission is able to ensure Sheldon D. Stuchell, meetings is subject to change on short consideration only for comments Chief, Generic Communications Branch, notice. For more information or to verify received on or before this date. Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office the status of meetings, contact Glenn ADDRESSES: You may submit comments of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. Ellmers at 301–415–0442 or via email at by any of the following methods (unless [FR Doc. 2015–19549 Filed 8–7–15; 8:45 am] Glenn.Ellmers@nrc.gov. this document describes a different BILLING CODE 7590–01–P * * * * * method for submitting comments on a The NRC Commission Meeting specific subject): Schedule can be found on the Internet • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to NUCLEAR REGULATORY at: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ http://www.regulations.gov and search COMMISSION public-meetings/schedule.html. for Docket ID NRC–2015–0187. Address [NRC–2015–0001] * * * * * questions about NRC dockets to Carol The NRC provides reasonable Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; Sunshine Act Meeting Notice accommodation to individuals with email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For disabilities where appropriate. If you technical questions, contact the DATE: August 10, 17, 24, 31, September individual listed in the FOR FURTHER need a reasonable accommodation to 7, 14, 2015. INFORMATION CONTACT section of this participate in these public meetings, or PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference need this meeting notice or the document. Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, transcript or other information from the Maryland. Office of Administration, Mail Stop: public meetings in another format (e.g. STATUS: Public and closed. O12–H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory braille, large print), please notify Commission, Washington, DC 20555– Week of August 10, 2015 Kimberly Meyer, NRC Disability 0001. Program Manager, at 301–287–0727, by For additional direction on accessing Thursday, August 13, 2015 videophone at 240–428–3217, or by information and submitting comments, 8:55 a.m. Affirmation—Tentative email at Kimberly.Meyer-Chambers@ see ‘‘Obtaining Information and Final Rule: Petition for Rulemaking nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for Submitting Comments’’ in the Process, title 10 of the Code of reasonable accommodation will be SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of Federal Regulations part 2 (RIN made on a case-by-case basis. this document. 3150–AI30) (Tentative) * * * * * FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: This meeting will be webcast live at Members of the public may request to Mark D. Notich, Office of New Reactors, the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/. receive this information electronically. 9:00 a.m. Briefing on Greater-Than- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, If you would like to be added to the Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone Class-C Low-Level Radioactive distribution, please contact the Nuclear Waste (Public Meeting) at 301–415–3053 or email at Regulatory Commission, Office of the Mark.Notich@nrc.gov. (Contact: Gregory Suber: 301–415– Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301– 8087) SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 415–1969), or email This meeting will be webcast live at Brenda.Akstulewicz@nrc.gov or I. Obtaining Information and the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/. Patricia.Jimenez@nrc.gov. Submitting Comments Week of August 17, 2015—Tentative Dated: August 5, 2015. A. Obtaining Information. There are no meetings scheduled for Glenn Ellmers, Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015– the week of August 17, 2015. Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. 0187 when contacting the NRC about [FR Doc. 2015–19641 Filed 8–6–15; 11:15 am] the availability of information regarding Week of August 24, 2015—Tentative BILLING CODE 7590–01–P this document. You may obtain There are no meetings scheduled for publicly-available information related to the week of August 24, 2015. this action by the following methods: Week of August 31, 2015—Tentative NUCLEAR REGULATORY • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to COMMISSION http://www.regulations.gov and search There are no meetings scheduled for for Docket ID NRC–2015–0187. the week of August 31, 2015. [NRC–2015–0187] • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Week of September 7, 2015—Tentative Human Factors Engineering Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Tuesday, September 8, 2015 AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory available documents online in the 9:30 a.m. Briefing on Project AIM Commission. ADAMS Public Documents collection at 2020 (Public Meeting) ACTION: Standard review plan-draft http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ (Contact: Karen Fitch: 301–415–7358) section revision; request for comment. adams.html. To begin the search, select This meeting will be webcast live at ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/. SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Commission (NRC) is requesting public Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, Thursday, September 10, 2015 comment on draft NUREG–0800, please contact the NRC’s Public 9:30 a.m. Briefing on NRC ‘‘Standard Review Plan for the Review Document Room (PDR) reference staff at of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES International Activities (Closed— 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Ex. 1 & 9) Power Plants: LWR Edition,’’ Section email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 18.0, ‘‘Human Factors Engineering.’’ ADAMS accession number for each Week of September 14, 2015—Tentative DATES: Comments must be filed no later document referenced (if it available in There are no meetings scheduled for than October 9, 2015. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionDraft regulatory issue summary; request for comment.
DatesSubmit comments by October 9, 2015. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to assure consideration only for comments received before this date.
ContactMatthew Humberstone, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1464; email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 47957 
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