82 FR 19113 - Service Level I, II, III, and In-Scope License Renewal Protective Coatings Applied to Nuclear Power Plants
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 19113-19114] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-08363] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2016-0192] Service Level I, II, III, and In-Scope License Renewal Protective Coatings Applied to Nuclear Power Plants AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Regulatory guide, issuance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 3 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.54, ``Service Level I, II, III, and In-Scope License Renewal Protective Coatings Applied to Nuclear Power Plants.'' This RG describes a method the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) considers acceptable for the selection, application, qualification, inspection, and maintenance of protective coatings applied to nuclear power plants (NPPs). DATES: Revision 3 of RG 1.54 is available on April 25, 2017. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0192 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this document using any of the following methods:Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0192. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415- 3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. 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 ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. Revision 3 of RG 1.54 and the regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession numbers ML17031A288 and ML16070A091 respectively. 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 the NRC's approval is not required to reproduce them. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Matthew G. Yoder, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-4017, email: [email protected]; and Mark Orr, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-6003, email: [email protected]. 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 NRC staff uses in evaluating specific issues or postulated events, and data that the NRC staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses. Revision 3 of RG 1.54 was issued with a temporary identification of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-1331. The purpose of issuing this RG is to endorse, with certain clarifications and exceptions, the use of American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM International) Standard D 5144-08 (2016), ``Standard Guide for Use of Protective Coating Standards in Nuclear Power Plants,'' and multiple sub-tier ASTM International standards. ASTM International, standard D 5144-08 (2016) was issued in 2008 to provide a common basis on which protective coatings for the surfaces of nuclear power generating facilities may be qualified and selected through reproducible evaluation tests. This revision also expands the scope of this RG to address aging management of internal coatings and linings on components within the scope of license renewal under part 54 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). Copies of the ASTM International standards identified in revision 3 of RG 1.54 are available for purchase from ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700, West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428- 2959; telephone: 610-832-9585. Purchase information is also available through the ASTM Web site at http://www.astm.org. II. Additional Information The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG-1331 in the Federal Register on September 13, 2016, (81 FR 62935) for a 60-day public comment period. The public comment period closed on November 14, 2016. Public comments on DG-1331 and the NRC's responses to the public comments are available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML17031A299. 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 Revision 3 of RG 1.54 endorses, with certain clarifications and exceptions, the use of ASTM International Standard D 5144-08 (2016), ``Standard Guide for Use of Protective Coating Standards in Nuclear Power Plants,'' and multiple sub-tier ASTM International standards. The ASTM International Standard D 5144-08 (2016) was issued to provide a common basis on which protective coatings for the surfaces of nuclear power generating facilities may be qualified and selected through reproducible evaluation tests. This revision also expands the scope to include internal coatings and linings on components within the scope of license renewal. In addition, the NRC made some clarifications and format changes that did not change the intent of the guidance. [[Page 19114]] RG 1.54 Revision 3 may be applied to current applications for operating licenses, combined licenses, early site permits, and certified design rules docketed by the NRC as of the date of issuance of the final RG, as well as future applications submitted after the issuance of the RG. Such action would not constitute backfitting as defined in section 50.109(a)(1) of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), or be otherwise inconsistent with the applicable issue finality provision in 10 CFR part 52. Neither the Backfit Rule nor the issue finality provisions under 10 CFR part 52, with certain exclusions discussed below, were intended to apply to every NRC action that substantially changes the expectations of current and future applicants. The exceptions to this general principle are applicable whenever a combined license applicant references a 10 CFR part 52 license (e.g., an early site permit) or NRC regulatory approval (e.g., a design certification rule) with specified issue finality provisions. The NRC does not, at this time, intend to impose the positions represented in Revision 3 of RG 1.54 on combined license applicants in a manner that is inconsistent with any issue finality provisions. If, in the future, the NRC seeks to impose a position in Revision 3 of RG 1.54 in a manner that does not provide issue finality as described in the applicable issue finality provision, then the NRC must address the criteria for avoiding issue finality as described in the applicable issue finality provision. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day of April 2017. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Thomas H. Boyce, Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2017-08363 Filed 4-24-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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from the Web site cited above or by INFORMATION CONTACT section of this ASTM International standards. ASTM
contacting the identified DFO. document. International, standard D 5144–08
Moreover, in view of the possibility that • NRC’s Agencywide Documents (2016) was issued in 2008 to provide a
the schedule for ACRS meetings may be Access and Management System common basis on which protective
adjusted by the Chairman as necessary (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly coatings for the surfaces of nuclear
to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, available documents online in the power generating facilities may be
persons planning to attend should check ADAMS Public Documents collection at qualified and selected through
with these references if such http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ reproducible evaluation tests. This
rescheduling would result in a major adams.html. To begin the search, select revision also expands the scope of this
inconvenience. ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then RG to address aging management of
If attending this meeting, please enter select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS internal coatings and linings on
through the One White Flint North Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, components within the scope of license
building, 11555 Rockville Pike, please contact the NRC’s Public renewal under part 54 of title 10 of the
Rockville, Maryland 20852. After Document Room (PDR) reference staff at Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR).
registering with Security, please contact 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Copies of the ASTM International
Mr. Theron Brown (Telephone 240– email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The standards identified in revision 3 of RG
888–9835) to be escorted to the meeting ADAMS accession number for each 1.54 are available for purchase from
room. document referenced (if it is available in ASTM International, 100 Barr Harbor
Dated: April 19, 2017. ADAMS) is provided the first time that Drive, P.O. Box C700, West
Mark L. Banks,
a document is referenced. Revision 3 of Conshohocken, Pennsylvania 19428–
RG 1.54 and the regulatory analysis may 2959; telephone: 610–832–9585.
Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory
Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
be found in ADAMS under Accession Purchase information is also available
numbers ML17031A288 and through the ASTM Web site at http://
[FR Doc. 2017–08340 Filed 4–24–17; 8:45 am]
ML16070A091 respectively. www.astm.org.
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• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
purchase copies of public documents at II. Additional Information
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One The NRC published a notice of the
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White Flint North, 11555 Rockville availability of DG–1331 in the Federal
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Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Register on September 13, 2016, (81 FR
Regulatory guides are not 62935) for a 60-day public comment
[NRC–2016–0192]
copyrighted, and the NRC’s approval is period. The public comment period
Service Level I, II, III, and In-Scope not required to reproduce them. closed on November 14, 2016. Public
License Renewal Protective Coatings FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: comments on DG–1331 and the NRC’s
Applied to Nuclear Power Plants Matthew G. Yoder, Office of Nuclear responses to the public comments are
Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301– available in ADAMS under Accession
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 415–4017, email: Matthew.Yoder@ No. ML17031A299.
Commission. nrc.gov; and Mark Orr, Office of Nuclear
ACTION: Regulatory guide, issuance.
III. Congressional Review Act
Regulatory Research, telephone: 301–
415–6003, email: Mark.Orr@nrc.gov. This regulatory guide is a rule as
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, defined in the Congressional Review
Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 3 Washington, DC 20555–0001. Act (5 U.S.C. 801–808). However, the
of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.54, ‘‘Service Office of Management and Budget has
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Level I, II, III, and In-Scope License not found it to be a major rule as
Renewal Protective Coatings Applied to I. Introduction defined in the Congressional Review
Nuclear Power Plants.’’ This RG The NRC is issuing a revision to an Act.
describes a method the staff of the U.S. existing guide in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) IV. Backfitting and Issue Finality
Guide’’ series. This series was
considers acceptable for the selection, developed to describe and make Revision 3 of RG 1.54 endorses, with
application, qualification, inspection, available to the public information certain clarifications and exceptions, the
and maintenance of protective coatings regarding methods that are acceptable to use of ASTM International Standard D
applied to nuclear power plants (NPPs). the NRC staff for implementing specific 5144–08 (2016), ‘‘Standard Guide for
DATES: Revision 3 of RG 1.54 is available parts of the agency’s regulations, Use of Protective Coating Standards in
on April 25, 2017. techniques that the NRC staff uses in Nuclear Power Plants,’’ and multiple
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID evaluating specific issues or postulated sub-tier ASTM International standards.
NRC–2016–0192 when contacting the events, and data that the NRC staff The ASTM International Standard D
NRC about the availability of needs in its review of applications for 5144–08 (2016) was issued to provide a
information regarding this document. permits and licenses. common basis on which protective
You may obtain publicly-available Revision 3 of RG 1.54 was issued with coatings for the surfaces of nuclear
information related to this document a temporary identification of Draft power generating facilities may be
using any of the following methods: Regulatory Guide, DG–1331. The qualified and selected through
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to purpose of issuing this RG is to endorse, reproducible evaluation tests. This
http://www.regulations.gov and search with certain clarifications and revision also expands the scope to
for Docket ID NRC–2016–0192. Address exceptions, the use of American Society include internal coatings and linings on
questions about NRC dockets to Carol for Testing and Materials (ASTM components within the scope of license
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; International) Standard D 5144–08 renewal. In addition, the NRC made
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For (2016), ‘‘Standard Guide for Use of some clarifications and format changes
technical questions, contact the Protective Coating Standards in Nuclear that did not change the intent of the
individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER Power Plants,’’ and multiple sub-tier guidance.
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RG 1.54 Revision 3 may be applied to The General Counsel of the FILING DATES: The application was filed
current applications for operating Commission, or her designee, has on June 21, 2016, and amended on
licenses, combined licenses, early site certified that, in her opinion, one or November 1, 2016.
permits, and certified design rules more of the exemptions set forth in 5 HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An
docketed by the NRC as of the date of U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10) order granting the application will be
issuance of the final RG, as well as and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (a)(5), (a)(7), issued unless the Commission orders a
future applications submitted after the (a)(9)(ii) and (a)(10), permit hearing. Interested persons may request
issuance of the RG. Such action would consideration of the scheduled matter at a hearing by writing to the
not constitute backfitting as defined in the closed meeting. Commission’s Secretary and serving
section 50.109(a)(1) of title 10 of the Commissioner Stein, as duty officer, Applicants with a copy of the request,
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), voted to consider the items listed for the personally or by mail. Hearing requests
or be otherwise inconsistent with the closed meeting in closed session. should be received by the Commission
applicable issue finality provision in 10 The subject matter of the closed by 5:30 p.m. on May 15, 2017, and
CFR part 52. Neither the Backfit Rule meeting will be: should be accompanied by proof of
nor the issue finality provisions under Institution and settlement of service on the Applicants, in the form
10 CFR part 52, with certain exclusions injunctive actions; of an affidavit or, for lawyers, a
discussed below, were intended to Institution and settlement of certificate of service. Pursuant to rule 0–
apply to every NRC action that administrative proceedings; 5 under the Act, hearing requests should
substantially changes the expectations Adjudicatory matters; and state the nature of the writer’s interest,
of current and future applicants. Other matters relating to enforcement any facts bearing upon the desirability
The exceptions to this general proceedings. of a hearing on the matter, the reason for
principle are applicable whenever a At times, changes in Commission the request, and the issues contested.
combined license applicant references a priorities require alterations in the Persons who wish to be notified of a
10 CFR part 52 license (e.g., an early site scheduling of meeting items. hearing may request notification by
permit) or NRC regulatory approval For further information and to writing to the Commission’s Secretary.
(e.g., a design certification rule) with ascertain what, if any, matters have been
ADDRESSES: Secretary, U.S. Securities
specified issue finality provisions. The added, deleted or postponed; please
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street
NRC does not, at this time, intend to contact Brent J. Fields from the Office of
NE., Washington, DC 20549–1090.
impose the positions represented in the Secretary at (202) 551–5400.
Applicants, 4301 Wilson Boulevard,
Revision 3 of RG 1.54 on combined Dated: April 20, 2017. Arlington, VA 22203.
license applicants in a manner that is Brent J. Fields, FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
inconsistent with any issue finality Secretary. Christine Y. Greenlees, Senior Counsel,
provisions. If, in the future, the NRC [FR Doc. 2017–08393 Filed 4–21–17; 11:15 am] at (202) 551–6879, or Robert Shapiro,
seeks to impose a position in Revision Branch Chief, at (202) 551–6821
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3 of RG 1.54 in a manner that does not (Division of Investment Management,
provide issue finality as described in the Chief Counsel’s Office).
applicable issue finality provision, then SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
the NRC must address the criteria for COMMISSION
avoiding issue finality as described in following is a summary of the
the applicable issue finality provision. [Investment Company Act Release No. application. The complete application
32602; 812–14664] may be obtained via the Commission’s
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day Web site by searching for the file
of April 2017. Homestead Funds, Inc. and RE number, or an applicant using the
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Advisers Corporation Company name box, at http://
Thomas H. Boyce, www.sec.gov/search/search.htm or by
April 19, 2017.
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic calling (202) 551–8090.
Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office AGENCY: Securities and Exchange
of Nuclear Regulatory Research. Commission (‘‘Commission’’). Summary of the Application
[FR Doc. 2017–08363 Filed 4–24–17; 8:45 am] ACTION: Notice. 1. The Manager (as defined below)
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P will serve as the investment adviser to
Notice of an application under section the Funds 1 pursuant to an investment
6(c) of the Investment Company Act of advisory agreement with the
1940 (‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from Corporation (the ‘‘Investment
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE section 15(a) of the Act and rule 18f–2
COMMISSION Management Agreement’’).2 The
under the Act. The requested exemption
would permit an investment adviser to 1 One of the Funds, the Stock Index Fund,
Sunshine Act Meeting hire and replace certain sub-advisers currently operates as a feeder fund managed by a
Notice is hereby given, pursuant to without shareholder approval. third-party manager and invests substantially all of
its assets in a separate series of an unaffiliated
the provisions of the Government in the APPLICANTS: Homestead Funds, Inc. (the investment company (the ‘‘Master Fund’’). The
Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that ‘‘Corporation’’), a Maryland corporation Stock Index Fund will not engage any sub-advisers
the Securities and Exchange registered under the Act as an open-end other than through approving the engagement of
asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Commission will hold a closed meeting management investment company with one or more of the Master Fund’s sub-advisers in
the Stock Index Fund’s capacity as a shareholder of
on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 2 p.m. multiple series, and RE Advisers the Master Fund. The Master Fund is not an
Commissioners, Counsel to the Corporation, a Virginia corporation Applicant and the Stock Index Fund will not rely
Commissioners, the Secretary to the registered as an investment adviser on the requested order unless it is managed by the
Commission, and recording secretaries under the Investment Advisers Act of Manager and complies with all of the conditions in
the application.
will attend the closed meeting. Certain 1940 (the ‘‘Initial Manager,’’ and, 2 Applicants request relief with respect to any
staff members who have an interest in collectively with the Corporation, the existing or future series of the Corporation and any
the matters also may be present. ‘‘Applicants’’). other existing or future registered open-end
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| Action | Regulatory guide, issuance. | |
| Dates | Revision 3 of RG 1.54 is available on April 25, 2017. | |
| Contact | Matthew G. Yoder, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-4017, email: [email protected]; and Mark Orr, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-6003, email: [email protected] U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 19113 |
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