82 FR 24996 - Qualification of Safety-Related Vented Lead-Acid Storage Batteries for Nuclear Power Plants
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 103 (May 31, 2017)
Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 103 (May 31, 2017)
| Page Range | 24996-24997 | |
| FR Document | 2017-11223 |
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 103 (Wednesday, May 31, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 24996-24997] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-11223] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2017-0130] Qualification of Safety-Related Vented Lead-Acid Storage Batteries for Nuclear Power Plants AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1338, ``Qualification of Safety-Related Vented Lead-Acid Storage Batteries for Nuclear Power Plants.'' DG-1338 is proposed revision 1 of regulatory guide (RG) 1.158, ``Qualification of Safety-Related Lead Storage Batteries for Nuclear Power Plants'' dated February 1989. DG-1338 endorses (with clarifying regulatory positions) the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard (Std.) 535-2013, ``IEEE Standard for Qualification of Class 1E Vented Lead Acid Storage Batteries for Nuclear Power Generating Stations.'' IEEE 535-2013 contains procedures for qualifying batteries with duty cycles of less than 8 hours and batteries with duty cycles longer than 8 hours. DATES: Submit comments by July 31, 2017. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is 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 comments by any of the following methods:Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID: NRC-2017-0130. 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. Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN-08C22, 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: Lilliana Ramadan, telephone: 301-415- 2463, email: [email protected], or Mark Orr, telephone: 301-415- 6003, email: [email protected]. Both are staff of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0130 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this action. You may obtain publically-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-2017-0130. 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 DG is electronically available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16337A005. The regulatory analysis for this DG is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16340A112. 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-2017-0130 in your comment submission. 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 enters 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 information regarding 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 issues or postulated events, and data that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses. The DG, entitled ``Qualification of Safety-Related Vented Lead-Acid Storage Batteries for Nuclear Power [[Page 24997]] Plants,'' is proposed revision 1 to RG 1.158. The proposed revised RG is temporarily identified by its task number, DG-1338. The proposed revised RG provides more current guidance on the methods and type-test procedures for two different battery applications. One application is for batteries with duty cycles equal to or less than 8 hours and the other application is for batteries with duty cycles longer than 8 hours. The 2013 revision of IEEE Std. 535 provides a qualification process for both applications to ensure battery performance and provides a normative annex with example testing regimens. The NRC staff determined that RG 1.158 should be revised to endorse the 2013 version of IEEE Std. 535 to support new reactor license applications, design certifications, and applications for license amendments. Copies of IEEE documents may be purchased from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Service Center, 445 Hoes Lane, PO 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 Draft regulatory guide DG-1338, if finalized as revision 1 to RG 1.158, would endorse, with certain clarifications, the 2013 revision of IEEE Std. 535 which refines the methods and type-test procedures for two different battery applications. One application is for batteries with duty cycles equal to or less than 8 hours and the other application is for batteries with duty cycles longer than 8 hours. The 2013 revision of IEEE Std. 535 demonstrates and outlines the qualifying process for both applications to ensure battery performance. It also provides a comprehensive document for qualifying batteries with additional normative annexes. The draft regulatory guide, if finalized, would not constitute backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109 (the Backfit Rule) and is not otherwise inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52, ``Licenses, Certifications and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants.'' The subject of this draft regulatory guide, as described above, is an NRC-defined process which does not fall within the purview of subjects covered by either the Backfit Rule or the issue finality provision in 10 CFR part 52. Issuance of the draft regulatory guide, in final form, would not constitute backfitting, and no further consideration of backfitting is required in order to issue the draft or final regulatory guide in final form. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of May 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. 2017-11223 Filed 5-30-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
![24996 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 31, 2017 / Notices
extension. Per E.O. 13784, the Qualification of Class 1E Vented Lead (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly
Commission shall: Acid Storage Batteries for Nuclear available documents online in the
a. Identify and describe the existing Power Generating Stations.’’ IEEE 535– ADAMS Public Documents collection at
Federal funding used to combat drug 2013 contains procedures for qualifying http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
addiction and the opioid crisis; batteries with duty cycles of less than 8 adams.html. To begin the search, select
b. assess the availability and hours and batteries with duty cycles ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
accessibility of drug addiction treatment longer than 8 hours. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
services and overdose reversal DATES: Submit comments by July 31, Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
throughout the country and identify 2017. Comments received after this date please contact the NRC’s Public
areas that are underserved; will be considered if it is practical to do Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
c. identify and report on best practices so, but the NRC is able to ensure 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
for addiction prevention, including consideration only for comments email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The DG
healthcare provider education and received on or before this date. is electronically available in ADAMS
evaluation of prescription practices, Although a time limit is given, under Accession No. ML16337A005.
collaboration between State and Federal comments and suggestions in The regulatory analysis for this DG is
officials, and the use and effectiveness connection with items for inclusion in available in ADAMS under Accession
of State prescription drug monitoring guides currently being developed or No. ML16340A112.
programs; improvements in all published guides • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
d. review the literature evaluating the are encouraged at any time. purchase copies of public documents at
effectiveness of educational messages the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
for youth and adults with respect to White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
by any of the following methods: Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
prescription and illicit opioids;
e. identify and evaluate existing • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
http://www.regulations.gov and search B. Submitting Comments
Federal programs to prevent and treat
drug addiction for their scope and for Docket ID: NRC–2017–0130. Address Please include Docket ID NRC–2017–
effectiveness, and make questions about NRC dockets to Carol 0130 in your comment submission.
recommendations for improving these Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; The NRC cautions you not to include
programs; and; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For identifying or contact information that
f. make recommendations to the technical questions, contact the you do not want to be publicly
President for improving the Federal individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER disclosed in your comment submission.
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this The NRC posts all comment
response to drug addiction and the
opioid crisis. document. submissions at http://
• Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, www.regulations.gov as well as enters
Dated: May 25, 2017. Office of Administration, Mail Stop: the comment submissions into ADAMS.
Michael Passante, TWFN–08C22, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory The NRC does not routinely edit
Acting General Counsel, Designated Federal Commission, Washington, DC 20555– comment submissions to remove
Officer. 0001. identifying or contact information.
[FR Doc. 2017–11230 Filed 5–30–17; 8:45 am] For additional direction on obtaining If you are requesting or aggregating
BILLING CODE 3280–F5–P information and submitting comments, comments from other persons for
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and submission to the NRC, then you should
Submitting Comments’’ in the inform those persons not to include
NUCLEAR REGULATORY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of identifying or contact information that
COMMISSION this document. they do not want to be publicly
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: disclosed in their comment submission.
[NRC–2017–0130]
Lilliana Ramadan, telephone: 301–415– Your request should state that the NRC
Qualification of Safety-Related Vented 2463, email: Lilliana.Ramadan@ does not routinely edit comment
Lead-Acid Storage Batteries for nrc.Gov, or Mark Orr, telephone: 301– submissions to remove such information
Nuclear Power Plants 415–6003, email: Mark.Orr@nrc.gov. before making the comment
Both are staff of the Office of Nuclear submissions available to the public or
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear entering the comment submissions into
Commission. Regulatory Commission, Washington, ADAMS.
ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request DC 20555–0001. II. Additional Information
for comment. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The NRC is issuing for public
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory I. Obtaining Information and comment a DG in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing for public Submitting Comments Guide’’ series. This series was
comment draft regulatory guide (DG), developed to describe and make
DG–1338, ‘‘Qualification of Safety- A. Obtaining Information
available to the public information
Related Vented Lead-Acid Storage Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2017– regarding methods that are acceptable to
Batteries for Nuclear Power Plants.’’ 0130 when contacting the NRC about the NRC staff for implementing specific
DG–1338 is proposed revision 1 of the availability of information regarding parts of the NRC’s regulations,
regulatory guide (RG) 1.158, this action. You may obtain publically- techniques that the staff uses in
nlaroche on DSK30NT082PROD with NOTICES
‘‘Qualification of Safety-Related Lead available information related to this evaluating specific issues or postulated
Storage Batteries for Nuclear Power action, by any of the following methods: events, and data that the staff needs in
Plants’’ dated February 1989. DG–1338 • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to its review of applications for permits
endorses (with clarifying regulatory http://www.regulations.gov and search and licenses.
positions) the Institute of Electrical and for Docket ID NRC–2017–0130. The DG, entitled ‘‘Qualification of
Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Safety-Related Vented Lead-Acid
(Std.) 535–2013, ‘‘IEEE Standard for Access and Management System Storage Batteries for Nuclear Power
VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:54 May 30, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00063 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31MYN1.SGM 31MYN1](https://thefederalregister.org/doc/82_FR_25099/page/1.svg)
![Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 103 / Wednesday, May 31, 2017 / Notices 24997
Plants,’’ is proposed revision 1 to RG Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
1.158. The proposed revised RG is of May 2017. email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
temporarily identified by its task For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ADAMS accession number for each
number, DG–1338. The proposed Thomas H. Boyce, document referenced in this document
revised RG provides more current Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic (if that document is available in
guidance on the methods and type-test Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office ADAMS) is provided the first time that
procedures for two different battery of Nuclear Regulatory Research. a document is referenced. RG 5.41 may
applications. One application is for [FR Doc. 2017–11223 Filed 5–30–17; 8:45 am] be found in ADAMS under Accession
batteries with duty cycles equal to or BILLING CODE 7590–01–P No. ML16348A213. The regulatory
less than 8 hours and the other analysis supporting this RG may be
application is for batteries with duty found in ADAMS under Accession No.
cycles longer than 8 hours. The 2013 NUCLEAR REGULATORY ML14181B214.
revision of IEEE Std. 535 provides a COMMISSION • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
qualification process for both purchase copies of public documents at
applications to ensure battery National Marine Fisheries Service the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
performance and provides a normative [NRC–2016–0189] White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
annex with example testing regimens. Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
The NRC staff determined that RG 1.158 Shipping, Receiving, and Internal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
should be revised to endorse the 2013 Transfer of Special Nuclear Material Glenn Tuttle, Office of Nuclear Material
version of IEEE Std. 535 to support new Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301–
reactor license applications, design AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission. 415–7230, email: Glenn.Tuttle@nrc.gov,
certifications, and applications for or Mekonen Bayssie, Office of Nuclear
license amendments. ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance.
Regulatory Research, telephone: 301–
Copies of IEEE documents may be SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 415–1699, email: Mekonen.Bayssie@
purchased from the Institute of Commission (NRC) is issuing Regulatory nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S.
Electrical and Electronics Engineers Guide (RG) 5.41, ‘‘Shipping, Receiving, Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Service Center, 445 Hoes Lane, PO Box and Internal Transfer of Special Nuclear Washington, DC 20555–0001.
1331, Piscataway, NJ 08855 or through
Material.’’ This new RG consolidates in SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
the IEEE’s public Web site at http://
one document NRC guidance
www.ieee.org/publications_standards/ I. Discussion
concerning the material control and
index.html.
accounting requirements pertaining to The NRC is issuing a new guide in the
III. Backfitting and Issue Finality shipments, receipts, and internal NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. This
Draft regulatory guide DG–1338, if transfers of special nuclear material. In series was developed to describe and
finalized as revision 1 to RG 1.158, addition, this guide provides updated make available to the public information
would endorse, with certain guidance for source material (SM) and regarding methods that are acceptable to
clarifications, the 2013 revision of IEEE depleted uranium (DU) at uranium the NRC staff for implementing specific
Std. 535 which refines the methods and enrichment facilities. parts of the agency’s regulations,
type-test procedures for two different DATES: Revision 0 to RG 5.41 is available techniques that the NRC staff uses in
battery applications. One application is on May 31, 2017. evaluating specific issues or postulated
for batteries with duty cycles equal to or ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID events, and data that the NRC staff
less than 8 hours and the other NRC–2016–0189 when contacting the needs in its review of applications for
application is for batteries with duty NRC about the availability of permits and licenses.
cycles longer than 8 hours. The 2013 information regarding this document. The RG 5.41 is entitled, ‘‘Shipping,
revision of IEEE Std. 535 demonstrates You may obtain publicly-available Receiving, and Internal Transfer of
and outlines the qualifying process for information related to this document Special Nuclear Material,’’ and provides
both applications to ensure battery using any of the following methods: guidance for meeting the nuclear
performance. It also provides a • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to material control and accounting (MC&A)
comprehensive document for qualifying http://www.regulations.gov and search requirements in part 74 of title 10 of the
batteries with additional normative for Docket ID NRC–2016–0189. Address Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR
annexes. The draft regulatory guide, if questions about NRC dockets to Carol part 74), ‘‘Material Control and
finalized, would not constitute Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; Accounting of Special Nuclear
backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109 email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For Material,’’ that cover these topics.
(the Backfit Rule) and is not otherwise technical questions, contact the RG 5.41 updates and combines in one
inconsistent with the issue finality individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER document guidance previously provided
provisions in 10 CFR part 52, ‘‘Licenses, INFORMATION CONTACT section of this by:
Certifications and Approvals for Nuclear document. • RG 5.28, ‘‘Evaluation of Shipper-
Power Plants.’’ The subject of this draft • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Receiver Differences in the Transfer of
regulatory guide, as described above, is Access and Management System Special Nuclear Material,’’ published in
an NRC-defined process which does not (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- June 1974 (ADAMS Accession No.
fall within the purview of subjects available documents online in the ML003740063);
covered by either the Backfit Rule or the ADAMS Public Document collection at • RG 5.49, ‘‘Internal Transfers of
nlaroche on DSK30NT082PROD with NOTICES
issue finality provision in 10 CFR part http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Special Nuclear Material,’’ published in
52. Issuance of the draft regulatory adams.html. To begin the search, select March 1975 (ADAMS Accession No.
guide, in final form, would not ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then ML003739222); and
constitute backfitting, and no further select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS • RG 5.57, ‘‘Shipping and Receiving
consideration of backfitting is required Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, Control of Strategic Special Nuclear
in order to issue the draft or final please contact the NRC’s Public Material,’’ published in June 1980
regulatory guide in final form. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at (ADAMS Accession No. ML003739260).
VerDate Sep<11>2014 14:54 May 30, 2017 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\31MYN1.SGM 31MYN1](https://thefederalregister.org/doc/82_FR_25099/page/2.svg)
Document Created: 2017-05-31 05:59:44
Document Modified: 2017-05-31 05:59:44
| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Draft regulatory guide; request for comment. | |
| Dates | Submit comments by July 31, 2017. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is 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 | Lilliana Ramadan, telephone: 301-415- 2463, email: [email protected], or Mark Orr, telephone: 301-415- 6003, email: [email protected] Both are staff of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 24996 |
2025 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR