82 FR 29120 - Dedication of Commercial-Grade Items for Use in Nuclear Power Plants
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 122 (June 27, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 122 (Tuesday, June 27, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 29120-29121] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-13161] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2016-0133] Dedication of Commercial-Grade Items for Use in Nuclear Power Plants AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 0 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.164, ``Dedication of Commercial- Grade Items for Use in Nuclear Power Plants'' This RG provides new guidance that describes methods that the NRC staff considers acceptable in meeting regulatory requirements for dedication of commercial-grade items used in nuclear power plants. DATES: Revision 0 to RG 1.164 is available on June 27, 2017. [[Page 29121]] ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0133 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-2016-0133. 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 it is mentioned in this document. Revision 0 to RG 1.164 and the regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML17041A206 and ML15313A423, 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jonathan Ortega-Luciano, Office of New Reactors, telephone: 301-415-1159, email: [email protected] and Stephen Burton, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-7000, email: [email protected]. Both are staff members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Discussion The NRC is issuing a new 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 0 of RG 1.164 (ADAMS Accession No. ML17041A206) was issued with a temporary identification of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-1292 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15313A425). This RG proposes new guidance that describes methods that the NRC staff considers acceptable in meeting regulatory requirements for dedication of commercial-grade items used in nuclear power plants. II. Additional Information The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG-1292 in the Federal Register on July 8, 2016 (81 FR 44670), for a 60-day public comment period. The public comment period closed on September 6, 2016. Public comments on DG-1292 and the staff responses to the public comments are available under ADAMS under Accession No. ML17041A202. III. Congressional Review Act This RG 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 Regulatory Guide 1.164, Revision 0, describes a method that the staff of the NRC considers acceptable for dedication of commercial- grade items for use in nuclear power plants. Issuance of this RG does not constitute backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109 (the Backfit Rule) and is not otherwise be inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. As discussed in the ``Implementation'' section of this RG, the NRC has no current intention to impose this RG on holders of current operating licenses or combined licenses. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of June 2017. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Edward O'Donnell, Acting Chief Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2017-13161 Filed 6-26-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: post all comment submissions at http:// available to licensees for their voluntary
David Cullison, Office of the Chief www.regulations.gov as well as enter the use. The licensees interested in
Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear comment submissions into ADAMS, participating in using the software will
Regulatory Commission, Washington, and the NRC does not routinely edit contact the NRC. The NRC will provide
DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– comment submissions to remove free software licenses, training, and
2084; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@ identifying or contact information. technical support to facilitate the
NRC.GOV. If you are requesting or aggregating licensee’s use of the software. The
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: comments from other persons for participating licensees would provide
submission to the NRC, then you should data approximately six times per year
I. Obtaining Information and inform those persons not to include according to their training cycle to a
Submitting Comments identifying or contact information that master database currently maintained by
A. Obtaining Information they do not want to be publicly the Idaho National Laboratory and
disclosed in their comment submission. sponsored by the NRC. The licensees
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2017– Your request should state that the NRC would agree to let the NRC analyze the
0039 when contacting the NRC about does not routinely edit comment data for improving human reliability
the availability of information for this submissions to remove such information analysis techniques.
action. You may obtain publicly- before making the comment
available information related to this submissions available to the public or III. Specific Requests for Comments
action by any of the following methods: entering the comment into ADAMS. The NRC is seeking comments that
• Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to address the following questions:
http://www.regulations.gov and search II. Background 1. Is the proposed collection of
for Docket ID NRC–2017–0039. In accordance with the Paperwork information necessary for the NRC to
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. properly perform its functions? Does the
Access and Management System chapter 35), the NRC is requesting information have practical utility?
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- public comment on its intention to 2. Is the estimate of the burden of the
available documents online in the request the OMB’s approval for the information collection accurate?
ADAMS Public Documents collection at information collection summarized 3. Is there a way to enhance the
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ below. quality, utility, and clarity of the
adams.html. To begin the search, select 1. The title of the information information to be collected?
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then collection: Collection of Operator 4. How can the burden of the
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Simulator Training Data. information collection on respondents
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, 2. OMB approval number: An OMB be minimized, including the use of
please contact the NRC’s Public control number has not yet been automated collection techniques or
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at assigned to this proposed information other forms of information technology?
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by collection.
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day
3. Type of submission: New. of June 2017.
supporting statement and the technical 4. The form number, if applicable:
descriptions are available in ADAMS Not applicable. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
under Accession Nos. ML17125A016, 5. How often the collection is required David Cullison,
ML17125A017, ML17080A074, or requested: Licensees will provide a NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief
ML17080A077, and ML17164A077. one-time response expressing their Information Officer.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and interest in participating. The NRC staff [FR Doc. 2017–13335 Filed 6–26–17; 8:45 am]
purchase copies of public documents at anticipates that the participating BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One licensees would provide data six times
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville per year.
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 6. Who will be required or asked to NUCLEAR REGULATORY
• NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of respond: U.S. nuclear power stations COMMISSION
the collection of information and related with an onsite reactor simulator. [NRC–2016–0133]
instructions may be obtained without 7. The estimated number of annual
charge by contacting NRC’s Clearance responses: 95 (15 one-time responses + Dedication of Commercial-Grade Items
Officer, David Cullison, Office of the 90 annual responses). for Use in Nuclear Power Plants
Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear 8. The estimated number of annual
Regulatory Commission, Washington, respondents: 5. AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 9. The estimated number of hours Commission.
2084; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@ needed annually to comply with the ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance.
NRC.GOV. information: 411 hours.
10. Abstract: The NRC’s Office of SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
B. Submitting Comments Nuclear Regulatory Research (NRC/RES) Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 0
Please include Docket ID NRC–2017– and the South Texas Project Nuclear to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.164,
0039 in the subject line of your Operating Company jointly developed ‘‘Dedication of Commercial-Grade Items
comment submission, in order to ensure the Scenario Authoring, for Use in Nuclear Power Plants’’ This
that the NRC is able to make your Characterization, and Debriefing RG provides new guidance that
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comment submission available to the Application (SACADA) software for describes methods that the NRC staff
public in this docket. operator simulator training. The considers acceptable in meeting
The NRC cautions you not to include SACADA collects operator simulator regulatory requirements for dedication
identifying or contact information in performance information that can be of commercial-grade items used in
comment submissions that you do not used to improve simulator training and nuclear power plants.
want to be publicly disclosed in your human reliability analysis. The NRC/ DATES: Revision 0 to RG 1.164 is
comment submission. The NRC will RES is making the SACADA software available on June 27, 2017.
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ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID needs in its review of applications for ACTION: Notice.
NRC–2016–0133 when contacting the permits and licenses.
NRC about the availability of Revision 0 of RG 1.164 (ADAMS SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a
information regarding this document. Accession No. ML17041A206) was recent Postal Service filing for the
You may obtain publicly-available issued with a temporary identification Commission’s consideration concerning
information related to this document of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG–1292 negotiated service agreements. This
using any of the following methods: (ADAMS Accession No. ML15313A425). notice informs the public of the filing,
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to This RG proposes new guidance that invites public comment, and takes other
http://www.regulations.gov and search describes methods that the NRC staff administrative steps.
for Docket ID NRC–2016–0133. Address considers acceptable in meeting DATES: Comments are due: June 29,
questions about NRC dockets to Carol regulatory requirements for dedication 2017.
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; of commercial-grade items used in ADDRESSES: Submit comments
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For nuclear power plants. electronically via the Commission’s
technical questions, contact the II. Additional Information Filing Online system at http://
individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this The NRC published a notice of the
availability of DG–1292 in the Federal comments electronically should contact
document. the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents Register on July 8, 2016 (81 FR 44670),
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
Access and Management System for a 60-day public comment period.
The public comment period closed on telephone for advice on filing
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly alternatives.
available documents online in the September 6, 2016. Public comments on
ADAMS Public Documents collection at DG–1292 and the staff responses to the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ public comments are available under David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
adams.html. To begin the search, select ADAMS under Accession No. 202–789–6820.
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then ML17041A202. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS III. Congressional Review Act Table of Contents
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, This RG is a rule as defined in the
please contact the NRC’s Public I. Introduction
Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 801–808). However, the Office of
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Management and Budget has not found I. Introduction
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The it to be a major rule as defined in the The Commission gives notice that the
ADAMS accession number for each Congressional Review Act. Postal Service filed request(s) for the
document referenced (if it is available in Commission to consider matters related
ADAMS) is provided the first time that IV. Backfitting and Issue Finality
to negotiated service agreement(s). The
it is mentioned in this document. Regulatory Guide 1.164, Revision 0, request(s) may propose the addition or
Revision 0 to RG 1.164 and the describes a method that the staff of the removal of a negotiated service
regulatory analysis may be found in NRC considers acceptable for dedication agreement from the market dominant or
ADAMS under Accession Nos. of commercial-grade items for use in the competitive product list, or the
ML17041A206 and ML15313A423, nuclear power plants. Issuance of this modification of an existing product
respectively. RG does not constitute backfitting as currently appearing on the market
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and defined in 10 CFR 50.109 (the Backfit dominant or the competitive product
purchase copies of public documents at Rule) and is not otherwise be list.
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One inconsistent with the issue finality Section II identifies the docket
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville provisions in 10 CFR part 52. As number(s) associated with each Postal
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. discussed in the ‘‘Implementation’’ Service request, the title of each Postal
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: section of this RG, the NRC has no Service request, the request’s acceptance
Jonathan Ortega-Luciano, Office of New current intention to impose this RG on date, and the authority cited by the
Reactors, telephone: 301–415–1159, holders of current operating licenses or Postal Service for each request. For each
email: Jonathan.Ortega-Luciano@ combined licenses. request, the Commission appoints an
nrc.gov and Stephen Burton, Office of Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day officer of the Commission to represent
Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: of June 2017. the interests of the general public in the
301–415–7000, email: Stephen.Burton@ For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505
nrc.gov. Both are staff members of the Edward O’Donnell, (Public Representative). Section II also
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, establishes comment deadline(s)
Acting Chief Regulatory Guidance and
Washington, DC 20555–0001. Generic Issues Branch, Division of pertaining to each request.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory The public portions of the Postal
Research. Service’s request(s) can be accessed via
I. Discussion the Commission’s Web site (http://
[FR Doc. 2017–13161 Filed 6–26–17; 8:45 am]
The NRC is issuing a new guide in the BILLING CODE 7590–01–P www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of
NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. This the Postal Service’s request(s), if any,
series was developed to describe and can be accessed through compliance
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make available to the public information POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION with the requirements of 39 CFR
regarding methods that are acceptable to 3007.40.
the NRC staff for implementing specific [Docket Nos. MC2017–152 and CP2017–215; The Commission invites comments on
parts of the agency’s regulations, MC2017–153 and CP2017–216] whether the Postal Service’s request(s)
techniques that the NRC staff uses in in the captioned docket(s) are consistent
New Postal Products
evaluating specific issues or postulated with the policies of title 39. For
events, and data that the NRC staff AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. request(s) that the Postal Service states
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| Dates | Revision 0 to RG 1.164 is available on June 27, 2017. | |
| Contact | Jonathan Ortega-Luciano, Office of New Reactors, telephone: 301-415-1159, email: Jonathan.Ortega- [email protected] and Stephen Burton, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-7000, email: [email protected] Both are staff members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. | |
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