83_FR_10960 83 FR 10911 - Withdrawal of Regulatory Issue Summary 2012-10, “NRC Staff Position on Applying Surveillance Requirements 3.0.2 and 3.0.3 to Administrative Controls Program Tests”

83 FR 10911 - Withdrawal of Regulatory Issue Summary 2012-10, “NRC Staff Position on Applying Surveillance Requirements 3.0.2 and 3.0.3 to Administrative Controls Program Tests”

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 49 (March 13, 2018)

Page Range10911-10911
FR Document2018-04986

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing Regulatory Issue Summary 2012-10, ``NRC Staff Position on Applying Surveillance Requirements 3.0.2 and 3.0.3 to Administrative Controls Program Tests.'' This document is being withdrawn because it contains guidance to addressees that is no longer applicable.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 49 (Tuesday, March 13, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 10911]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-04986]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2018-0049]


Withdrawal of Regulatory Issue Summary 2012-10, ``NRC Staff 
Position on Applying Surveillance Requirements 3.0.2 and 3.0.3 to 
Administrative Controls Program Tests''

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Generic communications; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing 
Regulatory Issue Summary 2012-10, ``NRC Staff Position on Applying 
Surveillance Requirements 3.0.2 and 3.0.3 to Administrative Controls 
Program Tests.'' This document is being withdrawn because it contains 
guidance to addressees that is no longer applicable.

DATES: The effective date of the withdrawal of RIS 2012-10,''NRC Staff 
Position on Applying Surveillance Requirements 3.0.2 and 3.0.3 to 
Administrative Controls Program Tests'' is March 13, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0049 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 Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0049. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-
9127; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual 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.
     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: Tanya M. Mensah, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3610, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC is withdrawing Regulatory Issue 
Summary (RIS) 2012-10, ``NRC Staff Position on Applying Surveillance 
Requirements 3.0.2 and 3.0.3 to Administrative Controls Program Tests'' 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML12079A393), because the guidance contained in 
the document is no longer applicable. Specifically, on August 23, 2012, 
RIS 2012-10 was issued to inform addresses of Enforcement Guidance 
Memorandum (EGM) 12-001, ``Dispositioning Noncompliance with 
Administrative Controls Technical Specifications Programmatic 
Requirements that Extend Test Frequencies and Allow Performance of 
Missed Tests.'' Following the issuance of EGM-12-001, the NRC staff 
concluded that the staff's position taken in EGM-12-001 was incorrect. 
In addition, the period of enforcement discretion in EGM-12-001 has 
expired. Therefore, by memorandum dated February 14, 2018, EGM-12-001 
was withdrawn by the NRC staff (ADAMS Accession No. ML18016A475). A 
summary of the NRC staff's basis for withdrawing EGM-12-001 is included 
in the memorandum.
    The NRC's generic communication website will be updated to reflect 
RIS 2012-10 as withdrawn. The generic communications website is 
accessible at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/gen-comm/.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of March 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Tanya M. Mensah,
Senior Project Manager, ROP and Generic Communications Branch, Division 
of Inspection and Regional Support, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2018-04986 Filed 3-12-18; 8:45 am]
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Considerations • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and NUCLEAR REGULATORY purchase copies of public documents at AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory COMMISSION the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One Commission. White Flint North, 11555 Rockville ACTION: Biweekly notice. [NRC–2018–0049] Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 189a.(2) Withdrawal of Regulatory Issue FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Summary 2012–10, ‘‘NRC Staff Position Tanya M. Mensah, Office of Nuclear amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear on Applying Surveillance Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is Requirements 3.0.2 and 3.0.3 to Regulatory Commission, Washington DC publishing this regular biweekly notice. Administrative Controls Program 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–3610, The Act requires the Commission to Tests’’ email: Tanya.Mensah@nrc.gov. publish notice of any amendments AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC issued, or proposed to be issued, and Commission. is withdrawing Regulatory Issue grants the Commission the authority to ACTION: Generic communications; Summary (RIS) 2012–10, ‘‘NRC Staff issue and make immediately effective withdrawal. Position on Applying Surveillance any amendment to an operating license Requirements 3.0.2 and 3.0.3 to or combined license, as applicable, SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Administrative Controls Program Tests’’ upon a determination by the Commission (NRC) is withdrawing (ADAMS Accession No. ML12079A393), Commission that such amendment Regulatory Issue Summary 2012–10, because the guidance contained in the involves no significant hazards ‘‘NRC Staff Position on Applying document is no longer applicable. consideration, notwithstanding the Surveillance Requirements 3.0.2 and Specifically, on August 23, 2012, RIS pendency before the Commission of a 3.0.3 to Administrative Controls 2012–10 was issued to inform addresses request for a hearing from any person. Program Tests.’’ This document is being of Enforcement Guidance Memorandum This biweekly notice includes all withdrawn because it contains guidance (EGM) 12–001, ‘‘Dispositioning notices of amendments issued, or to addressees that is no longer Noncompliance with Administrative proposed to be issued, from February 13 applicable. Controls Technical Specifications to February 26, 2018. The last biweekly DATES: The effective date of the Programmatic Requirements that Extend notice was published on February 27, withdrawal of RIS 2012–10,’’NRC Staff Test Frequencies and Allow 2018. Position on Applying Surveillance Performance of Missed Tests.’’ DATES: Comments must be filed by April Requirements 3.0.2 and 3.0.3 to Following the issuance of EGM–12–001, 12, 2018. A request for a hearing must Administrative Controls Program Tests’’ the NRC staff concluded that the staff’s be filed by May 14, 2018. is March 13, 2018. position taken in EGM–12–001 was ADDRESSES: You may submit comments incorrect. In addition, the period of ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID by any of the following methods (unless enforcement discretion in EGM–12–001 NRC–2018–0049 when contacting the this document describes a different has expired. Therefore, by NRC about the availability of method for submitting comments on a memorandum dated February 14, 2018, information regarding this document. specific subject): EGM–12–001 was withdrawn by the You may obtain publicly-available • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to NRC staff (ADAMS Accession No. information related to this document http://www.regulations.gov and search ML18016A475). A summary of the NRC using any of the following methods: for Docket ID NRC–2018–0045. Address staff’s basis for withdrawing EGM–12– • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer 001 is included in the memorandum. http://www.regulations.gov and search Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; for Docket ID NRC–2018–0049. Address The NRC’s generic communication email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer website will be updated to reflect RIS technical questions, contact the Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; 2012–10 as withdrawn. The generic individual listed in the FOR FURTHER email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For communications website is accessible at INFORMATION CONTACT section of this technical questions, contact the https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- document. individual listed in the FOR FURTHER collections/gen-comm/. • Mail comments to: May Ma, Office INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7– document. of March 2018. A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory • NRC’s Agencywide Documents For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Commission, Washington, DC 20555– amozie on DSK30RV082PROD with NOTICES Access and Management System Tanya M. Mensah, 0001. (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Senior Project Manager, ROP and Generic For additional direction on obtaining available documents online in the Communications Branch, Division of information and submitting comments, ADAMS Public Documents collection at Inspection and Regional Support, Office of see ‘‘Obtaining Information and http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Nuclear Reactor Regulation. Submitting Comments’’ in the adams.html. To begin the search, select [FR Doc. 2018–04986 Filed 3–12–18; 8:45 am] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then BILLING CODE 7590–01–P this document. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:47 Mar 12, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13MRN1.SGM 13MRN1


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionGeneric communications; withdrawal.
DatesThe effective date of the withdrawal of RIS 2012-10,''NRC Staff Position on Applying Surveillance Requirements 3.0.2 and 3.0.3 to Administrative Controls Program Tests'' is March 13, 2018.
ContactTanya M. Mensah, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3610, email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 10911 
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