83 FR 6053 - Qualification and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants

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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 29 (February 12, 2018)

Page Range		6053-6054
FR Document		2018-02816

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1329, ``Qualification and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants.'' The proposed revision describes methods acceptable to the NRC staff for complying with those portions of the Commission's regulations associated with the selection, qualifications, and training for nuclear power plant personnel. This proposed guide, Revision 4, updates the guidance with additional experience gained since Revision 3 was issued in 2000 by endorsing ANSI/ANS 3.1 2014, ``Selection, Qualification and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants.''

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[NRC-2018-0023]


Qualification and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for 
public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1329, ``Qualification 
and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants.'' The proposed 
revision describes methods acceptable to the NRC staff for complying 
with those portions of the Commission's regulations associated with the 
selection, qualifications, and training for nuclear power plant 
personnel. This proposed guide, Revision 4, updates the guidance with 
additional experience gained since Revision 3 was issued in 2000 by 
endorsing ANSI/ANS 3.1 2014, ``Selection, Qualification and Training of 
Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants.''

DATES: Submit comments by April 13, 2018. 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

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improvements in all published guides are encouraged at any time.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods 
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting 
comments on a specified subject):
     Federal Rulemaking website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0023. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-
9127; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
of this document.
     Mail comments to: May Ma, Office of Administration, Mail 
Stop: OWFN-2A13, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001.
    For additional direction on accessing information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Kellum, Office of New Reactors; 
telephone: 301-415-5305; 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. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0023 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information regarding this action. You may 
obtain publicaly-available information related to this action, by any 
of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0023.
     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. 
ML16091A267.
     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-2018-0023 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 and Training of Personnel for 
Nuclear Power Plants,'' is a proposed revision temporarily identified 
by its task number, DG-1329. DG-1329 is proposed Revision 4 of RG 1.8, 
``Qualification and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants.'' 
The guide proposes revised guidance that describes methods acceptable 
to the staff of the NRC for complying with those portions of the 
Commission's regulations associated with the selection, qualifications, 
and training for nuclear power plant personnel.
    This proposed guide, Revision 4, endorses ANSI/ANS 3.1 2014, 
``Selection, Qualification, and Training of Personnel for Nuclear Power 
Plants,'' as well as updates the guidance with additional experience 
gained since Revision 3 was issued in 2000.

III. Backfitting and Issue Finality

    This DG describes methods acceptable to the staff of the NRC for 
complying with those portions of the Commission's regulations 
associated with the selection, qualifications and training for nuclear 
power plant personnel. Issuance of this DG, if finalized, would not 
constitute backfitting as defined in section 50.109 of title 10 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) (the Backfit Rule) and would not 
otherwise be inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR 
part 52. As discussed in the ``Implementation'' section of this DG, the 
NRC has no current intention to impose this guide, if finalized, on 
holders of current operating licenses or combined licenses.
    This DG may be applied to 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 regulatory 
guide, as well as future applications submitted after the issuance of 
the regulatory guide. Such action would not constitute backfitting as 
defined in the Backfit Rule or be otherwise inconsistent with the 
applicable issue finality provision in 10 CFR part 52, inasmuch as such 
applicants or potential applicants are not within the scope of entities 
protected by the Backfit Rule or the relevant issue finality provisions 
in part 52.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of February, 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of 
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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disseminate technology assessment and DATES: Interested parties are invited to holder proposes to add takes for dart
testbed results. The agendas, minutes, submit written data, comments, or tagging (n = 10) and suction cup tagging
and other meeting materials and views with respect to this permit (n = 40) of Arnoux’s beaked whales as
information can be found on the application by March 14, 2018. Permit well as 50 suction cup tagging takes for
FASTER website at: https:// applications may be inspected by killer whales. Finally, the permit holder
www.nitrd.gov/nitrdgroups/ interested parties at the Permit Office, would add southern right whales to his
index.php?title=FASTER. address below. ACA permit and is requesting 250
ADDRESSES: Comments should be biopsy takes, 200 photo-ID takes, and 50
DATES: The FASTER CoP meetings will
addressed to Permit Office, Office of suction cup tagging takes for this
be held over the course of the year
Polar Programs, National Science species. This ACA permit modification
(February 2018–December 2018) at the
Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, would increase the consistency of takes
NITRD National Coordination Office,
Alexandria, Virginia 22314. with those allowed under the most
490 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Suite 8001,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: recent amendment of National Marine
Washington, DC 20024. Please note that
Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at Fisheries Service Permit No. 14809–03
public seating for these meetings is
the above address, 703–292–8030, or on which the ACA permit holder is an
limited and is available on a first-come,
ACApermits@nsf.gov. approved Co-Investigator.
first-served basis. WebEx and/or Location: Antarctic Peninsula
Teleconference participation is available SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
National Science Foundation, as between Marguerite Bay and the
for each meeting. Please reference the Gerlache Strait, inshore waters.
FASTER CoP website for meeting dates, directed by the Antarctic Conservation
Dates of Permitted Activities: March
times, and location changes. Further Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as
1–December 31, 2018.
information about the NITRD may be amended by the Antarctic Science,
found at: https://www.nitrd.gov. Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, Nadene G. Kennedy,
has developed regulations for the Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.
establishment of a permit system for Programs.
Alex Thai at thai@nitrd.gov or (202)
various activities in Antarctica and [FR Doc. 2018–02705 Filed 2–9–18; 8:45 am]
459–9674.
designation of certain animals and BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
Public Comments: The government certain geographic areas a requiring
seeks individual input; attendees/ special protection. The regulations
participants may provide individual establish such a permit system to
advice only. Members of the public are NUCLEAR REGULATORY
designate Antarctic Specially Protected COMMISSION
welcome to submit their comments to Areas.
magic-comments@nitrd.gov. Please note Description of Permit Modification [NRC–2018–0023]
that under the provisions of the Federal Requested: The Foundation issued a
Advisory Committee Act (FACA), all Qualification and Training of Personnel
permit (ACA 2015–011) to Ari
public comments and/or presentations for Nuclear Power Plants
Friedlaender on December 3, 2014. The
will be treated as public documents and issued permit allows the permit holder AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
may be made available to the public via to take biopsy samples and photographs Commission.
the MAGIC Team website. for identification of humpback (n = 200 ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request
Submitted by the National Science biopsy & photo-ID), Antarctic minke for comment.
Foundation in support of the (n = 50 biopy; 200 photo-ID), killer (n
Networking and Information = 50; 200 photo-ID), and Arnoux’s SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Technology Research and Development beaked (n = 50; 200 photo-ID) whales in Commission (NRC) is issuing for public
(NITRD) National Coordination Office the Southern Ocean. The permit also comment draft regulatory guide (DG),
(NCO) on February 6, 2018. allowed for 10 satellite-tagging takes of DG–1329, ‘‘Qualification and Training
humpback whales. of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants.’’
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
A recent modification to this permit, The proposed revision describes
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
dated December 31, 2015, permitted the methods acceptable to the NRC staff for
Foundation.
applicant to increase the number of complying with those portions of the
[FR Doc. 2018–02711 Filed 2–9–18; 8:45 am]
satellite-tagging takes of humpback Commission’s regulations associated
BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
whales to 20 and to add 10 dart tag takes with the selection, qualifications, and
and 20 suction cup tag takes for both training for nuclear power plant
humpbacks and Antarctic minke personnel. This proposed guide,
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
whales. Now the permit holder proposes Revision 4, updates the guidance with
Notice of Permit Modification Received a modification to his permit to increase additional experience gained since
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act biopsy takes to 250 for all four whale Revision 3 was issued in 2000 by
of 1978 species listed on the original permit. Of endorsing ANSI/ANS 3.1 2014,
those 250 biopsy takes, 50 would be ‘‘Selection, Qualification and Training
AGENCY: National Science Foundation. associated with approaches that would of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants.’’
ACTION: Notice of permit modification also include tagging and the remaining DATES: Submit comments by April 13,
request. 200 biopsy takes would occur during 2018. Comments received after this date
approaches that do not involve tagging. will be considered if it is practical to do
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES

SUMMARY: The National Science The proposed modification would also so, but the NRC is able to ensure
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish increase the number of dart tags takes of consideration only for comments
a notice of requests to modify permits humpback whales (from 10 to 30) and received on or before this date.
issued to conduct activities regulated Antarctic minke whales (from 10 to 20) Although a time limit is given,
under the Antarctic Conservation Act of and increase the number of suction cup comments and suggestions in
1978. This is the required notice of a tagging takes of Antarctic minke whales connection with items for inclusion in
requested permit modification. from 20 to 30. In addition, the permit guides currently being developed or

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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Draft regulatory guide; request for comment.
Dates		Submit comments by April 13, 2018. 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		James Kellum, Office of New Reactors; telephone: 301-415-5305; 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.
FR Citation		83 FR 6053