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AGENCY: SUMMARY: The NRC is soliciting public comment on its Proposed Interim Staff Guidance COL/DC–ISG–003. This interim staff guidance (ISG) supplements the guidance provided to the staff in Section 19.0, ‘‘Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Severe Accident Evaluation for New Reactors,’’ of NUREG–0800, ‘‘Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants’’ (SRP), concerning the review of probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) information and severe accident assessment submitted to support design certification (DC) and combined license (COL) applications. Upon receiving public comments, the NRC staff will evaluate and disposition the comments, as appropriate. Once the NRC staff completes the COL/DC–ISG, it will issue the same for NRC and industry use. The NRC staff will also incorporate the approved COL/DC–ISG–003 into the next revision of the SRP and related guidance documents. DATES: Comments must be filed no later than 30 days from the date of publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Comments received after this date will be considered, if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to: Chief, Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 20555– 0001. Comments should be delivered to: 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, Room T–6D59, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. Persons may also provide comments via e-mail to Lynn Mrowca at lxm4@nrc.gov. The NRC maintains an Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC’s public documents. These documents may be accessed through the NRC’s Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. Persons who do not PO 00000 Frm 00087 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9359 have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397– 4209, 301–415–4737, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. Ms. Lynn Mrowca, Chief, PRA Licensing, Operations Support & Maintenance Branch 1, Division of Safety Systems and Risk Assessment, Office of the New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 20555– 0001; telephone 301–415–0525 or e-mail at lxm4@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agency also posts its issued staff guidance in the agency external Web page (https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ doc-collections/isg/). The NRC staff is issuing this notice to solicit public comments on the proposed COL/DC–ISG–003. After the NRC staff considers any public comments, it will make a determination regarding the proposed COL/DC–ISG– 003. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of February 2008. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. William D. Reckley, Branch Chief, Rulemaking, Guidance and Advanced Reactors Branch, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors. [FR Doc. E8–3095 Filed 2–19–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Sunshine Federal Register Notice Weeks of February 18, 25, March 3, 10, 17, 24, 2008. PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. STATUS: Public and Closed. Matters to be Considered: DATE: Week of February 18, 2008 Tuesday, February 19, 2008 10:30 a.m. Meeting with the National Academies Radiation Source Use and Replacement Study Committee (Closed—Ex. 1). 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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 34 (Wednesday, February 20, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Page 9359]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-3095]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Interim Staff Guidance; Probabilistic Risk Assessment Information 
To Support Design Certification and Combined License Applications; 
Solicitation of Public Comment

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Solicitation of public comment.

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SUMMARY: The NRC is soliciting public comment on its Proposed Interim 
Staff Guidance COL/DC-ISG-003. This interim staff guidance (ISG) 
supplements the guidance provided to the staff in Section 19.0, 
``Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Severe Accident Evaluation for New 
Reactors,'' of NUREG-0800, ``Standard Review Plan for the Review of 
Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants'' (SRP), concerning 
the review of probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) information and 
severe accident assessment submitted to support design certification 
(DC) and combined license (COL) applications. Upon receiving public 
comments, the NRC staff will evaluate and disposition the comments, as 
appropriate. Once the NRC staff completes the COL/DC-ISG, it will issue 
the same for NRC and industry use. The NRC staff will also incorporate 
the approved COL/DC-ISG-003 into the next revision of the SRP and 
related guidance documents.

DATES: Comments must be filed no later than 30 days from the date of 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register. Comments received 
after this date will be considered, if it is practical to do so, but 
the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments 
received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted to: Chief, Rulemaking, Directives, 
and Editing Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of 
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 
20555-0001.
    Comments should be delivered to: 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland, Room T-6D59, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal 
workdays. Persons may also provide comments via e-mail to Lynn Mrowca 
at lxm4@nrc.gov. The NRC maintains an Agencywide Documents Access and 
Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC's 
public documents. These documents may be accessed through the NRC's 
Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who 
encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should 
contact the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-
397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Lynn Mrowca, Chief, PRA Licensing, 
Operations Support & Maintenance Branch 1, Division of Safety Systems 
and Risk Assessment, Office of the New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 20555-0001; telephone 301-415-
0525 or e-mail at lxm4@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The agency also posts its issued staff 
guidance in the agency external Web page (https://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/doc-collections/isg/).
    The NRC staff is issuing this notice to solicit public comments on 
the proposed COL/DC-ISG-003. After the NRC staff considers any public 
comments, it will make a determination regarding the proposed COL/DC-
ISG-003.


    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of February 2008.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
William D. Reckley,
Branch Chief, Rulemaking, Guidance and Advanced Reactors Branch, 
Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors.
[FR Doc. E8-3095 Filed 2-19-08; 8:45 am]
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