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Download as PDF 45654 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 170 / Thursday, September 3, 2009 / Notices 5. How often the collection is required: On occasion. 6. Who will be required or asked to report: Nuclear power reactor licensees, research and test reactors, and materials applicants and licensees. 7. An estimate of the number of annual responses: 340. 8. The estimated number of annual respondents: 236. 9. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or request: 86,000. 10. Abstract: If the NRC determines that a specific event or issue at a nuclear facility may have an immediate, significant generic implication, i.e., that the event or issue has or might have the potential for an immediate occurrence at other facilities and that the occurrence is a threat to public health, safety, to the common defense, and/or the environment, the NRC could issue an emergency non-routine request that requires the collection and reporting of information to the NRC in usually less than 30 days. These issuances could include Bulletins and other forms of generic communication. A copy of the final supporting statement may be viewed free of charge at the NRC Public Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Room O–1 F21, Rockville, MD 20852. OMB clearance requests are available at the NRC worldwide Web site: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ doc-comment/omb/. The document will be available on the NRC home page site for 60 days after the signature date of this notice. Comments and questions should be directed to the OMB reviewer listed below by October 5, 2009. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given to comments received after this date. NRC Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (3150–0012), NEOB–10202, Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES The Acting NRC Clearance Officer is Tremaine Donnell, (301) 415–6258. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of August 2009. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Tremaine Donnell, Acting NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services. [FR Doc. E9–21283 Filed 9–2–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:27 Sep 02, 2009 Jkt 217001 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2009–0384] Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of Issuance and Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG–1150, Qualification of Continuous Duty Safety-Related Motors for Nuclear Power Plants. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Satish Aggarwal, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, telephone: (301) 251– 7627, e-mail: Satish.Aggarwal@nrc.gov, or R.A. Jervey, telephone: (301) 251– 7404, e-mail: raj@nrc.gov SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft guide in the agency’s ‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. This series was developed to describe and make available to the public such information as 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 problems or postulated accidents, and data that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses. The draft regulatory guide (DG), entitled, ‘‘Qualification of Continuous Duty Safety-Related Motors for Nuclear Power Plants,’’ is temporarily identified by its task number, DG–1150, which should be mentioned in all related correspondence. DG–1150 is proposed Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 1.40, dated March 1973. This regulatory guide describes a method that the staff of the NRC deems acceptable for complying with the Commission’s regulations for qualification of continuous duty safetyrelated motors for nuclear power plants. The Commission’s regulations in Title 10, Part 50, ‘‘Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,’’ of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR part 50), require that structures, systems, and components in a nuclear power plant that are important to safety be designed to accommodate the effects of environmental conditions (i.e., they must remain functional under postulated design-basis events). Toward that end, General Design Criteria 1, 2, 4, and 23 of Appendix A, ‘‘General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants,’’ to 10 PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 CFR part 50 contain the general requirements. Augmenting those general requirements are the specific requirements pertaining to qualification of certain electrical equipment important to safety that appear in 10 CFR 50.49, ‘‘Environmental Qualification of Electric Equipment Important to Safety for Nuclear Power Plants.’’ In addition, Criterion III, ‘‘Design Control,’’ of Appendix B, ‘‘Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants,’’ to 10 CFR part 50, requires that test programs, when used to verify the adequacy of a specific design feature, should include suitable qualification testing of a prototype unit under the most adverse design conditions. II. Further Information The NRC staff is soliciting comments on DG–1150. Comments may be accompanied by relevant information or supporting data and should mention DG–1150 in the subject line. Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be made available to the public in their entirety through the NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). Requests for technical information about DG–1150 may be directed to the NRC contact, Satish Aggarwal at (301) 251– 7627 or e-mail to Satish.Aggarwal@nrc.gov. Because your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against including any information in your submission that you do not want to be publicly disclosed. The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not include any information in their comments that they do not want publicly disclosed. You may submit comments by any of the following methods: 1. Mail comments to: Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Mail Stop: TWB–05– B01M, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. 2. Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for documents filed under Docket ID [NRC–2009–0384]. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, 301–492–3668; e-mail Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 3. Fax comments to: Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Office of E:\FR\FM\03SEN1.SGM 03SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 170 / Thursday, September 3, 2009 / Notices Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at (301) 492–3446. Comments would be most helpful if received by October 30, 2009. Comments received after that 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. Electronic copies of DG–1150 are available through the NRC’s public Web site under Draft Regulatory Guides in the ‘‘Regulatory Guides’’ collection of the NRC’s Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/. Electronic copies are also available in ADAMS (https:// www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html ), under Accession No. ML091200454. In addition, regulatory guides are available for inspection at the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) located at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The PDR’s mailing address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. The PDR can also be reached by telephone at (301) 415–4737 or (800) 397–4205, by fax at (301) 415–3548, and by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and Commission approval is not required to reproduce them. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24 day of August 2009. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Andrea D. Valentin, Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. E9–21279 Filed 9–2–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2009–0383] pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of issuance and availability of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG–1227. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Helton, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, telephone: (301) 251–7594 or email to Donald.Helton@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:27 Sep 02, 2009 Jkt 217001 I. Introduction The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft guide in the agency’s ‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. This series was developed to describe and make available to the public such information as 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 problems or postulated accidents, and data that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses. The draft regulatory guide (DG), titled, ‘‘An Approach for Plant-Specific, RiskInformed Decisionmaking: Technical Specifications,’’ is temporarily identified by its task number, DG–1227, which should be mentioned in all related correspondence. DG–1227 is proposed Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 1.177, dated August 1998. The NRC’s policy statement on probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) encourages greater use of this analysis technique to improve safety decisionmaking and improve regulatory efficiency. The NRC staff’s Risk-Informed and PerformanceBased Plan (RPP) formerly known as the PRA Implementation Plan describes current or planned activities to expand use of this analytical method. One activity under way in response to the policy statement is the use of PRA in support of decisions to modify an individual plant’s technical specifications (TS). Licensee-initiated TS changes that are consistent with currently approved staff positions (e.g., regulatory guides, standard review plans, branch technical positions, or the Standard Technical Specifications (STS)) are normally evaluated by the staff using traditional engineering analyses. A licensee would not be expected to submit risk information in support of the proposed change. Licensee-initiated TS change requests that go beyond current staff positions may be evaluated by the staff using traditional engineering analyses as well as the risk-informed approach set forth in this regulatory guide. A licensee may be requested to submit supplemental risk information if such information is not provided in the original submittal by the licensee. If risk information on the proposed TS change is not provided to the staff, the staff will review the information provided by the licensee to determine whether the application can be approved based upon the information provided using traditional methods and will either approve or reject the application based upon the review. PO 00000 Frm 00050 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45655 II. Further Information The NRC staff is soliciting comments on DG–1227. Comments may be accompanied by relevant information or supporting data and should mention DG–1227 in the subject line. Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be made available to the public in their entirety through the NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). Because your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against including any information in your submission that you do not want to be publicly disclosed. The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not include any information in their comments that they do not want publicly disclosed. You may submit comments by any of the following methods: 1. Mail comments to: Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Mail Stop: TWB–05– B01M, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. 2. Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for documents filed under Docket ID [NRC–2009–0383]. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, 301–492–3668; e-mail Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 3. Fax comments to: Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at (301) 492–3446. Requests for technical information about DG–1227 may be directed to the NRC contact, Donald Helton at (301) 251–7594 or e-mail to Donald.Helton@nrc.gov. Comments would be most helpful if received by November 3, 2009. Comments received after that 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. Electronic copies of DG–1227 are available through the NRC’s public Web site under Draft Regulatory Guides in the ‘‘Regulatory Guides’’ collection of the NRC’s Electronic Reading Room at E:\FR\FM\03SEN1.SGM 03SEN1

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[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21279]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2009-0384]


Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Issuance and Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide, 
DG-1150, Qualification of Continuous Duty Safety-Related Motors for 
Nuclear Power Plants.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Satish Aggarwal, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 251-
7627, e-mail: Satish.Aggarwal@nrc.gov, or R.A. Jervey, telephone: (301) 
251-7404, e-mail: raj@nrc.gov

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public 
comment a draft guide in the agency's ``Regulatory Guide'' series. This 
series was developed to describe and make available to the public such 
information as 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 problems or postulated accidents, 
and data that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits 
and licenses.
    The draft regulatory guide (DG), entitled, ``Qualification of 
Continuous Duty Safety-Related Motors for Nuclear Power Plants,'' is 
temporarily identified by its task number, DG-1150, which should be 
mentioned in all related correspondence. DG-1150 is proposed Revision 1 
of Regulatory Guide 1.40, dated March 1973.
    This regulatory guide describes a method that the staff of the NRC 
deems acceptable for complying with the Commission's regulations for 
qualification of continuous duty safety-related motors for nuclear 
power plants.
    The Commission's regulations in Title 10, Part 50, ``Domestic 
Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,'' of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR part 50), require that structures, systems, 
and components in a nuclear power plant that are important to safety be 
designed to accommodate the effects of environmental conditions (i.e., 
they must remain functional under postulated design-basis events). 
Toward that end, General Design Criteria 1, 2, 4, and 23 of Appendix A, 
``General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants,'' to 10 CFR part 50 
contain the general requirements. Augmenting those general requirements 
are the specific requirements pertaining to qualification of certain 
electrical equipment important to safety that appear in 10 CFR 50.49, 
``Environmental Qualification of Electric Equipment Important to Safety 
for Nuclear Power Plants.'' In addition, Criterion III, ``Design 
Control,'' of Appendix B, ``Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear 
Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants,'' to 10 CFR part 50, 
requires that test programs, when used to verify the adequacy of a 
specific design feature, should include suitable qualification testing 
of a prototype unit under the most adverse design conditions.

II. Further Information

    The NRC staff is soliciting comments on DG-1150. Comments may be 
accompanied by relevant information or supporting data and should 
mention DG-1150 in the subject line. Comments submitted in writing or 
in electronic form will be made available to the public in their 
entirety through the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management 
System (ADAMS). Requests for technical information about DG-1150 may be 
directed to the NRC contact, Satish Aggarwal at (301) 251-7627 or e-
mail to Satish.Aggarwal@nrc.gov.
    Because your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying 
or contact information, the NRC cautions you against including any 
information in your submission that you do not want to be publicly 
disclosed.
    The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments 
received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those 
persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any 
identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not 
include any information in their comments that they do not want 
publicly disclosed. You may submit comments by any of the following 
methods:
    1. Mail comments to: Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Mail Stop: 
TWB-05-B01M, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    2. Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov 
and search for documents filed under Docket ID [NRC-2009-0384]. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, 301-492-3668; e-mail 
Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
    3. Fax comments to: Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Office of

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Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at (301) 492-3446.
    Comments would be most helpful if received by October 30, 2009. 
Comments received after that 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.
    Electronic copies of DG-1150 are available through the NRC's public 
Web site under Draft Regulatory Guides in the ``Regulatory Guides'' 
collection of the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/. Electronic copies are also available in 
ADAMS (https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html ), under Accession No. 
ML091200454.
    In addition, regulatory guides are available for inspection at the 
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) located at 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland. The PDR's mailing address is USNRC PDR, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001. The PDR can also be reached by telephone at 
(301) 415-4737 or (800) 397-4205, by fax at (301) 415-3548, and by e-
mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
    Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and Commission approval is 
not required to reproduce them.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24 day of August 2009.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrea D. Valentin,
Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. E9-21279 Filed 9-2-09; 8:45 am]
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