Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability, 45884-45885 [E9-21470]

Download as PDF 45884 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 171 / Friday, September 4, 2009 / Notices each worker to 5 minutes to record the hazard assessment for each occupation covered. Total Burden Hours: 2,827. Estimated Cost (Operation and Maintenance): $0. II. Special Issues for Comment OSHA has a particular interest in comments on the following issues: • Whether the proposed information collection requirements are necessary for the proper performance of the Agency’s functions, including whether the information is useful; • The accuracy of OSHA’s estimate of the burden (time and costs) of the information collection requirements, including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; • The quality, utility, and clarity of the information collected; and • Ways to minimize the burden on employers who must comply; for example, by using automated or other technological information collection and transmission techniques. srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES and the type of training the worker received. The standards on PPE protection for the eyes and face (§ 1915.153), head (§ 1915.155), feet (§ 1915.156), hands and body (§ 1915.157), lifesaving equipment (§ 1915.158), personal fall arrest systems (§ 1915.159), and positioning device systems (§ 1915.160) do not contain any separate information collection requirements. You may submit comments in response to this document as follows: (1) Electronically at https:// www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal e-Rulemaking Portal; (2) by facsimile (FAX); or (3) by hard copy. All comments, attachments, and other material must identify the Agency name and OSHA docket number for the ICR (Docket No. OSHA–2009–0017). You may supplement electronic submissions by uploading document files electronically. If you wish to mail additional materials in reference to an electronic or facsimile submission, you must submit them to the OSHA Docket Office (see the section of this notice titled ADDRESSES). The additional materials must clearly identify your electronic comments by your name, date, and the docket number so the Agency can attach them to your comments. Because of security procedures, the use of regular mail may cause a significant delay in the receipt of comments. For information about security procedures concerning the delivery of materials by hand, express delivery, messenger, or courier service, please contact the OSHA Docket Office at (202) 693–2350 (TTY (877) 889– 5627). Comments and submissions are posted without change at https:// www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA cautions commenters about submitting personal information such as social security numbers and date of birth. Although all submissions are listed in the https://www.regulations.gov index, some information (e.g., copyrighted material) is not publically available to read or download through this Web site. All submissions, including copyrighted material, are available for inspection and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. Information on using the https:// www.regulations.gov Web site to submit comments and access the docket is available through the Web site’s ‘‘User Tips’’ link. Contact the OSHA Docket Office for information about materials not available through the Web site, and for assistance in using the Internet to locate docket submissions. III. Proposed Actions OSHA is requesting that OMB extend its approval of the collection of information requirements contained in the Standard on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Shipyard Employment (29 CFR part 1915, subpart I). The Agency is requesting an adjustment to the burden hours from 2,041 to 2,827 hours (an increase of 786 hours). The increase in the burden hours can be attributed to the number of existing workers increasing from 62,191 to 86,764. OSHA will summarize the comments submitted in response to this notice, and will include this summary in its request to OMB to extend the approval of the information collection requirements contained in the Standard on Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for Shipyard Employment (29 CFR Part 1915, Subpart I). Type of Review: Extension of a currently approved collection. Title: Personal Protective Equipment Standard for Shipyard Employment (29 CFR part 1915, subpart I). OMB Number: 1218–0215. Affected Public: Business or other forprofits. Total Responses: 108,335. Frequency: On occasion. Estimated Time per Response: Varies from 1 minute (.02 hour) for employers to maintain the certification record for VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:16 Sep 03, 2009 Jkt 217001 IV. Public Participation—Submission of Comments on This Notice and Internet Access to Comments and Submissions PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 V. Authority and Signature Jordan Barab, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health, directed the preparation of this notice. The authority for this notice is the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of Labor’s Order No. 5–2007 (72 FR 31160). Signed at Washington, DC, this 28th day of August 2009. Jordan Barab, Acting Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health. [FR Doc. E9–21332 Filed 9–3–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–26–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2009–0385] Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of Issuance and Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG–1226. 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: 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 Using Probabilistic Risk Assessment in Risk-Informed Decisions on Plant-Specific Changes to the Licensing Basis,’’ is temporarily identified by its task number, DG–1226, which should be mentioned in all related correspondence. DG–1226 is proposed Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide 1.174, dated November 2002. The NRC’s policy statement on probabilistic risk assessment (PRA) encourages greater use of this analysis technique to improve safety decisionmaking and E:\FR\FM\04SEN1.SGM 04SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 171 / Friday, September 4, 2009 / Notices improve regulatory efficiency. A description of current risk-informed initiatives may be found in (1) recent updates to the NRC staff’s Risk-Informed and Performance-Based Plan (RPP) formerly known as the Risk-Informed Regulation Implementation Plan, and (2) the agency Internet site at https:// www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/riskinformed.html. One significant activity undertaken in response to the policy statement is the use of PRA to support decisions to modify an individual plant’s licensing basis (LB). This regulatory guide provides guidance on the use of PRA findings and risk insights to support licensee requests for changes to a plant’s LB, as in requests for license amendments and technical specification changes under Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Sections 50.90, ‘‘Application for Amendment of License, Construction Permit, or Early Site Permit,’’ through 50.92, ‘‘Issuance of Amendment.’’ It does not address licensee-initiated changes to the LB that do NOT require NRC review and approval (e.g., changes to the facility as described in the final safety analysis report (FSAR), the subject of 10 CFR 50.59, ‘‘Changes, Tests, and Experiments’’). srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES II. Further Information The NRC staff is soliciting comments on DG–1226. Comments may be accompanied by relevant information or supporting data and should mention DG–1226 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. VerDate Nov<24>2008 17:16 Sep 03, 2009 Jkt 217001 2. Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for documents filed under Docket ID [NRC–2009–0385]. 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–1226 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–1226 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. ML091200100. 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 25 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. E9–21470 Filed 9–3–09; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 45885 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50–348 and 50–364; NRC– 2009–0375] Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Alabama Power Company; Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Exemption 1.0 Background Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC, the licensee) is the holder of Facility Operating License Numbers NPF–2 and NPF–8, which authorize operation of the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (FNP). The licenses provide, among other things, that the facility is subject to all rules, regulations, and orders of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) now or hereafter in effect. The facility consists of two pressurized water reactors located in Houston County, Alabama. 2.0 Request/Action Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 73, ‘‘Physical protection of plants and materials,’’ Section 73.55, ‘‘Requirements for physical protection of licensed activities in nuclear power reactors against radiological sabotage,’’ published March 27, 2009, effective May 26, 2009, with a full implementation date of March 31, 2010, requires licensees to protect, with high assurance, against radiological sabotage by designing and implementing comprehensive site security plans. By letter dated June 9, 2009, as supplemented by letter dated July 31, 2009 the licensee requested an exemption in accordance with 10 CFR 73.5, ‘‘Specific exemptions.’’ The licensee’s June 9, 2009, letter and certain portions of its July 31, 2009 letter contain proprietary and safeguards information and, accordingly, are not available to the public. The licensee has requested an exemption from the March 31, 2010, compliance date stating that it must complete a number of significant modifications to the current site security configuration before all requirements can be met. Specifically, the request is for three requirements that would be in place by December 15, 2010, versus the March 31, 2010 deadline. Being granted this exemption for the three items will allow the licensee to complete the modifications designed to update aging equipment and incorporate state-of-theart technology to meet or exceed regulatory requirements. E:\FR\FM\04SEN1.SGM 04SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 171 (Friday, September 4, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 45884-45885]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-21470]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2009-0385]


Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Issuance and Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide, 
DG-1226.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Donald Helton, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 251-7594 or e-
mail to Donald.Helton@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), titled, ``An Approach for Using 
Probabilistic Risk Assessment in Risk-Informed Decisions on Plant-
Specific Changes to the Licensing Basis,'' is temporarily identified by 
its task number, DG-1226, which should be mentioned in all related 
correspondence. DG-1226 is proposed Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide 
1.174, dated November 2002. The NRC's policy statement on probabilistic 
risk assessment (PRA) encourages greater use of this analysis technique 
to improve safety decisionmaking and

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improve regulatory efficiency. A description of current risk-informed 
initiatives may be found in (1) recent updates to the NRC staff's Risk-
Informed and Performance-Based Plan (RPP) formerly known as the Risk-
Informed Regulation Implementation Plan, and (2) the agency Internet 
site at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/risk-informed.html.
    One significant activity undertaken in response to the policy 
statement is the use of PRA to support decisions to modify an 
individual plant's licensing basis (LB). This regulatory guide provides 
guidance on the use of PRA findings and risk insights to support 
licensee requests for changes to a plant's LB, as in requests for 
license amendments and technical specification changes under Title 10 
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Sections 50.90, 
``Application for Amendment of License, Construction Permit, or Early 
Site Permit,'' through 50.92, ``Issuance of Amendment.'' It does not 
address licensee-initiated changes to the LB that do NOT require NRC 
review and approval (e.g., changes to the facility as described in the 
final safety analysis report (FSAR), the subject of 10 CFR 50.59, 
``Changes, Tests, and Experiments'').

II. Further Information

    The NRC staff is soliciting comments on DG-1226. Comments may be 
accompanied by relevant information or supporting data and should 
mention DG-1226 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-2009-0385]. 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-1226 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-1226 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. 
ML091200100.
    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 25 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. E9-21470 Filed 9-3-09; 8:45 am]
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