Draft Safety Culture Policy Statement: Request for Public Comments; Extension of Comment Period, 1656-1657 [2010-335]

Download as PDF 1656 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 7 / Tuesday, January 12, 2010 / Notices WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES hazards consideration, notwithstanding the pendency before the Commission of a request for a hearing from any person. This biweekly notice includes all notices of amendments issued, or proposed to be issued from December 17, 2009, to December 30, 2009. The last biweekly notice was published on December 29, 2009 (74 FR 68867). Notice of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Licenses During the period since publication of the last biweekly notice, the Commission has issued the following amendments. The Commission has determined for each of these amendments that the application complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission’s rules and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Commission’s rules and regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in the license amendment. Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating License, Proposed No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, and Opportunity for A Hearing in connection with these actions was published in the Federal Register as indicated. Unless otherwise indicated, the Commission has determined that these amendments satisfy the criteria for categorical exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared for these amendments. If the Commission has prepared an environmental assessment under the special circumstances provision in 10 CFR 51.22(b) and has made a determination based on that assessment, it is so indicated. For further details with respect to the action see (1) the applications for amendment, (2) the amendment, and (3) the Commission’s related letter, Safety Evaluation and/or Environmental Assessment as indicated. All of these items are available for public inspection at the Commission’s Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Public File Area 01F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the internet at the NRC Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/adams.html. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:14 Jan 11, 2010 Jkt 220001 located in ADAMS, contact the PDR Reference staff at 1 (800) 397–4209, (301) 415–4737 or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. Entergy Operations, Inc., Docket No. 50– 313, Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit No. 1, Pope County, Arkansas Date of amendment request: August 5, 2009. Brief description of amendment: Current Technical Specification (TS) 5.5.8, ‘‘Inservice Testing Program,’’ contains references to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section XI as the source of requirements for the inservice testing (IST) of ASME Code Class 1, 2, and 3 pumps and valves. The amendment deleted the references to Section XI of the Code and incorporated references to the ASME Code for Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants (ASME OM Code). The amendment utilized some nonstandard frequencies in the IST Program in which the provisions of Surveillance Requirement 3.0.2 are applicable. The changes are consistent with Technical Specification Task Force (TSTF) change travelers TSTF–479–A, ‘‘Changes to Reflect Revision to 10 CFR 50.55a,’’ and TSTF– 497–A, ‘‘Limit Inservice Testing Program SR 3.0.2 Application to Frequencies of 2 Years or Less.’’ Date of issuance: December 23, 2009. Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented within 90 days from the date of issuance. Amendment No.: 240. Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR–51: Amendment revised the Technical Specifications/license. Date of initial notice in Federal Register: October 6, 2009 (74 FR 51330). The Commission’s related evaluation of the amendment is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated December 23, 2009. No significant hazards consideration comments received: No. Entergy Operations, Inc., Docket No. 50– 313, Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit No. 1, Pope County, Arkansas Date of amendment request: March 10, 2009. Brief description of amendment: The amendment deleted the minimum pressurizer water level requirement in Technical Specification 3.4.9, ‘‘Pressurizer,’’ and eliminated the verification of the minimum level requirement in Surveillance Requirement 3.4.9.1. This change is consistent with NUREG–1430, Revision PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 3, ‘‘Standard Technical Specifications, Babcock and Wilcox Plants.’’ Date of issuance: December 23, 2009. Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented within 90 days from the date of issuance. Amendment No.: 241. Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR–51: Amendment revised the Technical Specifications/license. Date of initial notice in Federal Register: April 21, 2009 (74 FR 18254). The Commission’s related evaluation of the amendment is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated December 23, 2009. No significant hazards consideration comments received: No. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of December 2009. For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Joseph G. Giitter, Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2010–226 Filed 1–11–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2009–0485] Draft Safety Culture Policy Statement: Request for Public Comments; Extension of Comment Period AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). ACTION: Issuance of draft safety culture policy statement and notice of opportunity for public comment; Extension of comment period. SUMMARY: On November 6, 2009, (74 FR 57525) (ML093030375), the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published for public comment a draft policy statement on safety culture to include the unique aspects of nuclear safety and security, and to note the Commission’s expectations that all NRC licensees and certificate holders establish and maintain a positive safety culture that protects public health and safety and the common defense and security when carrying out licensed activities. The comment period was scheduled to expire on February 4, 2010, which coincides with the final day of the first of three public workshops the NRC is conducting to solicit input relating to the development of the safety culture policy statement, including: (1) development of a common safety culture definition; and (2) development of high-level E:\FR\FM\12JAN1.SGM 12JAN1 WReier-Aviles on DSKGBLS3C1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 7 / Tuesday, January 12, 2010 / Notices description/traits of areas important to safety culture. Based on comments from licensees that these workshops may stimulate additional comments on the final draft policy statement, the NRC has decided to extend the comment period on the draft policy statement from February 4, 2010, to March 1, 2010. DATES: The comment period has been extended and now expires on March 1, 2010. 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 before this date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any one of the following methods. Please include Docket ID NRC–2009– 0485 in the subject line of your comments. Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be posted on the NRC Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web site Regulations.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. Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC–2009–0485. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, 301–492–3668; e-mail Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. Mail comments to: Michael T. Lesar, Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch (RDB), Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB–05– B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, or by fax to RDB at (301) 492– 3446. You can access publicly available documents related to this notice using the following methods: NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have copied for a fee publicly available documents at the NRC’s PDR, Public File Area O1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): VerDate Nov<24>2008 15:14 Jan 11, 2010 Jkt 220001 Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are available electronically at the NRC’s Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC’s public documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC’s PDR reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The Draft Safety Culture Policy Statement is available electronically under ADAMS Accession Number ML093030375. Federal Rulemaking Web site: Public comments and supporting materials related to this notice can be found at https://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID: NRC–2009–0485. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Sapountzis, Office of Enforcement, Mail Stop O–4 A15A, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, or by email to Alexander.Sapountzis@nrc.gov or Maria E. Schwartz, Office of Enforcement, Mail Stop O–4 A15A, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, or by email to Maria.Schwartz@nrc.gov. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of January 2010. Roy P. Zimmerman, Director, Office of Enforcement. [FR Doc. 2010–335 Filed 1–11–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2010–0002] Sunshine Act Meeting Notice AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. DATES: Weeks of January 11, 18, 25, and February 1, 8, 15, 2010. PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. STATUS: Public and Closed. Week of January 11, 2010 Tuesday, January 12, 2010 9:30 a.m. Briefing on Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response— Programs, Performance, and Future Plans (Public Meeting). (Contact: Marshall Kohen, 301–415–5436.) This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov. PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 1657 1:30 p.m. Briefing on Threat Environment Assessment (Closed— Ex. 1). Week of January 18, 2010—Tentative Tuesday, January 19, 2010 9:30 a.m. Briefing on the NRC Enforcement and Allegations Programs (Public Meeting). (Contact: Shahram Ghasemian, 301–415–3591.) This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov. Week of January 25, 2010—Tentative Tuesday, January 26, 2010 9:30 a.m. Briefing on Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation—Programs, Performance, and Future Plans (Public Meeting). (Contact: Quynh Nguyen, 301–415–5844.) This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov. Week of February 1, 2010—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of February 1, 2010. Week of February 8, 2010—Tentative Tuesday, February 9, 2010 9:30 a.m. Briefing on Regional Programs—Programs, Performance, and Future Plans (Public Meeting). (Contact: Richard Barkley, 610–337– 5065.) This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov. Week of February 15, 2010—Tentative Thursday, February 18, 2010 9:30 a.m. Briefing on Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research—Programs, Performance, and Future Plans (Public Meeting). (Contact: Patricia Santiago, 301–251–7982.) This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov. * * * * * * The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short notice. To verify the status of meetings, call (recording)—(301) 415–1292. Contact person for more information: Rochelle Bavol, (301) 415–1651. * * * * * The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can be found on the Internet at: https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/policymaking/schedule.html. * * * * * The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in these public meetings, or need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the E:\FR\FM\12JAN1.SGM 12JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 12, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1656-1657]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-335]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2009-0485]


Draft Safety Culture Policy Statement: Request for Public 
Comments; Extension of Comment Period

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Issuance of draft safety culture policy statement and notice of 
opportunity for public comment; Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On November 6, 2009, (74 FR 57525) (ML093030375), the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission (NRC) published for public comment a draft policy 
statement on safety culture to include the unique aspects of nuclear 
safety and security, and to note the Commission's expectations that all 
NRC licensees and certificate holders establish and maintain a positive 
safety culture that protects public health and safety and the common 
defense and security when carrying out licensed activities. The comment 
period was scheduled to expire on February 4, 2010, which coincides 
with the final day of the first of three public workshops the NRC is 
conducting to solicit input relating to the development of the safety 
culture policy statement, including: (1) development of a common safety 
culture definition; and (2) development of high-level

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description/traits of areas important to safety culture. Based on 
comments from licensees that these workshops may stimulate additional 
comments on the final draft policy statement, the NRC has decided to 
extend the comment period on the draft policy statement from February 
4, 2010, to March 1, 2010.

DATES: The comment period has been extended and now expires on March 1, 
2010. 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 before this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any one of the following methods. 
Please include Docket ID NRC-2009-0485 in the subject line of your 
comments. Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be 
posted on the NRC Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web site 
Regulations.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.
    Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and 
search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2009-0485. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, 301-492-3668; e-mail 
Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
    Mail comments to: Michael T. Lesar, Chief, Rulemaking and 
Directives Branch (RDB), Division of Administrative Services, Office of 
Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by fax to RDB at (301) 492-
3446.
    You can access publicly available documents related to this notice 
using the following methods:
    NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have 
copied for a fee publicly available documents at the NRC's PDR, Public 
File Area O1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): 
Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are 
available electronically at the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain 
entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of NRC's public 
documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems 
in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's PDR 
reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to 
pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The Draft Safety Culture Policy Statement is 
available electronically under ADAMS Accession Number ML093030375.
    Federal Rulemaking Web site: Public comments and supporting 
materials related to this notice can be found at https://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID: NRC-2009-0485.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alexander Sapountzis, Office of 
Enforcement, Mail Stop O-4 A15A, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to Alexander.Sapountzis@nrc.gov 
or Maria E. Schwartz, Office of Enforcement, Mail Stop O-4 A15A, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail 
to Maria.Schwartz@nrc.gov.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission:

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of January 2010.
Roy P. Zimmerman,
Director, Office of Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 2010-335 Filed 1-11-10; 8:45 am]
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