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ACTION: Notice of Issuance and Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG–1249, ‘‘Criteria for Use of Computers in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants.’’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Mossman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, telephone: (301) 415– 3647, e-mail Timothy.Mossman@nrc.gov or Deanna Zhang, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, telephone: (301) 415– 1946, e-mail Deanna.Zhang@nrc.gov. E:\FR\FM\22JNN1.SGM 22JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 119 / Tuesday, June 22, 2010 / Notices srobinson on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with NOTICES 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) is temporarily identified with its task number, DG–1249, which should be mentioned in all related correspondence. DG–1249 is proposed Revision 3 of Regulatory Guide 1.152, dated January 2006. This guide describes a method that the staff of the NRC considers acceptable to implement Title 10, of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50, ‘‘Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities’’ (10 CFR Part 50); 10 CFR 50.55a(h); General Design Criterion (GDC) 21, ‘‘Protection System Reliability and Testability,’’ of Appendix A, ‘‘General Design Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants,’’ to 10 CFR Part 50; and Criterion III, ‘‘Design Control,’’ of Appendix B, ‘‘Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants,’’ to 10 CFR Part 50 with regard to use of computers in safety systems of nuclear power plants. This guide applies to all types of commercial nuclear power plants. DG–1249 acknowledges that 10 CFR 73.54, ‘‘Protection of Digital Computer and Communication Systems and Networks,’’ requires licensees to develop cyber-security plans and programs to protect critical digital assets, including digital safety systems, from malicious cyber attacks. Regulatory Guide 5.71, ‘‘Cyber Security Programs for Nuclear Facilities,’’ provides guidance to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 73.54. The combination of DG–1249 and the programmatic provisions under 10 CFR 73.54 should seamlessly address the secure design, development, and operation of digital safety systems. To seamlessly address these issues, DG– 1249: 1. Eliminates all reference to cyber security, malicious activity, or attacks, as those considerations now fall under the purview of 10 CFR 73.54. Since there is now a regulation and associated guidance specifically designed to address cyber security, Regulatory Guide 1.152 no longer needs to address VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:17 Jun 21, 2010 Jkt 220001 cyber security. To eliminate any duplication between the documents, references to cyber security and any protection against a malicious, intelligent adversary have been removed. 2. Emphasizes Regulatory Guide 1.152’s focus on security for the protection of digital safety systems against non-malicious events, per Clauses 5.6.3 and 5.9 of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineer (IEEE) standard 603–1991. Nonmalicious events include incidents in which an operator or other plant personnel could inadvertently access the digital safety system and affect its ability to reliably perform its safety function. Non-malicious events also include undesirable behavior of connected systems which could degrade the reliable operation of the digital safety system. 3. Deletes Regulatory Positions 2.6 through 2.9, which address security in the operational phases of a system’s life cycle. Licensing is complete once the Factory Acceptance Testing is concluded. The licensee’s cyber security programs, to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 73.54, should now address these considerations. (Regulatory Positions 2.1 through 2.5 apply to licensing determinations in the evaluation of applications for license amendments, design certifications, and combined operating licenses.) ‘‘Security,’’ in the context of DG–1249, refers to protective actions taken against a predictable set of non-malicious acts (e.g., inadvertent operator actions or the undesirable behavior of connected systems) that could challenge the integrity, reliability, or functionality of a digital safety system. ‘‘Cyber security’’ refers to those measures and controls taken as part of compliance with 10 CFR 73.54 that protect digital systems against the malicious acts of an intelligent adversary. The objective of this revision is to (1) clarify the relationship between 10 CFR Part 50 and 10 CFR Part 73, ‘‘Physical Protection of Plants and Materials,’’ regarding the security of digital safety systems, (2) remove regulatory positions that are now covered by other regulations to eliminate the potential for any perceived conflict, and (3) to clarify the remaining regulatory positions. The NRC staff is revising Regulatory Guide 1.152 to provide what the staff considers to be an acceptable method of meeting the NRC regulations. Previous revisions should not be used by applicants for new licensing actions. NRC staff believes that continued use of previous revisions of the Regulatory PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 35509 Guide by existing nuclear power plant licensees is acceptable (i.e., meets all NRC requirements, and provides reasonable assurance of adequate protection to public health and safety, and common defense and security). Revision of this Regulatory Guide does not modify any prior commitments made by licensees to the NRC or Agreement States. Therefore, a licensee that has made a commitment must continue to meet that prior commitment, or the commitment should be modified in accordance with the licensee’s commitment management process. The previous revision of this Regulatory Guide will continue to be publically available on the NRC public Web site. II. Further Information The NRC staff is soliciting comments on DG–1249. Comments may be accompanied by relevant information or supporting data and should mention DG–1249 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). ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any one of the following methods. Please include Docket ID NRC–2010– 0216 in the subject line of your comments. 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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. DG–1249 is available electronically under ADAMS Accession Number ML100490539. The regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML101320317. In addition, electronic copies of DG–1249 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/ 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–2010–0216. Comments would be most helpful if received by August 20, 2010. 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. Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and Commission approval is not required to reproduce them. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of June, 2010. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Andrea D. Valentin, Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2010–15022 Filed 6–21–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:17 Jun 21, 2010 Jkt 220001 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2010–0219] License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance Process, Revision 2 Notice of Availability AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: The NRC is issuing a revision to its license renewal interim staff guidance (LR–ISG) process. This revision is entitled, ‘‘License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance Process, Revision 2’’ (revised LR–ISG process). The LR–ISG process describes the basic framework for developing and implementing interim changes to certain NRC license renewal guidance documents. These guidance documents facilitate the implementation of and NRC staff review of license renewal applications submitted in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 54, ‘‘Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants,’’ and Part 51, ‘‘Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions.’’ An electronic copy of the revised LR–ISG process is available in the NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession No. ML100920158. The revised LR–ISG process supersedes the document entitled, ‘‘License Renewal Interim Staff Guidance Process, Revision 1’’ (ML091950069) (the previous LR–ISG process). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Matthew Homiack, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001; telephone 301–415–1683; or email Matthew.Homiack@nrc.gov. ADDRESSES: Documents created or received after November 1, 1999, are available electronically at the NRC’s Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. From this site, the public can gain entry into ADAMS. If you do not have access to the Internet or if there are any problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC Public Document Room reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– 415–4737, or by e-mail at PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The NRC posts LR–ISGs and the LR– ISG process on its public Web page under the ‘‘License Renewal’’ heading at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/isg. PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 9990 Background The NRC issued the previous LR–ISG process on August 7, 2009, and a notice of availability was published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2009 (74 FR 41461). In this previous process, the NRC staff addressed a recommendation from the NRC’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report, OIG–07–A–15, ‘‘Audit of the NRC’s License Renewal Program,’’ dated September 6, 2007 (ML072490486). Accordingly, enhancements were made to the LR–ISG process for the NRC staff to evaluate and document its determinations as to whether LR–ISGs meet the provisions of 10 CFR 54.37(b) and 10 CFR 50.109. As part of this evaluation, the previous LR– ISG process references a draft version of NRC Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2007–16, Revision 1, ‘‘Implementation of the Requirements of 10 CFR 54.37(b) for Holders of Renewed Licenses.’’ At the time the previous process was issued, the NRC staff had not issued the final RIS 2007–16, Revision 1. After issuance of the previous LR–ISG process, the NRC staff identified the need to make some additional clarifications and administrative changes to the process. The clarifications concern the staff’s evaluation of LR–ISGs under 10 CFR 54.37(b) and 10 CFR 50.109 and the applicability of LR–ISGs to renewed license holders. The administrative changes include reference to the final RIS 2007–16, Revision 1, which the NRC issued on April 28, 2010 (ML100250279), and minor changes to the format and content of LR–ISG documents. The NRC staff incorporated these changes into the revised LR–ISG process, which was issued on June 14, 2010. The NRC did not publish a request for public comment in the Federal Register because of the administrative scope of the changes and clarifications. Final Action By this action, the NRC is notifying the public of issuance of the revised LR– ISG process. As of June 14, 2010, the NRC staff will use this process to guide the development and implementation of LR–ISGs. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of June 2010. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Brian E. 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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 119 (Tuesday, June 22, 2010)]
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[Pages 35508-35510]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2010-0216]

Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Issuance and Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide,
DG-1249, ``Criteria for Use of Computers in Safety Systems of Nuclear
Power Plants.''

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Timothy Mossman, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 415-
3647, e-mail Timothy.Mossman@nrc.gov or Deanna Zhang, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 415-
1946, e-mail Deanna.Zhang@nrc.gov.

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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) is temporarily identified with its
task number, DG-1249, which should be mentioned in all related
correspondence. DG-1249 is proposed Revision 3 of Regulatory Guide
1.152, dated January 2006. This guide describes a method that the staff
of the NRC considers acceptable to implement Title 10, of the Code of
Federal Regulations, Part 50, ``Domestic Licensing of Production and
Utilization Facilities'' (10 CFR Part 50); 10 CFR 50.55a(h); General
Design Criterion (GDC) 21, ``Protection System Reliability and
Testability,'' of Appendix A, ``General Design Criteria for Nuclear
Power Plants,'' to 10 CFR Part 50; and Criterion III, ``Design
Control,'' of Appendix B, ``Quality Assurance Criteria for Nuclear
Power Plants and Fuel Reprocessing Plants,'' to 10 CFR Part 50 with
regard to use of computers in safety systems of nuclear power plants.
This guide applies to all types of commercial nuclear power plants.
DG-1249 acknowledges that 10 CFR 73.54, ``Protection of Digital
Computer and Communication Systems and Networks,'' requires licensees
to develop cyber-security plans and programs to protect critical
digital assets, including digital safety systems, from malicious cyber
attacks. Regulatory Guide 5.71, ``Cyber Security Programs for Nuclear
Facilities,'' provides guidance to meet the requirements of 10 CFR
73.54. The combination of DG-1249 and the programmatic provisions under
10 CFR 73.54 should seamlessly address the secure design, development,
and operation of digital safety systems. To seamlessly address these
issues, DG-1249:
1. Eliminates all reference to cyber security, malicious activity,
or attacks, as those considerations now fall under the purview of 10
CFR 73.54. Since there is now a regulation and associated guidance
specifically designed to address cyber security, Regulatory Guide 1.152
no longer needs to address cyber security. To eliminate any duplication
between the documents, references to cyber security and any protection
against a malicious, intelligent adversary have been removed.
2. Emphasizes Regulatory Guide 1.152's focus on security for the
protection of digital safety systems against non-malicious events, per
Clauses 5.6.3 and 5.9 of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic
Engineer (IEEE) standard 603-1991. Non-malicious events include
incidents in which an operator or other plant personnel could
inadvertently access the digital safety system and affect its ability
to reliably perform its safety function. Non-malicious events also
include undesirable behavior of connected systems which could degrade
the reliable operation of the digital safety system.
3. Deletes Regulatory Positions 2.6 through 2.9, which address
security in the operational phases of a system's life cycle. Licensing
is complete once the Factory Acceptance Testing is concluded. The
licensee's cyber security programs, to meet the requirements of 10 CFR
73.54, should now address these considerations. (Regulatory Positions
2.1 through 2.5 apply to licensing determinations in the evaluation of
applications for license amendments, design certifications, and
combined operating licenses.)
``Security,'' in the context of DG-1249, refers to protective
actions taken against a predictable set of non-malicious acts (e.g.,
inadvertent operator actions or the undesirable behavior of connected
systems) that could challenge the integrity, reliability, or
functionality of a digital safety system.
``Cyber security'' refers to those measures and controls taken as
part of compliance with 10 CFR 73.54 that protect digital systems
against the malicious acts of an intelligent adversary.
The objective of this revision is to (1) clarify the relationship
between 10 CFR Part 50 and 10 CFR Part 73, ``Physical Protection of
Plants and Materials,'' regarding the security of digital safety
systems, (2) remove regulatory positions that are now covered by other
regulations to eliminate the potential for any perceived conflict, and
(3) to clarify the remaining regulatory positions.
The NRC staff is revising Regulatory Guide 1.152 to provide what
the staff considers to be an acceptable method of meeting the NRC
regulations. Previous revisions should not be used by applicants for
new licensing actions. NRC staff believes that continued use of
previous revisions of the Regulatory Guide by existing nuclear power
plant licensees is acceptable (i.e., meets all NRC requirements, and
provides reasonable assurance of adequate protection to public health
and safety, and common defense and security). Revision of this
Regulatory Guide does not modify any prior commitments made by
licensees to the NRC or Agreement States. Therefore, a licensee that
has made a commitment must continue to meet that prior commitment, or
the commitment should be modified in accordance with the licensee's
commitment management process. The previous revision of this Regulatory
Guide will continue to be publically available on the NRC public Web
site.

II. Further Information

The NRC staff is soliciting comments on DG-1249. Comments may be
accompanied by relevant information or supporting data and should
mention DG-1249 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).

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any one of the following methods.
Please include Docket ID NRC-2010-0216 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-2010-0216. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher 301-492-3668; e-mail
Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
Mail comments to: Cindy K. Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements, and
Directives Branch, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-

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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, Room 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. DG-1249 is available electronically under ADAMS
Accession Number ML100490539. The regulatory analysis may be found in
ADAMS under Accession No. ML101320317. In addition, electronic copies
of DG-1249 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/
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-2010-0216.
Comments would be most helpful if received by August 20, 2010.
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.
Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and Commission approval is
not required to reproduce them.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of June, 2010.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrea D. Valentin,
Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering,
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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