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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[NRC–2011–0212]
Monitoring the Effectiveness of
Maintenance at Nuclear Power Plants
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Draft regulatory guide;
extension of comment period.
AGENCY:
On September 6, 2011 (76 FR
55137), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) re-issued Draft
Regulatory Guide, DG–1278,
‘‘Monitoring the Effectiveness of
Maintenance at Nuclear Power Plants,’’
in the Federal Register for a 60 day
public comment period. The NRC is
extending the public comment period
for DG–1278 from October 31, 2011 to
November 11, 2011. This guide endorses
Revision 4A to Nuclear Management
and Resources Council (NUMARC) 93–
01, ‘‘Industry Guideline for Monitoring
the Effectiveness of Maintenance at
Nuclear Power Plants,’’ which provides
methods that are acceptable to the NRC
staff for complying with the provisions
of Section 50.65, ‘‘Requirements for
Monitoring the Effectiveness of
Maintenance at Nuclear Power Plants,’’
of Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations, part 50, ‘‘Domestic
Licensing of Production and Utilization
Facilities.’’
DATES: Submit comments by November
11, 2011. Comments received after this
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.
ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID
NRC–2011–0212 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, https://
www.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
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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 one of the following
methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for documents filed under Docket ID
NRC–2011–0212. Address questions
about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher,
telephone: 301–492–3668; e-mail:
Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
• Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and
Directives Branch (RADB), Office of
Administration, Mail Stop: TWB–05–
B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001.
• Fax comments to: RADB at 301–
492–3446.
You can access publicly available
documents related to this regulatory
guide 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, O1–F21,
One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): Publicly available documents
created or received at the NRC are
available online in the NRC Library 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 the
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
regulatory guide is available
electronically under ADAMS Accession
Number ML111640267.
• Federal Rulemaking Web Site:
Public comments and supporting
materials related to this regulatory guide
can be found at https://
www.regulations.gov by searching on
Docket ID NRC–2011–0212.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert G. Carpenter, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001, telephone: 301–251–
7483 or e-mail
Robert.Carpenter@nrc.gov.
On
September 6, 2011 (76 FR 55137), the
NRC published a notice of issuance and
availability of DG–1278. By e-mail dated
October 11, 2011, the Nuclear Energy
Institute (ADAMS Accession No.
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ML11286A027) requested an extension
of the stated comment period for the
purpose of providing sufficient review
while attending planned public
meetings related to the subject matter of
the proposed guide. It is the desire of
the NRC to receive comments of a high
quality from all stakeholders. Several
factors have been considered in granting
an extension. The requested comment
period extension is reasonable and does
not affect NRC deadlines. The
additional time will allow stakeholders
to discuss the proposed guide during
related meetings. Therefore the
comment submittal period is extended
from the original date of October 31,
2011 to November 11, 2011.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day
of October, 2011.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch,
Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2011–27442 Filed 10–21–11; 8:45 am]
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Environmental Assessment and
Finding of No Significant Impact
Related to Exemption of Material for
Proposed Disposal Procedures for the
Westinghouse Electric Company, LLC,
Hematite Decommissioning Project,
License No. SNM–33, Festus, MO
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
ACTION: Notice of Availability.
AGENCY:
John
J. Hayes, Senior Project Manager,
Decommissioning and Uranium
Recovery Licensing Directorate,
Division of Waste Management and
Environmental Protection, Office of
Federal and State Materials and
Environmental Management Programs,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555, telephone: 301–
415–5928; e-mail: John.Hayes@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
I. Introduction
By letter dated May 21, 2009, the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
received a license amendment
application from Westinghouse Electric
Company LLC (WEC or the licensee),
pertaining to its planned disposal of
NRC-licensed source, byproduct, and
special nuclear materials. Regarding this
material, WEC seeks approval, pursuant
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2011-0212]
Monitoring the Effectiveness of Maintenance at Nuclear Power
Plants
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On September 6, 2011 (76 FR 55137), the U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC) re-issued Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-1278,
``Monitoring the Effectiveness of Maintenance at Nuclear Power
Plants,'' in the Federal Register for a 60 day public comment period.
The NRC is extending the public comment period for DG-1278 from October
31, 2011 to November 11, 2011. This guide endorses Revision 4A to
Nuclear Management and Resources Council (NUMARC) 93-01, ``Industry
Guideline for Monitoring the Effectiveness of Maintenance at Nuclear
Power Plants,'' which provides methods that are acceptable to the NRC
staff for complying with the provisions of Section 50.65,
``Requirements for Monitoring the Effectiveness of Maintenance at
Nuclear Power Plants,'' of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations,
part 50, ``Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization
Facilities.''
DATES: Submit comments by November 11, 2011. Comments received after
this 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.
ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID NRC-2011-0212 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, https://www.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. You may submit comments by any one of the following
methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-
2011-0212. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher,
telephone: 301-492-3668; e-mail: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules,
Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration,
Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001.
Fax comments to: RADB at 301-492-3446.
You can access publicly available documents related to this
regulatory guide 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, O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC
are available online in the NRC Library 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 the 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 regulatory guide is available electronically under ADAMS
Accession Number ML111640267.
Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Public comments and
supporting materials related to this regulatory guide can be found at
https://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID NRC-2011-0212.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert G. Carpenter, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-251-
7483 or e-mail Robert.Carpenter@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 6, 2011 (76 FR 55137), the NRC
published a notice of issuance and availability of DG-1278. By e-mail
dated October 11, 2011, the Nuclear Energy Institute (ADAMS Accession
No. ML11286A027) requested an extension of the stated comment period
for the purpose of providing sufficient review while attending planned
public meetings related to the subject matter of the proposed guide. It
is the desire of the NRC to receive comments of a high quality from all
stakeholders. Several factors have been considered in granting an
extension. The requested comment period extension is reasonable and
does not affect NRC deadlines. The additional time will allow
stakeholders to discuss the proposed guide during related meetings.
Therefore the comment submittal period is extended from the original
date of October 31, 2011 to November 11, 2011.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of October, 2011.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering,
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2011-27442 Filed 10-21-11; 8:45 am]
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