Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on the Proposed Model Safety Evaluation for Plant-Specific Adoption of Technical Specifications Task Force Traveler TSTF-505, Revision 1, “Provide Risk-Informed Extended Completion Times-RITSTF Initiative 4B”, 73737-73738 [2011-30714]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 29, 2011 / Notices For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Mohan C. Thadani, Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. Week of December 12, 2011—Tentative Tuesday, December 13, 2011 9 a.m. Briefing on NFPA 805 Fire Protection (Public Meeting)(Contact: Alex Klein, (301) 415–2822) [FR Doc. 2011–30728 Filed 11–28–11; 8:45 am] This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Week of December 19, 2011—Tentative NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION There are no meetings scheduled for the week of December 19, 2011. [NRC–2011–0006] Week of December 26, 2011—Tentative Sunshine Act Meeting AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Weeks of November 28, December 5, 12, 19, 26, 2011, January 2, 2012. PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. 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AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requesting public comment on the proposed model safety evaluation (SE) for plant-specific adoption of Technical Specifications (TS) Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF– 505, Revision 1, ‘‘Provide Risk-Informed Extended Completion Times—RITSTF Initiative 4B.’’ TSTF–505, Revision 1, is available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) under Accession Number ML111650552; the model application is available in ADAMS under Accession Number ML112850506. The proposed model SE for plant-specific adoption of TSTF–505, Revision 1, is available electronically under ADAMS Accession Number ML112690239. The proposed amendment would modify the TS requirements related to Completion Times (CTs) for Required Actions to provide the option to calculate a longer, risk-informed CT. A new program, the Risk-Informed Completion Time (RICT) Program, is added to TS Section 5, Administrative Controls. The proposed change revises the Improved Standard Technical Specification (ISTS), NUREGs–1430, –1431, –1432, –1433, and –1434. DATES: The comment period expires on December 30, 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. SUMMARY: You may submit comments by any one of the following methods. Please include Docket ID NRC–2011– 0277 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 ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\29NON1.SGM 29NON1 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 73738 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 229 / Tuesday, November 29, 2011 / Notices 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–2011–0277. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher (301) 492–3668; email carol.gallagher@nrc.gov. • Mail comments to: Cindy K. Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), 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 RADB 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 20852. • 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 email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. • 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–2011–0277. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Michelle C. Honcharik, Senior Project Manager, Licensing Processes Branch, Mail Stop: O–12 D1, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:20 Nov 28, 2011 Jkt 226001 DC, 20555–0001; telephone (301) 415– 1774 or email at michelle.honcharik@nrc.gov or Ms. Kristy Bucholtz, Technical Specifications Branch, Mail Stop: O–7 C2A, Division of Safety Systems, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 20555–0001; telephone (301) 415–1295 or email; kristy.bucholtz@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TSTF– 505, Revision 1, is applicable to all nuclear powered reactors. TSTF–505 revises the TS to (1) Add a new RICT program to the Administrative Controls of TS, (2) modify selected Required Actions to permit extending the CTs, provided risk is assessed and managed within an acceptable configuration risk management program (CRMP), (3) add new Conditions, Required Actions, and CTs to address conditions not currently addressed in TS, and (4) add a new example in TS Section 1.3, to describe application of the RICT Program. The model SE will facilitate expedited approval of plant-specific adoption of TSTF–505, Revision 1. This notice provides an opportunity for the public to comment on proposed changes to the ISTS after a preliminary assessment and finding by the NRC staff that the agency will likely offer the changes for adoption by licensees. This notice solicits comment on proposed changes to the ISTS, which if implemented by a licensee will modify the plant-specific TS. The NRC staff will evaluate any comments received and reconsider the changes or announce the availability of the changes for adoption by licensees. Licensees opting to apply for this TS change are responsible for reviewing the NRC staff’s SE., and the applicable technical justifications, providing any necessary plant-specific information, and assessing the completeness and accuracy of their license amendment request (LAR). The NRC will process each amendment application responding to the notice of availability according to applicable NRC rules and procedures. The proposed changes do not prevent licensees from requesting an alternate approach or proposing changes other than those proposed in TSTF–505, Revision 1. However, significant deviations from the approach recommended in this notice or the inclusion of additional changes to the license require additional NRC staff review. This may increase the time and resources needed for the review or result in NRC staff rejection of the LAR. Licensees desiring significant deviations or additional changes should instead PO 00000 Frm 00157 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 submit an LAR that does not claim to adopt TSTF–505, Revision 1. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of November 2011. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. John R. Jolicoeur, Chief, Licensing Processes Branch, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2011–30714 Filed 11–28–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2011–0270] Solicitation of Feedback on the Effectiveness of the Reactor Oversight Process Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Request for public participation in survey. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is soliciting survey input from members of the public, licensees, and interest groups related to the effectiveness of the Reactor Oversight Process (ROP). This solicitation will provide insights into the self-assessment process, and a summary of the survey results will be included in the annual ROP selfassessment report to the Commission. DATES: Complete and submit survey forms by January 13, 2012. The NRC will consider survey forms received after this date if it is practical to do so, but is able to ensure consideration of only survey forms received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: The electronic, fillable version of the survey questions may be obtained at https://www.nrc.gov/NRR/ OVERSIGHT/ASSESS/2011ROP survey.pdf. For additional instructions on submitting surveys and instructions on accessing documents related to this action, see Section I, ‘‘Submitting Surveys and Accessing Information,’’ of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. If you cannot access the electronic, fillable version of the survey, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document to receive a copy of the survey. You may submit survey forms by any one of the following methods (there is no need to submit via more than one method): • Email the fillable survey forms: After completing the electronic, fillable version of the survey obtained from the Web site previously provided, select the SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\29NON1.SGM 29NON1

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[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 229 (Tuesday, November 29, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Pages 73737-73738]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2011-0277]


Notice of Opportunity for Public Comment on the Proposed Model 
Safety Evaluation for Plant-Specific Adoption of Technical 
Specifications Task Force Traveler TSTF-505, Revision 1, ``Provide 
Risk-Informed Extended Completion Times--RITSTF Initiative 4B''

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of opportunity for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is requesting 
public comment on the proposed model safety evaluation (SE) for plant-
specific adoption of Technical Specifications (TS) Task Force (TSTF) 
Traveler TSTF-505, Revision 1, ``Provide Risk-Informed Extended 
Completion Times--RITSTF Initiative 4B.'' TSTF-505, Revision 1, is 
available in the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS) under Accession Number ML111650552; the model application is 
available in ADAMS under Accession Number ML112850506. The proposed 
model SE for plant-specific adoption of TSTF-505, Revision 1, is 
available electronically under ADAMS Accession Number ML112690239.
    The proposed amendment would modify the TS requirements related to 
Completion Times (CTs) for Required Actions to provide the option to 
calculate a longer, risk-informed CT. A new program, the Risk-Informed 
Completion Time (RICT) Program, is added to TS Section 5, 
Administrative Controls. The proposed change revises the Improved 
Standard Technical Specification (ISTS), NUREGs-1430, -1431, -1432, -
1433, and -1434.

DATES: The comment period expires on December 30, 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.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any one of the following methods. 
Please include Docket ID NRC-2011-0277 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

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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-
2011-0277. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher (301) 
492-3668; email carol.gallagher@nrc.gov.
     Mail comments to: Cindy K. Bladey, Chief, Rules, 
Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), 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 
RADB 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 20852.
     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 email to 
pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
     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-2011-0277.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Michelle C. Honcharik, Senior 
Project Manager, Licensing Processes Branch, Mail Stop: O-12 D1, 
Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 20555-
0001; telephone (301) 415-1774 or email at michelle.honcharik@nrc.gov 
or Ms. Kristy Bucholtz, Technical Specifications Branch, Mail Stop: O-7 
C2A, Division of Safety Systems, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 20555-0001; 
telephone (301) 415-1295 or email; kristy.bucholtz@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: TSTF-505, Revision 1, is applicable to all 
nuclear powered reactors. TSTF-505 revises the TS to (1) Add a new RICT 
program to the Administrative Controls of TS, (2) modify selected 
Required Actions to permit extending the CTs, provided risk is assessed 
and managed within an acceptable configuration risk management program 
(CRMP), (3) add new Conditions, Required Actions, and CTs to address 
conditions not currently addressed in TS, and (4) add a new example in 
TS Section 1.3, to describe application of the RICT Program. The model 
SE will facilitate expedited approval of plant-specific adoption of 
TSTF-505, Revision 1.
    This notice provides an opportunity for the public to comment on 
proposed changes to the ISTS after a preliminary assessment and finding 
by the NRC staff that the agency will likely offer the changes for 
adoption by licensees. This notice solicits comment on proposed changes 
to the ISTS, which if implemented by a licensee will modify the plant-
specific TS. The NRC staff will evaluate any comments received and 
reconsider the changes or announce the availability of the changes for 
adoption by licensees. Licensees opting to apply for this TS change are 
responsible for reviewing the NRC staff's SE., and the applicable 
technical justifications, providing any necessary plant-specific 
information, and assessing the completeness and accuracy of their 
license amendment request (LAR). The NRC will process each amendment 
application responding to the notice of availability according to 
applicable NRC rules and procedures.
    The proposed changes do not prevent licensees from requesting an 
alternate approach or proposing changes other than those proposed in 
TSTF-505, Revision 1. However, significant deviations from the approach 
recommended in this notice or the inclusion of additional changes to 
the license require additional NRC staff review. This may increase the 
time and resources needed for the review or result in NRC staff 
rejection of the LAR. Licensees desiring significant deviations or 
additional changes should instead submit an LAR that does not claim to 
adopt TSTF-505, Revision 1.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of November 2011.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John R. Jolicoeur,
Chief, Licensing Processes Branch, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2011-30714 Filed 11-28-11; 8:45 am]
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