Proposed Generic Communication; Generic Letter on Seismic Risk Evaluations for Operating Reactors, 30560 [2012-12478]
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Proposed Generic Communication;
Generic Letter on Seismic Risk
Evaluations for Operating Reactors
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Generic letter; withdrawal.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is withdrawing draft
Generic Letter 2011–XX, ‘‘Seismic Risk
Evaluations for Operating Reactors’’
published on September 1, 2011 (76 FR
54507). The draft Generic Letter,
‘‘Seismic Risk Evaluations for Operating
Reactors,’’ regarding Generic Issue (GI)–
199 is subsumed and entirely captured
within the request for information
letters addressing the Fukushima NearTerm Task Force Recommendations 2.1
and 2.3. The request for information
letters were issued on March 12, 2012,
and are available electronically in a
package under Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS) Accession Number
ML12056A046. In addition, on March
13, 2012, the NRC issued a correction to
the request for information letters,
which is available electronically under
ADAMS Accession Number
ML12073A366.
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SUMMARY:
This generic letter is withdrawn
May 23, 2012.
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NRC–2011–0204 when contacting the
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questions about NRC dockets to Carol
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Andrea Russell, Division of Policy and
Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001; telephone: 301–415–8553, email:
Andrea.Russell@nrc.gov.
On
September 1, 2011 (76 FR 54507), the
NRC published for public comment
Draft Generic Letter 2011–XX, ‘‘Seismic
Risk Evaluations for Operating
Reactors,’’ to inform addressees 1 that
the NRC requests addressees to evaluate
their facilities to determine the current
level of seismic risk and to submit the
requested information to facilitate the
NRC’s determination if there is a need
for additional regulatory action. The
public comment period was scheduled
to expire on October, 31, 2011; however,
on September 16, 2011 (76 FR 57767),
the NRC issued a correction and
extended the public comment period to
November 15, 2011. On November 8,
2011 (76 FR 69294), the NRC extended
the comment period to December 15,
2011. On March 8, 2012, the NRC issued
a memorandum from the Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation to the Office
of New Reactors that (1) dispositioned
the public comments received on the
draft generic letter; and (2) stated that
the GI–199 generic letter (i.e., the
generic letter on seismic risk
evaluations for operating reactors) is
subsumed and entirely captured within
the proposed Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.54(f)
letter addressing the Fukushima NearTerm Task Force Recommendations 2.1
and 2.3. The memorandum is available
electronically under ADAMS Accession
Number ML12032A001.
The NRC has now issued the 10 CFR
50.54(f) letter addressing the Fukushima
Near-Term Task Force
Recommendations 2.1 and 2.3 (ADAMS
Accession Number ML12056A046), as
corrected by ADAMS Accession
Number ML12073A366. With the
issuance of this letter, the Draft Generic
Letter 2011–XX need not be finalized
and issued. Accordingly, the NRC is
withdrawing Draft Generic Letter 2011–
XX.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day
of May 2012.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Kimyata Morgan-Butler,
Acting Chief, Generic Communications
Branch, Division of Policy and Rulemaking,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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those who have permanently ceased operation and
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2011-0204]
Proposed Generic Communication; Generic Letter on Seismic Risk
Evaluations for Operating Reactors
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Generic letter; withdrawal.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing
draft Generic Letter 2011-XX, ``Seismic Risk Evaluations for Operating
Reactors'' published on September 1, 2011 (76 FR 54507). The draft
Generic Letter, ``Seismic Risk Evaluations for Operating Reactors,''
regarding Generic Issue (GI)-199 is subsumed and entirely captured
within the request for information letters addressing the Fukushima
Near-Term Task Force Recommendations 2.1 and 2.3. The request for
information letters were issued on March 12, 2012, and are available
electronically in a package under Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number ML12056A046. In addition, on
March 13, 2012, the NRC issued a correction to the request for
information letters, which is available electronically under ADAMS
Accession Number ML12073A366.
DATES: This generic letter is withdrawn May 23, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2011-0204 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may access information related to this document, which the NRC
possesses and is publicly available, using the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2011-0204. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-492-
3668; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
NRC's ADAMS: You may access publicly available documents
online in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select
``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please
contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-
397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS
accession number for each document referenced in this notice (if that
document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a
document is referenced.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea Russell, Division of Policy and
Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-
8553, email: Andrea.Russell@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On September 1, 2011 (76 FR 54507), the NRC
published for public comment Draft Generic Letter 2011-XX, ``Seismic
Risk Evaluations for Operating Reactors,'' to inform addressees \1\
that the NRC requests addressees to evaluate their facilities to
determine the current level of seismic risk and to submit the requested
information to facilitate the NRC's determination if there is a need
for additional regulatory action. The public comment period was
scheduled to expire on October, 31, 2011; however, on September 16,
2011 (76 FR 57767), the NRC issued a correction and extended the public
comment period to November 15, 2011. On November 8, 2011 (76 FR 69294),
the NRC extended the comment period to December 15, 2011. On March 8,
2012, the NRC issued a memorandum from the Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation to the Office of New Reactors that (1) dispositioned the
public comments received on the draft generic letter; and (2) stated
that the GI-199 generic letter (i.e., the generic letter on seismic
risk evaluations for operating reactors) is subsumed and entirely
captured within the proposed Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) 50.54(f) letter addressing the Fukushima Near-Term
Task Force Recommendations 2.1 and 2.3. The memorandum is available
electronically under ADAMS Accession Number ML12032A001.
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\1\ All holders of an operating license or construction permit
for a nuclear power reactor issued under 10 CFR Part 50, ``Domestic
Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,'' except those
who have permanently ceased operation and have certified that fuel
has been removed from the reactor vessel.
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The NRC has now issued the 10 CFR 50.54(f) letter addressing the
Fukushima Near-Term Task Force Recommendations 2.1 and 2.3 (ADAMS
Accession Number ML12056A046), as corrected by ADAMS Accession Number
ML12073A366. With the issuance of this letter, the Draft Generic Letter
2011-XX need not be finalized and issued. Accordingly, the NRC is
withdrawing Draft Generic Letter 2011-XX.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of May 2012.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Kimyata Morgan-Butler,
Acting Chief, Generic Communications Branch, Division of Policy and
Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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