Issuance of Regulatory Guide 1.124 and Regulatory Guide 1.130, 40776-40777 [2013-16292]

Download as PDF 40776 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 130 / Monday, July 8, 2013 / Notices extension of time in which to request a hearing, the provisions specified in Section III above shall be final twenty (20) days from the date of this Order without further order or proceedings. If an extension of time for requesting a hearing has been approved, the provisions specified in Section III shall be final when the extension expires if a hearing request has not been received. An answer or a request for hearing shall not stay the immediate effectiveness of this order. Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 27th day of June, 2013. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Brian J. McDermott, Director, Division of Materials Safety and State Agreements, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs. Attachment 1: List of Applicable Materials Licensees Attachment 2: Modified Handling Requirements for the Protection of Certain Safeguards Information (SGI– M) General Requirement Redacted emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES Attachment 3: Trustworthiness and Reliability Requirements for Individuals Handling Safeguards Information Jkt 229001 BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Issuance of Regulatory Guide 1.124 and Regulatory Guide 1.130 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Regulatory Guide; Issuance. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 3 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.124, ‘‘Service Limits and Loading Combinations for Class 1 Linear-Type Supports,’’ and Revision 3 of RG 1.130, ‘‘Service Limits and Loading Combinations for Class 1 Plate-andShell-Type Supports.’’ There are no substantive changes to these regulatory guides. The revisions include an update of the Edition and Addenda of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (B&PVC). Regulatory Guides 1.124 and 1.130 delineates levels of service limits and appropriate combinations of loadings associated with normal operation, postulated accidents, and specified seismic events for the design of Class 1 linear-type component and piping supports, and Class 1 plate-and-shell-type component and piping supports, respectively. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2013–0141 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding these documents. You may access information related to these documents, which the NRC possesses and are publicly available, using any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2013–0141. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol SUMMARY: In order to ensure the safe handling, use, and control of information designated as Safeguards Information, each licensee shall control and limit access to the information to only those individuals who have established the need-to-know the information, and are considered to be trustworthy and reliable. Licensees shall document the basis for concluding that there is reasonable assurance that individuals granted access to Safeguards Information are trustworthy and reliable, and do not constitute an unreasonable risk for malevolent use of the information. The Licensee shall comply with the requirements of this attachment: 1. The trustworthiness and reliability of an individual shall be determined based on a background investigation: (a) The background investigation shall address at least the past three years and, at a minimum, include verification of employment, education, and personal references. The licensee shall also, to the extent possible, obtain independent information to corroborate that provided by the employee (i.e., seeking references not supplied by the individual). (b) If an individual’s employment has been less than the required three-year 16:27 Jul 05, 2013 [FR Doc. 2013–16285 Filed 7–5–13; 8:45 am] [NRC–2013–0141] Redacted VerDate Mar<15>2010 period, educational references may be used in lieu of employment history. The licensee’s background investigation requirements may be satisfied for an individual that has an active Federal security clearance. 2. The licensee shall retain documentation regarding the trustworthiness and reliability of individual employees for three years after the individual’s employment ends. In order for an individual to be granted access to Safeguards Information, the individual must be determined to be trustworthy and reliable, as described in requirement 1 above, and meet the requirements of NRC Order EA–13–041. PO 00000 Frm 00089 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Gallagher; telephone: 301–492–3668; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may access publicly available documents online in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/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. Revision 3 of RG 1.124 and Revision 3 of RG 1.130 are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML13141A666 and ML13141A667, respectively. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s Public Document Room O1– F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not required to reproduce them. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hector Rodriguez-Luccioni, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–251–7685, email: Hector.RodriguezLuccioni@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction The NRC is issuing a revision to existing guides in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. Regulatory guides were developed to describe and make available to the public information methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the agency’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 NRC is issuing Revision 3 of RG 1.124 (ADAMS Accession No. ML 13141A666) and Revision 3 of RG 1.130 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13141A667) as final regulatory guides without an opportunity for public comment, because the changes between Revision 2 and Revision 3 are non-substantive. The most significant change in Revision 3 of both regulatory guides is the approval for use of the 2007 Edition through the 2008 Addenda of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME B&PV Code), Section III, Division 1 (limited to E:\FR\FM\08JYN1.SGM 08JYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 130 / Monday, July 8, 2013 / Notices the subject matters covered in each regulatory guide). The earlier revisions of both guides (Revision 2) approved for use the ASME B&PV Code, 2001 Edition through the 2003 Addenda. There were no changes from the 2001 Edition through the 2003 Addenda, to the 2007 Edition through the 2008 Addenda affecting the technical content of either of the two regulatory guides. The remaining changes reflected in Revision 3 of each regulatory guide are editorial in nature, to improve clarity and to provide for a new standardized format for the regulatory guides. Therefore, the NRC has determined that an opportunity for public comment is not necessary on Revision 3 of both RG 1.124 and RG 1.130. emcdonald on DSK67QTVN1PROD with NOTICES II. Submitting Suggestions for Improvement of Regulatory Guides The NRC typically seeks public comment on a draft version of a regulatory guide by announcing its availability for comment in the Federal Register. However, as explained on page 7 of NRC Management Directive 6.6 ‘‘Regulatory Guides,’’ (ADAMS Accession Number ML110330475) the NRC may directly issue a final regulatory guide without a draft version or public comment period if the changes to the regulatory guide are nonsubstantive. Revision 3 of RG 1.124 and Revision 3 of RG 1.130 are being issued without public comment. However, you may at any time submit suggestions to the NRC for improvement of existing regulatory guides or for the development of new regulatory guides to address new issues. Suggestions can be submitted by the form available online at https:// www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/reg-guides/contactus.html. Suggestions will be considered in future updates and enhancements of the regulatory guide. III. Backfitting and Issue Finality Issuance of this final regulatory guide does not constitute backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109 (the Backfit Rule) and is not otherwise inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. Revision 3 of RG 1.124 and 1.130 approves for use the 2007 Edition through the 2008 Addenda of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME B&PV Code), Section III, Division 1 (limited to the subject matters covered in each regulatory guide). There were no changes from the 2001 Edition through the 2003 Addenda, to the 2007 Edition through the 2008 Addenda affecting the technical content of either of the two regulatory guides. Therefore, the revisions to these two regulatory guides VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:27 Jul 05, 2013 Jkt 229001 do not constitute backfitting nor are they otherwise inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. The revisions to these two regulatory guides also include editorial changes to improve clarity and to provide a new standardized format for regulatory guides, and the approval for use of the 2007 Edition through the 2008 Addenda of the ASME B&PV Code, Section III, Division 1. These changes do not fall within the kinds of agency actions that constitute backfitting or are subject to limitations in the issue finality provisions of part 52. Accordingly, the NRC did not address the Backfit Rule or issue finality provisions of part 52 for these types of changes. III. Congressional Review Act These regulatory guides are rules as defined in the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801–808). However, the Office of Management and Budget has not found them to be major rules as defined in the Congressional Review Act. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of June, 2013. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Thomas H. Boyce, Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2013–16292 Filed 7–5–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. CP2013–71; Order No. 1770] New Postal Product Postal Regulatory Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Global Expedited Package Services (GEPS) 3 negotiated service agreement to the competitive product list. This notice informs the public of the filing, invites public comment, and takes other administrative steps. DATES: Comments are due: July 8, 2013. ADDRESSES: Submit comments electronically via the Commission’s Filing Online system at https:// www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit comments electronically should contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section by telephone for advice on filing alternatives. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 40777 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, at 202–789–6820. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Introduction II. Background III. Contents of Filing IV. Commission Action V. Ordering Paragraph I. Introduction On June 28, 2013, the Postal Service filed a notice stating that it has entered into an additional Global Expedited Package Services (GEPS) 3 negotiated service agreement (Agreement).1 The Postal Service seeks inclusion of the Agreement within the GEPS 3 product. Id. at 2. II. Background The Commission first approved the addition of a GEPS negotiated service agreement to the competitive product list as a result of consideration of Governors’ Decision No. 08–7 in Docket No. CP2008–5.2 The Commission later added GEPS 3 to the competitive product list and authorized the agreement filed in Docket No. CP2010– 71 to serve as the baseline agreement for comparison of potentially functionally equivalent agreements.3 The effective date of the Agreement will be established by the Postal Service after it has received all regulatory approvals. Id. Attachment 1 at 6. It is set to expire on the last day of the month which falls one calendar year from the effective date. Id. III. Contents of Filing The Notice includes the following attachments: • Attachment 1—a redacted copy of the Agreement; • Attachment 2—a redacted copy of the certified statement required by 39 CFR 3015.5(c)(2); • Attachment 3—a redacted copy of Governors’ Decision No. 08–7, which establishes prices and classifications for Global Expedited Package Services Contracts; and • Attachment 4—an application for non-public treatment of materials to be filed under seal. 1 Notice of United States Postal Service of Filing a Functionally Equivalent Global Expedited Package Services 3 Negotiated Service Agreement and Application for Non-Public Treatment of Materials Filed Under Seal, June 28, 2013 (Notice). 2 See Order No. 86, Docket No. CP2008–5, Order Concerning Global Expedited Package Services Contracts, June 27, 2008. 3 See Order No. 503, Docket Nos. MC2010–28 and CP2010–71, Order Approving Global Expedited Package Services 3 Negotiated Service Agreement, July 29, 2010. E:\FR\FM\08JYN1.SGM 08JYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 130 (Monday, July 8, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40776-40777]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-16292]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2013-0141]


Issuance of Regulatory Guide 1.124 and Regulatory Guide 1.130

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Regulatory Guide; Issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing 
Revision 3 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.124, ``Service Limits and Loading 
Combinations for Class 1 Linear-Type Supports,'' and Revision 3 of RG 
1.130, ``Service Limits and Loading Combinations for Class 1 Plate-and-
Shell-Type Supports.'' There are no substantive changes to these 
regulatory guides. The revisions include an update of the Edition and 
Addenda of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler 
and Pressure Vessel Code (B&PVC). Regulatory Guides 1.124 and 1.130 
delineates levels of service limits and appropriate combinations of 
loadings associated with normal operation, postulated accidents, and 
specified seismic events for the design of Class 1 linear-type 
component and piping supports, and Class 1 plate-and-shell-type 
component and piping supports, respectively.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2013-0141 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding these documents. 
You may access information related to these documents, which the NRC 
possesses and are publicly available, using any of the following 
methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2013-0141. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-492-
3668; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact 
the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
of this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(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. Revision 3 of RG 1.124 and 
Revision 3 of RG 1.130 are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. 
ML13141A666 and ML13141A667, respectively.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's Public Document Room O1-F21, One White Flint 
North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
    Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not 
required to reproduce them.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Hector Rodriguez-Luccioni, Office of 
Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-251-7685, email: 
Hector.Rodriguez-Luccioni@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The NRC is issuing a revision to existing guides in the NRC's 
``Regulatory Guide'' series. Regulatory guides were developed to 
describe and make available to the public information methods that are 
acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the 
agency'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 NRC is issuing Revision 3 of RG 1.124 (ADAMS Accession No. ML 
13141A666) and Revision 3 of RG 1.130 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13141A667) 
as final regulatory guides without an opportunity for public comment, 
because the changes between Revision 2 and Revision 3 are non-
substantive. The most significant change in Revision 3 of both 
regulatory guides is the approval for use of the 2007 Edition through 
the 2008 Addenda of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (ASME B&PV 
Code), Section III, Division 1 (limited to

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the subject matters covered in each regulatory guide). The earlier 
revisions of both guides (Revision 2) approved for use the ASME B&PV 
Code, 2001 Edition through the 2003 Addenda. There were no changes from 
the 2001 Edition through the 2003 Addenda, to the 2007 Edition through 
the 2008 Addenda affecting the technical content of either of the two 
regulatory guides. The remaining changes reflected in Revision 3 of 
each regulatory guide are editorial in nature, to improve clarity and 
to provide for a new standardized format for the regulatory guides. 
Therefore, the NRC has determined that an opportunity for public 
comment is not necessary on Revision 3 of both RG 1.124 and RG 1.130.

II. Submitting Suggestions for Improvement of Regulatory Guides

    The NRC typically seeks public comment on a draft version of a 
regulatory guide by announcing its availability for comment in the 
Federal Register. However, as explained on page 7 of NRC Management 
Directive 6.6 ``Regulatory Guides,'' (ADAMS Accession Number 
ML110330475) the NRC may directly issue a final regulatory guide 
without a draft version or public comment period if the changes to the 
regulatory guide are non-substantive.
    Revision 3 of RG 1.124 and Revision 3 of RG 1.130 are being issued 
without public comment. However, you may at any time submit suggestions 
to the NRC for improvement of existing regulatory guides or for the 
development of new regulatory guides to address new issues. Suggestions 
can be submitted by the form available online at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/contactus.html. Suggestions will 
be considered in future updates and enhancements of the regulatory 
guide.

III. Backfitting and Issue Finality

    Issuance of this final regulatory guide does not constitute 
backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109 (the Backfit Rule) and is not 
otherwise inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR 
part 52. Revision 3 of RG 1.124 and 1.130 approves for use the 2007 
Edition through the 2008 Addenda of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code 
(ASME B&PV Code), Section III, Division 1 (limited to the subject 
matters covered in each regulatory guide). There were no changes from 
the 2001 Edition through the 2003 Addenda, to the 2007 Edition through 
the 2008 Addenda affecting the technical content of either of the two 
regulatory guides. Therefore, the revisions to these two regulatory 
guides do not constitute backfitting nor are they otherwise 
inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. The 
revisions to these two regulatory guides also include editorial changes 
to improve clarity and to provide a new standardized format for 
regulatory guides, and the approval for use of the 2007 Edition through 
the 2008 Addenda of the ASME B&PV Code, Section III, Division 1. These 
changes do not fall within the kinds of agency actions that constitute 
backfitting or are subject to limitations in the issue finality 
provisions of part 52. Accordingly, the NRC did not address the Backfit 
Rule or issue finality provisions of part 52 for these types of 
changes.

III. Congressional Review Act

    These regulatory guides are rules as defined in the Congressional 
Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801-808). However, the Office of Management and 
Budget has not found them to be major rules as defined in the 
Congressional Review Act.


    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of June, 2013.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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