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email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The final
revision for Section 19.3, ‘‘Regulatory
Treatment of Non-Safety Systems
(RTNSS) for Passive Advanced Light
Water Reactors.’’ is available under
ADAMS Accession No ML14035A149.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jonathan DeGange, Office of New
Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001; telephone: 301–415–6992 or
email: Jonathan.Degange@nrc.gov.
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I. Background
On October 12, 2012 (77 FR 62270)
the NRC staff published for public
comment the initial issuance of Section
19.3, ‘‘Regulatory Treatment of NonSafety Systems (RTNSS) for Passive
Advanced Light Water Reactors,’’
(ADAMS Accession No. ML12128A405).
The NRC staff received comment
submissions on the proposed revision.
The NRC staff made several changes to
the proposed revision after
consideration of the comments.
Additionally, in July 2013 (78 FR 41436)
the staff re-noticed the draft SRP section
to include a revised position on
treatment of the high winds external
hazard for certain RTNSS structures,
systems and components. Comments
from both the original request for
comment and subsequent re-issuance
are documented alongside the NRC
staff’s respective response in ADAMS
under Accession No. ML14035A148. A
redline strikeout comparing the
proposed draft and final revisions can
be found in ADAMS under Accession
No. ML14035A146.
II. Backfitting and Issue Finality
This SRP provides guidance to the
staff for reviewing applications for a
construction permit and an operating
license under part 50 of Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
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with respect to the regulatory treatment
of non-safety systems. The draft SRP
would also provide guidance for
reviewing an application for a standard
design approval, a standard design
certification, a combined license, and a
manufacturing license under 10 CFR
part 52 with respect to these same
subject matters.
Issuance of this final SRP section 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. The NRC staff’s position is based
upon the following considerations:
1. The SRP positions do not constitute
backfitting, inasmuch as the SRP is
internal guidance directed at the NRC
staff with respect to their regulatory
responsibilities.
The SRP provides guidance to the
staff on how to review an application for
NRC regulatory approval in the form of
licensing. Changes in internal staff
guidance are not matters for which
either nuclear power plant applicants or
licensees are protected under either the
Backfit Rule or the issue finality
provisions of 10 CFR part 52.
2. Backfitting and issue finality—with
certain exceptions discussed below—do
not protect current or future applicants.
Applicants and potential applicants
are not, with certain exceptions,
protected by either the Backfit Rule or
any issue finality provisions under 10
CFR part 52. This is because neither the
Backfit Rule nor the issue finality
provisions were intended to apply to
every NRC action which substantially
changes the expectations of current and
future applicants.
The exceptions to the general
principle are applicable whenever an
applicant references a 10 CFR part 52
license (e.g., an early site permit) and/
or NRC regulatory approval (e.g., a
design certification rule) with specified
issue finality provisions. The staff does
not currently intend to impose the
positions represented in this SRP
section in a manner that is inconsistent
with any issue finality provisions of 10
CFR part 52. If in the future the NRC
staff does indeed intend to impose
positions inconsistent with these issue
finality provisions, the NRC staff must
address the regulatory criteria for
avoiding issue finality.
The staff notes that with respect to
economic simplified boiling water
reactor (ESBWR) design certification
application currently under
consideration by the NRC, the NRC staff
does not intend to reevaluate the
adequacy of RTNSS SSCs, because for
the ESBWR design already meets the
guidance discussed in this SRP Section.
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3. The NRC staff has no intention to
impose the SRP positions on existing
nuclear power plant licenses or
regulatory approvals either now or in
the future (absent a voluntary request
for change from the licensee, holder of
a regulatory approval, or a design
certification applicant).
The staff does not intend to impose or
apply the positions described in the SRP
section to existing (already issued)
licenses (e.g., operating licenses and
combined licenses) and regulatory
approvals—in this case, design
certifications and combined licenses.
Hence, the issuance of this SRP
guidance even if considered guidance
which is within the purview of the issue
finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52—
need not be evaluated as if it were a
backfit or as being inconsistent with
issue finality provisions. If, in the
future, the staff seeks to impose a
position in the SRP on holders of
already issued licenses in a manner
which does not provide issue finality as
described in the applicable issue finality
provision, then the staff must make the
showing as set forth in the Backfit Rule,
or address the criteria for avoiding issue
finality as described in the applicable
issue finality provision.
III. Congressional Review Act
This action is a rule as defined in the
Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C.
801–808). However, the Office of
Management and Budget has not found
it to be a major rule as defined in the
Congressional Review Act.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day
of June, 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joseph Colaccino, Chief,
Policy Branch, Division of Advanced Reactors
and Rulemaking, Office of New Reactors.
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POSTAL SERVICE
Transfer of Inbound Surface Parcel
Post (at UPU Rates) to Competitive
Product List
Postal ServiceTM.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Postal Service hereby
provides notice that it has filed a
request with the Postal Regulatory
Commission to transfer Inbound Surface
Parcel Post (at UPU rates) from the
market-dominant product list to the
competitive product list.
DATES: Effective date: July 2, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Caroline Brownlie, 202–268–3010.
SUMMARY:
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On June
25, 2014, the United States Postal
Service® filed with the Postal
Regulatory Commission a Request of the
United States Postal Service to transfer
Inbound Surface Parcel Post (at UPU
rates) from the Mail Classification
Schedule’s Market-Dominant Product
List to its Competitive Product List,
pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642. Documents
pertinent to this request are available at
https://www.prc.gov, Docket No.
MC2014–28.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
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[Release No. 34–72478; File No. SR–CME–
2014–25]
Self-Regulatory Organizations;
Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.;
Notice of Filing and Immediate
Effectiveness of Proposed Rule
Change Regarding Collateral
Acceptance Practices for Products in
the Base Guaranty Fund
June 26, 2014.
Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(‘‘Exchange Act’’ or ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule
19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is hereby
given that on June 23, 2014, Chicago
Mercantile Exchange Inc. (‘‘CME’’) filed
with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the
proposed rule change described in Items
I and II below, which Items have been
prepared primarily by CME. CME filed
the proposal pursuant to Section
19(b)(3)(A) of the Act 3 and Rule 19b–
4(f)(4)(ii) 4 thereunder, so that the
proposal was effective upon filing with
the Commission. The Commission is
publishing this notice to solicit
comments on the proposed rule change
from interested persons.
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I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Terms of Substance of
the Proposed Rule Change
CME is proposing to announce via
advisory notice a certain change to its
collateral acceptance practices. More
specifically, CME is proposing to issue
an advisory to clearing member firms
announcing a change to the acceptable
collateral types for base guaranty fund
1 15
U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
CFR 240.19b–4.
3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A).
4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(4)(ii).
2 17
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products. The text of the proposed rule
change is below. Italicized text indicates
additions; bracketed text indicates
deletions.
CME Group Advisory Notice #14–194
TO: Clearing Member Firms
FROM: CME Clearing
SUBJECT: Exchange Traded Fund (ETF)
and Stock Programs
CME Clearing is expanding its existing
collateral program to include additional
Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) that
may be used as performance bond
collateral for Base Guaranty Fund
products effective June 23rd, 2014.
Currently, CME Clearing accepts a select
number of ETFs through its Stock
Program. The existing haircut of 30%
will be applied to ETFs. Please see
CME’s Financial and Collateral
Management page for the updated
acceptance criteria for ETFs and stocks.
On the 5th business day of every month,
a new list of acceptable ETFs and stocks
will be posted to CME’s Financial and
Collateral Management page.
Both ETFs and stocks are part of
category 3 assets. Therefore, ETFs and
stocks in combination with other
category 3 assets will be capped at the
lesser of 40% of core requirement per
currency or $5 billion per clearing
member firm. Please see the list of
category 3 assets below. ETFs and stocks
combined are capped at $1 billion per
clearing member firm.
In accordance with CME Rule 930.C, a
clearing member cannot accept an
accountholder security that has been
‘‘issued, sponsored or otherwise
guaranteed by the accountholder.’’ In
addition, any ETF that is sponsored by
the clearing member or its parent or
affiliate company may not be pledged
for the clearing member’s house
performance bond requirement. For any
questions related to the ETF and Stock
Programs, please contact the Risk
Management department at 312–648–
3888 or the Financial Management
group at 312–207–2594.
Category 3 Assets
• IEF 2 (Money Market Funds)
• IEF 4 (Corporate Bonds)
• Gold
• ETFs and Stocks
• Foreign Sovereign Debt
The list of proposed ETFs that may be
used as performance bond collateral for
Base Guaranty Fund products effective
June 23rd, 2014 is as follows:
TICKER NAME
SPY US SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST
IWM US ISHARES RUSSELL 2000 ETF
QQQ US POWERSHARES QQQ
TRUST SERIES
XLU US UTILITIES SELECT SECTOR
SPDR
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IYR US ISHARES US REAL ESTATE
ETF
XLI US INDUSTRIAL SELECT SECT
SPDR
XLE US ENERGY SELECT SECTOR
SPDR
XLV US HEALTH CARE SELECT
SECTOR
XLK US TECHNOLOGY SELECT SECT
SPDR
XLP US CONSUMER STAPLES SPDR
XLY US CONSUMER
DISCRETIONARY SELT
DIA US SPDR DJIA TRUST
XLB US MATERIALS SELECT
SECTOR SPDR
XOP US SPDR S&P OIL & GAS EXP &
PR
IVV US ISHARES CORE S&P 500 ETF
VNQ US VANGUARD REIT ETF
VTI US VANGUARD US TOTAL
STOCK MKT
IBB US ISHARES NASDAQ
BIOTECHNOLOGY
LQD US ISHARES IBOXX
INVESTMENT GRA
BND US VANGUARD TOTAL BOND
MARKET
AGG US ISHARES CORE U.S.
AGGREGATE
VOO US VANGUARD S&P 500 ETF
REM US ISHARES MORTGAGE REAL
ESTATE
BSV US VANGUARD SHORT–TERM
BOND ETF
II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
In its filing with the Commission,
CME included statements concerning
the purpose and basis for the proposed
rule change and discussed any
comments it received on the proposed
rule change. The text of these statements
may be examined at the places specified
in Item IV below. CME has prepared
summaries, set forth in sections A, B,
and C below, of the most significant
aspects of such statements.
A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s
Statement of the Purpose of, and
Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule
Change
CME is registered as a derivatives
clearing organization with the
Commodity Futures Trading
Commission (’’CFTC’’) and operates a
substantial business clearing futures and
swaps contracts subject to the
jurisdiction of the CFTC. CME is
proposing to make a certain change to
its collateral acceptance practices
through the issuance of an advisory
notice to its clearing members. More
specifically, CME is expanding its
existing collateral program to include
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POSTAL SERVICE
Transfer of Inbound Surface Parcel Post (at UPU Rates) to
Competitive Product List
AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: The Postal Service hereby provides notice that it has filed a
request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to transfer Inbound
Surface Parcel Post (at UPU rates) from the market-dominant product
list to the competitive product list.
DATES: Effective date: July 2, 2014.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Caroline Brownlie, 202-268-3010.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 25, 2014, the United States Postal
Service[supreg] filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a Request
of the United States Postal Service to transfer Inbound Surface Parcel
Post (at UPU rates) from the Mail Classification Schedule's Market-
Dominant Product List to its Competitive Product List, pursuant to 39
U.S.C. 3642. Documents pertinent to this request are available at
https://www.prc.gov, Docket No. MC2014-28.
Stanley F. Mires,
Attorney, Legal Policy & Legislative Advice.
[FR Doc. 2014-15540 Filed 7-1-14; 8:45 am]
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