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Q 5: Which individuals are considered
to be committee ‘‘members’’ and
therefore covered by the policy?
A 5: The policy applies to all persons
who are serving in an individual
capacity as members of committees,
including those who are full-time
Federal employees and those who have
been designated to serve as Special
Government Employees. Committee
members do not include individuals
who are invited to attend meetings of
committees on an ad hoc basis.
Q 6: How does the policy apply if a
statute or presidential directive provides
for appointments to be made by State
Governors or by members of Congress?
A 6: While the discretion of
appointing authorities outside of the
Executive Branch will be respected,
those appointing authorities should be
encouraged to appoint individuals who
are not federally registered lobbyists
whenever possible, unless the
individuals are appointed to serve in a
representative capacity on behalf of an
interest group or constituency.
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Q 7: How does the policy apply when
a statute or presidential directive
requires the appointment of a specific
representative from an organization and
that representative is a federally
registered lobbyist?
A 7: The policy does not supersede
committee membership requirements
established by statute or presidential
directive. The Office of Government
Ethics has cautioned that the term
‘‘represent’’ in a committee’s
authorizing legislation or in its enabling
documents does not necessarily mean
that the members of that committee are
to be appointed in a representative
capacity rather than an individual
capacity. See OGE, Federal Advisory
Committee Appointments No. 05x4
(Aug. 18, 2005). The term ‘‘represent’’
frequently is used in a more generic
sense with regard to members (e.g., to
describe the kinds of expertise,
knowledge, or employment background
that should be included in a
committee’s members) rather than for
the express purpose of classifying a
member’s role on the committee.
Committee charters should, wherever
possible and at the earliest possible
time, be amended to conform to the
policy, consistent with statutes and
presidential directives.
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Q 8: Does this policy also restrict the
participation of lobbyists as members of
a subcommittee or other work group
that performs preparatory work for its
parent committee?
A 8: Yes, the policy prohibits the
appointment of federally registered
lobbyists to a subcommittee or any other
subgroup that performs preparatory
work for a parent committee if the
lobbyists are appointed in an individual
capacity, whether or not the
subcommittee members are appointed
in the same manner as are members of
the parent committee. The goal of the
Memorandum is to restrict the undue
influence of lobbyists on Federal
government through their membership
on committees, which would include
subcommittees and other bodies
regardless of whether those positions
require formal appointment.
Q 9: Does this policy also restrict the
participation of lobbyists as witnesses or
experts who appear before or submit
advice or materials to committees?
A 9: No, lobbyists may still appear
before or otherwise communicate with a
committee to provide testimony,
information, or input in the same
manner as non-lobbyists who are not
members of or appointees to the
advisory committee, board, commission,
or any of its subgroups, to the extent
permitted by law and regulation. The
purpose of the policy is to prevent
lobbyists from being in privileged
positions in government. It is not
designed to prevent lobbyists or others
from petitioning their government.
When lobbyists do testify, committees
should make reasonable efforts to
ensure that they hear a balance of
perspectives and are not gathering
information or advice exclusively from
registered lobbyists.
Q 10: What should an agency do if it
appoints to a committee an individual
who is not a federally registered lobbyist
at the time of appointment, but who,
after appointment, becomes a federally
registered lobbyist?
A 10: Agencies should make clear to
all committee members that conducting
activities that would require them to be
federally registered lobbyists after
appointment to serve on a committee in
an individual capacity would
necessitate their resignation or removal
from committee membership. The
appointing officers or their delegates
shall ensure, at least annually, that
committee members serving in an
individual capacity are not federally
registered lobbyists and, upon
reappointment of the members, either
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shall require each member to certify that
he or she is not a federally registered
lobbyist or shall check the Federal
lobbyist databases to confirm that each
member has not registered as a lobbyist
since appointment. If an agency finds
that, following appointment to a
committee in an individual capacity, a
member subsequently has become a
federally registered lobbyist or has
engaged in activities which require
registration, the agency shall request the
resignation of the member.
Q 11: Will there be any waivers
available for circumstances in which a
federally registered lobbyist possesses
unique or exceptional value to a
committee?
A 11: The policy makes no provisions
for waivers, and waivers will not be
permitted under this policy.
Geovette E. Washington,
General Counsel, Office of Management and
Budget.
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Maintaining the Effectiveness of
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Programs
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Regulatory issue summary;
issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing Regulatory
Issue Summary (RIS) 2014–09,
‘‘Maintaining the Effectiveness of
License Renewal Aging Management
Programs.’’ This RIS reminds holders of
renewed licenses of the requirements to
maintain the effectiveness of their aging
management programs and activities.
The RIS explains that, in general,
renewed license holders are obligated to
maintain these programs and activities
under their quality assurance program
used to meet regulatory requirements.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2014–0009 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may obtain publicly-available
information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2014–0009. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422;
SUMMARY:
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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 obtain publiclyavailable 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. The RIS
is available electronically in ADAMS
under Accession No. ML14058A398 and
on the NRC’s public Web site at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/gen-comm/reg-issues/ (select
RIS 2014–09).
• 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:
James Keene, telephone: 301–415–1994,
email: James.Keene@nrc.gov, or
Anthony Markley, telephone: 301–415–
3165; email: Anthony.Markley@nrc.gov,
both are staff of the Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001.
The NRC
published a notice of opportunity for
public comment on this RIS in the
Federal Register on January 16, 2014
(79 FR 2913). The NRC staff received
one set of comments from the Nuclear
Energy Institute.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The NRC staff considered all
comments which resulted in some
changes to the RIS. Its evaluation of
these comments and the resulting
changes to the RIS are discussed in a
publicly available document, which is
available in ADAMS under Accession
No. ML14071A434.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day
of August 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Sheldon D. Stuchell,
Chief, Generic Communications Branch,
Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Revisions to NUREG–0800, Chapters 2
and 3
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Standard review plan-final
section revision; issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing final
revisions to the following sections in
Chapters 2 and 3 of NUREG–0800,
‘‘Standard Review Plan for the Review
of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear
Power Plants: LWR Edition,’’ Section
2.5.1, ‘‘Basic Geologic and Seismic
Information,’’ Section 2.5.2, ‘‘Vibratory
Ground Motion,’’ Section 2.5.3,
‘‘Surface Faulting,’’ Section 2.5.4,
‘‘Stability of Subsurface Materials and
Foundations,’’ Section 2.5.5, ‘‘Stability
of Slopes,’’ and Section 3.7.4, ‘‘Seismic
Instrumentation.’’
SUMMARY:
SRP section
2.5.1
2.5.2
2.5.3
2.5.4
2.5.5
3.7.4
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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; email:
Jonathan.DeGange@nrc.gov.
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I. Background
On September 9, 2013 (78 FR 55118),
the NRC staff published SRP section
3.7.4 for public comment. Additionally,
on September 13, 2013 (78 FR 56749),
the NRC staff published SRP sections
2.5.1–2.5.5 for public comment. The
NRC staff received no comments on the
proposed revisions. This guidance is
being issued as final for use. Details of
specific changes between current SRP
guidance and the final guidance being
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NRC–2013–0210 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may obtain publicly-available
information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2013–0210. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable 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. 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. The final
revisions, previously issued draft
revisions for public use and comment,
and redline strikeouts comparing final
revisions with draft revisions are
available in ADAMS under the
following Accession Nos.:
ADDRESSES:
Final revision
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The NRC posts its issued staff
guidance on the NRC’s external Web
page: https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr0800/.
The effective date of this
Standard Review Plan (SRP) update is
September 12, 2014.
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each of the revised sections themselves,
under the ‘‘Description of Changes’’
subsections.
II. Backfitting and Issue Finality
These SRP section revisions provide
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) with respect to site
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2014-0009]
Maintaining the Effectiveness of License Renewal Aging Management
Programs
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Regulatory issue summary; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing
Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2014-09, ``Maintaining the Effectiveness
of License Renewal Aging Management Programs.'' This RIS reminds
holders of renewed licenses of the requirements to maintain the
effectiveness of their aging management programs and activities. The
RIS explains that, in general, renewed license holders are obligated to
maintain these programs and activities under their quality assurance
program used to meet regulatory requirements.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0009 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2014-0009. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-
3422;
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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 obtain 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 RIS is available
electronically in ADAMS under Accession No. ML14058A398 and on the
NRC's public Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/gen-comm/reg-issues/ (select RIS 2014-09).
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: James Keene, telephone: 301-415-1994,
email: James.Keene@nrc.gov, or Anthony Markley, telephone: 301-415-
3165; email: Anthony.Markley@nrc.gov, both are staff of the Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC published a notice of opportunity
for public comment on this RIS in the Federal Register on January 16,
2014 (79 FR 2913). The NRC staff received one set of comments from the
Nuclear Energy Institute.
The NRC staff considered all comments which resulted in some
changes to the RIS. Its evaluation of these comments and the resulting
changes to the RIS are discussed in a publicly available document,
which is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML14071A434.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of August 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Sheldon D. Stuchell,
Chief, Generic Communications Branch, Division of Policy and
Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2014-19194 Filed 8-12-14; 8:45 am]
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