Setpoints for Safety-Related Instrumentation, 47693 [2014-19220]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 79, No. 157 / Thursday, August 14, 2014 / Notices Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of August 2014. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Lisa M. Regner, Acting Chief, Plant Licensing Branch II–2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2014–19282 Filed 8–13–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P (if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided in the table in Section iii, ‘‘Availability of Documents.’’ • 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. Paul J. Rebstock, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001; telephone: 301–251–7488; email paul.rebstock@nrc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2014–0163] Setpoints for Safety-Related Instrumentation SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft regulatory guide, public meeting. AGENCY: tkelley on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:42 Aug 13, 2014 Jkt 232001 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Thomas H. Boyce, Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2014–19220 Filed 8–13–14; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT Submission for Renewal: Information Collection 3206–0182; Declaration for Federal Employment, Optional Form (OF) 306 U.S. Office of Personnel Management. ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for comments. AGENCY: I. Background The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to hold a public meeting to review draft regulatory guide (DG) 1141, ‘‘Setpoints for Safety-Related Instrumentation.’’ This DG is proposed Revision 4 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.105, ‘‘Setpoints for Safety-Related Instrumentation.’’ DATES: The public meeting will be held on August 14, 2014. See Section II, Public Meeting, of this document for more information on the meeting. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2014–0163 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–2014–0163. 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 ADAMS Public Documents collection 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 document SUMMARY: 47693 Draft regulatory guide DG–1141 describes practices and criteria that the staff of the NRC considers acceptable for compliance with NRC requirements for ensuring that setpoints for safety related instruments are initially within, and should remain within, technical specification limits. This DG also presents practices and criteria for establishing those technical specification limits and ensuring that those limits will adequately support the proper operation of the associated systems—that is, that establishing and maintaining setpoints in accordance with those limits will provide adequate assurance that a plant will operate as described in the plant safety analyses. Federal Investigative Services (FIS), U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) offers the general public and other Federal agencies the opportunity to comment on an expiring information collection request (ICR), Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Control No. 3206–0182, for the Declaration for Federal Employment, Optional Form (OF) 306. OPM is soliciting comments for this collection under 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is particularly interested in comments that: 1. Evaluate whether the proposed collection of information is necessary for the proper performance of the II. Public Meeting functions of the agency, including The public meeting will be held in whether the information will have North Bethesda, Maryland, at 11601 practical utility; Landsdown Street in conference room 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 1C05 of the 3 White Flint North agency’s estimate of the burden of the building adjacent to the White Flint proposed collection of information, metro station. including the validity of the methodology and assumptions used; III. Availability of Documents 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be The NRC is making the documents collected; and identified in the following table 4. Minimize the burden of the available to interested persons through collection of information on those who one or more of the following methods, are to respond, including through the as indicted. use of appropriate automated, electronic, mechanical, or other ADAMS accesDocument sion No. technological collection techniques or other forms of information technology, Draft regulatory guide e.g., permitting electronic submissions DG–1141, ‘‘Setpoints for of responses. Safety-Related Instrumentation’’ ..................... ML081630179 DATES: Comments are encouraged and will be accepted until October 14, 2014. Regulatory Analysis for DG–1141 ....................... ML101820157 This process is conducted in accordance with 5 CFR 1320.8(d). Public Meeting Handout for DG–1141 ................. ML14218A012 Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of August, 2014. 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[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 157 (Thursday, August 14, 2014)]
[Notices]
[Page 47693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-19220]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2014-0163]


Setpoints for Safety-Related Instrumentation

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft regulatory guide, public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to hold a 
public meeting to review draft regulatory guide (DG) 1141, ``Setpoints 
for Safety-Related Instrumentation.'' This DG is proposed Revision 4 of 
Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.105, ``Setpoints for Safety-Related 
Instrumentation.''

DATES: The public meeting will be held on August 14, 2014. See Section 
II, Public Meeting, of this document for more information on the 
meeting.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0163 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-2014-0163. 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 publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection 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 document 
(if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided in the table in 
Section iii, ``Availability of Documents.''
     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: Paul J. Rebstock, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-251-7488; email paul.rebstock@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Draft regulatory guide DG-1141 describes practices and criteria 
that the staff of the NRC considers acceptable for compliance with NRC 
requirements for ensuring that setpoints for safety related instruments 
are initially within, and should remain within, technical specification 
limits. This DG also presents practices and criteria for establishing 
those technical specification limits and ensuring that those limits 
will adequately support the proper operation of the associated 
systems--that is, that establishing and maintaining setpoints in 
accordance with those limits will provide adequate assurance that a 
plant will operate as described in the plant safety analyses.

II. Public Meeting

    The public meeting will be held in North Bethesda, Maryland, at 
11601 Landsdown Street in conference room 1C05 of the 3 White Flint 
North building adjacent to the White Flint metro station.

III. Availability of Documents

    The NRC is making the documents identified in the following table 
available to interested persons through one or more of the following 
methods, as indicted.

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                                                         ADAMS accession
                       Document                                No.
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Draft regulatory guide DG-1141, ``Setpoints for Safety-      ML081630179
 Related Instrumentation''............................
Regulatory Analysis for DG-1141.......................       ML101820157
Public Meeting Handout for DG-1141....................       ML14218A012
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of August, 2014.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of 
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2014-19220 Filed 8-13-14; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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