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[FR Doc. 2018–20453 Filed 9–19–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:01 Sep 19, 2018 Jkt 244001 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2018–0145] Proposed Revisions to Branch Technical Position 5–3: Fracture Toughness Requirements Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Standard review plan—draft section revision; reopening of comment period. AGENCY: On July 13, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) published a request for public comment on draft NUREG–0800, ‘‘Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition,’’ Branch Technical Position (BTP) 5–3, ‘‘Fracture Toughness Requirements.’’ The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on September 11, 2018. The NRC has decided to reopen the public comment period on this document for 30 days to allow more time for members of the public to review additional revisions that the NRC made to BTP 5–3 since the draft was issued on July 13, 2018, and to assemble and submit their comments. DATES: The comment period for the document published on July 13, 2018 (83 FR 32690) has been reopened. Comments must be filed no later than October 22, 2018. Comments received after this date will be considered, if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. SUMMARY: You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2018–0145. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • Mail comments to: May Ma, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN 7 A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see ‘‘Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark D. Notich, Office of New Reactors, ADDRESSES: PO 00000 Frm 00048 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 47647 telephone: 301–415–3053; email: Mark.Notich@nrc.gov; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018– 0145 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this action by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2018–0145. • 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 ‘‘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. 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. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC–2018– 0145 in your comment submission. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at https:// www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS. II. Further Information On July 13, 2018 (83 FR 32690), the NRC published a request for public E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1 47648 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 183 / Thursday, September 20, 2018 / Notices comment on draft NUREG–0800, ‘‘Standard Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition,’’ BTP 5–3, ‘‘Fracture Toughness Requirements,’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML18081A184). This section has been developed to assist NRC staff in reviewing applications submitted per the requirements under part 50 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). The public comment period was originally closed on September 11, 2018. The NRC has included additional revisions to the text of BTP 5–3 since the section was issued for comment. Accordingly, the NRC has decided to reopen the public comment period on this document to allow more time for members of the public to assemble and submit their comments. The revised text for BTP 5–3 can be found in ML18254A090. The redline/strikeout comparing the current version of BTP 5– 3 and the revised version can be found in ML18257A032. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of September 2018. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Jennivine K. Rankin, Acting Branch Chief, Licensing Branch 3, Division of Licensing, Siting, and Environmental Analysis, Office of New Reactors. [FR Doc. 2018–20451 Filed 9–19–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2018–0206] Protection Against Malevolent Use of Vehicles at Nuclear Power Plants Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Regulatory guide; withdrawal. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing Regulatory Guide (RG) 5.68, ‘‘Protection against Malevolent use of Vehicles at Nuclear Power Plants,’’ dated August 1994. This document is being withdrawn because it is outdated and has been superseded by other NRC guidance. Therefore, it no longer provides methods that the NRC staff finds acceptable to protect against the malevolent use of vehicles as a means to gain unauthorized access to protected areas and vital areas and to ensure that these vehicles are operated only by authorized persons with a legitimate need for access. amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:01 Sep 19, 2018 Jkt 244001 The effective date of the withdrawal of RG 5.68 is September 20, 2018. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018–0206 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 Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2018–0206. Address questions about NRC dockets in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individuals 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 ‘‘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 (if it available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. The basis for withdrawal of RG 5.68 is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18187A345. • 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: Bernard Stapleton, telephone: 301–287– 3532, email: Bernard.Stapleton@nrc.gov, or Mekonen Bayssie, telephone: 301– 415–1699, email: Mekonen.Bayssie@ nrc.gov; U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DATES: I. Background The NRC is withdrawing RG 5.68, ‘‘Protection against Malevolent use of Vehicles at Nuclear Power Plants,’’ because the guidance contained in the document is outdated, has been superseded by new guidance, and therefore is no longer acceptable to meet NRC regulatory requirements. In particular, on March 27, 2009, the NRC issued a revised rule that enhanced the security requirements pertaining to PO 00000 Frm 00049 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 nuclear power plants to incorporate requirements that were issued through Commission orders as a result of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks (74 FR 13925). In addition, the rulemaking added several new requirements consistent with insights gained from implementation of the orders, review of site security plans, implementation of the enhanced baseline inspection program, and NRC evaluation of forceon-force exercises. Since RG 5.68 was published in August 1994, it does not account for the updated requirements of 10 CFR part 73. As a result, the guidance in RG 5.68 is outdated. In addition, the NRC is withdrawing RG 5.68 because it has been superseded by updated guidance that can be found in other regulatory documents. These documents provide licensees with acceptable approaches to address various issues, including vehicle access controls, use of explosives, target set identification and the appropriate use of vehicles. II. Further Information The withdrawal of RG 5.68 does not alter any prior or existing NRC licensing approval or the acceptability of licensee commitments made in accordance with the withdrawn guidance. Although RG 5.68 is withdrawn, current licensees referencing this RG may continue to do so, and withdrawal does not affect any existing licenses or agreements. However, by withdrawing RG 5.68, the NRC will no longer approve use of the guidance in future requests or applications for NRC licensing actions. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of September, 2018. 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. 2018–20476 Filed 9–19–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50–247 and 50–286; NRC– 2008–0672] Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.: Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 2 and 3 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License renewal and record of decision; issuance. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued renewed Facility Operating License Nos. 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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 183 (Thursday, September 20, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 47647-47648]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2018-0145]


Proposed Revisions to Branch Technical Position 5-3: Fracture 
Toughness Requirements

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Standard review plan--draft section revision; reopening of 
comment period.

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SUMMARY: On July 13, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
published a request for public comment on draft NUREG-0800, ``Standard 
Review Plan for the Review of Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power 
Plants: LWR Edition,'' Branch Technical Position (BTP) 5-3, ``Fracture 
Toughness Requirements.'' The public comment period was originally 
scheduled to close on September 11, 2018. The NRC has decided to reopen 
the public comment period on this document for 30 days to allow more 
time for members of the public to review additional revisions that the 
NRC made to BTP 5-3 since the draft was issued on July 13, 2018, and to 
assemble and submit their comments.

DATES: The comment period for the document published on July 13, 2018 
(83 FR 32690) has been reopened. Comments must be filed no later than 
October 22, 2018. Comments received after this date will be considered, 
if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure 
consideration only for comments received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0145. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; 
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT section of this document.
     Mail comments to: May Ma, Office of Administration, Mail 
Stop: TWFN 7 A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mark D. Notich, Office of New 
Reactors, telephone: 301-415-3053; email: [email protected]; U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0145 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain 
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0145.
     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 ``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 [email protected].
    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.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2018-0145 in your comment submission.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your 
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into 
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove 
identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should 
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

II. Further Information

    On July 13, 2018 (83 FR 32690), the NRC published a request for 
public

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comment on draft NUREG-0800, ``Standard Review Plan for the Review of 
Safety Analysis Reports for Nuclear Power Plants: LWR Edition,'' BTP 5-
3, ``Fracture Toughness Requirements,'' (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML18081A184). This section has been developed to assist NRC staff in 
reviewing applications submitted per the requirements under part 50 of 
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR).
    The public comment period was originally closed on September 11, 
2018. The NRC has included additional revisions to the text of BTP 5-3 
since the section was issued for comment. Accordingly, the NRC has 
decided to reopen the public comment period on this document to allow 
more time for members of the public to assemble and submit their 
comments. The revised text for BTP 5-3 can be found in ML18254A090. The 
redline/strikeout comparing the current version of BTP 5-3 and the 
revised version can be found in ML18257A032.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of September 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jennivine K. Rankin,
Acting Branch Chief, Licensing Branch 3, Division of Licensing, Siting, 
and Environmental Analysis, Office of New Reactors.
[FR Doc. 2018-20451 Filed 9-19-18; 8:45 am]
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