Guidance for Implementation of 10 CFR 72.48, `Changes, Tests, and Experiments', 33582-33583 [2020-11717]

Download as PDF 33582 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 106 / Tuesday, June 2, 2020 / Proposed Rules khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with PROPOSALS substantive response in a notice-andcomment process. For example, a substantive response is required in the following circumstances: (a) The comment causes the NRC to reevaluate (or reconsider) its position or conduct additional analysis; (b) The comment raises an issue serious enough to warrant a substantive response to clarify or complete the record; or (c) The comment raises a relevant issue that was not previously addressed or considered by the NRC. (2) The comment proposes a change or an addition to the rule, and it is apparent that the rule would be ineffective or unacceptable without incorporation of the change or addition. (3) The comment causes the NRC to make a change (other than editorial) to the rule. For procedural information and the regulatory analysis, see the direct final rule published in the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register. III. Discussion The President signed into law the Social Security Number Fraud Prevention Act of 2017 (the Act) on September 15, 2017, to reduce the risk of identity theft by directing agencies to ‘‘issue regulations specifying the circumstances under which inclusion of a social security account number on a document sent by mail is necessary.’’ 1 The Act restricts the inclusion of an SSN on any document sent by mail ‘‘unless the head of the agency determines that the inclusion of the SSN on the document is necessary.’’ 2 The Act directs agencies to issue regulations that specify when inclusion of an SSN is necessary, include instructions for the partial redaction of SSNs where feasible, and provide a requirement that SSNs not be visible on the outside of any package sent by mail.3 These regulations must be issued no later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the Act. The NRC determined that rulemaking was necessary because the Act requires the NRC to amend its regulations. This effort could not be achieved through issuing guidance, as guidance documents are not legally binding and cannot be used to amend regulations. The NRC’s rulemaking is narrowly tailored to address the requirements specifically set forth in the Act; therefore, the NRC determined that the direct final rule process was appropriate because the amendments are required 1 Public Law 115–59, Section 2(b). 2 Public Law 115–59, Section 2(a). 3 Public Law 115–59, Section 2(b)(1)–(2). VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:52 Jun 01, 2020 Jkt 250001 by statute, expected to be noncontroversial, and unlikely to yield public comment resulting in a significant change to the NRC’s proposal. A direct final rule is preferable to a final rule because it allows for the opportunity for public comment, should there be any additional regulations that the public identifies as needing amendment or any additional considerations the NRC needs to evaluate to implement the Act. IV. Plain Writing The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–274) requires Federal agencies to write documents in a clear, concise, well-organized manner. The NRC has written this document to be consistent with the Plain Writing Act as well as the Presidential Memorandum, ‘‘Plain Language in Government Writing,’’ published June 10, 1998 (63 FR 31883). The NRC requests comment on the proposed rule with respect to clarity and effectiveness of the language used. V. Paperwork Reduction Act This proposed rule does not contain any new or amended collections of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing collections of information were approved by the Office of Management and Budget, approval numbers 3150–0043, 3150– 0014, 3150–0046, and 3150–0010. Public Protection Notification The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless the document requesting or requiring the collection displays a currently valid OMB control number. Dated: May 28, 2020. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2020–11900 Filed 6–1–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 72 [NRC–2020–0059] Guidance for Implementation of 10 CFR 72.48, ‘Changes, Tests, and Experiments’ Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request for comment. AGENCY: PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG–3054. This DG is proposed Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 3.72 of the same name. The proposed revision endorses Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 12–04, Revision 2 with exceptions and clarification. NEI 12–04, Revision 2, updates and revises previous guidance to incorporate operating experience and NRC’s inspection findings. In addition, RG 3.72, Revision 1, changes the NRC’s guidance on departures from a method of evaluation (MOE) and the NRC’s approval of an MOE. DATES: Submit comments by August 3, 2020. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Although a time limit is given, comments and suggestions in connection with items for inclusion in guides currently being developed or improvements in all published guides are encouraged at any time. 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–2020–0059. Address questions about NRC docket IDs 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. • Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7– A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff. 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: Marlone Davis, telephone: 301–415– 7447, email: Marlone.Davis@nrc.gov, and Harriet Karagiannis, telephone: 301–415–2493, email: Harriet.Karagiannis@nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2020– 0059 when contacting the NRC about E:\FR\FM\02JNP1.SGM 02JNP1 khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with PROPOSALS Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 106 / Tuesday, June 2, 2020 / Proposed Rules 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–2020–0059. • 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. proposed revision describes an approach that is acceptable to NRC to meet regulatory requirements related to changes affecting independent spent fuel storage installations (ISFSIs), spent fuel storage cask designs, and monitored retrievable storage installations (MRSs) by endorsing guidance document NEI 12–04, ‘‘Guidelines for 10 CFR 72.48 Implementation,’’ Revision 2. The staff is also issuing for public comment a draft regulatory analysis (ADAMS Accession No. ML19269B764). The staff develops a regulatory analysis to assess the value of issuing or revising a regulatory guide as well as alternative courses of action. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC–2020– 0059 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. Issuance of this draft regulatory guide in final form would not constitute backfitting as defined in title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) section 72.62, ‘‘Backfitting,’’ and as described in NRC Management Directive 8.4, ‘‘Management of Backfitting, Forward Fitting, Issue Finality, and Information Requests’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML18093B087). As explained in section D., ‘‘Implementation,’’ of the draft regulatory guide, licensees would not be required to comply with the positions set forth in this draft regulatory guide. II. Additional Information The NRC is issuing for public comment a draft guide in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. This series was developed to describe methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the agency’s regulations, to explain techniques that the staff uses in evaluating specific issues or postulated events, and to describe information that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses. This DG, identified by its task number, DG–3054, titled, ‘‘Guidance for Implementation of 10 CFR 72.48, ‘Changes, Tests, And Experiments’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML19269B763). The draft guide is proposed Revision 1 of RG 3.72 of the same name. The VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:52 Jun 01, 2020 Jkt 250001 III. Backfitting, Forward Fitting, and Issue Finality Dated: May 27, 2020. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Stanley J. Gardocki, Acting Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. 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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 106 (Tuesday, June 2, 2020)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 33582-33583]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-11717]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

[NRC-2020-0059]


Guidance for Implementation of 10 CFR 72.48, `Changes, Tests, and 
Experiments'

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for 
public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-3054. This DG is 
proposed Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 3.72 of the same name. The 
proposed revision endorses Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 12-04, 
Revision 2 with exceptions and clarification. NEI 12-04, Revision 2, 
updates and revises previous guidance to incorporate operating 
experience and NRC's inspection findings. In addition, RG 3.72, 
Revision 1, changes the NRC's guidance on departures from a method of 
evaluation (MOE) and the NRC's approval of an MOE.

DATES: Submit comments by August 3, 2020. Comments received after this 
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is 
able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before 
this date. Although a time limit is given, comments and suggestions in 
connection with items for inclusion in guides currently being developed 
or improvements in all published guides are encouraged at any time.

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-2020-0059. Address 
questions about NRC docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; 
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
     Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: 
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
    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: Marlone Davis, telephone: 301-415-
7447, email: [email protected], and Harriet Karagiannis, telephone: 
301-415-2493, email: [email protected]. Both are staff of the 
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-2020-0059 when contacting the NRC 
about

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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-2020-0059.
     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].

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2020-0059 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. Additional Information

    The NRC is issuing for public comment a draft guide in the NRC's 
``Regulatory Guide'' series. This series was developed to describe 
methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific 
parts of the agency's regulations, to explain techniques that the staff 
uses in evaluating specific issues or postulated events, and to 
describe information that the staff needs in its review of applications 
for permits and licenses.
    This DG, identified by its task number, DG-3054, titled, ``Guidance 
for Implementation of 10 CFR 72.48, `Changes, Tests, And Experiments'' 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML19269B763). The draft guide is proposed Revision 
1 of RG 3.72 of the same name. The proposed revision describes an 
approach that is acceptable to NRC to meet regulatory requirements 
related to changes affecting independent spent fuel storage 
installations (ISFSIs), spent fuel storage cask designs, and monitored 
retrievable storage installations (MRSs) by endorsing guidance document 
NEI 12-04, ``Guidelines for 10 CFR 72.48 Implementation,'' Revision 2.
    The staff is also issuing for public comment a draft regulatory 
analysis (ADAMS Accession No. ML19269B764). The staff develops a 
regulatory analysis to assess the value of issuing or revising a 
regulatory guide as well as alternative courses of action.

III. Backfitting, Forward Fitting, and Issue Finality

    Issuance of this draft regulatory guide in final form would not 
constitute backfitting as defined in title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR) section 72.62, ``Backfitting,'' and as described 
in NRC Management Directive 8.4, ``Management of Backfitting, Forward 
Fitting, Issue Finality, and Information Requests'' (ADAMS Accession 
No. ML18093B087). As explained in section D., ``Implementation,'' of 
the draft regulatory guide, licensees would not be required to comply 
with the positions set forth in this draft regulatory guide.

    Dated: May 27, 2020.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Stanley J. Gardocki,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division 
of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2020-11717 Filed 6-1-20; 8:45 am]
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