Guidance: Changes, Tests, and Experiments, 60691 [2020-21299]

Download as PDF 60691 Rules and Regulations Federal Register Vol. 85, No. 188 Monday, September 28, 2020 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 72 [NRC–2020–0059] Guidance: Changes, Tests, and Experiments Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 3.72, ‘‘Guidance for Implementation of Changes, Tests, and Experiements.’’ Revision 1 to RG 3.72 endorses Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 12–04, Revision 2. 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: Revision 1 to RG 3.72 is available on September 28, 2020. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2020–0059 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–2020–0059. 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 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/ SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:51 Sep 25, 2020 Jkt 250001 adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room 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 is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document. Revision 1 to RG 3.72 and the regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML20220A185 and ML19269B764, respectively. Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not required to reproduce them. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlone Davis, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301–415–7447, email: Marlone.Davis@nrc.gov and Harriet Karagiannis, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, 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: I. Discussion The NRC is issuing a revision to an existing guide in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. This series was developed to describe and make available to the public information regarding methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the agency’s regulations, techniques that the NRC staff uses in evaluating specific issues or postulated events, and data that the NRC staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses. Revision 1 of RG 3.72 was issued with a temporary identification of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG–3054, titled, ‘‘Guidance for Implementation of 10 CFR 72.48, ‘Changes, Tests, And Experiments’ ’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML19269B763). Revision 1 to RG 3.72 describes an approach that is acceptable to NRC to meet regulatory requirements related to changes affecting independent spent fuel storage installations, spent fuel storage cask designs, and monitored retrievable storage installations by endorsing guidance document NEI 12– 04, Revision 2, ‘‘Guidelines for 10 CFR PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 72.48 Implementation,’’ with clarifications and exceptions. II. Additional Information The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG–3054 in the Federal Register on June 2, 2020 (85 FR 33582) for a 60-day public comment period. The public comment period closed on August 3, 2020, and the NRC received six comment documents. Public comments on DG–3054 and the staff responses to the public comments are available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20220A183. Revision 1 to RG 3.72 may be found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20220A185. III. Congressional Review Act This RG 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. IV. Backfitting, Forward Fitting, and Issue Finality Issuance of this 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 regulatory guide, licensees are not be required to comply with the positions set forth in this regulatory guide. Dated: September 22, 2020. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Meraj Rahimi, Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2020–21299 Filed 9–25–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 12 CFR Part 614 RIN 3052–AC92 Amortization Limits Farm Credit Administration. Final rule. AGENCY: ACTION: E:\FR\FM\28SER1.SGM 28SER1

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Rules and Regulations
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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents 
having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed 
to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published 
under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.

The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 188 / Monday, September 28, 2020 / 
Rules and Regulations

[[Page 60691]]



NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

[NRC-2020-0059]


Guidance: Changes, Tests, and Experiments

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing 
Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 3.72, ``Guidance for Implementation 
of Changes, Tests, and Experiements.'' Revision 1 to RG 3.72 endorses 
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 12-04, Revision 2. 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: Revision 1 to RG 3.72 is available on September 28, 2020.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0059 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-2020-0059. Address 
questions about 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.
     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 reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by 
email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for each 
document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first 
time that it is mentioned in this document.
    Revision 1 to RG 3.72 and the regulatory analysis may be found in 
ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML20220A185 and ML19269B764, respectively.
    Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not 
required to reproduce them.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlone Davis, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-7447, email: 
[email protected] and Harriet Karagiannis, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-2493, email: 
[email protected]. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Discussion

    The NRC is issuing a revision to an existing guide in the NRC's 
``Regulatory Guide'' series. This series was developed to describe and 
make available to the public information regarding methods that are 
acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the 
agency's regulations, techniques that the NRC staff uses in evaluating 
specific issues or postulated events, and data that the NRC staff needs 
in its review of applications for permits and licenses.
    Revision 1 of RG 3.72 was issued with a temporary identification of 
Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-3054, titled, ``Guidance for Implementation 
of 10 CFR 72.48, `Changes, Tests, And Experiments' '' (ADAMS Accession 
No. ML19269B763). Revision 1 to RG 3.72 describes an approach that is 
acceptable to NRC to meet regulatory requirements related to changes 
affecting independent spent fuel storage installations, spent fuel 
storage cask designs, and monitored retrievable storage installations 
by endorsing guidance document NEI 12-04, Revision 2, ``Guidelines for 
10 CFR 72.48 Implementation,'' with clarifications and exceptions.

II. Additional Information

    The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG-3054 in the 
Federal Register on June 2, 2020 (85 FR 33582) for a 60-day public 
comment period. The public comment period closed on August 3, 2020, and 
the NRC received six comment documents. Public comments on DG-3054 and 
the staff responses to the public comments are available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML20220A183. Revision 1 to RG 3.72 may be found in ADAMS 
under Accession No. ML20220A185.

III. Congressional Review Act

    This RG 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.

IV. Backfitting, Forward Fitting, and Issue Finality

    Issuance of this 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 regulatory guide, licensees are not be required to comply with the 
positions set forth in this regulatory guide.

    Dated: September 22, 2020.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Meraj Rahimi,
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of 
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2020-21299 Filed 9-25-20; 8:45 am]
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