Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors, 77280-77281 [2020-26460]

Download as PDF 77280 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 231 / Tuesday, December 1, 2020 / Notices potential 10 CFR part 50 and/or part 52 licensing actions and related activities, submission dates, and plans for construction and inspection activities. The overarching goal of this information collection is to assist the NRC staff more effectively and efficiently plan, schedule, and implement activities and reviews in a timely manner. III. Specific Requests for Comments The NRC is seeking comments that address the following questions: 1. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the NRC to properly perform its functions? Does the information have practical utility? 2. Is the estimate of the burden of the information collection accurate? 3. Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected? 4. How can the burden of the information collection on respondents be minimized, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology? Dated: November 25, 2020. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. David C. Cullison, NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Information Officer. [FR Doc. 2020–26449 Filed 11–30–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2020–0227] Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for comment. AGENCY: khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES4 VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:11 Nov 30, 2020 Jkt 253001 nrc.gov. Draft Revision 12 of NUREG– 1021 is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20329A326. A supporting document that captures changes from Revision 11 to draft Revision 12 is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20325A254. • Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and purchase copies of public documents, is currently closed. You may submit your request to the PDR by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1–800–397–4209 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. A. Obtaining Information B. Submitting Comments The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal Rulemaking website (https:// www.regulations.gov). Please include Docket ID NRC–2020–0227 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. Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2020– 0227 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–2020–0227. • 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 pdr.resource@ II. Discussion The draft NUREG–1021, Revision 12, provides policies, procedures, and guidance for the development, administration, and grading of examinations used for licensing operators at nuclear power plants under the Commission’s regulations in part 55 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, ‘‘Operators’ Licenses.’’ This draft NUREG also provides guidance for maintaining operators’ licenses and for the NRC to conduct requalification examinations when necessary. The NRC is issuing the draft NUREG to (1) streamline information into topic-based sections for ease of use, (2) clarify instructions for the identification and grading of performance deficiencies on the operating test, (3) introduce new instructions for the treatment of critical I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft NUREG, NUREG–1021, Revision 12, ‘‘Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors.’’ NUREG–1021 establishes the policies, procedures, and guidance for the development, administration, and grading of written examinations and operating tests used for examining licensees and applicants for reactor operator and senior reactor operator licenses at power reactor facilities. It also provides procedures and guidance for maintaining operators’ licenses and for the NRC to conduct requalification examinations when necessary. The draft NUREG streamlines the examination standards by organizing them in topicbased sections for ease of use, clarifies SUMMARY: existing instructions, and introduces new instructions. DATES: Submit comments by February 16, 2021. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC staff 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; however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the Federal Rulemaking website: • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2020–0227. 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: 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: Maurin Scheetz, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 2758, email: maurin.scheetz@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: PO 00000 Frm 00142 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 231 / Tuesday, December 1, 2020 / Notices tasks and critical and significant performance deficiencies, and (4) implement changes to support the reintegration of the generic fundamentals examination with the sitespecific initial licensing examination. To assist in understanding the changes in the draft NUREG, a supporting document that captures changes from Revision 11 to draft Revision 12 is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20325A254. Dated: November 25, 2020. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Christian B. Cowdrey, Chief, Operator Licensing and Human Factors Branch, Division of Reactor Oversight, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2020–26460 Filed 11–30–20; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT: To Be Published. PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF THE MEETING: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. The Closed Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 2:00 p.m. has been changed to Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. The following additional matter will also be considered during the Closed Meeting: CHANGES IN THE MEETING: • Disclosure of non-public information CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please contact Vanessa A. Countryman from the Office of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. Dated: November 25, 2020. Eduardo A. Aleman, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2020–26550 Filed 11–27–20; 11:15 am] khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES4 BILLING CODE 8011–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:11 Nov 30, 2020 Jkt 253001 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–90502; File No. SR–NSCC– 2020–003] Self-Regulatory Organizations; National Securities Clearing Corporation; Order Approving a Proposed Rule Change To Enhance National Securities Clearing Corporation’s Haircut-Based Volatility Charge Applicable to Illiquid Securities and UITs and Make Certain Other Changes to Procedure XV November 24, 2020. On March 16, 2020, National Securities Clearing Corporation (‘‘NSCC’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) proposed rule change SR–NSCC–2020– 003 (‘‘Proposed Rule Change’’) pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder.2 The Proposed Rule Change was published for comment in the Federal Register on March 31, 2020.3 The Commission received comment letters on the Proposed Rule Change.4 On May 15, 2020, pursuant to 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. 3 Securities Exchange Act Release No. 88474 (March 25, 2020), 85 FR 17910 (March 31, 2020) (SR–NSCC–2020–003) (‘‘Notice’’). NSCC also filed the proposal contained in the Proposed Rule Change as advance notice SR–FICC–2020–802 (‘‘Advance Notice’’) with the Commission pursuant to Section 806(e)(1) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act entitled the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 (‘‘Clearing Supervision Act’’). 12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1); 17 CFR 240.19b–4(n)(1)(i). Notice of filing of the Advance Notice was published for comment in the Federal Register on April 15, 2020. Securities Exchange Act Release No. 88615 (April 9, 2020), 85 FR 21037 (April 15, 2020) (SR–NSCC– 2020–802). On May 15, 2020, the Commission issued a request for information regarding the Advance Notice. See Commission’s Request for Additional Information, available at https:// www.sec.gov/rules/sro/nscc-an/2020/34-88615request-for-info.pdf. On September 9, 2020, NSCC submitted its response thereto, which it then amended on October 16, 2020. See Response to Commission’s Request for Additional Information, available at https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro/nscc-an/ 2020/34-88615-response-to-request-for-info.pdf; Letters from James Nygard, Director and Assistant General Counsel, NSCC (September 9 and October 16, 2020), available at https://www.sec.gov/ comments/sr-nscc-2020-802/srnscc20208027753722-223190.pdf and https://www.sec.gov/ comments/sr-nscc-2020-802/srnscc20208027915013-224474.pdf. On November 6, 2020, the Commission published a notice of no objection to the Advance Notice. Securities Exchange Act Release No. 90367 (November 6, 2020), 85 FR 73099 (November 16, 2020). The proposal contained in the Proposed Rule Change and the Advance Notice shall not take effect until all regulatory actions required with respect to the proposal are completed. 4 Comments are available at https://www.sec.gov/ comments/sr-nscc-2020-003/srnscc20200037108527-215929.pdf. 2 17 PO 00000 Frm 00143 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 77281 Section 19(b)(2) of the Act,5 the Commission designated a longer period within which to approve, disapprove, or institute proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove the Proposed Rule Change.6 On June 24, 2020, the Commission instituted proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove the Proposed Rule Change.7 On September 22, 2020, the Commission designated a longer period for Commission action on the proceedings to determine whether to approve or disapprove the Proposed Rule Change.8 For the reasons discussed below, the Commission is approving the proposed rule change. I. Description of The Proposed Rule Change A. Background NSCC provides clearing, settlement, risk management, central counterparty services, and a guarantee of completion for virtually all broker-to-broker trades involving equity securities, corporate and municipal debt securities, and unit investment trust transactions in the U.S. markets. A key tool that NSCC uses to manage its credit exposure to its Members is collecting an appropriate Required Fund Deposit (i.e., margin) from each Member.9 A Member’s Required Fund Deposit is designed to mitigate potential losses to NSCC associated with liquidation of the Member’s portfolio in the event of a Member default.10 The aggregate of all NSCC Members’ Required Fund Deposits (together with certain other deposits required under the Rules) constitutes NSCC’s Clearing Fund, which NSCC would access should a Member default and that Member’s Required Fund Deposit, upon liquidation, be insufficient to satisfy NSCC’s losses.11 5 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2). Exchange Act Release No. 88885 (May 15, 2020), 85 FR 31007 (May 21, 2020) (SR–NSCC– 2020–003). 7 Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89145 (June 24, 2020), 85 FR 39244 (June 30, 2020) (SR– NSCC–2020–003). 8 Securities Exchange Act Release No. 89949 (September 22, 2020), 85 FR 60854 (September 28, 2020) (SR–NSCC–2020–003). 9 Terms not defined herein are defined in NSCC’s Rules and Procedures (‘‘Rules’’), available at https:// www.dtcc.com/∼/media/Files/Downloads/legal/ rules/nscc_rules.pdf. See Rule 4 (Clearing Fund) and Procedure XV (Clearing Fund Formula and Other Matters) of the Rules. 10 Under NSCC’s Rules, a default would generally be referred to as a ‘‘cease to act’’ and could encompass a number of circumstances, such as a member’s failure to make a Required Fund Deposit in a timely fashion. See Rule 46 (Restrictions on Access to Services), supra, note 9. 11 See Rule 46 (Restrictions on Access to Services), supra, note 9. 6 Securities E:\FR\FM\01DEN1.SGM 01DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 231 (Tuesday, December 1, 2020)]
[Notices]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2020-0227]


Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft NUREG; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for 
public comment a draft NUREG, NUREG-1021, Revision 12, ``Operator 
Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors.'' NUREG-1021 
establishes the policies, procedures, and guidance for the development, 
administration, and grading of written examinations and operating tests 
used for examining licensees and applicants for reactor operator and 
senior reactor operator licenses at power reactor facilities. It also 
provides procedures and guidance for maintaining operators' licenses 
and for the NRC to conduct requalification examinations when necessary. 
The draft NUREG streamlines the examination standards by organizing 
them in topic-based sections for ease of use, clarifies existing 
instructions, and introduces new instructions.

DATES: Submit comments by February 16, 2021. Comments received after 
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC 
staff 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; 
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal Rulemaking website:
     Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0227. 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: 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: Maurin Scheetz, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2758, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0227 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-2020-0227.
     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]. Draft Revision 12 of NUREG-1021 is 
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20329A326. A supporting 
document that captures changes from Revision 11 to draft Revision 12 is 
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20325A254.
     Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and purchase 
copies of public documents, is currently closed. You may submit your 
request to the PDR by email to [email protected] or call 1-800-397-
4209 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday, 
except Federal holidays.

B. Submitting Comments

    The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal Rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please 
include Docket ID NRC-2020-0227 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. Discussion

    The draft NUREG-1021, Revision 12, provides policies, procedures, 
and guidance for the development, administration, and grading of 
examinations used for licensing operators at nuclear power plants under 
the Commission's regulations in part 55 of title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations, ``Operators' Licenses.'' This draft NUREG also 
provides guidance for maintaining operators' licenses and for the NRC 
to conduct requalification examinations when necessary. The NRC is 
issuing the draft NUREG to (1) streamline information into topic-based 
sections for ease of use, (2) clarify instructions for the 
identification and grading of performance deficiencies on the operating 
test, (3) introduce new instructions for the treatment of critical

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tasks and critical and significant performance deficiencies, and (4) 
implement changes to support the reintegration of the generic 
fundamentals examination with the site-specific initial licensing 
examination. To assist in understanding the changes in the draft NUREG, 
a supporting document that captures changes from Revision 11 to draft 
Revision 12 is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20325A254.

    Dated: November 25, 2020.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christian B. Cowdrey,
Chief, Operator Licensing and Human Factors Branch, Division of Reactor 
Oversight, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2020-26460 Filed 11-30-20; 8:45 am]
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