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Register on August 26, 2020 (85 FR
52643) for a 30-day public comment
period. The public comment period
closed on September 25, 2020. Two
public comment submissions were
received by the end of the public
comment period. These comment
submissions expressed agreement with
the DG–1351, Revision 1 and
recommended final issuance of the RG.
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
RG 1.239 provides guidance on
licensee actions to address
nonconservative technical
specifications. Issuance of RG 1.239
does not constitute backfitting as
defined in 10 CFR 50.109, ‘‘Backfitting,’’
and as described in NRC Management
Directive (MD) 8.4, ‘‘Management of
Backfitting, Forward Fitting, Issue
Finality, and Information Requests;’’
constitute forward fitting as that term is
defined and described in MD 8.4; or
affect the issue finality of any approval
issued under 10 CFR part 52, ‘‘Licenses,
Certificates, and Approvals for Nuclear
Power Plants.’’ As explained in this RG,
applicants and licensees are not
required to comply with the positions
set forth in this RG.
V. Availability of Documents
The documents identified in the
following table are available to
interested persons through ADAMS
under the respective ADAMS Accession
numbers identified in the table.
ADAMS
accession No.
Document
RG 1.239, Licensee Actions to Address Nonconservative Technical Specifications. ........................
DG–1351, Dispositioning of Technical Specifications that are Insufficient to Ensure Plant Safety,
July 2018.
Regulatory Analysis, Draft Regulatory Guide, DG–1351. ...................................................................
DG–1351, Revision 1, Licensee Actions to Address Nonconservative Technical Specifications, August 2020.
NEI 15–03, Revision 2, Licensee Actions to Address Nonconservative Technical Specifications,
September 2017.
Summary of October 17, 2019, Meeting with NEI Regarding DG–1351. ...........................................
Draft NRC Staff Responses to Public Comments on DG-1351. .........................................................
NEI 15–03, Revision 3, Licensee Actions to Address Nonconservative Technical Specifications,
March 2020.
Comment (1) of Brian Mann on Licensee Actions to Address Nonconservative Technical Specifications.
Comment (2) of Timothy Riti on behalf of Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) on Licensee Actions to
Address Nonconservative Technical Specifications.
Management Directive 8.4, Management of Backfitting, Forward Fitting, Issue Finality, and Information Requests.
Dated: December 2, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Meraj Rahimi,
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic
Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office
of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards Charter Renewal
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of the charter
of the advisory committee on reactor
safeguards.
AGENCY:
The Advisory Committee on
Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) was
established by the Atomic Energy Act
(AEA) of 1954, as amended. Its purpose
is to provide advice to the Commission
with regard to the hazards of proposed
or existing reactor facilities, to review
each application for a construction
permit or operating license for certain
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Russell E. Chazell, Office of the
Secretary, NRC, Washington, DC 20555;
telephone: (301) 415–7469 or at
Russell.Chazell@nrc.gov.
The AEA
as amended by Public Law 100–456 also
specifies that the Defense Nuclear Safety
Board may obtain the advice and
recommendations of the ACRS.
Membership on the Committee
includes individuals experienced in
reactor operations, management;
probabilistic risk assessment; analysis of
reactor accident phenomena; design of
nuclear power plant structures, systems
and components; materials science; and
mechanical, civil, and electrical
engineering.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
has determined that renewal of the
charter for the ACRS until December 2,
2022, is in the public interest in
connection with the statutory
responsibilities assigned to the ACRS.
This action is being taken in accordance
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with the Federal Advisory Committee
Act.
Dated: December 2, 2020.
Russell E. Chazell,
Federal Advisory Committee Management
Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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ACTION: Exemption; issuance.
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Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Charter Renewal
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of renewal of the charter of the advisory committee on
reactor safeguards.
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SUMMARY: The Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) was
established by the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954, as amended. Its
purpose is to provide advice to the Commission with regard to the
hazards of proposed or existing reactor facilities, to review each
application for a construction permit or operating license for certain
facilities specified in the AEA, and such other duties as the
Commission may request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Russell E. Chazell, Office of the
Secretary, NRC, Washington, DC 20555; telephone: (301) 415-7469 or at
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The AEA as amended by Public Law 100-456
also specifies that the Defense Nuclear Safety Board may obtain the
advice and recommendations of the ACRS.
Membership on the Committee includes individuals experienced in
reactor operations, management; probabilistic risk assessment; analysis
of reactor accident phenomena; design of nuclear power plant
structures, systems and components; materials science; and mechanical,
civil, and electrical engineering.
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has determined that renewal of
the charter for the ACRS until December 2, 2022, is in the public
interest in connection with the statutory responsibilities assigned to
the ACRS. This action is being taken in accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act.
Dated: December 2, 2020.
Russell E. Chazell,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary.
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