700th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS), 62461-62462 [2022-22352]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 198 / Friday, October 14, 2022 / Notices Notice of Federal Advisory Committee meeting. ACTION: We are announcing an upcoming National Industrial Security Program Policy Advisory Committee (NISPPAC) meeting in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act and implementing regulations. DATES: The meeting will be on November 2, 2022, from 10 a.m–1 p.m EST. Location: This meeting will be a virtual meeting. See supplementary procedures below. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Heather Harris Paga´n, ISOO Program Analyst, by telephone at 202.357.5351 or by email at ISOO@nara.gov. Contact ISOO at ISOO@nara.gov and the NISPPAC at NISPPAC@nara.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This virtual meeting is open to the public in accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. app 2) and implementing regulations at 41 CFR 102–3. The Committee will discuss National Industrial Security Program policy matters. Procedures: Members of the public must register in advance through the Event Services link https:// ems8.intellor.com?do=register&t=1&p= 844912 if you wish to attend. NISPPAC members, ISOO employees, and speakers should send an email to NISPPAC@nara.gov for the appropriate registration information instead of registering with the above link. SUMMARY: Tasha Ford, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2022–22392 Filed 10–13–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7515–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES 700th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) In accordance with the purposes of sections 29 and 182b of the Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232(b)), the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold meetings on November 1–4, 2022. The Committee will be conducting meetings that will include some Members being physically present at the NRC while other Members participate remotely. Interested members of the public are encouraged to participate remotely in any open sessions via MS Teams or via phone at 301–576–2978, passcode 365074284#. A more detailed agenda including the MSTeams link may be found at the VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Oct 13, 2022 Jkt 259001 ACRS public website at https:// www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/acrs/agenda/. If you would like the MSTeams link forwarded to you, please contact the Designated Federal Officer as follows: Quynh.Nguyen@ nrc.gov,Derek.Widmayer@nrc.gov or Lawrence.Burkhart@nrc.gov. Tuesday, November 1, 2022 1 p.m.–1:05 p.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting. 1:05 p.m.–2:45 p.m.: SECY on Potential Expansion of Current NRC policy on Common Cause Failures (Open)—The Committee will have presentations and discussion with representatives from the NRC staff regarding the subject topic. 2:45 p.m.–3:45 p.m.: Committee Deliberation on SECY on Potential Expansion of Current NRC policy on Common Cause Failures (Open)—The Committee will deliberate regarding the subject topic. 3:45 p.m.–5:15 p.m.: Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.82, Revision 5, ‘‘Water Sources for Long-term Recirculation Cooling following a Loss-of-Coolant Accident’’ (Open)—The Committee will have presentations and discussion with representatives from the NRC staff regarding the subject topic. 5:15 p.m.–6 p.m.: Committee Deliberation on RG 1.82, Revision 5, ‘‘Water Sources for Long-term Recirculation Cooling following a Lossof-Coolant Accident’’ (Open)—The Committee will deliberate regarding the subject topic. Wednesday, November 2, 2022 8:30 a.m.–10:30 a.m.: 10 CFR part 53, ‘‘Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Commercial Nuclear Plants,’’ Proposed Rulemaking Language (Open)—The Committee will have presentations and discussion with representatives from the NRC staff regarding the subject topic. 10:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Committee Deliberation on 10 CFR part 53, ‘‘RiskInformed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Commercial Nuclear Plants,’’ Proposed Rulemaking Language (Open)—The Committee will deliberate regarding the subject topic. 1 p.m.–6 p.m.: Preparation of Reports (Open)—The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. Thursday, November 3, 2022 8:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of Reports (Open)—The Committee will PO 00000 Frm 00103 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 62461 continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. Friday, November 4, 2022 8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee and Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and Recommendations/Preparation of Reports/SHINE Memoranda Review and Deliberation (Open/Closed)—The Committee will hear discussion of the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee regarding items proposed for consideration by the Full Committee during future ACRS meetings, and/or proceed to preparation of reports as determined by the Chairman. [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), a portion of this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary.]. [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), a portion of this meeting may be closed to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of the ACRS.] 1:30 p.m.–6 p.m.: Preparation of Reports (Open)—The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports. Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings were published in the Federal Register on June 13, 2019 (84 FR 27662). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may be presented by members of the public, including representatives of the nuclear industry. Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify Quynh Nguyen or Derek Widmayer, Cognizant ACRS Staff and the Designated Federal Officer (Telephone: 301–415–5844, Email: Derek.Widmayer@nrc.gov or Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov), 5 days before the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made to allow necessary time during the meeting for such statements. In view of the possibility that the schedule for ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend should check with the cognizant ACRS staff if such rescheduling would result in major inconvenience. An electronic copy of each presentation should be emailed to the cognizant ACRS staff at least one day before the meeting. In accordance with subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92–463 and 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), certain portions of this meeting may be closed, as specifically noted above. Use of still, motion picture, and television cameras during the meeting E:\FR\FM\14OCN1.SGM 14OCN1 62462 Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 198 / Friday, October 14, 2022 / Notices may be limited to selected portions of the meeting as determined by the Chairman. Electronic recordings will be permitted only during the open portions of the meeting. ACRS meeting agendas, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are available through the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) at pdr.resource@ nrc.gov, or by calling the PDR at 1–800– 397–4209, or from the Publicly Available Records System component of NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System, which is accessible from the NRC website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html or https://www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/doc-collections/#ACRS/. Dated: October 11, 2022. Russell E. Chazell, Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2022–22352 Filed 10–13–22; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2021–0231] Guide for Assessing, Monitoring, and Mitigating Aging Effects on Electrical Equipment Used in Production and Utilization Facilities Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Regulatory guide; issuance. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a new Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.248, ‘‘Guide for Assessing, Monitoring, and Mitigating Aging Effects on Electrical Equipment Used in Production and Utilization Facilities.’’ This RG describes an approach that is acceptable to the staff of the NRC to meet regulatory requirements for managing, monitoring, and mitigating the aging effects on electrical equipment. It endorses Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard (Std.) 1205 2014, ‘‘IEEE Guide for Assessing, Monitoring, and Mitigating Aging Effects on Electrical Equipment Used in Nuclear Power Generating Stations and Other Nuclear Facilities.’’ DATES: Revision 0 to RG 1.248 is available on October 14, 2022. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2021–0231 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: jspears on DSK121TN23PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:22 Oct 13, 2022 Jkt 259001 • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2021–0231. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301–415–0624; email: Stacy.Schumann@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 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@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. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents, by appointment, at the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR), Room P1 B35, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@ nrc.gov or call 1–800–397–4209 or 301– 415–4737, between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. RG 1.248 and the regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML22221A220 and ML21288A112, respectively. Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not required to reproduce them. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Eudy, telephone: 301–415– 3104, email: Michael.Eudy@nrc.gov and Mohammad Sadollah, telephone: 301– 415–6804, email: Mohammad.Sadollah@nrc.gov. Both are staff of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. the staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses. RG 1.248 was issued with a temporary identification of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG–1393. II. Additional Information The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG–1393 in the Federal Register on February 3, 2022 (87 FR 6204) for a 30-day public comment period. The public comment period closed on March 7, 2022. Public comments on DG–1393 and the staff responses to the public comments are available under ADAMS under Accession No. ML22221A222. 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. I. Discussion IV. Backfitting, Forward Fitting, and Issue Finality The NRC staff may use this RG as a reference in its regulatory processes, such as licensing, inspection, or enforcement, as appropriate. However, the NRC staff does not intend to use the guidance in this RG to support NRC staff actions in a manner that would constitute backfitting as that term is defined in section 50.109 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Backfitting,’’ and as described in NRC Management Directive 8.4, ‘‘Management of Backfitting, Forward Fitting, Issue Finality, and Information Requests,’’ nor does the NRC staff intend to use the guidance to affect the issue finality of an approval under 10 CFR part 52, ‘‘Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants. The staff also does not intend to use the guidance to support NRC staff actions in a manner that constitutes forward fitting as that term is defined and described in MD 8.4. If a licensee believes that the NRC is using this RG in a manner inconsistent with the discussion in this Implementation section, then the licensee may file a backfitting or forward fitting appeal with the NRC in accordance with the process in MD 8.4. The NRC is issuing a new 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 V. Submitting Suggestions for Improvement of Regulatory Guides A member of the public may, at any time, submit suggestions to the NRC for improvement of existing RGs or for the development of new RGs. 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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 198 (Friday, October 14, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62461-62462]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-22352]


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700th Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards 
(ACRS)

    In accordance with the purposes of sections 29 and 182b of the 
Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232(b)), the Advisory Committee on 
Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold meetings on November 1-4, 2022. The 
Committee will be conducting meetings that will include some Members 
being physically present at the NRC while other Members participate 
remotely. Interested members of the public are encouraged to 
participate remotely in any open sessions via MS Teams or via phone at 
301-576-2978, passcode 365074284#. A more detailed agenda including the 
MSTeams link may be found at the ACRS public website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/acrs/agenda/. If you 
would like the MSTeams link forwarded to you, please contact the 
Designated Federal Officer as follows: 
[email protected],[email protected] or 
[email protected].

Tuesday, November 1, 2022

    1 p.m.-1:05 p.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--The 
ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
    1:05 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: SECY on Potential Expansion of Current NRC 
policy on Common Cause Failures (Open)--The Committee will have 
presentations and discussion with representatives from the NRC staff 
regarding the subject topic.
    2:45 p.m.-3:45 p.m.: Committee Deliberation on SECY on Potential 
Expansion of Current NRC policy on Common Cause Failures (Open)--The 
Committee will deliberate regarding the subject topic.
    3:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.82, Revision 5, 
``Water Sources for Long-term Recirculation Cooling following a Loss-
of-Coolant Accident'' (Open)--The Committee will have presentations and 
discussion with representatives from the NRC staff regarding the 
subject topic.
    5:15 p.m.-6 p.m.: Committee Deliberation on RG 1.82, Revision 5, 
``Water Sources for Long-term Recirculation Cooling following a Loss-
of-Coolant Accident'' (Open)--The Committee will deliberate regarding 
the subject topic.

Wednesday, November 2, 2022

    8:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: 10 CFR part 53, ``Risk-Informed, Technology-
Inclusive Regulatory Framework for Commercial Nuclear Plants,'' 
Proposed Rulemaking Language (Open)--The Committee will have 
presentations and discussion with representatives from the NRC staff 
regarding the subject topic.
    10:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Committee Deliberation on 10 CFR part 53, 
``Risk-Informed, Technology-Inclusive Regulatory Framework for 
Commercial Nuclear Plants,'' Proposed Rulemaking Language (Open)--The 
Committee will deliberate regarding the subject topic.
    1 p.m.-6 p.m.: Preparation of Reports (Open)--The Committee will 
continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.

Thursday, November 3, 2022

    8:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.

Friday, November 4, 2022

    8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning 
and Procedures Subcommittee and Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations/Preparation of Reports/SHINE Memoranda Review and 
Deliberation (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear discussion of the 
recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee regarding 
items proposed for consideration by the Full Committee during future 
ACRS meetings, and/or proceed to preparation of reports as determined 
by the Chairman. [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), a portion of 
this session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information 
designated as proprietary.]. [NOTE: Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), a 
portion of this meeting may be closed to discuss organizational and 
personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and 
practices of the ACRS.]
    1:30 p.m.-6 p.m.: Preparation of Reports (Open)--The Committee will 
continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on June 13, 2019 (84 FR 27662). 
In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may be 
presented by members of the public, including representatives of the 
nuclear industry. Persons desiring to make oral statements should 
notify Quynh Nguyen or Derek Widmayer, Cognizant ACRS Staff and the 
Designated Federal Officer (Telephone: 301-415-5844, Email: 
[email protected] or [email protected]), 5 days before the 
meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made to 
allow necessary time during the meeting for such statements. In view of 
the possibility that the schedule for ACRS meetings may be adjusted by 
the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, 
persons planning to attend should check with the cognizant ACRS staff 
if such rescheduling would result in major inconvenience.
    An electronic copy of each presentation should be emailed to the 
cognizant ACRS staff at least one day before the meeting.
    In accordance with subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-463 and 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c), certain portions of this meeting may be closed, as 
specifically noted above. Use of still, motion picture, and television 
cameras during the meeting

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may be limited to selected portions of the meeting as determined by the 
Chairman. Electronic recordings will be permitted only during the open 
portions of the meeting.
    ACRS meeting agendas, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available through the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) at 
[email protected], or by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from 
the Publicly Available Records System component of NRC's Agencywide 
Documents Access and Management System, which is accessible from the 
NRC website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/#ACRS/.

    Dated: October 11, 2022.
Russell E. Chazell,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2022-22352 Filed 10-13-22; 8:45 am]
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