Draft Regulatory Guide: Sizing of Large Lead-Acid Storage Batteries, 13735-13737 [2023-04460]

Download as PDF 13735 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 43 / Monday, March 6, 2023 / Proposed Rules listed in paragraph (b) of this section. Licensees may, at any time in their code of record interval, elect to use the Appendix VIII in the latest edition and addenda of the ASME BPV Code incorporated by reference in paragraph (a) of this section, subject to any applicable conditions listed in paragraph (b) of this section. Licensees using this option must also use the same edition and addenda of Appendix I, Subarticle I–3200, as Appendix VIII, including any applicable conditions listed in paragraph (b) of this section. (ii) Applicable ISI Code: Successive code of record intervals. Inservice examination of components and system pressure tests conducted during successive code of record intervals must comply with the requirements of the latest edition and addenda of the ASME BPV Code incorporated by reference in paragraph (a) of this section no more than 18 months before the start of the code of record interval (or the optional ASME Code Cases listed in NRC Regulatory Guide 1.147, when using ASME BPV Code, Section XI, or NRC Regulatory Guide 1.192, when using the ASME OM Code, as incorporated by reference in paragraphs (a)(3)(ii) and (iii) of this section), subject to the conditions listed in paragraph (b) of this section. Licensees may, at any time in their code of record interval, elect to use the Appendix VIII in the latest edition and addenda of the ASME BPV Code incorporated by reference in paragraph (a) of this section, subject to any applicable conditions listed in paragraph (b) of this section. Licensees using this option must also use the same edition and addenda of Appendix I, Subarticle I–3200, as Appendix VIII, including any applicable conditions listed in paragraph (b) of this section. * * * * * (y) Definitions. (1) Code of record means: (i) For the ASME BPV Code, Section XI, the edition (and addenda) implemented by a licensee in accordance with the requirements of this section. (ii) For the ASME OM Code, the edition (and addenda) implemented by a licensee in accordance with the requirements of this section. (iii) For the ASME BPV Code, Section III, the edition implemented by a licensee in accordance with the requirements of this section, which may vary by component. (2) Code of record interval means the period of time between the code of record updates required by paragraphs (f)(4) and (g)(4) of this section for the inservice inspection and inservice VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Mar 03, 2023 Jkt 259001 examination and test programs, respectively. (i) For licensees with codes of record prior to ASME BPV Code, Section XI, 2019 Edition, and OM Code, 2020 Edition, as incorporated by reference in paragraph (a) of this section, the code of record interval is the same as the inspection interval or inservice examination and test interval. (ii) For licensees with codes of record of ASME BPV Code, Section XI, 2019 Edition and OM Code, 2020 Edition, or later, as incorporated by reference in paragraph (a) of this section, the code of record interval is two consecutive inservice inspection or inservice examination and test intervals. (3) Inservice examination and test (IST) interval, for the purposes of this section, means the inservice examination and test interval described by the licensee’s code of record (paragraph ISTA–3120 of the ASME OM Code, 2001 Edition through 2009 Edition, or paragraph ISTA–3120 of the ASME OM Code, 2012 Edition and later). (4) Inservice inspection (ISI) program, for the purposes of this section, means the set of all administrative and technical requirements pertaining to periodic examination of nuclear components, as specified in ASME BPV Code, Section XI, and this section, including but not limited to: (i) The requirements of IWA–2400 of ASME BPV Code, Section XI, 1991 Addenda and later. (ii) Relief requested under paragraph (g)(5)(iii) of this section and granted under paragraph (g)(6)(i) of this section. (iii) The augmented inspection program described in paragraph (g)(6) of this section. (iv) Alternatives authorized under paragraph (z) of this section. (5) Inservice examination and testing (IST) program, for the purposes of this section, means the requirements for preservice and inservice examination and testing of pumps, valves, and dynamic restraints within the scope of this section to assess their operational readiness in nuclear power plants, including but not limited to: (i) The requirements specified in the ASME OM Code, as incorporated by reference in this section, such as for test or examination, responsibilities, methods, intervals, parameters to be measured and evaluated, criteria for evaluating the results, corrective action, personnel qualification, and recordkeeping. (ii) Relief requested under paragraph (f)(5)(iii) of this section and granted under paragraph (f)(6)(i) of this section. PO 00000 Frm 00019 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 (iii) Augmented IST requirements as applied by the Commission under paragraph (f)(6)(ii) of this section. (iv) Alternatives authorized under paragraph (z) of this section. (6) Inspection interval, as used in this section, means the inservice inspection interval described by the licensee’s code of record (Article IWA–2432 of ASME BPV Code, Section XI, 1989 Edition with 1991 Addenda through the 2008 Addenda, or Article IWA–2431 of ASME BPV Code, Section XI, 2009 Addenda and later). * * * * * ■ 3. In section III of option A of appendix J to part 50, remove and reserve footnote 2 and revise paragraph D.1.(a) to read as follows: Appendix J to Part 50—Primary Reactor Containment Leakage Testing for Water-Cooled Power Reactors * * * * * Option A—Prescriptive Requirements * * * * * III. * * * D. * * * 1. * * * (a) After the preoperational leakage rate tests, a set of three Type A tests shall be performed, at approximately equal intervals during each inspection interval, as defined in § 50.55a(y). The third test of each set shall be conducted when the plant is shutdown for the final plant inservice inspections of the inspection interval. * * * * * Dated: February 17, 2023. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Michael F. King, Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2023–03742 Filed 3–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Parts 50 and 52 [NRC–2023–0028] Draft Regulatory Guide: Sizing of Large Lead-Acid Storage Batteries Nuclear Regulatory Commission ACTION: Proposed guide; request for comment. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft regulatory guide (DG), DG–1418, ‘‘Sizing of Large Lead-Acid Storage Batteries.’’ This DG is proposed SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\06MRP1.SGM 06MRP1 13736 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 43 / Monday, March 6, 2023 / Proposed Rules Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.212 of the same name. DG–1418 describes an approach that is acceptable to the NRC staff to meet regulatory requirements for sizing of large leadacid storage batteries for production and utilization facilities. It endorses, with clarifications, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) Standard 485–2020, ‘‘IEEE Recommended Practice for Sizing LeadAcid Batteries for Stationary Applications.’’ Submit comments by April 5, 2023. 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. 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–2023–0028. 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. • 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: Solomon Sahle, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301– 415–3781, email: Solomon.Sahle@ nrc.gov and Liliana Ramadan, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301–415–2463, email: Liliana.Ramadan@nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. DATES: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2023– 0028 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Mar 03, 2023 Jkt 259001 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–2023–0028. • 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 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 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), 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–2023–0028 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 comments into ADAMS. PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 II. Additional Information The NRC is issuing for public comment a DG 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. The DG, entitled ‘‘Sizing of Large Lead-Acid Storage Batteries,’’ is temporarily identified by its task number, DG–1418 (ADAMS Accession No. ML22307A132). DG–1418 is proposed Revision 2 to RG 1.212 and it endorses, with some limitations and a clarification, IEEE Standard (Std.) 485–2020, and includes production and utilization facilities licensed under parts 50 and 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). The previous version of this RG endorsed, with certain clarifications, IEEE Std. 485–2010. In 2020, the IEEE revised IEEE Std. 485 to refine the methods for defining direct current (dc) load guidance and sizing large lead acid batteries to ensure consistent performance. The revised IEEE standard provides a succinct document for the sizing of batteries with informative annexes. The NRC staff determined that, based on the revised IEEE standard, a revision to this RG is needed to support applications for new reactor licenses, design certifications, and license amendments. The staff is also issuing for public comment a draft regulatory analysis (ADAMS Accession No. ML22307A144). The staff developed a regulatory analysis to assess the value of issuing or revising a regulatory guide as well as alternative courses of action. As noted in the Federal Register on December 9, 2022 (87 FR 75671), this document is being published in the ‘‘Proposed Rules’’ section of the Federal Register to comply with publication requirements under 1 CFR chapter I. III. Backfitting, Forward Fitting, and Issue Finality Issuance of DG–1418, if finalized, would 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’’; affect issue finality of any approval issued under 10 CFR part 52, ‘‘Licenses, Certificates, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants’’; or constitute forward E:\FR\FM\06MRP1.SGM 06MRP1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 43 / Monday, March 6, 2023 / Proposed Rules fitting as defined in MD 8.4, because, as explained in this DG, licensees would not be required to comply with the positions set forth in this DG. IV. 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. Suggestions can be submitted on the NRC’s public website at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/reg-guides/ contactus.html. Suggestions will be considered in future updates and enhancements to the ‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. Dated: February 28, 2023. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Meraj Rahimi, Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2023–04460 Filed 3–3–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 71 [Docket No. FAA–2023–0328; Airspace Docket No. 22–ASO–37] RIN 2120–AA66 Revocation, Amendment, and Establishment of Air Traffic Service (ATS) Routes Due to the Decommissioning of the Greene County, MS, VOR Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM). AGENCY: This action proposes to remove Jet Route J–590, amend Very High Frequency (VHF) Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal airways V–11 and V–70, and establish Area Navigation (RNAV) route T–365. The FAA is proposing this action due to the planned decommissioning of the VOR portion of the Greene County, MS (GCV), VOR/ Tactical Air Navigation (VORTAC) navigational aid (NAVAID). The Greene County VOR is being decommissioned in support of the FAA’s VOR Minimum Operational Network (MON) program. DATES: Comments must be received on or before April 20, 2023. ADDRESSES: Send comments identified by FAA Docket No. FAA–2023–0328 and Airspace Docket No. 22–ASO–37 using any of the following methods: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with PROPOSALS1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:54 Mar 03, 2023 Jkt 259001 * Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov and follow the online instructions for sending your comments electronically. * Mail: Send comments to Docket Operations, M–30; U.S. Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Room W12–140, West Building Ground Floor, Washington, DC 20590–0001. * Hand Delivery or Courier: Take comments to Docket Operations in Room W12–140 of the West Building Ground Floor at 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. * Fax: Fax comments to Docket Operations at (202) 493–2251. Privacy: In accordance with 5 U.S.C. 553(c), DOT solicits comments from the public to better inform its rulemaking process. 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 43 (Monday, March 6, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 13735-13737]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-04460]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Parts 50 and 52

[NRC-2023-0028]


Draft Regulatory Guide: Sizing of Large Lead-Acid Storage 
Batteries

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission

ACTION: Proposed guide; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for 
public comment a draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-1418, ``Sizing of 
Large Lead-Acid Storage Batteries.'' This DG is proposed

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Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.212 of the same name. DG-1418 
describes an approach that is acceptable to the NRC staff to meet 
regulatory requirements for sizing of large lead-acid storage batteries 
for production and utilization facilities. It endorses, with 
clarifications, the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers 
(IEEE) Standard 485-2020, ``IEEE Recommended Practice for Sizing Lead-
Acid Batteries for Stationary Applications.''

DATES: Submit comments by April 5, 2023. 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.

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-2023-0028. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-415-0624; 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: Solomon Sahle, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-3781, email: 
[email protected] and Liliana Ramadan, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, telephone: 301-415-2463, 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-2023-0028 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-2023-0028.
     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]. 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 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 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), 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-2023-0028 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 comments into ADAMS.

II. Additional Information

    The NRC is issuing for public comment a DG 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.
    The DG, entitled ``Sizing of Large Lead-Acid Storage Batteries,'' 
is temporarily identified by its task number, DG-1418 (ADAMS Accession 
No. ML22307A132).
    DG-1418 is proposed Revision 2 to RG 1.212 and it endorses, with 
some limitations and a clarification, IEEE Standard (Std.) 485-2020, 
and includes production and utilization facilities licensed under parts 
50 and 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). The 
previous version of this RG endorsed, with certain clarifications, IEEE 
Std. 485-2010. In 2020, the IEEE revised IEEE Std. 485 to refine the 
methods for defining direct current (dc) load guidance and sizing large 
lead acid batteries to ensure consistent performance. The revised IEEE 
standard provides a succinct document for the sizing of batteries with 
informative annexes. The NRC staff determined that, based on the 
revised IEEE standard, a revision to this RG is needed to support 
applications for new reactor licenses, design certifications, and 
license amendments.
    The staff is also issuing for public comment a draft regulatory 
analysis (ADAMS Accession No. ML22307A144). The staff developed a 
regulatory analysis to assess the value of issuing or revising a 
regulatory guide as well as alternative courses of action.
    As noted in the Federal Register on December 9, 2022 (87 FR 75671), 
this document is being published in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of 
the Federal Register to comply with publication requirements under 1 
CFR chapter I.

III. Backfitting, Forward Fitting, and Issue Finality

    Issuance of DG-1418, if finalized, would 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''; affect issue 
finality of any approval issued under 10 CFR part 52, ``Licenses, 
Certificates, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants''; or constitute 
forward

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fitting as defined in MD 8.4, because, as explained in this DG, 
licensees would not be required to comply with the positions set forth 
in this DG.

IV. 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. 
Suggestions can be submitted on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/contactus.html. 
Suggestions will be considered in future updates and enhancements to 
the ``Regulatory Guide'' series.

    Dated: February 28, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Meraj Rahimi,
Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch, Division of 
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2023-04460 Filed 3-3-23; 8:45 am]
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