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Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1 27692 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 85 / Wednesday, May 3, 2023 / Rules and Regulations determination process in a timely manner, during which the applicant must continue with nonuse of service. This time period will include the allotted 14 calendar days in which the assigned official agency may challenge the request. The Service may extend the determination timeline when necessary. (iv) Notification. The Service must notify the assigned official agency in writing upon receipt of the request for a nonuse of service exception. At the completion of the process, the Service will issue written notification of the determination on the request to the applicant, the assigned official agency, and the gaining official agency. When possible, the Service should also attempt to make oral contact. (v) Challenge. The assigned official agency may challenge a request for a nonuse of service exception for any reason. To challenge a nonuse of service exception, the assigned official agency must object in writing and must submit the challenge and any supporting documentation to the Service within 14 calendar days from the date of notification from the Service of receipt of the request for a nonuse of service exception for the applicant. The documents must clearly identify the objection and support the identified reason for the challenge. (vi) Determination. The Service will consider impacts on the applicant, the assigned official agency, and the potential gaining official agency when deciding whether to grant a nonuse of service exception. These impacts may include, but are not limited to, the viability of the assigned official agency given the loss of business. The Service will also consider the impact on the official system and confirm a nonuse of service exception will not undermine the congressional policies in section 2 of the United States Grain Standards Act. The Service will provide its decision, in writing, to the applicant, the assigned official agency, and the potential gaining official agency. If approved, the applicant can receive service from either the originally assigned official agency or the gaining official agency. (vii) False or misleading requests. If an applicant submits a request that the Service determines is false or misleading, the Service will not grant the nonuse of service exception and may elect to limit the applicant from submitting further requests for a period of up to 180 days. (viii) Renewal or termination of exception. The nonuse of service exception is for the period of the gaining official agency’s designation. At the end of the designation, the Service will review the nonuse if service exception VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:29 May 02, 2023 Jkt 259001 and verify the information. Unless the applicant, the assigned official agency, the gaining official agency, and the Service all agree to terminate the nonuse of service exception, the Service will renew the nonuse of service exception for the gaining official agency’s new designation period. In the event the gaining official agency is no longer designated, the nonuse of service exception will automatically terminate, and the applicant will return to the assigned official agency. If the applicant transfers ownership of its facility, the nonuse of service exception will automatically terminate, and the new applicant/owner of the facility must request a new nonuse of service exception to receive service from an official agency other than the assigned official agency for that geographic area. At any point in the designation cycle, if the applicant, the assigned official agency, the gaining official agency, and FGIS jointly agree to terminate nonuse of service exception in writing, the Service will terminate the exception. In this case, the assigned official agency must resume service within 60 days of notification that the nonuse of service exception has been terminated. (ix) Historic exceptions. All nonuse of service exceptions that were in place as of March 30, 2019, and that are currently active as of the date of effectuation of this rule, are incorporated within the list of active nonuse of service exceptions. * * * * * Melissa Bailey, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2023–08957 Filed 5–2–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Parts 50 and 52 [NRC–2020–0245] Regulatory Guide: Environmental Qualification of Certain Electric Equipment Important to Safety for Nuclear Power Plants Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Final guide; issuance. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.89, ‘‘Environmental Qualification of Certain Electric Equipment Important to Safety for Nuclear Power Plants.’’ RG 1.89, Revision 2 provides guidance that the SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 staff of the NRC considers acceptable to meet regulatory requirements for environmental qualification (EQ) of certain electric equipment important to safety. DATES: Revision 2 to RG 1.89 is available on May 3, 2023. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2020–0245 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–2020–0245. 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 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. Revision 2 to RG 1.89 and the regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML22272A602 and ML20192A230, respectively. Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not required to reproduce them. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Eudy, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301– 415–3104; email: Michael.Eudy@nrc.gov and Matthew McConnell, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301–415–1597; email: E:\FR\FM\03MYR1.SGM 03MYR1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 85 / Wednesday, May 3, 2023 / Rules and Regulations Matthew.McConnell@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 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. Revision 2 to RG 1.89 was issued with a temporary identification of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG–1361 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20183A423). The staff revised RG 1.89 to endorse, with clarifications, exceptions, and supplements, International Electrotechnical Commission/Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Standard 60780–323, ‘‘Nuclear Facilities—Electrical Equipment Important to Safety—Qualification,’’ Edition 1, 2016–02, as this standard reflects almost 40 years of experience gained in implementing regulatory requirements and industry research and testing related to environmental qualification (EQ). Nuclear plant license renewal provides additional motivation for continuing attention to equipment qualification. This revised guide contains information specific for EQ for both older plants and newer reactors licensed under parts 50 and 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1 II. Additional Information 16:29 May 02, 2023 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 RG 1.89, Revision 2, 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’’; affect the issue finality of an approval issued under 10 CFR part 52; or constitute forward fitting as defined in MD 8.4 because, as explained in this RG, licensees are not required to comply with the positions set forth in this RG. 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. 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: April 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. 2023–09389 Filed 5–2–23; 8:45 am] Jkt 259001 DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration 21 CFR Parts 510, 516, 520, 522, 524, 526, 529, 556, and 558 [Docket No. FDA–2023–N–0002] New Animal Drugs; Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Withdrawal of Approval of New Animal Drug Applications AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Final rule; technical amendments. ACTION: BILLING CODE 7590–01–P The NRC published notices of the availability of DG–1361 in the Federal Register on December 17, 2020 (85 FR 81958) and February 18, 2021 (86 FR 10133) for 60-day public comment periods. The public comment periods closed on February 16, 2021, and April 19, 2021, respectively. Public comments on DG–1361 and the staff responses to the public comments are available under ADAMS under Accession No. ML22272A601. As noted in the Federal Register on December 9, 2022 (87 FR 75671), this document is being published in the ‘‘Rules’’ section of the Federal Register to comply with publication requirements under 1 CFR chapter I. VerDate Sep<11>2014 III. Congressional Review Act 27693 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect application-related actions for new animal drug applications (NADAs), abbreviated new animal drug applications (ANADAs), and conditionally approved new animal drug applications (cNADAs) during January, February, and March 2023. FDA is informing the public of the availability of summaries of the basis of approval and of environmental review documents, where applicable. The animal drug regulations are also being amended to improve their accuracy and readability. DATES: This rule is effective May 3, 2023. SUMMARY: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George K. Haibel, Center for Veterinary Medicine (HFV–6), Food and Drug Administration, 7500 Standish Pl., Rockville, MD 20855, 240–402–5689, george.haibel@fda.hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Approvals FDA is amending the animal drug regulations to reflect approval actions for NADAs, ANADAs, and cNADAs during January, February, and March 2023, as listed in table 1. In addition, FDA is informing the public of the availability, where applicable, of documentation of environmental review required under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and, for actions requiring review of safety or effectiveness data, summaries of the basis of approval (FOI Summaries) under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). These public documents may be seen in the office of the Dockets Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 240–402–7500. Persons with access to the internet may obtain these documents at the CVM FOIA Electronic Reading Room: https:// www.fda.gov/about-fda/centerveterinary-medicine/cvm-foiaelectronic-reading-room. Marketing exclusivity and patent information may be accessed in FDA’s publication, Approved Animal Drug Products Online (Green Book) at: https://www.fda.gov/ animal-veterinary/products/approvedanimal-drug-products-green-book. E:\FR\FM\03MYR1.SGM 03MYR1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 3, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27692-27693]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-09389]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Parts 50 and 52

[NRC-2020-0245]


Regulatory Guide: Environmental Qualification of Certain Electric 
Equipment Important to Safety for Nuclear Power Plants

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Final guide; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing 
Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.89, ``Environmental Qualification 
of Certain Electric Equipment Important to Safety for Nuclear Power 
Plants.'' RG 1.89, Revision 2 provides guidance that the staff of the 
NRC considers acceptable to meet regulatory requirements for 
environmental qualification (EQ) of certain electric equipment 
important to safety.

DATES: Revision 2 to RG 1.89 is available on May 3, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0245 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-2020-0245. 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.
     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 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 [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.
    Revision 2 to RG 1.89 and the regulatory analysis may be found in 
ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML22272A602 and ML20192A230, respectively.
    Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not 
required to reproduce them.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Eudy, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-3104; email: 
[email protected] and Matthew McConnell, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, telephone: 301-415-1597; email:

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[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 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.
    Revision 2 to RG 1.89 was issued with a temporary identification of 
Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-1361 (ADAMS Accession No. ML20183A423).
    The staff revised RG 1.89 to endorse, with clarifications, 
exceptions, and supplements, International Electrotechnical Commission/
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers Standard 60780-323, 
``Nuclear Facilities--Electrical Equipment Important to Safety--
Qualification,'' Edition 1, 2016-02, as this standard reflects almost 
40 years of experience gained in implementing regulatory requirements 
and industry research and testing related to environmental 
qualification (EQ). Nuclear plant license renewal provides additional 
motivation for continuing attention to equipment qualification. This 
revised guide contains information specific for EQ for both older 
plants and newer reactors licensed under parts 50 and 52 of title 10 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR).

II. Additional Information

    The NRC published notices of the availability of DG-1361 in the 
Federal Register on December 17, 2020 (85 FR 81958) and February 18, 
2021 (86 FR 10133) for 60-day public comment periods. The public 
comment periods closed on February 16, 2021, and April 19, 2021, 
respectively. Public comments on DG-1361 and the staff responses to the 
public comments are available under ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML22272A601.
    As noted in the Federal Register on December 9, 2022 (87 FR 75671), 
this document is being published in the ``Rules'' section of the 
Federal Register to comply with publication requirements under 1 CFR 
chapter I.

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 RG 1.89, Revision 2, 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''; affect the issue 
finality of an approval issued under 10 CFR part 52; or constitute 
forward fitting as defined in MD 8.4 because, as explained in this RG, 
licensees are not required to comply with the positions set forth in 
this RG.

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. 
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: April 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. 2023-09389 Filed 5-2-23; 8:45 am]
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