Regulatory Guide: Sizing Large Lead-Acid Storage Batteries, 39995-39996 [2023-13143]

Download as PDF 39995 Rules and Regulations Federal Register Vol. 88, No. 118 Wednesday, June 21, 2023 This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Parts 50 and 52 [NRC–2023–0028] Regulatory Guide: Sizing Large LeadAcid Storage Batteries Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Final guide; issuance. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.212, ‘‘Sizing Large Lead-Acid Storage Batteries’’. This RG describes an approach that is acceptable to the staff of the NRC to meet regulatory requirements for sizing large lead-acid storage batteries for production and utilization facilities. DATES: Revision 2 to RG 1.212 is available on June 21, 2023. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2023–0028 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–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. • 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 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:27 Jun 20, 2023 Jkt 259001 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. Revision 2 to RG 1.212 and the regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML23118A344 and ML22307A144, 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 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. 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. The proposed Revision 2 to RG 1.212 was issued with a temporary identification of Draft Regulatory Guide, (DG)–1418. This revision of the RG (Revision 2) endorses, with some limitations and a clarification, IEEE Std. 485–2020, ‘‘IEEE Recommended Practice for Sizing Lead-Acid Batteries for Stationary Applications,’’ and applies to production and utilization facilities licensed under parts 50 and 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 Regulations (10 CFR) within the scope of this RG. II. Additional Information The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG–1418 in the Federal Register on March 6, 2023 (88 FR 13735) for a 30-day public comment period. The public comment period closed on April 5, 2023. Public comments on DG–1418 and the staff responses to the public comments are available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML23118A345. 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 in 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 1.212, 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: June 15, 2023. E:\FR\FM\21JNR1.SGM 21JNR1 39996 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 118 / Wednesday, June 21, 2023 / Rules and Regulations For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Meraj Rahimi, Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2023–13143 Filed 6–20–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 [Docket No. FAA–2023–0921; Project Identifier AD–2022–01430–T; Amendment 39–22471; AD 2023–12–13] RIN 2120–AA64 Airworthiness Directives; The Boeing Company Airplanes Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), DOT. ACTION: Final rule. AGENCY: lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1 Background The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2022–05– 04, which applied to all The Boeing Company Model 737–100, –200, –200C, –300, –400, –500, –600, –700, –700C, –800, –900, and –900ER series airplanes, except for Model 737–200 and –200C series airplanes equipped with a certain flight control system. AD 2022–05–04 required revising the limitations and operating procedures sections of the existing airplane flight manual (AFM) to incorporate specific operating procedures for instrument landing system (ILS) approaches, speedbrake deployment, go-arounds, and missed approaches, when in the presence of interference from wireless broadband operations in the 3.7–3.98 GHz frequency band (5G C-Band) as identified by Notices to Air Missions (NOTAMs). Since the FAA issued AD 2022–05–04, the FAA determined that additional limitations are needed due to the continued deployment of new 5G CBand base stations whose signals are expected to cover most of the contiguous United States at transmission frequencies between 3.7– 3.98 GHz. This AD requires revising the limitations and operating procedures sections of the existing AFM to incorporate specific operating procedures for ILS approaches, speedbrake deployment, go-arounds, and missed approaches, due to the presence of 5G C-Band interference. The FAA is issuing this AD to address the unsafe condition on these products. DATES: This AD is effective June 21, 2023. SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 16:27 Jun 20, 2023 Jkt 259001 AD Docket: You may examine the AD docket at regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA– 2023–0921; or in person at Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The AD docket contains this final rule, any comments received, and other information. The address for Docket Operations is U.S. Department of Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 30, West Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 20590. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brett Portwood, Continued Operational Safety Technical Advisor, COS Program Management Section, Operational Safety Branch, FAA, 3960 Paramount Boulevard, Lakewood, CA 90712–4137; phone: 817–222–5390; email: operationalsafety@faa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: The FAA issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to amend 14 CFR part 39 to supersede AD 2022–05–04, Amendment 39–21955 (87 FR 10299, February 24, 2022) (AD 2022–05–04). AD 2022–05–04 applied to all The Boeing Company (Boeing) Model 737– 100, –200, –200C, –300, –400, –500, –600, –700, –700C, –800, –900, and –900ER series airplanes, except for Model 737–200 and –200C series airplanes equipped with a certain flight control system. The NPRM published in the Federal Register on May 3, 2023 (88 FR 27725). The NPRM was prompted by a determination that radio altimeters cannot be relied upon to perform their intended function if they experience 5G C-Band interference, and a determination that, during approach, landings, and go-arounds, as a result of this interference, certain airplane systems may not properly function, resulting in increased flightcrew workload while on approach with the flight director, autothrottle, or autopilot engaged. In the NPRM, the FAA proposed to retain the AFM revisions required by AD 2022–05–04 until June 30, 2023. On or before June 30, 2023, the FAA proposed to require replacing those AFM revisions with limitations requiring the same procedures for dispatch or release to airports, and approach, landing, and go-around on runways, at all airports for non-radio altimeter tolerant airplanes. For radio altimeter tolerant airplanes, the FAA proposed to allow the procedures at 5G CMAs as identified in an FAA Domestic Notice. The FAA proposed this AD to address 5G C-Band interference that PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 could result in increased flightcrew workload and could lead to reduced ability of the flightcrew to maintain safe flight and landing of the airplane. Discussion of Final Airworthiness Directive Comments The FAA provided the public with an opportunity to comment on the proposed AD and received comments from seven commenters. The following presents the comments received on the NPRM and the FAA’s response to each comment. Support for NPRM Boeing, the Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA), and an individual supported the NPRM without change. The supportive comments from ALPA included additional viewpoints without a suggestion specific to the AD or a request the FAA can act on. These comments are outside the scope of this AD. Request To Clarify AD Issue Dates Comment summary: FlyPersia Airlines commented that the issue dates referenced for AD 2022–23–12 and AD 2022–05–04 in the background section of the proposed AD are incorrect. The commenter stated that where ‘‘The FAA issued AD 2022–23–12 (86 FR 69984, December 9, 2021)’’ is stated, the correct date should be December 7, 2021; in same section where the proposed AD specifies ‘‘AD 2022–05–04 (87 FR 10299, February 24, 2022),’’ the commenter stated the correct date should be February 16, 2022. FAA response: The dates quoted by the commenter are within the parenthetical citations for referencing documents published in the Federal Register by volume, page, and publication date. These dates represent the dates each AD published in the Federal Register. The December 7, 2021, and February 24, 2022, dates the commenter referenced are the issuance dates specified in the signature block at the end of each AD (i.e., the dates on which the ADs were issued by the FAA). No change to this AD is necessary because the citation dates are the correct publication dates. Request To Extend Compliance Time Comment summary: Southwest Airlines and American Airlines expressed concern regarding the compliance time for the proposed actions and requested the FAA revise the AD to provide a minimum of 30 days from the effective date of the AD. E:\FR\FM\21JNR1.SGM 21JNR1

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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 118 (Wednesday, June 21, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-13143]



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This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents 
having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed 
to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published 
under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510.

The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. 

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Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 118 / Wednesday, June 21, 2023 / 
Rules and Regulations

[[Page 39995]]



NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Parts 50 and 52

[NRC-2023-0028]


Regulatory Guide: Sizing Large Lead-Acid Storage Batteries

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) 1.212, ``Sizing Large Lead-Acid 
Storage Batteries''. This RG describes an approach that is acceptable 
to the staff of the NRC to meet regulatory requirements for sizing 
large lead-acid storage batteries for production and utilization 
facilities.

DATES: Revision 2 to RG 1.212 is available on June 21, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0028 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-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.
     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.
    Revision 2 to RG 1.212 and the regulatory analysis may be found in 
ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML23118A344 and ML22307A144, 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 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. 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.
    The proposed Revision 2 to RG 1.212 was issued with a temporary 
identification of Draft Regulatory Guide, (DG)-1418. This revision of 
the RG (Revision 2) endorses, with some limitations and a 
clarification, IEEE Std. 485-2020, ``IEEE Recommended Practice for 
Sizing Lead-Acid Batteries for Stationary Applications,'' and applies 
to production and utilization facilities licensed under parts 50 and 52 
of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) within the 
scope of this RG.

II. Additional Information

    The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG-1418 in the 
Federal Register on March 6, 2023 (88 FR 13735) for a 30-day public 
comment period. The public comment period closed on April 5, 2023. 
Public comments on DG-1418 and the staff responses to the public 
comments are available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML23118A345.
    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 in 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 1.212, 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: June 15, 2023.


[[Page 39996]]


    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Meraj Rahimi,
Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch, Division of 
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2023-13143 Filed 6-20-23; 8:45 am]
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