Regulatory Guide: Damping Values for Seismic Design of Nuclear Power Plants, 85824-85825 [2023-27070]

Download as PDF 85824 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 236 / Monday, December 11, 2023 / Rules and Regulations (b) * * * Note to paragraph (b): Percentages in excess of the last percentage shown in the table shall be expressed in the same increments as the foregoing, and the dockage factor for each such increment shall be .001 less than the dockage factor for the preceding increment. Deliveries in excess of 17.0 percent would be off-grade; therefore, the dockage factor does not apply: Provided, That, for the 2023–2024 crop year, deliveries in excess of 21.0 percent would be off-grade; therefore, the dockage factor does not apply. (c) * * * Note to paragraph (c): Percentages in excess of the last percentage shown in the table shall be expressed in the same increments as the foregoing, and the dockage factor for each increment shall be .001 less than the dockage factor for the preceding increment. Deliveries in excess of 20.0 percent would be off grade; therefore, the dockage factor does not apply. Provided, That, for the 2023–2024 crop year, deliveries in excess of 25.0 percent would be off-grade; therefore, the dockage factor does not apply. 3. In § 989.213, revise paragraph (a) and add a new paragraph (e) to read as follows: ■ lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with RULES1 § 989.213 Maturity Dockage. (a) General. Subject to prior agreement between handler and tenderer, Natural (sun-dried) Seedless, Golden Seedless, Dipped Seedless, Monukka, Other Seedless, and Other Seedless-Sulfured raisins containing from 35.0 percent through 49.9 percent, by weight, of wellmatured or reasonably well-matured raisins may be acquired by a handler under a weight dockage system. Provided, That, for the 2023–2024 crop year, such raisins containing from 30.0 through 49.9 percent, by weight, of wellmatured or reasonably well-matured raisins may be acquired by a handler under a weight dockage system. The creditable weight of each lot of raisins acquired under the maturity dockage system shall be obtained by multiplying the net weight of the lot of raisins by the applicable dockage factor from the dockage table prescribed in paragraphs (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section. * * * * * (e) For the 2023–2024 crop year, maturity dockage table applicable to lots of Natural (sun-dried) Seedless, Golden Seedless, Dipped Seedless, Monukka, Other Seedless, and Other SeedlessSulfured raisins which contain 30.0 percent through 34.9 percent wellmatured or reasonably well-matured raisins: Percent well-matured or reasonably well-matured Dockage factor 34.9 ............................................... 34.8 ............................................... VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:57 Dec 08, 2023 .8480 .8460 Jkt 262001 Percent well-matured or reasonably well-matured 34.7 34.6 34.5 34.4 Dockage factor ............................................... ............................................... ............................................... ............................................... .8440 .8420 .8400 .8380 Note to paragraph (e): Percentages less than the last percentage shown in the table shall be expressed in the same increments as the foregoing, and the dockage factor for each such increment shall be .002 less than the dockage factor for the preceding increment. Erin Morris, Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2023–27095 Filed 12–8–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–02–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Parts 50, 52, and 100 [NRC–2023–0097] Regulatory Guide: Damping Values for Seismic Design of 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), 1.61, ‘‘Damping Values for Seismic Design of Nuclear Power Plants.’’ This RG provides guidance on damping values that the NRC staff finds acceptable for use in the seismic response analysis of seismic Category I nuclear power plant structures, systems, and components. The specified damping values are intended for elastic dynamic seismic analysis where energy dissipation is accounted for by viscous damping. DATES: Revision 2 to RG 1.61 is available on December 11, 2023. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2023–0097 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–2023–0097. 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. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 • 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, at 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: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. 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 1.61 and the regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML23284A272 and ML22273A041, respectively. Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not required to reproduce them. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcos Rolon Acevedo, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301–415–2208; email: Marcos.Rolon@ nrc.gov and Edward O’Donnell, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301–415–3317; email: Edward.ODonnell@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 1.61 was issued with a temporary identification of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG–1364. RG 1.61, Revision 1, specifies the damping values that the NRC staff considers acceptable for complying with the agency’s regulations for seismic analysis. This revision of the RG (Revision 2) provides E:\FR\FM\11DER1.SGM 11DER1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 236 / Monday, December 11, 2023 / Rules and Regulations additional guidance related to concrete properties and damping values for use in the development of in structure response spectra. It also includes guidance on damping for steel plate composite walls. In addition, it updates the guidance for piping damping in RG 1.61, Revision 1. 12 CFR Part 609 II. Background RIN 3052–AD53 The regulations at 12 CFR part 609 were enacted in 2002 and repeated the statutory requirements of E–SIGN. Our existing information-technology (IT)related regulations primarily focus on Ecommerce terminology and the concept of conducting business in an Ecommerce environment. Since then, there have been significant changes and advancements in IT and the System’s use of technology to conduct business. We are responsible, as the System’s regulator, to ensure the System’s use of IT is consistent with safe and sound operations and complies with the law. We amend the current E-commerce regulations at part 609 to revise the rules for a broader cyber risk focus and to codify our existing expectations on risk management practices, corporate governance, and internal control systems for conducting business in an electronic environment. The final regulations set forth core principles that serve as the foundation for creating a comprehensive cyber risk management program and framework. Key definitions include: 1 • Information security refers to the policies, procedures, and technologies used to protect information and information systems from unauthorized access, use, disclosure, disruption, modification, or destruction. • Cyber security is the process of protecting information assets and data by preventing, detecting, and responding to cyber attacks. • Cyber risk is any risk associated with financial loss, disruption, or damage to the reputation of an organization due to the failure or unauthorized or erroneous use of its information systems. A System institution’s policies, procedures, and internal controls that manage cyber risk must incorporate information security and cyber security concepts and sound business practices. Dated: December 5, 2023. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Stephen M. Wyman, Acting Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 2023–27070 Filed 12–8–23; 8:45 am] The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG–1364 in the Federal Register on June 13, 2023 (88 FR 38408) for a 30-day public comment period. The public comment period closed on July 13, 2023. Public comments on DG– 1364 and the staff responses to the public comments are available under ADAMS under Accession No. ML23284A274. 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. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 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 1.61 would not 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 (MD) 8.4, ‘‘Management of Backfitting, Forward Fitting, Issue Finality, and Information Requests (ADAMS Accession No. ML18093B087);’’ constitute forward fitting as that term is defined and described in MD 8.4; or affect issue finality of an approval issued under 10 CFR part 52, ‘‘Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants,’’ as explained in RG 1.61, licensees would not be required to comply with the positions set forth in RG 1.61. V. 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Suggestions will be considered in future updates and VerDate Sep<11>2014 15:57 Dec 08, 2023 Jkt 262001 85825 Cyber Risk Management Farm Credit Administration. Final rule. AGENCY: ACTION: The Farm Credit Administration (FCA, we, or our) rescinds and revises its regulations to reflect developments in cyber risk and continuously evolving business practices. We rename the regulations ‘‘Cyber Risk Management.’’ The final rule requires each Farm Credit System (System or FCS) institution to implement a comprehensive, written cyber risk management program consistent with the size, risk profile, and complexity of the institution’s operations. SUMMARY: This regulation is effective January 1, 2025. DATES: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Technical information: Dr. Ira D. 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 236 (Monday, December 11, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 85824-85825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27070]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Parts 50, 52, and 100

[NRC-2023-0097]


Regulatory Guide: Damping Values for Seismic Design of 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), 1.61, ``Damping Values for Seismic 
Design of Nuclear Power Plants.'' This RG provides guidance on damping 
values that the NRC staff finds acceptable for use in the seismic 
response analysis of seismic Category I nuclear power plant structures, 
systems, and components. The specified damping values are intended for 
elastic dynamic seismic analysis where energy dissipation is accounted 
for by viscous damping.

DATES: Revision 2 to RG 1.61 is available on December 11, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0097 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-2023-0097. 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, at 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: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. 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 1.61 and the regulatory analysis may be found in 
ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML23284A272 and ML22273A041, respectively.
    Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not 
required to reproduce them.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marcos Rolon Acevedo, Office of 
Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-2208; email: 
[email protected] and Edward O'Donnell, Office of Nuclear Regulatory 
Research, telephone: 301-415-3317; 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.
    Revision 2 to RG 1.61 was issued with a temporary identification of 
Draft Regulatory Guide, DG-1364. RG 1.61, Revision 1, specifies the 
damping values that the NRC staff considers acceptable for complying 
with the agency's regulations for seismic analysis. This revision of 
the RG (Revision 2) provides

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additional guidance related to concrete properties and damping values 
for use in the development of in structure response spectra. It also 
includes guidance on damping for steel plate composite walls. In 
addition, it updates the guidance for piping damping in RG 1.61, 
Revision 1.

II. Additional Information

    The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG-1364 in the 
Federal Register on June 13, 2023 (88 FR 38408) for a 30-day public 
comment period. The public comment period closed on July 13, 2023. 
Public comments on DG-1364 and the staff responses to the public 
comments are available under ADAMS under Accession No. ML23284A274.
    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 1.61 would not 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 (MD) 8.4, ``Management of Backfitting, Forward 
Fitting, Issue Finality, and Information Requests (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML18093B087);'' constitute forward fitting as that term is defined and 
described in MD 8.4; or affect issue finality of an approval issued 
under 10 CFR part 52, ``Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for 
Nuclear Power Plants,'' as explained in RG 1.61, licensees would not be 
required to comply with the positions set forth in RG 1.61.

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: December 5, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Stephen M. Wyman,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch, Division 
of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2023-27070 Filed 12-8-23; 8:45 am]
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