[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 27 (Monday, February 10, 1997)] [Notices] [Page 6018] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-3179] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Regulatory Analysis Technical Evaluation Handbook; Availability The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announces the availability of ``Regulatory Analysis Technical Evaluation Handbook'', (NUREG/BR- 0184). This document is a Handbook to be used by the NRC and its contractors in the preparation of regulatory analyses to aid NRC decision-makers in deciding whether a proposed new regulatory requirement should be imposed. In addition, it is anticipated that the Handbook will be useful to the Agreement States in their assessment of new regulatory requirements. The Handbook is an updated and revised version of an earlier document, ``A Handbook for Value-Impact Assessment'' (NUREG/CR-3568), issued by the NRC in 1983. The 1983 document is being updated in this Handbook to accomplish the following objectives:To reflect the content of NRC's Regulatory Analysis Guidelines, NUREG/BR-0058, Rev. 2, issued in November 1995. To expand the scope of the Handbook to include the entire regulatory analysis process and to address facilities other than power reactors. To reflect NRC experience and improvements in data and methodology since the 1983 Handbook was issued. To reflect the guidance in the 1996 document ``Economic Analysis of Federal Regulations Under Executive Order 12866''. This document was prepared by a Federal interagency regulatory working group convened by the Office of Management and Budget. NRC obtained peer review comments on the draft Handbook from the following organizations: Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Brookhaven National Laboratory, Argonne National Laboratory, and Science and Engineering Associates, Inc. The comments of these organizations are reflected in the Handbook. The draft version of the Handbook has also been used by NRC staff members since September 1993 and staff comments have been incorporated. A draft version of the Handbook was made available to the public in September 1993 (58 FR 47160) but comments were not specifically requested. The Handbook is being issued in loose-leaf format to facilitate future revisions. NRC intends to periodically revise the Handbook as new and improved guidance, data, and methods become available. Comments on the Handbook from users and the public are welcome at any time. In particular, the NRC is requesting comments from the Agreement States on the Handbook's value in preparing regulatory documents for state rulemaking actions. Comments should be submitted to: Chief, Rules Review and Directives Branch, Division of Freedom of Information and Publication Services, Mail Stop T-6 D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Copies of NUREG/BR-0184 may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O Box 37082, Washington, DC 20402-9328. Copies are also available from the National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161. A copy is also available for inspection and/or copying for a fee in the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW. (Lower Level), Washington, DC 20037. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of December, 1996. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Frank A. Costanzi, Deputy Director, Division of Regulatory Applications. [FR Doc. 97-3179 Filed 2-7-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P