[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 23, 1997)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 66977]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-33424]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 50

RIN 3150-AF73


Codes and Standards; IEEE National Consensus Standard, Withdrawal

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Direct final rule; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is withdrawing a direct 
final rule that would have amended Commission's regulations to 
incorporate by reference the most recent published version of IEEE Std. 
603-1991, a national consensus standard for power, instrumentation, and 
control portions of safety systems in nuclear power plants. The NRC is 
taking this action because it has received significant adverse comments 
in response to an identical proposed rule which was concurrently 
published in the Federal Register.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Satish K. Aggarwal, Senior Program 
Manager, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Telephone (301) 415-6005, Fax (301) 
415-5074 (e-mail: [email protected]).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 17, 1997 (62 FR 53933), the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission published in the Federal Register a 
direct final rule amending its regulations at 10 CFR 50.55a(h) to 
incorporate by reference the most recently published version of a 
national consensus standard. The direct final rule was to become 
effective on January 1, 1998. The NRC also concurrently published an 
identical proposed rule on October 17, 1997 (62 FR 53975). In these 
documents, the NRC indicated that if it received significant adverse 
comments in response to this action, the NRC would withdraw the direct 
final rule and would consider the comments received as in response to 
the proposed rule and address these comments in a subsequent final 
rule. The NRC has received significant adverse comments on the direct 
final rule. Therefore, the Commission is withdrawing the October 17, 
1997, direct final rule. The public comments received will be addressed 
in a subsequent final rule issued in either a notice of final 
rulemaking or in a notice of withdrawal of the proposed rule.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of December, 1997.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John C. Hoyle,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 97-33424 Filed 12-22-97; 8:45 am]
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