[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 166 (Monday, August 27, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 45066]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21580]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Regulatory Guides; Withdrawal

    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is withdrawing Regulatory Guide 
1.120, ``Fire Protection Guidelines for Nuclear Power Plants.'' 
Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 1.120 was issued in November 1977.
    Regulatory Guide 1.120 is being withdrawn because Regulatory Guide 
1.189, ``Fire Protection for Operating Nuclear Power Plants,'' contains 
comprehensive guidance on fire protection, and therefore supersedes 
Regulatory Guide 1.120. However, the withdrawal of Regulatory Guide 
1.120 does not alter any prior or existing licensing commitments based 
on its use.
    Regulatory guides may also be withdrawn when they are superseded by 
the NRC's regulations, when equivalent recommendations have been 
incorporated in applicable approved codes and standards, or when 
changes in methods and techniques or in the need for specific guidance 
have made them obsolete.
    Comments and suggestions in connection with guides currently being 
developed and published guides are encouraged at any time. Written 
comments may be submitted to the Rules and Directives Branch, Division 
of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. (5 U.S.C. 552(a))

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day of August 2001.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Ashok C. Thadani,
Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 01-21580 Filed 8-24-01; 8:45 am]
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