[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 148 (Tuesday, August 3, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 46598-46599]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-17612]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Draft Regulatory Guide; Issuance, Availability
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued for public comment a
proposed revision of a guide in its Regulatory Guide Series. Regulatory
Guides are developed to describe and make available to the public such
information as methods acceptable to the NRC for implementing specific
parts of the NRC's regulations, techniques used by the staff in
evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents, and data needed
by the staff in its review of applications for permits and licenses.
The draft guide is temporarily identified by its task number, DG-
1126, which should be mentioned in all correspondence concerning this
draft guide. Draft regulatory guide DG-1126, ``ASME Code Cases Not
Approved for Use,'' is proposed Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 1.193.
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) publishes a new
edition of the Boiler and Pressure Vessel (B&PV) Code every three years
and new addenda every year. The latest editions and addenda of Section
III and Section XI that have been approved for use by the NRC are
referenced in 10 CFR 50.55a(b). The ASME also publishes Code cases for
Section III and Section XI quarterly. Code cases provide alternatives
to the B&PV Code developed and approved by the ASME. Revision 32 of
Regulatory Guide 1.84, ``Design, Fabrication, and Materials Code Case
Acceptability, ASME Section III,'' and Revision 13 of Regulatory Guide
1.147, ``Inservice Inspection Code Case Acceptability, ASME Section XI,
Division 1,'' are being revised to identify the Code cases that have
been determined by the NRC to be acceptable alternatives to applicable
parts of Section III and Section XI. This regulatory guide (DG-1126)
lists the Code cases that the NRC has determined not to be acceptable
for use on a generic basis. A brief description of the basis for the
determination is provided with each Code case. Licensees may submit a
request to implement one or more of the Code cases listed in the guide
through 10 CFR 50.55a(a)(3), which permits the use of alternatives to
the Code requirements referenced in 10 CFR 50.55a provided that the
proposed alternatives result in an acceptable level of quality and
safety. A licensee must submit a plant-specific request that addresses
the NRC's concern about the Code case at issue.
This is a draft guide and does not represent an official NRC staff
position. Because Code cases approved by the NRC in a final guide may
be used voluntarily by licensees as an alternative to compliance with
ASME Code provisions, the final guide will be incorporated by reference
into 10 CFR 50.55a through rulemaking.
Comments may be accompanied by relevant information or supporting
data. Written comments may be submitted by mail to the Rules and
Directives Branch, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; or they may be hand-delivered to
the Rules and Directives Branch, Office of Administration, at 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. Copies of comments received may be
examined at the NRC's Public Document Room, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, MD. Comments will be most helpful if received by September
2, 2004.
You may also provide comments via the NRC's interactive rulemaking
Web site through the NRC home page (http://www.nrc.gov). This site
provides the ability to upload comments as files (any format) if your
Web browser supports that function. For information about the
interactive rulemaking Web site, contact Ms. Carol Gallagher, (301)
415-5905; e-mail [email protected]. For technical information about Draft
Regulatory Guide DG-1126, contact Mr. W.E. Norris at (301) 415-6796 (e-
mail [email protected]).
Although a deadline is given for comments on these draft guides,
comments and suggestions in connection with items for inclusion in
guides currently being developed or improvements in all published
guides are encouraged at any time.
Regulatory guides are available for inspection at the NRC's Public
Document Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD; the PDR's mailing
address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone (301) 415-
4737 or (800) 397-4209; fax (301) 415-3548; e-mail [email protected].
Requests for single copies of draft or final regulatory guides (which
may be reproduced) or placement on an automatic distribution
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list for single copies of future draft guides in specific divisions
should be made in writing to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Reproduction and Distribution
Services Section, or by fax to (301) 415-2289; e-mail
[email protected]. Telephone requests cannot be accommodated.
Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not required
to reproduce them. (5 U.S.C. 552(a))
Dated in Rockville, Maryland this 20th day of April 2004.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael E. Mayfield,
Director, Division of Engineering Technology, Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 04-17612 Filed 8-2-04; 8:45 am]
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