[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 197 (Thursday, October 12, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 60200-60201]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-16872]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NUREG-1852]


``Demonstrating the Feasibility and Reliability of Operator 
Manual Actions in Response to Fire, Draft Report for Comment''

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of NUREG-1852, ``Demonstrating the 
Feasibility and Reliability of Operator Manual Actions in Response to 
Fire, Draft Report For Comment,'' and request for public comment.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the 
availability of and is seeking comments on NUREG-1852, ``Demonstrating 
the Feasibility and Reliability of Operator Manual Actions in Response 
to Fire, Draft Report For Comment.''

DATES: Comments on this document should be submitted by November 6, 
2006. Comments received after that date will be considered to the 
extent practical. To ensure efficient and complete comment resolution, 
comments should include references to the section, page, and line 
numbers of the document to which the comment applies, if possible.

ADDRESSES: Members of the public are invited and encouraged to submit 
written comments to Michael Lesar, Chief, Rulemaking, Directives, and 
Editing Branch, Office of Administration, Mail Stop T6-D59, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Hand-deliver 
comments attention to Michael Lesar, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
MD, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. Comments may 
also be sent electronically to [email protected].
    This document, NUREG-1852, is available at the Agencywide Documents 
Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on 
the Internet at the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html under Accession No. ML062350285; on the NRC Web site http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/docs4comment.html; and at 
the NRC Public Document Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. The 
PDR's mailing address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555; telephone 
(301) 415-4737 or (800) 397-4205; fax (301) 415-3548; e-mail 
[email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Erasmia Lois, Human Factors and 
Reliability Branch, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone 
(301) 415-6560, e-mail [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

NUREG-1852, ``Demonstrating the Feasibility and Reliability of Operator 
Manual Actions in Response to Fire, Draft Report For Comment,'' 
September 2006

    This NUREG provides criteria that licensees may use to demonstrate 
the feasibility and reliability of operator manual actions in response 
to fire. This NUREG does not clarify circumstances under which 
licensees may use operator manual actions in lieu of fire barriers. 
Licensees should refer to 10 CFR 50.48 and their license bases to 
determine applicable regulatory requirements with respect to operator 
manual actions in fire protection. Additional guidance on regulatory 
requirements pertaining to operator manual actions are provided in 
Regulatory Issue Summary 2006-10, ``Regulatory Expectations with

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Appendix R, Paragraph III.G.2 Operator Manual Actions,'' dated June 
2006.
    Section 9.5.1, ``Fire Protection Program,'' of the Standard Review 
Plan, NUREG-0800, will be revised to incorporate the guidance provided 
by RIS 2006-10 and NUREG-1852.
    The NRC is seeking public comment in order to receive feedback from 
the widest range of interested parties and to ensure that all 
information relevant to developing this document is available to the 
NRC staff. This document is issued for comment only and is not intended 
for interim use. The NRC will review public comments received on the 
document, incorporate suggested changes as necessary, and issue the 
final NUREG-1852 for use.

    Dated at Rockville, MD, this 11th day of September, 2006.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Farouk Eltawila,
Director, Division of Risk Assessment and Special Projects, Office of 
Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. E6-16872 Filed 10-11-06; 8:45 am]
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