[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 242 (Tuesday, December 16, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76420-76421]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-29724]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Withdrawal of Regulatory Guide 3.38.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert G. Carpenter, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-
6177 or e-mail to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing 
Regulatory Guide 3.38, ``General Fire Protection Guide for Fuel 
Reprocessing Plants.'' This guide was released for comment in June 1976 
and provided guidance on acceptable criteria for fire protection 
programs in the design and construction of fuel reprocessing 
facilities. The NRC is withdrawing this regulatory guide because it is 
outdated.
    There are currently no licensees that operate fuel reprocessing 
plants. Additionally, the staff is considering amending the regulatory 
framework for licensing advanced fuel cycle facilities, such as a 
reprocessing facility, and Regulatory Guide 3.38 is currently not 
sufficient guidance for future fuel reprocessing facilities. The staff 
will consider issuing additional guidance in conjunction with a revised 
regulatory framework for licensing a reprocessing facility.

II. Further Information

    The withdrawal of Regulatory Guide 3.38 does not alter any prior or 
existing licensing commitments based on its use. Regulatory guides may 
be withdrawn when their guidance is superseded by congressional action 
or no longer provides useful information.
    Regulatory guides are available for inspection or downloading 
through the NRC's public Web site under ``Regulatory Guides'' in the 
NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections. Regulatory guides are also available for inspection at the 
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), Room O-1 F21, One White Flint North, 
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738. The PDR's mailing 
address is US NRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555-0001. You can reach the PDR 
staff by telephone at 301-415-4737 or 1 800-397-4209, by fax at 301-
415-3548, and by e-mail to [email protected].

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    Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and Commission approval is 
not required to reproduce them.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of December 2008.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrea D. Valentin,
Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
 [FR Doc. E8-29724 Filed 12-15-08; 8:45 am]
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