[Federal Register Volume 74, Number 94 (Monday, May 18, 2009)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23220-23221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E9-11390]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2008-0122]


Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Issuance and Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide, 
DG-1237.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven F. LaVie, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 415-
1081 or e-mail to [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public 
comment a draft regulatory guide in the agency's ``Regulatory Guide'' 
series. This series was developed to describe and make available to the 
public such information as methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff 
for implementing specific parts of the NRC's regulations, techniques 
that the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or postulated 
accidents, and data that the staff needs in its review of applications 
for permits and licenses.
    The draft regulatory guide (DG), titled, ``Guidance on Making 
Changes to Emergency Response Plans for Nuclear Power Reactors,'' is 
temporarily identified by its task number, DG-1237, which should be 
mentioned in all related correspondence. This is a new guide.
    The NRC staff's objectives for Title 10, section 50.54(q), of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 50.54(q)) are to ensure that 
licensees (1) Follow and maintain the effectiveness of their approved 
emergency plans, (2) evaluate proposed changes to these plans for their 
impact on the effectiveness of the plans, and (3) obtain prior NRC 
approval for changes that would reduce the effectiveness of the plans. 
These actions are essential if these plans are to continue to provide 
reasonable assurance that adequate protective measures can and will be 
taken in the event of a radiological emergency. The NRC is proposing 
changes to 10 CFR 50.54(q) based on lessons learned from operating 
experience and at the direction of the Commission. The purpose of this 
draft guide is to provide guidance on the implementation of proposed 
revision of 10 CFR 50.54(q) with respect to making changes to emergency 
response plans. The

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proposed changes to 10 CFR 50.54(q) can be found at the Federal e-
Rulemaking Portal (http://www.regulations.gov) by searching on Docket 
ID: NRC-2008-0122.

II. Further Information

    The NRC staff is soliciting comments on DG-1237. Comments may be 
accompanied by relevant information or supporting data, and should 
mention DG-1237 in the subject line. Comments submitted in writing or 
in electronic form will be made available to the public in their 
entirety through the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management 
System (ADAMS).
    Personal information will not be removed from the comments. 
Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
    1. Mail to: Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Mail Stop: TWB-05-
B01M, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    2. Fax to: Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Office of 
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at (301) 492-3446.
    Requests for technical information about DG-1237 may be directed to 
Steven F. LaVie at (301) 415-1081 or e-mail to [email protected].
    Comments would be most helpful if received by September 1, 2009. 
Comments received after that date will be considered if it is practical 
to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments 
received on or before this date. Although a time limit is given, 
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.
    Electronic copies of DG-1237 are available through the NRC's public 
Web site under Draft Regulatory Guides in the ``Regulatory Guides'' 
collection of the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/. Electronic copies are also available in 
ADAMS (http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html), under Accession No. 
ML090080534.
    In addition, regulatory guides are available for inspection at the 
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), which is located at 11555 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The PDR's mailing address is USNRC PDR, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001. The PDR can also be reached by telephone at 
(301) 415-4737 or (800) 397-4205, by fax at (301) 415-3548, and by e-
mail to [email protected].
    Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and Commission approval is 
not required to reproduce them.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of May 2009.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrea D. Valentin,
Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. E9-11390 Filed 5-15-09; 8:45 am]
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