[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9518-9519]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-04023]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2015-0231]
Clarification of Licensee Actions in Support of Enforcement
Guidance for Tornado-Generated Missiles
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Interim staff guidance; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing
Interim Staff Guidance (ISG) DSS-ISG-2016-01, ``Clarification of
Licensee Actions in Receipt of Enforcement Discretion Per Enforcement
Guidance Memorandum EGM 15-002, `Enforcement Discretion for Tornado-
Generated Missile Protection Noncompliance.' '' This ISG provides
clarifying guidance for staff understanding of expectations for
consistent oversight associated with implementing enforcement
discretion for tornado missile protection noncompliance per EGM 15-002
and allows consistent enforcement and regulation of licensees that
implement corrective actions outlined in EGM 15-002.
DATES: This guidance is effective on February 25, 2016.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0231 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0231. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact
the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
of this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected].
Interim Staff Guidance DSS-ISG-2016-01, ``Clarification of Licensee
Actions in Receipt of Enforcement Discretion Per Enforcement Guidance
Memorandum EGM 15-002, `Enforcement Discretion for Tornado-Generated
Missile Protection Noncompliance' '' is available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML15348A202.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Todd Keene, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-1994, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Following the issuance of EGM 15-002 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML15111A269), the staff received stakeholder comments
requesting clarification in complying with NRC expectations for
implementing enforcement discretion in accordance with the EGM,
specifically the implementation of compensatory measures and guidance
on addressing operability status of equipment once the EGM is
implemented. The NRC staff has developed ISG DSS-ISG-2016-01,
``Clarification of Licensee Actions in Receipt of Enforcement
Discretion Per Enforcement Guidance Memorandum (EGM) 15-002,
`Enforcement Discretion for Tornado-Generated Missile Protection
Noncompliance,' '' to provide clarification concerning the
implementation of EGM 15-002.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day of February, 2016.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Alex Garmoe,
Acting Chief, Generic Communications Branch, Division of Policy and
Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2016-04023 Filed 2-24-16; 8:45 am]
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