[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 112 (Tuesday, June 13, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27085-27086]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12138]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2017-0126]


Superseded or Outdated Generic Communications

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Generic communications; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing 
the selected generic communications because their guidance no longer 
provides useful information, their guidance is superseded by updated 
guidance, or the information can be more effectively made available to 
interested stakeholders by other means.

DATES: The effective date of the withdrawals is June 13, 2017.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2017-0126 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-2017-0126. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual 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]. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available 
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this 
document.
     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: Erika A. Lee, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2065; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Discussion

A. General Information

    The NRC performs periodic reviews of generic communications and 
withdraws them when they no longer provide useful information or are 
superseded by

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technological innovations or updated guidance. A withdrawal includes 
the original generic communication and any supplements or revisions. 
The NRC is currently publishing withdrawals of generic communications 
on a quarterly basis.
    Withdrawal of the original generic communication and supplements, 
if applicable, will not affect the public's ability to obtain this 
information. The original generic communication and supplements will 
remain accessible through ADAMS and the NRC's generic communications 
Web site. The NRC's generic communications Web site will be updated to 
reflect the generic communications status as withdrawn. The generic 
communications Web site is accessible at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/gen-comm/.

B. Withdrawals of Generic Communications

    The following generic communications are withdrawn:
     Generic Letter (GL) 1978-35, ``Regional Meetings to 
Discuss Upgraded Guard Qualifications,'' August 25, 1978 (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML031280394).
    The meeting dates of September 27, October 3, October 5, and 
October 11, 1978, referenced in this GL have passed.
     GL 1978-37, ``Revised Meeting Schedule and Locations for 
Upgraded Guard Qualifications,'' September 12, 1978 (ADAMS Accession 
No. ML031280398).
    The meeting dates of September 27, October 3, October 5, and 
October 13, 1978, referenced in this GL have passed.
     GL 1995-08, Revision 1, ``10 CFR 50.54(p) Process for 
Changes to Security Plans Without Prior NRC Approval,'' April 16, 2014 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML14055A356).
    This GL was issued to withdraw the original GL 1995-08, dated 
October 31, 1995. Since the original GL has been withdrawn, there is no 
longer a need for this revision, and it is also withdrawn.
     Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2013-16, ``Interactions 
Between the NRC and NRC Stakeholders During a Lapse of Agency 
Appropriations,'' October 1, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML110550923).
    This RIS was issued to inform addressees on how to communicate and 
interact with NRC during the Federal Government shutdown of 2013. Since 
the guidance only applied to the Federal Government shutdown of 2013, 
there is no longer a need for this RIS.
     RIS 2013-16, Supplement 1, ``Interactions Between the NRC 
and NRC Stakeholders During a Lapse of Agency Appropriations,'' October 
9, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13273A190).
    This supplement to RIS 2013-16 was issued to notify addressees that 
NRC appropriations no longer supported normal operations, and the NRC 
would be operating at a reduced level. Since the guidance only applied 
to the Federal Government shutdown of 2013, there is no longer a need 
for this RIS.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of June 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Alexander D. Garmoe,
Chief (Acting), Generic Communications Branch, Division of Policy and 
Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2017-12138 Filed 6-12-17; 8:45 am]
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