[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 88 (Monday, May 7, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Page 20103]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09591]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2018-0089]


Acceptance Sampling Procedures for Exempted and Generally 
Licensed Items Containing Byproduct Material

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Regulatory guide; withdrawal.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is withdrawing 
Regulatory Guide (RG) 6.6, ``Acceptance Sampling Procedures for 
Exempted and Generally Licensed Items Containing Byproduct Material.'' 
RG 6.6 is being withdrawn because the NRC amended its regulations 
regarding acceptance sampling procedures for exempted and generally 
licensed items containing byproduct material.

DATES: The effective date of the withdrawal of RG 6.6 is May 7, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0089 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 website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0089. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-
9127; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individuals 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 NRC Library 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. The basis for withdrawal is 
located at ADAMS Accession No. ML18057A304.
     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: Harriet Karagiannis, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-2493: email: 
[email protected] or Richard Struckmeyer, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, telephone: (301) 415-5477: email: 
[email protected]. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    Regulatory Guide 6.6 was published in June 1974 to provide guidance 
on meeting the requirements in Sec.  32.110 of title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR). The RG 6.6 describes a prescriptive 
methodology for determining whether a product should be accepted or 
rejected based on statistical sampling methods. The NRC is withdrawing 
RG 6.6 because in 2012, the regulations in part 32 of 10 CFR were 
amended to remove Sec.  32.110 of 10 CFR (77 FR 43673; July 25, 2012). 
The amendment occurred because the Commission determined that the 
requirements for manufacturers or initial distributors of exempt and 
generally licensed products were in some cases overly prescriptive, 
particularly in the areas of prototype testing and acceptance sampling/
quality control procedures. The new rule was intended to focus the 
regulations on performance rather than procedures. Therefore, the 
guidance contained in RG 6.6 became obsolete and RG 6.6 needs to be 
withdrawn.

II. General Considerations

    The NRC is withdrawing RG 6.6 because it is no longer needed. 
Withdrawal of an RG means that the guide no longer provides useful 
information or has been superseded by other guidance, technological 
innovations, Congressional actions, or other events. The withdrawal of 
RG 6.6 does not alter any prior or existing NRC licensing approval or 
the acceptability of licensee commitments to RG 6.6. Although RG 6.6 is 
withdrawn, current licensees may continue to use it, and withdrawal 
does not affect any existing licenses or agreements. However, RG. 6.6 
should not be used in future requests or applications for NRC licensing 
actions.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of May, 2018.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division of 
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2018-09591 Filed 5-4-18; 8:45 am]
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