[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 22, 2023)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 17165-17166]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-05796]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 73

[NRC-2022-0157]


Draft Regulatory Guide: Perimeter Intrusion Alarm Systems

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Proposed guide; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On February 21, 2023, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) solicited comments on draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-5065, 
``Perimeter Intrusion Alarm Systems.'' The public comment period was 
originally scheduled to close on March 23, 2023. The NRC has decided to 
extend the public comment period to allow more time for members of the 
public to develop and submit their comments.

DATES: The due date for comments requested in the document published on 
February 21, 2023 (88 FR 10481) is extended. Comments should be filed 
no later than May 22, 2023. Comments received after this date will be 
considered, if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to 
ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods; 
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal rulemaking website:
     Federal rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2022-0157. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected]. For technical 
questions, contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER 
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document.
     Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: 
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Al Tardiff, Office of Nuclear Security 
and Incident Response, telephone: 301-287-3613, email: 
[email protected], or Stanley Gardocki, Office of Nuclear Regulatory 
Research, telephone: 301-415-1067, email: [email protected]. 
Both are staff members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2022-0157 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information regarding this action. You may 
obtain publicly available information related to this action, by any of 
the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2022-0157.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, 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, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White 
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make 
an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

B. Submitting Comments

    The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please 
include Docket ID NRC-2022-0157 in your comment submission.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information that you do not want to be publicly

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disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment 
submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment 
submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment 
submissions to remove identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should 
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

II. Discussion

    On February 21, 2023, the NRC published a document in the Federal 
Register (88 FR 10481) soliciting comments on DG-5065, ``Perimeter 
Intrusion Alarm Systems'' (ADAMS Accession No. ML22194A912). This DG 
provides implementing guidance acceptable to the NRC staff for meeting 
requirements in NRC regulations related to the functions of perimeter 
intrusion detection sensors and detection methods. The DG provides 
guidance on sensors and methods that can be integrated to form an 
effective perimeter intrusion detection system. In addition, the DG 
provides guidance on selecting perimeter intrusion detection systems 
and on applications for nuclear power reactors, independent spent fuel 
storage installations, and certain special nuclear material processing 
facilities. The comment period was originally scheduled to close on 
March 23, 2023. Upon the request of the Nuclear Energy Institute, the 
NRC has decided to extend the public comment period on this document 
until May 22, 2023, to allow more time for members of the public to 
submit their comments.
    As noted in the Federal Register on December 9, 2022 (87 FR 75671), 
this document is being published in the ``Proposed Rules'' section of 
the Federal Register to comply with publication requirements under 
chapter 1 of title I of the Code of Federal Regulations.

    Dated: March 16, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Meraj Rahimi,
Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs, Management Branch, Division of 
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2023-05796 Filed 3-21-23; 8:45 am]
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