[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 59 (Tuesday, March 26, 2024)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 20845-20846]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-06392]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 21, 50, and 52
[NRC-2023-0167]
Regulatory Guide: Evaluating Deviations and Reporting Defects and
Noncompliance
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final guide; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing
Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.234, ``Evaluating Deviations and
Reporting Defects and Noncompliance.'' This RG describes methods that
the staff of the NRC considers acceptable for complying with the
provisions of NRC regulations.
DATES: Revision 1 to RG 1.234 is available on March 26, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0167 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 https://www.regulations.gov and
search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0167. 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.
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, at 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: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of
publicly available documents, is open by appointment. 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.
Revision 1 to RG 1.234 and the regulatory analysis may be found in
ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML24038A311 and ML23187A550, respectively.
Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not
required to reproduce them.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amir Mobasheran, Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-8112; email:
[email protected], and Deanna Zhang, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, telephone: 301-415-1946; email: [email protected]. Both
are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Discussion
The NRC is issuing a revision in the NRC's ``Regulatory Guide''
series. This series was developed to describe methods that are
acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the
agency's regulations, to explain techniques that the staff uses in
evaluating specific issues or postulated events, and to describe
information that the staff needs in its review of applications for
permits and licenses.
The proposed Revision 1 to RG 1.234 was issued with a temporary
identification of Draft Regulatory Guide, (DG)-1416 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML23187A549). This revision of this guide (Revision 1) clarifies
the NRC's definition of counterfeit, fraudulent, and suspect items. In
addition, the staff made several editorial changes to conform to the
current format and content of RGs.
Additional Information
The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG-1416 in the
Federal Register on November 17, 2023 (88 FR 80196) for a 30-day public
comment period. The public comment period closed on December 18, 2023.
No public comments on DG-1416 were received.
As noted in the Federal Register on December 9, 2022 (87 FR 75671),
this document is being published in the ``Rules'' section of the
Federal Register to comply with publication requirements under chapter
I of title 1 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR).
Congressional Review Act
This RG is a rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act (5
U.S.C. 801-808). However, the Office of Management and Budget has not
found it to be a major rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act.
Backfitting, Forward Fitting, and Issue Finality
Issuance of RG 1.234, Revision 1, does not constitute backfitting
as defined in 10 CFR 50.109, ``Backfitting,'' and as described in NRC
Management Directive (MD) 8.4, ``Management of Backfitting, Forward
Fitting, Issue Finality, and Information Requests''; affect issue
finality of any approval issued under 10 CFR part 52, ``Licenses,
Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants''; or constitute
forward fitting as that term is defined and described in MD 8.4,
because, as explained in RG 1.234, Revision 1, licensees are not
required to comply with the positions set forth in the RG.
Submitting Suggestions for Improvement of Regulatory Guides
A member of the public may, at any time, submit suggestions to the
NRC for improvement of existing RGs or for the development of new RGs.
Suggestions can be submitted on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/contactus.html.
Suggestions will be
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considered in future updates and enhancements to the ``Regulatory
Guide'' series.
Dated: March 21, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Meraj Rahimi,
Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch, Division of
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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