[Federal Register: May 18, 2009 (Volume 74, Number 94)]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2008-0122]
Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of Issuance and Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide,
DG-1237.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Steven F. LaVie, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 415-
1081 or e-mail to Steven.LaVie@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public
comment a draft regulatory guide in the agency's ``Regulatory Guide''
series. This series was developed to describe and make available to the
public such information as methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff
for implementing specific parts of the NRC's regulations, techniques
that the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or postulated
accidents, and data that the staff needs in its review of applications
for permits and licenses.
The draft regulatory guide (DG), titled, ``Guidance on Making
Changes to Emergency Response Plans for Nuclear Power Reactors,'' is
temporarily identified by its task number, DG-1237, which should be
mentioned in all related correspondence. This is a new guide.
The NRC staff's objectives for Title 10, section 50.54(q), of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR 50.54(q)) are to ensure that
licensees (1) Follow and maintain the effectiveness of their approved
emergency plans, (2) evaluate proposed changes to these plans for their
impact on the effectiveness of the plans, and (3) obtain prior NRC
approval for changes that would reduce the effectiveness of the plans.
These actions are essential if these plans are to continue to provide
reasonable assurance that adequate protective measures can and will be
taken in the event of a radiological emergency. The NRC is proposing
changes to 10 CFR 50.54(q) based on lessons learned from operating
experience and at the direction of the Commission. The purpose of this
draft guide is to provide guidance on the implementation of proposed
revision of 10 CFR 50.54(q) with respect to making changes to emergency
response plans. The
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proposed changes to 10 CFR 50.54(q) can be found at the Federal e-
Rulemaking Portal (http://www.regulations.gov) by searching on Docket
ID: NRC-2008-0122.
II. Further Information
The NRC staff is soliciting comments on DG-1237. Comments may be
accompanied by relevant information or supporting data, and should
mention DG-1237 in the subject line. Comments submitted in writing or
in electronic form will be made available to the public in their
entirety through the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS).
Personal information will not be removed from the comments.
Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:
1. Mail to: Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Mail Stop: TWB-05-
B01M, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
2. Fax to: Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Office of
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at (301) 492-3446.
Requests for technical information about DG-1237 may be directed to
Steven F. LaVie at (301) 415-1081 or e-mail to Steven.LaVie@nrc.gov.
Comments would be most helpful if received by September 1, 2009.
Comments received after that date will be considered if it is practical
to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments
received on or before this date. Although a time limit is given,
comments and suggestions in connection with items for inclusion in
guides currently being developed or improvements in all published
guides are encouraged at any time.
Electronic copies of DG-1237 are available through the NRC's public
Web site under Draft Regulatory Guides in the ``Regulatory Guides''
collection of the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/doc-collections/. Electronic copies are also available in
ADAMS (http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html), under Accession No.
ML090080534.
In addition, regulatory guides are available for inspection at the
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), which is located at 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The PDR's mailing address is USNRC PDR,
Washington, DC 20555-0001. The PDR can also be reached by telephone at
(301) 415-4737 or (800) 397-4205, by fax at (301) 415-3548, and by e-
mail to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and Commission approval is
not required to reproduce them.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of May 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrea D. Valentin,
Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering,
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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