ML011780489
| ML011780489 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/27/1996 |
| From: | Milhoan J Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation |
| To: | Rasin W Nuclear Energy Institute |
| Tovmassian H, NRR/DRIP/RGEB, 415-3092 | |
| References | |
| PRM-50-62 | |
| Download: ML011780489 (3) | |
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Vice President, March 27, 1996 Mr. William H. Rasin, Technical/Regulatory Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 "I" Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-3708
Dear Mr. Rasin:
behalf of the This is in response to your letter dated February 23, 1996, on Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), concerning a petition to amend 10 CFR 50.54(a). Your letter requested that we provide our schedule for resolution on June 12, of this petition. The NRC received the petition for rulemaking The petition, dated June 8, 1995, was docketed as PRM-50-62. The 1995.
50.54(a) to petition requested that the NRC amend its regulations in 10 CFR permit licensees to make certain changes to their quality assurance programs without prior approval from the NRC.
As you noted, the petition was published for 75-day comment in the Federal Register on September 14, 1995, and comments were requested by November 28, 1995. As part of the Federal Register notice (FRN), the staff also requested specific comment on eight issues. NEI provided comments on the FRN and responses to the eight issues, by letter dated November 28, 1995. NEI also provided further information concerning their petition via a draft industry guideline document with examples to assist licensees in implementing and interpreting the petition, Guideline for Quality Assurance Program Description Changes Per 10 CFR 50.54(a). Seventeen other comment letters, including one supplementary letter, were also received. These comments are currently under review by the staff.
Under procedures established by the NRC Executive Director for Operations (EDO), the staff is required to recommend to the Commission whether to deny or grant the petition in whole or in part. The recommendation to the Commission is scheduled to be made by September 14, 1996. If the staff recommendation is to deny the petition following Commission approval, a notice of denial will be published in the Federal Register. If the staff recommendation is to grant the petition, in whole or in part, the rulemaking normally would be completed within 18 months of approval of the staff recommendation.
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Mr. William H. Rasin, Vice President, Technical /Regulatory Nuclear Energy Institute 1776 "I" Street, NW Washington, DC 20006-3708
Dear Mr. Rasin:
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for Operations Under procedures established by. he NRC Executive Director to the Commission whether to deny or (EDO), the staff is required tp recommend to the Commission grant the petition in whole or in part. The recommendation recommendation is 14, 1996. If the staff is scheduled to be made by S'ptember notice of denial will be to deny the petition following Commission approval, a published in the Federal Register. If the staff recommendation is to grant would be completed the petition, in whole ar in part, the rulemaking normally within 18 months of approval of the staff recommendation.
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