ML24052A079
| ML24052A079 | |
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| Issue date: | 04/19/2024 |
| From: | Meraj Rahimi NRC/RES/DE/RGDB |
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| Shared Package | |
| ML24051A143 | List: |
| References | |
| DG-1421, NRC-2024-0019 RG-1.128, Rev 3 | |
| Download: ML24052A079 (4) | |
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Parts 50 and 52
[NRC-2024-0019]
Regulatory Guide: Installation Design and Installation of Vented Lead-Acid
Storage Batteries for Production and Utilization Facilities
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Final guide; issuance.
SUMMARY
- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 3 to
Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.128, Installation Design and Installation of Vented Lead-Acid
Storage Batteries for Production and Utilization Facilities. This RG describes an
approach that is acceptable to the NRC staff to meet regulatory requirements for the
installation design and installation of vented lead-acid storage batteries in production
and utilization facilities.
DATES: Revision 3 to RG 1.128 is available on April 25, 2024.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0019 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information regar ding 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-2024-0019. Address questions about Docket IDs in
Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301-415-0624; email:
Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individuals listed in the
For Further Information Contact section of this document.
- NRCs 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 NRCs Public Document Room (P DR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at
301-415-4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. 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.
- NRCs 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 PDR.Resource@nrc.gov 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 3 to RG 1.128 and the regulatory analysis may be found in ADAMS
under Accession Nos. ML24052A077 and ML23277A279, respectively.
Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and NRC approval is not required to
reproduce them.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Eudy, Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-415-3104, email: Michael.Eudy@nrc.gov and
Sheila Ray, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-3653, email:
Sheila.Ray@nrc.gov. Both are staff of the NRC, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Discussion
The NRC is issuing a revision in the NRCs Regulatory Guide series. This
series was developed to describe methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for
implementing specific parts of the agencys regulations, to explain techniques that the
staff uses in evaluating specific issues or postulated events, and to describe information
2 that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses.
The proposed Revision 3 to RG 1.128 was issued with a temporary identification
of Draft Regulatory Guide, (DG)-1421 (ADAMS Accession No. ML23277A276.) This
revision of this guide (Revision 3) describes an approach that is acceptable to the NRC
staff to meet the regulatory requirements for installation, inspection, and testing for Class
1E power, instrumentation, and control equipm ent at production and utilization facilities.
RG 1.128, Revision 3 endorses, with clarifications, Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE) Standard 484-2019, IEEE Recommended Practice for Installation
Design and Installation of Vented Lead-Acid Batteries for Stationary Applications.
II. Additional Information
The NRC published a notice of the availability of DG-1421 in the Federal
Register on January 8, 2024 (89 FR 895) for a 30-day public comment period. The
public comment period closed on February 7, 2024. Public comments on DG-1421 and
the staff responses to the public comments are available in ADAMS under Accession
No. ML24052A078.
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 1 of title 1 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR).
III. 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.
IV. Backfitting, Forward Fitting, and Issue Finality
3 Issuance of RG 1.128, Revision 3, does not constitute backfitting as that term is
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; does not affect the issue finality of an approval issued under 10 CFR part 52,
Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants; and does not
constitute forward fitting as that term is defined and described in MD 8.4 because, as
explained in RG 1.128, Revision 3, licensees would not be required to comply with the
positions set forth in the RG.
V. 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 NRCs public website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-
collections/reg-guides/contactus.html. Suggestions will be considered in future updates
and enhancements to the Regulatory Guide series.
Dated: April 19, 2024.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
/RA/
Meraj Rahimi, Chief, Regulatory Guide and Programs Management Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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