ML23304A204
| ML23304A204 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 06/27/2024 |
| From: | Cindy Bladey Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
| To: | Potts O US National Archives & Records Admin (NARA), Office of Federal Register |
| Bladey, Cindy 301-415-3280 | |
| References | |
| NRC-2018-0291, RIN 3150-AK23, IBR-2024-00111 | |
| Download: ML23304A204 (2) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001
June, 2024
Mr. Oliver Potts, Director Office of the Federal Register (F)
The National Archives and Records Administration 8601 Adelphi Road College Park, MD 20740-6001
Dear Director Potts:
In accordance with Part 51 of Title 1 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), we request that you approve the incorporation by reference of the material listed below into 10 CFR 50.55a, Codes and standards. We have uploaded a copy of each item to be incorporated by reference and a draft copy of the final rule entitled, American Society of Mechanical Engineers Code Cases and Update Frequency (RIN 3150-AK23; NRC-2018-0291), to the Office of the Federal Registers FTP web portal.
Please note that Section XIV, Incorporation by ReferenceReasonable Availability to Interested Parties, of the draft final rule discusses the reasonable availability of the materials to be incorporated by reference and the NRCs interactions regarding those materials during the rulemaking process with the standards organizations and the public.Section V, Section-by-Section Analysis, in the draft final rule also includes a detailed discussion of the materials to be incorporated by reference.
The following materials will be referenced in § 50.55a(a)(3), and are listed here:
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC): Public Document Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852; telephone: 1-800-397-4209; email: pdr.resource@nrc.gov ;
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/.
1.NRC Regulatory Guide RG 1.84, Regulatory Guide 1.84: Design, Fabrication, and Materials Code Case Acceptability, ASME Section III, Revision 40, issued March 2024; IBR for 50.55a(a)(3)(i).
2.NRC Regulatory Guide RG 1.147, Regulatory Guide 1.147: Inservice Inspection Code Case Acceptability, ASME Section XI, Division 1, Revision 21, issued March 2024; IBR for 50.55a(a)(3)(ii).
3.NRC Regulatory Guide RG 1.192, Regulatory Guide 1.192: Operation and Maintenance Code Case Acceptability, ASME OM Code, Revision 5, issued March 2024; IBR for 50.55a(a)(3)(iii).
The following standard(s) are currently approved for the sections in which they appear in the draft rule, and we are not requesting any changes: ASME BPV Code,Section XI, ASME OM Code.
Was there a proposed rule published for this rulemaking? YesFR Doc. 2023-03742; 88 FR 13717 ; March 6, 2023.
Did the proposed rule contain regulatory text? Yes.
Does the IBR in this draft final rule generally match the proposed rule? Yes.
Please contact Helen Chang of my staff at 301-415-3228 or by email at Helen.Chang@nrc.gov if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Cindy Bladey Federal Register Liaison Officer