[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 90 (Wednesday, May 12, 2021)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 25977-25978]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-09997]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 50
[NRC-2018-0290]
RIN 3150-AK22
American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2019-2020 Code Editions;
Correction
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule; correction.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a
notice that was published in the Federal Register on March 26, 2021,
regarding its proposed amendment to the regulations to incorporate by
reference the 2019 Editions of the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and the 2020 Edition of the
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Operation and Maintenance of
Nuclear Power Plants, Division 1: OM Code: Section IST, for nuclear
power plants. This action is necessary to correct several typographical
errors.
DATES: The correction takes effect on May 12, 2021.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting
comments on a specific subject):
Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0290. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Dawn Forder; telephone: 301-415-3407;
email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the
individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
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(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 ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and
then 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, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. For
the convenience of the reader, instructions about obtaining materials
referenced in this document are provided in the ``Availability of
Documents'' section.
Attention: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of public documents, is currently closed. You may submit your request
to the PDR via email at [email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209
between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through Friday, except
Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Victoria V. Huckabay, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-5183, email:
[email protected]; or Keith Hoffman, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, telephone: 301-415-1294, email: [email protected]. Both
are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register (FR) on March 26,
2021, at 86 FR 16087 in FR Doc. 2021-06085, the following corrections
are made:
1. On page 16094, in the second column, under the heading Section
50.55a(b)(2)(xxxii) Section XI Condition: Summary Report Submittal, in
the first two sentences, the two occurrences of the phrase ``repair
replacement activities'' are corrected to read ``repair/replacement
activities.''
2. On page 16102, in the third column, under the heading Overall
Backfitting Considerations: Section XI of the ASME BPV Code and the
ASME OM Code, in the first paragraph, the last sentence is corrected to
read ``In this rulemaking, the NRC's proposal to eliminate some older
Section XI editions and addenda from the regulations would not be a
backfit because the editions and addenda of codes being removed are no
longer in use or available for use by licensees.''
3. On page 16103, in the second column, under the heading ASME BPV
Code, Section XI, item 1, the first sentence is corrected to read
``Revise Sec. 50.55a(a)(1)(ii) to remove the incorporation by
reference of the 1975 Winter Addenda, 1976 Summer Addenda, 1976 Winter
Addenda, and the Division 1 1977 Edition through 1994 Addenda and 1998
Edition through 2000 Addenda because they incorporate by reference
older editions and addenda of Section XI that are no longer in use or
available for use by licensees.''
4. On page 16110, in the third column, in the middle of the column,
paragraph (b)(2)(xviii)(D)(1), is corrected to read ``(1) As an
alternative to Note (c) in Table VII-4110-1 of ASME BPV Code, Section
XI, 2010 Edition, the 250 hours of Level I experience time may be
reduced to 175 hours, if the experience time includes a minimum of 125
hours of field experience and 50 hours of
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laboratory practice beyond the requirements for training in accordance
with Appendix VII Subarticle 4220, provided those practice hours are
dedicated to the Level I or Level II skill areas as described in ANSI/
ASNT CP-189.''
5. On page 16111, in the second column, in the middle of the
column, in paragraph (b)(2)(xxv)(A), Mitigation of defects by
modification: First person, the paragraph heading is corrected to read
``Mitigation of defects by modification: First provision''.
6. On page 16112, in the second column, near the bottom of the
column, in paragraph (b)(2)(xliii), Section XI condition: Section XI
Condition: Regulatory Submittal Requirements, the paragraph heading is
corrected to read ``Section XI Condition: Regulatory Submittal
Requirements''.
Dated: May 5, 2021.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cindy K. Bladey,
Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, Division of
Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2021-09997 Filed 5-11-21; 8:45 am]
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