G/TBT/N/USA/1707  
29 March 2021  
(21-2549) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original:  English  
 
  
NOTIFICATION  
The following notification is being circulated in accordance with Article 10.6  
 
1. Notifying Member:  UNITED STATES OF AMERICA   
If applicable, name of local government involved (Article 3.2 and 7.2):   
2. Agency responsible:  Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) [1736]  
Name and address (including telephone and fax numbers , email and website 
addresses, if available) of agency or authority designated to handle comments 
regarding the notification shall be indicated if different from above:   
Please submit comments to: USA WTO TBT Enquiry Point, Email: usatbtep@nist.gov  
3. Notified under Article 2.9.2 [X], 2.10.1 [   ], 5.6.2 [X], 5.7.1 [   ], other :  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicable, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Nuclear 
power plant engineering; Quality (ICS 03.120), Nuclear energy engineering (ICS 27.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  American 
Society of Mechanical Engineers 2019 -2020 Code Editions (28 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
is proposing to amend its regulations to incorporat e by reference the 2019 Edition 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: Sec tion IST, for nuclear power plants. The 
NRC is also proposing to incorporate by reference the 2011 Addenda to 
ASME  NQA-1-2008, Quality Assurance Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications 
(ASME NQA -1b-2011), and the 2012 and 2015 Editions of ASME NQA -1, Quality Assurance 
Requirements for Nuclear Facility Applications. This action is in accordance with the NRC's 
policy to periodically update the regulations to incorporate by reference new editions of 
the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Codes and  is intended to maintain the 
safety of nuclear power plants and to make NRC activities more effective and efficient.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of the environment; Quality requirements  
8. Relevant documents:   
• 86 Federal Register (FR) 16807, 26 March 2021; Title 10 Code of Federal 
Regulations (CFR) Part 50:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pk g/FR-2021-03-26/html/2021 -06085.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2021-03-26/pdf/2021 -06085.pdf  G/TBT/N/USA/1707  
 
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  This proposed rule is identified by Docket Number NRC -2018-0290. The Docket Folder is 
available on Regulations.gov  at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NRC -2018-
0290/document  and provides access to primary and supporting documents as well as 
comments received. Documents are also accessibl e from Regulations.gov  by searching 
the Docket Number. WTO Members and their stakeholders are asked to submit comments 
to the USA TBT Enquiry Point . Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from 
WTO Members and their stakeholders will be shared with the regulator and will also be 
submitted to the Docket  on Regu lations.gov if received within the comment period. 
Comments received after 25 May 2021 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.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  25 May 2021  
11. Texts available from:  National enquiry point [ ] or address, telephone and fax 
numbers and email and website addresses, if available , of other body:   
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2021/TBT/USA/21_2264_00_e.pdf