G/TBT/N/USA/2086  
11 January 2024  
(24-0247) 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) [2117]  
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 [  ], 2.10.1 [  ], 5.6.2 [  ], 5.7.1 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
other  [X]: The NRC is issuing for public comment a Draft Guide (DG) in the NRC's 
"Regulatory Guide" series. This series was developed to describe methods that are 
acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the agency's regu lations, 
to explain techniques that the staff uses in evaluating specific issues or postulated events, 
and to describe information that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits 
and licenses.  
4. Products covered (HS or CCCN where applicabl e, otherwise national tariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Vented 
lead-acid storage batteries; Nuclear power plants. Safety (ICS code(s): 27.120.20); 
Galvanic cells and batteries (ICS code(s): 29.220)  
5. Title, numbe r of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Regulatory 
Guide: Installation Design and Installation of Vented Lead -Acid Storage Batteries for 
Production and Utilization Facilities; (2 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Draft gui de; request for comment by 7 February 2024 - The 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft 
Regulatory Guide (DG), DG -1421, "Installation Design and Installation of Vented Lead -
Acid Storage Batteries for Production and Utilization Facilities." This DG is proposed 
Revision 3 of Regulatory Guide 1.128 , "Installation Design and Installation of Vented 
Lead-Acid Storage Batteries for Nuclear Power Plants," and provides methods acceptable 
to the NRC to meet regulatory requirements for the installation design and installation of 
vented le ad-acid storage batteries in production and utilization facilities. It endorses, with 
clarifications, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standard (Std.) 
484-2019, "IEEE Recommended Practice for Installation Design and Installation of Vented 
Lead-Acid Batteries for Stationary Applications."  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of hu man health or safety  G/TBT/N/USA/2086  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
89 Federal Register (FR) 895, 8 January 2024; Title 10  Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 
Parts 50 and 52: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-01-08/html/2024 -00145.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-01-08/pdf/2024 -00145.pdf  
This draft guide; request for comment is identified by Docket Number NRC -2024-0019. 
The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NRC -2024-0019/document  and provides access to 
primary and s upporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also 
accessible from Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number. WTO Members and 
their stakeholders are asked t o submit comments to the USA TBT Enquiry Point . 
Comments received by the USA TBT Enquiry Point from WTO Members and their 
stakeholders by 4pm Eastern Time  on 7 February 2024 will be shared with NRC and will 
also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if receiv ed within the comment 
period.  
9. Proposed date of adoption:  To be determined  
Proposed date of entry into force:  To be determined  
10. Final date for comments:  7 February 2024  
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/2024/TBT/USA/24_00386_00_e.pdf