G/TBT/N/USA/2079  
21 December 2023  
(23-8749) 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) [2110]  
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 its "Regulatory 
Guide" series, developed to describe methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for 
implementing specific parts of the agency's regulations, to explain tec hniques 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 applicable, otherwise national t ariff 
heading. ICS numbers may be provided in addition, where applicable):  Class 1E 
systems and equipment; Quality (ICS code(s): 03.120); Test conditions and procedures 
in general (ICS code(s): 19.020); Power stations in general (ICS code(s): 27.100); 
Nuclear energy engineering (ICS code(s): 27.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  Draft Regulatory 
Guide: Installation, Inspection, and Testing for Class 1E Power, Instrumentation, and 
Control Equipment at Production and Uti lization Facilities; (3 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Draft guide; request for comment by 19 January 2023 - The 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft 
regulatory guide (DG), DG-1419, "Installation, Inspection, and Testing for Class 1E 
Power, Instrumentation, and Control Equipment at Production and Utilization Facilities." 
This DG is proposed Revision 1 t o Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.30, "Quality Assurance 
Requirements for the Installation, Inspection, and Testing of Instrumentation and Electric 
Equipment (Safety Guide 30)." DG -1419 describes an approach that is acceptable to the 
NRC staff to meet the regulato ry requirements for installation, inspection, and testing for 
Class 1E power, instrumentation, and control equipment at production and utilization 
facilities.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Prevention  of deceptive practices and consumer protection; Protection of 
human health or safety; Quality requirements  G/TBT/N/USA/2079  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
88 Federal Register (FR) 87967, 20 December 2023; Title 10  Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Parts 50 and 52: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-12-20/html/2023 -27961.htm  
https://w ww.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-12-20/pdf/2023 -27961.pdf  
This action is identified by Docket Number NRC -2023-0216. The Docket Folder is available 
on Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NRC -2023-0216/document  
and provides access to primary 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 to 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 19 January 2024 will be shared with NRC and will 
also be submitted to the Docket  on Regulations.gov if received 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:  19 January 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/2023/TBT/USA/23_14796_00_e.pdf