G/TBT/N/USA/2030  
9 August 2023  
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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) [2061]  
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 [  ], 3.2 [  ], 7.2 [  ], 
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 code(s): 03.120); Accident and disaster con trol 
(ICS code(s): 13.200); Radiation protection (ICS code(s): 13.280); Nuclear energy 
engineering (ICS code(s): 27.120)  
5. Title, number of pages and language(s) of the notified document:  American 
Society of Mechanical Engineers 2021 -2022 Code Editions; (19 page(s), in English)  
6. Description of content:  Proposed rule - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
is proposing to amend its regulations to incorporate by reference the 2021 Edition of the 
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code  and the 2022 
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 in accorda nce 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 e ffective and efficient. This amendment also incorporates editorial changes 
that do not change the technical information.  
7. Objective and rationale, including the nature of urgent problems where 
applicable:  Protection of human health or safety; Protection  of the environment; Quality 
requirements  G/TBT/N/USA/2030  
 
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  8. Relevant documents:   
88 Federal Register (FR) 53384, 8 August 2023; Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 50:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-08/html/2023 -16686.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-08-08/pdf/2023 -16686.pdf  
This proposed rule is identified  by Docket Number NRC -2018-0289. The Docket Folder is 
available from Regulations.gov at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NRC -2018-
0289/document  and provides access to primary and supporting 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  by or before 4pm Eastern Time  on 23 October 2023. 
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 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:  23 October 2023  
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_1160 6_00_e.pdf