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provide additional information on the 

rate of degradation. 

6. Acceptance Criteria: Bolted 

connections must meet the 

manufacturer’s minimum torque 

specifications, or the resistance of 

bolted joints must meet required 

specifications. Bus ducts are to be free 

from any surface anomalies that suggest 

that conductor insulation degradation 

exists. An additional acceptance 

criterion includes no indication of 

unacceptable corrosion, cracking, 

foreign debris, dust buildup, or moisture 

intrusion. Any condition or situation 

that, if not corrected, could lead to a 

loss of intended function is considered 

unacceptable. 

7. Corrective Actions: Further 

investigation and evaluation is 

performed when the acceptance 

criterion is not met. Corrective actions 

may include but are not limited to 

sample expansion, increased inspection 

frequency, and replacement or repair of 

the affected bus duct insulation 

components. When an unacceptable or 

situation is identified, a determination 

shall be made as to whether the same 

condition or situation is applicable to 

other areas, and sample expansion shall 

include those areas. As discussed in the 

appendix to this report, the staff finds 

the requirements of 10 CFR part 50, 

appendix B, acceptable to address 

corrective actions. 

8. Confirmation Process: As discussed 

in the appendix to this report, the staff 

finds the requirements of 10 CFR part 

50, appendix B, acceptable to address 

the confirmation process. 

9. Administrative Controls: As 

discussed in the appendix to this report, 

the staff finds the requirements of 10 

CFR part 50, appendix B, acceptable to 

address administrative controls. 

10. Operating experience: Industry 

operating experience has demonstrated 

that the failures of bus ducts are caused 

by cracked insulation of the bus 

combined with moisture or debris 

buildup internal to the bus ducts. It has 

also been shown that bus duct internals 

exposed to appreciable ohmic heating 

during operation may experience 

loosening of bolted connections related 

to repeated cycling of connected loads.

References 

1. IEEE Std. P1205–2000, IEEE Guide for 

Assessing, Monitoring and Mitigating Aging 

Effects on Class 1E Equipment Used in 

Nuclear Power Generating Stations. 

2. SAND 96–0344, Aging Management 

Guideline for Commercial Nuclear Power 

Plants—Electrical Cable and Terminations, 

prepared by Sandia National Laboratories for 

the U.S. Department of Energy, September 

1996. 

3. EPRI TR–109619, Guideline for the 

Management of Adverse Localized 

Equipment Environments, Electric Power 

Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA, June 1999. 

4. EPRI TR–104213, Bolted Joint 

Maintenance & Application Guide, Electric 

Power Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA, 

December 1995. 

5. NRC Information Notice 89–64, 

‘‘Electrical Bus Bar Failures.’’

6. NRC Information Notice 98–36, 

‘‘Inadequate or Poorly Controlled, NonSafety-Related Maintenance Activities 

Unnecessary Challenged Safety Systems.’’

7. NRC Information Notice 2000–14, ‘‘NonVital Bus Fault Leads to Fire and Loss of 

Offsite Power.’’

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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY 

CORPORATION 

Submission of Information Collection 

for OMB Review; Comment Request; 

Liability for Termination of SingleEmployer Plans

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of request for extension 

of OMB approval. 

SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation (‘‘PBGC’’) is requesting that 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(‘‘OMB’’) extend approval, under the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, of a 

collection of information in its 

regulation on Liability for Termination 

of Single-Employer Plans, 29 CFR Part 

4062 (OMB control number 1212–0017; 

expires January 31, 2005). This notice 

informs the public of the PBGC’s request 

and solicits public comment on the 

collection of information.

DATES: Comments should be submitted 

by January 24, 2005.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be 

mailed to the Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs of the Office of 

Management and Budget, Attention: 

Desk Officer for Pension Benefit 

Guaranty Corporation, Washington, DC 

20503. Copies of the request for 

extension (including the collection of 

information) may be obtained without 

charge by writing to or visiting the 

PBGC’s Communications and Public 

Affairs Department, suite 240, 1200 K 

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005–

4026, or calling (202) 326–4040. (TTY 

and TDD users may call (800) 877–8339 

and request connection to (202) 326–

4040). The regulation on Employer 

Liability can be accessed on the PBGC’s 

Web site at http://www.pbgc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Thomas H. Gabriel, Attorney, Office of 

the General Counsel, Pension Benefit 

Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20005–4026, 

(202) 326–4024. (For TTY and TDD, call 

(800) 877–8339 and request connection 

to (202) 326–4024).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

4062 of the Employee Retirement 

Income Security Act of 1974 provides 

that the contributing sponsor of a singleemployer pension plan and members of 

the sponsor’s controlled group (‘‘the 

employer’’) incur liability (‘‘employer 

liability’’) if the plan terminates with 

assets insufficient to pay benefit 

liabilities under the plan. The PBGC’s 

statutory lien for employer liability and 

the payment terms for employer liability 

are affected by whether and to what 

extent employer liability exceeds 30 

percent of the employer’s net worth. 

Section 4062.6 of the PBGC’s 

employer liability regulation (29 CFR 

4062.6) requires a contributing sponsor 

or member of the contributing sponsor’s 

controlled group who believes employer 

liability upon plan termination exceeds 

30 percent of the employer’s net worth 

to so notify the PBGC and to submit net 

worth information. This information is 

necessary to enable the PBGC to 

determine whether and to what extent 

employer liability exceeds 30 percent of 

the employer’s net worth. 

The collection of information under 

the regulation has been approved by 

OMB under control number 1212–0017 

(expires January 31, 2005). The PBGC is 

requesting that OMB extend its approval 

for three years. An agency may not 

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not 

required to respond to, a collection of 

information unless it displays a 

currently valid OMB control number. 

The PBGC estimates that an average of 

5 contributing sponsors or controlled 

group members per year will respond to 

this collection of information. The 

PBGC further estimates that the average 

annual burden of this collection of 

information will be 12 hours and $3,300 

per respondent, with an average total 

annual burden of 60 hours and $16,500.

Issued in Washington, DC, this 20th day of 

December, 2004. 

Stuart A. Sirkin, 

Director, Corporate Policy and Research 

Department, Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation.

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