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Tuesday, February 9, 2021 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

10 CFR Parts 50 and 52 

[NRC–2008–0122] 

Criteria for Development of Evacuation 

Time Estimate Studies (NUREG/CR– 

7002, Revision 1) 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: NUREG; issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 1 

to NUREG/CR–7002, ‘‘Criteria for 

Development of Evacuation Time 

Estimate Studies.’’ This revised NUREG 

provides guidance to meet NRC 

requirements for development of 

evacuation time estimates (ETEs) to 

support emergency planning. This 

revision reflects the importance of 

various ETE model parameters based on 

the results of an applied research study 

on ETEs. The format and criteria 

provided in this document will support 

consistent application of the ETE 

methodology and will facilitate 

consistent NRC review of ETE studies. 

DATES: NUREG/CR–7002, Revision 1 is 

available on February 9, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2008–0122 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

information regarding this document. 

You may obtain publicly available 

information related to this document 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to

https://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2008–0122. Address 

questions about Docket IDs in 

Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 

telephone: 301–415–0624; email: 

Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical 

questions, contact the individual listed 

in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION

CONTACT section of this document. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly 

available documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For 

problems with ADAMS, please contact 

the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) 

reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– 

415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@

nrc.gov. NUREG/CR–7002, Rev. 1, 

‘‘Criteria for Development of Evacuation 

Time Estimate Studies’’ is available in 

ADAMS under Accession No. 

ML21013A504. 

• Attention: The PDR, where you may

examine and order copies of public 

documents, is currently closed. You 

may submit your request to the PDR via 

email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov or call 

1–800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737, 

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Todd Smith, Office of Nuclear Security 

and Incident Response, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–287– 

3744, email: Todd.Smith@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Discussion

The ETE is a calculation of the time

to evacuate the plume exposure 

pathway emergency planning zone 

(EPZ), an area around a nuclear power 

plant for which planning is needed to 

ensure that prompt and effective actions 

can be taken in the event of a 

radiological emergency. The ETE is 

primarily used to inform protective 

action strategies within the EPZ and 

may be used to assist in the 

development of traffic management 

plans to support an evacuation. In 

November 2011, the NRC issued 

NUREG/CR–7002, ‘‘Criteria for 

Development of Evacuation Time 

Estimate Studies’’ (ADAMS Accession 

No. ML113010515), as guidance to 

support compliance with ETE 

provisions added to the NRC’s 

regulations in title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations, part 50, appendix 

E, section IV, in a final rule issued on 

November 23, 2011 (76 FR 72560). The 

initial release of this guidance was 

based on previous advancements in the 

development of ETE modeling and 

knowledge gained through research of 

large scale evacuations and staged 

evacuations. 

The revised NUREG/CR–7002 is based 

on an applied research study to 

examine, through modeling and 

simulation, technical subjects associated 

with the use of traffic simulation models 

for ETE studies, documented in 

NUREG/CR–7269, ‘‘Enhancing 

Guidance for Evacuation Time Estimate 

Studies’’ (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML20070M158). Specific areas of 

research included the impact of shadow 

evacuations, evacuation model 

boundary conditions, the use of manual 

traffic control, and the sensitivity of 

various model parameters important to 

ETE studies. The study provided a 

technical basis for revisions to NUREG/ 

CR–7002 to reflect current practices in 

transportation modeling and an 

enhanced understanding of evacuation 

dynamics. The NRC’s intent in revising 

NUREG/CR–7002 is to ensure 

consistency in the development and 

review of ETE studies. 

II. Additional Information

Following development of the revised

guidance, the NRC posted the draft 

NUREG/CR–7002, Rev. 1 to the Federal 

Rulemaking website at https://

www.regulations.gov for a 45-day public 

comment period (85 FR 52930; August 

27, 2020). The NRC held a public 

meeting on September 16, 2020, to 

discuss the scope of the proposed 

revisions. The comment period closed 

on October 13, 2020. In total, the NRC 

received, reviewed, and considered 10 

comments during the development of 

this revision. Of the 10 comments, 7 

were accepted (i.e., the NRC revised the 

draft guidance exactly as 

recommended), 2 were agreed to in part, 

and 1 comment was rejected. In all, nine 

comments resulted in revisions to the 

draft guidance. A detailed report on the 

comment resolutions, including the 

agency’s rationales for each comment’s 

disposition, will be available for review 

in ADAMS under Accession No. 

ML21007A043 and at https://

www.regulations.gov/, under Docket ID 

NRC–2008–0122, within 30 days after 

issuance of the final NUREG/CR–7002, 

Rev. 1. Additionally, in response to 

EPFAQ 2020–01 (ADAMS Accession 

No. ML20206L127), the NRC revised the 

draft guidance to clearly define the 

decennial period as it applies to the ETE 

updates required by 10 CFR part 50, 

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III. Backfitting, Forward Fitting, and 

Issue Finality 

Issuance of NUREG/CR–7002, Rev. 1 

does not constitute backfitting as 

defined in 10 CFR 50.109, ‘‘Backfitting,’’ 

and as described in NRC Management 

Directive (MD) 8.4, ‘‘Management of 

Backfitting, Forward Fitting, Issue 

Finality, and Information Requests’’; 

affect issue finality of any approval 

issued under 10 CFR part 52, ‘‘Licenses, 

Certificates, and Approvals for Nuclear 

Power Plants’’; or constitute forward 

fitting as defined in MD 8.4, because, as 

explained in NUREG/CR–7002, Rev. 1, 

licensees are not required to comply 

with the positions set forth in that 

document. 

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act 

NUREG/CR–7002, Rev. 1, does not 

contain any new or amended collections 

of information subject to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 

et seq.). Existing collections of 

information were approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget, 

approval numbers 3150–0011 and 3150– 

0151. 

V. Congressional Review Act 

The NUREG/CR–7002, Rev. 1, is a 

rule as defined in the Congressional 

Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801–808). 

However, the Office of Management and 

Budget has not found it to be a major 

rule as defined in the Congressional 

Review Act. 

Dated: February 3, 2021. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Mark D. Lombard, 

Deputy Director, Office of Nuclear Security 

and Incident Response. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02584 Filed 2–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

17 CFR Part 210 

[Release No. 33–10876A; 34–90210A; FR– 

88A; IA–5613A; IC–34052A; File No. S7–26– 

19] 

RIN 3235–AM63 

Qualifications of Accountants 

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule; correction. 

SUMMARY: This document makes 

technical corrections to amendments to 

update certain auditor independence 

requirements adopted in Release No. 

33–10876 (October 16, 2020) (‘‘Adopting 

Release’’), which was published in the 

Federal Register on December 11, 2020. 

DATES: Effective June 9, 2021. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peggy Kim, Senior Special Counsel, 

Office of the Chief Accountant, at (202) 

551–5300, Securities and Exchange 

Commission, 100 F Street NE, 

Washington, DC 20549. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We are 

making technical amendments to correct 

§ 210.2–01. Specifically, this document 

amends Instruction 2 published in the 

Adopting Release. Instruction 2.c is 

amended to correct a citation to § 210.2– 

01. 

In document FR doc. 2020–23364, 

which was published in the Federal 

Register on Friday, December 11, 2020, 

at 85 FR 80508, the following correction 

is made: 

§ 210.2–01 [Corrected] 

■ 1. On page 80541, in the first column, 

under ‘‘§ 210.2–01’’ in Instruction 2.c, 

‘‘Revising paragraphs (c)(1)(ii)(A) 

introductory text’’ is corrected to read 

‘‘Revising paragraph (c)(1)(ii)(A)(1) 

introductory text.’’ 

Dated: February 4, 2021. 

Vanessa A. Countryman, 

Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 2021–02615 Filed 2–8–21; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8011–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs 

20 CFR Part 702 

RIN 1240–AA13 

Longshore and Harbor Workers’ 

Compensation Act: Electronic Filing, 

Settlement, and Civil Money Penalty 

Procedures 

AGENCY: Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, Labor. 

ACTION: Withdrawal of direct final rule. 

SUMMARY: On December 14, 2020, the 

Office of Workers’ Compensation 

Programs (OWCP) published a direct 

final rule in the Federal Register 

revising regulations governing 

electronic filing and settlements, and 

establishing new procedures for 

assessing and adjudicating penalties 

under the Longshore and Harbor 

Workers’ Compensation Act (LHWCA). 

Consistent with the Presidential 

directive as expressed in the 

memorandum of January 20, 2021, from 

the Assistant to the President and Chief 

of Staff, entitled ‘‘Regulatory Freeze 

Pending Review,’’ OWCP is 

withdrawing the direct final rule. 

DATES: Effective February 9, 2021, the 

direct final rule published at 85 FR 

80601 on December 14, 2020, is 

withdrawn. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Antonio Rios, Director, Division of 

Federal Employees’, Longshore and 

Harbor Workers’ Compensation, Office 

of Workers’ Compensation Programs, 

(202)–693–0040, rios.antonio@dol.gov. 

TTY/TDD callers may dial toll free 

1–877–889–5627 for further 

information. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

December 14, 2020, OWCP published a 

direct final rule entitled Longshore and 

Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act: 

Electronic Filing, Settlement, and Civil 

Money Penalty Procedures, 85 FR 

80601. This rule would revise the 

LHWCA regulations governing 

electronic filing and settlements, and 

establish new procedures for assessing 

and adjudicating penalties under the 

LHWCA. The comment period for the 

rule expires on February 12, 2021, and 

the rule will become effective March 15, 

2021, unless OWCP withdraws it prior 

to then. OWCP stated that it would 

withdraw the rule if it received 

significant adverse public comment on 

either the direct final rule or a 

simultaneously published companion 

notice of proposed rulemaking. See 85 

FR 80698 (Dec. 14, 2020). 

A new administration assumed office 

on January 20, 2021. On that same date, 

the Assistant to the President and Chief 

of Staff issued a memorandum entitled 

‘‘Regulatory Freeze Pending Review’’ to 

the Heads of Executive Departments and 

Agencies. 86 FR 7424 (Jan. 28, 2021). 

The purpose of the memorandum was 

‘‘to ensure that the President’s 

appointees or designees have the 

opportunity to review any new or 

pending rules.’’ Id. The memorandum 

directs agencies to consider pausing or 

delaying certain regulatory actions for 

the purpose of reviewing questions of 

fact, law, and policy raised therein. 

OWCP believes that the most efficient 

way to implement the memorandum in 

this instance is to withdraw the rule 

rather than delay the effective date. The 

comment period is still open and if 

OWCP receives any significant adverse 

comment, it would have to withdraw 

the rule anyway. Withdrawing the rule 

will also give the new administration 

time to review the rule and consider the 

policies it implements. OWCP is 

simultaneously withdrawing the 

companion notice of proposed 

rulemaking. OWCP intends to offer the 


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