Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 143 / Monday, July 27, 1998 / Notices 40141

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Draft Regulatory Guide; Issuance,

Availability

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission

has issued for public comment a

proposed revision of a guide in its

Regulatory Guide Series. This series has

been developed to describe and make

available to the public such information

as methods acceptable to the NRC staff

for implementing specific parts of the

Commission’s regulations, techniques

used by the staff in evaluating specific

problems or postulated accidents, and

data needed by the staff in its review of

applications for permits and licenses.

The draft guide, temporarily

identified by its task number, DG–8022

(which should be mentioned in all

correspondence concerning this draft

guide), is a proposed Revision 1 to

Regulatory Guide 8.15, ‘‘Acceptable

Programs for Respiratory Protection.’’

The guide is in Division 8,

‘‘Occupational Health.’’ This proposed

revision is being developed to provide

updated guidance on the elements of a

respiratory protection program that is

acceptable to the NRC. This draft guide

provides guidance that is in

conformance with the proposed revision

to 10 CFR part 20, ‘‘Standards for

Protection Against Radiation,’’ of

Subpart H, ‘‘Respiratory Protection and

Controls To Restrict Internal Exposure

in Restricted Areas,’’ which was

published recently.

The draft guide has not received

complete staff review and does not

represent an official NRC staff position.

Public comments are being solicited

on Draft Regulatory Guide DG–8022.

The related NUREG–0041, ‘‘Manual of

Respiratory Protection Against Airborne

Radioactive Material,’’ is currently being

revised to be consistent with the

revision to part 20. Comments and

suggestions are also solicited regarding

the scope and content of this NUREG.

Comments may be accompanied by

additional relevant information or

supporting data. Written comments may

be submitted to the Rules and Directives

Branch, Office of Administration, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555. Copies of

comments received may be examined at

the NRC Public Document Room, 2120

L Street NW., Washington, DC.

Comments will be most helpful if

received by September 30, 1998.

You may also provide comments via

the NRC’s interactive rulemaking

website through the NRC home page

(http://www.nrc.gov). This site provides

the availability to upload comments as

files (any format), if your web browser

supports that function. For information

about the interactive rulemaking

website, contact Ms. Carol Gallagher,

(301)415–5905; e-mail CAG@nrc.gov.

Although a time limit is given for

comments on this draft guide,

comments and suggestions in

connection with items for inclusion in

guides currently being developed or

improvements in all published guides

are encouraged at any time.

Regulatory guides are available for

inspection at the Commission’s Public

Document Room, 2120 L Street NW.,

Washington, DC. Requests for single

copies of draft or final guides (which

may be reproduced) or for placement on

an automatic distribution list for single

copies of future draft guides in specific

divisions should be made in writing to

the Office of the Chief Information

Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001, Attention: Reproduction and

Distribution Services Section; or by fax

at (301)415–2289; or GRW1@NRC.GOV

by email. Telephone requests cannot be

accommodated. Regulatory guides are

not copyrighted, and Commission

approval is not required to reproduce

them.

(5 U.S.C. 552(a))

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day

of July 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

John W. Craig,

Director, Division of Regulatory Applications,

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.

[FR Doc. 98–19969 Filed 7–24–98; 8:45 am]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Draft Regulatory Guide; Issuance,

Availability

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission

has issued for public comment a draft of

a guide planned for its Regulatory Guide

Series. This series has been developed

to describe and make available to the

public such information as methods

acceptable to the NRC staff for

implementing specific parts of the

Commission’s regulations, techniques

used by the staff in evaluating specific

problems or postulated accidents, and

data needed by the staff in its review of

applications for permits and licenses.

The draft guide, temporarily

identified by its task number, DG–1069

(which should be mentioned in all

correspondence concerning this draft

guide), is titled ‘‘Fire Protection

Program for Nuclear Power Plants

During Decommissioning and

Permanent Shutdown.’’ The guide is

intended for Division 1, ‘‘Power

Reactors.’’ This draft guide is being

developed to describe methods

acceptable to the NRC staff for

complying with the NRC’s regulations

regarding fire protection programs

during decommissioning for licensees

who have permanently shut down their

operations.

The draft guide has not received

complete staff review and does not

represent an official NRC staff position.

Public comments are being solicited

on Draft Regulatory Guide DG–1069.

Comments would be particularly

welcome on whether there is a need for

additional guidance on the content of

fire hazard analyses.

Comments may be accompanied by

additional relevant information or

supporting data. Written comments may

be submitted to the Rules and Directives

Branch, Office of Administration, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555. Copies of

comments received may be examined at

the NRC Public Document Room, 2120

L Street NW., Washington, DC.

Comments will be most helpful if

received by October 5, 1998.

You may also provide comments via

the NRC’s interactive rulemaking

website through the NRC home page

(http://www.nrc.gov). This site provides

the availability to upload comments as

files (any format), if your web browser

supports that function. For information

about the interactive rulemaking

website, contact Ms. Carol Gallagher,

(301) 415–5905; e-mail CAG@nrc.gov.

Although a time limit is given for

comments on this draft guide,

comments and suggestions in

connection with items for inclusion in

guides currently being developed or

improvements in all published guides

are encouraged at any time.

Regulatory guides are available for

inspection at the Commission’s Public

Document Room, 2120 L Street NW.,

Washington, DC. Requests for single

copies of draft or final guides (which

may be reproduced) or for placement on

an automatic distribution list for single

copies of future draft guides in specific

divisions should be made in writing to

the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555,

Attention: Reproduction and

Distribution Services Section; or by fax

at (301) 415–5272. Telephone requests

cannot be accommodated. Regulatory

guides are not copyrighted, and

Commission approval is not required to

reproduce them.

(5 U.S.C. 552(a))