[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 102 (Thursday, May 27, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 29785-29786]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-12762]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2010-0187]


Draft Regulatory Guide: Issuance, Availability

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Issuance and Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide, 
DG-1248, ``Nuclear Power Plant Simulation Facilities for Use in 
Operator Training, License Examinations, and Applicant Experience 
Requirements.''

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert G. Carpenter, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone: (301) 251-
7483 or e-mail <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#82d0ede0e7f0f6acc1e3f0f2e7ecf6e7f0c2ecf0e1ace5edf4"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2a7845484f585e04694b585a4f445e4f586a445849044d455c">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public 
comment a draft guide in the agency's ``Regulatory Guide'' series. This 
series was developed to describe and make available to the public such 
information as methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for 
implementing specific parts of the NRC's regulations, techniques that 
the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents, 
and data that the staff needs in its review of applications for permits 
and licenses.
    The draft regulatory guide (DG), entitled, ``Nuclear Power Plant 
Simulation Facilities for Use in Operator Training, License 
Examinations, and Applicant Experience Requirements,'' is temporarily 
identified by its task number, DG-1248, which should be mentioned in 
all related correspondence. DG-1248 is proposed Revision 4 of 
Regulatory Guide 1.149, dated October 2001.
    This guide describes methods acceptable to the staff of the U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for complying with those portions 
of the Commission's regulations associated with approval or acceptance 
of a nuclear power plant simulation facility for use in operator and 
senior operator training, license examination operating tests, and 
meeting applicant experience requirements.

II. Further Information

    The NRC staff is soliciting comments on DG-1248. Comments may be 
accompanied by relevant information or supporting data and should 
mention DG-1248 in the subject line. Comments submitted in writing or 
in electronic form will be made available to the public in their 
entirety through the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management 
System (ADAMS).
    Because your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying 
or contact information, the NRC cautions you against including any 
information in your submission that you do not want to be publicly 
disclosed.
    The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments 
received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those 
persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any 
identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not 
include any information in their comments that they do not want 
publicly disclosed. You may submit comments by any of the following 
methods:
    1. Mail comments to: Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch, 
Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    2. Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to http://www.regulations.gov 
and search for documents filed under Docket ID [NRC-2010-0187]. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, 301-492-3668; e-mail 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#a5e6c4d7cac98be2c4c9c9c4c2cdc0d7e5cbd7c68bc2cad3"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="521133203d3e7c15333e3e33353a3720123c20317c353d24">[email protected]</span></a>.
    3. Fax comments to: Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch, 
Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at (301) 
492-3446.
    Comments would be most helpful if received by August 27, 2010. 
Comments received after that date will be

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considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure 
consideration only for comments received on or before this date. 
Although a time limit is given, 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.
    Requests for technical information about DG-1248 may be directed to 
the NRC contact, Robert G. Carpenter at (301) 251-7483 or e-mail 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#74261b161106005a37150604111a001106341a06175a131b02"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b0e2dfd2d5c2c49ef3d1c2c0d5dec4d5c2f0dec2d39ed7dfc6">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Electronic copies of DG-1248 are available through the NRC's public 
Web site under Draft Regulatory Guides in the ``Regulatory Guides'' 
collection of the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/. Electronic copies are also available in 
ADAMS (http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html), under Accession No. 
ML100770145.
    In addition, regulatory guides are available for inspection at the 
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) located at 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland. The PDR's mailing address is USNRC PDR, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001. The PDR can also be reached by telephone at 
(301) 415-4737 or (800) 397-4205, by fax at (301) 415-3548, and by e-
mail to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4c3c283e623e293f23393e2f290c223e2f622b233a"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="255541570b5740564a50574640654b57460b424a53">[email protected]</span></a>.
    Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and Commission approval is 
not required to reproduce them.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of May 2010.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrea D. Valentin,
Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering, 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 2010-12762 Filed 5-26-10; 8:45 am]
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