58270 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 194 / Monday, October 6, 2008 / Notices 

0001, telephone: (301) 415–5944 or email to Valerie.Barnes@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The public meeting announced in 73 

FR 56618 on September 29, 2008, has 

been cancelled and will be rescheduled 

for a later date. The public should go to 

the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission’s (NRC’s) NRC’s Web site at 

http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve.html 

and watch for an announcement of the 

rescheduled public meeting. 

Also in 73 FR 56618, the NRC noticed 

the issuance and availability of DG– 

5026, ‘‘Fatigue Management for Nuclear 

Power Plant Personnel,’’ for public 

comment. This regulatory guide 

provides a method that the staff of the 

NRC considers acceptable for complying 

with the Commission’s regulations for 

managing personnel fatigue at nuclear 

power plants. 

The regulations established by the 

NRC in Title 10, Part 26, of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (10 CFR Part 26), 

‘‘Fitness for Duty Programs,’’ establish 

requirements for ensuring that 

personnel are fit to safely and 

competently perform their duties. 

Subpart I, ‘‘Managing Fatigue,’’ of 10 

CFR Part 26 establishes requirements for 

managing personnel fatigue at nuclear 

power plants. The regulations in 

Subpart I provide a comprehensive and 

integrated approach to fatigue 

management, taking into account the 

multiple causes and effects of worker 

fatigue. The Commission recognizes that 

the potential for excessive fatigue is not 

solely based on extensive work hours, 

but also on other causal factors, such as 

stressful working conditions, sleep 

disorders, accumulation of sleep debt 

and the disruptions of circadian 

rhythms associated with shift work. 

These considerations are reflected in the 

requirements of the rule in order to 

ensure that licensees effectively manage 

worker fatigue and provide reasonable 

assurance that workers are able to safely 

and competently perform their duties. 

II. Further Information 

The NRC staff is soliciting comments 

on DG–5026. Comments may be 

accompanied by relevant information or 

supporting data, and should mention 

DG–5026 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). 

Personal information will not be 

removed from the comments. Comments 

may be submitted by any of the 

following methods: 

1. Mail to: Rulemaking, Directives, 

and Editing Branch, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001. 

2. E-mail to: nrcrep.resource@nrc.gov 

3. Hand-deliver to: Rulemaking, 

Directives, and Editing Branch, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, 11555 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852, between 

7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal 

workdays. 

4. Fax to: Rulemaking, Directives, and 

Editing Branch, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission at (301) 415–5144. 

Requests for technical information 

about DG–5026 may be directed to 

Valerie Barnes at (301) 415–5944 or email to Valerie Barnes. 

Comments would be most helpful if 

received by October 31, 2008. 

Comments received after that date will 

be 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. 

Electronic copies of DG–5026 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/doccollections/. Electronic copies are also 

available in ADAMS (http:// 

www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html), 

under Accession No. ML081960515. 

In addition, regulatory guides are 

available for inspection at the NRC’s 

Public Document Room (PDR), which is 

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 

pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 

Regulatory guides are not 

copyrighted, and Commission approval 

is not required to reproduce them. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day 

of September 2008. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Andrea D. Valentin, 

Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, 

Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear 

Regulatory Research. 

[FR Doc. E8–23514 Filed 10–3–08; 8:45 am] 

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Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the 

ACRS Subcommittee on US–APWR; 

Notice of Meeting 

The ACRS Subcommittee on the US– 

APWR will hold a meeting on October 

23–24, 2008, Room T–2B3, 11545 

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. 

The meeting will be open to public 

attendance, with the exception of a 

portion that may be closed to protect 

information that is proprietary to 

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., and 

its contractors pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c)(4). 

The agenda for the subject meeting 

shall be as follows: 

Thursday, October 23, 2008—8 a.m.– 

5 p.m. 

Friday, October 24, 2008—8 a.m.–12 

noon. 

The Subcommittee will review five 

topical reports and a draft Safety 

Evaluation Report associated with the 

US–APWR Design Certification 

Application. The Subcommittee will 

hear presentations by and hold 

discussions with representatives of the 

NRC staff, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, 

Ltd., and other interested persons 

regarding this matter. The 

Subcommittee will gather information, 

analyze relevant issues and facts, and 

formulate proposed positions and 

actions, as appropriate, for deliberation 

by the full Committee. 

Members of the public desiring to 

provide oral statements and/or written 

comments should notify the Designated 

Federal Official, Mr. Neil Coleman, 

(Telephone: 301–415–7656) five days 

prior to the meeting, if possible, so that 

appropriate arrangements can be made. 

Electronic recordings will be permitted. 

Detailed procedures for the conduct of 

and participation in ACRS meetings 

were published in the Federal Register 

on September 26, 2007 (72 FR 54695). 

Further information regarding this 

meeting can be obtained by contacting 

the Designated Federal Official between 

8 a.m. and 5 p.m. (ET). Persons planning 

to attend this meeting are urged to 

contact the above named individual at 

least two working days prior to the 

meeting to be advised of any potential 

changes to the agenda. 

Dated: September 29, 2008. 

Girija Shukla, 

Acting Chief, Reactor Safety Branch B, 

Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. 

[FR Doc. E8–23537 Filed 10–3–08; 8:45 am] 

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