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Specifically, the NRC seeks public 

comment only on the following three 

specific areas of focus: (1) Deletion of 

considerations for the design 

certification rule, (2) proposed 

acceptance criteria and review 

procedures for the NRC staff’s review of 

the applicant’s assessment of risk from 

accidents that could affect multiple 

modules in facilities with small 

modular iPWRs, and (3) procedures for 

the NRC staff’s review of the results of 

the PRA for non-power modes of 

operation. This revision should clarify 

guidance related to the PRA for nonpower modes of operation and small 

modular iPWRs. 

Following the NRC staff’s evaluation 

of public comments, the NRC intends to 

finalize SRP Section 19.0, Revision 3 in 

ADAMS and post it on the NRC’s public 

Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr0800/. 

The SRP is guidance for the NRC staff. 

The SRP is not a substitute for the 

NRC’s regulations, and compliance with 

the SRP is not required. 

III. Backfitting and Issue Finality 

Issuance of this draft SRP, if finalized, 

would not constitute backfitting as 

defined in § 50.109 of Title 10 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 

(the Backfit Rule) or otherwise be 

inconsistent with the issue finality 

provisions in 10 CFR part 52. The NRC’s 

position is based upon the following 

considerations: 

1. The draft SRP positions, if 

finalized, would not constitute 

backfitting, inasmuch as the SRP is 

internal guidance to the NRC staff. 

The SRP provides internal guidance 

to the NRC staff on how to review an 

application for NRC’s regulatory 

approval in the form of licensing. 

Changes in internal staff guidance are 

not matters for which either nuclear 

power plant applicants or licensees are 

protected under either the Backfit Rule 

or the issue finality provisions of 10 

CFR part 52. 

2. The NRC staff has no intention to 

impose the SRP positions on existing 

licensees either now or in the future. 

The NRC staff does not intend to 

impose or apply the positions described 

in the draft SRP to existing licenses and 

regulatory approvals. Hence, the 

issuance of a final SRP—even if 

considered guidance within the purview 

of the issue finality provisions in 10 

CFR part 52—would not need to be 

evaluated as if it was a backfit or as 

being inconsistent with issue finality 

provisions. If, in the future, the NRC 

staff seeks to impose a position in the 

SRP on holders of already issued 

licenses in a manner that does not 

provide issue finality as described in the 

applicable issue finality provision, then 

the NRC staff must make the showing as 

set forth in the Backfit Rule or address 

the criteria for avoiding issue finality as 

described in the applicable issue finality 

provision. 

3. Backfitting and issue finality do 

not—with limited exceptions not 

applicable here—protect current or 

future applicants. 

Applicants and potential applicants 

are not, with certain exceptions, 

protected by either the Backfit Rule or 

any issue finality provisions under 10 

CFR part 52. Neither the Backfit Rule 

nor the issue finality provisions under 

10 CFR part 52, with certain exclusions, 

were intended to apply to every NRC 

action that substantially changes the 

expectations of current and future 

applicants. The exceptions to the 

general principle are applicable 

whenever an applicant references a 10 

CFR part 52 license (e.g., an early site 

permit) and/or NRC regulatory approval 

(e.g., a design certification rule) with 

specified issue finality provisions. 

The NRC staff does not, at this time, 

intend to impose the positions 

represented in the draft SRP in a 

manner that is inconsistent with any 

issue finality provisions. If, in the 

future, the NRC staff seeks to impose a 

position in the draft SRP in a manner 

that does not provide issue finality as 

described in the applicable issue finality 

provision, then the NRC staff must 

address the criteria for avoiding issue 

finality as described in the applicable 

issue finality provision. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day 

of November 2014. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Joseph Colaccino, 

Chief, New Reactor Rulemaking and 

Guidance Branch, Division of Advanced 

Reactors and Rulemaking, Office of New 

Reactors. 

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Submission for Review: (1) Report of 

Withholdings and Contributions for 

Health Benefits, Life Insurance and 

Retirement (Standard Form 2812); (2) 

Report of Withholdings and 

Contributions for Health Benefits By 

Enrollment Code (Standard Form 

2812–A); (3) Supplemental Semiannual 

Headcount Report (OPM Form 1523), 

3206–0262 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Trust Funds Group of the 

Office of Chief Financial Officer, Office 

of Personnel Management (OPM), offers 

the general public and other federal 

agencies the opportunity to comment on 

changes to the existing information 

collection 3206–0262, Standard Form 

2812, Standard Form 2812–A, and OPM 

Form 1523. As required by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. 

L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. chapter 35), as 

amended by the Clinger-Cohen Act 

(Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is soliciting 

comments for this collection. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until February 6, 2015. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.1. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the Trust Funds Group, Room 4416, 

Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E 

Street NW., Washington, DC 20415, 

Attention: Paul Gvozdov, or sent via 

electronic mail to FundsManagementTrustFunds@opm.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by contacting the Trust Funds 

Group, Room 4416, Office of Personnel 

Management, 1900 E Street NW., 

Washington, DC 20415, Attention: Paul 

Gvozdov, or sent via electronic mail to 

FundsManagement-TrustFunds@

opm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 

401 of the ‘‘Bipartisan Budget Act of 

2013,’’ signed into law by the President 

on December 26, 2013, makes another 

change to the Federal Employees’ 

Retirement System (FERS). Beginning 

January 1, 2014, new employees (as 

designated in the statute) will have to 

pay higher employee contributions, an 

increase of 1.3 percent of salary above 

the percentage set for the FERS Revised 

Annuity Employees (RAE). Section 8401 

of Title 5, United States Code, has been 

amended to add a new definition of 

FERS Further Revised Annuity 

Employees (FRAE). With one exception, 

there is no difference in the FERS basic 

benefit paid to FERS, FERS–RAE, and 

FERS–FRAE employees. (The FERS 

basic benefit for congressional 

employees and Members of Congress 

under FERS–RAE and FERS–FRAE is 

different than the basic benefit paid to 

those groups under FERS.) 

The Office of Management and Budget 

is particularly interested in comments 

that: 

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1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

4. Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

Analysis 

Agency: Trust Funds Group of the 

Office of Chief Financial Officer, Office 

of Personnel Management. 

Title: (1) Report of Withholdings and 

Contributions for Health Benefits, Life 

Insurance and Retirement (Standard 

Form 2812); (2) Report of Withholdings 

and Contributions for Health Benefits 

By Enrollment Code (Standard Form 

2812–A); (3) Supplemental Semiannual 

Headcount Report (OPM Form 1523). 

OMB Number: 3260–0262. 

Frequency: Semiannually for OPM 

Form 1523 and once-per-pay-period for 

the Standard Form 2812 and Standard 

Form 2812–A. 

Affected Public: Public Entities with 

Federal Employees and Retirees. 

Number of Respondents: 100. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 30 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 2700. 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Katherine Archuleta, 

Director. 

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Submission for Review: Application for 

Death Benefits Under the Federal 

Employees Retirement System SF 

3104; and Documentation and 

Elections in Support of Application for 

Death Benefits When Deceased Was 

an Employee at the Time of Death SF 

3104B, 3206–0172 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: 60-day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Retirement Services, 

Office of Personnel Management (OPM) 

offers the general public and other 

Federal agencies the opportunity to 

comment on an extension, without 

change, of a currently approved 

information collection (ICR) 3206–0172, 

Application for Death Benefits Under 

the Federal Employees Retirement 

System and Documentation and 

Elections in Support of Application for 

Death Benefits When Deceased Was an 

Employee at the Time of Death. As 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35) as amended by the ClingerCohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is 

soliciting comments for this collection. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until February 6, 2015. 

This process is conducted in accordance 

with 5 CFR 1320.1. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 

invited to submit written comments on 

the proposed information collection to 

the U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management, Retirement Services, 

Union Square Room 370, 1900 E. Street 

NW., Washington, DC 20415–3500, 

Attention: Alberta Butler or sent via 

electronic mail to 

Alberta.Butler@opm.gov. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by contacting the Retirement 

Services Publications Team, Office of 

Personnel Management, 1900 E. Street, 

NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention: 

Cyrus S. Benson or sent via electronic 

mail to Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office 

of Management and Budget is 

particularly interested in comments 

that: 

1. Evaluate whether the proposed 

collection of information is necessary 

for the proper performance of the 

functions of the agency, including 

whether the information will have 

practical utility; 

2. Evaluate the accuracy of the 

agency’s estimate of the burden of the 

proposed collection of information, 

including the validity of the 

methodology and assumptions used; 

3. Enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information to be 

collected; and 

4. Minimize the burden of the 

collection of information on those who 

are to respond, including through the 

use of appropriate automated, 

electronic, mechanical, or other 

technological collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology, 

e.g., permitting electronic submissions 

of responses. 

SF 3104 is needed to collect information 

so that OPM can pay death benefits to 

the survivor of Federal employees and 

annuitants. SF 3104B is needed for 

deaths in service so that survivors can 

make the needed elections regarding 

health benefits, military service and 

payment of the death benefit. 

Analysis 

Agency: Retirement Operations, 

Retirement Services, Office of Personnel 

Management 

Title: Application for Death Benefits 

Under the Federal Employees 

Retirement System and Documentation 

and Elections in Support of Application 

for Death Benefits When Deceased Was 

an Employee at the Time of Death 

OMB Number: 3206–0172 

Frequency: On occasion 

Affected Public: Individuals or 

Households 

Number of Respondents: SF 3104 = 

12,734 and SF 3104B = 4,017 

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 60 

Total Burden Hours: 16,751 

U.S. Office of Personnel Management. 

Katherine Archuleta, 

Director. 

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Excepted Service 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice identifies 

Schedule A, B, and C appointing 

authorities applicable to a single agency 

that were established or revoked from 

September 1, 2014, to September 30, 

2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Senior Executive Resources Services, 

Senior Executive Services and 

Performance Management, Employee 

Services, (202) 606–2246. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 5 CFR 213.103, 

Schedule A, B, and C appointing 

authorities available for use by all 

agencies are codified in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR). Schedule A, 

B, and C appointing authorities 

applicable to a single agency are not 

codified in the CFR, but the Office of 

Personnel Management (OPM) 

publishes a notice of agency-specific 

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