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are keyed to and codified in the Code of

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10 CFR Part 50 

[NRC–2009–0359] 

RIN 3150–AI72 

Approval of American Society of 

Mechanical Engineers’ Code Cases; 

Technical Corrections 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is amending its 

regulations to make technical 

corrections, including adding three 

inadvertently omitted addenda to 

Section XI, ‘‘Rules for Inservice 

Inspection of Nuclear Reactor Coolant 

Systems,’’ of the American Society of 

Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler 

and Pressure Vessel (B&PV) Code to the 

list of documents approved for 

incorporation by reference; and 

correcting a footnote number. This final 

rule is necessary to inform the public of 

these non-substantive changes to the 

NRC’s regulations. 

DATES: This rule is effective December 

11, 2014. The incorporation by reference 

of the publications listed in this rule 

was previously approved by the Director 

of the Federal Register. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2009–0359 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

information for this action. You may 

obtain publicly-available information 

related to this action by any of the 

following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2009–0359. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Carol 

Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422; 

email: Carol.Gallagher@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 publiclyavailable documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

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

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then 

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. 

• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 

purchase copies of public documents at 

the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington DC 20555–0001; telephone: 

301–287–0949, email: Cindy.Bladey@

nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The NRC is amending its regulations 

in § 50.55a of Title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (10 CFR) to make 

technical corrections. These changes 

include adding three inadvertently 

omitted addenda to Section XI of the 

ASME B&PV Code to the list of 

documents approved for incorporation 

by reference, and correcting a footnote 

number. 

This final rule is necessary to inform 

the public of these non-substantive 

changes to the NRC’s regulations. 

II. Summary of Changes 

10 CFR Part 50 

Insert Missing Addenda. In 

§ 50.55a(a)(1)(ii)(B), three addenda to 

Section XI of the ASME B&PV Code that 

were previously approved for 

incorporation by reference were 

inadvertently omitted in the proposed 

rule and final rule published on 

November 5, 2014 (79 FR 65776). 

Historically, the NRC’s regulations did 

not list all the documents approved for 

incorporation by reference but the 

November 5, 2014, final rule added all 

the documents to bring the NRC’s 

requirements into compliance with the 

Office of the Federal Register’s (OFR) 

revised guidelines for incorporating by 

reference consensus standards. The 

three missing addenda, ‘‘1975 Winter 

Addenda,’’ ‘‘1976 Summer Addenda,’’ 

and ‘‘1976 Winter Addenda,’’ are added 

to § 50.55a(a)(1)(ii)(B). 

Correct Footnote Number. In 

§ 50.55a(e)(1), footnote ‘‘9’’ is 

renumbered as footnote ‘‘7.’’ 

III. Rulemaking Procedure 

Under the Administrative Procedure 

Act (5 U.S.C 553(b)), an agency may 

waive the normal notice and comments 

requirements if it finds, for good cause, 

that they are impracticable, 

unnecessary, or contrary to the public 

interest. As authorized by 5 U.S.C. 

553(b)(3)(B), the NRC finds good cause 

to waive notice and opportunity for 

comment on the amendments, because 

notice and opportunity for comment are 

unnecessary. The NRC also finds good 

cause to make this final rule 

immediately effective because these 

amendments do not require action by 

any person or entity regulated by the 

NRC. The amendments identify three 

addenda to Section XI of the ASME 

B&PV Code which the Office of the 

Federal Register (OFR) has previously 

approved for incorporation by reference. 

In the November 5, 2014, final rule, the 

NRC inadvertently omitted these three 

addenda in its list of ASME Code 

Editions and Addenda approved by the 

OFR for incorporation by reference. The 

amendments also correct a footnote 

number. The final rule does not change 

the substantive responsibilities of any 

person or entity regulated by the NRC, 

and are of a minor and administrative 

nature which corrects an NRC oversight 

in the November 5, 2014 final rule. 

IV. Environmental Impact: Categorical 

Exclusion 

The NRC has determined that this 

final rule is the type of action described 

in categorical exclusion 10 CFR 

51.22(c)(2), which excludes from a 

major action rules that are corrective, 

minor, or nonpolicy in nature and do 

not substantially modify existing 

regulations. Therefore, neither an 

environmental impact statement nor an 

environmental assessment has been 

prepared for this rule. 

V. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement 

This final rule does not contain 

information collection requirements 

and, therefore, is not subject to the 


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U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). 

Public Protection Notification 

The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a person is not required to respond 

to, a request for information or an 

information collection requirement 

unless the requesting document 

displays a currently valid Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) control 

number. 

VI. Plain Writing 

The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub. 

L. 111–274) requires Federal agencies to 

write documents in a clear, concise, and 

well-organized manner. The NRC has 

written this document to be consistent 

with the Plain Writing Act as well as the 

Presidential Memorandum, ‘‘Plain 

Language in Government Writing,’’ 

published June 10, 1998 (63 FR 31883). 

VII. Backfitting and Issue Finality 

The NRC has determined that the 

amendments in this final rule do not 

constitute backfitting and are not 

inconsistent with any of the issue 

finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. 

The amendments are non-substantive in 

nature, and include adding three 

inadvertently omitted addenda to 

Section XI of the ASME B&PV Code to 

the list of documents approved for 

incorporation by reference and 

correcting a footnote number. They 

impose no new requirements and make 

no substantive changes to the 

regulations. The amendments do not 

involve any provisions that would 

impose backfits as defined in 10 CFR 

part 50, or would be inconsistent with 

the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR 

part 52. For these reasons, the issuance 

of the rule in final form would not 

constitute backfitting or represent an 

inconsistency with any of the issue 

finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. 

Therefore, the NRC has not prepared 

any additional documentation for this 

final rule addressing backfitting or issue 

finality. 

VIII. Congressional Review Act 

In accordance with the Congressional 

Review Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 801–808), 

the NRC has determined that this action 

is not a major rule and has verified this 

determination with the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of Management and Budget. 

List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 50 

Antitrust, Classified information, 

Criminal penalties, Fire protection, 

Incorporation by reference, 

Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear 

power plants and reactors, Radiation 

protection, Reactor siting criteria, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble and under the authority of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; 

the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, 

as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553, 

the NRC is adopting the following 

amendments to 10 CFR part 50. 

PART 50—DOMESTIC LICENSING OF 

PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION 

FACILITIES 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 50 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Atomic Energy Act secs. 102, 

103, 104, 105, 147, 149, 161, 181, 182, 183, 

186, 189, 223, 234 (42 U.S.C. 2132, 2133, 

2134, 2135, 2167, 2169, 2201, 2231, 2232, 

2233, 2236, 2239, 2273, 2282); Energy 

Reorganization Act secs. 201, 202, 206 (42 

U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846); Nuclear Waste 

Policy Act sec. 306 (42 U.S.C. 10226); 

Government Paperwork Elimination Act sec. 

1704 (44 U.S.C. 3504 note); Energy Policy Act 

of 2005, Pub. L. 109–58, 119 Stat. 194 (2005). 

Section 50.7 also issued under Pub. L. 95– 

601, sec. 10, as amended by Pub. L. 102–486, 

sec. 2902 (42 U.S.C. 5851). Section 50.10 also 

issued under Atomic Energy Act secs. 101, 

185 (42 U.S.C. 2131, 2235); National 

Environmental Protection Act sec. 102 (42 

U.S.C. 4332). Sections 50.13, 50.54(d), and 

50.103 also issued under Atomic Energy Act 

sec. 108 (42 U.S.C. 2138). Sections 50.23, 

50.35, 50.55, and 50.56 also issued under 

Atomic Energy Act sec. 185 (42 U.S.C. 2235). 

Appendix Q also issued under National 

Environmental Protection Act sec. 102 (42 

U.S.C. 4332). Sections 50.34 and 50.54 also 

issued under sec. 204 (42 U.S.C. 5844). 

Sections 50.58, 50.91, and 50.92 also issued 

under Pub. L. 97–415 (42 U.S.C. 2239). 

Section 50.78 also issued under Atomic 

Energy Act sec. 122 (42 U.S.C. 2152). 

Sections 50.80–50.81 also issued under 

Atomic Energy Act sec. 184 (42 U.S.C. 2234). 

■ 2. In § 50.55a, add paragraphs 

(a)(1)(ii)(B)(5) through (7) to read as 

follows: 

§ 50.55a Codes and standards. 

(a) * * * 

(1) * * * 

(ii) * * * 

(B) * * * 

(5) 1975 Winter Addenda, 

(6) 1976 Summer Addenda, and 

(7) 1976 Winter Addenda. 

* * * * * 

§ 50.55a [Amended] 

■ 3. In § 50.55a, paragraph (e)(1), in the 

second sentence, remove footnote ‘‘9’’ 

and add, in its place, footnote ‘‘7’’. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day 

of December 2014. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Cindy Bladey, 

Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives 

Branch, Division of Administrative Services, 

Office of Administration. 

[FR Doc. 2014–29037 Filed 12–10–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 25 

[Docket No.: FAA–2013–0142; Amdt. No. 

25–141] 

RIN 2120–AK12 

Harmonization of Airworthiness 

Standards—Gust and Maneuver Load 

Requirements 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: This final rule amends certain 

airworthiness regulations for transport 

category airplanes, based on 

recommendations from the FAAsponsored Aviation Rulemaking 

Advisory Committee (ARAC). This 

amendment eliminates regulatory 

differences between the airworthiness 

standards of the FAA and European 

Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). It does 

not add new requirements beyond what 

manufacturers currently meet for EASA 

certification and does not affect current 

industry design practices. This final rule 

revises the pitch maneuver design loads 

criteria; revises the gust and turbulence 

design loads criteria; revises the 

application of gust loads to engine 

mounts, high lift devices, and other 

control surfaces; adds a ‘‘round-theclock’’ discrete gust criterion and a 

multi-axis discrete gust criterion for 

airplanes equipped with wing-mounted 

engines; revises the engine torque loads 

criteria; adds an engine failure dynamic 

load condition; revises the ground gust 

design loads criteria; revises the criteria 

used to establish the rough air design 

speed; and requires the establishment of 

a rough air Mach number. 

DATES: Effective February 9, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: For information on where to 

obtain copies of rulemaking documents 

and other information related to this 

final rule, see ‘‘How To Obtain 

Additional Information’’ in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

technical questions concerning this 

action, contact Todd Martin, Airframe 

and Cabin Safety Branch, ANM–115, 


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