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Rump (ASPA 151), when conditions 

and ship schedules allow. 

Location: Western Shore of Admiralty 

Bay, (ASPA 128) and Lion’s Rump 

(ASPA 151), King George Island. 

Dates: October 01, 2009 to August 31, 

2010. 

2. Applicant: Permit Application No. 

2010–005, Scott Borg, Director, Division 

of Antarctic Sciences, Office of Polar 

Programs, National Science Foundation, 

4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 

22230. 

Activity for Which Permit Is 

Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially 

Protected Areas. Principal Investigators 

and their teams plan to enter Arrival 

Heights (ASPA 122) to work on projects 

that include, but are not limited to 

operation of an ELF/VLF receiver, 

riometer and magnetometer for studies 

of the earth’s magnetic field and 

ionosphere, high latitude neutral 

mesospheric and thermospheric 

dynamics and thermodynamics, UV 

monitoring, aerosols investigations, and 

pollution surveys. In addition, Crary 

Science and Engineering Center 

Research Associate(s) will need to 

access the site daily for equipment 

monitoring, data acquisition, 

calibrations, and repairs. Official 

scientific visitors may enter the site for 

educational and/or oversight purposes. 

Personnel from the Facilities 

Engineering and Maintenance Center 

and other support departments may 

need to be called upon to perform 

inspections, maintenance or repair 

functions at the facilities within the 

ASPA. Other personnel will need to 

enter APSA 122 to monitor and 

maintain or repair weather equipment 

within the site. OPP Division Directors 

and Program managers may need to 

enter the site for oversight purposes. 

Antarctic Environmental Enforcement 

Officers may enter the site to observe 

and determine whether modifications to 

the Management Plan or the USAP 

implementing procedures are 

warranted. 

Location: Arrival Heights, Ross Island 

(ASPA 122). 

Dates: October 01, 2009 to September 

30, 2014. 

3. Applicant: Permit Application No. 

2010–006, Mahlon C. Kennicutt, II, 

Professor of Oceanography, Department 

of Oceanography, Eller Oceanography & 

Meteorology Bldg., Rm. 608, 3146 Texas 

A&M University, College Station, TX 

77843–1112. 

Activity for Which Permit Is 

Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially 

Protected Areas. The applicant plans to 

enter Arrival Heights (ASPA 122) and 

Hut Point (ASPA 158) to collect soil and 

permafrost samples as part of the 

ongoing environmental monitoring 

program. Samples will also be collected 

from Cape Bird (ASPA 116) as a 

reference control area for their study of 

the temporal and spatial scales of 

various types of disturbance in and 

around McMurdo Station, Antarctica. 

Location: Cape Bird (ASPA 116), 

Arrival Heights (ASPA 122) and Hut 

Point (ASPA 158). 

Dates: November 17, 2009 to 

December 31, 2009. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs. 

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AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of issuance and 

availability of Draft Regulatory Guide, 

DG–1221. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Hixon, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001, telephone: (301) 251–7639 or email to Jeffrey.Hixon@nrc.gov. 

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, ‘‘Control of Stainless Steel 

Weld Cladding of Low-Alloy Steel 

Components,’’ is temporarily identified 

by its task number, DG–1221, which 

should be mentioned in all related 

correspondence. DG–1221 is proposed 

Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 1.43, 

dated May 1973. 

General Design Criterion I, ‘‘Quality 

Standards and Records,’’ of Appendix 

A, ‘‘General Design Criteria for Nuclear 

Power Plants,’’ to Title 10, part 50, 

‘‘Domestic Licensing of Production and 

Utilization Facilities,’’ of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (10 CFR part 50) 

requires that components important to 

safety be designed, fabricated, and 

tested to quality standards 

commensurate with the importance of 

the safety function to be performed. 

Appendix B, ‘‘Quality Assurance 

Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and 

Fuel Processing Plants,’’ to 10 CFR part 

50, requires that measures be 

established to ensure control of special 

processes such as welding and that 

proper testing be performed. This guide 

describes acceptable methods of 

implementing these requirements with 

regard to the selection and control of 

welding processes used for cladding 

ferritic steel components with austenitic 

stainless steel to restrict practices that 

could result in underclad cracking. This 

guide is limited to forgings and plate 

material and does not apply to other 

product forms such as castings and 

pipe. Adequate resistance to underclad 

cracking for these latter items should be 

assured on a case-by-case basis. This 

guide applies to light-water-cooled 

reactors. 

II. Further Information 

The NRC staff is soliciting comments 

on DG–1221. Comments may be 

accompanied by relevant information or 

supporting data and should mention 

DG–1221 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 your comments. You may 

submit comments by any of the 

following methods: 

1. Mail comments to: Rulemaking 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–2009–0276]. Address questions 

about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, 

301–492–3668; e-mail 

Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 

3. Fax comments to: Rulemaking and 

Directives Branch, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission at (301) 492–3446. 

Requests for technical information 

about DG–1221 may be directed to the 

NRC contact, Jeffrey Hixon at (301) 251– 

7639 or e-mail to Jeffrey.Hixon@nrc.gov. 

Comments would be most helpful if 

received by August 31, 2009. Comments 

received after that date will be 

considered if it is practical to do so, but 

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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–1221 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. ML090750044. 

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 25th day 

of June 2009. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Mark P. Orr, 

Acting Chief, Regulatory Guide Development 

Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of 

Nuclear Regulatory Research. 

[FR Doc. E9–15786 Filed 7–2–09; 8:45 am] 

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AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of issuance and 

availability of Draft Regulatory Guide, 

DG–1224. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jeffrey Hixon, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001, telephone: (301) 251–7639 or email to Jeffrey.Hixon@nrc.gov. 

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, ‘‘Control of the Processing and 

Use of Stainless Steel,’’ is temporarily 

identified by its task number, DG–1224, 

which should be mentioned in all 

related correspondence. DG–1224 is 

proposed Revision 1 of Regulatory 

Guide 1.44, dated May 1973. 

General Design Criterion 1, ‘‘Quality 

Standards and Records,’’ and Criterion 

4, ‘‘Environmental and Dynamic Effects 

Design Bases,’’ of Appendix A, ‘‘General 

Design Criteria for Nuclear Power 

Plants,’’ to Title 10, Part 50, ‘‘Domestic 

Licensing of Production and Utilization 

Facilities,’’ of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR Part 50) require 

that components be designed, 

fabricated, erected, and tested to quality 

standards commensurate with the 

importance of the safety functions to be 

performed and that they be designed to 

accommodate the effects of and be 

compatible with the environmental 

conditions associated with normal 

operation, maintenance, testing, and 

postulated accident conditions. 

Appendix B, ‘‘Quality Assurance 

Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants and 

Fuel Reprocessing Plants,’’ to 10 CFR 

Part 50 requires that measures be 

established to ensure materials control 

and control of special processes such as 

welding and heat treating and to ensure 

performance of reliable testing 

programs. This guide describes 

acceptable methods of implementing the 

above requirements with regard to 

control of the application and 

processing of stainless steel to avoid 

severe sensitization that could lead to 

stress-corrosion cracking. This guide 

applies to light-water-cooled reactors. 

II. Further Information 

The NRC staff is soliciting comments 

on DG–1224. Comments may be 

accompanied by relevant information or 

supporting data and should mention 

DG–1224 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 your comments. You may 

submit comments by any of the 

following methods: 

1. Mail comments to: Rulemaking 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–2009–0277]. Address questions 

about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, 

301–492–3668; e-mail 

Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 

3. Fax comments to: Rulemaking and 

Directives Branch, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission at (301) 492–3446. 

Requests for technical information 

about DG–1224 may be directed to the 

NRC contact, Jeffrey Hixon at (301) 251– 

7639 or e-mail to Jeffrey.Hixon@nrc.gov. 

Comments would be most helpful if 

received by August 31, 2009. 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–1224 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. ML090750744. 

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 25th day 

of June 2009. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Mark P. Orr, 

Acting Chief, Regulatory Guide Development 

Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of 

Nuclear Regulatory Research. 

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