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Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 

1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by 

email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 

ADAMS accession number for each 

document referenced (if it is available in 

ADAMS) is provided the first time that 

it is mentioned in this document. The 

RG is available in ADAMS under 

Accession No. ML17207A293. 

• 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. 

Regulatory guides are not 

copyrighted, and NRC approval is not 

required to reproduce them. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Ashley Ferguson, Office of New 

Reactors, telephone: 301–415–6638, 

email: Ashley.Ferguson@nrc.gov, and 

Stephen Burton, Office of Nuclear 

Regulatory Research, telephone: 301– 

415–7000, email: Stephen.Burton@

nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Discussion 

The NRC is issuing a revision to an 

existing guide in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory 

Guide’’ series. This series was 

developed to describe and make 

available to the public information 

regarding methods that are acceptable to 

the NRC staff for implementing specific 

parts of the agency’s regulations, 

techniques that the NRC staff uses in 

evaluating specific issues or postulated 

events, and data that the NRC staff 

needs in its review of applications for 

permits and licenses. 

Revision 5 of RG 1.28 was issued with 

a temporary identification of Draft 

Regulatory Guide, DG–1326. This 

revision of the guide (Revision 5) 

updates the guidance to endorse, with 

clarification or exceptions, multiple 

revisions of the American Society of 

Mechanical Engineers standard NQA–1 

titled ‘‘Quality Assurance Requirements 

for Nuclear Facility Applications.’’ 

II. Additional Information 

The NRC published a notice of the 

availability of DG–1326 in the Federal 

Register on March 27, 2017 (82 FR 

15242), for a 60-day public comment 

period. The public comment period 

closed on May 26, 2017. Public 

comments on DG–1326 and the staff 

responses to the public comments are 

available in ADAMS under Accession 

No. ML17207A289. 

III. Congressional Review Act 

This RG is a rule as defined in the 

Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 

801–808). However, the Office of 

Management and Budget has not found 

it to be a major rule as defined in the 

Congressional Review Act. 

IV. Backfitting and Issue Finality 

This RG 1.28 describes methods that 

the NRC considers acceptable for 

establishing and implementing a QA 

program for the design and construction 

of nuclear power plants and fuel 

reprocessing plants. Issuance of this RG 

does not constitute backfitting as 

defined in § 50.109 of title 10 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), 

(the Backfit Rule) and is not otherwise 

inconsistent with the issue finality 

provisions in part 52. As discussed in 

the ‘‘Implementation’’ section of this 

RG, the NRC has no current intention to 

impose this guidance on holders of 

current operating licenses or combined 

licenses. 

This RG may be applied to 

applications for operating licenses, 

combined licenses, early site permits, 

and certified design rules docketed by 

the NRC as of the date of issuance of 

this RG, as well as future applications 

submitted after the issuance of the 

regulatory guide. Such action would not 

constitute backfitting as defined in the 

Backfit Rule or be otherwise 

inconsistent with the applicable issue 

finality provision in part 52, inasmuch 

as such applicants or potential 

applicants are not within the scope of 

entities protected by the Backfit Rule or 

the relevant issue finality provisions in 

part 52. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day 

of October, 2017. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Edward O’Donnell, 

Acting Chief, Regulatory Guidance and 

Generic Issues Branch, Division of 

Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory 

Research. 

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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

Summary: In accordance with the 

requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of 

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

which provides opportunity for public 

comment on new or revised data 

collections, the Railroad Retirement 

Board (RRB) will publish periodic 

summaries of proposed data collections. 

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether 

the proposed information collection is 

necessary for the proper performance of 

the functions of the agency, including 

whether the information has practical 

utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s 

estimate of the burden of the collection 

of the information; (c) ways to enhance 

the quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected; and (d) 

ways to minimize the burden related to 

the collection of information on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

1. Title and purpose of information 

collection: RUIA Claims Notification 

and Verification System; OMB 3220– 

0171. Section 5(b) of the Railroad 

Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), 

requires that effective January 1, 1990, 

when a claim for benefits is filed with 

the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), 

the RRB shall provide notice of the 

claim to the claimant’s base year 

employer(s) to provide them an 

opportunity to submit information 

relevant to the claim before making an 

initial determination. If the RRB 

determines to pay benefits to the 

claimant under the RUIA, the RRB shall 

notify the base-year employer(s). 

The purpose of the RUIA Claims 

Notification and Verification System is 

to provide two notices, pre-payment 

Form ID–4K, Prepayment Notice of 

Employees’ Applications and Claims for 

Benefits Under the Railroad 

Unemployment Insurance Act, and postpayment Form ID–4E, Notice of RUIA 

Claim Determination. Prepayment Form 

ID–4K provides notice to a claimant’s 

base-year employer(s), of each 

unemployment application and 

unemployment and sickness claim filed 

for benefits under the RUIA and 

provides the employer an opportunity to 

convey information relevant to the 

proper adjudication of the claim. 

The railroad employer can elect to 

receive Form ID–4K by one of three 

options: A computer-generated paper 

notice, by Electronic Data Interchange 

(EDI), or online via the RRB’s Employer 

Reporting System (ERS). The railroad 

employer can respond to the ID–4K 

notice by telephone, manually by 

mailing a completed ID–4K back to the 

RRB, or electronically via EDI or ERS. 

Completion is voluntary. The RRB 

proposes to replace using EDI with the 

use of secure File Transfer Protocol 

(FTP), which is the standard network 

protocol used for transferring files 

between a railroad employer and the 

RRB. The RRB proposes no changes to 

the other versions of the ID–4K. 

Once the RRB determines to pay a 

claim post-payment Form Letter ID–4E, 

Notice of RUIA Claim Determination, is 

used to notify the base-year employer(s). 

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opportunity to challenge the claim for 

benefits. 

The ID–4E mainframe-generated 

paper notice, EDI, and Internet versions 

are transmitted on a daily basis, 

generally on the same day that the 

claims are approved for payment. 

Railroad employers who are mailed 

Form ID–4E are instructed to write if 

they want a reconsideration of the RRB’s 

determination to pay. Employers who 

receive the ID–4E electronically, may 

file a reconsideration request by 

completing the ID–4E by either EDI or 

ERS. Completion is voluntary. The RRB 

proposes to replace using EDI with the 

use of secure File Transfer Protocol 

(FTP). The RRB proposes no changes to 

the other versions of the ID–4E. 

ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN

Form No. Annual 

responses 

Time 

(minutes) 

Burden 

(hours) 

ID–4K (Manual) ............................................................................................................................ 1,250 2 42 

ID–4K (FTP) ................................................................................................................................. 16,500 (*) 210 

ID–4K (Internet) ........................................................................................................................... 64,000 2 2,133 

ID–4E (Manual) ............................................................................................................................ 50 2 2 

ID–4E (Internet) ........................................................................................................................... 120 2 4 

Total ...................................................................................................................................... 81,920 ........................ 2,391 

* The burden for the 5 participating employers who transmit FTP responses is calculated at 10 minutes each per day, 251 workdays a year or 

210 total hours of burden. 

2. Title and purpose of information 

collection: Request for Internet Services, 

OMB 3220–0198. The RRB uses a 

Personal Identification Number (PIN)/ 

Password system that allows RRB 

customers to conduct business with the 

agency electronically. As part of the 

system, the RRB collects information 

needed to establish a unique PIN/ 

Password that allows customer access to 

RRB Internet-based services. The 

information collected is matched against 

records of the railroad employee that are 

maintained by the RRB. If the 

information is verified, the request is 

approved and the RRB mails a Password 

Request Code (PRC) to the requestor. If 

the information provided cannot be 

verified, the requestor is advised to 

contact the nearest field office of the 

RRB to resolve the discrepancy. Once a 

PRC is obtained from the RRB, the 

requestor can apply for a PIN/Password 

online. Once the PIN/Password has been 

established, the requestor has access to 

RRB Internet-based services. 

Completion is voluntary, however, the 

RRB will be unable to provide a PRC or 

allow a requestor to establish a PIN/ 

Password (thereby denying system 

access), if the requests are not 

completed. The RRB proposes no 

changes to the PRC screens or the PIN/ 

Password screens. 

ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN

Form No. Annual 

responses 

Time 

(minutes) 

Burden 

(hours) 

Request PRC ............................................................................................................................... 14,000 5.0 1,167 

Establish Pin/Password ............................................................................................................... 17,500 1.5 200 

Total ...................................................................................................................................... 31,500 ........................ 1,367 

Additional Information or Comments: 

To request more information or to 

obtain a copy of the information 

collection justification, forms, and/or 

supporting material, contact Dana 

Hickman at (312) 751–4981 or 

Dana.Hickman@RRB.GOV. Comments 

regarding the information collection 

should be addressed to Brian Foster, 

Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North 

Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611– 

1275 or emailed to Brian.Foster@rrb.gov. 

Written comments should be received 

within 60 days of this notice. 

Brian D. Foster, 

Clearance Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2017–22651 Filed 10–18–17; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7905–01–P 

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD 

Agency Forms Submitted for OMB 

Review, Request for Comments 

Summary: In accordance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the 

Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) is 

forwarding an Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Information and Regulatory Affairs 

(OIRA), Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB). Our ICR describes the 

information we seek to collect from the 

public. Review and approval by OIRA 

ensures that we impose appropriate 

paperwork burdens. 

The RRB invites comments on the 

proposed collections of information to 

determine (1) the practical utility of the 

collections; (2) the accuracy of the 

estimated burden of the collections; (3) 

ways to enhance the quality, utility, and 

clarity of the information that is the 

subject of collection; and (4) ways to 

minimize the burden of collections on 

respondents, including the use of 

automated collection techniques or 

other forms of information technology. 

Comments to the RRB or OIRA must 

contain the OMB control number of the 

ICR. For proper consideration of your 

comments, it is best if the RRB and 

OIRA receive them within 30 days of 

the publication date. 

1. Title and purpose of information 

collection: Certification of Termination 

of Service and Relinquishment of 

Rights; OMB 3220–0016. 

Under Section 2(e)(2) of the Railroad 

Retirement Act (RRA), an age and 

service annuity, spouse annuity, or 

divorced spouse annuity cannot be paid 

unless the Railroad Retirement Board 

(RRB) has evidence that the applicant 

has ceased railroad employment and 


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