Notices. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
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BILLING CODE 7590-01-M NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Regulatory Guide; Issuance, Availability The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC)has issued a revision of a guide in its Regulatory Guide Series. This series has been developed to describe and make available to the public such information as methods acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the NRC's regulations, techniques used by the staff in its review of applications for permits and licenses, and data needed by the NRC staff in its review of applications for permits and licenses. Revision 1 of Regulatory Guide 1.168, “Verification, Validation, Reviews, and Audits for Digital Computer Software Used in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power Plants,” provides guidance to licensees and applicants on methods acceptable to the NRC staff for complying with the NRC's regulations on verification, validation, reviews, and audits for digital computer software used in safety systems of nuclear power plants. This regulatory guide endorses, with certain exceptions, two standards of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers: IEEE Std 1012-1998, “IEEE Standard for Software Verification and Validation,” and IEEE Std 1028-1997, “IEEE Standard for Software Reviews and Audits.” 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. Written comments may be submitted to the Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Questions on the content of this guide may be directed to Mr. R. Shaffer,
(301)415-7606; e-mail *RAS3@NRC.GOV.* Regulatory guides are available for inspection or downloading at the NRC's Web site at *http://www.nrc.gov* under NRC Documents and in NRC's ADAMS System at the same site. Single copies of regulatory guides may be obtained free of charge by writing the Reproduction and Distribution Services Section, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by fax to
(301)415-2289, or by e-mail to *distribution@nrc.gov.* Issued guides may also be purchased from the National Technical Information Service
(NTIS)on a standing order basis. Details on this service may be obtained by writing NTIS at 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA 22161; telephone 1-800-553-6847; *http://www.ntis.gov/.* Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and Commission approval is not required to reproduce them. (5 U.S.C. 552(a)) Dated at Rockville, MD, this 20th day of January, 2004. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Ashok C. Thadani, Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research. [FR Doc. 04-3891 Filed 2-23-04; 8:45 am]
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