Proposed Rules. Proposed rule; public meeting

Agency: Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Action: Proposed rule; public meeting
Citation: FR Doc. 2016-03593 · RIN 3150-AI97 · NRC-2011-0088 · 10 CFR 50

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to hold a public meeting to discuss proposed amendments to its regulations to incorporate by reference seven recent editions and addenda to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) codes for nuclear power plants, an ASME standard for quality assurance, and four ASME code cases. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss public comments on the proposed rule, in order to enhance the NRC's understanding of the comments.

Dates

The public meeting will be held on March 2, 2016. See Section II, Public Meeting, of this document for more information on the meeting.

Supplementary Information

I. Background On September 18, 2015 (80 FR 56820), the NRC published for public comment a proposed rule to amend its regulations in § 50.55a of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). The public comment period for the proposed rule closed on December 2, 2015. The goal of this rulemaking is to revise the NRC's regulations to incorporate by reference seven recent editions and addenda to the ASME codes for nuclear power plants and an ASME standard for quality assurance. The NRC is also proposing to incorporate by reference four ASME code cases. II. Public Meeting The NRC plans to hold the public meeting on March 2, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (EST). Participation will be via teleconference and Webinar only. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss public comments on the proposed rule in order to enhance the NRC's understanding of the associated comments. Stakeholders will have an opportunity to ask questions and seek clarification from the NRC staff about the proposed rule. The NRC will consider the information developed at the meeting in developing the final rule. The final rulemaking will not include formal comment responses to any oral comments made at this meeting. In addition, the NRC is not providing an additional opportunity to submit written public comments in connection with this meeting. Information for the teleconference and Webinar is available in the meeting notice, which can be accessed through the NRC's public Web site at: http://meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg. Participants must register at the Internet link in the meeting notice to participate in the Webinar. Additional details regarding the meeting will be posted at least 10 days prior to the public meeting on the NRC's public meeting Web site at: http://meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of February 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Lawrence E. Kokajko, Director, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2016-03593 Filed 2-19-16; 8:45 am]