Nuclear Regulatory Commission Docket NRC-2018-0289 Final Rule

2024-21779: American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2021-2022 Code Editions; Correction

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Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on August 30, 2024, regarding the amendment of NRC's regulations to incorporate by reference the 2021 Edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and the 2022 Edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants, Division 1, OM Code: Section IST, for nuclear power plants. This action is necessary to correct inadvertent errors in the final rule. These corrections do not result in any substantive changes to the final rule.

The agency’s own summary, as published.

The rule, in full

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Federal Register, Volume 89 Issue 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2024) [Federal Register Volume 89, Number 185 (Tuesday, September 24, 2024)] [Rules and Regulations] [Page 77769] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 2024-21779] ======================================================================== Rules and Regulations Federal Register ________________________________________________________________________ This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER contains regulatory documents having general applicability and legal effect, most of which are keyed to and codified in the Code of Federal Regulations, which is published under 50 titles pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1510. The Code of Federal Regulations is sold by the Superintendent of Documents. ======================================================================== Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 185 / Tuesday, September 24, 2024 / Rules and Regulations [[Page 77769]] NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 50 [NRC-2018-0289] RIN 3150-AK21 American Society of Mechanical Engineers 2021-2022 Code Editions; Correction

Agency

Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Action

Final rule; correction. -----------------------------------------------------------------------

Summary

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a final rule that was published in the Federal Register on August 30, 2024, regarding the amendment of NRC's regulations to incorporate by reference the 2021 Edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code and the 2022 Edition of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Operation and Maintenance of Nuclear Power Plants, Division 1, OM Code: Section IST, for nuclear power plants. This action is necessary to correct inadvertent errors in the final rule. These corrections do not result in any substantive changes to the final rule.

Dates

The correction is effective on September 30, 2024.

Addresses

Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0289 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 Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0289. Address questions about NRC dockets to Helen Chang; telephone: 301-415-3228; email: [email protected]. 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 publicly available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, 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, at 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to [email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

For Further Information Contact

Tyler Hammock, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-1381, email: [email protected]; or Michael Benson, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-2425, email: [email protected]. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

Supplementary Information

Need for Correction The final rule published on August 30, 2024, in the Federal Register at 89 FR 70449, inadvertently contained some minor technical errors in the regulatory instructions and text that this document corrects. This document corrects errors in amendatory instruction i for Sec. 50.55a. The instructions should have revised the introductory text for paragraphs (b)(2)(viii) and (ix) and retained all paragraphs under (b)(2)(viii) and (ix). In FR Doc. 2024-19235 beginning on page 70449 of the Federal Register of Friday, August 30, 2024, the NRC makes the following corrections: Sec. 50.55a [Corrected] 0

1. On page 70467, in the first column, amendatory instruction 2.i for

Sec. 50.55a is corrected to read ``i. Revise paragraphs (b)(2) introductory text, (b)(2)(viii) introductory text, and (b)(2)(ix) introductory text;''. 0

2. On page 70468, in the second column, in the amendment text for 10

CFR 50.55a. add five asterisks between paragraphs (b)(2)(viii) and (ix). For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Dated: September 19, 2024. Cindy Bladey, Chief Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2024-21779 Filed 9-23-24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P

What this changes

Amends 1 part of the Code of Federal Regulations — the standing rules this notice rewrites.

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