3150-AI72 201410 The Regulatory Plan and the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC Incorporation by Reference of Revisions of ASME Regulatory Guides [NRC-2009-0359]

The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to incorporate by reference the latest revisions of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure Vessel (BPV) Code Cases and Operation and Maintenance (OM) Code Cases pertaining to Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.84, "Design, Fabrication, and Materials Code Case Acceptability, ASME Section III," Revision 36; RG 1.147, "In-service Inspection Code Case Acceptability, ASME Section XI, Division 1," Revision 17, and RG 1.192, "Operation and Maintenance Code Case Acceptability, ASME OM Code," Revision 1. This rulemaking would incorporate by reference the latest revisions of regulatory guides approving new and revised Code Cases published by the ASME as alternatives to requirements in the ASME BPV and OM Codes regarding the construction, in-service inspection, and in-service testing of nuclear power plant components. The rule changes NRC's regulations to address a PRM-50-89 and restructures the NRC's requirements governing Codes and standards to align with the Office of the Federal Register's guidelines for incorporating documents by reference.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Completed Actions No No 10 CFR 50 42 USC 2201 41 USC 5841 No NPRM 06/24/2013 78 FR 37886 NPRM Comment Period End 09/09/2013 Final Rule 11/05/2014 79 FR 65776 Final Rule Effective 12/05/2014 The final rule package was submitted to the Office of Management and Budget for approval in August 2014. No No None No No Jennifer Tobin 3150 Nuclear Regulatory Commission NRC 301 415-2328 jennifer.tobin@nrc.gov Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, Washington DC 20555-0001