3150-AJ13 201510 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-2012-0059]

The proposed rule would amend the Commission's regulations to incorporate by reference the latest revision 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 37; RG 1.147, "In-service Inspection Code Case Acceptability, ASME Section XI, Division 1," Revision 18; and RG 1.192, "Operation and Maintenance Code Case Acceptability, ASME OM Code," Revision 2. 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.

]]> Substantive, Nonsignificant Previously Published in The Unified Agenda Proposed Rule Stage No No 10 CFR 50 42 U.S.C. 2201 42 U.S.C. 5841 No NPRM 11/00/2015 The proposed rule package (SECY paper, FRN, regulatory analysis) is under development. Staff is aware of a number of 10 C.F.R. 50.55a proposed rulemakings proceeding in tandem and is coordinating as appropriate. The proposed rule is on target to be published in late fall 2015. 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