{"abstract":"The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations to incorporate by reference the latest revisions of three NRC Regulatory Guides (RGs) approving new and revised Code Cases published by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. This action allows nuclear power plant licensees, and applicants for construction permits, operating licenses, combined licenses, standard design certifications, standard design approvals, and manufacturing licenses, to use the Code Cases listed in these RGs, as alternatives to engineering standards for the construction, inservice inspection, and inservice testing of nuclear power plant components. This final rule changes NRC's regulations to address a petition for rulemaking (PRM), PRM-50-89, submitted by Mr. Raymond West. The final rule also 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. This final rule announces the availability of the final versions of the three RGs that are being incorporated by reference, and a related RG, not incorporated by reference into the NRC's regulations, that lists Code Cases that the NRC has not approved for use. For additional information on these RGs, see Section XVII, Availability of Regulatory Guides, of this document.","action":"Final rule.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION","name":"Nuclear Regulatory Commission","id":383,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/nuclear-regulatory-commission","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/383","parent_id":null,"slug":"nuclear-regulatory-commission"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2014/11/05/2014-25491.html","cfr_references":[{"chapter":null,"citation_url":null,"part":50,"title":10}],"citation":"79 FR 65776","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"This final rule is effective on December 5, 2014. The incorporation by reference of RG 1.84, \"Design, Fabrication, and Materials Code Case Acceptability, ASME Section III,\" Revision 36 (May 2014); RG 1.147, \"Inservice Inspection Code Case Acceptability, ASME Section XI, Division 1,\" Revision 17 (May 2014); and RG 1.192, \"Operation and Maintenance Code Case Acceptability, ASME OM Code,\" Revision 1 (May 2014) is approved by the Director of the Office of the Federal Register as of December 5, 2014.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["NRC-2009-0359","NRC-2013-0133"],"dockets":[],"document_number":"2014-25491","effective_on":"2014-12-05","end_page":65814,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2014/11/05/2014-25491.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2014/11/05/2014-25491/approval-of-american-society-of-mechanical-engineers-code-cases","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2014-25491?publication_date=2014-11-05","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2014-11-05/2014-25491/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":39,"page_views":{"count":1949,"last_updated":"2026-07-25 20:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2014-11-05/pdf/2014-25491.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2014-25491.pdf?1415109079","publication_date":"2014-11-05","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2014/11/05/2014-25491.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{"3150-AI72":{"issue":"201404","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/regulations/3150-AI72/incorporation-by-reference-of-revisions-of-asme-regulatory-guides-nrc-2009-0359-","title":"Incorporation by Reference of Revisions of ASME Regulatory Guides [NRC-2009-0359]","xml_url":"http://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaViewRule?pubId=201404&RIN=3150-AI72&operation=OPERATION_EXPORT_XML","priority_category":"Substantive, Nonsignificant"}},"regulation_id_numbers":["3150-AI72"],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=NRC-2013-0133","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"NRC-2013-0133","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"ASME Code Cases Not Approved for Use","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2015-01-12T19:17:00Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":false,"signing_date":null,"start_page":65776,"subtype":null,"title":"Approval of American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Code Cases","toc_doc":"Approval of American Society of Mechanical Engineers' Code Cases","toc_subject":null,"topics":["Antitrust","Classified information","Incorporation by reference","Intergovernmental relations","Nuclear power plants and reactors","Radiation protection","Reporting and recordkeeping requirements"],"type":"Rule","volume":79}