Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Notice of Issuance and Availability of Draft Regulatory Guide, DG–3037.
Margie Kotzalas, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, telephone: (301) 492–3202, e-mail
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment a draft guide in the agency's “Regulatory Guide” series. This series was developed to describe and make available to the public information and methods that are acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific parts of the NRC's regulations, techniques that the staff uses in evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents, and data that the staff needs in its review of applications.
The draft regulatory guide (DG), entitled, “Guidance for Fuel Cycle Facility Change Processes,” is temporarily identified by its task number, DG–3037, which should be mentioned in all related correspondence. DG–3037 will be a new regulatory guide.
Title 10 of the
Subsection (a) of 10 CFR 70.72, “Facility changes and change process,” requires that fuel cycle facility licensees establish a configuration management system to evaluate, implement, and track each change to the site, structures, processes, systems, equipment, components, computer programs, and activities of personnel. Such changes may be made by the licensee without prior approval of the NRC, provided that the changes meet the criteria of 10 CFR 70.72(c). DG–3037 provides guidance on how to meet the requirements of 10 CFR 70.72(c).
The NRC staff is soliciting comments on DG–3037. Comments may be accompanied by relevant information or supporting data and should reference DG–3037 in the subject line. Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be made available to the public in their entirety through the NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).
Personal information will not be removed from your comments. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
1. Mail comments to: Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001.
2. E-mail comments to:
Requests for technical information about DG–3037 may be directed to the NRC contact, Margie Kotzalas at (301) 492–3202 or e-mail to
Comments would be most helpful if received by August 17, 2009. Comments received after that date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Although a time limit is given, comments and suggestions in connection with items for inclusion in guides currently being developed or improvements in all published guides are encouraged at any time.
Electronic copies of DG–3037 are available through the NRC's public Web site under Draft Regulatory Guides in the “Regulatory Guides” collection of the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at
In addition, regulatory guides are available for inspection at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), which is located at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The PDR's mailing address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC 20555–0001. The PDR can also be reached by telephone at (301) 415–4737 or (800) 397–4205, by fax at (301) 415–3548, and by e-mail to
Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and Commission approval is not required to reproduce them.