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techniques that the staff uses in
evaluating specific problems or
postulated accidents, and data that the
staff needs in its review of applications
for permits and licenses.
II. Further Information
Revision 1 of RG 1.172 was issued
with a temporary identification as Draft
Regulatory Guide, DG–1209 on August
22, 2012 (77 FR 50726) for a 60-day
public comment period. The public
comment period closed on November
22, 2012. Multiple public comments
were received and addressed by the
NRC staff. These comments and the
NRC staff responses are available in
ADAMS under Accession number
ML13007A160.
Revision 1 of RG 1.172 endorses IEEE
Std. 830–1998, ‘‘IEEE Recommended
Practice for Software Requirements
Specifications,’’ issued in 1998 and
reaffirmed in 2009 with the
clarifications and exceptions as stated in
Section C, ‘‘Staff Regulatory Position’’ of
the RG. IEEE Std. 830–1998 describes
methods that the NRC staff considers
acceptable for use in complying with
the NRC regulations for achieving high
functional reliability and design quality
in software used in safety systems. In
particular, the methods are consistent
with the previously cited GDC and the
criteria for quality assurance programs
in Appendix B to Title 10, of the Code
of Federal Regulations, Part 50,
‘‘Domestic Licensing of Production and
Utilization Facilities’’ (10 CFR Part 50)
as they apply to the development of
software requirement specifications.
The criteria of Appendix A and
Appendix B to 10 CFR part 50 applies
to systems and related quality standards
and quality assurance processes as well
as the software elements of those
systems.
This RG is one of six RG revisions
addressing computer software
development and use in safety related
systems of nuclear power plants. These
RGs were developed by the Office of
Nuclear Regulatory Research, Division
of Engineering (RES/DE) with the
assistance of multiple individuals in the
Office of New Reactors, Division of
Engineering (NRO/DE); Office Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, Division of
Engineering (NRR/DE); and the Office of
Nuclear Security and Incident
Response, Division of Security Policy
(NSIR/DSP). The six interrelated RGs
are:
1. Revision 2 of RG 1.168,
‘‘Verification, Validation, Reviews, and
Audits for Digital Computer Software
used in Safety Systems of Nuclear
Power Plants,’’ issued for public
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Rev. 2 of RG 1.168 is in ADAMS at
Accession No. ML12236A132.
2. Revision 1 of RG 1.169,
‘‘Configuration Management Plans for
Digital Computer Software used in
Safety Systems of Nuclear Power
Plants,’’ issued for public comment as
DG–1206. The package for Rev. 1 of RG
1.169 is in ADAMS at Accession No.
ML12354A524.
3. Revision 1 of RG 1.170, ‘‘Test
Documentation for Digital Computer
Software used in Safety Systems of
Nuclear Power Plants,’’ issued for
public comment as DG1207. The
package for Rev. 1 of RG 1.170 is in
ADAMS at Accession No.
ML12354A531.
4. Revision 1 of RG 1.171, ‘‘Software
Unit Testing for Digital Computer
Software Used in Safety Systems of
Nuclear Power Plants,’’ issued for
public comment as DG1208. The
package for Rev. 1 of RG 1.171 is in
ADAMS at Accession No.
ML12354A534.
5. Revision 1 of RG 1.172, ‘‘Software
Requirements Specifications for Digital
Computer Software used in Safety
Systems of Nuclear Power Plants,’’
issued for public comment as DG–1209.
The package for Rev. 1 of RG 1.172 is
in ADAMS at Accession No.
ML12354A538.
6. Revision 1 of RG 1.173,
‘‘Developing Software Life Cycle
Processes for Digital Computer Software
used in Safety Systems of Nuclear
Power Plants,’’ issued for public
comment as DG–1210. The package for
Rev. 1 of RG 1.173 is in ADAMS at
Accession No. ML13008A338.
III. Backfitting and Issue Finality
Issuance of this final RG does not
constitute backfitting as defined in 10
CFR 50.109 (the Backfit Rule) and is not
otherwise inconsistent with the issue
finality provisions in 10 CFR Part 52. As
discussed in the ‘‘Implementation’’
section of this RG, the NRC has no
current intention to impose this RG on
holders of current operating licenses,
early site permits or combined licenses,
unless this final RG is part of the
licensing basis for the facility. The NRC
may apply this RG to applications for
operating licenses, early site permits
and combined licenses docketed by the
NRC as of the date of issuance of the
final RG, as well as to future
applications for operating licenses, early
site permits and combined licenses
submitted after the issuance of the RG.
Such action does not constitute
backfitting as defined in 10 CRF
50.109(a)(1) and is not otherwise
inconsistent with the applicable issue
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inasmuch as such applicants or
potential applicants are not within the
scope of entities protected by the Backfit
Rule or the relevant issue finality
provisions in Part 52.
Congressional Review Act
This RG is a rule as designated in the
Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C.
801–808). However, the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) has not
found it to be a major rule as designated
in the Congressional Review Act.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day
of July, 2013.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas H. Boyce,
Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch,
Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: Request for
External Review
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

National Healthcare
Operations, Office of Personnel
Management (OPM), offers the general
public and other Federal agencies the
opportunity to comment on a new
information collection request (ICR)
3206–NEW, Request for External
Review. As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the
Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106),
OPM is soliciting comments for this
collection. The Office of Management
and Budget is particularly interested in
comments that:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other

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technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until October 1, 2013.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
National Healthcare Operations, Office
of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street
NW., Washington, DC 20415, Attention:
Ed DeHarde, or sent via electronic mail
to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by contacting National
Healthcare Operations, Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street
NW., Washington, DC 20503, Attention:
Ed DeHarde, or sent via electronic mail
to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section
1334 of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act, Public Law 111–
148, as amended by the Health Care
Education Reconciliation Act, Public
Law 111–152 (together, ‘‘Affordable
Care Act’’), directed the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM) to enter
into contracts with health insurance
issuers to offer coverage on Exchanges
(also called ‘‘Marketplaces’’) throughout
the 50 States and the District of
Columbia. OPM issued final regulations
for the establishment of the Multi-State
Plan Program (MSPP) on March 11,
2013, 78 FR 15560, which outlined an
external review process that would be
available to enrollees in Multi-State
Plans (MSPs).
The regulations state that ‘‘OPM will
conduct external review of adverse
benefit determinations using a process
similar to OPM review of disputed
claims under [the Federal Employees
Health Benefits Program] . . . .’’ A
necessary part of conducting external
review of adverse benefit
determinations is accepting requests for
external review from MSP enrollees
who seek external review.
In general, after an issuer denies a
claim, the enrollee whose claim is
denied may ask the issuer to reconsider
through a process called an internal
appeal. If an issuer upholds a denial on
internal appeal, the enrollee may seek
external review of the denial. External
review is a process that affords an
enrollee in an MSP the right to have a
denial of a claim appealed to an entity
other than his or her health insurance
issuer. The attached Model Notice of
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Determination illustrates the content of
the notice that an MSP issuer must
provide to an MSP enrollee after
denying a claim and upholding such
denial upon internal appeal.
Analysis
Agency: National Healthcare
Operations, Office of Personnel
Management.
Title: Request for External Review.
OMB Number: 3206–NEW.
Frequency: Occasionally.
Affected Public: Multi-State Plan
enrollees.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
2,933,333.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 30
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours:
1,466,666.5.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Elaine Kaplan,
Acting Director.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: Designation of
Beneficiary: Federal Employees’ Group
Life Insurance, SF 2823
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: 60-Day Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Retirement Services,
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
offers the general public and other
Federal agencies the opportunity to
comment on a revised information
collection request (ICR) 3206–0136,
Designation of Beneficiary: Federal
Employees’ Group Life Insurance, SF
2823. As required by the Paperwork
Reduction Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104–13,
44 U.S.C. chapter 35) as amended by the
Clinger-Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106),
OPM is soliciting comments for this
collection. The Office of Management
and Budget is particularly interested in
comments that:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of functions
of OPM, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of OPM’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information, including the
validity of the methodology and
assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and

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4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until October 1, 2013.
This process is conducted in accordance
with 5 CFR 1320.1.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are
invited to submit written comments on
the proposed information collection to
the U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, Healthcare and Insurance,
1900 E Street NW., Room 4332,
Washington, DC 20415, Attention:
Christopher Meuchner or sent by email
to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A
copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by contacting the U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, Retirement
Services Publications Team, 1900 E
Street NW., Room 4445, Washington,
DC 20415, Attention: Cyrus S. Benson,
or sent by email to
[email protected] or faxed to
(202) 606–0910.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Standard
Form 2823 is used by any Federal
employee or retiree covered by the
Federal Employees’ Group Life
Insurance (FEGLI) Program, or an
assignee who owns an insured’s
coverage, to instruct the Office of
Federal Employees’ Group Life
Insurance how to distribute the
proceeds of the FEGLI coverage when
the statutory order of precedence does
not meet his or her needs. OPM is
revising the form to clarify its policy
regarding the filing of court orders used
for the payment of FEGLI benefits. In
addition, OPM is making some minor
textual changes to explain how and to
whom proceeds can be designated, and
emphasizing that the insured individual
keep the designation updated as needs
change.
Analysis
Agency: Retirement Operations,
Retirement Services, Office of Personnel
Management.
Title: Designation of Beneficiary:
Federal Employees’ Group Life
Insurance.
OMB Number: 3206–0136.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Number of Respondents: 48,000.

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