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8 February 2024  
(24-1035) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  8 February 2024, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Draft Regulatory Guide: Guidelines for Lightning Protection for Production and Utilization 
Facilities  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 7 February 2024  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 7 February 2024  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
89 Federal Register (FR) 8329, Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 50 and 
52: 
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-02-07/html/2024 -02407.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2024-02-07/pdf/2024 -02407.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2024/TBT/USA/final_measure/24_01232_00
_e.pdf  
[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  
Relevant symbol if measure re -notified:   
[ ] Content or scope of notified measure changed  and text available from1:  
New deadline for comments (if applicable):   
[ ] Interpretive guidance issued and text available from1:  
[ ] Other:  
 
Description:  Final guide; issuance - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing 
Revision 1 to Regulatory Guide (RG), 1.204 , "Guidelines for Lightning Protectio n for Production and 
Utilization Facilities." This regulatory guide (RG) revision endorses, with clarifications and exceptions, 
the methods described in four Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Standards 
(Std.). This revision also addr esses one National Fire Protection Association standard and one 
Underwriters Laboratory standard as useful secondary references for demonstrating compliance with 
 
1 This information can be provided by including a website address, a pdf attachment, or other 
information on where the text of the final /modified  measure and/or interpretive guidance can be obtained.  G/TBT/N/USA/1989/Add.1  
 
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  the applicable NRC regulations for adequate lightning protection of safety -related systems, 
structures, and components.  
Revision 1 to RG 1.204 is available on 7 February 2024.  
Title 10  Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Parts 50 and 52 
This current action and the previous action notified as G/TBT/N/USA/1989  are identifi ed by Docket 
Number NRC -2023-0089. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov at 
https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NRC -2023-0089/document  and provides access to primary and 
supporting documents as well as comments received. Documents are also accessible from 
Regulations.gov  by searching the Docket Number.  
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