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12 September 2023  
(23-6059) Page: 1/2 
Committee on Technical Barriers to Trade  Original: English  
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
Addendum  
The following communication , dated  12 September 2023, is being circulated at the request of the 
delegation of the United States of America . 
 
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Title:  Draft Regulatory Guide: Quality Assurance Program Criteria (Design and Construction)  
 
Reason for Addendum:  
[ ] Comment period changed - date:   
[ ] Notified measure adopted - date:  
[X] Notified measure published - date: 11 September 2023  
[X] Notified measure enters into force - date: 11 September 2023  
[X] Text of final measure available from1:  
11 September 2023, 88 Federal Register (FR) 62292, 10 Code of Federal Regulations 
(CFR) Part 50 and 52:  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-09-11/html/2023 -19548.htm  
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR -2023-09-11/pdf/2023 -19548.pdf  
https://members.wto.org/crnattachments/2023/TBT/USA/final_measure/23_12306_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[ ] Notified measure withdrawn or revoked - date:  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 6 to Regulatory Guide (RG), 1.28, "Quality Assurance Program Criteria (Design and 
Construction)". (RG) 1. 28, Revision 6, endorses, with certain clarifications and regulatory positions, 
Part I and Part II requirements included in NQA-1-2017, NQA-1-2019, and NQA-1-2022 for the 
implementation of a qu ality assurance (QA) program during the design and construction phases of 
nuclear power plants and fuel reprocessing plants.  
Revision 6 to RG 1.28 is available on 11 September 2023.  
 
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/1990/Add.1  
 
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  This final guide; issuance and the draft guide; request for comment notifi ed as G/TBT/N/USA/1990  
are identified by Docket Number NRC -2023-0054. The Docket Folder is available on Regulations.gov 
at https://www.regulations.gov/docket/NRC -2023-0054/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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