80 FR 13446 - Department of the Air Force; Hill Air Force Base, Utah Proposed Decommissioning Plan
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 49 (Friday, March 13, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 13446-13449] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-05803] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 030-28641; NRC-2015-0054] Department of the Air Force; Hill Air Force Base, Utah Proposed Decommissioning Plan AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License amendment application; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received a license amendment application from the Department of the Air Force (the licensee) for approval of a proposed decommissioning plan for remediation of a former magnesium-thorium disposal trench at the Little Mountain Text Annex, Hill Air Force Base, Utah. License 42-23539-01AF authorizes the licensee to possess and use radioactive materials at various locations throughout the U.S. The NRC is currently conducting a detailed technical review of the draft decommissioning plan. If the decommissioning plan is approved by the NRC, the licensee would be authorized to remediate the former [[Page 13447]] disposal trench in accordance with the instructions provided in the decommissioning plan. DATES: Submit comments by April 13, 2015. Comments received after this 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. A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by May 12, 2015. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods (unless this document describes a different method for submitting comments on a specific subject):Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0045. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415- 3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack E. Whitten, Region IV Office, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1600 E. Lamar Blvd., Arlington, Texas, 76011; telephone: 817-200-1197, email: Jack.Whitten@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0045 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this action by any of the following methods: Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0045. NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The licensee's ``Approval Request: Decontamination Plan and Final Status Survey Plan'' is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML14197A685. The licensee's ``Waiver for Environmental Assessment'' and supplemental information for the decommissioning plan is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML15030A218. NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0045 in the subject line of your comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make your comment submission available to the public in this docket. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment submissions into ADAMS. II. Introduction The NRC has received, by letter dated May 12, 2014, an application to amend Materials License No. 42-23539-01AF, which authorizes the licensee to possess, store, and use radioactive materials at various locations around the U.S. Specifically, the licensee requested NRC approval of a proposed decommissioning plan. By letter dated September 12, 2014, the licensee requested a categorical exclusion from the environmental assessment process and provided supplemental information, including a work plan, for the decommissioning plan. The licensee plans to remediate a magnesium-thorium disposal trench at the Little Mountain Test Annex, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, in accordance with instructions provided in the decommissioning plan. The licensee submitted the decommissioning plan, in part, to comply with the requirements of Sec. 30.36(g) of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). The licensee also submitted the decommissioning plan to comply with its commitments provided in the Memorandum of Understanding between the Air Force and the NRC dated September 19, 2014, (ADAMS Accession No. ML14262A340). If the decommissioning plan is approved by the NRC, the licensee will conduct decommissioning activities, including a final status survey, in accordance with the plan. After the completion of decommissioning, the licensee is expected to submit the final status survey results to the NRC for review. Eventually, the licensee is expected to ask the NRC for authorization to release the former disposal trench for unrestricted release. An NRC administrative completeness review found the application acceptable for a technical review (ADAMS Accession No. ML14280A590). Prior to approving the proposed action, the NRC will need to make the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the NRC's regulations. The NRC's findings will be documented in a safety evaluation report. The licensee asked the NRC for a categorical exclusion from the environmental assessment process. The licensee completed a similar environmental assessment at the Little Mountain Text Annex in March 2014. Based on the results of this previous assessment, the licensee asked the NRC to waive the environmental assessment process during the review and approval of its decommissioning plan for the disposal trench. If the NRC subsequently rejects the licensee's categorical exclusion request, the environmental assessment will be the subject of a subsequent notice in the Federal Register. III. Notice and Solicitation of Comments In accordance with 10 CFR 20.1405, the Commission is providing notice and soliciting comments from local and State governments in the vicinity of the site and any Federally-recognized Indian tribe that could be affected by the decommissioning. This notice and solicitation of comments is published pursuant to Sec. 20.1405, which provides [[Page 13448]] for publication in the Federal Register and in a forum, such as local newspapers, letters to State or local organizations, or other appropriate forum, that is readily accessible to individuals in the vicinity of the site. Comments should be provided within 30 days of the date of this notice. IV. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petitions for Leave To Intervene Within 60 days after the date of publication of this Federal Register notice, any person whose interest may be affected by this action may file a request for a hearing and a petition to intervene with respect to issuance of the amendment to the subject facility operating license or combined license. Requests for a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested person(s) should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which is available at the NRC's PDR, located in One White Flint North, Room O1-F21 (first floor), 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The NRC's regulations are accessible electronically from the NRC Library on the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. If a request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene is filed within 60 days, the Commission or a presiding officer designated by the Commission or by the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel will rule on the request and/or petition. The Secretary or the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will issue a notice of hearing or an appropriate order. As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a petition for leave to intervene shall set forth, with particularity, the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding and how that interest may be affected by the results of the proceeding. The petition should specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted, with particular reference to the following general requirements: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the requestor or petitioner; (2) the nature of the requestor's/petitioner's right under the Act to be made a party to the proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the requestor's/petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (4) the possible effect of any decision or order which may be entered in the proceeding on the requestor's/petitioner's interest. The petition must also include the specific contentions that the requestor/petitioner seeks to have litigated at the proceeding. Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In addition, the requestor/petitioner shall provide a brief explanation of the bases for the contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or expert opinion that support the contention and on which the requestor/ petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. The requestor/petitioner must also provide references to those specific sources and documents of which the petitioner is aware and on which the requestor/petitioner intends to rely to establish those facts or expert opinion. The petition must include sufficient information to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant on a material issue of law or fact. Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of the amendment under consideration. The contention must be one which, if proven, would entitle the requestor/petitioner to relief. A requestor/ petitioner who fails to satisfy these requirements with respect to at least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party. Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene, and have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the hearing with respect to resolution of that person's admitted contentions, including the opportunity to present evidence and to submit a cross-examination plan for cross-examination of witnesses, consistent with NRC regulations, policies, and procedures. The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will set the time and place for any prehearing conferences and evidentiary hearings, and the appropriate notices will be provided. Petitions for leave to intervene must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. Requests for hearing, petitions for leave to intervene, and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that are filed after the 60-day deadline will not be entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i)-(iii). A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian tribe, or agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition should state the nature and extent of the petitioner's interest in the proceeding. The petition should be submitted to the Commission by May 12, 2015. The petition must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the ``Electronic Submission (E-Filing)'' section of this document, and should meet the requirements for petitions for leave to intervene set forth in this section, except that under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmental body, or Federally-recognized Indian tribe, or agency thereof does not need to address the standing requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the facility is located within its boundaries. A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian tribe, or agency thereof may also have the opportunity to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c). If a hearing is granted, any person who does not wish, or is not qualified, to become a party to the proceeding may, in the discretion of the presiding officer, be permitted to make a limited appearance pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person making a limited appearance may make an oral or written statement of position on the issues, but may not otherwise participate in the proceeding. A limited appearance may be made at any session of the hearing or at any prehearing conference, subject to the limits and conditions as may be imposed by the presiding officer. Persons desiring to make a limited appearance are requested to inform the Secretary of the Commission by May 12, 2015. V. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing) All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a request for hearing, a petition for leave to intervene, any motion or other document filed in the proceeding prior to the submission of a request for hearing or petition to intervene, and documents filed by interested governmental entities participating under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with the NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007). The E-Filing process requires participants to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Participants may not submit paper copies of their filings unless they seek an exemption in accordance with the procedures described below. To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least ten 10 days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the Office of the Secretary by email at hearing.docket@nrc.gov, or by telephone at 301-415-1677, to request: (1) A digital identification (ID) certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or representative) to digitally sign documents and access the E- [[Page 13449]] Submittal server for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a request or petition for hearing (even in instances in which the participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC- issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the hearing in this proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic docket. Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. System requirements for accessing the E-Submittal server are detailed in the NRC's ``Guidance for Electronic Submission,'' which is available on the agency's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. Participants may attempt to use other software not listed on the Web site, but should note that the NRC's E-Filing system does not support unlisted software, and the NRC Meta System Help Desk will not be able to offer assistance in using unlisted software. If a participant is electronically submitting a document to the NRC in accordance with the E-Filing rule, the participant must file the document using the NRC's online, Web-based submission form. In order to serve documents through the Electronic Information Exchange System, users will be required to install a Web browser plug-in from the NRC's Web site. Further information on the Web-based submission form, including the installation of the Web browser plug-in, is available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. Once a participant has obtained a digital ID certificate and a docket has been created, the participant can then submit a request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene. Submissions should be in Portable Document Format (PDF) in accordance with NRC guidance available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. A filing is considered complete at the time the documents are submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends the submitter an email notice confirming receipt of the document. The E-Filing system also distributes an email notice that provides access to the document to the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any others who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the documents on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for and receive a digital ID certificate before a hearing request/petition to intervene is filed so that they can obtain access to the document via the E-Filing system. A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E- Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC Meta System Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by email to MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-7640. The NRC Meta System Help Desk is available between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government holidays. Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth Floor, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Participants filing a document in this manner are responsible for serving the document on all other participants. Filing is considered complete by first-class mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing the document with the provider of the service. A presiding officer, having granted an exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a participant or party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer subsequently determines that the reason for granting the exemption from use of E-Filing no longer exists. Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at http://ehd1.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the Commission, or the presiding officer. Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information, such as social security numbers, home addresses, or home phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law requires submission of such information. However, a request to intervene will require including information on local residence in order to demonstrate a proximity assertion of interest in the proceeding. With respect to copyrighted works, except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants are requested not to include copyrighted materials in their submission. Dated at Arlington, Texas, this 27th day of February 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Jack E. Whitten, Chief, Nuclear Materials Safety Branch B, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region IV Office. [FR Doc. 2015-05803 Filed 3-12-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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Implementation Grants, submitted to the Reason for Closing: The work being
Office of Digital Humanities. reviewed during this site visit may include [Docket No. 030–28641; NRC–2015–0054]
Because these meetings will include information of a proprietary or confidential
review of personal and/or proprietary nature, including technical information; Department of the Air Force; Hill Air
financial and commercial information financial data, such as salaries and personal Force Base, Utah Proposed
given in confidence to the agency by information concerning individuals Decommissioning Plan
grant applicants, the meetings will be associated with the SILC. These matters are
exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552 b(c), (4) and (6) AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
closed to the public pursuant to sections of the Government in the Sunshine Act. Commission.
552b(c)(4) and 552b(c)(6) of title 5,
Dated: March 10, 2015. ACTION: License amendment application;
U.S.C., as amended. I have made this
Suzanne Plimpton, opportunity to comment, request a
determination pursuant to the authority
Acting, Committee Management Officer. hearing, and petition for leave to
granted me by the Chairman’s
intervene.
Delegation of Authority to Close [FR Doc. 2015–05748 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am]
Advisory Committee Meetings dated BILLING CODE 7555–01–P SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
July 19, 1993. Commission (NRC) has received a
Dated: March 10, 2015. license amendment application from the
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Department of the Air Force (the
Lisette Voyatzis,
Committee Management Officer. licensee) for approval of a proposed
Advisory Committee for Biological
decommissioning plan for remediation
[FR Doc. 2015–05805 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am] Sciences Notice of Meeting
of a former magnesium-thorium
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In accordance with the Federal disposal trench at the Little Mountain
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– Text Annex, Hill Air Force Base, Utah.
463, as amended), the National Science License 42–23539–01AF authorizes the
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Foundation announces the following licensee to possess and use radioactive
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Proposal Review Panel for Materials meeting: materials at various locations
Research; Notice of Meeting Name: Advisory Committee for Biological throughout the U.S. The NRC is
Sciences (#1110). currently conducting a detailed
In accordance with the Federal Date and Time: technical review of the draft
Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– April 22, 2015; 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. decommissioning plan. If the
463 as amended), the National Science April 23, 2015; 8:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m. decommissioning plan is approved by
Foundation announces the following Place: Hilton Arlington, 950 North Stafford the NRC, the licensee would be
meeting: Street, Arlington, VA 22203. authorized to remediate the former
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Submittal server for any proceeding in notice that provides access to the ehd1.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded
which it is participating; and (2) advise document to the NRC’s Office of the pursuant to an order of the Commission,
the Secretary that the participant will be General Counsel and any others who or the presiding officer. Participants are
submitting a request or petition for have advised the Office of the Secretary requested not to include personal
hearing (even in instances in which the that they wish to participate in the privacy information, such as social
participant, or its counsel or proceeding, so that the filer need not security numbers, home addresses, or
representative, already holds an NRC- serve the documents on those home phone numbers in their filings,
issued digital ID certificate). Based upon participants separately. Therefore, unless an NRC regulation or other law
this information, the Secretary will applicants and other participants (or requires submission of such
establish an electronic docket for the their counsel or representative) must information. However, a request to
hearing in this proceeding if the apply for and receive a digital ID intervene will require including
Secretary has not already established an certificate before a hearing request/ information on local residence in order
electronic docket. petition to intervene is filed so that they to demonstrate a proximity assertion of
Information about applying for a can obtain access to the document via interest in the proceeding. With respect
digital ID certificate is available on the the E-Filing system. to copyrighted works, except for limited
NRC’s public Web site at http:// A person filing electronically using excerpts that serve the purpose of the
www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/ the NRC’s adjudicatory E-Filing system adjudicatory filings and would
getting-started.html. System may seek assistance by contacting the constitute a Fair Use application,
requirements for accessing the E- NRC Meta System Help Desk through participants are requested not to include
Submittal server are detailed in the the ‘‘Contact Us’’ link located on the copyrighted materials in their
NRC’s ‘‘Guidance for Electronic NRC’s public Web site at http:// submission.
Submission,’’ which is available on the www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-
Dated at Arlington, Texas, this 27th day of
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www.nrc.gov/site-help/e- MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll-
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
submittals.html. Participants may free call at 1–866–672–7640. The NRC
attempt to use other software not listed Meta System Help Desk is available Jack E. Whitten,
on the Web site, but should note that the between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Chief, Nuclear Materials Safety Branch B,
NRC’s E-Filing system does not support Time, Monday through Friday, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region
IV Office.
unlisted software, and the NRC Meta excluding government holidays.
Participants who believe that they [FR Doc. 2015–05803 Filed 3–12–15; 8:45 am]
System Help Desk will not be able to
offer assistance in using unlisted have a good cause for not submitting BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
software. documents electronically must file an
If a participant is electronically exemption request, in accordance with
submitting a document to the NRC in 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper NUCLEAR REGULATORY
accordance with the E-Filing rule, the filing requesting authorization to COMMISSION
participant must file the document continue to submit documents in paper RIN 3150–AI01
using the NRC’s online, Web-based format. Such filings must be submitted
[NRC–2014–0137]
submission form. In order to serve by: (1) First class mail addressed to the
documents through the Electronic Office of the Secretary of the Draft Guidance Regarding the
Information Exchange System, users Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Alternate Pressurized Thermal Shock
will be required to install a Web Commission, Washington, DC 20555– Rule
browser plug-in from the NRC’s Web 0001, Attention: Rulemaking and
site. Further information on the Web- Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
based submission form, including the express mail, or expedited delivery Commission.
installation of the Web browser plug-in, service to the Office of the Secretary, ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; draft
is available on the NRC’s public Web Sixteenth Floor, One White Flint North, NUREG; request for comment.
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e- 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
submittals.html. Maryland, 20852, Attention: SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Once a participant has obtained a Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Commission (NRC) is issuing for public
digital ID certificate and a docket has Participants filing a document in this comment draft regulatory guide (DG),
been created, the participant can then manner are responsible for serving the DG–1299, ‘‘Regulatory Guidance on the
submit a request for hearing or petition document on all other participants. Alternate Pressurized Thermal Shock
for leave to intervene. Submissions Filing is considered complete by first- Rule’’ and accompanying draft NUREG–
should be in Portable Document Format class mail as of the time of deposit in 2163, ‘‘Technical Basis for Regulatory
(PDF) in accordance with NRC guidance the mail, or by courier, express mail, or Guidance on the Alternate Pressurized
available on the NRC’s public Web site expedited delivery service upon Thermal Shock Rule.’’ The DG provides
at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e- depositing the document with the new guidance for a method that the NRC
submittals.html. A filing is considered provider of the service. A presiding considers acceptable to permit use of
complete at the time the documents are officer, having granted an exemption the alternate fracture toughness
submitted through the NRC’s E-Filing request from using E-Filing, may require requirements for protection against
system. To be timely, an electronic a participant or party to use E-Filing if pressurized thermal shock (PTS) events
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filing must be submitted to the E-Filing the presiding officer subsequently
system no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern determines that the reason for granting reactor pressure vessels (RPVs). The
Time on the due date. Upon receipt of the exemption from use of E-Filing no draft NUREG provides the technical
a transmission, the E-Filing system longer exists. basis for DG–1299.
time-stamps the document and sends Documents submitted in adjudicatory DATES: Submit comments by May 12,
the submitter an email notice proceedings will appear in the NRC’s 2015. Comments received after this date
confirming receipt of the document. The electronic hearing docket which is will be considered if it is practical to do
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| Section | Notices | |
| Action | License amendment application; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene. | |
| Dates | Submit comments by April 13, 2015. Comments received after this 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. A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by May 12, 2015. | |
| Contact | Jack E. Whitten, Region IV Office, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 1600 E. Lamar Blvd., Arlington, Texas, 76011; telephone: 817-200-1197, email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 13446 |
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