80 FR 57884 - Review and Submission of Updates to the Final Safety Analysis Reports, Emergency Preparedness Documents, and Fire Protection Documents
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 186 (Friday, September 25, 2015)] [Notices] [Pages 57884-57885] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2015-24301] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC-2015-0226] Review and Submission of Updates to the Final Safety Analysis Reports, Emergency Preparedness Documents, and Fire Protection Documents AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Draft regulatory issue summary; request for comment. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is seeking public comment on a draft regulatory issue summary (RIS), RIS 2015-XX, ``Review and Submission of Updates to the Final Safety Analysis Reports, Emergency Preparedness Documents, and Fire Protection Documents.'' This RIS reminds addressees of the review and submission requirements regarding information to be withheld from public disclosure, and recommends a format for submission of updates to the Final Safety Analysis Reports (FSARs). DATES: Submit comments by October 26, 2015. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to assure consideration only for comments received before this date. 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-2015-0226. 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: O-12H8, 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: Matthew Humberstone, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1464; email: Matthew.Humberstone@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0226 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-2015-0226. 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 draft RIS, ``Review and Submission of Updates to the Final Safety Analysis Reports, Emergency Preparedness Documents, and Fire Protection Documents'' is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML15177A074. 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-2015-0226 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 in comment submisssions that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS, and 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. Background The NRC issues RISs to communicate with stakeholders on a broad range of regulatory matters. This may include communicating and restating staff technical positions on regulatory matters. The NRC staff has developed draft RIS 2015-XX to remind licensees of the review and submission requirements of section 2.390 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), ``Public Inspections, Exemptions, Requests for Withholding,'' regarding information to be withheld from public disclosure, as well as to recommend that the updates to the FSARs required by paragraph (e) of 10 CFR 50.71, ``Maintenance of records, making of reports,'' be made electronically on a total FSAR replacement basis, as described in paragraph (b)(6) of 10 CFR 50.4, ``Written communications.'' Specifically, the NRC is issuing this RIS for the following purposes: To remind licensees of the potential for physical protection information, which the NRC is required to protect in the same manner as commercial or financial information for the purposes of withholding from public disclosure pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1), to be contained in documents that will be proactively released to the public in accordance with the Commission direction in Staff Requirements Memorandum (SRM)-SECY-15-0032 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15167A090). Specifically, the NRC reminds licensees of the potential for physical protection information to be contained in Preliminary Safety Analysis Reports, [[Page 57885]] FSARs, FSAR updates, and in emergency preparedness and fire protection documents, which had previously been presumptively withheld by the NRC. To recommend a format for submission of FSAR updates for nuclear power reactors. Research and test reactors and other non-power production and utilization facilities are not required to update their facility FSARs, unless applying for renewal of the facility license. Licensees have two submission format options regarding FSAR updates: (1) Electronically on a total FSAR replacement basis, as described in 10 CFR 50.4(b)(6), or (2) on a paper replacement page basis, as described in 10 CFR 50.71(e). Electronic submission of updates on a total FSAR replacement basis would save billable staff hours since time would not be taken to manually reconstruct sections of the FSAR for various staff reviews. Therefore, the NRC recommends that licensees voluntarily submit updates electronically (via CD or Electronic Information Exchange) on a total FSAR replacement basis. Submission of FSAR updates in this manner will also assist the NRC in its emergency response function by ensuring that recently-updated, total FSARs are available to NRC emergency response teams. Proposed Action The NRC is requesting public comments on draft RIS 2015-XX. The NRC staff will make a final determination regarding issuance of the RIS after it considers any public comments received in response to this request. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day of September 2015. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Sheldon Stuchell, Chief, Generic Communications Branch, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2015-24301 Filed 9-24-15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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provision, then the staff must address email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For comment submission available to the
the criteria for avoiding issue finality as technical questions, contact the public in this docket.
described in the applicable issue finality individual listed in the FOR FURTHER The NRC cautions you not to include
provision. INFORMATION CONTACT section of this identifying or contact information in
document. comment submisssions that you do not
III. Congressional Review Act • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, want to be publicly disclosed in your
This action is a rule as defined in the Office of Administration, Mail Stop: O– comment submission. The NRC will
Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 12H8, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory post all comment submissions at http://
801–808). However, the Office of Commission, Washington, DC 20555– www.regulations.gov as well as enter the
Management and Budget has not found 0001. comment submissions into ADAMS,
it to be a major rule as defined in the For additional direction on obtaining and the NRC does not routinely edit
Congressional Review Act. information and submitting comments, comment submissions to remove
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day see ‘‘Obtaining Information and identifying or contact information.
of September, 2015. Submitting Comments’’ in the If you are requesting or aggregating
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of comments from other persons for
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
this document. submission to the NRC, then you should
Kimyata Morgan Butler,
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: inform those persons not to include
Acting Chief, New Reactor Rulemaking and identifying or contact information that
Guidance Branch, Division of Advanced Matthew Humberstone, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. they do not want to be publicly
Reactors and Rulemaking, Office of New
Reactors. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, disclosed in their comment submission.
Washington DC 20555–0001; telephone: Your request should state that the NRC
[FR Doc. 2015–24306 Filed 9–24–15; 8:45 am]
301–415–1464; email: does not routinely edit comment
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Matthew.Humberstone@nrc.gov. submissions to remove such information
before making the comment
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
submissions available to the public or
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I. Obtaining Information and entering the comment submissions into
COMMISSION
Submitting Comments ADAMS.
[NRC–2015–0226]
A. Obtaining Information II. Background
Review and Submission of Updates to Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015– The NRC issues RISs to communicate
the Final Safety Analysis Reports, 0226 when contacting the NRC about with stakeholders on a broad range of
Emergency Preparedness Documents, the availability of information for this regulatory matters. This may include
and Fire Protection Documents action. You may obtain publicly- communicating and restating staff
available information related to this technical positions on regulatory
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory matters. The NRC staff has developed
Commission. action by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to draft RIS 2015–XX to remind licensees
ACTION: Draft regulatory issue summary; http://www.regulations.gov and search of the review and submission
request for comment. for Docket ID NRC–2015–0226. requirements of section 2.390 of Title 10
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents of the Code of Federal Regulations
Access and Management System (CFR), ‘‘Public Inspections, Exemptions,
Commission (NRC) is seeking public
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Requests for Withholding,’’ regarding
comment on a draft regulatory issue
available documents online in the information to be withheld from public
summary (RIS), RIS 2015–XX, ‘‘Review
ADAMS Public Documents collection at disclosure, as well as to recommend that
and Submission of Updates to the Final
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ the updates to the FSARs required by
Safety Analysis Reports, Emergency
adams.html. To begin the search, select paragraph (e) of 10 CFR 50.71,
Preparedness Documents, and Fire
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then ‘‘Maintenance of records, making of
Protection Documents.’’ This RIS
select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS reports,’’ be made electronically on a
reminds addressees of the review and
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, total FSAR replacement basis, as
submission requirements regarding
please contact the NRC’s Public described in paragraph (b)(6) of 10 CFR
information to be withheld from public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 50.4, ‘‘Written communications.’’
disclosure, and recommends a format Specifically, the NRC is issuing this
for submission of updates to the Final 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The draft RIS for the following purposes:
Safety Analysis Reports (FSARs). • To remind licensees of the potential
RIS, ‘‘Review and Submission of
DATES: Submit comments by October 26, for physical protection information,
Updates to the Final Safety Analysis
2015. Comments received after this date Reports, Emergency Preparedness which the NRC is required to protect in
will be considered if it is practical to do Documents, and Fire Protection the same manner as commercial or
so, but the Commission is able to assure Documents’’ is available in ADAMS financial information for the purposes of
consideration only for comments under Accession No. ML15177A074. withholding from public disclosure
received before this date. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390(d)(1), to be
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments purchase copies of public documents at contained in documents that will be
by any of the following methods (unless the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One proactively released to the public in
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
this document describes a different White Flint North, 11555 Rockville accordance with the Commission
method for submitting comments on a Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. direction in Staff Requirements
specific subject): Memorandum (SRM)–SECY–15–0032
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to B. Submitting Comments (ADAMS Accession No. ML15167A090).
http://www.regulations.gov and search Please include Docket ID NRC–2015– Specifically, the NRC reminds licensees
for Docket ID NRC–2015–0226. Address 0226 in the subject line of your of the potential for physical protection
questions about NRC dockets to Carol comment submission, in order to ensure information to be contained in
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; that the NRC is able to make your Preliminary Safety Analysis Reports,
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FSARs, FSAR updates, and in SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory (ADAMS Accession No. ML13358A405),
emergency preparedness and fire Commission (NRC) has granted the as supplemented by two letters dated
protection documents, which had request of Northern States Power October 15, 2014, and May 28, 2015
previously been presumptively Company—Minnesota, doing business (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML14288A543
withheld by the NRC. as Xcel Energy, to withdraw its and ML15148A775, respectively) for a
• To recommend a format for application dated December 20, 2013, as proposed amendment to Renewed
submission of FSAR updates for nuclear supplemented by letters dated October Facility Operating Licenses DPR–42 and
power reactors. Research and test 15, 2014, and May 28, 2015, for a DPR–60 for the Prairie Island Nuclear
reactors and other non-power proposed amendment to Renewed Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, located
production and utilization facilities are Facility Operating Licenses DPR–42 and in Goodhue County, Minnesota.
not required to update their facility DPR–60. The proposed amendment The proposed amendment sought to
FSARs, unless applying for renewal of would have revised the Prairie Island revise the Emergency Plan for the
the facility license. Licensees have two Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant,
submission format options regarding Emergency Plan to increase staff Units 1 and 2, to increase the staff
FSAR updates: (1) Electronically on a augmentation times for certain augmentation times for certain
total FSAR replacement basis, as emergency response organization emergency response organization
described in 10 CFR 50.4(b)(6), or (2) on positions. positions.
a paper replacement page basis, as ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID The NRC published a Biweekly Notice
described in 10 CFR 50.71(e). Electronic NRC–2014–0028 when contacting the in the Federal Register on February 19,
submission of updates on a total FSAR NRC about the availability of 2014 (79 FR 9497), that gave notice that
replacement basis would save billable information regarding this document. this proposed amendment was under
staff hours since time would not be You may obtain publicly-available consideration by the NRC. The licensee
taken to manually reconstruct sections information related to this document submitted its request to withdraw the
of the FSAR for various staff reviews. using any of the following methods: proposed amendment on August 28,
Therefore, the NRC recommends that • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to 2015 (ADAMS Accession No.
licensees voluntarily submit updates http://www.regulations.gov and search ML15240A089).
electronically (via CD or Electronic for Docket ID NRC–2014–0028. Address Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day
Information Exchange) on a total FSAR questions about NRC dockets to Carol of September, 2015.
replacement basis. Submission of FSAR Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
updates in this manner will also assist email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For Terry A. Beltz,
the NRC in its emergency response technical questions, contact the Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing
function by ensuring that recently- individual listed in the FOR FURTHER Branch III–1, Division of Operating Reactor
updated, total FSARs are available to INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
NRC emergency response teams. document. Regulation.
Proposed Action • NRC’s Agencywide Documents [FR Doc. 2015–24311 Filed 9–24–15; 8:45 am]
Access and Management System BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
The NRC is requesting public (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
comments on draft RIS 2015–XX. The available documents online in the
NRC staff will make a final ADAMS Public Documents collection at NUCLEAR REGULATORY
determination regarding issuance of the http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ COMMISSION
RIS after it considers any public adams.html. To begin the search, select [NRC–2014–0173]
comments received in response to this ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
request. select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Integrated Safety Analysis Standards
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, for Acute Uranium Exposure of
of September 2015. please contact the NRC’s Public Workers
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
Sheldon Stuchell, 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Chief, Generic Communications Branch, email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The Commission.
Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office ADAMS accession number for each ACTION: Interim staff guidance; issuance.
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. document referenced (if that document
[FR Doc. 2015–24301 Filed 9–24–15; 8:45 am] is available in ADAMS) is provided the SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P first time that a document is referenced. Commission (NRC) is issuing Interim
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and Staff Guidance (ISG), FCSE ISG–14,
purchase copies of public documents at ‘‘Acute Uranium Standards for
NUCLEAR REGULATORY the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One Workers,’’ dated June 15, 2015. The ISG
COMMISSION White Flint North, 11555 Rockville provides guidance to the NRC staff
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. when reviewing licensee-proposed
[Docket Nos. 50–282 and 50–306; NRC– FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: standards in the Integrated Safety
2014–0028] Terry A. Beltz, Office of Nuclear Reactor Analysis Summary for determining
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory worker uranium exposures that would
Northern States Power Company— result in high or intermediate
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
Commission, Washington DC 20555–
Minnesota; Prairie Island Nuclear 0001; telephone: 301–415–3049, email: consequences consistent with the
Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 Terry.Beltz@nrc.gov. general definition of these events in
NRC regulations.
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The NRC has granted the request of DATES: The ISG is available September
Commission.
Northern States Power Company— 25, 2015.
ACTION: License amendment application;
Minnesota (the licensee) to withdraw its ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
withdrawal by applicant.
application dated December 20, 2013 NRC–2014–0173 when contacting the
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| Dates | Submit comments by October 26, 2015. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to assure consideration only for comments received before this date. | |
| Contact | Matthew Humberstone, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1464; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 80 FR 57884 |
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