80_FR_61692 80 FR 61495 - In the Matter of Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station

80 FR 61495 - In the Matter of Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Energy Northwest engaged in mediation as part of the NRC's Alternative Dispute Resolution Program which resulted in a settlement agreement as reflected in the confirmatory order relating to Columbia Generating Station.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-397 and EA-14-240; NRC-2015-0228]


In the Matter of Energy Northwest; Columbia Generating Station

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Confirmatory order; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Energy 
Northwest engaged in mediation as part of the NRC's Alternative Dispute 
Resolution Program which resulted in a settlement agreement as 
reflected in the confirmatory order relating to Columbia Generating 
Station.

DATES: The confirmatory order was issued to the licensee on September 
28, 2015. The effective date is October 28, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0228 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0228. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For questions about this Order, 
contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this document.
     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 [email protected]. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it available in 
ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced.
     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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard Guzman, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1030, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the Order is attached.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of October 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Nicholas Hilton,
Chief, Enforcement Branch, Office of Enforcement .

United states of America NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

In the Matter of Energy Northwest Columbia Generating Station

Docket: 05000397 License: NPF-21 EA-14-240

COnfirmatory Order (Modifying License)

I

    Energy Northwest (Licensee) is the holder of Reactor Operating 
License NPF-21 issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or 
Commission) pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 
CFR)

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Part 50 on April 13, 1984, and renewed on May 22, 2012. The license 
authorizes the operation of the Columbia Generating Station (CGS) in 
accordance with the conditions specified therein. The facility is 
located in Richland, WA.
    This Confirmatory Order is the result of an agreement reached 
during an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) mediation session 
conducted on August 6, 2015, and subsequent discussions completed on 
August 25, 2015.

II

    On December 11, 2013, the NRC's Office of Investigations (OI), 
Region IV Field Office, initiated an investigation to determine whether 
nuclear security officers (NSOs) assigned to Energy Northwest's CGS 
were willfully inattentive while on duty. The investigation was 
completed on March 11, 2015, and was documented in OI Report 4-2014-
009, dated December 18, 2014. Based on the results of the 
investigation, the NRC concluded that, on multiple occasions in 2012, 
2013, and 2014, two security officers willfully violated 10 CFR 
73.55(k)(5)(iii), in that they were not available at all times inside 
the protected area for their assigned response duties.
    On August 6, 2015, Energy Northwest and the NRC met in an ADR 
session mediated by a professional mediator, arranged through the 
Cornell University Scheinman Institute on Conflict Resolution. ADR is a 
process in which a neutral mediator with no decision-making authority 
assists the parties in reaching an agreement on resolving any 
differences regarding the dispute. This Confirmatory Order is issued 
pursuant to the agreement reached during the ADR process.

III

    In response to the NRC's offer, Energy Northwest requested use of 
the NRC ADR process to resolve differences it had with the NRC. On 
August 25, 2015, a preliminary settlement agreement was reached.
    The NRC recognizes the corrective actions that Energy Northwest has 
already implemented associated with the events that formed the basis of 
this matter. These actions at CGS include:
     Informational briefings to NSOs on all shifts regarding 
the severity and the consequences of the incidents that formed the 
basis for this violation; and the reinforcement of using mitigation 
tools to avoid inattentiveness;
     Discussions with NSOs regarding regulatory requirements 
and the overall role security plays in the nuclear industry;
     Review of professionalism standards and expectations, as 
well as a code of ethics with NSOs and supervisors on each shift;
     Installation and use of surveillance cameras in bullet 
resistant enclosures (BREs);
     Increased frequency of radio checks to all posts and 
patrols; and
     Increased supervisory checks of posts and patrols;
    The elements of the agreement, as signed by both parties, consist 
of the following:
    A. The NRC has concluded that a willful violation of Title 10 of 
the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 73.55(k)(5)(iii) occurred 
between 2012 and 2014, when NSOs at CGS were willfully inattentive 
while on duty, which resulted in their not meeting the requirement to 
be available at all times inside the protected area for their assigned 
response duties. Energy Northwest does not dispute this conclusion.
    B. Within 3 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Energy 
Northwest will conduct a common cause evaluation related to the events 
that formed the basis of this matter.
    1. The common cause evaluation will be conducted by a trained 
individual outside of the Emergency Services organization at CGS.
    2. The results will be incorporated into Energy Northwest's 
corrective action program at CGS, as appropriate.
    3. A copy of the completed evaluation will be made available for 
NRC review.
    C. Within 18 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Energy 
Northwest will install wide-angle cameras in BREs to monitor the 
availability of nuclear security officers.
    1. The cameras will be monitored by security supervisors (i.e., 
Sergeant or Lieutenant) at a frequency of not less than twice per shift 
per BRE when cameras are functional.
    2. When the cameras are not functional, security supervisors (i.e., 
Sergeant or Lieutenant) will conduct security post checks at a 
frequency of not less than twice per shift, provided there is adequate 
staffing (i.e., one lieutenant and two sergeants) to ensure other 
commitments can be met.
    3. Until cameras are installed in the BREs, Energy Northwest 
security management will continue to perform a minimum of two post 
checks per shift, provided there is adequate staffing (i.e., one 
lieutenant and two sergeants) to ensure other commitments can be met.
    4. Use of cameras to monitor the availability of NSOs inside BREs 
will be documented.
    D. Within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Energy 
Northwest will revise its annual compliance and ethics computer-based 
training to address deliberate misconduct (10 CFR 50.5), compliance 
therewith, and consequences for non-compliance.
    1. Prior to conducting the training, Energy Northwest will provide 
its proposed training plan to the NRC for its review. The NRC will 
communicate to the licensee any concerns regarding the plan within 30 
days of submittal for resolution in a manner acceptable to both 
parties.
    2. Energy Northwest will complete administration of this training 
within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order.
    E. Energy Northwest will ensure its NSOs understand the need to 
comply with regulations and the consequences for non-compliance by 
having NSOs sign a statement affirming the same. This statement will be 
signed by current NSOs within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory 
Order and within 30 days of hire for new NSOs, subject to collective 
bargaining.
    F. Energy Northwest will prepare a ``lessons learned'' presentation 
derived from the common cause evaluation to be delivered to Energy 
Northwest's nuclear security department at CGS concerning the incidents 
that formed the basis for this violation and the consequences.
    1. Prior to offering this presentation, Energy Northwest will 
provide its proposed presentation to the NRC for its review. The NRC 
will communicate to the licensee any concerns regarding the 
presentation within 30 days of submittal for resolution in a manner 
acceptable to both parties.
    2. Energy Northwest will deliver the presentation to the nuclear 
security department at CGS within 6 months of the date of this 
Confirmatory Order.
    G. Energy Northwest will incorporate the lessons learned, derived 
from the common cause evaluation referenced in Condition B, and revise 
procedures at CGS as appropriate. A copy of the revised procedures will 
be made available for NRC review.
    H. Within 12 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Energy 
Northwest will prepare a presentation communicating the incidents that 
formed the basis for this violation to be delivered to an appropriate 
industry forum (e.g., the NEI Nuclear Security Working Group) subject 
to acceptance of the conference organizing committees.
    1. This presentation will include, among other things, the 
significance of the incidents that formed the basis for this violation; 
the consequences of the

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actions; and the significant responsibilities of NSOs.
    2. Prior to making the presentation, Energy Northwest will provide 
its proposed presentation to the NRC for its review. The NRC will 
communicate to the licensee any concerns regarding the presentation 
within 30 days of submittal for resolution in a manner acceptable to 
both parties.
    3. Energy Northwest will deliver the presentation within 12 months 
of the date of this Confirmatory Order.
    I. Within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Energy 
Northwest will ensure that an independent third party will conduct a 
targeted nuclear safety culture assessment of the security organization 
at CGS.
    1. Based on the results of the assessment, Energy Northwest will 
incorporate recommended actions from the assessment into its corrective 
action program, as appropriate.
    2. A copy of the completed assessment will be made available for 
NRC review within 30 days of the completion of the assessment.
    J. Within 4 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Energy 
Northwest will revise its investigatory procedures to incorporate 
lessons learned from this matter (e.g., to engage the NRC Regional 
Office on Energy Northwest's plans to conduct regulatory violation 
investigations in parallel with the NRC's Office of Investigations).
    K. Notification to NRC When Actions Are Completed
    1. Unless otherwise specified, Energy Northwest will submit written 
notification to the Director, Division of Reactor Safety, U.S. NRC 
Region IV, 1600 East Lamar Blvd., Arlington, Texas 76011-4511, at 
intervals not to exceed 3 months until the terms of the Confirmatory 
Order are completed, providing a status of each item in the Order.
    2. Energy Northwest will provide its basis for concluding that the 
terms of the Confirmatory Order have been satisfied, to the NRC, in 
writing.
    L. Inspection Follow-up
    Based on the corrective actions and enhancements described above, 
the NRC will conduct follow-up inspections using NRC Inspection 
Procedure 92702, ``Followup on Corrective Actions for Violations and 
Deviations,'' to confirm, among other things, the thoroughness and 
adequacy of the above-referenced actions.
    M. Administrative Items
    1. The NRC and Energy Northwest agree that the above elements will 
be incorporated into a Confirmatory Order and that the NRC will 
consider the order an escalated enforcement action with respect to any 
future enforcement actions.
    2. The NRC agrees to provide Energy Northwest with copies of the 
correspondence issued to the two nuclear security officers involved, 
and associated with the incidents that formed the basis for this 
violation.
    3. In consideration of the commitments delineated above, the NRC 
agrees to refrain from issuing a Notice of Violation for the violation 
discussed in NRC Inspection Report and Investigation Report to Energy 
Northwest of June 25, 2015 (EA-14-240).
    4. This agreement is binding upon successors and assigns of Energy 
Northwest.
    N. Within 30 days of the date of the Confirmatory Order, Energy 
Northwest shall pay a civil penalty of $35,000.
    On September 21, 2015, Energy Northwest consented to issuing this 
Confirmatory Order with the commitments, as described in Section V 
below. Energy Northwest further agreed that this Confirmatory Order is 
to be effective 30 days after its issuance and that Energy Northwest 
has waived its right to a hearing.

IV

    Since the licensee has agreed to take additional actions to address 
NRC concerns, as set forth in Item III above, the NRC has concluded 
that its concerns can be resolved through issuance of this Confirmatory 
Order.
    I find that Energy Northwest's commitments as set forth in Section 
V are acceptable and necessary, and conclude that with these 
commitments, the public health and safety are reasonably assured. In 
view of the foregoing, I have determined that public health and safety 
require that Energy Northwest's commitments be confirmed by this 
Confirmatory Order. Based on the above and Energy Northwest's consent, 
this Confirmatory Order is effective 30 days after its issuance.

V

    Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 104b, 161b, 161i, 161o, 182, and 
186 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Commission's 
regulations in 10 CFR 2.202 and 10 CFR part 50, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, 
THAT THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED BELOW WILL BE TAKEN AT COLUMBIA GENERATING 
STATION AND THAT LICENSE NO. NPF-21 IS MODIFIED AS FOLLOWS WITH RESPECT 
TO THE ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN AT THE COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION:
    A. Within 3 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Energy 
Northwest will conduct a common cause evaluation related to the events 
that formed the basis of this matter.
    1. The common cause evaluation will be conducted by a trained 
individual outside of the Emergency Services organization at CGS.
    2. The results will be incorporated into Energy Northwest's 
corrective action program at CGS, as appropriate.
    3. A copy of the completed evaluation will be made available for 
NRC review.
    B. Within 18 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Energy 
Northwest will install wide-angle cameras in BREs to monitor the 
availability of nuclear security officers.
    1. The cameras will be monitored by security supervisors (i.e., 
Sergeant or Lieutenant) at a frequency of not less than twice per shift 
per BRE when cameras are functional.
    2. When the cameras are not functional, security supervisors (i.e., 
Sergeant or Lieutenant) will conduct security post checks at a 
frequency of not less than twice per shift, provided there is adequate 
staffing (i.e., one Lieutenant and two Sergeants) to ensure other 
commitments can be met.
    3. Until cameras are installed in the BREs, Energy Northwest 
security management will continue to perform a minimum of two post 
checks per shift, provided there is adequate staffing (i.e., one 
Lieutenant and two Sergeants) to ensure other commitments can be met.
    4. Use of cameras to monitor the availability of NSOs inside BREs 
will be documented.
    C. Within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Energy 
Northwest will revise its annual compliance and ethics computer-based 
training to address deliberate misconduct (10 CFR 50.5), compliance 
therewith, and consequences for non-compliance.
    1. Prior to conducting the training, Energy Northwest will provide 
its proposed training plan to the NRC for its review. The NRC will 
communicate to the licensee any concerns regarding the plan within 30 
days of submittal for resolution in a manner acceptable to both 
parties.
    2. Energy Northwest will complete administration of this training 
within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order.
    D. Energy Northwest will ensure its NSOs understand the need to 
comply with regulations and the consequences for non-compliance by 
having NSOs sign a statement affirming the same. This statement will be 
signed by current NSOs within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory 
Order and within 30

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days of hire for new NSOs, subject to collective bargaining.
    E. Energy Northwest will prepare a ``lessons learned'' 
presentation, derived from the common cause evaluation, to be delivered 
to Energy Northwest's nuclear security department at CGS concerning the 
incidents that formed the basis for this violation and the 
consequences.
    1. Prior to offering this presentation, Energy Northwest will 
provide its proposed presentation to the NRC for its review. The NRC 
will communicate to the licensee any concerns regarding the 
presentation within 30 days of submittal for resolution in a manner 
acceptable to both parties.
    2. Energy Northwest will deliver the presentation to the nuclear 
security department at CGS within 6 months of the date of this 
Confirmatory Order.
    F. Energy Northwest will incorporate the lessons learned, derived 
from the common cause evaluation referenced in Condition B, and revise 
procedures at CGS as appropriate. A copy of the revised procedures will 
be made available for NRC review.
    G. Within 12 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Energy 
Northwest will prepare a presentation communicating the incidents that 
formed the basis for this violation to be delivered to an appropriate 
industry forum (e.g., the NEI Nuclear Security Working Group) subject 
to acceptance of the conference organizing committees.
    1. This presentation will include, among other things, the 
significance of the incidents that formed the basis for this violation; 
the consequences of the actions; and the significant responsibilities 
of NSOs.
    2. Prior to making the presentation, Energy Northwest will provide 
its proposed presentation to the NRC for its review. The NRC will 
communicate to the licensee any concerns regarding the presentation 
within 30 days of submittal for resolution in a manner acceptable to 
both parties.
    3. Energy Northwest will deliver the presentation within 12 months 
of the date of this Confirmatory Order.
    H. Within 6 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Energy 
Northwest will ensure that an independent third party will conduct a 
targeted nuclear safety culture assessment of the security organization 
at CGS.
    1. Based on the results of the assessment, Energy Northwest will 
incorporate recommended actions from the assessment into its corrective 
action program, as appropriate.
    2. A copy of the completed assessment will be made available for 
NRC review within 30 days of the completion of the assessment.
    I. Within 4 months of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Energy 
Northwest will revise its investigatory procedures to incorporate 
lessons learned from this matter (e.g., to engage the NRC Regional 
Office on Energy Northwest's plans to conduct regulatory violation 
investigations in parallel with the NRC's Office of Investigations).
    J. Notification to NRC When Actions Are Completed
    1. Unless otherwise specified, Energy Northwest will submit written 
notification to the Director, Division of Reactor Safety, U. S. NRC 
Region IV, 1600 East Lamar Blvd., Arlington, Texas 76011-4511, at 
intervals not to exceed 3 months until the terms of this Confirmatory 
Order are completed, providing a status of each item in the 
Confirmatory Order.
    2. Energy Northwest will provide its basis for concluding that the 
terms of this Confirmatory Order have been satisfied, to the NRC, in 
writing.
    K. Within 30 days of the date of this Confirmatory Order, Energy 
Northwest shall pay a civil penalty of $35,000.
    The Regional Administrator, Region IV, may, in writing, relax or 
rescind any of the above conditions upon demonstration by Energy 
Northwest of good cause.

VI

    Any person adversely affected by this Confirmatory Order, other 
than Energy Northwest may request a hearing within 30 days of the 
issuance date of this Confirmatory Order. Where good cause is shown, 
consideration will be given to extending the time to request a hearing. 
A request for extension of time must be directed to the Director, 
Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555, and include a statement of good cause for the extension.
    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 E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139, 
August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 46562, August 3, 2012), which is 
codified in pertinent part at 10 CFR part 2, subpart C. 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 [email protected], 
or by telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital ID 
certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or 
representative) to digitally sign documents and access the E-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 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 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 Electronic Filing 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. Further 
information on the Web-based submission form 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

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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 Electronic 
Filing Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's 
Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by email at 
[email protected], or by a toll-free call to 866-672-7640. The NRC 
Electronic Filing 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 
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. With 
respect to copyrighted works, participants are requested not to include 
copyrighted materials in their submission, except for limited excerpts 
that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would constitute 
a Fair Use application.
    If a person other the Energy Northwest requests a hearing, that 
person shall set forth with particularity the manner in which his 
interest is adversely affected by this Confirmatory Order and shall 
address the criteria set forth in 10 CFR 2.309(d) and (f).
    If a hearing is requested by a person whose interest is adversely 
affected, the Commission will issue a separate order designating the 
time and place of any hearings, as appropriate. If a hearing is held, 
the issue to be considered at such hearing shall be whether this 
Confirmatory Order should be sustained.
    In the absence of any request for hearing, or written approval of 
an extension of time in which to request a hearing, the provisions 
specified in Section V above shall be effective and final 30 days after 
the issuance date of this Confirmatory Order without further order or 
proceedings. If an extension of time for requesting a hearing has been 
approved, the provisions specified in Section V shall be final when the 
extension expires if a hearing request has not been received.

    Dated this 28th day of September 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

    Marc L. Dapas
    Regional Administrator

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[FR Doc. 2015–25910 Filed 10–9–15; 8:45 am] rescheduled, and the time allotted to • NRC’s Agencywide Documents BILLING CODE 7590–01–P present oral statements can be obtained Access and Management System from the Web site cited above or by (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- contacting the identified DFO. available documents online in the NUCLEAR REGULATORY Moreover, in view of the possibility that ADAMS Public Documents collection at COMMISSION the schedule for ACRS meetings may be http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Advisory Committee on Reactor adjusted by the Chairman as necessary adams.html. To begin the search, select Safeguards (ACRS), Meeting of the to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then ACRS Subcommittee on AP1000 persons planning to attend should check select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS with these references if such Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, The ACRS Subcommittee on AP1000 rescheduling would result in a major please contact the NRC’s Public will hold a meeting on October 21–22, inconvenience. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 2015, Room T–2B1, 11545 Rockville If attending this meeting, please enter 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by Pike, Rockville, Maryland. through the One White Flint North email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The The entire meeting will be open. building, 11555 Rockville Pike, ADAMS accession number for each The agenda for the subject meeting Rockville, MD. After registering with document referenced (if it available in shall be as follows: security, please contact Mr. Theron ADAMS) is provided the first time that Wednesday, October 21, 2015—8:30 Brown (Telephone 240–888–9835) to be a document is referenced. a.m. until 5:00 p.m.; Thursday, October escorted to the meeting room. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 22, 2015—8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Dated: October 2, 2015. purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One The Subcommittee will review the Mark L. Banks, White Flint North, 11555 Rockville draft Safety Evaluation Report Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. associated with combined license Committee on Reactor Safeguards. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: application (COLA) for the William [FR Doc. 2015–25878 Filed 10–9–15; 8:45 am] States Lee Nuclear Station Units 1 and Richard Guzman, Office of Nuclear BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 2. The Subcommittee will hear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear presentations by and hold discussions Regulatory Commission, Washington, with the NRC staff and other interested DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– NUCLEAR REGULATORY persons regarding this matter. The 1030, email: Richard.Guzman@nrc.gov. COMMISSION Subcommittee will gather information, SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of [Docket Nos. 50–397 and EA–14–240; NRC– the Order is attached. analyze relevant issues and facts, and 2015–0228] formulate proposed positions and Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day actions, as appropriate, for deliberation In the Matter of Energy Northwest; of October 2015. by the Full Committee. Columbia Generating Station For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Members of the public desiring to Nicholas Hilton, provide oral statements and/or written AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Chief, Enforcement Branch, Office of comments should notify the Designated Commission. Enforcement . Federal Official (DFO), Mr. Peter Wen ACTION: Confirmatory order; issuance. (Telephone 301–415–2832 or Email: United states of America NUCLEAR Peter.Wen@nrc.gov) five days prior to SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory REGULATORY COMMISSION the meeting, if possible, so that Commission (NRC) and Energy In the Matter of Energy Northwest Columbia appropriate arrangements can be made. Northwest engaged in mediation as part Generating Station Thirty-five hard copies of each of the NRC’s Alternative Dispute Docket: 05000397 License: NPF–21 EA–14– presentation or handout should be Resolution Program which resulted in a 240 provided to the DFO thirty minutes settlement agreement as reflected in the confirmatory order relating to Columbia COnfirmatory Order (Modifying before the meeting. In addition, one License) Generating Station. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES electronic copy of each presentation should be emailed to the DFO one day DATES: The confirmatory order was I before the meeting. If an electronic copy issued to the licensee on September 28, Energy Northwest (Licensee) is the cannot be provided within this 2015. The effective date is October 28, holder of Reactor Operating License timeframe, presenters should provide 2015. NPF–21 issued by the U.S. Nuclear the DFO with a CD containing each ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID Regulatory Commission (NRC or presentation at least thirty minutes NRC–2015–0228 when contacting the Commission) pursuant to Title 10 of the before the meeting. Electronic NRC about the availability of Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:23 Oct 09, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00162 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM 13OCN1

61496 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 197 / Tuesday, October 13, 2015 / Notices Part 50 on April 13, 1984, and renewed • Review of professionalism D. Within 6 months of the date of this on May 22, 2012. The license authorizes standards and expectations, as well as a Confirmatory Order, Energy Northwest the operation of the Columbia code of ethics with NSOs and will revise its annual compliance and Generating Station (CGS) in accordance supervisors on each shift; ethics computer-based training to with the conditions specified therein. • Installation and use of surveillance address deliberate misconduct (10 CFR The facility is located in Richland, WA. cameras in bullet resistant enclosures 50.5), compliance therewith, and This Confirmatory Order is the result (BREs); consequences for non-compliance. of an agreement reached during an • Increased frequency of radio checks 1. Prior to conducting the training, alternative dispute resolution (ADR) to all posts and patrols; and Energy Northwest will provide its mediation session conducted on August • Increased supervisory checks of proposed training plan to the NRC for 6, 2015, and subsequent discussions posts and patrols; its review. The NRC will communicate completed on August 25, 2015. The elements of the agreement, as to the licensee any concerns regarding signed by both parties, consist of the the plan within 30 days of submittal for II following: resolution in a manner acceptable to On December 11, 2013, the NRC’s A. The NRC has concluded that a both parties. Office of Investigations (OI), Region IV willful violation of Title 10 of the Code 2. Energy Northwest will complete Field Office, initiated an investigation to of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) administration of this training within 6 determine whether nuclear security 73.55(k)(5)(iii) occurred between 2012 months of the date of this Confirmatory officers (NSOs) assigned to Energy and 2014, when NSOs at CGS were Order. Northwest’s CGS were willfully willfully inattentive while on duty, E. Energy Northwest will ensure its inattentive while on duty. The which resulted in their not meeting the NSOs understand the need to comply investigation was completed on March requirement to be available at all times with regulations and the consequences 11, 2015, and was documented in OI inside the protected area for their for non-compliance by having NSOs Report 4–2014–009, dated December 18, assigned response duties. Energy sign a statement affirming the same. 2014. Based on the results of the Northwest does not dispute this This statement will be signed by current investigation, the NRC concluded that, conclusion. NSOs within 6 months of the date of on multiple occasions in 2012, 2013, B. Within 3 months of the date of this this Confirmatory Order and within 30 and 2014, two security officers willfully Confirmatory Order, Energy Northwest days of hire for new NSOs, subject to violated 10 CFR 73.55(k)(5)(iii), in that will conduct a common cause collective bargaining. they were not available at all times evaluation related to the events that F. Energy Northwest will prepare a inside the protected area for their formed the basis of this matter. ‘‘lessons learned’’ presentation derived assigned response duties. 1. The common cause evaluation will from the common cause evaluation to be On August 6, 2015, Energy Northwest be conducted by a trained individual delivered to Energy Northwest’s nuclear and the NRC met in an ADR session outside of the Emergency Services security department at CGS concerning mediated by a professional mediator, organization at CGS. the incidents that formed the basis for arranged through the Cornell University 2. The results will be incorporated this violation and the consequences. Scheinman Institute on Conflict into Energy Northwest’s corrective 1. Prior to offering this presentation, Resolution. ADR is a process in which action program at CGS, as appropriate. Energy Northwest will provide its a neutral mediator with no decision- 3. A copy of the completed evaluation proposed presentation to the NRC for its making authority assists the parties in will be made available for NRC review. review. The NRC will communicate to reaching an agreement on resolving any C. Within 18 months of the date of the licensee any concerns regarding the differences regarding the dispute. This this Confirmatory Order, Energy presentation within 30 days of submittal Confirmatory Order is issued pursuant Northwest will install wide-angle for resolution in a manner acceptable to to the agreement reached during the cameras in BREs to monitor the both parties. ADR process. availability of nuclear security officers. 2. Energy Northwest will deliver the 1. The cameras will be monitored by presentation to the nuclear security III security supervisors (i.e., Sergeant or department at CGS within 6 months of In response to the NRC’s offer, Energy Lieutenant) at a frequency of not less the date of this Confirmatory Order. Northwest requested use of the NRC than twice per shift per BRE when G. Energy Northwest will incorporate ADR process to resolve differences it cameras are functional. the lessons learned, derived from the had with the NRC. On August 25, 2015, 2. When the cameras are not common cause evaluation referenced in a preliminary settlement agreement was functional, security supervisors (i.e., Condition B, and revise procedures at reached. Sergeant or Lieutenant) will conduct CGS as appropriate. A copy of the The NRC recognizes the corrective security post checks at a frequency of revised procedures will be made actions that Energy Northwest has not less than twice per shift, provided available for NRC review. already implemented associated with there is adequate staffing (i.e., one H. Within 12 months of the date of the events that formed the basis of this lieutenant and two sergeants) to ensure this Confirmatory Order, Energy matter. These actions at CGS include: other commitments can be met. Northwest will prepare a presentation • Informational briefings to NSOs on 3. Until cameras are installed in the communicating the incidents that all shifts regarding the severity and the BREs, Energy Northwest security formed the basis for this violation to be mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES consequences of the incidents that management will continue to perform a delivered to an appropriate industry formed the basis for this violation; and minimum of two post checks per shift, forum (e.g., the NEI Nuclear Security the reinforcement of using mitigation provided there is adequate staffing (i.e., Working Group) subject to acceptance of tools to avoid inattentiveness; one lieutenant and two sergeants) to the conference organizing committees. • Discussions with NSOs regarding ensure other commitments can be met. 1. This presentation will include, regulatory requirements and the overall 4. Use of cameras to monitor the among other things, the significance of role security plays in the nuclear availability of NSOs inside BREs will be the incidents that formed the basis for industry; documented. this violation; the consequences of the VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:23 Oct 09, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00163 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM 13OCN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 197 / Tuesday, October 13, 2015 / Notices 61497 actions; and the significant respect to any future enforcement A. Within 3 months of the date of this responsibilities of NSOs. actions. Confirmatory Order, Energy Northwest 2. Prior to making the presentation, 2. The NRC agrees to provide Energy will conduct a common cause Energy Northwest will provide its Northwest with copies of the evaluation related to the events that proposed presentation to the NRC for its correspondence issued to the two formed the basis of this matter. review. The NRC will communicate to nuclear security officers involved, and 1. The common cause evaluation will the licensee any concerns regarding the associated with the incidents that be conducted by a trained individual presentation within 30 days of submittal formed the basis for this violation. outside of the Emergency Services for resolution in a manner acceptable to 3. In consideration of the organization at CGS. both parties. commitments delineated above, the 2. The results will be incorporated 3. Energy Northwest will deliver the NRC agrees to refrain from issuing a into Energy Northwest’s corrective presentation within 12 months of the Notice of Violation for the violation action program at CGS, as appropriate. date of this Confirmatory Order. discussed in NRC Inspection Report and 3. A copy of the completed evaluation I. Within 6 months of the date of this Investigation Report to Energy will be made available for NRC review. Confirmatory Order, Energy Northwest Northwest of June 25, 2015 (EA–14– B. Within 18 months of the date of will ensure that an independent third 240). this Confirmatory Order, Energy party will conduct a targeted nuclear 4. This agreement is binding upon Northwest will install wide-angle safety culture assessment of the security successors and assigns of Energy cameras in BREs to monitor the organization at CGS. Northwest. availability of nuclear security officers. 1. Based on the results of the 1. The cameras will be monitored by N. Within 30 days of the date of the security supervisors (i.e., Sergeant or assessment, Energy Northwest will Confirmatory Order, Energy Northwest Lieutenant) at a frequency of not less incorporate recommended actions from shall pay a civil penalty of $35,000. than twice per shift per BRE when the assessment into its corrective action On September 21, 2015, Energy cameras are functional. program, as appropriate. 2. A copy of the completed Northwest consented to issuing this 2. When the cameras are not assessment will be made available for Confirmatory Order with the functional, security supervisors (i.e., NRC review within 30 days of the commitments, as described in Section V Sergeant or Lieutenant) will conduct completion of the assessment. below. Energy Northwest further agreed security post checks at a frequency of J. Within 4 months of the date of this that this Confirmatory Order is to be not less than twice per shift, provided Confirmatory Order, Energy Northwest effective 30 days after its issuance and there is adequate staffing (i.e., one will revise its investigatory procedures that Energy Northwest has waived its Lieutenant and two Sergeants) to ensure to incorporate lessons learned from this right to a hearing. other commitments can be met. matter (e.g., to engage the NRC Regional IV 3. Until cameras are installed in the Office on Energy Northwest’s plans to BREs, Energy Northwest security conduct regulatory violation Since the licensee has agreed to take management will continue to perform a investigations in parallel with the NRC’s additional actions to address NRC minimum of two post checks per shift, Office of Investigations). concerns, as set forth in Item III above, provided there is adequate staffing (i.e., K. Notification to NRC When Actions the NRC has concluded that its concerns one Lieutenant and two Sergeants) to Are Completed can be resolved through issuance of this ensure other commitments can be met. 1. Unless otherwise specified, Energy Confirmatory Order. 4. Use of cameras to monitor the Northwest will submit written I find that Energy Northwest’s availability of NSOs inside BREs will be notification to the Director, Division of commitments as set forth in Section V documented. Reactor Safety, U.S. NRC Region IV, are acceptable and necessary, and C. Within 6 months of the date of this 1600 East Lamar Blvd., Arlington, Texas conclude that with these commitments, Confirmatory Order, Energy Northwest 76011–4511, at intervals not to exceed the public health and safety are will revise its annual compliance and 3 months until the terms of the reasonably assured. In view of the ethics computer-based training to Confirmatory Order are completed, foregoing, I have determined that public address deliberate misconduct (10 CFR providing a status of each item in the health and safety require that Energy 50.5), compliance therewith, and Order. Northwest’s commitments be confirmed consequences for non-compliance. 2. Energy Northwest will provide its by this Confirmatory Order. Based on 1. Prior to conducting the training, basis for concluding that the terms of the above and Energy Northwest’s Energy Northwest will provide its the Confirmatory Order have been consent, this Confirmatory Order is proposed training plan to the NRC for satisfied, to the NRC, in writing. effective 30 days after its issuance. its review. The NRC will communicate L. Inspection Follow-up V to the licensee any concerns regarding Based on the corrective actions and the plan within 30 days of submittal for enhancements described above, the NRC Accordingly, pursuant to Sections resolution in a manner acceptable to will conduct follow-up inspections 104b, 161b, 161i, 161o, 182, and 186 of both parties. using NRC Inspection Procedure 92702, the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 2. Energy Northwest will complete ‘‘Followup on Corrective Actions for amended, and the Commission’s administration of this training within 6 Violations and Deviations,’’ to confirm, regulations in 10 CFR 2.202 and 10 CFR months of the date of this Confirmatory among other things, the thoroughness part 50, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, Order. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES and adequacy of the above-referenced THAT THE ACTIONS DESCRIBED D. Energy Northwest will ensure its actions. BELOW WILL BE TAKEN AT NSOs understand the need to comply M. Administrative Items COLUMBIA GENERATING STATION with regulations and the consequences 1. The NRC and Energy Northwest AND THAT LICENSE NO. NPF–21 IS for non-compliance by having NSOs agree that the above elements will be MODIFIED AS FOLLOWS WITH sign a statement affirming the same. incorporated into a Confirmatory Order RESPECT TO THE ACTIONS TO BE This statement will be signed by current and that the NRC will consider the order TAKEN AT THE COLUMBIA NSOs within 6 months of the date of an escalated enforcement action with GENERATING STATION: this Confirmatory Order and within 30 VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:23 Oct 09, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00164 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM 13OCN1

61498 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 197 / Tuesday, October 13, 2015 / Notices days of hire for new NSOs, subject to NRC review within 30 days of the storage media. Participants may not collective bargaining. completion of the assessment. submit paper copies of their filings E. Energy Northwest will prepare a I. Within 4 months of the date of this unless they seek an exemption in ‘‘lessons learned’’ presentation, derived Confirmatory Order, Energy Northwest accordance with the procedures from the common cause evaluation, to will revise its investigatory procedures described below. be delivered to Energy Northwest’s to incorporate lessons learned from this To comply with the procedural nuclear security department at CGS matter (e.g., to engage the NRC Regional requirements of E-Filing, at least ten concerning the incidents that formed Office on Energy Northwest’s plans to (10) days prior to the filing deadline, the the basis for this violation and the conduct regulatory violation participant should contact the Office of consequences. investigations in parallel with the NRC’s the Secretary by email at 1. Prior to offering this presentation, Office of Investigations). hearing.docket@nrc.gov, or by telephone Energy Northwest will provide its J. Notification to NRC When Actions at 301–415–1677, to (1) request a digital proposed presentation to the NRC for its Are Completed ID certificate, which allows the review. The NRC will communicate to 1. Unless otherwise specified, Energy participant (or its counsel or the licensee any concerns regarding the Northwest will submit written representative) to digitally sign presentation within 30 days of submittal notification to the Director, Division of documents and access the E-Submittal for resolution in a manner acceptable to Reactor Safety, U. S. NRC Region IV, server for any proceeding in which it is both parties. 1600 East Lamar Blvd., Arlington, Texas participating; and (2) advise the 2. Energy Northwest will deliver the 76011–4511, at intervals not to exceed Secretary that the participant will be presentation to the nuclear security 3 months until the terms of this submitting a request or petition for department at CGS within 6 months of Confirmatory Order are completed, hearing (even in instances in which the the date of this Confirmatory Order. providing a status of each item in the participant, or its counsel or F. Energy Northwest will incorporate Confirmatory Order. representative, already holds an NRC- the lessons learned, derived from the 2. Energy Northwest will provide its issued digital ID certificate). Based upon common cause evaluation referenced in basis for concluding that the terms of this information, the Secretary will Condition B, and revise procedures at this Confirmatory Order have been establish an electronic docket for the CGS as appropriate. A copy of the satisfied, to the NRC, in writing. hearing in this proceeding if the K. Within 30 days of the date of this Secretary has not already established an revised procedures will be made Confirmatory Order, Energy Northwest electronic docket. available for NRC review. shall pay a civil penalty of $35,000. Information about applying for a G. Within 12 months of the date of The Regional Administrator, Region digital ID certificate is available on this Confirmatory Order, Energy IV, may, in writing, relax or rescind any NRC’s public Web site at http:// Northwest will prepare a presentation of the above conditions upon www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/ communicating the incidents that demonstration by Energy Northwest of getting-started.html. System formed the basis for this violation to be good cause. requirements for accessing the E- delivered to an appropriate industry Submittal server are detailed in NRC’s forum (e.g., the NEI Nuclear Security VI ‘‘Guidance for Electronic Submission,’’ Working Group) subject to acceptance of Any person adversely affected by this which is available on the agency’s the conference organizing committees. Confirmatory Order, other than Energy public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/ 1. This presentation will include, Northwest may request a hearing within site-help/e-submittals.html. Participants among other things, the significance of 30 days of the issuance date of this may attempt to use other software not the incidents that formed the basis for Confirmatory Order. Where good cause listed on the Web site, but should note this violation; the consequences of the is shown, consideration will be given to that the NRC’s E-Filing system does not actions; and the significant extending the time to request a hearing. support unlisted software, and the NRC responsibilities of NSOs. A request for extension of time must be Electronic Filing Help Desk will not be 2. Prior to making the presentation, directed to the Director, Office of able to offer assistance in using unlisted Energy Northwest will provide its Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory software. proposed presentation to the NRC for its Commission, Washington, DC 20555, If a participant is electronically review. The NRC will communicate to and include a statement of good cause submitting a document to the NRC in the licensee any concerns regarding the for the extension. accordance with the E-Filing rule, the presentation within 30 days of submittal All documents filed in NRC participant must file the document for resolution in a manner acceptable to adjudicatory proceedings, including a using the NRC’s online, Web-based both parties. request for hearing, a petition for leave submission form. Further information 3. Energy Northwest will deliver the to intervene, any motion or other on the Web-based submission form is presentation within 12 months of the document filed in the proceeding prior available on the NRC’s public Web site date of this Confirmatory Order. to the submission of a request for at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e- H. Within 6 months of the date of this hearing or petition to intervene, and submittals.html. Confirmatory Order, Energy Northwest documents filed by interested Once a participant has obtained a will ensure that an independent third governmental entities participating digital ID certificate and a docket has party will conduct a targeted nuclear under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in been created, the participant can then safety culture assessment of the security accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule submit a request for hearing or petition mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES organization at CGS. (72 FR 49139, August 28, 2007, as for leave to intervene. Submissions 1. Based on the results of the amended at 77 FR 46562, August 3, should be in Portable Document Format assessment, Energy Northwest will 2012), which is codified in pertinent (PDF) in accordance with NRC guidance incorporate recommended actions from part at 10 CFR part 2, subpart C. The E- available on the NRC’s public Web site the assessment into its corrective action Filing process requires participants to at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e- program, as appropriate. submit and serve all adjudicatory submittals.html. A filing is considered 2. A copy of the completed documents over the internet, or in some complete at the time the documents are assessment will be made available for cases to mail copies on electronic submitted through the NRC’s E-Filing VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:23 Oct 09, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00165 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM 13OCN1

Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 197 / Tuesday, October 13, 2015 / Notices 61499 system. To be timely, an electronic a participant or party to use E-Filing if NUCLEAR REGULATORY filing must be submitted to the E-Filing the presiding officer subsequently COMMISSION system no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern determines that the reason for granting Time on the due date. Upon receipt of the exemption from use of E-Filing no Advisory Committee on Reactor a transmission, the E-Filing system longer exists. Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the time-stamps the document and sends ACRS Subcommittee on Structural Documents submitted in adjudicatory Analysis; Notice of Meeting the submitter an email notice confirming receipt of the document. The proceedings will appear in NRC’s electronic hearing docket, which is The ACRS Subcommittee on E-Filing system also distributes an email available to the public at http:// Structural Analysis will hold a meeting notice that provides access to the document to the NRC’s Office of the ehd1.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded on October 23, 2015, Room T–2B1, General Counsel and any others who pursuant to an order of the Commission 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, have advised the Office of the Secretary or the presiding officer. Participants are Maryland. requested not to include personal The entire meeting will be open to that they wish to participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not privacy information, such as social public attendance. The agenda for the subject meeting serve the documents on those security numbers, home addresses, or shall be as follows: participants separately. Therefore, home phone numbers in their filings, applicants and other participants (or unless an NRC regulation or other law Friday, October 23, 2015—8:30 a.m. their counsel or representative) must requires submission of such until 5:00 p.m. apply for and receive a digital ID information. With respect to The Subcommittee will review and certificate before a hearing request/ copyrighted works, participants are discuss treatment of uncertainties in petition to intervene is filed so that they requested not to include copyrighted probabilistic seismic hazard analysis. can obtain access to the document via materials in their submission, except for The Subcommittee will hear the E-Filing system. limited excerpts that serve the purpose A person filing electronically using presentations by and hold discussions of the adjudicatory filings and would with the NRC staff and other interested the NRC’s adjudicatory E-Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the constitute a Fair Use application. persons regarding this matter. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk If a person other the Energy Subcommittee will gather information, through the ‘‘Contact Us’’ link located Northwest requests a hearing, that analyze relevant issues and facts, and on the NRC’s Web site at http:// person shall set forth with particularity formulate proposed positions and www.nrc.gov/site-help/e- the manner in which his interest is actions, as appropriate, for deliberation submittals.html, by email at by the Full Committee. adversely affected by this Confirmatory MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll- Members of the public desiring to Order and shall address the criteria set free call to 866–672–7640. The NRC provide oral statements and/or written forth in 10 CFR 2.309(d) and (f). comments should notify the Designated Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern If a hearing is requested by a person Federal Official (DFO), Christopher Time, Monday through Friday, whose interest is adversely affected, the Brown (Telephone 301–415–7111 or excluding government holidays. Commission will issue a separate order Email: Christopher.Brown@nrc.gov) five Participants who believe that they designating the time and place of any days prior to the meeting, if possible, so have a good cause for not submitting hearings, as appropriate. If a hearing is that appropriate arrangements can be documents electronically must file an held, the issue to be considered at such made. Thirty-five hard copies of each exemption request, in accordance with hearing shall be whether this presentation or handout should be 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper Confirmatory Order should be provided to the DFO thirty minutes filing requesting authorization to sustained. before the meeting. In addition, one continue to submit documents in paper electronic copy of each presentation In the absence of any request for format. Such filings must be submitted should be emailed to the DFO one day hearing, or written approval of an before the meeting. If an electronic copy by: (1) first class mail addressed to the extension of time in which to request a cannot be provided within this Office of the Secretary of the hearing, the provisions specified in timeframe, presenters should provide Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– Section V above shall be effective and the DFO with a CD containing each 0001, Attention: Rulemaking and final 30 days after the issuance date of presentation at least 30 minutes before Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, this Confirmatory Order without further the meeting. Electronic recordings will express mail, or expedited delivery order or proceedings. If an extension of be permitted only during those portions service to the Office of the Secretary, time for requesting a hearing has been of the meeting that are open to the Sixteenth Floor, One White Flint North, approved, the provisions specified in public. Detailed procedures for the 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Section V shall be final when the conduct of and participation in ACRS Maryland, 20852, Attention: extension expires if a hearing request meetings were published in the Federal Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. has not been received. Register on October 1, 2014 (79 FR Participants filing a document in this Dated this 28th day of September 2015. 59307). manner are responsible for serving the Detailed meeting agendas and meeting For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. transcripts are available on the NRC document on all other participants. Marc L. Dapas mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Filing is considered complete by first- Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading- class mail as of the time of deposit in Regional Administrator rm/doc-collections/acrs. Information the mail, or by courier, express mail, or [FR Doc. 2015–26046 Filed 10–9–15; 8:45 am] regarding topics to be discussed, expedited delivery service upon BILLING CODE 7590–01–P changes to the agenda, whether the depositing the document with the meeting has been canceled or provider of the service. A presiding rescheduled, and the time allotted to officer, having granted an exemption present oral statements can be obtained request from using E-Filing, may require from the Web site cited above or by VerDate Sep<11>2014 21:23 Oct 09, 2015 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00166 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\13OCN1.SGM 13OCN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionConfirmatory order; issuance.
DatesThe confirmatory order was issued to the licensee on September 28, 2015. The effective date is October 28, 2015.
ContactRichard Guzman, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1030, email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 61495 
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