80_FR_79347 80 FR 79104 - Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

80 FR 79104 - Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 243 (December 18, 2015)

Page Range79104-79105
FR Document2015-31875

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 243 (Friday, December 18, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 243 (Friday, December 18, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 79104-79105]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-31875]


-----------------------------------------------------------------------

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 52-025 and 52-026; ASLBP No. 16-944-01-LA-BD01]


Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; Establishment of Atomic 
Safety and Licensing Board

    Pursuant to delegation by the Commission, see 37 FR 28710 (Dec. 29, 
1972), and the Commission's regulations, see, e.g., 10 CFR 2.104, 
2.105, 2.300, 2.309, 2.313, 2.318, 2.321, notice is hereby given that 
an Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (Board) is being established to 
preside over the following proceeding: Southern Nuclear Operating 
Company, Inc. (Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4).
    This proceeding involves an application by Southern Nuclear 
Operating Company, Inc. for an amendment to Facility Operating License 
Nos. NPF-91 and NPF-92 for operation of the Vogtle Electric Generating 
Plant, Units 3 and 4, located in Burke County, Georgia. In response to 
a notice filed in the Federal Register, see 80 FR 60937 (Oct. 8, 2015), 
the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League and its chapter Concerned 
Citizens of Shell Bluff filed a Petition to Intervene and Request for 
Hearing on December 7, 2015.
    The Board is comprised of the following Administrative Judges:
Ronald M. Spritzer, Chairman, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Nicholas G. Trikouros, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001
Dr. James F. Jackson, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001
    All correspondence, documents, and other materials shall be filed 
in accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule. See 10 CFR 2.302.


[[Page 79105]]


    Dated: December 11, 2015.
E. Roy Hawkens,
Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel.
[FR Doc. 2015-31875 Filed 12-17-15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590-01-P



                                                  79104                       Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 243 / Friday, December 18, 2015 / Notices

                                                     • Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to                 II. Background                                        prolonged multiunit event. The NRC
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov and search                      Under the provisions of the                        will use the information provided by
                                                  for Docket ID NRC–2015–0043. A copy                     Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44                   licensees to determine if additional
                                                  of the collection of information and                    U.S.C. chapter 35), the NRC recently                  regulatory action is necessary.
                                                  related instructions may be obtained                    submitted a request for renewal of an                   Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day
                                                  without charge by accessing Docket ID                   existing collection of information to                 of December, 2015.
                                                  NRC–2015–0043 on this Web site.                         OMB for review entitled, ‘‘Request for                  For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                                     • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
                                                                                                          Information Regarding                                 Tremaine Donnell,
                                                  Access and Management System
                                                                                                          Recommendations 2.1, 2.3, and 9.3 of                  NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information
                                                  (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
                                                                                                          the Near-Term Task Force Review of                    Services.
                                                  available documents online in the
                                                  ADAMS Public Documents collection at                    Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi                  [FR Doc. 2015–31797 Filed 12–17–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                          Event.’’ The NRC hereby informs                       BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                  adams.html. To begin the search, select                 potential respondents that an agency
                                                  ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                     may not conduct or sponsor, and that a
                                                  select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                          person is not required to respond to, a               NUCLEAR REGULATORY
                                                  Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,                      collection of information unless it                   COMMISSION
                                                  please contact the NRC’s Public                         displays a currently valid OMB control
                                                                                                                                                                [Docket Nos. 52–025 and 52–026; ASLBP
                                                  Document Room (PDR) reference staff at                  number.                                               No. 16–944–01–LA–BD01]
                                                  1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by                        The NRC published a Federal
                                                  email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. A copy                   Register notice with a 60-day comment                 Southern Nuclear Operating Company,
                                                  of the collection of information and                    period on this information collection on              Inc.; Establishment of Atomic Safety
                                                  related instructions may be obtained                    July 28, 2015, 80 FR 45005.                           and Licensing Board
                                                  without charge by accessing ADAMS                          1. The title of the information
                                                                                                          collection: Request for Information                     Pursuant to delegation by the
                                                  Accession No. ML12053A340. The
                                                                                                          Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54(f) Regarding                 Commission, see 37 FR 28710 (Dec. 29,
                                                  supporting statement and burden
                                                                                                          Recommendations 2.1, 2.3, and 9.3 of                  1972), and the Commission’s
                                                  estimates are available in ADAMS under
                                                                                                          the Near-Term Task Force Review of                    regulations, see, e.g., 10 CFR 2.104,
                                                  Accession Nos. ML15278A247 and
                                                                                                          Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi                  2.105, 2.300, 2.309, 2.313, 2.318, 2.321,
                                                  ML15278A246.
                                                     • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and                     Event.                                                notice is hereby given that an Atomic
                                                  purchase copies of public documents at                     2. OMB approval number: 3150–0211.                 Safety and Licensing Board (Board) is
                                                  the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One                            3. Type of submission: Extension.                  being established to preside over the
                                                  White Flint North, 11555 Rockville                         4. The form number if applicable: Not              following proceeding: Southern Nuclear
                                                  Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.                        applicable.                                           Operating Company, Inc. (Vogtle
                                                     • NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of                    5. How often the collection is required            Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and
                                                  the collection of information and related               or requested: Once.                                   4).
                                                  instructions may be obtained without                       6. Who will be required or asked to                  This proceeding involves an
                                                  charge by contacting the NRC’s                          respond: 100 power reactor licensees,                 application by Southern Nuclear
                                                  Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell,                    and 2 Combined License holders (2                     Operating Company, Inc. for an
                                                  Office of Information Services, U.S.                    units each).                                          amendment to Facility Operating
                                                  Nuclear Regulatory Commission,                             7. The estimated number of annual                  License Nos. NPF–91 and NPF–92 for
                                                  Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:                   responses: 79.3.                                      operation of the Vogtle Electric
                                                  301–415–6258; email:                                       8. The estimated number of annual                  Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4, located
                                                  INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV.                          respondents: 104.                                     in Burke County, Georgia. In response to
                                                                                                             9. An estimate of the total number of              a notice filed in the Federal Register,
                                                  B. Submitting Comments                                  hours needed annually to comply with                  see 80 FR 60937 (Oct. 8, 2015), the Blue
                                                    The NRC cautions you not to include                   the information collection requirement                Ridge Environmental Defense League
                                                  identifying or contact information in                   or request: 104,962.                                  and its chapter Concerned Citizens of
                                                  comment submissions that you do not                        10. Abstract: Following events at the              Shell Bluff filed a Petition to Intervene
                                                  want to be publicly disclosed in your                   Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant                and Request for Hearing on December 7,
                                                  comment submission. All comment                         resulting from the March 11, 2011,                    2015.
                                                  submissions are posted at http://                       earthquake and subsequent tsunami,                      The Board is comprised of the
                                                  www.regulations.gov and entered into                    and in response to requirements                       following Administrative Judges:
                                                  ADAMS. Comment submissions are not                      contained in section 402 of the                       Ronald M. Spritzer, Chairman, Atomic
                                                  routinely edited to remove identifying                  Consolidated Appropriations Act (Pub.                   Safety and Licensing Board Panel,
                                                  or contact information.                                 L. 112–074), the NRC requested                          U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
                                                    If you are requesting or aggregating                  information from power reactor                          Washington, DC 20555–0001
                                                  comments from other persons for                         licensees pursuant to title 10 of the                 Nicholas G. Trikouros, Atomic Safety
                                                  submission to the OMB, then you                         Code of Federal Regulations part                        and Licensing Board Panel, U.S.
                                                  should inform those persons not to                      50.54(f). The information requested                     Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
                                                  include identifying or contact                          includes seismic and flooding hazard                    Washington, DC 20555–0001
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES




                                                  information that they do not want to be                 reevaluations to determine if further                 Dr. James F. Jackson, Atomic Safety and
                                                  publicly disclosed in their comment                     regulatory action is necessary,                         Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear
                                                  submission. Your request should state                   walkdowns to confirm compliance with                    Regulatory Commission, Washington,
                                                  that comment submissions are not                        the current licensing basis and provide                 DC 20555–0001
                                                  routinely edited to remove such                         input to the hazard reevaluations, and                  All correspondence, documents, and
                                                  information before making the comment                   analysis of the Emergency Preparedness                other materials shall be filed in
                                                  submissions available to the public or                  capability with respect to staffing and               accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule.
                                                  entering the comment into ADAMS.                        communication ability during a                        See 10 CFR 2.302.


                                             VerDate Sep<11>2014   19:20 Dec 17, 2015   Jkt 238001   PO 00000   Frm 00077   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\18DEN1.SGM   18DEN1


                                                                              Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 243 / Friday, December 18, 2015 / Notices                                           79105

                                                    Dated: December 11, 2015.                             of the collection of information and                  U.S.C. chapter 35), the NRC recently
                                                  E. Roy Hawkens,                                         related instructions may be obtained                  submitted a request for renewal of an
                                                  Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety               without charge by accessing Docket ID                 existing collection of information to
                                                  and Licensing Board Panel.                              NRC–2015–0158 on this Web site.                       OMB for review entitled, ‘‘Nuclear
                                                  [FR Doc. 2015–31875 Filed 12–17–15; 8:45 am]               • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                       Material Events Database (NMED for the
                                                  BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                  Access and Management System                          Collection of Event Report, Response,
                                                                                                          (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                     Analyses, and Follow-up Data on Events
                                                                                                          available documents online in the                     Involving the Use of Atomic Energy Act
                                                  NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                      ADAMS Public Documents collection at                  (AEA) Radioactive Byproduct Material.’’
                                                  COMMISSION                                              http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                        The NRC hereby informs potential
                                                                                                          adams.html. To begin the search, select               respondents that an agency may not
                                                  [NRC–2015–0158]
                                                                                                          ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                   conduct or sponsor, and that a person is
                                                  Information Collection: Nuclear                         select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                        not required to respond to, a collection
                                                  Material Events Database (NMED) for                     Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,                    of information unless it displays a
                                                  the Collection of Event Report,                         please contact the NRC’s Public                       currently valid OMB control number.
                                                  Response, Analyses, and Follow-Up                       Document Room (PDR) reference staff at                   The NRC published a Federal
                                                  Data on Events Involving the Use of                     1–800–397–4209, (301) 415–4737, or by                 Register notice with a 60-day comment
                                                  Atomic Energy Act (AEA) Radioactive                     email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. A copy                 period on this information collection on
                                                  Byproduct Material                                      of the collection of information and                  July 27, 2015 (80 FR 44401).
                                                                                                          related instructions may be obtained                     1. The title of the information
                                                  AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                             without charge by accessing ADAMS                     collection: ‘‘Nuclear Material Events
                                                  Commission.                                             Accession ML15314A655. The                            Database (NMED) for the Collection of
                                                  ACTION: Notice of submission to the                     supporting statement is available in                  Event Report, Response, Analyses, and
                                                  Office of Management and Budget;                        ADAMS under Accession No.                             Follow-up Data on Events Involving the
                                                  request for comment.                                    ML15314A713.                                          Use of Atomic Energy Act (AEA)
                                                                                                             • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and                   Radioactive Byproduct Material.’’
                                                  SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                  purchase copies of public documents at                   2. OMB approval number: 3150–0178.
                                                  Commission (NRC) has recently                           the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One                          3. Type of submission: Extension.
                                                  submitted a request for renewal of an                   White Flint North, 11555 Rockville                       4. The form number if applicable: NA.
                                                  existing collection of information to the               Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.                         5. How often the collection is required
                                                  Office of Management and Budget                            • NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of               or requested: On occasion. Agreement
                                                  (OMB) for review. The information                       the collection of information and related             States are requested to provide copies of
                                                  collection is entitled, ‘‘Nuclear Material              instructions may be obtained without                  licensee nuclear material event reports
                                                  Events Database (NMED for the                           charge by contacting the NRC’s                        electronically or by hard copy to the
                                                  Collection of Event Report, Response,                   Clearance Officer, Tremaine Donnell,                  NRC within 30 days of receipt from
                                                  Analyses, and Follow-up Data on Events                  Office of the Chief Information Officer,              their licensee. In addition, Agreement
                                                  Involving the Use of Atomic Energy Act                  U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,                   States are requested to report events that
                                                  (AEA) Radioactive Byproduct Material.’’                 Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:                 may pose a significant health and safety
                                                  DATES: Submit comments by January 19,                   (301) 415–6258; email:                                hazard to the NRC Headquarters
                                                  2016.                                                   INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV.                        Operations Officer within 24 hours of
                                                  ADDRESSES: Submit comments directly                                                                           notification by an Agreement State
                                                                                                          B. Submitting Comments                                licensee.
                                                  to the OMB reviewer at: Vlad Dorjets,
                                                  Desk Officer, Office of Information and                   The NRC cautions you not to include                    6. Who will be required or asked to
                                                  Regulatory Affairs (3150–0178), NEOB–                   identifying or contact information in                 respond: Current Agreement States and
                                                  10202, Office of Management and                         comment submissions that you do not                   any State receiving Agreement State
                                                  Budget, Washington, DC 20503;                           want to be publicly disclosed in your                 status in the future.
                                                  telephone: (202) 395–7315, email: oira_                 comment submission. All comment                          7. The estimated number of annual
                                                  submission@omb.eop.gov.                                 submissions are posted at http://                     responses: 506.
                                                                                                          www.regulations.gov and entered into                     8. The estimated number of annual
                                                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                          ADAMS. Comment submissions are not                    respondents: 37.
                                                  Tremaine Donnell, NRC Clearance                                                                                  9. An estimate of the total number of
                                                  Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                        routinely edited to remove identifying
                                                                                                          or contact information.                               hours needed annually to comply with
                                                  Commission, Washington, DC 20555–                                                                             the information collection requirement
                                                                                                            If you are requesting or aggregating
                                                  0001; telephone: (301) 415–6258; email:                                                                       or request: 804 hours.
                                                                                                          comments from other persons for
                                                  INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@nrc.gov.                                                                                   10. Abstract: NRC regulations require
                                                                                                          submission to the OMB, then you
                                                  SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                                                    NRC licensees to report incidents and
                                                                                                          should inform those persons not to
                                                  I. Obtaining Information and                            include identifying or contact                        overexposures, leaking or contaminated
                                                  Submitting Comments                                     information that they do not want to be               sealed source(s), release of excessive
                                                                                                          publicly disclosed in their comment                   contamination of radioactive material,
                                                  A. Obtaining Information                                submission. Your request should state                 lost or stolen radioactive material,
                                                    Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015–                   that comment submissions are not                      equipment failures, abandoned well
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES




                                                  0158 when contacting the NRC about                      routinely edited to remove such                       logging sources and medical events.
                                                  the availability of information for this                information before making the comment                 Agreement State licenses are also
                                                  action. You may obtain publicly-                        submissions available to the public or                required to report these events to their
                                                  available information related to this                   entering the comment into ADAMS.                      individual Agreement State regulatory
                                                  action by any of the following methods:                                                                       authorities under compatible Agreement
                                                    • Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to                  II. Background                                        State regulations. The NRC is requesting
                                                  http://www.regulations.gov and search                      Under the provisions of the                        that the Agreement States provide
                                                  for Docket ID NRC–2015–0158. A copy                     Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44                   information to NRC on the initial


                                             VerDate Sep<11>2014   19:20 Dec 17, 2015   Jkt 238001   PO 00000   Frm 00078   Fmt 4703   Sfmt 4703   E:\FR\FM\18DEN1.SGM   18DEN1



Document Created: 2015-12-18 01:38:35
Document Modified: 2015-12-18 01:38:35
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
FR Citation80 FR 79104 

2024 Federal Register | Disclaimer | Privacy Policy
USC | CFR | eCFR