81_FR_39405 81 FR 39289 - Duke Energy; Oconee Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

81 FR 39289 - Duke Energy; Oconee Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

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FR Document2016-14262

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and a finding of no significant impact (FONSI) for its review and approval of the decommissioning funding plan submitted by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke), on December 13, 2012, for the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) at Oconee Nuclear Station in Oconee County, South Carolina.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 72-04; NRC-2016-0110]


Duke Energy; Oconee Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; 
issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an 
environmental assessment (EA) and a finding of no significant impact 
(FONSI) for its review and approval of the decommissioning funding plan 
submitted by Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (Duke), on December 13, 2012, 
for the Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) at Oconee 
Nuclear Station in Oconee County, South Carolina.

DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in this document are available on 
June 16, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0110 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may access information related to this document, which the NRC 
possesses and is publicly available, using any of the following 
methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0110. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, 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 in this document 
(if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time 
that a document is referenced. In addition, for the convenience of the 
reader, the ADAMS accession numbers are provided in a table in the 
section of this document entitled, Availability of Documents.
     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 Baum, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0018, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    The NRC is considering issuance of the decommissioning funding plan 
(DFP) for the Oconee ISFSI. Duke submitted a DFP for NRC review and 
approval by letter dated December 13, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML12353A033). The NRC staff has prepared a final EA (ADAMS Accession 
No. ML16141A277) in support of its review of Duke's DFP, in accordance 
with the NRC regulations in part 51 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR), ``Environmental Protection Regulations for 
Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions,'' which implement 
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
4321 et seq.). Based on the EA, the NRC staff has determined that 
approval of the DFP for the Oconee ISFSI will not significantly affect 
the quality of the human environment, and, accordingly, the staff has 
concluded that a FONSI is appropriate. The NRC staff further finds that 
preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) is not warranted 
because under 10 CFR 51.22(c)(10) or 10 CFR 51.22(c)(11) do not apply 
to the DFP reviews, since the categorical exclusion only apply to 
license amendments and the 10 CFR 72.30 DFP reviews and approvals are 
not license amendment.

II. Environmental Assessment

Background

    The Oconee ISFSI is located in Oconee County, South Carolina. Duke 
is authorized by the NRC, under License No. SFGL-06 and SNM-2503 to 
store spent nuclear fuel at the Oconee ISFSI.
    The NRC requires its licensees to plan for the eventual 
decommissioning of their licensed facilities prior to license 
termination. On June 17, 2011, the NRC published a final rule in the 
Federal Register amending its decommissioning planning regulations (76 
FR 35512). The final rule amended the NRC regulation, 10 CFR 72.30, 
which concerns financial assurance and decommissioning for ISFSIs. This 
regulation now requires each holder of, or applicant for, a license 
under 10 CFR part 72 to submit, for NRC review and approval, a DFP. The 
purpose of the DFP is to demonstrate the licensee's financial 
assurance, i.e., that funds will be available to decommission the 
ISFSI. The NRC staff is reviewing the DFP submitted by Duke on December 
13, 2012. Specifically, the NRC must determine whether Duke's DFP 
contains the information required by 10 CFR 72.30(b) and whether Duke 
has provided reasonable assurance that funds will be available to 
decommission the ISFSI.

Description of the Proposed Action

    The proposed action is the NRC's review and approval of Duke's DFP 
submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b). To approve the DFP, the 
NRC will evaluate whether the decommissioning cost estimate (DCE) 
adequately estimates the cost to conduct the required ISFSI 
decommissioning activities prior to license termination, including 
identification of the volume of onsite subsurface material containing 
residual radioactivity that will require remediation to meet the 
license

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termination criteria in 10 CFR 20.1402 or 10 CFR 20.1403. NRC will also 
evaluate whether the aggregate dollar amount of Duke's financial 
instruments provide adequate financial assurance to cover the DCE and 
that the financial instruments meet the criteria of 10 CFR 72.30(e).
    The proposed action does not require any changes to the ISFSI's 
licensed routine operations, maintenance activities, or monitoring 
programs, nor does it require any new construction or land disturbing 
activities. The scope of the proposed action concerns only the NRC's 
review and approval of the Duke's DFP. The scope of the proposed action 
does not include, and will not result in, the review and approval of 
any decontamination or decommissioning activity or license termination 
for the ISFSI or any other part of Oconee Nuclear Station.

Need for the Proposed Action

    The proposed action provides a means for Duke to demonstrate that 
it will have sufficient funding to cover the costs of decommissioning 
the ISFSI, including the reduction of the residual radioactivity at the 
ISFSI to the level specified by the applicable NRC license termination 
regulations concerning release of the property (10 CFR 20.1402 or 10 
CFR 20.1403).

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action

    The NRC's approval of the DFP will not change the scope or nature 
of the operation of the ISFSI and will not authorize any changes to 
licensed operations or maintenance activities. The NRC's approval of 
the DFP will not result in any changes in the types, characteristics, 
or quantities of radiological or non-radiological effluents released 
into the environment from the ISFSI, or result in the creation of any 
solid waste. Moreover, the approval of the DFP will not authorize any 
construction activity or facility modification. Therefore, the NRC 
staff concludes that the approval of the DFP is a procedural and 
administrative action that will not result in any significant impact to 
the environment.
    Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, as 
amended (NHPA), requires federal agencies to consider the effects of 
their undertakings on historic properties. In accordance with the NHPA 
implementing regulations at 36 CFR part 800, ``Protection of Historic 
Properties,'' NRC's approval of Duke's DFP constitutes a federal 
undertaking. The NRC, however, has determined that the approval of the 
DFP is a type of undertaking that does not have the potential to cause 
effects on historic properties, assuming such historic properties were 
present, because the NRC's approval of Duke's DFP will not authorize or 
result in changes to licensed operations or maintenance activities, or 
changes in the types, characteristics, or quantities of radiological or 
non-radiological effluents released into the environment from the 
ISFSI, or result in the creation of any solid waste. Therefore, in 
accordance with 36 CFR 800.3(a)(1), no consultation is required under 
Section 106 of the NHPA.
    Under Section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, prior to 
taking a proposed action, a federal agency must determine whether (i) 
endangered and threatened species or their critical habitats are known 
to be in the vicinity of the proposed action and if so, whether (ii) 
the proposed Federal action may affect listed species or critical 
habitats. If the proposed action may affect listed species or critical 
habitats, the federal agency is required to consult with the U.S. Fish 
and Wildlife Service (FWS) and/or the U.S. National Marine Fisheries 
Service. In accordance with 50 CFR 402.13, the NRC has engaged in 
informal consultation with the FWS. The NRC has determined that the 
proposed action is not likely to adversely affect listed species or 
their critical habitats because the NRC's approval of Duke's DFP will 
not authorize or result in changes to licensed operations or 
maintenance activities, or changes in the types, characteristics, or 
quantities of radiological or non-radiological effluents released into 
the environment from the ISFSI, or result in the creation of any solid 
waste. The FWS has concurred with the NRC's determination that the 
proposed action is not likely to adversely affect listed species or 
critical habitat.

Alternative to the Proposed Action

    In addition to the proposed action, the NRC evaluated the no-action 
alternative. The no-action alternative is to deny Duke's DFP. A denial 
of a DFP that meets the criteria of 10 CFR 72.30(b) does not support 
the regulatory intent of the 2011 rulemaking. As noted in the 
rulemaking EA (ADAMS Accession No. ML090500648), not promulgating the 
2011 final rule would have increased the likelihood of additional 
legacy sites. Thus, denying Duke's DFP, which the NRC has found to meet 
the criteria of 10 CFR 72.30(b), will undermine the licensee's 
decommissioning planning. On this basis, the NRC has concluded that the 
no-action alternative is not a viable alternative.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

    The NRC staff consulted with other agencies and parties regarding 
the environmental impacts of the proposed action. The NRC provided a 
draft of its EA to the South Carolina Department of Health and Human 
Services on August 10, 2015, and gave them 30 days to respond. The 
State never responded. The NRC also consulted with the FWS. The FWS 
concurred with the NRC's determination that the proposed action is not 
likely to adversely affect listed species or critical habitat.

III. Finding of No Significant Impact

    The NRC staff has determined that the proposed action, the review 
and approval of the DFP, submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b), 
will not authorize or result in changes to licensed operations or 
maintenance activities, or changes in the types, characteristics, or 
quantities of radiological or non-radiological effluents released into 
the environment from the ISFSI, or result in the creation of any solid 
waste. Moreover, the approval of the DFP will not authorize any 
construction activity, facility modification, or any other land-
disturbing activity. The NRC staff has concluded that the proposed 
action is a procedural and administrative action and as such, that the 
proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of 
the human environment. Therefore, the NRC staff has determined not to 
prepare an EIS for the proposed action but will issue this FONSI. In 
accordance with 10 CFR 51.32(a)(4), the FONSI incorporates the EA by 
reference.

IV. Availability of Documents

    The following documents, related to this Notice, can be found using 
any of the methods provided in the following table. Instructions for 
accessing ADAMS were provided under the ADDRESSES section of this 
Notice.

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                                                        ADAMS Accession
             Date                     Document                No.
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December 13, 2012............  Submission of Duke's   ML12353A033
                                decommissioning
                                funding plan.

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February 1, 2009.............  Environmental          ML090500648
                                Assessment for Final
                                Rule--Decommissionin
                                g Planning.
May 31, 2016.................  NRC staff's Final EA   ML16141A277
                                for the approval of
                                the decommissioning
                                funding plan.
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of June 2016.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bernard H. White IV,
Acting Branch Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing Branch, Division of Spent 
Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2016-14262 Filed 6-15-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                                  Date                                                                        Document                                                             Accession No.

                                                    December 13, 2012 ............        Submission of Duke decommissioning funding plan ......................................................................   ML12353A033
                                                    February 1, 2009 ................     Environmental Assessment for Final Rule—Decommissioning Planning .......................................                 ML090500648
                                                    May 31, 2016 ......................   NRC staff’s Final EA for the approval of the decommissioning funding plan ................................               ML16144A026



                                                      Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day                 available documents online in the                           appropriate. The NRC staff further finds
                                                    of June 2016.                                                ADAMS Public Documents collection at                        that preparation of an environmental
                                                      For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                     http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                              impact statement (EIS) is not warranted
                                                    Bernard H. White IV,                                         adams.html. To begin the search, select                     because under 10 CFR 51.22(c)(10) or 10
                                                    Acting Branch Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing                    ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                         CFR 51.22(c)(11) do not apply to the
                                                    Branch, Division of Spent Fuel Management,                   select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                              DFP reviews, since the categorical
                                                    Office of Nuclear Material Safety and                        Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,                          exclusion only apply to license
                                                    Safeguards.                                                  please contact the NRC’s Public                             amendments and the 10 CFR 72.30 DFP
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–14261 Filed 6–15–16; 8:45 am]                  Document Room (PDR) reference staff at                      reviews and approvals are not license
                                                    BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                       1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by                         amendment.
                                                                                                                 email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
                                                                                                                                                                             II. Environmental Assessment
                                                                                                                 ADAMS accession number for each
                                                    NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                           document referenced in this document                        Background
                                                    COMMISSION                                                   (if that document is available in                              The Oconee ISFSI is located in
                                                    [Docket No. 72–04; NRC–2016–0110]                            ADAMS) is provided the first time that                      Oconee County, South Carolina. Duke is
                                                                                                                 a document is referenced. In addition,                      authorized by the NRC, under License
                                                    Duke Energy; Oconee Independent                              for the convenience of the reader, the                      No. SFGL–06 and SNM–2503 to store
                                                    Spent Fuel Storage Installation                              ADAMS accession numbers are                                 spent nuclear fuel at the Oconee ISFSI.
                                                    AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                                  provided in a table in the section of this
                                                                                                                                                                                The NRC requires its licensees to plan
                                                    Commission.                                                  document entitled, Availability of
                                                                                                                                                                             for the eventual decommissioning of
                                                                                                                 Documents.
                                                    ACTION: Environmental assessment and                                                                                     their licensed facilities prior to license
                                                                                                                    • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
                                                    finding of no significant impact;                                                                                        termination. On June 17, 2011, the NRC
                                                                                                                 purchase copies of public documents at
                                                    issuance.                                                                                                                published a final rule in the Federal
                                                                                                                 the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
                                                                                                                                                                             Register amending its decommissioning
                                                    SUMMARY:    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                      White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                                                                                                                                                             planning regulations (76 FR 35512). The
                                                    Commission (NRC) is issuing an                               Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                                                                                                                                                             final rule amended the NRC regulation,
                                                    environmental assessment (EA) and a                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                            10 CFR 72.30, which concerns financial
                                                    finding of no significant impact (FONSI)                     Richard Baum, Office of Nuclear                             assurance and decommissioning for
                                                    for its review and approval of the                           Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.                        ISFSIs. This regulation now requires
                                                    decommissioning funding plan                                 Nuclear Regulatory Commission,                              each holder of, or applicant for, a
                                                    submitted by Duke Energy Carolinas,                          Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:                       license under 10 CFR part 72 to submit,
                                                    LLC (Duke), on December 13, 2012, for                        301–415–0018, email: Richard.Baum@                          for NRC review and approval, a DFP.
                                                    the Independent Spent Fuel Storage                           nrc.gov.                                                    The purpose of the DFP is to
                                                    Installation (ISFSI) at Oconee Nuclear                       SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                  demonstrate the licensee’s financial
                                                    Station in Oconee County, South                                                                                          assurance, i.e., that funds will be
                                                    Carolina.                                                    I. Introduction                                             available to decommission the ISFSI.
                                                    DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in                           The NRC is considering issuance of                       The NRC staff is reviewing the DFP
                                                    this document are available on June 16,                      the decommissioning funding plan                            submitted by Duke on December 13,
                                                    2016.                                                        (DFP) for the Oconee ISFSI. Duke                            2012. Specifically, the NRC must
                                                    ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                         submitted a DFP for NRC review and                          determine whether Duke’s DFP contains
                                                    NRC–2016–0110 when contacting the                            approval by letter dated December 13,                       the information required by 10 CFR
                                                    NRC about the availability of                                2012 (ADAMS Accession No.                                   72.30(b) and whether Duke has
                                                    information regarding this document.                         ML12353A033). The NRC staff has                             provided reasonable assurance that
                                                    You may access information related to                        prepared a final EA (ADAMS Accession                        funds will be available to decommission
                                                    this document, which the NRC                                 No. ML16141A277) in support of its                          the ISFSI.
                                                    possesses and is publicly available,                         review of Duke’s DFP, in accordance
                                                                                                                 with the NRC regulations in part 51 of                      Description of the Proposed Action
                                                    using any of the following methods:
                                                       • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to                      title 10 of the Code of Federal                               The proposed action is the NRC’s
                                                    http://www.regulations.gov and search                        Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Environmental                       review and approval of Duke’s DFP
                                                    for Docket ID NRC–2016–0110. Address                         Protection Regulations for Domestic                         submitted in accordance with 10 CFR
                                                    questions about NRC dockets to Carol                         Licensing and Related Regulatory                            72.30(b). To approve the DFP, the NRC
                                                    Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3463;                          Functions,’’ which implement the                            will evaluate whether the
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                                                    email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                          National Environmental Policy Act of                        decommissioning cost estimate (DCE)
                                                    technical questions, contact the                             1969, as amended (42 U.S.C. 4321 et                         adequately estimates the cost to conduct
                                                    individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                         seq.). Based on the EA, the NRC staff has                   the required ISFSI decommissioning
                                                    INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                          determined that approval of the DFP for                     activities prior to license termination,
                                                    document.                                                    the Oconee ISFSI will not significantly                     including identification of the volume
                                                       • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                              affect the quality of the human                             of onsite subsurface material containing
                                                    Access and Management System                                 environment, and, accordingly, the staff                    residual radioactivity that will require
                                                    (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                            has concluded that a FONSI is                               remediation to meet the license


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                                                    termination criteria in 10 CFR 20.1402                       800, ‘‘Protection of Historic Properties,’’               rulemaking EA (ADAMS Accession No.
                                                    or 10 CFR 20.1403. NRC will also                             NRC’s approval of Duke’s DFP                              ML090500648), not promulgating the
                                                    evaluate whether the aggregate dollar                        constitutes a federal undertaking. The                    2011 final rule would have increased
                                                    amount of Duke’s financial instruments                       NRC, however, has determined that the                     the likelihood of additional legacy sites.
                                                    provide adequate financial assurance to                      approval of the DFP is a type of                          Thus, denying Duke’s DFP, which the
                                                    cover the DCE and that the financial                         undertaking that does not have the                        NRC has found to meet the criteria of 10
                                                    instruments meet the criteria of 10 CFR                      potential to cause effects on historic                    CFR 72.30(b), will undermine the
                                                    72.30(e).                                                    properties, assuming such historic                        licensee’s decommissioning planning.
                                                      The proposed action does not require                       properties were present, because the                      On this basis, the NRC has concluded
                                                    any changes to the ISFSI’s licensed                          NRC’s approval of Duke’s DFP will not                     that the no-action alternative is not a
                                                    routine operations, maintenance                              authorize or result in changes to                         viable alternative.
                                                    activities, or monitoring programs, nor                      licensed operations or maintenance
                                                    does it require any new construction or                      activities, or changes in the types,                      Agencies and Persons Consulted
                                                    land disturbing activities. The scope of                     characteristics, or quantities of
                                                    the proposed action concerns only the                                                                                     The NRC staff consulted with other
                                                                                                                 radiological or non-radiological
                                                    NRC’s review and approval of the                             effluents released into the environment                   agencies and parties regarding the
                                                    Duke’s DFP. The scope of the proposed                        from the ISFSI, or result in the creation                 environmental impacts of the proposed
                                                    action does not include, and will not                        of any solid waste. Therefore, in                         action. The NRC provided a draft of its
                                                    result in, the review and approval of any                    accordance with 36 CFR 800.3(a)(1), no                    EA to the South Carolina Department of
                                                    decontamination or decommissioning                           consultation is required under Section                    Health and Human Services on August
                                                    activity or license termination for the                      106 of the NHPA.                                          10, 2015, and gave them 30 days to
                                                    ISFSI or any other part of Oconee                               Under Section 7 of the Endangered                      respond. The State never responded.
                                                    Nuclear Station.                                             Species Act of 1973, prior to taking a                    The NRC also consulted with the FWS.
                                                                                                                 proposed action, a federal agency must                    The FWS concurred with the NRC’s
                                                    Need for the Proposed Action                                                                                           determination that the proposed action
                                                                                                                 determine whether (i) endangered and
                                                      The proposed action provides a                             threatened species or their critical                      is not likely to adversely affect listed
                                                    means for Duke to demonstrate that it                        habitats are known to be in the vicinity                  species or critical habitat.
                                                    will have sufficient funding to cover the                    of the proposed action and if so,
                                                    costs of decommissioning the ISFSI,                                                                                    III. Finding of No Significant Impact
                                                                                                                 whether (ii) the proposed Federal action
                                                    including the reduction of the residual                      may affect listed species or critical                        The NRC staff has determined that the
                                                    radioactivity at the ISFSI to the level                      habitats. If the proposed action may                      proposed action, the review and
                                                    specified by the applicable NRC license                      affect listed species or critical habitats,               approval of the DFP, submitted in
                                                    termination regulations concerning                           the federal agency is required to consult                 accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b), will
                                                    release of the property (10 CFR 20.1402                      with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service                   not authorize or result in changes to
                                                    or 10 CFR 20.1403).                                          (FWS) and/or the U.S. National Marine                     licensed operations or maintenance
                                                    Environmental Impacts of the Proposed                        Fisheries Service. In accordance with 50                  activities, or changes in the types,
                                                    Action                                                       CFR 402.13, the NRC has engaged in                        characteristics, or quantities of
                                                                                                                 informal consultation with the FWS.                       radiological or non-radiological
                                                       The NRC’s approval of the DFP will                        The NRC has determined that the
                                                    not change the scope or nature of the                                                                                  effluents released into the environment
                                                                                                                 proposed action is not likely to                          from the ISFSI, or result in the creation
                                                    operation of the ISFSI and will not                          adversely affect listed species or their
                                                    authorize any changes to licensed                                                                                      of any solid waste. Moreover, the
                                                                                                                 critical habitats because the NRC’s                       approval of the DFP will not authorize
                                                    operations or maintenance activities.                        approval of Duke’s DFP will not
                                                    The NRC’s approval of the DFP will not                                                                                 any construction activity, facility
                                                                                                                 authorize or result in changes to                         modification, or any other land-
                                                    result in any changes in the types,                          licensed operations or maintenance
                                                    characteristics, or quantities of                                                                                      disturbing activity. The NRC staff has
                                                                                                                 activities, or changes in the types,                      concluded that the proposed action is a
                                                    radiological or non-radiological                             characteristics, or quantities of
                                                    effluents released into the environment                                                                                procedural and administrative action
                                                                                                                 radiological or non-radiological                          and as such, that the proposed action
                                                    from the ISFSI, or result in the creation                    effluents released into the environment
                                                    of any solid waste. Moreover, the                                                                                      will not have a significant effect on the
                                                                                                                 from the ISFSI, or result in the creation                 quality of the human environment.
                                                    approval of the DFP will not authorize                       of any solid waste. The FWS has
                                                    any construction activity or facility                                                                                  Therefore, the NRC staff has determined
                                                                                                                 concurred with the NRC’s determination                    not to prepare an EIS for the proposed
                                                    modification. Therefore, the NRC staff                       that the proposed action is not likely to
                                                    concludes that the approval of the DFP                                                                                 action but will issue this FONSI. In
                                                                                                                 adversely affect listed species or critical               accordance with 10 CFR 51.32(a)(4), the
                                                    is a procedural and administrative                           habitat.
                                                    action that will not result in any                                                                                     FONSI incorporates the EA by reference.
                                                    significant impact to the environment.                       Alternative to the Proposed Action
                                                                                                                                                                           IV. Availability of Documents
                                                       Section 106 of the National Historic                        In addition to the proposed action, the
                                                    Preservation Act of 1966, as amended                         NRC evaluated the no-action alternative.                    The following documents, related to
                                                    (NHPA), requires federal agencies to                         The no-action alternative is to deny                      this Notice, can be found using any of
                                                    consider the effects of their                                Duke’s DFP. A denial of a DFP that                        the methods provided in the following
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                                                    undertakings on historic properties. In                      meets the criteria of 10 CFR 72.30(b)                     table. Instructions for accessing ADAMS
                                                    accordance with the NHPA                                     does not support the regulatory intent of                 were provided under the ADDRESSES
                                                    implementing regulations at 36 CFR part                      the 2011 rulemaking. As noted in the                      section of this Notice.

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ADAMS
                                                                           Date                                                                       Document                                                  Accession No.

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                                                    February 1, 2009 ......................................     Environmental Assessment for Final Rule—Decommissioning Planning ...................     ML090500648
                                                    May 31, 2016 ............................................   NRC staff’s Final EA for the approval of the decommissioning funding plan ............   ML16141A277



                                                      Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day                        General Description of Collection: The              ADDRESSES:   Submit comments
                                                    of June 2016.                                                    information collected is required for                  electronically via the Commission’s
                                                      For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                         consideration for Peace Corps Volunteer                Filing Online system at http://
                                                    Bernard H. White IV,                                             service. The information in the Health                 www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
                                                    Acting Branch Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing                        History Form, will be used by the Peace                comments electronically should contact
                                                    Branch, Division of Spent Fuel Management,                       Corps Office of Medical Services to                    the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
                                                    Office of Nuclear Material Safety and                            determine whether an Applicant will,                   INFORMATION CONTACT section by
                                                    Safeguards.                                                      with reasonable accommodation, be able                 telephone for advice on filing
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–14262 Filed 6–15–16; 8:45 am]                      to perform the essential functions of a                alternatives.
                                                    BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                           Peace Corps Volunteer and complete a                   FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                     tour of service without undue                          David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
                                                                                                                     disruption due to health problems and,                 202–789–6820.
                                                    PEACE CORPS                                                      if so, to establish the level of medical
                                                                                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                                     and programmatic support, if any, that
                                                    Information Collection Request;                                  may be required to reasonably                          Table of Contents
                                                    Submission for OMB Review                                        accommodate the Applicant.
                                                                                                                                                                            I. Introduction
                                                    AGENCY:  Peace Corps.                                               Request for Comment: Peace Corps                    II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
                                                                                                                     invites comments on whether the
                                                    ACTION: 60-day notice and request for                                                                                   I. Introduction
                                                                                                                     proposed collections of information are
                                                    comments.                                                        necessary for proper performance of the                   The Commission gives notice that the
                                                    SUMMARY:   The Peace Corps will be                               functions of the Peace Corps, including                Postal Service has filed request(s) for the
                                                    submitting the following information                             whether the information will have                      Commission to consider matters related
                                                    collection request to the Office of                              practical use; the accuracy of the                     to negotiated service agreement(s). The
                                                    Management and Budget (OMB) for                                  agency’s estimate of the burden of the                 requests(s) may propose the addition or
                                                    review and approval. The purpose of                              proposed collection of information,                    removal of a negotiated service
                                                    this notice is to allow 60 days for public                       including the validity of the information              agreement from the market dominant or
                                                    comment in the Federal Register                                  to be collected; and, ways to minimize                 the competitive product list, or the
                                                    preceding submission to OMB. We are                              the burden of the collection of                        modification of an existing product
                                                    conducting this process in accordance                            information on those who are to                        currently appearing on the market
                                                    with the Paperwork Reduction Act of                              respond, including through the use of                  dominant or the competitive product
                                                    1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).                                     automated collection techniques, when                  list.
                                                                                                                     appropriate, and other forms of                           Section II identifies the docket
                                                    DATES: Submit comments on or before
                                                                                                                     information technology.                                number(s) associated with each Postal
                                                    August 15, 2016.
                                                    ADDRESSES: Comments should be
                                                                                                                       This notice is issued in Washington, DC,             Service request, the title of each Postal
                                                                                                                     on June 9, 2016.                                       Service request, the request’s acceptance
                                                    addressed to Denora Miller, FOIA/
                                                    Privacy Act Officer. Denora Miller can                           Denora Miller,                                         date, and the authority cited by the
                                                    be contacted by telephone at 202–692–                            FOIA/Privacy Act Officer, Management.                  Postal Service for each request. For each
                                                    1236 or email at pcfr@peacecorps.gov.                            [FR Doc. 2016–14214 Filed 6–15–16; 8:45 am]            request, the Commission appoints an
                                                    Email comments must be made in text                              BILLING CODE 6051–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                            officer of the Commission to represent
                                                    and not in attachments.                                                                                                 the interests of the general public in the
                                                                                                                                                                            proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                            (Public Representative). Section II also
                                                    Denora Miller at Peace Corps address                             POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION                           establishes comment deadline(s)
                                                    above.                                                                                                                  pertaining to each request.
                                                                                                                     [Docket Nos. MC2016–152 and CP2016–196;
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                                                                                                 The public portions of the Postal
                                                                                                                     CP2016–195; CP2016–197; CP2016–198]
                                                      Title: Health History Form.                                                                                           Service’s request(s) can be accessed via
                                                      OMB Control Number: 0420–0510.                                 New Postal Products                                    the Commission’s Web site (http://
                                                      Type of Request: Revison.                                                                                             www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of
                                                      Affected Public: Individuals.                                  AGENCY:   Postal Regulatory Commission.                the Postal Service’s request(s), if any,
                                                      Respondents Obligation to Reply:                               ACTION:   Notice.                                      can be accessed through compliance
                                                    Voluntary.                                                                                                              with the requirements of 39 CFR
                                                      Respondents: Potential and current                             SUMMARY:   The Commission is noticing                  3007.40.
                                                    volunteers.                                                      recent Postal Service filings for the                     The Commission invites comments on
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                                                      Burdent to the Public:                                         Commission’s consideration concerning                  whether the Postal Service’s request(s)
                                                      a. Estimated number of respondents:                            negotiated service agreements. This                    in the captioned docket(s) are consistent
                                                    23,000.                                                          notice informs the public of the filing,               with the policies of title 39. For
                                                      b. Estimated average burden per                                invites public comment, and takes other                request(s) that the Postal Service states
                                                    response: 45 minutes.                                            administrative steps.                                  concern market dominant product(s),
                                                      c. Frequency of response: One Time.                            DATES: Comments are due: June 20,                      applicable statutory and regulatory
                                                      d. Annual reporting burden: 17,250                             2016 (Comment due date applies to all                  requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39
                                                    hours.                                                           Docket Nos. listed above).                             U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39


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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
ActionEnvironmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; issuance.
DatesThe EA and FONSI referenced in this document are available on June 16, 2016.
ContactRichard Baum, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0018, email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 39289 

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