81 FR 63475 - Request for Public Comment on the Draft Report Entitled Designing a Consent-Based Siting Process: Summary of Public Input

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 179 (September 15, 2016)

Page Range		63475-63475
FR Document		2016-22312

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is designing a consent- based siting process to establish an integrated waste management system to transport, store, and dispose of commercial spent nuclear fuel and high-level defense radioactive waste. In a consent-based siting approach, DOE will work with communities, tribal governments and states across the country that express interest in hosting any of the facilities identified as part of an integrated waste management system. As part of this process, the Department issued an Invitation for Public Comment in the Federal Register on December 23, 2015 and hosted eight public meetings across the United States in 2016 to seek input on the elements that should be considered in the development of a consent- based siting process. Information gathered via the Invitation for Public Comment and Public Meetings is summarized in the draft report ``Designing a Consent-Based Siting Process: Summary of Public Input,'' located at energy.gov/consentbasedsiting. DOE will consider all comments and issue a final report in December 2016.

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Request for Public Comment on the Draft Report Entitled Designing 
a Consent-Based Siting Process: Summary of Public Input

AGENCY: Fuel Cycle Technologies, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department 
of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is designing a consent-
based siting process to establish an integrated waste management system 
to transport, store, and dispose of commercial spent nuclear fuel and 
high-level defense radioactive waste. In a consent-based siting 
approach, DOE will work with communities, tribal governments and states 
across the country that express interest in hosting any of the 
facilities identified as part of an integrated waste management system. 
As part of this process, the Department issued an Invitation for Public 
Comment in the Federal Register on December 23, 2015 and hosted eight 
public meetings across the United States in 2016 to seek input on the 
elements that should be considered in the development of a consent-
based siting process. Information gathered via the Invitation for 
Public Comment and Public Meetings is summarized in the draft report 
``Designing a Consent-Based Siting Process: Summary of Public Input,'' 
located at energy.gov/consentbasedsiting. DOE will consider all 
comments and issue a final report in December 2016.

DATES: The 45-day public comment period begins September 15, 2016 and 
ends October 30, 2016. Comments must be received on or before 11:59 
p.m. EDT, October 30, 2016 to be considered in the final report.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on the draft report by any of the 
following methods:
    Email: Responses may be provided by email to 
[email protected]. Please submit electronic comments in 
Microsoft Word, or PDF file format, and avoid the use of special 
characters or any form of encryption.
    Mail: Responses may be provided by mail to the following address: 
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, Draft Consent-
Based Siting Report, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585.
    Fax: Responses may be faxed to 202-586-0544. Please include ``Draft 
Consent-based Siting Report'' on the fax cover page.
    Online: Responses will be accepted online at www.regulations.gov.
    Data collected via the mechanisms listed above will not be 
protected from the public view in any way. Individual commentors' names 
and addresses (including email addresses) received as part of this 
Request for Public Comment are part of the public record. DOE plans to 
reproduce comment documents in their entirety, as appropriate, and to 
post all comment documents received in their entirety at energy.gov/consentbasedsiting. Any person wishing to have his/her address, email 
address, or other identifying information withheld from the public 
record of comment documents must state this request prominently at the 
beginning of any comment document, or else no redactions will be made.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for further information 
should be sent to Mr. Andrew Griffith via 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    General Information: Where can I obtain a copy of the draft report 
``Designing a Consent-Based Siting Process: Summary of Public Input''?
    All documents in the docket are listed in the www.regulations.gov 
index. You may also download a copy of the draft report at energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on September 13, 2016.
Melissa Bates,
Acting Team Leader, Nuclear Fuels Storage and Transportation Planning 
Project, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy.
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comments during the meeting only at that should be considered in the may also download a copy of the draft
the time and in the manner allowed development of a consent-based siting report at energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.
herein. If a member of the public is process. Information gathered via the Issued in Washington, DC, on September
interested in making a verbal comment Invitation for Public Comment and 13, 2016.
at the open meeting, that individual Public Meetings is summarized in the Melissa Bates,
must submit a request, with a brief draft report ‘‘Designing a Consent-Based Acting Team Leader, Nuclear Fuels Storage
statement of the subject matter to be Siting Process: Summary of Public and Transportation Planning Project, Office
addressed by the comment, at least three Input,’’ located at energy.gov/ of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy.
(3) business days in advance to the consentbasedsiting. DOE will consider [FR Doc. 2016–22312 Filed 9–13–16; 4:15 pm]
committee DFO or ADFO, via electronic all comments and issue a final report in BILLING CODE 6450–01–P
mail, the preferred mode of submission, December 2016.
at the addresses listed in the FOR DATES: The 45-day public comment
FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. period begins September 15, 2016 and DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
The committee DFO and ADFO will log ends October 30, 2016. Comments must
each request to make a comment, in the be received on or before 11:59 p.m. EDT, Federal Energy Regulatory
order received, and determine whether October 30, 2016 to be considered in the Commission
the subject matter of each comment is final report.
relevant to the EAB’s mission and/or the Combined Notice of Filings #1
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
topics to be addressed in this public on the draft report by any of the Take notice that the Commission
meeting. A 15-minute period near the following methods: received the following electric corporate
end of meeting will be available for Email: Responses may be provided by filings:
verbal public comments. Members of email to consentbasedsiting@
the public who have requested to make Docket Numbers: EC16–177–000.
hq.doe.gov. Please submit electronic Applicants: International
a verbal comment and whose comments comments in Microsoft Word, or PDF Transmission Company.
have been deemed relevant under the file format, and avoid the use of special Description: Application for Approval
process described above, will be allotted characters or any form of encryption. of Acquisition of Assets under FPA
no more than three (3) minutes during Mail: Responses may be provided by Section 203 of International
this period, and will be invited to speak mail to the following address: U.S. Transmission Company.
in the order in which their requests Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Filed Date: 9/9/16.
were received by the DFO and ADFO. Energy, Draft Consent-Based Siting Accession Number: 20160909–5101.
Brenda S. Bowen, Report, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/30/16.
Washington, DC 20585.
Army Federal Register Liaison Officer. Take notice that the Commission
Fax: Responses may be faxed to 202–
[FR Doc. 2016–22062 Filed 9–14–16; 8:45 am] received the following exempt
586–0544. Please include ‘‘Draft
BILLING CODE 3720–58–P wholesale generator filings:
Consent-based Siting Report’’ on the fax
cover page. Docket Numbers: EG16–147–000.
Online: Responses will be accepted Applicants: Grant Plains Wind, LLC.
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY online at www.regulations.gov. Description: Grant Plains Wind, LLC
Data collected via the mechanisms submits Notice of Self-Certification as
Request for Public Comment on the listed above will not be protected from an Exempt Wholesale Generator.
Draft Report Entitled Designing a the public view in any way. Individual Filed Date: 9/8/16.
Consent-Based Siting Process: commentors’ names and addresses Accession Number: 20160908–5295.
Summary of Public Input (including email addresses) received as Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/29/16.
AGENCY: Fuel Cycle Technologies, Office part of this Request for Public Comment Docket Numbers: EG16–148–000.
of Nuclear Energy, Department of are part of the public record. DOE plans Applicants: Sunflower Wind Project,
Energy. to reproduce comment documents in LLC.
their entirety, as appropriate, and to Description: Notice of Self-
ACTION: Notice of public comment
post all comment documents received in Certification of EG of Sunflower Wind
period. Project, LLC.
their entirety at energy.gov/
SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of consentbasedsiting. Any person wishing Filed Date: 9/8/16.
Energy (DOE) is designing a consent- to have his/her address, email address, Accession Number: 20160908–5302.
based siting process to establish an or other identifying information Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/29/16.
integrated waste management system to withheld from the public record of Take notice that the Commission
transport, store, and dispose of comment documents must state this received the following electric rate
commercial spent nuclear fuel and high- request prominently at the beginning of filings:
level defense radioactive waste. In a any comment document, or else no Docket Numbers: ER16–2501–001.
consent-based siting approach, DOE will redactions will be made. Applicants: Nicolis, LLC.
work with communities, tribal FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Description: Tariff Amendment:
governments and states across the Requests for further information should Amendment to Application for MBR to
country that express interest in hosting be sent to Mr. Andrew Griffith via be effective 8/30/2016.
any of the facilities identified as part of consentbasedsiting@hq.doe.gov. Filed Date: 9/9/16.
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an integrated waste management SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Accession Number: 20160909–5141.
system. As part of this process, the General Information: Where can I Comments Due: 5 p.m. ET 9/23/16.
Department issued an Invitation for obtain a copy of the draft report Docket Numbers: ER16–2502–001.
Public Comment in the Federal Register ‘‘Designing a Consent-Based Siting Applicants: Tropico, LLC.
on December 23, 2015 and hosted eight Process: Summary of Public Input’’? Description: Tariff Amendment:
public meetings across the United States All documents in the docket are listed Amendment to Application for MBR
in 2016 to seek input on the elements in the www.regulations.gov index. You Filing to be effective 8/30/2016.

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Collection		Federal Register
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Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public comment period.
Dates		The 45-day public comment period begins September 15, 2016 and ends October 30, 2016. Comments must be received on or before 11:59 p.m. EDT, October 30, 2016 to be considered in the final report.
Contact		Requests for further information should be sent to Mr. Andrew Griffith via [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 63475