81 FR 6545 - Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation Consideration of Approval of Transfer of Licenses and Conforming Amendments

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is considering approval of a direct license transfer application filed by Luminant Generation Company, LLC (Luminant Power) on November 12, 2015, and supplemented by letter dated December 9, 2015. The application seeks NRC approval of the direct transfer of Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-87 and NPF-89 for Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 (CPNPP), and general license for independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) from the current holder, Luminant Power, to as yet unnamed companies, herein identified as Comanche Peak LLC (CP LLC), as owner, and Operating Company LLC (OpCo LLC), as operator. Both the units are Pressurized Water Reactor design, 3612 megawatts thermal units, located in Somervell County, Texas. The ISFSI is also located within a separate protected area collocated at the CPNPP site. The NRC is also considering amending the facility operating licenses for administrative purposes to reflect the proposed transfer.
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[Docket Nos. 50-445, 50-446, and 72-74; NRC-2016-0020]


Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, and Independent 
Spent Fuel Storage Installation Consideration of Approval of Transfer 
of Licenses and Conforming Amendments

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Application for direct transfer of licenses; opportunity to 
comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is 
considering approval of a direct license transfer application filed by 
Luminant Generation Company, LLC (Luminant Power) on November 12, 2015, 
and supplemented by letter dated December 9, 2015. The application 
seeks NRC approval of the direct transfer of Facility

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Operating License Nos. NPF-87 and NPF-89 for Comanche Peak Nuclear 
Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 (CPNPP), and general license for independent 
spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI) from the current holder, 
Luminant Power, to as yet unnamed companies, herein identified as 
Comanche Peak LLC (CP LLC), as owner, and Operating Company LLC (OpCo 
LLC), as operator. Both the units are Pressurized Water Reactor design, 
3612 megawatts thermal units, located in Somervell County, Texas. The 
ISFSI is also located within a separate protected area collocated at 
the CPNPP site. The NRC is also considering amending the facility 
operating licenses for administrative purposes to reflect the proposed 
transfer.

DATES: Comments must be filed by March 9, 2016. A request for a hearing 
must be filed by February 29, 2016.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods 
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting 
comments on a specific subject):
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0020. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     Email comments to: [email protected]. If you do not 
receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact us at 
301-415-1677.
     Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission at 301-415-1101.
     Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and 
Adjudications Staff.
     Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (Eastern Time) Federal 
workdays; telephone: 301-415-1677.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Balwant K. Singal, Office of the 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3016, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0020 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain 
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0020.
     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 
application for direct transfer of the licenses dated November 12 and 
December 9, 2015, is available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. 
ML15320A093 and ML15345A048, respectively.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

B. Submitting Comments.

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0020 in the subject line of your 
comment submission.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your 
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into 
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove 
identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should 
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

II. Introduction

    The NRC is considering the issuance of an order under Sec.  50.80 
of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), approving the 
direct transfer of control of CPNPP and ISFSI, Facility Operating 
License Nos. NPF-87 and NPF-89, currently held by Luminant Power. 
Luminant Power is owned by Energy Future Competitive Holdings Company 
LLC (EFCH), through its wholly owned subsidiaries. The EFCH is a direct 
wholly owned subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings Corporation (EFH). 
According to the application, the current and intended ownership 
structure of the facility is depicted in simplified organization charts 
provided in Exhibits A and B of the letter dated November 12, 2015. As 
a result of the proposed transactions and consistent with Exhibit B, 
EFH and EFCH will no longer ultimately own the facility. Rather, at the 
emergence from the bankruptcy, Reorganized Texas Competitive Electric 
Holdings (TCEH) Corporation (Reorganized TCEH), the ultimate parent 
company of CP LLC, will be ultimately owned by numerous and diverse set 
of independent and unaffiliated stockholders. No single entity is 
expected to own a majority of, or exercise control over Reorganized 
TCEH or its board of directors. The licenses will be transferred from 
Luminant Power to CP LLC, as owner, and OpCo LLC, as operator. Luminant 
Power has committed to inform the NRC staff of the final legal entity 
names and submit updated operating license revision pages, as and when, 
the final legal names are selected before the issuance of the license 
transfer. The NRC is also considering amending the facility operating 
licenses for administrative purposes to reflect the proposed transfer.
    Following approval of the proposed direct transfer of control of 
the license, CP LLC would acquire ownership of the facility. OpCo LLC 
would be responsible for the operation and maintenance of CPNPP and 
ISFSI. Current Luminant Power nuclear management and technical 
personnel will be employed by OpCo LLC. Accordingly, there will be no 
change in management and/or technical qualifications, and OpCo LLC will 
continue to be technically qualified to operate the facility.
    No physical changes to the CPNPP and ISFSI or operational changes 
are being proposed in the application.
    The NRC's regulations at 10 CFR 50.80 state that no license, or any 
right thereunder, shall be transferred, directly or indirectly, through 
transfer of control of the license, unless the Commission

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gives its consent in writing. The Commission will approve an 
application for the direct transfer of a license if the Commission 
determines that the proposed transferee is qualified to hold the 
license, and that the transfer is otherwise consistent with applicable 
provisions of law, regulations, and orders issued by the Commission.
    Before issuance of the proposed conforming license amendment, the 
Commission will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954, as amended (AEA), and the Commission's regulations.
    As provided in 10 CFR 2.1315, unless otherwise determined by the 
Commission with regard to a specific application, the Commission has 
determined that any amendment to the license of a utilization facility 
or to the license of an ISFSI, which does no more than conform the 
license to reflect the transfer action, involves no significant hazards 
consideration and no genuine issue as to whether the health and safety 
of the public will be significantly affected. No contrary determination 
has been made with respect to this specific license amendment 
application. In light of the generic determination reflected in 10 CFR 
2.1315, no public comments with respect to significant hazards 
considerations are being solicited, notwithstanding the general comment 
procedures contained in 10 CFR 50.91.

III. Opportunity To Comment

    Within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice, persons 
may submit written comments regarding the license transfer application, 
as provided for in 10 CFR 2.1305. The Commission will consider and, if 
appropriate, respond to these comments, but such comments will not 
otherwise constitute part of the decisional record. Comments should be 
submitted as described in the ADDRESSES section of this document.

IV. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To 
Intervene

    Within 20 days after the date of publication of this notice, any 
person(s) whose interest may be affected by this action may file a 
request for a hearing and a petition to intervene with respect to 
issuance of the amendment to the subject facility operating license or 
combined license. Requests for a hearing and a petition for leave to 
intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Commission's ``Agency 
Rules of Practice and Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested 
person(s) should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which is 
available at the NRC's PDR, located at One White Flint North, Room O1-
F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. The 
NRC's regulations are accessible electronically from the NRC Library on 
the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. If a request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene is 
filed within 20 days, the Commission or a presiding officer designated 
by the Commission or by the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic 
Safety and Licensing Board Panel, will rule on the request and/or 
petition; and the Secretary or the Chief Administrative Judge of the 
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will issue a notice of a hearing or 
an appropriate order.
    As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a petition for leave to intervene 
shall set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in 
the proceeding, and how that interest may be affected by the results of 
the proceeding. The petition should specifically explain the reasons 
why intervention should be permitted with particular reference to the 
following general requirements: (1) The name, address, and telephone 
number of the requestor or petitioner; (2) the nature of the 
requestor's/petitioner's right under the Act to be made a party to the 
proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the requestor's/petitioner's 
property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (4) the 
possible effect of any decision or order which may be entered in the 
proceeding on the requestor's/petitioner's interest. The petition must 
also set forth the specific contentions which the requestor/petitioner 
seeks to have litigated at the proceeding.
    Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue 
of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In addition, the 
requestor/petitioner shall provide a brief explanation of the bases for 
the contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or expert 
opinion which support the contention and on which the requestor/
petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. 
The requestor/petitioner must also provide references to those specific 
sources and documents of which the petitioner is aware and on which the 
requestor/petitioner intends to rely to establish those facts or expert 
opinion. The petition must include sufficient information to show that 
a genuine dispute exists with the applicant on a material issue of law 
or fact. Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of 
the amendment under consideration. The contention must be one which, if 
proven, would entitle the requestor/petitioner to relief. A requestor/
petitioner who fails to satisfy these requirements with respect to at 
least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.
    Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, 
subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene, 
and have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the 
hearing with respect to resolution of that person's admitted 
contentions, including the opportunity to present evidence and to 
submit a cross-examination plan for cross-examination of witnesses, 
consistent with NRC regulations, policies and procedures.
    Petitions for leave to intervene must be filed no later than 20 
days from the date of publication of this notice. Requests for hearing, 
petitions for leave to intervene, and motions for leave to file new or 
amended contentions that are filed after the 20-day deadline will not 
be entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the 
filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 
CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i)-(iii).
    If a hearing is requested, and the Commission has not made a final 
determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration, the 
Commission will make a final determination on the issue of no 
significant hazards consideration. The final determination will serve 
to decide when the hearing is held. If the final determination is that 
the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration, 
the Commission may issue the amendment and make it immediately 
effective, notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any hearing held 
would take place after issuance of the amendment. If the final 
determination is that the amendment request involves a significant 
hazards consideration, then any hearing held would take place before 
the issuance of any amendment unless the Commission finds an imminent 
danger to the health or safety of the public, in which case it will 
issue an appropriate order or rule under 10 CFR part 2.
    A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian 
Tribe, or agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to 
participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition should 
state the nature and extent of the petitioner's interest in the 
proceeding. The petition should be submitted to the Commission by 
February 29, 2016. The petition must be filed in accordance with the 
filing instructions in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' 
section of this document, and should meet the requirements for 
petitions for leave to intervene set forth in this

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section, except that under Sec.  2.309(h)(2) a State, local 
governmental body, or Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency 
thereof does not need to address the standing requirements in 10 CFR 
2.309(d) if the facility is located within its boundaries. A State, 
local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency 
thereof may also have the opportunity to participate under 10 CFR 
2.315(c).
    If a hearing is granted, any person who does not wish, or is not 
qualified, to become a party to the proceeding may, in the discretion 
of the presiding officer, be permitted to make a limited appearance 
pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person making a 
limited appearance may make an oral or written statement of position on 
the issues, but may not otherwise participate in the proceeding. A 
limited appearance may be made at any session of the hearing or at any 
prehearing conference, subject to the limits and conditions as may be 
imposed by the presiding officer. Persons desiring to make a limited 
appearance are requested to inform the Secretary of the Commission by 
February 29, 2016.

V. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)

    All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a 
request for hearing, a petition for leave to intervene, any motion or 
other document filed in the proceeding prior to the submission of a 
request for hearing or petition to intervene, and documents filed by 
interested governmental entities participating under 10 CFR 2.315(c), 
must be filed in accordance with the NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; 
August 28, 2007). The E-Filing process requires participants to submit 
and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in some 
cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Participants may not 
submit paper copies of their filings unless they seek an exemption in 
accordance with the procedures described below.
    To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10 
days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the 
Office of the Secretary by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at 301-415-1677, to request (1) a digital identification (ID) 
certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or 
representative) to digitally sign documents and access the E-Submittal 
server for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise 
the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a request or 
petition for hearing (even in instances in which the participant, or 
its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-issued digital ID 
certificate). Based upon this information, the Secretary will establish 
an electronic docket for the hearing in this proceeding if the 
Secretary has not already established an electronic docket.
    Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is 
available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. System requirements for accessing 
the E-Submittal server are detailed in the NRC's ``Guidance for 
Electronic Submission,'' which is available on the agency's public Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. Participants 
may attempt to use other software not listed on the Web site, but 
should note that the NRC's E-Filing system does not support unlisted 
software, and the NRC Meta System Help Desk will not be able to offer 
assistance in using unlisted software.
    If a participant is electronically submitting a document to the NRC 
in accordance with the E-Filing rule, the participant must file the 
document using the NRC's online, Web-based submission form. In order to 
serve documents through the Electronic Information Exchange System, 
users will be required to install a Web browser plug-in from the NRC's 
Web site. Further information on the Web-based submission form, 
including the installation of the Web browser plug-in, is available on 
the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
    Once a participant has obtained a digital ID certificate and a 
docket has been created, the participant can then submit a request for 
hearing or petition for leave to intervene. Submissions should be in 
Portable Document Format (PDF) in accordance with NRC guidance 
available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. A filing is considered complete at the time the 
documents are submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be 
timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system 
no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of 
a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends 
the submitter an email notice confirming receipt of the document. The 
E-Filing system also distributes an email notice that provides access 
to the document to the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any 
others who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to 
participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the 
documents on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and 
other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for 
and receive a digital ID certificate before a hearing request/petition 
to intervene is filed so that they can obtain access to the document 
via the E-Filing system.
    A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC Meta System 
Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's public 
Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by email to 
[email protected], or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-7640. The 
NRC Meta System Help Desk is available between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., 
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government holidays.
    Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not 
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in 
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing 
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper 
format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail 
addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: 
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or 
expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth 
Floor, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 
20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Participants 
filing a document in this manner are responsible for serving the 
document on all other participants. Filing is considered complete by 
first-class mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, 
express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing the 
document with the provider of the service. A presiding officer, having 
granted an exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a 
participant or party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer 
subsequently determines that the reason for granting the exemption from 
use of E-Filing no longer exists.
    Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the 
NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at 
http://ehd1.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the 
Commission, or the presiding officer. Participants are requested not to 
include personal privacy information, such as social security numbers, 
home addresses, or

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home phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other 
law requires submission of such information. However, in some 
instances, a request to intervene will require including information on 
local residence in order to demonstrate a proximity assertion of 
interest in the proceeding. With respect to copyrighted works, except 
for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings 
and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants are requested 
not to include copyrighted materials in their submission.
    The Commission will issue a notice or order granting or denying a 
hearing request or intervention petition, designating the issues for 
any hearing that will be held and designating the Presiding Officer. A 
notice granting a hearing will be published in the Federal Register and 
served on the parties to the hearing.
    For further details with respect to this application, see the 
letters dated November 12 and December 9, 2015.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of January 2016.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Balwant K. Singal,
Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV-1, Division of 
Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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geographic distribution of NSF funds, etc.). expected to minimize reporting burden
which resulted in the creation of an NSF EPSCoR RII Track-1 and Track-2 on the EPSCoR community and provide
Experimental Program to Stimulate projects are required to submit annual data as legislatively required for NSF
Competitive Research (EPSCoR). reports on progress and plans, which are EPSCoR.
Congress specified two objectives for the used as a basis for performance review Estimate of Burden: 100 hours per
EPSCoR program in the National and determining the level of continued project for twenty-nine projects for a
Science Foundation Authorization Act funding. To support this review and the total of 2,900 hours.
of 1988: (1) To assist States that management of an EPSCoR RII projects, Respondents: Non-profit institutions;
historically have received relatively teams are required to develop a set of federal government.
little Federal research and development performance indicators for building Estimated Number of Responses per
funding; and (2) to assist States that sustainable infrastructure and capacity Report: One.
have demonstrated a commitment to in terms of a strategic plan for the Comments: Comments are invited on
develop their research bases and project; measure performance and revise (a) whether the proposed collection of
improve science and engineering strategies as appropriate; report on the information is necessary for the proper
research and education programs at progress relative to the project’s goals performance of the functions of the
their universities and colleges. and milestones; and describe changes in Agency, including whether the
The EPSCoR Research Infrastructure strategies, if any, for submission information shall have practical utility;
Improvement Programs advance science annually to NSF. These indicators are (b) the accuracy of the Agency’s
and engineering capabilities in EPSCoR both quantitative and descriptive and estimate of the burden of the proposed
jurisdictions for discovery, innovation may include, for example, the collection of information; (c) ways to
and overall knowledge-based prosperity. characteristics of project personnel and enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
These projects build human, cyber, and students; aggregate demographics of of the information on respondents,
physical infrastructure in EPSCoR participants; sources of financial including through the use of automated
jurisdictions, stimulating sustainable support and in-kind support; collection techniques or other forms of
improvements in their Research & expenditures by operational component; information technology; and (d) ways to
Development (R&D) capacity and characteristics of industrial and/or other minimize the burden of the collection of
competitiveness. sector participation; research activities; information on those who are to
workforce development activities; respond, including through the use of
EPSCoR projects are unique in their external engagement activities; patents
scope and complexity; in their appropriate automated, electronic,
and patent licenses; publications; mechanical, or other technological
integration of individual researchers, degrees granted to students involved in
institutions, and organizations; and in collection techniques or other forms of
project activities; and descriptions of information technology.
their role in developing the diverse, significant advances and other outcomes
well-prepared, STEM-enabled workforce of the EPSCoR project’s efforts. Part of Dated: February 2, 2016.
necessary to sustain research this reporting takes the form of several Suzanne H. Plimpton,
competitiveness and catalyze economic spreadsheets to capture specific Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
development. In addition, these projects information to demonstrate progress Foundation.
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jurisdictional and regional are included in the cooperative
collaborations among academic, agreement which is binding between the
government and private sector awardee institution and NSF. NUCLEAR REGULATORY
stakeholders that advance scientific Each project’s annual report addresses COMMISSION
research, promote innovation and the following categories of activities: (1)
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development, (4) partnerships and
and engineering by engaging multiple collaborations, (5) communication and Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant,
institutions and organizations at all dissemination, (6) sustainability, (7) Units 1 and 2, and Independent Spent
levels of research and education, and diversity, (8) management, and (9) Fuel Storage Installation Consideration
people within and among EPSCoR evaluation and assessment. of Approval of Transfer of Licenses
jurisdictions. These projects usually For each of the categories the report and Conforming Amendments
involve between 100 (Track-2) to 300 is required to describe overall objectives
(Track-1) participants per year over the for the year; specific accomplishments, AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
performance period and provide impacts, outputs and outcomes; Commission.
outreach experiences to thousands of problems or challenges the project has ACTION: Application for direct transfer of
K–12 students and teachers. America encountered in making progress towards licenses; opportunity to comment,
COMPETES Reauthorization Act of goals; and anticipated problems in request a hearing, and petition for leave
2010, Section 517 (H.R. 5116, Section performance during the following year. to intervene.
517) requires NSF EPSCoR to submit Use of the Information: NSF will use
annual reports to both Congress and the information to continue funding of SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
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OSTP that contains data detailing the EPSCoR RII projects, and to evaluate Commission (NRC) received and is
project progress and success (new the progress of the program. considering approval of a direct license
investigators, broadening participation, The current RPPR is designed transfer application filed by Luminant
dissemination of results, new primarily to support reporting from Generation Company, LLC (Luminant
workshops, outreach activities, individual investigators and nor for Power) on November 12, 2015, and
proposals submitted and awarded, large centers/center-like programs supplemented by letter dated December
mentoring activities among faculty involving hundreds of participants. The 9, 2015. The application seeks NRC
members, collaborations, researcher change would facilitate reporting better approval of the direct transfer of Facility

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gives its consent in writing. The floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. The petitioner who fails to satisfy these
Commission will approve an NRC’s regulations are accessible requirements with respect to at least one
application for the direct transfer of a electronically from the NRC Library on contention will not be permitted to
license if the Commission determines the NRC’s Web site at http:// participate as a party.
that the proposed transferee is qualified www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc- Those permitted to intervene become
to hold the license, and that the transfer collections/cfr/. If a request for a hearing parties to the proceeding, subject to any
is otherwise consistent with applicable or petition for leave to intervene is filed limitations in the order granting leave to
provisions of law, regulations, and within 20 days, the Commission or a intervene, and have the opportunity to
orders issued by the Commission. presiding officer designated by the participate fully in the conduct of the
Before issuance of the proposed Commission or by the Chief hearing with respect to resolution of
conforming license amendment, the Administrative Judge of the Atomic that person’s admitted contentions,
Commission will have made findings Safety and Licensing Board Panel, will including the opportunity to present
required by the Atomic Energy Act of rule on the request and/or petition; and evidence and to submit a cross-
1954, as amended (AEA), and the the Secretary or the Chief examination plan for cross-examination
Commission’s regulations. Administrative Judge of the Atomic of witnesses, consistent with NRC
As provided in 10 CFR 2.1315, unless Safety and Licensing Board will issue a regulations, policies and procedures.
otherwise determined by the notice of a hearing or an appropriate Petitions for leave to intervene must
Commission with regard to a specific order. be filed no later than 20 days from the
application, the Commission has As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a date of publication of this notice.
determined that any amendment to the petition for leave to intervene shall set Requests for hearing, petitions for leave
license of a utilization facility or to the forth with particularity the interest of to intervene, and motions for leave to
license of an ISFSI, which does no more the petitioner in the proceeding, and file new or amended contentions that
than conform the license to reflect the how that interest may be affected by the are filed after the 20-day deadline will
transfer action, involves no significant results of the proceeding. The petition not be entertained absent a
hazards consideration and no genuine should specifically explain the reasons determination by the presiding officer
issue as to whether the health and safety why intervention should be permitted that the filing demonstrates good cause
of the public will be significantly with particular reference to the by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR
affected. No contrary determination has following general requirements: (1) The 2.309(c)(1)(i)–(iii).
been made with respect to this specific name, address, and telephone number of If a hearing is requested, and the
license amendment application. In light the requestor or petitioner; (2) the Commission has not made a final
of the generic determination reflected in nature of the requestor’s/petitioner’s determination on the issue of no
10 CFR 2.1315, no public comments right under the Act to be made a party significant hazards consideration, the
with respect to significant hazards to the proceeding; (3) the nature and Commission will make a final
considerations are being solicited, extent of the requestor’s/petitioner’s determination on the issue of no
notwithstanding the general comment property, financial, or other interest in significant hazards consideration. The
procedures contained in 10 CFR 50.91. the proceeding; and (4) the possible final determination will serve to decide
effect of any decision or order which when the hearing is held. If the final
III. Opportunity To Comment determination is that the amendment
may be entered in the proceeding on the
Within 30 days from the date of requestor’s/petitioner’s interest. The request involves no significant hazards
publication of this notice, persons may petition must also set forth the specific consideration, the Commission may
submit written comments regarding the contentions which the requestor/ issue the amendment and make it
license transfer application, as provided petitioner seeks to have litigated at the immediately effective, notwithstanding
for in 10 CFR 2.1305. The Commission proceeding. the request for a hearing. Any hearing
will consider and, if appropriate, Each contention must consist of a held would take place after issuance of
respond to these comments, but such specific statement of the issue of law or the amendment. If the final
comments will not otherwise constitute fact to be raised or controverted. In determination is that the amendment
part of the decisional record. Comments addition, the requestor/petitioner shall request involves a significant hazards
should be submitted as described in the provide a brief explanation of the bases consideration, then any hearing held
ADDRESSES section of this document. for the contention and a concise would take place before the issuance of
statement of the alleged facts or expert any amendment unless the Commission
IV. Opportunity To Request a Hearing finds an imminent danger to the health
opinion which support the contention
and Petition for Leave To Intervene or safety of the public, in which case it
and on which the requestor/petitioner
Within 20 days after the date of intends to rely in proving the contention will issue an appropriate order or rule
publication of this notice, any person(s) at the hearing. The requestor/petitioner under 10 CFR part 2.
whose interest may be affected by this must also provide references to those A State, local governmental body,
action may file a request for a hearing specific sources and documents of Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or
and a petition to intervene with respect which the petitioner is aware and on agency thereof, may submit a petition to
to issuance of the amendment to the which the requestor/petitioner intends the Commission to participate as a party
subject facility operating license or to rely to establish those facts or expert under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition
combined license. Requests for a opinion. The petition must include should state the nature and extent of the
hearing and a petition for leave to sufficient information to show that a petitioner’s interest in the proceeding.
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intervene shall be filed in accordance genuine dispute exists with the The petition should be submitted to the
with the Commission’s ‘‘Agency Rules applicant on a material issue of law or Commission by February 29, 2016. The
of Practice and Procedure’’ in 10 CFR fact. Contentions shall be limited to petition must be filed in accordance
part 2. Interested person(s) should matters within the scope of the with the filing instructions in the
consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, amendment under consideration. The ‘‘Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)’’
which is available at the NRC’s PDR, contention must be one which, if section of this document, and should
located at One White Flint North, Room proven, would entitle the requestor/ meet the requirements for petitions for
O1–F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first petitioner to relief. A requestor/ leave to intervene set forth in this

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Category		Regulatory Information
Collection		Federal Register
sudoc Class		AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106:
Publisher		Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
Section		Notices
Action		Application for direct transfer of licenses; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene.
Dates		Comments must be filed by March 9, 2016. A request for a hearing must be filed by February 29, 2016.
Contact		Balwant K. Singal, Office of the Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3016, email: [email protected]
FR Citation		81 FR 6545