81_FR_6574 81 FR 6549 - Portland General Electric Company; Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation in Columbia County, Oregon

81 FR 6549 - Portland General Electric Company; Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation in Columbia County, Oregon

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 25 (February 8, 2016)

Page Range6549-6551
FR Document2016-02381

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 Portland General Electric Company (PGE), on December 13, 2012, for the Trojan independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI).

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 72-17; NRC-2016-0021]


Portland General Electric Company; Trojan Independent Spent Fuel 
Storage Installation in Columbia County, Oregon

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 Portland General Electric Company (PGE), on December 13, 
2012, for the Trojan independent spent fuel storage installation 
(ISFSI).

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0021 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0021. 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.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it available in 
ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. In 
addition, for the convenience of the reader, the ADAMS accession 
numbers are provided in a table in the, ``Availability of Documents'' 
section of this document.
     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: Jose Cuadrado, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0606, email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The NRC is considering the approval of the decommissioning funding 
plan (DFP) for the Trojan ISFSI. Portland General Electric Company 
(PGE), submitted its DFP for NRC's review and approval by letter dated 
December 13, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. ML12355A286). The NRC staff has 
prepared an EA (ADAMS Accession No. ML16029A242) in support of its 
review of PGE's DFP, in accordance with the NRC's 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 Trojan 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.

II. Environmental Assessment Summary

Background

    The Trojan ISFSI is located on the Trojan Nuclear Plant site, in 
Columbia County, Oregon, approximately 42 miles north of the city of 
Portland, Oregon. Portland General Electric Company (PGE) is authorized 
by the NRC, under License No. SNM-2509, to store spent nuclear fuel at 
the Trojan ISFSI.
    The NRC requires its licensees to plan for the eventual 
decommissioning of their licensed facilities prior to license 
termination. On June 17, 2011; 76 FR 35512, the NRC published a final 
rule in the Federal Register amending its decommissioning planning 
regulations. The final rule amended the NRC's regulation in 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's 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 
PGE on December 13, 2012. Specifically, the NRC must determine whether 
PGE's DFP contains the information required by 10 CFR 72.30(b) and 
whether PGE has provided reasonable assurance that funds will be 
available to decommission the ISFSI.

Proposed Action

    The proposed federal action is the NRC's review and approval of 
PGE's DFP submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b). In order to 
approve the DFP, the NRC will evaluate (i) 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 termination criteria in 10 CFR 20.1402 or 10 CFR 20.1403, 
and (ii) whether the aggregate dollar amount of PGE's financial 
instruments provide adequate

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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 PGE'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.

Purpose and Need for the Proposed Action

    The proposed action provides a means for PGE 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's 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,'' the NRC's approval of PGE'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 PGE'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 PGE'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 PGE'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 the licensee'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 State of Oregon's Department of Nuclear Energy 
on June 24, 2015. The State responded via email on June 29, 2015, 
stating that it had no comments on the proposed action. 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

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                                                       ADAMS  Accession
             Date                     Document                No.
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December 13, 2012............  Submission of PGE's    ML12355A286
                                decommissioning
                                funding plan.
February 1, 2009.............  Environmental          ML090500648
                                Assessment for Final
                                Rule--Decommissionin
                                g Planning.
January 20, 2016.............  NRC staff's EA for     ML16029A242
                                the approval of the
                                decommissioning
                                funding plan.
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    The following documents, related to this document, 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 
document.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of February, 2016.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Steve Ruffin,
Acting Branch Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing Branch, Division of Spent 
Fuel Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2016-02381 Filed 2-5-16; 8:45 am]
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                                                    home phone numbers in their filings,                    You may obtain publicly-available                     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Based on the EA,
                                                    unless an NRC regulation or other law                   information related to this document                  the NRC staff has determined that
                                                    requires submission of such                             using any of the following methods:                   approval of the DFP for the Trojan ISFSI
                                                    information. However, in some                              • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to               will not significantly affect the quality
                                                    instances, a request to intervene will                  http://www.regulations.gov and search                 of the human environment, and,
                                                    require including information on local                  for Docket ID NRC–2016–0021. Address                  accordingly, the staff has concluded that
                                                    residence in order to demonstrate a                     questions about NRC dockets to Carol                  a FONSI is appropriate. The NRC staff
                                                    proximity assertion of interest in the                  Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                   further finds that preparation of an
                                                    proceeding. With respect to copyrighted                 email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                   environmental impact statement (EIS) is
                                                    works, except for limited excerpts that                 technical questions, contact the                      not warranted.
                                                    serve the purpose of the adjudicatory                   individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
                                                                                                                                                                  II. Environmental Assessment
                                                    filings and would constitute a Fair Use                 INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
                                                                                                                                                                  Summary
                                                    application, participants are requested                 document.
                                                    not to include copyrighted materials in                    • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                       Background
                                                    their submission.                                       Access and Management System                             The Trojan ISFSI is located on the
                                                       The Commission will issue a notice or                (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                     Trojan Nuclear Plant site, in Columbia
                                                    order granting or denying a hearing                     available documents online in the                     County, Oregon, approximately 42 miles
                                                    request or intervention petition,                       ADAMS Public Documents collection at                  north of the city of Portland, Oregon.
                                                    designating the issues for any hearing                  http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                        Portland General Electric Company
                                                    that will be held and designating the                   adams.html. To begin the search, select               (PGE) is authorized by the NRC, under
                                                    Presiding Officer. A notice granting a                  ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                   License No. SNM–2509, to store spent
                                                    hearing will be published in the Federal                select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                        nuclear fuel at the Trojan ISFSI.
                                                    Register and served on the parties to the               Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,                       The NRC requires its licensees to plan
                                                    hearing.                                                please contact the NRC’s Public                       for the eventual decommissioning of
                                                       For further details with respect to this             Document Room (PDR) reference staff at                their licensed facilities prior to license
                                                    application, see the letters dated                      1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by                   termination. On June 17, 2011; 76 FR
                                                    November 12 and December 9, 2015.                       email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The                    35512, the NRC published a final rule in
                                                      Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day           ADAMS accession number for each                       the Federal Register amending its
                                                    of January 2016.                                        document referenced (if it available in               decommissioning planning regulations.
                                                      For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                ADAMS) is provided the first time that                The final rule amended the NRC’s
                                                    Balwant K. Singal,
                                                                                                            a document is referenced. In addition,                regulation in 10 CFR 72.30, which
                                                                                                            for the convenience of the reader, the                concerns financial assurance and
                                                    Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing
                                                    Branch IV–1, Division of Operating Reactor
                                                                                                            ADAMS accession numbers are                           decommissioning for ISFSIs. This
                                                    Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor                    provided in a table in the, ‘‘Availability            regulation now requires each holder of,
                                                    Regulation.                                             of Documents’’ section of this                        or applicant for, a license under 10 CFR
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–02380 Filed 2–5–16; 8:45 am]              document.                                             part 72 to submit, for NRC’s review and
                                                                                                               • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and                   approval, a DFP. The purpose of the
                                                    BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                                                                            purchase copies of public documents at                DFP is to demonstrate the licensee’s
                                                                                                            the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One                       financial assurance, i.e., that funds will
                                                    NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                      White Flint North, 11555 Rockville                    be available to decommission the ISFSI.
                                                    COMMISSION                                              Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.                      The NRC staff is reviewing the DFP
                                                                                                            FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose                 submitted by PGE on December 13,
                                                    [Docket No. 72–17; NRC–2016–0021]
                                                                                                            Cuadrado, Office of Nuclear Material                  2012. Specifically, the NRC must
                                                    Portland General Electric Company;                      Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear                   determine whether PGE’s DFP contains
                                                    Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage                   Regulatory Commission, Washington,                    the information required by 10 CFR
                                                    Installation in Columbia County,                        DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–                    72.30(b) and whether PGE has provided
                                                    Oregon                                                  0606, email: Jose.Cuadrado@nrc.gov.                   reasonable assurance that funds will be
                                                                                                            SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            available to decommission the ISFSI.
                                                    AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory
                                                    Commission.                                             I. Introduction                                       Proposed Action
                                                    ACTION: Environmental assessment and                      The NRC is considering the approval                    The proposed federal action is the
                                                    finding of no significant impact;                       of the decommissioning funding plan                   NRC’s review and approval of PGE’s
                                                    issuance.                                               (DFP) for the Trojan ISFSI. Portland                  DFP submitted in accordance with 10
                                                                                                            General Electric Company (PGE),                       CFR 72.30(b). In order to approve the
                                                    SUMMARY:    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                 submitted its DFP for NRC’s review and                DFP, the NRC will evaluate (i) whether
                                                    Commission (NRC) is issuing an                          approval by letter dated December 13,                 the decommissioning cost estimate
                                                    environmental assessment (EA) and a                     2012 (ADAMS Accession No.                             (DCE) adequately estimates the cost to
                                                    finding of no significant impact (FONSI)                ML12355A286). The NRC staff has                       conduct the required ISFSI
                                                    for its review and approval of the                      prepared an EA (ADAMS Accession No.                   decommissioning activities prior to
                                                    decommissioning funding plan                            ML16029A242) in support of its review                 license termination, including
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                                                    submitted by Portland General Electric                  of PGE’s DFP, in accordance with the                  identification of the volume of onsite
                                                    Company (PGE), on December 13, 2012,                    NRC’s regulations in part 51 of title 10              subsurface material containing residual
                                                    for the Trojan independent spent fuel                   of the Code of Federal Regulations (10                radioactivity that will require
                                                    storage installation (ISFSI).                           CFR), ‘‘Environmental Protection                      remediation to meet the license
                                                    ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                    Regulations for Domestic Licensing and                termination criteria in 10 CFR 20.1402
                                                    NRC–2016–0021 when contacting the                       Related Regulatory Functions,’’ which                 or 10 CFR 20.1403, and (ii) whether the
                                                    NRC about the availability of                           implement the National Environmental                  aggregate dollar amount of PGE’s
                                                    information regarding this document.                    Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42                    financial instruments provide adequate


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                                                    financial assurance to cover the DCE                            constitutes a Federal undertaking. The                   support the regulatory intent of the 2011
                                                    and that the financial instruments meet                         NRC, however, has determined that the                    rulemaking. As noted in the rulemaking
                                                    the criteria of 10 CFR 72.30(e).                                approval of the DFP is a type of                         EA (ADAMS Accession No.
                                                       The proposed action does not require                         undertaking that does not have the                       ML090500648), not promulgating the
                                                    any changes to the ISFSI’s licensed                             potential to cause effects on historic                   2011 final rule would have increased
                                                    routine operations, maintenance                                 properties, assuming such historic                       the likelihood of additional legacy sites.
                                                    activities, or monitoring programs, nor                         properties were present, because the                     Thus, denying the licensee’s DFP,
                                                    does it require any new construction or                         NRC’s approval of PGE’s DFP will not                     which the NRC has found to meet the
                                                    land disturbing activities. The scope of                        authorize or result in changes to                        criteria of 10 CFR 72.30(b), will
                                                    the proposed action concerns only the                           licensed operations or maintenance                       undermine the licensee’s
                                                    NRC’s review and approval of the PGE’s                          activities, or changes in the types,                     decommissioning planning. On this
                                                    DFP. The scope of the proposed action                           characteristics, or quantities of                        basis, the NRC has concluded that the
                                                    does not include, and will not result in,                       radiological or non-radiological                         no-action alternative is not a viable
                                                    the review and approval of any                                  effluents released into the environment                  alternative.
                                                    decontamination or decommissioning                              from the ISFSI, or result in the creation
                                                    activity or license termination for the                                                                                  Agencies and Persons Consulted
                                                                                                                    of any solid waste. Therefore, in
                                                    ISFSI.                                                          accordance with 36 CFR 800.3(a)(1), no                     The NRC staff consulted with other
                                                    Purpose and Need for the Proposed                               consultation is required under Section                   agencies and parties regarding the
                                                    Action                                                          106 of the NHPA.                                         environmental impacts of the proposed
                                                                                                                       Under Section 7 of the Endangered                     action. The NRC provided a draft of its
                                                       The proposed action provides a
                                                                                                                    Species Act of 1973, prior to taking a                   EA to the State of Oregon’s Department
                                                    means for PGE to demonstrate that it
                                                                                                                    proposed action, a Federal agency must                   of Nuclear Energy on June 24, 2015. The
                                                    will have sufficient funding to cover the
                                                                                                                    determine whether (i) endangered and                     State responded via email on June 29,
                                                    costs of decommissioning the ISFSI,
                                                                                                                    threatened species or their critical                     2015, stating that it had no comments
                                                    including the reduction of the residual
                                                                                                                    habitats are known to be in the vicinity                 on the proposed action. The NRC also
                                                    radioactivity at the ISFSI to the level
                                                                                                                    of the proposed action and if so,                        consulted with the FWS. The FWS
                                                    specified by the applicable NRC’s
                                                                                                                    whether (ii) the proposed Federal action                 concurred with the NRC’s determination
                                                    license termination regulations
                                                                                                                    may affect listed species or critical                    that the proposed action is not likely to
                                                    concerning release of the property (10
                                                                                                                    habitats. If the proposed action may                     adversely affect listed species or critical
                                                    CFR 20.1402 or 10 CFR 20.1403).
                                                                                                                    affect listed species or critical habitats,              habitat.
                                                    Environmental Impacts of the Proposed                           the federal agency is required to consult
                                                    Action                                                          with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service                  III. Finding of No Significant Impact
                                                       The NRC’s approval of the DFP will                           (FWS) and/or the U.S. National Marine                       The NRC staff has determined that the
                                                    not change the scope or nature of the                           Fisheries Service. In accordance with 50                 proposed action, the review and
                                                    operation of the ISFSI and will not                             CFR 402.13, the NRC has engaged in                       approval of the DFP, submitted in
                                                    authorize any changes to licensed                               informal consultation with the FWS.                      accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b), will
                                                    operations or maintenance activities.                           The NRC has determined that the                          not authorize or result in changes to
                                                    The NRC’s approval of the DFP will not                          proposed action is not likely to                         licensed operations or maintenance
                                                    result in any changes in the types,                             adversely affect listed species or their                 activities, or changes in the types,
                                                    characteristics, or quantities of                               critical habitats because the NRC’s                      characteristics, or quantities of
                                                    radiological or non-radiological                                approval of PGE’s DFP will not                           radiological or non-radiological
                                                    effluents released into the environment                         authorize or result in changes to                        effluents released into the environment
                                                    from the ISFSI, or result in the creation                       licensed operations or maintenance                       from the ISFSI, or result in the creation
                                                    of any solid waste. Moreover, the                               activities, or changes in the types,                     of any solid waste. Moreover, the
                                                    approval of the DFP will not authorize                          characteristics, or quantities of                        approval of the DFP will not authorize
                                                    any construction activity or facility                           radiological or non-radiological                         any construction activity, facility
                                                    modification. Therefore, the NRC staff                          effluents released into the environment                  modification, or any other land-
                                                    concludes that the approval of the DFP                          from the ISFSI, or result in the creation                disturbing activity. The NRC staff has
                                                    is a procedural and administrative                              of any solid waste. The FWS has                          concluded that the proposed action is a
                                                    action that will not result in any                              concurred with the NRC’s determination                   procedural and administrative action
                                                    significant impact to the environment.                          that the proposed action is not likely to                and as such, that the proposed action
                                                       Section 106 of the National Historic                         adversely affect listed species or critical              will not have a significant effect on the
                                                    Preservation Act of 1966, as amended                            habitat.                                                 quality of the human environment.
                                                    (NHPA), requires Federal agencies to                                                                                     Therefore, the NRC staff has determined
                                                                                                                    Alternative to the Proposed Action
                                                    consider the effects of their                                                                                            not to prepare an EIS for the proposed
                                                    undertakings on historic properties. In                           In addition to the proposed action, the
                                                                                                                                                                             action but will issue this FONSI. In
                                                    accordance with the NHPA                                        NRC evaluated the no-action alternative.
                                                                                                                                                                             accordance with 10 CFR 51.32(a)(4), the
                                                    implementing regulations at 36 CFR part                         The no-action alternative is to deny
                                                                                                                                                                             FONSI incorporates the EA by reference.
                                                    800, ‘‘Protection of Historic Properties,’’                     PGE’s DFP. A denial of a DFP that meets
                                                    the NRC’s approval of PGE’s DFP                                 the criteria of 10 CFR 72.30(b) does not                 IV. Availability of Documents
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                      ADAMS
                                                                            Date                                                                         Document                                                  Accession No.

                                                    December 13, 2012 ...................................      Submission of PGE’s decommissioning funding plan ................................................   ML12355A286
                                                    February 1, 2009 .......................................   Environmental Assessment for Final Rule—Decommissioning Planning ...................                ML090500648
                                                    January 20, 2016 ......................................    NRC staff’s EA for the approval of the decommissioning funding plan .....................           ML16029A242




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                                                    following table. Instructions for                       written statement should submit an                    estimate that Form F–8 takes
                                                    accessing ADAMS were provided under                     electronic copy to Ms. Holiday at the                 approximately one hour per response to
                                                    the ADDRESSES section of this document.                 contact information listed above. All                 prepare and is filed by approximately 5
                                                      Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day            submittals must be received by March                  respondents. We estimate that 25% of
                                                    of February, 2016.                                      07, 2016, three business days prior to                one hour per response (15 minutes) is
                                                      For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                                                                                            the meeting, and must pertain to the                  prepared by the company for a total
                                                                                                            topic on the agenda for the meeting.                  annual reporting burden of one hour (15
                                                    Steve Ruffin,
                                                                                                              2. Questions and comments from                      minutes/60 minutes per response × 5
                                                    Acting Branch Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing               members of the public will be permitted
                                                    Branch, Division of Spent Fuel Management,
                                                                                                                                                                  responses = 1.25 hours rounded to the
                                                    Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
                                                                                                            during the meetings, at the discretion of             nearest whole number one hour).
                                                    Safeguards.                                             the Chairman.                                           Written comments are invited on: (a)
                                                                                                              3. The draft transcript and meeting                 whether this proposed collection of
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–02381 Filed 2–5–16; 8:45 am]
                                                                                                            summary will be available on ACMUI’s                  information is necessary for the proper
                                                    BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                                                                            Web site http://www.nrc.gov/reading-                  performance of the functions of the
                                                                                                            rm/doc-collections/acmui/meetings/                    agency, including whether the
                                                    NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                      2016.html on or about April 21, 2016.                 information will have practical utility;
                                                    COMMISSION                                                This meeting will be held in                        (b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
                                                                                                            accordance with the Atomic Energy Act                 of the burden imposed by the collection
                                                    Advisory Committee on the Medical                       of 1954, as amended (primarily Section                of information; (c) ways to enhance the
                                                    Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice                        161a); the Federal Advisory Committee                 quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                                                                                            Act (5 U.S.C. App); and the                           information collected; and (d) ways to
                                                    AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                         Commission’s regulations in 10 CFR                    minimize the burden of the collection of
                                                    Commission.                                             part 7.                                               information on respondents, including
                                                    ACTION: Notice of meeting.                                                                                    through the use of automated collection
                                                                                                              Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day
                                                    SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                  of February 2016.                                     techniques or other forms of information
                                                    Commission will convene a                               Andrew L. Bates,                                      technology. Consideration will be given
                                                    teleconference meeting of the Advisory                  Advisory Committee Management Officer.                to comments and suggestions submitted
                                                    Committee on the Medical Uses of                        [FR Doc. 2016–02382 Filed 2–5–16; 8:45 am]            in writing within 60 days of this
                                                    Isotopes (ACMUI) on March 10, 2016, to                  BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                  publication.
                                                    discuss the draft report of the ACMUI                                                                           An agency may not conduct or
                                                    Training and Experience for Authorized                                                                        sponsor, and a person is not required to
                                                    Users of Alpha, Beta and Gamma                                                                                respond to, a collection of information
                                                                                                            SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE                               unless it displays a currently valid
                                                    Emitters (Title 10 of the Code of Federal               COMMISSION
                                                    Regulations (10 CFR) Section 35.390)                                                                          control number.
                                                    Subcommittee. This report will include                  Proposed Collection; Comment                            Please direct your written comment to
                                                    the subcommittee’s recommendation for                   Request                                               Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief
                                                    the total number of training and                                                                              Information Officer, Securities and
                                                    experience hours for authorized users                   Upon Written Request Copies Available                 Exchange Commission, c/o Remi Pavlik-
                                                    for 35.390 that is necessary for safety.                 From: Securities and Exchange                        Simon, 100 F Street NE., Washington,
                                                    Meeting information, including a copy                    Commission, Office of FOIA Services,                 DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_
                                                    of the agenda and handouts, will be                      100 F Street NE., Washington, DC                     Mailbox@sec.gov.
                                                    available at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-                 20549–0213.                                            Dated: February 2, 2016.
                                                    rm/doc-collections/acmui/meetings/                      Extension:                                            Robert W. Errett,
                                                    2016.html. The agenda and handouts                        Form F–8. SEC File No. 270–332, OMB                 Deputy Secretary.
                                                    may also be obtained by contacting Ms.                      Control No. 3235–0378.
                                                                                                                                                                  [FR Doc. 2016–02339 Filed 2–5–16; 8:45 am]
                                                    Sophie Holiday using the information                       Notice is hereby given that, pursuant              BILLING CODE 8011–01–P
                                                    below.                                                  to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
                                                    DATES: The teleconference meeting will                  (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities
                                                    be held on Thursday, March 10, 2016,                    and Exchange Commission                               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
                                                    1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time.                    (‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments               COMMISSION
                                                       Public Participation: Any member of                  on the collection of information
                                                    the public who wishes to participate in                 summarized below. The Commission                      Proposed Collection; Comment
                                                    the teleconference should contact Ms.                   plans to submit this existing collection              Request
                                                    Holiday using the contact information                   of information to the Office of
                                                                                                                                                                  Upon Written Request, Copies Available
                                                    below.                                                  Management and Budget for extension
                                                                                                                                                                   From: Securities and Exchange
                                                       Contact Information: Sophie Holiday,                 and approval.
                                                                                                                                                                   Commission, Office of FOIA Services,
                                                                                                               Form F–8 (17 CFR 239.38) may be
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                                                    email: sophie.holiday@nrc.gov,                                                                                 100 F Street NE., Washington, DC
                                                    telephone: (301) 415–7865.                              used to register securities of certain
                                                                                                                                                                   20549–2736.
                                                                                                            Canadian issuers under the Securities
                                                    Conduct of the Meeting                                  Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) that              Extension: Rule 15b1–1/Form BD;
                                                      Dr. Philip Alderson, ACMUI                            will be used in an exchange offer or                    SEC File No. 270–19, OMB Control No.
                                                    Chairman, will preside over the                         business combination. The information                     3235–0012.
                                                    meeting. Dr. Alderson will conduct the                  collected is intended to ensure that the                 Notice is hereby given that, pursuant
                                                    meeting in a manner that will facilitate                information required to be filed by the               to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
                                                    the orderly conduct of business. The                    Commission permits verification of                    (‘‘PRA’’) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionEnvironmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; issuance.
ContactJose Cuadrado, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0606, email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 6549 

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