82_FR_14089 82 FR 14039 - Waste Control Specialists LLC's Consolidated Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility

82 FR 14039 - Waste Control Specialists LLC's Consolidated Interim Spent Fuel Storage Facility

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 50 (March 16, 2017)

Page Range14039-14039
FR Document2017-05294

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested public comments on the scope of NRC's environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Waste Control Specialists LLC (WCS) proposed consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for spent nuclear fuel, to be located on WCS' site in Andrews County, Texas. The public scoping period closed on March 13, 2017. The NRC has decided to re-open the public scoping period to allow more time for members of the public to develop and submit their comments. The NRC also has scheduled an additional meeting where members of the public may present comments to the NRC.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 50 (Thursday, March 16, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 50 (Thursday, March 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 14039]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-05294]


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 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket 72-1050; NRC-2016-0231]


Waste Control Specialists LLC's Consolidated Interim Spent Fuel 
Storage Facility

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Environmental impact statement; extension of scoping comment 
period; additional public scoping comment meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested public 
comments on the scope of NRC's environmental impact statement (EIS) for 
the Waste Control Specialists LLC (WCS) proposed consolidated interim 
storage facility (CISF) for spent nuclear fuel, to be located on WCS' 
site in Andrews County, Texas. The public scoping period closed on 
March 13, 2017. The NRC has decided to re-open the public scoping 
period to allow more time for members of the public to develop and 
submit their comments. The NRC also has scheduled an additional meeting 
where members of the public may present comments to the NRC.

DATES: Comments should be filed no later than April 28, 2017. Comments 
received after this date will be considered, if it is practical to do 
so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments 
received on or before that date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0231. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Ms. 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.
     Mail comments to: Ms. Cindy Bladey, Office of 
Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    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: James Park, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington 
DC, 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6954; or email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0231 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-2016-0231.
     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 via email to: [email protected]. 
Documents related to WCS' license application can be found under Docket 
Number 72-1050.
     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.
     Project Web page: Information related to the WCS CISF 
project, including the WCS license application, can be accessed on the 
NRC's WCS CISF Web page at: http://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/cis/waste-control-specialist.html.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0231 in 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. Discussion

    On November 14, 2016, the NRC published in the Federal Register (81 
FR 79531), a notice of its intent to prepare an EIS on WCS' proposed 
CISF for spent nuclear fuel and requested public comments on the scope 
of the EIS. The NRC published a second notice on January 30, 2017 (82 
FR 8771), that set March 13, 2017, as the closing date for the scoping 
period. The NRC has received scoping comments that requested an 
extension of time. While the NRC is still in the process of reviewing 
comments received, it appears that most of these extension requests 
seek a 90-day extension to the scoping period. After considering these 
requests, the NRC has decided to re-open the scoping period to allow 
more time for members of the public to develop and submit their 
comments. Comments should be submitted by April 28, 2017, to ensure 
consideration.
    The NRC also will hold an additional public scoping meeting at the 
NRC headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, on Thursday, April 6, 2017. 
Persons interested in attending this meeting should check the NRC's 
Public Meeting Schedule Web page at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg for 
the time and agenda for the meeting. The NRC is planning to transmit 
the public meeting via webcast and to provide a telephone bridge line 
for members of the public who cannot attend the meeting in person.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of March 2017.

    For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brian W. Smith,
Deputy Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and 
Environmental Review, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 50 / Thursday, March 16, 2017 / Notices 14039 Dated: March 13, 2017. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of submission to the NRC, then you should Crystal Robinson, this document. inform those persons not to include Committee Management Officer. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: identifying or contact information that [FR Doc. 2017–05228 Filed 3–15–17; 8:45 a.m.] James Park, Office of Nuclear Material they do not want to be publicly BILLING CODE 7555–01–P Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear disclosed in their comment submission. Regulatory Commission, Washington Your request should state that the NRC DC, 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– does not routinely edit comment NUCLEAR REGULATORY 6954; or email: James.Park@nrc.gov. submissions to remove such information COMMISSION SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: before making the comment I. Obtaining Information and submissions available to the public or [Docket 72–1050; NRC–2016–0231] Submitting Comments entering the comment into ADAMS. Waste Control Specialists LLC’s II. Discussion Consolidated Interim Spent Fuel A. Obtaining Information Storage Facility Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016– On November 14, 2016, the NRC 0231 when contacting the NRC about published in the Federal Register (81 AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory the availability of information for this FR 79531), a notice of its intent to Commission. action. You may obtain publicly- prepare an EIS on WCS’ proposed CISF ACTION: Environmental impact available information related to this for spent nuclear fuel and requested statement; extension of scoping action by any of the following methods: comment period; additional public public comments on the scope of the • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to EIS. The NRC published a second notice scoping comment meeting. http://www.regulations.gov and search on January 30, 2017 (82 FR 8771), that SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory for Docket ID NRC–2016–0231. set March 13, 2017, as the closing date • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Commission (NRC) requested public for the scoping period. The NRC has Access and Management System comments on the scope of NRC’s received scoping comments that (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- environmental impact statement (EIS) requested an extension of time. While available documents online in the for the Waste Control Specialists LLC the NRC is still in the process of ADAMS Public Documents collection at (WCS) proposed consolidated interim reviewing comments received, it http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ storage facility (CISF) for spent nuclear appears that most of these extension adams.html. To begin the search, select fuel, to be located on WCS’ site in requests seek a 90-day extension to the ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Andrews County, Texas. The public scoping period. After considering these select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS scoping period closed on March 13, requests, the NRC has decided to re- Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, 2017. The NRC has decided to re-open open the scoping period to allow more please contact the NRC’s Public the public scoping period to allow more Document Room (PDR) reference staff time for members of the public to time for members of the public to at: 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or develop and submit their comments. develop and submit their comments. via email to: pdr.resource@nrc.gov. Comments should be submitted by April The NRC also has scheduled an Documents related to WCS’ license 28, 2017, to ensure consideration. additional meeting where members of application can be found under Docket The NRC also will hold an additional the public may present comments to the Number 72–1050. public scoping meeting at the NRC NRC. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and DATES: Comments should be filed no headquarters in Rockville, Maryland, on purchase copies of public documents at later than April 28, 2017. Comments Thursday, April 6, 2017. Persons the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One received after this date will be White Flint North, 11555 Rockville interested in attending this meeting considered, if it is practical to do so, but Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. should check the NRC’s Public Meeting the NRC is able to ensure consideration • Project Web page: Information Schedule Web page at https:// only for comments received on or before related to the WCS CISF project, www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg for the time and that date. including the WCS license application, agenda for the meeting. The NRC is ADDRESSES: You may submit comments can be accessed on the NRC’s WCS CISF planning to transmit the public meeting by any of the following methods: Web page at: http://www.nrc.gov/waste/ via webcast and to provide a telephone • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to spent-fuel-storage/cis/waste-control- bridge line for members of the public http://www.regulations.gov and search specialist.html. who cannot attend the meeting in for Docket ID NRC–2016–0231. Address person. questions about NRC dockets to Ms. B. Submitting Comments Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415– Please include Docket ID NRC–2016– of March 2017. 3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 0231 in your comment submission. For technical questions, contact the The NRC cautions you not to include For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory individual listed in the FOR FURTHER identifying or contact information that Commission. INFORMATION CONTACT section of this you do not want to be publicly Brian W. Smith, document. disclosed in your comment submission. Deputy Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, • Mail comments to: Ms. Cindy The NRC will post all comment Safeguards, and Environmental Review, Bladey, Office of Administration, Mail submissions at http:// Office of Nuclear Material Safety and mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Stop: OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear www.regulations.gov as well as enter the Safeguards. Regulatory Commission, Washington, comment submissions into ADAMS. [FR Doc. 2017–05294 Filed 3–15–17; 8:45 am] DC 20555–0001. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionEnvironmental impact statement; extension of scoping comment period; additional public scoping comment meeting.
DatesComments should be filed no later than April 28, 2017. Comments received after this date will be considered, if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before that date.
ContactJames Park, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC, 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6954; or email: [email protected]
FR Citation82 FR 14039 
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