82 FR 8220 - South Carolina Electric & Gas Company and South Carolina Public Service Authority; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3, In-Containment Refueling Water Storage Tank (IRWST) Volume Changes
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 14 (January 24, 2017)
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[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 14 (Tuesday, January 24, 2017)] [Notices] [Pages 8220-8223] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2017-01555] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 052-00027 and 052-00028; NRC-2008-0441] South Carolina Electric & Gas Company and South Carolina Public Service Authority; Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3, In- Containment Refueling Water Storage Tank (IRWST) Volume Changes AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License amendment application; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment and exemption to Combined Licenses (NPF-93 and NPF-94), issued to South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) and South Carolina Public Service Authority (Santee Cooper) (the licensee); for construction and operation of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station (VCSNS) Units 2 and 3, located in Fairfield County, South Carolina. DATES: Submit comments by February 23, 2017. Requests for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by March 27, 2017. 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-2008-0441. 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. Mail comments to: 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: William (Billy) Gleaves, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-000; telephone: 301-415-5848; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: [[Page 8221]] I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2008-0441 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-2008-0441. 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 amendment, dated December 6, 2016, is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16342B712. 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-2008-0441 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 posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as entering 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 submissions into ADAMS. II. Introduction The NRC is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-93 and NPF-94, issued to SCE&G and Santee Cooper for operation of the VCSNS, Units 2 and 3, located in Fairfield County, South Carolina. The proposed changes would revise the Combined Licenses, Tier 1 information as reflected in COL Appendix C, certain COL Appendix A, Technical Specifications information, and the Tier 2 information in the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report to ensure the consistency of these sections with the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) IRWST minimum volume value in the locations previously mentioned. Because, this proposed change requires a departure from Tier 1 information in the Westinghouse AP1000 Design Control Document (DCD), the licensee also requested an exemption from the requirements of the Generic DCD Tier 1 in accordance with section 52.63(b)(1) of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). Before any issuance of the proposed license amendment, the NRC will need to make the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and NRC's regulations. The NRC has made a proposed determination that the license amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration. Under the NRC's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1) involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated; or (3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards consideration, which is presented below: 1. Does the proposed change involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated? Response: No. The proposed changes do not affect the operation of any systems or equipment that initiate an analyzed accident or alter any structure, system, or component (SSC) accident initiator or initiating sequence of events. The proposed changes do not affect the physical design and operation of the IRWST, including as- installed inspections, testing, and maintenance requirements, as described in the UFSAR. Therefore, the operation of the IRWST is not affected. There are no inadvertent operations or failures of the IRWST considered as accident initiators or part of an initiating sequence of events for an accident previously evaluated. Therefore, the probabilities of the accidents previously evaluated in the UFSAR are not affected. The proposed changes do not adversely affect the ability of the IRWST to perform its design functions. The design of the IRWST continues to meet the same regulatory acceptance criteria, codes, and standards as required by the UFSAR. In addition, the proposed changes maintain the capabilities of the IRWST to mitigate the consequences of an accident and to meet the applicable regulatory acceptance criteria. The proposed changes do not affect the prevention and mitigation of other abnormal events, e.g., anticipated operational occurrences, earthquakes, floods and turbine missiles, or their safety or design analyses. Therefore, the consequences of the accidents evaluated in the UFSAR are not affected. Therefore, the proposed amendment does not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated. 2. Does the proposed change create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated? Response: No. The proposed changes do not affect the operation of any systems or equipment that may initiate a new or different kind of accident, or alter any SSC such that a new accident initiator or initiating sequence of events is created. The proposed changes do not affect the physical design and operation of the IRWST, including as- installed inspections, testing, and maintenance requirements, as described in the UFSAR. Therefore, the operation of the IRWST is not affected. These proposed changes do not adversely affect any other SSC design functions or methods of operation in a manner that results in a new failure mode, malfunction, or sequence of events that affect safety-related or nonsafety-related equipment. Therefore, this activity does not allow for a new fission product release path, result in a new fission product barrier failure mode, or create a new sequence of events that results in significant fuel cladding failures. Therefore, the proposed amendment does not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated. 3. Does the proposed change involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety? Response: No. The proposed changes maintain existing safety margins. The proposed changes maintain the capabilities of the IRWST to perform its design functions. The proposed changes maintain existing safety margin through continued application of the existing requirements of the UFSAR, while updating the acceptance criteria for verifying the design features necessary to ensure the IRWST performs the design functions required to meet the existing safety margins in the safety analyses. Therefore, the proposed changes satisfy the same design functions in accordance with the same codes and standards as stated in the UFSAR. These changes do not adversely affect any design code, function, design analysis, safety analysis input or result, or design/safety margin. No safety analysis or design basis [[Page 8222]] acceptance limit/criterion is challenged or exceeded by the proposed changes, and no margin of safety is reduced. Therefore, the proposed amendment does not involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the license amendment request involves a no significant hazards consideration. The NRC is seeking public comments on this proposed determination that the license amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice will be considered in making any final determination. Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendment until the expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The Commission may issue the license amendment before expiration of the 60- day notice period if the Commission concludes the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration. In addition, the Commission may issue the amendment prior to the expiration of the 30-day comment period should circumstances change during the 30-day comment period such that failure to act in a timely way would result, for example, in derating or shutdown of the facility. Should the Commission take action prior to the expiration of either the comment period or the notice period, the Commission will publish a notice of issuance in the Federal Register. Should the Commission make a final No Significant Hazards Consideration Determination, any hearing will take place after issuance. The Commission expects that the need to take this action will occur very infrequently. III. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any persons (petitioner) whose interest may be affected by this action may file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition) with respect to the action. Petitions shall be filed in accordance with the Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309. 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/. Alternatively, a copy of the regulations is available at the NRC's Public Document Room, located at One White Flint North, Room O1-F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. If a petition is filed, the Commission or a presiding officer will rule on the petition and, if appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be issued. As required by 10 CFR 2.309(d) the petition should specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular reference to the following general requirements for standing: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner; (2) the nature of the petitioner's right under the Act to be made a party to the proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the 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 petitioner's interest. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(f), the petition must also set forth the specific contentions which the petitioner seeks to have litigated in 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 petitioner must 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 petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. The petitioner must also provide references to the specific sources and documents on which the petitioner intends to rely to support its position on the issue. The petition must include sufficient information to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant or licensee on a material issue of law or fact. Contentions must be limited to matters within the scope of the proceeding. The contention must be one which, if proven, would entitle the petitioner to relief. A petitioner who fails to satisfy the requirements at 10 CFR 2.309(f) 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. Parties have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the hearing with respect to resolution of that party's admitted contentions, including the opportunity to present evidence, consistent with the NRC's regulations, policies, and procedures. Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. Petitions and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that are filed after the 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) through (iii). The petition must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document. 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 establish 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 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 the 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 March 27, 2017. 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 set forth in this section. A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof may participate as a non-party under 10 CFR 2.315(c). If a hearing is granted, any person who is not a party to the proceeding and is not affiliated with or represented by a party may, at 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 his or her 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 [[Page 8223]] prehearing conference, subject to the limits and conditions as may be imposed by the presiding officer. Details regarding the opportunity to make a limited appearance will be provided by the presiding officer if such sessions are scheduled. IV. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing) All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a request for hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition), 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 that request to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with the NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 46562, August 3, 2012). 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. Detailed guidance on making electronic submissions may be found in the Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC and on the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. 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 (1) request a digital identification (ID) certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or other adjudicatory document (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. Once a participant has obtained a digital ID certificate and a docket has been created, the participant can then submit adjudicatory documents. Submissions must be in Portable Document Format (PDF). Additional guidance on PDF submissions is available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A filing is considered complete at the time the document is 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 document on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for and receive a digital ID certificate before adjudicatory documents are filed so that they can obtain access to the documents via the E-Filing system. A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E- Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC's Electronic Filing 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 Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m. and 6 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 stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and 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, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Participants filing adjudicatory documents 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 https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the Commission or the presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued digital ID certificate as described above, click cancel when the link requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to the NRC's electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access any publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket. Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information, such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law requires submission of such information. For example, in some instances, individuals provide home addresses in order to demonstrate proximity to a facility or site. 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. For further details with respect to this action, see the application for license amendment dated December 6, 2016. Attorney for licensee: Ms. Kathryn M. Sutton, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLC, 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004-2514. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of January 2017. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Jennifer Dixon-Herrity, Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors. [FR Doc. 2017-01555 Filed 1-23-17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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II. Exemption 4. This exemption is effective as of the NUCLEAR REGULATORY
Reproduced below is the exemption date of its issuance. COMMISSION
document issued to VEGP, Units 3 and III. License Amendment Request
4. It makes reference to the combined [Docket Nos. 052–00027 and 052–00028;
The request for the amendment and NRC–2008–0441]
safety evaluation that provides the
exemption was submitted by the letter
reasoning for the findings made by the
dated October 16, 2014. The licensee South Carolina Electric & Gas
NRC (and listed under Item 1) in order
supplemented this request by the letters Company and South Carolina Public
to grant the exemption:
dated May 14 and August 24, 2015. The Service Authority; Virgil C. Summer
1. In a letter dated October 16, 2014,
proposed amendment is described in Nuclear Station, Units 2 and 3, In-
and as supplemented by letters dated
Section I, above. Containment Refueling Water Storage
May 14 and August 24, 2015, the
The Commission has determined for Tank (IRWST) Volume Changes
licensee requested from the NRC an
these amendments that the application
exemption to allow departures from Tier
complies with the standards and AGENCY:Nuclear Regulatory
1 information in the certified DCD
requirements of the Atomic Energy Act Commission.
incorporated by reference in 10 CFR
of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the ACTION: License amendment application;
part 52, appendix D as part of license
Commission’s rules and regulations. opportunity to comment, request a
amendment request 13–031, ‘‘Piping
The Commission has made appropriate hearing, and petition for leave to
Line Number Additions, Deletions and
findings as required by the Act and the intervene.
Functional Capability Re-Designation.’’
Commission’s rules and regulations in
For the reasons set forth in Section 3.1
10 CFR chapter I, which are set forth in SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
of the NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation that
the license amendment. Commission (NRC) is considering
supports this license amendment, which A notice of consideration of issuance
can be found at ADAMS Accession No. issuance of an amendment and
of amendment to facility operating exemption to Combined Licenses (NPF–
ML15237A391, the Commission finds license or combined license, as
that: 93 and NPF–94), issued to South
applicable, proposed no significant Carolina Electric & Gas Company
A. The exemption is authorized by
hazards consideration determination, (SCE&G) and South Carolina Public
law;
and opportunity for a hearing in Service Authority (Santee Cooper) (the
B. the exemption presents no undue
connection with these actions, was licensee); for construction and operation
risk to public health and safety;
published in the Federal Register on of the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station
C. the exemption is consistent with
December 9, 2014 (79 FR 73112). The (VCSNS) Units 2 and 3, located in
the common defense and security;
May 14 and August 24, 2015, Fairfield County, South Carolina.
D. special circumstances are present
supplements had no effect on the no
in that the application of the rule in this DATES: Submit comments by February
significant hazards consideration
circumstance is not necessary to serve 23, 2017. Requests for a hearing or
determination, and no comments were
the underlying purpose of the rule; petition for leave to intervene must be
received during the 30-day comment
E. the special circumstances outweigh filed by March 27, 2017.
period.
any decrease in safety that may result
The NRC staff has found that the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
from the reduction in standardization
amendment involves no significant by any of the following methods:
caused by the exemption, and
hazards consideration. The Commission • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
F. the exemption will not result in a
has determined that these amendments http://www.regulations.gov and search
significant decrease in the level of safety
satisfy the criteria for categorical for Docket ID NRC–2008–0441. Address
otherwise provided by the design.
exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR questions about NRC dockets to Carol
2. Accordingly, the licensee is granted
51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to 10 Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
an exemption to the provisions of 10
CFR 51.22(b), no environmental impact email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
CFR part 52, appendix D, Section III.B,
statement or environmental assessment technical questions, contact the
to allow deviations from the certified
need be prepared for these amendments. individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
DCD Tier 1 Tables 2.1.2–2, 2.2.1–2,
2.2.2–2, 2.2.3–2, 2.3.6–2, 2.3.7–2, and IV. Conclusion INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
2.7.1–2, as described in the licensee’s document.
Using the reasons set forth in the
request dated October 16, 2014, and combined safety evaluation, the staff • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
supplemented by letters dated May 14, granted the exemption and issued the Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
2015 and August 24, 2015. This amendment that the licensee requested OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear
exemption is related to, and necessary on October 16, 2014, and supplemented Regulatory Commission, Washington,
for the granting of License Amendment by the letters dated May 14 and August DC 20555–0001.
No. 41, which is being issued 24, 2015. The exemption and For additional direction on obtaining
concurrently with this exemption. amendment were issued on November information and submitting comments,
3. As explained in Section 5 of the 9, 2015, as part of a combined package see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation that to the licensee (ADAMS Accession No. Submitting Comments’’ in the
supports this license amendment ML15237A355). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
(ADAMS Accession No. ML15237A391), this document.
this exemption meets the eligibility Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
of January 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
criteria for categorical exclusion set
forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. William (Billy) Gleaves, Office of New
pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no Jennifer Dixon-Herrity, Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
environmental impact statement or Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
environmental assessment needs to be Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors. 000; telephone: 301–415–5848; email:
prepared in connection with the [FR Doc. 2017–01549 Filed 1–23–17; 8:45 am] Bill.Gleaves@nrc.gov.
issuance of the exemption. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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prehearing conference, subject to the adjudicatory documents. Submissions all other participants. Filing is
limits and conditions as may be must be in Portable Document Format considered complete by first-class mail
imposed by the presiding officer. Details (PDF). Additional guidance on PDF as of the time of deposit in the mail, or
regarding the opportunity to make a submissions is available on the NRC’s by courier, express mail, or expedited
limited appearance will be provided by public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/ delivery service upon depositing the
the presiding officer if such sessions are site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A document with the provider of the
scheduled. filing is considered complete at the time service. A presiding officer, having
the document is submitted through the granted an exemption request from
IV. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)
NRC’s E-Filing system. To be timely, an using E-Filing, may require a participant
All documents filed in NRC electronic filing must be submitted to
adjudicatory proceedings, including a or party to use E-Filing if the presiding
the E-Filing system no later than 11:59
request for hearing and petition for officer subsequently determines that the
p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
leave to intervene (petition), any motion Upon receipt of a transmission, the E- reason for granting the exemption from
or other document filed in the Filing system time-stamps the document use of E-Filing no longer exists.
proceeding prior to the submission of a and sends the submitter an email notice Documents submitted in adjudicatory
request for hearing or petition to confirming receipt of the document. The proceedings will appear in the NRC’s
intervene, and documents filed by E-Filing system also distributes an email electronic hearing docket which is
interested governmental entities that notice that provides access to the available to the public at https://
request to participate under 10 CFR document to the NRC’s Office of the adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded
2.315(c), must be filed in accordance General Counsel and any others who pursuant to an order of the Commission
with the NRC’s E-Filing rule (72 FR have advised the Office of the Secretary or the presiding officer. If you do not
49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at that they wish to participate in the have an NRC-issued digital ID certificate
77 FR 46562, August 3, 2012). The E- proceeding, so that the filer need not as described above, click cancel when
Filing process requires participants to serve the document on those
submit and serve all adjudicatory the link requests certificates and you
participants separately. Therefore, will be automatically directed to the
documents over the internet, or in some applicants and other participants (or
cases to mail copies on electronic NRC’s electronic hearing dockets where
their counsel or representative) must
storage media. Detailed guidance on apply for and receive a digital ID you will be able to access any publicly
making electronic submissions may be certificate before adjudicatory available documents in a particular
found in the Guidance for Electronic documents are filed so that they can hearing docket. Participants are
Submissions to the NRC and on the obtain access to the documents via the requested not to include personal
NRC’s Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/ E-Filing system. privacy information, such as social
site-help/e-submittals.html. Participants A person filing electronically using security numbers, home addresses, or
may not submit paper copies of their the NRC’s adjudicatory E-Filing system personal phone numbers in their filings,
filings unless they seek an exemption in may seek assistance by contacting the unless an NRC regulation or other law
accordance with the procedures NRC’s Electronic Filing Help Desk requires submission of such
described below. through the ‘‘Contact Us’’ link located information. For example, in some
To comply with the procedural on the NRC’s public Web site at http:// instances, individuals provide home
requirements of E-Filing, at least 10 www.nrc.gov/site-help/e- addresses in order to demonstrate
days prior to the filing deadline, the submittals.html, by email to proximity to a facility or site. With
participant should contact the Office of MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll- respect to copyrighted works, except for
the Secretary by email at free call at 1–866–672–7640. The NRC limited excerpts that serve the purpose
hearing.docket@nrc.gov, or by telephone Electronic Filing Help Desk is available
at 301–415–1677, to (1) request a digital of the adjudicatory filings and would
between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Eastern constitute a Fair Use application,
identification (ID) certificate, which Time, Monday through Friday,
allows the participant (or its counsel or participants are requested not to include
excluding government holidays.
representative) to digitally sign Participants who believe that they copyrighted materials in their
submissions and access the E-Filing have a good cause for not submitting submission.
system for any proceeding in which it documents electronically must file an For further details with respect to this
is participating; and (2) advise the exemption request, in accordance with action, see the application for license
Secretary that the participant will be 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper amendment dated December 6, 2016.
submitting a petition or other filing stating why there is good cause for Attorney for licensee: Ms. Kathryn M.
adjudicatory document (even in not filing electronically and requesting
Sutton, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLC,
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counsel or representative, already holds 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.,
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an NRC-issued digital ID certificate). must be submitted by: (1) First class Washington, DC 20004–2514.
Based upon this information, the mail addressed to the Office of the Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day
Secretary will establish an electronic Secretary of the Commission, U.S. of January 2017.
docket for the hearing in this proceeding Nuclear Regulatory Commission, For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
if the Secretary has not already Washington, DC 20555–0001, Attention: Jennifer Dixon-Herrity,
established an electronic docket. Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or
Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New
Information about applying for a
sradovich on DSK3GMQ082PROD with NOTICES
(2) courier, express mail, or expedited
Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors.
digital ID certificate is available on the delivery service to the Office of the
[FR Doc. 2017–01555 Filed 1–23–17; 8:45 am]
NRC’s public Web site at http:// Secretary, 11555 Rockville Pike,
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| Collection | Federal Register | |
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | License amendment application; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene. | |
| Dates | Submit comments by February 23, 2017. Requests for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by March 27, 2017. | |
| Contact | William (Billy) Gleaves, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-000; telephone: 301-415-5848; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 82 FR 8220 |
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