83_FR_18435 83 FR 18354 - Early Site Permit Application: Tennessee Valley Authority; Clinch River Nuclear Site

83 FR 18354 - Early Site Permit Application: Tennessee Valley Authority; Clinch River Nuclear Site

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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 81 (April 26, 2018)

Page Range18354-18356
FR Document2018-08714

The U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Nashville District, are issuing for public comment NUREG-2226, ``Environmental Impact Statement for the Early Site Permit (ESP) for the Clinch River Nuclear (CRN) Site: Draft Report for Comment.'' The site is located in Roane County, Tennessee, along the Clinch River, approximately 25 miles west-southwest of downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. The purposes of this notice are to inform the public that the NRC staff has issued a draft environmental impact statement (DEIS) as part of the review of the application for the ESP and to provide the public with an opportunity to comment on the DEIS process as defined in the regulations.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 52-047; NRC-2016-0119]


Early Site Permit Application: Tennessee Valley Authority; Clinch 
River Nuclear Site

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft environmental impact statement; public meetings and 
request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Army 
Corps of Engineers (USACE), Nashville

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District, are issuing for public comment NUREG-2226, ``Environmental 
Impact Statement for the Early Site Permit (ESP) for the Clinch River 
Nuclear (CRN) Site: Draft Report for Comment.'' The site is located in 
Roane County, Tennessee, along the Clinch River, approximately 25 miles 
west-southwest of downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. The purposes of this 
notice are to inform the public that the NRC staff has issued a draft 
environmental impact statement (DEIS) as part of the review of the 
application for the ESP and to provide the public with an opportunity 
to comment on the DEIS process as defined in the regulations.

DATES: Submit comments by July 10, 2018. Comments received after this 
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission 
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before 
this date. The DEIS public meetings will be held on June 5, 2018.

ADDRESSES: In addition to the public meetings for comment (described 
below), you may submit comment by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0119. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-
9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact 
the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
of this document.
     NRC Project Email Address: Electronic comments may be sent 
by email to the NRC at ClinchRiverESPEIS@nrc.gov.
     Mail comments to: May Ma, Office of Administration, Mail 
Stop: TWFN-07-A60, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001.
    For additional direction on accessing information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Patricia Vokoun, telephone: 301-415-
3470, email: Patricia.Vokoun@nrc.gov; or Tamsen Dozier, telephone: 301-
415-2272, email: Tamsen.Dozier@nrc.gov. Both are staff members of the 
Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0119 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information regarding this document. You may 
obtain publicly-available information related to this action by the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0119.
     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 pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available 
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. In addition, for the convenience of 
the reader, the ADAMS accession numbers are provided in a table in the 
section of this notice entitled Availability of Documents.
     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 website: Go to https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/esp/clinch-river.html.
     Local Libraries: You may examine copies of public 
documents at the Oak Ridge Public Library, 1401 Oak Ridge Turnpike, Oak 
Ridge, Tennessee, and the Kingston Public Library, 1004 Bradford Way, 
Kingston, Tennessee.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0119 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 received through 
the Federal Rulemaking website (http://www.regulations.gov) in the 
Regulations.gov docket (NRC-2016-0119), and will also enter the comment 
submissions into ADAMS. Comments submitted through the NRC project 
email address will be processed into ADAMS, and all comments will be 
compiled and addressed in Appendix E of the final EIS. 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

    Pursuant to part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
(10 CFR), on May 12, 2016, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) submitted 
an application for an ESP for the Clinch River Nuclear Site, located on 
approximately 935 acres in Roane County, Tennessee, along the Clinch 
River, approximately 25 miles west-southwest of downtown Knoxville, 
Tennessee.

III. Further Information

    A notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement 
(EIS) and to conduct scoping process was published in the Federal 
Register on April 13, 2017 (82 FR 17885). A notice of receipt and 
availability of the application, including the environmental report 
(ER), was published in the Federal Register on June 23, 2016 (81 FR 
40929). A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for the 
ESP was published in the Federal Register on January 12, 2017 (82 FR 
3812). A notice of hearing and opportunity to petition for leave to 
intervene in the proceeding on the application was published in the 
Federal Register on April 4, 2017 (82 FR 16436).
    The purposes of this notice are to inform the public that the NRC 
staff has issued a DEIS as part of the review of the application for 
the ESP and to provide the public with an opportunity to provide 
comments. As set forth in 10 CFR 51.20(b)(1), issuance of an ESP under 
10 CFR part 52 is an action that requires an EIS. This notice is being 
published in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 
1969, as amended (NEPA) and the NRC's regulations in 10 CFR part 51.
    In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), ``Coordination with 
the National Environmental Policy Act,'' the NRC staff has been 
coordinating

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compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act 
(NHPA) with steps taken to meet the requirements of the NEPA. Pursuant 
to 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC staff used the process and documentation 
for the preparation of the EIS on the proposed action to comply with 
Section 106 of the NHPA in lieu of the procedures set forth on 36 CFR 
800.3 through 800.6.
    In accordance with 10 CFR 51.45 and 51.50, TVA submitted the 
environmental ER as part of the application; the ER is available in 
ADAMS under Accession No. ML16144A145.

III. Availability of Documents

    The DEIS is available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML18100A220 and 
ML18100A223. The following table indicates how the key reference 
documents related to the application and the NRC staff's review 
processes may be accessed.

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             Document title               ADAMS accession No. or website
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10 CFR part 51, ``Environmental          https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
 Protection Regulations for Domestic      doc-collections/cfr/part051/.
 Licensing and Related Regulatory
 Function''.
10 CFR part 52, ``Licenses,              https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
 Certifications, and Approvals for        doc-collections/cfr/part052/.
 Nuclear Power Plants''.
10 CFR part 100, ``Reactor Site          https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
 Criteria''.                              doc-collections/cfr/part100/.
NUREG-1555, ``Standard Review Plans for  https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
 Environmental Reviews for Nuclear        doc-collections/nuregs/staff/
 Power Plants''.                          sr1555/.
NUREG/BR-0298, ``Brochure on Nuclear     https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
 Power Plant Licensing Process''.         doc-collections/nuregs/
                                          brochures/br0298/.
Regulatory Guide 4.2, ``Preparation of   ML13067A354.
 Environmental Reports for Nuclear
 Power Stations (Supplement 1)''.
Regulatory Guide 4.7, ``General Site     ML12188A053.
 Suitability Criteria for Nuclear Power
 Stations''.
Fact Sheet on Nuclear Power Plant        https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
 Licensing Process.                       doc-collections/fact-sheets/
                                          licensing-process-fs.html.
Regulatory Guide 1.206, ``Combined       https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
 License Applications for Nuclear Power   doc-collections/reg-guides/
 Plants''.                                power-reactors/rg/01-206/.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Policy     https://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/pkg/
 Statement on the Treatment of            FR-2004-08-24/pdf/04-
 Environmental Justice Matters in NRC     19305.pdf.
 Regulatory and Licensing Actions.
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    The NRC may post materials related to this document, including 
public comments, on the Federal Rulemaking website at http://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2016-0119. The Federal 
Rulemaking website allows you to receive alerts when changes or 
additions occur in a docket folder. To subscribe: (1) Navigate to the 
docket folder (NRC-2016-0119); (2) click the ``Sign up for Email 
Alerts'' link; and (3) enter your email address and select how 
frequently you would like to receive emails (daily, weekly, or 
monthly).

IV. Public Meetings for Comment

    The NRC and the USACE staff will hold two identical public meetings 
to present a brief overview of the DEIS and to accept public comments 
on the document. The meetings will be held at Noah's Event Venue, 1200 
Ladd Landing Blvd., Kingston, Tennessee, on June 5, 2018. The first 
meeting will convene at 2:00 p.m. and will continue until approximately 
4:00 p.m. The second meeting will convene at 7:00 p.m., with a 
repetition of the overview portions of the first meeting, and will 
continue until approximately 9:00 p.m. The meetings will be transcribed 
and will include the following:
    (1) A brief presentation of the contents of the DEIS; and
    (2) the opportunity for interested government agencies, 
organizations, and individuals to submit comments on the draft report.
    Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions for 1 
hour prior to the start of each public meeting. No formal comments will 
be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments 
must be provided either at a transcribed public meeting or in writing, 
as discussed below.
    Persons may register to attend or present oral comments at the 
meeting on the DEIS by contacting Ms. Patricia Vokoun by telephone at 
1-800-368-5642, extension 3470, or by email to the NRC at 
ClinchRiverESPEIS@nrc.gov no later than May 30, 2018. Members of the 
public may also register to speak at the meeting prior to the start of 
the presentation. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time 
available, depending on the number of persons who register. Members of 
the public who have not registered may also have an opportunity to 
speak, if time permits. Public comments will be considered in the 
preparation of the final EIS. If special equipment or accommodations 
are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, the 
need should be brought to Ms. Vokoun's attention no later than May 29, 
2018, so that the NRC staff can determine whether the request can be 
accommodated.
    After receipt and consideration of comments on the DEIS, the NRC 
will prepare and issue the final EIS, which will also be available to 
the public.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day of April 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Anna H. Bradford,
Deputy Director, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of New 
Reactors.
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                                             for Docket ID NRC–2018–0009. Address                    Regulatory Commission, Washington,            8. The estimated number of annual
                                             questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer                 DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–         respondents: 1.
                                             Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127;                        2084; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@           9. The estimated number of hours
                                             email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For                     NRC.GOV.                                   needed annually to comply with the
                                             technical questions, contact the                                                                   information collection requirement or
                                                                                                     B. Submitting Comments
                                             individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                                                               request: 233.
                                             INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                        Please include Docket ID NRC–2018–         10. Abstract: Part 62 of 10 CFR sets
                                             document.                                               0009 in the subject line of your           out the information that must be
                                               • Mail comments to: David Cullison,                   comment submission in order to ensure provided to the NRC by any low-level
                                             Office of the Chief Information Officer,                that the NRC is able to make your          waste generator or governor of a state on
                                             Mail Stop: T–2–F43, U.S. Nuclear                        comment submission available to the        behalf of generators seeking emergency
                                             Regulatory Commission, Washington,                      public in this docket.                     access to an operating low-level waste
                                             DC 20555–0001.                                             The NRC cautions you not to include     disposal facility. The information is
                                               For additional direction on obtaining                 identifying or contact information in      required to allow the NRC to determine
                                             information and submitting comments,                    comment submissions that you do not        if denial of disposal constitutes a
                                             see ‘‘Obtaining Information and                         want to be publicly disclosed in your      serious and immediate threat to public
                                             Submitting Comments’’ in the                            comment submission. All comment            health and safety or common defense
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of                    submissions are posted at http://          and security. Part 62 of 10 CFR also
                                             this document.                                          www.regulations.gov and entered into       provides that the Commission may grant
                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        ADAMS. Comment submissions are not an exemption from the requirements in
                                             David Cullison, Office of the Chief                     routinely edited to remove identifying     this part upon application of an
                                             Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear                       or contact information.                    interested person or upon its own
                                             Regulatory Commission, Washington,                         If you are requesting or aggregating    initiative.
                                             DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–                      comments from other persons for
                                             2084; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@                     submission to the NRC, then you should III. Specific Requests for Comments
                                             NRC.GOV.                                                inform those persons not to include           The NRC is seeking comments that
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                     identifying or contact information that    address the following questions:
                                                                                                     they do not want to be publicly               1. Is the proposed collection of
                                             I. Obtaining Information and                            disclosed in their comment submission. information necessary for the NRC to
                                             Submitting Comments                                     Your request should state that comment properly perform its functions? Does the
                                             A. Obtaining Information                                submissions are not routinely edited to    information have practical utility?
                                                                                                     remove such information before making         2. Is the estimate of the burden of the
                                                Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018–                  the comment submissions available to       information collection accurate?
                                             0009 when contacting the NRC about                      the public or entering the comment into       3. Is there a way to enhance the
                                             the availability of information for this                ADAMS.                                     quality, utility, and clarity of the
                                             action. You may obtain publicly-                                                                   information to be collected?
                                             available information related to this                   II. Background
                                                                                                                                                   4. How can the burden of the
                                             action by any of the following methods:                    In accordance with the Paperwork        information collection on respondents
                                                • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to                  Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.           be minimized, including the use of
                                             http://www.regulations.gov and search                   Chapter 35), the NRC is requesting         automated collection techniques or
                                             for Docket ID NRC–2018–0009.                            public comment on its intention to
                                                • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                                                                    other forms of information technology?
                                                                                                     request the OMB’s approval for the
                                             Access and Management System                            information collection summarized             Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day
                                             (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                                                                  of April, 2018.
                                                                                                     below.
                                             available documents online in the                          1. The title of the information            For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                             ADAMS Public Documents collection at                    collection: 10 CFR part 62 Criteria and    David Cullison,
                                             http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                          Procedures for Emergency Access to         NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief
                                             adams.html. To begin the search, select                 Non-Federal and Regional Low-Level         Information Officer.
                                             ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                     Waste Disposal Facilities.                 [FR Doc. 2018–08713 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am]
                                             select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                             2. OMB approval number: 3150–0143. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                             Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,                         3. Type of submission: Extension.
                                             please contact the NRC’s Public                            4. The form number, if applicable:
                                             Document Room (PDR) reference staff at                  Not applicable.                            NUCLEAR REGULATORY
                                             1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by                        5. How often the collection is required COMMISSION
                                             email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The                      or requested: On occasion.
                                                                                                        6. Who will be required or asked to     [Docket No. 52–047; NRC–2016–0119]
                                             supporting statement is available in
                                             ADAMS under Accession No.                               respond: Generators of low-level           Early Site Permit Application:
                                             ML17340A300.                                            radioactive waste or the governor of a     Tennessee Valley Authority; Clinch
                                                • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and                     state on behalf of any generator or        River Nuclear Site
                                             purchase copies of public documents at                  generators located in his or her state
                                             the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One                         who are denied access to a non-Federal     AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
                                             White Flint North, 11555 Rockville                      or regional low-level radioactive wastes Commission.
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                                             Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.                        and who wish to request emergency          ACTION: Draft environmental impact
                                                • NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of                 access for disposal of a non-Federal or    statement; public meetings and request
                                             the collection of information and related               regional low-level waste disposal          for comment.
                                             instructions may be obtained without                    facility pursuant to title 10 of the Code
                                             charge by contacting NRC’s Clearance                    of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 62. SUMMARY: The U.S Nuclear Regulatory
                                             Officer, David Cullison, Office of the                     7. The estimated number of annual       Commission (NRC) and the U.S. Army
                                             Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear                 responses: 1.                              Corps of Engineers (USACE), Nashville


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                                             District, are issuing for public comment                I. Obtaining Information and                          of the final EIS. The NRC does not
                                             NUREG–2226, ‘‘Environmental Impact                      Submitting Comments                                   routinely edit comment submissions to
                                             Statement for the Early Site Permit                                                                           remove identifying or contact
                                                                                                     A. Obtaining Information
                                             (ESP) for the Clinch River Nuclear                                                                            information.
                                             (CRN) Site: Draft Report for Comment.’’                    Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016–                  If you are requesting or aggregating
                                             The site is located in Roane County,                    0119 when contacting the NRC about                    comments from other persons for
                                             Tennessee, along the Clinch River,                      the availability of information regarding             submission to the NRC, then you should
                                             approximately 25 miles west-southwest                   this document. You may obtain                         inform those persons not to include
                                             of downtown Knoxville, Tennessee. The                   publicly-available information related to             identifying or contact information that
                                             purposes of this notice are to inform the               this action by the following methods:                 they do not want to be publicly
                                                                                                        • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to                disclosed in their comment submission.
                                             public that the NRC staff has issued a
                                                                                                     http://www.regulations.gov and search                 Your request should state that the NRC
                                             draft environmental impact statement
                                                                                                     for Docket ID NRC–2016–0119.                          does not routinely edit comment
                                             (DEIS) as part of the review of the                        • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
                                             application for the ESP and to provide                                                                        submissions to remove such information
                                                                                                     Access and Management System                          before making the comment
                                             the public with an opportunity to                       (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                     submissions available to the public or
                                             comment on the DEIS process as                          available documents online in the                     entering the comment submissions into
                                             defined in the regulations.                             ADAMS Public Documents collection at                  ADAMS.
                                             DATES:  Submit comments by July 10,                     http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
                                                                                                     adams.html. To begin the search, select               II. Introduction
                                             2018. Comments received after this date
                                             will be considered if it is practical to do             ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                      Pursuant to part 52 of title 10 of the
                                             so, but the Commission is able to ensure                select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                        Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
                                             consideration only for comments                         Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,                    on May 12, 2016, Tennessee Valley
                                             received on or before this date. The                    please contact the NRC’s Public                       Authority (TVA) submitted an
                                             DEIS public meetings will be held on                    Document Room (PDR) reference staff at                application for an ESP for the Clinch
                                             June 5, 2018.                                           1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by                   River Nuclear Site, located on
                                                                                                     email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The                    approximately 935 acres in Roane
                                             ADDRESSES:   In addition to the public                  ADAMS accession number for each                       County, Tennessee, along the Clinch
                                             meetings for comment (described                         document referenced (if it is available in            River, approximately 25 miles west-
                                             below), you may submit comment by                       ADAMS) is provided the first time that                southwest of downtown Knoxville,
                                             any of the following methods:                           it is mentioned in the SUPPLEMENTARY                  Tennessee.
                                               • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to                   INFORMATION section. In addition, for the
                                                                                                                                                           III. Further Information
                                             http://www.regulations.gov and search                   convenience of the reader, the ADAMS
                                             for Docket ID NRC–2016–0119. Address                    accession numbers are provided in a                      A notice of intent to prepare an
                                             questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer                 table in the section of this notice                   environmental impact statement (EIS)
                                             Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127;                        entitled Availability of Documents.                   and to conduct scoping process was
                                             email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For                        • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and                   published in the Federal Register on
                                             technical questions, contact the                        purchase copies of public documents at                April 13, 2017 (82 FR 17885). A notice
                                             individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER                   the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One                       of receipt and availability of the
                                             INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                     White Flint North, 11555 Rockville                    application, including the
                                             document.                                               Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.                      environmental report (ER), was
                                                                                                        • Project website: Go to https://                  published in the Federal Register on
                                               • NRC Project Email Address:                          www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/esp/                June 23, 2016 (81 FR 40929). A notice
                                             Electronic comments may be sent by                      clinch-river.html.                                    of acceptance for docketing of the
                                             email to the NRC at                                        • Local Libraries: You may examine                 application for the ESP was published
                                             ClinchRiverESPEIS@nrc.gov.                              copies of public documents at the Oak                 in the Federal Register on January 12,
                                               • Mail comments to: May Ma, Office                    Ridge Public Library, 1401 Oak Ridge                  2017 (82 FR 3812). A notice of hearing
                                             of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–                     Turnpike, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and                   and opportunity to petition for leave to
                                             07–A60, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                         the Kingston Public Library, 1004                     intervene in the proceeding on the
                                             Commission, Washington, DC 20555–                       Bradford Way, Kingston, Tennessee.                    application was published in the
                                             0001.                                                                                                         Federal Register on April 4, 2017 (82 FR
                                                                                                     B. Submitting Comments
                                                                                                                                                           16436).
                                               For additional direction on accessing                   Please include Docket ID NRC–2016–                     The purposes of this notice are to
                                             information and submitting comments,                    0119 in your comment submission. The                  inform the public that the NRC staff has
                                             see ‘‘Obtaining Information and                         NRC cautions you not to include                       issued a DEIS as part of the review of
                                             Submitting Comments’’ in the                            identifying or contact information that               the application for the ESP and to
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of                    you do not want to be publicly                        provide the public with an opportunity
                                             this document.                                          disclosed in your comment submission.                 to provide comments. As set forth in 10
                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                        The NRC will post all comment                         CFR 51.20(b)(1), issuance of an ESP
                                             Patricia Vokoun, telephone: 301–415–                    submissions received through the                      under 10 CFR part 52 is an action that
                                             3470, email: Patricia.Vokoun@nrc.gov;                   Federal Rulemaking website (http://                   requires an EIS. This notice is being
                                             or Tamsen Dozier, telephone: 301–415–                   www.regulations.gov) in the                           published in accordance with the
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                                             2272, email: Tamsen.Dozier@nrc.gov.                     Regulations.gov docket (NRC–2016–                     National Environmental Policy Act of
                                             Both are staff members of the Office of                 0119), and will also enter the comment                1969, as amended (NEPA) and the
                                             New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                   submissions into ADAMS. Comments                      NRC’s regulations in 10 CFR part 51.
                                             Commission, Washington, DC 20555–                       submitted through the NRC project                        In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR
                                             0001.                                                   email address will be processed into                  800.8(c), ‘‘Coordination with the
                                                                                                     ADAMS, and all comments will be                       National Environmental Policy Act,’’ the
                                             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                              compiled and addressed in Appendix E                  NRC staff has been coordinating


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                                             compliance with Section 106 of the                            NHPA in lieu of the procedures set forth                 III. Availability of Documents
                                             National Historic Preservation Act                            on 36 CFR 800.3 through 800.6.                             The DEIS is available in ADAMS
                                             (NHPA) with steps taken to meet the                             In accordance with 10 CFR 51.45 and                    under Accession Nos. ML18100A220
                                             requirements of the NEPA. Pursuant to                         51.50, TVA submitted the                                 and ML18100A223. The following table
                                             36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC staff used the                       environmental ER as part of the                          indicates how the key reference
                                             process and documentation for the                             application; the ER is available in                      documents related to the application
                                             preparation of the EIS on the proposed                        ADAMS under Accession No.                                and the NRC staff’s review processes
                                             action to comply with Section 106 of the                      ML16144A145.                                             may be accessed.

                                                                                 Document title                                                                ADAMS accession No. or website

                                             10 CFR part 51, ‘‘Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic                           https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part051/.
                                               Licensing and Related Regulatory Function’’.
                                             10 CFR part 52, ‘‘Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear                         https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part052/.
                                               Power Plants’’.
                                             10 CFR part 100, ‘‘Reactor Site Criteria’’ ................................................   https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/part100/.
                                             NUREG–1555, ‘‘Standard Review Plans for Environmental Reviews for                             https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1555/.
                                               Nuclear Power Plants’’.
                                             NUREG/BR–0298, ‘‘Brochure on Nuclear Power Plant Licensing Proc-                              https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/brochures/
                                               ess’’.                                                                                         br0298/.
                                             Regulatory Guide 4.2, ‘‘Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nu-                          ML13067A354.
                                               clear Power Stations (Supplement 1)’’.
                                             Regulatory Guide 4.7, ‘‘General Site Suitability Criteria for Nuclear                         ML12188A053.
                                               Power Stations’’.
                                             Fact Sheet on Nuclear Power Plant Licensing Process ..........................                https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/fact-sheets/licensing-
                                                                                                                                              process-fs.html.
                                             Regulatory Guide 1.206, ‘‘Combined License Applications for Nuclear                           https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/reg-guides/power-reac-
                                               Power Plants’’.                                                                                tors/rg/01-206/.
                                             Nuclear Regulatory Commission Policy Statement on the Treatment of                            https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2004-08-24/pdf/04-19305.pdf.
                                               Environmental Justice Matters in NRC Regulatory and Licensing Ac-
                                               tions.



                                                The NRC may post materials related                         individuals to submit comments on the                    prepare and issue the final EIS, which
                                             to this document, including public                            draft report.                                            will also be available to the public.
                                             comments, on the Federal Rulemaking                              Additionally, the NRC staff will host                   Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day
                                             website at http://www.regulations.gov                         informal discussions for 1 hour prior to                 of April 2018.
                                             under Docket ID NRC–2016–0119. The                            the start of each public meeting. No                       For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
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                                                                                                                                                                    Anna H. Bradford,
                                             to receive alerts when changes or                             during the informal discussions. To be
                                                                                                                                                                    Deputy Director, Division of New Reactor
                                             additions occur in a docket folder. To                        considered, comments must be provided
                                                                                                                                                                    Licensing, Office of New Reactors.
                                             subscribe: (1) Navigate to the docket                         either at a transcribed public meeting or
                                                                                                                                                                    [FR Doc. 2018–08714 Filed 4–25–18; 8:45 am]
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                                                                                                           later than May 30, 2018. Members of the                  [NRC–2018–0030]
                                               The NRC and the USACE staff will
                                             hold two identical public meetings to                         public may also register to speak at the                 Information Collection: NRC Form 7,
                                             present a brief overview of the DEIS and                      meeting prior to the start of the                        ‘‘Application for NRC Export or Import
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                                             June 5, 2018. The first meeting will                          who have not registered may also have                    Commission.
                                             convene at 2:00 p.m. and will continue                        an opportunity to speak, if time permits.                ACTION: Renewal of existing information
                                             until approximately 4:00 p.m. The                             Public comments will be considered in                    collection; request for comment.
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                                             will include the following:                                   attention no later than May 29, 2018, so                 approval for an existing collection of
                                                                                                           that the NRC staff can determine                         information. The information collection
                                               (1) A brief presentation of the                             whether the request can be                               is entitled, ‘‘Application for NRC
                                             contents of the DEIS; and                                     accommodated.                                            Export/Import License, Amendment,
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                                             government agencies, organizations, and                       comments on the DEIS, the NRC will                       No. 3150–0027).


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionDraft environmental impact statement; public meetings and request for comment.
DatesSubmit comments by July 10, 2018. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. The DEIS public meetings will be held on June 5, 2018.
ContactPatricia Vokoun, telephone: 301-415- 3470, email: [email protected]; or Tamsen Dozier, telephone: 301- 415-2272, email: [email protected] Both are staff members of the Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
FR Citation83 FR 18354 

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