83_FR_4308 83 FR 4288 - Arizona Public Service Company Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3

83 FR 4288 - Arizona Public Service Company Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 20 (January 30, 2018)

Page Range4288-4289
FR Document2018-01799

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an exemption in response to a July 1, 2016, request, as supplemented by letter dated June 2, 2017, from Arizona Public Service Company (the licensee) in order to use Optimized ZIRLO<SUP>TM</SUP> fuel rod cladding material at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2018) 
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4288-4289]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01799]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. STN 50-528, STN 50-529, and STN 50-530; NRC-2018-0016]


Arizona Public Service Company Palo Verde Nuclear Generating 
Station, Units 1, 2, and 3

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Exemption; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an 
exemption in response to a July 1, 2016, request, as supplemented by 
letter dated June 2, 2017, from Arizona Public Service Company (the 
licensee) in order to use Optimized ZIRLOTM fuel rod 
cladding material at Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, 
and 3.

DATES: The exemption was issued on January 23, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0016 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0016. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this document 
(if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time 
that a document is referenced.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Siva P. Lingam, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1564, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:  The NRC's letter, exemption, and associated 
safety evaluation dated January 23, 2018 are available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML17319A214.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of January, 2018.


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    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Margaret W. O'Banion,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV, Division of Operating 
Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2018-01799 Filed 1-29-18; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7590-01-P

4288 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 20 / Tuesday, January 30, 2018 / Notices the document is submitted through the granted an exemption request from ACTION: Exemption; issuance. NRC’s E-Filing system. To be timely, an using E-Filing, may require a participant electronic filing must be submitted to or party to use E-Filing if the presiding SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory the E-Filing system no later than 11:59 officer subsequently determines that the Commission (NRC) is issuing an p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. reason for granting the exemption from exemption in response to a July 1, 2016, Upon receipt of a transmission, the E- use of E-Filing no longer exists. request, as supplemented by letter dated Filing system time-stamps the document Documents submitted in adjudicatory June 2, 2017, from Arizona Public and sends the submitter an email notice proceedings will appear in the NRC’s Service Company (the licensee) in order confirming receipt of the document. The electronic hearing docket which is to use Optimized ZIRLOTM fuel rod E-Filing system also distributes an email available to the public at https:// cladding material at Palo Verde Nuclear notice that provides access to the adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3. document to the NRC’s Office of the pursuant to an order of the Commission DATES: The exemption was issued on General Counsel and any others who or the presiding officer. If you do not January 23, 2018. have advised the Office of the Secretary have an NRC-issued digital ID certificate ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID that they wish to participate in the as described above, click cancel when NRC–2018–0016 when contacting the proceeding, so that the filer need not the link requests certificates and you NRC about the availability of serve the document on those will be automatically directed to the NRC’s electronic hearing dockets where information regarding this document. participants separately. Therefore, you will be able to access any publicly You may obtain publicly-available applicants and other participants (or available documents in a particular information related to this document their counsel or representative) must hearing docket. Participants are using any of the following methods: apply for and receive a digital ID certificate before adjudicatory requested not to include personal • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to documents are filed so that they can privacy information, such as social http://www.regulations.gov and search obtain access to the documents via the security numbers, home addresses, or for Docket ID NRC–2018–0016. Address E-Filing system. personal phone numbers in their filings, questions about NRC dockets to Carol A person filing electronically using unless an NRC regulation or other law Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; the NRC’s adjudicatory E-Filing system requires submission of such email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For may seek assistance by contacting the information. For example, in some technical questions, contact the NRC’s Electronic Filing Help Desk instances, individuals provide home individual listed in the FOR FURTHER through the ‘‘Contact Us’’ link located addresses in order to demonstrate INFORMATION CONTACT section of this on the NRC’s public website at http:// proximity to a facility or site. With document. www.nrc.gov/site-help/e- respect to copyrighted works, except for • NRC’s Agencywide Documents submittals.html, by email to limited excerpts that serve the purpose Access and Management System MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll- of the adjudicatory filings and would (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- free call at 1–866–672–7640. The NRC constitute a Fair Use application, available documents online in the Electronic Filing Help Desk is available participants are requested not to include ADAMS Public Documents collection at between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Eastern copyrighted materials in their http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Time, Monday through Friday, submission. adams.html. To begin the search, select excluding government holidays. For further details with respect to this ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Participants who believe that they action, see the application for license select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS have a good cause for not submitting amendment dated December 18, 2017. Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, documents electronically must file an Attorney for licensee: William S. please contact the NRC’s Public exemption request, in accordance with Blair, Managing Attorney—Nuclear, Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper Florida Power & Light Company, 700 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by filing stating why there is good cause for Universe Blvd., MS LAW/JB, Juno email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The not filing electronically and requesting Beach, FL 33408–0420. ADAMS accession number for each authorization to continue to submit NRC Branch Chief: Undine Shoop. document referenced in this document documents in paper format. Such filings Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day (if that document is available in must be submitted by: (1) First class of January 2018. ADAMS) is provided the first time that mail addressed to the Office of the For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. a document is referenced. Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Michael J. Wentzel, • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch purchase copies of public documents at Washington, DC 20555–0001, Attention: II–2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulations. White Flint North, 11555 Rockville (2) courier, express mail, or expedited [FR Doc. 2018–01636 Filed 1–29–18; 8:45 am] Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. delivery service to the Office of the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Siva BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Secretary, 11555 Rockville Pike, P. Lingam, Office of Nuclear Reactor Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention: Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. NUCLEAR REGULATORY Commission, Washington, DC 20555– Participants filing adjudicatory COMMISSION 0001; telephone: 301–415–1564, email: documents in this manner are [Docket Nos. STN 50–528, STN 50–529, and Siva.Lingam@nrc.gov. responsible for serving the document on daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES all other participants. Filing is STN 50–530; NRC–2018–0016] SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC’s considered complete by first-class mail letter, exemption, and associated safety Arizona Public Service Company Palo evaluation dated January 23, 2018 are as of the time of deposit in the mail, or Verde Nuclear Generating Station, available in ADAMS under Accession by courier, express mail, or expedited Units 1, 2, and 3 No. ML17319A214. delivery service upon depositing the document with the provider of the AGENCY:Nuclear Regulatory Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day service. A presiding officer, having Commission. of January, 2018. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Jan 29, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00107 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30JAN1.SGM 30JAN1

Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 20 / Tuesday, January 30, 2018 / Notices 4289 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Commission, Washington, DC 20555– The NRC does not routinely edit Margaret W. O’Banion, 0001. comment submissions to remove Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV, For additional direction on obtaining identifying or contact information. Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, information and submitting comments, If you are requesting or aggregating Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. see ‘‘Obtaining Information and comments from other persons for [FR Doc. 2018–01799 Filed 1–29–18; 8:45 am] Submitting Comments’’ in the submission to the NRC, then you should BILLING CODE 7590–01–P SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of inform those persons not to include this document. identifying or contact information that FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: they do not want to be publicly NUCLEAR REGULATORY Lynn Ronewicz, Office of Nuclear disclosed in their comment submission. COMMISSION Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Your request should state that the NRC Regulatory Commission, Washington DC does not routinely edit comment [NRC–2018–0012] submissions to remove such information 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–1927, email: Lynn.Ronewicz@nrc.gov. before making the comment Biweekly Notice; Applications and SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: submissions available to the public or Amendments to Facility Operating entering the comment submissions into Licenses and Combined Licenses I. Obtaining Information and ADAMS. Involving No Significant Hazards Submitting Comments Considerations II. Notice of Consideration of Issuance A. Obtaining Information of Amendments to Facility Operating AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Licenses and Combined Licenses and Commission. Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018– 0012, facility name, unit number(s), Proposed No Significant Hazards ACTION: Biweekly notice. Consideration Determination plant docket number, application date, SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 189a. (2) and subject when contacting the NRC The Commission has made a of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as about the availability of information for proposed determination that the amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear this action. You may obtain publicly- following amendment requests involve Regulatory Commission (NRC) is available information related to this no significant hazards consideration. publishing this regular biweekly notice. action by any of the following methods: Under the Commission’s regulations in The Act requires the Commission to • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to § 50.92 of title 10 of the Code of Federal publish notice of any amendments http://www.regulations.gov and search Regulations (10 CFR), this means that issued, or proposed to be issued, and for Docket ID NRC–2018–0012. operation of the facility in accordance grants the Commission the authority to • NRC’s Agencywide Documents with the proposed amendment would issue and make immediately effective Access and Management System not (1) involve a significant increase in any amendment to an operating license (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- the probability or consequences of an or combined license, as applicable, available documents online in the accident previously evaluated, or (2) upon a determination by the ADAMS Public Documents collection at create the possibility of a new or Commission that such amendment http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ different kind of accident from any involves no significant hazards adams.html. To begin the search, select accident previously evaluated; or (3) consideration, notwithstanding the ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then involve a significant reduction in a pendency before the Commission of a select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS margin of safety. The basis for this request for a hearing from any person. Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, proposed determination for each This biweekly notice includes all please contact the NRC’s Public amendment request is shown below. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at The Commission is seeking public notices of amendments issued, or 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by comments on this proposed proposed to be issued, from December email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The determination. Any comments received 30, 2017, to January 12, 2018. The last ADAMS accession number for each within 30 days after the date of biweekly notice was published on document referenced (if it is available in publication of this notice will be January 16, 2018. ADAMS) is provided the first time that considered in making any final DATES: Comments must be filed by determination. it is mentioned in this document. March 1, 2018. A request for a hearing • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and Normally, the Commission will not must be filed by April 2, 2018. purchase copies of public documents at issue the amendment until the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One expiration of 60 days after the date of by any of the following methods (unless White Flint North, 11555 Rockville publication of this notice. The this document describes a different Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Commission may issue the license method for submitting comments on a amendment before expiration of the 60- specific subject): B. Submitting Comments day period provided that its final • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to Please include Docket ID NRC–2018– determination is that the amendment http://www.regulations.gov and search 0012, facility name, unit number(s), involves no significant hazards for Docket ID NRC–2018–0012. Address plant docket number, application date, consideration. In addition, the questions about NRC dockets to Carol and subject in your comment Commission may issue the amendment Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; submission. prior to the expiration of the 30-day email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For The NRC cautions you not to include comment period if circumstances daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES technical questions, contact the identifying or contact information that change during the 30-day comment individual listed in the FOR FURTHER you do not want to be publicly period such that failure to act in a INFORMATION CONTACT section of this disclosed in your comment submission. timely way would result, for example in document. The NRC posts all comment derating or shutdown of the facility. If • Mail comments to: May Ma, Office submissions at http:// the Commission takes action prior to the of Administration, Mail Stop: OWFN–2– www.regulations.gov as well as entering expiration of either the comment period A13, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory the comment submissions into ADAMS. or the notice period, it will publish in VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Jan 29, 2018 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00108 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\30JAN1.SGM 30JAN1


Document Created: 2018-10-26 10:09:42
Document Modified: 2018-10-26 10:09:42
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionExemption; issuance.
DatesThe exemption was issued on January 23, 2018.
ContactSiva P. Lingam, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1564, email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 4288 
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