83 FR 48343 - Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2: Zion Solutions, LLC
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 185 (September 24, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 185 (Monday, September 24, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 48343-48346] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-20645] [[Page 48343]] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50-295 and 50-304; NRC-2018-0189] Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2: Zion Solutions, LLC AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Application for direct transfer of facility operating license and conforming amendment; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) received and is considering approval of an application filed by the ZionSolutions, LLC (ZS) on July 24, 2018. The application seeks NRC approval of the direct transfer of Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-39 and DPR-48 for Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 (ZNPS), from the current holder, ZS, to Exelon Generation Company, LLC (EGC). The NRC is also considering amending the facility operating licenses for administrative purposes to reflect the proposed transfer. DATES: Comments must be filed by October 24, 2018. A request for a hearing must be filed by October 15, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following method:Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0189. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Email comments to: hearingdocket@nrc.gov. If you do not receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact us at 301-415-1677. Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at 301-415-1101. Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff. Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (Eastern Time) Federal workdays; telephone: 301-415-1677. For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. 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: John Hickman, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3017, email: John.Hickman@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0189 or NRC Docket Nos. 50-295 and 50-304 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 website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0189. 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 ``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 this document. NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2018-0189 in your comment submission. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS. II. Introduction The NRC is considering the issuance of an Order under section 50.80 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) approving the direct transfer of control of Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-39 and DPR-48 for the ZNPS, currently held by ZS. The transfer would be to EGC. The NRC is also considering amending the facility operating licenses for administrative purposes to reflect the proposed transfer. The application now being considered is dated July 24, 2018, and was filed by ZS (ADAMS Accession No. ML18211A303). Following approval of the proposed direct transfer of control of the licenses, EGC would acquire ZS's licensed possession of the generally licensed Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). EGC will retain title to the real estate encompassing the ZNPS site, ownership of the spent nuclear fuel and the Greater than Class C Radioactive Waste (GTCC), and certain other improvements, all of which were retained by EGC when the license was transferred to ZS in 2010. EGC will also continue to maintain its ZNPS ISFSI nuclear decommissioning trust, a grantor trust in which funds are segregated from its assets and outside its administrative control, in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(e)(1). Any ZNPS decommissioning trust funds remaining at the time of transfer will be transferred to EGC. The application for transfer does not propose any physical or operational changes to the ZNPS facility. The NRC's regulations at 10 CFR 50.80 state that no license, or any right thereunder, shall be transferred, directly or indirectly, through transfer of control of the license, unless the Commission shall give its consent in writing. The Commission will approve an application for the direct transfer of a license if the Commission determines that the proposed transferee is qualified to hold the license, and that the transfer [[Page 48344]] is otherwise consistent with applicable provisions of law, regulations, and orders issued by the Commission. Before issuance of the proposed conforming license amendment, the Commission will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's regulations. As provided in 10 CFR 2.1315, unless otherwise determined by the Commission with regard to a specific application, the Commission has determined that any amendment to the license of a utilization facility or to the license of an Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, which does no more than conform the license to reflect the transfer action, involves no significant hazards consideration. No contrary determination has been made with respect to this specific license amendment application. In light of the generic determination reflected in 10 CFR 2.1315, no public comments with respect to significant hazards considerations are being solicited, notwithstanding the general comment procedures contained in 10 CFR 50.91. An Environmental Assessment will not be performed because, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(c)(21), license transfer approvals and the associated license amendments are categorically excluded from the requirements to perform an Environmental Assessment. III. Opportunity To Comment Within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice, persons may submit written comments regarding the license transfer application, as provided for in 10 CFR 2.1305. The Commission will consider and, if appropriate, respond to these comments, but such comments will not otherwise constitute part of the decisional record. Comments should be submitted as described in the ADDRESSES section of this document. IV. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene Within 20 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 website 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 20 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 no later than 20 days from the date of publication of this notice. 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, except that under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmental body, or Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof does not need to address the standing requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the facility is located within its boundaries. Alternatively, 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 [[Page 48345]] 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 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. V. 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 website 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 hearing.docket@nrc.gov, 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 website 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 website 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 website at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by email to MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, 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. The Commission will issue a notice or order granting or denying a hearing request or intervention petition, designating the issues for any hearing that will be held and designating the Presiding Officer. A notice granting a hearing will be published in the Federal Register and served on the parties to the hearing. For further details with respect to this application, see the application dated July 24, 2018, (ADAMS Accession No. ML18211A303). Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day of September 2018. [[Page 48346]] For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Bruce A. Watson, Chief, Reactor Decommissioning Branch, Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2018-20645 Filed 9-21-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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COMMISSION this document. inform those persons not to include
For additional direction on obtaining identifying or contact information that
[Docket Nos. 50–295 and 50–304; NRC– information and submitting comments,
2018–0189] they do not want to be publicly
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and disclosed in their comment submission.
Zion Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 Submitting Comments’’ in the Your request should state that the NRC
and 2: Zion Solutions, LLC SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of does not routinely edit comment
this document. submissions to remove such information
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John before making the comment
Commission. Hickman, Office of Nuclear Material submissions available to the public or
ACTION: Application for direct transfer of Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear entering the comment into ADAMS.
facility operating license and Regulatory Commission, Washington,
conforming amendment; opportunity to DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– II. Introduction
comment, request a hearing, and 3017, email: John.Hickman@nrc.gov.
petition for leave to intervene. The NRC is considering the issuance
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
of an Order under section 50.80 of title
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory I. Obtaining Information and 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
Commission (NRC) received and is Submitting Comments (10 CFR) approving the direct transfer of
considering approval of an application control of Facility Operating License
filed by the ZionSolutions, LLC (ZS) on A. Obtaining Information
Nos. DPR–39 and DPR–48 for the ZNPS,
July 24, 2018. The application seeks Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018– currently held by ZS. The transfer
NRC approval of the direct transfer of 0189 or NRC Docket Nos. 50–295 and would be to EGC. The NRC is also
Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–39 50–304 when contacting the NRC about
considering amending the facility
and DPR–48 for Zion Nuclear Power the availability of information for this
operating licenses for administrative
Station, Units 1 and 2 (ZNPS), from the action. You may obtain publicly-
purposes to reflect the proposed
current holder, ZS, to Exelon Generation available information related to this
action by any of the following methods: transfer. The application now being
Company, LLC (EGC). The NRC is also
• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to considered is dated July 24, 2018, and
considering amending the facility
http://www.regulations.gov and search was filed by ZS (ADAMS Accession No.
operating licenses for administrative
purposes to reflect the proposed for Docket ID NRC–2018–0189. ML18211A303).
transfer. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Following approval of the proposed
Access and Management System direct transfer of control of the licenses,
DATES: Comments must be filed by (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
October 24, 2018. A request for a EGC would acquire ZS’s licensed
available documents online in the possession of the generally licensed
hearing must be filed by October 15, ADAMS Public Documents collection at
2018. Independent Spent Fuel Storage
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Installation (ISFSI). EGC will retain title
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments adams.html. To begin the search, select to the real estate encompassing the
by any of the following method: ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For ZNPS site, ownership of the spent
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to problems with ADAMS, please contact nuclear fuel and the Greater than Class
http://www.regulations.gov and search the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) C Radioactive Waste (GTCC), and
for Docket ID NRC–2018–0189. Address reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– certain other improvements, all of
questions about Docket IDs in 415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@ which were retained by EGC when the
Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number
license was transferred to ZS in 2010.
telephone: 301–287–9127; email: for each document referenced (if it is
Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical EGC will also continue to maintain its
available in ADAMS) is provided the
questions, contact the individual(s) ZNPS ISFSI nuclear decommissioning
first time that it is mentioned in this
listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION trust, a grantor trust in which funds are
document.
CONTACT section of this document. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and segregated from its assets and outside its
• Email comments to: purchase copies of public documents at administrative control, in accordance
hearingdocket@nrc.gov. If you do not the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One with the requirements of 10 CFR
receive an automatic email reply White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 50.75(e)(1). Any ZNPS
confirming receipt, then contact us at Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. decommissioning trust funds remaining
301–415–1677. at the time of transfer will be transferred
• Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. B. Submitting Comments to EGC.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission at 301– Please include Docket ID NRC–2018– The application for transfer does not
415–1101. 0189 in your comment submission. The propose any physical or operational
• Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. NRC cautions you not to include changes to the ZNPS facility.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, identifying or contact information that
Washington, DC 20555–0001, ATTN: you do not want to be publicly The NRC’s regulations at 10 CFR
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff. disclosed in your comment submission. 50.80 state that no license, or any right
• Hand deliver comments to: 11555 The NRC will post all comment thereunder, shall be transferred, directly
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland submissions at http:// or indirectly, through transfer of control
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20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. www.regulations.gov as well as enter the of the license, unless the Commission
(Eastern Time) Federal workdays; comment submissions into ADAMS. shall give its consent in writing. The
telephone: 301–415–1677. The NRC does not routinely edit Commission will approve an
For additional direction on obtaining comment submissions to remove application for the direct transfer of a
information and submitting comments, identifying or contact information. license if the Commission determines
see ‘‘Obtaining Information and If you are requesting or aggregating that the proposed transferee is qualified
Submitting Comments’’ in the comments from other persons for to hold the license, and that the transfer
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and II. Additional Information
Bruce A. Watson, purchase copies of public documents at The NRC published a notice of the
Chief, Reactor Decommissioning Branch, the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One availability of the proposed revision,
Division of Decommissioning, Uranium White Flint North, 11555 Rockville temporarily identified by draft
Recovery, and Waste Programs, Office of Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. regulatory guide (DG) number, DG–4026
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: for public comment in the Federal
[FR Doc. 2018–20645 Filed 9–21–18; 8:45 am]
Jennifer Davis, Office of New Reactors, Register on February 13, 2017 (82 FR
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telephone: 301–415–3835, email: 10502) for a 60-day period. The public
Jennifer.Davis@nrc.gov and Edward comment period was extended to May
O’Donnell, Office of Nuclear Regulatory 31, 2017 (82 FR 15544), based upon a
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Research, telephone: 301–415–3317, request from the Nuclear Energy
COMMISSION
Institute. The staff responses to the
email: Edward.ODonnell@nrc.gov. Both
[NRC–2017–0041] public comments are available under
are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
ADAMS under Accession No.
Preparation of Environmental Reports Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
ML18071A401.
for Nuclear Power Stations 0001.
III. Congressional Review Act
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This RG is a rule as defined in the
Commission. I. Discussion Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C.
ACTION: Regulatory Guide; issuance. 801–808). However, the Office of
The NRC is issuing Revision 3 of RG Management and Budget has not found
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 4.2, ‘‘Preparation of Environmental it to be a major rule as defined in the
Commission (NRC) is issuing Revision 3 Reports for Nuclear Power Stations,’’ as Congressional Review Act.
of Regulatory Guide (RG) 4.2, a guide in the NRC’s ‘‘Regulatory
‘‘Preparation of Environmental Reports Guide’’ series. This series was IV. Backfitting and Issue Finality
for Nuclear Power Stations.’’ This developed to describe and make Issuance of this RG does not
revision provides general guidance to available to the public information constitute backfitting as defined in 10
applicants for the format and content of regarding methods that are acceptable to CFR 50.109 (the Backfit Rule), nor
environmental reports (ERs) that are the NRC staff for implementing specific would it be regarded as backfitting
submitted as part of an application for parts of the NRC’s regulations, under Commission and Executive
a permit, license, or other approval for techniques that the staff uses in Director for Operations guidance, and is
a new nuclear power plant. not otherwise inconsistent with the
evaluating specific problems or
DATES: Revision 3 to RG 4.2 is available postulated events, and data that the staff issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part
on September 24, 2018. needs from applicants in its review of 52.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID applications for permits and licenses. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day
NRC–2017–0041 when contacting the The present guide dates to 1976, and an of September 2018.
NRC about the availability of update was needed to align it with For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
information regarding this document. changes in NRC regulations since 1976, Thomas H. Boyce,
You may obtain publicly-available changes in environmental statutes and Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic
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using any of the following methods: Consequently the guide was updated to of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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Certain Rules Thereunder
nrc.gov. Revision 3 to RG 4.2 and the ‘‘Environmental Standard Review Plan:
regulatory analysis may be found in Standard Review Plans for On September 14, 2018, Hurricane
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ML18071A400 and ML16116A067, Power Plants’’ (ADAMS Accession Nos. Carolina and South Carolina border. The
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| Category | Regulatory Information | |
| Collection | Federal Register | |
| sudoc Class | AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: | |
| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | Application for direct transfer of facility operating license and conforming amendment; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene. | |
| Dates | Comments must be filed by October 24, 2018. A request for a hearing must be filed by October 15, 2018. | |
| Contact | John Hickman, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3017, email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 48343 |
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