83 FR 50971 - Vistra Operations Company LLC; Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 196 (October 10, 2018)
Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 196 (October 10, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 196 (Wednesday, October 10, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 50971-50975] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-22016] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50-445 and 50-446; NRC-2018-0205] Vistra Operations Company LLC; Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License amendment application; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of amendments to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-87 and NPF-89, issued to Vistra Operations Company LLC (Vistra OpCo, the licensee), for operation of the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant (CPNPP), Unit Nos. 1 and 2. The proposed exigent amendments would revise CPNPP Technical Specification (TS) 3.8.4, ``DC [Direct Current] Sources--Operating,'' by adding a new REQUIRED ACTION to CONDITION B and an extended COMPLETION TIME (CT), on a one-time basis, to repair two affected battery cells on the CPNPP Unit No. 1, Train B safety- related batteries. Specifically, the amendments would change the TS CT for each of the Unit No. 1, Train B safety-related batteries (BT1ED2 and BT1ED4) during Unit 1, Cycle 20, from 2 hours to 18 hours. DATES: Submit comments by October 24, 2018. Requests for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by December 10, 2018. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:Federal Rulemaking website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0205. Address questions about Docket IDs in regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. Mail comments to: May Ma, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Margaret O'Banion, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1233, email: Margaret.O'[email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0205 or Docket Nos. 50-445 and 50-446 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-2018-0205. 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 [email protected]. The license amendment request dated September 5, 2018, as supplemented by letters dated September 20 and October 3, 2018 are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos. ML18250A186, ML18267A059, and ML18277A207, respectively. NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at [[Page 50972]] 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-2018-0205 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 issuance of amendments to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-87 and NPF-89, issued to Vistra OpCo, for operation of the CPNPP Unit Nos. 1 and 2, located in Somervell County, Texas. The proposed exigent amendments would revise CPNPP TS 3.8.4, ``DC Sources--Operating,'' by adding a new REQUIRED ACTION to CONDITION B and an extended CT, on a one-time basis, to repair two affected battery cells on the CPNPP Unit No. 1, Train B safety-related batteries. Specifically, the amendments would change the TS CT for each of the Unit No. 1, Train B safety-related batteries (BT1ED2 and BT1ED4) during Unit No. 1, Cycle 20, from 2 hours to 18 hours. The new REQUIRED ACTION B.2 would provide up to an 18 hour CT to replace cell 27 in battery BT1ED2 and up to an 18 hour CT to replace cell 41 in battery BT1ED4 (not at the same time). In addition, the amendments would place operational limits on Unit Nos. 1 and 2 during the extended CT as protective measures, as described in Attachment 2 of the letter dated September 20, 2018. This notice is being reissued in its entirety due to the revised scope of the license amendment request resulting from the supplements dated September 20 and October 3, 2018. On November 8, 2017, the licensee experienced cell jar cracking on cell 41 in battery BT1ED4. On July 2, 2018, the licensee experienced cell jar cracking on cell 27 in battery BT1ED2. Both affected battery cells have been jumpered out to restore operability of Unit No. 1, Train B batteries BT1ED4 and BT1ED2. The licensee stated that by replacing the affected battery cells, the licensee would regain margin on its safety-related batteries. In accordance with the requirements of paragraph 50.91(a)(6) of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), the licensee requested approval of the amendments under exigent circumstances. The licensee stated that exigent approval was needed to avoid a potential shutdown in the event of an unanticipated second battery cell failure on either of the CPNPP Unit No. 1, Train B batteries. In addition, the licensee stated that it had made a good faith effort to submit the license amendment request in a timely manner following the failure of one of the affected battery cells in July 2018. The NRC staff determined that if a second battery cell were to fail on either of the CPNPP Unit No. 1, Train B batteries, the licensee would be unable to restore the affected battery(ies) to OPERABLE status within 2 hours and would be required to shutdown. In addition, the NRC staff determined that if the licensee requested license amendments under emergency circumstances per 10 CFR 50.91(a)(5) to extend the CT during the 2-hour CT, the staff would not have enough time to process the emergency amendments within the 2-hour CT and the licensee would be required to shutdown. As a result, the NRC staff finds that exigent circumstances exist. Before any issuance of the proposed license amendments, the NRC will need to make the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and NRC's regulations. Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.91(a)(6), for amendments to be granted under exigent circumstances, the NRC has made a proposed determination that the license amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration. Under the NRC's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendments would not (1) involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated; or (3) involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has provided a revised analysis of the issue of no significant hazards consideration in letter dated October 3, 2018, which is presented below: 1. Do the proposed changes involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated? Response: No. The proposed changes add provisions to increase the COMPLETION TIME (CT) from two hours to eighteen hours, on a one-time basis for Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant Class 1E Batteries BT1ED2 and BT1ED4. This one-time increase will only be used once per battery during Unit 1 Cycle 20 (not at the same time). An additional REQUIRED ACTION, new Note, and associated COMPLETION TIME is specified when batteries BT1ED2 and BT1ED4, associated with the plant Class 1 E Direct Current (DC) electrical power subsystem, are declared inoperable to replace a jumpered cell. Regulatory Commitment 5644411 includes conditions (preventive measures) for Unit 1 and Unit 2 to reduce site risk for the planned replacement of cell 27 in battery BT1ED2 and cell 41 in battery BT1ED4. The proposed changes do not physically alter any plant structures, systems, or components, and are not accident initiators: Therefore, there is no effect on the probability of accidents previously evaluated. As part of the single failure design feature, loss of any one DC electrical power subsystem does not prevent the minimum safety function from being performed. Also, the proposed changes do not affect the type or amounts of radionuclides release following an accident, or affect the initiation and duration of their release. Therefore, the consequences of accidents previously evaluated, which rely on the safety related Class 1E battery to mitigate, are not significantly increased. Therefore, the proposed change does not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated. 2. Do the proposed changes create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated? Response: No. The proposed changes do not involve a change in design, configuration, or method of operation of the plant. The proposed changes will not alter the manner in which equipment is operated, nor will the functional demands on credited equipment be changed. The proposed changes do not impact the interaction of any systems whose failure or malfunction can initiate an accident. There are no identified redundant components affected by these changes and thus there are no new common cause failures or any existing common cause failures that are affected by extending the CT. The proposed changes do not create any new failure modes. Therefore, the proposed change does not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any previously evaluated. 3. Does the proposed change involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety? Response: No. [[Page 50973]] The proposed changes are based upon a deterministic evaluation. This evaluation is supplemented by risk information. The deterministic evaluation concluded with one inoperable battery associated with the Class 1E DC electrical power subsystem, the redundant OPERABLE Class 1E DC electrical power subsystems will be able to perform the safety function as described in the accident analysis. Supplemental risk information supporting this license amendment request concluded that the additional REQUIRED ACTION, new Note, associated COMPLETION TIME have a negligible impact on overall plant risk and is consistent with the NRC Safety Goal Policy statement and the thresholds in Regulatory Guide (RG) 1.174, ``An Approach for Using Probabilistic Risk Assessment in Risk-Informed Decisions on Plant-Specific Changes to the Licensing Basis,'' and RG 1.177, ``An Approach for Plant-Specific, Risk-Informed Decisionmaking: Technical Specifications.'' The deterministic evaluation, supplemental risk information, and Regulatory Commitment 5644411 (conditions for Unit 1 and Unit 2) provide assurance that the plant Class 1E DC electrical power subsystem will be able to perform its design function with a longer COMPLETION TIME for inoperable batteries BT1ED2 and BT1ED4 during Unit 1 Cycle 20, and risk is not significantly impacted by the change. Therefore, the proposed change does not involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the license amendment request involves a no significant hazards consideration. In accordance with 10 CFR 50.91(a)(6), where the Commission finds that exigent circumstances exist, in that a licensee and the Commission must act quickly and that time does not permit the Commission to publish a Federal Register notice allowing 30 days for prior public comment, and it also determines that the amendment involves no significant hazards considerations, it will issue a Federal Register notice providing notice of an opportunity for hearing and allowing at least two weeks from the date of the notice for prior public comment. Therefore, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.91(a)(6)(i)(A), the NRC staff is providing a 14-day notice period for public comment. The NRC is seeking public comments on this proposed determination that the license amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration. Any comments received within 14 days after the date of publication of this notice will be considered in making any final determination. Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendments until the expiration of the 14-day notice period. However, if circumstances change during the notice period, such that failure to act in a timely way would result, for example, in shutdown of the facility, the Commission may issue the license amendments before the expiration of the 14-day notice period, provided that its final determination is that the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration. The final determination will consider all public and State comments received. If the Commission takes this action, it will publish in the Federal Register a notice of issuance. The Commission expects that the need to take this action will occur very infrequently. III. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any persons (petitioner) whose interest may be affected by this action may file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition) with respect to the action. Petitions shall be filed in accordance with the Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309. The NRC's regulations are accessible electronically from the NRC Library on the NRC's 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 60 days from the date of publication of this notice. Petitions and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that are filed after the deadline will not be entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i) through (iii). The petition must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document. If a hearing is requested, and the Commission has not made a final determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration, the Commission will make a final determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration. The final determination will serve to establish when the hearing is held. If the final determination is that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration, the Commission may issue the amendment and make it immediately effective, notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any hearing would take place after issuance of the amendment. If the final determination is that the amendment request involves a significant hazards consideration, then [[Page 50974]] 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 60 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 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. IV. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing) All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a request for hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition), any motion or other document filed in the proceeding prior to the submission of a request for hearing or petition to intervene, and documents filed by interested governmental entities that request to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with the NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 46562; August 3, 2012). The E-Filing process requires participants to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Detailed guidance on making electronic submissions may be found in the Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC and on the NRC 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 [email protected], or by telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID) certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC- issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the hearing in this proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic docket. Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is available on the NRC's public 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 [email protected], or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672- 7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government holidays. Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this manner are responsible for serving the document on all other participants. Filing is considered complete by first-class mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing the document with the provider of the service. A presiding officer, having granted an exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a participant or party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer subsequently determines that the reason for granting the exemption from use of E-Filing no longer exists. Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the Commission or the presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued digital ID certificate as described above, click cancel when [[Page 50975]] the link requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to the NRC's electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access any publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket. Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information, such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law requires submission of such information. For example, in some instances, individuals provide home addresses in order to demonstrate proximity to a facility or site. With respect to copyrighted works, except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants are requested not to include copyrighted materials in their submission. For further details with respect to this action, see the application for license amendment dated September 5, 2018, as supplemented by letters dated September 20, and October 3, 2018. Attorney for licensee: Timothy P. Matthews, Esq., Morgan, Lewis and Bockius, 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004. NRC Branch Chief: Robert J. Pascarelli. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, on October 4, 2018. 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. 2018-22016 Filed 10-9-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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comment submission. The NRC will III. Specific Requests for Comments for leave to intervene must be filed by
post all comment submissions at http:// The NRC is seeking comments that December 10, 2018.
www.regulations.gov as well as enter the address the following questions: ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
comment submissions into ADAMS, 1. Is the proposed collection of by any of the following methods:
and the NRC does not routinely edit information necessary for the NRC to • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to
comment submissions to remove properly perform its functions? Does the http://www.regulations.gov and search
identifying or contact information. information have practical utility? for Docket ID NRC–2018–0205. Address
If you are requesting or aggregating 2. Is the estimate of the burden of the questions about Docket IDs in
comments from other persons for information collection accurate? regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
submission to the NRC, then you should 3. Is there a way to enhance the telephone: 301–287–9127; email:
inform those persons not to include quality, utility, and clarity of the Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical
identifying or contact information that information to be collected? questions, contact the individual listed
they do not want to be publicly 4. How can the burden of the in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
disclosed in their comment submission. information collection on respondents CONTACT section of this document.
Your request should state that the NRC be minimized, including the use of • Mail comments to: May Ma, Office
does not routinely edit comment automated collection techniques or of Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7–
submissions to remove such information other forms of information technology? A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
before making the comment Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day
submissions available to the public or 0001.
of October 2018.
entering the comment into ADAMS. For additional direction on obtaining
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. information and submitting comments,
II. Background David Cullison, see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
In accordance with the Paperwork NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief Submitting Comments’’ in the
Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. Information Officer. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
Chapter 35), the NRC is requesting [FR Doc. 2018–21993 Filed 10–9–18; 8:45 am] this document.
public comment on its intention to BILLING CODE 7590–01–P FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
request the OMB’s approval for the Margaret O’Banion, Office of Nuclear
information collection summarized Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
below. NUCLEAR REGULATORY Regulatory Commission, Washington,
1. The title of the information COMMISSION DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
collection: NRC Form 398, ‘‘Personal [Docket Nos. 50–445 and 50–446; NRC– 1233, email: Margaret.O’Banion@
Qualification Statement—Licensee.’’ 2018–0205] nrc.gov.
2. OMB approval number: 3150–0090.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
3. Type of submission: Extension. Vistra Operations Company LLC;
4. The form number, if applicable: Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, I. Obtaining Information and
NRC Form 398. Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Submitting Comments
5. How often the collection is required
or requested: Upon application for an AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory A. Obtaining Information
initial or upgrade operator license and Commission. Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018–
every six years for the renewal of ACTION: License amendment application; 0205 or Docket Nos. 50–445 and 50–446
operator or senior operator licenses. opportunity to comment, request a when contacting the NRC about the
6. Who will be required or asked to hearing, and petition for leave to availability of information for this
respond: Facility licensees who are intervene. action. You may obtain publicly-
tasked with certifying that the available information related to this
applicants and renewal operators are SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory action by any of the following methods:
qualified to be licensed as reactor Commission (NRC) is considering • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to
operators and senior reactor operators. issuance of amendments to Facility http://www.regulations.gov and search
7. The estimated number of annual Operating License Nos. NPF–87 and for Docket ID NRC–2018–0205.
responses: 1,074. NPF–89, issued to Vistra Operations • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
8. The estimated number of annual Company LLC (Vistra OpCo, the Access and Management System
respondents: 1,074. licensee), for operation of the Comanche (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
9. The estimated number of hours Peak Nuclear Power Plant (CPNPP), available documents online in the
needed annually to comply with the Unit Nos. 1 and 2. The proposed exigent ADAMS Public Documents collection at
information collection requirement or amendments would revise CPNPP http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
request: 5,711 Technical Specification (TS) 3.8.4, ‘‘DC adams.html. To begin the search, select
10. Abstract: NRC Form 398 is used to [Direct Current] Sources—Operating,’’ ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For
transmit detailed information required by adding a new REQUIRED ACTION to problems with ADAMS, please contact
to be submitted to the NRC by a facility CONDITION B and an extended the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR)
licensee on each applicant applying for COMPLETION TIME (CT), on a one- reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–
new and upgraded licenses or license time basis, to repair two affected battery 415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@
renewals to operate the controls at a cells on the CPNPP Unit No. 1, Train B nrc.gov. The license amendment request
nuclear reactor facility. This safety-related batteries. Specifically, the dated September 5, 2018, as
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information is used to determine that amendments would change the TS CT supplemented by letters dated
each applicant or renewal operator for each of the Unit No. 1, Train B September 20 and October 3, 2018 are
seeking a license or renewal of a license safety-related batteries (BT1ED2 and available in ADAMS under Accession
is qualified to be issued a license and BT1ED4) during Unit 1, Cycle 20, from Nos. ML18250A186, ML18267A059,
that the licensed operator would not be 2 hours to 18 hours. and ML18277A207, respectively.
expected to cause operational errors and DATES: Submit comments by October 24, • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
endanger public health and safety. 2018. Requests for a hearing or petition purchase copies of public documents at
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the link requests certificates and you day public comment period. No particularly interested in comments
will be automatically directed to the comments were received for this that:
NRC’s electronic hearing dockets where information collection. The purpose of 1. Evaluate whether the proposed
you will be able to access any publicly this notice is to allow an additional 30 collection of information is necessary
available documents in a particular days for public comments. for the proper performance of the
hearing docket. Participants are DATES: Comments are encouraged and functions of the agency, including
requested not to include personal will be accepted until November 9,
privacy information, such as social whether the information will have
2018. practical utility;
security numbers, home addresses, or
personal phone numbers in their filings, ADDRESSES: Interested persons are 2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
unless an NRC regulation or other law invited to submit written comments on agency’s estimate of the burden of the
requires submission of such the proposed information collection to proposed collection of information,
information. For example, in some the Office of Information and Regulatory including the validity of the
instances, individuals provide home Affairs, Office of Management and methodology and assumptions used;
addresses in order to demonstrate Budget, 725 17th Street NW,
Washington, DC 20503, Attention: Desk 3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
proximity to a facility or site. With
Officer for the Office of Personnel clarity of the information to be
respect to copyrighted works, except for
Management or sent via electronic mail collected; and
limited excerpts that serve the purpose
of the adjudicatory filings and would to oira_submission@omb.eop.gov or 4. Minimize the burden of the
constitute a Fair Use application, faxed to (202) 395–6974. collection of information on those who
participants are requested not to include FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A are to respond, including through the
copyrighted materials in their copy of this ICR, with applicable use of appropriate automated,
submission. supporting documentation, may be electronic, mechanical, or other
For further details with respect to this obtained by contacting the U.S. Office of technological collection techniques or
action, see the application for license Personnel Management, Chief Financial other forms of information technology,
amendment dated September 5, 2018, as Office, Financial Services, 1900 E Street e.g., permitting electronic submissions
supplemented by letters dated NW, Room 5478, Washington, DC of responses.
September 20, and October 3, 2018. 20415, Attention: Antoinette
Attorney for licensee: Timothy P. Cunningham, or sent by email to Analysis
Matthews, Esq., Morgan, Lewis and Antoinette.Cunningham@opm.gov.
Bockius, 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue Agency: Trust Fund Management of
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As the Office of the Chief Financial Officer,
NW, Washington, DC 20004. required by the Paperwork Reduction
NRC Branch Chief: Robert J. Office of Personnel Management.
Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C.
Pascarelli. Title: (1) Report of Withholdings and
chapter 35) as amended by the Clinger-
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, on October Cohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is Contributions for Health Benefits, Life
4, 2018. providing an additional 30 days for Insurance and Retirement (Standard
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. public comments. OPM previously Form 2812); (2) Report of Withholdings
Margaret W. O’Banion, solicited comments for this collection, and Contributions for Health Benefits by
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV, with a 60-day public comment period, Enrollment Code (Standard Form 2812–
Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, at 83 FR 7504 (February 21, 2018). No A); (3) Supplemental Semiannual
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. comments were received. The Middle Headcount Report (OPM Form 1523).
[FR Doc. 2018–22016 Filed 10–9–18; 8:45 am] Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of OMB Number: 3206–0262.
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 2012 (Pub. L. 112–96, Section 5001),
Frequency: Semiannually for OPM
made two significant changes to the
Federal Employees’ Retirement System Form 1523 and once-per-pay-period for
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL (FERS). First, beginning in 2013, new Standard Form 2812 and Standard Form
MANAGEMENT employees (as designated in the statute) 2812–A.
will have to pay significantly higher Affected Public: Public Entities with
Submission for Review: Reinstatement employee contributions, an increase of Federal Employees and Retirees.
of a Previously Approved Information 2.3 percent of salary. Second, new
Collection Without Change, Standard Number of Respondents: 100.
Members of Congress and Congressional
Form 2812, 2812–A, and OPM Form employees, in addition to paying higher Estimated Time per Respondent: 30
1523 retirement contributions, will accrue Minutes.
AGENCY: Office of Personnel retirement benefits at the same rate as Total Burden Hours: 2,700.
Management. regular employees. New employees U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: 30-Day Notice and request for
affected by this law will be classified in
Alexys Stanley,
Reinstatement. a new retirement category; the Federal
Employees’ Retirement System— Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Revised Annuity Employees (FERS– [FR Doc. 2018–21918 Filed 10–9–18; 8:45 am]
Management (OPM) offers the general RAE). The current Standard Form 2812, BILLING CODE 6325–23–P
public and other federal agencies the Standard Form 2812–A, and OPM Form
amozie on DSK3GDR082PROD with NOTICES1
opportunity to comment on a revised 1523, have been changed to reflect this
information collection request (ICR) for additional category.
Standard Form 2812, 2812–A and OPM Reinstatement will allow continued
Form 1523. The information collection use of the collection and an additional
was previously published in the Federal 180 days to complete the full Paperwork
Register on February 21, 2018 at Reduction Act approval process. The
Volume # 83 FR 7504 allowing for a 60- Office of Personnel Management is
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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 | License amendment application; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene. | |
| Dates | Submit comments by October 24, 2018. Requests for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by December 10, 2018. | |
| Contact | Margaret O'Banion, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1233, email: Margaret.O'[email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 50971 |
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