83_FR_61401 83 FR 61172 - Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Calvert Cliffs Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant; Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2

83 FR 61172 - Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2; Calvert Cliffs Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant; Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2

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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 229 (November 28, 2018)

Page Range61172-61174
FR Document2018-25930

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering a request to amend licenses held by Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon, the licensee) for the operation of Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant (Calvert Cliffs), Units 1 and 2; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant (FitzPatrick); and Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station (Nine Mile Point), Units 1 and 2 (the facilities). Amending these operating licenses would also affect the independent spent fuel storage installations (ISFSIs) at each facility. The proposed license amendments would revise the emergency response organization (ERO) positions identified in the emergency plan for each facility. The NRC is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) associated with the proposed license amendments.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 229 (Wednesday, November 28, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 229 (Wednesday, November 28, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61172-61174]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-25930]


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[Docket Nos. 50-317, 50-318, 72-8, 50-333, 72-12, 50-220, 50-410, 72-
1036; NRC-2018-0262]


Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power 
Plant, Units 1 and 2; Calvert Cliffs Independent Spent Fuel Storage 
Installation; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant; Nine Mile Point 
Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; 
issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering a 
request to amend licenses held by Exelon Generation Company, LLC 
(Exelon, the licensee) for the operation of Calvert Cliffs Nuclear 
Power Plant (Calvert Cliffs), Units 1 and 2; James A. FitzPatrick 
Nuclear Power Plant (FitzPatrick); and Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station 
(Nine Mile Point), Units 1 and 2 (the facilities). Amending these 
operating licenses would also affect the independent spent fuel storage 
installations (ISFSIs) at each facility. The proposed license 
amendments would revise the emergency response organization (ERO) 
positions identified in the emergency plan for each facility. The NRC 
is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no 
significant impact (FONSI) associated with the proposed license 
amendments.

DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in this document are available on 
November 28, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0262 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-2018-0262. Address any 
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.
     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 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. In addition, for the 
convenience of the reader, the ADAMS accession numbers are provided in 
a table in the ``Availability of Documents'' section of 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Blake A. Purnell, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1380; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    The NRC is considering a request by Exelon to amend the following 
operating licenses: (1) Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-53 
and DPR-69 for Calvert Cliffs, Units 1 and 2, respectively, located in 
Calvert County, Maryland; (2) Renewed Facility Operating License No. 
DPR-59 for FitzPatrick located in Oswego County, New York; and (3) 
Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-63 and NPF-69 for Nine Mile 
Point, Units 1 and 2, respectively, located in Oswego County, New York. 
Amending these operating licenses would also affect the Calvert Cliffs 
ISFSI (Renewed License No. SNM-2505) and the generally licensed 
FitzPatrick and Nine Mile Point ISFSIs, which are co-located with the 
reactor facilities.
    In accordance with section 51.21 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC prepared the following EA that analyzes 
the environmental impacts of the proposed licensing action. Based on 
the results of this EA, and in accordance with 10 CFR 51.31(a), the NRC 
has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the 
proposed licensing action, and is issuing a FONSI.

II. Environmental Assessment

Description of the Proposed Action

    The proposed action would revise the ERO positions identified in 
the emergency plan for each facility, including the on-shift, minimum, 
and full-augmentation ERO staffing

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requirements. The proposed revisions include eliminating ERO positions; 
adding ERO positions; changing position descriptions, duties, and duty 
locations; and relocating certain position descriptions to other parts 
of the emergency plan or to implementing procedures.
    The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's 
application dated August 31, 2018 (ADAMS Package Accession No. 
ML18249A096).

Need for the Proposed Action

    Nuclear power plant owners, Federal agencies, and State and local 
officials work together to create a system for emergency preparedness 
and response that will serve the public in the unlikely event of an 
emergency. An effective emergency preparedness program decreases the 
likelihood of an initiating event at a nuclear power reactor proceeding 
to a severe accident. Emergency preparedness cannot affect the 
probability of the initiating event, but a high level of emergency 
preparedness increases the probability of accident mitigation if the 
initiating event proceeds beyond the need for initial operator actions.
    Each licensee is required to establish an emergency plan to be 
implemented in the event of an accident, in accordance with 10 CFR 
50.47 and appendix E to 10 CFR part 50. The emergency plan covers 
preparation for evacuation, sheltering, and other actions to protect 
individuals near plants in the event of an accident.
    The NRC, as well as other Federal and State regulatory agencies, 
reviews emergency plans to ensure that they provide reasonable 
assurance that adequate protective measures can and will be taken in 
the event of a radiological emergency.
    In addition to this EA, the NRC is conducting a safety assessment 
of Exelon's proposed changes to the emergency plan for each facility. 
This safety review will be documented in a separate safety evaluation. 
The safety evaluation of the proposed changes to the emergency plans 
will determine whether there continues to be reasonable assurance that 
adequate protective measures can and will be taken in the event of a 
radiological emergency at Calvert Cliffs, FitzPatrick, or Nine Mile 
Point, in accordance with the standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b) and the 
requirements in appendix E to 10 CFR part 50.
    The proposed action would align the emergency plans for the 
facilities with the NRC's alternative guidance for EROs provided in a 
June 12, 2018, letter to the Nuclear Energy Institute (ADAMS Accession 
No. ML18022A352). This alternative guidance is also included in draft 
Revision 2 to NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, ``Criteria for Preparation and 
Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Response Plans and Preparedness in 
Support of Nuclear Power Plants'' (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML14163A605 and 
ML17083A815). This change would provide Exelon with greater flexibility 
in staffing ERO positions. Additionally, this change reflects changes 
in NRC regulations and guidance, as well as advances in technologies 
and best practices, that have occurred since NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, 
Revision 1, was published in 1980. The application indicates that 
Exelon provided the State of New York a draft of the license amendment 
request for FitzPatrick and Nine Mile Point, and that the State of New 
York had no concerns. The application also indicates that Exelon 
provided the State of Maryland a draft of the license amendment request 
for Calvert Cliffs, and that the State of Maryland found the proposed 
changes acceptable.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action

    The proposed action consists of changes related to staffing 
positions, position descriptions, duties, and duty locations specified 
in the emergency plans for Calvert Cliffs, FitzPatrick, and Nine Mile 
Point. The on-shift, minimum, and full-augmentation ERO staffing 
requirements listed in the emergency plan would be revised. The 
revisions include eliminating ERO positions; adding ERO positions; 
changing position descriptions, duties, and duty locations; and 
relocating certain position descriptions to other parts of the 
emergency plan or to implementing procedures.
    With regard to potential nonradiological environmental impacts, the 
proposed changes would have no impacts on land use or water resources, 
including terrestrial and aquatic biota, as they involve no new 
construction, ground disturbing activities, or modification of plant 
operational systems. There would be no changes to the quality or 
quantity of nonradiological effluents and no changes to the plants' 
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permits. The overall 
staffing levels are not expected to increase; therefore, worker vehicle 
air emissions are not expected to increase and established threshold 
emissions set forth in 40 CFR 93.153(b) for designated nonattainment or 
maintenance areas would not be exceeded. Since the proposed changes 
will not increase staffing levels and will not involve ground 
disturbing activities, modification of plant operation systems, or new 
construction, there would be no noticeable effect on socioeconomic 
conditions in the region, no environment justice impacts, and no 
impacts to historic and cultural resources from the proposed changes. 
Therefore, there would be no significant nonradiological environmental 
impacts associated with the proposed action.
    With regard to potential radiological environmental impacts, if the 
NRC staff's safety review of the proposed changes to the licensee's 
emergency plans determines that the emergency plans would continue to 
meet the standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b) and the requirements in appendix 
E to 10 CFR part 50, then the proposed action would not increase the 
probability or consequences of radiological accidents. Additionally, 
the NRC staff has concluded that the proposed changes would have no 
radiological environmental impacts. There would be no change to the 
types or amounts of radioactive effluents that may be released and, 
therefore, no change in occupational or public radiation exposure from 
the proposed changes. Moreover, no changes would be made to plant 
buildings or the site property from the proposed changes. Therefore, 
there would be no significant radiological environmental impacts 
associated with the proposed action.

Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action

    As an alternative to the proposed action, the NRC staff considered 
denial of the license amendment request (i.e., the ``no-action'' 
alternative). Denial of the license amendment request would result in 
no change in current environmental impacts. Accordingly, the 
environmental impacts of the proposed action and the no-action 
alternative would be similar.

Alternative Use of Resources

    There are no unresolved conflicts concerning alternative uses of 
available resources under the proposed action.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

    No additional agencies or persons were consulted regarding the 
environmental impact of the proposed action. However, in accordance 
with 10 CFR 50.91, the licensee provided copies of its application to 
the States of New York and Maryland, and the NRC staff will consult 
with these states prior to issuance of the amendments.

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III. Finding of No Significant Impact

    The licensee has requested license amendments pursuant to 10 CFR 
50.54(q) to revise the ERO positions identified in the emergency plans 
for Calvert Cliffs, FitzPatrick, and Nine Mile Point by eliminating ERO 
positions; adding ERO positions; changing position descriptions, 
duties, and duty locations; and relocating certain position 
descriptions to other parts of the emergency plan or to implementing 
procedures. The NRC is considering issuing the requested amendments. 
The proposed action would not significantly affect plant safety, would 
not have a significant adverse effect on the probability of an accident 
occurring, and would not have any significant radiological or 
nonradiological impacts. The reason the environment would not be 
significantly affected is because the proposed changes are not expected 
to increase the overall staffing levels and do not involve any 
construction or modification of the specified facilities. This FONSI 
incorporates by reference the EA in Section II of this notice. 
Therefore, the NRC concludes that the proposed action would not have a 
significant effect on the quality of the human environment. 
Accordingly, the NRC has determined there is no need to prepare an 
environmental impact statement for the proposed action.
    Previous considerations regarding the environmental impacts of 
operating Calvert Cliffs, Units 1 and 2; Calvert Cliffs ISFSI; 
FitzPatrick; and Nine Mile Point, Units 1 and 2, in accordance with 
their renewed operating licenses, are described in the documents listed 
in the table in Section IV.
    This FONSI and other related environmental documents may be 
examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC's PDR, located at One 
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 
Publicly-available records are also accessible online in the ADAMS 
Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter 
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the 
NRC's PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-
4737, or by email to [email protected].

IV. Availability of Documents

    The documents identified in the following table are available to 
interested persons through one or more of the following methods, as 
indicated.

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                Document                        ADAMS Accession No.
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Exelon, License Amendment Request for     ML18249A096
 Approval of Changes to Emergency Plan
 Staffing Requirements, dated August 31,
 2018.
NRC letter to the Nuclear Energy          ML18022A352
 Institute, Alternative Guidance for
 Licensee Emergency Response
 Organizations, dated June 12, 2018.
NUREG[dash]0654/FEMA[dash]REP[dash]1,     ML14163A605 and ML17083A815
 draft Revision 2, ``Criteria for
 Preparation and Evaluation of
 Radiological Emergency Response Plans
 and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear
 Power Plants''.
NUREG[dash]1437, Supplement 1, ``Generic  ML063400277
 Environmental Impact Statement for
 License Renewal of Nuclear Plants:
 Regarding the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear
 Power Plant,'' Final Report, dated
 October 1999.
NRC, ``Environmental Assessment for the   ML14282A278
 Proposed Renewal of U.S. Nuclear
 Regulatory Commission License No. SNM-
 2505 for Exelon Generation Corporation
 [sic], LLC's Calvert Cliffs Independent
 Spent Fuel Storage Installation,''
 dated October 2014.
NUREG[dash]1437, Supplement 31,           ML080170183
 ``Generic Environmental Impact
 Statement for License Renewal of
 Nuclear Plants: Regarding James A.
 FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant,''
 Final Report, dated January 2008.
NUREG[dash]1437, Supplement 24,           ML061290310
 ``Generic Environmental Impact
 Statement for License Renewal of
 Nuclear Plants: Regarding James A.
 FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant,''
 Final Report, dated May 2006.
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    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, on November 23, 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Blake A. Purnell,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch III, Division of Operating 
Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2018-25930 Filed 11-27-18; 8:45 am]
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     period on this information collection on                NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                    adams.html. To begin the search, select
     August 1, 2018 (83 FR 37528).                           COMMISSION                                            ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For
        1. The title of the information                                                                            problems with ADAMS, please contact
                                                             [Docket Nos. 50–317, 50–318, 72–8, 50–333,            the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR)
     collection: NRC Form 531, ‘‘Request for                 72–12, 50–220, 50–410, 72–1036; NRC–
     Taxpayer Identification Number.’’                                                                             reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–
                                                             2018–0262]
                                                                                                                   415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@
        2. OMB approval number: 3150–0188.                                                                         nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number
                                                             Exelon Generation Company, LLC;
        3. Type of submission: Extension.                    Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant,                   for each document referenced (if it is
        4. The form number if applicable:                    Units 1 and 2; Calvert Cliffs                         available in ADAMS) is provided the
     NRC Form 531.                                           Independent Spent Fuel Storage                        first time that it is mentioned in this
                                                             Installation; James A. FitzPatrick                    document. In addition, for the
        5. How often the collection is required                                                                    convenience of the reader, the ADAMS
                                                             Nuclear Power Plant; Nine Mile Point
     or requested: Licensees are only                                                                              accession numbers are provided in a
                                                             Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2
     required to submit once, however, a                                                                           table in the ‘‘Availability of Documents’’
     continuous monthly request is sent until                AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                           section of this document.
     the licensee submits the Taxpayer                       Commission.                                              • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
     Identification Number.                                  ACTION: Environmental assessment and                  purchase copies of public documents at
        6. Who will be required or asked to                  finding of no significant impact;                     the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
     respond: NRC Form 531 is used to                        issuance.                                             White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
     collect TINs and information sufficient                                                                       Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                                             SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
     to identify the licensee or applicant for               Commission (NRC) is considering a
     licenses, certificates, approvals and                                                                         Blake A. Purnell, Office of Nuclear
                                                             request to amend licenses held by                     Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
     registrations.                                          Exelon Generation Company, LLC                        Regulatory Commission, Washington,
        7. The estimated number of annual                    (Exelon, the licensee) for the operation              DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
     responses: 300 responses.                               of Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant                 1380; email: Blake.Purnell@nrc.gov.
        8. The estimated number of annual                    (Calvert Cliffs), Units 1 and 2; James A.             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
     respondents: 300 respondents.                           FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant
                                                             (FitzPatrick); and Nine Mile Point                    I. Introduction
        9. An estimate of the total number of                Nuclear Station (Nine Mile Point), Units                 The NRC is considering a request by
     hours needed annually to comply with                    1 and 2 (the facilities). Amending these              Exelon to amend the following
     the information collection requirement                  operating licenses would also affect the              operating licenses: (1) Renewed Facility
     or request: 75 hours.                                   independent spent fuel storage                        Operating License Nos. DPR–53 and
        10. Abstract: The Debt Collection                    installations (ISFSIs) at each facility.              DPR–69 for Calvert Cliffs, Units 1 and
     Improvement Act of 1996 requires that                   The proposed license amendments                       2, respectively, located in Calvert
     agencies collect taxpayer identification                would revise the emergency response                   County, Maryland; (2) Renewed Facility
     numbers (TINs) from individuals who                     organization (ERO) positions identified               Operating License No. DPR–59 for
     do business with the Government,                        in the emergency plan for each facility.              FitzPatrick located in Oswego County,
     including contractors and recipients of                 The NRC is issuing an environmental                   New York; and (3) Renewed Facility
     credit, licenses, permits, and benefits.                assessment (EA) and finding of no                     Operating License Nos. DPR–63 and
                                                             significant impact (FONSI) associated                 NPF–69 for Nine Mile Point, Units 1
     The TIN will be used to process all
                                                             with the proposed license amendments.                 and 2, respectively, located in Oswego
     electronic payments (refunds) made to
     licensees by electronic funds transfer by               DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in                 County, New York. Amending these
     the Department of the Treasury. The                     this document are available on                        operating licenses would also affect the
     Department of the Treasury will use the                 November 28, 2018.                                    Calvert Cliffs ISFSI (Renewed License
                                                             ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                  No. SNM–2505) and the generally
     TIN to determine whether the refund
                                                             NRC–2018–0262 when contacting the                     licensed FitzPatrick and Nine Mile
     can be used to administratively offset
                                                             NRC about the availability of                         Point ISFSIs, which are co-located with
     any delinquent debts reported to the                                                                          the reactor facilities.
     Treasury by other government agencies.                  information regarding this document.
                                                             You may obtain publicly-available                        In accordance with section 51.21 of
     In addition, the TIN will be used to                                                                          title 10 of the Code of Federal
                                                             information related to this document
     collect and report to the Department of                                                                       Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC prepared
                                                             using any of the following methods:
     the Treasury any delinquent                                                                                   the following EA that analyzes the
                                                                • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
     indebtedness arising out of the                                                                               environmental impacts of the proposed
                                                             http://www.regulations.gov and search
     licensee’s or applicant’s relationship                  for Docket ID NRC–2018–0262. Address                  licensing action. Based on the results of
     with the NRC.                                           any questions about Docket IDs in                     this EA, and in accordance with 10 CFR
       Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd of            Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;                   51.31(a), the NRC has determined not to
     November, 2018.                                         telephone: 301–287–9127; email:                       prepare an environmental impact
                                                             Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical                statement for the proposed licensing
       For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                                             questions, contact the individual listed              action, and is issuing a FONSI.
     David C. Cullison,
                                                             in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                        II. Environmental Assessment
     NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief
                                                             CONTACT section of this document.
     Information Officer.                                                                                          Description of the Proposed Action
                                                               • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
     [FR Doc. 2018–25937 Filed 11–27–18; 8:45 am]
                                                             Access and Management System                            The proposed action would revise the
     BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                  (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                     ERO positions identified in the
                                                             available documents online in the                     emergency plan for each facility,
                                                             ADAMS Public Documents collection at                  including the on-shift, minimum, and
                                                             http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                        full-augmentation ERO staffing


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     requirements. The proposed revisions                    Accession No. ML18022A352). This                      will not increase staffing levels and will
     include eliminating ERO positions;                      alternative guidance is also included in              not involve ground disturbing activities,
     adding ERO positions; changing                          draft Revision 2 to NUREG–0654/                       modification of plant operation systems,
     position descriptions, duties, and duty                 FEMA–REP–1, ‘‘Criteria for Preparation                or new construction, there would be no
     locations; and relocating certain                       and Evaluation of Radiological                        noticeable effect on socioeconomic
     position descriptions to other parts of                 Emergency Response Plans and                          conditions in the region, no
     the emergency plan or to implementing                   Preparedness in Support of Nuclear                    environment justice impacts, and no
     procedures.                                             Power Plants’’ (ADAMS Accession Nos.                  impacts to historic and cultural
       The proposed action is in accordance                  ML14163A605 and ML17083A815).                         resources from the proposed changes.
     with the licensee’s application dated                   This change would provide Exelon with                 Therefore, there would be no significant
     August 31, 2018 (ADAMS Package                          greater flexibility in staffing ERO                   nonradiological environmental impacts
     Accession No. ML18249A096).                             positions. Additionally, this change                  associated with the proposed action.
     Need for the Proposed Action                            reflects changes in NRC regulations and                 With regard to potential radiological
                                                             guidance, as well as advances in                      environmental impacts, if the NRC
       Nuclear power plant owners, Federal                   technologies and best practices, that
     agencies, and State and local officials                                                                       staff’s safety review of the proposed
                                                             have occurred since NUREG–0654/
     work together to create a system for                                                                          changes to the licensee’s emergency
                                                             FEMA–REP–1, Revision 1, was
     emergency preparedness and response                                                                           plans determines that the emergency
                                                             published in 1980. The application
     that will serve the public in the unlikely                                                                    plans would continue to meet the
                                                             indicates that Exelon provided the State
     event of an emergency. An effective                                                                           standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b) and the
                                                             of New York a draft of the license
     emergency preparedness program                                                                                requirements in appendix E to 10 CFR
                                                             amendment request for FitzPatrick and
     decreases the likelihood of an initiating                                                                     part 50, then the proposed action would
                                                             Nine Mile Point, and that the State of
     event at a nuclear power reactor                                                                              not increase the probability or
                                                             New York had no concerns. The
     proceeding to a severe accident.                                                                              consequences of radiological accidents.
                                                             application also indicates that Exelon
     Emergency preparedness cannot affect                    provided the State of Maryland a draft                Additionally, the NRC staff has
     the probability of the initiating event,                of the license amendment request for                  concluded that the proposed changes
     but a high level of emergency                           Calvert Cliffs, and that the State of                 would have no radiological
     preparedness increases the probability                  Maryland found the proposed changes                   environmental impacts. There would be
     of accident mitigation if the initiating                acceptable.                                           no change to the types or amounts of
     event proceeds beyond the need for                                                                            radioactive effluents that may be
     initial operator actions.                               Environmental Impacts of the Proposed                 released and, therefore, no change in
       Each licensee is required to establish                Action                                                occupational or public radiation
     an emergency plan to be implemented                       The proposed action consists of                     exposure from the proposed changes.
     in the event of an accident, in                         changes related to staffing positions,                Moreover, no changes would be made to
     accordance with 10 CFR 50.47 and                        position descriptions, duties, and duty               plant buildings or the site property from
     appendix E to 10 CFR part 50. The                       locations specified in the emergency                  the proposed changes. Therefore, there
     emergency plan covers preparation for                   plans for Calvert Cliffs, FitzPatrick, and            would be no significant radiological
     evacuation, sheltering, and other actions               Nine Mile Point. The on-shift,                        environmental impacts associated with
     to protect individuals near plants in the               minimum, and full-augmentation ERO                    the proposed action.
     event of an accident.                                   staffing requirements listed in the
                                                                                                                   Environmental Impacts of the
       The NRC, as well as other Federal and                 emergency plan would be revised. The
                                                                                                                   Alternatives to the Proposed Action
     State regulatory agencies, reviews                      revisions include eliminating ERO
     emergency plans to ensure that they                     positions; adding ERO positions;                         As an alternative to the proposed
     provide reasonable assurance that                       changing position descriptions, duties,               action, the NRC staff considered denial
     adequate protective measures can and                    and duty locations; and relocating                    of the license amendment request (i.e.,
     will be taken in the event of a                         certain position descriptions to other                the ‘‘no-action’’ alternative). Denial of
     radiological emergency.                                 parts of the emergency plan or to                     the license amendment request would
       In addition to this EA, the NRC is                    implementing procedures.                              result in no change in current
     conducting a safety assessment of                         With regard to potential                            environmental impacts. Accordingly,
     Exelon’s proposed changes to the                        nonradiological environmental impacts,                the environmental impacts of the
     emergency plan for each facility. This                  the proposed changes would have no                    proposed action and the no-action
     safety review will be documented in a                   impacts on land use or water resources,               alternative would be similar.
     separate safety evaluation. The safety                  including terrestrial and aquatic biota,
     evaluation of the proposed changes to                   as they involve no new construction,                  Alternative Use of Resources
     the emergency plans will determine                      ground disturbing activities, or
     whether there continues to be                           modification of plant operational                       There are no unresolved conflicts
     reasonable assurance that adequate                      systems. There would be no changes to                 concerning alternative uses of available
     protective measures can and will be                     the quality or quantity of                            resources under the proposed action.
     taken in the event of a radiological                    nonradiological effluents and no                      Agencies and Persons Consulted
     emergency at Calvert Cliffs, FitzPatrick,               changes to the plants’ National Pollutant
     or Nine Mile Point, in accordance with                  Discharge Elimination System permits.                    No additional agencies or persons
     the standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b) and the                The overall staffing levels are not                   were consulted regarding the
     requirements in appendix E to 10 CFR                    expected to increase; therefore, worker               environmental impact of the proposed
     part 50.                                                vehicle air emissions are not expected to             action. However, in accordance with 10
       The proposed action would align the                   increase and established threshold                    CFR 50.91, the licensee provided copies
     emergency plans for the facilities with                 emissions set forth in 40 CFR 93.153(b)               of its application to the States of New
     the NRC’s alternative guidance for EROs                 for designated nonattainment or                       York and Maryland, and the NRC staff
     provided in a June 12, 2018, letter to the              maintenance areas would not be                        will consult with these states prior to
     Nuclear Energy Institute (ADAMS                         exceeded. Since the proposed changes                  issuance of the amendments.


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     III. Finding of No Significant Impact                   affected is because the proposed                         This FONSI and other related
        The licensee has requested license                   changes are not expected to increase the              environmental documents may be
     amendments pursuant to 10 CFR                           overall staffing levels and do not                    examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the
     50.54(q) to revise the ERO positions                    involve any construction or                           NRC’s PDR, located at One White Flint
     identified in the emergency plans for                   modification of the specified facilities.             North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
     Calvert Cliffs, FitzPatrick, and Nine                   This FONSI incorporates by reference                  Maryland 20852. Publicly-available
     Mile Point by eliminating ERO                           the EA in Section II of this notice.                  records are also accessible online in the
     positions; adding ERO positions;                        Therefore, the NRC concludes that the                 ADAMS Public Documents collection at
     changing position descriptions, duties,                 proposed action would not have a                      http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
     and duty locations; and relocating                      significant effect on the quality of the              adams.html. Persons who do not have
     certain position descriptions to other                  human environment. Accordingly, the                   access to ADAMS or who encounter
     parts of the emergency plan or to                       NRC has determined there is no need to                problems in accessing the documents
     implementing procedures. The NRC is                     prepare an environmental impact                       located in ADAMS should contact the
     considering issuing the requested                       statement for the proposed action.                    NRC’s PDR reference staff by telephone
     amendments. The proposed action                            Previous considerations regarding the              at 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737, or
     would not significantly affect plant                    environmental impacts of operating                    by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
     safety, would not have a significant                    Calvert Cliffs, Units 1 and 2; Calvert                IV. Availability of Documents
     adverse effect on the probability of an                 Cliffs ISFSI; FitzPatrick; and Nine Mile
     accident occurring, and would not have                  Point, Units 1 and 2, in accordance with                The documents identified in the
     any significant radiological or                         their renewed operating licenses, are                 following table are available to
     nonradiological impacts. The reason the                 described in the documents listed in the              interested persons through one or more
     environment would not be significantly                  table in Section IV.                                  of the following methods, as indicated.

                                                                   Document                                                           ADAMS Accession No.

     Exelon, License Amendment Request for Approval of Changes to Emergency Plan Staffing Requirements, dated Au-                     ML18249A096
       gust 31, 2018.
     NRC letter to the Nuclear Energy Institute, Alternative Guidance for Licensee Emergency Response Organizations,                  ML18022A352
       dated June 12, 2018.
     NUREG-0654/FEMA-REP-1, draft Revision 2, ‘‘Criteria for Preparation and Evaluation of Radiological Emergency Re-                 ML14163A605 and
       sponse Plans and Preparedness in Support of Nuclear Power Plants’’.                                                             ML17083A815
     NUREG-1437, Supplement 1, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Re-                    ML063400277
       garding the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant,’’ Final Report, dated October 1999.
     NRC, ‘‘Environmental Assessment for the Proposed Renewal of U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission License No.                       ML14282A278
       SNM–2505 for Exelon Generation Corporation [sic], LLC’s Calvert Cliffs Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installa-
       tion,’’ dated October 2014.
     NUREG-1437, Supplement 31, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Re-                   ML080170183
       garding James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant,’’ Final Report, dated January 2008.
     NUREG-1437, Supplement 24, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants: Re-                   ML061290310
       garding James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant,’’ Final Report, dated May 2006.



       Dated at Rockville, Maryland, on                      comment on the revision of a currently                opm.gov or faxed to (202) 606–0910 or
     November 23, 2018.                                      approved information collection, RI 20–               via telephone at (202) 606–4808.
       For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                126—Certification of Qualifying District              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
     Blake A. Purnell,                                       of Columbia Service under Section 1905                required by the Paperwork Reduction
     Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch III,            of Public Law 111–84.                                 Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C.
     Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,                                                                      chapter 35) OPM is soliciting comments
                                                             DATES:  Comments are encouraged and
     Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.                                                                         for this collection (OMB No. 3206–
                                                             will be accepted until January 28, 2019.
     [FR Doc. 2018–25930 Filed 11–27–18; 8:45 am]                                                                  0268). We are particularly interested in
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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionEnvironmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; issuance.
DatesThe EA and FONSI referenced in this document are available on November 28, 2018.
ContactBlake A. Purnell, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1380; email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 61172 

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