83_FR_63777 83 FR 63541 - Virginia Electric and Power Company; Dominion Energy Virginia; Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2

83 FR 63541 - Virginia Electric and Power Company; Dominion Energy Virginia; Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 236 (December 10, 2018)

Page Range63541-63543
FR Document2018-26614

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering an application for the subsequent license renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-32 and DPR-37, which authorize Virigina Electric and Power Company (Dominion Energy Virginia or the applicant) to operate Surry Power Station (SPS), Unit Nos. 1 and 2. The renewed licenses would authorize the applicant to operate SPS for an additional 20 years beyond the period specified in each of the current renewed licenses. The current renewed operating licenses for SPS expire as follows: Unit 1 on May 25, 2032, and Unit 2 on January 29, 2033.

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 236 (Monday, December 10, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 236 (Monday, December 10, 2018)]
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[FR Doc No: 2018-26614]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-280 and 50-281; NRC-2018-0247]


Virginia Electric and Power Company; Dominion Energy Virginia; 
Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: License renewal application; opportunity to request a hearing 
and to petition for leave to intervene.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering an 
application for the subsequent license renewal of Renewed Facility 
Operating License Nos. DPR-32 and DPR-37, which authorize Virigina 
Electric and Power Company (Dominion Energy Virginia or the applicant) 
to operate Surry Power Station (SPS), Unit Nos. 1 and 2. The renewed 
licenses would authorize the applicant to operate SPS for an additional 
20 years beyond the period specified in each of the current renewed 
licenses. The current renewed operating licenses for SPS expire as 
follows: Unit 1 on May 25, 2032, and Unit 2 on January 29, 2033.

DATES: A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must 
be filed by February 5, 2019.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0247 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-2018-0247. Address 
questions about NRC 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.
     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: Emmanuel Sayoc, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-4084, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    By letter dated October 15, 2018 (ADAMS Package Accession No. 
ML18291A842), the NRC received an application from Virginia Electric 
and Power Company (Dominion Energy Virginia or the applicant), filed 
pursuant to Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended 
(the Act), and part 54 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
(10 CFR), to renew operating licenses for SPS at 2,587 megawatt thermal 
each. The SPS units are pressurized-water reactors designed by 
Westinghouse Electric Company and are located in Surry, Virginia. A 
notice of receipt of the subsequent license renewal application (SLRA) 
was published in the Federal Register (FR) on November 1, 2018 (83 FR 
54948). The FRN incorrectly indicated the submission date of the 
application to be October 16, 2018; the correct date is October 15, 
2018.
    The NRC staff has determined that Dominion Energy Virginia has 
submitted sufficient information in accordance with 10 CFR 54.19, 
54.21, 54.22, 54.23, 51.45, and 51.53(c), to enable the staff to 
undertake a review of the application, and that the application is, 
therefore, acceptable for docketing. The current Docket Nos. 50-280 and 
50-281 for Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-32 and DPR-37, 
respectively, will be retained. The determination to accept the SLRA 
for docketing does not constitute a determination that a subsequent 
renewed license should be issued, and does not preclude the NRC staff 
from requesting additional information as the review proceeds.
    Before issuance of the requested subsequent renewed licenses, the 
NRC will have made the findings required by the Act, and the 
Commission's rules and regulations. In accordance with 10 CFR 54.29, 
the NRC may issue a subsequent renewed license on the basis of its 
review if it finds that actions have been identified and have been or 
will be taken with respect to: (1) Managing the effects of aging during 
the period of extended operation on the functionality of structures and 
components that have been identified as requiring aging management 
review; and (2) time-limited aging analyses that have been identified 
as requiring review, such that there is reasonable assurance that the 
activities authorized by the renewed licenses will continue to be 
conducted in accordance with the current licensing basis and that any 
changes made to the plant's current licensing basis will comply with 
the Act and the Commission's regulations.
    Additionally, in accordance with 10 CFR 51.95(c), the NRC will 
prepare an environmental impact statement as a supplement to the 
Commission's NUREG-1437, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for 
License Renewal of Nuclear Power Plants,'' dated June 2013. In 
considering the SLRA, the Commission must find that the applicable 
requirements of subpart A of 10 CFR part 51 have been satisfied, and 
that any matters raised under 10 CFR 2.335 have been addressed. 
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.26, and as part of the environmental scoping 
process, the staff intends to hold public scoping meetings. Detailed 
information regarding the environmental scoping meetings will be the 
subject of a separate Federal Register notice.

II. 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

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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 hearing will be issued.
    As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a 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.
    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 Submission (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, in 
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.

III. 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's 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 request (1) 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 request 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-

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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 a request 
for exemption 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.
    Detailed information about the subsequent license renewal process 
can be found under the Nuclear Reactors icon at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal.html on the NRC's website. Copies 
of the application to renew the operating licenses for SPS are 
available for public inspection at the NRC's PDR, and at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/subsequent-license-renewal.html, the NRC's website while the application is under review. 
The application may be accessed in ADAMS through the NRC Library on the 
internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html under ADAMS 
Accession No. ML18291A842. As stated above, persons who do not have 
access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents 
located in ADAMS may contact the NRC's PDR reference staff by telephone 
at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or by email to 
[email protected].
    The NRC staff has verified that a copy of the SLRA is also 
available for inspection near the site at the Williamsburg Library, 515 
Scotland St., Williamsburg, VA 23185.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of December, 2018.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Eric R. Oesterle,
 Chief, License Renewal Project Branch, Division of Materials and 
License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2018-26614 Filed 12-7-18; 8:45 am]
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                                Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 236 / Monday, December 10, 2018 / Notices                                            63541

     Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,                     telephone: 301–287–9127; email:                       50–281 for Renewed Facility Operating
     including information given in                          Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical                License Nos. DPR–32 and DPR–37,
     confidence to the agency. In accordance                 questions, contact the individual listed              respectively, will be retained. The
     with the determination of the Chairman                  in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION                        determination to accept the SLRA for
     of July 5, 2016, these sessions will be                 CONTACT section of this document.                     docketing does not constitute a
     closed to the public pursuant to                           • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                       determination that a subsequent
     subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of title              Access and Management System                          renewed license should be issued, and
     5, United States Code.                                  (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                     does not preclude the NRC staff from
        The upcoming meeting is:                             available documents online in the                     requesting additional information as the
        Our Town (review of applications):                   ADAMS Public Documents collection at                  review proceeds.
     This meeting will be closed.                            http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                           Before issuance of the requested
        Date and time: December 17, 2018;                    adams.html. To begin the search, select               subsequent renewed licenses, the NRC
     11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.                                 ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For                 will have made the findings required by
       Dated: December 4, 2018.                              problems with ADAMS, please contact                   the Act, and the Commission’s rules and
     Sherry Hale,                                            the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR)                  regulations. In accordance with 10 CFR
                                                             reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–               54.29, the NRC may issue a subsequent
     Staff Assistant, National Endowment for the
     Arts.                                                   415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@                renewed license on the basis of its
                                                             nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number                   review if it finds that actions have been
     [FR Doc. 2018–26655 Filed 12–7–18; 8:45 am]
                                                             for each document referenced (if it is                identified and have been or will be
     BILLING CODE 7537–01–P
                                                             available in ADAMS) is provided the                   taken with respect to: (1) Managing the
                                                             first time that it is mentioned in this               effects of aging during the period of
                                                             document.                                             extended operation on the functionality
     NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                                                                            of structures and components that have
                                                                • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
     COMMISSION                                                                                                    been identified as requiring aging
                                                             purchase copies of public documents at
     [Docket Nos. 50–280 and 50–281; NRC–                    the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One                       management review; and (2) time-
     2018–0247]                                              White Flint North, 11555 Rockville                    limited aging analyses that have been
                                                             Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.                      identified as requiring review, such that
     Virginia Electric and Power Company;                                                                          there is reasonable assurance that the
                                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
     Dominion Energy Virginia; Surry                                                                               activities authorized by the renewed
                                                             Emmanuel Sayoc, Office of Nuclear
     Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2                                                                              licenses will continue to be conducted
                                                             Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
                                                                                                                   in accordance with the current licensing
     AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                             Regulatory Commission, Washington,
                                                                                                                   basis and that any changes made to the
     Commission.                                             DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
                                                                                                                   plant’s current licensing basis will
     ACTION: License renewal application;                    4084, email: Emmanuel.Sayoc@nrc.gov.
                                                                                                                   comply with the Act and the
     opportunity to request a hearing and to                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            Commission’s regulations.
     petition for leave to intervene.                                                                                 Additionally, in accordance with 10
                                                             I. Introduction
                                                                                                                   CFR 51.95(c), the NRC will prepare an
     SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                     By letter dated October 15, 2018                   environmental impact statement as a
     Commission (NRC) is considering an                      (ADAMS Package Accession No.                          supplement to the Commission’s
     application for the subsequent license                  ML18291A842), the NRC received an                     NUREG–1437, ‘‘Generic Environmental
     renewal of Renewed Facility Operating                   application from Virginia Electric and                Impact Statement for License Renewal
     License Nos. DPR–32 and DPR–37,                         Power Company (Dominion Energy                        of Nuclear Power Plants,’’ dated June
     which authorize Virigina Electric and                   Virginia or the applicant), filed pursuant            2013. In considering the SLRA, the
     Power Company (Dominion Energy                          to Section 103 of the Atomic Energy Act               Commission must find that the
     Virginia or the applicant) to operate                   of 1954, as amended (the Act), and part               applicable requirements of subpart A of
     Surry Power Station (SPS), Unit Nos. 1                  54 of title 10 of the Code of Federal                 10 CFR part 51 have been satisfied, and
     and 2. The renewed licenses would                       Regulations (10 CFR), to renew                        that any matters raised under 10 CFR
     authorize the applicant to operate SPS                  operating licenses for SPS at 2,587                   2.335 have been addressed. Pursuant to
     for an additional 20 years beyond the                   megawatt thermal each. The SPS units                  10 CFR 51.26, and as part of the
     period specified in each of the current                 are pressurized-water reactors designed               environmental scoping process, the staff
     renewed licenses. The current renewed                   by Westinghouse Electric Company and                  intends to hold public scoping
     operating licenses for SPS expire as                    are located in Surry, Virginia. A notice              meetings. Detailed information
     follows: Unit 1 on May 25, 2032, and                    of receipt of the subsequent license                  regarding the environmental scoping
     Unit 2 on January 29, 2033.                             renewal application (SLRA) was                        meetings will be the subject of a
     DATES: A request for a hearing or                       published in the Federal Register (FR)                separate Federal Register notice.
     petition for leave to intervene must be                 on November 1, 2018 (83 FR 54948).
     filed by February 5, 2019.                              The FRN incorrectly indicated the                     II. Opportunity To Request a Hearing
     ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                    submission date of the application to be              and Petition for Leave To Intervene
     NRC–2018–0247 when contacting the                       October 16, 2018; the correct date is                    Within 60 days after the date of
     NRC about the availability of                           October 15, 2018.                                     publication of this notice, any persons
     information regarding this document.                       The NRC staff has determined that                  (petitioner) whose interest may be
     You may obtain publicly-available                       Dominion Energy Virginia has                          affected by this action may file a request
     information related to this document                    submitted sufficient information in                   for a hearing and petition for leave to
     using any of the following methods:                     accordance with 10 CFR 54.19, 54.21,                  intervene (petition) with respect to the
        • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to                  54.22, 54.23, 51.45, and 51.53(c), to                 action. Petitions shall be filed in
     http://www.regulations.gov and search                   enable the staff to undertake a review of             accordance with the Commission’s
     for Docket ID NRC–2018–0247. Address                    the application, and that the application             ‘‘Agency Rules of Practice and
     questions about NRC Docket IDs in                       is, therefore, acceptable for docketing.              Procedure’’ in 10 CFR part 2. Interested
     Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;                     The current Docket Nos. 50–280 and                    persons should consult a current copy


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     of 10 CFR 2.309. The NRC’s regulations                  evidence, consistent with the NRC’s                   or other document filed in the
     are accessible electronically from the                  regulations, policies, and procedures.                proceeding prior to the submission of a
     NRC Library on the NRC’s website at                        Petitions must be filed no later than              request for hearing or petition to
     http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-                      60 days from the date of publication of               intervene, and documents filed by
     collections/cfr/. Alternatively, a copy of              this notice. Petitions and motions for                interested governmental entities that
     the regulations is available at the NRC’s               leave to file new or amended                          request to participate under 10 CFR
     Public Document Room, located at One                    contentions that are filed after the                  2.315(c), must be filed in accordance
     White Flint North, Room O1–F21, 11555                   deadline will not be entertained absent               with the NRC’s E-Filing rule (72 FR
     Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,                a determination by the presiding officer              49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at
     Maryland 20852. If a petition is filed,                 that the filing demonstrates good cause               77 FR 46562, August 3, 2012). The E-
     the Commission or a presiding officer                   by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR             Filing process requires participants to
     will rule on the petition and, if                       2.309(c)(1)(i) through (iii). The petition            submit and serve all adjudicatory
     appropriate, a notice of hearing will be                must be filed in accordance with the                  documents over the internet, or in some
     issued.                                                 filing instructions in the ‘‘Electronic               cases to mail copies on electronic
        As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a                       Submissions (E-Filing)’’ section of this              storage media. Detailed guidance on
     petition should specifically explain the                document.                                             making electronic submissions may be
     reasons why intervention should be                         A State, local governmental body,                  found in the Guidance for Electronic
     permitted with particular reference to                  Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or                 Submissions to the NRC and on the
     the following general requirements for                  agency thereof, may submit a petition to              NRC’s website at http://www.nrc.gov/
     standing: (1) The name, address, and                    the Commission to participate as a party              site-help/e-submittals.html. Participants
     telephone number of the petitioner; (2)                 under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition                may not submit paper copies of their
     the nature of the petitioner’s right under              should state the nature and extent of the             filings unless they seek an exemption in
     the Act to be made a party to the                       petitioner’s interest in the proceeding.              accordance with the procedures
     proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of                The petition should be submitted to the               described below.
                                                             Commission no later than 60 days from                    To comply with the procedural
     the petitioner’s property, financial, or
                                                             the date of publication of this notice.               requirements of E-Filing, at least 10
     other interest in the proceeding; and (4)
                                                             The petition must be filed in accordance              days prior to the filing deadline, the
     the possible effect of any decision or
                                                             with the filing instructions in the                   participant should contact the Office of
     order which may be entered in the
                                                             ‘‘Electronic Submission (E-Filing)’’                  the Secretary by email at
     proceeding on the petitioner’s interest.
                                                             section of this document, and should                  hearing.docket@nrc.gov, or by telephone
        In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(f),                  meet the requirements for petitions set               at 301–415–1677, to request (1) a digital
     the petition must also set forth the                    forth in this section, except that under              identification (ID) certificate, which
     specific contentions which the                          10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local                     allows the participant (or its counsel or
     petitioner seeks to have litigated in the               governmental body, or Federally-                      representative) to digitally sign
     proceeding. Each contention must                        recognized Indian Tribe, or agency                    submissions and access the E-Filing
     consist of a specific statement of the                  thereof does not need to address the                  system for any proceeding in which it
     issue of law or fact to be raised or                    standing requirements in 10 CFR                       is participating; and (2) advise the
     controverted. In addition, the petitioner               2.309(d) if the facility is located within            Secretary that the participant will be
     must provide a brief explanation of the                 its boundaries. Alternatively, a State,               submitting a request or other
     bases for the contention and a concise                  local governmental body, Federally-                   adjudicatory document (even in
     statement of the alleged facts or expert                recognized Indian Tribe, or agency                    instances in which the participant, or its
     opinion which support the contention                    thereof may participate as a non-party                counsel or representative, already holds
     and on which the petitioner intends to                  under 10 CFR 2.315(c).                                an NRC-issued digital ID certificate).
     rely in proving the contention at the                      If a hearing is granted, any person                Based upon this information, the
     hearing. The petitioner must also                       who is not a party to the proceeding and              Secretary will establish an electronic
     provide references to the specific                      is not affiliated with or represented by              docket for the hearing in this proceeding
     sources and documents on which the                      a party may, in the discretion of the                 if the Secretary has not already
     petitioner intends to rely to support its               presiding officer, be permitted to make               established an electronic docket.
     position on the issue. The petition must                a limited appearance pursuant to the                     Information about applying for a
     include sufficient information to show                  provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person               digital ID certificate is available on the
     that a genuine dispute exists with the                  making a limited appearance may make                  NRC’s public website at http://
     applicant or licensee on a material issue               an oral or written statement of his or her            www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/
     of law or fact. Contentions must be                     position on the issues but may not                    getting-started.html. Once a participant
     limited to matters within the scope of                  otherwise participate in the proceeding.              has obtained a digital ID certificate and
     the proceeding. The contention must be                  A limited appearance may be made at                   a docket has been created, the
     one which, if proven, would entitle the                 any session of the hearing or at any                  participant can then submit
     petitioner to relief. A petitioner who                  prehearing conference, subject to the                 adjudicatory documents. Submissions
     fails to satisfy the requirements at 10                 limits and conditions as may be                       must be in Portable Document Format
     CFR 2.309(f) with respect to at least one               imposed by the presiding officer. Details             (PDF). Additional guidance on PDF
     contention will not be permitted to                     regarding the opportunity to make a                   submissions is available on the NRC’s
     participate as a party.                                 limited appearance will be provided by                public website at http://www.nrc.gov/
        Those permitted to intervene become                  the presiding officer if such sessions are            site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A
     parties to the proceeding, subject to any               scheduled.                                            filing is considered complete at the time
     limitations in the order granting leave to                                                                    the document is submitted through the
     intervene. Parties have the opportunity                 III. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)                NRC’s E-Filing system. To be timely, an
     to participate fully in the conduct of the                 All documents filed in NRC                         electronic filing must be submitted to
     hearing with respect to resolution of                   adjudicatory proceedings, including a                 the E-Filing system no later than 11:59
     that party’s admitted contentions,                      request for hearing and petition for                  p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
     including the opportunity to present                    leave to intervene (petition), any motion             Upon receipt of a transmission, the E-


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     Filing system time-stamps the document                     Documents submitted in adjudicatory                  For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
     and sends the submitter an email notice                 proceedings will appear in the NRC’s                  Eric R. Oesterle,
     confirming receipt of the document. The                 electronic hearing docket which is                    Chief, License Renewal Project Branch,
     E-Filing system also distributes an email               available to the public at https://                   Division of Materials and License Renewal,
     notice that provides access to the                      adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded                    Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
     document to the NRC’s Office of the                     pursuant to an order of the Commission                [FR Doc. 2018–26614 Filed 12–7–18; 8:45 am]
     General Counsel and any others who                      or the presiding officer. If you do not               BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
     have advised the Office of the Secretary                have an NRC-issued digital ID certificate
     that they wish to participate in the                    as described above, click cancel when
     proceeding, so that the filer need not                                                                        NUCLEAR REGULATORY
                                                             the link requests certificates and you
     serve the document on those                                                                                   COMMISSION
                                                             will be automatically directed to the
     participants separately. Therefore,
     applicants and other participants (or                   NRC’s electronic hearing dockets where                [NRC–2018–0001]
     their counsel or representative) must                   you will be able to access any publicly
                                                             available documents in a particular                   Sunshine Act Meetings
     apply for and receive a digital ID
     certificate before adjudicatory                         hearing docket. Participants are
                                                                                                                   TIME AND DATE: Weeks of 10, 17, 24, 31,
     documents are filed so that they can                    requested not to include personal
                                                                                                                   2018, January 7, 14, 2019.
     obtain access to the documents via the                  privacy information, such as social
                                                             security numbers, home addresses, or                  PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference
     E-Filing system.
        A person filing electronically using                 personal phone numbers in their filings,              Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
     the NRC’s adjudicatory E-Filing system                  unless an NRC regulation or other law                 Maryland.
     may seek assistance by contacting the                   requires submission of such                           STATUS: Public and Closed.
     NRC’s Electronic Filing Help Desk                       information. For example, in some                     MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
     through the ‘‘Contact Us’’ link located                 instances, individuals provide home                   Week of December 10, 2018—Tentative
     on the NRC’s public website at http://                  addresses in order to demonstrate
     www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-                                proximity to a facility or site. With                   There are no meetings scheduled for
     submittals.html, by email to                            respect to copyrighted works, except for              the week of December 10, 2018.
     MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll-                    limited excerpts that serve the purpose               Week of December 17, 2018—Tentative
     free call at 1–866–672–7640. The NRC                    of the adjudicatory filings and would
     Electronic Filing Help Desk is available                                                                        There are no meetings scheduled for
                                                             constitute a Fair Use application,                    the week of December 17, 2018.
     between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., Eastern
     Time, Monday through Friday,                            participants are requested not to include
                                                             copyrighted materials in their                        Week of December 24, 2018—Tentative
     excluding government holidays.
        Participants who believe that they                   submission.                                             There are no meetings scheduled for
     have a good cause for not submitting                       Detailed information about the                     the week of December 24, 2018.
     documents electronically must file an                   subsequent license renewal process can                Week of December 31, 2018—Tentative
     exemption request, in accordance with                   be found under the Nuclear Reactors
     10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper               icon at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/                    There are no meetings scheduled for
     filing stating why there is good cause for                                                                    the week of December 31, 2018.
                                                             operating/licensing/renewal.html on the
     not filing electronically and requesting                NRC’s website. Copies of the application              Week of January 7, 2019—Tentative
     authorization to continue to submit                     to renew the operating licenses for SPS
     documents in paper format. Such filings                                                                         There are no meetings scheduled for
                                                             are available for public inspection at the            the week of January 7, 2019.
     must be submitted by: (1) First class
                                                             NRC’s PDR, and at https://www.nrc.gov/
     mail addressed to the Office of the                                                                           Week of January 14, 2019—Tentative
                                                             reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/
     Secretary of the Commission, U.S.
     Nuclear Regulatory Commission,                          subsequent-license-renewal.html, the                    There are no meetings scheduled for
     Washington, DC 20555–0001, Attention:                   NRC’s website while the application is                the week of January 14, 2019.
     Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or                  under review. The application may be                  CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
     (2) courier, express mail, or expedited                 accessed in ADAMS through the NRC                     For more information or to verify the
     delivery service to the Office of the                   Library on the internet at http://                    status of meetings, contact Denise
     Secretary, 11555 Rockville Pike,                        www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html                     McGovern at 301–415–0681 or via email
     Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention:                   under ADAMS Accession No.                             at Denise.McGovern@nrc.gov. The
     Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff.                     ML18291A842. As stated above, persons                 schedule for Commission meetings is
     Participants filing adjudicatory                        who do not have access to ADAMS or                    subject to change on short notice.
     documents in this manner are                            who encounter problems in accessing                      The NRC Commission Meeting
     responsible for serving the document on                 the documents located in ADAMS may                    Schedule can be found on the internet
     all other participants. Filing is                       contact the NRC’s PDR reference staff by              at: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
     considered complete by first-class mail                 telephone at 1–800–397–4209 or 301–                   public-meetings/schedule.html.
     as of the time of deposit in the mail, or               415–4737, or by email to pdr.resources@                  The NRC provides reasonable
     by courier, express mail, or expedited                  nrc.gov.                                              accommodation to individuals with
     delivery service upon depositing the                                                                          disabilities where appropriate. If you
     document with the provider of the                          The NRC staff has verified that a copy             need a reasonable accommodation to
     service. A presiding officer, having                    of the SLRA is also available for                     participate in these public meetings, or
     granted a request for exemption from                    inspection near the site at the                       need this meeting notice or the
     using E-Filing, may require a participant               Williamsburg Library, 515 Scotland St.,               transcript or other information from the
     or party to use E-Filing if the presiding               Williamsburg, VA 23185.                               public meetings in another format (e.g.,
     officer subsequently determines that the                  Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day          braille, large print), please notify
     reason for granting the exemption from                  of December, 2018.                                    Kimberly Meyer-Chambers, NRC
     use of E-Filing no longer exists.                                                                             Disability Program Manager, at 301–


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Document Created: 2018-12-08 00:22:07
Document Modified: 2018-12-08 00:22:07
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionLicense renewal application; opportunity to request a hearing and to petition for leave to intervene.
DatesA request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by February 5, 2019.
ContactEmmanuel Sayoc, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-4084, email: [email protected]
FR Citation83 FR 63541 

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