83 FR 6621 - Florida Power and Light Company; St. Lucie Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 31 (February 14, 2018)
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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 31 (Wednesday, February 14, 2018)] [Notices] [Pages 6621-6624] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2018-03003] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389; NRC-2018-0025] Florida Power and Light Company; St. Lucie Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License amendment application; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and to petition for leave to intervene. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of amendments to Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR- 67 and NPF-16, issued on October 2, 2003, and held by Florida Power and Light Company (FPL or the licensee) for the operation of St. Lucie Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (St. Lucie), located on Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County, Florida. The proposed amendments would revise the Emergency Plan for St. Lucie to adopt a limited scope of the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEl) Emergency Action Level (EAL) scheme for the fire-related notification of unusual event. DATES: Submit comments by March 16, 2018. Requests for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by April 16, 2018. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0025 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-2018-0025. Address questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-415- 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 NRC Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this notice (if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Perry Buckberg, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1383; email: [email protected]. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0025 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this action by any of the following methods: Federal Rulemaking website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0025. NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document. The application for amendment, dated January 31, 2018, is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18031B011. NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2018-0025 in your comment submission. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS. II. Introduction The NRC is considering issuance of amendments to Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-67 and NPF-16 issued to FPL for operation of St. Lucie, located on Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County, Florida. The proposed amendment would revise the Emergency Plan for St. Lucie to adopt a limited scope of the NEI EAL scheme for the fire- related notification of unusual event. Before any issuance of the proposed license amendments, the NRC will need to make the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and NRC's regulations. The NRC has made a proposed determination that the license amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration. Under the NRC's regulations in 10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation of the facility in accordance with the proposed amendment would not (1) involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated; or (3) involve a significant reduction in a [[Page 6622]] margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR 50.91(a), the licensee has provided its analysis of the issue of no significant hazards consideration, which is presented below: 1. Does the proposed amendment involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated? Response: No. The proposed change does not impact the physical configuration or function of plant structures, systems, or components (SSCs) or the manner in which SSCs are operated, maintained, modified, tested, or inspected. No actual facility equipment or accident analyses are affected by the proposed changes. The change revises the St. Lucie fire-related unusual event EAL scheme to be consistent with the NRC endorsed EAL scheme contained in NEI 99-01, Revision 6, ``Methodology for Development of Emergency Action Levels,'' but does not alter any of the requirements of the Operating License or the Technical Specifications. Therefore, the proposed change does not involve a significant increase in the probability or consequences of an accident previously evaluated. 2. Does the proposed amendment create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any accident previously evaluated? Response: No. The proposed change does not involve a physical alteration of the plant (no new or different type of equipment will be installed). The proposed change does not create any new failure modes for existing equipment or any new limiting single failures. Additionally, the proposed change does not involve a change in the methods governing normal plant operation, and all safety functions will continue to perform as previously assumed in the accident analyses. Thus, the proposed change does not adversely affect the design function or operation of any structures, systems, and components important to safety. No new accident scenarios, failure mechanisms, or limiting single failures are introduced as a result of the proposed change. The proposed change does not challenge the performance or integrity of any safety-related system. Therefore, the proposed change does not create the possibility of a new or different kind of accident from any previously evaluated. 3. Does the proposed amendment involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety? Response: No. The margin of safety associated with the acceptance criteria of any accident is unchanged. The proposed change will have no effect on the availability, operability, or performance of safety-related systems and components. The proposed change will not adversely affect the operation of plant equipment or the function of equipment assumed in the accident analysis. The proposed amendment does not involve changes to any safety analyses assumptions, safety limits, or limiting safety system settings. The changes do not adversely impact plant operating margins or the reliability of equipment credited in the safety analyses. Therefore, the proposed change does not involve a significant reduction in a margin of safety. The NRC staff has reviewed the licensee's analysis and, based on this review, it appears that the three standards of 10 CFR 50.92(c) are satisfied. Therefore, the NRC staff proposes to determine that the license amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration. The NRC is seeking public comments on this proposed determination that the license amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration. Any comments received within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice will be considered in making any final determination. Normally, the Commission will not issue the amendment until the expiration of 60 days after the date of publication of this notice. The Commission may issue the license amendment before expiration of the 60- day notice period if the Commission concludes the amendment involves no significant hazards consideration. In addition, the Commission may issue the amendment prior to the expiration of the 30-day comment period if circumstances change during the 30-day comment period such that failure to act in a timely way would result, for example, in prevention of either resumption of operation or of increase in power output up to the plant's licensed power level. If the Commission takes action prior to the expiration of either the comment period or the notice period, it will publish in the Federal Register a notice of issuance. If the Commission makes a final no significant hazards consideration determination, any hearing will take place after issuance. The Commission expects that the need to take this action will occur very infrequently. III. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any person (petitioner) whose interest may be affected by this action may file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition) with respect to the action. Petitions shall be filed in accordance with the Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309. The NRC's regulations are accessible electronically from the NRC Library on the NRC's website at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. Alternatively, a copy of the regulations is available at the NRC's Public Document Room, located at One White Flint North, Room O1-F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. If a petition is filed, the Commission or a presiding officer will rule on the petition and, if appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be issued. As required by 10 CFR 2.309(d) the petition should specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular reference to the following general requirements for standing: (1) The name, address, and telephone number of the petitioner; (2) the nature of the petitioner's right under the Act to be made a party to the proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (4) the possible effect of any decision or order which may be entered in the proceeding on the petitioner's interest. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(f), the petition must also set forth the specific contentions which the petitioner seeks to have litigated in the proceeding. Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In addition, the petitioner must provide a brief explanation of the bases for the contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or expert opinion which support the contention and on which the petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. The petitioner must also provide references to the specific sources and documents on which the petitioner intends to rely to support its position on the issue. The petition must include sufficient information to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant or licensee on a material issue of law or fact. Contentions must be limited to matters within the scope of the proceeding. The contention must be one which, if proven, would entitle the petitioner to relief. A petitioner who fails to satisfy the requirements at 10 CFR 2.309(f) with respect to at least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party. Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene. Parties have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the hearing with respect to resolution of that party's admitted contentions, including the opportunity to present evidence, consistent with the NRC's regulations, policies, and procedures. Petitions must be filed no later than 60 days from the date of publication of [[Page 6623]] this notice. Petitions and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that are filed after the deadline will not be entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i) through (iii). The petition must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the ``Electronic Submissions (E- Filing)'' section of this document. If a hearing is requested, and the Commission has not made a final determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration, the Commission will make a final determination on the issue of no significant hazards consideration. The final determination will serve to establish when the hearing is held. If the final determination is that the amendment request involves no significant hazards consideration, the Commission may issue the amendment and make it immediately effective, notwithstanding the request for a hearing. Any hearing would take place after issuance of the amendment. If the final determination is that the amendment request involves a significant hazards consideration, then any hearing held would take place before the issuance of the amendment unless the Commission finds an imminent danger to the health or safety of the public, in which case it will issue an appropriate order or rule under 10 CFR part 2. A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition should state the nature and extent of the petitioner's interest in the proceeding. The petition should be submitted to the Commission by July 31, 2017. The petition must be filed in accordance with the filing instructions in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document, and should meet the requirements for petitions set forth in this section, except that under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmental body, or federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof does not need to address the standing requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the facility is located within its boundaries. Alternatively, a State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof may participate as a non-party under 10 CFR 2.315(c). If a hearing is granted, any person who is not a party to the proceeding and is not affiliated with or represented by a party may, at the discretion of the presiding officer, be permitted to make a limited appearance pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person making a limited appearance may make an oral or written statement of his or her position on the issues but may not otherwise participate in the proceeding. A limited appearance may be made at any session of the hearing or at any prehearing conference, subject to the limits and conditions as may be imposed by the presiding officer. Details regarding the opportunity to make a limited appearance will be provided by the presiding officer if such sessions are scheduled. IV. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing) All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a request for hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition), any motion or other document filed in the proceeding prior to the submission of a request for hearing or petition to intervene, and documents filed by interested governmental entities that request to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with the NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 46562, August 3, 2012). The E-Filing process requires participants to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Detailed guidance on making electronic submissions may be found in the Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC and on the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. Participants may not submit paper copies of their filings unless they seek an exemption in accordance with the procedures described below. To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10 days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the Office of the Secretary by email at [email protected], or by telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID) certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC- issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the hearing in this proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic docket. Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is available on the NRC's public website at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. Once a participant has obtained a digital ID certificate and a docket has been created, the participant can then submit adjudicatory documents. Submissions must be in Portable Document Format (PDF). Additional guidance on PDF submissions is available on the NRC's public website at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A filing is considered complete at the time the document is submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends the submitter an email notice confirming receipt of the document. The E-Filing system also distributes an email notice that provides access to the document to the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any others who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the document on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for and receive a digital ID certificate before adjudicatory documents are filed so that they can obtain access to the documents via the E-Filing system. A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E- Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC's Electronic Filing Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's public website at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by e- mail 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, [[Page 6624]] Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this manner are responsible for serving the document on all other participants. Filing is considered complete by first-class mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing the document with the provider of the service. A presiding officer, having granted an exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a participant or party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer subsequently determines that the reason for granting the exemption from use of E-Filing no longer exists. Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the Commission or the presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued digital ID certificate as described above, click cancel when the link requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to the NRC's electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access any publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket. Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information, such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law requires submission of such information. For example, in some instances, individuals provide home addresses in order to demonstrate proximity to a facility or site. With respect to copyrighted works, except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants are requested not to include copyrighted materials in their submission. For further details with respect to this action, see the application for license amendment dated January 31, 2018. Attorney for licensee: William S. Blair, Managing Attorney-- Nuclear, Florida Power & Light Company, 700 Universe Boulevard, MS LAW/ JB, Juno Beach, FL 33408-0420. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of February, 2018. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Martha C. Barillas, Acting Chief, Plant Licensing Branch II-2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2018-03003 Filed 2-13-18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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frequently you would like to receive questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer application for amendment, dated
emails (daily, weekly, or monthly). Borges; telephone: 301–415–9127; January 31, 2018, is available in
The final agenda for the public email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For ADAMS under Accession No.
meeting will be posted no fewer than 10 technical questions, contact the ML18031B011.
days prior to the meeting date. Those individual listed in the FOR FURTHER • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
who are unable to participate in person INFORMATION CONTACT section of this purchase copies of public documents at
or via webinar may choose to participate document. the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
via teleconference by dialing the bridge • NRC’s Agencywide Documents White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
number (800) 857–9840 and entering the Access and Management System Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
pass code 4975456. (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- B. Submitting Comments
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day available documents online in the NRC
Public Documents collection at http:// Please include Docket ID NRC–2018–
of February, 2018.
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. 0025 in your comment submission. The
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. NRC cautions you not to include
To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS
Gregory F. Suber, identifying or contact information that
Public Documents’’ and then select
Acting Deputy Director, Division of you do not want to be publicly
‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For
Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and disclosed in your comment submission.
Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material problems with ADAMS, please contact
the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) The NRC will post all comment
Safety and Safeguards.
reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– submissions at http://
[FR Doc. 2018–03083 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am]
415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@ www.regulations.gov as well as enter the
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P comment submissions into ADAMS.
nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number
for each document referenced in this The NRC does not routinely edit
notice (if that document is available in comment submissions to remove
NUCLEAR REGULATORY identifying or contact information.
COMMISSION ADAMS) is provided the first time that
a document is referenced. If you are requesting or aggregating
[Docket Nos. 50–335 and 50–389; NRC– • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and comments from other persons for
2018–0025] purchase copies of public documents at submission to the NRC, then you should
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One inform those persons not to include
Florida Power and Light Company; St. identifying or contact information that
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Lucie Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 they do not want to be publicly
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
disclosed in their comment submission.
Commission. Perry Buckberg, Office of Nuclear Your request should state that the NRC
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear does not routinely edit comment
ACTION: License amendment application;
Regulatory Commission, Washington, submissions to remove such information
opportunity to comment, request a before making the comment
hearing, and to petition for leave to DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
1383; email: Perry.Buckberg@nrc.gov. submissions available to the public or
intervene. entering the comment into ADAMS.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory II. Introduction
Commission (NRC) is considering I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments The NRC is considering issuance of
issuance of amendments to Renewed
amendments to Renewed Facility
Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–67 A. Obtaining Information Operating License Nos. DPR–67 and
and NPF–16, issued on October 2, 2003,
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018– NPF–16 issued to FPL for operation of
and held by Florida Power and Light
0025 when contacting the NRC about St. Lucie, located on Hutchinson Island
Company (FPL or the licensee) for the
the availability of information for this in St. Lucie County, Florida.
operation of St. Lucie Plant, Unit Nos. The proposed amendment would
action. You may obtain publicly-
1 and 2 (St. Lucie), located on revise the Emergency Plan for St. Lucie
available information related to this
Hutchinson Island in St. Lucie County, to adopt a limited scope of the NEI EAL
action by any of the following methods:
Florida. The proposed amendments Federal Rulemaking website: Go to scheme for the fire-related notification
would revise the Emergency Plan for St. http://www.regulations.gov and search of unusual event. Before any issuance of
Lucie to adopt a limited scope of the for Docket ID NRC–2018–0025. the proposed license amendments, the
Nuclear Energy Institute (NEl) • NRC’s Agencywide Documents NRC will need to make the findings
Emergency Action Level (EAL) scheme Access and Management System required by the Atomic Energy Act of
for the fire-related notification of (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- 1954, as amended (the Act), and NRC’s
unusual event. available documents online in the regulations.
DATES: Submit comments by March 16, ADAMS Public Documents collection at The NRC has made a proposed
2018. Requests for a hearing or petition http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ determination that the license
for leave to intervene must be filed by adams.html. To begin the search, select amendment request involves no
April 16, 2018. ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then significant hazards consideration. Under
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS the NRC’s regulations in 10 CFR 50.92,
NRC–2018–0025 when contacting the Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, this means that operation of the facility
NRC about the availability of please contact the NRC’s Public in accordance with the proposed
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information regarding this document. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at amendment would not (1) involve a
You may obtain publicly-available 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by significant increase in the probability or
information related to this document email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The consequences of an accident previously
using any of the following methods: ADAMS accession number for each evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of
• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to document referenced (if it is available in a new or different kind of accident from
http://www.regulations.gov and search ADAMS) is provided the first time that any accident previously evaluated; or
for Docket ID NRC–2018–0025. Address it is mentioned in this document. The (3) involve a significant reduction in a
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Washington, DC 20555–0001, Attention: For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. technical and clarifying changes to the
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or Martha C. Barillas, Guide, as more fully described below.
(2) courier, express mail, or expedited Acting Chief, Plant Licensing Branch II–2, A. Background
delivery service to the Office of the Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
Secretary, 11555 Rockville Pike, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. DTC requires Participants to
Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention: [FR Doc. 2018–03003 Filed 2–13–18; 8:45 am] contribute an aggregate amount of $1.15
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P billion to the Participants Fund.7 That
Participants filing adjudicatory amount is collected through two
documents in this manner are components of the Participants Funds,
responsible for serving the document on the Core Fund and the Liquidity Fund,
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
all other participants. Filing is to which Participants must contribute,
COMMISSION
considered complete by first-class mail as applicable.8
as of the time of deposit in the mail, or [Release No. 34–82662; File No. SR–DTC– DTC sets the total value of the Core
by courier, express mail, or expedited 2017–024] Fund at $450 million, which is collected
delivery service upon depositing the through two underlying funds: The Base
document with the provider of the Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Fund and the Incremental Fund.9 Each
service. A presiding officer, having Depository Trust Company; Order Participant is required to contribute a
granted an exemption request from Approving Proposed Rule Change To minimum of $7,500 to the Base Fund.10
Amend Procedures in the DTC Meanwhile, the Incremental Fund
using E-Filing, may require a participant
Settlement Service Guide Relating to makes up the difference, if any, between
or party to use E-Filing if the presiding
the Intra-Month Collection of Required the aggregate amount collected in the
officer subsequently determines that the
Participants Fund Deposits Base Fund and the total $450 million of
reason for granting the exemption from
use of E-Filing no longer exists. February 8, 2018. the Core Fund. If there is a difference,
On December 22, 2017, the Depository DTC allocates the difference
Documents submitted in adjudicatory proportionally among all Participants.11
proceedings will appear in the NRC’s Trust Corporation (‘‘DTC’’) filed with
electronic hearing docket which is the Securities and Exchange DTC sets the total value of the
available to the public at https:// Commission (‘‘Commission’’) proposed Liquidity Fund at $700 million.12 The
rule change SR–DTC–2017–024, Liquidity Fund is allocated
adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded
pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the proportionately among Participants with
pursuant to an order of the Commission
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 affiliated families,13 where the affiliated
or the presiding officer. If you do not
(‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder.2 families have been authorized by DTC to
have an NRC-issued digital ID certificate have over $2.15 billion in intraday
as described above, click cancel when The proposed rule change was
published for comment in the Federal debits.14
the link requests certificates and you
Register on January 9, 2018.3 The The aggregate amount that a
will be automatically directed to the
Commission did not receive any Participant is required to contribute to
NRC’s electronic hearing dockets where
comment letters on the proposed rule the Participants Fund is the
you will be able to access any publicly
change. For the reasons discussed Participant’s Required Participants
available documents in a particular below, the Commission approves the Fund Deposit (hereinafter, ‘‘Required
hearing docket. Participants are proposed rule change. Deposit’’).15 In addition, Participants
requested not to include personal
I. Description of the Proposed Rule may make voluntary deposits to the
privacy information, such as social Participants Fund, which DTC refers to
security numbers, home addresses, or Change
as Voluntary Participants Fund Deposits
personal phone numbers in their filings, The proposed rule change would (hereinafter, ‘‘Voluntary Deposit’’).16 A
unless an NRC regulation or other law amend DTC’s Settlement Service Guide Participant may choose to make a
requires submission of such (‘‘Guide’’) 4 to (1) codify more Voluntary Deposit in anticipation of
information. For example, in some completely DTC’s current practices
instances, individuals provide home regarding when a DTC participant 7 Guide, supra note 4 at 48; Notice, 83 FR at 1047.
addresses in order to demonstrate (‘‘Participant’’) 5 must deposit cash at 8 See Guide, supra note 4 at 48–50 (explaining the
proximity to a facility or site. With DTC to satisfy an intra-month deficiency components of the Participants Fund); see also
respect to copyrighted works, except for in the Participant’s required Notice, 83 FR at 1047.
9 See Guide, supra note 4 at 48.
limited excerpts that serve the purpose contribution to DTC’s Participants 10 Id.; Notice, 83 FR at 1047.
of the adjudicatory filings and would Fund 6 (‘‘Deficiency’’), and (2) make 11 Guide, supra note 4 at 48. A Participant’s
constitute a Fair Use application, contribution to the Incremental Fund is based on
participants are requested not to include 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). the average of the Participant’s six largest intra-day
copyrighted materials in their 2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. liquidity exposures at DTC, over a rolling 60-
3 Securities Exchange Act Release No. 82434 business-day period. Id.; Notice, 83 FR at 1047.
submission. 12 Guide, supra note 4 at 49.
(January 3, 2018), 83 FR 1046 (January 9, 2018) (SR–
For further details with respect to this DTC–2017–024) (‘‘Notice’’). 13 The Rules define an ‘‘affiliated family’’ as each
action, see the application for license 4 Available at https://www.dtcc.com/∼/media/ Participant that controls (or is controlled by another
Files/Downloads/legal/service-guides/ Participant that has) direct or indirect ownership of
amendment dated January 31, 2018. Settlement.pdf. more than 50 percent of the voting securities (or
voting interests) of another Participant, and each
daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES
Attorney for licensee: William S. 5 ‘‘Participant’’ is defined in the DTC Rules,
Bylaws, Organization Certificate (‘‘Rules’’) as an such Participant is under the common control of the
Blair, Managing Attorney—Nuclear, same entity. Supra note 5 at 2.
entity to which DTC offers its services pursuant to
Florida Power & Light Company, 700 the Rules, available at http://www.dtcc.com/legal/ 14 Guide, supra note 4 at 49; Notice, 83 FR at
Universe Boulevard, MS LAW/JB, Juno rules-and-procedures?pgs=1. 1047.
Beach, FL 33408–0420. 6 The Participants Fund is the fund in which DTC 15 Guide, supra note 4 at 47–48; Notice, 83 FR at
collects and holds cash from Participants in order 1047.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day to maintain sufficient liquidity resources in the 16 Guide, supra note 4 at 47; Notice, 83 FR at
of February, 2018. event of a Participant default. Notice, 83 FR at 1047. 1047.
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| Publisher | Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration | |
| Section | Notices | |
| Action | License amendment application; opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and to petition for leave to intervene. | |
| Dates | Submit comments by March 16, 2018. Requests for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by April 16, 2018. | |
| Contact | Perry Buckberg, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1383; email: [email protected] | |
| FR Citation | 83 FR 6621 |
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