Staff Requirements-SECY-12-0168-Calvert Cliffs 3 Nuclear Project, LLC & UniStar Nuclear Operating Services, LLC (Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3), Petition for Review of LBP-12-19, 33121-33122 [2013-12596]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 106 / Monday, June 3, 2013 / Notices use and will be incorporated into NRC’s next license renewal guidance document revision. Backfitting and Issue Finality Issuance of this final LR–ISG does not constitute backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109 (the Backfit Rule) and is not otherwise inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in Part 52, ‘‘Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants’’ of 10 CFR. The basis for this determination is set forth in the ‘‘Backfitting and Issue Finality’’ section of the final LR–ISG. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this Tuesday, May 28, 2013. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. John Lubinski, Director, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2013–13088 Filed 5–31–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2013–0107; Docket No. 52–016–COL] Staff Requirements—SECY–12–0168— Calvert Cliffs 3 Nuclear Project, LLC & UniStar Nuclear Operating Services, LLC (Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3), Petition for Review of LBP–12–19 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Request for written comment on requirements related to foreign ownership, control, or domination of commercial nuclear power plants. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an assessment, and is seeking stakeholder views, on issues relating to foreign ownership, control, or domination (FOCD) of commercial nuclear power plants. The results and conclusions of this assessment, including any recommendations on any proposed modifications to guidance or practice on FOCD that may be warranted, will be provided in a voting paper for Commission review and approval. DATES: Submit comments by August 2, 2013. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC staff is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: You may access information and comment submissions related to this document, which the NRC possesses and are publically available, by searching on https:// www.regulations.gov under Docket ID sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:40 May 31, 2013 Jkt 229001 NRC–2013–0107. You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID nrc-2013–0107. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–492–3668; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB–05– B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. For additional direction on accessing information and submitting comments, see ‘‘Accessing Information and Submitting Comments’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo Ann Simpson, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001; telephone: 301–415–8388; email: JoAnn.Simpson@.nrc.gov; or Anneliese Simmons, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001; telephone: 301–415–2791; email: Anneliese.Simmons@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Accessing Information and Submitting Comments A. Accessing Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2013– 0107 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may access information related to this document by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2013–0107. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may access publiclyavailable documents online in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/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 pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 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. The Commission issued SRM–12–0168 is available electronically under ADAMS Accession No. ML10370A150. PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 33121 • 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–2013– 0107 in the subject line of your comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make your comment submission available to the public in this docket. 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 https:// www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS, and 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 submissions into ADAMS. II. Background During recent years, there have been a number of licensing actions submitted to the NRC for review where issues related to FOCD existed. One cause is likely due to the increased globalization of economic activity and associated added complexity of the corporate arrangements. In response, the NRC’s review of FOCD issues have become more numerous and detailed. Sections 103d. and 104d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, (AEA), provide that the NRC may not issue a license to a corporation or other entity if the Commission knows (or has reason to believe) that it is owned, controlled, or dominated by an alien, a foreign corporation or a foreign government. Moreover, the NRC may not, in any event, issue a license to any person within the United States if, in the opinion of the Commission, the issue of a license to such person would be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public. The Commission’s regulation under Section 50.38 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) E:\FR\FM\03JNN1.SGM 03JNN1 sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 33122 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 106 / Monday, June 3, 2013 / Notices implements this statutory prohibition, providing that any person who is a citizen, national, or agent of a foreign country, or any corporation, or other entity which the Commission knows or has reason to believe is owned, controlled, or dominated by an alien, a foreign corporation, or an foreign government, shall be ineligible to apply for and obtain a license. (emphasis supplied). With respect to combined license applications, the Commission’s regulations under 10 CFR 52.75(a) further state any person (except one excluded by § 50.38 of the Commission’s regulations) may file an application for a combined license for a nuclear power facility with the Director, Office of New Reactors or Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, as appropriate. On March 11, 2013, in SRM–12–0168, ‘‘Calvert Cliffs 3 Nuclear Project, LLC & UniStar Nuclear Operating Services, LLC (Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3), Docket No. 52–016–COL, Petition for Review of LBP–12–19,’’ the Commission directed the staff to provide a fresh assessment on issues relating to FOCD including recommendations on any proposed modifications to guidance or practice on FOCD that may be warranted. Specifically, the Commission is looking for comments on the limitation on FOCD as contained in Section 103d. of the AEA and the potential to satisfy statutory objectives through an integrated review of foreign ownership, control, or domination issues involving up to and including 100 percent indirect foreign ownership; criteria for assessing proposed plans or actions to negate direct or indirect foreign ownership or foreign financing of more than 50 percent but less than 100 percent, and the adequacy of guidance on these criteria; the availability of alternative methods such as license conditions for resolving—following issuance of a combined license—FOCD; and the agency’s interpretation of the statutory meaning of ‘‘ownership,’’ and how that definition applies in various contexts, such as total or partial foreign ownership of a licensee’s parent, coowners, or owners who are licensed to own but not to possess or operate a facility. It is the desire of the NRC to receive comments of a high quality from all stakeholders on issues relating to FOCD. The 60-day comment period is reasonable and is not anticipated to affect NRC deadlines. The allotted time will allow adequate time for the NRC to review comments, and organize and conduct a Category 3 Public Meeting on VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:40 May 31, 2013 Jkt 229001 June 19, 2013, to facilitate additional stakeholder engagement and input. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of May 2013. Christopher Regan, Chief, Financial Analysis and International Projects Branch, Division of Inspection and Regional Support, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2013–12596 Filed 5–31–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2013–0081] Policy Statement on Adequacy and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs; Statement of Principles and Policy for the Agreement State Program Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Policy statements; draft revisions and request for comment. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing revisions to its policy statements on Agreement State Programs. Both the ‘‘Policy Statement on Adequacy and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs’’ and the ‘‘Statement of Principles and Policy for the Agreement State Program’’ have been revised to add information on security of radioactive materials and incorporate changes in the NRC’s policies and procedures since the last revision in 1997. In addition to requesting comments on the revisions made to the policy statements, the NRC is specifically requesting comments on (1) Compatibility Category B in the ‘‘Policy Statement on Adequacy and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs,’’ (2) consideration of a performance based approach in determining Agreement State compatibility, and (3) performance based metrics in the adequacy determination of an Agreement State program. SUMMARY: Submit comments by August 19, 2013. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comment by any of the following methods (unless this document describes a different method for submitting comments on a specific subject): • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 for Docket ID NRC–2013–0081. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–492–3668; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • Email comments to: Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you do not receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact us at 301–415–1677. • Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at 301– 415–1101. • Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff. • Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (Eastern Time) Federal workdays; telephone: 301–415–1677. For additional direction on accessing information and submitting comments, see ‘‘Accessing Information and Submitting Comments’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lisa Dimmick, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 0694, email: Lisa.Dimmick@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Accessing Information and Submitting Comments II. Background III. Discussion IV. Proposed Revision to Policy Statement on Adequacy and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs V. Proposed Revision to Statement of Principles and Policy for the Agreement State Program VI. Topics for Additional Comment VII. Paperwork Reduction Act I. Accessing Information and Submitting Comments A. Accessing Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2013– 0081 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for the proposed revisions of the policy statements. You may access information related to the proposed revisions of the policy statements, which the NRC possesses and is publicly available, by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2013–0081. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System E:\FR\FM\03JNN1.SGM 03JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 106 (Monday, June 3, 2013)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2013-12596]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2013-0107; Docket No. 52-016-COL]


Staff Requirements--SECY-12-0168--Calvert Cliffs 3 Nuclear 
Project, LLC & UniStar Nuclear Operating Services, LLC (Calvert Cliffs 
Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3), Petition for Review of LBP-12-19

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Request for written comment on requirements related to foreign 
ownership, control, or domination of commercial nuclear power plants.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting an 
assessment, and is seeking stakeholder views, on issues relating to 
foreign ownership, control, or domination (FOCD) of commercial nuclear 
power plants. The results and conclusions of this assessment, including 
any recommendations on any proposed modifications to guidance or 
practice on FOCD that may be warranted, will be provided in a voting 
paper for Commission review and approval.

DATES: Submit comments by August 2, 2013. Comments received after this 
date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC staff 
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before 
this date.

ADDRESSES: You may access information and comment submissions related 
to this document, which the NRC possesses and are publically available, 
by searching on https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2013-
0107. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID nrc-2013-0107. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-492-
3668; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
     Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, 
Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, 
Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001.
    For additional direction on accessing information and submitting 
comments, see ``Accessing Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jo Ann Simpson, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-8388; email: JoAnn.Simpson@.nrc.gov; or 
Anneliese Simmons, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-
2791; email: Anneliese.Simmons@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Accessing Information and Submitting Comments

A. Accessing Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2013-0107 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information regarding this document. You may 
access information related to this document by any of the following 
methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2013-0107.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may access publicly-available documents online in the NRC 
Library at https://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 pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 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. The Commission issued SRM-12-0168 is available 
electronically under ADAMS Accession No. ML10370A150.
     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-2013-0107 in the subject line of your 
comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make 
your comment submission available to the public in this docket.
    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 https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into 
ADAMS, and 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 submissions into ADAMS.

II. Background

    During recent years, there have been a number of licensing actions 
submitted to the NRC for review where issues related to FOCD existed. 
One cause is likely due to the increased globalization of economic 
activity and associated added complexity of the corporate arrangements. 
In response, the NRC's review of FOCD issues have become more numerous 
and detailed. Sections 103d. and 104d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 
1954, as amended, (AEA), provide that the NRC may not issue a license 
to a corporation or other entity if the Commission knows (or has reason 
to believe) that it is owned, controlled, or dominated by an alien, a 
foreign corporation or a foreign government. Moreover, the NRC may not, 
in any event, issue a license to any person within the United States 
if, in the opinion of the Commission, the issue of a license to such 
person would be inimical to the common defense and security or to the 
health and safety of the public.
    The Commission's regulation under Section 50.38 of Title 10 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)

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implements this statutory prohibition, providing that any person who is 
a citizen, national, or agent of a foreign country, or any corporation, 
or other entity which the Commission knows or has reason to believe is 
owned, controlled, or dominated by an alien, a foreign corporation, or 
an foreign government, shall be ineligible to apply for and obtain a 
license. (emphasis supplied).
    With respect to combined license applications, the Commission's 
regulations under 10 CFR 52.75(a) further state any person (except one 
excluded by Sec.  50.38 of the Commission's regulations) may file an 
application for a combined license for a nuclear power facility with 
the Director, Office of New Reactors or Director, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, as appropriate.
    On March 11, 2013, in SRM-12-0168, ``Calvert Cliffs 3 Nuclear 
Project, LLC & UniStar Nuclear Operating Services, LLC (Calvert Cliffs 
Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3), Docket No. 52-016-COL, Petition for 
Review of LBP-12-19,'' the Commission directed the staff to provide a 
fresh assessment on issues relating to FOCD including recommendations 
on any proposed modifications to guidance or practice on FOCD that may 
be warranted.
    Specifically, the Commission is looking for comments on the 
limitation on FOCD as contained in Section 103d. of the AEA and the 
potential to satisfy statutory objectives through an integrated review 
of foreign ownership, control, or domination issues involving up to and 
including 100 percent indirect foreign ownership; criteria for 
assessing proposed plans or actions to negate direct or indirect 
foreign ownership or foreign financing of more than 50 percent but less 
than 100 percent, and the adequacy of guidance on these criteria; the 
availability of alternative methods such as license conditions for 
resolving--following issuance of a combined license--FOCD; and the 
agency's interpretation of the statutory meaning of ``ownership,'' and 
how that definition applies in various contexts, such as total or 
partial foreign ownership of a licensee's parent, co-owners, or owners 
who are licensed to own but not to possess or operate a facility.
    It is the desire of the NRC to receive comments of a high quality 
from all stakeholders on issues relating to FOCD. The 60-day comment 
period is reasonable and is not anticipated to affect NRC deadlines. 
The allotted time will allow adequate time for the NRC to review 
comments, and organize and conduct a Category 3 Public Meeting on June 
19, 2013, to facilitate additional stakeholder engagement and input.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of May 2013.
Christopher Regan,
Chief, Financial Analysis and International Projects Branch, Division 
of Inspection and Regional Support, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2013-12596 Filed 5-31-13; 8:45 am]
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