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Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units
3 and 4; Southern Nuclear Operating
Company; Reclassification of Portions
of Human Factors Verification and
Validation Planning Documents
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Exemption and combined
license amendment; issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is granting an
exemption to allow a departure from the
certification information of Tier 2* of
the generic design control document
(DCD) and issuing License Amendment
No. 22 to Combined Licenses (COL),
NPF–91 and NPF–92. The COLs were
issued to Southern Nuclear Operating
Company (SNC), Georgia Power
Company, Oglethorpe Power
Corporation, Municipal Electric
Authority of Georgia, and City of Dalton,
Georgia (the licensee), for construction
and operation of the Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4, located
in Burke County, Georgia. The
amendment revises the updated final
safety analysis report (UFSAR) by
reclassifying portions of the five Tier 2*
Human Factors & Validation (V&V)
Technical Reports listed in UFSAR
Table 1.6–1 and Chapter 18, Subsection
18.11.2.
The granting of the exemption allows
the changes to Tier 2* information
asked for in the amendment. Because
the acceptability of the exemption was
determined in part by the acceptability
of the amendment, the exemption and
amendment are being issued
concurrently.
SUMMARY:
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• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2014–0208. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 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 access publicly
available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
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adams.html. To begin the search, select
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ADAMS accession number for each
document referenced in this document
(if that document is available in
ADAMS) is provided the first time that
a document is referenced. The request
for the amendment was submitted by
the letter dated November 27, 2013
(ADAMS Accession No. ML13331B502).
The request for the exemption was
submitted by the letter dated March 7,
2014 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML14066A412). The licensee
supplemented this request by letters
dated May 23 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML14143A112), and July 18, 2014
(ADAMS Accession No. ML14199A633).
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
purchase copies of public documents at
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
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Ravindra Joshi, Office of New Reactors,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone:
301–415–6191; email: Ravindra.Joshi@
nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is granting an exemption
from Paragraph B of Section III, ‘‘Scope
and Contents,’’ of Appendix D, ‘‘Design
Certification Rule for the AP1000,’’ to
part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) and issuing
License Amendment No. 22 to COLs,
NPF–91 and NPF–92, to the licensee.
The exemption is required by Paragraph
B.6.c of Section VIII, ‘‘Processes for
Changes and Departures,’’ Appendix D
to 10 CFR part 52 to allow the licensee
to depart from Tier 2* information. With
the requested amendment, the licensee
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sought changes to the UFSAR by
reclassifying portions of the five Tier 2*
Human Factors V&V Technical Reports
listed in UFSAR Table 1.6–1 and
Chapter 18, Subsection 18.11.2.
Part of the justification for granting
the exemption was provided by the
review of the amendment. Because the
exemption is necessary in order to issue
the requested license amendment, the
NRC granted the exemption and issued
the amendment concurrently, rather
than in sequence. This included issuing
a combined safety evaluation containing
the NRC staff’s review of both the
exemption request and the license
amendment. The exemption met all
applicable regulatory criteria set forth in
10 CFR 50.12, 10 CFR 52.7, and
52.63(b)(1). The license amendment was
found to be acceptable as well. The
combined safety evaluation is available
in ADAMS under Accession No.
ML14073A770.
Identical exemption documents
(except for referenced unit numbers and
license numbers) were issued to the
licensee for VEGP Units 3 and 4 (COLs
NPF–91 and NPF–92). These documents
can be found in ADAMS under
Accession Nos. ML14073A764 and
ML14073A765, respectively. The
exemption is reproduced (with the
exception of abbreviated titles and
additional citations) in Section II of this
document. The amendment documents
for COLs NPF–91 and NPF–92 are
available in ADAMS under Accession
Nos. ML14073A758 and ML14073A761,
respectively. A summary of the
amendment documents is provided in
Section III of this document.
II. Exemption
Reproduced below is the exemption
document issued to VEGP Units 3 and
4. It makes reference to the combined
safety evaluation that provides the
reasoning for the findings made by the
NRC (and listed under Item 1) in order
to grant the exemption:
1. In a letter dated November 27, 2013
and supplemented by the letters dated
March 7, May 23, and July 18, 2014,
Southern Nuclear Operating Company
(licensee) requested from the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (Commission)
an exemption from the provisions of
Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) part 52, Appendix
D, Section III.B, ‘‘Design Certification
Rule for the AP1000 Design, Scope, and
Contents,’’ as part of license amendment
request (LAR) 13–034, ‘‘Reclassification
of Portions of Human Factors
Verification and Validation of Planning
Documents’’ (LAR 13–034).
For the reasons set forth in Section 3.1
of the NRC staff Safety Evaluation,
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which can be found at Agencywide
Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS) Accession Number
ML14073A770, the Commission finds
that:
A. The exemption is authorized by
law;
B. the exemption presents no undue
risk to public health and safety;
C. the exemption is consistent with
the common defense and security;
D. special circumstances are present
in that the application of the rule in this
circumstance is not necessary to serve
the underlying purpose of the rule;
E. the special circumstances outweigh
any decrease in safety that may result
from the reduction in standardization
caused by the exemption; and
F. the exemption will not result in a
significant decrease in the level of safety
otherwise provided by the design.
2. Accordingly, the licensee is granted
an exemption to the provisions of 10
CFR part 52, Appendix D, Section III.B,
to allow deviations from the certified
Design Control Document (DCD) Tier 2*
information, as described in the
licensee’s request dated November 27,
2013 and supplemented by the letters
dated March 7, May 23, and July 18,
2014. This exemption is related to, and
necessary for the granting of License
Amendment No. 22, which is being
issued concurrently with this
exemption.
3. As explained in Section 5 of the
NRC staff Safety Evaluation (ADAMS
Accession Number ML14073A770), this
exemption meets the eligibility criteria
for categorical exclusion set forth in 10
CFR 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to
10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental
impact statement or environmental
assessment needs to be prepared in
connection with the issuance of the
exemption.
4. This exemption is effective as of
September 3, 2014.
III. License Amendment Request
The request for the amendment was
submitted by the letter dated November
27, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML13331B502). The request for the
exemption was submitted by the letter
dated March 7, 2014 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML14066A412). The
licensee supplemented this request by
letters dated May 23 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML14143A112), and July
18, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML14199A633). The proposed license
amendment request revises the UFSAR
by reclassifying portions of the five Tier
2* Human Factors V&V Technical
Reports listed in UFSAR Table 1.6–1
and Chapter 18, Subsection 18.11.2.
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The Commission has determined for
these amendments that the application
complies with the standards and
requirements of the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the
Commission’s rules and regulations.
The Commission has made appropriate
findings as required by the Act and the
Commission’s rules and regulations in
10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in
the license amendment.
A notice of consideration of issuance
of amendment to facility operating
license or combined license, as
applicable, proposed no significant
hazards consideration determination,
and opportunity for a hearing in
connection with these actions, was
published in the Federal Register on
January 21, 2014 (79 FR 3417). No
comments were received during the 60day comment period.
The Commission has determined that
these amendments satisfy the criteria for
categorical exclusion in accordance
with 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9). Therefore,
pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no
environmental impact statement or
environmental assessment need be
prepared for these amendments.
IV. Conclusion
Using the reasons set forth in the
combined safety evaluation, the staff
granted the exemption and issued the
amendment that the licensee requested
on November 27, 2013, and
supplemented by letters dated March 7,
May 23, and July 18, 2014. The
exemption and amendment were issued
on September 3, 2014 as part of a
combined package to the licensee
(ADAMS Accession No. ML14073A752).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd
day of September, 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David H. Jaffe,
Acting Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division
of New Reactor Licensing, Office of New
Reactors.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Notice of Commission Action
III. Ordering Paragraphs
I. Introduction
In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3642
and 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq., the Postal
Service filed a formal request and
associated supporting information to
add Priority Mail Contract 92 to the
competitive product list.1
The Postal Service
contemporaneously filed a redacted
contract related to the proposed new
product under 39 U.S.C. 3632(b)(3) and
39 CFR 3015.5. Id. Attachment B.
To support its Request, the Postal
Service filed a copy of the contract, a
copy of the Governors’ Decision
authorizing the product, proposed
changes to the Mail Classification
Schedule, a Statement of Supporting
Justification, a certification of
compliance with 39 U.S.C. 3633(a), and
an application for non-public treatment
of certain materials. It also filed
supporting financial workpapers.
II. Notice of Commission Action
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invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: September
30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
comments electronically should contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
Postal Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
The Commission is noticing a
recent Postal Service filing concerning
an addition of Priority Mail Contract 92
to the competitive product list. This
notice informs the public of the filing,
The Commission establishes Docket
Nos. MC2014–46 and CP2014–82 to
consider the Request pertaining to the
proposed Priority Mail Contract 92
product and the related contract,
respectively.
The Commission invites comments on
whether the Postal Service’s filings in
the captioned dockets are consistent
with the policies of 39 U.S.C. 3632,
3633, or 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and 39
CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comments are
due no later than September 30, 2014.
The public portions of these filings can
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1 Request of the United States Postal Service to
Add Priority Mail Contract 92 to Competitive
Product List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) of
Unredacted Governors’ Decision, Contract, and
Supporting Data, September 22, 2014 (Request).
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be accessed via the Commission’s Web
site (https://www.prc.gov).
The Commission appoints Lyudmila
Bzhilyanskaya to serve as Public
Representative in these dockets.
III. Ordering Paragraphs
It is ordered:
1. The Commission establishes Docket
Nos. MC2014–46 and CP2014–82 to
consider the matters raised in each
docket.
2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505,
Lyudmila Bzhilyanskaya is appointed to
serve as an officer of the Commission to
represent the interests of the general
public in these proceedings (Public
Representative).
3. Comments are due no later than
September 30, 2014.
4. The Secretary shall arrange for
publication of this order in the Federal
Register.
By the Commission.
Shoshana M. Grove,
Secretary.
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[Docket Nos. MC2014–45 and CP2014–81;
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Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is noticing a
recent Postal Service filing concerning
an addition of Priority Mail Contract 91
to the competitive product list. This
notice informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: September
30, 2014.
ADDRESSES: Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
comments electronically should contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
SUMMARY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Notice of Commission Action
III. Ordering Paragraphs
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[Docket Nos. 52-025 and 52-026; NRC-2014-0208]
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4; Southern Nuclear
Operating Company; Reclassification of Portions of Human Factors
Verification and Validation Planning Documents
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Exemption and combined license amendment; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting an
exemption to allow a departure from the certification information of
Tier 2* of the generic design control document (DCD) and issuing
License Amendment No. 22 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF-91 and NPF-92.
The COLs were issued to Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC),
Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, Municipal Electric
Authority of Georgia, and City of Dalton, Georgia (the licensee), for
construction and operation of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant,
Units 3 and 4, located in Burke County, Georgia. The amendment revises
the updated final safety analysis report (UFSAR) by reclassifying
portions of the five Tier 2* Human Factors & Validation (V&V) Technical
Reports listed in UFSAR Table 1.6-1 and Chapter 18, Subsection 18.11.2.
The granting of the exemption allows the changes to Tier 2*
information asked for in the amendment. Because the acceptability of
the exemption was determined in part by the acceptability of the
amendment, the exemption and amendment are being issued concurrently.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0208 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:
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Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2014-0208. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-
3422; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 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 access publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection 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 document
(if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time
that a document is referenced. The request for the amendment was
submitted by the letter dated November 27, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML13331B502). The request for the exemption was submitted by the letter
dated March 7, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14066A412). The licensee
supplemented this request by letters dated May 23 (ADAMS Accession No.
ML14143A112), and July 18, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14199A633).
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: Ravindra Joshi, Office of New
Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-6191; email: Ravindra.Joshi@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is granting an exemption from Paragraph B of Section III,
``Scope and Contents,'' of Appendix D, ``Design Certification Rule for
the AP1000,'' to part 52 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR) and issuing License Amendment No. 22 to COLs, NPF-91 and NPF-
92, to the licensee. The exemption is required by Paragraph B.6.c of
Section VIII, ``Processes for Changes and Departures,'' Appendix D to
10 CFR part 52 to allow the licensee to depart from Tier 2*
information. With the requested amendment, the licensee sought changes
to the UFSAR by reclassifying portions of the five Tier 2* Human
Factors V&V Technical Reports listed in UFSAR Table 1.6-1 and Chapter
18, Subsection 18.11.2.
Part of the justification for granting the exemption was provided
by the review of the amendment. Because the exemption is necessary in
order to issue the requested license amendment, the NRC granted the
exemption and issued the amendment concurrently, rather than in
sequence. This included issuing a combined safety evaluation containing
the NRC staff's review of both the exemption request and the license
amendment. The exemption met all applicable regulatory criteria set
forth in 10 CFR 50.12, 10 CFR 52.7, and 52.63(b)(1). The license
amendment was found to be acceptable as well. The combined safety
evaluation is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML14073A770.
Identical exemption documents (except for referenced unit numbers
and license numbers) were issued to the licensee for VEGP Units 3 and 4
(COLs NPF-91 and NPF-92). These documents can be found in ADAMS under
Accession Nos. ML14073A764 and ML14073A765, respectively. The exemption
is reproduced (with the exception of abbreviated titles and additional
citations) in Section II of this document. The amendment documents for
COLs NPF-91 and NPF-92 are available in ADAMS under Accession Nos.
ML14073A758 and ML14073A761, respectively. A summary of the amendment
documents is provided in Section III of this document.
II. Exemption
Reproduced below is the exemption document issued to VEGP Units 3
and 4. It makes reference to the combined safety evaluation that
provides the reasoning for the findings made by the NRC (and listed
under Item 1) in order to grant the exemption:
1. In a letter dated November 27, 2013 and supplemented by the
letters dated March 7, May 23, and July 18, 2014, Southern Nuclear
Operating Company (licensee) requested from the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (Commission) an exemption from the provisions of Title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 52, Appendix D, Section
III.B, ``Design Certification Rule for the AP1000 Design, Scope, and
Contents,'' as part of license amendment request (LAR) 13-034,
``Reclassification of Portions of Human Factors Verification and
Validation of Planning Documents'' (LAR 13-034).
For the reasons set forth in Section 3.1 of the NRC staff Safety
Evaluation, which can be found at Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Accession Number ML14073A770, the Commission
finds that:
A. The exemption is authorized by law;
B. the exemption presents no undue risk to public health and
safety;
C. the exemption is consistent with the common defense and
security;
D. special circumstances are present in that the application of the
rule in this circumstance is not necessary to serve the underlying
purpose of the rule;
E. the special circumstances outweigh any decrease in safety that
may result from the reduction in standardization caused by the
exemption; and
F. the exemption will not result in a significant decrease in the
level of safety otherwise provided by the design.
2. Accordingly, the licensee is granted an exemption to the
provisions of 10 CFR part 52, Appendix D, Section III.B, to allow
deviations from the certified Design Control Document (DCD) Tier 2*
information, as described in the licensee's request dated November 27,
2013 and supplemented by the letters dated March 7, May 23, and July
18, 2014. This exemption is related to, and necessary for the granting
of License Amendment No. 22, which is being issued concurrently with
this exemption.
3. As explained in Section 5 of the NRC staff Safety Evaluation
(ADAMS Accession Number ML14073A770), this exemption meets the
eligibility criteria for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR
51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental
impact statement or environmental assessment needs to be prepared in
connection with the issuance of the exemption.
4. This exemption is effective as of September 3, 2014.
III. License Amendment Request
The request for the amendment was submitted by the letter dated
November 27, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13331B502). The request for
the exemption was submitted by the letter dated March 7, 2014 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML14066A412). The licensee supplemented this request by
letters dated May 23 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14143A112), and July 18,
2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14199A633). The proposed license amendment
request revises the UFSAR by reclassifying portions of the five Tier 2*
Human Factors V&V Technical Reports listed in UFSAR Table 1.6-1 and
Chapter 18, Subsection 18.11.2.
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The Commission has determined for these amendments that the
application complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules
and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as
required by the Act and the Commission's rules and regulations in 10
CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in the license amendment.
A notice of consideration of issuance of amendment to facility
operating license or combined license, as applicable, proposed no
significant hazards consideration determination, and opportunity for a
hearing in connection with these actions, was published in the Federal
Register on January 21, 2014 (79 FR 3417). No comments were received
during the 60-day comment period.
The Commission has determined that these amendments satisfy the
criteria for categorical exclusion in accordance with 10 CFR
51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental
impact statement or environmental assessment need be prepared for these
amendments.
IV. Conclusion
Using the reasons set forth in the combined safety evaluation, the
staff granted the exemption and issued the amendment that the licensee
requested on November 27, 2013, and supplemented by letters dated March
7, May 23, and July 18, 2014. The exemption and amendment were issued
on September 3, 2014 as part of a combined package to the licensee
(ADAMS Accession No. ML14073A752).
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of September, 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David H. Jaffe,
Acting Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of New Reactor Licensing,
Office of New Reactors.
[FR Doc. 2014-23032 Filed 9-25-14; 8:45 am]
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