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(vi) The requirements from which an
exemption is sought involve:
(B) Reporting requirements;
The exemption request involves
submitting an updated FSAR by EOI
and
(G) Scheduling requirements;
The proposed exemption relates to the
schedule for submitting FSAR updates
to the NRC.
IV. Conclusion
Accordingly, the Commission has
determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR
50.12(a)(1) and (2), the exemption is
authorized by law, will not present an
undue risk to the public health and
safety, and is consistent with the
common defense and security. Also
special circumstances are present.
Therefore, the Commission hereby
grants EOI the exemption from the
requirements of 10 CFR 50.71(e)(3)(iii)
pertaining to the River Bend Station
Unit 3 COL application to allow
submittal of the next FSAR update the
earlier of the resumption of the COL
application review or December 31,
2015.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22, the
Commission has determined that the
exemption request meets the applicable
categorical exclusion criteria set forth in
10 CFR 51.22(c)(25), and the granting of
this exemption will not have a
significant effect on the quality of the
human environment.
This exemption is effective upon
issuance.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day
of December 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Ronaldo Jenkins,
Chief, Licensing Branch 3, Division of New
Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors.
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AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing for public
comment draft regulatory guide (DG),
DG–4023, ‘‘Aquatic Environmental
Studies for Nuclear Power Stations.’’
This DG provides technical guidance for
aquatic environmental studies and
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analyses supporting decisions related to
nuclear power stations by NRC
regarding major Federal actions and
compliance with the National
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parts of the NRC’s regulations,
techniques that the staff uses in
evaluating specific problems or
postulated accidents, and data that the
staff needs in its review of applications
for permits and licenses.
The DG, entitled, ‘‘Aquatic
Environmental Studies for Nuclear
Power Stations,’’ is a proposed new
regulatory guide, and it is temporarily
identified by its task number, DG–4023.
The DG provides technical guidance for
aquatic environmental studies and
analyses supporting decisions related to
nuclear power stations by NRC. For
purposes of DG–4023, the term
‘‘aquatic’’ encompasses freshwater,
estuarine, and marine environments.
The DG addresses wetlands containing
submerged aquatic vegetation but does
not address wetlands also containing
emergent vegetation. Instead, NRC’s
Regulatory Guide 4.11, ‘‘Terrestrial
Environmental Studies for Nuclear
Power Stations,’’ addresses such
wetland features, along with the
terrestrial environment. Although the
NRC is issuing separate regulatory
guides addressing terrestrial and aquatic
environmental studies, it recognizes that
aquatic and terrestrial ecological issues
often overlap and are often interrelated.
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III. Backfitting and Issue Finality
Issuance of this DG, if finalized,
would not constitute backfitting as
defined in § 50.109 of Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
(the Backfit Rule) and would not
otherwise be inconsistent with the issue
finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. As
discussed in the ‘‘Implementation’’
section of this DG, the NRC has no
current intention to impose this DG, if
finalized, on holders of current
operating licenses or combined licenses.
This DG, if finalized, may be applied
to applications for construction permits,
operating licenses, early site permits,
combines licenses and limited work
authorizations docketed by the NRC as
of the date of issuance of the final
regulatory guide, as well as future
applications for construction permits,
operating licenses, early site permits,
combines licenses and limited work
authorizations submitted after the
issuance of the final regulatory guide.
Such action would not constitute
backfitting as defined in 10 CFR
50.109(a)(1) and would not be
inconsistent with the applicable issue
finality provision in 10 CFR part 52,
inasmuch as such applicants or
potential applicants are not within the
scope of entities protected by the Backfit
Rule or the relevant issue finality
provisions in part 52.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day
of December, 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Harriet Karagiannis,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Guidance and
Generic Issues Branch, Division of
Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory
Research.
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AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for
public comment draft regulatory guide (DG), DG-4023, ``Aquatic
Environmental Studies for Nuclear Power Stations.'' This DG provides
technical guidance for aquatic environmental studies and analyses
supporting decisions related to nuclear power stations by NRC regarding
major Federal actions and compliance with the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969.
DATES: Submit comments by February 9, 2015. Comments received after
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before
this date. Although a time limit is given, comments and suggestions in
connection with items for inclusion in guides currently being developed
or improvements in all published guides are encouraged at any time.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting
comments on a specified subject):
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2014-0256. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-
3422; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact
the individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section
of this document.
Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration,
Mail Stop: 3WFN 06A-A44M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
For additional direction on accessing information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ryan Whited, Office of New Reactors,
telephone: 301-415-1154, email: Ryan.Whited@nrc.gov and Edward
O'Donnell, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, telephone: 301-251-
7455, email: Edward.ODonnell@nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-000
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0256 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information regarding this document. You may
obtain publicly-available 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-2014-0256. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-
3422; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact
the individual(s) 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 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 DG is electronically
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML13186A085.
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-2014-0256 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 in comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly
disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC posts all comment
submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as entering 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 in their comment submissions
that they do not want to be publicly disclosed. 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. Additional Information
The NRC is issuing for public comment a DG in the NRC's
``Regulatory Guide'' series. This series was developed to describe and
make available to the public such information as methods that are
acceptable to the NRC staff for implementing specific
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parts of the NRC's regulations, techniques that the staff uses in
evaluating specific problems or postulated accidents, and data that the
staff needs in its review of applications for permits and licenses.
The DG, entitled, ``Aquatic Environmental Studies for Nuclear Power
Stations,'' is a proposed new regulatory guide, and it is temporarily
identified by its task number, DG-4023. The DG provides technical
guidance for aquatic environmental studies and analyses supporting
decisions related to nuclear power stations by NRC. For purposes of DG-
4023, the term ``aquatic'' encompasses freshwater, estuarine, and
marine environments. The DG addresses wetlands containing submerged
aquatic vegetation but does not address wetlands also containing
emergent vegetation. Instead, NRC's Regulatory Guide 4.11,
``Terrestrial Environmental Studies for Nuclear Power Stations,''
addresses such wetland features, along with the terrestrial
environment. Although the NRC is issuing separate regulatory guides
addressing terrestrial and aquatic environmental studies, it recognizes
that aquatic and terrestrial ecological issues often overlap and are
often interrelated.
III. Backfitting and Issue Finality
Issuance of this DG, if finalized, would not constitute backfitting
as defined in Sec. 50.109 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) (the Backfit Rule) and would not otherwise be
inconsistent with the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR part 52. As
discussed in the ``Implementation'' section of this DG, the NRC has no
current intention to impose this DG, if finalized, on holders of
current operating licenses or combined licenses.
This DG, if finalized, may be applied to applications for
construction permits, operating licenses, early site permits, combines
licenses and limited work authorizations docketed by the NRC as of the
date of issuance of the final regulatory guide, as well as future
applications for construction permits, operating licenses, early site
permits, combines licenses and limited work authorizations submitted
after the issuance of the final regulatory guide. Such action would not
constitute backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109(a)(1) and would not
be inconsistent with the applicable issue finality provision in 10 CFR
part 52, inasmuch as such applicants or potential applicants are not
within the scope of entities protected by the Backfit Rule or the
relevant issue finality provisions in part 52.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of December, 2014.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Harriet Karagiannis,
Acting Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic Issues Branch, Division
of Engineering, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
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