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2009 satellite funds, arguing that
MPAA’s ‘‘unfounded assertion . . . is
simply inaccurate . . .’’ Id. at 6.3
Lastly, IPG discounts the abovequoted passage from the Judges’
February 11, 2014 Order Denying IPG
Motion for Partial Distribution regarding
the Judges’ concerns about IPG’s ability
and willingness to disgorge funds
should the need arise. IPG contends that
the Judges’ concern expressed in that
order (which IPG contends was
‘‘unwarranted’’) ‘‘was inspired by
nothing more than inflammatory
rhetoric of the [Settling Devotional
Claimants].’’ IPG Reply at 7.
Before authorizing a partial
distribution of royalty funds requested
under Section 801(b)(3)(C) of the
Copyright Act, the Judges must first
publish a notice in the Federal Register
seeking responses to the request to
ascertain whether any claimant entitled
to receive such royalty fees has a
reasonable objection to the proposed
distribution. This Notice seeks
comments on whether any interested
claimant asserts a reasonable objection
to IPG’s request. The Judges must
receive written objections detailing the
existence and extent of any entity’s
objection(s) by the end of the comment
period. The Judges will not consider any
objections with respect to the partial
distribution motion that come to their
attention after the close of that period.
In particular, the Judges seek
comment on whether IPG should be
considered an ‘‘established claimant’’
for purposes of receiving a partial
distribution of royalties, and, if so, for
what years and for which Phase I
categories, and for which funds. For
example, assuming for the sake of
argument that IPG is deemed an
‘‘established claimant’’ with respect to
the Phase I Program Suppliers Category
for cable for a particular year, does that
status carry over to other Phase I
categories (e.g., Devotionals, Joint
Sports, etc.)? Does it carry over to all
years? If not, to which years does the
‘‘established claimant’’ status apply?
Moreover, does the status of an
established cable claimant (or claimant
representative) carry over to satellite
royalties, as IPG contends, or only to
cable royalties? Does the reverse also
apply (i.e., is an ‘‘established claimant’’
for purposes of satellite also an
‘‘established claimant’’ for cable)?
3 The Judges note that MPAA proposed a Program
Suppliers satellite share allocation to IPG of 0.20%
in 2002 and 0.13% in 2004. For the eight remaining
years in controversy, MPAA proposed shares higher
than 0.20%. MPAA-Represented Program Suppliers’
Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law
at 7 (Aug. 17, 2015).
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If the Judges determine that IPG is an
‘‘established claimant’’ for the first time
for any fund, are there safeguards (in
addition to the pay-back agreement) the
Judges can and should employ to ensure
that IPG is able and willing to disgorge
in the event of overpaid funds? Which
safeguards would be appropriate or
necessary? How long should they last
and how would they be enforced?
If the Judges determine that IPG is
entitled to the partial distribution it
requests, what methodology should the
Judges use to determine the dollar
amount to which IPG is entitled? Would
it be necessary for the Judges (or the
Licensing Division of the Copyright
Office, or both) to have access to all
applicable Phase I confidential
agreements to make the necessary
calculations or is another means
available? Commenters should consider
what special calculations would have to
be made to determine IPG’s share of the
various subfunds (Basic, Syndex and
3.75%) in addition to calculating
interest on (and deductions of
applicable expenses against) funds
deposited with the Licensing Division.
The issues and questions set forth
above are not necessarily exhaustive.
Commenters may address any other
issues or questions that they believe are
relevant to the pending Motion.
The Copyright Royalty Board has
posted IPG’s Motion at https://
www.loc.gov/crb.
Dated: December 10, 2015.
Jesse M. Feder,
U.S. Copyright Royalty Judge.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50–244 and 72–67; NRC–2015–
0249]
Exelon Generation Company, LLC;
R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Finding of no significant impact
with associated environmental
assessment; final issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing an
environmental assessment (EA) and
finding of no significant impact (FONSI)
related to a request to amend Renewed
Facility Operating License No. DPR–18,
SUMMARY:
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issued to Exelon Generation Company,
LLC (Exelon, ‘‘the licensee’’), for
operation of the R.E. Ginna Nuclear
Power Plant (hereinafter ‘‘Ginna,’’ or
‘‘the facility’’), including the generallicensed Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation, Docket No. 72–67,
located in Wayne County, NY. The
requested amendment would permit
licensee security personnel to use
certain firearms and ammunition
feeding devices not previously
permitted, notwithstanding State, local,
and certain Federal firearms laws or
regulations that otherwise prohibit such
actions.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2015–0249 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 Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2015–0249. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
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 obtain publiclyavailable 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 (if that document
is available in ADAMS) is provided the
first time a document is referenced. The
application for amendment for Ginna
dated August 14, 2013, was
supplemented by letters dated
November 4, 2013, May 14, 2014, and
January 16, 2015 (ADAMS Accession
Nos. ML13228A265, ML13312A921,
ML14139A342, and ML15020A100,
respectively). Those letters containing
SUNSI are being withheld from public
disclosure.
• 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:
Diane Render, Office of Nuclear Reactor
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Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington DC 20555–
0001, telephone: 301–415–3629, email:
Diane.Render@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering a request to
amend Renewed Facility Operating
License No. DPR–18, issued to Exelon
for operation of Ginna, including the
general-licensed Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation, Docket No.
72–67, located in Wayne County, NY, in
accordance with 10 CFR 50.90 of title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR). Consistent with 10 CFR 51.21, the
NRC has reviewed the requirements of
10 CFR 51.20(b) and 10 CFR 51.22(c)
and determined that an EA is the
appropriate form of environmental
review. Based on the results of the EA,
the NRC is issuing this final FONSI. The
requested amendment would permit
licensee security personnel to use
certain firearms and ammunition
feeding devices not previously
permitted, notwithstanding State, local,
and certain Federal firearms laws or
regulations that otherwise prohibit such
actions.
The NRC published a draft EA and
FONSI on the proposed action for
public comment in the Federal Register
on October 29, 2015 (80 FR 66586). No
comments were received.
II. Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would permit
security personnel at Ginna, in the
performance of official duties, to
transfer, receive, possess, transport,
import, and use certain firearms and
large capacity ammunition feeding
devices not previously permitted to be
owned or possessed, notwithstanding
State, local, and certain Federal firearms
laws, or regulations, that otherwise
prohibit such actions.
The proposed action is in accordance
with Exelon’s application dated August
14, 2013, as supplemented by letters
dated November 4, 2013, May 14, 2014,
and January 16, 2015.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action would allow the
transfer, receipt, possession,
transportation, importation and use of
those firearms and devices needed in
the performance of official duties
required for the protection of Ginna and
associated special nuclear material, as
stated in the Ginna NRC-approved
security plan.
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Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC has completed its evaluation
of the proposed action and concludes
that the proposed action would only
allow the use of those firearms and
devices necessary to protect Ginna and
associated special nuclear material,
consistent with the Ginna NRCapproved security plan. Therefore, the
proposed action would not significantly
increase the probability or consequences
of accidents. In addition, the proposed
action would not change the types and
the amounts of any effluents that may be
released offsite. There would also be no
significant increase in occupational or
public radiation exposure. Therefore,
there would be no significant
radiological environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action.
The proposed action would not
impact land, air, or water resources,
including biota. In addition, the
proposed action would not result in any
socioeconomic or environmental justice
impacts or impacts to historic and
cultural resources. Therefore, there
would also be no significant nonradiologial environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that
the issuance of the requested
amendment would not result in
significant environmental impacts.
Details of the NRC’s evaluation will
be included in a letter to the licensee.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed
action, the NRC staff considered
denying the proposed action (i.e., the
‘‘no-action’’ alternative). Denial of the
license amendment request would result
in no change in current environmental
conditions at the Ginna.
Alternative Use of Resources
The proposed action would not
involve the use of any resources.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
The staff did not consult with any
other Federal Agency or State of New
York agencies regarding the
environmental impact of the proposed
action.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
The licensee has requested a license
amendment to permit licensee security
personnel, in the performance of official
duties, to transfer, receive, possess,
transport, import, and use certain
firearms and large capacity ammunition
feeding devices not previously
permitted to be owned or possessed,
notwithstanding State, local, and certain
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Federal firearms laws, or regulations
that would otherwise prohibit such
actions.
On the basis of the information
presented in this environmental
assessment, the NRC concludes that the
proposed action would not cause any
significant environmental impact and
would not have a significant effect on
the quality of the human environment.
In addition, the NRC has determined
that an environmental impact statement
is not necessary for the evaluation of
this proposed action.
Other than the licensee’s letter dated
August 14, 2013, there are no other
environmental documents associated
with this review. This document is
available for public inspection as
indicated above.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day
of December 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Travis L. Tate,
Chief Plant, Licensing Branch I–1, Division
of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.,
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power
Plant
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Finding of no significant impact
with associated environmental
assessment; final issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing an
environmental assessment (EA) and
finding of no significant impact (FONSI)
related to a request to amend Renewed
Facility Operating License No. DPR–59,
including the general licensed
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation, issued to Entergy Nuclear
Operations, Inc. (ENO, ‘‘the licensee’’),
for operation of the James A. FitzPatrick
Nuclear Power Plant (hereinafter
‘‘JAFNPP’’ or ‘‘the facility’’), located in
Oswego County, New York. The
requested amendment would permit
licensee security personnel to use
certain firearms and ammunition
feeding devices not previously
permitted, notwithstanding State, local,
and certain Federal firearms laws or
regulations that otherwise prohibit such
actions.
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Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2015–0247 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may obtain publicly-available
information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2015–0247. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
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 obtain publiclyavailable 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 (if that document
is available in ADAMS) is provided the
first time a document is referenced. The
application for amendment for JAFNPP
dated August 30, 2013, was
supplemented by letters dated
November 12, 2013, May 14 and July 11,
2014, and January 15, 2015 (ADAMS
Accession Nos. ML13248A517,
ML13317A928, ML14135A327,
ML14195A040, and ML15015A637,
respectively). Those letters containing
SUNSI are being withheld from public
disclosure.
• 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:
Douglas V. Pickett, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001, telephone: 301–415–
1364, email: Douglas.Pickett@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering a request to
amend Renewed Facility Operating
License No. DPR–59, including the
general licensed Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation, issued to ENO
for operation of the JAFNPP located in
Oswego County, New York, in
accordance with 10 CFR 50.90 of title 10
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of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR). Consistent with 10 CFR 51.21, the
NRC has reviewed the requirements in
10 CFR 51.20(b) and 10 CFR 51.22(c)
and determined that an EA is the
appropriate form of environmental
review. Based on the results of the EA,
the NRC is issuing this final FONSI. The
requested amendment would permit
licensee security personnel to use
certain firearms and ammunition
feeding devices not previously
permitted, notwithstanding State, local,
and certain Federal firearms laws or
regulations that otherwise prohibit such
actions.
The NRC published a draft EA and
FONSI on the proposed action for
public comment in the Federal Register
on October 29, 2015 (80 FR 66584). No
comments were received.
II. Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would permit
security personnel at the JAFNPP, in the
performance of official duties, to
transfer, receive, possess, transport,
import, and use certain firearms and
large capacity ammunition feeding
devices not previously permitted to be
owned or possessed, notwithstanding
State, local, and certain Federal firearms
laws, or regulations, that otherwise
prohibit such actions.
The proposed action is in accordance
with ENO’s application dated August
30, 2013, as supplemented by letters
dated November 12, 2013, May 14 and
July 11, 2014, and January 15, 2015.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action would allow the
transfer, receipt, possession,
transportation, importation and use of
those firearms and devices needed in
the performance of official duties
required for the protection of the
JAFNPP and associated special nuclear
materials, consistent with the JAFNPP
NRC approved security plan.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC has completed its evaluation
of the proposed action and concludes
that the proposed action would only
allow the use of those firearms and
devices necessary to protect JAFNPP
and associated special nuclear material,
consistent with the JAFNPP NRCapproved security plan. Therefore, the
proposed action would not significantly
increase the probability or consequences
of accidents. In addition, the proposed
action would not change the types and
the amounts of any effluents that may be
released offsite. There would also be no
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[Docket Nos. 50-244 and 72-67; NRC-2015-0249]
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Finding of no significant impact with associated environmental
assessment; final issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an
environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact
(FONSI) related to a request to amend Renewed Facility Operating
License No. DPR-18,
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issued to Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon, ``the licensee''),
for operation of the R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (hereinafter
``Ginna,'' or ``the facility''), including the general-licensed
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Docket No. 72-67, located
in Wayne County, NY. The requested amendment would permit licensee
security personnel to use certain firearms and ammunition feeding
devices not previously permitted, notwithstanding State, local, and
certain Federal firearms laws or regulations that otherwise prohibit
such actions.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0249 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 Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0249. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; 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 obtain 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 (if that document
is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time a document is
referenced. The application for amendment for Ginna dated August 14,
2013, was supplemented by letters dated November 4, 2013, May 14, 2014,
and January 16, 2015 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML13228A265, ML13312A921,
ML14139A342, and ML15020A100, respectively). Those letters containing
SUNSI are being withheld from public disclosure.
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: Diane Render, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC
20555-0001, telephone: 301-415-3629, email: Diane.Render@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC is considering a request to amend Renewed Facility
Operating License No. DPR-18, issued to Exelon for operation of Ginna,
including the general-licensed Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation, Docket No. 72-67, located in Wayne County, NY, in
accordance with 10 CFR 50.90 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR). Consistent with 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC has
reviewed the requirements of 10 CFR 51.20(b) and 10 CFR 51.22(c) and
determined that an EA is the appropriate form of environmental review.
Based on the results of the EA, the NRC is issuing this final FONSI.
The requested amendment would permit licensee security personnel to use
certain firearms and ammunition feeding devices not previously
permitted, notwithstanding State, local, and certain Federal firearms
laws or regulations that otherwise prohibit such actions.
The NRC published a draft EA and FONSI on the proposed action for
public comment in the Federal Register on October 29, 2015 (80 FR
66586). No comments were received.
II. Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would permit security personnel at Ginna, in
the performance of official duties, to transfer, receive, possess,
transport, import, and use certain firearms and large capacity
ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted to be owned or
possessed, notwithstanding State, local, and certain Federal firearms
laws, or regulations, that otherwise prohibit such actions.
The proposed action is in accordance with Exelon's application
dated August 14, 2013, as supplemented by letters dated November 4,
2013, May 14, 2014, and January 16, 2015.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action would allow the transfer, receipt, possession,
transportation, importation and use of those firearms and devices
needed in the performance of official duties required for the
protection of Ginna and associated special nuclear material, as stated
in the Ginna NRC-approved security plan.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and
concludes that the proposed action would only allow the use of those
firearms and devices necessary to protect Ginna and associated special
nuclear material, consistent with the Ginna NRC-approved security plan.
Therefore, the proposed action would not significantly increase the
probability or consequences of accidents. In addition, the proposed
action would not change the types and the amounts of any effluents that
may be released offsite. There would also be no significant increase in
occupational or public radiation exposure. Therefore, there would be no
significant radiological environmental impacts associated with the
proposed action.
The proposed action would not impact land, air, or water resources,
including biota. In addition, the proposed action would not result in
any socioeconomic or environmental justice impacts or impacts to
historic and cultural resources. Therefore, there would also be no
significant non-radiologial environmental impacts associated with the
proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that the issuance of the requested
amendment would not result in significant environmental impacts.
Details of the NRC's evaluation will be included in a letter to the
licensee.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed action, the NRC staff considered
denying the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative).
Denial of the license amendment request would result in no change in
current environmental conditions at the Ginna.
Alternative Use of Resources
The proposed action would not involve the use of any resources.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
The staff did not consult with any other Federal Agency or State of
New York agencies regarding the environmental impact of the proposed
action.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
The licensee has requested a license amendment to permit licensee
security personnel, in the performance of official duties, to transfer,
receive, possess, transport, import, and use certain firearms and large
capacity ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted to be
owned or possessed, notwithstanding State, local, and certain
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Federal firearms laws, or regulations that would otherwise prohibit
such actions.
On the basis of the information presented in this environmental
assessment, the NRC concludes that the proposed action would not cause
any significant environmental impact and would not have a significant
effect on the quality of the human environment. In addition, the NRC
has determined that an environmental impact statement is not necessary
for the evaluation of this proposed action.
Other than the licensee's letter dated August 14, 2013, there are
no other environmental documents associated with this review. This
document is available for public inspection as indicated above.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of December 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Travis L. Tate,
Chief Plant, Licensing Branch I-1, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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