Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, 9003-9004 [2016-03811]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 23, 2016 / Notices As documented in the EA, the NRC staff concluded that the proposed action will not authorize or result in changes to licensed operations, land-disturbing activities, or changes in the types, characteristics, or quantities of radiological or non-radiological effluents released into the environment from the ISFSI. The staff also concluded that the radiological or non-radiological impacts from approval of the license amendment request would be small, and the proposed action would not significantly contribute to cumulative impacts. In addition, the staff does not expect that the proposed action would adversely affect any offsite population and, thus, no special circumstances were identified. The Colorado State Historic Preservation Office concurred with the NRC’s determination that the proposed action would not affect historic properties, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service concurred with the NRC’s determination that the proposed action would not affect listed species or critical habitats. Furthermore, the NRC determined that the proposed action is more favorable than the no-action alternative (denial of the license amendment request), which would require DOE to complete the required corrective actions within the currently specified response times. Therefore, the NRC concluded that the proposed action will not result in a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. III. Finding of No Significant Impact mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Based on its review of the proposed action, in accordance with the requirements in 10 CFR part 51, the NRC has concluded that the proposed action, amendment of NRC Special Nuclear Materials License No. SNM– 2504 for the FSV ISFSI located in Weld County, Colorado, will not significantly affect the quality of the human environment. Therefore, the NRC has determined, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.31, that preparation of an environmental impact statement is not required for the proposed action and a FONSI is appropriate. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of February 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Craig G. Erlanger, Acting Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and Environmental Review, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2016–03810 Filed 2–22–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 Feb 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–293; NRC–2016–0035] Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Petition request; receipt. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is giving notice that by petition dated June 24, 2015, as supplemented, David Lochbaum of the Union of Concerned Scientists and others (the petitioners) requested that the NRC take action with regard to the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station (Pilgrim). The petitioner’s requests are included in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016–0035 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–2016–0035. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. • 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 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. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 24, 2015, the petitioners requested that the NRC take enforcement action with regard to Pilgrim concerning the current licensing basis on flooding (ADAMS Accession No. ML16029A407). The petitioners requested that the NRC take enforcement action to require that the current licensing basis for Pilgrim explicitly include flooding caused by SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 9003 local intense precipitation or probable maximum precipitation events. As the basis for this request, the petitioners referred to Pilgrim’s flood reevaluation report provided by Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy, the licensee) to the NRC in a letter dated March 12, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15075A082). The petitioners state that Pilgrim’s reevaluations indicate that the site could experience flood levels from heavy rainfall events nearly ten feet higher than anticipated when the plant was originally licensed. Although existing doors protect important equipment from being submerged and damaged, the petitioners assert that neither regulatory requirements nor enforceable commitments exist that ensure the continued reliability of flood protection features that are currently installed at the site to protect important equipment from being submerged and damaged. The petition states in relevant part ‘‘the petitioners seek to rectify safety shortcoming by revising the current licensing basis to include flooding caused by heavy rainfall events.’’ The request is being treated pursuant to Section 2.206 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) of the NRC’s regulations. A conference call was held between the petitioner and the Petition Review Board (PRB) on August 5, 2015, to discuss the petition; the transcript of that teleconference is an additional supplement to the petition (ADAMS Accession No. ML15230A017). The PRB has reviewed the petition, and its supplement, and referred the request to the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. The Director partially granted for review the petitioners’ concerns that the current licensing basis be revised to include specific beyond-design-basis flood events at Pilgrim. The parts of the petitioners’ concerns not granted for review are the impact of precipitation events on safety-related submerged cables as this was previously reviewed and resolved in a prior 10 CFR 2.206 Director’s Decision (ADAMS Accession No. ML13255A191), and the request for an updated site plan of Pilgrim, because this request is outside of the scope of the 10 CFR 2.206 process. The NRC staff will hold the petition until a resolution of ongoing reviews associated with the subject of the petitioners’ concerns is achieved. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day of February 2016. E:\FR\FM\23FEN1.SGM 23FEN1 9004 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 35 / Tuesday, February 23, 2016 / Notices For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. William M. Dean, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2016–03811 Filed 2–22–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. MC2016–78 and CP2016–103; Order No. 3085] New Postal Product Postal Regulatory Commission. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 9 negotiated service agreement 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: February 25, 2016. 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 mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES I. Introduction In accordance with 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 39 CFR 3020.30–.35, the Postal Service filed a formal request and associated supporting information to add Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 9 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. Request, Attachment B. To support its Request, the Postal Service filed a copy of the contract, a 1 Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & FirstClass Package Service Contract 9 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors’ Decision, Contract, and Supporting Data, February 17, 2016 (Request). VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 Feb 22, 2016 Jkt 238001 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 The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2016–78 and CP2016–103 to consider the Request pertaining to the proposed Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & First-Class Package Service Contract 9 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 February 25, 2016. The public portions of these filings can be accessed via the Commission’s Web site (https://www.prc.gov). The Commission appoints Kenneth R. Moeller to serve as Public Representative in these dockets. III. Ordering Paragraphs It is ordered: 1. The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2016–78 and CP2016–103 to consider the matters raised in each docket. 2. Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505, Kenneth R. Moeller 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 February 25, 2016. 4. The Secretary shall arrange for publication of this order in the Federal Register. By the Commission. Stacy L. Ruble, Secretary. BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. MC2016–77 and CP2016–102; Order No. 3084] New Postal Product Postal Regulatory Commission. Notice. AGENCY: The Commission is noticing a recent Postal Service filing concerning the addition of Priority Mail Express Contract 32 negotiated service SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 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–.35, the Postal Service filed a formal request and associated supporting information to add Priority Mail Express Contract 32 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. Request, 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 [FR Doc. 2016–03721 Filed 2–22–16; 8:45 am] ACTION: agreement 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: February 25, 2016. 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. Sfmt 4703 The Commission establishes Docket Nos. MC2016–77 and CP2016–102 to consider the Request pertaining to the proposed Priority Mail Express Contract 32 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 1 Request of the United States Postal Service to Add Priority Mail Express Contract 32 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing (Under Seal) of Unredacted Governors’ Decision, Contract, and Supporting Data, February 17, 2016 (Request). E:\FR\FM\23FEN1.SGM 23FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 35 (Tuesday, February 23, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9003-9004]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-03811]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-293; NRC-2016-0035]


Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Petition request; receipt.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is giving notice 
that by petition dated June 24, 2015, as supplemented, David Lochbaum 
of the Union of Concerned Scientists and others (the petitioners) 
requested that the NRC take action with regard to the Pilgrim Nuclear 
Power Station (Pilgrim). The petitioner's requests are included in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0035 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-2016-0035. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
     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 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.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 24, 2015, the petitioners requested 
that the NRC take enforcement action with regard to Pilgrim concerning 
the current licensing basis on flooding (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML16029A407). The petitioners requested that the NRC take enforcement 
action to require that the current licensing basis for Pilgrim 
explicitly include flooding caused by local intense precipitation or 
probable maximum precipitation events.
    As the basis for this request, the petitioners referred to 
Pilgrim's flood reevaluation report provided by Entergy Nuclear 
Operations, Inc. (Entergy, the licensee) to the NRC in a letter dated 
March 12, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15075A082). The petitioners state 
that Pilgrim's reevaluations indicate that the site could experience 
flood levels from heavy rainfall events nearly ten feet higher than 
anticipated when the plant was originally licensed. Although existing 
doors protect important equipment from being submerged and damaged, the 
petitioners assert that neither regulatory requirements nor enforceable 
commitments exist that ensure the continued reliability of flood 
protection features that are currently installed at the site to protect 
important equipment from being submerged and damaged. The petition 
states in relevant part ``the petitioners seek to rectify safety 
shortcoming by revising the current licensing basis to include flooding 
caused by heavy rainfall events.''
    The request is being treated pursuant to Section 2.206 of title 10 
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) of the NRC's regulations. A 
conference call was held between the petitioner and the Petition Review 
Board (PRB) on August 5, 2015, to discuss the petition; the transcript 
of that teleconference is an additional supplement to the petition 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML15230A017). The PRB has reviewed the petition, 
and its supplement, and referred the request to the Director of the 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. The Director partially granted 
for review the petitioners' concerns that the current licensing basis 
be revised to include specific beyond-design-basis flood events at 
Pilgrim. The parts of the petitioners' concerns not granted for review 
are the impact of precipitation events on safety-related submerged 
cables as this was previously reviewed and resolved in a prior 10 CFR 
2.206 Director's Decision (ADAMS Accession No. ML13255A191), and the 
request for an updated site plan of Pilgrim, because this request is 
outside of the scope of the 10 CFR 2.206 process. The NRC staff will 
hold the petition until a resolution of ongoing reviews associated with 
the subject of the petitioners' concerns is achieved.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day of February 2016.


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    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
William M. Dean,
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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