In the Matter of All Power Reactor Licensees Owned and Operated by Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Entergy Operations, Inc.; and Entergy Nuclear Generation Company, 25450-25454 [2016-09841]

Download as PDF 25450 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 82 / Thursday, April 28, 2016 / Notices https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov. Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 15th day of April 2016. For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission. William M. Dean, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2016–09984 Filed 4–27–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50–313, 50–368, 50–416, 50– 247, 50–286, 50–333, 50–255, 50–293, 50– 458, 50–271, and 50–382; EA–15–100; NRC– 2016–0087] In the Matter of All Power Reactor Licensees Owned and Operated by Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Entergy Operations, Inc.; and Entergy Nuclear Generation Company Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Confirmatory order; issuance. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a confirmatory order to Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy) confirming agreements reached in an Alternative Dispute Resolution mediation session held on February 19, 2016. As part of the agreement, Entergy will complete a review of the integrity events within the Entergy Nuclear Fleet over the past 5 years, establish a corporate lead for oversight of the company’s fire watch programs, and improve training programs according to timelines established in the Confirmatory Order. Entergy is also required to notify the NRC periodically of the status of its efforts. SUMMARY: The confirmatory order was issued on April 6, 2016. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016–0087 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this action by the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2016–0087. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES DATES: VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:09 Apr 27, 2016 Jkt 238001 questions about the Order, 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 NRC: 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 it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document. • 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: John Kramer, Region IV, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; 817–200–1121; or by email to John.Kramer@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the Order is attached. Dated this 18th day of April 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Mark L. Dapas, Regional Administrator. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of All Power Reactor Licensees Owned and Operated by Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Entergy Operations, Inc. and Entergy Nuclear Generation Company [Docket Nos. (as shown in Attachment); License Nos. (as shown in Attachment)] EA–15–100 Confirmatory Order Modifying License I. Entergy Operations, Inc. (licensee or Entergy) is the holder of Reactor Operating License NPF–38 issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 50 on March 16, 1985. The license authorizes the operation of the Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 3 (Waterford) in accordance with the conditions specified therein. The term Entergy Nuclear Fleet used in the Confirmatory Order refers to all PO 00000 Frm 00082 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 power reactor licensees owned and operated by Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Entergy Operations Inc.; and Entergy Nuclear Generation Company. This Confirmatory Order is the result of a preliminary settlement agreement reached during an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) mediation session conducted on February 19, 2016. II. On February 3, 2014, the NRC’s Office of Investigations (OI), Region IV Field Office, initiated an investigation to determine whether fire protection personnel assigned to Entergy’s Waterford facility willfully falsified fire protection surveillance records and whether there was any managerial awareness with the failure to identify and correct. During the investigation, it became apparent that another manger failed to provide complete and accurate information to an access authorization reviewing official, associated with the reinstatement of unescorted access for one of the contract fire watch individuals. The investigation was completed on May 19, 2015, and was documented in OI Report 4–2014–017. Based on the results of the investigation, the NRC concluded that willful violations of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.9, 10 CFR 50.48, and 10 CFR 73.56(f)(3) occurred. Specifically, on multiple occasions between July 2013 and April 2014, seven contractor individuals willfully failed to conduct compensatory hourly fire watches and willfully falsified the fire watch tour logs by initialing that fire watches were performed with knowledge that watches had not been performed. In addition, an Entergy supervisor willfully failed to identify and take corrective actions when provided with information of suspected wrongdoing by contract fire watch individuals. Further, on January 13, 2014, a contractor manager willfully failed to provide complete and accurate information in all material respects, regarding the trustworthiness and reliability of an individual applying for unescorted access to Waterford. In a letter dated December 14, 2015 (ML15350A197), the NRC provided Entergy the results of the investigation, informed Entergy that escalated enforcement action was being considered for the apparent violations, and offered Entergy the opportunity to attend a predecisional enforcement conference or to participate in ADR in which a neutral mediator with no decision-making authority would facilitate discussions between the NRC and Entergy. The neutral mediator would assist the NRC and Entergy in E:\FR\FM\28APN1.SGM 28APN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 82 / Thursday, April 28, 2016 / Notices mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES reaching an agreement, if possible. In response to the NRC’s offer, Entergy requested use of the ADR process to resolve differences it had with the NRC. This Confirmatory Order is issued pursuant to the agreement reached during the ADR process. III. During the ADR session held on February 19, 2016, a preliminary settlement agreement was reached. In addition, the NRC recognized the corrective actions that Entergy has already implemented associated with the events that formed the basis of this matter. These actions at Waterford include: A. Waterford Procedure FP–001–014, ‘‘Duties of a Firewatch,’’ was revised. The following changes were incorporated: 1. Added responsibility of Maintenance Support for systematic monitoring of performance within the fire watch program (corrective action to preclude repetition in the root cause analysis). 2. Added additional procedural requirements for the fire watch oversight monitoring program and required periodic review by an appropriate member of the site senior leadership team. 3. Clearly defined the duties, responsibilities, and qualifications of a contract fire watch and the fire watch supervisor. 4. Revised Attachment 8.1, ‘‘Fire Watch Log,’’ to clearly state who the fire watches should notify if there are any issues identified during their tours. 5. Included a requirement that the fire watches maintain the log (Attachment 8.1) in their possession during tours and that place keeping be used. 6. Included a requirement to periodically verify that Attachment 8.1 is consistent with the fire impairments required by the technical requirements manual. B. Fire watch supervisory monitoring program is being implemented as follows: 1. The Maintenance Support Superintendent shall provide sufficient oversight to verify that fire watch inspections are completed as required. 2. A minimum of twice per month, personnel designated by the Maintenance Support superintendent shall observe the fire watch during the performance of their duties. 3. The Maintenance Support supervisor will also coordinate with security to obtain keycard and/or door alarm histories and conduct a review to ensure fire watch personnel are performing tours satisfactorily. VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:09 Apr 27, 2016 Jkt 238001 C. An evaluation of other contractors performing work on the Waterford site to ensure proper level of oversight is being provided was completed. The level of oversight for contractors performing work was determined to be appropriate. D. An Entergy Nuclear Fleet operating experience review was performed. This review determined that each Entergy Nuclear Fleet site needed to review the root cause for this issue. Actions were issued at each site to determine any vulnerabilities. All other Entergy Nuclear Fleet sites concluded the site specific procedures adequately covered the gaps identified at Waterford except one site. That site initiated a condition report to address gaps in its fire watch program and performed procedure changes. The actions were completed by February 5, 2015. E. Communicated the lessons-learned to Waterford supervisors and departmental performance improvement personnel (department corrective action program personnel). F. Expectations were reinforced with Maintenance Support leadership for implementation of the fire watch program and for implementation of contract manager responsibilities. G. On October 29, 2014, implemented a Guard 1 PlusR electronic documentation system. This system is used in conjunction with the paper fire watch log. H. Effectiveness review action was performed and concluded that the corrective action plan was effective. I. Waterford Nuclear Independent Oversite (quality assurance) review of the site response was completed on December 9, 2014. The follow-up surveillance determined the quality assurance finding was adequately dispositioned and addressed. J. Independent of the events underlying these violations and issues, Entergy developed and administered training on the provisions of 10 CFR 50.5 and 50.9 for all Entergy employees at its Entergy Nuclear Fleet sites. On March 31, 2016, Entergy consented to issuing this Confirmatory Order with the commitments, as described in Section V below. Entergy further agreed that this Confirmatory Order is to be effective 30 days after its issuance and that Entergy has waived its right to a hearing. IV. Since the licensee has agreed to take additional actions to address NRC concerns, as set forth in Item III above, the NRC has concluded that its concerns can be resolved through issuance of this Confirmatory Order. PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25451 I find that Entergy’s commitments as set forth in Section V are acceptable and necessary, and conclude that with these commitments the public health and safety are reasonably assured. In view of the foregoing, I have determined that public health and safety require that Entergy’s commitments be confirmed by this Confirmatory Order. Based on the above and Entergy’s consent, this Confirmatory Order is effective 30 days after its issuance. V. Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 104b, 161b, 161i, 161o, 182, and 186 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Commission’s regulations in 10 CFR 2.202 and 10 CFR part 50, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, THAT: A. Entergy will retain an industrial psychologist, or similarly qualified person, and within 9 months of the issuance date of the Confirmatory Order, will complete a review of those integrity events within the Entergy Nuclear Fleet over the past 5 years to look for common themes or causes associated with the events and to recommend actions that Entergy can take to prevent similar events in the future. This review will also include an evaluation of previous fleet-wide training effectiveness. Entergy will share the results of this review and any contemplated actions with the NRC. Within 18 months of the issuance date of the Confirmatory Order, if the review reveals general industry insights/lessons learned, Entergy will share those insights with the industry in an appropriate industry forum to be determined based on consultation with the NRC. B. In December 2014, Entergy issued Procedure EN–OM–126, ‘‘Management and Oversight of Supplemental Personnel,’’ to enhance Entergy’s management and oversight of supplemental workers. Within 9 months of the issuance date of the Confirmatory Order, Entergy will conduct an effectiveness review of implementation of Procedure EN–OM–126 at all Entergy Nuclear Fleet sites. Entergy will share the results of this review and its proposed actions to address any identified performance gaps with the NRC. C. Within 6 months of the issuance date of the Confirmatory Order, Entergy will assign a corporate lead for governance and oversight of the Entergy Nuclear Fleet fire watch program. In conjunction with this assignment, Entergy will issue an Entergy Nuclear Fleet procedure or revise an existing procedure, as appropriate, to provide the common requirements for Entergy E:\FR\FM\28APN1.SGM 28APN1 mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES 25452 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 82 / Thursday, April 28, 2016 / Notices Nuclear Fleet fire watch programs. The responsibilities of the lead will include ensuring the consistent application of the subject procedure across the Entergy Nuclear Fleet. D. Within 3 months of the issuance date of the Confirmatory Order, Entergy will revise the appropriate Entergy Nuclear Fleet procedure to provide a process to address requests for the reinstatement of unescorted access authorization for a worker whose unescorted access has been temporarily placed ‘‘on hold’’ or assigned some other comparable interim status. The revision must ensure that the Access Authorization Reviewing Official has the relevant information and appropriate approvals before deciding whether to reinstate the worker’s unescorted access. E. Within 6 months of the issuance date of the Confirmatory Order, Entergy will review and revise, as necessary, Entergy Nuclear Fleet supervisor training to ensure that it addresses the responsibilities and actions of supervisors who become aware of facts and circumstances potentially impacting a person’s trustworthiness and reliability. If Entergy determines revisions to the supervisory training are necessary, the training will be delivered within 12 months of the issuance date of the Confirmatory Order. Additionally, within 2 months of the issuance date of the Confirmatory Order, Entergy will develop and publish a communication to all supervisors at its Entergy Nuclear Fleet sites reminding them of their responsibility to report issues impacting workers’ trustworthiness and reliability to access authorization personnel. F. Within 3 months of the issuance date of the Confirmatory Order, Entergy will have conducted a briefing of all fire watch personnel, at each of its Entergy Nuclear Fleet sites, on the importance of the fire watch activity to the nuclear safety of the facility. In addition, within 3 months of the issuance date of the Confirmatory Order, this briefing will be incorporated as part of new fire watch personnel training. Within 9 months of the issuance date of the Confirmatory Order, Entergy will perform a review of other tasks where the importance of the task to reactor safety may not be apparent to the personnel performing the task and conduct similar training. G. Notifications to the NRC when actions are completed. 1. Unless otherwise specified, Entergy will submit written notification to the Director, Division of Reactor Safety, USNRC Region IV, 1600 East Lamar Blvd., Arlington, Texas 76011–4511, at intervals not to exceed 6 months until the terms of this Confirmatory Order are VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:09 Apr 27, 2016 Jkt 238001 completed, providing a status of each item in the Order. 2. Entergy will provide its basis for concluding that the terms of the Confirmatory Order have been satisfied, to the NRC, in writing. H. Administrative items. 1. The NRC will consider the Confirmatory Order an escalated enforcement action with respect to any future enforcement actions. 2. In consideration of the elements delineated above, the NRC agrees not to issue a Notice of Violation for the violations discussed in NRC Inspection Report 05000382/2015011 and NRC Investigation Report 4–2014–017 dated December 14, 2015 (EA–15–100) and not to issue an associated civil penalty. 3. This agreement is binding upon successors and assigns of Entergy. The Regional Administrator, Region IV, may, in writing, relax or rescind any of the above conditions upon demonstration by Entergy of good cause. VI. Any person adversely affected by this Confirmatory Order, other than Entergy, may request a hearing within 30 days of the issuance date of this Confirmatory Order. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be given to extending the time to request a hearing. A request for extension of time must be directed to the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, and include a statement of good cause for the extension. All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a request for hearing, a petition for leave to intervene, any motion or other document filed in the proceeding prior to the submission of a request for hearing or petition to intervene, and documents filed by interested governmental entities participating under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139, August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 46562, August 3, 2012), which is codified in pertinent part at 10 CFR part 2, subpart C. The EFiling process requires participants to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Participants may not submit paper copies of their filings unless they seek an exemption in accordance with the procedures described below. To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least ten (10) days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the Office of the Secretary by email at PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 hearing.docket@nrc.gov, or by telephone at 301–415–1677, to (1) request a digital ID certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or representative) to digitally sign documents and access the E-Submittal server for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a request or petition for hearing (even in instances in which the participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRCissued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the hearing in this proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic docket. 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Once a participant has obtained a digital ID certificate and a docket has been created, the participant can then submit a request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene. Submissions should be in Portable Document Format (PDF) in accordance with NRC guidance available on the NRC’s public Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/esubmittals.html. A filing is considered complete at the time the documents are submitted through the NRC’s E-Filing system. To be timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends the submitter an email notice confirming receipt of the document. The E-Filing system also distributes an email notice that provides access to the E:\FR\FM\28APN1.SGM 28APN1 mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 82 / Thursday, April 28, 2016 / Notices document to the NRC’s Office of the General Counsel and any others who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the documents on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for and receive a digital ID certificate before a hearing request/ petition to intervene is filed so that they can obtain access to the document via the E-Filing system. A person filing electronically using the NRC’s adjudicatory E-Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk through the ‘‘Contact Us’’ link located on the NRC’s Web site at https:// www.nrc.gov/site-help/esubmittals.html, by email at MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a tollfree call to 866–672–7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government holidays. Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) first class mail addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth Floor, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Participants filing a document in this manner are responsible for serving the document on all other participants. Filing is considered complete by firstclass mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing the document with the provider of the service. A presiding officer, having granted an exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a participant or party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer subsequently determines that the reason for granting the exemption from use of E-Filing no longer exists. Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in NRC’s electronic hearing docket, which is available to the public at https:// ehd1.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:09 Apr 27, 2016 Jkt 238001 pursuant to an order of the Commission or the presiding officer. Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information, such as social security numbers, home addresses, or home phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC regulation or other law requires submission of such information. With respect to copyrighted works, participants are requested not to include copyrighted materials in their submission, except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would constitute a Fair Use application. If a person other than Entergy requests a hearing, that person shall set forth with particularity the manner in which his interest is adversely affected by this Confirmatory Order and shall address the criteria set forth in 10 CFR 2.309(d) and (f). If a hearing is requested by a person whose interest is adversely affected, the Commission will issue a separate order designating the time and place of any hearings, as appropriate. If a hearing is held, the issue to be considered at such hearing shall be whether this Confirmatory Order should be sustained. In the absence of any request for hearing, or written approval of an extension of time in which to request a hearing, the provisions specified in Section V above shall be effective and final 30 days after the issuance date of this Confirmatory Order without further order or proceedings. If an extension of time for requesting a hearing has been approved, the provisions specified in Section V shall be final when the extension expires if a hearing request has not been received. FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION. Marc L. Dapas, Regional Administrator. Dated this 6th day of April 2016. Attachment 1 All Power Reactor Licensees Owned and Operated by Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Entergy Operations, Inc.; and Entergy Nuclear Generation Company Arkansas Nuclear One. Units 1 and 2 Entergy Operations, Inc. Docket Nos. 50–313, 50–368 License Nos. DRP–51; NPF–6 Mr. Jeremy Browning, Site Vice President Arkansas Nuclear One Entergy Operations, Inc. 1448 SR 333 Russellville, AR 72802–0967 PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 25453 Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Entergy Operations, Inc. Docket No. 50–416 License No. NPF–29 Mr. Kevin Mulligan, Site Vice President Entergy Operations, Inc. Grand Gulf Nuclear Station P.O. Box 756 Port Gibson, MS 39150 Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Units 2 and 3 Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Docket Nos. 50–247 and 50–286 License Nos. DPR–26 and DPR–64 Mr. Larry Coyle, Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Indian Point Energy Center 450 Broadway, GSB Buchanan, NY 10511–0249 James A FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Docket No. 50–333 License No. DPR–59 Mr. Brian Sullivan, Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. James A FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant P.O. Box 110 Lycoming, NY 13093 Palisades Nuclear Plant Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Docket No. 50–255 License No. DPR–20 Mr. Anthony Vitale, Vice President, Operations Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Palisades Nuclear Plant 27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway Covert, MI 49043 Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Entergy Nuclear Generation Company Docket No. 50–293 License No. DPR–35 Mr. John Dent, Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc. Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station 600 Rocky Hill Road Plymouth, MA 02360–5508 River Bend Station Entergy Operations, Inc. Docket No. 50–458 License No. NPF–47 Mr. Eric W. Olson, Site Vice President Entergy Operations, Inc. River Bend Station 5485 US Highway 61 N St. Francisville, LA 70775 Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Docket No. 50–271 License No. DPR–28 E:\FR\FM\28APN1.SGM 28APN1 25454 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 82 / Thursday, April 28, 2016 / Notices Mr. Christopher Wamser, Site Vice President Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station P. O. Box 250 Vernon, VT 05354 Waterford Steam Electric Station. Unit 3 Entergy Operations, Inc. Docket No. 50–382 License No. NPF–38 Mr. Michael R. Chisum, Site Vice President Entergy Operations, Inc. Waterford Steam Electric Station 17265 River Road Killona, LA 70057–0751 [FR Doc. 2016–09841 Filed 4–27–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee On Reliability & PRA; Notice of Meeting The ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability & PRA will hold a meeting on May 18, 2016, Room T–2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The meeting will be open to public attendance. The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows: mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Wednesday, May 18, 2016, 8:30 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. The Subcommittee will be briefed on a soon-to-be-published report (NUREG/ KM–0009) on historical review and observation of defense-in-depth. The Subcommittee will also be briefed on the plan to update Regulatory Guide 1.174. The Subcommittee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with the NRC staff and other interested persons regarding this matter. The Subcommittee will gather information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and formulate proposed positions and actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the Full Committee. Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or written comments should notify the Designated Federal Official (DFO), John Lai (Telephone 301–415–5197 or Email: John.Lai@nrc.gov) five days prior to the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Thirty-five hard copies of each presentation or handout should be provided to the DFO thirty minutes before the meeting. In addition, one electronic copy of each VerDate Sep<11>2014 22:09 Apr 27, 2016 Jkt 238001 presentation should be emailed to the DFO one day before the meeting. 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Moreover, in view of the possibility that the schedule for ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend should check with these references if such rescheduling would result in a major inconvenience. If attending this meeting, please enter through the One White Flint North building, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD. After registering with security, please contact Mr. Theron Brown (Telephone 240–888–9835) to be escorted to the meeting room. Dated: April 19, 2016. Mark L. Banks, Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2016–09885 Filed 4–27–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION In the Matter of Valentine Beauty Inc., File No. 500–1; Order of Suspension of Trading April 26, 2016. It appears to the Securities and Exchange Commission that there is a lack of current and accurate information concerning the securities of Valentine Beauty Inc. (‘‘VLBI’’) because of concerns regarding the accuracy and adequacy of information in the marketplace and suspicious market activity relating to VLBI common stock. VLBI is a Nevada corporation with its principal place of business located in Sunrise, Florida. Its stock is quoted on PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 OTC Link, operated by OTC Markets Group Inc., under the ticker: VLBI. The Commission is of the opinion that the public interest and the protection of investors require a suspension of trading in the securities of the above-listed company. THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED, pursuant to Section 12(k) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, that trading in the securities of the abovelisted company is suspended for the period from 9:30 a.m. EDT on April 26, 2016, through 11:59 p.m. EDT on May 9, 2016. By the Commission. 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Consequently, Section 109 of the Act provides that all of the budget of such a standard setting body shall be payable from an annual accounting support fee assessed and collected against each issuer, as may be necessary or appropriate to pay for the budget and provide for the expenses of the standard setting body, and to provide for an independent, stable source of funding, subject to review by the Commission. Under Section 109(f) of the Act, the amount of fees collected for a fiscal year shall not exceed the ‘‘recoverable budget expenses’’ of the standard setting body. Section 109(h) amends Section 13(b)(2) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require issuers to pay the allocable share of a reasonable annual accounting support fee or fees, determined in accordance with Section 109 of the Act. 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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-313, 50-368, 50-416, 50-247, 50-286, 50-333, 50-255, 
50-293, 50-458, 50-271, and 50-382; EA-15-100; NRC-2016-0087]


In the Matter of All Power Reactor Licensees Owned and Operated 
by Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Entergy Operations, Inc.; and 
Entergy Nuclear Generation Company

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Confirmatory order; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a 
confirmatory order to Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy) confirming 
agreements reached in an Alternative Dispute Resolution mediation 
session held on February 19, 2016. As part of the agreement, Entergy 
will complete a review of the integrity events within the Entergy 
Nuclear Fleet over the past 5 years, establish a corporate lead for 
oversight of the company's fire watch programs, and improve training 
programs according to timelines established in the Confirmatory Order. 
Entergy is also required to notify the NRC periodically of the status 
of its efforts.

DATES: The confirmatory order was issued on April 6, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0087 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this action by the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0087. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For questions about the Order, 
contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT 
section of this document.
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(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 NRC: 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 
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in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this 
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John Kramer, Region IV, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; 817-200-1121; or by 
email to John.Kramer@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the Order is attached.

    Dated this 18th day of April 2016.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mark L. Dapas,
Regional Administrator.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

In the Matter of All Power Reactor Licensees Owned and Operated by 
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Entergy Operations, Inc. and Entergy 
Nuclear Generation Company

[Docket Nos. (as shown in Attachment); License Nos. (as shown in 
Attachment)]

EA-15-100

Confirmatory Order Modifying License

I.

    Entergy Operations, Inc. (licensee or Entergy) is the holder of 
Reactor Operating License NPF-38 issued by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC or Commission) pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 50 on March 16, 1985. The license 
authorizes the operation of the Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 
3 (Waterford) in accordance with the conditions specified therein.
    The term Entergy Nuclear Fleet used in the Confirmatory Order 
refers to all power reactor licensees owned and operated by Entergy 
Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Entergy Operations Inc.; and Entergy Nuclear 
Generation Company.
    This Confirmatory Order is the result of a preliminary settlement 
agreement reached during an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) 
mediation session conducted on February 19, 2016.

II.

    On February 3, 2014, the NRC's Office of Investigations (OI), 
Region IV Field Office, initiated an investigation to determine whether 
fire protection personnel assigned to Entergy's Waterford facility 
willfully falsified fire protection surveillance records and whether 
there was any managerial awareness with the failure to identify and 
correct. During the investigation, it became apparent that another 
manger failed to provide complete and accurate information to an access 
authorization reviewing official, associated with the reinstatement of 
unescorted access for one of the contract fire watch individuals. The 
investigation was completed on May 19, 2015, and was documented in OI 
Report 4-2014-017.
    Based on the results of the investigation, the NRC concluded that 
willful violations of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 
CFR) 50.9, 10 CFR 50.48, and 10 CFR 73.56(f)(3) occurred. Specifically, 
on multiple occasions between July 2013 and April 2014, seven 
contractor individuals willfully failed to conduct compensatory hourly 
fire watches and willfully falsified the fire watch tour logs by 
initialing that fire watches were performed with knowledge that watches 
had not been performed. In addition, an Entergy supervisor willfully 
failed to identify and take corrective actions when provided with 
information of suspected wrongdoing by contract fire watch individuals. 
Further, on January 13, 2014, a contractor manager willfully failed to 
provide complete and accurate information in all material respects, 
regarding the trustworthiness and reliability of an individual applying 
for unescorted access to Waterford.
    In a letter dated December 14, 2015 (ML15350A197), the NRC provided 
Entergy the results of the investigation, informed Entergy that 
escalated enforcement action was being considered for the apparent 
violations, and offered Entergy the opportunity to attend a 
predecisional enforcement conference or to participate in ADR in which 
a neutral mediator with no decision-making authority would facilitate 
discussions between the NRC and Entergy. The neutral mediator would 
assist the NRC and Entergy in

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reaching an agreement, if possible. In response to the NRC's offer, 
Entergy requested use of the ADR process to resolve differences it had 
with the NRC. This Confirmatory Order is issued pursuant to the 
agreement reached during the ADR process.

III.

    During the ADR session held on February 19, 2016, a preliminary 
settlement agreement was reached. In addition, the NRC recognized the 
corrective actions that Entergy has already implemented associated with 
the events that formed the basis of this matter. These actions at 
Waterford include:
    A. Waterford Procedure FP-001-014, ``Duties of a Firewatch,'' was 
revised. The following changes were incorporated:
    1. Added responsibility of Maintenance Support for systematic 
monitoring of performance within the fire watch program (corrective 
action to preclude repetition in the root cause analysis).
    2. Added additional procedural requirements for the fire watch 
oversight monitoring program and required periodic review by an 
appropriate member of the site senior leadership team.
    3. Clearly defined the duties, responsibilities, and qualifications 
of a contract fire watch and the fire watch supervisor.
    4. Revised Attachment 8.1, ``Fire Watch Log,'' to clearly state who 
the fire watches should notify if there are any issues identified 
during their tours.
    5. Included a requirement that the fire watches maintain the log 
(Attachment 8.1) in their possession during tours and that place 
keeping be used.
    6. Included a requirement to periodically verify that Attachment 
8.1 is consistent with the fire impairments required by the technical 
requirements manual.
    B. Fire watch supervisory monitoring program is being implemented 
as follows:
    1. The Maintenance Support Superintendent shall provide sufficient 
oversight to verify that fire watch inspections are completed as 
required.
    2. A minimum of twice per month, personnel designated by the 
Maintenance Support superintendent shall observe the fire watch during 
the performance of their duties.
    3. The Maintenance Support supervisor will also coordinate with 
security to obtain keycard and/or door alarm histories and conduct a 
review to ensure fire watch personnel are performing tours 
satisfactorily.
    C. An evaluation of other contractors performing work on the 
Waterford site to ensure proper level of oversight is being provided 
was completed. The level of oversight for contractors performing work 
was determined to be appropriate.
    D. An Entergy Nuclear Fleet operating experience review was 
performed. This review determined that each Entergy Nuclear Fleet site 
needed to review the root cause for this issue. Actions were issued at 
each site to determine any vulnerabilities. All other Entergy Nuclear 
Fleet sites concluded the site specific procedures adequately covered 
the gaps identified at Waterford except one site. That site initiated a 
condition report to address gaps in its fire watch program and 
performed procedure changes. The actions were completed by February 5, 
2015.
    E. Communicated the lessons-learned to Waterford supervisors and 
departmental performance improvement personnel (department corrective 
action program personnel).
    F. Expectations were reinforced with Maintenance Support leadership 
for implementation of the fire watch program and for implementation of 
contract manager responsibilities.
    G. On October 29, 2014, implemented a Guard 1 Plus\R\ electronic 
documentation system. This system is used in conjunction with the paper 
fire watch log.
    H. Effectiveness review action was performed and concluded that the 
corrective action plan was effective.
    I. Waterford Nuclear Independent Oversite (quality assurance) 
review of the site response was completed on December 9, 2014. The 
follow-up surveillance determined the quality assurance finding was 
adequately dispositioned and addressed.
    J. Independent of the events underlying these violations and 
issues, Entergy developed and administered training on the provisions 
of 10 CFR 50.5 and 50.9 for all Entergy employees at its Entergy 
Nuclear Fleet sites.
    On March 31, 2016, Entergy consented to issuing this Confirmatory 
Order with the commitments, as described in Section V below. Entergy 
further agreed that this Confirmatory Order is to be effective 30 days 
after its issuance and that Entergy has waived its right to a hearing.

IV.

    Since the licensee has agreed to take additional actions to address 
NRC concerns, as set forth in Item III above, the NRC has concluded 
that its concerns can be resolved through issuance of this Confirmatory 
Order.
    I find that Entergy's commitments as set forth in Section V are 
acceptable and necessary, and conclude that with these commitments the 
public health and safety are reasonably assured. In view of the 
foregoing, I have determined that public health and safety require that 
Entergy's commitments be confirmed by this Confirmatory Order. Based on 
the above and Entergy's consent, this Confirmatory Order is effective 
30 days after its issuance.

V.

    Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 104b, 161b, 161i, 161o, 182, and 
186 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and the Commission's 
regulations in 10 CFR 2.202 and 10 CFR part 50, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED, 
THAT:
    A. Entergy will retain an industrial psychologist, or similarly 
qualified person, and within 9 months of the issuance date of the 
Confirmatory Order, will complete a review of those integrity events 
within the Entergy Nuclear Fleet over the past 5 years to look for 
common themes or causes associated with the events and to recommend 
actions that Entergy can take to prevent similar events in the future. 
This review will also include an evaluation of previous fleet-wide 
training effectiveness. Entergy will share the results of this review 
and any contemplated actions with the NRC. Within 18 months of the 
issuance date of the Confirmatory Order, if the review reveals general 
industry insights/lessons learned, Entergy will share those insights 
with the industry in an appropriate industry forum to be determined 
based on consultation with the NRC.
    B. In December 2014, Entergy issued Procedure EN-OM-126, 
``Management and Oversight of Supplemental Personnel,'' to enhance 
Entergy's management and oversight of supplemental workers. Within 9 
months of the issuance date of the Confirmatory Order, Entergy will 
conduct an effectiveness review of implementation of Procedure EN-OM-
126 at all Entergy Nuclear Fleet sites. Entergy will share the results 
of this review and its proposed actions to address any identified 
performance gaps with the NRC.
    C. Within 6 months of the issuance date of the Confirmatory Order, 
Entergy will assign a corporate lead for governance and oversight of 
the Entergy Nuclear Fleet fire watch program. In conjunction with this 
assignment, Entergy will issue an Entergy Nuclear Fleet procedure or 
revise an existing procedure, as appropriate, to provide the common 
requirements for Entergy

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Nuclear Fleet fire watch programs. The responsibilities of the lead 
will include ensuring the consistent application of the subject 
procedure across the Entergy Nuclear Fleet.
    D. Within 3 months of the issuance date of the Confirmatory Order, 
Entergy will revise the appropriate Entergy Nuclear Fleet procedure to 
provide a process to address requests for the reinstatement of 
unescorted access authorization for a worker whose unescorted access 
has been temporarily placed ``on hold'' or assigned some other 
comparable interim status. The revision must ensure that the Access 
Authorization Reviewing Official has the relevant information and 
appropriate approvals before deciding whether to reinstate the worker's 
unescorted access.
    E. Within 6 months of the issuance date of the Confirmatory Order, 
Entergy will review and revise, as necessary, Entergy Nuclear Fleet 
supervisor training to ensure that it addresses the responsibilities 
and actions of supervisors who become aware of facts and circumstances 
potentially impacting a person's trustworthiness and reliability. If 
Entergy determines revisions to the supervisory training are necessary, 
the training will be delivered within 12 months of the issuance date of 
the Confirmatory Order. Additionally, within 2 months of the issuance 
date of the Confirmatory Order, Entergy will develop and publish a 
communication to all supervisors at its Entergy Nuclear Fleet sites 
reminding them of their responsibility to report issues impacting 
workers' trustworthiness and reliability to access authorization 
personnel.
    F. Within 3 months of the issuance date of the Confirmatory Order, 
Entergy will have conducted a briefing of all fire watch personnel, at 
each of its Entergy Nuclear Fleet sites, on the importance of the fire 
watch activity to the nuclear safety of the facility. In addition, 
within 3 months of the issuance date of the Confirmatory Order, this 
briefing will be incorporated as part of new fire watch personnel 
training. Within 9 months of the issuance date of the Confirmatory 
Order, Entergy will perform a review of other tasks where the 
importance of the task to reactor safety may not be apparent to the 
personnel performing the task and conduct similar training.
    G. Notifications to the NRC when actions are completed.
    1. Unless otherwise specified, Entergy will submit written 
notification to the Director, Division of Reactor Safety, USNRC Region 
IV, 1600 East Lamar Blvd., Arlington, Texas 76011-4511, at intervals 
not to exceed 6 months until the terms of this Confirmatory Order are 
completed, providing a status of each item in the Order.
    2. Entergy will provide its basis for concluding that the terms of 
the Confirmatory Order have been satisfied, to the NRC, in writing.
    H. Administrative items.
    1. The NRC will consider the Confirmatory Order an escalated 
enforcement action with respect to any future enforcement actions.
    2. In consideration of the elements delineated above, the NRC 
agrees not to issue a Notice of Violation for the violations discussed 
in NRC Inspection Report 05000382/2015011 and NRC Investigation Report 
4-2014-017 dated December 14, 2015 (EA-15-100) and not to issue an 
associated civil penalty.
    3. This agreement is binding upon successors and assigns of 
Entergy.
    The Regional Administrator, Region IV, may, in writing, relax or 
rescind any of the above conditions upon demonstration by Entergy of 
good cause.

VI.

    Any person adversely affected by this Confirmatory Order, other 
than Entergy, may request a hearing within 30 days of the issuance date 
of this Confirmatory Order. Where good cause is shown, consideration 
will be given to extending the time to request a hearing. A request for 
extension of time must be directed to the Director, Office of 
Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, 
and include a statement of good cause for the extension.
    All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a 
request for hearing, a petition for leave to intervene, any motion or 
other document filed in the proceeding prior to the submission of a 
request for hearing or petition to intervene, and documents filed by 
interested governmental entities participating under 10 CFR 2.315(c), 
must be filed in accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139, 
August 28, 2007, as amended at 77 FR 46562, August 3, 2012), which is 
codified in pertinent part at 10 CFR part 2, subpart C. The E-Filing 
process requires participants to submit and serve all adjudicatory 
documents over the internet, or in some cases to mail copies on 
electronic storage media. Participants may not submit paper copies of 
their filings unless they seek an exemption in accordance with the 
procedures described below.
    To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 
ten (10) days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should 
contact the Office of the Secretary by email at hearing.docket@nrc.gov, 
or by telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital ID 
certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or 
representative) to digitally sign documents and access the E-Submittal 
server for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise 
the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a request or 
petition for hearing (even in instances in which the participant, or 
its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-issued digital ID 
certificate). Based upon this information, the Secretary will establish 
an electronic docket for the hearing in this proceeding if the 
Secretary has not already established an electronic docket.
    Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is 
available on NRC's public Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. System requirements for accessing the 
E-Submittal server are detailed in NRC's ``Guidance for Electronic 
Submission,'' which is available on the agency's public Web site at 
https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. Participants may 
attempt to use other software not listed on the Web site, but should 
note that the NRC's E-Filing system does not support unlisted software, 
and the NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk will not be able to offer 
assistance in using unlisted software.
    If a participant is electronically submitting a document to the NRC 
in accordance with the E-Filing rule, the participant must file the 
document using the NRC's online, Web-based submission form. Further 
information on the Web-based submission form is available on the NRC's 
public Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
    Once a participant has obtained a digital ID certificate and a 
docket has been created, the participant can then submit a request for 
hearing or petition for leave to intervene. Submissions should be in 
Portable Document Format (PDF) in accordance with NRC guidance 
available on the NRC's public Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. A filing is considered complete at the time the 
documents are submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be 
timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system 
no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of 
a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends 
the submitter an email notice confirming receipt of the document. The 
E-Filing system also distributes an email notice that provides access 
to the

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document to the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any others who 
have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to participate 
in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the documents on 
those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and other 
participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for and 
receive a digital ID certificate before a hearing request/petition to 
intervene is filed so that they can obtain access to the document via 
the E-Filing system.
    A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC Electronic 
Filing Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's 
Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by email at 
MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll-free call to 866-672-7640. The NRC 
Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., 
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government holidays.
    Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not 
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in 
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing 
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper 
format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) first class mail 
addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: 
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or 
expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth 
Floor, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland, 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. 
Participants filing a document in this manner are responsible for 
serving the document on all other participants. Filing is considered 
complete by first-class mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or 
by courier, express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing 
the document with the provider of the service. A presiding officer, 
having granted an exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a 
participant or party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer 
subsequently determines that the reason for granting the exemption from 
use of E-Filing no longer exists.
    Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in 
NRC's electronic hearing docket, which is available to the public at 
https://ehd1.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the 
Commission or the presiding officer. Participants are requested not to 
include personal privacy information, such as social security numbers, 
home addresses, or home phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC 
regulation or other law requires submission of such information. With 
respect to copyrighted works, participants are requested not to include 
copyrighted materials in their submission, except for limited excerpts 
that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would constitute 
a Fair Use application.
    If a person other than Entergy requests a hearing, that person 
shall set forth with particularity the manner in which his interest is 
adversely affected by this Confirmatory Order and shall address the 
criteria set forth in 10 CFR 2.309(d) and (f).
    If a hearing is requested by a person whose interest is adversely 
affected, the Commission will issue a separate order designating the 
time and place of any hearings, as appropriate. If a hearing is held, 
the issue to be considered at such hearing shall be whether this 
Confirmatory Order should be sustained.
    In the absence of any request for hearing, or written approval of 
an extension of time in which to request a hearing, the provisions 
specified in Section V above shall be effective and final 30 days after 
the issuance date of this Confirmatory Order without further order or 
proceedings. If an extension of time for requesting a hearing has been 
approved, the provisions specified in Section V shall be final when the 
extension expires if a hearing request has not been received.

    FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION.

Marc L. Dapas,
Regional Administrator.

    Dated this 6th day of April 2016.

Attachment 1

All Power Reactor Licensees Owned and Operated by Entergy Nuclear 
Operations, Inc.; Entergy Operations, Inc.; and Entergy Nuclear 
Generation Company

Arkansas Nuclear One. Units 1 and 2

Entergy Operations, Inc.
Docket Nos. 50-313, 50-368
License Nos. DRP-51; NPF-6

Mr. Jeremy Browning, Site Vice President
Arkansas Nuclear One
Entergy Operations, Inc.
1448 SR 333
Russellville, AR 72802-0967

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station

Entergy Operations, Inc.
Docket No. 50-416
License No. NPF-29

Mr. Kevin Mulligan, Site Vice President
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Grand Gulf Nuclear Station
P.O. Box 756
Port Gibson, MS 39150

Indian Point Nuclear Generating, Units 2 and 3

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Docket Nos. 50-247 and 50-286
License Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64

Mr. Larry Coyle, Site Vice President
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Indian Point Energy Center
450 Broadway, GSB
Buchanan, NY 10511-0249

James A FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Docket No. 50-333
License No. DPR-59

Mr. Brian Sullivan, Site Vice President
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
James A FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant
P.O. Box 110
Lycoming, NY 13093

Palisades Nuclear Plant

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Docket No. 50-255
License No. DPR-20

Mr. Anthony Vitale, Vice President, Operations
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Palisades Nuclear Plant
27780 Blue Star Memorial Highway
Covert, MI 49043

Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station

Entergy Nuclear Generation Company
Docket No. 50-293
License No. DPR-35

Mr. John Dent, Site Vice President
Entergy Nuclear Operations Inc.
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
600 Rocky Hill Road
Plymouth, MA 02360-5508

River Bend Station

Entergy Operations, Inc.
Docket No. 50-458
License No. NPF-47

Mr. Eric W. Olson, Site Vice President
Entergy Operations, Inc.
River Bend Station
5485 US Highway 61 N
St. Francisville, LA 70775

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Docket No. 50-271
License No. DPR-28


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Mr. Christopher Wamser, Site Vice President
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station
P. O. Box 250
Vernon, VT 05354

Waterford Steam Electric Station. Unit 3

Entergy Operations, Inc.
Docket No. 50-382
License No. NPF-38

Mr. Michael R. Chisum, Site Vice President
Entergy Operations, Inc.
Waterford Steam Electric Station
17265 River Road
Killona, LA 70057-0751

[FR Doc. 2016-09841 Filed 4-27-16; 8:45 am]
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