Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; William States Lee III Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2, 54622-54624 [2016-19526]

Download as PDF asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 54622 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 158 / Tuesday, August 16, 2016 / Notices original proposed no significant hazards consideration determination as published in the Federal Register. The Commission’s related evaluation of the amendment is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated July 25, 2016. No significant hazards consideration comments received: No. Northern States Power Company— Minnesota, Docket No. 50–263, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (MNGP), Wright County, Minnesota Date of amendment request: September 2, 2015. Brief description of amendment: The amendment revised Technical Specification (TS) Surveillance Requirement 3.5.1.3.b to require verification that the MNGP alternate nitrogen system required pressure be greater than or equal to 1060 psig [pounds per square inch gauge] instead of greater than or equal to 410 psig as previously stated. Date of issuance: August 1, 2016. Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented within 90 days. Amendment No.: 190. A publiclyavailable version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16196A303; documents related to this amendment are listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with the amendment. Renewed Facility Operating License No. DPR–22. Amendment revised the Renewed Facility Operating License and TSs. Date of initial notice in Federal Register: October 13, 2015 (80 FR 61483). The Commission’s related evaluation of the amendment is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated August 1, 2016. No significant hazards consideration comments received: No. Tennessee Valley Authority, Docket No. 50–391, Watts Bar Nuclear Plant, Unit 2, Rhea County, Tennessee Date of amendment request: December 31, 2015. Brief description of amendment: The amendment revised the license to permit use of the Fuel Rod Performance and Design 4 Thermal Conductivity Degradation (PAD4TCD) computer program for the second cycle of plant operation. Date of issuance: July 25, 2016. Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented within 14 days of issuance. Amendment No.: 1. A publiclyavailable version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16174A354; documents related to this amendment are listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with the amendment. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:36 Aug 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 Facility Operating License No. NPF– 96: Amendment revised the Facility Operating License. Date of initial notice in Federal Register: March 1, 2016 (81 FR 10682). The Commission’s related evaluation of the amendment is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated July 25, 2016. No significant hazards consideration comments received: No. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of August, 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Anne T. Boland, Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2016–19213 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2016–0001] Sunshine Act Meeting Notice August 15, 22, 29, September 5, 12, 19, 2016. PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. STATUS: Public and Closed. DATES: Week of August 15, 2016 There are no meetings scheduled for the week of August 15, 2016. Week of August 22, 2016—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of August 22, 2016. Week of August 29, 2016—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of August 29, 2016. Week of September 5, 2016—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of September 5, 2016. Week of September 12, 2016—Tentative Monday, September 12, 2016 1:30 p.m. NRC All Employees Meeting (Public Meeting), Marriott Bethesda North Hotel, 5701 Marinelli Road, Rockville, MD 20852. Tuesday, September 13, 2016 2:00 p.m. Briefing on NRC International Activities (Closed— Ex. 1 & 9). Friday, September 16, 2016 9:00 a.m. Briefing on Fee Process (Public Meeting), (Contact: Michele Kaplan: 301–415–5256). This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address https://www.nrc.gov/. PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Week of September 19, 2016—Tentative Monday, September 19, 2016 9:00 a.m. Briefing on NRC Tribal Policy Statement (Public Meeting) (Contact: Michelle Ryan: 630–829– 9724). This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address https://www.nrc.gov/. * * * * * The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short notice. For more information or to verify the status of meetings, contact Denise McGovern at 301–415–0681 or via email at Denise.McGovern@nrc.gov. * * * * * The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can be found on the Internet at: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ public-meetings/schedule.html. * * * * * The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in these public meetings, or need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the public meetings in another format (e.g. braille, large print), please notify Kimberly Meyer, NRC Disability Program Manager, at 301–287–0739, by videophone at 240–428–3217, or by email at Kimberly.Meyer-Chambers@ nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. * * * * * Members of the public may request to receive this information electronically. If you would like to be added to the distribution, please contact the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301– 415–1969), or email Brenda.Akstulewicz@nrc.gov or Patricia.Jimenez@nrc.gov. Dated: August 10, 2016. Denise L. McGovern, Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–19557 Filed 8–12–16; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 52–018 and 52–019; NRC– 2008–0170] Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; William States Lee III Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. AGENCY: E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 158 / Tuesday, August 16, 2016 / Notices Combined license application; hearing. ACTION: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will convene an evidentiary session to receive testimony and exhibits in the uncontested portion of this proceeding regarding the application of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (DEC) for combined licenses (COLs) to construct and operate two units (Units 1 and 2) in Cherokee County, South Carolina. This mandatory hearing will concern safety and environmental matters relating to the requested COLs. DATES: The hearing will be held on October 5, 2016, beginning at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. For the schedule for submitting pre-filed documents and deadlines affecting Interested Government Participants, see Section VI of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 52–018 and 52–019 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: • NRC’s Electronic Hearing Docket: You may obtain publicly available documents related to this hearing online at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/ regulatory/adjudicatory.html. • 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 it 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McGovern, Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, telephone: 301–415–0681; email: Denise.McGovern@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: I. Background The Commission hereby gives notice that, pursuant to Section 189a of the VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:36 Aug 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), it will convene an evidentiary session to receive testimony and exhibits in the uncontested portion of this proceeding regarding DEC’s December 12, 2007, application for COLs under part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), to construct and operate two new units (Units 1 and 2) in Cherokee County, South Carolina (https://www.nrc.gov/ reactors/new-reactors/col/lee/ documents.html#application). This mandatory hearing will concern safety and environmental matters relating to the requested COLs, as more fully described below. Participants in the hearing are not to address any contested issues in their written filings or oral presentations. II. Evidentiary Uncontested Hearing The Commission will conduct this hearing beginning at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Daylight Time on October 5, 2016, at the Commission’s headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. The hearing on these issues will continue on subsequent days, if necessary. III. Presiding Officer The Commission is the presiding officer for this proceeding. IV. Matters To Be Considered The matter at issue in this proceeding is whether the review of the application by the Commission’s staff has been adequate to support the findings found in 10 CFR 52.97 and 10 CFR 51.107. Those findings that must be made for each COL are as follows: Issues Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Amended The Commission will determine whether (1) the applicable standards and requirements of the Act and the Commission’s regulations have been met; (2) any required notifications to other agencies or bodies have been duly made; (3) there is reasonable assurance that the facility will be constructed and will operate in conformity with the license, the provisions of the Act, and the Commission’s regulations; (4) the applicant is technically and financially qualified to engage in the activities authorized; and (5) issuance of the license will not be inimical to the common defense and security or the health and safety of the public. Issues Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 1969, as Amended The Commission will (1) determine whether the requirements of Sections 102(2) (A), (C), and (E) of NEPA and the PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 54623 applicable regulations in 10 CFR part 51 have been met; (2) independently consider the final balance among conflicting factors contained in the record of the proceeding with a view to determining the appropriate action to be taken; (3) determine, after weighing the environmental, economic, technical, and other benefits against environmental and other costs, and considering reasonable alternatives, whether the combined licenses should be issued, denied, or appropriately conditioned to protect environmental values; and (4) determine whether the NEPA review conducted by the NRC staff has been adequate. V. Schedule for Submittal of Pre-Filed Documents No later than September 14, 2016, unless the Commission directs otherwise, the staff and the applicant each shall submit a list of its anticipated witnesses for the hearing. No later than September 14, 2016, unless the Commission directs otherwise, the applicant shall submit its pre-filed written testimony. The staff previously submitted its testimony on August 8, 2016. The Commission may issue written questions to the applicant or the staff before the hearing. If such questions are issued, an order containing such questions will be issued no later than September 1, 2016. Responses to such questions are due September 14, 2016, unless the Commission directs otherwise. VI. Interested Government Participants No later than August 25, 2016, any interested State, local government body, or Federally recognized Indian Tribe may file with the Commission a statement of any issues or questions to which the State, local government body, or Indian Tribe wishes the Commission to give particular attention as part of the uncontested hearing process. Such statement may be accompanied by any supporting documentation that the State, local government body, or Indian Tribe sees fit to provide. Any statements and supporting documentation (if any) received by the Commission using the agency’s E-filing system 1 by the 1 The process for accessing and using the agency’s E-filing system is described in the April 28, 2008, notice of hearing that was issued by the Commission for this proceeding. See Duke Energy; Notice of Hearing and Opportunity To Petition for Leave to Intervene and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards Information and Safeguards Information for Contention Preparation on a Combined License for the William States Lee III Units 1 and 2, 73 FR 22978. Participants who are unable to use the E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM Continued 16AUN1 asabaliauskas on DSK3SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 54624 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 158 / Tuesday, August 16, 2016 / Notices deadline indicated above will be made part of the record of the proceeding. The Commission will use such statements and documents as appropriate to inform its pre-hearing questions to the Staff and applicant, its inquiries at the oral hearing and its decision following the hearing. The Commission may also request, prior to September 21, 2016, that one or more particular States, local government bodies, or Indian Tribes send one representative each to the evidentiary hearing to answer Commission questions and/or make a statement for the purpose of assisting the Commission’s exploration of one or more of the issues raised by the State, local government body, or Indian Tribe in the pre-hearing filings described above. The decision whether to request the presence of a representative of a State, local government body, or Indian Tribe at the evidentiary hearing to make a statement and/or answer Commission questions is solely at the Commission’s discretion. The Commission’s request will specify the issue or issues that the representative should be prepared to address. States, local governments, or Indian Tribes should be aware that this evidentiary hearing is separate and distinct from the NRC’s contested hearing process. Issues within the scope of contentions that have been admitted or contested issues pending before the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board or the Commission in a contested proceeding for a COL application are outside the scope of the uncontested proceeding for that COL application. In addition, although States, local governments, or Indian Tribes participating as described above may take any position they wish, or no position at all, with respect to issues regarding the COL application or the NRC staff’s associated environmental review that do fall within the scope of the uncontested proceeding (i.e., issues that are not within the scope of admitted contentions or pending contested issues), they should be aware that many of the procedures and rights applicable to the NRC’s contested hearing process due to the inherently adversarial nature of such proceedings are not available with respect to this uncontested hearing. Participation in the NRC’s contested hearing process is governed by 10 CFR 2.309 (for persons or entities, including States, local governments, or Indian Tribes, seeking electronic information exchange (EIE), or who will have difficulty complying with EIE requirements in the time frame provided for submission of written statements, may provide their statements by electronic mail to hearingdocket@nrc.gov. VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:36 Aug 15, 2016 Jkt 238001 to file contentions of their own) and 10 CFR 2.315(c) (for interested States, local governments, and Indian Tribes seeking to participate with respect to contentions filed by others). Participation in this uncontested hearing does not affect the right of a State, local government, or Indian Tribe to participate in the separate contested hearing process. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of August, 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Annette L. Vietti-Cook, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2016–19526 Filed 8–15–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Dated: August 11, 2016. Lynn M. Powalski, Deputy Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–19590 Filed 8–12–16; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 8011–01–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–78536; File No. SR– BatsEDGA–2016–18] Self-Regulatory Organizations; Bats EDGA Exchange, Inc.; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change Related to Logical Port Fees August 10, 2016. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the Government in the Sunshine Act, Public Law 94–409, that the Securities and Exchange Commission will hold a Closed Meeting on Thursday, August 18, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. Commissioners, Counsel to the Commissioners, the Secretary to the Commission, and recording secretaries will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain staff members who have an interest in the matters also may be present. The General Counsel of the Commission, or her designee, has certified that, in her opinion, one or more of the exemptions set forth in 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), 9(B) and (10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of the scheduled matter at the Closed Meeting. Chair White, as duty officer, voted to consider the items listed for the Closed Meeting in closed session. The subject matter of the Closed Meeting will be: Institution and settlement of injunctive actions; Institution and settlement of administrative proceedings; Adjudicatory matters; Opinion; and Other matters relating to enforcement proceedings. At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in the scheduling of meeting items. For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please contact Brent J. Fields from the Office of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Pursuant to section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the ‘‘Act’’),1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 notice is hereby given that on July 29, 2016, Bats EDGA Exchange, Inc. (the ‘‘Exchange’’ or ‘‘EDGA’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule change as described in Items I, II and III below, which Items have been prepared by the Exchange. The Exchange has designated the proposed rule change as one establishing or changing a member due, fee, or other charge imposed by the Exchange under section 19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act 3 and Rule 19b–4(f)(2) thereunder,4 which renders the proposed rule change effective upon filing with the Commission. The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the proposed rule change from interested persons. I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Proposed Rule Change The Exchange filed a proposal to amend the fee schedule applicable to Members 5 and non-Members of the Exchange pursuant to EDGA Rules 15.1(a) and (c). The text of the proposed rule change is available at the Exchange’s Web site at www.batstrading.com, at the principal office of the Exchange, and at the Commission’s Public Reference Room. 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. 3 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(3)(A)(ii). 4 17 CFR 240.19b–4(f)(2). 5 The term ‘‘Member’’ is defined as ‘‘any registered broker or dealer that has been admitted to membership in the Exchange.’’ See Exchange Rule 1.5(n). 2 17 E:\FR\FM\16AUN1.SGM 16AUN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 158 (Tuesday, August 16, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 54622-54624]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-19526]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 52-018 and 52-019; NRC-2008-0170]


Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; William States Lee III Nuclear 
Station, Units 1 and 2

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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ACTION: Combined license application; hearing.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will convene an 
evidentiary session to receive testimony and exhibits in the 
uncontested portion of this proceeding regarding the application of 
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (DEC) for combined licenses (COLs) to 
construct and operate two units (Units 1 and 2) in Cherokee County, 
South Carolina. This mandatory hearing will concern safety and 
environmental matters relating to the requested COLs.

DATES: The hearing will be held on October 5, 2016, beginning at 9:00 
a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. For the schedule for submitting pre-filed 
documents and deadlines affecting Interested Government Participants, 
see Section VI of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
document.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 52-018 and 52-019 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:
     NRC's Electronic Hearing Docket: You may obtain publicly 
available documents related to this hearing online at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/adjudicatory.html.
     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 it 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise McGovern, Office of the 
Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, telephone: 301-415-0681; email: Denise.McGovern@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The Commission hereby gives notice that, pursuant to Section 189a 
of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), it will convene 
an evidentiary session to receive testimony and exhibits in the 
uncontested portion of this proceeding regarding DEC's December 12, 
2007, application for COLs under part 52 of title 10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), to construct and operate two new units 
(Units 1 and 2) in Cherokee County, South Carolina (https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col/lee/documents.html#application). This 
mandatory hearing will concern safety and environmental matters 
relating to the requested COLs, as more fully described below. 
Participants in the hearing are not to address any contested issues in 
their written filings or oral presentations.

II. Evidentiary Uncontested Hearing

    The Commission will conduct this hearing beginning at 9:00 a.m., 
Eastern Daylight Time on October 5, 2016, at the Commission's 
headquarters in Rockville, Maryland. The hearing on these issues will 
continue on subsequent days, if necessary.

III. Presiding Officer

    The Commission is the presiding officer for this proceeding.

IV. Matters To Be Considered

    The matter at issue in this proceeding is whether the review of the 
application by the Commission's staff has been adequate to support the 
findings found in 10 CFR 52.97 and 10 CFR 51.107. Those findings that 
must be made for each COL are as follows:

Issues Pursuant to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Amended

    The Commission will determine whether (1) the applicable standards 
and requirements of the Act and the Commission's regulations have been 
met; (2) any required notifications to other agencies or bodies have 
been duly made; (3) there is reasonable assurance that the facility 
will be constructed and will operate in conformity with the license, 
the provisions of the Act, and the Commission's regulations; (4) the 
applicant is technically and financially qualified to engage in the 
activities authorized; and (5) issuance of the license will not be 
inimical to the common defense and security or the health and safety of 
the public.

Issues Pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 
1969, as Amended

    The Commission will (1) determine whether the requirements of 
Sections 102(2) (A), (C), and (E) of NEPA and the applicable 
regulations in 10 CFR part 51 have been met; (2) independently consider 
the final balance among conflicting factors contained in the record of 
the proceeding with a view to determining the appropriate action to be 
taken; (3) determine, after weighing the environmental, economic, 
technical, and other benefits against environmental and other costs, 
and considering reasonable alternatives, whether the combined licenses 
should be issued, denied, or appropriately conditioned to protect 
environmental values; and (4) determine whether the NEPA review 
conducted by the NRC staff has been adequate.

V. Schedule for Submittal of Pre-Filed Documents

    No later than September 14, 2016, unless the Commission directs 
otherwise, the staff and the applicant each shall submit a list of its 
anticipated witnesses for the hearing.
    No later than September 14, 2016, unless the Commission directs 
otherwise, the applicant shall submit its pre-filed written testimony. 
The staff previously submitted its testimony on August 8, 2016.
    The Commission may issue written questions to the applicant or the 
staff before the hearing. If such questions are issued, an order 
containing such questions will be issued no later than September 1, 
2016. Responses to such questions are due September 14, 2016, unless 
the Commission directs otherwise.

VI. Interested Government Participants

    No later than August 25, 2016, any interested State, local 
government body, or Federally recognized Indian Tribe may file with the 
Commission a statement of any issues or questions to which the State, 
local government body, or Indian Tribe wishes the Commission to give 
particular attention as part of the uncontested hearing process. Such 
statement may be accompanied by any supporting documentation that the 
State, local government body, or Indian Tribe sees fit to provide. Any 
statements and supporting documentation (if any) received by the 
Commission using the agency's E-filing system \1\ by the

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deadline indicated above will be made part of the record of the 
proceeding. The Commission will use such statements and documents as 
appropriate to inform its pre-hearing questions to the Staff and 
applicant, its inquiries at the oral hearing and its decision following 
the hearing. The Commission may also request, prior to September 21, 
2016, that one or more particular States, local government bodies, or 
Indian Tribes send one representative each to the evidentiary hearing 
to answer Commission questions and/or make a statement for the purpose 
of assisting the Commission's exploration of one or more of the issues 
raised by the State, local government body, or Indian Tribe in the pre-
hearing filings described above. The decision whether to request the 
presence of a representative of a State, local government body, or 
Indian Tribe at the evidentiary hearing to make a statement and/or 
answer Commission questions is solely at the Commission's discretion. 
The Commission's request will specify the issue or issues that the 
representative should be prepared to address.
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    \1\ The process for accessing and using the agency's E-filing 
system is described in the April 28, 2008, notice of hearing that 
was issued by the Commission for this proceeding. See Duke Energy; 
Notice of Hearing and Opportunity To Petition for Leave to Intervene 
and Order Imposing Procedures for Access to Sensitive Unclassified 
Non-Safeguards Information and Safeguards Information for Contention 
Preparation on a Combined License for the William States Lee III 
Units 1 and 2, 73 FR 22978. Participants who are unable to use the 
electronic information exchange (EIE), or who will have difficulty 
complying with EIE requirements in the time frame provided for 
submission of written statements, may provide their statements by 
electronic mail to hearingdocket@nrc.gov.
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    States, local governments, or Indian Tribes should be aware that 
this evidentiary hearing is separate and distinct from the NRC's 
contested hearing process. Issues within the scope of contentions that 
have been admitted or contested issues pending before the Atomic Safety 
and Licensing Board or the Commission in a contested proceeding for a 
COL application are outside the scope of the uncontested proceeding for 
that COL application. In addition, although States, local governments, 
or Indian Tribes participating as described above may take any position 
they wish, or no position at all, with respect to issues regarding the 
COL application or the NRC staff's associated environmental review that 
do fall within the scope of the uncontested proceeding (i.e., issues 
that are not within the scope of admitted contentions or pending 
contested issues), they should be aware that many of the procedures and 
rights applicable to the NRC's contested hearing process due to the 
inherently adversarial nature of such proceedings are not available 
with respect to this uncontested hearing. Participation in the NRC's 
contested hearing process is governed by 10 CFR 2.309 (for persons or 
entities, including States, local governments, or Indian Tribes, 
seeking to file contentions of their own) and 10 CFR 2.315(c) (for 
interested States, local governments, and Indian Tribes seeking to 
participate with respect to contentions filed by others). Participation 
in this uncontested hearing does not affect the right of a State, local 
government, or Indian Tribe to participate in the separate contested 
hearing process.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of August, 2016.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. 2016-19526 Filed 8-15-16; 8:45 am]
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