List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Multipurpose Canister Cask System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Amendment No. 14, 52815-52817 [2019-21210]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 192 / Thursday, October 3, 2019 / Proposed Rules described in paragraph (d)(6)(iii)(B)(3) of this section. (B) FNS will calculate the standards and caps described in paragraph (d)(6)(iii)(A) of this section annually, with the exception of the standards described in paragraph (d)(6)(iii)(B)(4) of this section. The State agency must review the standards described in paragraphs (d)(6)(iii)(B)(2), (d)(6)(iii)(B)(3), and (d)(6)(iii)(B)(4), annually and make adjustments to reflect changes in costs, rounded to the nearest whole dollar. State agencies must provide the amounts of standards to FNS when they are changed annually and submit methodologies used in developing and updating standards to FNS for approval when the methodologies are developed or changed. (1) For the HCSUA described in paragraph (d)(6)(iii)(A)(2), standards will be calculated by FNS based on the 80th percentile of low income households’ utility costs in the State. FNS will use the best-available utility cost information from national Federal surveys, such as the American Community Survey (ACS) and the Residential Energy Consumption Survey (RECS). (2) For the LUA described in paragraph (d)(6)(iii)(A)(3), standards will be capped at 70 percent of the State’s HCSUA. (3) For individual utility expenses described in paragraph (d)(6)(iii)(A)(1), standards will be capped at 35 percent of the State’s HCSUA, with the exception of the telecommunications standard. The telecommunications standard will have a maximum amount for all States set annually by FNS. The telecommunications standard includes the cost of one telephone, basic internet service, or both. (4) Standards for Guam and the Virgin Islands may be developed by the State agency for utility costs identified in paragraph (d)(6)(ii)(C). * * * * * (D) At initial certification, recertification, and when a household moves, the household may choose between a standard or verified actual utility costs for any allowable expense identified in paragraph (d)(6)(ii)(C) of this section, unless the State agency has opted, with FNS approval, to mandate use of a standard. Households certified for 24 months may also choose to switch between a standard and actual costs at the time of the mandatory interim contact required by § 273.10(f)(1) if the State agency has not mandated use of the standard. (E) Option to make standard utility allowances mandatory (1) A State VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Oct 02, 2019 Jkt 250001 agency may mandate use of standard utility allowances for all households with qualifying expenses if the State uses one or more standards that include the costs of heating and cooling and one or more standards approved by FNS that do not include the costs of heating and cooling, and the standards will not result in increased program costs. The prohibition on increasing program costs does not apply to necessary increases to standards resulting from utility cost increases. (2) If the State agency chooses to mandate use of standard utility allowances, it must use a standard utility allowance that includes heating or cooling costs to residents of public housing units which have central utility meters and which charge the households only for excess heating or cooling costs. The State agency also must not prorate a standard utility allowance that includes heating or cooling costs provided to a household that lives and shares heating or cooling expenses with others. (3) In a State that chooses this option, households entitled to the standard may not claim actual expenses, even if the expenses are higher than the standard. Households not entitled to the standard may claim actual allowable expenses. * * * * * Dated: September 24, 2019. Stephen L. Censky, Deputy Secretary, Food, Nutrition, and Consumer Services. [FR Doc. 2019–21287 Filed 10–2–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–30–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 72 [NRC–2019–0160] RIN 3150–AK36 List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International HI–STORM 100 Multipurpose Canister Cask System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Amendment No. 14 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Proposed rule. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to amend its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec International HI– STORM 100 Multipurpose Canister Cask System listing within the ‘‘List of approved spent fuel storage casks’’ to include Amendment No. 14 to SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 52815 Certificate of Compliance No. 1014. Amendment No. 14 revises the technical specifications to add new heat loading patterns, reduce the minimum cooling time, allow use of a damaged fuel isolator for storing damaged fuel, and modify the description of vents in overpack. Amendment No. 14 also makes other administrative changes to the technical specifications. DATES: Submit comments by November 4, 2019. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2019–0160. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • Email comments to: Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you do not receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact us at 301–415–1677. • Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at 301– 415–1101. • Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff. • Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (Eastern Time) Federal workdays; telephone: 301–415–1677. For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see ‘‘Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: YenJu Chen, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301– 415–1018; email: Yen-Ju.Chen@nrc.gov or Torre Taylor, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301–415–7900; email: Torre.Taylor@nrc.gov. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments II. Rulemaking Procedure E:\FR\FM\03OCP1.SGM 03OCP1 52816 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 192 / Thursday, October 3, 2019 / Proposed Rules III. Background IV. Plain Writing V. Availability of Documents II. Rulemaking Procedure I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2019– 0160 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this action by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2019–0160. • 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 ‘‘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. For the convenience of the reader, instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are provided in the ‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC–2019– 0160 in your comment submission. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at https:// www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Oct 02, 2019 Jkt 250001 Because the NRC considers this action to be non-controversial, the NRC is publishing this proposed rule concurrently with a direct final rule in the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register. The direct final rule will become effective on December 17, 2019. However, if the NRC receives significant adverse comments on this proposed rule by November 4, 2019, then the NRC will publish a document that withdraws the direct final rule. If the direct final rule is withdrawn, the NRC will address the comments received in response to these proposed revisions in a subsequent final rule. Absent significant modifications to the proposed revisions requiring republication, the NRC will not initiate a second comment period on this action in the event the direct final rule is withdrawn. A significant adverse comment is a comment where the commenter explains why the rule would be inappropriate, including challenges to the rule’s underlying premise or approach, or would be ineffective or unacceptable without a change. A comment is adverse and significant if: (1) The comment opposes the rule and provides a reason sufficient to require a substantive response in a notice-andcomment process. For example, a substantive response is required when: (a) The comment causes the NRC to reevaluate (or reconsider) its position or conduct additional analysis; (b) The comment raises an issue serious enough to warrant a substantive response to clarify or complete the record; or (c) The comment raises a relevant issue that was not previously addressed or considered by the NRC. (2) The comment proposes a change or an addition to the rule, and it is apparent that the rule would be ineffective or unacceptable without incorporation of the change or addition. (3) The comment causes the NRC to make a change (other than editorial) to the rule, certificate of compliance, or technical specifications. For procedural information and the regulatory analysis, see the direct final rule published in the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal Register. III. Background Section 218(a) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended, requires that ‘‘[t]he Secretary [of the PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 Department of Energy] shall establish a demonstration program, in cooperation with the private sector, for the dry storage of spent nuclear fuel at civilian nuclear power reactor sites, with the objective of establishing one or more technologies that the [Nuclear Regulatory] Commission may, by rule, approve for use at the sites of civilian nuclear power reactors without, to the maximum extent practicable, the need for additional site-specific approvals by the Commission.’’ Section 133 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act states, in part, that ‘‘[the Commission] shall, by rule, establish procedures for the licensing of any technology approved by the Commission under section 219(a) [sic: 218(a)] for use at the site of any civilian nuclear power reactor.’’ To implement this mandate, the Commission approved dry storage of spent nuclear fuel in NRC-approved casks under a general license by publishing a final rule which added a new subpart K in part 72 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) entitled ‘‘General License for Storage of Spent Fuel at Power Reactor Sites’’ (55 FR 29181; July 18, 1990). This rule also established a new subpart L in 10 CFR part 72 entitled ‘‘Approval of Spent Fuel Storage Casks,’’ which contains procedures and criteria for obtaining NRC approval of spent fuel storage cask designs. The NRC subsequently issued a final rule on May 1, 2000, that approved the HI–STORM 100 Cask System design and added it to the list of NRC-approved cask designs in § 72.214 as Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 (65 FR 25241). IV. Plain Writing The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111–274) requires Federal agencies to write documents in a clear, concise, well-organized manner. The NRC has written this document to be consistent with the Plain Writing Act as well as the Presidential Memorandum, ‘‘Plain Language in Government Writing,’’ published June 10, 1998 (63 FR 31885). The NRC requests comment on the proposed rule with respect to the clarity and effectiveness of the language used. V. Availability of Documents The documents identified in the following table are available to interested persons through the following method. E:\FR\FM\03OCP1.SGM 03OCP1 Federal Register / Vol. 84, No. 192 / Thursday, October 3, 2019 / Proposed Rules ADAMS accession No. Document Letter from Holtec International Transmitting Request for Amendment No. 14 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, October 31, 2018. Attachment 1: Summary of Request for Amendment No. 14 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, October 31, 2018 .............. Attachment 2: Proposed Amendment No. 14 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, October 31, 2018 ...................................... Attachment 3: Proposed Amendment No. 14 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Appendix A, October 31, 2018 ................. Attachment 4: Proposed Amendment No. 14 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Appendix B, October 31, 2018 ................. Attachment 5: Final Safety Analysis Report Proposed Changes, October 31, 2018 ...................................................................... Letter from Holtec International Transmitting Supplement to Amendment Request, November 6, 2018 ....................................... Letter from Holtec International Transmitting Responses to NRC’s 1st Round of Requests for Additional Information for Amendment No. 14, February 28, 2019. Attachment 2: Request for Additional Information, Combined Responses, Non-Proprietary, February 28, 2019 .......................... Attachment 3: Final Safety Analysis Report Proposed Changes, Non-Proprietary, February 28, 2019 ......................................... Attachment 4: Summary of Proposed Changes, Non-Proprietary, February 28, 2019 ................................................................... Letter from Holtec International Transmitting Responses to Clarification Questions, April 5, 2019 ............................................... Attachment 1: Responses to Clarification Questions, April 5, 2019 ................................................................................................ Attachment 2: Final Safety Analysis Report (Proposed Revision 16B), April 5, 2019 .................................................................... Letter from Holtec International, Submittal of Responses to Clarification Questions, April 23, 2019 ............................................. Final Safety Analysis Report (Proposed Revision 16B), Chapter 2, Changed Pages, April 5, 2019 ............................................. Letter from Holtec International, Submittal of Responses to Clarification Questions, dated May 13, 2019 ................................... Final Safety Analysis Report (Proposed Revision 16B), Chapter 2, Changed Pages, May 13, 2019 ............................................ Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 Amendment No. 14, Certificate of Compliance for Spent Fuel Storage Casks .... Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 Amendment No. 14, Technical Specifications, Appendix A .................................. Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 Amendment No. 14, Technical Specifications, Appendix B .................................. Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 Amendment No. 14, Technical Specifications, Appendix A–100U ........................ Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 Amendment No. 14, Technical Specifications, Appendix B–100U ........................ Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 Amendment No. 14, Preliminary Safety Evaluation Report ................................................... E-mail from J. Tomlinson, Holtec, regarding administrative change to HI-Storm 100 Amendment 14 CoC, Appendix B, August 8, 2019. The NRC may post materials related to this document, including public comments, on the Federal Rulemaking website at https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC–2019–0160. The Federal Rulemaking website allows you to receive alerts when changes or additions occur in a docket folder. To subscribe: (1) Navigate to the docket folder (NRC–2019–0160); (2) click the ‘‘Sign up for Email Alerts’’ link; and (3) enter your email address and select how frequently you would like to receive emails (daily, weekly, or monthly). List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 72 Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of September, 2019. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Daniel H. Dorman, Acting Executive Director for Operations. [FR Doc. 2019–21210 Filed 10–2–19; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:07 Oct 02, 2019 Jkt 250001 10 CFR Parts 429 and 430 [EERE–2014–BT–TP–0034] RIN 1904–AD46 Energy Conservation Program: Test Procedures for Clothes Dryers Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy. ACTION: Extension of public comment period. AGENCY: On July 23, 2019, the U.S. Department of Energy (‘‘DOE’’) published in the Federal Register a notice of proposed rulemaking (‘‘NOPR’’) regarding proposals to amend the test procedures for clothes dryers and to request comment on the proposals and other aspects of clothes dryer testing. This notice also announced a webinar to be held on August 14, 2019, and stated that DOE would hold a public meeting on the proposal if one was requested by August 6, 2019. On July 29, 2019, DOE received a comment requesting a public meeting. DATES: The comment period for the NOPR published on July 23, 2019 (84 FR 35484), is extended. DOE will accept comments, data, and information regarding this proposed rulemaking received no later than November 6, 2019. PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 ML18331A052 ML18331A043 ML18331A046 ML18331A047 ML18331A048 ML18331A049 ML18324A577 ML19065A053 ML19065A027 ML19065A029 ML19065A030 ML19101A339 ML19101A337 ML19114A289 ML19121A280 ML19121A279 ML19140A278 ML19140A277 ML19120A058 ML19120A059 ML19120A061 ML19120A062 ML19120A063 ML19120A064 ML19224A393 Interested persons are encouraged to submit comments using the Federal eRulemaking Portal at https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Alternatively, interested persons may submit comments, identified by ‘‘Test Procedure NOPR for Clothes Dryers’’ and by docket number EERE–2014–BT– TP–0034 and/or the regulatory information number (‘‘RIN’’) 1904– AD46, by any of the following methods: (1) Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. (2) Email: ResClothesDryer2014TP0034@ ee.doe.gov. Include the docket number EERE–2014–BT–TP–0034 and/or RIN 1904–AD46 in the subject line of the message. (3) Postal Mail: Appliance and Equipment Standards Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, Mailstop EE–5B, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20585–0121. Telephone: (202) 287–1445. If possible, please submit all items on a compact disc (‘‘CD’’), in which case it is not necessary to include printed copies. (4) Hand Delivery/Courier: Appliance and Equipment Standards Program, U.S. Department of Energy, Building Technologies Office, 950 L’Enfant Plaza SW, 6th Floor, Washington, DC 20024. Telephone: (202) 287–1445. If possible, please submit all items on a CD, in ADDRESSES: DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY SUMMARY: Administrative practice and procedure, Hazardous waste, Indians, Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear energy, Penalties, Radiation protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Spent fuel, Whistleblowing. 52817 E:\FR\FM\03OCP1.SGM 03OCP1

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

[NRC-2019-0160]
RIN 3150-AK36


List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International 
HI-STORM 100 Multipurpose Canister Cask System, Certificate of 
Compliance No. 1014, Amendment No. 14

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is proposing to 
amend its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the Holtec 
International HI-STORM 100 Multipurpose Canister Cask System listing 
within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include 
Amendment No. 14 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014. Amendment No. 
14 revises the technical specifications to add new heat loading 
patterns, reduce the minimum cooling time, allow use of a damaged fuel 
isolator for storing damaged fuel, and modify the description of vents 
in overpack. Amendment No. 14 also makes other administrative changes 
to the technical specifications.

DATES: Submit comments by November 4, 2019. Comments received after 
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC 
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before 
this date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0160. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions contact 
the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
of this document.
     Email comments to: [email protected]. If you do 
not receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact 
us at 301-415-1677.
     Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission at 301-415-1101.
     Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and 
Adjudications Staff.
     Hand deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (Eastern Time) Federal 
workdays; telephone: 301-415-1677.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Yen-Ju Chen, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301-415-1018; email: [email protected] or Torre Taylor, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards; telephone: 301-415-7900; email: [email protected]. Both 
are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Table of Contents

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
II. Rulemaking Procedure

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III. Background
IV. Plain Writing
V. Availability of Documents

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-0160 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain 
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0160.
     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 ``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 [email protected]. For the convenience of the reader, 
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are 
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2019-0160 in your comment submission. 
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information 
that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment 
submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into 
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove 
identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should 
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.

II. Rulemaking Procedure

    Because the NRC considers this action to be non-controversial, the 
NRC is publishing this proposed rule concurrently with a direct final 
rule in the Rules and Regulations section of this issue of the Federal 
Register. The direct final rule will become effective on December 17, 
2019. However, if the NRC receives significant adverse comments on this 
proposed rule by November 4, 2019, then the NRC will publish a document 
that withdraws the direct final rule. If the direct final rule is 
withdrawn, the NRC will address the comments received in response to 
these proposed revisions in a subsequent final rule. Absent significant 
modifications to the proposed revisions requiring republication, the 
NRC will not initiate a second comment period on this action in the 
event the direct final rule is withdrawn.
    A significant adverse comment is a comment where the commenter 
explains why the rule would be inappropriate, including challenges to 
the rule's underlying premise or approach, or would be ineffective or 
unacceptable without a change. A comment is adverse and significant if:
    (1) The comment opposes the rule and provides a reason sufficient 
to require a substantive response in a notice-and-comment process. For 
example, a substantive response is required when:
    (a) The comment causes the NRC to reevaluate (or reconsider) its 
position or conduct additional analysis;
    (b) The comment raises an issue serious enough to warrant a 
substantive response to clarify or complete the record; or
    (c) The comment raises a relevant issue that was not previously 
addressed or considered by the NRC.
    (2) The comment proposes a change or an addition to the rule, and 
it is apparent that the rule would be ineffective or unacceptable 
without incorporation of the change or addition.
    (3) The comment causes the NRC to make a change (other than 
editorial) to the rule, certificate of compliance, or technical 
specifications.
    For procedural information and the regulatory analysis, see the 
direct final rule published in the Rules and Regulations section of 
this issue of the Federal Register.

III. Background

    Section 218(a) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended, 
requires that ``[t]he Secretary [of the Department of Energy] shall 
establish a demonstration program, in cooperation with the private 
sector, for the dry storage of spent nuclear fuel at civilian nuclear 
power reactor sites, with the objective of establishing one or more 
technologies that the [Nuclear Regulatory] Commission may, by rule, 
approve for use at the sites of civilian nuclear power reactors 
without, to the maximum extent practicable, the need for additional 
site-specific approvals by the Commission.'' Section 133 of the Nuclear 
Waste Policy Act states, in part, that ``[the Commission] shall, by 
rule, establish procedures for the licensing of any technology approved 
by the Commission under section 219(a) [sic: 218(a)] for use at the 
site of any civilian nuclear power reactor.''
    To implement this mandate, the Commission approved dry storage of 
spent nuclear fuel in NRC-approved casks under a general license by 
publishing a final rule which added a new subpart K in part 72 of title 
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) entitled ``General 
License for Storage of Spent Fuel at Power Reactor Sites'' (55 FR 
29181; July 18, 1990). This rule also established a new subpart L in 10 
CFR part 72 entitled ``Approval of Spent Fuel Storage Casks,'' which 
contains procedures and criteria for obtaining NRC approval of spent 
fuel storage cask designs. The NRC subsequently issued a final rule on 
May 1, 2000, that approved the HI-STORM 100 Cask System design and 
added it to the list of NRC-approved cask designs in Sec.  72.214 as 
Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 (65 FR 25241).

IV. Plain Writing

    The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-274) requires Federal 
agencies to write documents in a clear, concise, well-organized manner. 
The NRC has written this document to be consistent with the Plain 
Writing Act as well as the Presidential Memorandum, ``Plain Language in 
Government Writing,'' published June 10, 1998 (63 FR 31885). The NRC 
requests comment on the proposed rule with respect to the clarity and 
effectiveness of the language used.

V. Availability of Documents

    The documents identified in the following table are available to 
interested persons through the following method.

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                   Document                       ADAMS accession No.
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Letter from Holtec International Transmitting  ML18331A052
 Request for Amendment No. 14 to Certificate
 of Compliance No. 1014, October 31, 2018.
Attachment 1: Summary of Request for           ML18331A043
 Amendment No. 14 to Certificate of
 Compliance No. 1014, October 31, 2018.
Attachment 2: Proposed Amendment No. 14 to     ML18331A046
 Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, October
 31, 2018.
Attachment 3: Proposed Amendment No. 14 to     ML18331A047
 Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Appendix
 A, October 31, 2018.
Attachment 4: Proposed Amendment No. 14 to     ML18331A048
 Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Appendix
 B, October 31, 2018.
Attachment 5: Final Safety Analysis Report     ML18331A049
 Proposed Changes, October 31, 2018.
Letter from Holtec International Transmitting  ML18324A577
 Supplement to Amendment Request, November 6,
 2018.
Letter from Holtec International Transmitting  ML19065A053
 Responses to NRC's 1st Round of Requests for
 Additional Information for Amendment No. 14,
 February 28, 2019.
Attachment 2: Request for Additional           ML19065A027
 Information, Combined Responses, Non-
 Proprietary, February 28, 2019.
Attachment 3: Final Safety Analysis Report     ML19065A029
 Proposed Changes, Non-Proprietary, February
 28, 2019.
Attachment 4: Summary of Proposed Changes,     ML19065A030
 Non-Proprietary, February 28, 2019.
Letter from Holtec International Transmitting  ML19101A339
 Responses to Clarification Questions, April
 5, 2019.
Attachment 1: Responses to Clarification       ML19101A337
 Questions, April 5, 2019.
Attachment 2: Final Safety Analysis Report     ML19114A289
 (Proposed Revision 16B), April 5, 2019.
Letter from Holtec International, Submittal    ML19121A280
 of Responses to Clarification Questions,
 April 23, 2019.
Final Safety Analysis Report (Proposed         ML19121A279
 Revision 16B), Chapter 2, Changed Pages,
 April 5, 2019.
Letter from Holtec International, Submittal    ML19140A278
 of Responses to Clarification Questions,
 dated May 13, 2019.
Final Safety Analysis Report (Proposed         ML19140A277
 Revision 16B), Chapter 2, Changed Pages, May
 13, 2019.
Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1014    ML19120A058
 Amendment No. 14, Certificate of Compliance
 for Spent Fuel Storage Casks.
Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1014    ML19120A059
 Amendment No. 14, Technical Specifications,
 Appendix A.
Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1014    ML19120A061
 Amendment No. 14, Technical Specifications,
 Appendix B.
Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1014    ML19120A062
 Amendment No. 14, Technical Specifications,
 Appendix A-100U.
Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1014    ML19120A063
 Amendment No. 14, Technical Specifications,
 Appendix B-100U.
Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 Amendment   ML19120A064
 No. 14, Preliminary Safety Evaluation Report.
E-mail from J. Tomlinson, Holtec, regarding    ML19224A393
 administrative change to HI-Storm 100
 Amendment 14 CoC, Appendix B, August 8, 2019.
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List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 72

    Administrative practice and procedure, Hazardous waste, Indians, 
Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear energy, Penalties, Radiation 
protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security 
measures, Spent fuel, Whistleblowing.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day of September, 2019.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Daniel H. Dorman,
Acting Executive Director for Operations.
[FR Doc. 2019-21210 Filed 10-2-19; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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