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II. Background
Under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), the NRC recently
submitted a request for renewal of an
existing collection of information to
OMB for review entitled, ‘‘Licenses,
Certifications, and Approvals for
Nuclear Power Plants.’’ The NRC hereby
informs potential respondents that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
that a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
The NRC published a Federal
Register notice with a 60-day comment
period on this information collection on
April 22, 2020 (85 FR 22463).
1. The title of the information
collection: Part 52 of title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
‘‘Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals
for Nuclear Power Plants.
2. OMB approval number: 3150–0151.
3. Type of submission: Extension.
4. The form number if applicable: Not
Applicable.
5. How often the collection is required
or requested: On occasion. Applications
are submitted only when licensing
action is sought.
6. Who will be required or asked to
respond: Applicants for early site
permits (ESPs), standard design
approvals (SDAs) and certifications,
manufacturing licenses (MLs), and
licenses which combine construction
permits (CPs) and conditional operating
licenses (OLs), e.g. COLs, for
commercial nuclear power reactors.
7. The estimated number of annual
responses: 1,428 (1,411 reporting
responses plus 17 recordkeepers).
8. The estimated number of annual
respondents: 17.
9. An estimate of the total number of
hours needed annually to comply with
the information collection requirement
or request: 335,891 hours (318,716
reporting, plus 17,175 recordkeeping).
10. Abstract: The licensing processes
in 10 CFR part 52 provide for issuance
of ESPs, SDAs, MLs, CPs, and COLs for
commercial nuclear power reactors. The
applicants submit updated reports,
applications for renewals, exemption
requests and maintain records of
changes to the facility and records of
detailed design related information.
These licensing procedures are options
to the two-step licensing process in 10
CFR part 50, which provides for a CP
and an OL. The part 52 licensing
process places procedural requirements
in part 52 and technical requirements in
part 50. Part 52 reduces the overall
paperwork burden borne by applicants
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for CPs and OLs because part 52 only
requires a single application and
provides options for referencing
standardized designs. The information
in 10 CFR part 52 is needed by the
agency to assess the adequacy and
suitability of an applicant’s site, plant
design, construction, training and
experience, plans and procedures for
the protection of public health and
safety. Regulatory Guide 1.206 provides
guidance for applicants for combined
licenses for nuclear power plants.
Section C.2.1 of Regulatory Guide 1.206
deals with pre-application activities for
respondents who intend to submit
applications for combined licenses for
nuclear power plants. Pre-application
activities encompass all the
communications, correspondence,
meetings, document submittals/reviews,
and other interactions that occur
between the NRC staff and a prospective
applicant before the tendering of an
application under 10 CFR part 52.
Participation in pre-application
activities is voluntary. Potential
applicants who engage in preapplication activities benefit from an
early NRC staff assessment of the
completeness and level of detail of the
information that the applicant proposes
to submit and staff identification of
potential deficiencies in the application.
Pre-application activities are expected
to increase the efficiency of the staff’s
review of those applications once they
are submitted. Subpart B of 10 CFR part
52 establishes the process for obtaining
design certifications. The addition of
appendix F to 10 CFR part 52 allows
interested parties to reference the
Advanced Power Reactor 1400
(APR1400) standard design in an
application for a combined license.
Dated: August 24, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David C. Cullison,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief
Information Officer.
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Issuance of Multiple Exemptions in
Response to COVID–19 Public Health
Emergency
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
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ACTION:
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Exemptions; issuance.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) issued 13
exemptions in response to requests from
12 licensees. The exemptions allow
these licensees temporary relief from
certain requirements under NRC
regulations. The exemptions are in
response to the coronavirus disease
2019 (COVID–19) public health
emergency (PHE). The NRC is issuing a
single notice to announce the issuance
of the exemptions.
DATES: The 13 exemptions were issued
between July 6, 2020, and July 30, 2020.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2020–0110 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may obtain publicly-available
information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2020–0110. Address
questions about NRC Docket IDs in
Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301–287–9127; email:
Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For technical
questions, contact the individual listed
in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. To begin the search, select
‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For
problems with ADAMS, please contact
the NRC’s Public Document Room
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Danna, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001; telephone: 301–415–7422, email:
James.Danna@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
I. Introduction
The NRC issued 13 exemptions to 12
licensees in response to requests dated
between June 11, 2020, and July 23,
2020. These exemptions temporarily
allow the licensees to deviate from
certain requirements (as cited below) of
various parts of chapter I of title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR).
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The exemptions from certain
requirements of 10 CFR part 26,
‘‘Fitness for Duty Programs,’’ for
NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC (for
Duane Arnold Energy Center); NextEra
Energy Point Beach, LLC (for Point
Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2);
NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC (for
Seabrook Station, Unit 1); and Florida
Power & Light Company (for St. Lucie
Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; and Turkey
Point Nuclear Generating Units 3 and 4)
support the continued effectiveness of
licensees’ fitness for duty programs
during the COVID–19 PHE. For 10 CFR
26.119(a), 26.165(b)(5), 26.169(a),
26.185(d)(3), and 26.185(p), flexibility is
afforded by permitting a reasonable
increase in the time to complete
required activities. For 10 CFR
26.189(c), flexibility is afforded by
permitting the use of an alternative
method to conduct a determination of
fitness for cause. The limited scope of
the exemptions from these
requirements, relatively short duration
of the exemption period, licensee
controls, and NRC conditions provide
reasonable assurance that the above
licensees will continue to meet the
fitness for duty performance objectives
described in the regulations in 10 CFR
part 26.
The exemption from certain
requirements of 10 CFR part 26 for DTE
Electric Company (for Fermi 2) allows
the licensee temporary relief from the
work-hour controls under 10 CFR
26.205(d)(1) through (d)(7). This
temporary exemption is an extension of
a previous NRC-approved exemption
(letter dated May 14, 2020, ADAMS
Accession No. ML20133K055). The NRC
determined that, because of the impacts
the COVID–19 PHE has had on the
licensee’s ability to comply with the
work-hour controls of 10 CFR 26.205(d),
the importance of maintaining the
operations of Fermi 2, and the controls
the licensee has established, granting
the requested exemption, as extended,
was in the public interest.
The exemption from certain
requirements of 10 CFR part 50,
appendix E, ‘‘Emergency Planning and
Preparedness for Production and
Utilization Facilities,’’ section VI.F.2.b,
related to biennial emergency
preparedness exercises for the National
Institute of Standards and Technology
(for the National Bureau of Standards
Test Reactor) does not adversely affect
the emergency response capability of
the test reactor facility because all
personnel are currently qualified for all
tasks, and the proposed compensatory
measures will maintain their
knowledge, skills, and abilities without
the conduct of the biennial emergency
preparedness exercise during the
exemption term. The exemption also
allows the affected licensee personnel to
continue to be available to perform their
functions during the COVID–19 PHE.
The exemptions from certain
requirements of 10 CFR part 73 for
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (for
Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2);
Tennessee Valley Authority (for Browns
Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3);
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (for
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant,
Units 1 and 2); Indiana Michigan Power
Company (for Donald C. Cook Nuclear
Plant, Units 1 and 2); Northern States
Power Company (for Monticello Nuclear
Generating Plant; Prairie Island Nuclear
Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, and
Prairie Island Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation (ISFSI)); and
Dominion Energy South Carolina, Inc.
(for Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station,
Unit 1) allow these licensees temporary
exemptions from certain requirements
of 10 CFR part 73, appendix B, ‘‘General
Criteria for Security Personnel,’’ section
VI. The exemptions will help to ensure
that these regulatory requirements do
not unduly limit licensee flexibility in
using personnel resources in a manner
that most effectively manages the
impacts of the COVID–19 PHE on
maintaining the safe and secure
operation of these facilities and the
implementation of a licensee’s NRCapproved security plans, protective
strategy, and implementing procedures.
These licensees have committed to
certain security measures to ensure
response readiness and for their security
personnel to maintain performance
capability.
The exemption from certain
requirements of 10 CFR part 73 for
Northern States Power Company (for the
Prairie Island ISFSI) allows this licensee
temporary exemption from certain
requirements of 10 CFR part 73,
appendix B, sections I, II, and IV. This
licensee has committed to certain
measures to ensure its security forces
maintain their proficiency and readiness
to adequately implement the licensee’s
protective strategies and protect the site.
The NRC is providing compiled tables
of exemptions using a single Federal
Register notice for COVID–19-related
exemptions instead of issuing
individual Federal Register notices for
each exemption. The compiled tables
below provide transparency regarding
the number of exemptions the NRC has
issued. Additionally, the NRC publishes
tables of approved regulatory actions
related to the COVID–19 PHE on its
public website at https://www.nrc.gov/
about-nrc/covid-19/reactors/licensingactions.html.
II. Availability of Documents
The tables below provide the facility
name, docket number, document title,
and ADAMS accession number for each
exemption issued. Additional details on
each exemption issued, including the
exemption request submitted by the
respective licensee and the NRC’s
decision, are provided in each
exemption approval listed in the tables
below. For additional directions on
accessing information in ADAMS, see
the ADDRESSES section of this document.
BRAIDWOOD STATION, UNITS 1 AND 2—DOCKET NOS. 50–456 AND 50–457
Document title
ADAMS accession No.
Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Request for Exemption from Certain 10 CFR [part] 73 Training Requirements
Due to Coronavirus 2019 Public Health Emergency, dated June 15, 2020.
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Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2—Exemption Request From Certain Requirements of 10 CFR [p]art 73, Appendix
B, ‘‘General Criteria for Security Personnel’’ [COVID–19] (EPID L–2020–LLE–0100), dated July 9, 2020.
ML20167A321 (non-public,
withheld under 10 CFR
2.390).
ML20169A348.
BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3—DOCKET NOS. 50–259, 50–260, AND 50–296
Document title
ADAMS accession No.
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3, Request for Exemption from the Annual Force on Force Training
Requirements of 10 CFR [part] 73, Appendix B, Section VI, Due to the COVID–19 Public Health Emergency,
dated June 19, 2020.
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BROWNS FERRY NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1, 2, AND 3—DOCKET NOS. 50–259, 50–260, AND 50–296—Continued
Document title
ADAMS accession No.
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2 and 3—Exemption Request from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR [p]art
73, Appendix B, ‘‘General Criteria from Security Personnel,’’ Section VI (EPID L–2020–LLE–0105 [COVID–19]),
dated July 6, 2020.
ML20175A198.
DIABLO CANYON NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2—DOCKET NOS. 50–275 AND 50–323
Document title
ADAMS accession No.
Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2—Request for Exemption from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR [part]
73, Firearms Requalification, dated July 21, 2020.
ML20203M197 (non-public,
withheld under 10 CFR
2.390).
ML20209A050.
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR [p]art 73,
Appendix B, ‘‘General Criteria For Security Personnel,’’ Section VI (EPID L–2020–LLE–0117 [COVID–19]),
dated July 30, 2020.
DONALD C. COOK NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2—DOCKET NOS. 50–315 AND 50–316
Document title
ADAMS accession No.
Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2, Temporary Exemption Request from Security Training Requalification Requirements of 10 CFR [p]art 73, Appendix B, Section VI, dated June 18, 2020.
Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 and Unit 2—Supplement to Temporary Request from Security Training Requalification Requirements of 10 CFR [p]art 73, Appendix B, Section VI, dated July 6, 2020.
Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2—Temporary Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR [p]art
73, Appendix B, ‘‘General Criteria For Security Personnel,’’ Section VI (EPID L–2020–LLE–0104 [COVID–19]),
dated July 21, 2020.
ML20177A375 (non-public,
withheld under 10 CFR
2.390).
ML20191A170.
ML20171A686.
DUANE ARNOLD ENERGY CENTER—DOCKET NO. 50–331
Document title
ADAMS accession No.
NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC Exemption Request for Access Authorization and Fitness for Duty Requirements due to COVID–19 Pandemic, dated May 21, 2020 (this letter was superseded and replaced with the letter dated June 15, 2020).
Duane Arnold Energy Center—Supplement to Exemption Request for Access Authorization and Fitness for Duty
Requirements Due to COVID–19 Pandemic, dated June 15, 2020.
Duane Arnold Energy Center—Approval of Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR [p]art 26, Fitness for
Duty Programs (EPID L–2020–LLE–0079 [COVID–19]), dated July 24, 2020.
ML20142A192 (non-public,
withheld under to 10 CFR
2.390).
ML20167A262.
ML20202A594.
FERMI–2—DOCKET NO. 50–341
Document title
ADAMS accession No.
Fermi Unit 2 Work Hour Limits Exemption Request Due to COVID–19 Supplement, dated July 6, 2020 ..................
Fermi 2 Work Hour Limits Exemption Request due to COVID–19 Revised Second Supplement, dated July 11,
2020.
Fermi, Unit 2—Extension of Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR [p]art 26 (EPID L–2020–LLE–0109
[COVID–19]), dated July 14, 2020.
ML20188A339.
ML20193A003.
ML20192A180.
MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT
PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2
PRAIRIE ISLAND ISFSI—DOCKET NOS. 50–263, 50–282, 50–306, AND 72–010
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Document title
ADAMS accession No.
Monticello and Prairie Island, Units 1 and 2 and Prairie Island ISFSI, COVID–19 10 CFR [part] 73 Security Training and Requalification Exemption Request, dated June 25, 2020.
Monticello and Prairie Island, Units 1 and 2 and Prairie Island ISFSI, NSPM COVID–19 Security Exemption Supplement, dated July 14, 2020.
Monticello and Prairie Island, Units 1 and 2 and Prairie Island ISFSI—Exemption Request from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR [p]art 73, Appendix B, ‘‘General Criteria for Security Personnel,’’ Sections I, II, IV, and VI
(EPID L–2020–LLE–0108 [COVID–19]), dated July 22, 2020.
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ML20177A372 (non-public,
withheld under 10 CFR
2.390).
ML20197A005 (non-public,
withheld under 10 CFR
2.390).
ML20184A013.
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NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS TEST REACTOR—DOCKET NO. 50–184
Document title
ADAMS accession No.
National Institute of Standards and Technology—Exemption Request for Emergency Exercise Final, dated July 23,
2020.
National Institute of Standards and Technology—Exemption [Request] for Emergency Exercise Supplement to
[July 23, 2020] Letter Final, dated July 24, 2020.
National Institute of Standards and Technology; Approval of Exemption from Requirements of 10 CFR [p]art 50,
Appendix E, Section IV.F.2 Related to Biennial Emergency Exercises [COVID–19], dated July 29, 2020.
ML20206K842 (package).
ML20210M006 (package)
(non-public, withheld
under 10 CFR 2.390).
ML20209A326.
POINT BEACH NUCLEAR PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2—DOCKET NOS. 50–266 AND 50–301
Document title
ADAMS accession No.
Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2—Exemption Request for Access Authorization and Fitness for Duty Requirements due to COVID–19 Pandemic, dated May 21, 2020 (this letter was superseded and replaced with the
letter dated June 12, 2020).
Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Supplement to Exemption Request for Access Authorization and Fitness for Duty Requirements due to COVID–19 Pandemic, dated June 12, 2020.
Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2—Approval of Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR Part 26,
Fitness for Duty Programs (EPID L–2020–LLE–0080 [COVID–19]), dated July 24, 2020.
ML20142A369 (non-public,
withheld under 10 CFR
2.390).
ML20164A187.
ML20202A531.
ST. LUCIE PLANT, UNIT NOS. 1 AND 2—DOCKET NOS. 50–335 AND 50–389
Document title
ADAMS accession No.
St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, Exemption Request for Access Authorization and Fitness for Duty Requirements due to COVID–19 Pandemic, dated May 21, 2020 (this letter was superseded and replaced with the letter dated June 12, 2020).
St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2—Exemption Request for Access Authorization and Fitness for Duty Requirements due to COVID–19 Pandemic, dated June 12, 2020.
St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Exemption Request from Certain Requirements of Title 10 Code of
Federal Regulations part 26, Fitness-for-Duty Programs (EPID L–2020–LLE–0078 [COVID–19]), dated July 23,
2020.
ML20142A477 (non-public,
withheld under 10 CFR
2.390).
ML20164A055.
ML20190A157.
SEABROOK STATION, UNIT 1—DOCKET NO. 50–443
Document title
ADAMS accession No.
Seabrook Station—Exemption Request for Access Authorization and Fitness for Duty Requirements due to
COVID–19 Pandemic, dated May 27, 2020 (this letter was superseded and replaced with the letter dated June
16, 2020).
Seabrook Station—Supplement to Exemption Request for Access Authorization and Fitness for Duty Requirements Due to COVID–19 Pandemic, dated June 16, 2020.
Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1—Approval of Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR [p]art 26, ‘‘Fitness for
Duty Programs’’ (EPID L–2020–LLE–0091 [COVID–19]), dated July 30, 2020.
ML20149K615 (non-public,
withheld under 10 CFR
2.390.
ML20169A728.
ML20202A509.
VIRGIL C. SUMMER NUCLEAR STATION, UNIT 1—DOCKET NO. 50–395
Document title
ADAMS accession No.
Virgil C. Summer (VCS), Unit 1—Request for Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR [p]art 73, Appendix
B, Section B, dated June 25, 2020.
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Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1—Temporary Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR [p]art 73,
Appendix B, ‘‘General Criteria for Security Personnel,’’ Section VI (EPID L–2020–LLE–0106 [COVID–19]), dated
July 10, 2020.
ML20181A188 (non-public,
withheld under 10 CFR
2.390).
ML20182A718.
TURKEY POINT NUCLEAR GENERATING UNIT NOS. 3 AND 4—DOCKET NOS. 50–250 AND 50–251
Document title
ADAMS accession No.
Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4—Exemption Request for Access Authorization and Fitness for Duty Requirements due to COVID–19 Pandemic, dated May 21, 2020 (this letter was superseded and replaced with the
letter dated June 11, 2020).
Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4, Supplement to Exemption Request for Access Authorization and Fitness for Duty Requirements due to COVID–19 Pandemic, dated June 11, 2020.
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Document title
ADAMS accession No.
Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4—Approval of Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR [p]art
26, ‘‘Fitness For Duty Programs’’ (EPID L–2020–LLE–0068 [COVID–19]), dated July 30, 2020.
Dated: August 21, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James G. Danna,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch I, Division of
Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2020–224 and CP2020–254]
New Postal Products
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Commission is noticing a
recent Postal Service filing for the
Commission’s consideration concerning
a negotiated service agreement. This
notice informs the public of the filing,
invites public comment, and takes other
administrative steps.
DATES: Comments are due: August 31,
2020.
SUMMARY:
Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at https://
www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit
comments electronically should contact
the person identified in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section by
telephone for advice on filing
alternatives.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
I. Introduction
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The Commission gives notice that the
Postal Service filed request(s) for the
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Commission to consider matters related
to negotiated service agreement(s). The
request(s) may propose the addition or
removal of a negotiated service
agreement from the market dominant or
the competitive product list, or the
modification of an existing product
currently appearing on the market
dominant or the competitive product
list.
Section II identifies the docket
number(s) associated with each Postal
Service request, the title of each Postal
Service request, the request’s acceptance
date, and the authority cited by the
Postal Service for each request. For each
request, the Commission appoints an
officer of the Commission to represent
the interests of the general public in the
proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505
(Public Representative). Section II also
establishes comment deadline(s)
pertaining to each request.
The public portions of the Postal
Service’s request(s) can be accessed via
the Commission’s website (https://
www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of
the Postal Service’s request(s), if any,
can be accessed through compliance
with the requirements of 39 CFR
3011.301.1
The Commission invites comments on
whether the Postal Service’s request(s)
in the captioned docket(s) are consistent
with the policies of title 39. For
request(s) that the Postal Service states
concern market dominant product(s),
applicable statutory and regulatory
requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39
U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3030, and 39
CFR part 3040, subpart B. For request(s)
that the Postal Service states concern
competitive product(s), applicable
statutory and regulatory requirements
include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633,
1 See Docket No. RM2018–3, Order Adopting
Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information,
June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19–22 (Order No.
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39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and
39 CFR part 3040, subpart B. Comment
deadline(s) for each request appear in
section II.
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
1. Docket No(s).: MC2020–224 and
CP2020–254; Filing Title: USPS Request
to Add Priority Mail & First-Class
Package Service Contract 160 to
Competitive Product List and Notice of
Filing Materials Under Seal; Filing
Acceptance Date: August 21, 2020;
Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR
3040.130 through 3040.135, and 39 CFR
3035.105; Public Representative:
Christopher C. Mohr; Comments Due:
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-456; 50-457; 50-259; 50-260; 50-296; 50-275; 50-323;
50-315; 50-316; 50-331; 50-341; 50-263; 50-282; 50-306; 72-010; 50-184;
50-266; 50-301; 50-335; 50-389; 50-443; 50-395; 50-250; 50-251; NRC-
2020-0110]
Issuance of Multiple Exemptions in Response to COVID-19 Public
Health Emergency
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Exemptions; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued 13
exemptions in response to requests from 12 licensees. The exemptions
allow these licensees temporary relief from certain requirements under
NRC regulations. The exemptions are in response to the coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) public health emergency (PHE). The NRC is
issuing a single notice to announce the issuance of the exemptions.
DATES: The 13 exemptions were issued between July 6, 2020, and July 30,
2020.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0110 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0110. Address
questions about NRC Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public
Document Room 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Danna, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-7422, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC issued 13 exemptions to 12 licensees in response to
requests dated between June 11, 2020, and July 23, 2020. These
exemptions temporarily allow the licensees to deviate from certain
requirements (as cited below) of various parts of chapter I of title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR).
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The exemptions from certain requirements of 10 CFR part 26,
``Fitness for Duty Programs,'' for NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC
(for Duane Arnold Energy Center); NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC (for
Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2); NextEra Energy Seabrook, LLC
(for Seabrook Station, Unit 1); and Florida Power & Light Company (for
St. Lucie Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; and Turkey Point Nuclear Generating
Units 3 and 4) support the continued effectiveness of licensees'
fitness for duty programs during the COVID-19 PHE. For 10 CFR
26.119(a), 26.165(b)(5), 26.169(a), 26.185(d)(3), and 26.185(p),
flexibility is afforded by permitting a reasonable increase in the time
to complete required activities. For 10 CFR 26.189(c), flexibility is
afforded by permitting the use of an alternative method to conduct a
determination of fitness for cause. The limited scope of the exemptions
from these requirements, relatively short duration of the exemption
period, licensee controls, and NRC conditions provide reasonable
assurance that the above licensees will continue to meet the fitness
for duty performance objectives described in the regulations in 10 CFR
part 26.
The exemption from certain requirements of 10 CFR part 26 for DTE
Electric Company (for Fermi 2) allows the licensee temporary relief
from the work-hour controls under 10 CFR 26.205(d)(1) through (d)(7).
This temporary exemption is an extension of a previous NRC-approved
exemption (letter dated May 14, 2020, ADAMS Accession No. ML20133K055).
The NRC determined that, because of the impacts the COVID-19 PHE has
had on the licensee's ability to comply with the work-hour controls of
10 CFR 26.205(d), the importance of maintaining the operations of Fermi
2, and the controls the licensee has established, granting the
requested exemption, as extended, was in the public interest.
The exemption from certain requirements of 10 CFR part 50, appendix
E, ``Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Production and Utilization
Facilities,'' section VI.F.2.b, related to biennial emergency
preparedness exercises for the National Institute of Standards and
Technology (for the National Bureau of Standards Test Reactor) does not
adversely affect the emergency response capability of the test reactor
facility because all personnel are currently qualified for all tasks,
and the proposed compensatory measures will maintain their knowledge,
skills, and abilities without the conduct of the biennial emergency
preparedness exercise during the exemption term. The exemption also
allows the affected licensee personnel to continue to be available to
perform their functions during the COVID-19 PHE.
The exemptions from certain requirements of 10 CFR part 73 for
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (for Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2);
Tennessee Valley Authority (for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2,
and 3); Pacific Gas and Electric Company (for Diablo Canyon Nuclear
Power Plant, Units 1 and 2); Indiana Michigan Power Company (for Donald
C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2); Northern States Power Company
(for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant; Prairie Island Nuclear
Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2, and Prairie Island Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI)); and Dominion Energy South Carolina,
Inc. (for Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1) allow these
licensees temporary exemptions from certain requirements of 10 CFR part
73, appendix B, ``General Criteria for Security Personnel,'' section
VI. The exemptions will help to ensure that these regulatory
requirements do not unduly limit licensee flexibility in using
personnel resources in a manner that most effectively manages the
impacts of the COVID-19 PHE on maintaining the safe and secure
operation of these facilities and the implementation of a licensee's
NRC-approved security plans, protective strategy, and implementing
procedures. These licensees have committed to certain security measures
to ensure response readiness and for their security personnel to
maintain performance capability.
The exemption from certain requirements of 10 CFR part 73 for
Northern States Power Company (for the Prairie Island ISFSI) allows
this licensee temporary exemption from certain requirements of 10 CFR
part 73, appendix B, sections I, II, and IV. This licensee has
committed to certain measures to ensure its security forces maintain
their proficiency and readiness to adequately implement the licensee's
protective strategies and protect the site.
The NRC is providing compiled tables of exemptions using a single
Federal Register notice for COVID-19-related exemptions instead of
issuing individual Federal Register notices for each exemption. The
compiled tables below provide transparency regarding the number of
exemptions the NRC has issued. Additionally, the NRC publishes tables
of approved regulatory actions related to the COVID-19 PHE on its
public website at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/covid-19/reactors/licensing-actions.html.
II. Availability of Documents
The tables below provide the facility name, docket number, document
title, and ADAMS accession number for each exemption issued. Additional
details on each exemption issued, including the exemption request
submitted by the respective licensee and the NRC's decision, are
provided in each exemption approval listed in the tables below. For
additional directions on accessing information in ADAMS, see the
ADDRESSES section of this document.
Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2--Docket Nos. 50-456 and 50-457
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Document title ADAMS accession No.
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Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2, Request for ML20167A321 (non-
Exemption from Certain 10 CFR [part] 73 public, withheld
Training Requirements Due to Coronavirus 2019 under 10 CFR 2.390).
Public Health Emergency, dated June 15, 2020.
Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2--Exemption ML20169A348.
Request From Certain Requirements of 10 CFR
[p]art 73, Appendix B, ``General Criteria for
Security Personnel'' [COVID-19] (EPID L-2020-
LLE-0100), dated July 9, 2020.
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Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3--Docket Nos. 50-259, 50-
260, and 50-296
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Document title ADAMS accession No.
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Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3, ML20174A281.
Request for Exemption from the Annual Force on
Force Training Requirements of 10 CFR [part]
73, Appendix B, Section VI, Due to the COVID-19
Public Health Emergency, dated June 19, 2020.
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Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2 and 3-- ML20175A198.
Exemption Request from Certain Requirements of
10 CFR [p]art 73, Appendix B, ``General
Criteria from Security Personnel,'' Section VI
(EPID L-2020-LLE-0105 [COVID-19]), dated July
6, 2020.
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Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2--Docket Nos. 50-275 and
50-323
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Document title ADAMS accession No.
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Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2-- ML20203M197 (non-
Request for Exemption from Specific public, withheld
Requirements of 10 CFR [part] 73, Firearms under 10 CFR 2.390).
Requalification, dated July 21, 2020.
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and ML20209A050.
2, Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10
CFR [p]art 73, Appendix B, ``General Criteria
For Security Personnel,'' Section VI (EPID L-
2020-LLE-0117 [COVID-19]), dated July 30, 2020.
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Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2--Docket Nos. 50-315 and 50-
316
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Document title ADAMS accession No.
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Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2, ML20177A375 (non-
Temporary Exemption Request from Security public, withheld
Training Requalification Requirements of 10 CFR under 10 CFR 2.390).
[p]art 73, Appendix B, Section VI, dated June
18, 2020.
Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Unit 1 and Unit 2-- ML20191A170.
Supplement to Temporary Request from Security
Training Requalification Requirements of 10 CFR
[p]art 73, Appendix B, Section VI, dated July
6, 2020.
Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2-- ML20171A686.
Temporary Exemption from Certain Requirements
of 10 CFR [p]art 73, Appendix B, ``General
Criteria For Security Personnel,'' Section VI
(EPID L-2020-LLE-0104 [COVID-19]), dated July
21, 2020.
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Duane Arnold Energy Center--Docket No. 50-331
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Document title ADAMS accession No.
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NextEra Energy Duane Arnold, LLC Exemption ML20142A192 (non-
Request for Access Authorization and Fitness public, withheld
for Duty Requirements due to COVID-19 Pandemic, under to 10 CFR
dated May 21, 2020 (this letter was superseded 2.390).
and replaced with the letter dated June 15,
2020).
Duane Arnold Energy Center--Supplement to ML20167A262.
Exemption Request for Access Authorization and
Fitness for Duty Requirements Due to COVID-19
Pandemic, dated June 15, 2020.
Duane Arnold Energy Center--Approval of ML20202A594.
Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR
[p]art 26, Fitness for Duty Programs (EPID L-
2020-LLE-0079 [COVID-19]), dated July 24, 2020.
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Fermi-2--Docket No. 50-341
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Document title ADAMS accession No.
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Fermi Unit 2 Work Hour Limits Exemption Request ML20188A339.
Due to COVID-19 Supplement, dated July 6, 2020.
Fermi 2 Work Hour Limits Exemption Request due ML20193A003.
to COVID-19 Revised Second Supplement, dated
July 11, 2020.
Fermi, Unit 2--Extension of Exemption from ML20192A180.
Select Requirements of 10 CFR [p]art 26 (EPID L-
2020-LLE-0109 [COVID-19]), dated July 14, 2020.
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Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2
Prairie Island ISFSI--Docket Nos. 50-263, 50-282, 50-306, and 72-010
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Document title ADAMS accession No.
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Monticello and Prairie Island, Units 1 and 2 and ML20177A372 (non-
Prairie Island ISFSI, COVID-19 10 CFR [part] 73 public, withheld
Security Training and Requalification Exemption under 10 CFR 2.390).
Request, dated June 25, 2020.
Monticello and Prairie Island, Units 1 and 2 and ML20197A005 (non-
Prairie Island ISFSI, NSPM COVID-19 Security public, withheld
Exemption Supplement, dated July 14, 2020. under 10 CFR 2.390).
Monticello and Prairie Island, Units 1 and 2 and ML20184A013.
Prairie Island ISFSI--Exemption Request from
Certain Requirements of 10 CFR [p]art 73,
Appendix B, ``General Criteria for Security
Personnel,'' Sections I, II, IV, and VI (EPID L-
2020-LLE-0108 [COVID-19]), dated July 22, 2020.
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National Bureau of Standards Test Reactor--Docket No. 50-184
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Document title ADAMS accession No.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology-- ML20206K842 (package).
Exemption Request for Emergency Exercise Final,
dated July 23, 2020.
National Institute of Standards and Technology-- ML20210M006 (package)
Exemption [Request] for Emergency Exercise (non-public, withheld
Supplement to [July 23, 2020] Letter Final, under 10 CFR 2.390).
dated July 24, 2020.
National Institute of Standards and Technology; ML20209A326.
Approval of Exemption from Requirements of 10
CFR [p]art 50, Appendix E, Section IV.F.2
Related to Biennial Emergency Exercises [COVID-
19], dated July 29, 2020.
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Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2--Docket Nos. 50-266 and 50-301
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Document title ADAMS accession No.
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Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2-- ML20142A369 (non-
Exemption Request for Access Authorization and public, withheld
Fitness for Duty Requirements due to COVID-19 under 10 CFR 2.390).
Pandemic, dated May 21, 2020 (this letter was
superseded and replaced with the letter dated
June 12, 2020).
Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, ML20164A187.
Supplement to Exemption Request for Access
Authorization and Fitness for Duty Requirements
due to COVID-19 Pandemic, dated June 12, 2020.
Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2-- ML20202A531.
Approval of Exemption from Certain Requirements
of 10 CFR Part 26, Fitness for Duty Programs
(EPID L-2020-LLE-0080 [COVID-19]), dated July
24, 2020.
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St. Lucie Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2--Docket Nos. 50-335 and 50-389
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Document title ADAMS accession No.
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St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, ML20142A477 (non-
Exemption Request for Access Authorization and public, withheld
Fitness for Duty Requirements due to COVID-19 under 10 CFR 2.390).
Pandemic, dated May 21, 2020 (this letter was
superseded and replaced with the letter dated
June 12, 2020).
St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2-- ML20164A055.
Exemption Request for Access Authorization and
Fitness for Duty Requirements due to COVID-19
Pandemic, dated June 12, 2020.
St. Lucie Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 ML20190A157.
Exemption Request from Certain Requirements of
Title 10 Code of Federal Regulations part 26,
Fitness-for-Duty Programs (EPID L-2020-LLE-0078
[COVID-19]), dated July 23, 2020.
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Seabrook Station, Unit 1--Docket No. 50-443
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Document title ADAMS accession No.
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Seabrook Station--Exemption Request for Access ML20149K615 (non-
Authorization and Fitness for Duty Requirements public, withheld
due to COVID-19 Pandemic, dated May 27, 2020 under 10 CFR 2.390.
(this letter was superseded and replaced with
the letter dated June 16, 2020).
Seabrook Station--Supplement to Exemption ML20169A728.
Request for Access Authorization and Fitness
for Duty Requirements Due to COVID-19 Pandemic,
dated June 16, 2020.
Seabrook Station, Unit No. 1--Approval of ML20202A509.
Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR
[p]art 26, ``Fitness for Duty Programs'' (EPID
L-2020-LLE-0091 [COVID-19]), dated July 30,
2020.
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Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1--Docket No. 50-395
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Document title ADAMS accession No.
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Virgil C. Summer (VCS), Unit 1--Request for ML20181A188 (non-
Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR public, withheld
[p]art 73, Appendix B, Section B, dated June under 10 CFR 2.390).
25, 2020.
Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Station, Unit 1-- ML20182A718.
Temporary Exemption from Certain Requirements
of 10 CFR [p]art 73, Appendix B, ``General
Criteria for Security Personnel,'' Section VI
(EPID L-2020-LLE-0106 [COVID-19]), dated July
10, 2020.
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Turkey Point Nuclear Generating Unit Nos. 3 and 4--Docket Nos. 50-250
and 50-251
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Document title ADAMS accession No.
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Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4-- ML20142A272.
Exemption Request for Access Authorization and
Fitness for Duty Requirements due to COVID-19
Pandemic, dated May 21, 2020 (this letter was
superseded and replaced with the letter dated
June 11, 2020).
Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4, ML20163A226.
Supplement to Exemption Request for Access
Authorization and Fitness for Duty Requirements
due to COVID-19 Pandemic, dated June 11, 2020.
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Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4-- ML20204A765.
Approval of Exemption from Certain Requirements
of 10 CFR [p]art 26, ``Fitness For Duty
Programs'' (EPID L-2020-LLE-0068 [COVID-19]),
dated July 30, 2020.
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Dated: August 21, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James G. Danna,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch I, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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