License Renewal Application; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2, 87817-87819 [2023-27856]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 19, 2023 / Notices Type of Request: Revision to and extension of approval of an information collection. 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[FR Doc. 2023–27870 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50–275 and 50–323; NRC– 2023–0192] License Renewal Application; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Acceptance for docketing; opportunity to request a hearing and to petition for leave to intervene. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) found acceptable for docketing and is considering an application for the renewal of Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–80 and DPR–82, which authorize Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E, the applicant) to operate Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant (DCPP), Units 1 and 2. The current operating licenses for DCPP expire as follows: Unit 1 on November 2, 2024, and Unit 2 on August 26, 2025. If renewed, the renewed licenses would authorize the applicant to operate DCPP for an additional 20 years beyond the period specified in each of the current licenses. DATES: A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by March 4, 2024. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2023–0192 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–2023–0192. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301–287–0624; email: Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00083 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 87817 • 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 PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this document. • Public Library: A copy of the license renewal application for DCPP can be accessed at the following public library: San Luis Obispo Library, 995 Palm St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403. • NRC’s PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415– 4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Harris, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001; telephone: 301–415–2277; email: Brian.Harris2@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction The NRC received a license renewal application (LRA) from PG&E, dated November 7, 2023 (ADAMS Accession No. ML23311A154), filed pursuant to part 54 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants,’’ to renew the operating licenses for DCPP. DCPP consists of two pressurized-water reactors designed by Westinghouse and is located in Avila Beach, California. A notice of receipt of the LRA was published in the Federal Register on November 20, 2023 (88 FR 80780). The NRC staff has determined that PG&E has submitted sufficient information in accordance with 10 CFR 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, 51.45, and 51.53(c) to enable the staff to undertake a review of the application, and that the application is, therefore, acceptable for docketing. The current docket numbers, 50–275 and 50–323, for Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–80 and DPR–82, respectively, will be retained. The determination to accept the LRA for E:\FR\FM\19DEN1.SGM 19DEN1 87818 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 19, 2023 / Notices lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 docketing does not constitute a determination that a renewed license should be issued and does not preclude the NRC staff from requesting additional information as the review proceeds. Before issuance of the requested renewed licenses, the NRC will have made the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission’s rules and regulations. In accordance with 10 CFR 54.29, the NRC may issue a renewed license on the basis of its review if it finds that actions have been identified and have been or will be taken with respect to: (1) managing the effects of aging during the period of extended operation on the functionality of structures and components that have been identified as requiring aging management review; and (2) timelimited aging analyses that have been identified as requiring review, such that there is reasonable assurance that the activities authorized by the renewed license will continue to be conducted in accordance with the current licensing basis and that any changes made to the plant’s current licensing basis will comply with the Act and the Commission’s regulations. Additionally, in accordance with 10 CFR 51.95(c), the NRC staff will prepare an environmental impact statement as a supplement to the Commission’s NUREG–1437, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,’’ dated June 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13106A241). In considering the LRA, the Commission must find that the applicable requirements of subpart A of 10 CFR part 51 have been satisfied, and that any matters raised under 10 CFR 2.335 have been addressed. Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.26, and as part of the environmental scoping process, the staff intends to hold public scoping meetings. Detailed information regarding the environmental scoping meetings will be the subject of a separate Federal Register notice. II. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To Intervene Within 75 days after the date of publication of this notice, any person (petitioner) whose interest may be affected by this action may file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to intervene (petition) with respect to the action. The NRC’s regulations require a minimum of 60 days within which to file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to intervene. Here, the NRC is extending that time period to 75 days in consideration of the holiday season. Petitions shall be filed in accordance with the Commission’s ‘‘Agency Rules VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:33 Dec 18, 2023 Jkt 262001 of Practice and Procedure’’ in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult 10 CFR 2.309. If a petition is filed, the presiding officer will rule on the petition and, if appropriate, a notice of a hearing will be issued. Petitions must be filed no later than 75 days from the date of publication of this notice in accordance with the filing instructions in the ‘‘Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)’’ section of this document. Petitions and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that are filed after the deadline will not be entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i) through (iii). A State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or designated agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h) no later than 75 days from the date of publication of this notice. Alternatively, a State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or agency thereof may participate as a non-party under 10 CFR 2.315(c). For information about filing a petition and about participation by a person not a party under 10 CFR 2.315, see ADAMS Accession No. ML20340A053 (https:// adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/ main.jsp?Accession Number=ML20340A053) and on the NRC’s public website at https:// www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/ adjudicatory/hearing.html#participate. III. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing) All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings including documents filed by an interested State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or designated agency thereof that requests to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302. The E-Filing process requires participants to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in some cases, to mail copies on electronic storage media, unless an exemption permitting an alternative filing method, as further discussed, is granted. Detailed guidance on electronic submissions is located in the ‘‘Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML13031A056) and on the NRC’s public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/esubmittals.html. To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10 days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the Office of PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the Secretary by email at Hearing.Docket@nrc.gov, or by telephone at 301–415–1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID) certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic docket. Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is available on the NRC’s public website at https:// www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/ getting-started.html. After a digital ID certificate is obtained and a docket created, the participant must submit adjudicatory documents in Portable Document Format. Guidance on submissions is available on the NRC’s public website at https://www.nrc.gov/ site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A filing is considered complete at the time the document is submitted through the NRC’s E-Filing system. To be timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on the due date. Upon receipt of a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends the submitter an email confirming receipt of the document. The E-Filing system also distributes an email that provides access to the document to the NRC’s Office of the General Counsel and any others who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the document on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for and receive a digital ID certificate before adjudicatory documents are filed to obtain access to the documents via the E-Filing system. A person filing electronically using the NRC’s adjudicatory E-Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC’s Electronic Filing Help Desk through the ‘‘Contact Us’’ link located on the NRC’s public website at https:// www.nrc.gov/site-help/esubmittals.html, by email to MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a tollfree call at 1–866–672–7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. E:\FR\FM\19DEN1.SGM 19DEN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 242 / Tuesday, December 19, 2023 / Notices Participants who believe that they have good cause for not submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper format. Such filings must be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(b)–(d). Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this manner are responsible for serving their documents on all other participants. Participants granted an exemption under 10 CFR 2.302(g)(2) must still meet the electronic formatting requirement in 10 CFR 2.302(g)(1), unless the participant also seeks and is granted an exemption from 10 CFR 2.302(g)(1). Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the NRC’s electronic hearing docket, which is publicly available at https:// adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the presiding officer. If you do not have an NRCissued digital ID certificate as previously described, click ‘‘cancel’’ when the link requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to the NRC’s electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access any publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket. Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone numbers in their filings unless an NRC regulation or other law requires submission of such information. With respect to copyrighted works, except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants should not include copyrighted materials in their submission. Detailed information about the license renewal process can be found under the Nuclear Reactors icon on the NRC’s public website at https://www.nrc.gov/ reactors/operating/licensing/ renewal.html. Copies of the application to renew the operating licenses for DCPP are available for public inspection at the NRC’s PDR, and on the NRC’s public website at https://www.nrc.gov/ reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/ applications.html. The application may be accessed in ADAMS through the NRC Library on the internet at https:// www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html under ADAMS Accession No. ML23311A154. As previously stated, persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:33 Dec 18, 2023 Jkt 262001 87819 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 Dated: December 14, 2023. Postal Service for each request. For each For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. request, the Commission appoints an Lauren K. Gibson, officer of the Commission to represent Chief, License Renewal Project Branch, the interests of the general public in the Division of New and Renewed Licenses, Office proceeding, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 505 of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. (Public Representative). Section II also [FR Doc. 2023–27856 Filed 12–18–23; 8:45 am] establishes comment deadline(s) BILLING CODE 7590–01–P pertaining to each request. The public portions of the Postal Service’s request(s) can be accessed via the Commission’s website (https:// POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of [Docket Nos. MC2024–111 and CP2024–116; the Postal Service’s request(s), if any, MC2024–112 and CP2024–117; MC2024–113 can be accessed through compliance and CP2024–118; MC2024–114 and CP2024– with the requirements of 39 CFR 119; MC2024–115 and CP2024–120; 3011.301.1 MC2024–116 and CP2024–121; MC2024–117 The Commission invites comments on and CP2024–122] whether the Postal Service’s request(s) in the captioned docket(s) are consistent New Postal Products with the policies of title 39. For AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. request(s) that the Postal Service states concern Market Dominant product(s), ACTION: Notice. applicable statutory and regulatory SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39 recent Postal Service filing for the U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3030, and 39 Commission’s consideration concerning CFR part 3040, subpart B. For request(s) a negotiated service agreement. This that the Postal Service states concern notice informs the public of the filing, Competitive product(s), applicable invites public comment, and takes other statutory and regulatory requirements administrative steps. include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633, 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3035, and DATES: Comments are due: December 39 CFR part 3040, subpart B. Comment 20, 2023. deadline(s) for each request appear in ADDRESSES: Submit comments section II. electronically via the Commission’s Filing Online system at https:// II. Docketed Proceeding(s) www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit 1. Docket No(s).: MC2024–111 and comments electronically should contact CP2024–116; Filing Title: USPS Request the person identified in the FOR FURTHER to Add Priority Mail & USPS Ground INFORMATION CONTACT section by Advantage Contract 139 to Competitive telephone for advice on filing Product List and Notice of Filing alternatives. Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: December 12, 2023; Filing FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Authority: 39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 3040.130 through 3040.135, and 39 CFR 202–789–6820. 3035.105; Public Representative: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Jennaca D. Upperman; Comments Due: Table of Contents December 20, 2023. 2. Docket No(s).: MC2024–112 and I. Introduction CP2024–117; Filing Title: USPS Request II. Docketed Proceeding(s) to Add Priority Mail Express, Priority I. Introduction Mail & USPS Ground Advantage The Commission gives notice that the Contract 34 to Competitive Product List and Notice of Filing Materials Under Postal Service filed request(s) for the Commission to consider matters related Seal; Filing Acceptance Date: December 12, 2023; Filing Authority: 39 U.S.C. to negotiated service agreement(s). The 3642, 39 CFR 3040.130 through request(s) may propose the addition or 3040.135, and 39 CFR 3035.105; Public removal of a negotiated service agreement from the Market Dominant or Representative: Kenneth R. Moeller; Comments Due: December 20, 2023. the Competitive product list, or the modification of an existing product 1 See Docket No. RM2018–3, Order Adopting currently appearing on the Market Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information, Dominant or the Competitive product June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19–22 (Order No. 4679). list. 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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323; NRC-2023-0192]


License Renewal Application; Pacific Gas and Electric Company; 
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Acceptance for docketing; opportunity to request a hearing and 
to petition for leave to intervene.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) found acceptable 
for docketing and is considering an application for the renewal of 
Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-80 and DPR-82, which authorize 
Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E, the applicant) to operate 
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant (DCPP), Units 1 and 2. The current 
operating licenses for DCPP expire as follows: Unit 1 on November 2, 
2024, and Unit 2 on August 26, 2025. If renewed, the renewed licenses 
would authorize the applicant to operate DCPP for an additional 20 
years beyond the period specified in each of the current licenses.

DATES: A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must 
be filed by March 4, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0192 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-2023-0192. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-287-0624; 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 (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or 
by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for each 
document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first 
time that it is mentioned in this document.
     Public Library: A copy of the license renewal application 
for DCPP can be accessed at the following public library: San Luis 
Obispo Library, 995 Palm St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93403.
     NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an 
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Brian Harris, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-2277; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The NRC received a license renewal application (LRA) from PG&E, 
dated November 7, 2023 (ADAMS Accession No. ML23311A154), filed 
pursuant to part 54 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 
CFR), ``Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear 
Power Plants,'' to renew the operating licenses for DCPP. DCPP consists 
of two pressurized-water reactors designed by Westinghouse and is 
located in Avila Beach, California. A notice of receipt of the LRA was 
published in the Federal Register on November 20, 2023 (88 FR 80780).
    The NRC staff has determined that PG&E has submitted sufficient 
information in accordance with 10 CFR 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, 
51.45, and 51.53(c) to enable the staff to undertake a review of the 
application, and that the application is, therefore, acceptable for 
docketing. The current docket numbers, 50-275 and 50-323, for Facility 
Operating License Nos. DPR-80 and DPR-82, respectively, will be 
retained. The determination to accept the LRA for

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docketing does not constitute a determination that a renewed license 
should be issued and does not preclude the NRC staff from requesting 
additional information as the review proceeds.
    Before issuance of the requested renewed licenses, the NRC will 
have made the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. In 
accordance with 10 CFR 54.29, the NRC may issue a renewed license on 
the basis of its review if it finds that actions have been identified 
and have been or will be taken with respect to: (1) managing the 
effects of aging during the period of extended operation on the 
functionality of structures and components that have been identified as 
requiring aging management review; and (2) time-limited aging analyses 
that have been identified as requiring review, such that there is 
reasonable assurance that the activities authorized by the renewed 
license will continue to be conducted in accordance with the current 
licensing basis and that any changes made to the plant's current 
licensing basis will comply with the Act and the Commission's 
regulations.
    Additionally, in accordance with 10 CFR 51.95(c), the NRC staff 
will prepare an environmental impact statement as a supplement to the 
Commission's NUREG-1437, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for 
License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,'' dated June 2013 (ADAMS Accession 
No. ML13106A241). In considering the LRA, the Commission must find that 
the applicable requirements of subpart A of 10 CFR part 51 have been 
satisfied, and that any matters raised under 10 CFR 2.335 have been 
addressed. Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.26, and as part of the environmental 
scoping process, the staff intends to hold public scoping meetings. 
Detailed information regarding the environmental scoping meetings will 
be the subject of a separate Federal Register notice.

II. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To 
Intervene

    Within 75 days after the date of publication of this notice, any 
person (petitioner) whose interest may be affected by this action may 
file a request for a hearing and petition for leave to intervene 
(petition) with respect to the action. The NRC's regulations require a 
minimum of 60 days within which to file a request for a hearing and 
petition for leave to intervene. Here, the NRC is extending that time 
period to 75 days in consideration of the holiday season. Petitions 
shall be filed in accordance with the Commission's ``Agency Rules of 
Practice and Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested persons should 
consult 10 CFR 2.309. If a petition is filed, the presiding officer 
will rule on the petition and, if appropriate, a notice of a hearing 
will be issued.
    Petitions must be filed no later than 75 days from the date of 
publication of this notice in accordance with the filing instructions 
in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of this document. 
Petitions and motions for leave to file new or amended contentions that 
are filed after the deadline will not be entertained absent a 
determination by the presiding officer that the filing demonstrates 
good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i) 
through (iii).
    A State, local governmental body, Federally recognized Indian 
Tribe, or designated agency thereof, may submit a petition to the 
Commission to participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h) no later 
than 75 days from the date of publication of this notice. 
Alternatively, a State, local governmental body, Federally recognized 
Indian Tribe, or agency thereof may participate as a non-party under 10 
CFR 2.315(c).
    For information about filing a petition and about participation by 
a person not a party under 10 CFR 2.315, see ADAMS Accession No. 
ML20340A053 (https://adamswebsearch2.nrc.gov/webSearch2/main.jsp?AccessionNumber=ML20340A053) and on the NRC's public website 
at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/adjudicatory/hearing.html#participate.

III. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)

    All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings including 
documents filed by an interested State, local governmental body, 
Federally recognized Indian Tribe, or designated agency thereof that 
requests to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in 
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302. The E-Filing process requires 
participants to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the 
internet, or in some cases, to mail copies on electronic storage media, 
unless an exemption permitting an alternative filing method, as further 
discussed, is granted. Detailed guidance on electronic submissions is 
located in the ``Guidance for Electronic Submissions to the NRC'' 
(ADAMS Accession No. ML13031A056) and on the NRC's public website at 
https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
    To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10 
days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the 
Office of the Secretary by email at [email protected], or by 
telephone at 301-415-1677, to (1) request a digital identification (ID) 
certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or 
representative) to digitally sign submissions and access the E-Filing 
system for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise 
the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a petition or 
other adjudicatory document (even in instances in which the 
participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-
issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the 
Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the proceeding if the 
Secretary has not already established an electronic docket.
    Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is 
available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. After a digital ID certificate is 
obtained and a docket created, the participant must submit adjudicatory 
documents in Portable Document Format. Guidance on submissions is 
available on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/electronic-sub-ref-mat.html. A filing is considered complete at the 
time the document is submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be 
timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system 
no later than 11:59 p.m. ET on the due date. Upon receipt of a 
transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends 
the submitter an email confirming receipt of the document. The E-Filing 
system also distributes an email that provides access to the document 
to the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any others who have 
advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to participate in 
the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the document on those 
participants separately. Therefore, applicants and other participants 
(or their counsel or representative) must apply for and receive a 
digital ID certificate before adjudicatory documents are filed to 
obtain access to the documents via the E-Filing system.
    A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC's Electronic 
Filing Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's 
public website at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by 
email to [email protected], or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-
7640. The NRC Electronic Filing Help Desk is available between 9 a.m. 
and 6 p.m., ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.

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    Participants who believe that they have good cause for not 
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in 
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing 
stating why there is good cause for not filing electronically and 
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper 
format. Such filings must be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 
2.302(b)-(d). Participants filing adjudicatory documents in this manner 
are responsible for serving their documents on all other participants. 
Participants granted an exemption under 10 CFR 2.302(g)(2) must still 
meet the electronic formatting requirement in 10 CFR 2.302(g)(1), 
unless the participant also seeks and is granted an exemption from 10 
CFR 2.302(g)(1).
    Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the 
NRC's electronic hearing docket, which is publicly available at https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the 
presiding officer. If you do not have an NRC-issued digital ID 
certificate as previously described, click ``cancel'' when the link 
requests certificates and you will be automatically directed to the 
NRC's electronic hearing dockets where you will be able to access any 
publicly available documents in a particular hearing docket. 
Participants are requested not to include personal privacy information 
such as social security numbers, home addresses, or personal phone 
numbers in their filings unless an NRC regulation or other law requires 
submission of such information. With respect to copyrighted works, 
except for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory 
filings and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants 
should not include copyrighted materials in their submission.
    Detailed information about the license renewal process can be found 
under the Nuclear Reactors icon on the NRC's public website at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal.html. Copies of the 
application to renew the operating licenses for DCPP are available for 
public inspection at the NRC's PDR, and on the NRC's public website at 
https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html. The application may be accessed in ADAMS through the 
NRC Library on the internet at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html under ADAMS Accession No. ML23311A154. As previously stated, 
persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in 
accessing the documents located in ADAMS may contact the NRC's PDR 
reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or by 
email to [email protected].

    Dated: December 14, 2023.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Lauren K. Gibson,
Chief, License Renewal Project Branch, Division of New and Renewed 
Licenses, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2023-27856 Filed 12-18-23; 8:45 am]
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