Issuance of Exemption Regarding Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping, 76514-76515 [2024-21153]

Download as PDF 76514 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 181 / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 / Notices study which will provide descriptive information to help IMLS better understand the barriers and facilitators to equity in its current grantmaking, data collection, and decision-making processes. It will also help the agency identify opportunities and effective strategies for increasing equitable grantmaking practices to libraries, museums, and other cultural institutions. Agency: Institute of Museum and Library Services. Title: Study to Support IMLS’s Learning Agenda for Equity in Grantmaking. OMB Control Number: 3137–NEW. Agency Number: 3137. Respondents/Affected Public: Museum staff, library staff, IMLS applicants and awardees, subject matter experts on equitable grantmaking. Total Estimated Number of Annual Respondents: 82. Frequency of Response: Once per request. Average Minutes per Response: 73.2 minutes. Total Estimated Number of Annual Burden Hours: 100. Cost Burden (dollars): $4,195.60. Public Comments Invited: Comments submitted in response to this Notice will be summarized and/or included in the request for OMB’s clearance of this information collection. Dated: September 12, 2024. Suzanne Mbollo, Grants Management Specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services. [FR Doc. 2024–21216 Filed 9–17–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7036–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 72–27; NRC–2024–0153] Issuance of Exemption Regarding Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping Nuclear Regulatory Commission. AGENCY: ACTION: Exemption; issuance. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a notice to announce the issuance of an exemption in response to a request from Pacific Gas and Electric Company. This exemption was requested as a result of a change to NRC’s regulations published in the Federal Register on March 14, 2023. DATES: On August 6, 2024, the NRC granted an exemption in response to a request submitted by Pacific Gas and Electric Company on December 4, 2023. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2024–0153 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–2024–0153. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301–415–0624; email: Stacy.Schumann@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 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, at 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: 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 SUMMARY: 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. Ed Miller, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001; telephone: 301–415–2481, email: Ed.Miller@nrc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Introduction On August 6, 2024, the NRC granted an exemption in response to a request submitted by Pacific Gas and Electric Company. This exemption temporarily allows the licensee to deviate from certain requirements of part 73 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Physical Protection of Plants and Materials,’’ subpart T, ‘‘Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping.’’ In support of its exemption request, the licensee agreed to effect site-specific administrative controls that maintain the approach to complying with 10 CFR part 73 in effect prior to the NRC’s issuance of a final rule, ‘‘Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications,’’ which was published in the Federal Register on March 14, 2023, and became effective on April 13, 2023 (88 FR 15864). II. Availability of Documents The table in this notice provides transparency regarding the number and type of exemptions the NRC has issued and provides the facility name, docket number, document description, document date, and ADAMS accession number for each exemption issued. Additional details on the exemption issued, including the exemption request submitted by the licensee and the NRC’s decision, are provided in the exemption approval listed in the following table. For additional directions on accessing information in ADAMS, see the ADDRESSES section of this document. khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY; HUMBOLDT BAY INDEPENDENT SPENT FUEL STORAGE INSTALLATION; DOCKET NO. 72–27 Document description ADAMS accession No. Pacific Gas and Electric Company [Humboldt Bay Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation]—Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation. Pacific Gas and Electric Company [Humboldt Bay Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation], Supplement to the Request for Exemption from Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event Notifications Implementation. Humboldt Bay Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation—Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 73. ML23338A335 December 4, 2023. ML24179A063 June 26, 2024. ML24205A084 August 6, 2024. VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Sep 17, 2024 Jkt 262001 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\18SEN1.SGM 18SEN1 Document date Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 181 / Wednesday, September 18, 2024 / Notices Dated: September 12, 2024. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. David Wrona, Chief, Plant Licensing Branch II–2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2024–21153 Filed 9–17–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50–445 and 50–446; NRC– 2024–0156] Vistra Operations Company LLC; Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2; Exemption Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice; issuance. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is granting an exemption in response to a request from Vistra Operations Company LLC (the licensee), submitted by letter dated August 24, 2023, as supplemented by letter dated August 15, 2024, seeking exemption from specific regulations that require periodic updates of the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, Updated Final Safety Analysis Report. DATES: The exemption was issued on September 11, 2024. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2024–0156 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–2024–0156. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301–415–0624; email: Stacy.Schumann@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 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, at 301–415–4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The request for the exemption was submitted by letter khammond on DSKJM1Z7X2PROD with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:11 Sep 17, 2024 Jkt 262001 dated August 24, 2023, as supplemented by letter dated August 15, 2024 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML23236A605 and ML24228A186, respectively). • 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: Samson Lee, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, telephone: 301–415–3168; email: Samson.Lee@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the exemption is attached. Dated: September 13, 2024. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Samson Lee, Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch 4, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. Attachment—Exemption NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Docket Nos. 50–445 and 50–446 Vistra Operations Company LLC Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Exemption I. Background Vistra Operations Company LLC (Vistra OpCo, the licensee) is the holder of Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–87 and NPF–89, for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (Comanche Peak), respectively. The licenses provide, among other things, that the licensee is subject to all rules, regulations, and orders of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, the Commission) now or hereafter in effect. These facilities consist of two pressurized water reactors located in Somervell County, Texas. II. Request/Action In accordance with Section 50.71 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Maintenance of records, making of reports,’’ paragraph (e)(4) states, in part, that ‘‘Subsequent revisions [to the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report (UFSAR) submitted as part of the original license application] must be filed annually or 6 months after each refueling outage provided the interval between successive updates [to the UFSAR] does not exceed 24 PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 76515 months.’’ By letter dated August 24, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML23236A605), as supplemented by letter dated August 15, 2024 (ML24228A186), Vistra OpCo requested that the due date for submittal of the Comanche Peak UFSAR be by July 31 of every odd-numbered year, provided the interval between successive updates does not exceed 24 months. III. Discussion Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12, ‘‘Specific exemptions,’’ the NRC may, upon application by any interested person or upon its own initiative, grant exemptions from the requirements of 10 CFR part 50, ‘‘Domestic Licensing of Production and Utilization Facilities,’’ including 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) when: (1) the exemptions are authorized by law, will not present an undue risk to the public health and safety, and are consistent with the common defense and security; and (2) special circumstances are present. Under 10 CFR 50.12(a)(2), special circumstances include, among other things, whenever application of the regulation in the particular circumstances would not serve, or is not necessary to achieve, the underlying purpose of the rule. A. The Exemption Is Authorized by Law The regulation at 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4) requires revisions to UFSARs to be filed annually or 6 months after each refueling outage, provided the interval between successive updates does not exceed 24 months. The underlying purpose of the regulation is to ensure that the licensee periodically updates its UFSAR so that the UFSAR remains upto-date and accurately reflects the plant design and operation for use in subsequent reviews or activities concerning that facility performed by the licensee, the Commission, and other interested parties. The proposed exemption would change the current UFSAR submittal schedule for Comanche Peak to a calendar-based schedule that would not exceed the maximum 24 months between successive updates as required by 10 CFR 50.71(e)(4). Submitting the UFSAR updates for Comanche Peak as proposed by July 31 of the odd year continues to maintain the UFSAR information up-todate. The NRC staff has determined that granting the licensee’s proposed exemption will not result in a violation of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or the Commission’s regulations. Therefore, the exemption is authorized by law. E:\FR\FM\18SEN1.SGM 18SEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 181 (Wednesday, September 18, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76514-76515]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-21153]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 72-27; NRC-2024-0153]


Issuance of Exemption Regarding Security Notifications, Reports, 
and Recordkeeping

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Exemption; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a 
notice to announce the issuance of an exemption in response to a 
request from Pacific Gas and Electric Company. This exemption was 
requested as a result of a change to NRC's regulations published in the 
Federal Register on March 14, 2023.

DATES: On August 6, 2024, the NRC granted an exemption in response to a 
request submitted by Pacific Gas and Electric Company on December 4, 
2023.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0153 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-2024-0153. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-415-0624; 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, at 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: 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: Ed Miller, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-2481, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    On August 6, 2024, the NRC granted an exemption in response to a 
request submitted by Pacific Gas and Electric Company.
    This exemption temporarily allows the licensee to deviate from 
certain requirements of part 73 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR), ``Physical Protection of Plants and Materials,'' 
subpart T, ``Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping.'' In 
support of its exemption request, the licensee agreed to effect site-
specific administrative controls that maintain the approach to 
complying with 10 CFR part 73 in effect prior to the NRC's issuance of 
a final rule, ``Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and 
Security Event Notifications,'' which was published in the Federal 
Register on March 14, 2023, and became effective on April 13, 2023 (88 
FR 15864).

II. Availability of Documents

    The table in this notice provides transparency regarding the number 
and type of exemptions the NRC has issued and provides the facility 
name, docket number, document description, document date, and ADAMS 
accession number for each exemption issued. Additional details on the 
exemption issued, including the exemption request submitted by the 
licensee and the NRC's decision, are provided in the exemption approval 
listed in the following table. For additional directions on accessing 
information in ADAMS, see the ADDRESSES section of this document.

  Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Humboldt Bay Independent Spent Fuel
                 Storage Installation; Docket No. 72-27
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                                    ADAMS
     Document description       accession No.        Document date
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Pacific Gas and Electric          ML23338A335  December 4, 2023.
 Company [Humboldt Bay
 Independent Spent Fuel
 Storage Installation]--
 Request for Exemption from
 Enhanced Weapons, Firearms
 Background Checks, and
 Security Event Notifications
 Implementation.
Pacific Gas and Electric          ML24179A063  June 26, 2024.
 Company [Humboldt Bay
 Independent Spent Fuel
 Storage Installation],
 Supplement to the Request
 for Exemption from Enhanced
 Weapons, Firearms Background
 Checks, and Security Event
 Notifications Implementation.
Humboldt Bay Independent          ML24205A084  August 6, 2024.
 Spent Fuel Storage
 Installation--Exemption from
 Select Requirements of 10
 CFR part 73.
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    Dated: September 12, 2024.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David Wrona,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch II-2, Division of Operating Reactor 
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2024-21153 Filed 9-17-24; 8:45 am]
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