Agencies and Commissions October 2018 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued exemptions in response to a March 22, 2018, request from Exelon Generation Company, LLC (Exelon, the licensee). One exemption permits the use of the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station (Oyster Creek) Decommissioning Trust Fund (DTF) for irradiated fuel management and site restoration activities based on the Oyster Creek Decommissioning Cost Estimate (DCE). The other exemption permits the licensee to make withdrawals from the DTF for irradiated fuel management and site restoration activities without prior notification of the NRC.

NASA announces its annual invitation for public nominations for service on NASA Federal advisory committees chartered under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). U.S. citizens may submit self- nominations for consideration as potential members of NASA's Federal advisory committees. NASA's Federal advisory committees have member vacancies from time to time throughout the year, and NASA will consider self-nominations to fill such intermittent vacancies. NASA is committed to selecting members to serve on its Federal advisory committees based on their individual expertise, knowledge, experience, and current/past contributions to the relevant subject area.

The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) is amending its regulations to reflect a change of address for its headquarters. This technical amendment is a nomenclature change that updates and corrects the address for contacting and submitting requests to EAC headquarters.

The following individuals have been designated to serve on the FY 2018 Performance Review Board for the U.S. Small Business Administration. Members:

This Guideline sets forth the administrative, programmatic, and financial requirements attendant to Fiscal Year 2019 State Justice Institute grants.

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish notice of permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. This is the required notice.

This is a Notice of the Presidential declaration of a major disaster for Public Assistance Only for the State of South Carolina (FEMA-4394-DR), dated 10/16/2018. Incident: Hurricane Florence. Incident Period: 09/08/2018 through 10/08/2018.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing License Amendment Nos. 145 and 144 to Combined Licenses (COL), NPF-91 and NPF-92, respectively. The COLs were issued to Southern Nuclear Operating Company, and Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power Corporation, MEAG Power SPVM, LLC, MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC, MEAG Power SPVP, LLC, and the City of Dalton, Georgia (collectively SNC); for construction and operation of the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 3 and 4, located in Burke County, Georgia. The amendment authorizes changes in the form of departures to the VEGP Units 3 and 4 plant specific Design Control Document (PS-DCD) Tier 2 information contained within the Updated Final Safety Analysis Report and plant-specific Tier 1 information, with corresponding changes to Appendix C of the COL removing the fire protection system (FPS) nonsafety-related containment cable spray and installing passive fire stops and radiant energy shields. Specifically, the changes were for the removal of the FPS containment open nozzle water spray suppression system for the open nonsafety-related cable trays in fire zone 1100 AF 11300B and for installing passive fire stops and radiant energy shields. The exemption allows changes that impact Tier 1 of the PS-DCD and associated COL Appendix C of the Facility COL as specified in LAR 18- 015. This exemption is related to, and necessary for, the granting of the amendment which is being issued concurrently.

In this document, the Wireline Competition Bureau establishes a pleading cycle for Petitions for Reconsideration of the Performance Measures Order.