[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 217 (Tuesday, November 10, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69705-69707]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-28594]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-361, 50-362, and 72-41; NRC-2015-0023]


Southern California Edison Company, San Onofre Nuclear Generating 
Station, Units 2 and 3

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft environmental assessment and finding of no significant 
impact; request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for 
public comment a draft environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no 
significant impact (FONSI) related to a request to amend Facility 
Operating License Nos. NPF-10 and NPF-15 and Docket No. 72-41, issued 
to the Southern California Edison Company (SCE or ``the licensee''), 
for operation of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Units 2 and 
3 (hereinafter ``SONGS'' or ``the facility''), including the general-
license Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI), located in 
San Diego County, California. The requested amendment would permit 
licensee security personnel to use certain firearms and ammunition 
feeding devices not previously permitted, notwithstanding State, local 
and certain Federal firearms laws or regulations that otherwise 
prohibit such actions.

DATES: Submit comments by December 10, 2015. Comments received after 
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the 
Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received 
before this date. Any potential party as defined in Sec.  2.4 of title 
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), who believes access to 
sensitive unclassified non-safeguards information (SUNSI) is necessary 
to respond to this notice must request document access by November 20, 
2015.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods 
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting 
comments on a specific subject):
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0023. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 
document.
     Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration, 
Mail Stop:

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OWFN-12-H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001.
    For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting 
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marlayna Vaaler, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3178, 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0023 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain 
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0023.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then 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 the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section. The applications for amendments for 
SONGS, dated August 28, 2013, as supplemented by a letter dated 
February 10, 2015, contain SUNSI and are being withheld from public 
disclosure.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0023 in your comment submission.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your 
comment submission. The NRC posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into 
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove 
identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be 
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should 
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to 
remove such information before making the comment submissions available 
to the public or entering the comment submissions into ADAMS.

II. Introduction

    The NRC is considering a request to amend Facility Operating 
License Nos. NPF-10 and NPF-15 and Docket No. 72-41, issued to SCE for 
the operation of SONGS, Units 2 and 3, including the general-license 
ISFSI, located in San Diego County, California, in accordance with 10 
CFR 50.90, ``Application for amendment of license, construction permit, 
or early site permit.'' Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, 
``Criteria for and identification of licensing and regulatory actions 
requiring environmental assessments,'' and 10 CFR 51.33, ``Draft 
finding of no significant impact; distribution,'' the NRC has prepared 
a draft EA documenting its finding. The requested amendment would 
permit licensee security personnel to use certain firearms and 
ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted, notwithstanding 
State, local, and certain Federal firearms laws or regulations that 
otherwise prohibit such actions.

III. Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant 
Impact

Identification of the Proposed Action

    The proposed action would permit security personnel at SONGS during 
the performance of their official duties, to transfer, receive, 
possess, transport, import, and use certain firearms and large capacity 
ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted to be owned or 
possessed, notwithstanding State, local, and certain Federal firearms 
laws, or regulations that otherwise prohibit such actions.
    The proposed action is in accordance with the SONGS application 
dated August 28, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. ML13242A277), as 
supplemented by letters dated December 31, 2013 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML14007A496), May 15, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. ML14139A424), and 
February 10, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15044A047).

The Need for the Proposed Action

    The proposed action would allow the transfer, receipt, possession, 
transportation, importation, and use of those firearms and devices 
needed in the performance of official duties required for the 
protection of SONGS and associated special nuclear materials, 
consistent with the SONGS NRC-approved security plan.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action

    The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and 
concludes that the proposed action would only allow the use of those 
firearms and devices necessary to protect SONGS and associated special 
nuclear materials, consistent with the SONGS NRC-approved security 
plan. Therefore, the proposed action would not significantly increase 
the probability or consequences of any accidents. In addition, the 
proposed action would not change the types or the amounts of any 
effluents that may be released offsite. There would also be no 
significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure. 
Therefore, there would be no significant radiological environmental 
impacts associated with the proposed action.
    The proposed action would not impact land, air, or water resources, 
including biota. In addition, the proposed action would not result in 
any socioeconomic or environmental justice impacts or impacts to 
historic and cultural resources. Therefore, there would also be no 
significant non-radiological environmental impacts associated with the 
proposed action.
    Accordingly, the NRC concludes that the issuance of the requested 
amendment would not result in significant environmental impacts.
    The NRC will publish in the Federal Register a copy of the final EA 
as part of the final FONSI.

Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action

    As an alternative to the proposed action, the NRC staff considered 
denying the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative). 
Denial of the license amendment request would result in no change to 
current environmental conditions at SONGS.

Alternative Use of Resources

    The proposed action would not involve the use of any resources.

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Agencies and Persons Consulted

    The staff did not consult with any Federal agency or California 
state agencies regarding the environmental impact of the proposed 
action.

IV. Finding of No Significant Impact

    The licensee has requested a license amendment to permit licensee 
security personnel, in the performance of their official duties, to 
transfer, receive, possess, transport, import, and use certain firearms 
and large capacity ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted 
to be owned or possessed, notwithstanding State, local, and certain 
Federal firearms laws or regulations that would otherwise prohibit such 
actions.
    On the basis of the information presented in this environmental 
assessment, the NRC concludes that the proposed action would not cause 
any significant environmental impact and would not have a significant 
effect on the quality of the human environment. In addition, the NRC 
has determined that an environmental impact statement is not necessary 
for the evaluation of this proposed action.
    Other than the licensee's letter dated August 28, 2013, there are 
no other environmental documents associated with this review. This 
document is available for public inspection as indicated above.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of November, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bruce A. Watson,
Chief, Reactor Decommissioning Branch, Division of Decommissioning, 
Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2015-28594 Filed 11-9-15; 8:45 am]
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