[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 70 (Thursday, April 13, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 17749]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-07422]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

[NRC-2016-0200]
RIN 3150-AJ86


List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: AREVA Inc., 
Standardized NUHOMS[supreg] Cask System, Certificate of Compliance No. 
1004, Amendment No. 14, and Revision 1 of the Initial Certificate, 
Amendment Nos. 1 Through 11, and Amendment No. 13

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the 
effective date of April 25, 2017, for the direct final rule that was 
published in the Federal Register on January 25, 2017. The direct final 
rule amended the NRC's spent fuel storage regulations by revising the 
``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 
14 and Revision 1 to the Initial Certificate, Amendment Nos. 1 through 
11, and Amendment No. 13 to Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1004 
for the AREVA Inc., Standardized NUHOMS[supreg] Cask System.

DATES: Effective Date: The effective date of April 25, 2017, for the 
direct final rule published January 25, 2017 (82 FR 8353), is 
confirmed.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0200 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-2016-0200. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; 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 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.
     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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Edward Lohr, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0253; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On January 25, 2017 (82 FR 8353), the NRC 
published a direct final rule amending Sec.  72.214 of title 10 of the 
Code of Federal Regulations by revising the ``List of approved spent 
fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 14 and Revision 1 to the 
Initial Certificate, Amendment Nos. 1 through 11, and Amendment No. 13 
to CoC No. 1004 for the AREVA Inc., Standardized NUHOMS[supreg] Cask 
System. Amendment No. 14 revises multiple items in the technical 
specifications (TSs) for dry shielded canister (DSC) models listed 
under CoC No. 1004; most of these revisions involve changes to the 
authorized contents. The revisions to the Initial Certificate, 
Amendment Nos. 1 through 11, and Amendment No. 13 remove language in 
the TSs that requires a transfer cask containing a DSC to be returned 
to the spent fuel pool following a drop of over 15 inches.
    In the direct final rule, the NRC stated that if no significant 
adverse comments were received, the direct final rule would become 
effective on April 25, 2017. As described more fully in the direct 
final rule, a significant adverse comment is a comment where the 
commenter explains why the rule would be inappropriate, including 
challenges to the rule's underlying premise or approach, or would be 
ineffective or unacceptable without a change. Because no significant 
adverse comments were received, the direct final rule will become 
effective as scheduled.
    During the comment period for the direct final rule, the NRC 
identified misspellings and page numbering errors in the draft CoCs and 
TSs associated with Revision 1 of the Initial Certificate, Amendment 
Nos. 1 through 11, and Amendment No. 13. The final CoCs and TSs have 
been corrected for these administrative errors. Also, the draft CoCs 
were changed to update the signature block for issuing authority. The 
final CoCs, TSs, and the final Safety Evaluation Report for Revision 1 
of the Initial Certificate, Amendment Nos. 1 through 11, and Amendment 
No. 13 can be viewed in ADAMS under Accession No. ML17067A412.
    The final CoC, TSs, and the final Safety Evaluation Report for 
Amendment No. 14 to CoC No. 1004 can be viewed in ADAMS under Accession 
No. ML17093A261.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of April, 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cindy Bladey,
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch, Division of 
Administrative Services, Office of Administration.
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