[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 70 (Thursday, April 13, 2017)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 17749]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[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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