[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 67 (Friday, April 6, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 14897-14898]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-07006]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 72-1051; NRC-2018-0052]


Holtec International HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage 
Facility Project

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Environmental impact statement; public scoping meetings.

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SUMMARY: On March 30, 2018, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) published in the Federal Register a notice of its intent to 
prepare an environmental impact statement, conduct scoping, and request 
comments for Holtec International's (Holtec) application for the HI-
STORE Combined Interim Storage Facility (CISF). The public scoping 
comment period closes on May 29, 2018. The NRC is announcing public 
scoping meetings and an open house schedule. The public scoping 
meetings will allow interested members of the public to develop and 
submit their comments.

DATES: April 6, 2018.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0052 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 http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0052. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301-287-
9127; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individual(s) 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 this 
document.
     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.
     Project web page: Information related to the Holtec HI-
STORE CISF project can be accessed on the NRC's Holtec HI-STORE CISF 
web page at https://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/cis/holtec-international.html.
     Public Libraries: A copy of the application's 
Environmental Report can be accessed at the following public libraries: 
Carlsbad Public Library, 101 S. Halagueno Street, Carlsbad, NM 88220; 
Hobbs Public Library, 509 N Shipp St., Hobbs, NM 88240; or Roswell 
Public Library, 301 N. Pennsylvania, Roswell, NM 88201.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Caverly, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7674; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    On March 30, 2018, the NRC published in the Federal Register (83 FR 
13802), a notice of its intent to prepare an EIS on Holtec's proposed 
CISF for spent nuclear fuel and requested public comments on the scope 
of the EIS. The NRC is announcing that staff will hold three public 
scoping meetings and one open house. The public scoping meetings will 
be held in Rockville, Maryland; Carlsbad, New Mexico; and Hobbs, New 
Mexico. The dates and times for the public meetings and open house are 
provided below:

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      Meeting/Open House                  Date                            Time                      Location
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Public Scoping Meeting and      April 25, 2018.........  7:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (EDT)............  Rockville,
 Webinar.                                                                                        Maryland, NRC
                                                                                                 Headquarters,
                                                                                                 Address: 11555
                                                                                                 Rockville Pike,
                                                                                                 Rockville, MD
                                                                                                 20852
Open House....................  April 30, 2018.........  4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. (MDT)............  Roswell, New
                                                                                                 Mexico,
                                                                                                 Address:
                                                                                                 Eastern New
                                                                                                 Mexico
                                                                                                 University--Ros
                                                                                                 well, Campus
                                                                                                 Union Building,
                                                                                                 Multi-Purpose
                                                                                                 Room 110, 48
                                                                                                 University
                                                                                                 Blvd., Roswell,
                                                                                                 NM 88130
Public Scoping Meeting........  May 1, 2018............  7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. (MDT)...........  Hobbs, New
                                                                                                 Mexico,
                                                                                                 Address: Lea
                                                                                                 County Event
                                                                                                 Center, 5101 N.
                                                                                                 Lovington
                                                                                                 Highway, Hobbs,
                                                                                                 NM 88240
Public Scoping Meeting........  May 3, 2018............  7:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m. (MDT)...........  Carlsbad, New
                                                                                                 Mexico,
                                                                                                 Address: Eddy
                                                                                                 County Fire
                                                                                                 Service, 1400
                                                                                                 Commerce
                                                                                                 Street,
                                                                                                 Carlsbad, NM
                                                                                                 88220.
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    Persons interested in attending these meeting should check the 
NRC's Public Meeting Schedule web page at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg 
for additional information, agendas for the meetings, and access 
information for the webinar. For the meeting in Rockville, Maryland, 
the NRC will transmit the public meeting via webinar and provide a 
telephone bridgeline for members of the public who cannot attend the 
meeting in person.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, on April 2, 2018.


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    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Craig G. Erlanger,
Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety, Safeguards, and Environmental 
Review, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2018-07006 Filed 4-5-18; 8:45 am]
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