[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 75 (Thursday, April 18, 2019)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16201-16202]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-07835]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 72

[NRC-2019-0030]
RIN 3150-AK28


List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International 
HI-STORM 100 Cask System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, 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 May 13, 2019, for the direct final rule that was 
published in the Federal Register on February 26, 2019. The direct 
final rule amended the NRC's spent fuel storage regulations by revising 
the Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Cask System listing within the 
``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Amendment No. 
13 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014. Amendment No. 13 revises 
Appendix B of the technical specifications to update the initial 
uranium weight for the 16x16B and 16x16C assembly classes to match the 
value for 16x16A.

DATES: Effective date: The effective date of May 13, 2019, for the 
direct final rule published February 26, 2019 (84 FR 6055), is 
confirmed.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-0030 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 Website: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2019-0030. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individuals 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 ``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 proposed amendment to the 
certificate, the proposed changes to the technical specifications, and 
the

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preliminary safety evaluation report are available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML18351A180. The final amendment to the certificate, 
final changes to the technical specifications, and final safety 
evaluation report can also be viewed in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML19099A294.
     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: Christian Jacobs, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301-415-6825; email: 
[email protected] or Gregory R. Trussell, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301-415-6244; email: 
[email protected]. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 26, 2019 (84 FR 6055), the NRC 
published a direct final rule amending its regulations in part 72 of 
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations to the HI-STORM 100 System 
listing within Sec.  72.214, ``List of approved spent fuel storage 
casks,'' to include Amendment No. 13 to Certificate of Compliance No. 
1014. Amendment No. 13 revises Appendix B of the technical 
specifications to update the initial uranium weight for the 16x16B and 
16x16C assembly classes to match the value for 16x16A.
    In the direct final rule, the NRC stated that if no significant 
adverse comments were received, the direct final rule would become 
effective on May 13, 2019. 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.
    The NRC received one comment and has determined that it is not a 
significant adverse comment. The comment requested that small entities 
suffering from dishonor and long term endangerment inflicted by the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 be awarded relief immediately at fair market 
value. As this rulemaking only addressed changes to the technical 
specifications for dry shielded canisters used to store nuclear waste 
on-site, the NRC determined this comment to be out of scope of this 
direct final rule.
    Because no significant adverse comments were received, this direct 
final rule will become effective as scheduled.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of April 2019.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cindy K. Bladey,
Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, Division of 
Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2019-07835 Filed 4-17-19; 8:45 am]
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