[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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