[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 119 (Friday, June 19, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 37113-37114]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-13290]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 72-1051; NRC-2018-0052]
Holtec International HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage
Facility Project; Correction
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Draft environmental impact statement; public meeting; request
for comments; correction.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is correcting a
notice that was published in the Federal Register on June 12, 2020,
regarding the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Holtec
International's (Holtec's) application to construct and operate a
consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for spent nuclear fuel and
Greater-Than Class C waste, along with a small quantity of mixed oxide
fuel in Lea County, New Mexico. This action is necessary to include
information for the public on how to submit comments to the NRC and to
correct the ADAMS Accession Number for the draft EIS.
DATES: The NRC staff will hold a webinar on June 23, 2020. The staff
will present the findings of the draft report and will receive public
comments during transcribed public meeting. Members of the public are
invited to submit comments by July 22, 2020. Comments received after
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received before this
date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0052. Address
questions about NRC dockets IDs in Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
Email comments to: [email protected].
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jill Caverly, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-7674, email:
[email protected], U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC
20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0052 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 https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0052.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://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 draft EIS is available in
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ADAMS under Accession No. ML20069G420.
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. Scroll down to EIS, Draft Report for Comment.
Public Libraries: A copy of the staff's draft EIS can be
accessed at the following public libraries (library access and hours
are determined by local policy):
Carlsbad Public Library, 101 S Halagueno Street, Carlsbad,
NM 88220.
Hobbs Public Library, 509 N Shipp St., Hobbs, NM 88240.
Roswell Public Library, 301 N Pennsylvania, Roswell, NM
88201.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2018-0052 in your comment submission.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at
https://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions
into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want to be
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comment into ADAMS.
II. Background
The NRC issued a notice announcing a public meeting and request for
comments on June 12, 2020 (85 FR 35956). The NRC is correcting the
notice to include information on how the public may submit comments on
the draft EIS for Holtec's application to construct and operate a CISF
for spent nuclear fuel and Greater-Than Class C waste, along with a
small quantity of mixed oxide fuel in Lea County, New Mexico. The NRC
is also correcting the ADAMS Accession Number for the draft EIS. The
draft EIS is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20069G420.
III. Public Meeting
Comments will be accepted during the webinar on June 23, 2020, and
through the methods listed under the ADDRESSES section of this
document.
The webinar will be held online and will offer a telephone line for
members of the public to submit comments. A court reporter will be
recording all comments received during the webinar. The dates and times
for the public webinar are as follow:
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Date Time Location
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6/23/2020..................... 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 Webinar Information:
p.m. (EDT). https://
3:00 p.m. to 7:00 usnrc.webex.com,
p.m. (MDT). Event Number: 199
800 0026, Password:
HOLTEC, Telephone
Bridge Line: 1-888-
454-7496,
Participant
Passcode: 5790355.
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Persons interested in attending this meeting should monitor the
NRC's Public Meeting Schedule web page at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg
for additional information, agenda for the meeting, information on how
to provide verbal comments, and access information for the meeting.
Participants should register in advance of the meeting by visiting the
website page (https://usnrc.webex.com) and using the event number
provided above. A confirmation email will be generated providing
additional details and a link to the meeting. Those wishing to make
verbal comments at the meeting should follow instructions listed at the
NRC's Public Meeting Schedule.
Dated: June 16, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Diana B. Diaz Toro,
Acting Chief, Environmental Review Materials Branch, Division of
Rulemaking, Environmental and Financial Review, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2020-13290 Filed 6-18-20; 8:45 am]
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