[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 138 (Friday, July 17, 2020)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 43419-43420]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-14076]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 72
[NRC-2019-0250]
RIN 3150-AK41
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International
HI-STORM Flood/Wind Multipurpose Canister Storage System, Certificate
of Compliance No. 1032, Amendment No. 4
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 July 14, 2020, for the direct final rule that was
published in the Federal Register on April 30, 2020. The direct final
rule amends the NRC's spent fuel storage regulations by revising the
Holtec International HI-STORM Flood/Wind Multipurpose Canister Storage
System listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks''
to include Amendment No. 4 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1032.
Amendment No. 4 revises the certificate of compliance to: Add
multipurpose canister (MPC)-32ML for storage and allow the fuel
assembly class 16X16D as content for MPC-32ML; add the fuel assembly
class 16X16E as content for MPC-37; and make changes to the final
safety analysis report.
DATES: The effective date of July 14, 2020, for the direct final rule
published April 30, 2020 (85 FR 23904), is confirmed.
DATES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2019-0250 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-2019-0250. 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
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(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 proposed amendment to the
certificate of compliance, the proposed changes to the technical
specifications, and the preliminary safety evaluation report are
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML19158A271. The final amendment
to the certificate of compliance, final changes to the technical
specifications, and final safety evaluation report can also be viewed
in ADAMS under Accession No. ML20155K740.
Attention: The Public Document Room (PDR), where you may
examine and order copies of public documents, is currently closed. You
may submit your request to the PDR via email at [email protected] or
call 1-800-397-4209 between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday
through Friday, except Federal holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Vanessa Cox, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-8342 or email:
[email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 30, 2020 (85 FR 23904), the NRC
published a direct final rule amending its regulations in part 72 of
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations to revise the Holtec
International HI-STORM Flood/Wind Multipurpose Canister Storage System
listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to
include Amendment No. 4 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1032.
Amendment No. 4 revises the certificate of compliance to: add
multipurpose canister (MPC)-32ML for storage and allow the fuel
assembly class 16X16D as content for MPC-32ML; add the fuel assembly
class 16X16E as content for MPC-37; and make changes to the final
safety analysis report to separate the design pressure for the short-
term operation from the off-normal condition (to provide clarity in
Table 2.2.1), add cautionary notes to Sections 9.2.1 and 9.2.3, update
a definition, and replace a test program.
In the direct final rule published on April 30, 2020, the NRC
stated that if no significant adverse comments were received, the
direct final rule would become effective on July 14, 2020. The NRC
received and docketed one comment on the companion proposed rule (85 FR
23923; April 30, 2020). The comment can be obtained from the Federal
Rulemaking website https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-
2019-0250, and from ADAMS under Accession No. ML20154K577.
The NRC evaluated the comment against the criteria described in the
direct final rule and determined that the comment was not significant
and adverse. Specifically, the comment was outside the scope of this
rulemaking, did not oppose the rule, or did not propose a change to the
rule, such that the rule would be ineffective or unacceptable without
incorporation of the change. Therefore, the direct final rule will
become effective as scheduled.
Dated June 25, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cindy K. Bladey,
Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, Division of
Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2020-14076 Filed 7-16-20; 8:45 am]
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