[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.

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