[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 157 (Thursday, August 13, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49396-49398]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-17536]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 72-1051; NRC-2018-0052]


Holtec International HI-STORE Consolidated Interim Storage 
Facility Project

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft environmental impact statement; public comment meetings.

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SUMMARY: On March 20, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) published in the Federal Register a notice issuing 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. The NRC is 
announcing four public comment webinars to receive comments on the 
draft report. The meetings will allow interested members of the public 
to submit their comments.

DATES: The NRC staff will hold webinars on August 20, 2020, August 25, 
2020, August 26, 2020, and September 2, 2020. The staff will present 
the findings of the draft report and will receive public comments 
during transcribed public meetings. Members of the public are invited 
to submit comments by September 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 on or 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 docket 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, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
     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, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington DC, 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7674; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0052 when contacting the NRC 
about

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the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain 
publicly-available information related to this action by 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.'' The draft EIS can be found by searching for ADAMS Accession 
No. ML20069G420. For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's 
Public Document Room reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, 
or by email to [email protected].
     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 Environmental Impact Statement, 
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. Meeting Information

    On March 20, 2020, the NRC published in the Federal Register (85 FR 
16150), the availability of a draft EIS for Holtec's proposed CISF for 
spent nuclear fuel and requested public comments on the draft report. 
The NRC is announcing that staff will hold four public webinars. The 
webinars will be held online at the webinar address for video of the 
staff's presentation and all audio will be through the telephone line. 
The telephone line will also be 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 webinars follow:

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           Meeting                           Date                         Time             Webinar information
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Public Webinar...............  August 20, 2020................  6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.      Webinar (video):
                                                                 (ET).
                                                                4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.         Event address:
                                                                 (MT).                       https://usnrc.webex.com/.
                                                                                            Event number: 199
                                                                                             831 2299.
                                                                                            Event password:
                                                                                             HOLTEC.
                                                                                         Telephone access
                                                                                          (audio):
                                                                                            Phone number: 888-
                                                                                             566-6509.
                                                                                            Passcode: 1904459.
Public Webinar...............  August 25, 2020................  2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.      Webinar (video):
                                                                 (ET).
                                                                12:00 noon-3:00 p.m.        Event address:
                                                                 (MT).                       https://usnrc.webex.com/.
                                                                                            Event number: 199
                                                                                             973 2733.
                                                                                            Event password:
                                                                                             HOLTEC.
                                                                                         Telephone access:
                                                                                          (audio)
                                                                                            Phone number: 1-888-
                                                                                             566-6509.
                                                                                            Passcode: 1904459.
Public Webinar...............  August 26, 2020................  6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.      Webinar (video):
                                                                 (ET).
                                                                4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m.         Event address:
                                                                 (MT).                       https://usnrc.webex.com/.
                                                                                            Event number: 199
                                                                                             278 6216.
                                                                                            Event password:
                                                                                             HOLTEC.
                                                                                            Telephone access:
                                                                                             (audio):
                                                                                            Phone number: 888-
                                                                                             566-6509.
                                                                                            Passcode: 1904459.
Public Webinar...............  September 2, 2020..............  11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.     Webinar (video):
                                                                 (ET).
                                                                9:00 a.m.-12 noon (MT).     Event address:
                                                                                             https://usnrc.webex.com/.
                                                                                         Event number: 199 183
                                                                                          5099.
                                                                                         Event password: HOLTEC.
                                                                                         Telephone access
                                                                                          (audio):
                                                                                         Phone number: 888-566-
                                                                                          6509.
                                                                                         Passcode: 1904459.
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    Persons interested in attending these meeting should check the 
NRC's Public Meeting Schedule web page at https://www.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg 
for additional information, agendas for the meetings, and access 
information for the webinar.

    Dated: August 6, 2020.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jessie M. Quintero,
Acting Chief, Environmental Review Materials Branch, Division of 
Rulemaking, Environmental and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety, and Safeguards.
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