[Federal Register Volume 85, Number 185 (Wednesday, September 23, 2020)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59831-59833]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2020-20964]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 72-1050; NRC-2016-0231]


Interim Storage Partners Consolidated Interim Storage Facility 
Project

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Draft environmental impact statement; public comment meetings.

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SUMMARY: On May 8, 2020, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
published in the Federal Register a notice issuing the draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for Interim Storage Partners LLC's 
(ISP's) license 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 for

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public comment. The NRC is announcing four public comment webinars to 
receive oral comments on the draft EIS. The meetings will allow 
interested members of the public to submit their comments.

DATES: The NRC staff will hold webinars on October 1, 2020, October 6, 
2020, October 8, 2020, and October 15, 2020. The staff will present the 
findings of the draft EIS and will receive public comments during 
transcribed public meetings. Members of the public are invited to 
continue to submit written comments by November 3, 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-2016-0231. Address 
questions about 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: James Park, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6954; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0231 when contacting the NRC 
about 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-2016-0231.
     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. ML20122A220. 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 ISP CISF 
project can be accessed on the NRC's ISP CISF web page at https://www.nrc.gov/waste/spent-fuel-storage/cis/waste-control-specialist.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 or through the website of the following public libraries 
(library access and hours are determined by local policy):
     Eunice Public Library, 1003 Ave. N, Eunice, NM 88231; 
https://www.cityofeunice.org/134/Library-Services, under ``U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission Information.''
     Hobbs Public Library, 509 N Shipp St., Hobbs, NM 88240; 
http://www.hobbspubliclibrary.org, under ``News & Updates.''
     Andrews County Library, 109 NW 1st Street, Andrews, TX 
79714; https://www.andrews.lib.tx.us/news-events.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0231 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 May 8, 2020, the NRC published in the Federal Register (85 FR 
27447) the availability of the draft EIS for ISP'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 to 
receive comments on the draft EIS. Video of the staff's presentation 
will be accessible online at the webinar address and all audio will be 
accessible through the telephone line. The telephone line will also be 
used for members of the public to submit oral comments. A court 
reporter will be recording all comments received during the webinar and 
the transcript of the meeting will be made publicly available. The 
dates and times for the public webinars follow:

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               Meeting                                  Date                                       Time                           Webinar information
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Public Webinar.......................  October 1, 2020......................  6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (ET)......................  Webinar (video).
                                                                              5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (CT)......................  Event address: https://
                                                                              4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. (MT)......................   usnrc.webex.com/.
                                                                                                                              Event number: 199 125
                                                                                                                               5213.
                                                                                                                              Event password: ISPDEIS.
                                                                                                                              Telephone access (audio).
                                                                                                                              Phone number: 1-888-989-
                                                                                                                               9268.
                                                                                                                              Passcode: 5300047.
Public Webinar.......................  October 6, 2020......................  2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. (ET)......................  Webinar (video).
                                                                              1:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. (CT)......................  Event address: https://
                                                                              12:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m. (MT).....................   usnrc.webex.com/.
                                                                                                                              Event number: 199 740
                                                                                                                               4202.
                                                                                                                              Event password: ISPDEIS.
                                                                                                                              Telephone access (audio).
                                                                                                                              Phone number: 1-888-989-
                                                                                                                               9268.
                                                                                                                              Passcode: 5300047.

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Public Webinar.......................  October 8, 2020......................  6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. (ET)......................  Webinar (video).
                                                                              5:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m. (CT)......................  Event address: https://
                                                                              4:00 p.m.-7:00 p.m. (MT)......................   usnrc.webex.com/.
                                                                                                                              Event number: 199 619
                                                                                                                               8948.
                                                                                                                              Event password: ISPDEIS.
                                                                                                                              Telephone access (audio).
                                                                                                                              Phone number: 1-888-989-
                                                                                                                               9268.
                                                                                                                              Passcode: 5300047.
Public Webinar.......................  October 15, 2020.....................  11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. (ET).....................  Webinar (video).
                                                                              10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. (CT).....................  Event address: https://
                                                                              9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (MT).....................   usnrc.webex.com/.
                                                                                                                              Event number: 199 551
                                                                                                                               6533.
                                                                                                                              Event password: ISPDEIS.
                                                                                                                              Telephone access (audio).
                                                                                                                              Phone number: 1-888-989-
                                                                                                                               9268.
                                                                                                                              Passcode: 5300047.
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    Persons interested in attending these meetings 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 and telephone line.

    Dated: September 18, 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.
[FR Doc. 2020-20964 Filed 9-22-20; 8:45 am]
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