[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 16 (Tuesday, January 25, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3851-3852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-01373]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-341, 50-250, and 50-251; NRC-2020-0110]
Issuance of Multiple Exemptions in Response to COVID-19 Public
Health Emergency
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Exemptions; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued two
exemptions in response to requests from two licensees for relief due to
the coronavirus 2019 disease (COVID-19) public health emergency (PHE).
The exemptions afford these licensees temporary relief from certain
requirements under NRC regulations. The NRC is issuing a single notice
to announce the issuance of the exemptions.
DATES: During the period from December 9, 2021, to December 30, 2021,
the NRC granted two exemptions in response to requests submitted by two
licensees from December 6, 2021, to December 30, 2021.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0110 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0110. Address
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann;
telephone: 301-415-0624; 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
(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]. For the convenience of the reader,
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents, by appointment, at the NRC's PDR, Room P1 B35, One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. To make
an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between
8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: James Danna, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-7422, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
During the period from December 9, 2021, to December 30, 2021, the
NRC granted two exemptions in response to requests submitted by two
licensees from December 6, 2021, to December 30, 2021. These exemptions
temporarily allow the licensees to deviate from certain requirements of
chapter 1 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), part
26, ``Fitness for Duty Programs,'' section 26.205, ``Work hours.''
The exemptions from certain requirements of 10 CFR part 26 for DTE
Electric Company (for Fermi, Unit 2), and Florida Power & Light Company
(for Turkey Point Nuclear Generating, Units 3 and 4) afford these
licensees temporary relief from the work-hour control requirements
under 10 CFR 26.205(d)(1) through (d)(7). The exemptions from 10 CFR
26.205(d)(1) through (d)(7) ensure that the control of work hours and
management of worker fatigue does not unduly limit licensee flexibility
in using personnel resources to most effectively manage the impacts of
the COVID-19 PHE on maintaining the safe operation of these facilities.
Specifically, these licensees have stated that their staffing levels
are affected or are expected to be affected by the COVID-19 PHE, and
they can no longer meet or likely will not meet the work-hour controls
of 10 CFR 26.205(d)(1) through (d)(7). These licensees have committed
to effecting site-specific administrative controls for COVID-19 PHE
fatigue-management for personnel specified in 10 CFR 26.4(a).
The tables in this notice provide transparency regarding the number
and type of exemptions the NRC has issued. Additionally, the NRC
publishes tables of approved regulatory actions related to the COVID-19
PHE on its public website at https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/covid-19/reactors/licensing-actions.html.
II. Availability of Documents
The tables in this notice provide the facility name, docket number,
document description, and ADAMS accession number for each exemption
issued. Additional details on each exemption issued, including the
exemption request submitted by the respective licensee and the NRC's
decision, are provided in each exemption approval listed in the tables
in this notice. For additional directions on accessing information in
ADAMS, see the ADDRESSES section of this document.
Fermi, Unit 2--Docket No. 50-341
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Document description ADAMS accession No.
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Fermi, Unit 2--Work Hour Limits Exemption ML21340A030
Request due to COVID-19, dated December 6,
2021..........................................
Fermi, Unit 2--Exemption from Specific ML21340A245
Requirements of 10 CFR part 26 (EPID L-2020-
LLE-0053 [COVID-19]), dated December 9, 2021..
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Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4--Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251
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Document description ADAMS accession No.
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Turkey Point Nuclear Plant, Units 3 and 4-- ML21364A050
COVID-19 Related Request for Exemption from
part 26 Work Hours Requirements, dated
December 30, 2021.............................
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Turkey Point Nuclear Plant Units 3 and 4-- ML21364A052
Exemption from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR
part 26, ``Fitness for Duty Programs'' (EPID L-
2021-LLE-0058 [COVID-19]), dated December 30,
2021..........................................
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Dated: January 20, 2022.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James G. Danna,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch I, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2022-01373 Filed 1-24-22; 8:45 am]
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