[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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