[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 34 (Friday, February 18, 2022)]
[Notices]
[Pages 9391-9392]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2022-03589]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-461, 50-346, 50-354, 50-272, 50-311, 50-528, 50-529, 
and 50-530; 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 five 
exemptions in response to requests from four 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 January 7, 2022, to January 21, 2022, the 
NRC granted five exemptions in response to requests submitted by four 
licensees from January 5, 2022, to January 19, 2022.

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 January 7, 2022, to January 21, 2022, the 
NRC granted five exemptions in response to requests submitted by four 
licensees from January 5, 2022, to January 19, 2022. These exemptions 
temporarily allow the licensees to deviate from certain requirements of 
chapter 1 of title 10 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 
Exelon Generation Company, LLC (for Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1); 
for Energy Harbor Nuclear Corp. (for Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, 
Unit No. 1); for PSEG Nuclear LLC (for Hope Creek Generating Station 
and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2); and for 
Arizona Public Service Company (for Palo Verde Nuclear Generating 
Station, Units 1, 2, and 3) 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.

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                                                        ADAMS accession
                 Document description                         No.
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                    Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1
                            Docket No. 50-461
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Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1--COVID-19 Related          ML22014A005
 Request for Exemption from part 26 Work Hours
 Requirements, dated January 13, 2022................
Clinton Power Station, Unit No. 1--Exemption from            ML22013B277
 Specific Requirements of 10 CFR part 26 (EPID L-2022-
 LLE-0003 [COVID-19]), dated January 14, 2022........
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              Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1
                            Docket No. 50-346
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Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1--COVID-        ML22012A301
 19 Related Request for Exemption from part 26 Work
 Hours Requirements, dated January 12, 2022..........
Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1--              ML22013B175
 Response to Request for Additional Information
 Related to Request for Exemption from Specific
 Requirements of 10 CFR 26, ``Fitness for Duty
 Programs'' [COVID[dash]19], dated January 13, 2022..
Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1--              ML22012A399
 Exemption from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR part
 26, (EPID L-2022-LLE-0002 [COVID-19]), dated January
 14, 2022............................................
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                      Hope Creek Generating Station
                            Docket No. 50-354
           Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2
                      Docket Nos. 50-272 and 50-311
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Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Generating           ML22005A364
 Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2--Request for Exemption
 from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR part 26,
 ``Fitness for Duty Programs,'' dated January 5, 2022
Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Generating           ML22005A323
 Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2--Exemption from Specific
 Requirements of 10 CFR part 26, (EPID L-2022-LLE-
 0000 [COVID-19]), dated January 7, 2022.............
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        Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3
                 Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530
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Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2,           ML22020A017
 and 3--COVID-19 Related Request for Exemption from
 part 26 Work Hours Requirements, dated January 19,
 2022................................................
Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2,           ML22020A040
 and 3--Request for Exemption from Specific
 Requirements of 10 CFR part 26 (EPID L-2022-LLE-0005
 [COVID-19]), dated January 21, 2022.................
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    Dated: February 15, 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. 2022-03589 Filed 2-17-22; 8:45 am]
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