[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 170 (Thursday, September 3, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 56574-56575]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18107]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 72
[NRC-2026-2476]
RIN 3150-AL71
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International
HI-STORM Flood/Wind System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1032,
Amendment No. 10
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Direct final rule; confirmation of effective date.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is confirming the
effective date of October 6, 2026, for the direct final rule that was
published in the Federal Register on July 23, 2026. This direct final
rule amended the Holtec International HI-STORM Flood/Wind System
listing within the ``List of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to
include Amendment No. 10 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1032.
DATES: Effective date: The effective date of October 6, 2026, for the
direct final rule published July 23, 2026 (91 FR 46243), is confirmed.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2026-2476 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may
obtain publicly available information related to this action by any of
the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Electronically at https://
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www.regulations.gov. Search for Docket ID NRC-2026-2476. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Helen Chang; telephone: 301-415-3228;
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 ADAMS Public Search.''
For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's Public Document Room
(PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, at 301-415-4737, or by email
to [email protected]. The revision of Certificate of Compliance No.
1032, the associated changes to the technical specifications, and the
final safety evaluation report are available in ADAMS under Accession
No. ML26240A234.
NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. 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
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time, Monday through Friday, except Federal
holidays.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Denise Edwards, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-7204, email:
[email protected] and John-Chau Nguyen, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-0262, email: [email protected]. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 23, 2026 (91 FR 46243), the NRC
published a direct final rule amending its regulations in part 72 of
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations to include Amendment No. 10
to Certificate of Compliance No. 1032. In the direct final rule, the
NRC stated that if no significant adverse comments were received, the
direct final rule would become effective on October 6, 2026.
The NRC received and docketed three comment submissions on the
companion proposed rule (91 FR 46314; July 23, 2026). Electronic copies
of the comments can be obtained from the Federal Rulemaking website at
https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2026-2476 and are also
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML26244A087. The NRC evaluated
the comments against the criteria described in the direct final rule
and determined that the comments were not significant and adverse.
Therefore, this direct final rule will become effective as scheduled.
Dated: September 1, 2026.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Araceli Billoch Colon,
Chief, Rulemaking Projects Branch 2, Division of Guidance, Rulemaking,
Economic Analysis, and Technical Editing Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2026-18107 Filed 9-2-26; 8:45 am]
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