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Federal Register/Vol. 85, No. 37/Tuesday, February 25, 2020 10730 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 37 / Tuesday, February 25, 2020 / Notices Silk, NRC Disability Program Specialist, or petitions for leave to intervene must • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and at 301–287–0745, by videophone at be filed by April 27, 2020. purchase copies of public documents at 240–428–3217, or by email at ADDRESSES: You may submit comments the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One [email protected]. Determinations on by any of the following methods (unless White Flint North, 11555 Rockville requests for reasonable accommodation this document describes a different Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. will be made on a case-by-case basis. method for submitting comments on a B. Submitting Comments Members of the public may request to specific subject): receive this information electronically. • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to Please include Docket ID NRC–2020– If you would like to be added to the https://www.regulations.gov and search 0053, facility name, unit number(s), distribution, please contact the Nuclear for Docket ID NRC–2020–0053. Address docket number(s), application date, and Regulatory Commission, Office of the questions about NRC Docket IDs in subject in your comment submission. Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301– Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; The NRC cautions you not to include 415–1969), or by email at telephone: 301–287–9127; email: identifying or contact information that [email protected] or Tyesha.Bush@ [email protected]. For technical you do not want to be publicly nrc.gov. questions, contact the individual listed disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC is holding the meetings in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION The NRC will post all comment under the authority of the Government CONTACT section of this document. submissions at https:// in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C. 552b. • Mail comments to: Office of www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7– A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory The NRC does not routinely edit of February 2020. comment submissions to remove For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, ATTN: Program Management, identifying or contact information. Rochelle C. Bavol, Announcements and Editing Staff. If you are requesting or aggregating Executive Assistant, Office of the Secretary. For additional direction on obtaining comments from other persons for [FR Doc. 2020–03877 Filed 2–21–20; 4:15 pm] information and submitting comments, submission to the NRC, then you should BILLING CODE 7590–01–P see ‘‘Obtaining Information and inform those persons not to include Submitting Comments’’ in the identifying or contact information that SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of they do not want to be publicly NUCLEAR REGULATORY this document. disclosed in their comment submission. COMMISSION FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Your request should state that the NRC Shirley Rohrer, Office of Nuclear does not routinely edit comment [NRC–2020–0053] Reactor Regulation, 301–415–5411, submissions to remove such information before making the comment Biweekly Notice; Applications and email: [email protected], U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, submissions available to the public or Amendments to Facility Operating entering the comment into ADAMS. Licenses and Combined Licenses Washington DC 20555–0001. Involving No Significant Hazards SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: II. Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendments to Facility Operating Considerations I. Obtaining Information and Licenses and Combined Licenses and Submitting Comments AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Proposed No Significant Hazards Commission. A. Obtaining Information Consideration Determination ACTION: Biweekly notice. Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2020– For the facility-specific amendment 0053, facility name, unit number(s), requests shown below, the Commission SUMMARY: Pursuant to section 189.a.(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as docket number(s), application date, and finds that the licensee’s analyses amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear subject when contacting the NRC about provided, consistent with title 10 of the Regulatory Commission (NRC) is the availability of information for this Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) publishing this regular biweekly notice. action. You may obtain publicly- Section 50.91 is sufficient to support the The Act requires the Commission to available information related to this proposed determination that these publish notice of any amendments action by any of the following methods: amendment requests involve NSHC. • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to issued, or proposed to be issued, and Under the Commission’s regulations in https://www.regulations.gov and search grants the Commission the authority to 10 CFR 50.92, operation of the facility for Docket ID NRC–2020–0053. issue and make immediately effective in accordance with the proposed • NRC’s Agencywide Documents amendment would not (1) involve a any amendment to an operating license Access and Management System or combined license, as applicable, significant increase in the probability or (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- consequences of an accident previously upon a determination by the available documents online in the Commission that such amendment evaluated, or (2) create the possibility of ADAMS Public Documents collection at a new or different kind of accident from involves no significant hazards https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ consideration, notwithstanding the any accident previously evaluated; or adams.html. To begin the search, select (3) involve a significant reduction in a pendency before the Commission of a ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For request for a hearing from any person. margin of safety. problems with ADAMS, please contact The Commission is seeking public This biweekly notice includes all the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) comments on this proposed amendments issued, or proposed to be reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– determination. Any comments received issued, from January 28, 2020, to 415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@ within 30 days after the date of February 10, 2020. The last biweekly nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number publication of this notice will be notice was published on February 11, for each document referenced (if it is considered in making any final 2020. available in ADAMS) is provided the determination. DATES: Comments must be filed by first time that it is mentioned in this Normally, the Commission will not March 26, 2020. A request for a hearing document. issue the amendment until the VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:34 Feb 24, 2020 Jkt 250001 PO 00000 Frm 00084 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\25FEN1.SGM 25FEN1 jbell on DSKJLSW7X2PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 37 / Tuesday, February 25, 2020 / Notices 10731 expiration of 60 days after the date of In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(f), notwithstanding the request for a publication of this notice. The the petition must also set forth the hearing. Any hearing would take place Commission may issue the license specific contentions which the after issuance of the amendment. If the amendment before expiration of the 60- petitioner seeks to have litigated in the final determination is that the day period provided that its final proceeding. Each contention must amendment request involves a determination is that the amendment consist of a specific statement of the significant hazards consideration, then involves NSHC. In addition, the issue of law or fact to be raised or any hearing held would take place Commission may issue the amendment controverted. In addition, the petitioner before the issuance of the amendment prior to the expiration of the 30-day must provide a brief explanation of the unless the Commission finds an comment period if circumstances bases for the contention and a concise imminent danger to the health or safety change during the 30-day comment statement of the alleged facts or expert of the public, in which case it will issue period such that failure to act in a opinion which support the contention an appropriate order or rule under 10 timely way would result, for example in and on which the petitioner intends to CFR part 2. derating or shutdown of the facility. If rely in proving the contention at the A State, local governmental body, the Commission takes action prior to the hearing. The petitioner must also Federally-recognized Indian Tribe, or expiration of either the comment period provide references to the specific agency thereof, may submit a petition to or the notice period, it will publish in sources and documents on which the the Commission to participate as a party the Federal Register a notice of petitioner intends to rely to support its under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition issuance. If the Commission makes a position on the issue. The petition must should state the nature and extent of the final NSHC determination, any hearing include sufficient information to show petitioner’s interest in the proceeding. will take place after issuance. The that a genuine dispute exists with the The petition should be submitted to the Commission expects that the need to applicant or licensee on a material issue Commission no later than 60 days from take action on an amendment before 60 of law or fact. Contentions must be the date of publication of this notice. days have elapsed will occur very limited to matters within the scope of The petition must be filed in accordance infrequently. the proceeding. The contention must be with the filing instructions in the one which, if proven, would entitle the ‘‘Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)’’ A. Opportunity To Request a Hearing petitioner to relief. A petitioner who section of this document, and should and Petition for Leave To Intervene fails to satisfy the requirements at 10 meet the requirements for petitions set Within 60 days after the date of CFR 2.309(f) with respect to at least one forth in this section, except that under publication of this notice, any persons contention will not be permitted to 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local (petitioner) whose interest may be participate as a party.
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