[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 239 (Thursday, December 14, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 86571]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-27505]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 72
[NRC-2022-0188]
RIN 3150-AK89
List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec International
HI-STORM 100 Cask System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Renewed
Amendment No. 17
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 January 16, 2024, for the direct final rule that was
published in the Federal Register on October 30, 2023. This direct
final rule amended its spent fuel storage regulations by revising the
Holtec International HI-STORM 100 Cask System listing within the ``List
of approved spent fuel storage casks'' to include Renewed Amendment No.
17 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014.
DATES: The effective date of January 16, 2024, for the direct final
rule published October 30, 2023 (88 FR 74019), is confirmed.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2022-0188 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: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2022-0188. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Dawn Forder; telephone: 301-415-3407;
email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact the
individuals 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, at 301-415-4737,
or by email to [email protected]. The proposed certificate of
compliance, the proposed changes to the technical specifications, and
the preliminary safety evaluation report are available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML22175A078. The final certificate of compliance, the
final technical specifications, and the final safety evaluation report
are available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML23328A004.
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: Kristina Banovac, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, telephone 301-415-7116, email:
[email protected]; and Irene Wu, Office of Nuclear Material
Safety and Safeguards, telephone: 301-415-1951, email:
[email protected]. Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On October 30, 2023 (88 FR 74019), the NRC
published a direct final rule amending its regulations in part 72 of
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations to include Renewed
Amendment No. 17 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014. Renewed
Amendment No. 17 updates the HI-STORM 100 Cask System description in
the certificate of compliance to indicate that only the portions of the
components that contact the pool water need to be made of stainless
steel or aluminum. Minor editorial and formatting changes also were
made.
In the direct final rule, the NRC stated that if no significant
adverse comments were received, the direct final rule would become
effective on January 16, 2024. The NRC did not receive any comments on
the direct final rule. Therefore, this direct final rule will become
effective as scheduled.
Dated: December 11, 2023.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cindy K. Bladey,
Chief, Regulatory Analysis and Rulemaking Support Branch, Division of
Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2023-27505 Filed 12-13-23; 8:45 am]
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