75378 Federal Register / Vol. 85, No. 228 / Wednesday, November 25, 2020 / Notices 

Authority: 44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A). 

Anjanette Suggs, 

Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’ 

Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of 

Labor. 

[FR Doc. 2020–26008 Filed 11–24–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4510–CH–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. 50–313, 50–368, 50–483, 50– 

317, 50–318, 50–315, 50–316, 50–416, 50– 

266, 50–301, 50–498, 50–499, NRC–2020– 

0110] 

Issuance of Multiple Exemptions in 

Response to COVID–19 Public Health 

Emergency 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Exemptions; issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) issued seven 

exemptions in response to requests from 

six licensees. The exemptions afford 

these licensees temporary relief from 

certain requirements under NRC 

regulations. The exemptions are in 

response to the licensees’ requests for 

relief due to the coronavirus disease 

2019 (COVID–19) public health 

emergency (PHE). The NRC is issuing a 

single notice to announce the issuance 

of the exemptions. 

DATES: During the period from October 

6, 2020, to October 26, 2020, the NRC 

granted seven exemptions in response to 

requests submitted by licensees from 

July 13, 2020, to October 8, 2020. 

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 NRC Docket IDs in 

Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; 

telephone: 301–287–9127; email: 

Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. 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 pdr.resource@

nrc.gov. 

• Attention: The PDR, where you may 

examine and order copies of public 

documents, is currently closed. You 

may submit your request to the PDR via 

email at PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 

1–800–397–4209 between 8:00 a.m. and 

4:00 p.m. (EST), Monday through 

Friday, except Federal holidays. 

For the convenience of the reader, 

instructions about obtaining materials 

referenced in this document are 

provided in the ‘‘Availability of 

Documents’’ section. 

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: 

James.Danna@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

During the period from October 6, 

2020, to October 26, 2020, the NRC 

granted seven exemptions in response to 

requests submitted by licensees from 

July 13, 2020, to October 8, 2020. These 

exemptions temporarily allow the 

licensees to deviate from certain 

requirements (as cited below) of various 

parts of chapter I of title 10 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). 

The exemptions from certain 

requirements of 10 CFR part 26, 

‘‘Fitness for Duty Programs,’’ for Indiana 

Michigan Power Company (for Donald 

C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 

2), and NextEra Energy Point Beach, 

LLC (for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, 

Units 1 and 2), afford these licensees 

temporary relief from the work-hour 

controls 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 do 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 exemptions from certain 

requirements of 10 CFR part 50, 

appendix E, ‘‘Emergency Planning and 

Preparedness for Production and 

Utilization Facilities,’’ section IV.F., 

‘‘Training,’’ for Entergy Operations, Inc. 

(for Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 

2), and STP Nuclear Operating 

Company (for South Texas Project, 

Units 1 and 2), grant temporary 

exemptions from the biennial 

emergency preparedness exercise 

requirement. The exemptions allow a 

temporary exemption from the 

requirements of 10 CFR part 50, 

appendix E, regarding the conduct of 

the biennial emergency preparedness 

exercise. These exemptions will not 

adversely affect the emergency response 

capability of the facilities because 

affected licensee personnel are currently 

qualified, and the licensees’ proposed 

compensatory measures will enable 

their staff to maintain their knowledge, 

skills, and abilities without the conduct 

of the biennial emergency preparedness 

exercise during the exemption term. 

The exemptions from certain 

requirements of 10 CFR part 73, 

appendix B, ‘‘General Criteria for 

Security Personnel,’’ section VI., 

‘‘Nuclear Power Reactor Training and 

Qualification Plan for Personnel 

Performing Security Program Duties,’’ 

for Union Electric Company (for 

Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1); for Exelon 

Generation Company, LLC (for Calvert 

Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 

2); and Entergy Operations, Inc. (for 

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1), 

afford these licensees temporary 

exemptions from certain requirements. 

The exemptions will help to ensure that 

these regulatory requirements do not 

unduly limit licensee flexibility in using 

personnel resources in a manner that 

most effectively manages the impacts of 

the COVID–19 PHE on maintaining the 

safe and secure operation of these 

facilities and the implementation of the 

licensees’ NRC-approved security plans, 

protective strategy, and implementing 

procedures. These licensees have 

committed to certain security measures 

to ensure response readiness and for 

their security personnel to maintain 

performance capability. 

The NRC is providing compiled tables 

of exemptions using a single Federal 

Register notice for COVID–19-related 

exemptions instead of issuing 

individual Federal Register notices for 

each exemption. The compiled tables 

below 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/ 

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II. Availability of Documents 

The tables below 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 below. For additional directions 

on accessing information in ADAMS, 

see the ADDRESSES section of this 

document. 

Document description ADAMS Accession No. 

Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2 

Docket Nos. 50–313 and 50–368 

Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2—Request for One-Time Exemption from 10 CFR part 50, appendix 

E, Biennial Emergency Preparedness Evaluated Exercise Requirements due to COVID–19 Pandemic, 

dated July 13, 2020.

ML20195A397. 

Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2—Response to Request for Additional Information Related to Request 

from Certain Emergency Preparedness and Planning Requirements of 10 CFR part 50, appendix E, 

dated September 1, 2020.

ML20255A117. 

Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2—Enclosure: Response to Request for Additional Information related 

to Exemption Request from certain Emergency Preparedness Requirements of 10 CFR part 50, appendix E, dated September 1, 2020.

ML20255A118. 

Arkansas Nuclear One, Units 1 and 2—Temporary Exemption from Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Frequency Requirements of 10 CFR part 50, appendix E, sections IV.F.2.b and IV.F.2.c (EPID L– 

2020–LLE–0113 [COVID–19]), dated October 6, 2020.

ML20265A057. 

Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1 

Docket No. 50–483 

Callaway Plant Unit 1—Security Training Exemption Request due to COVID–19, dated September 3, 2020 ML20247J644. 

Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1—Additional Information Regarding Security Training Exemption Request due to 

COVID–19, dated September 18, 2020.

non-public, withheld pursuant to 10 

CFR 2.390. 

Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1—Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR part 73, appendix B, ‘‘General Criteria for Security Personnel,’’ section VI (EPID L 2020 LLE 0140 [COVID–19]), dated October 20, 

2020.

ML20268A189. 

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2 

Docket Nos. 50–317 and 50–318 

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2—Request for Exemption from Certain 10 CFR part 73 

Training Requirements due to COVID–19 PHE, dated September 8, 2020.

non-public, withheld pursuant to 10 

CFR 2.390. 

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and 2—Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR part 

73, appendix B, ‘‘General Criteria for Security Personnel,’’ section VI (EPID L–2020–LLE–0141 [COVID– 

19]), dated October 9, 2020.

ML20264E689. 

Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 

Docket Nos. 50–315 and 50–316 

Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units Nos. 1 and 2—Request for a One-Time Exemption from 10 CFR 

26.205(d) due to COVID–19 Pandemic, dated October 8, 2020.

ML20283A381. 

Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2—Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 26 

(EPID L–2020–LLE–0161) [COVID–19]), dated October 9, 2020.

ML20283A263. 

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 

Docket No. 50–416 

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1—Temporary Exemption Request from 10 CFR part 73, appendix B, 

section VI, Requirements for Force-on-Force Exercises due to COVID–19 Pandemic, dated September 

17, 2020.

non-public, withheld pursuant to 10 

CFR 2.390. 

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1—Exemption From Certain Requirements of 10 CFR part 73, appendix 

B, ‘‘General Criteria for Security Personnel,’’ section VI (EPID L–2020–LLE–0147 [COVID–19]), dated 

October 19, 2020.

ML20266G289. 

Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 

Docket Nos. 50–266 and 50–301 

Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2—Exemption to 10 CFR part 26, Work Hour Controls, dated October 6, 2020.ML20280A621. 

Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2—Response to Request for Additional Information Extension of 

Exemption from Certain 10 CFR part 26 Requirements, dated October 8, 2020.

ML20282A706. 

Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2—Extension of Exemption from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR 

part 26 (EPID L–2020–LLE–0159 [COVID–19]), dated October 15, 2020.

ML20282A332. 

South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2 

Docket Nos. 50–498 and 50–499 

South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2—Exemption Request from 10 CFR part 50 appendix E, due to COVID– 

19 Pandemic, dated August 11, 2020.

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Document description ADAMS Accession No. 

South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2—Supplement to Exemption Request from 10 CFR part 50, appendix E, 

due to COVID–19 Pandemic, dated September 10, 2020.

ML20254A217. 

South Texas Project, Units 1 and 2—Temporary Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR part 50, 

appendix E, Emergency Planning And Preparedness For Production and Utilization Facilities, Sections 

IV.F.2.b AND IV.F.2.c (EPID L–2020–LLE–0133), dated October 26, 2020.

ML20279A531. 

Dated: November 20, 2020. 

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. 2020–26123 Filed 11–24–20; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 52–026; NRC–2008–0252] 

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, 

Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, 

Unit 4; Background Check Process for 

Participation in ITAAC Proceeding 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Opportunity to initiate 

background check for access to 

safeguards information. 

SUMMARY: In approximately 4 to 7 

months, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) will publish in the 

Federal Register a notice of intended 

operation, which will allow the public 

to submit requests for hearing regarding 

the licensee’s conformance with the 

acceptance criteria in the combined 

license (COL) for Vogtle Electric 

Generating Plant (VEGP) Unit 4. These 

acceptance criteria are part of the 

inspections, tests, analyses, and 

acceptance criteria (ITAAC) included in 

the COL. If a member of the public 

believes access to Safeguards 

Information (SGI) is necessary to file a 

hearing request, then members of the 

public must satisfy several standards, 

including a determination by the NRC 

that they are ‘‘trustworthy and reliable.’’ 

Because the background checks used to 

support trustworthiness and reliability 

determinations take some time to 

complete, the NRC is providing this 

‘‘pre-clearance’’ process, by which 

members of the public may initiate 

background checks to be completed by 

the Defense Counterintelligence and 

Security Agency (DCSA) well before the 

hearing process begins. 

DATES: This pre-clearance process is 

available until publication in the 

Federal Register of the notice of 

intended operation for VEGP Unit 4. 

When the notice of intended operation 

is published, it will govern access to SGI 

for the proceeding on VEGP Unit 4. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2008–0252 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–2008–0252. Address 

questions about Docket IDs in 

Regulations.gov to Jennifer Borges; 

telephone: 301–287–9127; email: 

Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. 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 pdr.resource@

nrc.gov. Refer to Section II of this 

document for instructions on how to 

submit the request for a background 

check. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Cayetano Santos Jr., Office of Nuclear 

Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001, telephone: 301–415– 

7270, email: Cayetano.Santos@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The NRC hereby gives notice that 

members of the public who believe they 

may need access to SGI to file a hearing 

request in the upcoming ITAAC 

proceeding for VEGP Unit 4 may initiate 

background checks for access to SGI 

before the proceeding begins. This 

notice describes how the required 

background check forms may be 

obtained and how the required forms 

and fee must be submitted. Requests to 

initiate background checks under this 

notice may be made until publication in 

the Federal Register of the notice of 

intended operation for VEGP Unit 4. 

When the notice of intended operation 

is published, it will govern access to SGI 

for the proceeding on VEGP Unit 4. 

A. Requirements for Access to SGI 

Safeguards Information is a special 

category of sensitive unclassified 

information defined in section 73.2 of 

title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR) and protected 

from unauthorized disclosure under 

Section 147 of the Atomic Energy Act of 

1954, as amended (AEA). Although SGI 

is unclassified information, it is handled 

and protected more like Classified 

National Security Information than like 

other sensitive unclassified information 

(e.g., privacy and proprietary 

information). Requirements for access to 

SGI and requirements for SGI handling, 

storage, and processing are in 10 CFR 

part 73. 

To obtain access to SGI in an 

adjudicatory context, persons must (1) 

demonstrate a ‘‘need to know’’ for the 

SGI, (2) be deemed ‘‘trustworthy and 

reliable,’’ and (3) demonstrate a 

likelihood of establishing standing. As 

relevant to adjudications, ‘‘need to 

know’’ is defined in 10 CFR 73.2 as a 

determination by the originator of the 

SGI that the SGI is necessary to enable 

the proposed recipient to proffer and/or 

adjudicate a specific contention in that 

proceeding, and the proposed recipient 

of the specific SGI possesses 

demonstrable knowledge, skill, training, 

or education to effectively utilize the 

specific SGI in the proceeding. 

‘‘Trustworthiness and reliability’’ is 

defined in 10 CFR 73.2 as the 

characteristics of an individual 

considered dependable in judgment, 

character, and performance, such that 

disclosure of SGI to that individual does 

not constitute an unreasonable risk to 

the public health and safety or common 

defense and security. A determination 

of trustworthiness and reliability for this 

purpose is based upon a background 

check. The standing requirements are in 

10 CFR 2.309. 

B. Information on ITAAC Closure 

Process and Associated Hearing 

Opportunity 

Southern Nuclear Operating 

Company, Inc., was issued a COL for 

VEGP Unit 4 on February 10, 2012. 

Appendix C of the COL includes the 


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