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purpose of notifying the NRC prior to 

withdrawal of funds from the DTFs is to 

provide opportunity for NRC 

intervention, when deemed necessary, if 

the withdrawals are for expenses other 

than those authorized by 10 CFR 

50.75(h)(1)(iv) and 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8) 

that could result in there being 

insufficient funds in the DTFs to 

accomplish radiological 

decommissioning. 

By granting the exemption to 10 CFR 

50.75(h)(1)(iv) and 10 CFR 

50.82(a)(8)(i)(A), the NRC staff considers 

that withdrawals consistent with HDI’s 

submittal dated February 12, 2020, are 

authorized. As stated previously, the 

NRC staff determined that there are 

sufficient funds in the DTFs to complete 

radiological decommissioning activities, 

as well as to conduct spent fuel 

management and site restoration 

activities, consistent with HDI’s PSDAR, 

SSCE, and February 12, 2020, 

exemption request. Pursuant to the 

requirements in 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v) 

and (vii), licensees are required to 

monitor and annually report to the NRC 

the status of the DTFs and the licensee’s 

funding for spent fuel management. 

These reports provide the NRC staff 

with awareness of, and the ability to 

take action on, any actual or potential 

funding deficiencies. Additionally, 10 

CFR 50.82(a)(8)(vi) requires that the 

annual financial assurance status report 

must include additional financial 

assurance to cover the estimated cost of 

completion if the sum of the balance of 

any remaining decommissioning funds, 

plus earnings on such funds calculated 

at not greater than a 2-percent real rate 

of return, together with the amount 

provided by other financial assurance 

methods being relied upon, does not 

cover the estimated cost to complete the 

decommissioning. The requested 

exemption would not allow the 

withdrawal of funds from the DTFs for 

any other purpose that is not currently 

authorized in the regulations without 

prior notification to the NRC. Therefore, 

the granting of the exemption to 10 CFR 

50.75(h)(1)(iv) to allow HDI to make 

withdrawals from the DTFs to cover 

authorized expenses for spent fuel 

management and site restoration 

activities without prior written 

notification to the NRC will still meet 

the underlying purpose of the 

regulation. 

Special circumstances, in accordance 

with 10 CFR 50.12(a)(2)(iii), are present 

whenever compliance would result in 

undue hardship or other costs that are 

significantly in excess of those 

contemplated when the regulation was 

adopted, or that are significantly in 

excess of those incurred by others 

similarly situated. HDI states that the 

DTFs contain funds in excess of the 

estimated costs of radiological 

decommissioning and that these excess 

funds are needed for spent fuel 

management and site restoration 

activities. The NRC does not preclude 

the use of funds from DTFs in excess of 

those needed for radiological 

decommissioning for other purposes, 

such as spent fuel management or site 

restoration activities. 

The NRC has stated that funding for 

spent fuel management and site 

restoration activities may be 

commingled in DTFs, provided that the 

licensee is able to identify and account 

for the radiological decommissioning 

funds separately from the funds set 

aside for spent fuel management and 

site restoration activities (see NRC 

Regulatory Issue Summary 2001–07, 

Rev. 1, ‘‘10 CFR 50.75 Reporting and 

Recordkeeping for Decommissioning 

Planning,’’ dated January 8, 2009 

(ADAMS Accession No. ML083440158), 

and Regulatory Guide 1.184, Revision 1, 

‘‘Decommissioning of Nuclear Power 

Reactors,’’ dated October 2013 (ADAMS 

Accession No. ML13144A840)). 

Preventing access to those excess funds 

in DTFs because spent fuel management 

and site restoration activities are not 

associated with radiological 

decommissioning would create an 

unnecessary financial burden without 

any corresponding safety benefit. The 

adequacy of the IPEC DTFs to cover the 

cost of activities associated with spent 

fuel management and site restoration, in 

addition to radiological 

decommissioning, is supported by HDI’s 

SSCE. If HDI cannot use its DTFs for 

spent fuel management and site 

restoration activities, it would need to 

obtain additional funding that would 

not be recoverable from the DTFs, or it 

would have to modify its 

decommissioning approach and 

methods. The NRC staff concludes that 

either outcome would impose an 

unnecessary and undue burden 

significantly in excess of that 

contemplated when 10 CFR 

50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR 

50.75(h)(1)(iv) were adopted. 

The underlying purposes of 10 CFR 

50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR 

50.75(h)(1)(iv) would be achieved by 

allowing HDI to use a portion of the 

IPEC DTFs for spent fuel management 

and site restoration activities without 

prior NRC notification, and compliance 

with the regulations would result in an 

undue hardship or other costs that are 

significantly in excess of those 

contemplated when the regulations 

were adopted. Thus, the special 

circumstances required by 10 CFR 

50.12(a)(2)(ii) and 10 CFR 50.12(a)(2)(iii) 

exist and support the approval of the 

requested exemption. 

E. Environmental Considerations 

In accordance with 10 CFR 51.31(a), 

the Commission has determined that 

granting the exemption will not have a 

significant effect on the quality of the 

human environment (see Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact published in the 

Federal Register on November 10, 2020 

(85 FR 71664)). 

IV. Conclusions. 

In consideration of the above, the 

NRC staff finds that the proposed 

exemption confirms the adequacy of 

funding in the IPEC DTFs, considering 

growth, to complete radiological 

decommissioning of the site and to 

terminate the licenses and also to cover 

estimated spent fuel management and 

site restoration activities. 

Accordingly, the Commission has 

determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 

50.12(a), the exemption is authorized by 

law, will not present an undue risk to 

public health and safety, and is 

consistent with the common defense 

and security. Also, special 

circumstances are present. Therefore, 

the Commission hereby grants HDI an 

exemption from the requirements of 10 

CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR 

50.75(h)(1)(iv) to allow the use of a 

portion of the funds from the IPEC DTFs 

for spent fuel management and site 

restoration activities in accordance with 

HDI’s PSDAR and SSCE, dated 

December 19, 2019. Additionally, the 

Commission hereby grants HDI an 

exemption from the requirement of 10 

CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) to allow such 

withdrawals without prior NRC 

notification. 

This exemption is effective upon 

issuance. 

Dated: November 23, 2020. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Craig G. Erlanger, 

Director, Division of Operating Reactor 

Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation. 

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MANAGEMENT 

Comment Request for Review of a 

Revised Information Collection: 

Leadership Assessment Surveys 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

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ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM) intends to submit to 

the Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) a request for review of a 

currently approved collection, 

Leadership Assessment Surveys. OPM is 

requesting approval of the OPM 

Leadership 360TM, Leadership Potential 

Assessment, and the Leadership Profiler 

as a part of this collection. Approval of 

these surveys is necessary to collect 

information on Federal agency 

performance and leadership 

effectiveness. 

DATES: Comments are encouraged and 

will be accepted until January 26, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments, 

identified by docket number and title, 

by the following method: 

Federal Rulemaking Portal: http:// 

www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

instructions for submitting comments. 

All submissions received must 

include the agency name and docket 

number for this document. The general 

policy for comments and other 

submissions from members of the public 

is to make these submissions available 

for public viewing at http://

www.regulations.gov as they are 

received without change, including any 

personal identifiers or contact 

information. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: A 

copy of this ICR, with applicable 

supporting documentation, may be 

obtained by contacting Human 

Resources Strategy and Evaluation 

Solutions, Office of Personnel 

Management, 1900 E Street, RM 2469, 

NW, Washington, DC 20415, Attention: 

Coty Hoover, C/O Henry Thibodeaux, or 

via email to Organizational_

Assessment@opm.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As 

required by the Paperwork Reduction 

Act of 1995, (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C. 

chapter 35) as amended by the ClingerCohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is 

soliciting comments for this collection. 

The previous collection (OMB No. 

3206–0253, published in the Federal 

Register on December 27, 2017 at 82 FR 

61339) has a clearance that expires 

September 30, 2021. Comments are 

particularly invited on: 

1. Whether the proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

2. Whether our estimate of the public 

burden of this collection is accurate, 

and based on valid assumptions and 

methodology; and 

3. Ways in which we can minimize 

the burden of the collection of 

information on those who are to 

respond, through the use of the 

appropriate technological collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. 

OPM’s Human Resources Strategy and 

Evaluation Solutions performs 

assessment and related consultation 

activities for Federal agencies on a 

reimbursable basis. The assessments are 

authorized by various statutes and 

regulations: Section 4702 of Title 5, 

U.S.C; E.O. 12862; E.O. 13715; Section 

1128 of the National Defense 

Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, 

Public Law 108–136; 5 U.S.C. 1101 note, 

1103(a)(5), 1104, 1302, 3301, 3302, 

4702, 7701 note; E.O. 13197, 66 FR 

7853, 3 CFR 748 (2002); E.O. 10577, 12 

FR 1259, 3 CFR, 1954–1958 Comp., p. 

218; and Section 4703 of Title 5, United 

States Code. 

This collection request includes 

surveys we currently use and plan to 

use during the next three years to 

measure Federal leaders’ effectiveness. 

These surveys all measure leadership 

characteristics. Non-Federal 

respondents will almost never receive 

more than one of these surveys. All of 

these surveys consist of Likert-type, 

mark-one, and mark-all-that-apply 

items, and may include a small number 

of open-ended comment items. OPM’s 

Leadership 360TM assessment measures 

the 28 competencies that comprise the 

five Executive Core Qualifications and 

Fundamental Competencies in the OPM 

leadership model. The OPM Leadership 

360TM consists of 116 items and is 

almost never customized, although 

customization to meet an agency’s needs 

is possible. OPM’s Leadership Potential 

Assessment consists of 104 items 

focused on identifying individuals 

ready to move into supervisory 

positions. OPM’s Leadership Profiler 

consists of 245 items that measure 

leadership personality characteristics 

within a ‘‘Big 5’’ framework. These 

assessments are almost always 

administered electronically. 

Analysis 

Agency: Human Resources Strategy 

and Evaluation Solutions, Office of 

Personnel Management. 

Title: Leadership Assessment Surveys. 

OMB Number: 3206–0253. 

Frequency: On occasion. 

Affected Public: Individuals and 

Government contractors. 

Number of Respondents: 

Approximately 24,000. 

Estimated Time per Respondent: 15 

minutes for the OPM Leadership 360TM

and Leadership Potential Assessment; 

45 minutes for the Leadership Profiler. 

The latter will almost never be 

administered to non-Federal employees, 

so the average time is approximately 15 

minutes. 

Total Burden Hours: 6,000 hours. 

Office of Personnel Management. 

Alexys Stanley, 

Regulatory Affairs Analyst. 

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MANAGEMENT 

Excepted Service 

AGENCY: Office of Personnel 

Management. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice identifies 

Schedule A, B, and C appointing 

authorities applicable to a single agency 

that were established or revoked from 

March 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia 

Alford, Senior Executive Resources 

Services, Senior Executive Services and 

Performance Management, Employee 

Services, 202–606–2246. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 5 CFR 213.103, 

Schedule A, B, and C appointing 

authorities available for use by all 

agencies are codified in the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR). Schedule A, 

B, and C appointing authorities 

applicable to a single agency are not 

codified in the CFR, but the Office of 

Personnel Management (OPM) 

publishes a notice of agency-specific 

authorities established or revoked each 

month in the Federal Register at 

www.gpo.gov/fdsys/. OPM also 

publishes an annual notice of the 

consolidated listing of all Schedule A, 

B, and C appointing authorities, current 

as of June 30, in the Federal Register. 

Schedule A 

No Schedule A Authorities to report 

during March 2020. 

Schedule B 

No Schedule B Authorities to report 

during March 2020. 

Schedule C 

The following Schedule C appointing 

authorities were approved during March 

2020. 


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