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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. 50–334, 50–412, 50–483, 50– 

413, 50–414, 50–346, 50–331, 50–341, 50– 

348, 50–364, 50–416, 50–354, 50–272, 50– 

311, 50–245, 50–336, 50–423, 50–528, 50– 

529, 50–530, 50–440, 50–171, 50–277, 50– 

278, 72–29, 50–282, 50–306, 50–254, 50–265, 

50–458, 50–327, 50–328, 50–387, 50–388; 

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 20 

exemptions in response to requests from 

14 licensees. The exemptions afford 

these licensees temporary or permanent 

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 

November 2, 2020, to November 25, 

2020, the NRC granted 20 exemptions in 

response to requests submitted by 

licensees from September 17, 2020, to 

November 20, 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 November 2, 

2020, to November 25, 2020, the NRC 

granted 20 exemptions in response to 

requests submitted by licensees from 

September 17, 2020, to November 20, 

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 Energy 

Harbor Nuclear Corp. (for Beaver Valley 

Power Station, Units 1 and 2; DavisBesse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 

1; and Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 

No. 1); Union Electric Company (for 

Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1); DTE 

Electric Company (for Fermi-2); and 

Arizona Public Service Company (for 

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, 

Units 1, 2, and 3), 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 Energy Harbor Nuclear 

Corp. (for Beaver Valley Power Station, 

Units 1 and 2); NextEra Energy Duane 

Arnold, LLC (for Duane Arnold Energy 

Center); Southern Nuclear Operating 

Company (for Joseph M. Farley Nuclear 

Plant, Units 1 and 2); Dominion Energy 

Nuclear Connecticut, Inc. (for Millstone 

Power Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3); 

Northern States Power Company (for 

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, 

Units 1 and 2); Exelon Generation 

Company, LLC (for Peach Bottom 

Atomic Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 

3; and Quad Cities Nuclear Power 

Station, Units 1 and 2); Entergy 

Operations, Inc. (for River Bend Station, 

Unit 1); Tennessee Valley Authority (for 

Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2); 

and Susquehanna Nuclear, LLC (for 

Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, 

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 Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (for 

Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2); 

Entergy Operations, Inc. (for Grand Gulf 

Nuclear Station, Unit 1); and PSEG 

Nuclear LLC (for Hope Creek Generating 

Station and Salem Nuclear Generating 

Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2), 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 

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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/ 

reactors/licensing-actions.html. 

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. 

Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 

Docket Nos. 50–334 and 50–412 

Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2—COVID–19 Related Request for Exemption from part 26 Work Hours 

Requirements, dated November 20, 2020.

ML20328A006. 

Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2—Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 26 (EPID L– 

2020–LLE–0211 [COVID–19]), dated November 23, 2020.

ML20326A000. 

Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2 

Docket Nos. 50–334 and 50–412 

Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2—Request for One-Time Exemption from 10 CFR part 50, appendix E, 

‘‘Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Requirements,’’ due to COVID–19 Pandemic, dated September 

22, 2020.

ML20266G336. 

Submittal of Pennsylvania Letter Requesting Exemption from Biennial Exercise Requirements for Pennsylvania 

Nuclear Power Plants in Calendar Year 2020, dated October 9, 2020.

ML20283A772. 

Beaver Valley Power Station, Units 1 and 2—Temporary Exemption from Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Frequency Requirements of 10 CFR part 50, appendix E, section IV (EPID L–2020–LLE–0149), dated November 6, 2020.ML20288A640. 

Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1 

Docket No. 50–483 

Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1—Request for Exemption from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR part 26, ‘‘Fitness for 

Duty Programs,’’ dated November 5, 2020.

ML20310A333. 

Callaway Plant, Unit No. 1—Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 26 (EPID L–2020–LLE–0181 

[COVID–19]), dated November 17, 2020.

ML20317A153. 

Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2 

Docket Nos. 50–413 and 50–414 

Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2—Response to ‘‘U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Planned Actions 

Related to the Requirements for 10 CFR part 73, appendix B, section VI During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 

Public Health Emergency,’’ dated October 5, 2020.

non-public, withheld pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390. 

Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2—Supplement to Request for Temporary Exemption from 10 CFR part 73, 

appendix B, VI.C.3.(I)(1), Force-on-Force Annual Exercises, dated October 22, 2020.

non-public, withheld pursuant to 10 CFR 2.390. 

Catawba Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2—Temporary Exemption from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR part 73, 

appendix B, ‘‘General Criteria for Security Personnel,’’ section VI, dated November 2, 2020.

ML20300A312. 

Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1 

Docket No. 50–346 

Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1—COVID–19 Related Request for Exemption from part 26 Work 

Hours Requirement, dated November 18, 2020.

ML20323A169. 

Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 1—Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 26 (EPID 

L–2020–LLE–0208 [COVID–19]), dated November 19, 2020.

ML20323A412. 

Duane Arnold Energy Center 

Docket No. 50–331 

Duane Arnold—Request for One-Time Exemption from 10 CFR part 50, appendix E, ‘‘Biennial Emergency Preparedness Evaluated Exercise Requirements,’’ due to COVID–19 Pandemic, dated September 22, 2020.ML20266G292. 

Duane Arnold Energy Center—Temporary Exemption from Requirements of 10 CFR part 50, appendix E, sections 

IV.F.2.B and IV.F.2.C (EPID L–2020–LLE–0150 [COVID–19]), dated November 25, 2020.

ML20301A846. 

Fermi-2 

Docket No. 50–341 

Fermi-2—Work Hour Limits Exemption Request due to COVID–19, dated November 10, 2020 ................................ ML20315A373.

Fermi-2—Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 26 (EPID L–2020–LLE–0187 [COVID–19]), dated 

November 18, 2020.

ML20317A272. 


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Document description ADAMS accession No. 

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 

Docket Nos. 50–348 and 50–364 

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2—Request for One-Time Exemption from 10 CFR part 50, appendix 

E, ‘‘Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Requirements,’’ due to COVID–19 Pandemic, dated September 

21, 2020.

ML20265A353. 

Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2—Temporary Exemption from Requirements of 10 CFR part 50, appendix E, sections IV.F.2.B and IV.F.2.C (EPID L–2020–LLE–0148 [COVID–19]), dated November 10, 2020.ML20295A502. 

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 

Docket No. 50–416 

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1—Request for a One-Time Exemption from 10 CFR part 73, appendix B, section VI, subsection C.3.(I)(1) Regarding Annual Force-on-Force (FOF) Exercises, due to COVID 19 Pandemic, 

dated November 13, 2020.

ML20318A386. 

Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1—Exemption from Annual Force-On-Force Exercise Requirements of 10 CFR 

part 73, appendix B, ‘‘General Criteria for Security Personnel,’’ subsection VI.C.3(I)(1) (EPID L–2020–LLE–0196 

[COVID–19]), dated November 24, 2020.

ML20323A047. 

Hope Creek Generating Station 

Docket No. 50–354 

Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 

Docket Nos. 50–272 and 50–311 

Salem Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, and Hope Creek Generating Station—Request for a One-Time Exemption from 10 CFR part 73, appendix B, section VI, subsection C.3.(I)(1), Regarding Annual Force-on-Force 

(FOF) Exercises, due to COVID–19 Pandemic, dated October 26, 2020.

ML20300A588. 

Hope Creek Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2—One-Time Exemption 

from Certain Requirements of 10 CFR part 73, appendix B, ‘‘General Criteria for Security Personnel,’’ section VI 

(EPID L–2020–LLE–0168 [COVID–19]), dated November 20, 2020.

ML20309A887. 

Millstone Power Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3 

Docket Nos. 50–245, 50–336, and 50–423 

Millstone Power Station Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3—Request for Exemption from Biennial Emergency Preparedness 

Exercise Requirements in 10 CFR part 50, appendix E, sections IV.F.2.b and IV.F.2.c, dated September 17, 

2020.

ML20261H597. 

Millstone Power Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3—Temporary Exemption from Exercise Frequency Requirements of 

10 CFR part 50, appendix E, sections IV.F.2.B and IV.F.2.C (EPID L–2020–LLE–0145 [COVID–19]), dated November 24, 2020.

ML20287A273. 

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 

Docket Nos. 50–528, 50–529, and 50–530 

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3, and Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation—Request for Exemption from Specific Requirements of 10 CFR part 26, ‘‘Fitness for Duty Programs,’’ dated October 28, 2020.ML20302A417. 

Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1, 2, and 3—Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 

26 (EPID L–2020–LLE–0170 [COVID–19]), dated November 2, 2020.

ML20303A015. 

Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1 

Docket No. 50–440 

Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1—COVID–19 Related Request for Exemption from 10 CFR part 26 Work 

Hours Requirements, dated November 20, 2020.

ML20325A070. 

Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1—Exemption from Select Requirements of 10 CFR part 26 (EPID L–2020– 

LLE–0209 [COVID–19]), dated November 23, 2020.

ML20325A158. 

Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3 

Docket Nos. 50–171, 50–277, 50–278, and 72–29 

Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Units 1, 2, and 3—Request for One-Time Exemption from the Biennial 

Emergency Preparedness Exercise Requirements in 10 CFR part 50, appendix E, section IV.F.2.c, due to 

COVID–19 Public Health Emergency, dated September 25, 2020.

ML20269A267. 

Submittal of Pennsylvania Letter Requesting Exemption from Biennial Exercise Requirements for Pennsylvania 

Nuclear Power Plants in Calendar Year 2020, dated October 9, 2020.

ML20283A772. 

Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station, Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation and Units 1, 2, and 3—Temporary Exemption from Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Frequency Requirements of 10 CFR part 

50, appendix E, section IV.F (EPID L–2020–LLE–0151 [COVID–19]), dated November 6, 2020.

ML20288A718. 


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Document description ADAMS accession No. 

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 

Docket No. 50–282 and 50–306 

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2—Request for a One-Time Exemption from 10 CFR part 50, 

appendix E, ‘‘Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Requirements,’’ due to COVID–19 Pandemic, dated 

October 7, 2020.

ML20281A665. 

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2—Temporary Exemption Requirements of 10 CFR part 50, 

appendix E, sections IV.F.2.B and IV.F.2.C (EPID L–2020–LLE–0162 [COVID–19]), dated November 9, 2020.

ML20297A239. 

Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2 

Docket Nos. 50–254 and 50–265 

Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2—Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–29 and DPR– 

30, dated September 24, 2020.

ML20269A392. 

Quad Cities Nuclear Power Station, Units 1 and 2—Temporary Exemption from Requirements of 10 CFR part 50, 

appendix E, section IV.F.2.C (EPID L–2020–LLE–0152), dated November 12, 2020.

ML20288A142. 

River Bend Station, Unit 1 

Docket No. 50–458 

River Bend Station, Unit 1—Request for One-Time Exemption from 10 CFR part 50, appendix E, ‘‘Biennial Emergency Preparedness Evaluated Offsite Exercise Requirements,’’ due to COVID 19 Pandemic, dated October 6, 

2020.

ML20280A734. 

River Bend Station, Unit 1—Temporary Exemption from Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Frequency 

Requirements of 10 CFR part 50, appendix E, section IV.F.2.c (EPID L–2020–LLE–0163 [COVID–19]), dated 

November 25, 2020.

ML20315A345. 

Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 

Docket Nos. 50–327 and 50–328 

Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, 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 

September 30, 2020.

ML20274A362. 

Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2—Temporary Exemption from Exercise Frequency Requirements of 10 

CFR part 50, appendix E, ‘‘Emergency Planning and Preparedness for Production and Utilization Facilities,’’ 

section IV.F (EPID L–2020–LLE–0157 [COVID–19]), dated November 10, 2020.

ML20288A546. 

Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 

Docket Nos. 50–387 and 50–388 

Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2—Request for One-Time Exemption from 10 CFR part 50, appendix E, ‘‘Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Requirements,’’ due to COVID–19 Pandemic (PLA– 

7893), dated September 28, 2020.

ML20272A020. 

Submittal of Pennsylvania Letter Requesting Exemption from Biennial Exercise Requirements for Pennsylvania 

Nuclear Power Plants in Calendar Year 2020, dated October 9, 2020.

ML20283A772. 

Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2—Temporary Exemption from Biennial Emergency Preparedness Exercise Frequency Requirements of 10 CFR part 50, appendix E, section IV.F (EPID L–2020–LLE–0153 

[COVID–19]), dated November 6, 2020.

ML20294A291. 

Dated: December 21, 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. 2020–28588 Filed 12–23–20; 8:45 am] 

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ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This notice identifies 

Schedule A, B, and C appointing 

authorities applicable to a single agency 

that were established or revoked from 

September 1, 2020 to September 30, 

2020. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia 

Alford, Senior Executive Resources 

Services, Senior Executive Services and 

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Services, 202–606–2246. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with 5 CFR 213.103, 

Schedule A, B, and C appointing 

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agencies are codified in the Code of 

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month in the Federal Register at 

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consolidated listing of all Schedule A, 

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