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Vol. 88, No. 208 

Monday, October 30, 2023 

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. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is amending 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. Because this amendment is 

subsequent to the renewal of the HI– 

STORM 100 Cask System Certificate of 

Compliance No. 1014 and, therefore, 

subject to the Aging Management 

Program requirements of the renewed 

certificate, NRC is referring to it as 

‘‘Renewed Amendment No. 17.’’ 

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. This 

amendment also includes minor 

editorial and formatting changes to the 

technical specifications that do not 

change the substantive technical 

information of the certificate of 

compliance. 

DATES: This direct final rule is effective 

January 16, 2024, unless significant 

adverse comments are received by 

November 29, 2023. If this direct final 

rule is withdrawn as a result of such 

comments, timely notice of the 

withdrawal will be published in the 

Federal Register. Comments received 

after this date will be considered if it is 

practical to do so, but the NRC is able 

to ensure consideration only for 

comments received on or before this 

date. Comments received on this direct 

final rule will also be considered to be 

comments on a companion proposed 

rule published in the Proposed Rules 

section of this issue of the Federal 

Register. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID NRC–2022– 

0188, at https://www.regulations.gov. If 

your material cannot be submitted using 

https://www.regulations.gov, call or 

email the individuals listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this document for alternate instructions. 

For additional direction on obtaining 

information and submitting comments, 

see ‘‘Obtaining Information and 

Submitting Comments’’ in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristina Banovac, Office of Nuclear 

Material Safety and Safeguards, 

telephone: 301–415–7116, email: 

Kristina.Banovac@nrc.gov; and Irene 

Wu, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

and Safeguards, telephone: 301–415– 

1951, email: Irene.Wu@nrc.gov. Both are 

staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting 

Comments 

II. Rulemaking Procedure 

III. Background 

IV. Discussion of Changes 

V. Voluntary Consensus Standards 

VI. Agreement State Compatibility 

VII. Plain Writing 

VIII. Environmental Assessment and Finding 

of No Significant Impact 

XI. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement 

X. Regulatory Flexibility Certification 

XI. Regulatory Analysis 

XII. Backfitting and Issue Finality 

XIII. Congressional Review Act 

XIV. Availability of Documents 

I. Obtaining Information and 

Submitting Comments 

A. Obtaining Information 

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: Dawn.Forder@nrc.gov. 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, 301– 

415–4737, or by email to 

PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. For the 

convenience of the reader, instructions 

about obtaining materials referenced in 

this document are provided in the 

‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section. 

• 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 PDR.Resource@nrc.gov 

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. 

B. Submitting Comments 

Please include Docket ID NRC–2022– 

0188 in your comment submission. The 

NRC requests that you submit comments 

through the Federal rulemaking website 

at https://www.regulations.gov. If your 

material cannot be submitted using 

https://www.regulations.gov, call or 

email the individuals listed in the FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 

this document for alternate instructions. 

The NRC cautions you not to include 

identifying or contact information that 

you do not want to be publicly 

disclosed in your comment submission. 

The NRC will post all comment 

submissions at https://

www.regulations.gov as well as enter the 

comment submissions into ADAMS. 

The NRC does not routinely edit 

comment submissions to remove 

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If you are requesting or aggregating 

comments from other persons for 

submission to the NRC, then you should 

inform those persons not to include 

identifying or contact information that 

they do not want to be publicly 

disclosed in their comment submission. 

Your request should state that the NRC 

does not routinely edit comment 

submissions to remove such information 

before making the comment 

submissions available to the public or 

entering the comment into ADAMS. 

II. Rulemaking Procedure 

This direct final rule is limited to the 

changes contained in Renewed 

Amendment No. 17 to Certificate of 

Compliance No. 1014 and does not 

include other aspects of the HI–STORM 

100 Cask System design. The NRC is 

using the ‘‘direct final rule procedure’’ 

to issue this amendment because it 

represents a limited and routine change 

to an existing certificate of compliance 

that is expected to be non-controversial. 

Adequate protection of public health 

and safety continues to be reasonably 

assured. The amendment to the rule will 

become effective on January 16, 2024. 

However, if the NRC receives any 

significant adverse comment on this 

direct final rule by November 29, 2023, 

then the NRC will publish a document 

that withdraws this action and will 

subsequently address the comments 

received in a final rule as a response to 

the companion proposed rule published 

in the Proposed Rules section of this 

issue of the Federal Register or as 

otherwise appropriate. In general, 

absent significant modifications to the 

proposed revisions requiring 

republication, the NRC will not initiate 

a second comment period on this action. 

A significant adverse comment is a 

comment where the commenter 

explains why the rule would be 

inappropriate, including challenges to 

the rule’s underlying premise or 

approach, or would be ineffective or 

unacceptable without a change. A 

comment is adverse and significant if: 

(1) The comment opposes the rule and 

provides a reason sufficient to require a 

substantive response in a notice-andcomment process. For example, a 

substantive response is required when: 

(a) The comment causes the NRC to 

reevaluate (or reconsider) its position or 

conduct additional analysis; 

(b) The comment raises an issue 

serious enough to warrant a substantive 

response to clarify or complete the 

record; or 

(c) The comment raises a relevant 

issue that was not previously addressed 

or considered by the NRC. 

(2) The comment proposes a change 

or an addition to the rule, and it is 

apparent that the rule would be 

ineffective or unacceptable without 

incorporation of the change or addition. 

(3) The comment causes the NRC to 

make a change (other than editorial) to 

the rule, certificate of compliance, or 

technical specifications. 

III. Background 

Section 218(a) of the Nuclear Waste 

Policy Act of 1982, as amended, states 

that ‘‘[t]he Secretary [of the Department 

of Energy] shall establish a 

demonstration program, in cooperation 

with the private sector, for the dry 

storage of spent nuclear fuel at civilian 

nuclear power reactor sites, with the 

objective of establishing one or more 

technologies that the [Nuclear 

Regulatory] Commission may, by rule, 

approve for use at the sites of civilian 

nuclear power reactors without, to the 

maximum extent practicable, the need 

for additional site-specific approvals by 

the Commission.’’ Section 133 of the 

Nuclear Waste Policy Act states, in part, 

that ‘‘[t]he Commission shall, by rule, 

establish procedures for the licensing of 

any technology approved by the 

Commission under Section 219(a) [sic: 

218(a)] for use at the site of any civilian 

nuclear power reactor.’’ 

To implement this mandate, the 

Commission approved dry storage of 

spent nuclear fuel in NRC-approved 

casks under a general license by 

publishing a final rule that added a new 

subpart K in part 72 of title 10 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 

entitled ‘‘General License for Storage of 

Spent Fuel at Power Reactor Sites’’ (55 

FR 29181; July 18, 1990). This rule also 

established a new subpart L in 10 CFR 

part 72 entitled ‘‘Approval of Spent Fuel 

Storage Casks,’’ which contains 

procedures and criteria for obtaining 

NRC approval of spent fuel storage cask 

designs. The NRC subsequently issued a 

final rule on May 1, 2000 (65 FR 25241) 

that approved the HI–STORM 100 Cask 

System design and added it to the list 

of NRC-approved cask designs in 

§ 72.214 as Certificate of Compliance 

No. 1014. 

IV. Discussion of Changes 

On July 30, 2021, Holtec International 

submitted a request to the NRC to 

amend Certificate of Compliance No. 

1014 for the HI–STORM 100 Cask 

System. 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. 

This amendment also includes minor 

editorial and formatting changes to the 

technical specifications that do not 

substantively change the technical 

information of the certificate of 

compliance. These changes are 

identified with revisions bars in the 

margin of each document. 

As documented in the preliminary 

safety evaluation report, the NRC 

performed a safety evaluation of the 

proposed certificate of compliance 

amendment request. The NRC 

determined that this amendment does 

not reflect a significant change in design 

or fabrication of the cask. Specifically, 

the NRC determined that the design of 

the cask would continue to maintain 

confinement, shielding, and criticality 

control in the event of each evaluated 

accident condition. In addition, any 

resulting occupational exposure or 

offsite dose rates from the 

implementation of Renewed 

Amendment No. 17 would remain well 

within the limits specified by 10 CFR 

part 20, ‘‘Standards for Protection 

Against Radiation.’’ Therefore, the NRC 

found there will be no significant 

change in the types or amounts of any 

effluent released, no significant increase 

in the individual or cumulative 

radiation exposure, and no significant 

increase in the potential for or 

consequences from radiological 

accidents. 

The NRC determined that the 

amended HI–STORM 100 Cask System 

design, when used under the conditions 

specified in the certificate of 

compliance, the technical 

specifications, and the NRC’s 

regulations, will meet the requirements 

of 10 CFR part 72; therefore, adequate 

protection of public health and safety 

will continue to be reasonably assured. 

When this direct final rule becomes 

effective, persons who hold a general 

license under § 72.210 may, consistent 

with the license conditions under 

§ 72.212, load spent nuclear fuel into 

HI–STORM 100 casks that meet the 

criteria of Renewed Amendment No. 17 

to Certificate of Compliance No. 1014. 

V. Voluntary Consensus Standards 

The National Technology Transfer 

and Advancement Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 

104–113) requires that Federal agencies 

use technical standards that are 

developed or adopted by voluntary 

consensus standards bodies unless the 

use of such a standard is inconsistent 

with applicable law or otherwise 

impractical. In this direct final rule, the 

NRC revises the HI–STORM 100 Cask 

System design listed in § 72.214, ‘‘List 

of approved spent fuel storage casks.’’ 

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establishment of a standard that 

contains generally applicable 

requirements. 

VI. Agreement State Compatibility 

Under the ‘‘Agreement State Program 

Policy Statement’’ approved by the 

Commission on October 2, 2017, and 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 18, 2017 (82 FR 48535), this 

rule is classified as Compatibility 

Category NRC—Areas of Exclusive NRC 

Regulatory Authority. The NRC program 

elements in this category are those that 

relate directly to areas of regulation 

reserved to the NRC by the Atomic 

Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or the 

provisions of 10 CFR chapter I. 

Therefore, compatibility is not required 

for program elements in this category. 

VII. Plain Writing 

The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub. 

L. 111–274) requires Federal agencies to 

write documents in a clear, concise, and 

well-organized manner. The NRC has 

written this document to be consistent 

with the Plain Writing Act as well as the 

Presidential Memorandum, ‘‘Plain 

Language in Government Writing,’’ 

published June 10, 1998 (63 FR 31885). 

VIII. Environmental Assessment and 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

Under the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the 

NRC’s regulations in 10 CFR part 51, 

‘‘Environmental Protection Regulations 

for Domestic Licensing and Related 

Regulatory Functions,’’ the NRC has 

determined that this direct final rule, if 

adopted, would not be a major Federal 

action significantly affecting the quality 

of the human environment and, 

therefore, an environmental impact 

statement is not required. The NRC has 

made a finding of no significant impact 

on the basis of this environmental 

assessment. 

A. The Action 

The action is to amend § 72.214 to 

revise the 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. 

B. The Need for the Action 

This direct final rule amends the 

certificate of compliance for the HI– 

STORM 100 Cask System design within 

the list of approved spent fuel storage 

casks to allow power reactor licensees to 

store spent fuel at reactor sites in casks 

with the approved modifications under 

a general license. Specifically, Renewed 

Amendment No. 17 revises the 

certificate of compliance to update 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. This 

amendment also includes minor 

editorial and formatting changes. 

C. Environmental Impacts of the Action 

On July 18,1990 (55 FR 29181), the 

NRC issued an amendment to 10 CFR 

part 72 to provide for the storage of 

spent fuel under a general license in 

cask designs approved by the NRC. The 

potential environmental impact of using 

NRC-approved storage casks was 

analyzed in the environmental 

assessment for the 1990 final rule. The 

environmental assessment for this 

Renewed Amendment No. 17 tiers off of 

the environmental assessment for the 

July 18, 1990, final rule. Tiering on past 

environmental assessments is a standard 

process under the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended. 

The HI–STORM 100 Cask System is 

designed to mitigate the effects of design 

basis accidents that could occur during 

storage. Design basis accidents account 

for human-induced events and the most 

severe natural phenomena reported for 

the site and surrounding area. 

Postulated accidents analyzed for an 

independent spent fuel storage 

installation, the type of facility at which 

a holder of a power reactor operating 

license would store spent fuel in casks 

in accordance with 10 CFR part 72, can 

include tornado winds and tornadogenerated missiles, a design basis 

earthquake, a design basis flood, an 

accidental cask drop, lightning effects, 

fire, explosions, and other incidents. 

This amendment does not reflect a 

significant change in design or 

fabrication of the cask. Because there are 

no significant design or process 

changes, any resulting occupational 

exposure or offsite dose rates from the 

implementation of Renewed 

Amendment No. 17 would remain well 

within the 10 CFR part 20 limits. The 

NRC has also determined that the design 

of the cask as modified by this rule 

would maintain confinement, shielding, 

and criticality control in the event of an 

accident. Therefore, the proposed 

changes will not result in any 

radiological or non-radiological 

environmental impacts that significantly 

differ from the environmental impacts 

evaluated in the environmental 

assessment supporting the July 18, 1990, 

final rule. There will be no significant 

change in the types or significant 

revisions in the amounts of any effluent 

released, no significant increase in the 

individual or cumulative radiation 

exposures, and no significant increase 

in the potential for, or consequences 

from, radiological accidents. The NRC 

documented its safety findings in the 

preliminary safety evaluation report. 

D. Alternative to the Action 

The alternative to this action is to 

deny approval of Renewed Amendment 

No. 17 and not issue the direct final 

rule. Consequently, any 10 CFR part 72 

general licensee that seeks to load spent 

nuclear fuel into the HI–STORM 100 

Cask System in accordance with the 

changes described in proposed Renewed 

Amendment No. 17 would have to 

request an exemption from the 

requirements of §§ 72.212 and 72.214. 

Under this alternative, interested 

licensees would have to prepare, and 

the NRC would have to review, a 

separate exemption request, thereby 

increasing the administrative burden 

upon the NRC and the costs to each 

licensee. The environmental impacts 

would be the same as the proposed 

action. 

E. Alternative Use of Resources 

Approval of Renewed Amendment 

No. 17 to Certificate of Compliance No. 

1014 would result in no irreversible 

commitment of resources. 

F. Agencies and Persons Contacted 

No agencies or persons outside the 

NRC were contacted in connection with 

the preparation of this environmental 

assessment. 

G. Finding of No Significant Impact 

The environmental impacts of the 

action have been reviewed under the 

requirements in the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended, and the NRC’s regulations in 

subpart A of 10 CFR part 51, 

‘‘Environmental Protection Regulations 

for Domestic Licensing and Related 

Regulatory Functions.’’ Based on the 

foregoing environmental assessment, the 

NRC concludes that this direct final 

rule, ‘‘List of Approved Spent Fuel 

Storage Casks: HI–STORM 100 Cask 

System, Certificate of Compliance No. 

1014, Renewed Amendment No. 17,’’ 

will not have a significant effect on the 

human environment. Therefore, the 

NRC has determined that an 

environmental impact statement is not 

necessary for this direct final rule. 

IX. Paperwork Reduction Act 

Statement 

This direct final rule does not contain 

any new or amended collections of 

information subject to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 


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et seq.). Existing collections of 

information were approved by the 

Office of Management and Budget, 

approval number 3150–0132. 

Public Protection Notification 

The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, 

and a person is not required to respond 

to, a request for information or an 

information collection requirement 

unless the requesting document 

displays a currently valid Office of 

Management and Budget control 

number. 

X. Regulatory Flexibility Certification 

Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act 

of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 605(b)), the NRC 

certifies that this direct final rule will 

not, if issued, have a significant 

economic impact on a substantial 

number of small entities. This direct 

final rule affects only nuclear power 

plant licensees and Holtec International. 

These entities do not fall within the 

scope of the definition of small entities 

set forth in the Regulatory Flexibility 

Act or the size standards established by 

the NRC (§ 2.810). 

XI. Regulatory Analysis 

On July 18, 1990 (55 FR 29181), the 

NRC issued an amendment to 10 CFR 

part 72 to provide for the storage of 

spent nuclear fuel under a general 

license in cask designs approved by the 

NRC. Any nuclear power reactor 

licensee can use NRC-approved cask 

designs to store spent nuclear fuel if (1) 

it notifies the NRC in advance; (2) the 

spent fuel is stored under the conditions 

specified in the cask’s certificate of 

compliance; and (3) the conditions of 

the general license are met. A list of 

NRC-approved cask designs is contained 

in § 72.214. On May 1, 2000, (65 FR 

25241) the NRC issued an amendment 

to 10 CFR part 72 that approved the HI– 

STORM 100 Cask System by adding it 

to the list of NRC-approved cask designs 

in § 72.214. 

On July 30, 2021, Holtec International 

submitted a request to amend the HI– 

STORM 100 Cask System as described 

in Section IV, ‘‘Discussion of Changes,’’ 

of this document. 

The alternative to this action is to 

withhold approval of Renewed 

Amendment No. 17 and to require any 

10 CFR part 72 general licensee seeking 

to load spent nuclear fuel into the HI– 

STORM 100 Cask System under the 

changes described in Renewed 

Amendment No. 17 to request an 

exemption from the requirements of 

§§ 72.212 and 72.214. Under this 

alternative, each interested 10 CFR part 

72 licensee would have to prepare, and 

the NRC would have to review, a 

separate exemption request, thereby 

increasing the administrative burden 

upon the NRC and the costs to each 

licensee. 

Approval of this direct final rule is 

consistent with previous NRC actions. 

Further, as documented in the 

preliminary safety evaluation report and 

environmental assessment, this direct 

final rule will have no adverse effect on 

public health and safety or the 

environment. This direct final rule has 

no significant identifiable impact or 

benefit on other government agencies. 

Based on this regulatory analysis, the 

NRC concludes that the requirements of 

this direct final rule are commensurate 

with the NRC’s responsibilities for 

public health and safety and the 

common defense and security. No other 

available alternative is believed to be as 

satisfactory; therefore, this action is 

recommended. 

XII. Backfitting and Issue Finality 

The NRC has determined that the 

backfit rule (§ 72.62) does not apply to 

this direct final rule. Therefore, a backfit 

analysis is not required. This direct final 

rule revises Certificate of Compliance 

No. 1014 for the HI–STORM 100 Cask 

System, as currently listed in § 72.214. 

The revision consists of the changes in 

Renewed Amendment No. 17 previously 

described, as set forth in the revised 

certificate of compliance and technical 

specifications. 

Renewed Amendment No. 17 to 

Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 for 

the HI–STORM 100 Cask System was 

initiated by Holtec International and 

was not submitted in response to new 

NRC requirements, or an NRC request 

for amendment. Renewed Amendment 

No. 17 applies only to new casks 

fabricated and used under Renewed 

Amendment No. 17. These changes do 

not affect existing users of the HI– 

STORM 100 Cask System, and the 

current Renewed Amendment No. 15 

continues to be effective for existing 

users. While current users of this storage 

system may comply with the new 

requirements in Renewed Amendment 

No. 17, this would be a voluntary 

decision on the part of current users. 

For these reasons, Renewed 

Amendment No. 17 to Certificate of 

Compliance No. 1014 does not 

constitute backfitting under § 72.62 or 

§ 50.109(a)(1), or otherwise represent an 

inconsistency with the issue finality 

provisions applicable to combined 

licenses in 10 CFR part 52. Accordingly, 

the NRC has not prepared a backfit 

analysis for this rulemaking. 

XIII. Congressional Review Act 

This direct final rule is not a rule as 

defined in the Congressional Review 

Act. 

XIV. Availability of Documents 

The documents identified in the 

following table are available to 

interested persons as indicated. 

Document ADAMS Accession No./ 

Federal Register citation 

Holtec International, Submittal of Application for Amendment 17 to HI–STORM 100 Cask System Certificate of 

Compliance No. 1014, dated July 30, 2021.

ML21211A603 (package). 

User Need Memorandum for Amendment No. 17 to HI–STORM 100 Cask System, dated August 23, 2022 ............ ML22175A087. 

Corrected User Need Memorandum for Amendment No. 17 to HI–STORM 100 Cask System, dated December 19, 

2022.

ML22313A038. 

Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, Amendment No. 17 ............................................................................. ML22175A085. 

Preliminary Safety Evaluation Report for the HI–STORM 100 Cask System: Certificate of Compliance No. 1014, 

Amendment No. 17.

ML22175A086. 

Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 Appendix A: Technical Specifications for the HI–STORM 100 Cask 

System Amendment No. 17.

ML22175A079. 

Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 Appendix B: Technical Specifications for the HI–STORM 100 Cask 

System Amendment No. 17.

ML22175A080. 

Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 Appendix C: Technical Specifications for the HI–STORM 100 Cask 

System Amendment No. 17.

ML22175A081. 

Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 Appendix D: Technical Specifications for the HI–STORM 100 Cask 

System Amendment No. 17.

ML22175A082. 

Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 Appendix A–100U: Technical Specifications for the HI–STORM 100 

Cask System Amendment No. 17.

ML22175A083. 


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Document ADAMS Accession No./ 

Federal Register citation 

Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1014 Appendix B–100U: Technical Specifications for the HI–STORM 100 

Cask System Amendment No. 17.

ML22175A084. 

Final Rule, ‘‘Storage of Spent Fuel in NRC-Approved Storage Casks at Power Reactor Sites,’’ published July 18, 

1990.

55 FR 29181. 

Final Rule, ‘‘List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Holtec HI–STORM 100 Addition,’’ published May 1, 2000 65 FR 25241. 

Revision to Policy Statement, ‘‘Agreement State Program Policy Statement; Correction,’’ published October 18, 

2017.

82 FR 48535. 

Presidential Memorandum, ‘‘Plain Language in Government Writing,’’ published June 10, 1998 ................................ 63 FR 31885. 

The NRC may post materials related 

to this document, including public 

comments, on the Federal rulemaking 

website at https://www.regulations.gov 

under Docket ID NRC–2022–0188. In 

addition, the Federal rulemaking 

website allows members of the public to 

receive alerts when changes or additions 

occur in a docket folder. To subscribe: 

(1) navigate to the docket folder (NRC– 

2022–0188); (2) click the ‘‘Subscribe’’ 

link; and (3) enter an email address and 

click on the ‘‘Subscribe’’ link. 

List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 72 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Hazardous waste, Indians, 

Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear 

energy, Penalties, Radiation protection, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements, Security measures, Spent 

fuel, Whistleblowing. 

For the reasons set out in the 

preamble and under the authority of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; 

the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, 

as amended; the Nuclear Waste Policy 

Act of 1982, as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 

552 and 553; the NRC is adopting the 

following amendments to 10 CFR part 

72: 

PART 72—LICENSING 

REQUIREMENTS FOR THE 

INDEPENDENT STORAGE OF SPENT 

NUCLEAR FUEL, HIGH-LEVEL 

RADIOACTIVE WASTE, AND 

REACTOR-RELATED GREATER THAN 

CLASS C WASTE 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 72 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 

secs. 51, 53, 57, 62, 63, 65, 69, 81, 161, 182, 

183, 184, 186, 187, 189, 223, 234, 274 (42 

U.S.C. 2071, 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2095, 

2099, 2111, 2201, 2210e, 2232, 2233, 2234, 

2236, 2237, 2238, 2273, 2282, 2021); Energy 

Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 

206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); 

National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(42 U.S.C. 4332); Nuclear Waste Policy Act 

of 1982, secs. 117(a), 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 

141, 145(g), 148, 218(a) (42 U.S.C. 10137(a), 

10152, 10153, 10154, 10155, 10157, 10161, 

10165(g), 10168, 10198(a)); 44 U.S.C. 3504 

note. 

■ 2. In § 72.214, revise Certificate of 

Compliance No. 1014 to read as follows: 

§ 72.214 List of approved spent fuel 

storage casks. 

* * * * * 

Certificate Number: 1014. 

Initial Certificate Effective Date: May 

31, 2000, superseded by Renewed Initial 

Certificate Effective Date: August 2, 

2023. 

Amendment Number 1 Effective Date: 

July 15, 2002, superseded by Renewed 

Amendment Number 1 Effective Date: 

August 2, 2023. 

Amendment Number 2 Effective Date: 

June 7, 2005, superseded by Renewed 

Amendment Number 2 Effective Date: 

August 2, 2023. 

Amendment Number 3 Effective Date: 

May 29, 2007, superseded by Renewed 

Amendment Number 3 Effective Date: 

August 2, 2023. 

Amendment Number 4 Effective Date: 

January 8, 2008, superseded by 

Renewed Amendment Number 4 

Effective Date: August 2, 2023. 

Amendment Number 5 Effective Date: 

July 14, 2008, superseded by Renewed 

Amendment Number 5 Effective Date: 

August 2, 2023. 

Amendment Number 6 Effective Date: 

August 17, 2009, superseded by 

Renewed Amendment Number 6 

Effective Date: August 2, 2023. 

Amendment Number 7 Effective Date: 

December 28, 2009, superseded by 

Renewed Amendment Number 7 

Effective Date: August 2, 2023. 

Amendment Number 8 Effective Date: 

May 2, 2012, as corrected on November 

16, 2012 (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML12213A170); superseded by 

Amendment Number 8, Revision 1, 

Effective Date: February 16, 2016; 

superseded by Renewed Amendment 

Number 8, Revision 1 Effective Date: 

August 2, 2023. 

Amendment Number 9 Effective Date: 

March 11, 2014, superseded by 

Amendment Number 9, Revision 1, 

Effective Date: March 21, 2016, as 

corrected on August 25, 2017 (ADAMS 

Accession No. ML17236A451); 

superseded by Renewed Amendment 

Number 9, Revision 1 Effective Date: 

August 2, 2023. 

Amendment Number 10 Effective 

Date: May 31, 2016, as corrected on 

August 25, 2017 (ADAMS Accession 

No. ML17236A452); superseded by 

Renewed Amendment Number 10 

Effective Date: August 2, 2023. 

Amendment Number 11 Effective 

Date: February 25, 2019, as corrected 

(ADAMS Accession No. ML19343B024); 

superseded by Renewed Amendment 

Number 11 Effective Date: August 2, 

2023. 

Amendment Number 12 Effective 

Date: February 25, 2019, as corrected on 

May 30, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML19109A111); further corrected 

December 23, 2019 (ADAMS Accession 

No. ML19343A908); superseded by 

Renewed Amendment Number 12 

Effective Date: August 2, 2023. 

Amendment Number 13 Effective 

Date: May 13, 2019, as corrected on May 

30, 2019 (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML19109A122); further corrected 

December 23, 2019 (ADAMS Accession 

No. ML19343B156); superseded by 

Renewed Amendment Number 13 

Effective Date: August 2, 2023. 

Amendment Number 14 Effective 

Date: December 17, 2019, as corrected 

(ADAMS Accession No. ML19343B287); 

superseded by Renewed Amendment 

Number 14 Effective Date: August 2, 

2023. 

Amendment Number 15 Effective 

Date: June 14, 2021, superseded by 

Renewed Amendment Number 15 

Effective Date: August 2, 2023. 

Renewed Amendment Number 16 

[Reserved]. 

Renewed Amendment Number 17 

Effective Date: January 16, 2024. 

Safety Analysis Report (SAR) 

Submitted by: Holtec International. 

SAR Title: Final Safety Analysis 

Report for the HI–STORM 100 Cask 

System. 

Docket Number: 72–1014. 

Certificate Expiration Date: May 31, 

2020. 

Renewed Certificate Expiration Date: 

May 31, 2060. 

Model Number: HI–STORM 100. 

* * * * * 

Dated: October 11, 2023. 


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74024 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 208 / Monday, October 30, 2023 / Rules and Regulations 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Catherine Haney, 

Acting Executive Director for Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2023–23453 Filed 10–27–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Aviation Administration 

14 CFR Part 39 

[Docket No. FAA–2023–1996; Project 

Identifier AD–2022–01361–E; Amendment 

39–22570; AD 2023–20–11] 

RIN 2120–AA64 

Airworthiness Directives; International 

Aero Engines, LLC Engines 

AGENCY: Federal Aviation 

Administration (FAA), DOT. 

ACTION: Final rule; request for comment; 

correction. 

SUMMARY: The FAA is correcting an 

airworthiness directive (AD) that was 

published in the Federal Register. That 

AD applies to certain International Aero 

Engines, LLC (IAE LLC) Model 

PW1124G1–JM, PW1127G–JM, 

PW1127GA–JM, PW1129G–JM, 

PW1130G–JM, PW1133G–JM, and 

PW1133GA–JM engines. As published, a 

part number was inadvertently excluded 

in the regulatory text of the AD. This 

document corrects that error. In all other 

respects, the original document remains 

the same. 

DATES: This correction is effective 

November 1, 2023. The effective date of 

AD 2023–20–11 remains November 1, 

2023. 

The Director of the Federal Register 

approved the incorporation by reference 

of a certain publication listed in this AD 

as of November 1, 2023 (88 FR 71466, 

October 17, 2023). 

The date for submitting comments on 

AD 2023–20–11 remains December 1, 

2023. 

ADDRESSES: You may send comments, 

using the procedures found in 14 CFR 

11.43 and 11.45, by any of the following 

methods: 

• Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to 

regulations.gov. Follow the instructions 

for submitting comments. 

• Fax: (202) 493–2251. 

• Mail: U.S. Department of 

Transportation, Docket Operations, M– 

30, West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590. 

• Hand Delivery: Deliver to Mail 

address above between 9 a.m. and 5 

p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. 

AD Docket: You may examine the AD 

docket at regulations.gov under Docket 

No. FAA–2023–1996; or in person at 

Docket Operations between 9 a.m. and 

5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except 

Federal holidays. The AD docket 

contains this final rule; request for 

comment; correction, any comments 

received, and other information. The 

street address for Docket Operations is 

listed above. 

Material Incorporated by Reference: 

• For Pratt & Whitney service 

information identified in this final rule, 

contact International Aero Engines, LLC, 

400 Main Street, East Hartford, CT 

06118; phone: (860) 565–0140; email: 

help24@prattwhitney.com; website: 

connect.prattwhitney.com. 

• You may view this referenced 

service information at the FAA, 

Airworthiness Products Section, 

Operational Safety Branch 1200 District 

Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803. For 

information on the availability of this 

material at the FAA, call (817) 222– 

5110. It is also available at 

regulations.gov under Docket No. FAA– 

2023–1996. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Mark Taylor, Aviation Safety Engineer, 

FAA, 2200 South 216th Street, Des 

Moines, WA 98198; phone: (781) 238– 

7229; email: mark.taylor@faa.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Comments Invited 

The FAA invites you to send any 

written data, views, or arguments about 

this final rule. Send your comments to 

an address listed under ADDRESSES. 

Include ‘‘Docket No. FAA–2023–1996 

and Project Identifier AD–2022–01361– 

E’’ at the beginning of your comments. 

The most helpful comments reference a 

specific portion of the final rule, explain 

the reason for any recommended 

change, and include supporting data. 

The FAA will consider all comments 

received by the closing date and may 

amend this final rule because of those 

comments. 

Except for Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) as described in the 

following paragraph, and other 

information as described in 14 CFR 

11.35, the FAA will post all comments 

received, without change, to 

regulations.gov, including any personal 

information you provide. The agency 

will also post a report summarizing each 

substantive verbal contact received 

about this final rule. 

Confidential Business Information 

CBI is commercial or financial 

information that is both customarily and 

actually treated as private by its owner. 

Under the Freedom of Information Act 

(FOIA) (5 U.S.C. 552), CBI is exempt 

from public disclosure. If your 

comments responsive to this AD contain 

commercial or financial information 

that is customarily treated as private, 

that you actually treat as private, and 

that is relevant or responsive to this AD, 

it is important that you clearly designate 

the submitted comments as CBI. Please 

mark each page of your submission 

containing CBI as ‘‘PROPIN.’’ The FAA 

will treat such marked submissions as 

confidential under the FOIA, and they 

will not be placed in the public docket 

of this AD. Submissions containing CBI 

should be sent to Mark Taylor, Aviation 

Safety Engineer, FAA, 2200 South 216th 

Street, Des Moines, WA 98198. Any 

commentary that the FAA receives 

which is not specifically designated as 

CBI will be placed in the public docket 

for this rulemaking. 

Background 

AD 2023–20–11, Amendment 39– 

22570 (88 FR 71466, October 17, 2023), 

requires replacement of the highpressure compressor (HPC) rear hub 

with a part eligible for installation for 

certain IAE LLC Model PW1124G1–JM, 

PW1127G–JM, PW1127GA–JM, 

PW1129G–JM, PW1130G–JM, 

PW1133G–JM, and PW1133GA–JM 

engines. 

Need for Correction 

As published, paragraph (c) in the 

regulatory text of AD 2023–20–11 is 

incorrect. Paragraph (c) of AD 2023–20– 

11 refers to part number ‘‘30G4008.’’ 

The correct reference is part number 

‘‘30G4008 or 30G8208.’’ 

Related Service Information Under 1 

CFR Part 51 

The FAA reviewed Pratt & Whitney 

Service Bulletin PW1000G–C–72–00– 

0209–00A–930A–D, Issue No: 002, 

dated June 20, 2023, which provides the 

list of affected serial numbers for the 

HPC rear hub. 

This service information is reasonably 

available because the interested parties 

have access to it through their normal 

course of business or by the means 

identified in ADDRESSES. 

Correction of Publication 

This document corrects an error and 

correctly adds the AD as an amendment 

to 14 CFR 39.13. Although no other part 

of the preamble or regulatory 

information has been corrected, the 

FAA is publishing the entire rule in the 

Federal Register. 

The effective date of this AD remains 

November 1, 2023. 


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