32156 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 133 / Wednesday, July 11, 2018 / Notices 

Correction 

In the Federal Register published July 

5, 2018, in FR Doc. 2018–14388 (Filed 

7–3–18), on page 31424, fourth column, 

Summary Section, first paragraph, 

please add the following web link after 

the text ‘‘Principles for Conducting 

Research in the Arctic’’: https://

www.iarpccollaborations.org/ 

principles.html. 

For Further information, please 

contact Renee Crain rcrain@nsf.gov or 

703–292–4482. 

Dated: July 6, 2018. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14802 Filed 7–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7555–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. 52–025 and 52–026; NRC– 

2008–0252] 

Southern Nuclear Operating Company, 

Inc.; Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, 

Units 3 and 4; Changes to the Building 

Gap Between the Nuclear Island and 

Adjacent Buildings 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Exemption and combined 

license amendment; issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is granting an 

exemption to allow a departure from the 

certification information of Tier 1 of the 

generic design control document (DCD) 

and is issuing License Amendment Nos. 

127 and 126 to Combined License (COL) 

Nos. NPF–91 and NPF–92, respectively. 

The COLs were issued to Southern 

Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., and 

Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe 

Power Corporation, MEAG Power 

SPVM, LLC, MEAG Power SPVJ, LLC, 

MEAG Power SPVP, LLC, and the City 

of Dalton, Georgia (the licensee); for 

construction and operation of the Vogtle 

Electric Generating Plant (VEGP) Units 

3 and 4, located in Burke County, 

Georgia. 

The granting of the exemption allows 

the changes to Tier 1 information asked 

for in the amendment. Because the 

acceptability of the exemption was 

determined in part by the acceptability 

of the amendment, the exemption and 

amendment are being issued 

concurrently. 

DATES: The exemption and amendment 

were issued on June 15, 2018. 

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 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2008–0252. Address 

questions about NRC dockets 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 publiclyavailable documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 

adams.html. To begin the search, select 

‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then 

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. The 

ADAMS accession number for each 

document referenced (if it is available in 

ADAMS) is provided the first time that 

it is mentioned in this document. The 

request for the amendment and 

exemption was submitted by letter 

dated February 1, 2018, and is available 

in ADAMS under Accession No. 

ML18032A359. 

• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 

purchase copies of public documents at 

the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Chandu Patel, Office of New Reactors, 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 

301–415–3025; email: Chandu.Patel@

nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The NRC is granting an exemption 

from paragraph B of section III, ‘‘Scope 

and Contents,’’ of appendix D, ‘‘Design 

Certification Rule for the AP1000,’’ to 

part 52 of title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR), and issuing 

License Amendment Nos. 127 and 126 

to COL Nos. NPF–91 and NPF–92, 

respectively, to the licensee. The 

exemption is required by paragraph A.4 

of section VIII, ‘‘Processes for Changes 

and Departures,’’ appendix D, to 10 CFR 

part 52 to allow the licensee to depart 

from Tier 1 information. With the 

requested amendment, the licensee 

sought proposed changes to plantspecific DCD Tier 2 and Tier 2* 

information and related changes to 

plant-specific Tier 1 information, with 

corresponding changes to Inspections, 

Tests, Analyses, and Acceptance 

Criteria (ITAAC) in COL appendix C. 

Specifically, the proposed changes relax 

the minimum gap requirement above 

grade between the nuclear island and 

the annex building/turbine building and 

remove the minimum gap requirement 

between the nuclear island and the 

radwaste building from the ITAAC and 

corresponding Tier 1 information. 

Part of the justification for granting 

the exemption was provided by the 

review of the amendment. Because the 

exemption is necessary in order to issue 

the requested license amendment, the 

NRC granted the exemption and issued 

the amendment concurrently, rather 

than in sequence. This included issuing 

a combined safety evaluation containing 

the NRC staff’s review of both the 

exemption request and the license 

amendment. The exemption met all 

applicable regulatory criteria set forth in 

sections 50.12 and 52.7, and section 

VIII.A.4 of appendix D to 10 CFR part 

52. The license amendment was found 

to be acceptable as well. The combined 

safety evaluation is available in ADAMS 

under Accession No. ML18120A345. 

Identical exemption documents 

(except for referenced unit numbers and 

license numbers) were issued to the 

licensee for VEGP Units 3 and 4 (COLs 

NPF–91 and NPF–92). The exemption 

documents for VEGP Units 3 and 4 can 

be found in ADAMS under Accession 

Nos. ML18120A339 and ML18120A340, 

respectively. The exemption is 

reproduced (with the exception of 

abbreviated titles and additional 

citations) in section II of this document. 

The amendment documents for COLs 

NPF–91 and NPF–92 are available in 

ADAMS under Accession Nos. 

ML18120A341 and ML18120A343, 

respectively. A summary of the 

amendment documents is provided in 

section III of this document. 

II. Exemption 

Reproduced in this notice is the 

exemption document issued to VEGP 

Unit Nos. 3 and 4. It makes reference to 

the combined safety evaluation that 

provides the reasoning for the findings 

made by the NRC (and listed under Item 

1) in order to grant the exemption: 

1. In a letter dated February 1, 2018, 

the Southern Nuclear Operating 

Company (SNC) requested from the 

Commission an exemption to allow 

departures from Tier 1 information in 

the certified DCD incorporated by 

reference in 10 CFR part 52, appendix 

D, as part of license amendment request 

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between the Nuclear Island and 

Adjacent Buildings.’’ 

For the reasons set forth in section 3.2 

of the NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation, 

which can be found in ADAMS under 

Accession No. ML18120A345, the 

Commission finds that: 

A. the exemption is authorized by 

law; 

B. the exemption presents no undue 

risk to public health and safety; 

C. the exemption is consistent with 

the common defense and security; 

D. special circumstances are present 

in that the application of the rule in this 

circumstance is not necessary to serve 

the underlying purpose of the rule; 

E. the special circumstances outweigh 

any decrease in safety that may result 

from the reduction in standardization 

caused by the exemption; and 

F. the exemption will not result in a 

significant decrease in the level of safety 

otherwise provided by the design. 

2. Accordingly, the licensee is granted 

an exemption from the certified DCD 

Tier 1 information, with corresponding 

changes to appendix C of the Facility 

Combined License, as described in the 

licensee’s request dated February 1, 

2018. This exemption is related to, and 

necessary for the granting of License 

Amendment No. 127 (Unit 3) and 126 

(Unit 4), which is being issued 

concurrently with this exemption. 

3. As explained in section 5.0 of the 

NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation (ADAMS 

Accession No. ML18120A345), this 

exemption meets the eligibility criteria 

for categorical exclusion set forth in 10 

CFR 51.22(c)(9). Therefore, pursuant to 

10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental 

impact statement or environmental 

assessment needs to be prepared in 

connection with the issuance of the 

exemption. 

4. This exemption is effective as of the 

date of its issuance. 

III. License Amendment Request 

By letter dated February 1, 2018 

(ADAMS Accession No. ML18032A359), 

the licensee requested that the NRC 

amend the COLs for VEGP, Units 3 and 

4, COLs NPF–91 and NPF–92. The 

proposed amendment is described in 

section I of this Federal Register notice. 

The Commission has determined for 

these amendments that the application 

complies with the standards and 

requirements of the Atomic Energy Act 

of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the 

Commission’s rules and regulations. 

The Commission has made appropriate 

findings as required by the Act and the 

Commission’s rules and regulations in 

10 CFR chapter I, which are set forth in 

the license amendment. 

A notice of consideration of issuance 

of amendment to facility operating 

license or COL, as applicable, proposed 

no significant hazards consideration 

determination, and opportunity for a 

hearing in connection with these 

actions, was published in the Federal 

Register on February 27, 2018 (83 FR 

8519). No comments were received 

during the 30-day comment period. 

The Commission has determined that 

these amendments satisfy the criteria for 

categorical exclusion in accordance 

with 10 CFR 51.22. Therefore, pursuant 

to 10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental 

impact statement or environmental 

assessment need be prepared for these 

amendments. 

IV. Conclusion 

Using the reasons set forth in the 

combined safety evaluation, the staff 

granted the exemptions and issued the 

amendments that the licensee requested 

on February 1, 2018. 

The exemptions and amendments 

were issued on June 15, 2018, as part of 

a combined package to the licensee 

(ADAMS Accession No. ML18120A348). 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day 

of July 2018. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Jennifer L. Dixon-Herrity, 

Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of 

Licensing, Siting, and Environmental 

Analysis, Office of New Reactors. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14746 Filed 7–10–18; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT 

CORPORATION 

Submission for OMB Review; 

Comments Request 

AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment 

Corporation (OPIC). 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act, agencies are 

required to publish a Notice in the 

Federal Register notifying the public 

that the agency is modifying an existing 

previously approved information 

collection for OMB review and approval 

and requests public review and 

comment on the submission. OPIC 

received comments in response to the 

sixty (60) day notice, and pursuant to 

those comments, made no changes. The 

60 Day Notice was published in Federal 

Register on May 3, 2018. The purpose 

of this notice is to allow an additional 

thirty (30) days for public comments to 

be submitted. Comments are being 

solicited on the need for the 

information; the accuracy of OPIC’s 

burden estimate; the quality, practical 

utility, and clarity of the information to 

be collected; and ways to minimize 

reporting the burden, including 

automated collected techniques and 

uses of other forms of technology. 

DATES: Comments must be received 

within thirty (30) calendar days of 

publication of this Notice. 

ADDRESSES: Mail all comments and 

requests for copies of the subject form 

to OPIC’s Agency Submitting Officer: 

James Bobbitt, Overseas Private 

Investment Corporation, 1100 New York 

Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20527. 

See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for 

other information about filing. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

OPIC Agency Submitting Officer: James 

Bobbitt, (202) 336–8558. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All mailed 

comments and requests for copies of the 

subject form should include form 

number OPIC–129 on both the envelope 

and in the subject line of the letter. 

Electronic comments and requests for 

copies of the subject form may be sent 

to James.Bobbitt@opic.gov, subject line 

OPIC–129. 

Summary Form Under Review 

Type of Request: Revision of currently 

approved information collection. 

Title: Sponsor Disclosure Report. 

Form Number: OPIC–129. 

Frequency of Use: One per investor 

per project. 

Type of Respondents: Business or 

other institution (except farms); 

individuals. 

Standard Industrial Classification 

Codes: All. 

Description of Affected Public: U.S. 

companies or citizens investing 

overseas. 

Reporting Hours: 500 (1 hours per 

form). 

Number of Responses: 500 per year. 

Federal Cost: $27,455 ($54.91 × 500 

× 1). 

Authority for Information Collection: 

Sections 231, 234(a), 239(d), and 240A 

of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 

as amended. 

Abstract (Needs and Uses): The 

information provided in the OPIC–129 

is used by OPIC as a part of the 

Character Risk Due Diligence/ 

background check procedure (similar to 

a commercial bank’s Know Your 

Customer procedure) that it performs on 

each party that has a significant 

relationship (10% or more beneficial 

ownership, provision of significant 

credit support, significant managerial 

relationship) to the projects that OPIC 

finances or insures. OPIC has a robust 


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