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criteria for avoiding issue finality as 

described in the applicable issue finality 

provision. 

3. Backfitting and issue finality do 

not—with limited exceptions not 

applicable here—protect current or 

future applicants. 

Applicants and potential applicants 

are not, with certain exceptions, 

protected by either the Backfit Rule or 

any issue finality provisions under 10 

CFR part 52. Neither the Backfit Rule 

nor the issue finality provisions under 

10 CFR part 52—with certain 

exclusions—were intended to apply to 

every NRC action that substantially 

changes the expectations of current and 

future applicants. 

The exceptions to the general 

principle are applicable whenever an 

applicant references a 10 CFR part 52 

license (e.g., an early site permit) or 

NRC regulatory approval (e.g., a design 

certification rule) with specified issue 

finality provisions. The NRC staff does 

not, at this time, intend to impose the 

positions represented in the SRP in a 

manner that is inconsistent with any 

issue finality provisions. If, in the 

future, the staff seeks to impose a 

position in the SRP section in a manner 

that does not provide issue finality as 

described in the applicable issue finality 

provision, then the staff must address 

the criteria for avoiding issue finality as 

described in the applicable issue finality 

provision. 

III. Congressional Review Act 

This action is not a rule as defined in 

the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 

801–808). 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day 

of August, 2018. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Jennivine K. Rankin, 

Acting Chief, Division of Licensing, Siting, 

and Environmental Analysis, Licensing 

Branch 3, Office of New Reactors. 

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Meeting of the Advisory Committee on 

Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) 

Subcommittee on NuScale 

The ACRS Subcommittee on NuScale 

will hold a meeting on August 23, 2018, 

at 11545 Rockville Pike, Room T–2B1, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

The meeting will be open to public 

attendance. The agenda for the subject 

meeting shall be as follows: 

Thursday, August 23, 2018—8:30 a.m. 

Until 5:00 p.m. 

The Subcommittee will review the 

NuScale Design Control Document and 

the NRC staff Safety Evaluation with 

Open Items, Chapter 7, ‘‘Digital 

Instrumentation and Control.’’ The 

Subcommittee will hear presentations 

by and hold discussions with the NRC 

staff, NuScale, and other interested 

persons regarding this matter. The 

Subcommittee will gather information, 

analyze relevant issues and facts, and 

formulate proposed positions and 

actions, as appropriate, for deliberation 

by the Full Committee. 

Members of the public desiring to 

provide oral statements and/or written 

comments should notify the Designated 

Federal Official (DFO), Christina 

Antonescu (Telephone 301–415–6792 or 

Email: Christina.Antonescu@nrc.gov) 

five days prior to the meeting, if 

possible, so that appropriate 

arrangements can be made. Thirty-five 

hard copies of each presentation or 

handout should be provided to the DFO 

thirty minutes before the meeting. In 

addition, one electronic copy of each 

presentation should be emailed to the 

DFO one day before the meeting. If an 

electronic copy cannot be provided 

within this timeframe, presenters 

should provide the DFO with a CD 

containing each presentation at least 

thirty minutes before the meeting. 

Electronic recordings will be permitted 

only during those portions of the 

meeting that are open to the public. The 

public bridgeline number for the 

meeting is 866–822–3032, passcode 

8272423. Detailed procedures for the 

conduct of and participation in ACRS 

meetings were published in the Federal 

Register on October 4, 2017 (82 FR 

46312). 

Detailed meeting agendas and meeting 

transcripts are available on the NRC 

website at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/acrs. Information 

regarding topics to be discussed, 

changes to the agenda, whether the 

meeting has been canceled or 

rescheduled, and the time allotted to 

present oral statements can be obtained 

from the website cited above or by 

contacting the identified DFO. 

Moreover, in view of the possibility that 

the schedule for ACRS meetings may be 

adjusted by the Chairman as necessary 

to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, 

persons planning to attend should check 

with these references if such 

rescheduling would result in a major 

inconvenience. 

If attending this meeting, please enter 

through the One White Flint North 

building, 11555 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. After 

registering with Security, please contact 

Mr. Theron Brown (Telephone 301– 

415–6702) to be escorted to the meeting 

room. 

Dated: August 8, 2018. 

Mark L. Banks 

Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory 

Committee on Reactor Safeguards. 

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Meeting of the Advisory Committee on 

Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) 

Subcommittee on Future Plant Designs 

The ACRS Subcommittee on Future 

Plant Designs will hold a meeting on 

August 22, 2018 at 11545 Rockville 

Pike, Room T–2B1, Rockville, Maryland 

20852. 

The entire meeting will be open to 

public attendance. The agenda for the 

subject meeting shall be as follows: 

Wednesday, August 22, 2018—8:30 a.m. 

Until 12:00 p.m. 

The Subcommittee will review the 

draft Proposed Rule: Emergency 

Preparedness for Small Modular 

Reactors and Other New Technologies. 

This will be a joint subcommittee 

meeting with the Regulatory Policies 

and Practices Subcommittee. The 

Subcommittee will hear presentations 

by and hold discussions with NRC staff, 

industry representatives, and other 

interested persons regarding this matter. 

The Subcommittee will gather 

information, analyze relevant issues and 

facts, and formulate proposed positions 

and actions, as appropriate, for 

deliberation by the Full Committee. 

Members of the public desiring to 

provide oral statements and/or written 

comments should notify the Designated 

Federal Official (DFO), Derek Widmayer 

(Telephone 301–221–1448 or Email 

Derek.Widmayer@nrc.gov) five days 

prior to the meeting, if possible, so that 

appropriate arrangements can be made. 

Thirty-five hard copies of each 

presentation or handout should be 

provided to the DFO thirty minutes 

before the meeting. In addition, one 

electronic copy of each presentation 

should be emailed to the DFO one day 

before the meeting. If an electronic copy 

cannot be provided within this 

timeframe, presenters should provide 

the DFO with a CD containing each 

presentation at least thirty minutes 

before the meeting. Electronic 

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that are open to the public. The public 

bridgeline number for the meeting is 

866–822–3032, passcode 8272423. 

Detailed procedures for the conduct of 

and participation in ACRS meetings 

were published in the Federal Register 

on October 4, 2017 (82 FR 46312). 

Detailed meeting agendas and meeting 

transcripts are available on the NRC 

website at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/acrs. Information 

regarding topics to be discussed, 

changes to the agenda, whether the 

meeting has been canceled or 

rescheduled, and the time allotted to 

present oral statements can be obtained 

from the website cited above or by 

contacting the identified DFO. 

Moreover, in view of the possibility that 

the schedule for ACRS meetings may be 

adjusted by the Chairman as necessary 

to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, 

persons planning to attend should check 

with these references if such 

rescheduling would result in a major 

inconvenience. 

If attending this meeting, please enter 

through the One White Flint North 

building, 11555 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. After 

registering with Security, please contact 

Mr. Theron Brown (Telephone 301– 

415–6702) to be escorted to the meeting 

room. 

Dated: August 7, 2018. 

Mark L. Banks, 

Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory 

Committee on Reactor Safeguards. 

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Meeting of the Advisory Committee on 

Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) 

Subcommittee; on NuScale 

The ACRS Subcommittee on NuScale 

will hold a meeting on August 24, 2018, 

at 11545 Rockville Pike, Room T–2B1, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

The meeting will be open to public 

attendance with the exception of 

portions that may be closed to protect 

information that is proprietary pursuant 

to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4). The agenda for 

the subject meeting shall be as follows: 

Friday, August 24, 2018—8:30 a.m. 

until 12:00 p.m. 

The Subcommittee will review 

NuScale Topical Report TR–0915– 

17564–P, ‘‘Subchannel Analysis 

Methodology.’’ The Subcommittee will 

hear presentations by and hold 

discussions with the NRC staff, NuScale 

and other interested persons regarding 

this matter. The Subcommittee will 

gather information, analyze relevant 

issues and facts, and formulate 

proposed positions and actions, as 

appropriate, for deliberation by the Full 

Committee. 

Members of the public desiring to 

provide oral statements and/or written 

comments should notify the Designated 

Federal Official (DFO), Michael 

Snodderly (Telephone 301–415–2241 or 

Email: Michael.Snodderly@nrc.gov) five 

days prior to the meeting, if possible, so 

that appropriate arrangements can be 

made. Thirty-five hard copies of each 

presentation or handout should be 

provided to the DFO thirty minutes 

before the meeting. In addition, one 

electronic copy of each presentation 

should be emailed to the DFO one day 

before the meeting. If an electronic copy 

cannot be provided within this 

timeframe, presenters should provide 

the DFO with a CD containing each 

presentation at least thirty minutes 

before the meeting. Electronic 

recordings will be permitted only 

during those portions of the meeting 

that are open to the public. The public 

bridgeline number for the meeting is 

866–822–3032, passcode 8272423. 

Detailed procedures for the conduct of 

and participation in ACRS meetings 

were published in the Federal Register 

on October 4, 2017 (82 FR 46312). 

Detailed meeting agendas and meeting 

transcripts are available on the NRC 

website at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/acrs. Information 

regarding topics to be discussed, 

changes to the agenda, whether the 

meeting has been canceled or 

rescheduled, and the time allotted to 

present oral statements can be obtained 

from the website cited above or by 

contacting the identified DFO. 

Moreover, in view of the possibility that 

the schedule for ACRS meetings may be 

adjusted by the Chairman as necessary 

to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, 

persons planning to attend should check 

with these references if such 

rescheduling would result in a major 

inconvenience. 

If attending this meeting, please enter 

through the One White Flint North 

building, 11555 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland. After registering 

with Security, please contact Mr. 

Theron Brown (Telephone 301–415– 

6702 or 301–415–8066) to be escorted to 

the meeting room. 

Dated: 8/7/2018. 

Mark L. Banks, 

Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory 

Committee on Reactor Safeguards. 

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[Docket No. 50–219; NRC–2018–0167] 

Exelon Generation Company, LLC; 

Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating 

Station 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Environmental assessment and 

finding of no significant impact; 

issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is considering 

issuance of exemptions in response to a 

request from Exelon Generation 

Company, LLC (Exelon or the licensee) 

that would permit the licensee to reduce 

its emergency planning (EP) activities at 

the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating 

Station (Oyster Creek). The licensee is 

seeking exemptions that would 

eliminate the requirements for the 

licensee to maintain offsite radiological 

emergency plans and reduce some of the 

onsite EP activities based on the 

reduced risks at Oyster Creek, which 

will be permanently shut down and 

defueled. However, requirements for 

certain onsite capabilities to 

communicate and coordinate with 

offsite response authorities would be 

retained. In addition, offsite EP 

provisions would still exist through 

State and local government use of a 

comprehensive emergency management 

plan process, in accordance with the 

Federal Emergency Management 

Agency’s (FEMA’s) Comprehensive 

Preparedness Guide (CPG) 101, 

‘‘Developing and Maintaining 

Emergency Operations Plans.’’ The NRC 

staff is issuing a final Environmental 

Assessment (EA) and final Finding of 

No Significant Impact (FONSI) 

associated with the proposed 

exemptions. 

DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in 

this document are available on August 

13, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2018–0167 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–2018–0167. 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


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