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BILLING CODE 4510–04–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; ITAAC for Pneumatic 

Testing of VES Air Lines 

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 has issued License Amendment 

Nos. 130 and 129 to Combined Licenses 

(COLs), NPF–91 and NPF–92. 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 July 10, 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 

‘‘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 December 20, 

2017 and available in ADAMS under 

Accession No. ML17354A964 

• 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. 130 and 129 

to COLs, NPF–91 and NPF–92, 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 that would revise the 

Updated Final Safety Analysis Report in 

the form of changes from the 

incorporated plant-specific Design 

Control Document (DCD) Tier 2 

information. The proposed amendment 

also involves related changes to plantspecific Tier 1 information, with 

corresponding changes to the associated 

COL Appendix C information. 

Specifically, the licensee requested to 

allow a pneumatic test to be used in lieu 

a hydrostatic test for the Main Control 

Room Emergency Habitability System 

consistent with American Society of 

Mechanical Engineers Boiler and 

Pressure Vessel Code, Section III. 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 


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exemption request and the license 

amendment. The exemption met all 

applicable regulatory criteria set forth in 

10 CFR 50.12, 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. ML18150A160. 

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. ML18156A143 and ML18156A144 

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. 

ML18156A145 and ML18156A147 

respectively. A summary of the 

amendment documents is provided in 

Section III of this document. 

II. Exemption 

Reproduced below is the exemption 

document issued to VEGP Units 3 and 

Unit 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 an application dated December 

20, 2017, 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 

17–044, ‘‘ITAAC [Inspections, Tests, 

Analysis, and Acceptance Criteria] for 

Pneumatic Testing of VES Air Lines’’ 

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.ML18150A160, 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, SNC is granted an 

exemption from the certified DCD Tier 

1 information, with corresponding 

information in COL Appendix C of the 

Facility Combined License as described 

in the licensee’s request dated December 

20, 2017. This exemption is related to, 

and necessary for the granting of 

License Amendment No. 130 for Unit 3 

and 129 for 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.ML18150A160), 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 December 20, 2017 

(ADAMS Accession No.ML17354A964), 

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 March 13, 2018 (83 

FR10922). 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 exemption and issued the 

amendment that the licensee requested 

on December 20, 2017. 

The exemption and amendment were 

issued on July 10, 2018, as part of a 

combined package to the licensee 

(ADAMS Accession No. ML18156A141). 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day 

of August 2018. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Jennifer Dixon-Herrity, 

Chief, Licensing Branch 4, Division of 

Licensing, Siting, and Environmental 

Analysis Office of New Reactors. 

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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND 

HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health 

Review Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of a modified system of 

records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, the 

Occupational Safety and Health Review 

Commission (OSHRC) is revising the 

notice for Privacy Act system-of-records 

OSHRC–4. 

DATES: Comments must be received by 

OSHRC on or before October 1, 2018. 

The revised system of records will 

become effective on that date, without 

any further notice in the Federal 

Register, unless comments or 

government approval procedures 

necessitate otherwise. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Email: rbailey@oshrc.gov. Include 

‘‘PRIVACY ACT SYSTEM OF 

RECORDS’’ in the subject line of the 

message. 

• Fax: (202) 606–5417. 

• Mail: One Lafayette Centre, 1120 

20th Street NW, Ninth Floor, 

Washington, DC 20036–3457. 

• Hand Delivery/Courier: Same as 

mailing address. 

Instructions: All submissions must 

include your name, return address, and 

email address, if applicable. Please 

clearly label submissions as ‘‘PRIVACY 

ACT SYSTEM OF RECORDS.’’ 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ron 

Bailey, Attorney-Advisor, Office of the 

General Counsel, via telephone at (202) 

606–5410, or via email at rbailey@

oshrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4), 

requires federal agencies such as 

OSHRC to publish in the Federal 


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