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action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this 

action by any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2018–0197. 

• 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. 

• 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. 

B. Submitting Comments 

Please include Docket ID NRC–2018– 

0197 in your comment submission. 

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 http://

www.regulations.gov as well as enter the 

comment submissions into ADAMS. 

The NRC does not routinely edit 

comment submissions to remove 

identifying or contact information. 

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. Further Information 

The NRC seeks public comment on 

the proposed Standard Review Plan 

(SRP)-draft section revision of Section 

13.6, ‘‘Physical Security.’’ The changes 

made in this revision to this section 

reflect the latest NRC guidance 

concerning physical security. 

Following NRC staff evaluation of 

public comments, the NRC intends to 

finalize SRP Section 13.6, ‘‘Physical 

Security,’’ Revision 4 in ADAMS and 

post it on the NRC’s public website at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/nuregs/staff/sr0800/. The 

SRP is guidance for the NRC staff. The 

SRP is not a substitute for the NRC 

regulations, and compliance with the 

SRP is not required. 

III. Backfitting and Issue Finality 

Issuance of this draft SRP, if finalized, 

would not constitute backfitting as 

defined in section 50.109 of title 10 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (10 

CFR) (the Backfit Rule) or otherwise be 

inconsistent with the issue finality 

provisions in 10 CFR part 52. The NRC’s 

position is based upon the following 

considerations: 

1. The draft SRP positions do not 

constitute backfitting, inasmuch as the 

SRP is guidance directed to the NRC 

staff with respect to its regulatory 

responsibilities. 

The SRP provides internal guidance 

to the NRC staff on how to review an 

application for NRC regulatory approval 

in the form of licensing. Changes in 

guidance intended for use by only the 

staff are not matters that constitute 

backfitting as that term is defined in 10 

CFR 50.109(a)(1) or involve the issue 

finality provisions of 10 CFR part 52. 

2. Backfitting and issue finality—with 

certain exceptions discussed below—do 

not apply to current or future 

applicants. 

Applicants and potential applicants 

are not, with certain exceptions, the 

subject of either the Backfit Rule or any 

issue finality provisions under 10 CFR 

part 52. This is because neither the 

Backfit Rule nor the issue finality 

provisions under 10 CFR part 52 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 a 10 

CFR part 50 operating license applicant 

references a construction permit or a 10 

CFR part 52 combined license applicant 

references a license (e.g., an early site 

permit) and/or NRC regulatory approval 

(e.g., a design certification rule) for 

which specified issue finality provisions 

apply. 

The NRC staff does not, at this time, 

intend to impose the positions 

represented in this draft SRP section in 

a manner that constitutes backfitting or 

is inconsistent with any issue finality 

provision of 10 CFR part 52. If, in the 

future, the staff seeks to impose a 

position in this draft SRP section in a 

manner that would constitute 

backfitting or be inconsistent with these 

issue finality provisions, the NRC staff 

must make the showing as set forth in 

the Backfit rule or address the 

regulatory criteria set forth in the 

applicable issue finality provision, as 

applicable, that would allow the staff to 

impose the position. 

3. The NRC staff has no intention to 

impose the SRP positions on existing 

nuclear power plant licensees either 

now or in the future (absent a voluntary 

request for a change from the licensee, 

holder of a regulatory approval or a 

design certification applicant). 

The NRC staff does not intend to 

impose or apply the positions described 

in the draft SRP to existing (already 

issued) licenses (e.g., operating licenses 

and combined licenses) and regulatory 

approvals. Hence, the issuance of this 

SRP guidance—even if considered 

guidance subject to the Backfit Rule or 

the issue finality provisions in 10 CFR 

part 52—would not need to be evaluated 

as if it were a backfit or as being 

inconsistent with these issue finality 

provisions. If, in the future, the NRC 

staff seeks to impose a position in the 

SRP on holders of already issued 

licenses in a manner that would 

constitute backfitting or does not 

provide issue finality as described in the 

applicable issue finality provision, then 

the staff must make a showing as set 

forth in the Backfit Rule or address the 

criteria set forth in the applicable issue 

finality provision, as applicable, that 

would allow the staff to impose the 

position. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day 

of September 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. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19684 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Meeting of the Advisory Committee on 

Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee on 

Plant License Renewal 

The ACRS Subcommittee on Plant 

License Renewal will hold a meeting on 

September 20, 2018 at U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, 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: 

Thursday, September 20, 2018, 1 p.m. 

Until 5 p.m. 

The Subcommittee will conduct a 

briefing on the River Bend Nuclear 

Generating Station Unit 1 License 

Renewal Application. The 

Subcommittee will hear presentations 


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by and hold discussions with NRC staff 

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), Kent Howard 

(Telephone 301–415–2989 or Email: 

Kent.Howard@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 

conference room. 

Dated: September 5, 2018. 

Mark L. Banks, 

Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory 

Committee on Reactor Safeguards. 

[FR Doc. 2018–19601 Filed 9–10–18; 8:45 am] 

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[Docket No. 50–312; NRC–2018–0180] 

Sacramento Municipal Utility District; 

Rancho Seco Nuclear Generating 

Station 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: License termination; issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is providing public 

notice of the termination of the 

Operating License (Possession Only) No. 

DPR–54. The NRC has terminated the 

license of the decommissioned Rancho 

Seco Nuclear Generating Station 

(Rancho Seco) in Herald, California and 

has approved the site for unrestricted 

release. 

DATES: Notice of termination of 

Operating License No. DPR–54 issued 

on August 31, 2018. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2018–0180 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–2018–0180. 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 that 

document is available in ADAMS) is 

provided the first time that a document 

is referenced. 

• 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, MD 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ted 

Carter, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 

and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001; telephone: 301–415–5543, email: 

Ted.Carter@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC 

has terminated License No. DPR–54, 

held by Sacramento Municipal Utility 

District (SMUD), for Rancho Seco in 

Herald, California, and has approved the 

site for unrestricted release. 

Accordingly, the existing indemnity 

agreement between SMUD and the NRC 

has been terminated. 

Rancho Seco initially went critical on 

September 16, 1974, and began 

commercial operation on April 18, 1975. 

On June 7, 1989, SMUD permanently 

terminated nuclear power operations at 

Rancho Seco. On December 8, 1989, 

SMUD completed defueling the reactor. 

On March 17, 1992, the NRC amended 

the Rancho Seco operating license to 

‘‘Possession Only’’ status (ADAMS 

Accession No. ML17283A071). On 

March 20, 1995, the NRC issued the 

Rancho Seco Decommissioning Order. 

The Order authorized SMUD to 

decommission the facility and accepted 

the Rancho Seco decommissioning 

funding plan. SMUD began actively 

decommissioning Rancho Seco in 

February 1997. In March 1997, SMUD 

revised the Rancho Seco 

Decommissioning Plan to conform to 

the content requirements of the Post 

Shutdown Decommissioning Activities 

Report. 

On June 30, 2000, the NRC issued 

Materials License SNM–2510 for the 

Rancho Seco Independent Spent Fuel 

Storage Installation (ISFSI). This sitespecific license authorizes SMUD to 

store Rancho Seco spent fuel at the 

Rancho Seco ISFSI. The licensee 

completed transferring all of the spent 

fuel to the ISFSI on August 21, 2002. All 

of the spent fuel is now stored at the 

ISFSI. The ISFSI is a separately licensed 

facility located outside the operating 

licensed site. On October 10, 2002, NRC 

approved a license amendment that 

eliminated the security plan 

requirements from the operating 

licensed facility (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML022840145). 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day 

of August 2018. 


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