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Vol. 79, No. 46 

Monday, March 10, 2014 

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 

Commodity Credit Corporation 

7 CFR Part 1436 

RIN 0560–AI19 

Farm Storage Facility Loan Program, 

Security Requirements 

AGENCY: Commodity Credit Corporation 

and Farm Service Agency, USDA. 

ACTION: Final rule. 

SUMMARY: The Commodity Credit 

Corporation (CCC) is amending the 

Farm Storage Facility Loan (FSFL) 

Program regulations to increase the loan 

amount, for which additional security or 

a severance agreement is required, from 

$50,000 to $100,000. We are making a 

related change for loans secured with 

collateral that does not have any resale 

value. The purpose of these 

amendments is to make the loan process 

easier for borrowers, especially 

producers who may not have additional 

security, but are unlikely to default on 

a relatively small loan. Raising the 

threshold for which additional security 

is required from $50,000 to $100,000 

should help more small producers 

qualify for a loan between $50,000 and 

$100,000, and will likely reduce their 

cost to qualify for such a loan. 

DATES: Effective Date: March 10, 2014. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Toni 

Williams; phone (202) 720–2270. 

Persons with disabilities who require 

alternative means of communication 

(Braille, large print, audio tape, etc.) 

should contact the USDA Target Center 

at (202) 720–2600 (voice and TDD). 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

The FSFL Program provides low 

interest loans for producers to build or 

upgrade farm storage and handling 

facilities. FSFLs can be used for items 

such as drying and cooling equipment, 

safety equipment, and new concrete 

foundations, as well as for storage 

buildings and grain bins. The FSFL 

Program is a CCC program administered 

by the Farm Service Agency (FSA). As 

specified in the CCC Charter Act (15 

U.S.C. 714b), the goal of the FSFL 

Program is to increase producer-owned 

storage capacity to alleviate national, 

regional, and local shortages in the 

storage of eligible commodities. Eligible 

commodities include grains, sugar, 

pulse crops, hay, honey, renewable 

biomass, fruits, nuts, and vegetables. 

Loans are available in amounts up to 

$500,000 for terms of 7, 10, or 12 years. 

Since 2000, more than 33,000 FSFLs 

have been disbursed totaling $1.8 

billion. On average, about 2,100 new 

FSFLs are made each year, with about 

16,000 loans currently outstanding. The 

default rate for the FSFL Program is 

extremely low, less than 0.1 percent. 

Having on-farm storage helps 

producers to sell their crop at a time 

when the market is favorable for them, 

rather than being forced to sell 

immediately after harvest or pay for 

commercial storage. Producers can use 

on-farm storage to store livestock feed 

grown on-farm, rather than buying feed. 

On-farm storage allows producers to 

better serve their customers that buy 

commodities throughout the year, such 

as bioenergy facilities. 

All FSFLs require security. The 

collateral securing an FSFL is typically 

the storage facility or equipment itself. 

The FSFL regulations in 7 CFR 1436.8, 

‘‘Security for Loan,’’ currently require 

certain levels of security depending on 

if the loan amount is less than or equal 

to $50,000 or greater than $50,000. 

Loans greater than $50,000 or where the 

borrower has multiple outstanding 

FSFLs that total over $50,000 require 

additional security. The additional 

security can include an irrevocable 

letter of credit or a lien on real estate 

where the facility is located, as well as 

a severance agreement for any existing 

liens on the real estate parcel on which 

the storage facility is located. Livestock, 

machinery, vehicles, and other 

equipment cannot be used as security 

for FSFL. This rule raises the threshold, 

from $50,000 or less to $100,000 for 

which additional security is required, 

which should make the loan process 

easier and less expensive for borrowers 

of loans under $100,000. Loan 

applicants, not FSA, pay loan closing 

costs, so reducing the security 

requirements for certain loan amounts 

will eliminate the cost to applicants for 

obtaining letters of credit, severance 

agreements, appraisals, and similar 

documents. This will benefit producers 

who take out new FSFLs up to 

$100,000, including some producers 

who may not have real estate to offer as 

security. 

Security for Loan 

This rule amends 7 CFR 1436.8, 

‘‘Security for Loan,’’ in three ways. 

First, additional security will only be 

required for loans in excess of $100,000, 

when the total aggregate outstanding 

FSFLs by the borrower will exceed 

$100,000. The Deputy Administrator for 

Farm Programs or a State Committee 

may at any time lower the dollar 

threshold for which additional security 

is required for all FSFLs in the 

respective State, if such security is 

needed to properly secure such loans. 

The dollar threshold for which 

additional security is required cannot be 

less than $50,000, and the same 

threshold must apply to all FSFLs in a 

State. Currently, all loans in excess of 

$50,000 require additional security, 

specifically a lien on the real estate 

parcel on which the storage facility is 

located. The value of the real estate 

security for the loan must be at least 

equal to the loan amount. For some 

producers, this can be a barrier to 

qualifying for a loan greater than 

$50,000, because they do not own real 

estate of high enough value. Also, 

obtaining the lien can cost the producer 

about $1,000 in legal and appraisal fees. 

Raising the threshold for which 

additional security is required to 

$100,000 should help more small 

producers qualify for a loan between 

$50,000 and $100,000, and reduce their 

cost to qualify for such a loan. 

Second, this rule specifies that a 

severance agreement from the holder of 

any prior lien on the real estate parcel 

on which the storage facility is located 

will not be required unless the loan is 

in excess of $100,000, or the total 

aggregate outstanding FSFLs balance 

will exceed $100,000. Currently, loans 

in excess of $50,000 require a severance 

agreement. For loans of $50,000 or less, 

in lieu of a severance agreement, the 

producer can provide security for the 

loan in other ways, specifically by 


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increasing the down payment from 15 

percent to 20 percent or by providing 

another form of security, such as an 

irrevocable letter of credit. These 

security alternatives can be less time 

consuming and less costly for the 

producer to obtain than a severance 

agreement. Raising the threshold for 

which a severance agreement is required 

should reduce costs to allow producers 

to qualify for a loan between $50,000 

and $100,000. 

Third, this rule specifies that 

additional security will not be required 

for loans secured by collateral without 

any resale value unless the loan exceeds 

$100,000, or the total aggregate 

outstanding FSFLs balance will exceed 

$100,000. The current threshold is 

$50,000. Collateral without any resale 

value is collateral that has insufficient 

value and cannot easily be removed and 

sold, such as, but not limited to, 

permanent equipment upgrades, 

electrical wiring, or a new concrete 

foundation. Again, small producers who 

are otherwise creditworthy may not 

have the means to provide additional 

security, particularly since items 

commonly owned by producers that do 

have resale value, such as livestock and 

machinery, cannot be used as additional 

security for FSFL. Raising the threshold 

to $100,000 should help more small 

producers qualify for a loan between 

$50,000 and $100,000, and should 

reduce their cost to qualify for such a 

loan. 

This rule also makes minor editorial 

changes to improve the clarity and 

consistency of the security requirements 

as specified in the regulations. For 

example, the language with respect to 

requirements for loans secured without 

collateral is clarified to state that only 

loans of $100,000 or more will require 

extra security. The previous language 

was ambiguous and implied that all 

loans secured without collateral would 

require additional security, which is not 

FSA policy and therefore required 

clarification. References to ‘‘exceeding’’ 

a certain amount, ‘‘less than’’ a certain 

amount, or an amount ‘‘or less,’’ were 

edited to ‘‘equal to or less than’’ or 

‘‘greater than’’ to be consistent within 7 

CFR part 1436. A reference to bonds was 

removed; bonds have not been used by 

producers as security in many years and 

cannot be accepted by FSA’s current 

financial system. 

Intended Effect 

The intent of the amendments is to 

make the loan process for relatively 

small FSFLs simpler and less expensive 

for producers. This rule will benefit 

most producers who apply for a loan 

between $50,000 and $100,000, 

including those who do have additional 

security, because the changes in this 

rule will reduce the time and expense 

required to apply for a loan. 

Specifically, if no severance agreement, 

lien on real estate, appraisal, or letter of 

credit is required, borrowers may be 

able to reduce their closing costs for the 

loan by about $1,000 per loan, 

depending upon the facts of each 

situation. About a quarter of all FSFLs 

each year are for amounts between 

$50,000 and $100,000. The changes in 

this rule should help both borrowers 

who are building new on-farm storage 

and borrowers who are expanding their 

farm business with additional 

equipment or storage facilities. 

The regulatory changes will allow the 

FSFL Program to continue to provide 

economic stability and reduce shortterm income volatility for producers, by 

allowing the producer to finance onfarm storage, providing them more 

control over when to sell their crop. 

Because the FSFL Program default rate 

has been consistently low, and 

borrowers must pass a rigorous financial 

analysis to qualify for a loan, it is 

appropriate to reduce the security 

requirements for smaller loans. The 

additional security requirements will 

remain the same for loans above 

$100,000, which account for less than 

20 percent of loans in the FSFL 

Program, and are unlikely to be loans 

made to small producers. Overall, the 

intent of this rule is to provide an 

increased opportunity for access to 

credit for small producers, without 

increasing the risk of loan defaults. 

Flexibility in Implementation 

This rule provides flexibility for CCC 

to require additional security for loan 

amounts less than $100,000 in the 

future, if needed to protect CCC’s 

interests. As specified in this rule and 

in the current regulations, the approving 

State Committee, on a state-wide basis, 

may require security on smaller loans, if 

it is determined that security is needed 

to protect CCC’s interests, but not on 

loans less than $50,000. Also, FSA’s 

Deputy Administrator for Farm 

Programs or a State Committee, for all 

FSFLs in a State, may at any time, lower 

the dollar threshold for which 

additional security is required for all 

loans in a State, but not for loans less 

than $50,000. This means that, for 

example, if the default rate rises or if 

credit market conditions change, FSA 

would have the ability to lower the 

security threshold for loans at the State 

or the national level. 

This rule does not require every State 

to use the new higher thresholds for 

security. We anticipate that some State 

committees will retain the more 

conservative threshold of $50,000, 

particularly for loans that are secured 

with collateral that has been determined 

to not have any resale value. 

Notice and Comment 

In general, the Administrative 

Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553) requires 

that a notice of proposed rulemaking be 

published in the Federal Register and 

interested persons be given an 

opportunity to participate in the 

rulemaking through submission of 

written data, views, or arguments with 

or without opportunity for oral 

presentation. Regulations for this 

program are exempt from the notice and 

comment requirements in 5 U.S.C. 553, 

as specified in section 1601(c) of the 

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 

2008 (Pub. L. 110–246, the 2008 Farm 

Bill), which allows that the regulations 

be promulgated and administered 

without regard to the notice and 

comment requirements in 5 U.S.C. 553. 

Effective Date 

The Administrative Procedure Act (5 

U.S.C. 553) provides generally that 

before rules are issued by Government 

agencies, the rule must be published in 

the Federal Register, and the required 

publication of a substantive rule is to be 

not less than 30 days before its effective 

date. However, one of the exceptions is 

that section 553 does not apply to 

rulemaking that involves a matter 

relating to loans. Therefore, to provide 

greater access to capital for small 

farmers as soon as possible before the 

2014 planting season, this final rule is 

effective when published in the Federal 

Register. 

Executive Order 12866 and 13563 

Executive Order 12866, ‘‘Regulatory 

Planning and Review,’’ and Executive 

Order 13563, ‘‘Improving Regulation 

and Regulatory Review,’’ direct agencies 

to assess all costs and benefits of 

available regulatory alternatives and, if 

regulation is necessary, to select 

regulatory approaches that maximize 

net benefits (including potential 

economic, environmental, public health 

and safety effects, distributive impacts, 

and equity). Executive Order 13563 

emphasizes the importance of 

quantifying both costs and benefits, of 

reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, 

and of promoting flexibility. 

The Office of Management and Budget 

(OMB) designated this final rule as not 

significant under Executive Order 12866 

and, therefore, OMB was not required to 

review this final rule. 


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Regulatory Flexibility Act 

The Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 

U.S.C. 601–612), as amended by the 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA), 

generally requires an agency to prepare 

a regulatory flexibility analysis of any 

rule subject to the notice and comment 

rulemaking requirements under the 

Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 

553) or any other statute, unless the 

agency certifies that the rule will not 

have a significant economic impact on 

a substantial number of small entities. 

This rule is not subject to the Regulatory 

Flexibility Act because CCC is not 

required by any law to publish a 

proposed rule for public comments on 

this rule. 

Environmental Review 

The environmental impacts of this 

rule have been considered in a manner 

consistent with the provisions of the 

National Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4321–4347), the 

regulations of the Council on 

Environmental Quality (40 CFR parts 

1500–1508), and the FSA regulations for 

compliance with NEPA (7 CFR 799 and 

7 CFR part 1940, subpart G). The 

proposed changes to the FSFL program 

were analyzed and evaluated in a 

Programmatic Environmental 

Assessment and subsequent Finding of 

No Significant Impact (74 FR 71674) 

after the 2008 Farm Bill. The scope of 

that environmental review included 

provisions that have already been 

implemented as well as those provisions 

proposed in this rule. FSA has 

determined that these provisions will 

not have a significant impact on the 

quality of the human environment 

either individually or cumulatively. 

Therefore, no Environmental 

Assessment or Environmental Impact 

Statement will be prepared. 

Executive Order 12372 

Executive Order 12372, 

‘‘Intergovernmental Review of Federal 

Programs,’’ requires consultation with 

State and local officials. The objectives 

of the Executive Order are to foster an 

intergovernmental partnership and a 

strengthened Federalism, by relying on 

State and local processes for State and 

local government coordination and 

review of proposed Federal Financial 

assistance and direct Federal 

development. For reasons specified in 

the Notice to 7 CFR part 3015, subpart 

V (48 FR 29115, June 24, 1983), the 

programs and activities within this rule 

are excluded from the scope of 

Executive Order 12372 which requires 

intergovernmental consultation with 

State and local officials. 

Executive Order 12988 

This rule has been reviewed under 

Executive Order 12988, ‘‘Civil Justice 

Reform.’’ This rule will not preempt 

State or local laws, regulations, or 

policies unless they present an 

irreconcilable conflict with this rule. 

This rule will not have retroactive 

effect. Before any judicial action may be 

brought regarding the provisions of this 

rule, the administrative appeal 

provisions of 7 CFR parts 11 and 780 

must be exhausted. 

Executive Order 13132 

This rule has been reviewed under 

Executive Order 13132, ‘‘Federalism.’’ 

The policies contained in this rule do 

not have any substantial direct effect on 

States, on the relationship between the 

national government and the States, or 

on the distribution of power and 

responsibilities among the various 

levels of government, except as required 

by law. Nor does this rule impose 

substantial direct compliance costs on 

State and local governments. Therefore, 

consultation with the States is not 

required. 

Executive Order 13175 

This rule has been reviewed for 

compliance with Executive Order 

13175, ‘‘Consultation and Coordination 

With Indian Tribal Governments.’’ 

Executive Order 13175 imposes 

requirements on the development of 

regulatory policies that have Tribal 

implications or preempt Tribal laws. 

The policies contained in this rule do 

not, to our knowledge, impose 

substantial unreimbursed direct 

compliance costs on Indian Tribal 

governments, have Tribal implications, 

or preempt Tribal law. USDA continues 

to consult with Tribal officials to have 

a meaningful consultation and 

collaboration on the development and 

strengthening of USDA regulations. 

USDA will respond in a timely and 

meaningful manner to all Tribal 

government requests for consultation 

concerning this rule and will provide 

additional venues, such as Webinars 

and teleconferences, to periodically host 

collaborative conversations with Tribal 

leaders and their representatives 

concerning ways to improve this rule in 

Indian country. 

Unfunded Mandates 

Title II of the Unfunded Mandates 

Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA, Pub. L. 

104–4) requires Federal agencies to 

assess the effects of their regulatory 

actions on State, local, and Tribal 

governments or the private sector. 

Agencies generally must prepare a 

written statement, including a cost 

benefit analysis, for proposed and final 

rules with Federal mandates that may 

result in expenditures of $100 million or 

more in any 1 year for State, local, or 

Tribal governments, in the aggregate, or 

to the private sector. UMRA generally 

requires agencies to consider 

alternatives and adopt the more cost 

effective or least burdensome alternative 

that achieves the objectives of the rule. 

This rule contains no Federal mandates, 

as defined in Title II of UMRA, for State, 

local, and tribal governments or the 

private sector. Therefore, this rule is not 

subject to the requirements of sections 

202 and 205 of the UMRA. 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996 (SBREFA) 

This rule is not a major rule under the 

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement 

Fairness Act of 1996, (Pub. L. 104–121, 

SBREFA). Therefore, CCC is not 

required to delay the effective date for 

60 days from the date of publication to 

allow for Congressional review. 

Accordingly, this rule is effective on the 

date of publication in the Federal 

Register. 

Federal Assistance Programs 

The title and number of the Federal 

Domestic Assistance Program in the 

Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

to which this rule applies is the Farm 

Storage Facility Loans—10.056. 

Paperwork Reduction Act 

The regulations in this rule are 

exempt from requirements of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C. 

Chapter 35), as specified in section 

1601(c)(2) of the 2008 Farm Bill, which 

provides that the programs in Title I of 

the 2008 Farm Bill be administered 

without regard to the Paperwork 

Reduction Act. 

E-Government Act Compliance 

FSA and CCC are committed to 

complying with the E-Government Act, 

to promote the use of the Internet and 

other information technologies to 

provide increased opportunities for 

citizen access to Government 

information and services, and for other 

purposes. 

List of Subjects in 7 CFR Part 1436 

Administrative practice and 

procedure, Loan programs–agriculture, 

Penalties, Price support programs, 

Reporting and recordkeeping 

requirements. 

For the reasons discussed above, CCC 

amends 7 CFR part 1436 as follows: 


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PART 1436—FARM STORAGE 

FACILITY LOAN PROGRAM 

REGULATIONS 

■ 1. The authority citation for part 1436 

continues to read as follows: 

Authority: 7 U.S.C. 7971 and 8789; and 15 

U.S.C. 714–714p. 

■ 2. Amend § 1436.8 as follows: 

■ a. Revise paragraphs (b) introductory 

text, (c) introductory text, (c)(2), and (i), 

■ b. In paragraph (b)(1), remove the 

word ‘‘Agrees’’ and add the word 

‘‘Agree’’ in its place, 

■ c. In paragraph (b)(2), remove the 

words ‘‘credit, bond, or other form of 

security, as’’ and add the words ‘‘credit 

or other form of security’’ in its place, 

■ d. In paragraph (c)(1), at the end, 

remove the period and add the 

punctuation and word ‘‘; and’’ in its 

place. 

The revisions read as follows: 

§ 1436.8 Security for loan. 

* * * * * 

(b) For loan amounts equal to or less 

than $100,000, or when the aggregate 

outstanding FSFLs balance will be equal 

to or less than $100,000, CCC will not 

require a severance agreement from the 

holder of any prior lien on the real 

estate parcel on which the storage 

facility is located. However, the Deputy 

Administrator, Farm Programs, or a 

State Committee may, at their 

discretion, require a severance 

agreement for loan amounts greater than 

$50,000 or less than $100,000 for all 

FSFLs in the State, if deemed necessary 

to protect the interests of CCC. If no 

severance agreement is provided, then 

the borrower must: 

* * * * * 

(c) For loan amounts equal to or less 

than $100,000, or when the aggregate 

outstanding FSFLs balance will be equal 

to or less than $100,000, CCC will not 

require a lien on the real estate parcel 

on which the farm storage facility is 

located. However, the Deputy 

Administrator, Farm Programs or a State 

Committee may, at their discretion, 

require a lien in the form of a real estate 

mortgage, deed of trust, or other security 

instrument approved by USDA’s Office 

of the General Counsel for loans greater 

than $50,000 or less than $100,000 for 

all FSFLs in the State, if deemed 

necessary to protect the interests of 

CCC. Liens are required for all loans 

greater than $100,000. All liens must 

meet the following conditions: 

* * * * * 

(2) The real estate security for the loan 

must be at least equal to the loan 

amount; and 

* * * * * 

(i) For loan amounts equal to or less 

than $100,000, or when the aggregate 

outstanding FSFLs balance will be equal 

to or less than $100,000, and secured by 

collateral without any resale value, as 

determined by CCC, additional security 

will not be required. However, the 

Deputy Administrator, Farm Programs 

or a State Committee may, at their 

discretion, for all FSFLs in the State, 

require additional security for loan 

amounts greater than $50,000 or less 

than $100,000 that are secured by 

collateral without any resale value if 

deemed necessary to protect the 

interests of the CCC. 

* * * * * 

Signed on March 4, 2014. 

Juan M. Garcia, 

Administrator, Farm Service Agency, and 

Executive Vice President, Commodity Credit 

Corporation. 

[FR Doc. 2014–05101 Filed 3–7–14; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3410–05–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

10 CFR Part 72 

RIN 3150–AJ28 

[NRC–2013–0236] 

List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage 

Casks: Transnuclear, Inc. Standardized 

NUHOMS® Cask System 

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 Transnuclear, Inc. 

Standardized NUHOMS® Cask System 

listing within the ‘‘List of Approved 

Spent Fuel Storage Casks’’ to include 

Amendment No. 13 to Certificate of 

Compliance (CoC) No. 1004. 

Amendment No. 13 revises authorized 

contents to: add two new dry shielded 

canisters (DSCs), the -37PTH and the 

-69BTH; add new approved contents, 

including blended low enriched 

uranium (BLEU) fuel, and control 

components to already approved DSCs; 

and extend the use of the high-seismic 

horizontal storage module (HSM–HS) 

for storage of already approved DSCs. In 

addition, the amendment makes several 

other changes as described in Section 

III, ‘‘Discussion of Changes’’ in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

DATES: The final rule is effective May 

24, 2014, unless significant adverse 

comments are received by April 9, 2014. 

If the 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 staff is 

able to ensure consideration only for 

comments received on or before this 

date. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2013–0236 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

information for this final rule. You may 

access publicly available information 

related to this direct final rule by any of 

the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2013–0236. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Carol 

Gallagher, telephone: 301–287–3422, 

email: Carol.Gallagher@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 access publicly 

available documents online in the NRC 

Library at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/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 

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email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 

ADAMS accession number for each 

document referenced in this document 

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ADAMS) is provided the first time that 

a document is referenced. The proposed 

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report (SER) are available in ADAMS 

under Package Accession No. 

ML13270A494. The ADAMS Accession 

No. for the Transnuclear, Inc. 

Standardized NUHOMS® Cask System 

Amendment No. 13 application dated 

February 9, 2011, is ML110460525. 

• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 

purchase copies of public documents at 

the NRC’s PDR, Room O–1F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

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and State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001, telephone: 301–415– 

6445, email: Gregory.Trussell@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 


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