[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 21 (Wednesday, January 31, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 6138-6139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-01834]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-244, 50-454, 50-455, 50-456, 50-457, 72-067, 72-068, 
and 72-073; NRC-2024-0027]


Issuance of Multiple Exemptions Regarding Security Notifications, 
Reports, and Recording Keeping

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Exemptions; issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a 
single notice to announce the issuance of three exemptions in response 
to requests from one licensee in response to a change to NRC's 
regulations published in the Federal Register on March 14, 2023.

DATES: During the period from December 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023, 
the NRC granted three exemptions in response to requests submitted by 
one licensee from October 13, 2023, to December 7, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2024-0027 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:
    <bullet> Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2024-0027. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#9dcee9fcfee4b3cefef5e8f0fcf3f3ddf3effeb3faf2eb"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="4c1f382d2f35621f2f2439212d22220c223e2f622b233a">[email protected]</span></a>. For technical 
questions, contact the individual listed in the ``For Further 
Information Contact'' section of this document.
    <bullet> NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://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, at 301-415-4737, 
or by email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#58081c0a760a3d2b372d2a3b3d18362a3b763f372e"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="7b2b3f2955291e08140e09181e3b150918551c140d">[email protected]</span></a>. For the convenience of the reader, 
instructions about obtaining materials referenced in this document are 
provided in the ``Availability of Documents'' section.
    <bullet> NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an 
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#84d4c0d6aad6e1f7ebf1f6e7e1c4eaf6e7aae3ebf2"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="c5958197eb97a0b6aab0b7a6a085abb7a6eba2aab3">[email protected]</span></a> or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ed Miller, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-2481, email: <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#4e0b2a60032722222b3c0e202d60292138"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="e9ac8dc7a48085858c9ba9878ac78e869f">[email protected]</span></a>.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    During the period from December 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023, the 
NRC granted three exemptions in response to requests submitted by the 
licensee, Constellation Energy Generation, LLC (Constellation), from 
October 13, 2023, to December 7, 2023. Constellation's requested 
exemptions pertaining to its Byron Station, Units 1 and 2; R.E. Ginna 
Nuclear Power Plant; and Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2. These 
exemptions temporarily allow the licensee to deviate from certain 
requirements of part 73 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations 
(10 CFR), ``Physical Protection of Plants and Materials,'' subpart T, 
``Security Notifications, Reports, and Recordkeeping.'' In support of 
its exemption requests, Constellation agreed to effect site-specific 
administrative controls that maintain the approach to complying with 10 
CFR part 73 in effect prior to the NRC's issuance of a final rule, 
``Enhanced Weapons, Firearms Background Checks, and Security Event 
Notifications,'' which was published in the Federal Register on March 
14, 2023, and became effective on April 13, 2023 (88 FR 15864).

II. Availability of Documents

    The tables in this notice provide transparency regarding the number 
and type of exemptions the NRC has issued and provide the facility 
name, docket number, document description, document date, and ADAMS 
accession number for each exemption issued. Additional details on each 
exemption issued, including the exemption request submitted by the 
respective licensee and the NRC's decision, are provided in each 
exemption approval listed in the following tables. For additional 
directions on accessing information in ADAMS, see the ADDRESSES section 
of this document.

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  Byron Station, Units 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-454, 50-455, and 72-068
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     Document description         ADAMS accession No.     Document date
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Byron Station, Units 1 and 2,   ML23286A036             October 13,
 Request for Exemption from                              2023.
 Enhanced Weapons, Firearms
 Background Checks, and
 Security Event Notifications
 Implementation.
Byron Station, Units 1 and 2--  ML23317A102             November 10,
 Supplemental Information                                2023.
 Letter for Part 73 Exemption
 Request--Responses to Request
 for Confirmatory Information.
[External_Sender] Supplement--  ML23317A201             November 22,
 Byron Security Rule Exemption                           2023.
 Request--ISFSI Docket No.
 Reference (EPID L-2023-LLE-
 0027).
Byron Station, Units 1 and 2--  ML23320A176             December 13,
 Exemption from Select                                   2023.
 Requirements of 10 CFR part
 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0027
 [Security Notifications,
 Reports, and Recordkeeping
 and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting]).
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      R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant; Docket Nos. 50-244 and 72-067
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     Document description         ADAMS accession No.     Document date
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R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power        ML23289A104             October 16,
 Plant--Request for Exemption                            2023.
 from Enhanced Weapons,
 Firearms Background Checks,
 and Security Event
 Notifications Implementation.
R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power        ML23321A139             November 17,
 Plant--Supplemental                                     2023.
 Information Letter for part
 73 Exemption Request--
 Responses to Request for
 Confirmatory Information and
 Request for Additional
 Information.
R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power        ML23341A125             December 7,
 Plant--Supplemental Response                            2023.
 to part 73 Exemption Request--
 Withdrawal of Request for
 Exemption from 10 CFR 73,
 subpart B, Preemption
 Authority Requirements.
R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power        ML23348A099             December 15,
 Plant--Exemption from Select                            2023.
 Requirements of 10 CFR part
 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0029
 [Security Notifications,
 Reports, and Recordkeeping
 and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting]).
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Braidwood Station, Units 1 and 2; Docket Nos. 50-456, 50-457, and 72-073
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     Document description         ADAMS accession No.     Document date
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Braidwood Station, Units 1 and  ML23289A119             October 16,
 2--Request for Exemption from                           2023.
 Enhanced Weapons, Firearms
 Background Checks, and
 Security Event Notifications
 Implementation.
Braidwood Station, Units 1 and  ML23317A101             November 10,
 2--Supplemental Information                             2023.
 Letter for part 73 Exemption
 Request--Responses to Request
 for Confirmatory Information.
Supplement--Braidwood Security  ML23331A892             November 22,
 Rule Exemption Request--ISFSI                           2023.
 Docket No. Reference (EPID L-
 2023-LLE-0030).
Braidwood Station, Units 1 and  ML23348A216             December 15,
 2--Exemption from Select                                2023.
 Requirements of 10 CFR part
 73 (EPID L-2023-LLE-0030
 [Security Notifications,
 Reports, and Recordkeeping
 and Suspicious Activity
 Reporting]).
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    Dated: January 25, 2024.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jeffrey A. Whited,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch 3, Division of Operating Reactor 
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2024-01834 Filed 1-30-24; 8:45 am]
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