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[FR Doc. 2025–02229 Filed 2–4–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4410–FX–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. 50–309, 72–30, and 72–1015; 

NRC–2024–0184] 

Maine Yankee Atomic Power 

Company; Independent Spent Fuel 

Storage Installation; Exemption; Safety 

Evaluation and Environmental 

Assessment With Finding of No 

Significant Impact 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice; issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is issuing three 

exemptions requested by Maine Yankee 

Atomic Power Company (Maine 

Yankee). The requested exemptions are 

from NRC regulations that require 

compliance with the terms, conditions, 

and specifications of Certificate of 

Compliance (CoC) No. 1015 for the 

NAC–UMS® Universal Storage System 

at Maine Yankee’s Independent Spent 

Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). Maine 

Yankee currently stores sixty NAC– 

UMS® Systems under Amendment No. 

6 to CoC No. 1015. In order to adopt 

Amendment No. 9 to CoC No. 1015, 

Maine Yankee is requesting the 

continuation of three previously 

approved exemptions. 

DATES: The environmental assessment 

(EA) and finding of no significant 

impact (FONSI) referenced in this 

document are available on February 5, 

2025. The exemptions take effect on 

February 5, 2025. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2024–0184 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 

https://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2024–0184. Address 

questions about Docket IDs in 

Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 

telephone: 301–415–0624; email: 

Stacy.Schumann@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 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 

PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. For the 

convenience of the reader, instructions 

about obtaining materials referenced in 

this document are provided in the 

‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section. 

• 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 PDR.Resource@nrc.gov 

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: 

Kristina Banovac, Office of Nuclear 

Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 

301–415–7116; email: 

Kristina.Banovac@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background 

Maine Yankee is a general licensee 

under part 72 of title 10 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (CFR), ‘‘Licensing 

Requirements for the Independent 

Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, HighLevel Radioactive Waste, and ReactorRelated Greater Than Class C Waste.’’ 

Maine Yankee stores spent nuclear fuel 

in accordance with the requirements of 

CoC No. 1015 for the NAC–UMS®

System. Section 72.210, ‘‘General 

license issued,’’ establishes a general 

license to store spent nuclear fuel in an 

ISFSI at reactor sites licensed under 10 

CFR part 50, ‘‘Domestic Licensing of 

Production and Utilization Facilities’’; 

Maine Yankee holds Facility Operating 

License No. DPR–36 under 10 CFR part 

50. Section 72.212, ‘‘Conditions of 

general license issued under § 72.210,’’ 

provides the conditions for use of a 

general license. Paragraph 72.212(a)(2) 

limits the storage of spent fuel to the 

approved casks listed in 10 CFR 72.214. 

Casks are approved for storage under the 

conditions specified in the respective 

CoCs. The NRC approved the use of the 

NAC–UMS® System by issuing CoC No. 

1015, effective November 20, 2000. The 

NRC subsequently issued Amendment 

No. 9 to CoC No. 1015, effective August 

29, 2022. Maine Yankee plans to adopt 

Amendment No. 9 to CoC No. 1015 as 

part of its work to adopt the renewed 

CoC No. 1015. NRC regulations require 

users to comply with the terms and 

conditions of the CoC including, but not 

limited to, the associated technical 

specifications. The requested 

exemptions would allow Maine Yankee 

to deviate from certain requirements of 

the NAC–UMS® System CoC No. 1015, 

Amendment No. 9, as discussed in this 

document. 

II. Request/Action 

Maine Yankee is requesting the 

continuation of three exemptions from 

the terms and conditions of Amendment 

No. 9 to CoC No. 1015 that were 

previously approved for Amendment 

No. 6 to CoC No. 1015. Maine Yankee 

plans to adopt Amendment No. 9 to CoC 

No. 1015 as part of its work to adopt the 

renewed CoC No. 1015. Maine Yankee 

submitted its request by letter dated 

March 28, 2024, supplemented by email 

dated October 30, 2024. Maine Yankee 

requested specific exemptions from the 

requirements in 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), 

72.212(b)(3), 72.212(b)(5)(i), 

72.212(b)(11), and 72.214, with regard to 

certain terms and conditions of 

Appendices A and B to the technical 

specifications of Amendment No. 9 to 

CoC No. 1015 detailed as follows. 

The three requested exemptions 

mirror previously approved exemptions 

to Amendment No. 6 to CoC No. 1015; 

specifically: 

1. Appendix A, Section A.3.1.4, 

‘‘Canister Maximum Time in Transfer 

Cask.’’ This exemption is from the 

requirement to comply with the 25-day 

requirement in Limiting Condition for 

Operation 3.1.4 for canister, NAC– 

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2. Appendix A, Section A.5.1, 

‘‘Training Program.’’ This exemption is 

from the requirement to develop a 

systematic approach to training that 

includes comprehensive instructions for 

the operation and maintenance of the 

ISFSI, except for the NAC–UMS®

System. 

3. Appendix B, Section B.3.4.2.6. This 

exemption is from the requirement to 

maintain a coefficient of friction on the 

ISFSI pad surface of at least 0.5. 

Originally, Maine Yankee requested 

the NRC also approve a fourth 

exemption regarding annual effluent 

reporting that was approved earlier 

under Amendment No. 6 of CoC No. 

1015. However, Maine Yankee clarified 

in its October 30, 2024, email 

supplement that the exemption 

regarding the annual effluent report is 

no longer needed. Amendment No. 2 to 

CoC No. 1015 contained an explicit 

requirement in Appendix A, Section 

A.5.5.c. to submit an annual effluent 

report. This explicit requirement was 

removed from the CoC in Amendment 

No. 3 and is also not included in 

Amendment No. 9. Therefore, this 

exemption is not necessary for use of 

Amendment No. 9 to CoC No. 1015. 

Maine Yankee provided the following 

basis for the requested continuation of 

the three exemptions. It stated that 

continuation of the exemptions would 

not result in any impact to the safe 

storage of the spent fuel at the ISFSI and 

will not increase the probability or 

consequences of an accident. No new 

accident precursors are created. No 

changes are being made in the types or 

quantities of any radiological effluent 

that may be released off site. There is no 

increase in occupational or public 

radiation exposure. Therefore, there is 

no radiological environmental impact 

associated with the continuation of the 

exemptions. Additionally, the 

continuation of the exemptions would 

not involve any construction or other 

ground disturbing activities, would not 

change the footprint of the existing 

ISFSI, and would have no other 

significant non-radiological impacts. 

The ISFSI is located on previously 

disturbed land, thus, the proposed 

continuation of the exemptions does not 

have the potential to create any 

significant impact on aquatic or 

terrestrial habitat in the vicinity of the 

ISFSI, or to threatened, endangered, or 

protected species. In addition, the 

proposed continuation of the 

exemptions does not have the potential 

to cause effects on historic or cultural 

properties, assuming such properties are 

present at the site of the Maine Yankee 

ISFSI. The NRC previously evaluated 

the impacts associated with 

Amendment No. 9 to CoC No. 1015 

prior to issuance of the amendment. 

Thus, its adoption by Maine Yankee 

will not represent any additional 

radiological considerations. 

III. Discussion 

A. Safety Evaluation 

Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7, ‘‘Specific 

exemptions,’’ the Commission may, 

upon application by any interested 

person or upon its own initiative, grant 

such exemptions from the requirements 

of the regulations of 10 CFR part 72 as 

it determines are authorized by law and 

will not endanger life or property or the 

common defense and security and are 

otherwise in the public interest. 

Authorized by Law 

The requested exemptions would 

allow the licensee to depart from certain 

requirements of CoC No. 1015, 

Amendment No. 9. Section 72.7 allows 

the NRC to grant exemptions from the 

requirements of 10 CFR part 72. 

Issuance of these exemptions are 

consistent with the Atomic Energy Act 

of 1954, as amended, and is not 

inconsistent with NRC regulations or 

other applicable laws. Therefore, the 

NRC has concluded that the exemptions 

are authorized by law. 

Will Not Endanger Life or Property or 

the Common Defense and Security 

The requested exemptions are the 

same exemptions as have been 

previously reviewed and approved by 

the NRC as discussed in this document. 

The NRC verified that there is no change 

in conditions under which the 

exemptions were previously approved. 

Therefore, the NRC has concluded that 

the exemptions will not endanger life or 

property, or the common defense and 

security. 

Otherwise in the Public Interest 

The requested exemptions are the 

same exemptions as have been 

previously reviewed and approved by 

the NRC on multiple prior occasions as 

the licensee has sought, over time, to 

use new amendments to CoC No. 1015. 

Continuing to apply the exemptions 

would provide for consistent and 

efficient regulation of the NAC–UMS®

System casks at the Maine Yankee 

ISFSI. Further, the alternative of 

denying the exemption requests would 

impose an administrative burden on 

Maine Yankee and the NRC that would 

not provide a significant safety benefit. 

Therefore, the NRC has concluded that 

the exemptions are in the public 

interest. 

Review of the Requested Exemption 

The NRC reviewed the requested 

exemptions to verify that there were no 

differences from the previously 

approved exemptions. There are no 

changes in Amendment No. 9 to CoC 

No. 1015 that affect the terms and 

conditions from which Maine Yankee is 

requesting the exemptions. These terms 

and conditions are identical to the 

equivalent sections in Amendment No. 

6. Each of the exemptions are discussed 

in this document. 

1. Appendix A, Section A.3.1.4, 

‘‘Canister Maximum Time in Transfer 

Cask.’’ This exemption is from the 

requirement to comply with the 25-day 

requirement in Limiting Condition for 

Operation 3.1.4 for canister, NAC– 

UMS–TSC–790–016. The exemption 

was previously approved on multiple 

occasions. The exemption was 

originally approved by letter dated July 

14, 2010, with the environmental 

assessment noticed in the Federal 

Register on June 15, 2010. This 

exemption was approved again when 

the licensee sought to use a different 

amendment of CoC No. 1015, by letter 

dated July 5, 2019; the environmental 

assessment was noticed, and the 

exemption became effective upon 

publication, in the Federal Register on 

July 10, 2019. 

Maine Yankee originally requested 

this exemption when it sought to use a 

different amendment of the CoC, 

Amendment No. 5, and it evaluated its 

stored canisters to determine whether 

they could conform to this amendment. 

Maine Yankee determined that one 

canister (originally loaded and operated 

under Amendment No. 2) did not 

comply with Limiting Condition for 

Operation 3.1.4 of Amendment No. 5. 

The NRC previously determined, as 

discussed in the July 14, 2010, 

exemption, that the affected storage 

canister was in full compliance with 

Amendment No. 2, its stored spent fuel 

was maintained in a safe condition 

during the time the canister was in the 

transfer cask, and the transfer of the 

loaded canister was completed in a safe 

manner to ensure the transfer cask was 

not used as a long-term storage device. 

The NRC’s environmental assessment of 

this exemption is discussed in the 

Environmental Assessment section in 

this document. 

2. Appendix A, Section A.5.1, 

‘‘Training Program.’’ This exemption is 

from the requirement to develop a 

systematic approach to training that 

includes comprehensive instructions for 

the operation and maintenance of the 

ISFSI, except for the NAC–UMS®

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approved on multiple occasions. The 

exemption was originally approved by 

letter dated January 4, 2005, with the 

environmental assessment noticed in 

the Federal Register on January 4, 2005. 

The exemption was approved again 

when the licensee sought to use a 

different amendment of CoC No. 1015, 

by letter dated July 14, 2010, with the 

environmental assessment noticed in 

the Federal Register on June 15, 2010. 

This exemption was approved a third 

time when, again, the licensee sought to 

use a different amendment of CoC No. 

1015, by letter dated July 5, 2019; the 

exemption became effective upon 

publication in the Federal Register on 

July 10, 2019. 

This exemption would relieve Maine 

Yankee from the requirements to 

develop training modules under its 

systematic approach to training that 

include comprehensive instructions for 

the operation and maintenance of the 

ISFSI. The NRC previously determined, 

as discussed in the Federal Register 

notice dated January 4, 2005, that 

Section A.5.1, ‘‘Training Program,’’ 

would impose regulatory obligations 

with associated costs that do not 

provide a commensurate increase in 

safety. This exemption would allow 

Maine Yankee to have the training 

program limited to the NAC–UMS®

System. This exemption is categorically 

excluded from further environmental 

review in accordance with 10 CFR 

51.22(c)(25)(i–v) and (vi)(E), as 

discussed in the Categorical Exclusion 

section of this document. 

3. Appendix B, Section B.3.4.2.6. This 

exemption is from the requirement to 

maintain a coefficient of friction on the 

ISFSI pad surface of at least 0.5. This 

exemption was previously approved on 

multiple occasions. The exemption was 

originally approved by letter dated 

February 1, 2004, with the 

environmental assessment noticed in 

the Federal Register on January 30, 

2004. The exemption was then 

approved again when the licensee 

sought to use a different amendment of 

CoC No. 1015, by letter dated July 14, 

2010, with the environmental 

assessment noticed in the Federal 

Register on June 15, 2010. This 

exemption was then approved again 

when the licensee sought use of a 

different amendment of CoC No. 1015, 

by letter dated July 5, 2019; the 

environmental assessment was noticed, 

and the exemption became effective 

upon publication, in the Federal 

Register on July 10, 2019. 

Maine Yankee originally requested 

the exemption following the discovery 

of a winter icing condition at its ISFSI 

that created an indeterminate coefficient 

of friction between the vertical concrete 

casks and the ISFSI pad surface. The 

NRC determined that a specific 

coefficient of friction was not necessary. 

The NRC’s environmental assessment of 

this exemption is discussed in the 

Environmental Assessment section in 

this document. 

B. Environmental Consideration 

Categorical Exclusion 

As stated previously, the exemption 

associated with the ‘‘Training Program’’ 

is categorically excluded from the 

requirements for an environmental 

review under NRC regulations. The 

requested exemption from the 

requirements of 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), 

72.212(b)(3), 72.212(b)(5)(i), 

72.212(b)(11), and 72.214, regarding 

CoC No. 1015, Amendment No. 9, 

Appendix A, Section A.5.1., ‘‘Training 

Program,’’ involves allowing the 

licensee to limit its systematic approach 

to training program to the operation and 

maintenance of the NAC–UMS® System 

and not include the ISFSI. This 

requirement is unrelated to any 

operational restriction. 

The NRC staff has determined that the 

granting of this exemption request 

involves no significant hazards 

consideration, per 10 CFR 

51.22(c)(25)(i), because it does not (1) 

involve a significant increase in the 

probability or consequences of an 

accident previously evaluated; or (2) 

create the possibility of a new or 

different kind of accident from any 

accident previously evaluated; or (3) 

involve a significant reduction in a 

margin of safety. The NRC staff also 

determined there is no significant 

change in the types or significant 

increase in the amounts of any effluents 

that may be released offsite per 10 CFR 

51.22(c)(25)(ii), and no significant 

increase in individual or cumulative 

public or occupational radiation 

exposure, per 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25)(iii). 

The exempted regulations are not 

associated with construction, so there is 

no significant construction impact, per 

10 CFR 51.22(c)(25)(iv). The exempted 

regulations do not concern the source 

term (i.e., potential amount of radiation 

in an accident) nor mitigation. Thus, 

there is no significant increase in the 

potential for, or consequences from, a 

radiological accident, per 10 CFR 

51.22(c)(25)(v). The exemption for the 

training program involves education, 

training, experience, qualification, 

requalification or other employment 

suitability requirements, per 10 CFR 

51.22(c)(25)(vi)(E). 

Therefore, the NRC’s approval of the 

exemption from the requirements of 10 

CFR 72.212(a)(2), 72.212(b)(3), 

72.212(b)(5)(i), 72.212(b)(11), and 

72.214, with regard to CoC No. 1015, 

Amendment No. 9, Appendix A, Section 

A.5.1., ‘‘Training Program,’’ is 

categorically excluded from further 

environmental review in accordance 

with 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25)(i–v) and 

(vi)(E). Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(b) and 

(c)(25), no environmental impact 

statement or environmental assessment 

need be prepared in connection with the 

approval of this exemption request. 

Environmental Assessment 

Identification of Proposed Action: The 

proposed action is the granting of three 

previously approved exemptions from 

the requirements of 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), 

72.212(b)(3), 72.212(b)(5)(i), 

72.212(b)(11), and 72.214. These 

sections of the NRC regulations require 

compliance with the terms, conditions, 

and specifications of the NAC–UMS®

System CoC No. 1015 for spent fuel 

storage at Maine Yankee’s ISFSI. This 

action will allow Maine Yankee to apply 

the changes authorized by Amendment 

No. 9 to CoC No. 1015 to the casks at 

Maine Yankee’s ISFSI. One of the three 

exemptions requested by Maine Yankee 

is categorically excluded from the 

requirement to conduct an 

environmental assessment, as discussed 

in the Categorical Exclusion section of 

this document, and is not further 

discussed in this section. This 

environmental assessment discussion 

focuses on the two remaining 

exemptions: 

1. Appendix A, Section A.3.1.4, 

‘‘Canister Maximum Time in Transfer 

Cask.’’ This exemption is from the 

requirement to comply with the 25-day 

requirement in Limiting Condition for 

Operation 3.1.4 for canister, NAC– 

UMS–TSC–790–016. This exemption 

was previously approved by the NRC by 

letter dated July 14, 2010, with the 

environmental assessment noticed in 

the Federal Register on June 15, 2010. 

This exemption was approved again by 

letter dated July 5, 2019; the 

environmental assessment was noticed, 

and the exemption became effective 

upon publication, in the Federal 

Register on July 10, 2019. 

2. Appendix B, Section B.3.4.2.6. This 

exemption is from the requirement to 

maintain a coefficient of friction on the 

ISFSI pad surface of at least 0.5. This 

exemption was previously approved by 

the NRC by letter dated February 1, 

2004, with the environmental 

assessment noticed in the Federal 

Register on January 30, 2004. The 

exemption was approved again by letter 

dated July 14, 2010, with the 

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the Federal Register on June 15, 2010. 

This exemption was approved again by 

letter dated July 5, 2019; the 

environmental assessment was noticed, 

and the exemption became effective 

upon publication, in the Federal 

Register on July 10, 2019. 

Need for Proposed Action: Maine 

Yankee has requested continuation of 

these exemptions so that it can register 

its casks to Amendment No. 9 to CoC 

No. 1015 for the NAC–UMS® System. 

Maine Yankee plans to adopt 

Amendment No. 9 to CoC No. 1015 as 

part of its work to adopt the renewed 

CoC No. 1015. The regulations in 10 

CFR 72.212(b)(4) require the general 

licensee to register each cask with the 

NRC no later than 30 days after applying 

the changes authorized by an amended 

CoC. 

Environmental Impacts of the Action: 

Amendment No. 9 to CoC No. 1015 has 

been previously evaluated by the NRC 

and its adoption by Maine Yankee 

presents no additional radiological 

environmental impacts. The two 

exemptions are related to sections in the 

technical specifications that were not 

revised as part of Amendment No. 9 to 

the CoC No. 1015 for the NAC–UMS®

System. An environmental assessment 

for these two exemptions was 

conducted for the previous approvals, as 

previously noted, and is summarized as 

follows. 

The requested exemption from 

Appendix A, Section A.3.1.4, ‘‘Canister 

Maximum Time in Transfer Cask’’ is an 

exemption from the requirement to 

comply with the 25-day requirement in 

Limiting Condition for Operation 3.1.4 

for one canister, NAC–UMS–TSC–790– 

016. The affected storage canister had a 

heat load of 9.59kW, and was placed in 

a transfer cask for a total of 43 days 

between December 28, 2002, and 

February 18, 2003. At that time the 

Maine Yankee ISFSI operated under the 

provisions of CoC No. 1015, 

Amendment No. 2, and the Limiting 

Condition for Operation 3.1.4 time limit 

for a canister having a content decay 

heat load of less than or equal to 14kW 

was unlimited. During this period, the 

storage canister was in full compliance 

with CoC No. 1015, Amendment No. 2, 

and its stored spent fuel was maintained 

in a safe condition during the time the 

canister was in the transfer cask. The 

transfer of the loaded canister was 

completed in a safe manner to ensure 

the transfer cask was not used as a longterm storage device. 

The requested exemption from 

Appendix B, Section B.3.4.2.6 is an 

exemption from the requirement to 

maintain a coefficient of friction on the 

ISFSI pad surface of at least 0.5. As 

discussed in the Federal Register notice 

published on January 30, 2004, Maine 

Yankee requested the exemption to 

address winter icing conditions that 

could result in a reduced coefficient of 

friction between the vertical concrete 

cask and the ISFSI pad surface, and 

limited vertical concrete cask sliding 

during a design-basis earthquake. The 

NRC previously reviewed the 

evaluations provided by Maine Yankee 

and found reasonable assurance that the 

design-basis earthquake will not result 

in significant sliding of the NAC–UMS®

System vertical concrete casks. The NRC 

evaluated the magnitude of the impact 

load between two colliding vertical 

concrete casks and determined that the 

impact load would be far less severe 

than that encountered in a tip-over 

accident for which the NAC–UMS®

System has been demonstrated to be 

structurally adequate. The NRC 

determined that not maintaining a 

coefficient of friction between the 

vertical concrete cask and the ISFSI pad 

surface of at least 0.5 is consistent with 

the safety analyses previously evaluated 

for the NAC–UMS® System, would have 

no impact on the design basis, and 

would have no impact on off-site doses. 

Therefore, the NRC concluded that the 

requested changes would not pose an 

increased risk to public health and 

safety. 

The NRC evaluated the impact to 

public safety that would result from the 

proposed action and determined that 

approval of the exemptions would not 

increase the probability or consequences 

of accidents, no changes would be made 

to the types or amounts of effluents 

released offsite, and there would be no 

increase in occupational or public 

radiation exposure. Therefore, there are 

no significant radiological 

environmental impacts associated with 

the action. Additionally, the proposed 

action would not involve any 

construction or other ground disturbing 

activities, would not change the 

footprint of the existing ISFSI, and 

would have no other significant nonradiological impacts. The ISFSI is 

located on previously disturbed land, so 

it is unlikely to create any significant 

impact on aquatic or terrestrial habitat 

in the vicinity of the plant or to 

threatened, endangered, or protected 

species under the Endangered Species 

Act, or to essential fish habitat covered 

by the Magnuson-Stevens Act. Approval 

of the exemptions is not the type of 

activity that has the potential to cause 

effects on historic or cultural properties, 

assuming such properties are present at 

the site. 

Alternative to the Proposed Action: 

The alternative to the proposed action 

would be to deny approval of the 

exemptions. This alternative would also 

have no significant environmental 

impact. Since there is no significant 

environmental impact associated with 

the proposed action, any alternatives 

with equal or greater environmental 

impact were not evaluated. 

Given that there are no significant 

differences in environmental impact 

between the proposed action and the 

alternative considered, and that there 

are no changes in the conditions under 

which the exemptions were previously 

approved, the NRC concludes that the 

preferred alternative is to grant the 

exemptions. 

Agencies and Persons Consulted 

The NRC consulted with the Maine 

Department of Health and Human 

Services (State) on December 19, 2024, 

via email. The State responded by email 

dated January 22, 2025, in which it 

noted it had no comments. 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

The environmental impacts of the 

exemptions were previously reviewed 

and determined to have no significant 

environmental impact. There have been 

no changes to the conditions under 

which the previous review was 

approved. Based upon the foregoing 

discussion and the previous approvals, 

the NRC finds that the exemptions will 

not significantly impact the quality of 

the human environment. Accordingly, 

the NRC has determined that a FONSI 

is appropriate, and an environmental 

impact statement is not warranted. 

IV. Availability of Documents 

The documents identified in the 

following table are available to 

interested persons through one or more 

of the following methods, as indicated. 

Document description ADAMS Accession No. or 

Federal Register citation 

NAC–UMS® System Certificate of Compliance No. 1015, effective November 20, 2000 ............. ML003762577 (Package). 

NAC–UMS® System Certificate of Compliance No. 1015, Amendment No. 9, effective August 

29, 2022.

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1See Docket No. RM2018–3, Order Adopting 

Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information, 

June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19–22 (Order No. 

4679). 

Document description ADAMS Accession No. or 

Federal Register citation 

Letter from D. Laing, Maine Yankee, dated March 28, 2024 ......................................................... ML24094A060. 

Email from S. Day, Maine Yankee, to K. Banovac, NRC, dated October 30, 2024 ...................... ML24304B052. 

NAC–UMS® System Certificate of Compliance No. 1015, Amendment No. 2, effective December 31, 2001.ML020250546 (Package). 

NAC–UMS® System Certificate of Compliance No. 1015, Amendment No. 3, effective March 

31, 2004.

ML040830048 (Package). 

Letter from J. Goshen, NRC, to J. Connell, Maine Yankee, dated July 14, 2010 ......................... ML101960072. 

Federal Register notice, ‘‘Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company; Independent Spent Fuel 

Storage Installation; Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant 

Impact Regarding the Request for Exemption From Requirements of 10 CFR Part 72,’’ published June 15, 2010.

75 FR 33853. 

Letter from J. McKirgan, NRC, to J. Brown, Maine Yankee, dated July 5, 2019 .......................... ML19184A056 (Package). 

Federal Register notice, ‘‘Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company; Independent Spent Fuel 

Storage Installation,’’ published July 10, 2019.

84 FR 32965. 

Letter from L. Camper, NRC, to T. Williamson, Maine Yankee, dated January 4, 2005 ............... ML050050209 (Package). 

Federal Register notice, ‘‘Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company, Maine Yankee Independent 

Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact,’’ published January 4, 2005.

70 FR 396. 

Letter from L. Camper, NRC, to T. Williamson, Maine Yankee, dated February 1, 2004 ............. ML040350797. 

Federal Register notice, ‘‘Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company, Maine Yankee Independent 

Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for a Proposed Exemption,’’ published January 30, 2004.

69 FR 4543. 

Email from K. Banovac, NRC, to J. Hyland, Maine Department of Health and Human Services, 

dated December 19, 2024.

ML25022A202. 

Email from J. Hyland, Maine Department of Health and Human Services, to K. Banovac, NRC, 

dated January 22, 2025.

ML25022A201. 

The NRC may post materials related 

to this document, including public 

comments, on the Federal rulemaking 

website at https://www.regulations.gov 

under Docket ID NRC–2024–0184. In 

addition, the Federal rulemaking 

website allows members of the public to 

receive alerts when changes or additions 

occur in a docket folder. To subscribe: 

(1) navigate to the docket folder (NRC– 

2024–0184); (2) click the ‘‘Subscribe’’ 

link; and (3) enter an email address and 

click on the ‘‘Subscribe’’ link. 

V. Conclusion 

Based on the previously mentioned 

considerations, the NRC has determined 

that, pursuant to 10 CFR 72.7, the 

exemptions are authorized by law, will 

not endanger life or property or the 

common defense and security, and are 

otherwise in the public interest. 

Therefore, the NRC grants Maine 

Yankee the exemptions from the 

requirements of 10 CFR 72.212(a)(2), 

72.212(b)(3), 72.212(b)(5)(i), 

72.212(b)(11), and 72.214. 

These exemptions are effective upon 

publication. 

Dated: January 31, 2025. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Thomas Boyce, 

Acting Chief, Storage and Transportation 

Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel 

Management, Office of Nuclear Material 

Safety and Safeguards. 

[FR Doc. 2025–02253 Filed 2–4–25; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION 

[Docket Nos. MC2025–1165 and K2025– 

1165; MC2025–1166 and K2025–1166] 

New Postal Products 

AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Commission is noticing a 

recent Postal Service filing for the 

Commission’s consideration concerning 

a negotiated service agreement. This 

notice informs the public of the filing, 

invites public comment, and takes other 

administrative steps. 

DATES: Comments are due: February 7, 

2025. 

ADDRESSES: Submit comments 

electronically via the Commission’s 

Filing Online system at https://

www.prc.gov. Those who cannot submit 

comments electronically should contact 

the person identified in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section by 

telephone for advice on filing 

alternatives. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at 

202–789–6820. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Table of Contents 

I. Introduction 

II. Public Proceeding(s) 

III. Summary Proceeding(s) 

I. Introduction 

Pursuant to 39 CFR 3041.405, the 

Commission gives notice that the Postal 

Service filed request(s) for the 

Commission to consider matters related 

to Competitive negotiated service 

agreement(s). The request(s) may 

propose the addition of a negotiated 

service agreement from the Competitive 

product list or the modification of an 

existing product currently appearing on 

the Competitive product list. 

The public portions of the Postal 

Service’s request(s) can be accessed via 

the Commission’s website (http://

www.prc.gov). Non-public portions of 

the Postal Service’s request(s), if any, 

can be accessed through compliance 

with the requirements of 39 CFR 

3011.301.1

Section II identifies the docket 

number(s) associated with each Postal 

Service request, if any, that will be 

reviewed in a public proceeding as 

defined by 39 CFR 3010.101(p), the title 

of each such request, the request’s 

acceptance date, and the authority cited 

by the Postal Service for each request. 

For each such request, the Commission 

appoints an officer of the Commission to 

represent the interests of the general 

public in the proceeding, pursuant to 39 

U.S.C. 505 and 39 CFR 3000.114 (Public 

Representative). Section II also 

establishes comment deadline(s) 

pertaining to each such request. 

The Commission invites comments on 

whether the Postal Service’s request(s) 

identified in Section II, if any, are 


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