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amendments involve NSHC. The basis 

for this determination is contained in 

the documents related to each action. 

Accordingly, the amendment has been 

issued and made effective as indicated. 

For those amendments that have not 

been previously noticed in the Federal 

Register, within 60 days after the date 

of publication of this notice, any 

persons (petitioner) whose interest may 

be affected by this action may file a 

request for a hearing and petition for 

leave to intervene (petition) with respect 

to the action. Petitions shall be filed in 

accordance with the guidance 

concerning the Commission’s ‘‘Agency 

Rules of Practice and Procedure’’ in 10 

CFR part 2 as discussed in section II.A 

of this document. 

Unless otherwise indicated, the 

Commission has determined that the 

amendment satisfies 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 this 

amendment. If the Commission has 

prepared an environmental assessment 

under the special circumstances 

provision in 10 CFR 51.12(b) and has 

made a determination based on that 

assessment, it is so indicated in the 

safety evaluation for the amendment. 

For further details with respect to 

these actions, see the amendment and 

associated documents such as the 

Commission’s letter and safety 

evaluation, which may be obtained 

using the ADAMS accession numbers 

indicated in the following table. The 

safety evaluation will provide the 

ADAMS accession number(s) for the 

application for amendment and the 

Federal Register citation for any 

environmental assessment. All of these 

items can be accessed as described in 

the ‘‘Obtaining Information and 

Submitting Comments’’ section of this 

document. 

LICENSE AMENDMENT ISSUANCE—EXIGENT/EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES

Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Unit 1; San Luis Obispo County, CA 

Docket No(s) ....................................................... 50–275. 

Amendment Date ................................................ July 8, 2021. 

ADAMS Accession No ........................................ ML21188A345. 

Amendment No(s) ............................................... 238. 

Brief Description of Amendment(s) .................... The amendment provided a new Technical Specification 3.7.8 Condition A note, to allow a 

one-time Completion Time of 144 hours to replace the Auxiliary Saltwater System Pump 1–1 

motor during Cycle 23. 

Local Media Notice (Yes/No) .............................. No. 

Public Comments Requested as to Proposed 

NSHC (Yes/No).

No. 

Dated: August 4, 2021. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Michael I. Dudek, 

Deputy Director, Division of Operating 

Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation. 

[FR Doc. 2021–16925 Filed 8–9–21; 8:45 am] 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[NRC–2021–0137] 

Systematic Assessment for How the 

NRC Addresses Environmental Justice 

in Its Programs, Policies, and Activities 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Extension of comment period. 

SUMMARY: On July 9, 2021, the U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 

requested comments as part of its 

systematic review for how NRC 

programs, policies, and activities 

address environmental justice. 

Specifically, the NRC requested input 

on how the agency is addressing 

environmental justice, considering the 

agency’s mission and statutory 

authority. The information will be used 

to inform the agency’s assessment of 

how it addresses environmental justice. 

The public comment period was 

originally scheduled to close on August 

23, 2021. The NRC has decided to 

extend the public comment period to 

allow more time for members of the 

public to develop and submit their 

comments. 

DATES: The due date for comments 

requested in the notice published on 

July 9, 2021 (86 FR 36307) is extended. 

Submit comments by September 22, 

2021. Comments received after this date 

will be considered if it is practical to do 

so, but the NRC is able to ensure 

consideration only for comments 

received on or before this date. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

by any of the following methods: 

• Telephone: 301–415–3875 or 800– 

882–4672. 

• Email: NRC-EJReview@nrc.gov. 

• Mail comments to: Office of 

Administration, Mail Stop: TWFN–7– 

A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 

0001, ATTN: Program Management, 

Announcements and Editing Staff. 

• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2021–0137. 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. 

For additional direction on obtaining 

information and submitting comments, 

see ‘‘Obtaining Information and 

Submitting Comments’’ in the 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of 

this document. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Allen Fetter, Office of the Executive 

Director for Operations, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001, telephone: 301–415– 

8556, email: Allen.Fetter@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Obtaining Information and 

Submitting Comments 

A. Obtaining Information 

Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2021– 

0137 when contacting the NRC about 

the availability of information for this 

action. You may obtain publicly 

available information related to this 

action by any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to 

https://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2021–0137. 

• 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 


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‘‘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 Staff Requirements 

Memorandum (SRM)–M210218B, 

‘‘Briefing on Equal Employment 

Opportunity, Affirmative Employment, 

and Small Business, 10:00 a.m., 

Thursday, February 18, 2021, Video 

Conference Meeting,’’ dated April 23, 

2021, which provides direction to the 

staff or this assessment, is available in 

ADAMS under Accession No. 

ML21113A070. 

• Attention: The PDR, where you may 

examine and order copies of public 

documents, is currently closed. You 

may submit your request to the PDR via 

email at pdr.resource@nrc.gov or call 1– 

800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737, 

between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (ET), 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

B. Submitting Comments 

The NRC encourages comment 

submission via email and phone. Please 

reference Docket ID NRC–2021–0137 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 comment 

submissions received via 

regulations.gov at https://

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. Background 

The NRC is an independent agency 

established by the Energy 

Reorganization Act of 1974 that began 

operations in 1975 as a successor to the 

licensing and regulatory activities of the 

Atomic Energy Commission. The NRC’s 

mission is to license and regulate the 

Nation’s civilian use of radioactive 

materials to provide reasonable 

assurance of adequate protection of 

public health and safety and to promote 

the common defense and security and to 

protect the environment. As part of its 

licensing and regulatory activities, the 

NRC conducts safety, security, and 

environmental reviews. 

Specifically, with respect to 

environmental reviews, the National 

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) of 

1969, 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq., requires all 

Federal agencies to evaluate the impacts 

of proposed major actions on the human 

environment. As part of its 

responsibilities under NEPA, the NRC 

considers environmental justice. 

According to the Commission, ‘‘[t]he 

term ‘environmental justice’ refers to the 

federal policy established in 1994 by 

Executive Order 12898, which directed 

federal agencies to identify and address 

‘disproportionately high and adverse 

human health or environmental effects 

of its programs, policies, and activities 

on minority and low-income 

populations.’’’ Entergy Nuclear 

Operations, Inc. (Indian Point Nuclear 

Generating Units 2 and 3), CLI–15–6, 81 

NRC 340, 369 (2015). 

The NRC, as an independent agency, 

was requested, rather than directed, to 

comply with Executive Order 12898, 

and this Executive Orderdid not, in 

itself, create new substantive authority 

for Federal agencies. In a March 31, 

1994, letter to President Clinton, NRC 

Chairman Ivan Selin indicated that the 

NRC would endeavor to carry out the 

measures set forth in Executive Order 

12898 and the accompanying 

memorandum as part of the NRC’s 

efforts to comply with NEPA (ADAMS 

Accession No. ML033210526). As noted 

in the NRC’s 1995 Environmental 

Justice Strategy (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML20081K602 (March 24, 1995)), 

because ‘‘the NRC is not a ‘land 

management’ agency, i.e., it neither 

sites, owns, or manages facilities or 

properties,’’ the NRC determined that 

Executive Order 12898 would 

‘‘primarily apply to [NRC] efforts to 

fulfill’’ NEPA requirements as part of 

NRC’s licensing process. 

On August 24, 2004, following public 

comment on a draft Policy Statement 

(68 FR 62642), the Commission issued 

its ‘‘Policy Statement on the Treatment 

of Environmental Justice Matters in NRC 

Regulatory and Licensing Actions’’ (69 

FR 52040). The purpose of this Policy 

Statement was to set forth a 

‘‘comprehensive statement of the 

Commission’s policy on the treatment of 

environmental justice matters in NRC 

regulatory and licensing actions.’’ Id. at 

52,041. The Policy Statement explains 

that the focus of an environmental 

justice review ‘‘should be on identifying 

and weighing disproportionately 

significant and adverse environmental 

impacts on minority and low-income 

populations that may be different from 

the impacts on the general population. 

It is not a broad-ranging or even limited 

review of racial or economic 

discrimination.’’ Id. at 52,047. 

The Policy Statement also reiterates 

guidance on defining the geographic 

area for environmental justice 

assessments and identifying low-income 

and minority communities. Id. In 

addition, it explains that a scoping 

process is used to ‘‘assist the NRC in 

ensuring that minority and low-income 

communities, including transient 

populations, affected by the proposed 

action are not overlooked in assessing 

the potential for significant impacts 

unique to those communities.’’ Id. at 

52,048. In performing a NEPA analysis, 

‘‘published demographic data, 

community interviews and public input 

through well-noticed public scoping 

meetings should be used in identifying 

minority and low-income communities 

that may be subject to adverse 

environmental impacts.’’ Id. 

On April 23, 2021, in a Staff 

Requirements Memorandum (ADAMS 

Accession No. ML21113A070), the 

Commission directed the staff to 

‘‘systematically review how the agency’s 

programs, polices, and activities address 

environmental justice.’’ As part of this 

review, the Commission directed the 

staff to evaluate recent Executive Orders 

and assess whether environmental 

justice is appropriately considered and 

addressed in the agency’s programs, 

policies, and activities, given the 

agency’s mission. As directed, the staff 

will consider the practices of other 

Federal, State, and Tribal agencies and 

evaluate whether the NRC should 

incorporate environmental justice 

beyond implementation through NEPA. 

The staff will also review the adequacy 

of the 2004 Policy Statement. The 

Commission further directed the staff to 

consider whether establishing formal 

mechanisms to gather external 

stakeholder input would benefit any 

future environmental justice efforts. To 

carry out the Commission’s direction, 

the staff is seeking to engage 

stakeholders and interested persons 

representing a broad range of 

perspectives. This Federal Register 

notice is part of this engagement effort. 

III. Requested Information and 

Comments 

On July 9, 2021, the NRC published 

a notice in the Federal Register (86 FR 

36307) requesting comments. The 

comment period was originally 

scheduled to close on August 23, 2021. 

The NRC staff has decided to extend the 

comment period until September 13, 


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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). 

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 

3See Exchange Act Release No. 91876 (May 12, 

2021), 86 FR 27005 (May 18, 2021) (File No. SR– 

FINRA–2021–009) (‘‘Notice’’). 4See Letter from Kevin Zambrowicz, Managing 

Director & Associate General Counsel, the Securities 

Industry and Financial Markets Association 

(‘‘SIFMA’’), dated June 8, 2021 (‘‘SIFMA Letter’’). 5See Letter from Adam Arkel, Associate General 

Counsel, Office of General Counsel, FINRA, to 

Vanessa Countryman, Secretary, U.S. Securities and 

Exchange Commission, dated July 7, 2021 (‘‘FINRA 

Letter’’). The FINRA Letter is available on FINRA’s 

website at https://www.finra.org/sites/default/files/ 

2021-07/sr-finra-2021-009-response-tocomments.pdf, on the Commission’s website at 

https://www.sec.gov/comments/sr-finra-2021-009/ 

srfinra2021009.htm, and at the Commission’s 

Public Reference Room. 

6The subsequent description of the proposed rule 

change is substantially excerpted from FINRA’s 

description in the Notice. See Notice, 86 FR at 

27005–06. 7 17 CFR 240.17a–5 (‘‘Rule 17a–5’’). Paragraph (a) 

of Rule 17a–5 requires a broker-dealer to file a 

version of the FOCUS Report. 

2021, to allow more time for members 

of the public to submit their comments. 

The NRC is interested in obtaining a 

broad range of perspectives from 

stakeholders and interested persons. 

The focus of this request is to gather 

information to inform a systematic 

assessment for how the NRC addresses 

environmental justice in its programs, 

policies, and activities, considering the 

agency’s mission and statutory 

authority. The NRC is particularly 

interested in receiving input on the 

following questions: 

(1) What is your understanding of 

what is meant by environmental justice 

at the NRC? 

(2) As described in the Commission’s 

2004 Policy Statement on the Treatment 

of Environmental Justice Matters in NRC 

Regulatory and Licensing Actions (69 

FR 52040), the NRC currently addresses 

environmental justice in its NEPA 

reviews to determine if a proposed 

agency action will have 

disproportionately high and adverse 

impacts on minority and low-income 

communities, defined as environmental 

justice communities. 

(a) When the NRC is conducting 

licensing and other regulatory reviews, 

the agency uses a variety of ways to 

gather information from stakeholders 

and interested persons on 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

agency action, such as in-person and 

virtual meetings, Federal Register 

notices requesting input, and dialog 

with community organizations. 

(i) How could the NRC expand how 

it engages and gathers input? 

(ii) What formal tools might there be 

to enhance information gathering from 

stakeholders and interested persons in 

NRC’s programs, policies, and 

activities? 

(iii) Can you describe any challenges 

that may affect your ability to engage 

with the NRC on environmental justice 

issues? 

(b) How could the NRC enhance 

opportunities for members of 

environmental justice communities to 

participate in licensing and regulatory 

activities, including the identification of 

impacts and other environmental justice 

concerns? 

(c) What ways could the NRC enhance 

identification of environmental justice 

communities? 

(d) What has the NRC historically 

done well, or currently does well that 

we could do more of or expand with 

respect to environmental justice in our 

programs, policies, and activities, 

including engagement efforts? In your 

view, what portions of the 2004 Policy 

Statement are effective? 

(3) What actions could the NRC take 

to enhance consideration of 

environmental justice in the NRC’s 

programs, policies and activities and 

agency decision-making, considering 

the agency’s mission and statutory 

authority? 

(a) Would you recommend that NRC 

consider any particular organization’s 

environmental justice program(s) in its 

assessment? 

(b) Looking to other Federal, State, 

and Tribal agencies’ environmental 

justice programs, what actions could the 

NRC take to enhance consideration of 

environmental justice in the NRC’s 

programs, policies, and activities? 

(c) Considering recent Executive 

Orders on environmental justice, what 

actions could the NRC take to enhance 

consideration of environmental justice 

in the NRC’s programs, policies, and 

activities? 

(d) Are there opportunities to expand 

consideration of environmental justice 

in NRC programs, policies, and 

activities, considering the agency’s 

mission? If so, what are they? 

Dated: August 4, 2021. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Gregory F. Suber, 

Director, Environmental Justice Review Team, 

Office of the Executive Director for 

Operations. 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

[Release No. 34–92561; File No. SR–FINRA– 

2021–009] 

Self-Regulatory Organizations; 

Financial Industry Regulatory 

Authority, Inc.; Order Approving a 

Proposed Rule Change To Adopt a 

Supplemental Liquidity Schedule, and 

Instructions Thereto, Pursuant to 

FINRA Rule 4524 (Supplemental 

FOCUS Information) 

August 4, 2021. 

I. Introduction 

On April 30, 2021, the Financial 

industry Regulatory Authority 

(‘‘FINRA’’) filed with the Securities and 

Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or 

‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section 

19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act 

(‘‘Exchange Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 

thereunder,2 a proposed rule change to 

adopt a Supplemental Liquidity 

Schedule, and Instructions thereto, 

pursuant to FINRA Rule 4524 

(Supplemental FOCUS Information). 

The proposed rule change was 

published for comment in the Federal 

Register on May 18, 2021.3 The 

comment period closed on June 8, 2021. 

The Commission received one comment 

letter in response to the Notice.4 On 

June 22, 2021, FINRA extended the time 

period in which the Commission must 

approve the proposed rule change, 

disapprove the proposed rule change, or 

institute proceedings to determine 

whether to disapprove the proposed 

rule change to August 16, 2021. On July 

7, 2021, FINRA responded to the 

comment letter received in response to 

the Notice.5 For the reasons discussed 

below, the Commission is approving the 

proposed rule change. 

II. Description of the Proposed Rule 

Change 6

FINRA Rule 4524 provides in part 

that FINRA may require certain 

members to file supplements to the 

Financial and Operational Combined 

Uniform Single Report (‘‘FOCUS 

Report’’), which is filed pursuant to 

Rule 17a–5 under the Exchange Act 7

and FINRA Rule 2010. These 

supplements may include such 

additional financial or operational 

schedules or reports as FINRA may 

deem necessary or appropriate for the 

protection of investors or in the public 

interest. FINRA Rule 4524 further 

requires FINRA to file a proposed 

schedule or report with the Commission 

pursuant to section 19(b) of the 

Exchange Act. Pursuant to FINRA Rule 

4524, FINRA proposed to adopt a 

Supplemental Liquidity Schedule 

(‘‘SLS’’), and Instructions thereto. 

A FINRA member that would be 

required to file the Form SLS would 

report detailed information relating to 

the member’s: 


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