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unless an NRC regulation or other law 

requires submission of such 

information. However, in some 

instances, a request to intervene will 

require including information on local 

residence in order to demonstrate a 

proximity assertion of interest in the 

proceeding. With respect to copyrighted 

works, except for limited excerpts that 

serve the purpose of the adjudicatory 

filings and would constitute a Fair Use 

application, participants are requested 

not to include copyrighted materials in 

their submission. 

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order granting or denying a hearing 

request or intervention petition, 

designating the issues for any hearing 

that will be held and designating the 

Presiding Officer. A notice granting a 

hearing will be published in the Federal 

Register and served on the parties to the 

hearing. 

For further details with respect to this 

application, see the letters dated 

November 12 and December 9, 2015. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day 

of January 2016. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Balwant K. Singal, 

Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing 

Branch IV–1, Division of Operating Reactor 

Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation. 

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[Docket No. 72–17; NRC–2016–0021] 

Portland General Electric Company; 

Trojan Independent Spent Fuel Storage 

Installation in Columbia County, 

Oregon 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Environmental assessment and 

finding of no significant impact; 

issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is issuing an 

environmental assessment (EA) and a 

finding of no significant impact (FONSI) 

for its review and approval of the 

decommissioning funding plan 

submitted by Portland General Electric 

Company (PGE), on December 13, 2012, 

for the Trojan independent spent fuel 

storage installation (ISFSI). 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2016–0021 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 Web site: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2016–0021. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Carol 

Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; 

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 obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/

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 

Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 

1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by 

email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 

ADAMS accession number for each 

document referenced (if it available in 

ADAMS) is provided the first time that 

a document is referenced. In addition, 

for the convenience of the reader, the 

ADAMS accession numbers are 

provided in a table in the, ‘‘Availability 

of Documents’’ section of this 

document. 

• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 

purchase copies of public documents at 

the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jose 

Cuadrado, Office of Nuclear Material 

Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 

0606, email: Jose.Cuadrado@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The NRC is considering the approval 

of the decommissioning funding plan 

(DFP) for the Trojan ISFSI. Portland 

General Electric Company (PGE), 

submitted its DFP for NRC’s review and 

approval by letter dated December 13, 

2012 (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML12355A286). The NRC staff has 

prepared an EA (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML16029A242) in support of its review 

of PGE’s DFP, in accordance with the 

NRC’s regulations in part 51 of title 10 

of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 

CFR), ‘‘Environmental Protection 

Regulations for Domestic Licensing and 

Related Regulatory Functions,’’ which 

implement the National Environmental 

Policy Act of 1969, as amended (42 

U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). Based on the EA, 

the NRC staff has determined that 

approval of the DFP for the Trojan ISFSI 

will not significantly affect the quality 

of the human environment, and, 

accordingly, the staff has concluded that 

a FONSI is appropriate. The NRC staff 

further finds that preparation of an 

environmental impact statement (EIS) is 

not warranted. 

II. Environmental Assessment 

Summary 

Background 

The Trojan ISFSI is located on the 

Trojan Nuclear Plant site, in Columbia 

County, Oregon, approximately 42 miles 

north of the city of Portland, Oregon. 

Portland General Electric Company 

(PGE) is authorized by the NRC, under 

License No. SNM–2509, to store spent 

nuclear fuel at the Trojan ISFSI. 

The NRC requires its licensees to plan 

for the eventual decommissioning of 

their licensed facilities prior to license 

termination. On June 17, 2011; 76 FR 

35512, the NRC published a final rule in 

the Federal Register amending its 

decommissioning planning regulations. 

The final rule amended the NRC’s 

regulation in 10 CFR 72.30, which 

concerns financial assurance and 

decommissioning for ISFSIs. This 

regulation now requires each holder of, 

or applicant for, a license under 10 CFR 

part 72 to submit, for NRC’s review and 

approval, a DFP. The purpose of the 

DFP is to demonstrate the licensee’s 

financial assurance, i.e., that funds will 

be available to decommission the ISFSI. 

The NRC staff is reviewing the DFP 

submitted by PGE on December 13, 

2012. Specifically, the NRC must 

determine whether PGE’s DFP contains 

the information required by 10 CFR 

72.30(b) and whether PGE has provided 

reasonable assurance that funds will be 

available to decommission the ISFSI. 

Proposed Action 

The proposed federal action is the 

NRC’s review and approval of PGE’s 

DFP submitted in accordance with 10 

CFR 72.30(b). In order to approve the 

DFP, the NRC will evaluate (i) whether 

the decommissioning cost estimate 

(DCE) adequately estimates the cost to 

conduct the required ISFSI 

decommissioning activities prior to 

license termination, including 

identification of the volume of onsite 

subsurface material containing residual 

radioactivity that will require 

remediation to meet the license 

termination criteria in 10 CFR 20.1402 

or 10 CFR 20.1403, and (ii) whether the 

aggregate dollar amount of PGE’s 

financial instruments provide adequate 


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financial assurance to cover the DCE 

and that the financial instruments meet 

the criteria of 10 CFR 72.30(e). 

The proposed action does not require 

any changes to the ISFSI’s licensed 

routine operations, maintenance 

activities, or monitoring programs, nor 

does it require any new construction or 

land disturbing activities. The scope of 

the proposed action concerns only the 

NRC’s review and approval of the PGE’s 

DFP. The scope of the proposed action 

does not include, and will not result in, 

the review and approval of any 

decontamination or decommissioning 

activity or license termination for the 

ISFSI. 

Purpose and Need for the Proposed 

Action 

The proposed action provides a 

means for PGE to demonstrate that it 

will have sufficient funding to cover the 

costs of decommissioning the ISFSI, 

including the reduction of the residual 

radioactivity at the ISFSI to the level 

specified by the applicable NRC’s 

license termination regulations 

concerning release of the property (10 

CFR 20.1402 or 10 CFR 20.1403). 

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed 

Action 

The NRC’s approval of the DFP will 

not change the scope or nature of the 

operation of the ISFSI and will not 

authorize any changes to licensed 

operations or maintenance activities. 

The NRC’s approval of the DFP will not 

result in any changes in the types, 

characteristics, or quantities of 

radiological or non-radiological 

effluents released into the environment 

from the ISFSI, or result in the creation 

of any solid waste. Moreover, the 

approval of the DFP will not authorize 

any construction activity or facility 

modification. Therefore, the NRC staff 

concludes that the approval of the DFP 

is a procedural and administrative 

action that will not result in any 

significant impact to the environment. 

Section 106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act of 1966, as amended 

(NHPA), requires Federal agencies to 

consider the effects of their 

undertakings on historic properties. In 

accordance with the NHPA 

implementing regulations at 36 CFR part 

800, ‘‘Protection of Historic Properties,’’ 

the NRC’s approval of PGE’s DFP 

constitutes a Federal undertaking. The 

NRC, however, has determined that the 

approval of the DFP is a type of 

undertaking that does not have the 

potential to cause effects on historic 

properties, assuming such historic 

properties were present, because the 

NRC’s approval of PGE’s DFP will not 

authorize or result in changes to 

licensed operations or maintenance 

activities, or changes in the types, 

characteristics, or quantities of 

radiological or non-radiological 

effluents released into the environment 

from the ISFSI, or result in the creation 

of any solid waste. Therefore, in 

accordance with 36 CFR 800.3(a)(1), no 

consultation is required under Section 

106 of the NHPA. 

Under Section 7 of the Endangered 

Species Act of 1973, prior to taking a 

proposed action, a Federal agency must 

determine whether (i) endangered and 

threatened species or their critical 

habitats are known to be in the vicinity 

of the proposed action and if so, 

whether (ii) the proposed Federal action 

may affect listed species or critical 

habitats. If the proposed action may 

affect listed species or critical habitats, 

the federal agency is required to consult 

with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 

(FWS) and/or the U.S. National Marine 

Fisheries Service. In accordance with 50 

CFR 402.13, the NRC has engaged in 

informal consultation with the FWS. 

The NRC has determined that the 

proposed action is not likely to 

adversely affect listed species or their 

critical habitats because the NRC’s 

approval of PGE’s DFP will not 

authorize or result in changes to 

licensed operations or maintenance 

activities, or changes in the types, 

characteristics, or quantities of 

radiological or non-radiological 

effluents released into the environment 

from the ISFSI, or result in the creation 

of any solid waste. The FWS has 

concurred with the NRC’s determination 

that the proposed action is not likely to 

adversely affect listed species or critical 

habitat. 

Alternative to the Proposed Action 

In addition to the proposed action, the 

NRC evaluated the no-action alternative. 

The no-action alternative is to deny 

PGE’s DFP. A denial of a DFP that meets 

the criteria of 10 CFR 72.30(b) does not 

support the regulatory intent of the 2011 

rulemaking. As noted in the rulemaking 

EA (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML090500648), not promulgating the 

2011 final rule would have increased 

the likelihood of additional legacy sites. 

Thus, denying the licensee’s DFP, 

which the NRC has found to meet the 

criteria of 10 CFR 72.30(b), will 

undermine the licensee’s 

decommissioning planning. On this 

basis, the NRC has concluded that the 

no-action alternative is not a viable 

alternative. 

Agencies and Persons Consulted 

The NRC staff consulted with other 

agencies and parties regarding the 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

action. The NRC provided a draft of its 

EA to the State of Oregon’s Department 

of Nuclear Energy on June 24, 2015. The 

State responded via email on June 29, 

2015, stating that it had no comments 

on the proposed action. The NRC also 

consulted with the FWS. The FWS 

concurred with the NRC’s determination 

that the proposed action is not likely to 

adversely affect listed species or critical 

habitat. 

III. Finding of No Significant Impact 

The NRC staff has determined that the 

proposed action, the review and 

approval of the DFP, submitted in 

accordance with 10 CFR 72.30(b), will 

not authorize or result in changes to 

licensed operations or maintenance 

activities, or changes in the types, 

characteristics, or quantities of 

radiological or non-radiological 

effluents released into the environment 

from the ISFSI, or result in the creation 

of any solid waste. Moreover, the 

approval of the DFP will not authorize 

any construction activity, facility 

modification, or any other landdisturbing activity. The NRC staff has 

concluded that the proposed action is a 

procedural and administrative action 

and as such, that the proposed action 

will not have a significant effect on the 

quality of the human environment. 

Therefore, the NRC staff has determined 

not to prepare an EIS for the proposed 

action but will issue this FONSI. In 

accordance with 10 CFR 51.32(a)(4), the 

FONSI incorporates the EA by reference. 

IV. Availability of Documents 

Date Document ADAMS 

Accession No. 

December 13, 2012 ................................... Submission of PGE’s decommissioning funding plan ................................................ ML12355A286 

February 1, 2009 ....................................... Environmental Assessment for Final Rule—Decommissioning Planning ................... ML090500648 

January 20, 2016 ...................................... NRC staff’s EA for the approval of the decommissioning funding plan ..................... ML16029A242 


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The following documents, related to 

this document, can be found using any 

of the methods provided in the 

following table. Instructions for 

accessing ADAMS were provided under 

the ADDRESSES section of this document. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day 

of February, 2016. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Steve Ruffin, 

Acting Branch Chief, Spent Fuel Licensing 

Branch, Division of Spent Fuel Management, 

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 

Safeguards. 

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Advisory Committee on the Medical 

Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission will convene a 

teleconference meeting of the Advisory 

Committee on the Medical Uses of 

Isotopes (ACMUI) on March 10, 2016, to 

discuss the draft report of the ACMUI 

Training and Experience for Authorized 

Users of Alpha, Beta and Gamma 

Emitters (Title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR) Section 35.390) 

Subcommittee. This report will include 

the subcommittee’s recommendation for 

the total number of training and 

experience hours for authorized users 

for 35.390 that is necessary for safety. 

Meeting information, including a copy 

of the agenda and handouts, will be 

available at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/acmui/meetings/

2016.html. The agenda and handouts 

may also be obtained by contacting Ms. 

Sophie Holiday using the information 

below. 

DATES: The teleconference meeting will 

be held on Thursday, March 10, 2016, 

1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. 

Public Participation: Any member of 

the public who wishes to participate in 

the teleconference should contact Ms. 

Holiday using the contact information 

below. 

Contact Information: Sophie Holiday, 

email: sophie.holiday@nrc.gov, 

telephone: (301) 415–7865. 

Conduct of the Meeting 

Dr. Philip Alderson, ACMUI 

Chairman, will preside over the 

meeting. Dr. Alderson will conduct the 

meeting in a manner that will facilitate 

the orderly conduct of business. The 

following procedures apply to public 

participation in the meeting: 

1. Persons who wish to provide a 

written statement should submit an 

electronic copy to Ms. Holiday at the 

contact information listed above. All 

submittals must be received by March 

07, 2016, three business days prior to 

the meeting, and must pertain to the 

topic on the agenda for the meeting. 

2. Questions and comments from 

members of the public will be permitted 

during the meetings, at the discretion of 

the Chairman. 

3. The draft transcript and meeting 

summary will be available on ACMUI’s 

Web site http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/acmui/meetings/

2016.html on or about April 21, 2016. 

This meeting will be held in 

accordance with the Atomic Energy Act 

of 1954, as amended (primarily Section 

161a); the Federal Advisory Committee 

Act (5 U.S.C. App); and the 

Commission’s regulations in 10 CFR 

part 7. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day 

of February 2016. 

Andrew L. Bates, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer. 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

Upon Written Request Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 

100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 

20549–0213. 

Extension: 

Form F–8. SEC File No. 270–332, OMB 

Control No. 3235–0378. 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities 

and Exchange Commission 

(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments 

on the collection of information 

summarized below. The Commission 

plans to submit this existing collection 

of information to the Office of 

Management and Budget for extension 

and approval. 

Form F–8 (17 CFR 239.38) may be 

used to register securities of certain 

Canadian issuers under the Securities 

Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) that 

will be used in an exchange offer or 

business combination. The information 

collected is intended to ensure that the 

information required to be filed by the 

Commission permits verification of 

compliance with securities law 

requirements and assures the public 

availability of such information. We 

estimate that Form F–8 takes 

approximately one hour per response to 

prepare and is filed by approximately 5 

respondents. We estimate that 25% of 

one hour per response (15 minutes) is 

prepared by the company for a total 

annual reporting burden of one hour (15 

minutes/60 minutes per response × 5 

responses = 1.25 hours rounded to the 

nearest whole number one hour). 

Written comments are invited on: (a) 

whether this proposed collection of 

information is necessary for the proper 

performance of the functions of the 

agency, including whether the 

information will have practical utility; 

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate 

of the burden imposed by the collection 

of information; (c) ways to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information collected; and (d) ways to 

minimize the burden of the collection of 

information on respondents, including 

through the use of automated collection 

techniques or other forms of information 

technology. Consideration will be given 

to comments and suggestions submitted 

in writing within 60 days of this 

publication. 

An agency may not conduct or 

sponsor, and a person is not required to 

respond to, a collection of information 

unless it displays a currently valid 

control number. 

Please direct your written comment to 

Pamela Dyson, Director/Chief 

Information Officer, Securities and 

Exchange Commission, c/o Remi PavlikSimon, 100 F Street NE., Washington, 

DC 20549 or send an email to: PRA_

Mailbox@sec.gov. 

Dated: February 2, 2016. 

Robert W. Errett, 

Deputy Secretary. 

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COMMISSION 

Proposed Collection; Comment 

Request 

Upon Written Request, Copies Available 

From: Securities and Exchange 

Commission, Office of FOIA Services, 

100 F Street NE., Washington, DC 

20549–2736. 

Extension: Rule 15b1–1/Form BD; 

SEC File No. 270–19, OMB Control No. 

3235–0012. 

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant 

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 

(‘‘PRA’’) (44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the 


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