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UHD Alliance, Inc., 64878 2018-27326 Centers Medicare Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 64843-64844 2018-27335 Children Children and Families Administration PROPOSED RULES Child Support Technical Corrections, 64803-64807 2018-27224 Civil Rights Civil Rights Commission NOTICES Meetings: Connecticut Advisory Committee, 64809-64810 2018-27320 Rhode Island Advisory Committee, 64809 2018-27321 Coast Guard Coast Guard RULES Safety Zones:

Tumon Bay, Tumon, GU, 64744-64746 2018-27333 PROPOSED RULES Draft Merchant Mariner Medical Manual, 64807-64808 2018-27330 Safety Zones: Oregon Inlet, Dare County, NC, 64771-64774 2018-27385 Commerce Commerce Department See International Trade Administration See National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Defense Department Defense Department See Engineers Corps PROPOSED RULES Collection from Third Party Payers of Reasonable Charges for Healthcare Services, 64768-64771 2018-27186 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Violations of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements with the United States, 64835 2018-27365 Charter Renewals: Federal Advisory Committees, 64813 2018-27271 Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: Construction and Operation of a Fiscal Year 2019 General Purpose Warehouse at Defense Logistics Agency Distribution Red River, Red River Army Depot, Texas, 64811-64812 2018-27347 Education Department Education Department NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Assessing Evidence of Effectiveness in Adult Education, 64813-64814 2018-27343 Employment and Training Employment and Training Administration NOTICES Trade Adjustment Assistance; Determinations, 64879-64882, 64884-64886 2018-27295 2018-27297 Worker Adjustment Assistance; Investigations, 64882-64884 2018-27298 Energy Department Energy Department See Federal Energy Regulatory Commission See Western Area Power Administration Engineers Engineers Corps NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements;

Availability, etc.: Dam Safety Modification Study Report for Center Hill Dam, DeKalb County, TN; Withdrawal, 64813 2018-27346 Environmental Protection Environmental Protection Agency RULES Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Mississippi; PSD Infrastructure Plan for the 2012 PM <sup>2.5</sup> NAAQS, 64746-64748 2018-27256 PROPOSED RULES Air Quality State Implementation Plans; Approvals and Promulgations: Alabama; Regional Haze Progress Report, 64797-64803 2018-27357 California;

Antelope Valley Air Quality Management District; Optional General SIP Category, 64795-64797 2018-27362 California; Plumas County; Moderate Area Plan for the 2012 PM <sup>2.5</sup> NAAQS, 64774-64795 2018-27257 Federal Aviation Federal Aviation Administration RULES Airworthiness Directives: Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH Helicopters (Type Certificate Previously Held by Eurocopter Deutschland GmbH), 64734-64736 2018-27137 Amendment of Class D Airspace: Appleton, WI, 64736-64737 2018-27253 NOTICES Environmental Impact Statements;

Availability, etc.: Proposed Replacement Terminal Project at Bob Hope Hollywood Burbank Airport, Burbank, Los Angeles County, CA, 64924-64925 2018-27373 Federal Communications Federal Communications Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 64832-64834 2018-27272 Federal Energy Federal Energy Regulatory Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 64818-64819, 64824, 64826-64828 2018-27292 2018-27307 2018-27308 Applications:

Douglas Leen, 64822-64823 2018-27294 Duke Energy Progress, LLC, 64829 2018-27293 Hawks Nest Hydro, LLC, 64830 2018-27313 Margaret Moser, 64828-64829 2018-27291 Authorization for Continued Project Operation: City of Pasadena, CA, 64814 2018-27311 Pacific Gas and Electric Co. and City of Santa Clara, CA, 64823 2018-27310 Combined Filings, 64820 2018-27318 Environmental Assessments; Availability, etc.: City of Tallahassee, 64825 2018-27183 Environmental Impact Statements; Availability, etc.:

Summit Permian Transmission, LLC; Double E Pipeline Project, 64815-64817 2018-27296 Filings: Colorado Interstate Gas Company, LLC, 64829-64830 2018-27303 El Paso Natural Gas Co., LLC, 64825 2018-27304 Midcontinent Express Pipeline LLC, 64819 2018-27314 Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America, LLC, 64825 2018-27305 Tennessee Gas Pipeline Co., LLC, 64817-64818 2018-27306 Virginia Electric and Power Co., 64819 2018-27302 Initial Market-Based Rate Filings Including Requests for Blanket Section 204 Authorizations:

Brookfield Renewable Trading and Marketing LP, 64826 2018-27315 Institution of Section 206 Proceedings and Refund Effective Dates: Bayou Cove Peaking Power, LLC; Louisiana Generating LLC; Big Cajun I Peaking Power LLC, 64826 2018-27319 Institution of Section 206 Proceedings: Cottonwood Energy Co. LP, 64823-64824 2018-27316 License Applications: PacifiCorp, 64822 2018-27312 Meetings: Mid-America Pipeline Company, LLC and Seminole Pipeline Company, LLC, 64819 2018-27309 Meetings;

Sunshine Act, 64820-64822 2018-27487 Federal Motor Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration NOTICES Commercial Driver's License Standards; Exemption Applications: Navistar, Inc., 64930-64932 2018-27339 Hours of Service of Drivers; Exemption Applications: American Bakers Association and International Dairy Foods Association, 64927-64929 2018-27345 Association of American Railroads and American Short Line and Regional Railroad Association, 64929-64930 2018-27341 North Shore Environmental Construction, Inc., 64925-64927 2018-27338 Federal Transit Federal Transit Administration NOTICES Limitation on Claims Against Proposed Public Transportation Projects, 64932 2018-27327 Fish Fish and Wildlife Service NOTICES Meetings:

John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System; Hurricane Sandy Remapping Project for Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island, and Virginia, 64861-64869 2018-27322 Food and Drug Food and Drug Administration RULES New Animal Drugs: Approval of New Animal Drug Applications; Changes of Sponsorship; Change of a Sponsor's Name and Address, 64738-64744 2018-27238 PROPOSED RULES Eliminating Youth Electronic Cigarette and Other Tobacco Product Use: The Role for Drug Therapies;

New Date for Public Hearing, 64752-64757 2018-27352 NOTICES Intent to Consider the Appropriate Classification of Hyaluronic Acid Intra-articular Products Intended for the Treatment of Pain in Osteoarthritis of the Knee Based on Scientific Evidence, 64844-64845 2018-27351 Forest Forest Service NOTICES New Fee Site, 64809 2018-27353 General Services General Services Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Violations of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements with the United States, 64835 2018-27365 Health and Human Health and Human Services Department See Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality See Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services See Children and Families Administration See Food and Drug Administration See Health Resources and Services Administration See National Institutes of Health NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 64848 2018-27366 Health Resources Health Resources and Services Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: HRSA AIDS Education and Training Centers Evaluation Activities, 64845-64847 2018-27328 The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program Quarterly Data Collection, 64847-64848 2018-27348 Homeland Homeland Security Department See Coast Guard See U.S. Customs and Border Protection Housing Housing and Urban Development Department NOTICES Announcement of Funding Awards, 64854-64861 2018-27349 Indian Affairs Indian Affairs Bureau NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities;

Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Tribal Reassumption of Jurisdiction Over Child Custody Proceedings, 64869-64870 2018-27350 Interior Interior Department See Fish and Wildlife Service See Indian Affairs Bureau See Land Management Bureau See Reclamation Bureau Internal Revenue Internal Revenue Service PROPOSED RULES Regulations Reducing Burden under FATCA and Chapter 3, 64757-64768 2018-27290 NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 64934-64935 2018-27287 2018-27288 International Trade Adm International Trade Administration NOTICES Antidumping or Countervailing Duty Investigations, Orders, or Reviews:

Clad Steel Plate from Japan, 64811 2018-27332 Meetings: Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness, 64810-64811 2018-27336 International Trade Com International Trade Commission NOTICES Investigations; Determinations, Modifications, and Rulings, etc.: Certain Mobile Electronic Devices and Radio Frequency and Processing Components Thereof, 64875-64878 2018-27301 Justice Department Justice Department See Antitrust Division NOTICES Proposed Consent Decrees: Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 64878-64879 2018-27300 Labor Department Labor Department See Employment and Training Administration Land Land Management Bureau NOTICES Plats of Surveys:

Colorado, 64870 2018-27368 Management Management and Budget Office NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Trusted Internet Connections Initiative, 64886 2018-27325 NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Violations of Arms Control Treaties or Agreements with the United States, 64835 2018-27365 NATIONAL COMMISSION National Commission on Military, National, and Public Service NOTICES Privacy Act;

Systems of Records, 64886-64889 2018-27289 National Institute National Institutes of Health NOTICES Meetings: National Cancer Institute, 64848-64850 2018-27178 National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, 64851 2018-27282 National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, 64850 2018-27277 National Institute on Aging, 64851 2018-27182 Webinar to Request Public Input on Upcoming Surgeon General's Report on Oral Health, 64850 2018-27363 National Oceanic National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration RULES Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic: 2018 Recreational Accountability Measure and Closure for the South Atlantic Other Jacks Complex, 64748-64749 2018-27285 Neighborhood Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation NOTICES Meetings;

Sunshine Act, 64889 2018-27442 Nuclear Regulatory Nuclear Regulatory Commission RULES List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International Multi-Purpose Canister Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1025, Amendment Nos. 7 and 8, 64729-64734 2018-27284 PROPOSED RULES List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International Multi-Purpose Canister Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1025, Amendment Nos. 7 and 8, 64750-64752 2018-27286 NOTICES Environmental Assessments;

Availability, etc.: Waste Control Specialists LLC, 64902-64904 2018-27323 Establishment of Atomic Safety and Licensing Board: Exelon Generation Company, LLC, 64902 2018-27276 Facility Operating and Combined Licenses: Applications and Amendments Involving Proposed No Significant Hazards Considerations, etc., 64889-64902 2018-26968 Pipeline Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 64932-64933 2018-27274 Meetings:

Pipeline Safety; Gas Pipeline Advisory Committee and Liquid Pipeline Advisory Committee, 64933-64934 2018-27275 Presidential Documents Presidential Documents EXECUTIVE ORDERS Government Agencies and Employees: White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council; Establishment (EO 13853), 65069-65074 2018-27515 Reclamation Reclamation Bureau NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals: Recreation Use Data Reports, 64870-64871 2018-27360 Change in Discount Rate for Water Resources Planning, 64875 2018-27331 Hydroelectric Power Development:

Silver Jack Dam, Bostwick Park Project, Colorado, 64871-64873 2018-27299 Quarterly Status Report of Water Service, Repayment, and Other Water-Related Contract Actions, 64873-64875 2018-27329 Securities Securities and Exchange Commission NOTICES Agency Information Collection Activities; Proposals, Submissions, and Approvals, 64906-64907, 64909-64910 2018-27270 2018-27266 2018-27267 Meetings; Sunshine Act, 64913 2018-27417 Self-Regulatory Organizations; Proposed Rule Changes: Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, 64907-64909 2018-27281 New York Stock Exchange, LLC, 64910-64922 2018-27278 2018-27280 NYSE National, Inc., 64904-64906 2018-27279 Small Business Small Business Administration NOTICES Disaster Declarations:

Iowa, 64923 2018-27367 Pennsylvania, 64922-64923 2018-27364 Major Disaster Declarations: Connecticut, 64922 2018-27372 Florida, 64923 2018-27371 Social Social Security Administration NOTICES Rate for Assessment on Direct Payment of Fees to Representatives in 2019, 64923-64924 2018-27369 Transportation Department Transportation Department See Federal Aviation Administration See Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration See Federal Transit Administration See Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration Treasury Treasury Department See Internal Revenue Service RULES Modernized Drawback, 64942-65067 2018-26793 Customs U.S.

Customs and Border Protection RULES Modernized Drawback, 64942-65067 2018-26793 NOTICES Commercial Gaugers and Laboratories; Accreditations and Approvals: AmSpec LLC, New Haven, CT, 64851-64852 2018-27197 AmSpec LLC, Yorktown, VA, 64852-64853 2018-27195 of Intertek USA, Inc., Benicia, CA, 64853-64854 2018-27194 Veteran Affairs Veterans Affairs Department NOTICES Privacy Act; Systems of Records, 64935-64940 2018-27334 Western Western Area Power Administration NOTICES Rate Orders:

Parker-Davis Project-Rate, 64831-64832 2018-27340 Separate Parts In This Issue Part II Homeland Security Department, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 64942-65067 2018-26793 Treasury Department, 64942-65067 2018-26793 Part III Presidential Documents, 65069-65074 2018-27515 Reader Aids Consult the Reader Aids section at the end of this issue for phone numbers, online resources, finding aids, and notice of recently enacted public laws. To subscribe to the Federal Register Table of Contents electronic mailing list, go to https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USGPOOFR/subscriber/new, enter your e-mail address, then follow the instructions to join, leave, or manage your subscription. 83 242 Tuesday, December 18, 2018 Rules and Regulations NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 72 [NRC-2018-0220] RIN 3150-AK17 List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks:

NAC International Multi-Purpose Canister Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1025, Amendment Nos. 7 and 8 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 NAC International Multi-Purpose Canister (NAC-MPC) Storage System listing within the “List of approved spent fuel storage casks” to include Amendment Nos. 7 and 8 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1025. Amendment No. 7 revises the technical specifications to eliminate the requirements for the heat removal system to be operable for La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor spent fuel stored in the NAC-MPC because convective cooling is not required, and to eliminate duplicative requirements. In addition, Amendment No. 8 removes duplicative surveillance requirements in the technical specifications because these requirements are already required by the revised Technical Specification A 3.1.6, “CONCRETE CASK Heat Removal System.” DATES: This direct final rule is effective March 4, 2019, unless significant adverse comments are received by January 17, 2019. If this direct final rule is withdrawn as a result of such comments, timely notice of the withdrawal will be published in the **Federal Register** (FR). 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. Comments received on this direct final rule will also be considered to be comments on a companion proposed rule published in the Proposed Rules section of this issue of the FR. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • *Federal Rulemaking Website:* Go to *http://www.regulations.gov* and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0220. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-3463; email: *Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.* For technical questions contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • *Email comments to:* *Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov.* If you do not receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact us at 301-415-1677. • *Fax comments to:* Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission at 301-415-1101. • *Mail comments to:* Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff. • *Hand deliver comments to:* 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (Eastern Time) Federal workdays; telephone: 301-415-1677. 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: Bernard H. White, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301-415-6577; email: *Bernard.White@nrc.gov* or Gregory R. Trussell, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards; telephone: 301-415-6244; email: *Gregory.Trussell@nrc.gov.* Both are staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Table of Contents I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments II. Rulemaking Procedure III. Background IV. Discussion of Changes V. Voluntary Consensus Standards VI. Agreement State Compatibility VII. Plain Writing VIII. Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Environmental Impact IX. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement X. Regulatory Flexibility Certification XI. Regulatory Analysis XII. Backfitting and Issue Finality XIII. Congressional Review Act XIV. Availability of Documents I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0220 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 *http://www.regulations.gov* and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0220. • *NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS):* You may obtain publicly-available 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.* 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:* 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. B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC-2018-0220 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 all comment submissions at *http://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. Rulemaking Procedure This direct final rule is limited to the changes contained in Amendment Nos. 7 and 8 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1025 and does not include other aspects of the NAC-MPC Storage System design. The NRC is using the “direct final rule procedure” to issue these amendments because they represent limited and routine changes to an existing certificate that are expected to be noncontroversial. Adequate protection of public health and safety continues to be ensured. The amendments to the rule will become effective on March 4, 2019. However, if the NRC receives significant adverse comments on this direct final rule by January 17, 2019, then the NRC will publish a document that withdraws this action and will subsequently address the comments received in a final rule as a response to the companion proposed rule published in the Proposed Rules section of this issue of the FR. Absent significant modifications to the proposed revisions requiring republication, the NRC will not initiate a second comment period on this action. A significant adverse comment is a comment where the commenter explains why the rule would be inappropriate, including challenges to the rule's underlying premise or approach, or would be ineffective or unacceptable without a change. A comment is adverse and significant if:

(1)The comment opposes the rule and provides a reason sufficient to require a substantive response in a notice-and-comment process. For example, a substantive response is required when:

(a)The comment causes the NRC staff to reevaluate (or reconsider) its position or conduct additional analysis;

(b)The comment raises an issue serious enough to warrant a substantive response to clarify or complete the record; or

(c)The comment raises a relevant issue that was not previously addressed or considered by the NRC staff.

(2)The comment proposes a change or an addition to the rule, and it is apparent that the rule would be ineffective or unacceptable without incorporation of the change or addition.

(3)The comment causes the NRC staff to make a change (other than editorial) to the rule, Certificate of Compliance, or technical specifications. For detailed instructions on filing comments, please see the companion proposed rule published in the Proposed Rule section of this issue of the FR. III. Background Section 218(a) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act

(NWPA)of 1982, as amended, requires that “the Secretary [of the Department of Energy] shall establish a demonstration program, in cooperation with the private sector, for the dry storage of spent nuclear fuel at civilian nuclear power reactor sites, with the objective of establishing one or more technologies that the [Nuclear Regulatory] Commission may, by rule, approve for use at the sites of civilian nuclear power reactors without, to the maximum extent practicable, the need for additional site-specific approvals by the Commission.” Section 133 of the NWPA states, in part, that “[the Commission] shall, by rule, establish procedures for the licensing of any technology approved by the Commission under Section 219(a) [sic: 218(a)] for use at the site of any civilian nuclear power reactor.” To implement this mandate, the Commission approved dry storage of spent nuclear fuel in NRC-approved casks under a general license by publishing a final rule which added a new subpart K in part 72 of title 10 of the *Code of Federal Regulations* (10 CFR) entitled “General License for Storage of Spent Fuel at Power Reactor Sites” (55 FR 29181; July 18, 1990). This rule also established a new subpart L in 10 CFR part 72 entitled “Approval of Spent Fuel Storage Casks,” which contains procedures and criteria for obtaining NRC approval of spent fuel storage cask designs. The NRC subsequently issued a final rule on March 9, 2000 (65 FR 12444), that approved the NAC-MPC Cask System design and added it to the list of NRC-approved cask designs in § 72.214 as Certificate of Compliance No. 1025. IV. Discussion of Changes On November 14, 2017, as supplemented on February 12, 2018, NAC International submitted a request to the NRC to amend Certificate of Compliance No. 1025 by adding Amendment No. 7. On February 28, 2018, NAC International also submitted a request to amend Certificate of Compliance No. 1025 by adding Amendment No. 8. These two requests are included in this rulemaking. Amendment No. 7 revises the technical specifications to: • Modify the definition for OPERABLE under Technical Specification A 1.1, “Definitions,” by deleting the reference to Multi Purpose Canister—La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor (MPC LACBWR). • Revise the note under ACTIONS of Technical Specification Limiting Condition for Operation

(LCO)3.1.6 under Technical Specification A 3.1.6, “CONCRETE CASK Heat Removal System,” to clarify that LCO 3.1.6 is not applicable to the MPC-LACBWR CANISTER. • Revise SURVEILLANCE under Surveillance Requirement

(SR)3.1.6.1 by deleting “and the MPC LACBWR CANISTER.” Further, add a footnote to SR 3.1.6.1 stating, “SR 3.1.6.1 is not applicable to the MPC LACBWR CANISTER. Convective cooling is not required for the MPC-LACBWR CANISTER.” • Revise Technical Specification A 5.3 under A 5.0, “ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROLS AND PROGRAMS,” to delete the requirement for a response surveillance following off normal, accident, or natural phenomena events since the response surveillance is, in principle, covered by existing technical specification surveillance requirements and frequencies. This amendment also revises the technical specifications to ensure they are consistent with the applicant's proposed change for the decay heat in its revised thermal evaluation, and makes an editorial change in Technical Specification 3.1.2 to ensure consistency. Amendment No. 8 revises the technical specifications to: • Revise Technical Specification No. A 3.1.6, “CONCRETE CASK Heat Removal System” to change Condition A from “LCO not met” to “CONCRETE CASK Heat Removal System inoperable.” • Add new LCO REQUIRED ACTION A.1 “Ensure adequate heat removal to prevent exceeding short-term temperature limits with an Immediate COMPLETION TIME,” and renumber old A.1 to A.2 “Restore CONCRETE CASK Heat Removal System to OPERABLE status.” • Revise renumbered LCO REQUIRED ACTION A.2 COMPLETION TIME from 8 hours to 25 days under Technical Specification A 3.1.6. • Revise Technical Specification A 3.1.6 CONDITION B from “Required Action and associated Completion Time not met” to “Required Action A.1 or A.2 and associated Completion Time not met.” • Delete Technical Specification A 3.1.6 LCO REQUIRED ACTION B.1, “Perform SR 3.1.6.1,” and renumber old B.2.1 and B.2.2 to B.1 and B.2, respectively. • Revise renumbered LCO REQUIRED ACTIONS B.1 and B.2 COMPLETION TIMES from 12 hours to 5 days under Technical Specification A 3.1.6. • Revise Technical Specification A 3.2.2, “CONCRETE CASK Average Surface Dose Rates,” APPLICABILITY from “Prior to or at the beginning of STORAGE OPERATIONS” to “Prior to STORAGE OPERATIONS.” • Delete Technical Specification A 5.3, “Surveillance After an Off-Normal, Accident, or Natural Phenomena Event,” in its entirety as response surveillance is, in principle, covered by existing technical specification surveillance requirements and frequencies. As documented in the preliminary safety evaluation reports, the NRC performed a safety review of each proposed Certificate of Compliance amendment request. For Amendment No. 7, with reduced heat load the convective heat flow in the annulus between the canister and concrete cask does not need to work in order for the storage cask and spent fuel to remain below their respective maximum operating temperatures. For Amendment No. 8, the surveillance requirements in Technical Specification A 5.3, “Surveillance After an Off-Normal, Accident, or Natural Phenomena Event” can be deleted because these requirements can be achieved with the revised Technical Specification A 3.1.6, “CONCRETE CASK Heat Removal System” by ensuring the heat removal capability. There are no significant changes to cask design requirements in the proposed amendments. Considering the specific design requirements for each accident condition, the design of the cask would prevent loss of containment, shielding, and criticality control in the event of an accident. These amendments do not reflect a significant change in design or fabrication of the cask. In addition, any resulting occupational exposure or offsite dose rates from the implementation of Amendment Nos. 7 and 8 would remain well within the 10 CFR part 20 limits. There will be no significant change in the types or amounts of any effluent released, no significant increase in the individual or cumulative radiation exposure, and no significant increase in the potential for, or consequences from, radiological accidents. This direct final rule revises the NAC-MPC Storage System listing in § 72.214 by adding Amendment Nos. 7 and 8 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1025. These amendments consist of the changes previously described, as set forth in the revised certificate and technical specifications. The revised technical specifications are identified in the preliminary safety evaluation reports. The amended NAC-MPC Storage System design, when used under the conditions specified in the Certificate of Compliance, technical specifications, and the NRC's regulations, will meet the requirements of 10 CFR part 72; therefore, adequate protection of public health and safety will continue to be ensured. When this direct final rule becomes effective, persons who hold a general license under § 72.210 may load spent nuclear fuel into NAC-MPC Storage System casks that meet the criteria of Amendment Nos. 7 and 8 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1025 under § 72.212. V. Voluntary Consensus Standards The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-113) requires that Federal agencies use technical standards that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies unless the use of such a standard is inconsistent with applicable law or otherwise impractical. In this direct final rule, the NRC will revise the NAC-MPC Storage System design listed in § 72.214, “List of approved spent fuel storage casks.” This action does not constitute the establishment of a standard that contains generally applicable requirements. VI. Agreement State Compatibility Under the “Policy Statement on Adequacy and Compatibility of Agreement State Programs” approved by the Commission on June 30, 1997, and published in the FR on September 3, 1997 (62 FR 46517), this rule is classified as Compatibility Category “NRC.” Compatibility is not required for Category “NRC” regulations. The NRC program elements in this category are those that relate directly to areas of regulation reserved to the NRC by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, or the provisions of 10 CFR. Although an Agreement State may not adopt program elements reserved to the NRC, and the Category “NRC” does not confer regulatory authority on the State, the State may wish to inform its licensees of certain requirements by means consistent with the particular State's administrative procedure laws. VII. Plain Writing The Plain Writing Act of 2010 (Pub. L. 111-274) requires Federal agencies to write documents in a clear, concise, and well-organized manner. The NRC has written this document to be consistent with the Plain Writing Act as well as the Presidential Memorandum, “Plain Language in Government Writing,” published June 10, 1998 (63 FR 31883). VIII. Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Environmental Impact A. The Action The action is to amend § 72.214 to revise the NAC-MPC Storage System listing within the “List of approved spent fuel storage casks” to include Amendment Nos. 7 and 8 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1025. Amendment No. 7 revises the technical specifications to eliminate the requirements for the heat removal system to be operable for La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor spent fuel and to eliminate duplicative requirements. In addition, Amendment No. 8 removes surveillance requirements in the technical specifications because these requirements are already required by the revised Technical Specification A 3.1.6, “CONCRETE CASK Heat Removal System.” B. The Need for the Action This direct final rule adds an amended Certificate of Compliance for the NAC-MPC Storage System design to the list of approved spent fuel storage casks that power reactor licensees can use to store spent fuel at reactor sites under a general license. Specifically, Amendment No. 7 revises the technical specifications to eliminate the requirements for the heat removal system to be operable for La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor spent fuel and to eliminate duplicative requirements as described in Section IV, “Discussion of Changes,” of this document. In addition, Amendment No. 8 removes surveillance requirements in the technical specifications because these requirements already are required by the revised Technical Specification A 3.1.6, “CONCRETE CASK Heat Removal System.” C. Environmental Impacts of the Action On July 18,1990 (55 FR 29181), the NRC issued an amendment to 10 CFR part 72 to provide for the storage of spent fuel under a general license in cask designs approved by the NRC. The potential environmental impact of using NRC-approved storage casks was initially analyzed in the environmental assessment for the 1990 final rule. The environmental assessment for Amendment Nos. 7 and 8 tier off of the environmental assessment for the July 18, 1990, final rule. Tiering on past environmental assessments is a standard process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended. The NAC-MPC Storage Systems are designed to mitigate the effects of design basis accidents that could occur during storage. Design basis accidents account for human-induced events and the most severe natural phenomena reported for the site and surrounding area. Postulated accidents analyzed for an independent spent fuel storage installation, the type of facility at which a holder of a power reactor operating license would store spent fuel in casks in accordance with 10 CFR part 72, include tornado winds and tornado-generated missiles, a design basis earthquake, a design basis flood, an accidental cask drop, lightning effects, fire, explosions, and other incidents. Considering the specific design requirements for each accident condition, the design of the cask would prevent loss of confinement, shielding, and criticality control in the event of an accident. If there is no loss of confinement, shielding, or criticality control, the environmental impacts resulting from an accident would be insignificant. This amendment does not reflect a significant change in design or fabrication of the cask. Because there are no significant design or process changes, any resulting occupational exposure or offsite dose rates from the implementation of Amendment Nos. 7 and 8 would remain well within the 10 CFR part 20 limits. Therefore, the proposed changes will not result in any radiological or non-radiological environmental impacts that significantly differ from the environmental impacts evaluated in the environmental assessment supporting the July 18, 1990, final rule. There will be no significant change in the types or significant revisions in the amounts of any effluent released, no significant increase in the individual or cumulative radiation exposure, and no significant increase in the potential for or consequences from radiological accidents. The staff documented its safety findings in the preliminary safety evaluation reports. D. Alternative to the Action The alternative to this action is to deny approval of Amendment Nos. 7 and 8 and end the direct final rule. Consequently, any 10 CFR part 72 general licensee that seeks to either load spent nuclear fuel into the NAC-MPC Storage System or utilize the technical specifications, which reduces the burden on surveillance for storage of La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor spent fuel and other general licensees, in accordance with the changes described in proposed Amendment Nos. 7 and 8 would have to request an exemption from the requirements of §§ 72.212 and 72.214. Under this alternative, interested licensees would have to prepare, and the NRC would have to review, a separate exemption request, thereby increasing the administrative burden upon the NRC and the costs to each licensee. Therefore, the environmental impacts would be the same, or more likely greater than, the proposed action. E. Alternative Use of Resources Approval of Amendment Nos. 7 and 8 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1025 would result in no irreversible commitment of resources. F. Agencies and Persons Contacted No agencies or persons outside the NRC were contacted in connection with the preparation of this environmental assessment. G. Finding of No Significant Impact The environmental impacts of the action have been reviewed under the requirements in the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended, and the NRC's regulations in subpart A of 10 CFR part 51, “Environmental Protection Regulations for Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions.” Based on the foregoing environmental assessment, the NRC concludes that this direct final rule entitled “List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: NAC International Multi-Purpose Canister Storage System, Certificate of Compliance No. 1025, Amendment Nos. 7 and 8,” will not have a significant effect on the human environment. Therefore, the NRC has determined that an environmental impact statement is not necessary for this direct final rule. IX. Paperwork Reduction Act Statement This direct final rule does not contain any new or amended collections of information subject to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501 *et seq.* ). Existing collections of information were approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), approval number 3150-0132. Public Protection Notification The NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a request for information or an information collection requirement unless the requesting document displays a currently valid OMB control number. X. Regulatory Flexibility Certification Under the Regulatory Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 605(b)), the NRC certifies that this direct final rule will not, if issued, have a significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities. This direct final rule affects only nuclear power plant licensees and NAC International. These entities do not fall within the scope of the definition of small entities set forth in the Regulatory Flexibility Act or the size standards established by the NRC (§ 2.810). XI. Regulatory Analysis On July 18, 1990 (55 FR 29181), the NRC issued an amendment to 10 CFR part 72 to provide for the storage of spent nuclear fuel under a general license in cask designs approved by the NRC. Any nuclear power reactor licensee can use NRC-approved cask designs to store spent nuclear fuel if it notifies the NRC in advance, the spent fuel is stored under the conditions specified in the cask's Certificate of Compliance, and the conditions of the general license are met. A list of NRC-approved cask designs is contained in § 72.214. On March 9, 2000 (65 FR 12444), the NRC issued an amendment to 10 CFR part 72 that approved the NAC-MPC Storage System design by adding it to the list of NRC-approved cask designs in § 72.214. On November 14, 2017, as supplemented on February 12, 2018, NAC International submitted a request to the NRC to amend Certificate of Compliance No. 1025 by adding Amendment No. 7. On February 28, 2018, NAC International also submitted a request to amend Certificate of Compliance No. 1025 by adding Amendment No. 8. The NAC International submitted these applications to amend the NAC-MPC Storage System as described in Section IV, “Discussion of Changes,” of this document. The alternative to this action is to withhold approval of Amendment Nos. 7 and 8 and to require any 10 CFR part 72 general licensee seeking to load spent nuclear fuel into NAC-MPC Storage Systems under the changes described in Amendment Nos. 7 and 8 to request an exemption from the requirements of §§ 72.212 and 72.214. Under this alternative, each interested 10 CFR part 72 licensee would have to prepare, and the NRC would have to review, a separate exemption request, thereby increasing the administrative burden upon the NRC and the costs to each licensee. Approval of this direct final rule is consistent with previous NRC actions. Further, as documented in the preliminary safety evaluation reports and environmental assessment, this direct final rule will have no adverse effect on public health and safety or the environment. This direct final rule has no significant identifiable impact or benefit on other Government agencies. Based on this regulatory analysis, the NRC concludes that the requirements of this direct final rule are commensurate with the NRC's responsibilities for public health and safety and the common defense and security. No other available alternative is believed to be as satisfactory, and therefore, this action is recommended. XII. Backfitting and Issue Finality The NRC has determined that the backfit rule (10 CFR 72.62) does not apply to this direct final rule. Therefore, a backfit analysis is not required. This direct final rule revises Certificate of Compliance No. 1025 for the NAC-MPC Storage System, as currently listed in § 72.214, “List of approved spent fuel storage casks.” The revision consists of Amendment Nos. 7 and 8, which revise the technical specifications to eliminate the requirements for the heat removal system to be operable for La Crosse Boiling Water Reactor spent fuel and to eliminate duplicative requirements and removes surveillance requirements in the technical specifications because these requirements are already required by the revised Technical Specification A 3.1.6, “CONCRETE CASK Heat Removal System.” Amendment Nos. 7 and 8 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1025 for the NAC-MPC Storage System were initiated by NAC International and were not submitted in response to new NRC requirements, or an NRC request for amendment. Amendment Nos. 7 and 8 apply only to new casks fabricated and used under Amendment Nos. 7 and 8. These changes do not affect existing users of the NAC-MPC Storage System, and the current Amendment No. 6 continues to be effective for existing users. While current users of this storage system may comply with the new requirements in Amendment Nos. 7 and 8, this would be a voluntary decision on the part of current users. For these reasons, Amendment Nos. 7 and 8 to Certificate of Compliance No. 1025 do not constitute backfitting under § 72.62 or § 50.109(a)(1), or otherwise represent an inconsistency with the issue finality provisions applicable to combined licenses in 10 CFR part 52. Accordingly, the NRC staff has not prepared a backfit analysis for this rulemaking. XIII. Congressional Review Act This direct final rule is not a rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act. XIV. 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 ADAMS Accession No./ web link/ Federal Register citation Request to Amend Certificate of Compliance No. 1025 for the NAC-MPC Storage System, dated November 14, 2017 ML17326A128 Request to Amend Certificate of Compliance No. 1025 for the NAC-MPC Storage System, dated February 12, 2018 ML18045A440 Request to Amend Certificate of Compliance No. 1025 for the NAC-MPC Storage System, dated February 28, 2018 ML18059A784 Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1025, Amendment No. 7 ML18255A024 Proposed Technical Specification Appendices A and B for Amendment No. 7 ML18255A022 Preliminary Safety Evaluation Report for Amendment No. 7 ML18255A026 Proposed Certificate of Compliance No. 1025, Amendment No. 8 ML18255A025 Proposed Technical Specification Appendices A and B for Amendment No. 8 ML18255A023 Preliminary Safety Evaluation Report for Amendment No. 8 ML18255A027 The NRC may post materials related to this document, including public comments, on the Federal Rulemaking website at *http://www.regulations.gov* under Docket ID NRC-2018-0220. The Federal Rulemaking website allows you to receive alerts when changes or additions occur in a docket folder. To subscribe:

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(3)enter your email address and select how frequently you would like to receive emails (daily, weekly, or monthly). List of Subjects in 10 CFR Part 72 Administrative practice and procedure, Hazardous waste, Indians, Intergovernmental relations, Nuclear energy, Penalties, Radiation protection, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Security measures, Whistleblowing. For the reasons set out in the preamble and under the authority of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended; the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended; and 5 U.S.C. 552 and 553; the NRC is adopting the following amendments to 10 CFR part 72: PART 72—LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR THE INDEPENDENT STORAGE OF SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL, HIGH-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE, AND REACTOR-RELATED GREATER THAN CLASS C WASTE 1. The authority citation for part 72 continues to read as follows: Authority: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, secs. 51, 53, 57, 62, 63, 65, 69, 81, 161, 182, 183, 184, 186, 187, 189, 223, 234, 274 (42 U.S.C. 2071, 2073, 2077, 2092, 2093, 2095, 2099, 2111, 2201, 2210e, 2232, 2233, 2234, 2236, 2237, 2238, 2273, 2282, 2021); Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, secs. 201, 202, 206, 211 (42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846, 5851); National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332); Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, secs. 117(a), 132, 133, 134, 135, 137, 141, 145(g), 148, 218(a) (42 U.S.C. 10137(a), 10152, 10153, 10154, 10155, 10157, 10161, 10165(g), 10168, 10198(a)); 44 U.S.C. 3504 note. 2. In § 72.214, Certificate of Compliance 1025 is revised to read as follows: § 72.214 List of approved spent fuel storage casks. *Certificate Number:* 1025. *Initial Certificate Effective Date:* April 10, 2000. *Amendment Number 1 Effective Date:* November 13, 2001. *Amendment Number 2 Effective Date:* May 29, 2002. *Amendment Number 3 Effective Date:* October 1, 2003. *Amendment Number 4 Effective Date:* October 27, 2004. *Amendment Number 5 Effective Date:* July 24, 2007. *Amendment Number 6 Effective Date:* October 4, 2010. *Amendment Number 7 Effective Date:* March 4, 2019. *Amendment Number 8 Effective Date:* March 4, 2019. *SAR Submitted by:* NAC International, Inc. *SAR Title:* Final Safety Analysis Report for the NAC Multi-Purpose Canister System (NAC-MPC System). *Docket Number:* 72-1025. *Certificate Expiration Date:* April 10, 2020. *Model Number:* NAC-MPC. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of December 2018. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Margaret M. Doane, Executive Director for Operations. [FR Doc. 2018-27284 Filed 12-17-18; 8:45 am]

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