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Appendix K regarding acceptance
criteria, evaluation model features and
documentation, reporting of changes or
errors, etc.
Section 50.12 of 10 CFR states that the
Commission may grant exemptions from
requirements of the regulations in 10
CFR part 50 for reasons, which are (1)
the exemption is authorized by law, (2)
the exemption will not present an
undue risk to the public health and
safety, (3) the exemption is consistent
with the common defense and security,
and (4) special circumstances, as
defined in 10 CFR 50.12(a)(2), are
present. The licensee’s submittal
identifies in particular that the special
circumstance associated with this
exemption request is that restricting
application of 10 CFR 50.46 and 10 CFR
part 50, Appendix K to fuels clad with
only zircaloy or ZIRLOTM is not
necessary to achieve the underlying
purpose of these regulations.
A. The Exemption is Authorized by Law
The NRC has the authority under 10
CFR 50.12 to grant exemptions from the
requirements of Part 50 upon
demonstration of proper justification.
The fuel that will be irradiated at Palo
Verde is clad with a zirconium-based
alloy that is not expressly within the
scope of 10 CFR 50.46 and 10 CFR part
50, Appendix K. However, the NRC staff
considers the acceptance criteria and
methods of these regulations applicable
to M5®, and the licensee will ensure
that these regulations are satisfied for
operation with fuel clad with M5®.
Therefore, the exemption is authorized
by law.

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B. The Exemption Presents No Undue
Risk to Public Health and Safety
The NRC-approved Topical Report
BAW–10227–P–A, which concerns the
properties of the M5® alloy, provides
assurance that predicted chemical,
thermal, and mechanical characteristics
of M5® alloy cladding are acceptable
under normal operation, anticipated
transients, and postulated accidents.
The NRC staff further found that the
acceptance criteria and analytical
methods from 10 CFR 50.46 and 10 CFR
part 50, Appendix K provide acceptable
safety margins for fuel clad with M5®
that are consistent with those the NRC
has established for zircaloy and
ZIRLOTM. Reload cores involving M5®
cladding will continue to be subject to
the operating limits specified in the
technical specifications and core
operating limits report. Thus, granting
this exemption request will not pose
undue risk to public health and safety.

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C. The Exemption Is Consistent With the
Common Defense and Security
The proposed exemption will allow
the licensee to use an enhanced fuel rod
cladding material relative to the zircaloy
material for which the requirements of
10 CFR 50.46 and 10 CFR part 50,
Appendix K were originally established.
In addition to its review of the
exemption request described in this SE,
the NRC staff has further evaluated all
licensing-basis changes necessary to
support loading fuel clad with M5® in
a separate SE and documented the basis
for their acceptability. Based on these
reviews, the NRC staff concludes that
the use of M5® fuel rod cladding at Palo
Verde will not significantly affect plant
operations and is therefore consistent
with the common defense and security.
D. Special Circumstances
Neither 10 CFR 50.46 nor 10 CFR part
50, Appendix K explicitly applies to
fuel clad with M5®. However, the
underlying purpose of 10 CFR 50.46 and
10 CFR part 50, Appendix K is to
provide requirements capable of
ensuring adequate core cooling
following the most limiting postulated
loss-of-coolant accident. As discussed
above, Framatome has demonstrated in
an NRC-approved topical report (i.e.,
BAW–10227–P–A) that application of
the acceptance criteria and analytical
methods required in 10 CFR 50.46 and
10 CFR part 50, Appendix K to fuel clad
with M5® is acceptable. Normal core
reload safety analyses will further
confirm on a cycle-specific basis that
there is no adverse impact on ECCS
performance for Palo Verde. Therefore,
strict application of the material-specific
requirements for fuel cladding in 10
CFR 50.46 and 10 CFR part 50,
Appendix K is not necessary to achieve
the underlying purpose of ensuring
adequate core cooling in this instance.
Furthermore, granting an exemption to
allow application of the balance of these
regulations to fuel clad with M5® at
Palo Verde would be consistent with the
underlying regulatory purpose.
E. Supplemental Information
For more technical details, refer to the
SE associated with this exemption
under ADAMS Accession No.
ML20022A109 (Enclosure 2).
F. Environmental Considerations
The NRC staff determined that the
exemption discussed herein meets the
eligibility criteria for the categorical
exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 51.22(c)(9)
because it is related to a requirement
concerning the installation or use of
facility components located within the
restricted area, as defined in 10 CFR

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part 20, and the granting of this
exemption involves: (i) No significant
hazards consideration, (ii) no significant
change in the types or a significant
increase in the amounts of any effluents
that may be released offsite, and (iii) no
significant increase in individual or
cumulative occupational radiation
exposure. Therefore, in accordance with
10 CFR 51.22(b), no environmental
impact statement or environmental
assessment need be prepared in
connection with the NRC’s
consideration of this exemption request.
IV. Conclusions
Accordingly, the Commission has
determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR
50.12, the exemption is authorized by
law, will not present an undue risk to
the public health and safety, and is
consistent with the common defense
and security. Also, special
circumstances are present. Therefore,
the Commission hereby grants APS an
exemption from the requirements of 10
CFR 50.46 and 10 CFR part 50,
Appendix K, to allow the use of
Framatome M5® alloy fuel rod cladding
material at Palo Verde, Units 1, 2, and
3. As stated above, this exemption
relates solely to the cladding material
specified in these regulations.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day
of March 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Craig G. Erlanger,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Submission for Review: 3206–0136,
Designation of Beneficiary: Federal
Employees’ Group Life Insurance, SF
2823
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: 60-day notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:

The Federal Employee
Insurance Operations, Healthcare
Insurance, Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) offers the general
public and other federal agencies the
opportunity to comment on a revised
information collection request (ICR),
Designation of Beneficiary: Federal
Employees’ Group Life Insurance, SF
2823.
DATES: Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until May 8, 2020.
SUMMARY:

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You may submit comments,
identified by docket number and title,
by the following method:
• Federal Rulemaking Portal: http://
www.regulations.gov. Follow the
instructions for submitting comments.
All submissions received must
include the agency name and docket
number for this document. The general
policy for comments and other
submissions from members of the public
is to make these submissions available
for public viewing at http://
www.regulations.gov as they are
received without change, including any
personal identifiers or contact
information.

the statutory order of precedence does
not meet his or her needs.

A
copy of this ICR with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by contacting the Retirement
Services Publications Team, Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street
NW, Room 3316–L, Washington, DC
20415, Attention: Cyrus S. Benson, or
sent by email to [email protected]
or faxed to (202) 606–0910 or reached
via telephone at (202) 606–4808.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: As
required by the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–13, 44 U.S.C.
chapter 35) as amended by the ClingerCohen Act (Pub. L. 104–106), OPM is
soliciting comments for this collection
(OMB No. 3206–0136). The Office of
Management and Budget is particularly
interested in comments that:
1. Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of functions
of the agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
2. Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
3. Enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
4. Minimize the burden of the
collection of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Standard Form 2823 is used by any
Federal employee or retiree covered by
the Federal Employees’ Group Life
Insurance (FEGLI) Program, or an
assignee who owns an insured’s
coverage, to instruct the Office of
Federal Employees’ Group Life
Insurance how to distribute the
proceeds of the FEGLI coverage when

Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.

ADDRESSES:

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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Analysis
Agency: Federal Employee Insurance
Operations, Healthcare Insurance, OPM.
Title: Designation of Beneficiary:
Federal Employees’ Group Life
Insurance.
OMB Number: 3206–0136.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals or
Households.
Number of Respondents: 48,000.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 15
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 12,000.

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BILLING CODE 6325–38–P

POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. MC2020–97 and CP2020–101]

New Postal Product
Postal Regulatory Commission.
Notice.

AGENCY:
ACTION:

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: March 11,
2020.
SUMMARY:

Submit comments
electronically via the Commission’s
Filing Online system at http://
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.
ADDRESSES:

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David A. Trissell, General Counsel, at
202–789–6820.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)

I. Introduction
The Commission gives notice that the
Postal Service filed request(s) for the
Commission to consider matters related
to negotiated service agreement(s). The
request(s) may propose the addition or
removal of a negotiated service
agreement from the market dominant or

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the competitive product list, or the
modification of an existing product
currently appearing on the market
dominant or the competitive product
list.
Section II identifies the docket
number(s) associated with each Postal
Service request, the title of each Postal
Service request, the request’s acceptance
date, and the authority cited by the
Postal Service for each request. For each
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
(Public Representative). Section II also
establishes comment deadline(s)
pertaining to each request.
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
3007.301.1
The Commission invites comments on
whether the Postal Service’s request(s)
in the captioned docket(s) are consistent
with the policies of title 39. For
request(s) that the Postal Service states
concern market dominant product(s),
applicable statutory and regulatory
requirements include 39 U.S.C. 3622, 39
U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3010, and 39
CFR part 3020, subpart B. For request(s)
that the Postal Service states concern
competitive product(s), applicable
statutory and regulatory requirements
include 39 U.S.C. 3632, 39 U.S.C. 3633,
39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR part 3015, and
39 CFR part 3020, subpart B. Comment
deadline(s) for each request appear in
section II.
II. Docketed Proceeding(s)
1. Docket No(s).: MC2020–97 and
CP2020–101; Filing Title: USPS Request
to Add Priority Mail Express
International, Priority Mail International
& First-Class Package International
Service Contract 1 to Competitive
Product List and Notice of Filing
Materials Under Seal; Filing Acceptance
Date: March 3, 2020; Filing Authority:
39 U.S.C. 3642, 39 CFR 3020.30 et seq.,
and 39 CFR 3015.5; Public
Representative: Kenneth R. Moeller;
Comments Due: March 11, 2020.

1 See Docket No. RM2018–3, Order Adopting
Final Rules Relating to Non-Public Information,
June 27, 2018, Attachment A at 19–22 (Order No.
4679).

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