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purpose of notifying the NRC prior to
withdrawal of funds from the DTFs is to
provide opportunity for NRC
intervention, when deemed necessary, if
the withdrawals are for expenses other
than those authorized by 10 CFR
50.75(h)(1)(iv) and 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)
that could result in there being
insufficient funds in the DTFs to
accomplish radiological
decommissioning.
By granting the exemption to 10 CFR
50.75(h)(1)(iv) and 10 CFR
50.82(a)(8)(i)(A), the NRC staff considers
that withdrawals consistent with HDI’s
submittal dated February 12, 2020, are
authorized. As stated previously, the
NRC staff determined that there are
sufficient funds in the DTFs to complete
radiological decommissioning activities,
as well as to conduct spent fuel
management and site restoration
activities, consistent with HDI’s PSDAR,
SSCE, and February 12, 2020,
exemption request. Pursuant to the
requirements in 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(v)
and (vii), licensees are required to
monitor and annually report to the NRC
the status of the DTFs and the licensee’s
funding for spent fuel management.
These reports provide the NRC staff
with awareness of, and the ability to
take action on, any actual or potential
funding deficiencies. Additionally, 10
CFR 50.82(a)(8)(vi) requires that the
annual financial assurance status report
must include additional financial
assurance to cover the estimated cost of
completion if the sum of the balance of
any remaining decommissioning funds,
plus earnings on such funds calculated
at not greater than a 2-percent real rate
of return, together with the amount
provided by other financial assurance
methods being relied upon, does not
cover the estimated cost to complete the
decommissioning. The requested
exemption would not allow the
withdrawal of funds from the DTFs for
any other purpose that is not currently
authorized in the regulations without
prior notification to the NRC. Therefore,
the granting of the exemption to 10 CFR
50.75(h)(1)(iv) to allow HDI to make
withdrawals from the DTFs to cover
authorized expenses for spent fuel
management and site restoration
activities without prior written
notification to the NRC will still meet
the underlying purpose of the
regulation.
Special circumstances, in accordance
with 10 CFR 50.12(a)(2)(iii), are present
whenever compliance would result in
undue hardship or other costs that are
significantly in excess of those
contemplated when the regulation was
adopted, or that are significantly in
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similarly situated. HDI states that the
DTFs contain funds in excess of the
estimated costs of radiological
decommissioning and that these excess
funds are needed for spent fuel
management and site restoration
activities. The NRC does not preclude
the use of funds from DTFs in excess of
those needed for radiological
decommissioning for other purposes,
such as spent fuel management or site
restoration activities.
The NRC has stated that funding for
spent fuel management and site
restoration activities may be
commingled in DTFs, provided that the
licensee is able to identify and account
for the radiological decommissioning
funds separately from the funds set
aside for spent fuel management and
site restoration activities (see NRC
Regulatory Issue Summary 2001–07,
Rev. 1, ‘‘10 CFR 50.75 Reporting and
Recordkeeping for Decommissioning
Planning,’’ dated January 8, 2009
(ADAMS Accession No. ML083440158),
and Regulatory Guide 1.184, Revision 1,
‘‘Decommissioning of Nuclear Power
Reactors,’’ dated October 2013 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML13144A840)).
Preventing access to those excess funds
in DTFs because spent fuel management
and site restoration activities are not
associated with radiological
decommissioning would create an
unnecessary financial burden without
any corresponding safety benefit. The
adequacy of the IPEC DTFs to cover the
cost of activities associated with spent
fuel management and site restoration, in
addition to radiological
decommissioning, is supported by HDI’s
SSCE. If HDI cannot use its DTFs for
spent fuel management and site
restoration activities, it would need to
obtain additional funding that would
not be recoverable from the DTFs, or it
would have to modify its
decommissioning approach and
methods. The NRC staff concludes that
either outcome would impose an
unnecessary and undue burden
significantly in excess of that
contemplated when 10 CFR
50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR
50.75(h)(1)(iv) were adopted.
The underlying purposes of 10 CFR
50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR
50.75(h)(1)(iv) would be achieved by
allowing HDI to use a portion of the
IPEC DTFs for spent fuel management
and site restoration activities without
prior NRC notification, and compliance
with the regulations would result in an
undue hardship or other costs that are
significantly in excess of those
contemplated when the regulations
were adopted. Thus, the special
circumstances required by 10 CFR

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50.12(a)(2)(ii) and 10 CFR 50.12(a)(2)(iii)
exist and support the approval of the
requested exemption.
E. Environmental Considerations
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.31(a),
the Commission has determined that
granting the exemption will not have a
significant effect on the quality of the
human environment (see Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact published in the
Federal Register on November 10, 2020
(85 FR 71664)).
IV. Conclusions.
In consideration of the above, the
NRC staff finds that the proposed
exemption confirms the adequacy of
funding in the IPEC DTFs, considering
growth, to complete radiological
decommissioning of the site and to
terminate the licenses and also to cover
estimated spent fuel management and
site restoration activities.
Accordingly, the Commission has
determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR
50.12(a), the exemption is authorized by
law, will not present an undue risk to
public health and safety, and is
consistent with the common defense
and security. Also, special
circumstances are present. Therefore,
the Commission hereby grants HDI an
exemption from the requirements of 10
CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 10 CFR
50.75(h)(1)(iv) to allow the use of a
portion of the funds from the IPEC DTFs
for spent fuel management and site
restoration activities in accordance with
HDI’s PSDAR and SSCE, dated
December 19, 2019. Additionally, the
Commission hereby grants HDI an
exemption from the requirement of 10
CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) to allow such
withdrawals without prior NRC
notification.
This exemption is effective upon
issuance.
Dated: November 23, 2020.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Craig G. Erlanger,
Director, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Comment Request for Review of a
Revised Information Collection:
Leadership Assessment Surveys
Office of Personnel
Management.

AGENCY:

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60-Day notice and request for
comments.

ACTION:

The Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) intends to submit to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for review of a
currently approved collection,
Leadership Assessment Surveys. OPM is
requesting approval of the OPM
Leadership 360TM, Leadership Potential
Assessment, and the Leadership Profiler
as a part of this collection. Approval of
these surveys is necessary to collect
information on Federal agency
performance and leadership
effectiveness.
SUMMARY:

Comments are encouraged and
will be accepted until January 26, 2021.
ADDRESSES: 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.
DATES:

A
copy of this ICR, with applicable
supporting documentation, may be
obtained by contacting Human
Resources Strategy and Evaluation
Solutions, Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E Street, RM 2469,
NW, Washington, DC 20415, Attention:
Coty Hoover, C/O Henry Thibodeaux, or
via email to Organizational_
[email protected].
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.
The previous collection (OMB No.
3206–0253, published in the Federal
Register on December 27, 2017 at 82 FR
61339) has a clearance that expires
September 30, 2021. Comments are
particularly invited on:
1. Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
2. Whether our estimate of the public
burden of this collection is accurate,

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and based on valid assumptions and
methodology; and
3. Ways in which we can minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, through the use of the
appropriate technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology.
OPM’s Human Resources Strategy and
Evaluation Solutions performs
assessment and related consultation
activities for Federal agencies on a
reimbursable basis. The assessments are
authorized by various statutes and
regulations: Section 4702 of Title 5,
U.S.C; E.O. 12862; E.O. 13715; Section
1128 of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004,
Public Law 108–136; 5 U.S.C. 1101 note,
1103(a)(5), 1104, 1302, 3301, 3302,
4702, 7701 note; E.O. 13197, 66 FR
7853, 3 CFR 748 (2002); E.O. 10577, 12
FR 1259, 3 CFR, 1954–1958 Comp., p.
218; and Section 4703 of Title 5, United
States Code.
This collection request includes
surveys we currently use and plan to
use during the next three years to
measure Federal leaders’ effectiveness.
These surveys all measure leadership
characteristics. Non-Federal
respondents will almost never receive
more than one of these surveys. All of
these surveys consist of Likert-type,
mark-one, and mark-all-that-apply
items, and may include a small number
of open-ended comment items. OPM’s
Leadership 360TM assessment measures
the 28 competencies that comprise the
five Executive Core Qualifications and
Fundamental Competencies in the OPM
leadership model. The OPM Leadership
360TM consists of 116 items and is
almost never customized, although
customization to meet an agency’s needs
is possible. OPM’s Leadership Potential
Assessment consists of 104 items
focused on identifying individuals
ready to move into supervisory
positions. OPM’s Leadership Profiler
consists of 245 items that measure
leadership personality characteristics
within a ‘‘Big 5’’ framework. These
assessments are almost always
administered electronically.

Estimated Time per Respondent: 15
minutes for the OPM Leadership 360TM
and Leadership Potential Assessment;
45 minutes for the Leadership Profiler.
The latter will almost never be
administered to non-Federal employees,
so the average time is approximately 15
minutes.
Total Burden Hours: 6,000 hours.

Analysis
Agency: Human Resources Strategy
and Evaluation Solutions, Office of
Personnel Management.
Title: Leadership Assessment Surveys.
OMB Number: 3206–0253.
Frequency: On occasion.
Affected Public: Individuals and
Government contractors.
Number of Respondents:
Approximately 24,000.

No Schedule A Authorities to report
during March 2020.

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Office of Personnel Management.
Alexys Stanley,
Regulatory Affairs Analyst.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Excepted Service
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:

This notice identifies
Schedule A, B, and C appointing
authorities applicable to a single agency
that were established or revoked from
March 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Julia
Alford, Senior Executive Resources
Services, Senior Executive Services and
Performance Management, Employee
Services, 202–606–2246.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In
accordance with 5 CFR 213.103,
Schedule A, B, and C appointing
authorities available for use by all
agencies are codified in the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR). Schedule A,
B, and C appointing authorities
applicable to a single agency are not
codified in the CFR, but the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM)
publishes a notice of agency-specific
authorities established or revoked each
month in the Federal Register at
www.gpo.gov/fdsys/. OPM also
publishes an annual notice of the
consolidated listing of all Schedule A,
B, and C appointing authorities, current
as of June 30, in the Federal Register.
SUMMARY:

Schedule A

Schedule B
No Schedule B Authorities to report
during March 2020.
Schedule C
The following Schedule C appointing
authorities were approved during March
2020.

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