ML16106A034

Memorandum and Order Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention

ML16106A034
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	04/15/2016
From:	Kennedy M, Lawrence Mcdade, Richard Wardwell Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:
SECY RAS
References
50-247-LR, 50-286-LR, ASLBP 07-858-03-LR-BD01, RAS 51066
Download: ML16106A034 (6)

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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. Richard E. Wardwell In the Matter of Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01 (Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3) April 15, 2016 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention)

I. Background On March 8, 2016, Riverkeeper moved for the admission of a new environmental contention, RK-EC-11.1 In its motion, Riverkeeper stated that it seeks admission of a single place-holder contention challenging the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) reliance, in proposing to re-license Indian Point Units 2 and 3, on the Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Rule . . . and the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel (Continued Storage Rule and GEIS).2 Riverkeeper specified that while

[it] seeks admission of its contention, it does not seek to litigate the substantive content of the contention in an adjudicatory hearing, as it has already raised its concerns about the regulation at issue in comments on draft versions of those documents, which the NRC has 1 Riverkeepers Request for Admission of New Environmental Contention (Mar. 8, 2016)

[hereinafter Riverkeeper Motion].

2 Id. at 1.

already rejected or disregarded.3 The Continued Storage Rule and GEIS are currently on appeal to the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.4 The NRC Staff and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) both oppose Riverkeepers request, 5 arguing that the new contention is outside the scope of this individual licensing proceeding because it challenges an agency regulation and is therefore inadmissible.6 The Staff and Entergy both also contend that the motion is untimely.7 The NRC Staff further challenge the motion as failing to raise a genuine dispute of a material issue of fact or law.8 II. Board Ruling The Board views RK-EC-11 as an attack on the agencys Continued Storage Rule9 and GEIS.10 The Commission has previously denied as inadmissible substantially similar challenges 3 Id.

4 Id. at 2 (citing Beyond Nuclear v. NRC, Docket No. 14-1216 (filed Oct. 29, 2014)). This case was consolidated with several similar appeals and is now captioned New York et al. v. NRC, Docket Nos. 14-1210, 14-1212, 14-1216, and 14-1217 (Consolidated) (filed Oct. 31, 2014).

Riverkeeper Motion at 2, note 1. The case has been argued and the parties await a decision.

Id. at 5.

5 See NRC Staffs Answer to Riverkeepers Request for Admission of New Environmental Contention (Contention RK-EC-11) (Apr. 4, 2016) [hereinafter NRC Answer]; Entergys Opposition to Riverkeepers Proposed Placeholder Contention RK-EC-11 Concerning the Continued Storage Rule (Apr. 4, 2016) [hereinafter Entergy Answer].

6 NRC Answer at 15; Entergy Answer at 6-7 (citing Union Elec. Co. (Callaway Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1) CLI-15-11, 81 NRC 546, 549 (2015)). See also 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(iii)

(providing that an admissible contention must [d]emonstrate that the issue raised in the contention is within the scope of the proceeding).

7 NRC Answer at 19; Entergy Answer at 9. In its motion, Riverkeeper argued that the filing was timely because its admissibility depends entirely on an event that will occur in the future, namely the ruling on the appeal before the DC Circuit. Riverkeeper Motion at 8.

8 See Staff Answer at 18-19.

9 See 79 Fed. Reg. 56,238 (Sept. 19, 2014).

10 See Waste Confidence Directorate, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel,

in numerous separate operating license proceedings for this same reason.11 Accordingly, we find that pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(iii), Riverkeepers proposed contention, a direct challenge to an NRC regulation, is outside the scope of this individual license renewal proceeding for Indian Point Units 2 and 3 and is therefore inadmissible. The motion is denied.

It is so ORDERED.

FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

/RA/

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE

/RA/

Dr. Richard E. Wardwell ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE

/RA/

Dr. Michael F. Kennedy ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland April 15, 2016 NUREG-2157 (Sept. 2014) (Vol. 1, ADAMS Accession No. 14196A105) (Vol. 2, ADAMS Accession No. ML14196A107).

11 See Callaway, CLI-15-11, 81 NRC at 549 (2015); DTE Elec. Co. (Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3), CLI-15-12, 81 NRC 551, 553-54 (2015); Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (William States Lee III Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2), CLI-15-15, 81 NRC 803, 804 (2015)).

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

)

ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR

) and 50-286-LR (Indian Point Nuclear Generating, )

Units 2 and 3) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Catherine L. Scott, Esq.

Mail Stop O-7H4M Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.

Washington, DC 20555-0001 David E. Roth, Esq.

ocaamail@nrc.gov Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.

Brian Harris, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Anita Ghosh, Esq.

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Christina England, Esq.

Mail Stop O-16C1 Catherine E. Kanatas, Esq.

Washington, DC 20555-0001 Joseph Lindell, Esq.

hearingdocket@nrc.gov John Tibbetts, Paralegal U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop O-15D21 Mail Stop T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 catherine.scott@nrc.gov; beth.mizuno@nrc.gov; sherwin.turk@nrc.gov; Lawrence G. McDade, Chair brian.harris.@nrc.gov; Administrative Judge david.roth@nrc.gov; lawrence.mcdade@nrc.gov anita.ghosh@nrc.gov; christina.england@nrc.gov; Richard E. Wardwell catherine.kanatas@nrc.gov; Administrative Judge joseph.lindell@nrc.gov; richard.wardwell@nrc.gov john.tibbetts@nrc.gov Michael F. Kennedy OGC Mail Center Administrative Judge OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov michael.kennedy@nrc.gov William B. Glew, Jr.

Alana Wase, Law Clerk Organization: Entergy alana.wase@nrc.gov 440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 wglew@entergy.com Julie Reynolds-Engel, Law Clerk Julie.Reynolds-Engel@nrc.gov

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention)

Elise N. Zoli, Esq.

Goodwin Proctor, LLP Matthew W. Swinehart, Esq.

Exchange Place, 53 State Street Covington & Burling LLP Boston, MA 02109 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW ezoli@goodwinprocter.com Washington, DC 20004 mswinehart@cov.com Daniel Riesel, Esq.

Victoria Shiah Treanor, Esq. Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Director Adam Stolorow, Esq. Steven C. Filler Natoya Duncan, Paralegal Peter A. Gross Counsel for Town of Cortlandt Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C. 724 Wolcott Ave.

460 Park Avenue Beacon, NY 12508 New York, NY 10022 mannajo@clearwater.org; driesel@sprlaw.com; vtreanor@sprlaw.com stephenfiller@gmail.com; astolorow@sprlaw.com; nduncan@sprlaw.com peter@clearwater.org Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq. Andrew Reid, Esq.

Paul M. Bessette, Esq. Organization: Hudson River Sloop Martin J. ONeill, Esq. Clearwater, Inc.

Brooke McGlinn, Esq. Ved Nanda Center for International and Grant Eskelsen, Esq. Comparative Law Ryan Lighty, Esq. 1075 Waite Drive Lesa G. Williams-Richardson, Legal Secretary Boulder, CO 80303 Doris Calhoun, Legal Secretary lawyerreid@gmail.com Mary Freeze, Legal Secretary Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Richard Webster, Esq.

Washington, DC 20004 Public Justice, P.C.

ksutton@morganlewis.com For Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

martin.oneill@morganlewis.com 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 200 bmcglinn@morganlewis.com Washington, D.C. 20006 grant.eskelsen@morganlewis.com rwebster@publicjustice.net rlighty@morganlewis.com lrichardson@morganlewis.com dcalhoun@morganlewis.com Michael J. Delaney, Esq.

mfreeze@morganlewis.com Director, Energy Regulatory Affairs NYC Department of Environmental Protection 59-17 Junction Boulevard Melissa-Jean Rotini, Esq. Flushing, NY 11373 Assistant County Attorney mdelaney@dep.nyc.gov Office of Robert F. Meehan, Westchester County Attorney Robert D. Snook, Esq.

148 Martine Avenue, 6th Floor Assistant Attorney General White Plains, NY 10601 Office of the Attorney General mjr1@westchestergov.com State of Connecticut 55 Elm Street P.O. Box 120 2

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention)

Hartford, CT 06141-0120 robert.snook@po.state.ct.us John J. Sipos, Esq.

Lisa S. Kwong, Esq.

David A. Repka, Esq. Brian Lusignan, Esq.

Victoria Hsia, Esq. Mihir Desai, Esq.

Carlos L. Sisco, Paralegal Assistant Attorneys General Winston & Strawn Teresa Manzi, Legal Assistant 1701 K Street NW Siobhan Blank, Legal Assistant Washington, DC 20006 Office of the Attorney General drepka@winston.com of the State of New York vhsia@winston.com The Capitol, State Street CSisco@winston.com Albany, New York 12224 john.sipos@ag.ny.gov Paul Gallay, Esq. lisa.kwong@ag.ny.gov Deborah Brown brian.lusignan@ag.ny.gov Ramona Cearley, Secretary mihir.desai@ag.ny.gov Riverkeeper, Inc. teresa.manzi@ag.ny.gov 20 Secor Road siobhan.blank@ag.ny.gov Ossining, NY 10562 pgallay@riverkeeper.org dbrown@riverkeeper.org Kathryn M. DeLuca, Esq.

rcearley@riverkeeper.org Laura Heslin, Esq.

Assistant Attorneys General Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York 120 Broadway, 26th Floor New York, New York 10271 kathryn.deluca@ag.ny.gov laura.heslin@ag.ny.gov Sean Murray, Mayor Kevin Hay, Village Administrator Village of Buchanan Municipal Building 236 Tate Avenue Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 smurray@villageofbuchanan.com administrator@villageofbuchanan.com

[Original signed by R. Giitter ]

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 15th day of April, 2016 3

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. Richard E. Wardwell In the Matter of Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01 (Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3) April 15, 2016 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention)

I. Background On March 8, 2016, Riverkeeper moved for the admission of a new environmental contention, RK-EC-11.1 In its motion, Riverkeeper stated that it seeks admission of a single place-holder contention challenging the Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRCs) reliance, in proposing to re-license Indian Point Units 2 and 3, on the Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Rule . . . and the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel (Continued Storage Rule and GEIS).2 Riverkeeper specified that while

[it] seeks admission of its contention, it does not seek to litigate the substantive content of the contention in an adjudicatory hearing, as it has already raised its concerns about the regulation at issue in comments on draft versions of those documents, which the NRC has 1 Riverkeepers Request for Admission of New Environmental Contention (Mar. 8, 2016)

[hereinafter Riverkeeper Motion].

2 Id. at 1.

already rejected or disregarded.3 The Continued Storage Rule and GEIS are currently on appeal to the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.4 The NRC Staff and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) both oppose Riverkeepers request, 5 arguing that the new contention is outside the scope of this individual licensing proceeding because it challenges an agency regulation and is therefore inadmissible.6 The Staff and Entergy both also contend that the motion is untimely.7 The NRC Staff further challenge the motion as failing to raise a genuine dispute of a material issue of fact or law.8 II. Board Ruling The Board views RK-EC-11 as an attack on the agencys Continued Storage Rule9 and GEIS.10 The Commission has previously denied as inadmissible substantially similar challenges 3 Id.

4 Id. at 2 (citing Beyond Nuclear v. NRC, Docket No. 14-1216 (filed Oct. 29, 2014)). This case was consolidated with several similar appeals and is now captioned New York et al. v. NRC, Docket Nos. 14-1210, 14-1212, 14-1216, and 14-1217 (Consolidated) (filed Oct. 31, 2014).

Riverkeeper Motion at 2, note 1. The case has been argued and the parties await a decision.

Id. at 5.

5 See NRC Staffs Answer to Riverkeepers Request for Admission of New Environmental Contention (Contention RK-EC-11) (Apr. 4, 2016) [hereinafter NRC Answer]; Entergys Opposition to Riverkeepers Proposed Placeholder Contention RK-EC-11 Concerning the Continued Storage Rule (Apr. 4, 2016) [hereinafter Entergy Answer].

6 NRC Answer at 15; Entergy Answer at 6-7 (citing Union Elec. Co. (Callaway Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1) CLI-15-11, 81 NRC 546, 549 (2015)). See also 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(iii)

(providing that an admissible contention must [d]emonstrate that the issue raised in the contention is within the scope of the proceeding).

7 NRC Answer at 19; Entergy Answer at 9. In its motion, Riverkeeper argued that the filing was timely because its admissibility depends entirely on an event that will occur in the future, namely the ruling on the appeal before the DC Circuit. Riverkeeper Motion at 8.

8 See Staff Answer at 18-19.

9 See 79 Fed. Reg. 56,238 (Sept. 19, 2014).

10 See Waste Confidence Directorate, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel,

in numerous separate operating license proceedings for this same reason.11 Accordingly, we find that pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(iii), Riverkeepers proposed contention, a direct challenge to an NRC regulation, is outside the scope of this individual license renewal proceeding for Indian Point Units 2 and 3 and is therefore inadmissible. The motion is denied.

It is so ORDERED.

FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD

/RA/

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE

/RA/

Dr. Richard E. Wardwell ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE

/RA/

Dr. Michael F. Kennedy ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland April 15, 2016 NUREG-2157 (Sept. 2014) (Vol. 1, ADAMS Accession No. 14196A105) (Vol. 2, ADAMS Accession No. ML14196A107).

11 See Callaway, CLI-15-11, 81 NRC at 549 (2015); DTE Elec. Co. (Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3), CLI-15-12, 81 NRC 551, 553-54 (2015); Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (William States Lee III Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2), CLI-15-15, 81 NRC 803, 804 (2015)).

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of )

)

ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR

) and 50-286-LR (Indian Point Nuclear Generating, )

Units 2 and 3) )

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication Catherine L. Scott, Esq.

Mail Stop O-7H4M Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.

Washington, DC 20555-0001 David E. Roth, Esq.

ocaamail@nrc.gov Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.

Brian Harris, Esq.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Anita Ghosh, Esq.

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Christina England, Esq.

Mail Stop O-16C1 Catherine E. Kanatas, Esq.

Washington, DC 20555-0001 Joseph Lindell, Esq.

hearingdocket@nrc.gov John Tibbetts, Paralegal U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel Mail Stop O-15D21 Mail Stop T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20555-0001 catherine.scott@nrc.gov; beth.mizuno@nrc.gov; sherwin.turk@nrc.gov; Lawrence G. McDade, Chair brian.harris.@nrc.gov; Administrative Judge david.roth@nrc.gov; lawrence.mcdade@nrc.gov anita.ghosh@nrc.gov; christina.england@nrc.gov; Richard E. Wardwell catherine.kanatas@nrc.gov; Administrative Judge joseph.lindell@nrc.gov; richard.wardwell@nrc.gov john.tibbetts@nrc.gov Michael F. Kennedy OGC Mail Center Administrative Judge OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov michael.kennedy@nrc.gov William B. Glew, Jr.

Alana Wase, Law Clerk Organization: Entergy alana.wase@nrc.gov 440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601 wglew@entergy.com Julie Reynolds-Engel, Law Clerk Julie.Reynolds-Engel@nrc.gov

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention)

Elise N. Zoli, Esq.

Goodwin Proctor, LLP Matthew W. Swinehart, Esq.

Exchange Place, 53 State Street Covington & Burling LLP Boston, MA 02109 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW ezoli@goodwinprocter.com Washington, DC 20004 mswinehart@cov.com Daniel Riesel, Esq.

Victoria Shiah Treanor, Esq. Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Director Adam Stolorow, Esq. Steven C. Filler Natoya Duncan, Paralegal Peter A. Gross Counsel for Town of Cortlandt Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C. 724 Wolcott Ave.

460 Park Avenue Beacon, NY 12508 New York, NY 10022 mannajo@clearwater.org; driesel@sprlaw.com; vtreanor@sprlaw.com stephenfiller@gmail.com; astolorow@sprlaw.com; nduncan@sprlaw.com peter@clearwater.org Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq. Andrew Reid, Esq.

Paul M. Bessette, Esq. Organization: Hudson River Sloop Martin J. ONeill, Esq. Clearwater, Inc.

Brooke McGlinn, Esq. Ved Nanda Center for International and Grant Eskelsen, Esq. Comparative Law Ryan Lighty, Esq. 1075 Waite Drive Lesa G. Williams-Richardson, Legal Secretary Boulder, CO 80303 Doris Calhoun, Legal Secretary lawyerreid@gmail.com Mary Freeze, Legal Secretary Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP 1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Richard Webster, Esq.

Washington, DC 20004 Public Justice, P.C.

ksutton@morganlewis.com For Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

martin.oneill@morganlewis.com 1825 K Street, NW, Suite 200 bmcglinn@morganlewis.com Washington, D.C. 20006 grant.eskelsen@morganlewis.com rwebster@publicjustice.net rlighty@morganlewis.com lrichardson@morganlewis.com dcalhoun@morganlewis.com Michael J. Delaney, Esq.

mfreeze@morganlewis.com Director, Energy Regulatory Affairs NYC Department of Environmental Protection 59-17 Junction Boulevard Melissa-Jean Rotini, Esq. Flushing, NY 11373 Assistant County Attorney mdelaney@dep.nyc.gov Office of Robert F. Meehan, Westchester County Attorney Robert D. Snook, Esq.

148 Martine Avenue, 6th Floor Assistant Attorney General White Plains, NY 10601 Office of the Attorney General mjr1@westchestergov.com State of Connecticut 55 Elm Street P.O. Box 120 2

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention)

Hartford, CT 06141-0120 robert.snook@po.state.ct.us John J. Sipos, Esq.

Lisa S. Kwong, Esq.

David A. Repka, Esq. Brian Lusignan, Esq.

Victoria Hsia, Esq. Mihir Desai, Esq.

Carlos L. Sisco, Paralegal Assistant Attorneys General Winston & Strawn Teresa Manzi, Legal Assistant 1701 K Street NW Siobhan Blank, Legal Assistant Washington, DC 20006 Office of the Attorney General drepka@winston.com of the State of New York vhsia@winston.com The Capitol, State Street CSisco@winston.com Albany, New York 12224 john.sipos@ag.ny.gov Paul Gallay, Esq. lisa.kwong@ag.ny.gov Deborah Brown brian.lusignan@ag.ny.gov Ramona Cearley, Secretary mihir.desai@ag.ny.gov Riverkeeper, Inc. teresa.manzi@ag.ny.gov 20 Secor Road siobhan.blank@ag.ny.gov Ossining, NY 10562 pgallay@riverkeeper.org dbrown@riverkeeper.org Kathryn M. DeLuca, Esq.

rcearley@riverkeeper.org Laura Heslin, Esq.

Assistant Attorneys General Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York 120 Broadway, 26th Floor New York, New York 10271 kathryn.deluca@ag.ny.gov laura.heslin@ag.ny.gov Sean Murray, Mayor Kevin Hay, Village Administrator Village of Buchanan Municipal Building 236 Tate Avenue Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 smurray@villageofbuchanan.com administrator@villageofbuchanan.com

[Original signed by R. Giitter ]

Office of the Secretary of the Commission Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 15th day of April, 2016 3