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Carolina Power & Light Company;
Brunswick Steam Electric Plant, Units
1 and 2; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement and
Conduct Scoping Process
Carolina Power & Light Company
(CP&L), now doing business as Progress
Energy Carolinas, Inc., has submitted an
application for renewal of Facility
Operating Licenses, DPR–71 and DPR–
62, for an additional 20 years of
operation at the Brunswick Steam
Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 (BSEP).
BSEP is located in Brunswick County in
southeastern North Carolina, near the
mouth of the Cape Fear River. The
operating licenses for BSEP, Units 1 and
2, expire on September 8, 2016, and
December 27, 2014, respectively. The
application for renewal was received on
October 20, 2004, pursuant to Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations Part
54 (10 CFR Part 54). A notice of receipt
and availability of the application,
which included the environmental
report (ER), was published in the
Federal Register on November 18, 2004
(69 FR 67611). A notice of acceptance
for docketing of the application and a
notice of opportunity for hearing
regarding renewal of the facility
operating licenses was published in the
Federal Register on December 6, 2004
(69 FR 70471–70473). The purpose of
this notice is to inform the public that
the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) will be preparing an
environmental impact statement (EIS) in
support of the review of the license
renewal application and to provide the
public an opportunity to participate in
the environmental scoping process, as
defined in 10 CFR 51.29. In addition, as
outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, ‘‘Coordination
with the National Environmental Policy
Act,’’ the NRC plans to coordinate
compliance with Section 106 of the
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National Historic Preservation Act in
meeting the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA).
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c)
and 10 CFR 54.23, CP&L submitted the
ER as part of the application. The ER
was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR Part
51 and is available for public inspection
at the NRC Public Document Room
(PDR), located at One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the
Publicly Available Records component
of NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html, which provides access
through the NRC’s Electronic Reading
Room link. Persons who do not have
access to ADAMS, or who encounter
problems in accessing the documents
located in ADAMS, should contact the
NRC’s PDR Reference staff at 1–800–
397–4209, or 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr@nrc.gov. The application
may also be viewed on the Internet at
https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/
licensing/renewal/applications.html. In
addition, the William Madison Randall
Library, located at 601 S. College Road,
Wilmington, North Carolina 28403, has
agreed to make the ER available for
public inspection.
This notice advises the public that the
NRC intends to gather the information
necessary to prepare a plant-specific
supplement to the Commission’s
‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants,’’ (NUREG–1437) in
support of the review of the application
for renewal of the BSEP operating
licenses for an additional 20 years.
Possible alternatives to the proposed
action (license renewal) include the no
action alternative and reasonable
alternative energy sources. The NRC is
required by 10 CFR 51.95 to prepare a
supplement to the GEIS in connection
with the renewal of an operating
license. This notice is being published
in accordance with the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) and the NRC’s regulations found
in 10 CFR Part 51.
The NRC will first conduct a scoping
process for the supplement to the GEIS
and, as soon as practicable thereafter,
will prepare a draft supplement to the
GEIS for public comment. Participation
in the scoping process by members of
the public and local, State, Tribal, and
Federal government agencies is
encouraged. The scoping process for the
supplement to the GEIS will be used to
accomplish the following:
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a. Define the proposed action which
is to be the subject of the supplement to
the GEIS;
b. Determine the scope of the
supplement to the GEIS and identify the
significant issues to be analyzed in
depth;
c. Identify and eliminate from
detailed study those issues that are
peripheral or that are not significant;
d. Identify any environmental
assessments and other EISs that are
being or will be prepared that are
related to, but are not part of the scope
of the supplement to the GEIS being
considered;
e. Identify other environmental
review and consultation requirements
related to the proposed action;
f. Indicate the relationship between
the timing of the preparation of the
environmental analyses and the
Commission’s tentative planning and
decision-making schedule;
g. Identify any cooperating agencies
and, as appropriate, allocate
assignments for preparation and
schedules for completing the
supplement to the GEIS to the NRC and
any cooperating agencies; and
h. Describe how the supplement to
the GEIS will be prepared, and include
any contractor assistance to be used.
The NRC invites the following entities
to participate in scoping:
a. The applicant, Carolina Power &
Light Company, now doing business as
Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc;
b. Any Federal agency that has
jurisdiction by law or special expertise
with respect to any environmental
impact involved, or that is authorized to
develop and enforce relevant
environmental standards;
c. Affected State and local
government agencies, including those
authorized to develop and enforce
relevant environmental standards;
d. Any affected Indian tribe;
e. Any person who requests or has
requested an opportunity to participate
in the scoping process; and
f. Any person who has petitioned or
intends to petition for leave to
intervene.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the
scoping process for an EIS may include
a public scoping meeting to help
identify significant issues related to a
proposed activity and to determine the
scope of issues to be addressed in an
EIS. The NRC has decided to hold
public meetings for the BSEP license
renewal supplement to the GEIS. The
scoping meetings will be held at the
Southport City Hall, 201 E. Moore
Street, Southport, North Carolina 28461,
on Thursday, January 27, 2005. There
will be two sessions to accommodate
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interested parties. The first session will
convene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue
until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The
second session will convene at 7 p.m.
with a repeat of the overview portions
of the meeting and will continue until
10 p.m., as necessary. Both meetings
will be transcribed and will include: (1)
An overview by the NRC staff of the
NEPA environmental review process,
the proposed scope of the supplement to
the GEIS, and the proposed review
schedule; and (2) the opportunity for
interested government agencies,
organizations, and individuals to submit
comments or suggestions on the
environmental issues or the proposed
scope of the supplement to the GEIS. No
formal comments on the proposed scope
of the supplement to the GEIS will be
accepted during the informal
discussions. To be considered,
comments must be provided either at
the transcribed public meetings or in
writing, as discussed below. Persons
may register to attend or present oral
comments at the meetings on the scope
of the NEPA review by contacting Mr.
Richard L. Emch, Jr., by telephone at 1–
800–368–5642, extension 1590, or by email to the NRC at
BrunswickEIS@nrc.gov no later than
January 18, 2005. Members of the public
may also register to speak at the meeting
within 15 minutes of the start of each
session. Individual oral comments may
be limited by the time available,
depending on the number of persons
who register. Members of the public
who have not registered may also have
an opportunity to speak, if time permits.
Public comments will be considered in
the scoping process for the supplement
to the GEIS. The meeting room is on the
second floor of the building, and there
is no elevator. Therefore, the meeting
room is not handicap accessible. Mr.
Emch will need to be contacted no later
than January 18, 2005, if special
equipment or accommodations are
needed to attend or present information
at the public meeting, so that the NRC
staff can determine whether the request
can be accommodated.
Members of the public may send
written comments on the environmental
scope of the BSEP license renewal
review to the Chief, Rules and
Directives Branch, Division of
Administrative Services, Office of
Administration, Mailstop T–6D59, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, and
should cite the publication date and
page number of this Federal Register
notice. Comments may also be delivered
to the NRC, Room T–6D59, Two White
Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike,
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Rockville, Maryland, from 7:30 a.m. to
4:15 p.m. during Federal workdays. To
be considered in the scoping process,
written comments should be
postmarked by March 11, 2005.
Electronic comments may be sent by
email to the NRC at
BrunswickEIS@nrc.gov and should be
sent no later than March 11, 2005, to be
considered in the scoping process.
Comments will be available
electronically and accessible through
ADAMS at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. Participation in the
scoping process for the supplement to
the GEIS does not entitle participants to
become parties to the proceeding to
which the supplement to the GEIS
relates. Notice of opportunity for a
hearing regarding the renewal
application was the subject of the
aforementioned Federal Register notice
(69 FR 70471). Matters related to
participation in any hearing are outside
the scope of matters to be discussed at
this public meeting.
At the conclusion of the scoping
process, the NRC will prepare a concise
summary of the determination and
conclusions reached, including the
significant issues identified, and will
send a copy of the summary to each
participant in the scoping process. The
summary will also be available for
inspection in ADAMS at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
The staff will then prepare and issue for
comment the draft supplement to the
GEIS, which will be the subject of
separate notices and separate public
meetings. Copies will be available for
public inspection at the abovementioned addresses, and one copy per
request will be provided free of charge.
After receipt and consideration of the
comments, the NRC will prepare a final
supplement to the GEIS, which will also
be available for public inspection.
Information about the proposed
action, the supplement to the GEIS, and
the scoping process may be obtained
from Mr. Emch at the aforementioned
telephone number or e-mail address.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day
of January 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Pao-Tsin Kuo,
Program Director, License Renewal and
Environmental Impacts Program, Division of
Regulatory Improvement Programs, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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[Docket Nos. 50-324 and 50-325]
Carolina Power & Light Company; Brunswick Steam Electric Plant,
Units 1 and 2; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement and Conduct Scoping Process
Carolina Power & Light Company (CP&L), now doing business as
Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., has submitted an application for
renewal of Facility Operating Licenses, DPR-71 and DPR-62, for an
additional 20 years of operation at the Brunswick Steam Electric Plant,
Units 1 and 2 (BSEP). BSEP is located in Brunswick County in
southeastern North Carolina, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River. The
operating licenses for BSEP, Units 1 and 2, expire on September 8,
2016, and December 27, 2014, respectively. The application for renewal
was received on October 20, 2004, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54). A notice of receipt and
availability of the application, which included the environmental
report (ER), was published in the Federal Register on November 18, 2004
(69 FR 67611). A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application
and a notice of opportunity for hearing regarding renewal of the
facility operating licenses was published in the Federal Register on
December 6, 2004 (69 FR 70471-70473). The purpose of this notice is to
inform the public that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
will be preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) in support of
the review of the license renewal application and to provide the public
an opportunity to participate in the environmental scoping process, as
defined in 10 CFR 51.29. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8,
``Coordination with the National Environmental Policy Act,'' the NRC
plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act in meeting the requirements of the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c) and 10 CFR 54.23, CP&L submitted
the ER as part of the application. The ER was prepared pursuant to 10
CFR Part 51 and is available for public inspection at the NRC Public
Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the Publicly
Available Records component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible at https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html, which provides access through the NRC's
Electronic Reading Room link. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS,
or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS,
should contact the NRC's PDR Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-
415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. The application may also be
viewed on the Internet at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/
licensing/renewal/applications.html. In addition, the William Madison
Randall Library, located at 601 S. College Road, Wilmington, North
Carolina 28403, has agreed to make the ER available for public
inspection.
This notice advises the public that the NRC intends to gather the
information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the
Commission's ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for
License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,'' (NUREG-1437) in support of the
review of the application for renewal of the BSEP operating licenses
for an additional 20 years. Possible alternatives to the proposed
action (license renewal) include the no action alternative and
reasonable alternative energy sources. The NRC is required by 10 CFR
51.95 to prepare a supplement to the GEIS in connection with the
renewal of an operating license. This notice is being published in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA)
and the NRC's regulations found in 10 CFR Part 51.
The NRC will first conduct a scoping process for the supplement to
the GEIS and, as soon as practicable thereafter, will prepare a draft
supplement to the GEIS for public comment. Participation in the scoping
process by members of the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal
government agencies is encouraged. The scoping process for the
supplement to the GEIS will be used to accomplish the following:
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a. Define the proposed action which is to be the subject of the
supplement to the GEIS;
b. Determine the scope of the supplement to the GEIS and identify
the significant issues to be analyzed in depth;
c. Identify and eliminate from detailed study those issues that are
peripheral or that are not significant;
d. Identify any environmental assessments and other EISs that are
being or will be prepared that are related to, but are not part of the
scope of the supplement to the GEIS being considered;
e. Identify other environmental review and consultation
requirements related to the proposed action;
f. Indicate the relationship between the timing of the preparation
of the environmental analyses and the Commission's tentative planning
and decision-making schedule;
g. Identify any cooperating agencies and, as appropriate, allocate
assignments for preparation and schedules for completing the supplement
to the GEIS to the NRC and any cooperating agencies; and
h. Describe how the supplement to the GEIS will be prepared, and
include any contractor assistance to be used.
The NRC invites the following entities to participate in scoping:
a. The applicant, Carolina Power & Light Company, now doing
business as Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc;
b. Any Federal agency that has jurisdiction by law or special
expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved, or that is
authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards;
c. Affected State and local government agencies, including those
authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards;
d. Any affected Indian tribe;
e. Any person who requests or has requested an opportunity to
participate in the scoping process; and
f. Any person who has petitioned or intends to petition for leave
to intervene.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the scoping process for an EIS may
include a public scoping meeting to help identify significant issues
related to a proposed activity and to determine the scope of issues to
be addressed in an EIS. The NRC has decided to hold public meetings for
the BSEP license renewal supplement to the GEIS. The scoping meetings
will be held at the Southport City Hall, 201 E. Moore Street,
Southport, North Carolina 28461, on Thursday, January 27, 2005. There
will be two sessions to accommodate interested parties. The first
session will convene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue until 4:30 p.m., as
necessary. The second session will convene at 7 p.m. with a repeat of
the overview portions of the meeting and will continue until 10 p.m.,
as necessary. Both meetings will be transcribed and will include: (1)
An overview by the NRC staff of the NEPA environmental review process,
the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS, and the proposed
review schedule; and (2) the opportunity for interested government
agencies, organizations, and individuals to submit comments or
suggestions on the environmental issues or the proposed scope of the
supplement to the GEIS. No formal comments on the proposed scope of the
supplement to the GEIS will be accepted during the informal
discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the
transcribed public meetings or in writing, as discussed below. Persons
may register to attend or present oral comments at the meetings on the
scope of the NEPA review by contacting Mr. Richard L. Emch, Jr., by
telephone at 1-800-368-5642, extension 1590, or by e-mail to the NRC at
BrunswickEIS@nrc.gov no later than January 18, 2005. Members of the
public may also register to speak at the meeting within 15 minutes of
the start of each session. Individual oral comments may be limited by
the time available, depending on the number of persons who register.
Members of the public who have not registered may also have an
opportunity to speak, if time permits. Public comments will be
considered in the scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS. The
meeting room is on the second floor of the building, and there is no
elevator. Therefore, the meeting room is not handicap accessible. Mr.
Emch will need to be contacted no later than January 18, 2005, if
special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present
information at the public meeting, so that the NRC staff can determine
whether the request can be accommodated.
Members of the public may send written comments on the
environmental scope of the BSEP license renewal review to the Chief,
Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services,
Office of Administration, Mailstop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and should cite the publication
date and page number of this Federal Register notice. Comments may also
be delivered to the NRC, Room T-6D59, Two White Flint North, 11545
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. during
Federal workdays. To be considered in the scoping process, written
comments should be postmarked by March 11, 2005. Electronic comments
may be sent by email to the NRC at BrunswickEIS@nrc.gov and should be
sent no later than March 11, 2005, to be considered in the scoping
process. Comments will be available electronically and accessible
through ADAMS at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Participation in the scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS
does not entitle participants to become parties to the proceeding to
which the supplement to the GEIS relates. Notice of opportunity for a
hearing regarding the renewal application was the subject of the
aforementioned Federal Register notice (69 FR 70471). Matters related
to participation in any hearing are outside the scope of matters to be
discussed at this public meeting.
At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC will prepare a
concise summary of the determination and conclusions reached, including
the significant issues identified, and will send a copy of the summary
to each participant in the scoping process. The summary will also be
available for inspection in ADAMS at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. The staff will then prepare and issue for comment the draft
supplement to the GEIS, which will be the subject of separate notices
and separate public meetings. Copies will be available for public
inspection at the above-mentioned addresses, and one copy per request
will be provided free of charge. After receipt and consideration of the
comments, the NRC will prepare a final supplement to the GEIS, which
will also be available for public inspection.
Information about the proposed action, the supplement to the GEIS,
and the scoping process may be obtained from Mr. Emch at the
aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of January 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Pao-Tsin Kuo,
Program Director, License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program,
Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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