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Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 11th
day of July, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jack Donohew,
Senior Project Manager, Section 2, Project
Directorate IV, Division of Licensing Project
Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
[FR Doc. 05–14361 Filed 7–20–05; 8:45 am]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50–346]
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating
Company; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power
Station, Unit 1; Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an exemption from Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR) Part 50, Appendix R, Section
III.G.3 for Facility Operating License No.
NPF–3, issued to FirstEnergy Nuclear
Operating Company (FENOC or the
licensee), for operation of the DavisBesse Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1
(DBNPS), located in Ottawa County,
Ohio. Therefore, as required by 10 CFR
51.21, the NRC is issuing this
environmental assessment and finding
of no significant impact.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would be an
exemption to certain requirements of 10
CFR Part 50, Appendix R, ‘‘Fire
Protection Program for Nuclear Power
Facilities Operating Prior to January 1,
1979,’’ Section III.G.3, ‘‘Fire Protection
of Safe Shutdown Capability.’’
Specifically, the licensee would be
exempt from the requirements to install
a fixed fire suppression system in Fire
Area HH for DBNPS and to install fire
detection in the approximately 4
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percent of Fire Area HH not currently
covered by a fire detection system.
The proposed action is in accordance
with the licensee’s application dated
January 20, 2004 (Agencywide
Documents Access Management System
(ADAMS) Accession No.
ML0420220470), as supplemented by
letters dated September 3, 2004
(ADAMS Accession No.
ML0402520326), and February 25, 2005
(ADAMS Accession No. ML050610249).
The Need for the Proposed Action
The requirements specified in 10 CFR
50, Appendix R, Section III.G.3, require
fire detection and fixed fire suppression
in areas for which alternate shutdown
capability is provided. The total
combustible loading in Fire Area HH is
less than 20,000 BTU/ft 2. Existing fire
protection capability in the area consists
of a fire detection system, protecting
Room 603 (approximately 96 percent of
Fire Area HH, not including Rooms
603A and 603B) and manual fire
suppression capability consisting of
portable fire extinguishers and
standpipe hose stations for the
protection of the entire area. The
exemption is needed because the
current fire detection and fire
suppression capability is sufficient to
protect the health and safety of the
public.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC has completed its evaluation
of the proposed action and concludes
that the proposed exemption does not
involve radioactive wastes, release of
radioactive material into the
atmosphere, solid radioactive waste, or
liquid effluents released to the
environment. The details of the staff’s
safety evaluation will be provided in the
exemption that will be issued as part of
the letter to the licensee approving the
exemption to the regulation.
The DBNPS systems were evaluated
in the Final Environmental Statement
(FES) dated October 1975 (NUREG 75/
097). The proposed exemption will not
involve any change in the waste
treatment systems described in the FES.
The proposed action will not
significantly increase the probability or
consequences of accidents, no changes
are being made in the types of effluents
that may be released off site, and there
is no significant increase in
occupational or public radiation
exposure. Therefore, there are no
significant radiological environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action.
With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed
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action does not have a potential to affect
any historic sites. It does not affect nonradiological plant effluents and has no
other environmental impact. Therefore,
there are no significant non-radiological
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that
there are no significant environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed
action, the staff considered denial of the
proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’
alternative). Denial of the application
would result in no change in current
environmental impacts. The
environmental impacts of the proposed
action and the alternative action are
similar.
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of
any different resource than those
previously considered in the DBNPS
FES dated October 1975.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
On April 8, 2005, the staff consulted
with Ohio State official, Ms. Carol
O’Claire of the Ohio Emergency
Management Agency, regarding the
environmental impact of the proposed
action. The State official had no
comments.
Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the environmental
assessment, the NRC concludes that the
proposed action will not have a
significant effect on the quality of the
human environment. Accordingly, the
NRC has determined not to prepare an
environmental impact statement for the
proposed action.
For further details with respect to the
proposed action, see the licensee’s
letters dated January 20, 2004,
September 3, 2004, and February 25,
2005. Documents may be examined,
and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC’s
Public Document Room (PDR), located
at One White Flint North, Public File
Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first
floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly
available records will be accessible
electronically from the ADAMS Public
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet
at the NRC Web site, https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Persons who do not have access to
ADAMS or who encounter problems in
accessing the documents located in
ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR
Reference staff by telephone at 1–800–
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397–4209 or 301–415–4737, or by e-mail
to pdr@nrc.gov.
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day
of July, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
William A. Macon, Jr.,
Project Manager, Section 2, Project
Directorate III, Division of Licensing Project
Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Comment Request for Review of a
Revised Information Collection: RI 78–
11
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Review of a Currently
Approved Information Collection: RI
20–120
Office of Personnel
Management.
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ACTION:
Notice.
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice
announces that the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) has submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget a
request for review of a revised
information collection. RI 78–11,
Medicare Part B Certification, collects
information from annuitants, their
spouses, and survivor annuitants to
determine their eligibility under the
Retired Federal Employees Health
Benefits Program for a Government
contribution toward the cost of Part B of
Medicare.
Approximately 100 RI 78–11 forms
are completed annually. Each form
requires approximately 10 minutes
complete. The annual estimated burden
is 17 hours.
For copies of this proposal, contact
Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606–
8358, FAX (202) 418–3251 or via e-mail
to mbtoomey@opm.gov. Please include a
mailing address with your request.
SUMMARY:
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COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50–334]
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating
Company; Biweekly Notice;
Applications and Amendments to
Facility Operating Licenses Involving
No Significant Hazards
Considerations; Correction
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Notice of issuance; correction.
SUMMARY: This document corrects a
notice appearing in the Federal Register
on June 21, 2005 (70 FR 35737), that
incorrectly referenced the date of an
amendment request. This action is
necessary to correct an erroneous date.
The correct date of the amendment
request is April 13, 2005.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr.
Timothy Colburn, Project Manager,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone
(301) 415–1402, e-mail: TGC@nrc.gov.
On page
35737, in the third column, the secondto-last paragraph is corrected to read
‘‘Date of amendment request: April 11,
2005’’ to ‘‘Date of amendment request:
April 13, 2005.’’
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 14th
day of July, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Timothy G. Colburn,
Project Manager, Section 1, Project
Directorate I, Division of Licensing Project
Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Comments on this proposal
should be received within 30 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
DATES:
Send or deliver comments
to—
Pamela S. Israel, Chief, Operations
Support Group, Retirement Services
Programs, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room
3349, Washington, DC 20415; and
Brenda Aguilar, OPM Desk Officer,
Office of Information and Regulatory
Affairs, Office of Management and
Budget, New Executive Office Building,
NW., Room 10235, Washington, DC
20503.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader,
Publications Team, RIS Support
Services/Support Group, (202) 606–
0623.
Office of Personnel Management.
Linda M. Springer,
Director.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction act of 1995
(Public Law 104–13, May 22, 1995), this
notice announces that 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 information
collection. RI 20–120, Request for
Change to Unreduced Annuity, is used
to collect information OPM needs to
comply with wishes of the retired
Federal employee whose marriage has
ended.
Comments are particularly invited on:
—Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of the Office
of Personnel Management, and
whether it will have practical utility;
—Whether our estimate of the public
burden of this collection is accurate,
and based on valid assumptions and
methodology; and
—Ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, through use of the
appropriate technological collection
techniques or other forms of
information technology.
We estimated we will process 5,000
requests annually from RI 20–120. This
form takes an average of 30 minutes per
response to complete. The annual
burden is estimated to be 2,500 hours.
For copies of this proposal, contact
Mary Beth Smith-Tooney on (202) 606–
8358, FAX (202) 418–3251 or via E-mail
to mbtoomey@opm.gov. Please include a
mailing address with your request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal
should be received within 60 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to—Pamela S. Israel, Chief, Operations
Support Group, Retirement Services
Programs, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E Street, NW, Room
3349, Washington, DC 20415.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader,
Publications Team, RIS Support
Services, Support Group, (202) 606–
0623.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-346]
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company; Davis-Besse Nuclear Power
Station, Unit 1; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant
Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an exemption from Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50, Appendix R, Section III.G.3 for Facility
Operating License No. NPF-3, issued to FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating
Company (FENOC or the licensee), for operation of the Davis-Besse
Nuclear Power Station, Unit 1 (DBNPS), located in Ottawa County, Ohio.
Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is issuing this
environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would be an exemption to certain requirements
of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix R, ``Fire Protection Program for Nuclear
Power Facilities Operating Prior to January 1, 1979,'' Section III.G.3,
``Fire Protection of Safe Shutdown Capability.'' Specifically, the
licensee would be exempt from the requirements to install a fixed fire
suppression system in Fire Area HH for DBNPS and to install fire
detection in the approximately 4 percent of Fire Area HH not currently
covered by a fire detection system.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's
application dated January 20, 2004 (Agencywide Documents Access
Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML0420220470), as supplemented
by letters dated September 3, 2004 (ADAMS Accession No. ML0402520326),
and February 25, 2005 (ADAMS Accession No. ML050610249).
The Need for the Proposed Action
The requirements specified in 10 CFR 50, Appendix R, Section
III.G.3, require fire detection and fixed fire suppression in areas for
which alternate shutdown capability is provided. The total combustible
loading in Fire Area HH is less than 20,000 BTU/ft \2\. Existing fire
protection capability in the area consists of a fire detection system,
protecting Room 603 (approximately 96 percent of Fire Area HH, not
including Rooms 603A and 603B) and manual fire suppression capability
consisting of portable fire extinguishers and standpipe hose stations
for the protection of the entire area. The exemption is needed because
the current fire detection and fire suppression capability is
sufficient to protect the health and safety of the public.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and
concludes that the proposed exemption does not involve radioactive
wastes, release of radioactive material into the atmosphere, solid
radioactive waste, or liquid effluents released to the environment. The
details of the staff's safety evaluation will be provided in the
exemption that will be issued as part of the letter to the licensee
approving the exemption to the regulation.
The DBNPS systems were evaluated in the Final Environmental
Statement (FES) dated October 1975 (NUREG 75/097). The proposed
exemption will not involve any change in the waste treatment systems
described in the FES.
The proposed action will not significantly increase the probability
or consequences of accidents, no changes are being made in the types of
effluents that may be released off site, and there is no significant
increase in occupational or public radiation exposure. Therefore, there
are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action.
With regard to potential non-radiological impacts, the proposed
action does not have a potential to affect any historic sites. It does
not affect non-radiological plant effluents and has no other
environmental impact. Therefore, there are no significant non-
radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered
denial of the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative).
Denial of the application would result in no change in current
environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the proposed action
and the alternative action are similar.
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of any different resource than
those previously considered in the DBNPS FES dated October 1975.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
On April 8, 2005, the staff consulted with Ohio State official, Ms.
Carol O'Claire of the Ohio Emergency Management Agency, regarding the
environmental impact of the proposed action. The State official had no
comments.
Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC concludes
that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the
quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC has determined
not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed
action.
For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the
licensee's letters dated January 20, 2004, September 3, 2004, and
February 25, 2005. Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee,
at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint
North, Public File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible
electronically from the ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room on the
Internet at the NRC Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in
accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR
Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-
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397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of July, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
William A. Macon, Jr.,
Project Manager, Section 2, Project Directorate III, Division of
Licensing Project Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 05-14362 Filed 7-20-05; 8:45 am]
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