AmerGen Energy Company, LLC, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process, 55635-55637 [05-18915]
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Report Amendment No. 2 to the SNM–
2509 License, October 23, 2002), the
staff found that there are no credible
scenarios by which liquid or gaseous
effluents could be released from the dry
shielded canister. The licensee further
stated that any concerns over small
quantities of gaseous or liquid effluent
that may be produced during cask
loading and transfer decontamination
activities are no longer relevant, since
all the spent fuel has been transferred to
the ISFSI, and that the Holtec
International (Holtec) Multi-Purpose
Canister (MPC) used at the Trojan ISFSI
is a passive system which, by design,
produces no gaseous or liquid effluent.
The staff has determined that the
proposed action would not endanger life
or property. Further, the staff concludes
that there is reasonable assurance that
the proposed exemption will have no
impact on off-site doses.
The proposed action would not
increase the probability or consequences
of accidents, no changes would be made
to the passive system design resulting in
the generation of effluents during fuel
storage, and there would be no increase
in occupational or public radiation
exposure. Therefore, there are no
significant radiological environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action. Additionally, the proposed
action would have no significant nonradiological impacts.
IV. Alternative to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed
action, the staff considered denial of the
exemption (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’
alternative). Approval or denial of the
exemption would result in no change in
the environmental impacts. Therefore,
the environmental impacts of the
proposed action and the alternative
action are similar.
V. Agencies and Persons Consulted
The NRC staff prepared this
environmental assessment (EA); no
other sources were used. On August 29,
2005, the staff discussed the EA by
phone call with Mr. Adam Bless of the
State of Oregon Department of Energy.
The State of Oregon stated to the NRC
that they had no comments related to
the EA or the Finding of no Significant
Impact. The NRC staff has determined
that consultation under Section 7 of the
Endangered Species Act is not required
for this specific exemption, which will
not affect listed species or critical
habitat. The NRC staff has also
determined that the proposed action is
not a type of activity having the
potential to cause effects on historic
properties. Therefore, no consultation is
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National Historic Preservation Act.
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VI. Conclusions
[Docket No. 50–219]
The staff has reviewed the exemption
request submitted by PGE and has
determined that relieving the licensee
from the requirement to submit an
annual radioactive effluent release
report pursuant to 10 CFR 72.44(d)(3)
would have no significant impact on the
environment.
AmerGen Energy Company, LLC,
Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating
Station; Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement and
Conduct Scoping Process
Finding of No Significant Impact
The environmental impacts of the
proposed action have been reviewed in
accordance with the requirements set
forth in 10 CFR part 51. Based upon the
foregoing EA, the NRC finds that the
proposed action of granting the
exemption will not significantly impact
the quality of the human environment.
Accordingly, the NRC has determined
that an environmental impact statement
for the proposed exemption is not
warranted.
Further Information
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of
NRC’s ‘‘Rules of Practice,’’ final NRC
records and documents regarding this
proposed action, including the
exemption request dated July 6, 2005,
are publically available in the records
component of NRC’s Agencywide
Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS). These documents
may be inspected at NRC’s Public
Electronic Reading Room at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
These documents may also be viewed
electronically on the public computers
located at the NRC’s Public Document
Room (PDR), O1F21, One White Flint
North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
MD 20852. The PDR reproduction
contractor will copy documents for a
fee. 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–
397–4209 or (301) 415–4737, or by email to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day
of September 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Robert J. Lewis,
Chief, Licensing Section, Spent Fuel Project
Office, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
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AmerGen Energy Company, LLC
(AmerGen) has submitted an application
for renewal of Facility Operating
License DPR–16 for an additional 20
years of operation at the Oyster Creek
Nuclear Generating Station (OCNGS).
OCNGS is located along the western
shore of Barnegat Bay between the
South Branch of Forked River and
Oyster Creek, in Ocean County, New
Jersey. The operating license for OCNGS
expires April 9, 2009. The application
for renewal, submitted pursuant to Title
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), was received
on July 22, 2005. A notice of receipt and
availability of the application, which
included the environmental report (ER),
was published in the Federal Register
on August 4, 2005 (70 FR 44940). A
notice of acceptance for docketing of the
application for renewal of the facility
operating licenses was published in the
Federal Register on September 15, 2005,
(70 FR 54585). 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, AmerGen 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 from
the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html, which
provides access through the Public
Electronic Reading Room link. Persons
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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/oystercreek.html. In
addition, the Lacey Public Library, 10
East Lacey Road, Forked River, NJ 08731
has made 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 OCNGS operating
license for an additional 20 years.
Possible alternatives to the proposed
action (license renewal) include no
action 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:
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
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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.
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, AmerGen Energy
Company, LLC.
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.
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 OCNGS license
renewal supplement to the GEIS. The
scoping meetings will be held at the
Quality Inn located at 815 Route 37 in
Toms River, New Jersey, on Tuesday,
November 1, 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.
Additionally, the NRC staff will host
informal discussions one hour before
the start of each session at the Quality
Inn in Toms River. No formal comments
on the proposed scope of the
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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
NRC Senior Environmental Project
Manager, Dr. Michael Masnik, at 1–800–
368–5642, extension 1191, or by e-mail
to the NRC at OysterCreekEIS@nrc.gov
no later than October 24, 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. Dr. Masnik
will need to be contacted no later than
October 24, 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 OCNGS 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 20852–2738, 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 November 25,
2005. Electronic comments may be sent
by e-mail to the NRC at
OysterCreekEIS@nrc.gov and should be
sent no later than November 25, 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 (70 FR 54585). Matters related to
participation in any hearing are outside
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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 NRC 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 at a later time. 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 Dr. Masnik at the aforementioned
telephone number or e-mail address.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day
of September 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Samson S. Lee,
Acting Program Director, License Renewal
and Environmental Impacts Program,
Division of Regulatory Improvement
Programs, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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In accordance with the purposes of
Sections 29 and 182b. of the Atomic
Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the
Advisory Committee on Reactor
Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting
on October 6–8, 2005, 11545 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of
this meeting was previously published
in the Federal Register on Wednesday,
November 24, 2004 (69 FR 68412).
Thursday, October 6, 2005, Conference
Room T–2B3, Two White Flint North,
Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening
Remarks by the ACRS Chairman
(Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make
opening remarks regarding the conduct
of the meeting.
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8:35 a.m.–10 a.m.: Interim Review of
the License Renewal Application for the
Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2,
and 3 (Open)—The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the Tennessee
Valley Authority and the NRC staff
regarding the license renewal
application for the Browns Ferry
Nuclear Plant, Units 1, 2, and 3 and the
NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation Report
with Open Items.
10:15 a.m.–11:45 a.m.: Proposed
Recommendations for Resolving Generic
Safety Issue (GSI)–80, ‘‘Pipe Break
Effects on Control Rod Drive Hydraulic
Lines in the Drywells of Boiling Water
Reactor Mark I and II Containments’’
(Open)—The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff
regarding the recommendations
proposed by the NRC Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research for resolving GSI–
80.
12:45 p.m.–2:15 p.m.: Resolution of
ACRS Comments on the Draft Final
Regulatory Guide, ‘‘Risk-Informed,
Performance-Based Fire Protection for
Existing Light Water Nuclear Power
Plants’’ (Open)—The Committee will
hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff and Nuclear Energy Institute
(NEI) regarding the changes made to this
Guide and to NEI 04–02, ‘‘Guidance for
Implementing a Risk-Informed,
Performance-Based Fire Protection
Program Under 10 CFR 50.48(c),’’ in
response to the ACRS comments and
recommendations included in its June
14, 2005 letter.
2:30 p.m.–4 p.m.: Davis-Besse Reactor
Pressure Vessel Head Integrity
Calculations (Open)—The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff regarding the expert
elicitation and calculations performed
for the reactor pressure vessel head
integrity of the Davis-Besse Nuclear
Power Plant.
4:15 p.m.–5:15 p.m.: Quality
Assessment of the Selected NRC
Research Program (Open)—The
Committee will discuss the results of
the cognizant ACRS panel’s assessment
of the quality of the NRC research
projects on: Standardized Plant Analysis
Risk (SPAR) Models Development
Program; Steam Generator Tube
Integrity Program at the Argonne
National Laboratory; and the ThermalHydraulic Test Program at the Penn
State University.
5:30 p.m.–7 p.m.: Preparation of
ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on
matters considered during this meeting.
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Friday, October 7, 2005, Conference
Room T–2B3, Two White Flint North,
Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening
Remarks by the ACRS Chairman
(Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make
opening remarks regarding the conduct
of the meeting.
8:35 a.m.–10 a.m.: Licensees’
Responses to the Bulletin on,
‘‘Emergency Preparedness and Response
Actions for Security-Based Events’’
(Open/Closed)—The Committee will
hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff regarding licensees’ responses
to the Bulletin related to Emergency
Preparedness and Response Actions for
Security-Based Events.
10:15 a.m.–11:15 a.m.: NRC Staff’s
Response to the ACRS Letter on the
Proposed Revision 4 to Regulatory
Guide 1.82, ‘‘Water Sources for LongTerm Recirculation Cooling Following a
Loss-of-Coolant Accident’’ (Open)—The
Committee will hear presentations by
and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff
regarding the staff’s response to the
ACRS letter on the Proposed Revision 4
to Regulatory Guide 1.82.
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Format and
Content of the NRC Safety Research
Program Report to the Commission
(Open)—The Committee will hear a
report by and hold discussions with the
Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee
on Safety Research Program regarding
the format and content of the ACRS
report to the Commission on the NRC
Safety Research Program as well as
assignments for the ACRS members.
1:15 p.m.–2:15 p.m.: Future ACRS
Activities/Report of the Planning and
Procedures Subcommittee (Open)—The
Committee will discuss the
recommendations of the Planning and
Procedures Subcommittee regarding
items proposed for consideration by the
full Committee during future meetings.
Also, it will hear a report of the
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee
on matters related to the conduct of
ACRS business, including anticipated
workload and member assignments.
2:15 p.m.–2:30 p.m.: Reconciliation of
ACRS Comments and
Recommendations (Open)—The
Committee will discuss the responses
from the NRC Executive Director for
Operations to comments and
recommendations included in recent
ACRS reports and letters.
2:30 p.m.–3 p.m.: Subcommittee
Report (Open)—The Committee will
hear a report by and hold discussions
with the Chairmen of the ACRS
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AmerGen Energy Company, LLC, Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating
Station; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement
and Conduct Scoping Process
AmerGen Energy Company, LLC (AmerGen) has submitted an application
for renewal of Facility Operating License DPR-16 for an additional 20
years of operation at the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station
(OCNGS). OCNGS is located along the western shore of Barnegat Bay
between the South Branch of Forked River and Oyster Creek, in Ocean
County, New Jersey. The operating license for OCNGS expires April 9,
2009. The application for renewal, submitted pursuant to Title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations Part 54 (10 CFR Part 54), was received
on July 22, 2005. A notice of receipt and availability of the
application, which included the environmental report (ER), was
published in the Federal Register on August 4, 2005 (70 FR 44940). A
notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for renewal of
the facility operating licenses was published in the Federal Register
on September 15, 2005, (70 FR 54585). 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, AmerGen
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 from the NRC
Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, which provides
access through the Public Electronic Reading Room link. Persons
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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/
oystercreek.html. In addition, the Lacey Public Library, 10 East Lacey
Road, Forked River, NJ 08731 has made 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 OCNGS operating license
for an additional 20 years. Possible alternatives to the proposed
action (license renewal) include no action 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:
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.
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, AmerGen Energy Company, LLC.
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.
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 OCNGS license renewal supplement to the GEIS. The scoping meetings
will be held at the Quality Inn located at 815 Route 37 in Toms River,
New Jersey, on Tuesday, November 1, 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.
Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour
before the start of each session at the Quality Inn in Toms River. 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 NRC Senior Environmental Project Manager, Dr. Michael
Masnik, at 1-800-368-5642, extension 1191, or by e-mail to the NRC at
OysterCreekEIS@nrc.gov no later than October 24, 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. Dr.
Masnik will need to be contacted no later than October 24, 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 OCNGS 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 20852-2738, 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 November 25, 2005. Electronic
comments may be sent by e-mail to the NRC at OysterCreekEIS@nrc.gov and
should be sent no later than November 25, 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 (70 FR 54585). Matters related
to participation in any hearing are outside
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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 NRC 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 at a later time. 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 Dr. Masnik at the
aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of September 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Samson S. Lee,
Acting Program Director, License Renewal and Environmental Impacts
Program, Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 05-18915 Filed 9-21-05; 8:45 am]
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