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AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to
submit an information collection
request to OMB and solicitation of
public comment.
SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a
submittal to OMB for review of
continued approval of information
collections under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Information pertaining to the
requirement to be submitted:
1. The title of the information
collection: 10 CFR part 62—‘‘Criteria
and Procedures for Emergency Access to
Non-Federal and Regional Low-Level
Waste Disposal Facilities.’’
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5. The estimated number of annual
respondents: 2 (No exemptions or
requests for emergency access has been
recorded to date).
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request: 233.
7. Abstract: 10 CFR part 62 sets out
the information which must be provided
to the NRC by any low-level waste
generator seeking emergency access to
an operating low-level waste disposal
facility. The information is required to
allow NRC to determine if denial of
disposal constitutes a serious and
immediate threat to public health and
safety or common defense and security.
10 CFR part 62 also provides that the
Commission may grant an exemption
from the requirements in this Part upon
application of an interested person or
upon its own initiative.
Submit, by May 8, 2006 comments
that address the following questions:
1. Is the proposed collection of
information necessary for the NRC to
properly perform its functions? Does the
information have practical utility?
2. Is the burden estimate accurate?
3. Is there a way to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected?
4. How can the burden of the
information collection be minimized,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology?
A copy of the draft supporting
statement may be viewed free of charge
at the NRC Public Document Room, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Room O–1 F21, Rockville, MD
20852. OMB clearance requests are
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home page site for 60 days after the
signature date of this notice.
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information collection requirements
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Regulatory Commission, T–5 F53,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, by
telephone at 301–415–7233, or by
Internet electronic mail to
INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day
of March 2006.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information
Services.
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Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC
and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.;
Notice of Issuance of Amendment to
Facility Operating License and Final
Determination of No Significant
Hazards Consideration
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (Commission) has issued
Amendment No. 229 to Facility
Operating License No. DPR–28, issued
to Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee,
LLC and Entergy Nuclear Operations,
Inc. (the licensee), which revised the
Technical Specifications (TSs) and
License for operation of the Vermont
Yankee Nuclear Power Station (VYNPS)
located in Windham County, Vermont.
The amendment was effective as of the
date of its issuance.
The amendment increases the
maximum authorized power level for
VYNPS from 1593 megawatts thermal
(MWt) to 1912 MWt, which is an
increase of approximately 20 percent.
The increase in power level is
considered an extended power uprate.
The application for the amendment
complies with the standards and
requirements of the Atomic Energy Act
of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the
Commission’s rules and regulations.
The Commission has made appropriate
findings as required by the Act and the
Commission’s rules and regulations in
10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in
the license amendment.
The Commission published a ‘‘Notice
of Consideration of Issuance of
Amendment to Facility Operating
License and Opportunity for a Hearing’’
related to this action in the Federal
Register on July 1, 2004 (69 FR 39976).
This Notice provided 60 days for the
public to request a hearing. On August
30, 2004, the Vermont Department of
Public Service and the New England
Coalition filed requests for hearing in
connection with the proposed
amendment. By Order dated November
22, 2004, the Atomic Safety and
Licensing Board (ASLB) granted those
hearing requests and by Order dated
December 16, 2004, the ASLB issued its
decision to conduct a hearing using the
procedures in 10 CFR part 2, subpart L,
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‘‘Informal Hearing Procedures for NRC
Adjudications.’’
The Commission published a ‘‘Notice
of Consideration of Issuance of
Amendment to Facility Operating
License and Proposed No Significant
Hazards Consideration Determination’’
related to this action in the Federal
Register on January 11, 2006 (71 FR
1744). This Notice provided 30 days for
public comment. The Commission
received comments on the proposed no
significant hazards consideration as
discussed below.
Under its regulations, the Commission
may issue and make an amendment
immediately effective, notwithstanding
the pendency before it of a request for
a hearing from any person, in advance
of the holding and completion of any
required hearing, where it has
determined that no significant hazards
consideration is involved.
The Commission has applied the
standards of 10 CFR 50.92 and has made
a final determination that the
amendment involves no significant
hazards consideration. Public comments
received on the proposed no significant
hazards consideration determination
were considered in making the final
determination. The basis for this
determination is contained in the Safety
Evaluation related to this action.
Accordingly, as described above, the
amendment has been issued and made
immediately effective and any hearing
will be held after issuance.
The Commission published an
Environmental Assessment related to
the action in the Federal Register on
January 27, 2006 (71 FR 4614). Based on
the Environmental Assessment, the
Commission concluded that the action
will not have a significant effect on the
quality of the human environment.
Accordingly, the Commission
determined not to prepare an
environmental impact statement for the
proposed action.
For further details with respect to this
action, see the application for
amendment dated September 10, 2003,
as supplemented by letters dated
October 1, and October 28 (2 letters),
2003; January 31 (2 letters), March 4,
May 19, July 2, July 27, July 30, August
12, August 25, September 14, September
15, September 23, September 30 (2
letters), October 5, October 7 (2 letters),
December 8, and December 9, 2004;
February 24, March 10, March 24,
March 31, April 5, April 22, June 2,
August 1, August 4, September 10,
September 14, September 18, September
28, October 17, October 21 (2 letters),
October 26, October 29, November 2,
November 22, and December 2, 2005;
January 10, and February 22, 2006,
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which is available for public inspection
at the Commission’s 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 Agencywide
Documents Access and Management
System’s (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 1–800–397–4209, 301–
415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day
of March, 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Richard B. Ennis,
Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing
Branch I–2, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Receipt of Request for Action Under 10
CFR 2.206
Notice is hereby given that by petition
dated January 25, 2006, as
supplemented by the letter dated
February 2, 2006, David Lochbaum,
acting on behalf of the Union of
Concerned Scientists and numerous
other organizations and individuals, has
requested that the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) take action with
regard to nuclear power reactors and
research and test reactors licensed by
the NRC that are either operating or
undergoing decommissioning. The
petitioners request that the NRC issue a
Demand for Information (DFI) to each
licensee for the subject facilities that
would require them to provide
information related to systems,
programs, and monitoring activities
related to the potential release of water
contaminated with radioactive
materials.
As the basis for this request, the
petitioners describe several cases of
contamination at nuclear facilities and
the uncontrolled release of radioactively
contaminated water from NRC-licensed
facilities. The petitioners’ cite NRC
regulations requiring licensees to have
controls to limit the release of
radioactive materials and to limit the
radiation dose individuals receive from
the operation of NRC-licensed facilities.
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The petitioners request the issuance of
a DFI to the subject licensees to verify
compliance with NRC regulations and to
support assessments of the potential
public health threat from such releases
of radioactively contaminated water.
The request is being treated pursuant
to § 2.206 of Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR 2.206). The
request has been referred to the Director
of the Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation. As provided by 10 CFR
2.206, appropriate action will be taken
on this petition within a reasonable
time.
A copy of the petition and the
supplemental letter are available in the
NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access
and Management System (ADAMS) for
inspection under Accession Nos.
ML060330228 and ML060400179 at the
Commission’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 from the ADAMS
Public Electronic Reading Room on 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 1–800–397–4209, 301–
415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day
of March 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christopher I. Grimes,
Director, Division of Policy and Rulemaking,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Notice of Availability of Interim Staff
Guidance Documents for Fuel Cycle
Facilities
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
James Smith, Project Manager,
Technical Support Group, Division of
Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office
of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20005–
0001. Telephone: (301) 415–6459; fax
number: ( 301) 415–5370; e-mail:
jas4@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-271]
Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC and Entergy Nuclear
Operations, Inc.; Notice of Issuance of Amendment to Facility Operating
License and Final Determination of No Significant Hazards Consideration
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (Commission) has issued
Amendment No. 229 to Facility Operating License No. DPR-28, issued to
Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC and Entergy Nuclear Operations,
Inc. (the licensee), which revised the Technical Specifications (TSs)
and License for operation of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station
(VYNPS) located in Windham County, Vermont. The amendment was effective
as of the date of its issuance.
The amendment increases the maximum authorized power level for
VYNPS from 1593 megawatts thermal (MWt) to 1912 MWt, which is an
increase of approximately 20 percent. The increase in power level is
considered an extended power uprate.
The application for the amendment complies with the standards and
requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act),
and the Commission's rules and regulations. The Commission has made
appropriate findings as required by the Act and the Commission's rules
and regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in the license
amendment.
The Commission published a ``Notice of Consideration of Issuance of
Amendment to Facility Operating License and Opportunity for a Hearing''
related to this action in the Federal Register on July 1, 2004 (69 FR
39976). This Notice provided 60 days for the public to request a
hearing. On August 30, 2004, the Vermont Department of Public Service
and the New England Coalition filed requests for hearing in connection
with the proposed amendment. By Order dated November 22, 2004, the
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board (ASLB) granted those hearing requests
and by Order dated December 16, 2004, the ASLB issued its decision to
conduct a hearing using the procedures in 10 CFR part 2, subpart L,
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``Informal Hearing Procedures for NRC Adjudications.''
The Commission published a ``Notice of Consideration of Issuance of
Amendment to Facility Operating License and Proposed No Significant
Hazards Consideration Determination'' related to this action in the
Federal Register on January 11, 2006 (71 FR 1744). This Notice provided
30 days for public comment. The Commission received comments on the
proposed no significant hazards consideration as discussed below.
Under its regulations, the Commission may issue and make an
amendment immediately effective, notwithstanding the pendency before it
of a request for a hearing from any person, in advance of the holding
and completion of any required hearing, where it has determined that no
significant hazards consideration is involved.
The Commission has applied the standards of 10 CFR 50.92 and has
made a final determination that the amendment involves no significant
hazards consideration. Public comments received on the proposed no
significant hazards consideration determination were considered in
making the final determination. The basis for this determination is
contained in the Safety Evaluation related to this action. Accordingly,
as described above, the amendment has been issued and made immediately
effective and any hearing will be held after issuance.
The Commission published an Environmental Assessment related to the
action in the Federal Register on January 27, 2006 (71 FR 4614). Based
on the Environmental Assessment, the Commission concluded that the
action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human
environment. Accordingly, the Commission determined not to prepare an
environmental impact statement for the proposed action.
For further details with respect to this action, see the
application for amendment dated September 10, 2003, as supplemented by
letters dated October 1, and October 28 (2 letters), 2003; January 31
(2 letters), March 4, May 19, July 2, July 27, July 30, August 12,
August 25, September 14, September 15, September 23, September 30 (2
letters), October 5, October 7 (2 letters), December 8, and December 9,
2004; February 24, March 10, March 24, March 31, April 5, April 22,
June 2, August 1, August 4, September 10, September 14, September 18,
September 28, October 17, October 21 (2 letters), October 26, October
29, November 2, November 22, and December 2, 2005; January 10, and
February 22, 2006, which is available for public inspection at the
Commission's 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 Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System's (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 1-800-397-4209,
301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of March, 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Richard B. Ennis,
Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch I-2, Division of
Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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