Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station; Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of the Application and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing Regarding Renewal of Facility Operating License No. DPR-28 for an Additional 20-Year Period, 15220-15222 [E6-4381]

Download as PDF 15220 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 58 / Monday, March 27, 2006 / Notices Type of Meeting: Part-Open. Contact Person: Dr. Thomas Rieker, Program Director, Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers Program Division of Materials Research, Room 1065, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone (703) 292–4914. Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and recommendations concerning further support of the Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSE). Agenda: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 7:45 a.m.–8:45 a.m. Closed—Executive Session. 8:45 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Open—Review of the Materials Research. Science and Engineering Center at the University of Nebraska. 4:30 p.m.–5:45 p.m. Closed—Executive Session. 7 p.m.–9 p.m. Open—Dinner. Wednesday, May 17, 2006 8 a.m.–9 a.m. Closed—Executive Session. 9 a.m.–9:45 a.m. Open—Review of the Materials Research. Science and Engineering Center at the University of Nebraska. 9:45 a.m.–3 p.m. Closed—Executive Session, Draft and Review Report. Reason for Closing: The work being reviewed may include information of a proprietary or confidential nature, including technical information; financial data, such as salaries and personal information concerning individuals associated with the proposals. these matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act. Dated: March 21, 2006 Susanne Bolton, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 06–2898 Filed 3–24–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–M NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD Notice of Meeting; Sunshine Act National Science Board, National Science Foundation. ACTION: Correction to notice of public meeting. wwhite on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES AGENCY: SUMMARY: This document contains a correction to a notice of a public meeting that was published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 (71 FR 14553) relating to a meeting of the National Science Board. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:19 Mar 24, 2006 Jkt 208001 Dr. Robert Webber, (703) 292–7000 (not a toll-free number). SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Background The Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b) requires the National Science Board publish notice of its meetings in the Federal Register. Need for Correction As published, the agenda National Science Board’s March 29–30, 2006 meeting contains an error that may prove to be misleading and is in need of clarification. Correction of Publication Accordingly, the publication of the National Science Board’s March 29–30, 2006 agenda is corrected as follows: On page 14553, column 2, immediately below the section caption Matters to be Considered, the text is corrected to read as follows: Matters to be Considered: Wednesday, March 29, 2006. Russell Moy, Attorney-Advisor, National Science Board Office. [FR Doc. 06–2953 Filed 3–22–06; 4:55 pm] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–271] Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station; Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of the Application and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing Regarding Renewal of Facility Operating License No. DPR–28 for an Additional 20-Year Period The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is considering an application for the renewal of Operating License No. DPR– 28, which authorizes Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., to operate the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station at 1912 megawatts (MWt) thermal. The renewed license would authorize the applicant to operate the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station for an additional 20 years beyond the period specified in the current license. The current operating license for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station expires on March 21, 2012. The Commission’s staff received the application dated January 25, 2006, as supplemented by letter dated March 15, 2006, from Entergy Nuclear Operations, PO 00000 Frm 00064 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Inc., pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54, to renew the Operating License No. DPR– 28 for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station. A Notice of Receipt and Availability of the license renewal application, ‘‘Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Notice of Receipt and Availability of Application for Renewal of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Facility Operating License No. DPR–28 for an Additional 20-Year Period,’’ was published in the Federal Register on February 6, 2006 (71 FR 6102). The Commission’s staff has determined that Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. has submitted sufficient information in accordance with 10 CFR 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, and 51.53(c), and the application is acceptable for docketing. The current Docket No. 50– 271 for Operating License No. DPR–28 will be retained. The docketing of the renewal application does not preclude requesting additional information as the review proceeds, nor does it predict whether the Commission will grant or deny the application. Before issuance of each requested renewed license, the NRC will have made the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission’s rules and regulations. In accordance with 10 CFR 54.29, the NRC will issue a renewed license on the basis of its review if it finds that actions have been identified and have been or will be taken with respect to: (1) Managing the effects of aging during the period of extended operation on the functionality of structures and components that have been identified as requiring aging management review, and (2) timelimited aging analyses that have been identified as requiring review, such that there is reasonable assurance that the activities authorized by the renewed license will continue to be conducted in accordance with the current licensing basis (CLB), and that any changes made to the plant?s CLB comply with the Act and the Commission’s regulations. Additionally, in accordance with 10 CFR 51.95(c), the NRC will prepare an environmental impact statement that is a supplement to the Commission’s NUREG–1437, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Power Plants,’’ dated May 1996. Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.26, and as part of the environmental scoping process, the staff intends to hold a public scoping meeting. Detailed information regarding this meeting will be the subject of a separate Federal Register notice. Within 60 days after the date of publication of this Federal Register \\ALPHA3\E\FR\FM\27MRN1.SGM 27MRN1 wwhite on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 58 / Monday, March 27, 2006 / Notices Notice, the applicant may file a request for a hearing, and any person whose interest may be affected by this proceeding and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding must file a written request for a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene with respect to the renewal of the license. Requests for a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Commission’s ‘‘Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings’’ in 10 CFR Part 2. Interested persons should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which is available at the Commission’s Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852 and is accessible from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at 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’s PDR reference staff by telephone at 1–800–397–4209, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. If a request for a hearing/ petition for leave to intervene is filed within the 60-day period, the Commission or a presiding officer designated by the Commission or by the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel will rule on the request/petition; and the Secretary or the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will issue a notice of a hearing or an appropriate order. In the event that no request for a hearing/petition for leave to intervene is filed within the 60-day period, the NRC may, upon completion of its evaluations and upon making the findings required under 10 CFR Parts 51 and 54, renew the license without further notice. As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a petition for leave to intervene shall set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding, and how that interest may be affected by the results of the proceeding, taking into consideration the limited scope of matters that may be considered pursuant to 10 CFR Parts 51 and 54. The petition must specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular reference to the following factors: (1) The nature of the requestor’s/petitioner’s right under the Act to be made a party to the proceeding; (2) the nature and extent of the requestor’s/petitioner’s property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (3) the possible effect of VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:19 Mar 24, 2006 Jkt 208001 15221 any decision or order which may be entered in the proceeding on the requestor’s/petitioner’s interest. The petition must also set forth the specific contentions which the petitioner/ requestor seeks to have litigated at the proceeding. Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In addition, the requestor/petitioner shall provide a brief explanation of the bases of each contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or the expert opinion that supports the contention on which the requestor/ petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. The requestor/petitioner must also provide references to those specific sources and documents of which the requestor/ petitioner is aware and on which the requestor/petitioner intends to rely to establish those facts or expert opinion. The requestor/petitioner must provide sufficient information to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant on a material issue of law or fact.1 Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of the action under consideration. The contention must be one that, if proven, would entitle the requestor/petitioner to relief. A requestor/petitioner who fails to satisfy these requirements with respect to at least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party. The Commission requests that each contention be given a separate numeric or alpha designation within one of the following groups: (1) Technical (primarily related to safety concerns); (2) environmental; or (3) miscellaneous. As specified in 10 CFR 2.309, if two or more requestors/petitioners seek to co-sponsor a contention or propose substantially the same contention, the requestors/petitioners will be required to jointly designate a representative who shall have the authority to act for the requestors/petitioners with respect to that contention. Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene, and have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the hearing. A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to intervene must be filed by: (1) First class mail addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 20555– 0001, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; (2) courier, express mail, and expedited delivery services: Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth Floor, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; (3) e-mail addressed to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, HEARINGDOCKET@NRC.GOV; or (4) facsimile transmission addressed to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff at 301–415–1101, verification number is 301–415–1966.2 A copy of the request for hearing and petition for leave to intervene must also be sent to the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, and it is requested that copies be transmitted either by means of facsimile transmission to 301–415–3725 or by email to OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov. A copy of the request for hearing and petition for leave to intervene should also be sent to the attorney for the applicant, Mr. Terrence A. Burke, Entergy Nuclear, 1340 Echelon Parkway, mail stop M– ECN–62, Jackson, MS 39213. Non-timely requests and/or petitions and contentions will not be entertained absent a determination by the Commission, the presiding officer, or the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board that the petition, request and/or contentions should be granted based on a balancing of the factors specified in 10 CFR 2.309(a)(1)(i)–(viii). Detailed information about the license renewal process can be found under the Nuclear Reactors icon at https:// www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/ licensing/renewal.html on the NRC’s Web site. Copies of the application to renew the operating license for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, are available for public inspection at the Commission’s PDR, located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852– 2738, and at https://www.nrc.gov/ reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/ applications.html, the NRC’s Web site while the application is under review. The NRC maintains an Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC’s public 1 To the extent that the application contains attachments and supporting documents that are not publicly available because they are asserted to contain safeguards or proprietary information, petitioners desiring access to this information should contact the applicant or applicant’s counsel to discuss the need for a protective order. 2 If the request/petition is filed by e-mail or facsimile, an original and two copies of the document must be mailed within 2 (two) business days thereafter to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C., 20555– 0001; Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. PO 00000 Frm 00065 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 \\ALPHA3\E\FR\FM\27MRN1.SGM 27MRN1 15222 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 58 / Monday, March 27, 2006 / Notices documents. These documents may be accessed through the NRC’s Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html under ADAMS Accession Number ML060300085. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS may contact the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) Reference staff by telephone at 1– 800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr@nrc.gov. The staff has verified that a copy of the license renewal application is also available to local residents near the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station at the Vernon Free Library, 567 Governor Hunt Road, Vernon, VT 05354; Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, VT 05301; Hinsdale Public Library, 122 Brattleboro Road, Hinsdale, NH 03451; and Dickinson Memorial Library, 115 Main Street, Northfield, MA 01360. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of March, 2006. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Frank P. Gillespie, Director, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. E6–4381 Filed 3–24–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–293] wwhite on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station; Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of the Application and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing Regarding Renewal of Facility Operating License No. DPR–35 for an Additional 20-Year Period The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is considering an application for the renewal of Operating License No. DPR– 35, which authorizes Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., to operate the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station at 2028 megawatts (MWt) thermal. The renewed license would authorize the applicant to operate the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station for an additional 20 years beyond the period specified in the current license. The current operating license for the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station expires on June 8, 2012. The Commission’s staff received the application dated January 25, 2006, from Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54, to renew the Operating License No. DPR–35 for Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station. A Notice VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:19 Mar 24, 2006 Jkt 208001 of Receipt and Availability of the license renewal application, ‘‘Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Notice of Receipt and Availability of Application for Renewal of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station Facility Operating License No. PR–35 for an Additional 20-Year Period,’’ was published in the Federal Register on February 6, 2006 (71 FR 6101). The Commission’s staff has determined that Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., has submitted sufficient information in accordance with 10 CFR 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, and 51.53(c) and the application is acceptable for docketing. The current Docket No. 50–293 for Operating License No. DPR–35 will be retained. The docketing of the renewal application does not preclude requesting additional information as the review proceeds, nor does it predict whether the Commission will grant or deny the application. Before issuance of each requested renewed license, the NRC will have made the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission’s rules and regulations. In accordance with 10 CFR 54.29, the NRC will issue a renewed license on the basis of its review if it finds that actions have been identified and have been or will be taken with respect to: (1) Managing the effects of aging during the period of extended operation on the functionality of structures and components that have been identified as requiring aging management review, and (2) timelimited aging analyses that have been identified as requiring review, such that there is reasonable assurance that the activities authorized by the renewed license will continue to be conducted in accordance with the current licensing basis (CLB), and that any changes made to the plant’s CLB comply with the Act and the Commission’s regulations. Additionally, in accordance with 10 CFR 51.95(c), the NRC will prepare an environmental impact statement that is a supplement to the Commission’s NUREG–1437, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Power Plants,’’ dated May 1996. Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.26, and as part of the environmental scoping process, the staff intends to hold a public scoping meeting. Detailed information regarding this meeting will be the subject of a separate Federal Register notice. Within 60 days after the date of publication of this Federal Register Notice, the applicant may file a request for a hearing, and any person whose interest may be affected by this PO 00000 Frm 00066 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 proceeding and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding must file a written request for a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene with respect to the renewal of the license. Requests for a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Commission’s ‘‘Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings’’ in 10 CFR Part 2. Interested persons should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which is available at the Commission’s Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, first floor, Rockville, Maryland 20852 and is accessible from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at 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’s PDR reference staff by telephone at 1–800–397–4209, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. If a request for a hearing/ petition for leave to intervene is filed within the 60-day period, the Commission or a presiding officer designated by the Commission or by the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel will rule on the request/petition; and the Secretary or the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board will issue a notice of a hearing or an appropriate order. In the event that no request for a hearing/petition for leave to intervene is filed within the 60-day period, the NRC may, upon completion of its evaluations and upon making the findings required under 10 CFR Parts 51 and 54, renew the license without further notice. As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a petition for leave to intervene shall set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in the proceeding, and how that interest may be affected by the results of the proceeding, taking into consideration the limited scope of matters that may be considered pursuant to 10 CFR Parts 51 and 54. The petition must specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular reference to the following factors: (1) The nature of the requestor’s/petitioner’s right under the Act to be made a party to the proceeding; (2) the nature and extent of the requestor’s/petitioner’s property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (3) the possible effect of any decision or order which may be entered in the proceeding on the requestor’s/petitioner’s interest. The \\ALPHA3\E\FR\FM\27MRN1.SGM 27MRN1

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-271]


Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power 
Station; Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of the Application and 
Notice of Opportunity for Hearing Regarding Renewal of Facility 
Operating License No. DPR-28 for an Additional 20-Year Period

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is 
considering an application for the renewal of Operating License No. 
DPR-28, which authorizes Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., to operate 
the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station at 1912 megawatts (MWt) 
thermal. The renewed license would authorize the applicant to operate 
the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station for an additional 20 years 
beyond the period specified in the current license. The current 
operating license for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station expires 
on March 21, 2012.
    The Commission's staff received the application dated January 25, 
2006, as supplemented by letter dated March 15, 2006, from Entergy 
Nuclear Operations, Inc., pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54, to renew the 
Operating License No. DPR-28 for Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station. 
A Notice of Receipt and Availability of the license renewal 
application, ``Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. Notice of Receipt and 
Availability of Application for Renewal of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power 
Station Facility Operating License No. DPR-28 for an Additional 20-Year 
Period,'' was published in the Federal Register on February 6, 2006 (71 
FR 6102).
    The Commission's staff has determined that Entergy Nuclear 
Operations, Inc. has submitted sufficient information in accordance 
with 10 CFR 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, and 51.53(c), and the 
application is acceptable for docketing. The current Docket No. 50-271 
for Operating License No. DPR-28 will be retained. The docketing of the 
renewal application does not preclude requesting additional information 
as the review proceeds, nor does it predict whether the Commission will 
grant or deny the application.
    Before issuance of each requested renewed license, the NRC will 
have made the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. In 
accordance with 10 CFR 54.29, the NRC will issue a renewed license on 
the basis of its review if it finds that actions have been identified 
and have been or will be taken with respect to: (1) Managing the 
effects of aging during the period of extended operation on the 
functionality of structures and components that have been identified as 
requiring aging management review, and (2) time-limited aging analyses 
that have been identified as requiring review, such that there is 
reasonable assurance that the activities authorized by the renewed 
license will continue to be conducted in accordance with the current 
licensing basis (CLB), and that any changes made to the plant?s CLB 
comply with the Act and the Commission's regulations.
    Additionally, in accordance with 10 CFR 51.95(c), the NRC will 
prepare an environmental impact statement that is a supplement to the 
Commission's NUREG-1437, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for 
License Renewal of Nuclear Power Plants,'' dated May 1996. Pursuant to 
10 CFR 51.26, and as part of the environmental scoping process, the 
staff intends to hold a public scoping meeting. Detailed information 
regarding this meeting will be the subject of a separate Federal 
Register notice.
    Within 60 days after the date of publication of this Federal 
Register

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Notice, the applicant may file a request for a hearing, and any person 
whose interest may be affected by this proceeding and who wishes to 
participate as a party in the proceeding must file a written request 
for a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene with respect to the 
renewal of the license. Requests for a hearing and a petition for leave 
to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the Commission's ``Rules 
of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings'' in 10 CFR Part 2. 
Interested persons should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which 
is available at the Commission's Public Document Room (PDR), located at 
One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, 
Maryland 20852 and is accessible from the Agencywide Documents Access 
and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the 
Internet at 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's PDR reference staff 
by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. If a 
request for a hearing/petition for leave to intervene is filed within 
the 60-day period, the Commission or a presiding officer designated by 
the Commission or by the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic 
Safety and Licensing Board Panel will rule on the request/petition; and 
the Secretary or the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety 
and Licensing Board will issue a notice of a hearing or an appropriate 
order. In the event that no request for a hearing/petition for leave to 
intervene is filed within the 60-day period, the NRC may, upon 
completion of its evaluations and upon making the findings required 
under 10 CFR Parts 51 and 54, renew the license without further notice.
    As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a petition for leave to intervene 
shall set forth with particularity the interest of the petitioner in 
the proceeding, and how that interest may be affected by the results of 
the proceeding, taking into consideration the limited scope of matters 
that may be considered pursuant to 10 CFR Parts 51 and 54. The petition 
must specifically explain the reasons why intervention should be 
permitted with particular reference to the following factors: (1) The 
nature of the requestor's/petitioner's right under the Act to be made a 
party to the proceeding; (2) the nature and extent of the requestor's/
petitioner's property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; 
and (3) the possible effect of any decision or order which may be 
entered in the proceeding on the requestor's/petitioner's interest. The 
petition must also set forth the specific contentions which the 
petitioner/requestor seeks to have litigated at the proceeding.
    Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue 
of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In addition, the 
requestor/petitioner shall provide a brief explanation of the bases of 
each contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or the 
expert opinion that supports the contention on which the requestor/
petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. 
The requestor/petitioner must also provide references to those specific 
sources and documents of which the requestor/petitioner is aware and on 
which the requestor/petitioner intends to rely to establish those facts 
or expert opinion. The requestor/petitioner must provide sufficient 
information to show that a genuine dispute exists with the applicant on 
a material issue of law or fact.\1\ Contentions shall be limited to 
matters within the scope of the action under consideration. The 
contention must be one that, if proven, would entitle the requestor/
petitioner to relief. A requestor/petitioner who fails to satisfy these 
requirements with respect to at least one contention will not be 
permitted to participate as a party.
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    \1\ To the extent that the application contains attachments and 
supporting documents that are not publicly available because they 
are asserted to contain safeguards or proprietary information, 
petitioners desiring access to this information should contact the 
applicant or applicant's counsel to discuss the need for a 
protective order.
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    The Commission requests that each contention be given a separate 
numeric or alpha designation within one of the following groups: (1) 
Technical (primarily related to safety concerns); (2) environmental; or 
(3) miscellaneous.
    As specified in 10 CFR 2.309, if two or more requestors/petitioners 
seek to co-sponsor a contention or propose substantially the same 
contention, the requestors/petitioners will be required to jointly 
designate a representative who shall have the authority to act for the 
requestors/petitioners with respect to that contention.
    Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, 
subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene, 
and have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the 
hearing. A request for a hearing or a petition for leave to intervene 
must be filed by: (1) First class mail addressed to the Office of the 
Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC, 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications 
Staff; (2) courier, express mail, and expedited delivery services: 
Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth Floor, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and 
Adjudications Staff; (3) e-mail addressed to the Office of the 
Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, HEARINGDOCKET@NRC.GOV; 
or (4) facsimile transmission addressed to the Office of the Secretary, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, Attention: 
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff at 301-415-1101, verification 
number is 301-415-1966.\2\ A copy of the request for hearing and 
petition for leave to intervene must also be sent to the Office of the 
General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001, and it is requested that copies be transmitted either by 
means of facsimile transmission to 301-415-3725 or by e-mail to 
OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov. A copy of the request for hearing and petition 
for leave to intervene should also be sent to the attorney for the 
applicant, Mr. Terrence A. Burke, Entergy Nuclear, 1340 Echelon 
Parkway, mail stop M-ECN-62, Jackson, MS 39213.
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    \2\ If the request/petition is filed by e-mail or facsimile, an 
original and two copies of the document must be mailed within 2 
(two) business days thereafter to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, D.C., 20555-0001; Attention: 
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff.
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    Non-timely requests and/or petitions and contentions will not be 
entertained absent a determination by the Commission, the presiding 
officer, or the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board that the petition, 
request and/or contentions should be granted based on a balancing of 
the factors specified in 10 CFR 2.309(a)(1)(i)-(viii).
    Detailed information about the license renewal process can be found 
under the Nuclear Reactors icon at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/
operating/licensing/renewal.html on the NRC's Web site. Copies of the 
application to renew the operating license for Vermont Yankee Nuclear 
Power Station, are available for public inspection at the Commission's 
PDR, located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first 
floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852-2738, and at https://www.nrc.gov/
reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html, the NRC's Web 
site while the application is under review. The NRC maintains an 
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which 
provides text and image files of NRC's public

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documents. These documents may be accessed through the NRC's Public 
Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-
rm/adams.html under ADAMS Accession Number ML060300085. Persons who do 
not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the 
documents located in ADAMS may contact the NRC Public Document Room 
(PDR) Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or 
by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
    The staff has verified that a copy of the license renewal 
application is also available to local residents near the Vermont 
Yankee Nuclear Power Station at the Vernon Free Library, 567 Governor 
Hunt Road, Vernon, VT 05354; Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, 
Brattleboro, VT 05301; Hinsdale Public Library, 122 Brattleboro Road, 
Hinsdale, NH 03451; and Dickinson Memorial Library, 115 Main Street, 
Northfield, MA 01360.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day of March, 2006.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Frank P. Gillespie,
Director, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation.
[FR Doc. E6-4381 Filed 3-24-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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