Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process, 19554-19556 [E6-5596]
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The Need for the Proposed Action
In the associated exemption, the staff
has determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR
50.12(a)(2)(ii), the application of the
regulation in the particular
circumstances is not necessary to
achieve the underlying purpose of the
rule, based on the alternative
methodology proposed in the licensee’s
amendment request. The proposed
action would revise the currentlyapproved methodology for P–T limit
calculations to incorporate the
methodology approved for use in CE
NPSD–683–A, Revision 6. The topical
report allows the use of an alternate
methodology to calculate the flaw stress
intensity factors due to internal pressure
loadings (KIm). The exemption is needed
because the methodology in CE NPSD–
683–A, Revision 6, could not be shown
to be conservative with respect to the
methodology for the determination of
KIm provided in Editions and Addenda
of ASME Code, Section XI, Appendix G,
through the 1995 Edition and 1996
Addenda (the latest Edition and
Addenda of the ASME Code which had
been incorporated into 10 CFR 50.55a at
the time of the staff’s review of CE
NPSD–683–A, Revision 6). Therefore,
along with the supplement dated
January 12, 2006, the licensee submitted
an exemption request, consistent with
the requirements of 10 CFR 50.60, to
apply the KIm calculational
methodology of CE NPSD–683–A,
Revision 6, as part of the SONGS 2 and
3 pressure temperature limit report
(PTLR) methodology.
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
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
nonradiological environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that
there are no significant environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action.
electronically from the Agencywide
Documents Access and Management
System (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 or 301–
415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
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.
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Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC has completed its evaluation
of the proposed action and concludes
that the exemption described above
would provide an adequate margin of
safety against brittle failure of the
reactor pressure vessel at SONGS 2 and
3. The details of the staff’s safety
evaluation will be provided in the
exemption to Appendix G, which will
allow the use of the methodology in
Topical Report CE NPSD–683–A,
Revision 6, to calculate the flaw stress
intensity factors due to internal pressure
loadings (KIm), that will be issued in a
future letter to the licensee.
The proposed action will not
significantly increase the probability or
consequences of accidents, no changes
are being made in the types of effluents
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
exemption letter dated January 28, 2005,
as supplemented by letter dated January
12, 2006. 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
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Removal of P–T Limits and LTOP [LowTemperature Overpressure Protection]
Setpoints from the Technical
Specifications,’’ for the calculation of
flaw stress intensity factors due to
internal pressure loadings (KIm).
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Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of
any different resources than those
previously considered in the Final
Environmental Statement for the
SONGS 2 and 3 dated May 12, 1981.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
On March 28, 2006, the staff
consulted with the California State
official, Steve Hsu of the Department of
Health Services, Radiologic Health
Branch, regarding the environmental
impact of the proposed action. The State
official had no comments.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day
of April 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
N. Kalyanam,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV,
Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50–293]
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.;
Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station; Notice
of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement and Conduct
Scoping Process
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
(Entergy) has submitted an application
for renewal of Facility Operating
License DPR–35 for an additional 20
years of operation at the Pilgrim Nuclear
Power Station (Pilgrim). Pilgrim is
located on the western shore of Cape
Cod in the Town of Plymouth,
Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It is
38 miles southeast of Boston,
Massachusetts, and 44 miles east of
Providence, Rhode Island.
The operating license for Pilgrim
expires on June 8, 2012. The application
for renewal was received on January 25,
2006, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 54.
A notice of receipt and availability of
the application, which included the
environmental report (ER), was
published in the Federal Register on
February 6, 2006 (71 FR 6101). A notice
of acceptance for docketing of the
application for renewal of the facility
operating license was published in the
Federal Register on March 27, 2006 (71
FR 15222). 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
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defined in 10 CFR 51.29. In addition, as
outlined in Title 36 of the Code of the
Federal Regulations 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, Entergy submitted
the ER as part of the application. The ER
was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR Part
51 and is publicly available for
inspection at the NRC Public Document
Room (PDR), located at One White Flint
North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, MD 20852, or from the NRC’s
Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS
is accessible from the Public Electronic
Reading Room on the NRC’s Web site at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/
web-based.html. The Accession Number
for the ER is ML060830611. 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 301–415–4737, or by e-mail at
pdr@nrc.gov. In addition, the Plymouth
Public Library, located at 132 South
Street, Plymouth, MA 02360 and the
Duxbury Free Library, located at 77
Alden Street, Duxbury, MA 02332 have
agreed to make the ER available for
public inspection.
This notice advises the public that the
NRC intends to gather the information
necessary to prepare a plant-specific
supplement to the Commission’s
‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants,’’ (NUREG–1437) related
to the review of the application for
renewal of the Pilgrim 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 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
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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 ElSs 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, Entergy Nuclear
Operations, Inc. (Entergy).
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 Pilgrim license
renewal supplement to the GEIS. The
scoping meetings will be held at the
Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor
Ballroom, 180 Water Street, Plymouth,
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19555
MA 02360, on May 17, 2006. 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 prior to
the start of each meeting at the same
location. 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 the
NRC Environmental Project Manager
Mr. Robert Schaaf, by telephone at 1–
800–368–5642, extension 1312, or by email to the NRC at PilgrimEIS@nrc.gov
no later than May 12, 2006. 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. Mr. Schaaf
will need to be contacted no later than
May 3, 2006, 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 Pilgrim license renewal
review to 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 at
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Room T–6D59, Two White Flint North,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852, 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 June 16, 2006. Electronic
comments may be sent by e-mail to the
NRC at PilgrimEIS@nrc.gov and should
be sent no later than June 16, 2006, to
be considered in the scoping process.
Comments will be available
electronically and accessible through
NRC’s ADAMS link at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html at
the NRC Homepage.
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 (71 FR 15222). Matters related to
participation in any hearing are outside
the scope of matters to be discussed at
this public meeting.
At the conclusion of the scoping
process, the NRC will prepare a concise
summary of the determination and
conclusions reached, including the
significant issues identified, and will
send a copy of the summary to each
participant in the scoping process. The
summary will also be available for
inspection in NRC’s ADAMS link at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. The staff will then prepare
and issue for comment the draft
supplement to the GEIS, which will be
the subject of separate notices and
separate public meetings. Copies will be
available for public inspection at the
above-mentioned addresses, and one
copy per request will be provided free
of charge. After receipt and
consideration of the comments, the NRC
will prepare a final supplement to the
GEIS, which will also be available for
public inspection.
Information about the proposed
action, the supplement to the GEIS, and
the scoping process may be obtained
from Mr. Schaaf at the aforementioned
telephone number or e-mail address.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day
of April 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Rani Franovich,
Branch Chief, Environmental Branch B,
Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation.
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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION
Privacy Act of 1974; New and Revised
Systems of Records, and Deletion of a
Duplicative System of Records
Occupational Safety and Health
Review Commission.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a, as
amended, the Occupational Safety and
Health Review Commission (OSHRC) is
proposing in this notice the addition of
a new system of records; the bifurcation
of an existing system of records; the
deletion of a duplicative system of
records; and revisions to preexisting
systems of records, including the
addition of new routine uses.
DATES: Comments must be received by
the OSHRC by May 15, 2006. The new
and revised systems of records will
become effective on June 13, 2006,
without any further notice in the
Federal Register, unless comments or
government approval procedures
necessitate otherwise.
ADDRESSES: The Commission will
accept and consider all written
comments. Submit any written
comments by mail or fax to Ron Bailey,
Attorney Advisor, Office of General
Counsel, OSHRC, 1120 20th Street,
NW., Ninth Floor, Washington, DC
20036–3457; Fax Number, (202) 606–
5417.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ron
Bailey, Attorney Advisor, Office of
General Counsel, (202) 606–5410,
rbailey@oshrc.gov.
The
Privacy Act of 1974, 5 U.S.C. 552a(e)(4),
requires federal agencies such as
OSHRC to propose additions and
revision to its systems of records in a
Federal Register publication. As
detailed below, OSHRC is proposing the
addition of a new system of records; the
bifurcation of an existing system of
records; the deletion of a duplicative
system of records; and revisions to
preexisting systems of records,
including the addition of new routine
uses. OSHRC is also proposing changes,
both superficial and substantive, to its
blanket routine uses.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Blanket Routine Uses
OSHRC’s current Blanket Routine
Uses (BRUs) are published in 66 FR
42689 (Aug. 14, 2001). OSHRC proposes
the following changes to its BRUs.
In the sentence preceding the list of
BRUs, OSHRC would add the
qualification that records will be
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disclosed as a routine use only if
‘‘disclosure of the record or information
is compatible with the purpose for
which the record or information was
collected.’’ As the definition of ‘‘routine
use’’ includes this compatibility
requirement, see 5 U.S.C. 552a(a)(7), it
should apply to all BRUs.
For the purpose of streamlining the
notice, OSHRC would combine BRUs 1
and 2. Despite the merger, the categories
of users and the purposes for using any
disclosed records would remain the
same. OSHRC would reword the first
sentence of BRU 3 to clarify the scope
of the routine use, but again, the
categories of users and the purposes for
using any disclosed records would not
change. OSHRC would broaden BRUs 4
and 5 to include records relevant to
OSHRC decisions concerning
appointment of employees, suspension
or revocation of security clearances, and
the execution of security or suitability
investigations. The current versions of
these BRUs include decisions
concerning the hiring or retention of
employees, and the issuance of security
clearances, but fail to reference the
related areas of decision-making noted
above.
OSHRC would add a sentence to the
end of BRU 6, notifying the reader that
‘‘[r]ecords will be disclosed only to the
extent that the information is relevant
and necessary to the case or matter.’’
OSHRC would add a similar
qualification to BRU 8. These
qualifications reflect the importance of
protecting an individual’s records from
unnecessary disclosures. Moreover, the
Privacy Act could be read to require that
disclosure, pursuant to a routine use,
may occur only when relevant and
necessary to accomplish a mandated
purpose: Section 552a(e)(1) instructs an
agency to ‘‘maintain in its records only
such information about an individual as
is relevant and necessary to accomplish
a purpose of the agency required to be
accomplished by statute or by executive
order of the President’’; because the
Privacy Act defines ‘‘maintain’’ as
including ‘‘maintain, collect, use, or
disseminate,’’ the requirement stated in
(e)(1) seemingly applies to the
dissemination of records via routine
uses.
OSHRC would edit the language in
BRU 10 to more precisely reflect when
records may be disclosed. The BRU
would also be modified to require
written requests from the subjects of the
records. Also, OSHRC would modify
BRU 12 to reflect that, pursuant to 44
U.S.C. 2904 and 2906, the National
Archives and Records Administration
(NARA) handles records management
inspections.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-293]
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station;
Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and
Conduct Scoping Process
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) has submitted an
application for renewal of Facility Operating License DPR-35 for an
additional 20 years of operation at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station
(Pilgrim). Pilgrim is located on the western shore of Cape Cod in the
Town of Plymouth, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. It is 38 miles
southeast of Boston, Massachusetts, and 44 miles east of Providence,
Rhode Island.
The operating license for Pilgrim expires on June 8, 2012. The
application for renewal was received on January 25, 2006, pursuant to
Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 54. A notice
of receipt and availability of the application, which included the
environmental report (ER), was published in the Federal Register on
February 6, 2006 (71 FR 6101). A notice of acceptance for docketing of
the application for renewal of the facility operating license was
published in the Federal Register on March 27, 2006 (71 FR 15222). 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
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defined in 10 CFR 51.29. In addition, as outlined in Title 36 of the
Code of the Federal Regulations 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, Entergy
submitted the ER as part of the application. The ER was prepared
pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51 and is publicly available for inspection at
the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, MD 20852, or from the
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS
is accessible from the Public Electronic Reading Room on the NRC's Web
site at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/web-based.html. The
Accession Number for the ER is ML060830611. 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 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at
pdr@nrc.gov. In addition, the Plymouth Public Library, located at 132
South Street, Plymouth, MA 02360 and the Duxbury Free Library, located
at 77 Alden Street, Duxbury, MA 02332 have agreed to make the ER
available for public inspection.
This notice advises the public that the NRC intends to gather the
information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the
Commission's ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for
License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,'' (NUREG-1437) related to the review
of the application for renewal of the Pilgrim 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 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 ElSs 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, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy).
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 Pilgrim license renewal supplement to the GEIS. The scoping
meetings will be held at the Radisson Hotel Plymouth Harbor Ballroom,
180 Water Street, Plymouth, MA 02360, on May 17, 2006. 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 prior to the start of each meeting at the same location. 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 the NRC Environmental Project Manager Mr. Robert Schaaf, by
telephone at 1-800-368-5642, extension 1312, or by e-mail to the NRC at
PilgrimEIS@nrc.gov no later than May 12, 2006. 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. Mr.
Schaaf will need to be contacted no later than May 3, 2006, 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 Pilgrim license renewal review to 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 at
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Room T-6D59, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852, 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 June 16, 2006. Electronic comments may be sent by e-mail
to the NRC at PilgrimEIS@nrc.gov and should be sent no later than June
16, 2006, to be considered in the scoping process. Comments will be
available electronically and accessible through NRC's ADAMS link at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html at the NRC Homepage.
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 (71 FR 15222). Matters related
to participation in any hearing are outside the scope of matters to be
discussed at this public meeting.
At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC will prepare a
concise summary of the determination and conclusions reached, including
the significant issues identified, and will send a copy of the summary
to each participant in the scoping process. The summary will also be
available for inspection in NRC's ADAMS link at https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. The staff will then prepare and issue for
comment the draft supplement to the GEIS, which will be the subject of
separate notices and separate public meetings. Copies will be available
for public inspection at the above-mentioned addresses, and one copy
per request will be provided free of charge. After receipt and
consideration of the comments, the NRC will prepare a final supplement
to the GEIS, which will also be available for public inspection.
Information about the proposed action, the supplement to the GEIS,
and the scoping process may be obtained from Mr. Schaaf at the
aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of April 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Rani Franovich,
Branch Chief, Environmental Branch B, Division of License Renewal,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. E6-5596 Filed 4-13-06; 8:45 am]
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