Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact, 55035-55036 [E6-15589]
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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
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the proceeding to which the supplement
to the GEIS relates. 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
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summary of the determination and
conclusions reached, including the
significant issues identified, and will
send a copy of the summary to each
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summary will also be available for
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prepare and issue for comment the draft
supplement to the GEIS, which will be
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receipt and consideration of the
comments, the NRC will prepare a final
supplement to the GEIS, which will also
be available for public viewing.
Information about the proposed
action, the supplement to the GEIS, and
the scoping process may be obtained
from Mr. Hernandez at the
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day
of September 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Eric J. Benner,
Acting Director, Division of License Renewal,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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[Docket Nos. 50–275 And 50–323]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company;
Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Unit Nos.
1 and 2 Environmental Assessment
and Finding of No Significant Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an amendment to Title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR), Section 50.90 for Facility
Operating Licenses, Nos. DPR–80 and
DPR–82, issued to Pacific Gas and
Electric Company (PG&E, the licensee)
for operation of the Diablo Canyon
Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (DCPP
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or facility), located in San Luis Obispo
County, California. Therefore, as
required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is
issuing this environmental assessment
and finding of no significant impact.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would delete the
antitrust license conditions from the
licenses.
The proposed action is in accordance
with the licensee’s application dated
January 19, 2006, as supplemented by
letter dated June 20, 2006.
The Need for the Proposed Action
Circumstances have changed
significantly from those that existed
when the antitrust license conditions
were first imposed 28 years ago. In
particular, there have been recent
developments in the law at both the
Federal and State levels to ensure
competition in the industry in
California and elsewhere. Moreover,
agreements binding PG&E related to the
Stanislaus Commitments will continue
to be in effect whether or not the
antitrust conditions actually remain a
part of the DCPP licenses, and
competitors have voiced no opposition
to the removal of the conditions.
Finally, under the limited statutory
authority granted to the NRC under
Section 105 of the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, it appears that the NRC lacks the
authority now to continue to impose the
antitrust conditions against PG&E
through the DCPP licenses. Accordingly,
in consideration of all of the foregoing,
the licensee has requested to remove the
antitrust conditions from the licenses as
the conditions are no longer necessary
to serve the original intended purpose.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC has completed its safety
evaluation of the proposed action and
concludes that the proposed license
amendment involves administrative
actions which have no effect on plant
equipment or operation.
The details of the staff’s safety
evaluation will be provided in the
license amendment that will be issued
as part of the letter to the licensee
approving the license amendment.
The proposed action will not
significantly increase the probability or
consequences of accidents. No changes
are being made in the types of effluents
that may be released off site. There is no
significant increase in the amount of
any effluent released off site. There is no
significant increase in occupational or
public radiation exposure. Therefore,
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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 non-radiological
environmental impacts associated with
the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that
there are no significant environmental
impacts associated with the proposed
action.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed
action, the staff considered denial of the
proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’
alternative). Denial of the application
would result in no change in current
environmental impacts. The
environmental impacts of the proposed
action and the alternative action are
similar.
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of
any different resources than those
previously considered in the Final
Environmental Statement for DCPP,
dated May 1973, and Addendum to
Final Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement for DCPP dated May
1976.
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Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy,
on July 27, 2006, the staff consulted
with the California State official, Steve
Hsu of the Radiologic Health Branch,
Department of Health Services,
regarding the environmental impact of
the proposed action. The State official
had no comments.
Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the environmental
assessment, the NRC concludes that the
proposed action will not have a
significant effect on the quality of the
human environment. Accordingly, the
NRC has determined not to prepare an
environmental impact statement for the
proposed action.
For further details with respect to the
proposed action, see the licensee’s letter
dated January 19, 2006, as
supplemented by letter dated June 20,
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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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 send an e-mail to
pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day
of September 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Alan Wang,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV,
Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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From: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Filings and
Information Services, Washington, DC
20549.
Extension:
Rule 11Ac1–1; SEC File No. 270–404; OMB
Control No. 3235–0461.
Notice is hereby given that pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) intends to submit to
the Office of Management and Budget
(‘‘OMB’’) a request for extension of the
previously approved collection of
information discussed below.
Rule 11Ac1–1 (17 CFR 240.11Ac1–1),
Dissemination of Quotations, contains
two related collections of information
necessary to disseminate market makers’
published quotations to buy and sell
securities to the public. The first
collection of information is found in
Rule 11Ac1–1(c) (17 CFR 240.11Ac1–
1(c)). This reporting requirement
obligates each ‘‘responsible broker or
dealer,’’ as defined under the rule, to
communicate to its exchange or
association its best bids, best offers, and
quotation sizes for any subject security,
as defined under the rule. The second
collection of information is found in
Rule 11Ac1–1(b), (17 CFR 240.11Ac1–
1(b)). This reporting requirement
obligates each exchange and association
to make available to quotation vendors
for dissemination to the public the best
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bid, best offer, and aggregate quotation
size for each subject security.1 Brokers,
dealers, other market participants, and
members of the public rely on published
quotation information to determine the
best price and market for execution of
customer orders.
It is anticipated that 721 respondents,
consisting of 180 exchange specialists
and 541 OTC market makers, will make
246,788,000 total annual responses
pursuant to Rule 11Ac1–1, resulting in
an annual aggregate burden of
approximately 205,486 hours.
Written comments are invited on:
(a) Whether the proposed collections of
information are necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of the burden of the proposed
collections of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information to be collected; and
(d) ways to minimize the burden of
collections of information on those who
are to respond, including through the
use of automated collection techniques
or other forms of information
technology. Consideration will be given
to comments and suggestions submitted
in writing within 60 days of this
publication.
Please direct your written comments
to R. Corey Booth, Director/Chief
Information Officer, Securities and
Exchange Commission, C/O Shirley
Martinson, 6432 General Green Way,
Alexandria, Virginia 22312 or send an email to: PRA_Mailbox@sec.gov.
Comments must be submitted within 60
days of this notice.
Dated: September 7, 2006.
Nancy M. Morris,
Secretary.
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1 A third requirement under the Rule 11Ac1–1, as
amended at 17 CFR 11Ac1–1(c)(5), gives electronic
communications networks (‘‘ECNs’’) the option of
reporting to an exchange or association for public
dissemination, on behalf of their OTC market maker
or exchange specialist customers, the best priced
orders and the full size for such orders entered by
market makers, to satisfy such market makers’
reporting obligation under Rule 11Ac1–1(c).
Because this reporting requirement is an alternative
method of meeting the market makers’ reporting
obligation, and because it is directed to nine or
fewer persons (ECNs), this collection of information
is not subject to OMB review under the Paperwork
Reduction Act.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-275 And 50-323]
Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Unit
Nos. 1 and 2 Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant
Impact
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an amendment to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(10 CFR), Section 50.90 for Facility Operating Licenses, Nos. DPR-80
and DPR-82, issued to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E, the
licensee) for operation of the Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1
and 2 (DCPP or facility), located in San Luis Obispo County,
California. Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is issuing
this environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact.
Environmental Assessment
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would delete the antitrust license conditions
from the licenses.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's
application dated January 19, 2006, as supplemented by letter dated
June 20, 2006.
The Need for the Proposed Action
Circumstances have changed significantly from those that existed
when the antitrust license conditions were first imposed 28 years ago.
In particular, there have been recent developments in the law at both
the Federal and State levels to ensure competition in the industry in
California and elsewhere. Moreover, agreements binding PG&E related to
the Stanislaus Commitments will continue to be in effect whether or not
the antitrust conditions actually remain a part of the DCPP licenses,
and competitors have voiced no opposition to the removal of the
conditions. Finally, under the limited statutory authority granted to
the NRC under Section 105 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, it appears
that the NRC lacks the authority now to continue to impose the
antitrust conditions against PG&E through the DCPP licenses.
Accordingly, in consideration of all of the foregoing, the licensee has
requested to remove the antitrust conditions from the licenses as the
conditions are no longer necessary to serve the original intended
purpose.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC has completed its safety evaluation of the proposed action
and concludes that the proposed license amendment involves
administrative actions which have no effect on plant equipment or
operation.
The details of the staff's safety evaluation will be provided in
the license amendment that will be issued as part of the letter to the
licensee approving the license amendment.
The proposed action will not significantly increase the probability
or consequences of accidents. No changes are being made in the types of
effluents that may be released off site. There is no significant
increase in the amount of any effluent released off site. There is no
significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure.
Therefore,
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there are no significant radiological environmental impacts associated
with the proposed action.
With regard to potential non-radiological impacts, the proposed
action does not have a potential to affect any historic sites. It does
not affect non-radiological plant effluents and has no other
environmental impact. Therefore, there are no significant non-
radiological environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that there are no significant
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered
denial of the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative).
Denial of the application would result in no change in current
environmental impacts. The environmental impacts of the proposed action
and the alternative action are similar.
Alternative Use of Resources
The action does not involve the use of any different resources than
those previously considered in the Final Environmental Statement for
DCPP, dated May 1973, and Addendum to Final Supplemental Environmental
Impact Statement for DCPP dated May 1976.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
In accordance with its stated policy, on July 27, 2006, the staff
consulted with the California State official, Steve Hsu of the
Radiologic Health Branch, Department of Health Services, regarding the
environmental impact of the proposed action. The State official had no
comments.
Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC concludes
that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the
quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC has determined
not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed
action.
For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the
licensee's letter dated January 19, 2006, as supplemented by letter
dated June 20, 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 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 send
an e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of September 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Alan Wang,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch IV, Division of Operating
Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. E6-15589 Filed 9-19-06; 8:45 am]
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