Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Vogtle ESP Site; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process, 58882-58884 [E6-16559]

Download as PDF 58882 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 193 / Thursday, October 5, 2006 / Notices Licenses and conforming amendments and an opportunity for a hearing was published in the Federal Register on June 8, 2006 (71 FR 33321). No hearing requests or written comments were received. Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, no license, or any right thereunder, shall be transferred, directly or indirectly, through transfer of control of the license, unless the Commission shall give its consent in writing. After reviewing the information in SCE’s application and other information before the Commission, and relying upon the representations and agreements contained in the application, the NRC staff has determined that SCE is qualified to hold the licenses to the extent proposed to permit the transfer of Anaheim’s 3.16percent undivided ownership interest in SONGS 2 and 3 to SCE, excluding Anaheim’s interest in its spent fuel and in the SONGS 2 and 3 ISFSI, as previously described herein, and that the transfer of the licenses is otherwise consistent with applicable provisions of law, regulations, and orders issued by the Commission pursuant thereto, subject to the conditions set forth below. The NRC staff has further found that the application for the proposed license amendments complies with the standards and requirements of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA) of 1954, as amended, and the Commission’s rules and regulations set forth in 10 CFR Chapter I; the facility will operate in conformity with the application, the provisions of the Act, and the rules and regulations of the Commission; there is reasonable assurance that the activities authorized by the proposed license amendments can be conducted without endangering the health and safety of the public and that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission’s regulations; the issuance of the proposed license amendments will not be inimical to the common defense and security or the health and safety of the public; and the issuance of the proposed amendments will be in accordance with 10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission’s regulations and all applicable requirements have been satisfied. The foregoing findings are supported by a safety evaluation dated September 27, 2006. approved, subject to the following conditions: NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION After receipt of all required regulatory approvals of the transfer of Anaheim’s 3.16percent undivided ownership interest in SONGS 2 and 3 to SCE, excluding Anaheim’s interest in its spent fuel and in the SONGS 2 and 3 ISFSI, as previously described herein, SCE shall inform the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, in writing of such receipt, within 5 business days, and of the date of the closing of the transfer no later than 7 business days before the date of closing. If the transfer is not completed by September 27, 2007, this Order shall become null and void, provided however, that upon written application and for good cause shown, such date may be extended in writing. [Docket No. 52–011] It is further ordered that consistent with 10 CFR 2.1315(b), license amendments that make changes, as indicated in Enclosure 2 to the cover letter forwarding this Order, to conform the licenses to reflect the subject license transfers are approved. The amendments shall be issued and made effective at the time the proposed transfers are completed. This Order is effective upon issuance. For further details with respect to this action, see the initial application dated March 10, 2006, the supplemental submittal dated May 16, 2006, and the safety evaluation dated September 27, 2006, which are available for public inspection at the Commission’s Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland, and accessible electronically through the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet on the NRC’s 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 document located in ADAMS, should contact the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation PDR reference staff by telephone at 1–800– 397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by e-mail to PDR@nrc.gov. mstockstill on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES III. Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 161b, 161i, and 184 of the AEA of 1954, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2201(b), 2201(i), and 2234, and 10 CFR 50.80, It is hereby ordered that the transfer of the licenses to SCE, as described herein, is Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of September 2006. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. J. E. Dyer, Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. E6–16446 Filed 10–4–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:42 Oct 04, 2006 Jkt 211001 PO 00000 Frm 00099 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Vogtle ESP Site; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process Southern Nuclear Operating Corporation (SNC) has submitted an application for an early site permit (ESP) for its Vogtle ESP site, located on the west bank of the Savannah River in eastern Burke County, in east-central Georgia. The site is approximately 100 miles northwest of Savannah, Georgia, and approximately 26 miles southeast of Augusta, Georgia, and across the river from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site (Barnwell County, South Carolina). The application for the ESP was submitted by letter dated August 15, 2006, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 52. A notice of receipt of application, including the environmental report (ER), was published in the Federal Register on August 29, 2006 (71 FR 51222). A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application for an early site permit for Vogtle was published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2006 (71 FR 56187). 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 ESP application and to provide the public with an opportunity to participate in the environmental scoping process as defined in 10 CFR 51.29. In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, ‘‘Coordination with the National Environmental Policy Act,’’ the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act in meeting the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). In accordance with 10 CFR 52.17 (a)(2), 51.45 and 51.50, SERI submitted the ER as part of the application. The ER was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51 and 52 and is available for public inspection at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html, which provides access through the NRC’s Electronic Reading Room (ERR) link. Persons who do not E:\FR\FM\05OCN1.SGM 05OCN1 mstockstill on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 193 / Thursday, October 5, 2006 / Notices have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC’s PDR Reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, or 301–415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. The application may also be viewed on the Internet at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/ new-licensing/esp/vogtle.html. In addition, the Burke County Library, 130 Highway 24 South, Waynesboro, GA 30830–4572, has agreed to make the ER available for public inspection. The following key reference documents related to the ESP applications and the NRC staff’s review process are available through the NRC’s Web site at https://www.nrc.gov: a. 10 CFR Part 51, Environmental protection regulations for domestic licensing and related regulatory functions. b. 10 CFR Part 52, Early site permits; standard design certifications; and combined licenses for nuclear power plants. c. 10 CFR Part 100, Reactor site criteria. d. NUREG–1555, Standard Review Plans for Environmental Reviews for Nuclear Power Plants. e. NUREG/BR–0298, Brochure on Nuclear Power Plant Licensing Process. f. Regulatory Guide 4.2, Preparation of Environmental Reports for Nuclear Power Stations. g. Regulatory Guide 4.7, General Site Suitability Criteria for Nuclear Power Stations. h. Fact Sheet on Nuclear Power Plant Licensing Process. i. Draft review Standard RS–002, Processing Applications for Early Site Permits. j. NRR Office Instruction LIC–203, Procedural Guidance for Preparing Environmental Assessments and Considering Environmental Issues. The regulations, NUREG-series documents, regulatory guide(s), and fact sheet can be found under Document Collections in the Electronic Reading Room on the NRC Web page. The draft review standard is at https:// www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/ license-reviews/esp/esp-publiccomments-rs-002.html. Finally, Office Instruction LIC–203 can be found in ADAMS in two parts under accession numbers ML011710073 (main text) and ML011780314 (charts and figures). This notice advises the public that the NRC intends to gather the information necessary to prepare an EIS in support of the review of the application for an ESP at the Vogtle ESP site. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (issuance of the ESP at the Vogtle ESP site) include no action and alternate VerDate Aug<31>2005 15:42 Oct 04, 2006 Jkt 211001 sites. The NRC is required by 10 CFR 52.18 to prepare an EIS in connection with the issuance of an ESP. This notice is being published in accordance with NEPA and the NRC’s regulations found in 10 CFR Part 51. The NRC will first conduct a scoping process for the EIS and, as soon as practicable thereafter, will prepare a draft EIS for public comment. Participation in this scoping process by members of the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal government agencies is encouraged. The scoping process for the draft EIS will be used to accomplish the following: a. Define the proposed action which is to be the subject of EIS. b. Determine the scope of the EIS and identify the significant issues to be analyzed in depth. c. Identify and eliminate from detailed study those issues that are peripheral or that are not significant. d. Identify any environmental assessments and other EISs that are being or will be prepared that are related to but are not part of the scope of the EIS 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 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 EIS to the NRC and any cooperating agencies. h. Describe how the EIS will be prepared, including any contractor assistance to be used. The NRC invites the following entities to participate in the scoping process: a. The applicant, SNC. 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 including the State Historic Preservation Officer. d. Any affected Indian tribe including the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer. e. The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. f. Any person who requests or has requested an opportunity to participate in the scoping process. g. Any person who intends to petition for leave to intervene. PO 00000 Frm 00100 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 58883 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 will hold a public meeting for the Vogtle early site permit application EIS. The scoping meeting will be held at the Augusta Technical College, Waynesboro Campus Auditorium, 216 Hwy 24 South, Waynesboro, GA 30830, on Thursday, October 19, 2006. The meeting will convene at 7 p.m., and will continue until 10 p.m., as necessary. The meeting will be transcribed and will include the following: (1) An overview by the NRC staff of the NEPA environmental review process, the proposed scope of the EIS, and the proposed review schedule; (2) an overview by SNC of the proposed action, the Vogtle ESP, and the environmental impacts as outlined in the ER; and (3) the opportunity for interested Government agencies, organizations, and individuals to submit comments or suggestions on the environmental issues or the proposed scope of the EIS. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions during the two hours prior to the start of the public meeting at Augusta Technical College. No formal comments on the proposed scope of the EIS will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meeting or in writing, as discussed below. Persons may register to attend or present oral comments at the meeting on the NEPA scoping process by contacting Ms. Cristina Guerrero by telephone at 1 (800) 368–5642, extension 2981, or by Internet to the NRC at Vogtle_EIS@nrc.gov no later than October 12, 2006. Members of the public may also register to speak at the meeting within 15 minutes of the start of the 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 EIS. If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, the need should be brought to Ms. Guerrero’s attention no later than October 12, 2006, so that the NRC staff can determine whether the request can be accommodated. Members of the public may send written comments on the environmental E:\FR\FM\05OCN1.SGM 05OCN1 58884 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 193 / Thursday, October 5, 2006 / Notices mstockstill on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES scoping process for the EIS to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop T–6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, and should cite the publication date and page number of this Federal Register notice. Comments may be handdelivered to the NRC at 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. To be considered in the scoping process, written comments must be postmarked or delivered by December 4, 2006. Electronic comments may be sent by the Internet to the NRC at Vogtle_EIS@nrc.gov. Electronic submissions must be sent no later than December 4, 2006, to be considered in the scoping process. The staff will not consider comments submitted later than as specified above unless time permits. Comments will be available electronically and accessible through the NRC’s ERR link https://www.nrc.gov/ nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html at the NRC Homepage. Participation in the scoping process for the EIS does not entitle participants to become parties to the proceeding to which the EIS relates. Notice of a hearing regarding the application for an ESP will be the subject of a future Federal Register notice. 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 through the ERR link. The staff will then prepare and issue for comment the draft EIS, which will be the subject of separate notices and a separate public meeting. 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 EIS, which will also be available for public inspection. Information about the proposed action, the EIS, and the scoping process may be obtained from Mark Notich at (301) 415–3053 or mdn@nrc.gov. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of October, 2006. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Thomas A. 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AGENCY: SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has prepared a model license amendment request (LAR), model safety evaluation (SE), and model proposed no significant hazards consideration (NSHC) determination related to changes to Standard Technical Specification NUREG–1430, 1431, 1432, (STS) 3.7.2, ‘‘Main Stream Isolation Valves (MSIVs);’’ NUREG– 1430, STS 3.7.3, ‘‘Main Feedwater Stop Valves (MFSVs), Main Feedwater Control Valves (MFCVs), and Associated Startup Feedwater Control Valves (SFCVs);’’ NUREG–1431, STS 3.7.3, ‘‘Main Feedwater Isolation Valves (MFIVs), Main Feedwater Regulation Valves (MFRVs), and Associated Bypass Valves;’’ and NUREG–1432, STS 3.7.3,’’Main Feedwater Isolation Valves (MFIVs), and MFIV Bypass Valves.’’ These valves are herein referred to generically as the Main Steam and Main Feedwater Isolation Valves. The Babcocks and Wilcocks Owners Group (BWOG), the Combustion Engineering Owners Group (CEOG) and the Westinghouse Owners Group (WOG) participants in the Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) proposed these changes to the STS in TSTF–491, Revision 2 ‘‘Removal of Main Steam and Feedwater Valve Isolation Times.’’ E:\FR\FM\05OCN1.SGM 05OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 193 (Thursday, October 5, 2006)]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 52-011]


Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc., Vogtle ESP Site; Notice 
of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct 
Scoping Process

    Southern Nuclear Operating Corporation (SNC) has submitted an 
application for an early site permit (ESP) for its Vogtle ESP site, 
located on the west bank of the Savannah River in eastern Burke County, 
in east-central Georgia. The site is approximately 100 miles northwest 
of Savannah, Georgia, and approximately 26 miles southeast of Augusta, 
Georgia, and across the river from the U.S. Department of Energy's 
Savannah River Site (Barnwell County, South Carolina). The application 
for the ESP was submitted by letter dated August 15, 2006, pursuant to 
10 CFR Part 52. A notice of receipt of application, including the 
environmental report (ER), was published in the Federal Register on 
August 29, 2006 (71 FR 51222). A notice of acceptance for docketing of 
the application for an early site permit for Vogtle was published in 
the Federal Register on September 26, 2006 (71 FR 56187). 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 ESP application and to provide 
the public with an opportunity to participate in the environmental 
scoping process as defined in 10 CFR 51.29. In addition, as outlined in 
36 CFR 800.8, ``Coordination with the National Environmental Policy 
Act,'' the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the 
National Historic Preservation Act in meeting the requirements of the 
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
    In accordance with 10 CFR 52.17 (a)(2), 51.45 and 51.50, SERI 
submitted the ER as part of the application. The ER was prepared 
pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51 and 52 and is available for public 
inspection at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) located at One White 
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 
20852, or from the Publicly Available Records component of NRC's 
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is 
accessible at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, which provides 
access through the NRC's Electronic Reading Room (ERR) link. Persons 
who do not

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have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the 
documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC's PDR Reference 
staff at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. 
The application may also be viewed on the Internet at https://
www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/esp/vogtle.html. In addition, the 
Burke County Library, 130 Highway 24 South, Waynesboro, GA 30830-4572, 
has agreed to make the ER available for public inspection.
    The following key reference documents related to the ESP 
applications and the NRC staff's review process are available through 
the NRC's Web site at https://www.nrc.gov:
    a. 10 CFR Part 51, Environmental protection regulations for 
domestic licensing and related regulatory functions.
    b. 10 CFR Part 52, Early site permits; standard design 
certifications; and combined licenses for nuclear power plants.
    c. 10 CFR Part 100, Reactor site criteria.
    d. NUREG-1555, Standard Review Plans for Environmental Reviews for 
Nuclear Power Plants.
    e. NUREG/BR-0298, Brochure on Nuclear Power Plant Licensing 
Process.
    f. Regulatory Guide 4.2, Preparation of Environmental Reports for 
Nuclear Power Stations.
    g. Regulatory Guide 4.7, General Site Suitability Criteria for 
Nuclear Power Stations.
    h. Fact Sheet on Nuclear Power Plant Licensing Process.
    i. Draft review Standard RS-002, Processing Applications for Early 
Site Permits.
    j. NRR Office Instruction LIC-203, Procedural Guidance for 
Preparing Environmental Assessments and Considering Environmental 
Issues.
    The regulations, NUREG-series documents, regulatory guide(s), and 
fact sheet can be found under Document Collections in the Electronic 
Reading Room on the NRC Web page. The draft review standard is at 
https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/license-reviews/esp/esp-
public-comments-rs-002.html. Finally, Office Instruction LIC-203 can be 
found in ADAMS in two parts under accession numbers ML011710073 (main 
text) and ML011780314 (charts and figures).
    This notice advises the public that the NRC intends to gather the 
information necessary to prepare an EIS in support of the review of the 
application for an ESP at the Vogtle ESP site. Possible alternatives to 
the proposed action (issuance of the ESP at the Vogtle ESP site) 
include no action and alternate sites. The NRC is required by 10 CFR 
52.18 to prepare an EIS in connection with the issuance of an ESP. This 
notice is being published in accordance with NEPA and the NRC's 
regulations found in 10 CFR Part 51.
    The NRC will first conduct a scoping process for the EIS and, as 
soon as practicable thereafter, will prepare a draft EIS for public 
comment. Participation in this scoping process by members of the public 
and local, State, Tribal, and Federal government agencies is 
encouraged. The scoping process for the draft EIS will be used to 
accomplish the following:
    a. Define the proposed action which is to be the subject of EIS.
    b. Determine the scope of the EIS and identify the significant 
issues to be analyzed in depth.
    c. Identify and eliminate from detailed study those issues that are 
peripheral or that are not significant.
    d. Identify any environmental assessments and other EISs that are 
being or will be prepared that are related to but are not part of the 
scope of the EIS 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 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 EIS to the 
NRC and any cooperating agencies.
    h. Describe how the EIS will be prepared, including any contractor 
assistance to be used.
    The NRC invites the following entities to participate in the 
scoping process:
    a. The applicant, SNC.
    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 
including the State Historic Preservation Officer.
    d. Any affected Indian tribe including the Tribal Historic 
Preservation Officer.
    e. The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
    f. Any person who requests or has requested an opportunity to 
participate in the scoping process.
    g. Any person who 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 will hold a public meeting for the 
Vogtle early site permit application EIS. The scoping meeting will be 
held at the Augusta Technical College, Waynesboro Campus Auditorium, 
216 Hwy 24 South, Waynesboro, GA 30830, on Thursday, October 19, 2006. 
The meeting will convene at 7 p.m., and will continue until 10 p.m., as 
necessary. The meeting will be transcribed and will include the 
following: (1) An overview by the NRC staff of the NEPA environmental 
review process, the proposed scope of the EIS, and the proposed review 
schedule; (2) an overview by SNC of the proposed action, the Vogtle 
ESP, and the environmental impacts as outlined in the ER; and (3) the 
opportunity for interested Government agencies, organizations, and 
individuals to submit comments or suggestions on the environmental 
issues or the proposed scope of the EIS. Additionally, the NRC staff 
will host informal discussions during the two hours prior to the start 
of the public meeting at Augusta Technical College. No formal comments 
on the proposed scope of the EIS will be accepted during the informal 
discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the 
transcribed public meeting or in writing, as discussed below. Persons 
may register to attend or present oral comments at the meeting on the 
NEPA scoping process by contacting Ms. Cristina Guerrero by telephone 
at 1 (800) 368-5642, extension 2981, or by Internet to the NRC at 
Vogtle--EIS@nrc.gov no later than October 12, 2006. Members of the 
public may also register to speak at the meeting within 15 minutes of 
the start of the 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 EIS. If special equipment or 
accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the 
public meeting, the need should be brought to Ms. Guerrero's attention 
no later than October 12, 2006, so that the NRC staff can determine 
whether the request can be accommodated.
    Members of the public may send written comments on the 
environmental

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scoping process for the EIS to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, 
Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop 
T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, 
and should cite the publication date and page number of this Federal 
Register notice. Comments may be hand-delivered to the NRC at 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on 
Federal workdays. To be considered in the scoping process, written 
comments must be postmarked or delivered by December 4, 2006. 
Electronic comments may be sent by the Internet to the NRC at Vogtle--
EIS@nrc.gov. Electronic submissions must be sent no later than December 
4, 2006, to be considered in the scoping process. The staff will not 
consider comments submitted later than as specified above unless time 
permits. Comments will be available electronically and accessible 
through the NRC's ERR link https://www.nrc.gov/nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html at the NRC Homepage.
    Participation in the scoping process for the EIS does not entitle 
participants to become parties to the proceeding to which the EIS 
relates. Notice of a hearing regarding the application for an ESP will 
be the subject of a future Federal Register notice.
    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 through the ERR link. The staff will then 
prepare and issue for comment the draft EIS, which will be the subject 
of separate notices and a separate public meeting. 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 EIS, which 
will also be available for public inspection.
    Information about the proposed action, the EIS, and the scoping 
process may be obtained from Mark Notich at (301) 415-3053 or 
mdn@nrc.gov.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of October, 2006.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Thomas A. Bergman,
Acting Director, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation.
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