Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station; Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplement 30 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, and Public Meeting for the License Renewal of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station, 76706-76707 [E6-21805]

Download as PDF 76706 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 245 / Thursday, December 21, 2006 / Notices has published NUREG–1811, ‘‘Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site: Final Report’’ (FEIS). The FEIS contains two volumes. The site is located in Louisa County, Virginia, near the Town of Mineral. A notice of availability of the draft EIS was published in the Federal Register on December 12, 2004 (69 FR 71854), and a supplement to the draft EIS was subsequently published on July 12, 2006 (71 FR 39372). The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the FEIS is available for public inspection in 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), and will also be placed directly on the NRC Web site at www.nrc.gov. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the PDR reference staff by telephone at 1–800– 397–4209 or 1–301–415–4737, or by email at pdr@nrc.gov. In addition, the following public libraries in the vicinity of the North Anna ESP Site have agreed to make the FEIS available for public inspection: Louisa County Library, JeffersonMadison Regional Library, 881 Davis Highway, Mineral, Virginia 23117. Hanover Branch Library, 7527 Library Drive, Hanover, Virginia 23069. Salem Church Library, 2607 Salem Church Road, Fredericksburg, Virginia 22407. Jack Cushing, Environmental Projects Branch 1, Division of Site and Environmental Reviews, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. Mr. Cushing may be contacted by telephone at 301–415–1424, or by e-mail at jxc9@nrc.gov. sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of December, 2006. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. James E. Lyons, Director, Division of Site and Environmental Reviews, Office of New Reactors. [FR Doc. E6–21804 Filed 12–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:01 Dec 20, 2006 Jkt 211001 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [DOCKET NOS. 50–387 AND 50–388] PPL Susquehanna, LLC; Notice of Correction to the Public Scoping Comment Period for the Environmental Impact Statement for the License Renewal of Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, Units 1 and 2 Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) has corrected the public scoping comment period for the plant-specific supplement to the ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS),’’ NUREG–1437, regarding the renewal of operating licenses NPF–14 and NPF–22 for an additional 20 years of operation at the Susquehanna Steam Electric Station (SSES), Units 1 and 2. The application for renewal was received on September 13, 2006, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54. A notice of Receipt and Availability of the license renewal application (LRA), was published in the Federal Register on October 2, 2006 (71 FR 58014). A notice of acceptability for docketing, notice of opportunity for a hearing and notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement and conduct scoping process, was published in the Federal Register on November 2, 2006 (71 FR 64566). The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the NRC has corrected the end of the comment period on the environmental scope of the SSES license renewal review from December 18, 2006, to January 2, 2007. Any interested party may submit comments on the environmental scope of the SSES license renewal review for consideration by the NRC staff. To be certain of consideration, comments on the scoping process to the GEIS must be received by January 2, 2007. Comments received after the due date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC staff is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Written comments on the environmental scope of the SSES license renewal review should be sent 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. Comments may also be delivered to the NRC, Room T–6D59, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, from 7:45 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. Electronic comments may be sent via PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the Internet to the NRC at SusquehannaEIS@nrc.gov. All comments received by the Commission, including those made by Federal, State, and local agencies, Indian tribes, or other interested persons, will be made available electronically and accessible from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Reading Room on the Internet at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC’s Public Document Room reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, or (301) 415– 4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Alicia Mullins, License Renewal and Environmental Impacts Program, Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Ms. Mullins may also be contacted at (301) 415–1224, or by e-mail at axm7@nrc.gov. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day of December 2006. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Pao-Tsin Kuo, Acting Director Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor, Regulation. FR Doc. E6–21807 Filed 12–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–271] Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station; Notice of Availability of the Draft Supplement 30 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, and Public Meeting for the License Renewal of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC, Commission) has published a draft plant-specific supplement to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants (GEIS), NUREG–1437, regarding the renewal of operating licenses DPR–28 for an additional 20 years of operation for the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee). Vermont Yankee is located in the town of Vernon, Vermont, in Windham County on the west shore of the Connecticut River. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources. E:\FR\FM\21DEN1.SGM 21DEN1 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 245 / Thursday, December 21, 2006 / Notices The draft Supplement 30 to the GEIS is publicly available at the NRC Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, or from the NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). The ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams/ web-based.html. The Accession Number for the draft Supplement 30 to the GEIS is ML063390344. 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 via e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. In addition, the following libraries have agreed to make the draft supplement to the GEIS available for public inspection: Vernon Free Library, 567 Governor Hunt Road, Vernon, Vermont; Brooks Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont; Hinsdale Public Library, 122 Brattleboro Road, Hinsdale, New Hampshire; and Dickinson Memorial Library, 115 Main Street, Northfield, Massachusetts. Any interested party may submit comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS for consideration by the NRC staff. To be considered, comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS and the proposed action must be received by March 7, 2007; the NRC staff is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. Comments received after the due date will be considered only if it is practical to do so. Written comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS should be sent 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. Comments may be hand-delivered to the NRC at 11545 Rockville Pike, Room T–6D59, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at VermontYankeeEIS@nrc.gov. All comments received by the Commission, including those made by Federal, State, local agencies, Native American Tribes, or other interested persons, will be made available electronically at the Commission’s PDR in Rockville, Maryland, and through ADAMS. The NRC staff will hold a public meeting to present an overview of the draft plant-specific supplement to the GEIS and to accept public comments on the document. The public meeting will be held on January 31, 2007, at the VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:01 Dec 20, 2006 Jkt 211001 Latchis Theatre, 50 Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont. 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) A presentation of the contents of the draft plant-specific supplement to the GEIS, and (2) the opportunity for interested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide comments on the draft report. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to the start of each session at the same location. No comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meeting or in writing. Persons may pre-register to attend or present oral comments at the meeting by contacting Mr. Richard L. Emch, Jr., the Senior Project Manager, at 1–800–368–5642, extension 1590, or via e-mail at VermontYankeeEIS@nrc.gov no later than January 24, 2007. Members of the public may also register to provide oral comments 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. If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, the need should be brought to the attention of Mr. Emch’s attention no later than January 24, 2007, to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request can be accommodated. Mr. Richard L. Emch, Jr., Environmental Branch B, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop O–11F1, Washington, DC, 20555–0001. Mr. Emch may be contacted at the aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of December, 2006. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rani L. Franovich, Branch Chief, Environmental Branch B, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. E6–21805 Filed 12–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 76707 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Subcommittee Meeting on Materials, Metallurgy, and Reactor Fuels; Notice of Meeting The ACRS Subcommittee on Materials, Metallurgy, and Reactor Fuels will hold a meeting on January 19, 2007, Room T–2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The entire meeting will be open to public attendance. The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows: Friday, January 19, 2007—8:30 a.m. until the conclusion of business. The Subcommittee will review the NRC staff’s proposed technical basis for supporting a revision to the technical acceptance criteria for fuel during a LOCA. The Subcommittee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff, their contractors, representatives of the nuclear industry, and other interested persons regarding this matter. The Subcommittee will gather information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and formulate proposed positions and actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the full Committee. Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or written comments should notify the Designated Federal Official, Mr. Ralph Caruso (telephone 301/415–8065) five days prior to the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Electronic recordings will be permitted. Further information regarding this meeting can be obtained by contacting the Designated Federal Official between 7:15 a.m. and 5 p.m. (ET). Persons planning to attend this meeting are urged to contact the above named individual at least two working days prior to the meeting to be advised of any potential changes to the agenda. Dated: December 14, 2006. Antonio F. Dias, Acting Branch Chief, ACRS/ACNW. [FR Doc. E6–21815 Filed 12–20–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Subcommittee Meeting on Power Uprates; Notice of Meeting The ACRS Subcommittee on Power Uprates will hold a meeting on January 16–17, 2007 at 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, Room T–2B3. E:\FR\FM\21DEN1.SGM 21DEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 245 (Thursday, December 21, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 76706-76707]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-271]


Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station; Notice of Availability of 
the Draft Supplement 30 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement 
for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, and Public Meeting for the 
License Renewal of Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station

    Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC, Commission) has published a draft plant-specific supplement to 
the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of 
Nuclear Plants (GEIS), NUREG-1437, regarding the renewal of operating 
licenses DPR-28 for an additional 20 years of operation for the Vermont 
Yankee Nuclear Power Station (Vermont Yankee). Vermont Yankee is 
located in the town of Vernon, Vermont, in Windham County on the west 
shore of the Connecticut River. Possible alternatives to the proposed 
action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative 
energy sources.

[[Page 76707]]

    The draft Supplement 30 to the GEIS is publicly available at the 
NRC Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, or from the NRC's 
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). The ADAMS 
Public Electronic Reading Room is accessible at https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams/web-based.html. The Accession Number for the draft 
Supplement 30 to the GEIS is ML063390344. 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 via e-mail at 
pdr@nrc.gov. In addition, the following libraries have agreed to make 
the draft supplement to the GEIS available for public inspection: 
Vernon Free Library, 567 Governor Hunt Road, Vernon, Vermont; Brooks 
Memorial Library, 224 Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont; Hinsdale 
Public Library, 122 Brattleboro Road, Hinsdale, New Hampshire; and 
Dickinson Memorial Library, 115 Main Street, Northfield, Massachusetts.
    Any interested party may submit comments on the draft supplement to 
the GEIS for consideration by the NRC staff. To be considered, comments 
on the draft supplement to the GEIS and the proposed action must be 
received by March 7, 2007; the NRC staff is able to assure 
consideration only for comments received on or before this date. 
Comments received after the due date will be considered only if it is 
practical to do so. Written comments on the draft supplement to the 
GEIS should be sent 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.
    Comments may be hand-delivered to the NRC at 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Room T-6D59, Rockville, Maryland, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on 
Federal workdays. Electronic comments may be submitted to the NRC by e-
mail at VermontYankeeEIS@nrc.gov. All comments received by the 
Commission, including those made by Federal, State, local agencies, 
Native American Tribes, or other interested persons, will be made 
available electronically at the Commission's PDR in Rockville, 
Maryland, and through ADAMS.
    The NRC staff will hold a public meeting to present an overview of 
the draft plant-specific supplement to the GEIS and to accept public 
comments on the document. The public meeting will be held on January 
31, 2007, at the Latchis Theatre, 50 Main Street, Brattleboro, Vermont. 
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) A presentation of the contents of the draft plant-specific 
supplement to the GEIS, and (2) the opportunity for interested 
government agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide comments 
on the draft report. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal 
discussions one hour prior to the start of each session at the same 
location. No comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS will be 
accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments 
must be provided either at the transcribed public meeting or in 
writing. Persons may pre-register to attend or present oral comments at 
the meeting by contacting Mr. Richard L. Emch, Jr., the Senior Project 
Manager, at 1-800-368-5642, extension 1590, or via e-mail at 
VermontYankeeEIS@nrc.gov no later than January 24, 2007. Members of the 
public may also register to provide oral comments 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. If 
special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present 
information at the public meeting, the need should be brought to the 
attention of Mr. Emch's attention no later than January 24, 2007, to 
provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request 
can be accommodated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Richard L. Emch, Jr., 
Environmental Branch B, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop O-
11F1, Washington, DC, 20555-0001. Mr. Emch may be contacted at the 
aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of December, 2006.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Rani L. Franovich,
Branch Chief, Environmental Branch B, Division of License Renewal, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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