Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of the Application, for Facility Operating License No. NPF-63 for an Additional 20-Year Period; Carolina Power & Light Company, Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1, 1562-1563 [E7-324]
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4. Who is required or asked to report:
All NRC-licensed low-level waste
facilities. All generators, collectors, and
processors of low-level waste intended
for disposal at a low-level waste facility
must complete the appropriate forms.
5. The estimated number of annual
respondents:
NRC Form 540 and 540A: 2,500
licensees.
NRC Form 541 and 541A: 2,500
licensees.
NRC Form 542 and 542A: 22
licensees.
6. The number of hours needed
annually to complete the requirement or
request:
NRC Form 540 and 540A: 10,050 (.75
hours per response).
NRC Form 541 and 541A: 44,341 (3.3
hours per response).
NRC Form 542 and 542A: 567 (.75
hours per response).
7. Abstract: NRC Forms 540, 541, and
542, together with their continuation
pages, designated by the ‘‘A’’ suffix,
provide a set of standardized forms to
meet Department of Transportation
(DOT), NRC, and State requirements.
The forms were developed by NRC at
the request of low-level waste industry
groups. The forms provide uniformity
and efficiency in the collection of
information contained in manifests
which are required to control transfers
of low-level radioactive waste intended
for disposal at a land disposal facility.
NRC Form 540 contains information
needed to satisfy DOT shipping paper
requirements in 49 CFR Part 172 and the
waste tracking requirements of NRC in
10 CFR Part 20. NRC Form 541 contains
information needed by disposal site
facilities to safely dispose of low-level
waste and information to meet NRC and
State requirements regulating these
activities. NRC Form 542, completed by
waste collectors or processors, contains
information which facilitates tracking
the identity of the waste generator. That
tracking becomes more complicated
when the waste forms, dimensions, or
packagings are changed by the waste
processor. Each container of waste
shipped from a waste processor may
contain waste from several different
generators. The information provided on
NRC Form 542 permits the States and
Compacts to know the original
generators of low-level waste, as
authorized by the Low-Level
Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments
Act of 1985, so they can ensure that
waste is disposed of in the appropriate
Compact.
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Submit, by March 13, 2007, Comments
That Address the Following Questions
1. Is the proposed collection of
information necessary for the NRC to
properly perform its functions? Does the
information have practical utility?
2. Is the burden estimate accurate?
3. Is there a way to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected?
4. How can the burden of the
information collection be minimized,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology?
A copy of the draft supporting
statement may be viewed free of charge
at the NRC Public Document Room, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Room O–1 F21, Rockville, MD
20852. OMB clearance requests are
available at the NRC worldwide Web
site: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
doc-comment/omb/. The
document will be available on the NRC
home page site for 60 days after the
signature date of this notice.
Comments and questions about the
information collection requirements
may be directed to the NRC Clearance
Officer, Margaret A. Janney, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, T–5
F53, Washington, DC 20555–0001, by
telephone at 301–415–7245, or by
Internet electronic mail to
INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day
of January 2007.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Margaret A. Janney,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information
Services.
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[Docket No. 50–400]
Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of
the Application, for Facility Operating
License No. NPF–63 for an Additional
20-Year Period; Carolina Power & Light
Company, Shearon Harris Nuclear
Power Plant, Unit 1
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC or the Commission)
is considering an application for the
renewal of operating license NPF–63,
which authorizes the Carolina Power &
Light Company, doing business as
Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., to
operate the Shearon Harris Nuclear
Power Plant, (HNP), Unit 1, at 2900
megawatts thermal. The renewed
license would authorize the applicant to
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operate the HNP, Unit 1, for an
additional 20 years beyond the period
specified in the current license. HNP,
Unit 1, is located in Wake County,
North Carolina, and its current
operating license expires on October 24,
2026.
On November 16, 2006, the
Commission’s staff received an
application from Carolina Power & Light
Company, to renew operating license
NPF–63 for HNP, Unit 1, pursuant to
Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (CFR) Part 54. A notice of
receipt and availability of the license
renewal application (LRA) was
published in the Federal Register on
December 11, 2006 (71 FR 71586).
The Commission’s staff has reviewed
the LRA for its acceptability and has
determined that Carolina Power & Light
Company has submitted sufficient
information in accordance with 10 CFR
Sections 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, and
51.53(c), and that the application is
acceptable for docketing. The
Commission will retain the current
Docket No. 50–400, for operating license
NPF–63. The docketing of the renewal
application does not preclude requests
for additional information as the review
proceeds, nor does it predict whether
the Commission will grant or deny the
license.
The license renewal process proceeds
along two tracks, one for review of
safety issues, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54
and another for environmental issues,
pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51. An
applicant must provide NRC with an
evaluation of the technical aspects of
plant aging and describe the aging
management programs and activities
that will be relied on to manage aging.
In addition, in order to support plant
operation for the additional 20 years,
the applicant must prepare an
evaluation of the potential impact on
the environment. The NRC reviews the
application, documents its reviews in a
safety evaluation report and a
supplemental environmental impact
statement, and performs verification
inspections at the applicant’s facility. If
the NRC issues a renewed license, the
licensee must continue to comply with
all existing regulations, license
conditions, orders, and commitments
associated with the current operating
license as well as those additional
activities required as a result of license
renewal. The licensee’s activities
continue to be subject to NRC oversight
during the period of extended operation.
Before issuance of the requested
renewed license, the NRC will have
made the findings required by the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(the Act), and the Commission’s rules
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and regulations. In accordance with 10
CFR 54.29, the NRC may issue a
renewed license on the basis of its
review if it finds that actions have been
identified and have been or will be
taken with respect to: (1) Managing the
effects of aging during the period of
extended operation on the functionality
of structures and components that have
been identified as requiring aging
management review; and (2) timelimited aging analyses that have been
identified as requiring review, such that
there is reasonable assurance that the
activities authorized by the renewed
license will continue to be conducted in
accordance with the current licensing
basis (CLB), and that any changes made
to the plant’s CLB will comply with the
Act and the Commission’s regulations.
In addition, the Commission must find
that applicable requirements of Subpart
A of 10 CFR Part 51 have been satisfied,
and that matters raised under 10 CFR
2.335 have been addressed.
Notice of Opportunity for Hearing and
Notices relating to the environmental
review will be published at a later date.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c)
and 10 CFR 54.23, Carolina Power &
Light Company prepared and submitted
the environmental report (ER) as part of
the LRA. The LRA and the ER are
publicly available at the NRC’s PDR,
located at One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852, or from ADAMS. The ADAMS
accession numbers for the LRA and the
ER are ML063350270 and
ML063350276, respectively. The public
may also view the LRA and the ER on
the Internet at https://www.nrc.gov/
reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/
applications.html. In addition, the LRA
and the ER are available to the public
near HNP, Unit 1, at the Eva. H. Perry
Library, 2100 Shepherd’s Vineyard
Drive, Apex, North Carolina 27502.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day
of January, 2007.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Pao-Tsin Kuo,
Acting Director, Division of License Renewal,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert B. Anderson, Office of Economic
Policy, Office of Management and
Budget, (202) 395–3381.
James D. Foster,
Associate Director for Economic Policy, Office
of Management and Budget.
Appendix C—Discount Rates for CostEffectiveness, Lease Purchase, and
Related Analyses (OMB Circular No. A–
94)
Revised December 2006.
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET
Discount Rates for Cost-Effectiveness
Analysis of Federal Programs
Office of Management and
Budget.
ACTION: Revisions to Appendix C of
OMB Circular A–94.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of Management
and Budget revised Circular A–94 in
1992. The revised Circular specified
certain discount rates to be updated
annually when the interest rate and
inflation assumptions used to prepare
the budget of the United States
Government were changed. These
discount rates are found in Appendix C
of the revised Circular. The updated
discount rates are shown below. The
discount rates in Appendix C are to be
used for cost-effectiveness analysis,
including lease-purchase analysis, as
specified in the revised Circular. They
do not apply to regulatory analysis.
DATES: The revised discount rates are
effective immediately and will be in
effect through December 2007.
Effective Dates. This appendix is
updated annually around the time of the
President’s budget submission to
Congress. This version of the appendix
is valid for calendar year 2007. A copy
of the updated appendix can be
obtained in electronic form through the
OMB home page at https://
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/
a094/a94_appx-c.html, the text of the
main body of the Circular is found at
https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/
circulars/a094/a094.html, and a table of
past years’ rates is located at https://
www.whitehouse.gov/omb/circulars/
a094/DISCHIST–2007.pdf. Updates of
the appendix are also available upon
request from OMB’s Office of Economic
Policy (202–395–3381).
Nominal Discount Rates. A forecast of
nominal or market interest rates for
2007 based on the economic
assumptions for the 2008 Budget are
presented below. These nominal rates
are to be used for discounting nominal
flows, which are often encountered in
lease-purchase analysis.
NOMINAL INTEREST RATES ON TREASURY NOTES AND BONDS OF SPECIFIED MATURITIES
[In percent]
3-Year
5-Year
7-Year
10-Year
20-Year
30-Year
4.9
4.9
4.9
5.0
5.1
5.1
Real Discount Rates. A forecast of real
interest rates from which the inflation
premium has been removed and based
on the economic assumptions from the
2008 Budget is presented below. These
real rates are to be used for discounting
constant-dollar flows, as is often
required in cost-effectiveness analysis.
REAL INTEREST RATES ON TREASURY NOTES AND BONDS OF SPECIFIED MATURITIES
[In percent]
5-Year
7-Year
10-Year
20-Year
30-Year
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-400]
Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of the Application, for
Facility Operating License No. NPF-63 for an Additional 20-Year Period;
Carolina Power & Light Company, Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant,
Unit 1
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is
considering an application for the renewal of operating license NPF-63,
which authorizes the Carolina Power & Light Company, doing business as
Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc., to operate the Shearon Harris Nuclear
Power Plant, (HNP), Unit 1, at 2900 megawatts thermal. The renewed
license would authorize the applicant to operate the HNP, Unit 1, for
an additional 20 years beyond the period specified in the current
license. HNP, Unit 1, is located in Wake County, North Carolina, and
its current operating license expires on October 24, 2026.
On November 16, 2006, the Commission's staff received an
application from Carolina Power & Light Company, to renew operating
license NPF-63 for HNP, Unit 1, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (CFR) Part 54. A notice of receipt and availability
of the license renewal application (LRA) was published in the Federal
Register on December 11, 2006 (71 FR 71586).
The Commission's staff has reviewed the LRA for its acceptability
and has determined that Carolina Power & Light Company has submitted
sufficient information in accordance with 10 CFR Sections 54.19, 54.21,
54.22, 54.23, and 51.53(c), and that the application is acceptable for
docketing. The Commission will retain the current Docket No. 50-400,
for operating license NPF-63. The docketing of the renewal application
does not preclude requests for additional information as the review
proceeds, nor does it predict whether the Commission will grant or deny
the license.
The license renewal process proceeds along two tracks, one for
review of safety issues, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 54 and another for
environmental issues, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51. An applicant must
provide NRC with an evaluation of the technical aspects of plant aging
and describe the aging management programs and activities that will be
relied on to manage aging. In addition, in order to support plant
operation for the additional 20 years, the applicant must prepare an
evaluation of the potential impact on the environment. The NRC reviews
the application, documents its reviews in a safety evaluation report
and a supplemental environmental impact statement, and performs
verification inspections at the applicant's facility. If the NRC issues
a renewed license, the licensee must continue to comply with all
existing regulations, license conditions, orders, and commitments
associated with the current operating license as well as those
additional activities required as a result of license renewal. The
licensee's activities continue to be subject to NRC oversight during
the period of extended operation.
Before issuance of the requested renewed license, the NRC will have
made the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(the Act), and the Commission's rules
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and regulations. In accordance with 10 CFR 54.29, the NRC may issue a
renewed license on the basis of its review if it finds that actions
have been identified and have been or will be taken with respect to:
(1) Managing the effects of aging during the period of extended
operation on the functionality of structures and components that have
been identified as requiring aging management review; and (2) time-
limited aging analyses that have been identified as requiring review,
such that there is reasonable assurance that the activities authorized
by the renewed license will continue to be conducted in accordance with
the current licensing basis (CLB), and that any changes made to the
plant's CLB will comply with the Act and the Commission's regulations.
In addition, the Commission must find that applicable requirements of
Subpart A of 10 CFR Part 51 have been satisfied, and that matters
raised under 10 CFR 2.335 have been addressed.
Notice of Opportunity for Hearing and Notices relating to the
environmental review will be published at a later date.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c) and 10 CFR 54.23, Carolina Power
& Light Company prepared and submitted the environmental report (ER) as
part of the LRA. The LRA and the ER are publicly available at the NRC's
PDR, located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852, or from ADAMS. The ADAMS accession numbers for the LRA
and the ER are ML063350270 and ML063350276, respectively. The public
may also view the LRA and the ER on the Internet at https://www.nrc.gov/
reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html. In addition,
the LRA and the ER are available to the public near HNP, Unit 1, at the
Eva. H. Perry Library, 2100 Shepherd's Vineyard Drive, Apex, North
Carolina 27502.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of January, 2007.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Pao-Tsin Kuo,
Acting Director, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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