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Southern Nuclear Operating Company;
Notice of Availability of the Draft
Environmental Impact Statement for an
Early Site Permit (ESP) at the Vogtle
ESP Site and Associated Public
Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC,
the Commission) has published
NUREG–1872, ‘‘Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS) for an Early
Site Permit (ESP) at the Vogtle ESP
Site.’’ The site is located on the
southwest side of the Savannah River in
eastern Burke County, Georgia. The
application for the ESP was submitted
by letter dated August 15, 2006,
pursuant to 10 CFR Part 52. The
application included a site redress plan
in accordance with 10 CFR 52.17(c) and
52.25. If the site redress plan is
incorporated in an approved ESP, then
the applicant may carry out certain site
preparation work and preliminary
construction activities. A notice of
receipt and availability of the
application, which included 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 the ESP was published
in the Federal Register on September
26, 2006, (71 FR 56187). A notice of
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intent to prepare an environmental
impact statement and to conduct the
scoping process was published in the
Federal Register on October 5, 2006, (71
FR 58882).
The purpose of this notice is to inform
the public that NUREG–1872, ‘‘Draft
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS)
for an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the
Vogtle ESP Site,’’ 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 (PARS)
component of NRC’s Agencywide
Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS), and will also be
placed directly on the NRC Web site at
https://www.nrc.gov. ADAMS is
accessible from the NRC Web site at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html (the Public Electronic
Reading Room). The ADAMS accession
number for Volume I of the DEIS is
ML072410045 and Volume II of the
DEIS is ML072410049. 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 at 1–
800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr@nrc.gov. In addition, the
Burke County Library, 130 Highway 24
South, Waynesboro, Georgia, has agreed
to make the DEIS available for public
inspection.
The NRC staff will hold a public
meeting to present an overview of the
DEIS and to accept public comments on
the document. The public meeting will
be held at the Augusta Technical
College, Waynesboro Campus
Auditorium, 216 Hwy 24 South,
Waynesboro, Georgia, on Thursday,
October 4, 2007. 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: (1)
A presentation of the contents of the
DEIS, 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 two hours before
the start of the meeting at the Augusta
Technical College, Waynesboro Campus
Auditorium. No formal comments on
the DEIS will be accepted by the NRC
staff during the informal discussions.
However, the staff will make available a
court reporter from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m.
in the Waynesboro Campus Auditorium
to accept oral comments on the DEIS for
inclusion into the official meeting
minutes.
Otherwise, to be considered,
comments must be provided either at
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the transcribed public meeting or in
writing. Persons may register to attend
or present oral comments at the meeting
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 September 28, 2007. Members of
the public may also register to speak at
the meeting within 15 minutes of the
start of the meeting. 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. Ms. Guerrero will need to be
contacted no later than September 28,
2007, 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 DEIS for the
Vogtle ESP to the Chief, Rulemaking,
Directives, and Editing 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 Room T–6D59, Two White
Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland, from 7:30 a.m. to
4:15 p.m., during Federal workdays. To
be considered written comments should
be postmarked by November 28, 2007.
Electronic comments may be sent by the
Internet to the NRC at
VOGTLE_EIS@nrc.gov. Electronic
submissions should be sent no later
than November 28, 2007. Comments
will be available electronically and
accessible through the NRC’s PERR link
at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Cristina Guerrero, Division of Site and
Environmental Reviews, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC, 20555–0001. Ms. Guerrero may be
contacted at the aforementioned
telephone number or e-mail address.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day
of September, 2007.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James E. Lyons,
Director, Division of Site and Environmental
Reviews Office of New Reactors.
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[Docket No. 52-011]
Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Notice of Availability of the
Draft Environmental Impact Statement for an Early Site Permit (ESP) at
the Vogtle ESP Site and Associated Public Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC, the Commission) has published NUREG-1872, ``Draft Environmental
Impact Statement (DEIS) for an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the Vogtle
ESP Site.'' The site is located on the southwest side of the Savannah
River in eastern Burke County, Georgia. The application for the ESP was
submitted by letter dated August 15, 2006, pursuant to 10 CFR Part 52.
The application included a site redress plan in accordance with 10 CFR
52.17(c) and 52.25. If the site redress plan is incorporated in an
approved ESP, then the applicant may carry out certain site preparation
work and preliminary construction activities. A notice of receipt and
availability of the application, which included 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 the ESP was published in the Federal Register on September 26,
2006, (71 FR 56187). A notice of intent to prepare an environmental
impact statement and to conduct the scoping process was published in
the Federal Register on October 5, 2006, (71 FR 58882).
The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that NUREG-1872,
``Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for an Early Site Permit
(ESP) at the Vogtle ESP Site,'' 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 (PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), and will also be placed
directly on the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov. ADAMS is accessible
from the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the
Public Electronic Reading Room). The ADAMS accession number for Volume
I of the DEIS is ML072410045 and Volume II of the DEIS is ML072410049.
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 at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to
pdr@nrc.gov. In addition, the Burke County Library, 130 Highway 24
South, Waynesboro, Georgia, has agreed to make the DEIS available for
public inspection.
The NRC staff will hold a public meeting to present an overview of
the DEIS and to accept public comments on the document. The public
meeting will be held at the Augusta Technical College, Waynesboro
Campus Auditorium, 216 Hwy 24 South, Waynesboro, Georgia, on Thursday,
October 4, 2007. 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: (1) A presentation of the contents of the DEIS, 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 two hours before the start of
the meeting at the Augusta Technical College, Waynesboro Campus
Auditorium. No formal comments on the DEIS will be accepted by the NRC
staff during the informal discussions. However, the staff will make
available a court reporter from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. in the Waynesboro
Campus Auditorium to accept oral comments on the DEIS for inclusion
into the official meeting minutes.
Otherwise, to be considered, comments must be provided either at
the transcribed public meeting or in writing. Persons may register to
attend or present oral comments at the meeting 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 September
28, 2007. Members of the public may also register to speak at the
meeting within 15 minutes of the start of the meeting. 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. Ms. Guerrero
will need to be contacted no later than September 28, 2007, 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 DEIS for the
Vogtle ESP to the Chief, Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing 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 Room T-6D59, Two
White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, from 7:30
a.m. to 4:15 p.m., during Federal workdays. To be considered written
comments should be postmarked by November 28, 2007. Electronic comments
may be sent by the Internet to the NRC at VOGTLE--EIS@nrc.gov.
Electronic submissions should be sent no later than November 28, 2007.
Comments will be available electronically and accessible through the
NRC's PERR link at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Cristina Guerrero, Division of Site
and Environmental Reviews, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC, 20555-0001. Ms. Guerrero may be contacted at the
aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of September, 2007.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James E. Lyons,
Director, Division of Site and Environmental Reviews Office of New
Reactors.
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