Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel; In the Matter of Southern Nuclear Operating Co.; (Early Site Permit for Vogtle ESP Site); Memorandum and Order;, 16075-16076 [E8-6157]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 59 / Wednesday, March 26, 2008 / Notices for these meetings should notify NCD immediately. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Dated: March 19, 2008. Michael C. Collins, Executive Director. [FR Doc. 08–1078 Filed 3–24–08; 12:10 pm] [Docket No. 52–011–ESP; ASLBP No. 07– 850–01–ESP–BD01] BILLING CODE 6820–MA–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION March 20, 2008. Notice of Withdrawal of Request for Public Comment on a Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment AGENCY: Before the Licensing Board: G. Paul Bollwerk, III, Chairman, Nicholas G. Trikouros, Dr. James F. Jackson. National Science Foundation. Notice of withdrawal of request for public comment on a Draft Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for the Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI), originally published in the Federal Register: March 19, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 54), page 14847. ACTION: SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) withdraws the notice of the request for public comment on a Draft PEA for the OOI. The notice was erroneously published (Federal Register: March 19, 2008 [Volume 73, Number 54], page 14847) prior to the release of the Draft PEA. DATES: Effective immediately. Dr. Shelby Walker, National Science Foundation, Division of Ocean Sciences, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 725, Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 292–8580. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The National Science Foundation (NSF) withdraws the notice of the request for public comment on a Draft PEA for the OOI. The notice was erroneously published (Federal Register: March 19, 2008 [Volume 73, Number 54], page 14847) prior to the release of the Draft PEA. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Shelby Walker, Associate Program Director, Ocean Technology and Interdisciplinary Coordination, Division of Ocean Sciences, National Science Foundation. [FR Doc. E8–5993 Filed 3–25–08; 8:45 am] pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES 18:52 Mar 25, 2008 The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board hereby gives notice that, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.315(a), it will entertain oral limited appearance statements from members of the public in connection with this proceeding in which applicant Southern Nuclear Operating Company (SNC) seeks an early site permit (ESP) under 10 CFR Part 52 for an additional two reactors at the site of its existing Vogtle Electric Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Georgia. The ESP application involves various site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans for coping with emergencies that, if resolved in favor of SNC, generally would not be subject to relitigation if SNC later applies under Part 52 for a combined operating license that would authorize it to construct and operate the additional reactors at the Vogtle site. A. Date, Time, and Location of Oral Limited Appearance Statement Sessions These sessions will be on the following dates at the specified location and times: 1. Date: Sunday, April 27, 2008 (if there is sufficient interest). Time: 4 to 6 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). Location: DoubleTree Hotel and Convention Center, 2651 Perimeter Parkway, Augusta, Georgia. 2. Date: Monday, April 28, 2008 (if there is sufficient interest). Time: Evening Session–7 to 9 p.m. EDT. Location: Same as Session 1 above. B. Participation Guidelines for Oral Limited Appearance Statements Any person not a party, or the representative of a party, to the proceeding will be permitted to make an oral statement setting forth his or her position on matters of concern relating to this proceeding. Although these statements do not constitute testimony BILLING CODE 7555–01–M VerDate Aug<31>2005 Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel; In the Matter of Southern Nuclear Operating Co.; (Early Site Permit for Vogtle ESP Site); Memorandum and Order; (Notice of Opportunity To Make Oral or Written Limited Appearance Statements) Jkt 214001 PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 16075 or evidence, they nonetheless may help the Licensing Board and/or the parties in their consideration of the issues in this proceeding. In that regard, the contested issues currently before the Board in this proceeding that have been raised by the Joint Intervenors1 concern facility cooling system impacts on aquatic resources and implementing a dry cooling system as a design alternative. Additionally, in accord with the agency’s regulations governing ESP proceedings, this Board will at a later time be conducting a so-called ‘‘mandatory’’ hearing in which it will consider whether, with respect to those safety and environmental matters associated with the SNC ESP application that are not the subject of contested issues raised by intervenors, the NRC Staff performed an adequate review of the SNC application and made findings relative to that review with reasonable support in logic and fact. Oral limited appearance statements will be entertained during the hours specified above, or such lesser time as may be necessary to accommodate the speakers who are present. In this regard, if all scheduled and unscheduled speakers present at a session have made a presentation, the Licensing Board reserves the right to terminate the session before the ending times listed above. The Board also reserves the right to cancel the Sunday afternoon and/or Monday evening sessions scheduled above if there has not been a sufficient showing of public interest as reflected by the number of preregistered speakers. Any member of the public who plans to attend the limited appearance sessions is strongly advised to arrive early to allow time to pass through any security measures that may be employed. Attendees are also requested not to bring any unnecessary handcarried items, such as packages, briefcases, backpacks, or other items that might need to be examined individually. Items that could readily be used as weapons will not be permitted in the rooms where these sessions will be held. Also, during these sessions, signs no larger than 18 inches by 18 inches will be permitted, but may not be attached to sticks, held over one’s head, or moved about in the room. The time allotted for each statement normally will be no more than five minutes. Nonetheless, to ensure everyone will have an opportunity to speak, the time allotted for each 1 Joint Intervenors include the Center for a Sustainable Coast, Savannah Riverkeeper, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Atlanta Women’s Action for New Directions, and Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League. E:\FR\FM\26MRN1.SGM 26MRN1 16076 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 59 / Wednesday, March 26, 2008 / Notices statement may be further limited depending on the number of written requests to make an oral statement that are submitted in accordance with section C below and/or the number of persons present at the designated times. In addition, in the case of the Monday evening session, although an individual who previously addressed the Licensing Board at the Sunday afternoon limited appearance session may request an opportunity to make an additional presentation, the Board reserves the right to defer such additional presentations until after it has heard from speakers who have not had an opportunity to make an initial presentation. pwalker on PROD1PC71 with NOTICES C. Submitting a Request To Make an Oral Limited Appearance Statement Persons wishing to make an oral statement who have submitted a timely written request to do so will be given priority over those who have not filed such a request. To be considered timely, a written request to make an oral statement must either be mailed, faxed, or sent by e-mail so as to be received by 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 18, 2008. The request must specify the session (Sunday or Monday) during which the requester wishes to make an oral statement. Based on its review of the requests received by April 18, 2008, the Licensing Board may decide that the Sunday afternoon and/or Monday evening sessions will not be held due to a lack of adequate interest in those sessions. Written requests to make an oral statement should be submitted to: Mail: Administrative Judge G. Paul Bollwerk III, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, Mail Stop T–3 F23, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. Fax: (301) 415–5599 (verification (301) 415–6094). E-mail: map4@nrc.gov and gpb@nrc.gov. D. Submitting Written Limited Appearance Statements A written limited appearance statement may be submitted to the Board regarding this proceeding at any time. Such statements should be sent to the Office of the Secretary using one of the methods prescribed below, with a copy sent to the Licensing Board Chairman using the same method at the mail/e-mail address or fax number listed in section C above. Mail: Office of the Secretary, Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. VerDate Aug<31>2005 18:52 Mar 25, 2008 Jkt 214001 Fax: (301) 415–1101 (verification (301) 415–1966). E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov. E. Availability of Documentary Information Regarding the Proceeding General information regarding the Vogtle ESP proceeding can be found on the agency’s Web site at https:// www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/ esp/vogtle.html. Additionally, documents relating to this proceeding 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, or electronically from the publicly available records component of NRC’s document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room).2 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 (800) 397–4209 or (301) 415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. F. Scheduling Information Updates Any updated/revised scheduling information regarding the limited appearance sessions can be found on the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/ public-involve/public-meetings/ index.cfm or by calling (800) 368–5642, extension 5036, or (301) 415–5036. It is so ordered. Dated Rockville, Maryland: March 20, 2008. For the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.3 G. Paul Bollwerk III, Administrative Judge. [FR Doc. E8–6157 Filed 3–25–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice In accordance with the purposes of Sections 29 and 182b. of the Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the 2 Some documents determined by the staff to contain ‘‘sensitive’’ information are publicly available only in redacted form; non-sensitive documents are publicly available in their complete form. In addition, some documents that may contain information proprietary to SNC are publicly available only in redacted form. 3 Copies of this memorandum and order were sent this date by the agency’s E–Filing system to counsel for (1) applicant SNC; (2) Joint Intervenors; and (3) the staff. PO 00000 Frm 00112 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting on April 10–12, 2008, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register on Monday, October 22, 2007 (72 FR 59574). Thursday, April 10, 2008, Conference Room T–2b3, Two White Flint North, Rockville, Maryland 8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the meeting. 8:35 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Extended Power Uprate Application for the Hope Creek Generating Station (Open/Closed)—The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and PSEG Nuclear, LLC, regarding the Extended Power Uprate Application for the Hope Creek Generating Station and the associated NRC staff’s Safety Evaluation. [Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss and protect information that is proprietary to PSEG Nuclear, LLC, and their contractors pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).] 12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.: Pressurized Water Reactor Owners Group (PWROG) Topical Report WCAP–16793–NP, ‘‘Evaluation of Long-Term Cooling Considering Particulate, Fibrous, and Chemical Debris in the Recirculating Fluid’’ (Open)—The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and PWROG regarding the NRC staff’s draft Safety Evaluation associated with the PWROG Topical Report WCAP–16793–NP, and related matters. 2:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m.: Proposed Licensing Strategy for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) (Closed)—The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and Department of Energy regarding the proposed licensing strategy for the Next Generation Nuclear Plant. [Note: This session will be closed to prevent disclosure of information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c)(9)(B).] 5 p.m.–7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)—The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this meeting, as well as a response to the EDO Response to the December 20, 2007, ACRS Report on the Susquehanna Power Uprate Application. [Note: The E:\FR\FM\26MRN1.SGM 26MRN1

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[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 26, 2008)]
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[Docket No. 52-011-ESP; ASLBP No. 07-850-01-ESP-BD01]


Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel; In the Matter of 
Southern Nuclear Operating Co.; (Early Site Permit for Vogtle ESP 
Site); Memorandum and Order; (Notice of Opportunity To Make Oral or 
Written Limited Appearance Statements)

March 20, 2008.

    Before the Licensing Board: G. Paul Bollwerk, III, Chairman, 
Nicholas G. Trikouros, Dr. James F. Jackson.

    The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board hereby gives notice that, in 
accordance with 10 CFR 2.315(a), it will entertain oral limited 
appearance statements from members of the public in connection with 
this proceeding in which applicant Southern Nuclear Operating Company 
(SNC) seeks an early site permit (ESP) under 10 CFR Part 52 for an 
additional two reactors at the site of its existing Vogtle Electric 
Generating Plant near Waynesboro, Georgia. The ESP application involves 
various site safety issues, environmental protection issues, and plans 
for coping with emergencies that, if resolved in favor of SNC, 
generally would not be subject to relitigation if SNC later applies 
under Part 52 for a combined operating license that would authorize it 
to construct and operate the additional reactors at the Vogtle site.

A. Date, Time, and Location of Oral Limited Appearance Statement 
Sessions

    These sessions will be on the following dates at the specified 
location and times:
    1. Date: Sunday, April 27, 2008 (if there is sufficient interest).
    Time: 4 to 6 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT).
    Location: DoubleTree Hotel and Convention Center, 2651 Perimeter 
Parkway, Augusta, Georgia.
    2. Date: Monday, April 28, 2008 (if there is sufficient interest).
    Time: Evening Session-7 to 9 p.m. EDT.
    Location: Same as Session 1 above.

B. Participation Guidelines for Oral Limited Appearance Statements

    Any person not a party, or the representative of a party, to the 
proceeding will be permitted to make an oral statement setting forth 
his or her position on matters of concern relating to this proceeding. 
Although these statements do not constitute testimony or evidence, they 
nonetheless may help the Licensing Board and/or the parties in their 
consideration of the issues in this proceeding.
    In that regard, the contested issues currently before the Board in 
this proceeding that have been raised by the Joint Intervenors\1\ 
concern facility cooling system impacts on aquatic resources and 
implementing a dry cooling system as a design alternative. 
Additionally, in accord with the agency's regulations governing ESP 
proceedings, this Board will at a later time be conducting a so-called 
``mandatory'' hearing in which it will consider whether, with respect 
to those safety and environmental matters associated with the SNC ESP 
application that are not the subject of contested issues raised by 
intervenors, the NRC Staff performed an adequate review of the SNC 
application and made findings relative to that review with reasonable 
support in logic and fact.
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    \1\ Joint Intervenors include the Center for a Sustainable 
Coast, Savannah Riverkeeper, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, 
Atlanta Women's Action for New Directions, and Blue Ridge 
Environmental Defense League.
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    Oral limited appearance statements will be entertained during the 
hours specified above, or such lesser time as may be necessary to 
accommodate the speakers who are present. In this regard, if all 
scheduled and unscheduled speakers present at a session have made a 
presentation, the Licensing Board reserves the right to terminate the 
session before the ending times listed above. The Board also reserves 
the right to cancel the Sunday afternoon and/or Monday evening sessions 
scheduled above if there has not been a sufficient showing of public 
interest as reflected by the number of preregistered speakers.
    Any member of the public who plans to attend the limited appearance 
sessions is strongly advised to arrive early to allow time to pass 
through any security measures that may be employed. Attendees are also 
requested not to bring any unnecessary hand-carried items, such as 
packages, briefcases, backpacks, or other items that might need to be 
examined individually. Items that could readily be used as weapons will 
not be permitted in the rooms where these sessions will be held. Also, 
during these sessions, signs no larger than 18 inches by 18 inches will 
be permitted, but may not be attached to sticks, held over one's head, 
or moved about in the room.
    The time allotted for each statement normally will be no more than 
five minutes. Nonetheless, to ensure everyone will have an opportunity 
to speak, the time allotted for each

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statement may be further limited depending on the number of written 
requests to make an oral statement that are submitted in accordance 
with section C below and/or the number of persons present at the 
designated times. In addition, in the case of the Monday evening 
session, although an individual who previously addressed the Licensing 
Board at the Sunday afternoon limited appearance session may request an 
opportunity to make an additional presentation, the Board reserves the 
right to defer such additional presentations until after it has heard 
from speakers who have not had an opportunity to make an initial 
presentation.

C. Submitting a Request To Make an Oral Limited Appearance Statement

    Persons wishing to make an oral statement who have submitted a 
timely written request to do so will be given priority over those who 
have not filed such a request. To be considered timely, a written 
request to make an oral statement must either be mailed, faxed, or sent 
by e-mail so as to be received by 5 p.m. EDT on Friday, April 18, 2008. 
The request must specify the session (Sunday or Monday) during which 
the requester wishes to make an oral statement. Based on its review of 
the requests received by April 18, 2008, the Licensing Board may decide 
that the Sunday afternoon and/or Monday evening sessions will not be 
held due to a lack of adequate interest in those sessions.
    Written requests to make an oral statement should be submitted to:
    Mail: Administrative Judge G. Paul Bollwerk III, Atomic Safety and 
Licensing Board Panel, Mail Stop T-3 F23, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    Fax: (301) 415-5599 (verification (301) 415-6094).
    E-mail: map4@nrc.gov and gpb@nrc.gov.

D. Submitting Written Limited Appearance Statements

    A written limited appearance statement may be submitted to the 
Board regarding this proceeding at any time. Such statements should be 
sent to the Office of the Secretary using one of the methods prescribed 
below, with a copy sent to the Licensing Board Chairman using the same 
method at the mail/e-mail address or fax number listed in section C 
above.
    Mail: Office of the Secretary, Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    Fax: (301) 415-1101 (verification (301) 415-1966).
    E-mail: hearingdocket@nrc.gov.

E. Availability of Documentary Information Regarding the Proceeding

    General information regarding the Vogtle ESP proceeding can be 
found on the agency's Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-
licensing/esp/vogtle.html. Additionally, documents relating to this 
proceeding 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, or electronically 
from the publicly available records component of NRC's document system 
(ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading 
Room).\2\ 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 (800) 397-4209 or (301) 415-
4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
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    \2\ Some documents determined by the staff to contain 
``sensitive'' information are publicly available only in redacted 
form; non-sensitive documents are publicly available in their 
complete form. In addition, some documents that may contain 
information proprietary to SNC are publicly available only in 
redacted form.
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F. Scheduling Information Updates

    Any updated/revised scheduling information regarding the limited 
appearance sessions can be found on the NRC Web site at https://
www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/index.cfm or by calling 
(800) 368-5642, extension 5036, or (301) 415-5036.
    It is so ordered.

    Dated Rockville, Maryland: March 20, 2008.

    For the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.\3\
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    \3\ Copies of this memorandum and order were sent this date by 
the agency's E-Filing system to counsel for (1) applicant SNC; (2) 
Joint Intervenors; and (3) the staff.
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G. Paul Bollwerk III,
Administrative Judge.
[FR Doc. E8-6157 Filed 3-25-08; 8:45 am]
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