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Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC
and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.;
Notice of Issuance of Director’s
Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206
Notice is hereby given that the
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation, has issued a Director’s
Decision with regard to a petition dated
August 27, 2007, filed pursuant to Title
10 of the Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), § 2.206, by Mr. Raymond Shadis
on behalf of the New England Coalition
(NEC), hereinafter referred to as the
‘‘petitioner.’’ The petition was
supplemented on October 3, 2007. The
NEC petition requested that the Nuclear
Regulatory Commission (NRC or the
Commission) promptly restore
reasonable assurance of adequate
protection of public health and safety
that is now degraded by the failure of
the licensee and its employees to report
adverse conditions leading to a
reduction in plant safety margins at the
Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station
(Vermont Yankee), or otherwise to order
a derate or shutdown of Vermont
Yankee until it can be determined to
what extent Vermont Yankee is being
operated in an unanalyzed condition.
Specifically, the petition requested the
following actions: (1) NRC completion
of a Diagnostic Evaluation Team
examination or Independent Safety
Assessment of Vermont Yankee to
determine the extent of condition of
non-conformances, reportable items,
hazards to safety, and the root causes
thereof; (2) NRC completion of a safety
culture assessment to determine why
worker safety concerns were not
previously reported and why
assessments of safety culture under the
Reactor Oversight Process failed to
capture the fact or reasons that safety
concerns have gone unreported; (3)
derate Vermont Yankee to 50% of
licensed thermal power with a
mandatory hold at 50% until a thorough
and detailed structural and performance
analysis of the cooling towers, including
the alternate cooling system, has been
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and approved by NRC; and until the
above steps (1) and (2) have been
completed; and (4) NRC investigation
and determination of whether or not
similar non-conforming conditions and
causes exist at other Entergy-run nuclear
power plants. On September 6, 2007,
the NRC staff notified the petitioner
that, based on the recommendation of
the Petition Review Board (PRB), the
request for immediate action to derate or
shutdown Vermont Yankee was denied
because the petition did not identify any
safety hazards sufficient to warrant
those actions.
Mr. Raymond Shadis, in his capacity
as the petitioner’s consultant,
participated in two telephone
conference calls with the NRC’s PRB on
September 12, 2007, and October 3,
2007, to discuss the petition. Those
discussions were considered in reaching
the PRB’s final recommendation
regarding the petitioner’s request for
action and in establishing the schedule
for the review of the petition. The PRB
confirmed its initial recommendation to
reject requests (1), (2), and (4) for review
under the Section 2.206 process and
accept a portion of request (3) related to
the cooling tower cell collapse.
In an acknowledgment letter dated
November 6, 2007, the NRC informed
the petitioner that the petition was
accepted, in part, for review under 10
CFR 2.206, and had been referred to the
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation for
appropriate action. The petitioner’s
request to derate Vermont Yankee was
denied, but the petition was granted, in
part, by the NRC staff’s review of
Entergy’s evaluation and analysis of the
partial cooling tower collapse and
associated causes.
The NRC staff sent a copy of the
proposed Director’s Decision to the
petitioner for comment on February 29,
2008. The NRC staff did not receive any
comments on the proposed DD.
The Director of the Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation has determined that
the NRC has in effect granted the
petitioner’s request. The reasons for this
decision are explained in the Director’s
Decision pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 (DD–
08–01). The petitioner’s concern
regarding the partial collapse of the
cooling tower cell at Vermont Yankee
has been adequately resolved such that
no further action is needed.
The documents cited in this Director’s
Decision are available for inspection at
the Commission’s Public Document
Room (PDR), located at One White Flint
North, Public File Area O1 F21, 11555
Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland and from the NRC’s
Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Public
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Electronic Reading Room on the Internet
at the NRC 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 documents located in
ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR
Reference staff by telephone at 1–800–
397–4209 or 301–415–4737, or by e-mail
to pdr@nrc.gov.
A copy of the Director’s Decision will
be filed with the Secretary of the
Commission for the Commission to
review in accordance with 10 CFR 2.206
of the Commission’s regulations. As
provided for by this regulation, the
Director’s Decision will constitute the
final action of the Commission 25 days
after the date of the decision, unless the
Commission, on its own motion,
institutes a review of the Director’s
Decision within that time.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day
of April 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
J.E. Dyer,
Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company;
Notice of Receipt and Availability of
Application for a Combined License
On March 31, 2008, Southern Energy
Operating Company (SNC), acting on
behalf of itself and Georgia Power
Company, Oglethorpe Power
Corporation (an Electric Membership
Corporation), Municipal Electric
Authority of Georgia, and the City of
Dalton, Georgia, an incorporated
municipality in the State of Georgia
acting by and through its Board of
Water, Light and Sinking Fund
Commissioners (Dalton Utilities), herein
referred to as the applicant, filed with
the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC, the Commission)
pursuant to Section 103 of the Atomic
Energy Act and Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 52,
‘‘Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals
for Nuclear Power Plants,’’ an
application for combined licenses
(COLs) for two AP1000 advanced
passive pressurized water reactors at the
Vogtle Electric Generating Plant (VEGP)
site located in Burke County, Georgia.
The reactors are to be identified as
VEGP Units 3 and 4 and will occupy
that portion of the VEGP site for which
SNC is seeking an Early Site Permit
(ESP).
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An applicant may seek a COL in
accordance with Subpart C of 10 CFR
Part 52. The information submitted by
the applicant includes certain
administrative information, such as
financial qualifications submitted
pursuant to 10 CFR 52.77, as well as
technical information submitted
pursuant to 10 CFR 52.79.
Subsequent Federal Register notices
will address the acceptability of the
tendered COL application for docketing
and provisions for participation of the
public in the COL review process.
A copy of the application is available
for public inspection at the
Commission’s Public Document Room
(PDR), located at One White Flint North,
Public File Area O1 F21, 11555
Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,
Maryland, and via the Agencywide
Documents Access and Management
System (ADAMS) Public Electronic
Reading Room on the Internet at the
NRC Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. The accession
number for the application cover letter
is ML081050133. Future publicly
available documents related to the
application will also be posted in
ADAMS. Persons who do not have
access to ADAMS, or who encounter
problems in accessing the documents
located in ADAMS, should contact the
NRC Public Document Room staff by
telephone at 1–800–397–4209 or 301–
415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
The application is also available at
https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/newlicensing/col.html.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day
of April, 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Manny M. Comar,
Senior Project Manager, AP10000 Projects
Branch 1, Division of New Reactor Licensing,
Office of New Reactor.
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Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Review of a New
Information Collection: Specific
Medical Release (INV 16A) and
Customer Consent and Authorization
for Access to Financial Records (INV
16B)
U.S. Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice
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announces that the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) intends to submit to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for review of a NEW
information collection. The INV 16A,
Specific Medical Release, and INV 16B,
Authorization for Access to Financial
Records, are used continuously by
Federal and contract investigators as a
routine part of background
investigations. The collection is
completed when it is determined that
further inquiry into the respondents’
medical record is needed pertaining to
mental health counseling and/or drug/
alcohol treatment OR upon an
affirmative answer on the Standard
Form (SF) 86 or SF 85PS regarding
mental health. The Customer Consent
and Authorization for Access to
Financial Records (INV 16B) is used by
Federal agencies when conducting a
credit inquiry on federal and contract
employees, as well as military
personnel, who are working in support
of Federal Government programs and
contracts. The INV 16A and INV 16B
will replace current forms OFI 16A;
OPM Form 329; OPM Form 329–A;
OPM Form 329–B; and OPM 329–C.
Previous editions of related forms are
not usable.
Comments Are Particularly Invited
On:
• Whether this information is
necessary for the proper performance of
functions of the OPM and its Federal
Investigative Services Division, which
administers background investigations;
• Whether our estimate of the public
burden of this collection of information
is accurate, and based on valid
assumptions and methodology;
• Ways in which we can minimize
the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, through the use of appropriate
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology;
and
• Ways in which we can enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected.
The INV 16A and INV 16B are
completed by both employees of the
Federal Government and individuals
not employed with the Federal
Government, including Federal
contractors, and military personnel.
Federal employees are defined as
those individuals who are employed as
civilians or military personnel with the
Federal Government. Non-Federal
employees include members of the
general public and all individuals
employed as Federal and military
contractors, or individuals otherwise
not directly employed by the Federal
Government.
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Approximately 45,500 INV 16A and
210,000 INV 16B forms will be
completed annually by non-Federal
individuals. Each form requires
approximately 5 minutes to complete.
The annual estimated burden is 3,800
and 17,500 hours for the 16A and 16B
respectively.
For copies of this proposal, contact
Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606–
8358, FAX (202) 418–3251 or via E-mail
to mbtoomey@opm.gov. Please include a
mailing address with your request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal
should be received within 60 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to—Kathy Dillaman, Associate Director,
Federal Investigative Services Division,
U.S. Office of Personnel Management,
1900 E Street, NW., Room 5416,
Washington, DC 20415.
For Information Regarding
Administrative Coordination—Contact:
Mary-Kay Brewer, Program Analyst,
Standards and Evaluations Group,
Federal Investigative Services Division,
U.S. Office of Personnel Management,
(202) 606–1835.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
Howard Weizmann,
Deputy Director.
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Extension:
Regulation S–T; OMB Control No. 3235–
0424, SEC File No. 270–375.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the collection of information
summarized below. The Commission
plans to submit this existing collection
of information to the Office of
Management and Budget for extension
and approval.
Regulation S–T (17 CFR 232.10–
232.313 and 232.401–232.402 and
232.501) sets forth the filing
requirements relating to the submission
of documents in electronic format on
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Southern Nuclear Operating Company; Notice of Receipt and
Availability of Application for a Combined License
On March 31, 2008, Southern Energy Operating Company (SNC), acting
on behalf of itself and Georgia Power Company, Oglethorpe Power
Corporation (an Electric Membership Corporation), Municipal Electric
Authority of Georgia, and the City of Dalton, Georgia, an incorporated
municipality in the State of Georgia acting by and through its Board of
Water, Light and Sinking Fund Commissioners (Dalton Utilities), herein
referred to as the applicant, filed with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC, the Commission) pursuant to Section 103 of the Atomic
Energy Act and Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR)
Part 52, ``Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for Nuclear Power
Plants,'' an application for combined licenses (COLs) for two AP1000
advanced passive pressurized water reactors at the Vogtle Electric
Generating Plant (VEGP) site located in Burke County, Georgia. The
reactors are to be identified as VEGP Units 3 and 4 and will occupy
that portion of the VEGP site for which SNC is seeking an Early Site
Permit (ESP).
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An applicant may seek a COL in accordance with Subpart C of 10 CFR
Part 52. The information submitted by the applicant includes certain
administrative information, such as financial qualifications submitted
pursuant to 10 CFR 52.77, as well as technical information submitted
pursuant to 10 CFR 52.79.
Subsequent Federal Register notices will address the acceptability
of the tendered COL application for docketing and provisions for
participation of the public in the COL review process.
A copy of the application is available for public inspection at the
Commission's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint
North, Public File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, Maryland, and via the Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the
Internet at the NRC Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
The accession number for the application cover letter is ML081050133.
Future publicly available documents related to the application will
also be posted in ADAMS. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or
who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS,
should contact the NRC Public Document Room staff by telephone at 1-
800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. The
application is also available at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-licensing/col.html.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day of April, 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Manny M. Comar,
Senior Project Manager, AP10000 Projects Branch 1, Division of New
Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactor.
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