Nuclear Management Company, LLC; Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant (PINGP), Units 1 And 2, and PINGP Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI); Notice of Consideration of Approval of Transfer of Facility Operating Licenses and Materials License and Conforming Amendments, and Opportunity for a Hearing, 32055-32057 [E8-12576]
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references should now be interpreted to
refer to RIS 2008–12.
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V. Agencies and Persons Consulted
[Docket Nos. 50–282, 50–306 and 72–10]
The RIS was developed in accordance
with the requirements of NRC
Inspection Manual Chapter 0730,
‘‘Generic Communications Regarding
Materials and Fuel Cycle Issues.’’ In the
process of preparing RIS 2008–12,
FSME staff consulted with other NRC
Headquarters offices, NRC regional
offices, State officials in both Agreement
States and non-Agreement States and
territories, the Organization of
Agreement States, the Conference of
Radiation Control Program Directors
and several licensees licensed by either
NRC or Agreement State Radiation
Control Programs.
Nuclear Management Company, LLC;
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant
(PINGP), Units 1 And 2, and PINGP
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI); Notice of
Consideration of Approval of Transfer
of Facility Operating Licenses and
Materials License and Conforming
Amendments, and Opportunity for a
Hearing
VI. Further Information
Documents related to this action are
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day
of May 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Scott C. Flanders,
Deputy Director, Environmental Protection
and Performance Assessment Directorate,
Division of Waste Management and
Environmental Protection, Office of Federal
and State Materials and Environmental
Management Programs.
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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (the Commission) is
considering the issuance of an order
under 10 CFR 50.80 and 10 CFR 72.50
approving the direct transfer of Facility
Operating Licenses, which are
numbered DPR–42 and DPR–60 for the
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant
(PINGP), Units 1 and 2 and Material
License No. SNM–2506 (the licenses) for
the PINGP Independent Spent Fuel
Storage Installation (ISFSI), to the extent
currently held by Nuclear Management
Company, LLC (NMC) as operator of
PINGP Units 1 and 2, and PINGP ISFSI.
The transfer would be to Northern
States Power Company (NSPM), an Xcel
Energy company, and current licensed
owner of PINGP, Units 1 and 2 and
PINGP ISFSI. The Commission is also
considering amending the license for
administrative purposes to reflect the
proposed transfer.
According to an application for
approval dated April 16, 2008, filed by
NMC, NSPM would acquire operating
authority of the facilities following
approval of the proposed license
transfer, and would be responsible for
the operation and maintenance of
PINGP Units 1 and 2, and PINGP ISFSI.
NMC would be integrated into the
current NSPM organization which
would combine the ownership and
operating authority into a single
organization.
No physical changes to the PINGP
Units 1 and 2, or PINGP ISFSI facility
or operational changes are being
proposed in the application.
The proposed amendment would
delete references to NMC, and authorize
NSPM to operate PINGP and the PINGP
ISFSI, and to receive, possess, or use
related licensed materials under the
applicable conditions and
authorizations included in the licenses.
This request to transfer operating
authority and the conforming license
amendments involve no change in plant
ownership.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80 and 10 CFR
72.50, no license, or any right
thereunder, shall be transferred, directly
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or indirectly, through transfer of control
of the license, unless the Commission
shall give its consent in writing. The
Commission will approve an
application for the direct transfer of a
license, if the Commission determines
that the proposed transferee is qualified
to hold the license, and that the transfer
is otherwise consistent with applicable
provisions of law, regulations, and
orders issued by the Commission
pursuant thereto.
Before issuance of the proposed
conforming license amendment, the
Commission will have made findings
required by the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended (the Act), and the
Commission’s regulations.
As provided in 10 CFR 2.1315, unless
otherwise determined by the
Commission with regard to a specific
application, the Commission has
determined that any amendment to the
license of a utilization facility, or to the
license of an ISFSI, which does no more
than conform the license to reflect the
transfer action involves no significant
hazards consideration, and no genuine
issue as to whether the health and safety
of the public will be significantly
affected. No contrary determination has
been made with respect to this specific
license amendment application. In light
of the generic determination reflected in
10 CFR 2.1315, no public comments
with respect to significant hazards
considerations are being solicited,
notwithstanding the general comment
procedures contained in 10 CFR 50.91.
The filing of requests for hearing and
petitions for leave to intervene, and
written comments with regard to the
license transfer application, are
discussed below.
Within 20 days from the date of
publication of this notice, any person(s)
whose interest may be affected by the
Commission’s action on the application
may request a hearing and intervention
via electronic submission through the
NRC E-filing system. Requests for a
hearing and petitions for leave to
intervene should be filed in accordance
with the Commission’s rules of practice
set forth in Subpart C ‘‘Rules of General
Applicability: Hearing Requests,
Petitions to Intervene, Availability of
Documents, Selection of Specific
Hearing Procedures, Presiding Officer
Powers, and General Hearing
Management for NRC Adjudicatory
Hearings,’’ of 10 CFR Part 2. In
particular, such requests and petitions
must comply with the requirements set
forth in 10 CFR 2.309. Untimely
requests and petitions may be denied, as
provided in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1), unless
good cause for failure to file on time is
established. In addition, an untimely
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request or petition should address the
factors that the Commission will also
consider, in reviewing untimely
requests or petitions, set forth in 10 CFR
2.309(c)(1)(i)–(viii).
A request for hearing or a petition for
leave to intervene must be filed in
accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule,
which the NRC promulgated on August
28, 2007 (72 FR 49139). The E-Filing
process requires participants to submit
and serve documents over the internet
or in some cases to mail copies on
electronic storage media. Participants
may not submit paper copies of their
filings unless they seek a waiver in
accordance with the procedures
described below.
To comply with the procedural
requirements of E-Filing, at least ten
(10) days prior to the filing deadline, the
petitioner/requestor must contact the
Office of the Secretary by e-mail at
hearingdocket@nrc.gov, or by calling
(301) 415–1677, to request (1) a digital
ID certificate, which allows the
participant (or its counsel or
representative) to digitally sign
documents and access the E-Submittal
server for any proceeding in which it is
participating; and/or (2) creation of an
electronic docket for the proceeding
(even in instances in which the
petitioner/requestor (or its counsel or
representative) already holds an NRCissued digital ID certificate). Each
petitioner/requestor will need to
download the Workplace Forms
ViewerTM to access the Electronic
Information Exchange (EIE), a
component of the E-Filing system. The
Workplace Forms ViewerTM is free and
is available at https://www.nrc.gov/sitehelp/e-submittals/install-viewer.html.
Information about applying for a digital
ID certificate is available on NRC’s
public Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/
site-help/e-submittals/applycertificates.html.
Once a petitioner/requestor has
obtained a digital ID certificate, had a
docket created, and downloaded the EIE
viewer, it can then submit a request for
hearing or petition for leave to
intervene. Submissions should be in
Portable Document Format (PDF) in
accordance with NRC guidance
available on the NRC public Web site at
https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/esubmittals.html. A filing is considered
complete at the time the filer submits its
documents through EIE. To be timely,
an electronic filing must be submitted to
the EIE system no later than 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time on the due date. Upon
receipt of a transmission, the E-Filing
system time-stamps the document and
sends the submitter an e-mail notice
confirming receipt of the document. The
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EIE system also distributes an e-mail
notice that provides access to the
document to the NRC Office of the
General Counsel and any others who
have advised the Office of the Secretary
that they wish to participate in the
proceeding, so that the filer need not
serve the documents on those
participants separately. Therefore,
applicants and other participants (or
their counsel or representative) must
apply for and receive a digital ID
certificate before a hearing request/
petition to intervene is filed so that they
can obtain access to the document via
the E-Filing system.
A person filing electronically may
seek assistance through the ‘‘Contact
Us’’ link located on the NRC Web site
at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/esubmittals.html or by calling the NRC
technical help line, which is available
between 8:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.,
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.
The help line number is (800) 397–4209
or locally, (301) 415–4737.
Participants who believe that they
have a good cause for not submitting
documents electronically must file a
motion, in accordance with 10 CFR
2.302(g), with their initial paper filing
requesting authorization to continue to
submit documents in paper format.
Such filings must be submitted by: (1)
First class mail addressed to the Office
of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, Attention:
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or
(2) courier, express mail, or expedited
delivery service to the Office of the
Secretary, Sixteenth Floor, One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland 20852, Attention:
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff.
Participants filing a document in this
manner are responsible for serving the
document on all other participants.
Filing is considered complete by firstclass mail as of the time of deposit in
the mail, or by courier, express mail, or
expedited delivery service upon
depositing the document with the
provider of the service.
Non-timely requests and/or petitions
and contentions will not be entertained
absent a determination by the
Commission, the presiding officer, or
the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
that the petition and/or request should
be granted and/or the contentions
should be admitted, based on a
balancing of the factors specified in 10
CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i)–(viii). To be timely,
filings must be submitted no later than
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due
date. Documents submitted in
adjudicatory proceedings will appear in
NRC’s electronic hearing docket which
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is available to the public at https://
ehd.nrc.gov/EHD_Proceeding/home.asp,
unless excluded pursuant to an order of
the Commission, an Atomic Safety and
Licensing Board, or a Presiding Officer.
Participants are requested not to include
personal privacy information, such as
social security numbers, home
addresses, or home phone numbers in
their filings. With respect to copyrighted
works, except for limited excerpts that
serve the purpose of the adjudicatory
filings and would constitute a Fair Use
application, participants are requested
not to include copyrighted materials in
their submissions.
The Commission will issue a notice or
order granting or denying a hearing
request or intervention petition,
designating the issues for any hearing
that will be held and designating the
Presiding Officer. A notice granting a
hearing will be published in the Federal
Register and served on the parties to the
hearing.
Within 30 days from the date of
publication of this notice, persons may
submit written comments regarding the
license transfer application, as provided
for in 10 CFR 2.1305. The Commission
will consider and, if appropriate,
respond to these comments, but such
comments will not otherwise constitute
part of the decisional record. Comments
should be submitted to the Secretary,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, Attention:
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff,
and should cite the publication date and
page number of this Federal Register
notice.
For further details with respect to this
license transfer application, see the
application dated April 16, 2008,
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. Publicly available records
will be accessible electronically from
the Agency wide Documents Access and
Management System’s (ADAMS) Public
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.resource@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day
of May 2008.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mahesh Chawla,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch III–
1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. E8–12576 Filed 6–4–08; 8:45 am]
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Nuclear Management Company, LLC;
Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant
(MNGP); Notice of Consideration of
Approval of Transfer of Renewed
Facility Operating License and
Conforming Amendment, and
Opportunity for a Hearing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (the Commission) is
considering the issuance of an order
under 10 CFR 50.80 approving the
direct transfer of the Renewed Facility
Operating License No. DPR–22 (the
license) for the Monticello Nuclear
Generating Plant (MNGP) to the extent
currently held by Nuclear Management
Company, LLC (NMC), as operator of
MNGP. The transfer would be to
Northern States Power Company
(NSPM), an Xcel Energy company, and
current licensed owner of MNGP. The
Commission is also considering
amending the license for administrative
purposes to reflect the proposed
transfer.
According to an application for
approval dated April 16, 2008, filed by
NMC, NSPM would acquire operating
authority of the facility following
approval of the proposed license
transfer, and would be responsible for
the operation and maintenance of
MNGP. NMC will be integrated into the
current NSPM organization which
would combine the ownership and
operating authority into a single
organization.
No physical changes to the MNGP
facility or operational changes are being
proposed in the application.
The proposed amendment would
delete references to NMC, and to
authorize NSPM to operate MNGP, and
to receive, possess, or use related
licensed materials under the applicable
conditions and authorizations included
in the license. This request to transfer
operating authority and the conforming
license amendment involve no change
in plant ownership.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, no license,
or any right thereunder, shall be
transferred, directly or indirectly,
through transfer of control of the
license, unless the Commission shall
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give its consent in writing. The
Commission will approve an
application for the direct transfer of a
license, if the Commission determines
that the proposed transferee is qualified
to hold the license, and that the transfer
is otherwise consistent with applicable
provisions of law, regulations, and
orders issued by the Commission
pursuant thereto.
Before issuance of the proposed
conforming license amendment, the
Commission will have made findings
required by the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended (the Act), and the
Commission’s regulations.
As provided in 10 CFR 2.1315, unless
otherwise determined by the
Commission with regard to a specific
application, the Commission has
determined that any amendment to the
license of a utilization facility, which
does no more than conform the license
to reflect the transfer action involves no
significant hazards consideration. No
contrary determination has been made
with respect to this specific license
amendment application. In light of the
generic determination reflected in 10
CFR 2.1315, no public comments with
respect to significant hazards
considerations are being solicited,
notwithstanding the general comment
procedures contained in 10 CFR 50.91.
The filing of requests for hearing and
petitions for leave to intervene, and
written comments with regard to the
license transfer application, are
discussed below.
Within 20 days from the date of
publication of this notice, any person(s)
whose interest may be affected by the
Commission’s action on the application
may request a hearing and intervention
via electronic submission through the
NRC E-filing system. Requests for a
hearing and petitions for leave to
intervene should be filed in accordance
with the Commission’s rules of practice
set forth in Subpart C ‘‘Rules of General
Applicability: Hearing Requests,
Petitions to Intervene, Availability of
Documents, Selection of Specific
Hearing Procedures, Presiding Officer
Powers, and General Hearing
Management for NRC Adjudicatory
Hearings,’’ of 10 CFR Part 2. In
particular, such requests and petitions
must comply with the requirements set
forth in 10 CFR 2.309. Untimely
requests and petitions may be denied, as
provided in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1), unless
good cause for failure to file on time is
established. In addition, an untimely
request or petition should address the
factors that the Commission will also
consider, in reviewing untimely
requests or petitions, set forth in 10 CFR
2.309(c)(1)(i)–(viii).
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A request for hearing or a petition for
leave to intervene must be filed in
accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule,
which the NRC promulgated on August
28, 2007 (72 FR 49139). The E-Filing
process requires participants to submit
and serve documents over the internet
or in some cases to mail copies on
electronic storage media. Participants
may not submit paper copies of their
filings unless they seek a waiver in
accordance with the procedures
described below.
To comply with the procedural
requirements of E-Filing, at least ten
(10) days prior to the filing deadline, the
petitioner/ requestor must contact the
Office of the Secretary by e-mail at
hearingdocket@nrc.gov, or by calling
(301) 415–1677, to request (1) a digital
ID certificate, which allows the
participant (or its counsel or
representative) to digitally sign
documents and access the E-Submittal
server for any proceeding in which it is
participating; and/or (2) creation of an
electronic docket for the proceeding
(even in instances in which the
petitioner/requestor (or its counsel or
representative) already holds an NRCissued digital ID certificate). Each
petitioner/ requestor will need to
download the Workplace Forms
ViewerTM to access the Electronic
Information Exchange (EIE), a
component of the E-Filing system. The
Workplace Forms ViewerTM is free and
is available at https://www.nrc.gov/sitehelp/e-submittals/install-viewer.html.
Information about applying for a digital
ID certificate is available on NRC’s
public Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/
site-help/e-submittals/applycertificates.html.
Once a petitioner/requestor has
obtained a digital ID certificate, had a
docket created, and downloaded the EIE
viewer, it can then submit a request for
hearing or petition for leave to
intervene. Submissions should be in
Portable Document Format (PDF) in
accordance with NRC guidance
available on the NRC public website at
https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/esubmittals.html. A filing is considered
complete at the time the filer submits its
documents through EIE. To be timely,
an electronic filing must be submitted to
the EIE system no later than 11:59 p.m.
Eastern Time on the due date. Upon
receipt of a transmission, the E-Filing
system time-stamps the document and
sends the submitter an e-mail notice
confirming receipt of the document. The
EIE system also distributes an e-mail
notice that provides access to the
document to the NRC Office of the
General Counsel and any others who
have advised the Office of the Secretary
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-282, 50-306 and 72-10]
Nuclear Management Company, LLC; Prairie Island Nuclear
Generating Plant (PINGP), Units 1 And 2, and PINGP Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI); Notice of Consideration of Approval
of Transfer of Facility Operating Licenses and Materials License and
Conforming Amendments, and Opportunity for a Hearing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is
considering the issuance of an order under 10 CFR 50.80 and 10 CFR
72.50 approving the direct transfer of Facility Operating Licenses,
which are numbered DPR-42 and DPR-60 for the Prairie Island Nuclear
Generating Plant (PINGP), Units 1 and 2 and Material License No. SNM-
2506 (the licenses) for the PINGP Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI), to the extent currently held by Nuclear
Management Company, LLC (NMC) as operator of PINGP Units 1 and 2, and
PINGP ISFSI. The transfer would be to Northern States Power Company
(NSPM), an Xcel Energy company, and current licensed owner of PINGP,
Units 1 and 2 and PINGP ISFSI. The Commission is also considering
amending the license for administrative purposes to reflect the
proposed transfer.
According to an application for approval dated April 16, 2008,
filed by NMC, NSPM would acquire operating authority of the facilities
following approval of the proposed license transfer, and would be
responsible for the operation and maintenance of PINGP Units 1 and 2,
and PINGP ISFSI. NMC would be integrated into the current NSPM
organization which would combine the ownership and operating authority
into a single organization.
No physical changes to the PINGP Units 1 and 2, or PINGP ISFSI
facility or operational changes are being proposed in the application.
The proposed amendment would delete references to NMC, and
authorize NSPM to operate PINGP and the PINGP ISFSI, and to receive,
possess, or use related licensed materials under the applicable
conditions and authorizations included in the licenses. This request to
transfer operating authority and the conforming license amendments
involve no change in plant ownership.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80 and 10 CFR 72.50, no license, or any right
thereunder, shall be transferred, directly or indirectly, through
transfer of control of the license, unless the Commission shall give
its consent in writing. The Commission will approve an application for
the direct transfer of a license, if the Commission determines that the
proposed transferee is qualified to hold the license, and that the
transfer is otherwise consistent with applicable provisions of law,
regulations, and orders issued by the Commission pursuant thereto.
Before issuance of the proposed conforming license amendment, the
Commission will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's regulations.
As provided in 10 CFR 2.1315, unless otherwise determined by the
Commission with regard to a specific application, the Commission has
determined that any amendment to the license of a utilization facility,
or to the license of an ISFSI, which does no more than conform the
license to reflect the transfer action involves no significant hazards
consideration, and no genuine issue as to whether the health and safety
of the public will be significantly affected. No contrary determination
has been made with respect to this specific license amendment
application. In light of the generic determination reflected in 10 CFR
2.1315, no public comments with respect to significant hazards
considerations are being solicited, notwithstanding the general comment
procedures contained in 10 CFR 50.91.
The filing of requests for hearing and petitions for leave to
intervene, and written comments with regard to the license transfer
application, are discussed below.
Within 20 days from the date of publication of this notice, any
person(s) whose interest may be affected by the Commission's action on
the application may request a hearing and intervention via electronic
submission through the NRC E-filing system. Requests for a hearing and
petitions for leave to intervene should be filed in accordance with the
Commission's rules of practice set forth in Subpart C ``Rules of
General Applicability: Hearing Requests, Petitions to Intervene,
Availability of Documents, Selection of Specific Hearing Procedures,
Presiding Officer Powers, and General Hearing Management for NRC
Adjudicatory Hearings,'' of 10 CFR Part 2. In particular, such requests
and petitions must comply with the requirements set forth in 10 CFR
2.309. Untimely requests and petitions may be denied, as provided in 10
CFR 2.309(c)(1), unless good cause for failure to file on time is
established. In addition, an untimely
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request or petition should address the factors that the Commission will
also consider, in reviewing untimely requests or petitions, set forth
in 10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i)-(viii).
A request for hearing or a petition for leave to intervene must be
filed in accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule, which the NRC
promulgated on August 28, 2007 (72 FR 49139). The E-Filing process
requires participants to submit and serve documents over the internet
or in some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media.
Participants may not submit paper copies of their filings unless they
seek a waiver in accordance with the procedures described below.
To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least
ten (10) days prior to the filing deadline, the petitioner/requestor
must contact the Office of the Secretary by e-mail at
hearingdocket@nrc.gov, or by calling (301) 415-1677, to request (1) a
digital ID certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or
representative) to digitally sign documents and access the E-Submittal
server for any proceeding in which it is participating; and/or (2)
creation of an electronic docket for the proceeding (even in instances
in which the petitioner/requestor (or its counsel or representative)
already holds an NRC-issued digital ID certificate). Each petitioner/
requestor will need to download the Workplace Forms Viewer\TM\ to
access the Electronic Information Exchange (EIE), a component of the E-
Filing system. The Workplace Forms Viewer\TM\ is free and is available
at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/install-viewer.html.
Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is available on
NRC's public Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/
apply-certificates.html.
Once a petitioner/requestor has obtained a digital ID certificate,
had a docket created, and downloaded the EIE viewer, it can then submit
a request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene. Submissions
should be in Portable Document Format (PDF) in accordance with NRC
guidance available on the NRC public Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/
site-help/e-submittals.html. A filing is considered complete at the
time the filer submits its documents through EIE. To be timely, an
electronic filing must be submitted to the EIE system no later than
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of a
transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends
the submitter an e-mail notice confirming receipt of the document. The
EIE system also distributes an e-mail notice that provides access to
the document to the NRC Office of the General Counsel and any others
who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to
participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the
documents on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and
other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for
and receive a digital ID certificate before a hearing request/petition
to intervene is filed so that they can obtain access to the document
via the E-Filing system.
A person filing electronically may seek assistance through the
``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/
site-help/e-submittals.html or by calling the NRC technical help line,
which is available between 8:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., Eastern Time,
Monday through Friday. The help line number is (800) 397-4209 or
locally, (301) 415-4737.
Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not
submitting documents electronically must file a motion, in accordance
with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing requesting
authorization to continue to submit documents in paper format. Such
filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail addressed to the
Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemaking and
Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or expedited
delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth Floor, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852,
Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Participants filing a
document in this manner are responsible for serving the document on all
other participants. Filing is considered complete by first-class mail
as of the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, express mail, or
expedited delivery service upon depositing the document with the
provider of the service.
Non-timely requests and/or petitions and contentions will not be
entertained absent a determination by the Commission, the presiding
officer, or the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board that the petition
and/or request should be granted and/or the contentions should be
admitted, based on a balancing of the factors specified in 10 CFR
2.309(c)(1)(i)-(viii). To be timely, filings must be submitted no later
than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Documents submitted in
adjudicatory proceedings will appear in NRC's electronic hearing docket
which is available to the public at https://ehd.nrc.gov/EHD_Proceeding/
home.asp, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the Commission, an
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, or a Presiding Officer. Participants
are requested not to include personal privacy information, such as
social security numbers, home addresses, or home phone numbers in their
filings. With respect to copyrighted works, except for limited excerpts
that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings and would constitute
a Fair Use application, participants are requested not to include
copyrighted materials in their submissions.
The Commission will issue a notice or order granting or denying a
hearing request or intervention petition, designating the issues for
any hearing that will be held and designating the Presiding Officer. A
notice granting a hearing will be published in the Federal Register and
served on the parties to the hearing.
Within 30 days from the date of publication of this notice, persons
may submit written comments regarding the license transfer application,
as provided for in 10 CFR 2.1305. The Commission will consider and, if
appropriate, respond to these comments, but such comments will not
otherwise constitute part of the decisional record. Comments should be
submitted to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications
Staff, and should cite the publication date and page number of this
Federal Register notice.
For further details with respect to this license transfer
application, see the application dated April 16, 2008, 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. Publicly available
records will be accessible electronically from the Agency wide
Documents Access and Management System's (ADAMS) Public 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.resource@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of May 2008.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Mahesh Chawla,
Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch III-1, Division of Operating
Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. E8-12576 Filed 6-4-08; 8:45 am]
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