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Center (Draft EIS, DOE/EIS–02260). DOE
intends, at a future date, to issue a
Record of Decision pursuant to the Final
EIS. The proposed Phase 1
Decommissioning Plan is being
reviewed by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC). The Department
will consider NRC comments prior to
the initiation of decontamination and
decommissioning operations, and
should DOE during the course of the
National Environmental Policy Act
process or as a result of comments from
the NRC ultimately decide upon an
approach that differs from the current
preferred alternative in the Draft
Decommissioning EIS, or adopt changes
that affect the proposed Phase 1
Decommissioning Plan, then DOE will
revise the Phase 1 Decommissioning
Plan as necessary to reflect the changes.
ADDRESSES: Copies of the proposed
Phase 1 Decommissioning Plan for the
West Valley Demonstration Project are
available for public inspection at the
following locations:
U.S. Department of Energy, FOIA
Reading Room, Room 1E–190,
Forrestal Building, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0001;
Hulbert Library, DOE–WVDP Public
Reading Room, 18 Chapel St.,
Springville, NY 14141. 716–592–
7742; and
Ashford Office Complex Public Reading
Room, 9030 Route 219, West Valley,
NY 14171–0191. (716) 942–4679.
The proposed Phase 1
Decommissioning Plan is also available
at:
The U.S. Department of Energy West
Valley Demonstration Project Web
site, at https://www.wv.doe.gov; and
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission Electronic Reading Room
Web site, at https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ms. Moira N. Maloney,
Decommissioning Plan Project
Manager, West Valley Demonstration
Project, U.S. Department of Energy,
10282 Rock Springs Road, West
Valley, NY 14171–0191;
Mr. Bryan C. Bower, Director, West
Valley Demonstration Project, U.S.
Department of Energy, 10282 Rock
Springs Road, West Valley, NY
14171–0191; and
Mr. Desi Crouther, Director, Office of
Small Sites Projects, Office of
Environmental Management, U.S.
Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW.,
Washington, DC 20585–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The West
Valley Demonstration Project Act (the
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Act), Public Law 96–368 of October 1,
1980, directed the Department of Energy
to carry out a high-level radioactive
waste management demonstration
project at the WNYNSC. The purpose of
the project was to demonstrate the
solidification of high-level radioactive
waste for disposal in a Federal
repository. The Act also requires the
Department to decontaminate and
decommission the underground highlevel waste storage tanks and other
facilities where the solidified high-level
radioactive waste was stored, the
facilities used in the solidification of the
waste, and any material and hardware
used in connection with the project, in
accordance with such requirements as
the NRC may prescribe.
In accordance with the Act, DOE
entered into an agreement with the NRC
to establish arrangements for review and
consultation by the NRC for the Project.
The procedures for NRC review and
consultation were established in the
September 23, 1981 Memorandum of
Understanding and section 2(c)(1) of the
Act between DOE and NRC.
Accordingly, DOE is to submit to NRC,
for its review and comment, a Project
Decommissioning Plan for the facilities
that were used in solidifying the waste,
which includes a description of
engineering and operating activities to
be performed. The plan is to be
reviewed by the NRC and comments
provided to DOE. DOE is to review and
consider the comments provided prior
to the initiation of decontamination and
decommissioning operations.
The decommissioning activities
described in the proposed Phase 1
Decommissioning Plan for the West
Valley Demonstration Project are
consistent with the Phased Decisionmaking Alternative, the preferred
alternative described in the Revised
Draft Environmental Impact Statement
for Decommissioning and/or Long-Term
Stewardship at the West Valley
Demonstration Project and Western New
York Nuclear Service Center. Under the
Phased Decision-making Alternative,
the decommissioning of the Project and
WNYNSC would be completed in two
phases. Phase 1 decommissioning
activities within the Project premises,
which are described in the proposed
Phase 1 Decommissioning Plan, are
near-term removal actions that include
removal of the Main Plant Process
Building, Vitrification Facility, source
area of the North Plateau Groundwater
Plume, wastewater treatment facility
lagoons, and certain ancillary buildings,
foundations, slabs, and pads on the
WVDP premises. The Phase 2 decisions
on the decommissioning of the
remainder of the Project and WNYNSC,
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or its long-term management, would be
made in the future and is not part of the
proposed Phase 1 Decommissioning
Plan.
DOE will issue a Record of Decision
pursuant to section III.B.1 of the final
EIS no sooner than 30 days after the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
has published its Notice of Availability
in the Federal Register. DOE will revise
the proposed Phase 1 Decommissioning
Plan to be consistent with the Record of
Decision as necessary.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 1,
2008.
Cynthia Anderson,
Deputy Chief Operations Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket No. IC09–567–000, FERC–567]
Commission Information Collection
Activities, Proposed Collection;
Comment Request; Extension
November 28, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information
collection and request for comments.
SUMMARY: In compliance with the
requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a) of
the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(Pub. L. 104–13), the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission (Commission) is
soliciting public comment on the
specific aspects of the information
collection described below.
DATES: Comments in consideration of
the collection of information are due
January 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: An example of this
collection of information may be
obtained from the Commission’s Web
site (at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp). Comments may be filed
either electronically or in paper format,
and should refer to Docket No. IC09–
567–000. Documents must be prepared
in an acceptable filing format and in
compliance with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission submission
guidelines at https://www.ferc.gov/help/
submission-guide.asp.
Comments may be filed electronically
via the eFiling link on the Commission’s
Web site at www.ferc.gov. First time
users will have to establish a user name
and password (https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/eregistration.asp) before
eFiling. The Commission will send an
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automatic acknowledgement to the
sender’s e-mail address upon receipt of
comments through eFiling.
Commenters filing electronically
should not make a paper filing.
Commenters that are not able to file
electronically must send an original and
14 copies of their comments to: Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission,
Secretary of the Commission, 888 First
Street, NE., Washington, DC 20426.
Users interested in receiving
automatic notification of activity in this
docket may do so through eSubscription
(at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
esubscription.asp). In addition, all
comments and FERC issuances may be
viewed, printed or downloaded
remotely through FERC’s Web site using
the ‘‘eLibrary’’ link and searching on
Docket Number IC09–567. For user
assistance, contact FERC Online
Support (e-mail at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or call tollfree at (866) 208–3676, or for TTY,
contact (202) 502–8659).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael Miller may be reached by
telephone at (202) 502–8415, by fax at
(202) 273–0873, and by e-mail at
michael.miller@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FERC
is requesting comments on the FERC–
each compressor station; determine the
existing shippers and producers
currently using each pipeline company;
verify peak capacity on the system; and
develop and evaluate alternatives to the
proposed facilities as a means to
mitigate environmental impact of new
pipeline construction.
18 CFR 260.8 requires each major
natural gas pipeline with a system
delivery capacity exceeding 100,000
Mcf per day to file, to submit by June
1 of each year, diagrams reflecting
operating conditions on the pipeline’s
main transmission system during the
previous 12 months ended December
31. Section 284.13 of 18 CFR requires
each interstate pipeline that provides
transportation subject to the provisions
of Subparts B and G of Part 284 to make
an annual filing by March 1 of each year
showing the estimated peak day
capacity of the pipeline’s system. These
data are physical/engineering data
which are not included as part of any
other data collection requirement.
Action: The Commission is requesting
a three-year extension of the current
expiration date, with no changes to the
existing reporting requirements.
Burden Statement: Public reporting
burden for this collection is estimated
as:
567, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual
Reports of System Flow Diagrams and
System Capacity. FERC–567 is an
existing data collection, (OMB Control
No. 1902–0005), consisting of a set of
filing requirements, as contained in 18
CFR Parts 260.8 and 284.13.
The information from the FERC–567
is used by the Commission staff to
obtain accurate data on pipeline
facilities and the peak capacity of these
facilities and to validate the need for
new facilities proposed by pipelines in
certificate applications. In modeling a
pipeline applicant’s system,
Commission staff utilizes the FERC–567
data to determine configuration and
location of installed pipeline facilities;
verify and determine the receipt and
delivery points between shippers,
producers and pipeline companies;
determine the location of receipt and
delivery points and emergency
interconnections on a pipeline system;
determine the location of pipeline
segments, laterals and compressor
stations on a pipeline system; verify
pipeline segment lengths and pipeline
diameters; justify the maximum
allowable operating pressures and
suction and discharge pressures at
compressor stations; verify the installed
horsepower and volumes compressed at
Number of
respondents
annually
Number of
responses
per respondent
Average
burden hours
per response
Total annual
burden hours
(1)
FERC data collection
(2)
(3)
(1) × (2) × (3)
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For the FERC–567, the estimated cost
burden to respondents is $846,492.80
(13,931.39 hours/2080 hours per year
times $126,384 per year average per
employee = $846,492.80). The estimated
cost per respondent is $8,464.93.
The reporting burden includes the
total time, effort, or financial resources
expended to generate, maintain, retain,
disclose, or provide the information
including: (1) Reviewing instructions;
(2) developing, acquiring, installing, and
utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating,
verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information;
(3) adjusting the existing ways to
comply with any previously applicable
instructions and requirements; (4)
training personnel to respond to a
collection of information; (5) searching
data sources; (6) completing and
reviewing the collection of information;
and (7) transmitting, or otherwise
disclosing the information.
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The estimate of cost for respondents
is based upon salaries for professional
and clerical support, as well as direct
and indirect overhead costs. Direct costs
include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as
administrative costs and the cost for
information technology. Indirect or
overhead costs are costs incurred by an
organization in support of its mission.
These costs apply to activities which
benefit the whole organization rather
than any one particular function or
activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the Commission,
including whether the information will
have practical utility; (2) the accuracy of
the agency’s estimate of the burden of
the proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
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collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g. permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. IC09-567-000, FERC-567]
Commission Information Collection Activities, Proposed
Collection; Comment Request; Extension
November 28, 2008.
AGENCY: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of proposed information collection and request for
comments.
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SUMMARY: In compliance with the requirements of section 3506(c)(2)(a)
of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104-13), the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission (Commission) is soliciting public comment
on the specific aspects of the information collection described below.
DATES: Comments in consideration of the collection of information are
due January 30, 2009.
ADDRESSES: An example of this collection of information may be obtained
from the Commission's Web site (at https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
elibrary.asp). Comments may be filed either electronically or in paper
format, and should refer to Docket No. IC09-567-000. Documents must be
prepared in an acceptable filing format and in compliance with the
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission submission guidelines at https://
www.ferc.gov/help/submission-guide.asp.
Comments may be filed electronically via the eFiling link on the
Commission's Web site at www.ferc.gov. First time users will have to
establish a user name and password (https://www.ferc.gov/docs-filing/
eregistration.asp) before eFiling. The Commission will send an
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automatic acknowledgement to the sender's e-mail address upon receipt
of comments through eFiling.
Commenters filing electronically should not make a paper filing.
Commenters that are not able to file electronically must send an
original and 14 copies of their comments to: Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission, Secretary of the Commission, 888 First Street, NE.,
Washington, DC 20426.
Users interested in receiving automatic notification of activity in
this docket may do so through eSubscription (at https://www.ferc.gov/
docs-filing/esubscription.asp). In addition, all comments and FERC
issuances may be viewed, printed or downloaded remotely through FERC's
Web site using the ``eLibrary'' link and searching on Docket Number
IC09-567. For user assistance, contact FERC Online Support (e-mail at
ferconlinesupport@ferc.gov, or call toll-free at (866) 208-3676, or for
TTY, contact (202) 502-8659).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Miller may be reached by
telephone at (202) 502-8415, by fax at (202) 273-0873, and by e-mail at
michael.miller@ferc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The FERC is requesting comments on the FERC-
567, Gas Pipeline Certificates: Annual Reports of System Flow Diagrams
and System Capacity. FERC-567 is an existing data collection, (OMB
Control No. 1902-0005), consisting of a set of filing requirements, as
contained in 18 CFR Parts 260.8 and 284.13.
The information from the FERC-567 is used by the Commission staff
to obtain accurate data on pipeline facilities and the peak capacity of
these facilities and to validate the need for new facilities proposed
by pipelines in certificate applications. In modeling a pipeline
applicant's system, Commission staff utilizes the FERC-567 data to
determine configuration and location of installed pipeline facilities;
verify and determine the receipt and delivery points between shippers,
producers and pipeline companies; determine the location of receipt and
delivery points and emergency interconnections on a pipeline system;
determine the location of pipeline segments, laterals and compressor
stations on a pipeline system; verify pipeline segment lengths and
pipeline diameters; justify the maximum allowable operating pressures
and suction and discharge pressures at compressor stations; verify the
installed horsepower and volumes compressed at each compressor station;
determine the existing shippers and producers currently using each
pipeline company; verify peak capacity on the system; and develop and
evaluate alternatives to the proposed facilities as a means to mitigate
environmental impact of new pipeline construction.
18 CFR 260.8 requires each major natural gas pipeline with a system
delivery capacity exceeding 100,000 Mcf per day to file, to submit by
June 1 of each year, diagrams reflecting operating conditions on the
pipeline's main transmission system during the previous 12 months ended
December 31. Section 284.13 of 18 CFR requires each interstate pipeline
that provides transportation subject to the provisions of Subparts B
and G of Part 284 to make an annual filing by March 1 of each year
showing the estimated peak day capacity of the pipeline's system. These
data are physical/engineering data which are not included as part of
any other data collection requirement.
Action: The Commission is requesting a three-year extension of the
current expiration date, with no changes to the existing reporting
requirements.
Burden Statement: Public reporting burden for this collection is
estimated as:
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Number of Number of Average burden
FERC data collection respondents responses per hours per Total annual
annually respondent response burden hours
(1) (2) (3) (1) x (2) x (3)
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FERC-567................................ 100 1.714 81.28 13,931.39
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For the FERC-567, the estimated cost burden to respondents is
$846,492.80 (13,931.39 hours/2080 hours per year times $126,384 per
year average per employee = $846,492.80). The estimated cost per
respondent is $8,464.93.
The reporting burden includes the total time, effort, or financial
resources expended to generate, maintain, retain, disclose, or provide
the information including: (1) Reviewing instructions; (2) developing,
acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and systems for the
purposes of collecting, validating, verifying, processing, maintaining,
disclosing and providing information; (3) adjusting the existing ways
to comply with any previously applicable instructions and requirements;
(4) training personnel to respond to a collection of information; (5)
searching data sources; (6) completing and reviewing the collection of
information; and (7) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the
information.
The estimate of cost for respondents is based upon salaries for
professional and clerical support, as well as direct and indirect
overhead costs. Direct costs include all costs directly attributable to
providing this information, such as administrative costs and the cost
for information technology. Indirect or overhead costs are costs
incurred by an organization in support of its mission. These costs
apply to activities which benefit the whole organization rather than
any one particular function or activity.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the Commission, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information, including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who are
to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology, e.g. permitting electronic submission of
responses.
Kimberly D. Bose,
Secretary.
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