PSEG Nuclear, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct the Scoping Process for Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, and Hope Creek Generating Station, 54859-54860 [E9-25535]
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PSEG Nuclear, LLC; Notice of Intent To
Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement and Conduct the Scoping
Process for Salem Nuclear Generating
Station, Units 1 and 2, and Hope Creek
Generating Station
PSEG Nuclear, LLC (PSEG Nuclear)
has submitted applications for renewal
of Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–
70, DPR–75, and NPF–57 for an
additional 20 years of operation at the
Salem Nuclear Generating Station, Units
1 and 2 (SALEM) and Hope Creek
Generating Station (HCGS). SALEM and
HCGS are located in Salem County, New
Jersey, approximately 8 miles southwest
of Salem city limits.
The current operating licenses for
SALEM, Units 1 and 2, and HCGS
expire on August 13, 2016, April 18,
2020, and April 11, 2026, respectively.
The applications for renewal, dated
August 18, 2009, were submitted
pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 54. A
separate notice of receipt and
availability of the applications, which
included the environmental reports
(ERs), was published in the Federal
Register on September 8, 2009 (74 FR
46238). A notice of acceptance for
docketing of the applications and
opportunity for hearing regarding
renewal of the facility operating licenses
is also being published in the Federal
Register. The purpose of this notice is
to inform the public that the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
will be preparing an environmental
impact statement (EIS) related to the
review of the license renewal
applications and to provide the public
an opportunity to participate in the
environmental scoping process, as
defined in 10 CFR 51.29. In addition, as
outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, ‘‘Coordination
with the National Environmental Policy
Act,’’ the NRC plans to coordinate
compliance with Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act in
meeting the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act of
1969 (NEPA).
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c)
and 10 CFR 54.23, PSEG Nuclear
submitted the ERs as part of the
applications. The ERs were prepared
pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51 and are
publicly available at the NRC Public
Document Room (PDR), located at One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or
from the NRC’s Agencywide Documents
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Access and Management System
(ADAMS). The ADAMS Public
Electronic Reading Room is accessible at
https://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/
dologin.htm. The ADAMS accession
number for the SALEM and HCGS ERs
are ML092430232 and ML092430376,
respectively. Persons who do not have
access to ADAMS or who encounter
problems in accessing the documents
located in ADAMS, should contact the
NRC’s PDR reference staff by telephone
at 1–800–397–4209, or 301–415–4737,
or by e-mail at pdr.resource@nrc.gov.
The SALEM and HCGS ERs may also be
viewed on the Internet at https://
www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/
licensing/renewal/applications/
salem.html and https://www.nrc.gov/
reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/
applications/hope-creek.html.
This notice advises the public that the
NRC intends to gather the information
necessary to prepare a plant-specific
supplement to the Commission’s
‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants,’’ (NUREG–1437) related
to the review of the applications for
renewal of the SALEM and HCGS
operating licenses for an additional 20
years. Possible alternatives to the
proposed action (license renewal)
include no action and reasonable
alternative energy sources. The NRC is
required by 10 CFR 51.95 to prepare a
supplement to the GEIS in connection
with the renewal of an operating
license. This notice is being published
in accordance with NEPA and the NRC’s
regulations found in 10 CFR Part 51.
The NRC will first conduct a scoping
process for the supplement to the GEIS
and, as soon as practicable thereafter,
will prepare a draft supplement to the
GEIS for public comment. Participation
in the scoping process by members of
the public and local, State, Tribal, and
Federal government agencies is
encouraged. The scoping process for the
supplement to the GEIS will be used to
accomplish the following:
a. Define the proposed action which
is to be the subject of the supplement to
the GEIS.
b. Determine the scope of the
supplement to the GEIS and identify the
significant issues to be analyzed in
depth.
c. Identify and eliminate from
detailed study those issues that are
peripheral or that are not significant.
d. Identify any environmental
assessments and other ElSs that are
being or will be prepared that are
related to, but are not part of, the scope
of the supplement to the GEIS being
considered.
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e. Identify other environmental
review and consultation requirements
related to the proposed action.
f. Indicate the relationship between
the timing of the preparation of the
environmental analyses and the
Commission’s tentative planning and
decision-making schedule.
g. Identify any cooperating agencies
and, as appropriate, allocate
assignments for preparation and
schedules for completing the
supplement to the GEIS to the NRC and
any cooperating agencies.
h. Describe how the supplement to
the GEIS will be prepared, and include
any contractor assistance to be used.
The NRC invites the following entities
to participate in scoping:
a. The applicant, PSEG Nuclear.
b. Any Federal agency that has
jurisdiction by law or special expertise
with respect to any environmental
impact involved, or that is authorized to
develop and enforce relevant
environmental standards.
c. Affected State and local
government agencies, including those
authorized to develop and enforce
relevant environmental standards.
d. Any affected Indian tribe.
e. Any person who requests or has
requested an opportunity to participate
in the scoping process.
f. Any person who has petitioned or
intends to petition for leave to
intervene.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the
scoping process for an EIS may include
a public scoping meeting to help
identify significant issues related to a
proposed activity and to determine the
scope of issues to be addressed in an
EIS. The NRC has decided to hold
public meetings for the SALEM and
HCGS license renewal supplement to
the GEIS. The scoping meetings will be
held on November 5, 2009, and there
will be two sessions to accommodate
interested parties. The first session will
convene at 1 p.m. and will continue
until 4 p.m. The second session will
convene at 7 p.m. with a repeat of the
overview portions of the meeting and
will continue until 10 p.m., as
necessary. Both sessions will be held at
the Salem County Emergency Services
Building, 135 Cemetery Road,
Woodstown, New Jersey 08098. Both
meetings will be transcribed and will
include: (1) An overview by the NRC
staff of the NEPA environmental review
process, the proposed scope of the
supplement to the GEIS, and the
proposed review schedule; and (2) the
opportunity for interested government
agencies, organizations, and individuals
to submit comments or suggestions on
the environmental issues or the
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proposed scope of the supplement to the
GEIS. Additionally, the NRC staff will
host informal discussions one hour
prior to the start of each session at the
same location. No formal comments on
the proposed scope of the supplement to
the GEIS will be accepted during the
informal discussions. To be considered,
comments must be provided either at
the transcribed public meetings or in
writing, as discussed below. Persons
may register to attend or present oral
comments at the meetings on the scope
of the NEPA review by contacting the
NRC Project Manager, Charles
Eccleston, by telephone at 1–800–368–
5642, extension 8537 or by e-mail at
Charles.Eccleston@nrc.gov no later than
October 29, 2009. Members of the public
may also register to speak at the meeting
within 15 minutes of the start of each
session. Individual oral comments may
be limited by the time available,
depending on the number of persons
who register. Members of the public
who have not registered may also have
an opportunity to speak, if time permits.
Public comments will be considered in
the scoping process for the supplement
to the GEIS. Mr. Eccleston will need to
be contacted no later than October 29,
2009, if special equipment or
accommodations are needed to attend or
present information at the public
meeting, so that the NRC staff can
determine whether the request can be
accommodated.
Members of the public may send
written comments on the environmental
scope of the SALEM and HCGS license
renewal review to: Chief, Rulemaking
and Directives Branch, Division of
Administrative Services, Office of
Administration, Mailstop TWB 5B–01M,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, and
should cite the publication date and
page number of this Federal Register
notice. To be considered in the scoping
process, written comments should be
postmarked by December 21, 2009.
Electronic comments may be sent by email to the NRC at SalemEIS@nrc.gov or
HopeCreekEIS@nrc.gov, and should be
sent no later than December 21, 2009, to
be considered in the scoping process.
Comments will be available
electronically and accessible through
ADAMS at https://
adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm.
Participation in the scoping process
for the supplement to the GEIS does not
entitle participants to become parties to
the proceeding to which the supplement
to the GEIS relates. Matters related to
participation in any hearing are outside
the scope of matters to be discussed at
this public meeting.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day
of October, 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bo M. Pham,
Chief, Projects Branch 1, Division of License
Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
[FR Doc. E9–25535 Filed 10–22–09; 8:45 am]
For information regarding
administrative coordination contact:
Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader,
Publications Team, RIS Support
Services/Support Group, U.S. Office
of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street, NW., Room 4H28, Washington,
DC 20415, (202) 606–0623.
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Office of Personnel Management.
John Berry,
Director.
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Comment Request for Review of a
Revised Information Collection: (OMB
Control No. 3206–0099; Form RI 25–41)
AGENCY: Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice.
[Rule 15c3–4; SEC File No. 270–441; OMB
Control No. 3235–0497]
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice
announces that the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) has submitted to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for review of a revised
information collection. This information
collection, ‘‘Initial Certification of FullTime School Attendance’’ (OMB Control
No. 3206–0099; Form RI 25–41), is used
to determine whether a child is
unmarried and a full-time student in a
recognized school. OPM must determine
this in order to pay survivor annuity
benefits to children who are age 18 or
older.
We estimate 1,200 certifications will
be processed annually. It takes
approximately 90 minutes to complete
the form. The estimated annual burden
is 1,800 hours.
For copies of this proposal, contact
Cyrus S. Benson on (202) 606–4808,
FAX (202) 606–0910 or via E-mail to
Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov. Please include
a mailing address with your request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal
should be received within 30 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to—
James K. Freiert, Deputy Assistant
Director, Retirement Services
Program, Center for Retirement and
Insurance Services, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC
20415–3500.
and
OPM Desk Officer, Office of Information
& Regulatory Affairs, Office of
Management and Budget, New
Executive Office Building, NW., 725
17th Street, NW., Room 10235,
Washington, DC 20503.
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[Docket Nos. 50-272, 50-311, and 50-354; NRC-2009-0390 and NRC-2009-
0391]
PSEG Nuclear, LLC; Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement and Conduct the Scoping Process for Salem Nuclear
Generating Station, Units 1 and 2, and Hope Creek Generating Station
PSEG Nuclear, LLC (PSEG Nuclear) has submitted applications for
renewal of Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-70, DPR-75, and NPF-57
for an additional 20 years of operation at the Salem Nuclear Generating
Station, Units 1 and 2 (SALEM) and Hope Creek Generating Station
(HCGS). SALEM and HCGS are located in Salem County, New Jersey,
approximately 8 miles southwest of Salem city limits.
The current operating licenses for SALEM, Units 1 and 2, and HCGS
expire on August 13, 2016, April 18, 2020, and April 11, 2026,
respectively. The applications for renewal, dated August 18, 2009, were
submitted pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR) Part 54. A separate notice of receipt and availability of the
applications, which included the environmental reports (ERs), was
published in the Federal Register on September 8, 2009 (74 FR 46238). A
notice of acceptance for docketing of the applications and opportunity
for hearing regarding renewal of the facility operating licenses is
also being published in the Federal Register. The purpose of this
notice is to inform the public that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) will be preparing an environmental impact statement
(EIS) related to the review of the license renewal applications and to
provide the public an opportunity to participate in the environmental
scoping process, as defined in 10 CFR 51.29. In addition, as outlined
in 36 CFR 800.8, ``Coordination with the National Environmental Policy
Act,'' the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act in meeting the requirements of the
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA).
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c) and 10 CFR 54.23, PSEG Nuclear
submitted the ERs as part of the applications. The ERs were prepared
pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51 and are publicly available at the NRC Public
Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the NRC's Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System (ADAMS). The ADAMS Public Electronic
Reading Room is accessible at https://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm. The ADAMS accession number for the SALEM and HCGS ERs are
ML092430232 and ML092430376, respectively. Persons who do not have
access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents
located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC's PDR reference staff by
telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at
pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The SALEM and HCGS ERs may also be viewed on the
Internet at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/salem.html and https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/hope-creek.html.
This notice advises the public that the NRC intends to gather the
information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the
Commission's ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for
License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,'' (NUREG-1437) related to the review
of the applications for renewal of the SALEM and HCGS operating
licenses for an additional 20 years. Possible alternatives to the
proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable
alternative energy sources. The NRC is required by 10 CFR 51.95 to
prepare a supplement to the GEIS in connection with the renewal of an
operating license. This notice is being published in accordance with
NEPA and the NRC's regulations found in 10 CFR Part 51.
The NRC will first conduct a scoping process for the supplement to
the GEIS and, as soon as practicable thereafter, will prepare a draft
supplement to the GEIS for public comment. Participation in the scoping
process by members of the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal
government agencies is encouraged. The scoping process for the
supplement to the GEIS will be used to accomplish the following:
a. Define the proposed action which is to be the subject of the
supplement to the GEIS.
b. Determine the scope of the supplement to the GEIS and identify
the significant issues to be analyzed in depth.
c. Identify and eliminate from detailed study those issues that are
peripheral or that are not significant.
d. Identify any environmental assessments and other ElSs that are
being or will be prepared that are related to, but are not part of, the
scope of the supplement to the GEIS being considered.
e. Identify other environmental review and consultation
requirements related to the proposed action.
f. Indicate the relationship between the timing of the preparation
of the environmental analyses and the Commission's tentative planning
and decision-making schedule.
g. Identify any cooperating agencies and, as appropriate, allocate
assignments for preparation and schedules for completing the supplement
to the GEIS to the NRC and any cooperating agencies.
h. Describe how the supplement to the GEIS will be prepared, and
include any contractor assistance to be used.
The NRC invites the following entities to participate in scoping:
a. The applicant, PSEG Nuclear.
b. Any Federal agency that has jurisdiction by law or special
expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved, or that is
authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards.
c. Affected State and local government agencies, including those
authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards.
d. Any affected Indian tribe.
e. Any person who requests or has requested an opportunity to
participate in the scoping process.
f. Any person who has petitioned or intends to petition for leave
to intervene.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the scoping process for an EIS may
include a public scoping meeting to help identify significant issues
related to a proposed activity and to determine the scope of issues to
be addressed in an EIS. The NRC has decided to hold public meetings for
the SALEM and HCGS license renewal supplement to the GEIS. The scoping
meetings will be held on November 5, 2009, and there will be two
sessions to accommodate interested parties. The first session will
convene at 1 p.m. and will continue until 4 p.m. The second session
will convene at 7 p.m. with a repeat of the overview portions of the
meeting and will continue until 10 p.m., as necessary. Both sessions
will be held at the Salem County Emergency Services Building, 135
Cemetery Road, Woodstown, New Jersey 08098. Both meetings will be
transcribed and will include: (1) An overview by the NRC staff of the
NEPA environmental review process, the proposed scope of the supplement
to the GEIS, and the proposed review schedule; and (2) the opportunity
for interested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to
submit comments or suggestions on the environmental issues or the
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proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS. Additionally, the NRC
staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to the start of
each session at the same location. No formal comments on the proposed
scope of the supplement to the GEIS will be accepted during the
informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided
either at the transcribed public meetings or in writing, as discussed
below. Persons may register to attend or present oral comments at the
meetings on the scope of the NEPA review by contacting the NRC Project
Manager, Charles Eccleston, by telephone at 1-800-368-5642, extension
8537 or by e-mail at Charles.Eccleston@nrc.gov no later than October
29, 2009. Members of the public may also register to speak at the
meeting within 15 minutes of the start of each session. Individual oral
comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number
of persons who register. Members of the public who have not registered
may also have an opportunity to speak, if time permits. Public comments
will be considered in the scoping process for the supplement to the
GEIS. Mr. Eccleston will need to be contacted no later than October 29,
2009, if special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or
present information at the public meeting, so that the NRC staff can
determine whether the request can be accommodated.
Members of the public may send written comments on the
environmental scope of the SALEM and HCGS license renewal review to:
Chief, Rulemaking and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative
Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop TWB 5B-01M, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and should cite the
publication date and page number of this Federal Register notice. To be
considered in the scoping process, written comments should be
postmarked by December 21, 2009. Electronic comments may be sent by e-
mail to the NRC at SalemEIS@nrc.gov or HopeCreekEIS@nrc.gov, and should
be sent no later than December 21, 2009, to be considered in the
scoping process. Comments will be available electronically and
accessible through ADAMS at https://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm.
Participation in the scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS
does not entitle participants to become parties to the proceeding to
which the supplement to the GEIS relates. Matters related to
participation in any hearing are outside the scope of matters to be
discussed at this public meeting.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day of October, 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Bo M. Pham,
Chief, Projects Branch 1, Division of License Renewal, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. E9-25535 Filed 10-22-09; 8:45 am]
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