License Renewal Application for Callaway Plant, Unit 1, Union Electric Company, 11171-11173 [2012-4315]

Download as PDF srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 37 / Friday, February 24, 2012 / Notices 3. Records of all votes by EDF Inc., or its representatives, on the Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC, Board of Directors and the use of the Chairman’s casting vote will be sent to the Nuclear Advisory Committee and shall be reviewed by the Nuclear Advisory Committee to ensure that no foreign interests have exercised foreign ownership, control, or domination over the licensed activities of R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, and that no action taken by a foreign interest involved with licensed activities is inimical to the common defense and security. The results of the Nuclear Advisory Committee’s review shall be summarized in the Nuclear Advisory Committee Report and shall include discussions of any use of the Chairman’s casting vote, determinations whether an exercise of foreign ownership, control, or domination has occurred, or that foreign involvement with licensed activities was inimical to the common defense and security. 4. Exelon Generation, LLC shall enter into the $205 million Support Agreement for Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC, as described in the November 11, 2011, supplement to the May 12, 2011, indirect license transfer application, no later than the time the proposed transactions and indirect license transfers occur. The Exelon Generation, LLC, Support Agreement shall supersede the Support Agreement provided by Constellation Energy Group, Inc., and shall be consistent with the representations contained in the application. Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC, shall take no action to cause Exelon Generation, LLC, or its successors and assigns, to void, cancel, or materially modify the Support Agreement or cause it to fail to perform, or impair its performance under the Support Agreement, without the prior written consent of the NRC. The Support Agreement may not be amended or modified without 30 days prior written notice to the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation or his designee. An executed copy of the Support Agreement shall be submitted to the NRC no later than 30 days after the completion of the proposed merger and the indirect license transfers. Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC, shall inform the NRC in writing no later than 10 days after any funds are provided to Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC, or any of the licensees by Exelon Generation, LLC, under the Support Agreement. 5. Upon consummation of the merger, Constellation Energy Nuclear Group, LLC, shall submit to the NRC, the amended and restated Constellation VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:34 Feb 23, 2012 Jkt 226001 Energy Nuclear Group, LLC, Operating Agreement, reflecting the terms set forth in the Settlement Agreement, including the proposed revisions provided in the January 25, 2012, supplement to the application. The amended and restated Operating Agreement may not be modified in any respect concerning decisionmaking authority over nuclear safety, security, and reliability without the prior written consent of the Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. 6. Should the proposed corporate merger not be completed within 1 year from the date of this Order, this Order shall become null and void, provided, however, upon written application and good cause shown, such date may be extended by Order. It is further ordered that, after receipt of all required regulatory approvals of the proposed indirect transfer action, Exelon Generation shall inform the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation in writing of the date of the closing of the corporate merger of Exelon and CEG. This Order is effective upon issuance. For further details with respect to this Order, see the initial application dated May 12, 2011 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System Accession No. ML11138A159), as supplemented by letters dated June 17 (ML11173A067), August 3 (ML112150519), August 12 (ML11234A062), October 13 (ML113050083), November 10 (ML11335A024), November 11 (ML113180265), November 18 (ML11325A258), and November 22, 2011 (ML113260456), and January 19 (ML12019A0346), and January 25, 2012 (ML12032A153), and the SE dated February 15, 2012, which are available for public inspection at the Commission’s Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Public File Area 01 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, MD. Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are accessible electronically through ADAMS in the NRC Library at 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 email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day of February 2012. PO 00000 Frm 00109 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 11171 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Michele G. Evans, Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2012–4327 Filed 2–23–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–483; NRC–2012–0001] License Renewal Application for Callaway Plant, Unit 1, Union Electric Company Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Intent to prepare environmental impact statement and conduct scoping process. AGENCY: Union Electric Company, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation and doing business as Ameren Missouri (Ameren), has submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) an application for renewal of Facility Operating License NPF–30 for an additional 20 years of operation at Callaway Plant, Unit 1 (Callaway). Callaway is located in Callaway County, MO. The current operating license for Callaway expires on October 18, 2024. DATES: The public scoping meeting will be held on March 14, 2012. The first session will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., and the second session will be from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Submit comments by April 24, 2012. Comments received after these dates will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given to comments received after this date. ADDRESSES: You may access information and comment submissions related to this document, which the NRC possesses and is publicly-available, by searching on https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC–2012–0001. You may submit comments by the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2012–0001. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–492–3668; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB–05– B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. • Fax comments to: RADB at 301– 492–3446. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1 11172 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 37 / Friday, February 24, 2012 / Notices For additional direction on accessing information and submitting comments, see ‘‘Accessing Information and Submitting Comments’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmen Fells, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001; telephone: 301–415–6337, email: Carmen.Fells@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Accessing Information and Submitting Comments II. Discussion A. Accessing Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2012– 0001 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may access information related to this document, which the NRC possesses and is publicly-available, by the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2012–0001. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may access publiclyavailable documents online in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this notice (if that document is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES B. Submitting Comments Please include Docket ID NRC–2012– 0001 in the subject line of your comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make your comment submission available to the public in this docket. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information in comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly disclosed. The NRC posts all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into ADAMS, and the NRC does not edit VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:34 Feb 23, 2012 Jkt 226001 comment submissions to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact information in their comment submissions that they do not want to be publicly disclosed. Your request should state that the NRC will not edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment submissions into ADAMS. The application for renewal, dated December 15, 2011, was submitted pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 54, which included an environmental report (ER). A separate notice of receipt and availability of the application was published in the Federal Register on January 3, 2012 (77 FRN 142). A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application and opportunity for hearing regarding renewal of the facility operating license is also being published in the Federal Register. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the NRC will be preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) related to the review of the license renewal application and to provide the public an opportunity to participate in the environmental scoping process, as defined in 10 CFR 51.29. 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 (NHPA) in meeting the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC intends to use its process and documentation for the preparation of the EIS on the proposed action to comply with Section 106 of the NHPA, in lieu of the procedures set forth at 36 CFR 800.3 through 800.6. In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c) and 10 CFR 54.23, Ameren submitted the ER as part of the application. The ER was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51 and is publicly available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML113530374. The ER may also be viewed on the Internet at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/ operating/licensing/renewal/ applications/callaway.html. In addition, the ER is available to the public near the site at the Callaway County Public Library, 710 Court Street, Fulton, MO 65251. PO 00000 Frm 00110 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 This document advises the public that the NRC intends to gather the information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the NRC’s ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants’’ (NUREG–1437), related to the review of the application for renewal of the Callaway operating license 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 document 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 EISs 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; and 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, Ameren; b. Any Federal agency that has jurisdiction by law or special expertise E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 37 / Friday, February 24, 2012 / Notices srobinson on DSK4SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 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; and f. Any person who has petitioned or intends to petition for leave to intervene. III. Public Scoping Meeting 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 Callaway license renewal supplement to the GEIS. The scoping meetings will be held on March 14, 2012, and there will be two sessions to accommodate interested parties. The first session will convene at 2 p.m. and will continue until 4 p.m., as necessary. The second session will convene at 7:00 p.m. with a repeat of the overview portions of the meeting and will continue until 9:00 p.m., as necessary. Both sessions will be held at the Fulton City Hall, 18 East 4th Street, Fulton, MO 65251. 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 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 by any method provided in the ADDRESSES section of this document. 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, Ms. Carmen Fells, by telephone at 301–415–6337, or by email at Carmen.Fells@nrc.gov no later than March 7, 2012. Members of the public may also register to speak at the meeting VerDate Mar<15>2010 18:34 Feb 23, 2012 Jkt 226001 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. Ms. Fells will need to be contacted no later than March 5, 2012, 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. 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. The notice of acceptance for docketing of the application and opportunity for hearing that was published in the Federal Register describes the hearing process. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of February, 2012. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. David J. Wrona, Chief, Projects Branch 2, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2012–4315 Filed 2–23–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Renewal of Facility Operating License No. NPF–30, Union Electric Company, Callaway Plant, Unit 1 Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License renewal application; docketing and opportunity for hearing and petition for leave to intervene. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) is considering an application for the renewal of an operating license, which authorizes Union Electric Company to operate the Callaway Plant, Unit 1 (Callaway), at 3565 megawatts thermal. The renewed license would authorize the applicant to operate Callaway for an additional 20 years beyond the period specified in the current license. Callaway is located in Callaway County, Missouri and its current operating license expires on October 18, 2024. PO 00000 Frm 00111 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Requests for a hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed by 60 days from date of publication. DATES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2012–0001 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may access information related to this document, which the NRC possesses and is publicly-available, using the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2012–0001. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–492–3668; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may access publiclyavailable documents online in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– 415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The application may be accessed in ADAMS under ADAMS Accession No. ML113530372. • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public documents at the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ADDRESSES: I. Discussion [Docket No. 50–483; NRC–2012–0001] SUMMARY: 11173 Union Electric Company submitted the application dated December 15, 2011, pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 54, to renew operating license NPF–30. A notice of receipt and availability of the license renewal application (LRA) was published in the Federal Register on January 3, 2012 (77 FRN 142). The Commission’s staff has determined that Union Electric Company has submitted sufficient information in accordance with 10 CFR 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, and 51.53(c), to enable the staff to undertake a review of the application, and that the application is therefore acceptable for docketing. The current Docket Number, 50–483, for operating license NPF–30 will be retained. The determination to accept the LRA for docketing does not constitute a determination that a renewed license should be issued, and does not preclude the NRC staff from requesting additional information as the review proceeds. E:\FR\FM\24FEN1.SGM 24FEN1

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-483; NRC-2012-0001]


License Renewal Application for Callaway Plant, Unit 1, Union 
Electric Company

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Intent to prepare environmental impact statement and conduct 
scoping process.

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SUMMARY: Union Electric Company, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation and 
doing business as Ameren Missouri (Ameren), has submitted to the U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) an application for renewal of 
Facility Operating License NPF-30 for an additional 20 years of 
operation at Callaway Plant, Unit 1 (Callaway). Callaway is located in 
Callaway County, MO. The current operating license for Callaway expires 
on October 18, 2024.

DATES: The public scoping meeting will be held on March 14, 2012. The 
first session will be from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., and the second session 
will be from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Submit comments by April 24, 2012. 
Comments received after these dates will be considered if it is 
practical to do so, but assurance of consideration cannot be given to 
comments received after this date.

ADDRESSES: You may access information and comment submissions related 
to this document, which the NRC possesses and is publicly-available, by 
searching on https://www.regulations.gov under Docket ID NRC-2012-0001. 
You may submit comments by the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2012-0001. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-492-
3668; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
     Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, 
Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, 
Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001.
     Fax comments to: RADB at 301-492-3446.

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    For additional direction on accessing information and submitting 
comments, see ``Accessing Information and Submitting Comments'' in the 
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Carmen Fells, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6337, email: Carmen.Fells@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Accessing Information and Submitting Comments

A. Accessing Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2012-0001 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information regarding this document. You may 
access information related to this document, which the NRC possesses 
and is publicly-available, by the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2012-0001.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may access publicly-available documents online in the NRC 
Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the 
search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-
based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's 
Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number 
for each document referenced in this notice (if that document is 
available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is 
referenced.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

B. Submitting Comments

    Please include Docket ID NRC-2012-0001 in the subject line of your 
comment submission, in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make 
your comment submission available to the public in this docket.
    The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact 
information in comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly 
disclosed. The NRC posts all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as entering the comment submissions into 
ADAMS, and the NRC does not edit comment submissions to remove 
identifying or contact information.
    If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons 
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to 
include identifying or contact information in their comment submissions 
that they do not want to be publicly disclosed. Your request should 
state that the NRC will not edit comment submissions to remove such 
information before making the comment submissions available to the 
public or entering the comment submissions into ADAMS.

II. Discussion

    The application for renewal, dated December 15, 2011, was submitted 
pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) part 
54, which included an environmental report (ER). A separate notice of 
receipt and availability of the application was published in the 
Federal Register on January 3, 2012 (77 FRN 142). A notice of 
acceptance for docketing of the application and opportunity for hearing 
regarding renewal of the facility operating license is also being 
published in the Federal Register. The purpose of this notice is to 
inform the public that the NRC will be preparing an environmental 
impact statement (EIS) related to the review of the license renewal 
application and to provide the public an opportunity to participate in 
the environmental scoping process, as defined in 10 CFR 51.29.
    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 (NHPA) in meeting 
the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
(NEPA). Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC intends to use its process 
and documentation for the preparation of the EIS on the proposed action 
to comply with Section 106 of the NHPA, in lieu of the procedures set 
forth at 36 CFR 800.3 through 800.6.
    In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c) and 10 CFR 54.23, Ameren 
submitted the ER as part of the application. The ER was prepared 
pursuant to 10 CFR Part 51 and is publicly available in ADAMS under 
Accession No. ML113530374. The ER may also be viewed on the Internet at 
https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/callaway.html. In addition, the ER is available to the public near the 
site at the Callaway County Public Library, 710 Court Street, Fulton, 
MO 65251.
    This document advises the public that the NRC intends to gather the 
information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the 
NRC's ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License 
Renewal of Nuclear Plants'' (NUREG-1437), related to the review of the 
application for renewal of the Callaway operating license 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 document 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 EISs 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; and
    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, Ameren;
    b. Any Federal agency that has jurisdiction by law or special 
expertise

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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; and
    f. Any person who has petitioned or intends to petition for leave 
to intervene.

III. Public Scoping Meeting

    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 Callaway license renewal supplement to the GEIS. The scoping 
meetings will be held on March 14, 2012, and there will be two sessions 
to accommodate interested parties. The first session will convene at 2 
p.m. and will continue until 4 p.m., as necessary. The second session 
will convene at 7:00 p.m. with a repeat of the overview portions of the 
meeting and will continue until 9:00 p.m., as necessary. Both sessions 
will be held at the Fulton City Hall, 18 East 4th Street, Fulton, MO 
65251.
    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 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 by any 
method provided in the ADDRESSES section of this document.
    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, Ms. Carmen Fells, by telephone at 301-415-6337, or by email at 
Carmen.Fells@nrc.gov no later than March 7, 2012. 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. Ms. 
Fells will need to be contacted no later than March 5, 2012, 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.
    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. The notice of acceptance for 
docketing of the application and opportunity for hearing that was 
published in the Federal Register describes the hearing process.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of February, 2012.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David J. Wrona,
Chief, Projects Branch 2, Division of License Renewal, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2012-4315 Filed 2-23-12; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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