Progress Energy Florida; Final Environmental Impact Statement for Combined Licenses for Levy Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2, 26316-26317 [2012-10695]

Download as PDF wreier-aviles on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES 26316 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 86 / Thursday, May 3, 2012 / Notices Building Institute (CBI), to conduct a stakeholder assessment as part of the U.S. Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (USEITI) implementation process. On May 18, 2012, Interior will receive and publish CBI’s findings regarding options for forming a U.S. multi-stakeholder group that will be responsible for determining how USEITI will be implemented. By this notice, Interior is providing the public advance notice of the opportunity to comment between May 18 and June 29, 2012 on CBI’s assessment and findings. Comments may be provided in writing or in person at public listening sessions and a public workshop. Details will be provided by Federal Register Notice at a later date. DATES: The public listening sessions, webinar and workshop dates are: Session 1—Anchorage, Alaska Public Listening Session, May 30, 2012. Session 2—Public Webinar, June 1, 2012. Session 3—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Public Listening Session, June 11, 2012. Session 4—New Orleans, Louisiana Public Listening Session, June 12, 2012. Session 5—Washington, DC Public Workshop, June 22, 2012. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ben Nussdorf, telephone (202) 254–5573, fax number (202) 254–5589, email benjamin.nussdorf@onrr.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On February 24th, 2012, Interior published a notice in the Federal Register seeking public comment on the formation of a multi-stakeholder group to implement USEITI (74 FR 11151). In that notice, Interior stated that it would hold a series of public listening sessions to provide additional opportunities for public comment. In March, Interior held those listening sessions in St. Louis, Missouri; Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas; and Washington, DC. CBI analyzed the input from these four public listening sessions, interviews with potential stakeholders, and written comments that were submitted to Interior. This input will form the basis of CBI’s independent stakeholder assessment and findings regarding options for establishing the U.S. multistakeholder group, which will be responsible for implementing USEITI. In response to feedback received during the first public comment period, once Interior receives the assessment from CBI on May 18, 2012, it will be published and made available online at www.doi.gov/EITI. Alternatively, you may request a copy of the assessment from Ben Nussdorf, whose contact VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:32 May 02, 2012 Jkt 226001 information is listed previously in this notice. We encourage stakeholders and members of the public to participate in the additional public comment period held from May 18–June 29, 2012, to gather feedback on the stakeholder assessment and recommended options for establishing the U.S. multistakeholder group. During the May 18– June 29 public comment period, three public listening sessions, a public webinar, and a public workshop will be held as listed previously in this notice. Further details regarding specific times and locations will be provided in advance via Federal Register Notice and online at www.doi.gov/EITI. Background: In September 2011, President Barack Obama announced the United States’ commitment to participate in the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative. EITI is a signature initiative of the U.S. National Action Plan for the international Open Government Partnership and offers a voluntary framework for governments and companies to publicly disclose in parallel the revenues paid and received for extraction of oil, gas and minerals owned by the state. The design of each framework is country-specific, and is developed through a multi-year, consensus based process by a multistakeholder group comprised of government, industry and civil society representatives. On October 25, President Obama named Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar as the U.S. Senior Official responsible for implementing USEITI. In response, Secretary Salazar posted a White House blog the same day, committing to work with industry and civil society to implement USEITI. For further information on EITI, please visit the USEITI Web page at https:// www.doi.gov/EITI. Dated: April 27, 2012. Amy Holley, Acting Assistant Secretary, Policy, Management and Budget. [FR Doc. 2012–10663 Filed 5–2–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4310–T2–P DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE Foreign Claims Settlement Commission Sunshine Act Meeting F.C.S.C. Meeting and Hearing Notice No. 04–12. The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, pursuant to its regulations (45 CFR 503.25) and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in regard to the scheduling of open meetings as follows: PO 00000 Frm 00076 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Wednesday, May 16, 2012: 2:30 p.m.—Issuance of Proposed Decisions in claims against Libya. Thursday, May 17, 2012: 9:00 a.m.— Issuance of Proposed Decisions in claims against Libya. Status: Open. All meetings are held at the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, 600 E Street NW., Washington, DC. Requests for information, or advance notices of intention to observe an open meeting, may be directed to: Judith H. Lock, Executive Officer, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, 600 E Street NW., Suite 6002, Washington, DC 20579. Telephone: (202) 616–6975. Jaleh F. Barrett, Chief Counsel. [FR Doc. 2012–10748 Filed 5–1–12; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 4410–BA–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 52–029 and 52–030; NRC– 2008–0558] Progress Energy Florida; Final Environmental Impact Statement for Combined Licenses for Levy Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2 Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, as a cooperating agency, have published a final environmental impact statement (EIS), NUREG–1941, ‘‘Environmental Impact Statement for Combined Licenses (COLs) for Levy Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2.’’ The site comprises of approximately 3,105 acres in Levy County, Florida. On August 13, 2010 (75 FR 49539), the NRC published a notice of availability for the draft EIS. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the final EIS is available for public inspection in the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852 or from NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC’s Web site at www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/adams.html. The ADAMS accession numbers for the final EIS are ML12100A063, ML12100A068, and ML12100A070. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the PDR reference staff by telephone at 1–800–397–4209 and 1– 301–415–4737 or by sending an email to E:\FR\FM\03MYN1.SGM 03MYN1 Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 86 / Thursday, May 3, 2012 / Notices pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The final EIS may also be viewed online at: https:// www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col/ levy.html. In addition, the following four public libraries have agreed to make the final EIS available to the public: the Citrus County Coastal Region Library, located at 8619 West Crystal Street, Crystal River, Florida; the Dunnellon Branch Library, located at 20351 Robinson Road, Dunnellon, Florida; the AF Knotts Public Library, located at 11 56th Street, Yankeetown, Florida; and the Bronson Public Library, located at 600 Gilbert Street, Bronson. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Douglas Bruner, Environmental Projects Branch 1, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T6C20M, Washington, DC, 20555–0001. Mr. Bruner may be contacted by telephone at 301–415–2730 or via email at Douglas.Bruner@nrc.gov. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of April, 2012. For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission. David B. Matthews, Director, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors. [FR Doc. 2012–10695 Filed 5–2–12; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [[Docket No. 50–133; License DPR–007; NRC–2012–0101] Exemption of Material for Proposed Disposal Procedures for the Humboldt Bay Power Plant, Unit 3, Eureka, CA Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact. AGENCY: John Hickman, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop: T8F5, Washington, DC 20555–00001, telephone: (301) 415–3017, email: john.hickman@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: wreier-aviles on DSK7SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: I. Introduction The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is considering a request dated June 7, 2011, as supplemented E–Mail dated January 9, 2012, by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E, the licensee) for alternate disposal of approximately 2,000,000 cubic feet of hazardous waste VerDate Mar<15>2010 15:32 May 02, 2012 Jkt 226001 containing low-activity radioactive debris, at the US Ecology Idaho (USEI) Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Subtitle C hazardous disposal facility located near Grand View, Idaho. This request was made under the alternate disposal provision contained in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 20.2002, and the exemption provision in 10 CFR 30.11. This Environmental Assessment (EA) has been developed in accordance with the requirements of 10 CFR 51.21. II. Environmental Assessment Identification of Proposed Action On July 2, 1976, Humboldt Bay Power Plant (HBPP) Unit 3 was shut down for annual refueling and to conduct seismic modifications. In 1983, updated economic analyses indicated that restarting Unit 3 would probably not be cost-effective, and in June 1983, Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) announced its intention to decommission the unit. On July 16, 1985, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issued Amendment No. 19 to the HBPP Unit 3 Operating License to change the status to possessbut-not-operate. In December of 2008, the transfer of spent fuel from the fuel storage pool to the dry-cask Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation was completed, and the decontamination and dismantlement phase of HBPP Unit 3 decommissioning commenced. PG&E requested NRC authorization for the disposal of waste from the HBPP at the US Ecology Idaho (USEI) facility in accordance with 10 CFR 20.2002. This waste would be generated during the decommissioning of the nuclear Unit 3. This waste consists of approximately 2,000,000 cubic feet (56,634 cubic meters) of hazardous waste, soil, and debris containing lowactivity radioactive debris generated during the demolition of structures and remediation activities at Unit 3. The waste would be transported by truck from HBPP in Eureka, CA to the USEI facility, Grand View, Idaho in the Owyhee Desert. The USEI facility is a Subtitle C RCRA hazardous waste disposal facility permitted by the State of Idaho. The USEI site has both natural and engineered features that limit the transport of radioactive material. The natural features include the low precipitation rate [i.e., 18.4 cm/y (7.4 in. per year)] and the long vertical distance to groundwater (i.e., 61-meter (203-ft) thick on average unsaturated zone below the disposal zone). The engineered features include an PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 26317 engineered cover, liners and leachate monitoring systems. Because the USEI facility is not licensed by the NRC, this proposed action would require the NRC to exempt the low-contaminated material authorized for disposal from further AEA and NRC licensing requirements. Need for Proposed Action The subject waste material consists of hazardous waste, soil, and debris containing low-activity radioactive debris generated during the demolition of structures and remediation activities at Unit 3. This proposed alternate disposal would conserve low-level radioactive waste disposal capacity. Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action The NRC staff has reviewed the evaluation performed by the Licensee to demonstrate compliance with the 10 CFR 20.2002 alternate disposal criteria. Under these criteria, a licensee may seek NRC authorization to dispose of licensed material using procedures not otherwise authorized by the NRC’s regulations. A licensee’s supporting analysis must show that the radiological doses arising from the proposed 10 CFR 20.2002 disposal will be as low as reasonably achievable and within the 10 CFR part 20 dose limits. PG&E performed a radiological assessment in consultation with USEI. Based on this assessment, PG&E concludes that potential doses to members of the public, including workers involved in the transportation and placement of this waste will be approximately one millirem total effective dose equivalent (TEDE) in one calendar year for this project, and well within the ‘‘few millirem’’ criteria that the NRC has established. The staff evaluated activities and potential doses associated with transportation, waste handling and disposal as part of the review of this 10 CFR 20.2002 application. The projected doses to individual transportation and USEI workers have been appropriately estimated and are demonstrated to meet the NRC’s alternate disposal requirement of contributing a dose of not more than ‘‘a few millirem per year’’ to any member of the public. Independent review of the post-closure and intruder scenarios confirmed that the maximum projected dose over a period of 1,000 years is also within ‘‘a few millirem per year.’’ Additionally, the proposed action will not significantly increase the probability or consequences of accidents and there is no significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposures. E:\FR\FM\03MYN1.SGM 03MYN1

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[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 86 (Thursday, May 3, 2012)]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 52-029 and 52-030; NRC-2008-0558]


Progress Energy Florida; Final Environmental Impact Statement for 
Combined Licenses for Levy Nuclear Plant Units 1 and 2

    Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC or the Commission) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
Jacksonville District, as a cooperating agency, have published a final 
environmental impact statement (EIS), NUREG-1941, ``Environmental 
Impact Statement for Combined Licenses (COLs) for Levy Nuclear Plant 
Units 1 and 2.'' The site comprises of approximately 3,105 acres in 
Levy County, Florida.
    On August 13, 2010 (75 FR 49539), the NRC published a notice of 
availability for the draft EIS. The purpose of this notice is to inform 
the public that the final EIS is available for public inspection in the 
NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) located at One White Flint North, 
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852 or from NRC's 
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is 
accessible from the NRC's Web site at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. The ADAMS accession numbers for the final EIS are 
ML12100A063, ML12100A068, and ML12100A070. Persons who do not have 
access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents 
located in ADAMS should contact the PDR reference staff by telephone at 
1-800-397-4209 and 1-301-415-4737 or by sending an email to

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pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The final EIS may also be viewed online at: 
https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col/levy.html. In addition, 
the following four public libraries have agreed to make the final EIS 
available to the public: the Citrus County Coastal Region Library, 
located at 8619 West Crystal Street, Crystal River, Florida; the 
Dunnellon Branch Library, located at 20351 Robinson Road, Dunnellon, 
Florida; the AF Knotts Public Library, located at 11 56th Street, 
Yankeetown, Florida; and the Bronson Public Library, located at 600 
Gilbert Street, Bronson.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Douglas Bruner, Environmental 
Projects Branch 1, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop 
T6C20M, Washington, DC, 20555-0001. Mr. Bruner may be contacted by 
telephone at 301-415-2730 or via email at Douglas.Bruner@nrc.gov.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of April, 2012.
    For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David B. Matthews,
Director, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of New Reactors.
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