Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; In the Matter of Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (South Texas Project Units 3 and 4); Notice of Hearing (Application for Combined Licenses), 68102-68103 [2013-27145]

Download as PDF 68102 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 13, 2013 / Notices for Docket ID NRC–2013–0212 for ESP/ COL–ISG–026 or NRC–2013–0211 for ESP/COL–ISG–027. • 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 in this notice. • 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. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION B. Submitting Comments A. Matters To Be Considered at Evidentiary Hearing This evidentiary hearing will concern contention FC–1, which alleges that statutory and regulatory prohibitions on foreign ownership, control, and domination forbid the licensing of proposed STP Units 3 and 4. sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Please include the respective Docket ID 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 the appropriate docket. The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at https:// www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely 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 that they do not want to be publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove such information before making the comment submissions available to the public or entering the comment submissions into ADAMS. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of November 2013. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Joseph Colaccino, Chief Policy Branch, Division of Advanced Reactors and Rulemaking, Office of New Reactors. [FR Doc. 2013–27135 Filed 11–12–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:14 Nov 12, 2013 Jkt 232001 [Docket Nos. 52–12–COL and 52–13–COL; ASLBP No. 09–885–08–COL–BD01] Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; In the Matter of Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (South Texas Project Units 3 and 4); Notice of Hearing (Application for Combined Licenses) November 6, 2013. Before Administrative Judges: Michael M. Gibson, Chairman, Dr. Gary S. Arnold, Dr. Randall J. Charbeneau. The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board hereby gives notice that it has rescheduled the evidentiary hearing to receive testimony and exhibits in a contested portion of this proceeding regarding the application of Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA) for combined licenses that would authorize NINA to construct and operate two new nuclear reactor units on an existing site near Bay City, Texas.1 B. Date, Time, and Location of Evidentiary Hearing The Board will conduct this evidentiary hearing2 beginning at 9:00 a.m., Central Standard Time (CST) on Monday, January 6, 2014, at the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 301 Fannin, Room 245, Houston, TX 77002. The hearing will continue on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, until 12:00 p.m. CST if necessary. It will be conducted in accordance with 10 CFR part 2, Subpart L. Any members of the public who plan to attend the evidentiary hearing are advised that security measures are employed at the entrance to the courthouse, including searches of hand carried items such as briefcases or backpacks. Some of the evidence necessary to resolve this contention implicates business information that NINA deems 1 The evidentiary hearing was originally scheduled to begin on October 16, 2013, at the United States District and Bankruptcy Courthouse, Courtroom 11B, 515 Rusk Avenue, Houston, TX 77002. However, due to the lapse of federal funding and resulting government shutdown, that hearing was postponed. This order is rescheduling that postponed hearing. 2 NINA, the NRC Staff, and Intervenors will be parties to the hearing and will present witnesses and evidentiary material. PO 00000 Frm 00085 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 confidential. Although the Board anticipates that most of this hearing will be open to the public, at least a portion of this hearing will be closed to the public. The parties have further agreed that if the Board is unable to complete this hearing before 12:00 p.m. CST on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, it will continue any remaining non-public portions of the hearing at the office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, 1000 Louisiana St., Suite 4000, Houston, TX 77002. C. Submitting Written Limited Appearance Statements As provided in 10 CFR 2.315(a), any person (other than a party or the representative of a party to this proceeding) may submit a written statement setting forth his or her position on matters of concern relating to this proceeding. Although these statements do not constitute testimony or evidence, they nonetheless may help the Board or the parties in their consideration of the issues in this proceeding. Such a written limited appearance statement may be submitted at any time and should be sent to the Office of the Secretary using one of the methods prescribed below: Mail: Office of the Secretary, Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, Fax: (301) 415–1101 (verification (301) 415–1966), Email: hearingdocket@nrc.gov. In addition, using the same method of service, a copy of the written limited appearance statement should be sent to the Chairman of this Licensing Board as follows: Mail: Administrative Judge Michael M. Gibson, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, Mail Stop T–3 F23, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001, Fax: (301) 415–5599 (verification (301) 415–7332), Email: Michael.Gibson@nrc.gov and Carter.Thurman@nrc.gov. D. Availability of Documentary Information Regarding the Proceeding NINA’s application and various Staff documents relating to the application are available on the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/newreactors/col/south-texas-project.html. These and other documents relating to this proceeding are available for public inspection at the Commission’s Public Document Room, located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, MD 20852, or E:\FR\FM\13NON1.SGM 13NON1 Federal Register / Vol. 78, No. 219 / Wednesday, November 13, 2013 / Notices electronically from the publicly available records component of NRC’s document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC Public Document Room reference staff by telephone at (800) 397–4209 or (301) 415–4737 (available between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET), Monday through Friday except federal holidays), or by email to pdr@nrc.gov. It is so ordered. For the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. Rockville, Maryland. Dated: November 6, 2013. Michael M. Gibson, Chairman, Administrative Judge. [FR Doc. 2013–27145 Filed 11–12–13; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2013–0001] Sunshine Act Meetings Notice Weeks of November 11, 18, 25, December 2, 9, 16, 2013. PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. STATUS: Public and Closed. DATE: Week of November 11, 2013 There are no meetings scheduled for the week of November 11, 2013. Week of November 18, 2013—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of November 18, 2013. Week of November 25, 2013—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of November 25, 2013. Week of December 2, 2013—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of December 2, 2013. Week of December 9, 2013—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of December 9, 2013. sroberts on DSK5SPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Week of December 16, 2013—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of December 16, 2013. * * * * * The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short notice. To verify the status of meetings, call (recording)—301–415–1292. VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:14 Nov 12, 2013 Jkt 232001 Contact person for more information: Rochelle Bavol, 301–415–1651. * * * * * The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can be found on the Internet at: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ public-meetings/schedule.html. * * * * * The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in these public meetings, or need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the public meetings in another format (e.g. braille, large print), please notify Kimberly Meyer, NRC Disability Program Manager, at 301–287–0727, or by email at Kimberly.MeyerChambers@nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. * * * * * Members of the public may request to receive this information electronically. If you would like to be added to the distribution, please contact the Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301–415–1969), or send an email to Darlene.Wright@nrc.gov. Dated: November 7, 2013. Rochelle C. Bavol, Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–27279 Filed 11–8–13; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 68103 Oral presentations may not exceed ten (10) minutes. The time for individual presentations may be reduced proportionately, if necessary, to afford all participants who have submitted a timely request an opportunity to be heard. Participants wishing to submit a written statement for the record must submit a copy of such statement to OPIC’s Corporate Secretary no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2013. Such statement must be typewritten, double spaced, and may not exceed twenty-five (25) pages. Upon receipt of the required notice, OPIC will prepare an agenda, which will be available at the hearing, that identifies speakers, the subject on which each participant will speak, and the time allotted for each presentation. A written summary of the hearing will be compiled, and such summary will be made available, upon written request to OPIC’s Corporate Secretary, at the cost of reproduction. CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION: Information on the hearing may be obtained from Connie M. Downs at (202) 336–8438, via facsimile at (202) 408– 0297, or via email at Connie.Downs@ opic.gov. Dated: November 8, 2013. Connie M. Downs, OPIC Corporate Secretary. [FR Doc. 2013–27280 Filed 11–8–13; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 3210–01–P OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Sunshine Act Notice; December 4, 2013 Public Hearing. [Release No. 30776; File No. 812–14133] 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 4, 2013. PLACE: Offices of the Corporation, Twelfth Floor Board Room, 1100 New York Avenue NW., Washington, DC. STATUS: Hearing OPEN to the Public at 2:00 p.m. PURPOSE: Public Hearing in conjunction with each meeting of OPIC’s Board of Directors, to afford an opportunity for any person to present views regarding the activities of the Corporation. PROCEDURES: Individuals wishing to address the hearing orally must provide advance notice to OPIC’s Corporate Secretary no later than 5 p.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2013. The notice must include the individual’s name, title, organization, address, and telephone number, and a concise summary of the subject matter to be presented. TIME AND DATE: PO 00000 Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Transamerica Life Insurance Company, et al; Notice of Application November 6, 2013. The Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’). ACTION: Notice of application for an order under Section 6(c) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the ‘‘1940 Act’’) granting exemptions from the provisions of Sections 2(a)(32), 22(c), and 27(i)(2)(A) of the 1940 Act and Rule 22c–1 thereunder. AGENCY: Transamerica Life Insurance Company (‘‘TLIC’’), Transamerica Financial Life Insurance Company (‘‘TFLIC’’) (each a ‘‘Company’’ and collectively, the ‘‘Companies’’); Separate Account VA B (‘‘TLIC Account’’), Separate Account VA BNY (‘‘TFLIC Account’’) (each an ‘‘Account’’ and collectively, the ‘‘Accounts’’); and APPLICANTS: E:\FR\FM\13NON1.SGM 13NON1

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 52-12-COL and 52-13-COL; ASLBP No. 09-885-08-COL-BD01]


Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; In the Matter of Nuclear 
Innovation North America LLC (South Texas Project Units 3 and 4); 
Notice of Hearing (Application for Combined Licenses)

November 6, 2013.
Before Administrative Judges: Michael M. Gibson, Chairman, Dr. Gary 
S. Arnold, Dr. Randall J. Charbeneau.

    The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board hereby gives notice that it 
has rescheduled the evidentiary hearing to receive testimony and 
exhibits in a contested portion of this proceeding regarding the 
application of Nuclear Innovation North America LLC (NINA) for combined 
licenses that would authorize NINA to construct and operate two new 
nuclear reactor units on an existing site near Bay City, Texas.\1\
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    \1\ The evidentiary hearing was originally scheduled to begin on 
October 16, 2013, at the United States District and Bankruptcy 
Courthouse, Courtroom 11B, 515 Rusk Avenue, Houston, TX 77002. 
However, due to the lapse of federal funding and resulting 
government shutdown, that hearing was postponed. This order is 
rescheduling that postponed hearing.
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A. Matters To Be Considered at Evidentiary Hearing

    This evidentiary hearing will concern contention FC-1, which 
alleges that statutory and regulatory prohibitions on foreign 
ownership, control, and domination forbid the licensing of proposed STP 
Units 3 and 4.

B. Date, Time, and Location of Evidentiary Hearing

    The Board will conduct this evidentiary hearing\2\ beginning at 
9:00 a.m., Central Standard Time (CST) on Monday, January 6, 2014, at 
the Fourteenth Court of Appeals, 301 Fannin, Room 245, Houston, TX 
77002. The hearing will continue on Tuesday, January 7, 2014, until 
12:00 p.m. CST if necessary. It will be conducted in accordance with 10 
CFR part 2, Subpart L.
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    \2\ NINA, the NRC Staff, and Intervenors will be parties to the 
hearing and will present witnesses and evidentiary material.
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    Any members of the public who plan to attend the evidentiary 
hearing are advised that security measures are employed at the entrance 
to the courthouse, including searches of hand carried items such as 
briefcases or backpacks.
    Some of the evidence necessary to resolve this contention 
implicates business information that NINA deems confidential. Although 
the Board anticipates that most of this hearing will be open to the 
public, at least a portion of this hearing will be closed to the 
public. The parties have further agreed that if the Board is unable to 
complete this hearing before 12:00 p.m. CST on Tuesday, January 7, 
2014, it will continue any remaining non-public portions of the hearing 
at the office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, 1000 Louisiana St., Suite 
4000, Houston, TX 77002.

C. Submitting Written Limited Appearance Statements

    As provided in 10 CFR 2.315(a), any person (other than a party or 
the representative of a party to this proceeding) may submit a written 
statement setting forth his or her position on matters of concern 
relating to this proceeding. Although these statements do not 
constitute testimony or evidence, they nonetheless may help the Board 
or the parties in their consideration of the issues in this proceeding.
    Such a written limited appearance statement may be submitted at any 
time and should be sent to the Office of the Secretary using one of the 
methods prescribed below:

Mail: Office of the Secretary, Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001,
Fax: (301) 415-1101 (verification (301) 415-1966),
Email: hearingdocket@nrc.gov.

    In addition, using the same method of service, a copy of the 
written limited appearance statement should be sent to the Chairman of 
this Licensing Board as follows:

Mail: Administrative Judge Michael M. Gibson, Atomic Safety and 
Licensing Board Panel, Mail Stop T-3 F23, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001,
Fax: (301) 415-5599 (verification (301) 415-7332),
Email: Michael.Gibson@nrc.gov and Carter.Thurman@nrc.gov.

D. Availability of Documentary Information Regarding the Proceeding

    NINA's application and various Staff documents relating to the 
application are available on the NRC Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col/south-texas-project.html.
    These and other documents relating to this proceeding are available 
for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, located 
at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), 
Rockville, MD 20852, or

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electronically from the publicly available records component of NRC's 
document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at 
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room). 
Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in 
accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC Public 
Document Room reference staff by telephone at (800) 397-4209 or (301) 
415-4737 (available between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Eastern Time (ET), 
Monday through Friday except federal holidays), or by email to 
pdr@nrc.gov.
    It is so ordered.

    For the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. Rockville, Maryland.

    Dated: November 6, 2013.
Michael M. Gibson,
Chairman, Administrative Judge.
[FR Doc. 2013-27145 Filed 11-12-13; 8:45 am]
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