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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
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[Docket Nos. 50–373 and 50–374; NRC–
2014–0268]
Exelon Generation Company, LLC;
LaSalle County Station, Units 1 and 2
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: License renewal application;
opportunity to request a hearing and to
petition for leave to intervene.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering an
application for the renewal of operating
license numbers NPF–11 and NPF–18,
which authorize Exelon Generation
Company, LLC to operate LaSalle
County Station (LSCS), Units 1 and 2.
The renewed licenses would authorize
the applicant to operate LSCS, Units 1
and 2 for an additional 20 years beyond
the period specified in each of the
current licenses. The current operating
licenses for LSCS expire as follows: Unit
1 (NPF–11) on April 17, 2022, and Unit
2 (NPF–18) on December 16, 2023.
DATES: A request for a hearing or
petition for leave to intervene must be
filed by April 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2014–0268 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may obtain publicly-available
information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
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for Docket ID NRC–2014–0268. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly
available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection 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
license renewal application is available
in ADAMS under accession no.
ML14343A849.
• 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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Jeffrey Mitchell, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington DC
20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–3019;
email: Jeffrey.Mitchell2@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC received a license renewal
application (LRA) from Exelon
Generation Company, LLC, dated
December 9, 2014, requesting renewal of
operating licenses NPF–11 and NPF–18,
which authorize Exelon Generation
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Company, LLC to operate LaSalle
County Station (LSCS), Units 1 and 2 at
3546 megawatts thermal each. LSCS,
Units 1 and 2 are located in Brookfield
Township, LaSalle County, Illinois.
Exelon Generation Company, LLC
submitted the application pursuant to
part 54 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR). A notice of
receipt of the LRA was published in the
Federal Register on December 18, 2014
(79 FR 75598).
The NRC staff has determined that
Exelon Generation Company, LLC has
submitted sufficient information in
accordance with 10 CFR 2.101, 54.19,
54.21, 54.22, 54.23, 51.45, and 51.53(c),
to enable the staff to undertake a review
of the application, and that the
application is therefore complete and
acceptable for docketing. The current
docket numbers, 50–373 and 50–374, for
operating license numbers NPF–11 and
NPF–18, respectively, 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.
Before issuance of the requested
renewed licenses, the NRC will have
made the findings required by the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(the Act), and the Commission’s rules
and regulations. In accordance with 10
CFR 54.29, the NRC may issue a
renewed license on the basis of its
review if it finds that actions have been
identified and have been or will be
taken with respect to: (1) Managing the
effects of aging during the period of
extended operation on the functionality
of structures and components that have
been identified to require aging
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management review; and (2) timelimited aging analyses that have been
identified to require review, such that
there is reasonable assurance that the
activities authorized by the renewed
license will continue to be conducted in
accordance with the current licensing
basis (CLB) and that any changes made
to the plant’s CLB will comply with the
Act and the Commission’s regulations.
Additionally, in accordance with 10
CFR 51.95(c), the NRC will prepare an
environmental impact statement for the
site as a supplement to the
Commission’s NUREG–1437, ‘‘Generic
Environmental Impact Statement for
License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,’’
dated June 2013. In considering the
LRA, the Commission must find that the
applicable requirements of Subpart A of
10 CFR part 51 have been satisfied, and
that matters raised under 10 CFR 2.335
have been addressed. Pursuant to 10
CFR 51.26, and as part of the
environmental scoping process, the NRC
staff intends to hold public scoping
meetings. Detailed information
regarding the environmental scoping
meetings will be the subject of a
separate Federal Register notice.
II. Opportunity To Request a Hearing
and Petition for Leave To Intervene
Within 60 days after the date of
publication of this Federal Register
notice, any person whose interest may
be affected by this proceeding and who
wishes to participate as a party in the
proceeding must file a written request
for a hearing or petition for leave to
intervene with respect to the renewal of
the licenses. Requests for a hearing or
petitions for leave to intervene must be
filed in accordance with the
Commission’s ‘‘Agency Rules of Practice
and Procedure’’ in 10 CFR part 2.
Interested persons should consult a
current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which is
available at the NRC’s PDR, located at
One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland
20852, and is accessible from the NRC
Library on the Internet at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Persons who do not have access to the
Internet 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 email
at PDR.Resource@nrc.gov.
If a request for a hearing/petition for
leave to intervene is filed within the 60day period, the Commission or a
presiding officer designated by the
Commission or by the Chief
Administrative Judge of the Atomic
Safety and Licensing Board Panel will
rule on the request and/or petition; and
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the Secretary of the Commission
(Secretary) or the Chief Administrative
Judge of the Atomic Safety and
Licensing Board Panel will issue a
notice of a hearing or an appropriate
order. In the event that no request for a
hearing or petition for leave to intervene
is filed within the 60-day period, the
NRC may, upon completion of its
evaluations and upon making the
findings required under 10 CFR parts 51
and 54, renew the licenses without
further notice.
As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a
request for hearing or petition for leave
to intervene must set forth with
particularity the interest of the
petitioner in the proceeding, and how
that interest may be affected by the
results of the proceeding, taking into
consideration the limited scope of
matters that may be considered
pursuant to 10 CFR parts 51 and 54.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.309(d), the request
for hearing or petition for leave to
intervene must provide the name,
address, and telephone number of the
requestor or petitioner; and specifically
explain the reasons why intervention
should be permitted with particular
reference to the following factors for the
LSCS site: (1) The nature of the
requestor’s/petitioner’s right under the
Act to be made a party to the
proceeding; (2) the nature and extent of
the requestor’s/petitioner’s property,
financial, or other interest in the
proceeding; and (3) the possible effect of
any decision or order that may be issued
in the proceeding on the requestor’s/
petitioner’s interest. The request for
hearing or petition for leave to intervene
must also set forth the specific
contentions which the requestor/
petitioner seeks to have litigated at the
proceeding.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(f),
each contention must consist of a
specific statement of the issue of law or
fact to be raised or controverted. In
addition, the requestor/petitioner shall
provide a brief explanation of the basis
for each contention and a concise
statement of the alleged facts or expert
opinions which support the contention
and on which the requestor/petitioner
intends to rely at hearing. The
requestor/petitioner must also provide
references to those specific sources and
documents on which the requestor/
petitioner intends to rely to support its
position on the issue. The requestor/
petitioner must provide sufficient
information to show that a genuine
dispute exists with the applicant/
licensee on a material issue of law or
fact. This information must include
references to specific portions of the
application that the petitioner disputes
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and the supporting reasons for each
dispute, or, if the petitioner believes
that the application fails to contain
information on a relevant matter as
required by law, the identification of
each failure and the supporting reasons
for the petitioner’s belief. Contentions
shall be limited to matters within the
scope of the action under consideration.
The contention must be one that, if
proven, would entitle the requestor/
petitioner to relief. A requestor/
petitioner who fails to satisfy these
requirements with respect to at least one
contention will not be permitted to
participate as a party.
Hearing requests, intervention
petitions, and motions for leave to file
new or amended contentions filed after
the deadline will not be entertained
absent a determination by the presiding
officer that the filing demonstrates good
cause by satisfying the three factors in
10 CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i)–(iii).
A State, local governmental body, or
Federally-recognized Indian tribe may
submit a request for hearing or a
petition to intervene to the Commission
to participate as a party to the
proceeding under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1).
The request for hearing or petition to
intervene must contain at least one
admissible contention, and must
designate a single representative for the
hearing. The request for hearing or
petition to intervene must be submitted
to the Commission by April 6, 2015. The
request or petition must be filed in
accordance with the filing instructions
in the ‘‘Electronic Submission (EFiling)’’ section of this document and
meet the requirements for requests for
hearings and petitions for leave to
intervene set forth in this section,
except that under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a
State, local governmental body, or
Federally-recognized Indian Tribe does
not need to address the standing
requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the
proceeding pertains to a production or
utilization facility that is located within
its boundaries. A State, local
governmental body, or Federallyrecognized Indian Tribe may also have
the opportunity to participate under 10
CFR 2.315(c).
If a hearing is granted, any person
who does not wish, or is not qualified,
to become a party to the proceeding
may, in the discretion of the presiding
officer, be permitted to make a limited
appearance pursuant to the provisions
of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person making a
limited appearance may make an oral or
written statement of position on the
issues, but may not otherwise
participate in the proceeding. A limited
appearance may be made at any session
of the hearing or at any prehearing
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conference, within the limits and on the
conditions fixed by the presiding
officer. Such statements of position
shall not be considered evidence in the
proceeding. Persons desiring to make a
limited appearance are requested to
inform the Secretary of the Commission
by April 6, 2015.
The Commission requests that each
contention be given a separate numeric
or alpha designation within one of the
following groups: (1) Technical
(primarily related to safety concerns);
(2) environmental; or (3) miscellaneous.
As specified in 10 CFR 2.309, if two
or more requestors/petitioners seek to
co-sponsor a contention or propose
substantially the same contention, the
requestors/petitioners will be required
to jointly designate a representative who
shall have the authority to act for the
requestors/petitioners with respect to
that contention.
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III. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)
All documents filed in NRC
adjudicatory proceedings, including a
request for hearing, a petition for leave
to intervene, any motion or other
document filed in the proceeding prior
to the submission of a request for
hearing or petition for leave to
intervene, and documents filed by
interested governmental entities
participating under 10 CFR 2.315(c),
must be filed in accordance with the
NRC’s E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139;
August 28, 2007). The E-Filing process
requires participants to submit and
serve all adjudicatory documents over
the internet, or in some cases to mail
copies on electronic storage media.
Participants may not submit paper
copies of their filings unless they seek
an exemption in accordance with the
procedures described below.
To comply with the procedural
requirements of E-Filing, at least 10
days prior to the filing deadline, the
participant should contact the Office of
the Secretary by email at
hearing.docket@nrc.gov, or by telephone
at 301–415–1677, to request (1) a digital
identification (ID) certificate, which
allows the participant (or its counsel or
representative) to digitally sign
documents and access the E-Submittal
server for any proceeding in which it is
participating; and (2) advise the
Secretary that the participant will be
submitting a hearing request or petition
for leave to intervene (even in instances
in which the participant, or its counsel
or representative, already holds an NRCissued digital ID certificate). Based upon
this information, the Secretary will
establish an electronic docket for the
hearing in this proceeding if the
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Secretary has not already established an
electronic docket.
Information about applying for a
digital ID certificate is available on the
NRC’s public Web site at https://
www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/
getting-started.html. System
requirements for accessing the ESubmittal server are detailed in the
NRC’s ‘‘Guidance for Electronic
Submission,’’ which is available on the
agency’s public Web site at https://
www.nrc.gov/site-help/esubmittals.html. Participants may
attempt to use other software not listed
on the Web site, but should note that the
NRC’s E-Filing system does not support
unlisted software, and the NRC Meta
System Help Desk will not be able to
offer assistance in using unlisted
software.
If a participant is electronically
submitting a document to the NRC in
accordance with the E-Filing rule, the
participant must file the document
using the NRC’s online, Web-based
submission form. In order to serve
documents through the Electronic
Information Exchange System, users
will be required to install a Web
browser plug-in from the NRC’s Web
site. Further information on the Webbased submission form, including the
installation of the Web browser plug-in,
is available on the NRC’s public Web
site at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/esubmittals.html.
Once a participant has obtained a
digital ID certificate and a docket has
been created, the participant can then
submit a request for hearing or petition
for leave to intervene. Submissions
should be in Portable Document Format
(PDF) in accordance with the NRC’s
guidance available on the NRC’s public
Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/sitehelp/e-submittals.html. A filing is
considered complete at the time the
documents are submitted through the
NRC’s E-Filing system. To be timely, an
electronic filing must be submitted to
the E-Filing system no later than 11:59
p.m. Eastern Time on the due date.
Upon receipt of a transmission, the EFiling system time-stamps the document
and sends the submitter an email notice
confirming receipt of the document. The
E-Filing system also distributes an email
notice that provides access to the
document to the NRC’s Office of the
General Counsel and any others who
have advised the Office of the Secretary
that they wish to participate in the
proceeding, so that the filer need not
serve the documents on those
participants separately. Therefore,
applicants and other participants (or
their counsel or representative) must
apply for and receive a digital ID
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certificate before a hearing request/
petition to intervene is filed so that they
can obtain access to the document via
the E-Filing system.
A person filing electronically using
the NRC’s adjudicatory E-Filing system
may seek assistance by contacting the
NRC Meta System Help Desk through
the ‘‘Contact Us’’ link located on the
NRC’s public Web site at https://
www.nrc.gov/site-help/esubmittals.html, by email to
MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a tollfree call at 1–866–672–7640. The NRC
Meta System Help Desk is available
between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern
Time, Monday through Friday,
excluding government holidays.
Participants who believe that they
have a good cause for not submitting
documents electronically must file an
exemption request, in accordance with
10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper
filing requesting authorization to
continue to submit documents in paper
format. Such filings must be submitted
by: (1) First class mail addressed to the
Office of the Secretary of the
Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
0001, Attention: Rulemaking and
Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier,
express mail, or expedited delivery
service to the Office of the Secretary,
Sixteenth Floor, One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking
and Adjudications Staff. Participants
filing a document in this manner are
responsible for serving the document on
all other participants. Filing is
considered complete by first-class mail
as of the time of deposit in the mail, or
by courier, express mail, or expedited
delivery service upon depositing the
document with the provider of the
service. A presiding officer, having
granted an exemption request from
using E-Filing, may require a participant
or party to use E-Filing if the presiding
officer subsequently determines that the
reason for granting the exemption from
use of E-Filing no longer exists.
Documents submitted in adjudicatory
proceedings will appear in the NRC’s
electronic hearing docket which is
available to the public at https://
ehd1.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded
pursuant to an order of the Commission,
or the presiding officer. Participants are
requested not to include personal
privacy information, such as social
security numbers, home addresses, or
home phone numbers in their filings,
unless an NRC regulation or other law
requires submission of such
information. However, a request for
hearing or petition for leave to intervene
will require including information on
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local residence in order to demonstrate
a proximity assertion of interest in the
proceeding. With respect to copyrighted
works, except for limited excerpts that
serve the purpose of the adjudicatory
filings and would constitute a Fair Use
application, participants are requested
not to include copyrighted materials in
their submission.
Detailed information about the license
renewal process can be found under the
Nuclear Reactors icon at https://
www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/
licensing/renewal.html on the NRC’s
Web site. Copies of the application to
renew the operating licenses for LSCS,
Units 1 and 2 are available for public
inspection at the NRC’s PDR, and at
https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/
licensing/renewal/applications.html, the
NRC’s Web site while the application is
under review. The application may be
accessed in ADAMS through the NRC
Library on the Internet at https://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html
under ADAMS accession no.
ML14343A849. As stated above, persons
who do not have access to ADAMS or
who encounter problems in accessing
the documents located in ADAMS may
contact the NRC’s PDR reference staff by
telephone at 1–800–397–4209 or 301–
415–4737, or by email to pdr.resources@
nrc.gov.
The NRC staff has verified that a copy
of the license renewal application is
also available to local residents near
LSCS, Units 1 and 2 at the Reddick
Public Library District, 1010 Canal St.,
Ottawa, IL 61350; Marseilles Public
Library, 155 East Bluff St., Marseilles, IL
61341; and Seneca Public Library
District, 210 N. Main St., Seneca, IL
61360.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day
of January 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christopher G. Miller,
Director, Division of License Renewal, Office
of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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DATE:
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STATUS: Public and Closed.
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Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc.,
et al.; Notice of Application
January 28, 2015.
Securities and Exchange
Commission (‘‘Commission’’).
ACTION: Notice of an application for an
order under section 6(c) of the
Investment Company Act of 1940 (the
‘‘Act’’) for an exemption from sections
2(a)(32), 5(a)(1), 22(d), and 22(e) of the
Act and rule 22c–1 under the Act, under
sections 6(c) and 17(b) of the Act for an
exemption from sections 17(a)(1) and
17(a)(2) of the Act, and under section
12(d)(1)(J) for an exemption from
sections 12(d)(1)(A) and 12(d)(1)(B) of
the Act.
AGENCY:
Summary of Application:
Applicants request an order that would
permit (a) series of certain open-end
management investment companies to
issue shares (‘‘Shares’’) redeemable in
large aggregations only (‘‘Creation
Units’’); (b) secondary market
transactions in Shares to occur at
negotiated market prices rather than at
net asset value (‘‘NAV’’); (c) certain
series to pay redemption proceeds,
under certain circumstances, more than
seven days after the tender of Shares for
redemption; (d) certain affiliated
persons of the series to deposit
securities into, and receive securities
from, the series in connection with the
purchase and redemption of Creation
Units; and (e) certain registered
management investment companies and
unit investment trusts outside of the
same group of investment companies as
the series to acquire Shares.
APPLICANTS: Diamond Hill Capital
Management, Inc. (‘‘Diamond Hill’’),
ETF Series Solutions (‘‘Trust’’) and
Quasar Distributors, LLC (‘‘Quasar’’).
SUMMARY:
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[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 22 (Tuesday, February 3, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5822-5825]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-01807]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-373 and 50-374; NRC-2014-0268]
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; LaSalle County Station, Units 1
and 2
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: License renewal application; opportunity to request a hearing
and to petition for leave to intervene.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering an
application for the renewal of operating license numbers NPF-11 and
NPF-18, which authorize Exelon Generation Company, LLC to operate
LaSalle County Station (LSCS), Units 1 and 2. The renewed licenses
would authorize the applicant to operate LSCS, Units 1 and 2 for an
additional 20 years beyond the period specified in each of the current
licenses. The current operating licenses for LSCS expire as follows:
Unit 1 (NPF-11) on April 17, 2022, and Unit 2 (NPF-18) on December 16,
2023.
DATES: A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must
be filed by April 6, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2014-0268 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document
using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2014-0268. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-287-
3422; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection 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
license renewal application is available in ADAMS under accession no.
ML14343A849.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jeffrey Mitchell, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3019; email: Jeffrey.Mitchell2@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The NRC received a license renewal application (LRA) from Exelon
Generation Company, LLC, dated December 9, 2014, requesting renewal of
operating licenses NPF-11 and NPF-18, which authorize Exelon Generation
Company, LLC to operate LaSalle County Station (LSCS), Units 1 and 2 at
3546 megawatts thermal each. LSCS, Units 1 and 2 are located in
Brookfield Township, LaSalle County, Illinois. Exelon Generation
Company, LLC submitted the application pursuant to part 54 of Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). A notice of receipt of the
LRA was published in the Federal Register on December 18, 2014 (79 FR
75598).
The NRC staff has determined that Exelon Generation Company, LLC
has submitted sufficient information in accordance with 10 CFR 2.101,
54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, 51.45, and 51.53(c), to enable the staff to
undertake a review of the application, and that the application is
therefore complete and acceptable for docketing. The current docket
numbers, 50-373 and 50-374, for operating license numbers NPF-11 and
NPF-18, respectively, 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.
Before issuance of the requested renewed licenses, the NRC will
have made the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
amended (the Act), and the Commission's rules and regulations. In
accordance with 10 CFR 54.29, the NRC may issue a renewed license on
the basis of its review if it finds that actions have been identified
and have been or will be taken with respect to: (1) Managing the
effects of aging during the period of extended operation on the
functionality of structures and components that have been identified to
require aging
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management review; and (2) time-limited aging analyses that have been
identified to require review, such that there is reasonable assurance
that the activities authorized by the renewed license will continue to
be conducted in accordance with the current licensing basis (CLB) and
that any changes made to the plant's CLB will comply with the Act and
the Commission's regulations.
Additionally, in accordance with 10 CFR 51.95(c), the NRC will
prepare an environmental impact statement for the site as a supplement
to the Commission's NUREG-1437, ``Generic Environmental Impact
Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,'' dated June 2013. In
considering the LRA, the Commission must find that the applicable
requirements of Subpart A of 10 CFR part 51 have been satisfied, and
that matters raised under 10 CFR 2.335 have been addressed. Pursuant to
10 CFR 51.26, and as part of the environmental scoping process, the NRC
staff intends to hold public scoping meetings. Detailed information
regarding the environmental scoping meetings will be the subject of a
separate Federal Register notice.
II. Opportunity To Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave To
Intervene
Within 60 days after the date of publication of this Federal
Register notice, any person whose interest may be affected by this
proceeding and who wishes to participate as a party in the proceeding
must file a written request for a hearing or petition for leave to
intervene with respect to the renewal of the licenses. Requests for a
hearing or petitions for leave to intervene must be filed in accordance
with the Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice and Procedure'' in 10
CFR part 2. Interested persons should consult a current copy of 10 CFR
2.309, which is available at the NRC's PDR, located at One White Flint
North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852,
and is accessible from the NRC Library on the Internet at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to
the Internet 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 email at
PDR.Resource@nrc.gov.
If a request for a hearing/petition for leave to intervene is filed
within the 60-day period, the Commission or a presiding officer
designated by the Commission or by the Chief Administrative Judge of
the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel will rule on the request
and/or petition; and the Secretary of the Commission (Secretary) or the
Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
Panel will issue a notice of a hearing or an appropriate order. In the
event that no request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene
is filed within the 60-day period, the NRC may, upon completion of its
evaluations and upon making the findings required under 10 CFR parts 51
and 54, renew the licenses without further notice.
As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a request for hearing or petition for
leave to intervene must set forth with particularity the interest of
the petitioner in the proceeding, and how that interest may be affected
by the results of the proceeding, taking into consideration the limited
scope of matters that may be considered pursuant to 10 CFR parts 51 and
54. Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.309(d), the request for hearing or petition
for leave to intervene must provide the name, address, and telephone
number of the requestor or petitioner; and specifically explain the
reasons why intervention should be permitted with particular reference
to the following factors for the LSCS site: (1) The nature of the
requestor's/petitioner's right under the Act to be made a party to the
proceeding; (2) the nature and extent of the requestor's/petitioner's
property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (3) the
possible effect of any decision or order that may be issued in the
proceeding on the requestor's/petitioner's interest. The request for
hearing or petition for leave to intervene must also set forth the
specific contentions which the requestor/petitioner seeks to have
litigated at the proceeding.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.309(f), each contention must consist of
a specific statement of the issue of law or fact to be raised or
controverted. In addition, the requestor/petitioner shall provide a
brief explanation of the basis for each contention and a concise
statement of the alleged facts or expert opinions which support the
contention and on which the requestor/petitioner intends to rely at
hearing. The requestor/petitioner must also provide references to those
specific sources and documents on which the requestor/petitioner
intends to rely to support its position on the issue. The requestor/
petitioner must provide sufficient information to show that a genuine
dispute exists with the applicant/licensee on a material issue of law
or fact. This information must include references to specific portions
of the application that the petitioner disputes and the supporting
reasons for each dispute, or, if the petitioner believes that the
application fails to contain information on a relevant matter as
required by law, the identification of each failure and the supporting
reasons for the petitioner's belief. Contentions shall be limited to
matters within the scope of the action under consideration. The
contention must be one that, if proven, would entitle the requestor/
petitioner to relief. A requestor/petitioner who fails to satisfy these
requirements with respect to at least one contention will not be
permitted to participate as a party.
Hearing requests, intervention petitions, and motions for leave to
file new or amended contentions filed after the deadline will not be
entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the
filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10
CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i)-(iii).
A State, local governmental body, or Federally-recognized Indian
tribe may submit a request for hearing or a petition to intervene to
the Commission to participate as a party to the proceeding under 10 CFR
2.309(h)(1). The request for hearing or petition to intervene must
contain at least one admissible contention, and must designate a single
representative for the hearing. The request for hearing or petition to
intervene must be submitted to the Commission by April 6, 2015. The
request or petition must be filed in accordance with the filing
instructions in the ``Electronic Submission (E-Filing)'' section of
this document and meet the requirements for requests for hearings and
petitions for leave to intervene set forth in this section, except that
under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(2) a State, local governmental body, or
Federally-recognized Indian Tribe does not need to address the standing
requirements in 10 CFR 2.309(d) if the proceeding pertains to a
production or utilization facility that is located within its
boundaries. A State, local governmental body, or Federally-recognized
Indian Tribe may also have the opportunity to participate under 10 CFR
2.315(c).
If a hearing is granted, any person who does not wish, or is not
qualified, to become a party to the proceeding may, in the discretion
of the presiding officer, be permitted to make a limited appearance
pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person making a
limited appearance may make an oral or written statement of position on
the issues, but may not otherwise participate in the proceeding. A
limited appearance may be made at any session of the hearing or at any
prehearing
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conference, within the limits and on the conditions fixed by the
presiding officer. Such statements of position shall not be considered
evidence in the proceeding. Persons desiring to make a limited
appearance are requested to inform the Secretary of the Commission by
April 6, 2015.
The Commission requests that each contention be given a separate
numeric or alpha designation within one of the following groups: (1)
Technical (primarily related to safety concerns); (2) environmental; or
(3) miscellaneous.
As specified in 10 CFR 2.309, if two or more requestors/petitioners
seek to co-sponsor a contention or propose substantially the same
contention, the requestors/petitioners will be required to jointly
designate a representative who shall have the authority to act for the
requestors/petitioners with respect to that contention.
III. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)
All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a
request for hearing, a petition for leave to intervene, any motion or
other document filed in the proceeding prior to the submission of a
request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene, and documents
filed by interested governmental entities participating under 10 CFR
2.315(c), must be filed in accordance with the NRC's E-Filing rule (72
FR 49139; August 28, 2007). The E-Filing process requires participants
to submit and serve all adjudicatory documents over the internet, or in
some cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Participants may
not submit paper copies of their filings unless they seek an exemption
in accordance with the procedures described below.
To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 10
days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should contact the
Office of the Secretary by email at hearing.docket@nrc.gov, or by
telephone at 301-415-1677, to request (1) a digital identification (ID)
certificate, which allows the participant (or its counsel or
representative) to digitally sign documents and access the E-Submittal
server for any proceeding in which it is participating; and (2) advise
the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a hearing request
or petition for leave to intervene (even in instances in which the
participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-
issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the
Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the hearing in this
proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic
docket.
Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is
available on the NRC's public Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. System requirements for accessing
the E-Submittal server are detailed in the NRC's ``Guidance for
Electronic Submission,'' which is available on the agency's public Web
site at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. Participants
may attempt to use other software not listed on the Web site, but
should note that the NRC's E-Filing system does not support unlisted
software, and the NRC Meta System Help Desk will not be able to offer
assistance in using unlisted software.
If a participant is electronically submitting a document to the NRC
in accordance with the E-Filing rule, the participant must file the
document using the NRC's online, Web-based submission form. In order to
serve documents through the Electronic Information Exchange System,
users will be required to install a Web browser plug-in from the NRC's
Web site. Further information on the Web-based submission form,
including the installation of the Web browser plug-in, is available on
the NRC's public Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
Once a participant has obtained a digital ID certificate and a
docket has been created, the participant can then submit a request for
hearing or petition for leave to intervene. Submissions should be in
Portable Document Format (PDF) in accordance with the NRC's guidance
available on the NRC's public Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. A filing is considered complete at the time the
documents are submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be
timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system
no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of
a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends
the submitter an email notice confirming receipt of the document. The
E-Filing system also distributes an email notice that provides access
to the document to the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any
others who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to
participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the
documents on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and
other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for
and receive a digital ID certificate before a hearing request/petition
to intervene is filed so that they can obtain access to the document
via the E-Filing system.
A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC Meta System
Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's public
Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by email to
MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-7640. The
NRC Meta System Help Desk is available between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.,
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government holidays.
Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper
format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail
addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention:
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or
expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth
Floor, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Participants
filing a document in this manner are responsible for serving the
document on all other participants. Filing is considered complete by
first-class mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier,
express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing the
document with the provider of the service. A presiding officer, having
granted an exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a
participant or party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer
subsequently determines that the reason for granting the exemption from
use of E-Filing no longer exists.
Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the
NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at
https://ehd1.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the
Commission, or the presiding officer. Participants are requested not to
include personal privacy information, such as social security numbers,
home addresses, or home phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC
regulation or other law requires submission of such information.
However, a request for hearing or petition for leave to intervene will
require including information on
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local residence in order to demonstrate a proximity assertion of
interest in the proceeding. With respect to copyrighted works, except
for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings
and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants are requested
not to include copyrighted materials in their submission.
Detailed information about the license renewal process can be found
under the Nuclear Reactors icon at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal.html on the NRC's Web site. Copies of the
application to renew the operating licenses for LSCS, Units 1 and 2 are
available for public inspection at the NRC's PDR, and at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html, the
NRC's Web site while the application is under review. The application
may be accessed in ADAMS through the NRC Library on the Internet at
https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html under ADAMS accession no.
ML14343A849. As stated above, persons who do not have access to ADAMS
or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS
may contact the NRC's PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-
4209 or 301-415-4737, or by email to pdr.resources@nrc.gov.
The NRC staff has verified that a copy of the license renewal
application is also available to local residents near LSCS, Units 1 and
2 at the Reddick Public Library District, 1010 Canal St., Ottawa, IL
61350; Marseilles Public Library, 155 East Bluff St., Marseilles, IL
61341; and Seneca Public Library District, 210 N. Main St., Seneca, IL
61360.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of January 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christopher G. Miller,
Director, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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