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White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC–2015–
0246 in your comment submission.
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 posts all comment
submissions at https://
www.regulations.gov as well as entering
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
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does not routinely edit comment
submissions to remove such information
before making the comment
submissions available to the public or
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ADAMS.
II. Introduction
The NRC is considering a request to
amend Provisional Operating License
No. DPR–5, and Facility Operating
License Nos. DPR–26 and DPR–64,
issued to ENO for operation of Indian
Point, including the general-licensed
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation, Docket No. 72–51, located
in Westchester County, NY, in
accordance with 10 CFR 50.90.
Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21
and 10 CFR 51.33, the NRC has
prepared a draft EA documenting its
finding. The requested amendment
would permit licensee security
personnel to use certain firearms and
ammunition feeding devices not
previously permitted, notwithstanding
State, local, and certain Federal firearms
laws or regulations that otherwise
prohibit such actions.
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III. Draft Environmental Assessment
and Finding of No Significant Impact
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would permit
security personnel at Indian Point, in
the performance of their official duties,
to transfer, receive, possess, transport,
import, and use certain firearms, and
large capacity ammunition feeding
devices not previously permitted to be
owned or possessed, notwithstanding
State, local, and certain Federal firearms
laws, or regulations that otherwise
prohibit such actions.
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The proposed action is in accordance
with ENO’s application dated August
20, 2013, as supplemented by letters
dated November 21, 2013, May 13 and
July 24, 2014, and January 16, 2015, and
citing letters dated April 27 and October
27, 2011, and January 4, 2012.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action would allow the
transfer, receipt, possession,
transportation, importation and use of
those firearms and devices needed in
the performance of official duties
required for the protection of Indian
Point and associated special nuclear
materials, consistent with the Indian
Point NRC-approved security plan.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC has completed its evaluation
of the proposed action and concludes
that the proposed action would only
allow the use of those firearms and
devices necessary to protect Indian
Point and associated special nuclear
material, consistent with the Indian
Point NRC-approved security plant.
Therefore, the proposed action would
not significantly increase the probability
or consequences of accidents. In
addition, the proposed action would not
change the types and the amounts of
any effluents that may be released
offsite. There would also be no
significant increase in occupational or
public radiation exposure. Therefore,
there would be no significant
radiological environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action.
The proposed action would not
impact land, air, or water resources,
including biota. In addition, the
proposed action would not result in any
socioeconomic or environmental justice
impacts or impacts to historic and
cultural resources. Therefore, there
would also be no significant nonradiological environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that
issuance of the requested amendment
would not result in significant
environmental impacts.
The NRC will publish in the Federal
Register a copy of the final
environmental assessment as part of the
final finding of no significant impact.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed
action, the staff considered denying the
proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’
alternative). Denial of the license
amendment request would result in no
change in current environmental
conditions at Indian Point.
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Alternative Use of Resources
The proposed action would not
involve the use of any resources.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
The staff did not consult with any
Federal Agency or New York state
agencies regarding the environmental
impact of the proposed action.
IV. Finding of No Significant Impact
The licensee has requested a license
amendment to permit licensee security
personnel, in the performance of their
official duties, to transfer, receive,
possess, transport, import, and use
certain firearms, and large capacity
ammunition feeding devices not
previously permitted to be owned or
possessed, notwithstanding State, local,
and certain Federal firearms laws, or
regulations that would otherwise
prohibit such actions.
On the basis of the information
presented in this environmental
assessment, the NRC concludes that the
proposed action would not cause any
significant environmental impact and
would not have a significant effect on
the quality of the human environment.
In addition, the NRC has determined
that an environmental impact statement
is not necessary for the evaluation of
this proposed action.
Other than the licensee’s letter dated
August 20, 2013, there are no other
environmental documents associated
with this review. This document is
available for public inspection as
indicated above.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd
day of October, 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Benjamin G. Beasley,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch 1–1, Division
of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2015–27648 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50–333 and 72–12; NRC–2015–
0247]
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.;
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power
Plant
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Draft environmental assessment
and finding of no significant impact;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing a draft
SUMMARY:
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environmental assessment (EA) and
finding of no significant impact (FONSI)
for public comment related to a request
to amend Renewed Facility Operating
License No. DPR–59, including the
general licensed Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation, issued to
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (ENO,
‘‘the licensee’’), for operation of the
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power
Plant, (hereinafter ‘‘JAFNPP’’ or ‘‘the
facility’’), located in Oswego County,
New York. The requested amendment
would permit licensee security
personnel to use certain firearms and
ammunition feeding devices not
previously permitted, notwithstanding
State, local, and certain Federal firearms
laws or regulations that otherwise
prohibit such actions.
Submit comments by November
30, 2015. Comments received after this
date will be considered if it is practical
to do so, but the Commission is able to
ensure consideration only for comments
received before this date. Any potential
party, as defined in § 2.4, of title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR), who believes access to sensitive
unclassified non-safeguards information
(SUNSI) is necessary to respond to this
notice must request document access by
November 9, 2015.
DATES:
You may submit comments
by any of the following methods (unless
this document describes a different
method for submitting comments on a
specific subject):
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2015–0247. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
• Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001.
For additional direction on obtaining
information and submitting comments,
see ‘‘Obtaining Information’’ and
‘‘Submitting Comments’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
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ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Douglas V. Pickett, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
1364 email: Douglas.Pickett@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015–
0247 when contacting the NRC about
the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this
action by any of the following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2015–0247.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable 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
ADAMS accession number for each
document referenced (if it available in
ADAMS) is provided the first time that
a document is referenced. The
application for amendment for JAFNPP
dated August 30, 2013, was
supplemented by letters dated
November 12, 2013, May 14 and July 11,
2014, and January 15, 2015 (ADAMS
Accession Nos. ML13248A517,
ML13317A928, ML14135A327,
ML14195A040, and ML15015A637,
respectively). Those letters containing
SUNSI are being withheld from public
disclosure.
• 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–2015–
0247 in your comment submission.
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 posts all comment
submissions at https://
www.regulations.gov as well as entering
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.
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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.
II. Introduction
The NRC is considering a request to
amend Renewed Facility Operating
License No. DPR–59, including the
general licensed Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation, issued to ENO
for operation of the JAFNPP located in
Oswego County, New York, in
accordance with 10 CFR 50.90.
Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21
and 10 CFR 51.33, the NRC has
prepared a draft EA and FONSI
documenting its finding. The requested
amendment would permit licensee
security personnel to use certain
firearms and ammunition feeding
devices not previously permitted,
notwithstanding State, local, and certain
Federal firearms laws or regulations that
otherwise prohibit such actions.
III. Draft Environmental Assessment
and Finding of No Significant Impact
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would permit
security personnel at the JAFNPP, in the
performance of official duties, to
transfer, receive, possess, transport,
import, and use certain firearms and
large capacity ammunition feeding
devices not previously permitted to be
owned or possessed, notwithstanding
State, local, and certain Federal firearms
laws, or regulations, that otherwise
prohibit such actions.
The proposed action is in accordance
with ENO’s application dated August
30, 2013, as supplemented by letters
dated November 12, 2013, May 14 and
July 11, 2014, and January 15, 2015.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action would allow the
transfer, receipt, possession,
transportation, importation and use of
those firearms and devices needed in
the performance of official duties
required for the protection of the
JAFNPP and associated special nuclear
materials, consistent with the JAFNPP
NRC approved security plan.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC has completed its evaluation
of the proposed action and concludes
that the proposed action would only
allow the use of those firearms and
devices necessary to protect JAFNPP
and associated special nuclear material,
consistent with the JAFNPP NRC-
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approved security plant. Therefore, the
proposed action would not significantly
increase the probability or consequences
of accidents. In addition, the proposed
action would not change the types and
the amounts of any effluents that may be
released offsite. There would also be no
significant increase in occupational or
public radiation exposure. Therefore,
there would be no significant
radiological environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action.
The proposed action would not
impact land, air, or water resources,
including biota. In addition, the
proposed action would not result in any
socioeconomic or environmental justice
impacts or impacts to historic and
cultural resources. Therefore, there
would also be no significant nonradiological environmental impacts
associated with the proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that
the issuance of the requested
amendment would not result in
significant environmental impacts.
The NRC will publish in the Federal
Register a copy of the final
environmental assessment as part of the
final finding of no significant impact.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed
action, the NRC staff considered
denying the proposed action (i.e., the
‘‘no-action’’ alternative). Denial of the
license amendment request would result
in no change in current environmental
conditions at the JAFNPP.
Alternative Use of Resources
The proposed action would not
involve the use of any resources.
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Agencies and Persons Consulted
The staff did not consult with any
Federal Agency or New York state
agencies regarding the environmental
impact of the proposed action.
IV. Finding of No Significant Impact
The licensee has requested a license
amendment to permit licensee security
personnel, in the performance of official
duties, to transfer, receive, possess,
transport, import, and use certain
firearms and large capacity ammunition
feeding devices not previously
permitted to be owned or possessed,
notwithstanding State, local, and certain
Federal firearms laws, or regulations
that would otherwise prohibit such
actions.
On the basis of the information
presented in this environmental
assessment, the NRC concludes that the
proposed action would not cause any
significant environmental impact and
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would not have a significant effect on
the quality of the human environment.
In addition, the NRC has determined
that an environmental impact statement
is not necessary for the evaluation of
this proposed action.
Other than the licensee’s letter dated
August 30, 2013, there are no other
environmental documents associated
with this review. This document is
available for public inspection as
indicated above.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd
day of October 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Benjamin G. Beasley,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch I–1, Division
of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2015–27647 Filed 10–28–15; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50–244 and 72–67; NRC–2015–
0249]
Exelon Generation Company, LLC;
R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Draft environmental assessment
and finding of no significant impact;
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The U.S Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing a draft
environmental assessment (EA) and
finding of no significant impact (FONSI)
for public comment related to a request
to amend Renewed Facility Operating
License No. DPR–18, issued to Exelon
Generation Company, LLC (Exelon, ‘‘the
licensee’’), for operation of the R.E.
Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (hereinafter
‘‘Ginna,’’ or ‘‘the facility’’), including
the general-licensed Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation, Docket No.
72–67, located in Wayne County, NY.
The requested amendment would
permit licensee security personnel to
use certain firearms and ammunition
feeding devices not previously
permitted, notwithstanding State, local,
and certain Federal firearms laws or
regulations that otherwise prohibit such
actions.
DATES: Submit comments by November
30, 2015. Comments received after this
date will be considered if it is practical
to do so, but the Commission is able to
ensure consideration only for comments
received before this date. Any potential
party, as defined in § 2.4, of title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR), who believes access to Sensitive
SUMMARY:
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Unclassified Non-Safeguards
Information (SUNSI) is necessary to
respond to this notice must request
document access by November 9, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods (unless
this document describes a different
method for submitting comments on a
specific subject):
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2015–0249. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
technical questions, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
• Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001.
For additional direction on obtaining
information and submitting comments,
see ‘‘Obtaining Information’’ and
‘‘Submitting Comments’’ in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Douglas V. Pickett, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington DC
20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–1364;
email: Douglas.Pickett@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2015–
0249 when contacting the NRC about
the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this
action by any of the following methods:
• Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2015–0249.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may access publicly
available documents online in the
ADAMS Public Documents collection
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
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-333 and 72-12; NRC-2015-0247]
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear
Power Plant
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Draft environmental assessment and finding of no significant
impact; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a
draft
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environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact
(FONSI) for public comment related to a request to amend Renewed
Facility Operating License No. DPR-59, including the general licensed
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, issued to Entergy Nuclear
Operations, Inc. (ENO, ``the licensee''), for operation of the James A.
FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant, (hereinafter ``JAFNPP'' or ``the
facility''), located in Oswego County, New York. The requested
amendment would permit licensee security personnel to use certain
firearms and ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted,
notwithstanding State, local, and certain Federal firearms laws or
regulations that otherwise prohibit such actions.
DATES: Submit comments by November 30, 2015. Comments received after
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the
Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received
before this date. Any potential party, as defined in Sec. 2.4, of
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), who believes
access to sensitive unclassified non-safeguards information (SUNSI) is
necessary to respond to this notice must request document access by
November 9, 2015.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting
comments on a specific subject):
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0247. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration,
Mail Stop: OWFN-12-H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information'' and ``Submitting Comments'' in
the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Douglas V. Pickett, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1364 email: Douglas.Pickett@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0247 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the
following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0247.
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
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it available in
ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. The
application for amendment for JAFNPP dated August 30, 2013, was
supplemented by letters dated November 12, 2013, May 14 and July 11,
2014, and January 15, 2015 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML13248A517,
ML13317A928, ML14135A327, ML14195A040, and ML15015A637, respectively).
Those letters containing SUNSI are being withheld from public
disclosure.
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-2015-0247 in your comment submission.
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 posts all comment submissions at https://www.regulations.gov as well as entering 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.
II. Introduction
The NRC is considering a request to amend Renewed Facility
Operating License No. DPR-59, including the general licensed
Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, issued to ENO for
operation of the JAFNPP located in Oswego County, New York, in
accordance with 10 CFR 50.90. Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21
and 10 CFR 51.33, the NRC has prepared a draft EA and FONSI documenting
its finding. The requested amendment would permit licensee security
personnel to use certain firearms and ammunition feeding devices not
previously permitted, notwithstanding State, local, and certain Federal
firearms laws or regulations that otherwise prohibit such actions.
III. Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant
Impact
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would permit security personnel at the JAFNPP,
in the performance of official duties, to transfer, receive, possess,
transport, import, and use certain firearms and large capacity
ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted to be owned or
possessed, notwithstanding State, local, and certain Federal firearms
laws, or regulations, that otherwise prohibit such actions.
The proposed action is in accordance with ENO's application dated
August 30, 2013, as supplemented by letters dated November 12, 2013,
May 14 and July 11, 2014, and January 15, 2015.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action would allow the transfer, receipt, possession,
transportation, importation and use of those firearms and devices
needed in the performance of official duties required for the
protection of the JAFNPP and associated special nuclear materials,
consistent with the JAFNPP NRC approved security plan.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and
concludes that the proposed action would only allow the use of those
firearms and devices necessary to protect JAFNPP and associated special
nuclear material, consistent with the JAFNPP NRC-
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approved security plant. Therefore, the proposed action would not
significantly increase the probability or consequences of accidents. In
addition, the proposed action would not change the types and the
amounts of any effluents that may be released offsite. There would also
be no significant increase in occupational or public radiation
exposure. Therefore, there would be no significant radiological
environmental impacts associated with the proposed action.
The proposed action would not impact land, air, or water resources,
including biota. In addition, the proposed action would not result in
any socioeconomic or environmental justice impacts or impacts to
historic and cultural resources. Therefore, there would also be no
significant non-radiological environmental impacts associated with the
proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that the issuance of the requested
amendment would not result in significant environmental impacts.
The NRC will publish in the Federal Register a copy of the final
environmental assessment as part of the final finding of no significant
impact.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed action, the NRC staff considered
denying the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative).
Denial of the license amendment request would result in no change in
current environmental conditions at the JAFNPP.
Alternative Use of Resources
The proposed action would not involve the use of any resources.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
The staff did not consult with any Federal Agency or New York state
agencies regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action.
IV. Finding of No Significant Impact
The licensee has requested a license amendment to permit licensee
security personnel, in the performance of official duties, to transfer,
receive, possess, transport, import, and use certain firearms and large
capacity ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted to be
owned or possessed, notwithstanding State, local, and certain Federal
firearms laws, or regulations that would otherwise prohibit such
actions.
On the basis of the information presented in this environmental
assessment, the NRC concludes that the proposed action would not cause
any significant environmental impact and would not have a significant
effect on the quality of the human environment. In addition, the NRC
has determined that an environmental impact statement is not necessary
for the evaluation of this proposed action.
Other than the licensee's letter dated August 30, 2013, there are
no other environmental documents associated with this review. This
document is available for public inspection as indicated above.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of October 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Benjamin G. Beasley,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch I-1, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2015-27647 Filed 10-28-15; 8:45 am]
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