Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; Before Administrative Judges: Ronald M. Spritzer, Chairman; Nicholas G. Trikouros; Dr. James F. Jackson; in the Matter of Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; (Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4), 8258 [2016-03372]

Download as PDF 8258 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 32 / Thursday, February 18, 2016 / Notices For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Michael A. Norato, Chief, Materials Decommissioning Branch Division of Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2016–03419 Filed 2–17–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 52–025 and 52–026; ASLBP No. 16–944–01–LA–BD01] Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; Before Administrative Judges: Ronald M. Spritzer, Chairman; Nicholas G. Trikouros; Dr. James F. Jackson; in the Matter of Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; (Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4) February 10, 2016. Order (Scheduling Oral Argument) Before the Board is a petition to intervene and request for a hearing, filed by Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League and its chapter Concerned Citizens of Shell Bluff (collectively Petitioner).1 Oral argument on contention admissibility will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2016, beginning at 10:00 a.m. EDT. This argument will take place at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Federal Justice Center, Plaza Building, 600 James Brown Boulevard (formerly 9th Street), Augusta, GA 30901. mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Instructions On or before Friday, March 11, 2016, the Petitioner, the Licensee, and the NRC Staff must each provide the names of their representatives by email to the Board and the service list. Only designated representatives will be permitted to present oral argument. Each counsel or other representative for each participant in this proceeding who has not already done so must file and serve a notice of appearance on or before March 11, 2016, containing all of the information required by 10 CFR § 2.314(b). The primary purpose of this oral argument is for the Board to ask questions and receive answers concerning contention admissibility issues presented by the pleadings. As to each contention, the Petitioner shall have 15 minutes to present an 1 Amended Petition for Leave to Intervene and Request for Hearing by the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League and its Chapter Concerned Citizens of Shell Bluff (Dec. 23, 2015). VerDate Sep<11>2014 19:03 Feb 17, 2016 Jkt 238001 introductory argument, and the NRC Staff and the Licensee shall each have 10 minutes as well. The Petitioner may reserve up to 5 minutes of its allotted time for rebuttal. No other rebuttal will be permitted. In general, the participants should not repeat arguments already presented in their written filings, but should focus on responding to the Board’s questions. The argument is not an evidentiary hearing, and the participants therefore should not attempt to introduce evidence during the argument. The participants should advise the Board and the other participants no later than March 8, 2016 if they plan to refer to any type of visual aid during the argument. No material that is not already cited in the record before the Board should be used as a visual aid. The public is welcome to attend the argument, but space is limited within the courtroom. Additionally, only the parties’ designated representatives will be permitted to participate in the argument. Neither signs nor any manner of demonstration will be permitted in the courtroom. Those people wishing to attend the oral argument in person should contact the Board’s law clerk, Cooper Strickland, at 301–415–5880 or Cooper.Strickland@nrc.gov, no later than Wednesday, March 9, 2016 to provide their names for security purposes. All persons participating in person must present a valid photo ID and should arrive at least fifteen minutes early so as to allow sufficient time to pass through security screening. Furthermore, cell phones are not permitted in the Federal Justice Center. Transcript Availability Sometime after March 15, 2016, a transcript of the oral argument will be available for public inspection electronically on the NRC’s Electronic Hearing Docket (EHD). EHD is accessible from the NRC Web site at https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd. For additional information regarding the EHD please see https://www.nrc.gov/ about-nrc/regulatory/adjudicatory. html#ehd. Persons who do not have access to the internet or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located on the NRC’s Web site may contact the NRC Public Document Room reference staff by email to pdr@nrc.gov or by telephone at (800) 397–4209 or (301) 415–4737. Reference staff are available Monday through Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET, except federal holidays. For additional information regarding the NRC Public Frm 00086 Fmt 4703 Rockville, Maryland February 10, 2016. For The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board. Ronald M. Spritzer, Chairman, Administrative Judge. [FR Doc. 2016–03372 Filed 2–17–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50–309, and 72–1015; NRC– 2016–0028] Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Exemption; issuance. AGENCY: Public Attendance PO 00000 Document Room please see https://www. nrc.gov/reading-rm/pdr.html. It is so ordered. Sfmt 4703 The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an exemption in response to a September 1, 2015, request from Maine Yankee Atomic Power Company, (MYAPC or licensee) from the requirement to comply with the terms, conditions, and specifications regarding the method of compliance defined in Amendment 5 of the NAC International (NAC)-UMS System Certificate of Compliance (CoC) No. 1015, Appendix A ‘‘Technical Specifications for NAC–UMS System’’, Technical Specifications (TS) A.5.4 ‘‘Surveillance After an Off-Normal, Accident, or Natural Phenomena Event’’ at the Maine Yankee (MY) Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI). The exemption request seeks a modification of TS A.5.4 inspection requirements for the inlet and outlet vents following off-normal, accident, and natural phenomena events. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016–0028 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–2016–0028. 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. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\18FEN1.SGM 18FEN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 32 (Thursday, February 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
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[FR Doc No: 2016-03372]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 52-025 and 52-026; ASLBP No. 16-944-01-LA-BD01]


Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; Before Administrative Judges: 
Ronald M. Spritzer, Chairman; Nicholas G. Trikouros; Dr. James F. 
Jackson; in the Matter of Southern Nuclear Operating Company, Inc.; 
(Vogtle Electric Generating Plant, Units 3 and 4)

 February 10, 2016.

Order

(Scheduling Oral Argument)
    Before the Board is a petition to intervene and request for a 
hearing, filed by Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League and its 
chapter Concerned Citizens of Shell Bluff (collectively Petitioner).\1\ 
Oral argument on contention admissibility will be held on Tuesday, 
March 15, 2016, beginning at 10:00 a.m. EDT. This argument will take 
place at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Federal Justice Center, Plaza 
Building, 600 James Brown Boulevard (formerly 9th Street), Augusta, GA 
30901.
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    \1\ Amended Petition for Leave to Intervene and Request for 
Hearing by the Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League and its 
Chapter Concerned Citizens of Shell Bluff (Dec. 23, 2015).
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Instructions

    On or before Friday, March 11, 2016, the Petitioner, the Licensee, 
and the NRC Staff must each provide the names of their representatives 
by email to the Board and the service list. Only designated 
representatives will be permitted to present oral argument. Each 
counsel or other representative for each participant in this proceeding 
who has not already done so must file and serve a notice of appearance 
on or before March 11, 2016, containing all of the information required 
by 10 CFR Sec.  2.314(b).
    The primary purpose of this oral argument is for the Board to ask 
questions and receive answers concerning contention admissibility 
issues presented by the pleadings. As to each contention, the 
Petitioner shall have 15 minutes to present an introductory argument, 
and the NRC Staff and the Licensee shall each have 10 minutes as well. 
The Petitioner may reserve up to 5 minutes of its allotted time for 
rebuttal. No other rebuttal will be permitted.
    In general, the participants should not repeat arguments already 
presented in their written filings, but should focus on responding to 
the Board's questions. The argument is not an evidentiary hearing, and 
the participants therefore should not attempt to introduce evidence 
during the argument. The participants should advise the Board and the 
other participants no later than March 8, 2016 if they plan to refer to 
any type of visual aid during the argument. No material that is not 
already cited in the record before the Board should be used as a visual 
aid.

Public Attendance

    The public is welcome to attend the argument, but space is limited 
within the courtroom. Additionally, only the parties' designated 
representatives will be permitted to participate in the argument. 
Neither signs nor any manner of demonstration will be permitted in the 
courtroom. Those people wishing to attend the oral argument in person 
should contact the Board's law clerk, Cooper Strickland, at 301-415-
5880 or Cooper.Strickland@nrc.gov, no later than Wednesday, March 9, 
2016 to provide their names for security purposes. All persons 
participating in person must present a valid photo ID and should arrive 
at least fifteen minutes early so as to allow sufficient time to pass 
through security screening. Furthermore, cell phones are not permitted 
in the Federal Justice Center.

Transcript Availability

    Sometime after March 15, 2016, a transcript of the oral argument 
will be available for public inspection electronically on the NRC's 
Electronic Hearing Docket (EHD). EHD is accessible from the NRC Web 
site at https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd. For additional information regarding 
the EHD please see https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/adjudicatory.html#ehd. Persons who do not have access to the internet 
or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located on the 
NRC's Web site may contact the NRC Public Document Room reference staff 
by email to pdr@nrc.gov or by telephone at (800) 397-4209 or (301) 415-
4737. Reference staff are available Monday through Friday between 8:00 
a.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET, except federal holidays. For additional 
information regarding the NRC Public Document Room please see https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/pdr.html.
    It is so ordered.

    Rockville, Maryland February 10, 2016.

    For The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.
Ronald M. Spritzer,
Chairman, Administrative Judge.
[FR Doc. 2016-03372 Filed 2-17-16; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7590-01-P
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