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I. Obtaining Information and
Submitting Comments
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50–277 and 50–278; NRC–
2018–0130]
Exelon Generation Company, LLC;
Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station,
Units 2 and 3
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Intent to conduct scoping
process and prepare environmental
impact statement; public meeting and
request for comment.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission will conduct a scoping
process to gather information necessary
to prepare an environmental impact
statement (EIS) to evaluate the
environmental impacts for the
subsequent license renewal of the
operating licenses for Peach Bottom
Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3
(Peach Bottom). The NRC is seeking
stakeholder input on this action and has
scheduled a public meeting.
DATES: Submit comments by October 10,
2018. Comments received after this date
will be considered if it is practical to do
so, but assurance of consideration
cannot be given to comments received
after this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
by any of the following methods (unless
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this document describes a different
method for submitting comments on a
specific subject):
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2018–0130. Address
questions about regulations.gov docket
IDs to Jennifer Borges; telephone: 301–
287–9127; email: Jennifer.Borges@
nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
• Mail Comments to: May Ma, Office
of Administration, Mail Stop TWFN–7–
A60M, 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:
David Drucker, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington DC
20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–6223,
email: David.Drucker@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
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A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2018–
0130 when contacting the NRC about
the availability of information regarding
this document. You may obtain
publicly-available information related to
this document by any of the following
methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2018–0130.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the NRC
Library at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. To begin the search,
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 document
(if that document is available in
ADAMS) is provided the first time that
a document is referenced. Exelon’s
application for subsequent renewal of
the Peach Bottom licenses can be found
in ADAMS under Accession No.
ML18193A689.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
purchase copies of public documents at
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
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White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC–2018–
0130 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 this 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.
II. Discussion
By letter dated July 10, 2018 (ADAMS
Package Accession No. ML18193A689),
Exelon submitted to the NRC an
application for subsequent license
renewal of Facility Operating License
Nos. DPR–44 and DPR–56 for an
additional 20 years of operation at
Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station,
Units 2 and 3. The Peach Bottom units
are boiling water reactors designed by
General Electric Company and are
located in Delta, PA (17.9 miles south of
Lancaster, PA). The current renewed
operating license for Unit 2 expires at
midnight on August 8, 2033, and the
current renewed operating license for
Unit 3 expires at midnight on July 2,
2034. The application for subsequent
license renewal was submitted pursuant
to part 54 of title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) and
included an environmental report (ER).
A notice of receipt and availability of
the application was published in the
Federal Register on August 1, 2018 (83
FR 37529). A separate notice of
acceptance for docketing of the
application and opportunity for hearing
regarding subsequent license renewal of
the facility operating licenses will be
published in the Federal Register.
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III. Request for Comments
This notice informs the public of the
NRC’s intention to conduct scoping and
prepare an EIS related to the subsequent
license renewal application, and to
provide the public an opportunity to
participate in the environmental
scoping process, as defined in 10 CFR
51.29.
The regulations in 36 CFR 800.8,
‘‘Coordination with the National
Environmental Policy Act,’’ allow
agencies to use their National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969
(NEPA) process to fulfill the
requirements of Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA). Therefore, pursuant to 36 CFR
800.8(c), the NRC intends to use its
process and documentation for the
preparation of the EIS on the proposed
action to comply with Section 106 of the
NHPA in lieu of the procedures set forth
at 36 CFR 800.3 through 800.6.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c)
and 10 CFR 54.23, Exelon submitted the
ER as part of the subsequent license
renewal application. The ER was
prepared pursuant to 10 CFR part 51
and is publicly available in ADAMS
under Accession No. ML18193A689.
The ER may also be viewed on the
internet at https://www.nrc.gov/
reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/
applications/peach-bottomsubsequent.html. In addition, a paper
copy of the SLR application including
the ER are available for public review
near the site at the Harford County
Public Library: Whiteford Branch, 2407
Whiteford Road, Whiteford, MD 21160.
The NRC intends to gather the
information necessary to prepare a
plant-specific supplement to the NRC’s
‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of
Nuclear Plants’’ (NUREG–1437), related
to the application for subsequent license
renewal of the Peach Bottom operating
licenses for an additional 20 years
beyond the period specified in each of
the current renewed licenses.
Possible alternatives to the proposed
action include the no action alternative
and reasonable alternative energy
sources. The NRC is required by 10 CFR
51.95 to prepare a supplement to the
GEIS in connection with the renewal of
an operating license. This notice is
being published in accordance with
NEPA and the NRC’s regulations found
at 10 CFR part 51.
The NRC will first conduct scoping
for the supplement to the GEIS and, as
soon as practicable thereafter, will
prepare a draft supplement to the GEIS
for public comment. Participation in the
scoping process by members of the
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public and local, State, Tribal, and
Federal government agencies is
encouraged. The scoping process for the
supplement to the GEIS will be used to
accomplish the following:
a. Define the proposed action, which
is to be the subject of the supplement to
the GEIS;
b. Determine the scope of the
supplement to the GEIS and identify the
significant issues to be analyzed in
depth;
c. Identify and eliminate from
detailed study those issues that are
peripheral or are not significant; or were
covered by a prior environmental
review;
d. Identify any environmental
assessments and other ElSs that are
being or will be prepared that are
related to, but are not part of, the scope
of the supplement to the GEIS being
considered;
e. Identify other environmental
review and consultation requirements
related to the proposed action;
f. Indicate the relationship between
the timing of the preparation of the
environmental analyses and the
Commission’s tentative planning and
decision-making schedule;
g. Identify any cooperating agencies
and, as appropriate, allocate
assignments for preparation and
schedules for completing the
supplement to the GEIS to the NRC and
any cooperating agencies; and
h. Describe how the supplement to
the GEIS will be prepared, including
any contractor assistance to be used.
The NRC invites the following entities
to participate in scoping:
a. The applicant, Exelon;
b. Any Federal agency that has
jurisdiction by law or special expertise
with respect to any environmental
impact involved or that is authorized to
develop and enforce relevant
environmental standards;
c. Affected State and local
government agencies, including those
authorized to develop and enforce
relevant environmental standards;
d. Any affected Indian tribe;
e. Any person who requests or has
requested an opportunity to participate
in the scoping process; and
f. Any person who has petitioned or
intends to petition for leave to intervene
under 10 CFR 2.309.
IV. Public Scoping Meeting
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the
scoping process for an EIS may include
a public scoping meeting to help
identify significant issues related to a
proposed activity and to determine the
scope of issues to be addressed in an
EIS. The NRC will hold a public
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meeting for the Peach Bottom
subsequent license renewal supplement
to the GEIS. The scoping meeting will
be held on September 25, 2018. The
meeting will be held from 6:00 p.m. to
8:00 p.m. at the Peach Bottom Inn, 6085
Delta Road, Delta, PA, 17314. There will
be an open house one hour before the
meeting for members of the public to
meet with NRC staff and sign in to speak
at the meeting.
The meeting will be transcribed and
will include: (1) An overview by the
NRC staff of the NEPA environmental
review process, the proposed scope of
the supplement to the GEIS, and the
proposed review schedule; and (2) the
opportunity for interested government
agencies, organizations, and individuals
to submit comments or suggestions on
the environmental issues or the
proposed scope of the Peach Bottom
subsequent license renewal supplement
to the GEIS. To be considered,
comments must be provided either at
the transcribed public meeting or in
writing, as discussed in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice.
Persons may register to attend or
present oral comments at the meeting on
the scope of the NEPA review by
contacting the NRC Project Manager,
Mr. David Drucker, by telephone at 301–
415–6223, or by email at
david.drucker@nrc.gov no later than
September 18, 2018. Members of the
public may also register to speak during
the registration period prior to the start
of the meeting. Individual oral
comments may be limited by the time
available, depending on the number of
persons who register. Members of the
public who have not registered may also
have an opportunity to speak if time
permits. Public comments will be
considered in the scoping process for
the Peach Bottom subsequent license
renewal supplement to the GEIS. Please
contact Mr. David Drucker no later than
September 18, 2018, if accommodations
or special equipment is needed to attend
or present information at the public
meeting, so that the NRC staff can
determine whether the request can be
accommodated.
Participation in the scoping process
for the Peach Bottom subsequent license
renewal supplement to the GEIS does
not entitle participants to become
parties to the proceeding to which the
supplement to the GEIS relates. Matters
related to participation in any hearing
are outside the scope of matters to be
discussed at this public meeting.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day
of September, 2018.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Eric R. Oesterle,
Chief, License Renewal Projects Branch,
Division of Materials and License Renewal,
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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Meeting of the Advisory Committee on
Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee on
Plant License Renewal
The ACRS Subcommittee on Plant
License Renewal will hold a meeting on
September 20, 2018 at U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, 11545
Rockville Pike, Room T–2B1, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
The entire meeting will be open to
public attendance. The agenda for the
subject meeting shall be as follows:
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Thursday September 20, 2018—8:30
a.m. Until 12 p.m.
The Subcommittee will conduct a
briefing on the Waterford Steam Electric
Station, Unit 3 License Renewal
Application. The Subcommittee will
hear presentations by and hold
discussions with NRC staff and other
interested persons regarding this matter.
The Subcommittee will gather
information, analyze relevant issues and
facts, and formulate proposed positions
and actions, as appropriate, for
deliberation by the Full Committee.
Members of the public desiring to
provide oral statements and/or written
comments should notify the Designated
Federal Official (DFO), Kent Howard
(Telephone 301–415–2989 or Email:
Kent.Howard@nrc.gov) five days prior to
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appropriate arrangements can be made.
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before the meeting. If an electronic copy
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the DFO with a CD containing each
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before the meeting. Electronic
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Detailed procedures for the conduct of
and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register
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Detailed meeting agendas and meeting
transcripts are available on the NRC
website at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/#acrs. Information
regarding topics to be discussed,
changes to the agenda, whether the
meeting has been canceled or
rescheduled, and the time allotted to
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from the website cited above or by
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Moreover, in view of the possibility that
the schedule for ACRS meetings may be
adjusted by the Chairman as necessary
to facilitate the conduct of the meeting,
persons planning to attend should check
with these references if such
rescheduling would result in a major
inconvenience.
If attending this meeting, please enter
through the One White Flint North
Building, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland 20852. After
registering with Security, please contact
Mr. Theron Brown (Telephone 301–
415–6702) to be escorted to the
conference room.
Dated: August 30, 2018.
Mark L. Banks,
Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory
Committee on Reactor Safeguards.
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Sunshine Act Meetings
Weeks of September 10,
17, 24, October 1, 8, 15, 2018.
PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference
Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland.
STATUS: Public and Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:
TIME AND DATE:
Week of September 10, 2018
Monday, September 10, 2018
10:00 a.m. Briefing on NRC
International Activities (Closed—
Ex. 1 & 9)
Week of September 17, 2018—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of September 17, 2018.
Week of September 24, 2018—Tentative
Thursday, September 27, 2018
10:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic
Overview of the Operating Reactors
Business Line (Public) (Contact:
Trent Wertz: 301–415–1568)
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov/.
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Week of October 1, 2018—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of October 1, 2018.
Week of October 8, 2018—Tentative
Thursday, October 11, 2018
9:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic
Overview of the Decommissioning
and Low-Level Waste and Spent
Fuel Storage and Transportation
Business Lines (Public) (Contact:
Matthew Meyer: 301–415–6198)
This meeting will be webcast live at
the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov/.
Week of October 15, 2018—Tentative
There are no meetings scheduled for
the week of October 15, 2018.
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For more information or to verify the
status of meetings, contact Denise
McGovern at 301–415–0681 or via email
at Denise.McGovern@nrc.gov. The
schedule for Commission meetings is
subject to change on short notice.
The NRC Commission Meeting
Schedule can be found on the internet
at: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
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The NRC provides reasonable
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-277 and 50-278; NRC-2018-0130]
Exelon Generation Company, LLC; Peach Bottom Atomic Power
Station, Units 2 and 3
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Intent to conduct scoping process and prepare environmental
impact statement; public meeting and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a scoping
process to gather information necessary to prepare an environmental
impact statement (EIS) to evaluate the environmental impacts for the
subsequent license renewal of the operating licenses for Peach Bottom
Atomic Power Station, Units 2 and 3 (Peach Bottom). The NRC is seeking
stakeholder input on this action and has scheduled a public meeting.
DATES: Submit comments by October 10, 2018. Comments received after
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance
of consideration cannot be given to comments received after this date.
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 Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0130. Address
questions about regulations.gov docket IDs to Jennifer Borges;
telephone: 301-287-9127; email: [email protected]. For technical
questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
CONTACT section of this document.
Mail Comments to: May Ma, Office of Administration, Mail
Stop TWFN-7-A60M, 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: David Drucker, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6223, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2018-0130 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information regarding this document. You may
obtain publicly-available information related to this document by any
of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0130.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the NRC
Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the
search, 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
[email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for each document
referenced in this document (if that document is available in ADAMS) is
provided the first time that a document is referenced. Exelon's
application for subsequent renewal of the Peach Bottom licenses can be
found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18193A689.
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-2018-0130 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 this 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.
II. Discussion
By letter dated July 10, 2018 (ADAMS Package Accession No.
ML18193A689), Exelon submitted to the NRC an application for subsequent
license renewal of Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-44 and DPR-56
for an additional 20 years of operation at Peach Bottom Atomic Power
Station, Units 2 and 3. The Peach Bottom units are boiling water
reactors designed by General Electric Company and are located in Delta,
PA (17.9 miles south of Lancaster, PA). The current renewed operating
license for Unit 2 expires at midnight on August 8, 2033, and the
current renewed operating license for Unit 3 expires at midnight on
July 2, 2034. The application for subsequent license renewal was
submitted pursuant to part 54 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) and included an environmental report (ER). A
notice of receipt and availability of the application was published in
the Federal Register on August 1, 2018 (83 FR 37529). A separate notice
of acceptance for docketing of the application and opportunity for
hearing regarding subsequent license renewal of the facility operating
licenses will be published in the Federal Register.
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III. Request for Comments
This notice informs the public of the NRC's intention to conduct
scoping and prepare an EIS related to the subsequent license renewal
application, and to provide the public an opportunity to participate in
the environmental scoping process, as defined in 10 CFR 51.29.
The regulations in 36 CFR 800.8, ``Coordination with the National
Environmental Policy Act,'' allow agencies to use their National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) process to fulfill the
requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA). Therefore, pursuant to 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC intends to use
its process and documentation for the preparation of the EIS on the
proposed action to comply with Section 106 of the NHPA in lieu of the
procedures set forth at 36 CFR 800.3 through 800.6.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c) and 10 CFR 54.23, Exelon
submitted the ER as part of the subsequent license renewal application.
The ER was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR part 51 and is publicly
available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML18193A689. The ER may also be
viewed on the internet at https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/peach-bottom-subsequent.html. In
addition, a paper copy of the SLR application including the ER are
available for public review near the site at the Harford County Public
Library: Whiteford Branch, 2407 Whiteford Road, Whiteford, MD 21160.
The NRC intends to gather the information necessary to prepare a
plant-specific supplement to the NRC's ``Generic Environmental Impact
Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants'' (NUREG-1437),
related to the application for subsequent license renewal of the Peach
Bottom operating licenses for an additional 20 years beyond the period
specified in each of the current renewed licenses.
Possible alternatives to the proposed action include the no action
alternative and reasonable alternative energy sources. The NRC is
required by 10 CFR 51.95 to prepare a supplement to the GEIS in
connection with the renewal of an operating license. This notice is
being published in accordance with NEPA and the NRC's regulations found
at 10 CFR part 51.
The NRC will first conduct scoping for the supplement to the GEIS
and, as soon as practicable thereafter, will prepare a draft supplement
to the GEIS for public comment. Participation in the scoping process by
members of the public and local, State, Tribal, and Federal government
agencies is encouraged. The scoping process for the supplement to the
GEIS will be used to accomplish the following:
a. Define the proposed action, which is to be the subject of the
supplement to the GEIS;
b. Determine the scope of the supplement to the GEIS and identify
the significant issues to be analyzed in depth;
c. Identify and eliminate from detailed study those issues that are
peripheral or are not significant; or were covered by a prior
environmental review;
d. Identify any environmental assessments and other ElSs that are
being or will be prepared that are related to, but are not part of, the
scope of the supplement to the GEIS being considered;
e. Identify other environmental review and consultation
requirements related to the proposed action;
f. Indicate the relationship between the timing of the preparation
of the environmental analyses and the Commission's tentative planning
and decision-making schedule;
g. Identify any cooperating agencies and, as appropriate, allocate
assignments for preparation and schedules for completing the supplement
to the GEIS to the NRC and any cooperating agencies; and
h. Describe how the supplement to the GEIS will be prepared,
including any contractor assistance to be used.
The NRC invites the following entities to participate in scoping:
a. The applicant, Exelon;
b. Any Federal agency that has jurisdiction by law or special
expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved or that is
authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards;
c. Affected State and local government agencies, including those
authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards;
d. Any affected Indian tribe;
e. Any person who requests or has requested an opportunity to
participate in the scoping process; and
f. Any person who has petitioned or intends to petition for leave
to intervene under 10 CFR 2.309.
IV. Public Scoping Meeting
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the scoping process for an EIS may
include a public scoping meeting to help identify significant issues
related to a proposed activity and to determine the scope of issues to
be addressed in an EIS. The NRC will hold a public meeting for the
Peach Bottom subsequent license renewal supplement to the GEIS. The
scoping meeting will be held on September 25, 2018. The meeting will be
held from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Peach Bottom Inn, 6085 Delta
Road, Delta, PA, 17314. There will be an open house one hour before the
meeting for members of the public to meet with NRC staff and sign in to
speak at the meeting.
The meeting will be transcribed and will include: (1) An overview
by the NRC staff of the NEPA environmental review process, the proposed
scope of the supplement to the GEIS, and the proposed review schedule;
and (2) the opportunity for interested government agencies,
organizations, and individuals to submit comments or suggestions on the
environmental issues or the proposed scope of the Peach Bottom
subsequent license renewal supplement to the GEIS. To be considered,
comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meeting or
in writing, as discussed in the ADDRESSES section of this notice.
Persons may register to attend or present oral comments at the
meeting on the scope of the NEPA review by contacting the NRC Project
Manager, Mr. David Drucker, by telephone at 301-415-6223, or by email
at [email protected] no later than September 18, 2018. Members of
the public may also register to speak during the registration period
prior to the start of the meeting. Individual oral comments may be
limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who
register. Members of the public who have not registered may also have
an opportunity to speak if time permits. Public comments will be
considered in the scoping process for the Peach Bottom subsequent
license renewal supplement to the GEIS. Please contact Mr. David
Drucker no later than September 18, 2018, if accommodations or special
equipment is needed to attend or present information at the public
meeting, so that the NRC staff can determine whether the request can be
accommodated.
Participation in the scoping process for the Peach Bottom
subsequent license renewal supplement to the GEIS does not entitle
participants to become parties to the proceeding to which the
supplement to the GEIS relates. Matters related to participation in any
hearing are outside the scope of matters to be discussed at this public
meeting.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of September, 2018.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Eric R. Oesterle,
Chief, License Renewal Projects Branch, Division of Materials and
License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2018-19462 Filed 9-7-18; 8:45 am]
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