NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC; Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Notice of Intent To Prepare Supplement to the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement, 80269-80270 [2024-22710]

Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 2, 2024 / Notices evaluated data on submitted and retracted events and held a public meeting on August 9, 2023 (ADAMS Accession No. ML23270B927), to discuss section 3.2.4 of NUREG 1022 with stakeholders. The NRC published a notice in the Federal Register on April 17, 2024 (89 FR 27463) requesting public comment on draft Supplement 2 to NUREG 1022, Revision 3 (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML24036A109). The public comment period closed on June 17, 2024. The NRC received two public comments. The public comments and the NRC staff’s responses are presented in a comment resolution memo available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML24197A131. NUREG–1022, Revision 3, Supplement 2 (ADAMS Accession No. ML24191A376), provides updated guidance for nuclear power reactor licensees and can be used for evaluating and reporting degraded or unanalyzed conditions as described in 10 CFR 50.72(b)(3)(ii) and 10 CFR 50.73(a)(2)(ii). The specific guidance included in Supplement 2 supersedes the guidance found in section 3.2.4 of NUREG–1022, Revision 3. II. Backfitting, Forward Fitting, and Issue Finality Issuance of NUREG–1022, Revision 3, Supplement 2, does not constitute backfitting as defined in 10 CFR 50.109, ‘‘Backfitting,’’ and as described in NRC Management Directive (MD) 8.4, ‘‘Management of Backfitting, Forward Fitting, Issue Finality, and Information Requests’’; affect issue finality of any approval issued under 10 CFR part 52, ‘‘Licenses, Certificates, and Approvals for Nuclear Power Plants’’; or constitute forward fitting as defined in MD 8.4, because licensees are not required to comply with the guidance in Supplement 2. III. Congressional Review Act lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 NUREG–1022, Revision 3, Supplement 2, is a rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act (5 U.S.C. 801–808). However, the Office of Management and Budget has not found it to be a major rule as defined in the Congressional Review Act. Dated: September 26, 2024. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Lisa Regner, Chief, Generic Communications and Operating Experience Branch, Division of Reactor Oversight, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2024–22556 Filed 10–1–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:16 Oct 01, 2024 Jkt 262001 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Nos. 50–237 and 50–249; NRC– 2020–0277] NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC; Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2; Notice of Intent To Prepare Supplement to the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff will prepare a supplement to the 2021 draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (SEIS) to evaluate the environmental impacts for the subsequent license renewal (SLR) of Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–24 and DPR–27 for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Point Beach). The NRC staff will address new information following the issuance of the 2021 draft SEIS. The draft SEIS supplement will be issued for public comment. DATES: October 2, 2024. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2020–0277 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 Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2020–0277. • 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 ‘‘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, at 301–415–4737, or by email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced in this document (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is referenced. • NRC’s PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to PDR.Resource@nrc.gov or call 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415– 4737, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 80269 • Public Library: A copy of the SLR application for Point Beach, including the applicant’s environmental report, will be available for public review at the following public library location: Lester Public Library, 1001 Adams Street, Two Rivers, WI 54241. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Folk, telephone: 301–415–6944; email: Kevin.Folk@nrc.gov; or Karen Loomis, telephone: 301–415–5142; email: Karen.Loomis@nrc.gov. Both are staff in the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background By letter dated November 16, 2020 (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML20329A292), NextEra submitted to the NRC an application for the SLR of Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–24 and DPR–27 for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, respectively, for an additional 20 years of operation. This submission initiated the NRC’s proposed action of determining whether to issue the subsequent renewed facility operating licenses. Point Beach is located in northeastern Manitowoc County, Wisconsin, approximately 29 miles southeast of Green Bay, Wisconsin. The current facility operating license for Point Beach, Unit 1, expires at midnight on October 5, 2030, and the current facility operating license for Point Beach, Unit 2 expires at midnight on March 8, 2033. The SLR application was submitted pursuant to part 54 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Requirements for Renewal of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants,’’ and included an environmental report. The applicant seeks to extend the facility operating license for Unit 1 to midnight on October 5, 2050, and for Unit 2 to midnight on March 8, 2053. A notice of acceptance for docketing of the application and of an opportunity to request a hearing was published in the Federal Register on January 22, 2021 (86 FR 6684). Thereafter, a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement and conduct a scoping process was published in the Federal Register on February 1, 2021 (86 FR 7747) and is available on the Federal rulemaking website (https:// www.regulations.gov) by searching for Docket ID NRC–2020–0277. On November 9, 2021, a notice was published in the Federal Register (86 FR 62220), stating that the NRC staff had issued its draft SEIS, documenting its E:\FR\FM\02OCN1.SGM 02OCN1 80270 Federal Register / Vol. 89, No. 191 / Wednesday, October 2, 2024 / Notices Product Change—Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail, and USPS Ground Advantage® Negotiated Service Agreement II. Discussion AGENCY: On August 6, 2024, the NRC published a final rule (89 FR 64166) revising its environmental protection regulations in 10 CFR part 51, ‘‘Environmental protection regulations for domestic licensing and related regulatory functions.’’ The final rule updates the potential environmental impacts associated with the renewal of an operating license for a nuclear power plant for up to an additional 20 years, for either an initial license renewal or a single SLR term. Revision 2 to NUREG– 1437, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants’’ (LR GEIS) (ADAMS Package Accession No. ML24087A133) provides the technical basis for the final rule. The revised LR GEIS supports the updated list of environmental issues and associated environmental impact findings contained in Table B–1 in Appendix B to Subpart A of the revised 10 CFR part 51 for both initial license renewal and a single term of SLR. The final rule became effective 30 days after its publication in the Federal Register, and the NRC staff must consider the new and modified issues, as applicable, in its license renewal EISs after that date (i.e., on or after September 5, 2024). Accordingly, the NRC staff will prepare a supplement to the 2021 draft SEIS for the Point Beach SLR application in accordance with the NRC’s regulations in 10 CFR 51.72, to address new information since the draft SEIS was published. This new information includes the new and modified environmental issues associated with the NRC’s August 2024 publication of the final rule, ‘‘Renewing Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses—Environmental Review’’ (89 FR 64166) and revised LR GEIS (NUREG–1437, Revision 2). lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2024–704, CP2024–713. preliminary analysis and recommendation on the proposed action (subsequent license renewal) for Point Beach. The draft SEIS is available in ADAMS under Package Accession No. ML21306A226. Dated: September 27, 2024. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Stephen Koenick, Chief, Environmental Project Management Branch 1, Division of Rulemaking, Environment, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety, and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 2024–22710 Filed 10–1–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:16 Oct 01, 2024 Jkt 262001 POSTAL SERVICE Sean C. Robinson, Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. [FR Doc. 2024–22646 Filed 10–1–24; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7710–12–P Postal ServiceTM. ACTION: Notice. The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule’s Competitive Products List. DATES: Date of required notice: October 2, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean C. Robinson, 202–268–8405. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on September 24, 2024, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage® Contract 386 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2024–742, K2024–35. SUMMARY: Sean C. Robinson, Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. 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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The United States Postal Service® hereby gives notice that, pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3642 and 3632(b)(3), on September 23, 2024, it filed with the Postal Regulatory Commission a USPS Request to Add Priority Mail Express, Priority Mail & USPS Ground Advantage® Contract 375 to Competitive Product List. Documents are available at www.prc.gov, Docket Nos. MC2024–731, K2024–24. SUMMARY: Sean C. Robinson, Attorney, Corporate and Postal Business Law. [FR Doc. 2024–22672 Filed 10–1–24; 8:45 am] AGENCY: Postal ServiceTM. ACTION: Notice. BILLING CODE 7710–12–P The Postal Service gives notice of filing a request with the Postal Regulatory Commission to add a domestic shipping services contract to the list of Negotiated Service Agreements in the Mail Classification Schedule’s Competitive Products List. DATES: Date of required notice: October 2, 2024. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sean C. Robinson, 202–268–8405. 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[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 191 (Wednesday, October 2, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 80269-80270]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-22710]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-237 and 50-249; NRC-2020-0277]


NextEra Energy Point Beach, LLC; Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 
1 and 2; Notice of Intent To Prepare Supplement to the Supplemental 
Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff will 
prepare a supplement to the 2021 draft Supplemental Environmental 
Impact Statement (SEIS) to evaluate the environmental impacts for the 
subsequent license renewal (SLR) of Renewed Facility Operating License 
Nos. DPR-24 and DPR-27 for Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 
(Point Beach). The NRC staff will address new information following the 
issuance of the 2021 draft SEIS. The draft SEIS supplement will be 
issued for public comment.

DATES: October 2, 2024.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2020-0277 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 Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2020-0277.
     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 ``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, at 301-415-4737, 
or by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number for 
each document referenced in this document (if it is available in ADAMS) 
is provided the first time that it is referenced.
     NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
of publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an 
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
     Public Library: A copy of the SLR application for Point 
Beach, including the applicant's environmental report, will be 
available for public review at the following public library location: 
Lester Public Library, 1001 Adams Street, Two Rivers, WI 54241.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Folk, telephone: 301-415-6944; 
email: [email protected]; or Karen Loomis, telephone: 301-415-5142; 
email: [email protected]. Both are staff in the Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    By letter dated November 16, 2020 (ADAMS Package Accession No. 
ML20329A292), NextEra submitted to the NRC an application for the SLR 
of Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-24 and DPR-27 for Point 
Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2, respectively, for an additional 20 
years of operation. This submission initiated the NRC's proposed action 
of determining whether to issue the subsequent renewed facility 
operating licenses. Point Beach is located in northeastern Manitowoc 
County, Wisconsin, approximately 29 miles southeast of Green Bay, 
Wisconsin.
    The current facility operating license for Point Beach, Unit 1, 
expires at midnight on October 5, 2030, and the current facility 
operating license for Point Beach, Unit 2 expires at midnight on March 
8, 2033.
    The SLR application was submitted pursuant to part 54 of title 10 
of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), ``Requirements for Renewal 
of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power Plants,'' and included an 
environmental report. The applicant seeks to extend the facility 
operating license for Unit 1 to midnight on October 5, 2050, and for 
Unit 2 to midnight on March 8, 2053. A notice of acceptance for 
docketing of the application and of an opportunity to request a hearing 
was published in the Federal Register on January 22, 2021 (86 FR 6684). 
Thereafter, a notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact 
statement and conduct a scoping process was published in the Federal 
Register on February 1, 2021 (86 FR 7747) and is available on the 
Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov) by searching 
for Docket ID NRC-2020-0277.
    On November 9, 2021, a notice was published in the Federal Register 
(86 FR 62220), stating that the NRC staff had issued its draft SEIS, 
documenting its

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preliminary analysis and recommendation on the proposed action 
(subsequent license renewal) for Point Beach. The draft SEIS is 
available in ADAMS under Package Accession No. ML21306A226.

II. Discussion

    On August 6, 2024, the NRC published a final rule (89 FR 64166) 
revising its environmental protection regulations in 10 CFR part 51, 
``Environmental protection regulations for domestic licensing and 
related regulatory functions.'' The final rule updates the potential 
environmental impacts associated with the renewal of an operating 
license for a nuclear power plant for up to an additional 20 years, for 
either an initial license renewal or a single SLR term. Revision 2 to 
NUREG-1437, ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License 
Renewal of Nuclear Plants'' (LR GEIS) (ADAMS Package Accession No. 
ML24087A133) provides the technical basis for the final rule. The 
revised LR GEIS supports the updated list of environmental issues and 
associated environmental impact findings contained in Table B-1 in 
Appendix B to Subpart A of the revised 10 CFR part 51 for both initial 
license renewal and a single term of SLR.
    The final rule became effective 30 days after its publication in 
the Federal Register, and the NRC staff must consider the new and 
modified issues, as applicable, in its license renewal EISs after that 
date (i.e., on or after September 5, 2024). Accordingly, the NRC staff 
will prepare a supplement to the 2021 draft SEIS for the Point Beach 
SLR application in accordance with the NRC's regulations in 10 CFR 
51.72, to address new information since the draft SEIS was published. 
This new information includes the new and modified environmental issues 
associated with the NRC's August 2024 publication of the final rule, 
``Renewing Nuclear Power Plant Operating Licenses--Environmental 
Review'' (89 FR 64166) and revised LR GEIS (NUREG-1437, Revision 2).

    Dated: September 27, 2024.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Stephen Koenick,
Chief, Environmental Project Management Branch 1, Division of 
Rulemaking, Environment, and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety, and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2024-22710 Filed 10-1-24; 8:45 am]
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