ML060590612

03/22/2006 - Notice of Forthcoming Meeting to Discuss the Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (Dseis) for License Renewal at Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (Monticello)

ML060590612
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Site:	Monticello
Issue date:	02/28/2006
From:	Jennifer Davis NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
To:	Rani Franovich NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR/REBB
Davis J, NRR/DLR/REEB, 415-3835
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NUREG-1437
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February 28, 2006MEMORANDUM TO:Rani L. Franovich, Branch ChiefEnvironmental Section B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor RegulationFROM:Jennifer A. Davis, Project Manager /RA/Environmental Section B Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

SUBJECT:

FORTHCOMING MEETING TO DISCUSS THE DRAFTSUPPLEMENTAL ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (DSEIS)

FOR LICENSE RENEWAL AT MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT (MONTICELLO)DATE AND TIME:Wednesday, March 22, 2006 (Two identical sessions)First session:1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Second session:7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. LOCATION:Monticello Community CenterMississippi Room 505 Walnut Street Monticello, Minnesota 55362PURPOSE:To meet with the public to receive comments on the draft Supplement 26to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal (NUREG-1437) for Monticello issued on January 23, 2006. The DSEIS isavailable on the NRC's Web site at http

//www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1437/supplement26/index.html and in theNRC's publicly available Agencywide Document Access andManagement System (ADAMS). The ADAMS Accession Number is ML060190072. See the enclosed agenda and Federal Register Notice(71 FR 5694).CATEGORY 3:*This is a Category 3 Meeting. The public is invited to participate in thismeeting by providing comments and asking questions throughout the meeting.CONTACTS:Jennifer A. Davis, NRRJason Flemming, NRR301-415-3835301-415-5787 JXD10@NRC.GOVJLF2@NRC.GOV* Commission's Policy Statement on "Enhancing Public Participation in NRC Meetings," 67 FederalRegister 36920, May 28, 2002

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R. Franovich-2-PURPOSE (Cont.):Both formal sessions will be preceded by an informal

?open house"beginning one hour prior to each session for those who wish to attend.

The ?open house" will provide members of the public with an opportunityto talk informally one-on-one with NRC staff. Members of the public mayregister to present oral comments at this meeting by contacting Jennifer Davis, at 800-368-5642, ext. 3835, or by e-mail at MonticelloEIS@nrc.gov by March 17, 2006. Those who wish to makecomments may also register at the meeting within 15 minutes of the start of each session. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register. If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, the need should be brought to the attention of Ms. Davis no later than March 17, 2006, to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request can be accommodated.PARTICIPANTS:NRCMembers of the Public Who Register to SpeakF. CameronR. Franovich J. Davis R. Palla et al.Docket No. 50-263

Enclosures:

1. Agenda

2. Federal Register Noticecc w/encls: See next page R. Franovich-2-PURPOSE (Cont.):Both formal sessions will be preceded by an informal

?open house"beginning one hour prior to each session for those who wish to attend.

The ?open house" will provide members of the public with an opportunityto talk informally one-on-one with NRC staff. Members of the public mayregister to present oral comments at this meeting by contacting Jennifer Davis, at 800-368-5642, ext. 3835, or by e-mail at MonticelloEIS@nrc.gov by March 17, 2006. Those who wish to makecomments may also register at the meeting within 15 minutes of the start of each session. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, depending on the number of persons who register. If special equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, the need should be brought to the attention of Ms. Davis no later than March 17, 2006, to provide the NRC staff adequate notice to determine whether the request can be accommodated.PARTICIPANTS:NRCMembers of the Public Who Register to SpeakF. CameronR. Franovich J. Davis R. Palla et al.Docket No. 50-263

Enclosures:

1. Agenda

2. Federal Register Noticecc w/encls: See next pageDISTRIBUTION: See next pageAdams accession no.: ML060590612Document Name: E:\Filenet\ML060590612.wpdOFFICELA:DLR:RLRAES:DLR:REBBPM:DLR:REBBBC:DLR:REBBNAMEYEdmondsJFlemming (RA JDavis For/JDavisRFranovichDATE02/28/0602/28/0602/28/0602/28/06OFFICIAL RECORD COPY Memo to Rani Franovich from Jennifer Davis dated February 28, 2006

SUBJECT:

FORTHCOMING MEETING TO DISCUSS THE DRAFT SUPPLEMENTALENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT (DSEIS) FOR LICENSE RENEWAL AT MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT (MONTICELLO)HARD COPYDLR R/FE-MAIL:PUBLICPMNS JDavis PLougheed, RIII CColleli RPalla ROrlikowski, RIII RKWild JFlemming AStone, RIII JStorch PTam BBurgess, RIII FCameron DMerzke JStrasma, RIII RidsOpaMail RidsRgn3MailCenterRidsNrrAdpt ACRS/ACNW Ndudley BKeeling, OCA RFranovich (RidsNrrDlrRebb)

Mwoods AGENDA FOR PUBLIC MEETING TO DISCUSSDRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR MONTICELLO NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATIONWEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2006Two Identical Meeting Sessions - 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m.*I.Welcome and Purpose of Meeting10 minutes (F. Cameron/R. Franovich)

II.Overview of License Renewal Process 10 minutes (J. Davis)

III.Results of the Environmental Review 20 minutes (C. Quinly)

IV.Results of the Severe Accident Mitigation10 minutes (R. Palla)Alternatives ReviewV.How Comments can be Submitted5 minutes (J. Davis)VI.Public Comments2 hours2.314815e-5 days <br />5.555556e-4 hours <br />3.306878e-6 weeks <br />7.61e-7 months <br /> VII.Closing/Availability of Transcripts5 minutes (F. Cameron)*The NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour prior to each meeting session. Noformal comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings (see agenda, above) or in writing, as described in the attached Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant cc:

Jonathan Rogoff, EsquireVice President, Counsel & Secretary Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016U.S. Nuclear Regulatory CommissionResident Inspector's Office 2807 W. County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362Manager, Regulatory AffairsMonticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637Robert Nelson, PresidentMinnesota Environmental Control Citizens Association (MECCA) 1051 South McKnight Road St. Paul, MN 55119CommissionerMinnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road St. Paul, MN 55155-4194Regional Administrator, Region IIIU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Suite 210 2443 Warrenville RoadLisle, IL 60532-4351CommissionerMinnesota Department of Health 717 Delaware Street, S. E.

Minneapolis, MN 55440Douglas M. Gruber, Auditor/TreasurerWright County Government Center 10 NW Second Street Buffalo, MN 55313CommissionerMinnesota Department of Commerce 85 7th Place East, Suite 500 St. Paul, MN 55101-2198Manager - Environmental ProtectionDivision Minnesota Attorney General's Office 445 Minnesota St., Suite 900 St. Paul, MN 55101-2127Michael B. SellmanPresident & Chief Executive Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016Nuclear Asset ManagerXcel Energy, Inc.

414 Nicollet Mall, R.S. 8 Minneapolis, MN 55401Mr. James RossNuclear Energy Institute 1776 I Street, NW, Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006-3708Patrick BurkeLicense Renewal Project Manager Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 2807 West County Road 75 Monticello, MN 55362-9637Mr. Douglas F. JohnsonDirector, Plant Life Cycle Issues Nuclear Management Company, LLC 700 First Street Hudson, WI 54016Kristen Eide-Tollefson R-CURE 429 SE 14 th AvenueMinneapolis, MN 55414 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant cc:

Carol A. OverlandOverland Law Office 402 Washington St. So.

Northfield, MN 55057Eric O'Link P.O. Box 420 Monticello, MN 55362Susie Wojchouski P.O. Box 192 Monticello, MN 55362Tom PennaultP.O. Box 1032 Monticello, MN 55362Rulynn Jones Loss914 Young St.

St. Paul, MN 55104Yvonne Abernethy6120 Woodside Exec. Court Aiken, SC 29803George CrockerNorth American Water Office PO Box 174 Lake Elmo, MN 55042Lynne Dahl-Fleming113 Locust Street P.O. Box 1075 Monticello, MN 55362Lori Orlikowski3160 Lake Ridge Drive Big Lake, MN 55309Larry Nolan1701 W. River St.

Monticello, MN 55362Julie Risser6112 Ashcroft Avenue Edina, MN 55424Julea Hovey6630 Woodside Exec. Pkwy Aiken, SC 29803Margo AskinHead Librarian, Monticello Public Library 200 W. 6 th StreetMonticello, MN 55362Amy WittmannBranch Librarian, Buffalo Public Library 18 Northwest Lake Boulevard Buffalo, MN 55313Susu Jeffrey200 Oliver Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55405-2045Justin EibenholzlSoutheast Minneapolis Neighborhoods c/o Southeast Como Improvement Assn.

837 15 th Avenue SEMinneapolis, MN 55414Christine Ziebold3232 Bryant Avenue S Minneapolis, MN 55408David R. LewisPillsibury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP 2300 N Street, NW Washington, DC 20037-1122R. Nicholas RowseU.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 4101 East 80 th StreetBloomington, IL 55425-1665Dr. Nina M. ArchabalState Historic Preservation Officer Minnesota Historical Society State Historic Preservation Office 345 Kellogg Blvd West St. Paul, MN 55102-1906 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant cc:

The Honorable Donald Moore, Sr.Tribal Chairman Bad River Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

P.O. Box 39 Odanah, WI 54861The Honorable Kevin LeecyChairman Bois Forte Reservation Tribal Council

P.O. Box 16 Nett Lake, MN 55772The Honorable Mark AllenFlandreau Santee Sioux Executive Committee P.O. Box 283 Flandreau, SD 57028The Honorable Peter DeFoeChairman Fond Du Lac Reservation Tribal Council 1720 Big Lake Road Cloquet, MN 55720The Honorable Norman Des ChampeChairman Grand Portage Reservation Council

P.O. Box 428 Grand Portage, MN 55605The Honorable Susan LaFernierTribal Chairman Keweenaw Bay Tribal Council 107 Bear Town Road Baraga, MI 48808The Honorable Louis TaylorChairman Lac Courte Orielles Governing Board 13394 W. Trepania Road Hayward, WI 54843The Honorable Victoria DoudChairperson Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa

P.O. Box 67 Lac du Flambeau, WI 54538The Honorable James Williams, Jr.Chairman Lac Vieux Desert Band of Lake Superior Chippewa P.O. Box 249, Pow Wow Trail Watersmeet, MI 49969The Honorable George GoggleyeChairman Leech Lake Band of Ojibew

115 6 th Street, NW, Suite ECass Lake, MN 56633The Honorable Ann LarsenChairman Lower Sioux Indian Community of Minnesota Mdewakanton Sioux Indians RR1 Box 308 Morton, MN 56270The Honorable Natelie WeyousTHPO Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe43408 Oodena Drive Onamia, MN 56359The Honorable Doreen HagenPresident Prairie Island Community Council 5636 Sturgeon Lake Rd.

Welch, MN 55089The Honorable Ray DePerryChairman Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 88385 Pike Road, Hwy 13 Bayfield, WI 54814 Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant cc:

The Honorable Floyd Jourdain, Jr.Chairman Red Lake Tribal Council

P.O. Box 274 Red Lake, MN 56671The Honorable Roger TrudellChairman Santee Sioux Tribal Council 108 Spirit Lake Ave., W Niobrara, NE 68760-7219The Honorable Stanley CrooksChairperson Shakopee Dakota Community Council 2330 Sioux Trail NW Prior Lake, MN 55372The Honorable J.C. CrawfordChairman Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation Route 2, Agency Village Box 509 Sisseton, SD 57262The Honorable Sandra RachalChairperson Sokaogon Chippewa Community 3051 Sand Lake Road Cradon, WI 54520The Honorable Valentino WhiteChairman Spirit Lake Tribe

P.O. Box 359 Fort Totten, ND 58335The Honorable David MerrillChairman St. Croix Chippewa of Wisconsin St. Croix Council 24663 Angeline Ave.

Webster, WI 54893-9246The Honorable Ken W. DavisChairperson Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa Tribal Council

P.O. Box 900 Belcourt, ND 58316The Honorable Helen BlueChairman Upper Sioux Indian Community

P.O. Box 147 Granite Falls, MN 56241The Honorable Erma VizenorChairman White Earth Tribal Council

P.O. Box 418 White Earth, MN 56591 Federal Register Notice.[Federal Register: February 2, 2006 (Volume 71, Number 22)][Notices] [Page 5694-5695] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]

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Nuclear Management Company, LLC, Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant; Notice ofAvailability of the Draft Supplement 26 to the Generic Environmental Impact Statement andPublic Meeting for the License Renewal of Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant.Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission)has published a draft plant-specific Supplement to the

?Generic Environmental ImpactStatement (GEIS), NUREG-1437," regarding the renewal of operating license DPR-22 for anadditional 20 years of operation at Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant (Monticello). Monticellois located on the southern bank of the Mississippi River in the City of Monticello, Wright County,Minnesota, approximately 30 miles northwest of Minneapolis, St. Paul, Minnesota. Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources. The draft Supplement to the GEIS is publicly available in the NRC'sPublic Document Room (PDR) located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (firstfloor), Rockville, Maryland 20852 or from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) component ofNRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS isaccessible from the Public Electronic Reading Room on the NRC's Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. The ADAMS accession number for draftSupplement 26 to the GEIS is ML060190072. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the PDR reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. In addition, the Monticello Public Library (220 West 6th Street, Monticello, Minnesota 55362)and the Buffalo Public Library (18 Northwest Lake Boulevard, Buffalo, Minnesota 55313) have agreed to make the draft plant-specific supplement to the GEIS available for public inspection.

Interested parties may submit comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS for consideration by the NRC staff. To be certain of consideration, comments on the draft supplement to theGEIS and the proposed action must be received by May 4, 2006. Comments received after the

due date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC staff is able to assureconsideration only for comments received on or before this date. Written comments on the draft supplement to the GEIS should be sent to: Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Comments may be hand-delivered to the NRC at 11545 Rockville Pike, Room T-6D59,Rockville, Maryland, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. Electroniccomments may be submitted to the NRC by e-mail at MonticelloEIS@nrc.gov. All comments received by the Commission, including those made by Federal, State, and local agencies,Native American Tribes, or other interested persons, will be made available electronically at theCommission's PDR in Rockville, Maryland, and in ADAMS. The NRC staff will hold two public meetings to present an overview of the draft plant-specificsupplement to the GEIS and to accept public comments on the document. The public meetings will be held on March 22, 2006, at the Monticello Community Center, 505 Walnut Street inMonticello, Minnesota. The first meeting will convene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue until 4:30p.m., as necessary. The second meeting will convene at 7 p.m. and will continue until 10 p.m.,as necessary. Both meetings will be transcri bed and will include: (1) A presentation of thecontents of the draft plant-specific supplement to the GEIS, and (2) the opportunity forinterested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide comments on the draft report. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour before the startof each meeting at the Monticello Community Center. No comments on the draft supplement tothe GEIS will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings or in writing, as discussed below. Persons may register to attend or present oral comments at the meetings by contactingMs. Jennifer A. Davis, by telephone at 1-800-368-5642, extension 3835, or by e-mail at MonticelloEIS@nrc.gov no later than March 17, 2006. Members of the public may also registerto speak at the meeting within 15 minutes of the start of each session. 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. Ms. Davis will need to be contacted no later than March 17, 2006, ifspecial equipment or accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, so that the NRC staff can determine whether the request can be accommodated. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Jennifer A. Davis, Division of LicenseRenewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Ms. Davis may also be contacted at the aforementionedtelephone number or e-mail address. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of January, 2006. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Pao-Tsin Kuo, Deputy Director Division of License RenewalOffice of Nuclear Reactor Regulation[FR Doc. E6-1387 Filed 2-1-06; 8:45 am]

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