ML17313A904

Expresses Appreciation for Opportunity to Participate in Preparation of EIS to Assess Environ Impacts of Const of Transmission Line from PVNGS Switchyard Across US-Mexico Border.Nrc Does Not Have Licensing Activity Re Action

ML17313A904
Person / Time
Site:	Palo Verde
Issue date:	04/28/1999
From:	Carpenter C NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned)
To:	Russell E ENERGY, DEPT. OF
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NUDOCS 9905040163
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Ms. Ellen Russell NEPA Document Man'ager

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Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy (FE-52) 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D. C. 20505

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF INTENTTO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTALIMPACT STATEMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF NEW MEXICO l

Dear Ms. Russell:

We would like to thank you for your submittal dated February 17, 1999, which provided the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) the opportunity to participate in the preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS), as either a contributor or cooperating agency, to assess the environmental impacts of construction of a transmission line originating from the Palo Verde N~GigSJ'g i&y d U&-

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does not have a licensing activity related to this action (/.e., the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station has not asked the NRC for an amendment or exemption to a regulation).

Therefore, the NRC should not have a role in the development of the EIS. However, the NRC would like to review the draft document to assure that NRC's regulatory role is appropriately considered in the document.

Once again, we thank you for the opportunity to participate.

Ifyou have any questions regarding this letter, please feel free to contact Ms. Kimberly Leigh at 301-415-2678.

Sincerely, Original Signed By:

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SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF INTENTTO PREPARE AN ENVIRONMENTALIMPACT STATEMENT, PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANYOF NEW MEXICO

Dear Ms. Russell:

We would like to thank you for your submittal dated February 17, 1999, which provided the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) the opportunity to participate in the preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS), as either a contributor or cooperating agency, to assess the environmental. impacts of construction of a transmission line originating from the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station switchyard across the U.S. - Mexico border. At this time, the NRC does not have a pending licensing activity related to this action (i.e., the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station has not asked the NRC for an amendment or exemption to a regulation). Therefore, the NRC should not have a role in the development of the EIS.

However, the NRC would like to review the draft document to assure that NRC's regulatory role is appropriately considered in the document.

Once again, we thank you for the opportunity to participate.

Ifyou have any questions regarding this letter, please feel free to contact Ms.

Kimberly Leigh at 301-415-2678.

Sincerely, C'ynthia Carpenter, Branch Chief Generic Issues and Environmental Projects Branch Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission