ML18046A635

Forwards Final Safety Evaluation for SEP Topic II-1.C Re Potential Hazards Due to Nearby Industrial,Transportation & Military Facilities

ML18046A635
Person / Time
Site:	Big Rock Point, Palisades  File:Consumers Energy icon.png
Issue date:	05/13/1981
From:	Crutchfield D Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
To:	Hoffman D CONSUMERS ENERGY CO. (FORMERLY CONSUMERS POWER CO.)
References
TASK-02-01.C, TASK-2-1.C, TASK-RR LSO5-81-018, LSO5-81-18, NUDOCS 8105180168
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• NUCLEAR R~~~~~~~~~~~MMISslO~ ~ :

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• May 13,: 1_981 *>

Do.cket Nos. so~ 155/25.5 LS05-Bl 705-018.

Mr *. David P. Hoffman Nuclear Licensing Administrator Consumers Power Company 1945 W.

Parnall~Road J.ackson*~ Michigan 49201.

Dear Mr~ Hoffman:

SUBJ°ECT:

SEP TOPIC lI-1.C, POTENTIAL.HAZARDS DUE to*:NEARBY INDUSTRIAL; TRANSPORTATION AND MILITARY :FACILITIES* (BIG ~OCK POINT AND PALISADES}

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.. By letters dated* November 27, 1979 and June 6, l980*we~*forwarded to you copies..

. of our safety eva 1 ua tion for S°EP TopiC II..;). C *for Pa 1 i sades and. B rg Rock Point,.

• .respectively. Your response to both:evaluattons in(ficated 'that you had no

• .comments and therefore the*topic.is assumed tO'be complete.* *

• s.ince the evaluations *were i~sued we.have del.eted* SEP.:T()pi_c:vr"'.'8,*

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• .. Room Habitability!' from the SEP program.*.Si.nte**the*evaluatien for *Topic II-LC

. refers*totopic V,I;..8, we.have revised:the topiCassessments'to reflect this fact~

• Both *assessments now refer to the. NRC:TMITask* Action Plan~ Task IILD.3A. *

• which has taken precedence over Topic :vI-8~ *

• In.addition, the Palisades review indic~te~ a; coiicern* for the.potent1al expan~.

siOn pf the South Ha*ven*Municipal.Airporf.***Since'.theairport*.expansiori issue*'**

was addressed* in the recent evaluatlon of Top*;c lll;;.4.D,. Site Proximity Mis~iles 11 *date~ Janua*ry 13, 1.981, we. have. removed the open item from Topic: ** *.

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._.~Also, the Big Rock Poi11t. evaluation. fodi_cated.tha~ ~~ll* ope.n.it~m exi$.ted.conce~n:.

• '* irig. the d1pabil ity of.the *p.lant*'tc> wi.thstana *an*:*explosive shipment detonation. ***

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• We have reviewed our ori gi naJ evaluation. and deterini ne~ *that si nee* the ~i stance.

from the *transportation route tQ. the 'plant exceeds '.the minimum diStal1ce:. crf,..

.teria *the plant me'ets the current*criteria. Accordingly w~ have removed the

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.A Since both evaluations* were fi~al, and only mino*r change*s have -been made. regard-_

• ing *the closure* of.open itenis and no factual information has. changed, w~ regard

• .the assessments *as final~ *.No respons*e from you.r~egarding these evaluations is.

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Enclosure:

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Dennis M. Crutch~~

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Judd L *. Bacon~ Esquire Consumers Power. Company.

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BIG ROCK. POINT' T.opic II-LC.;. Potential Hazards Due to N_earby*Jndust~ial*~:rransport~tion(<

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conducted in accor~a*nce withthe*~uid~nc~:of.S;~~~*2*.2.1.::~.2.-2and 2.2.'J~,_-, /-

primarily of small manufacturing companies. * :Th~re are,* ~1.s_o some c~en~ *p1:~nts,

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.*.*and qua~ries. in the area. The closeS't indu~tr.'iaf *. facll ity>Tf a ~nufactudrig :<

'l pl ant located about one mile east whe're, 105 emp) oy:eei ar;e ::e'.n~aged:';n pradudng,. '

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An.: f~vento.ry *of'.app*roXi~ately 100:~000 po~nds*.*.

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No hazardous mat'erialS in qu.ant1~ies 'arge enough.to affect* the safe_ operation of.the ~u;clear plant' are *kno~w~. to b~e *precessed.

st~red, or. trartsported.at *the ind.ustrial park~** An. oif.. ~o~p.any storage *tr:~inal*

I is' located o~* us Route 31 near *-the ind4s~rfa1' par~':.' Th.~'maxi*~~m stor~~e*'

capa*city at the. terminal fs' approxima'tely 46,000 gallo'tjs of,:fuel pJl an(f

. 40,000. ga.ilons. of gasoHne(Z) No.pr(,pane.fs stored at;*:*~h~.fac~flH;y. *The se'pa~ati'ondistance b~tween**the fuel.storage tel"!Tlin~l'-anci _the.nuclear plant,.

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.. affecti~g the* *safe. operatiO.n of t~e~nucleat pla.nt~.A3ocat p1an~.ing official has' stated' that. no additidnal iridustri'a1 developments '.a~e* proposed or*-pl arined, for the area in the. vicinityo°f the: pl ~nt{3),*.*

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• Regulate>~Y Guide, 1. 91, Revision 1, was util i~ed to eva.Jua~e: th.e:* c.onsequences.

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of a_ postulate~ exp,loslve.accident o.n t~e higbway *. Regulatpry"Guide l.91. Rey.- l,.

has "be!n. speci.f.1 cal ly ; dent ified. by.t~~i NRC'.s RegiJlatory*RequJrements: 'RevJe~. -~ * :' *

..,,< ' : <committee as one of the* ftem$ to be considered for backfft'e>n operatil'.\\g reactors~.

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as spil 1 size and atmosphe~ic disper~ion conditions~ ::A;cic;fent data compiled

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... :*.; <-*:*.:*::: ***** ~ow~~~r) ~he*~-c-~Jcu-lated:freque.ncy of }d~ic**~heij,~:c-af **ae~_jd'e.n_t~ ~o~.. Route,31*;~-s*t;:.<: *:*):-_*. -*

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it is our j~dgement that the. threat to th~ s~fe.operati.on*: of the plant posed

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_.*it wi.11 be*. necess~ry for the staff and* :th~ licensee.*tcFr_e;1ew. the. situatiQn.to*

determine if additional pr.otecti;e.mea~:Jr.es_ for *th*e pla_hf_are 'required~.-_-~~--:>**_:'.~.~-...- i * * -

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I~forinat,i9n obtaine'd' frqrn ~he raflro~d company.

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shipped. on the 11ne.' *We have eval Ui!t~cf;.the;*b.onsequences'.c>f ;a ~postulated e~plc;>51Qn

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We.find that th~ separatio~ distance ~bet~~en.~tie railroad:.1 t~f! and the plant.

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• shipments. c)f explosive *materi~l~ and~:.ttier_~fore~*: is: a'ccept~ble *. *.

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does take place. at Charl_evoix Harbor *~f1i~*h~i;* appro~iinately 4 miles *sout~west.. * *

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.. f;-om trucks':for,shipment to, Beav~r J~land:'whith. h some* 25 miles northwes:t* of***..

. Char~.evo.i~.:.~wo bat~e* line: cb~panie~* *. o:~ad,.~ith ~h~' bar9~, :ar~ engaged: 1~-*-this.:.:t~ade. *.,.. *.

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. oc*cur-rence of a**.barge at:Ci dent :with consequenc*es **severe.* enough:*.to* affe~t*

the. safe. op~rat1on of the. pl a.n.t. i {. ext~~E!ly JJnl1*~~~ iy an~-; do~{_,,Q*t

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. a credible 'tisk **to t~e plant~

s_1~i1a~l*y~; th~*ma~in:/*~~i:p~ing.tout~** 1n l!k.:.

Michi'gan which is located. about 40 mil es northwest ()f.the p 1 ant:: iS net a. threat'., ' ::..

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Charle~oix _Munic-ipal-is* a geiier~l. -~~-~~;ation-.fa~il.ity u~ed* p~im;a~t~y; bi'l-igh~-_-_::,,.:. "

single engine. aircraft~ There we~e:'a total. of 16;800_: itinerant: and local>

operations at the field in 1976 and thf s.1s: proj~cted ~o in.crease to 71,000-_

operation*s in 1997 according-to. the; ~i~port iria_ster ~fan. (lO_)

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• basic.:transport. faci1.ity, i~e., one'- capable of. handling turboj~t-po~er.ed

. :air~raft up to 60~000 pounds_ *gross *weight;. Using the a~alytical model_ giveo.. _

. in SRP 3.S.1.6, we conseryatively calcu*l~te the the probability<of ~. _.,,

aircraft from Charlevoix Airport :crashing into-the* Big **Rock Point plant is:'

8.5X-'10:-7 per.year~

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arriving ~r dep.art~ng the airport fli over th:e* p.lant :are~,* and the.consideratfo_n of the entire *pfant as __ a -potent.ia*l "target area".

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• maJori-ty ()f aircraft ope~atlng at, Ch~Hev6ix _Air.port are: e.xp~cted to* be:-light~', ;

. *general aviatfon aircraft, only a. s~*a11 fraction-of postulated aircraft< *. _ > :_,..

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strikes.would-seriouslyaffe~t the.safety of.the.. plant*.* n~e probabilitfof:'

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. northeast of the* plant -m~a~ured to~ the~-ceriterline. of. the rOIJ_te~ at-, ~ts.clOsest *.

point-of -app_roach. (11)

• T~e route ir,.cl ude.s :a rada~ b.()~b s-C:~r-fng:.range over- *

• _ Lake Mich1~~-ri *and is flown prim.arily_ by _Str~t_egi.c A_ir :9p~n~--:B~S~~)nd,*FB-111s.

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of the staff, the* U.S. Air; :Force undertook a study to: *u:pdat~ :an eari ier analysis*.. - -- -

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of the risk of a military ~ir.craft on I~ 600/601 crashing i~t~* the* plant.* _The

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crash rate.

Th.e Air Force*calculated that the ~robab(li-t,i~-o*(*a: crash_ at_~the...

p1 ant *crepr~sented by a. square targf!t area 3.45 mi Jes_ on a: si-def_was approximate11.

10-8 per yeai".. (12). The st~ff has ~~vi.ewed the.Air. Force -~~alyst~ *:a~d* H. in

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. ; a*ircr:a.ft crash at the pl a~t i_s an extremely.. _remot~- -e~.e~t/~,*:*~~r~he~C,re,.Jn* the v,',.*

,, 0-gx. : > courSe of thfs re)ijew, the Staff,waS lnfcin!led; 6y;' the: Ali-

1. or-~~Xtfi~~ '~~r,m!SS~on,,,,';

had been requested *from the. FAA* to *adj1J-st <route IR.. ~00f 60l so-.. tha( i.n *effect _it

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• .irifonnecf that the request had be~n approved(13) ~nd -the Air*. Fore~. expects to :

• formallypubli~h the new-~ute-o'ri Maj.ls_,: 19so)i4l" The::id 1

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pass a*pproximately 12.~iles.west.:ofj:he plant. We ccinc:Jude;t*h~t',ihe'r._isk to.

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plant sa.fety. of-military aircraft -*on rou_te:'IR S00/601 fn :its:.*:present: configuratio'n*

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• . _* be.*op~rated with:--an acceptable.degree of**~afety with' rega'rt{Jo.indos:trial,

. : transpq:rtation, ~nd military act.i~itfes:in.the vici~1ty:o_f--the pf~n'L_.we have_

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REFERENCES * '.

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1. *Personal :co~unic~tion w.ith Mi~hael"~ Johnsoh of Lexalit~ ~orporation.

• . Charlevoix,:~Michiga~. November 7,.197? *.,. *:

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2~ :-Persona1**co~u;,icatfon withGord~ri L~fbb~:wci'odJaocfOil Company, Cha.rlevoix, Hichi.gan, November 15, 1979*~.,. ::*:;./:

3~ Meetin*g.with John Hess** Char1evcii"x: t9urity.Pf~nrter:,. Charlevoix., ~1c~1~~~...

• Ju1j 19, 1979~

. 4~:

uA.nalysis.of Tr"'ck.~ccidents 1n Mic.higan!':,,TS0-350-77, Hichig~n~Depa~~ent

• of State_* Highways and Transportation;, data -f~in Sandra Cornell., Traffic *

• Technician, MicMga~ DOT, Decem~er)2 *. 1979:.:~*.* *.

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• A Medal 'Econcmi.c and. Safety Anal,ysi~ o*f th~ Transpcr.ta'tfon* of Hazardc.us.**

• Substance's fri. Bulk, 11 Arthur D. little, Inc~*. Report-No. COM-74-ll2n:.. * *

• 1974 ~

&.* Letter from R~ G~ Rayburn, Vice President _.;.;.Tran*sportatfon, 'che*ssie.*

System to F.

• Kan.tor, _NRC, December.*6.~* 19.79.~: :**. :.

7.. "Mich.igan.Major Gas Pip~l fnes*.a.nd

• M"anchi se Map.a, c~mpf_l ~d J;y Consumers.,*.

Power Compa.ny, Janu~ry, 1977 and-.. Michigan.Oil P:tpeline Mapn, 'Public* :

"0._~-~~..,. *

~Serdce* CcmmiSsion, ~ichfgan De_pa.r~~,~-t.. °.*f Commerce*~ July, 197,6; *. *,

a.* Water.borrie.toJTln1erce. of.the Urdt~d States:~ CaJendar.*Year 1974 1 Department.*:

I of* the Army, Corps of Engineers~*

9.' Personal **communication with Jules Gi~espie;.r:i*l~sple Oil Cpmpan.. y,. and:.-:.;

.. Wayne. Chapman. Midnight. 011 Company,.Noveinber.16-~: 1.97~ *. **

lQ.* *.. c~arlevoix. Municipal Airport, Mas.ter Plan:*:i:)reparecf-for the Ci~y:of.:**.*:*

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• Charlevoix by Ar:thul".:A. Ranger *.,.Consulti_.ng *E~gi~ee".'**. Juty 19?7. *

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Jl. *Area Plannfng, Military *Tr'afning Router,'Ncl'rth"'and South America~;*

• • .. *.*DOD Pu.blf catiOn AP/1 B.~ *January 2~_. '_198Q*~.. ::*...

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.. 12~*. LetteJ" from: Col~. 'oavid L. Nichols, peputy ofrecto.r for Operat'ions.

... *.and Trafnfng; Headquarter United Statis;.:A:ir'.,fcfrce,.Washingt~n. -0.C.~.*......,

• * ~ :_F. J<antc.r 9,NRC,

• January~ 9 ~ *1980.::.* *.* :*.. * * *

• J 13.: :,Per"s~nal communication with Le~ Schuldt,*.FAA. Air Ro~te*Jrafffc Control Center 1 Minneapolh 1 Minnesc.ta*, Febn.iary :s~>}.*9~. *.~. *

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• i 4~... Pers.anal.ccmmu'nicatio~ with* Lt. :-Col (James~ Scherer,;U.S( Mr*: Foree.~* * * -***

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• Barksda 1 e, Air* Force Base, Louisiana.~ Febniary a~ 1 ~so. * ** * * *

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. safety.wHh rega,rd to. potential ac~idents which *may. occur *astt1e result> *

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• of° acuv:ities at nearby industriaf~ tl'.'ansportatiori~**and:mi.lftary. facilities *.

. Th~. review was conducted in.acco~dan~e.. ~ith.the gu1dance: of SRP'$ 2.2~1.

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There i~ little. industrial activity. ln ~he vicin.ity of th~ ~al isades *

• pfant *. The nea'res~ concent.ra~fon.:of iiidustrfalactivity 1s located Jn*.**.

. the South *~aven city area and consist{priinarf ly.of Hgh~,ma~uf'actuting

. facili*ties *. R.egional planning offic.i.als bave stated*that to their _.

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~nowledge no.fndust~ial. de~elopments ar~. pla~ned. for* the vicinity:.: of *the n~cl~a.r pl.ant. (l)

. *.The near~st tr~nsportation rout~s. tO. the plant are. ~.S. Route,Jr.. arid..

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  196 wh'ich: pass about 3*,600.:t~ei.. *and 4~?00' f~et;°_resp~c~ively,:

• from.the plant* at their cl9sest point of ap'proach.. The guidance. of_

• *> -~egulatory Guide.. L 9l; Revi.sfon 1~*.:was*;1,1tiliZed to _evalua_te :the conse~... *.

~.. :::.qu~~c~s ***c,+:po~tti1at~d* *expios1~~s* o~-:~sej,1-9tiwa§s-~ :* R~9*~1:a~o~y: s~~; de - ~*' -*.. - : ' ---~-- ~--~ --.~----*

L911* Re~i~ion 1 *; has_ been.specific.alli.Jdentifie<! by. the *NRC' S" Regulatory

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.... *. -~perati~~ *reactors;*** We. find.'that the :i~i*9~~Y separatfon *di stances at

.iP_ai fsades e.xceed the tninimiJm di staric~ criteria given 11'.1 :the regula.tory * * *:

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• an<f;* *therefore{ provide reascSnable.. assurance* that* transportation accfdents re'sul°~ing in 'explosions of ~ruc~-size.. shipments o'f'. hazardous.

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exce~d toxicity*.limi'ts i*n. the phnt::control rooin assumi~g arl optimum -set'..

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. '.of spill paramete*rs and atrilos.pheric*dispersion:*conditjons~ :How~ver~;* the,-

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the* 1 ikei fhood* of' a hazar-dous >chemic~i spil l:a~fe~~ing the ~~eratio~. o'f.'. <

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e~aluated a~ part*of the TMI Task, Action Plan, NUREG~*0?37~ Task HI:..CL3~4-~~:. *

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• thrqugh St.. Joseph harbor about '17~ miles to.the so~t~-.* : MaJc:>r shi'pp:irig :

hin~s' in tfie**iake.. are loca_te.d well ~ff-shore; at. least>io '111ile$ o'f*niofe,.*

from-the plant.(2). Thus,Jake shipping is not.co~sideredto.. be a'*h~zatcf.'..

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.. in*:a.eriton Ha.rbor; a1>.o.1Jt'::l{m~.1~s* sou~h."of.. ;~~e': pl.. anL<*i::s: t.he::t** *.:.,** *;* * **

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• . designed* :to* withstand 'tornado missi1 es _a.nd-qther ~~sign ldi!d~~~can * ~ith;-

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Southwestern Michigan Regional PJar)ni ng Conmi~sion ~.St.* Joseph,*

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