ML19326D053

Ack Receipt of AEC 700707 Invitation to Comment on Util Application for Ol.Water Quality Std Certification Agency Is AR Pollution Control Commission.State Level Jurisdictional Overlapping in Reactor Sitings Exists.Requests Environ Rept

ML19326D053
Person / Time
Site:	Arkansas Nuclear
Issue date:	07/20/1970
From:	Rockefeller W ARKANSAS, STATE OF
To:	Price H US ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION (AEC)
References
NUDOCS 8004300673
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Dear Mr. Price:

I acknowledge receipt of yrur letter, with enclosures, of July 7, 1970, inviting commer.t on the application of Arkansas Power & Light Company of Arkansas Nuclear One, Unit 1.

You further request my designation of the appropriate certifying agency that construction meets applicable water quality standards. Be advised that the appropriate certi-fying agency for the State of Arkansas is the Arkansas Pollution Control Commission, 1100 Harrington Street, Little Rock, Arkansas. Direct your communications to Mr. S. Ladd Davies, Director.

I have been somewhat concerned with the problems of overlapping jurisdictional units in atomic reactor sitings at the state level. We have attempted to avoid duplication of effort by having the commissioners of the Arkansas Pol-lution Control Commission be from other agencies with re-sponsibilities affected by a siting. However, some dupli-cation does exist. I am currently asking my administrative age'ncies to explore the advisability of an interagency approach, for purposes of responding to Arkansas Power &

Light Company's environmental report. If an ad hoc inter-agency arrangement proves workable, it may be utilized in the course of a state response to the same company's pro-posed application for a second plant. However, such a composite report would be independent of statutory essen-tial permits such as that required of the Arkansas Pollu-tion Control Commission and the Certificate of Convenience and Necessity required by the Arkansas Public Service Commission.

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I would be most appreciative if you could forward to me sufficient copies of Arkansas Power & Light Company's environ-mental report for Nuclear One to distribute them to each of the agencies designated below as having received a copy of this letter.

Sincerely yours,

( 1 - -, 4 A . ,6 Winthrop Rockefeller Governor cc: Arkansas Int.'ustrial Development Commission Arkansas Pollution Control Commission Arkansas Waterways Commission Arkansas Commerce Commission Arkansas Forestry Commission Arkansas Game & Fish Commission Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission Arkansas Parks, Recreation & Travel Commission Arkansas State Health Department Arkansas Highway Department Arkansas Planning Commission Industrial Research and Extension Center 4

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