ML20111A162

Letter to J. Isakson of Interim Storage Partners Notice of Availability of Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Proposed Consolidate Interim Storage Facility

ML20111A162
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Site:	Consolidated Interim Storage Facility
Issue date:	05/04/2020
From:	Roman C NRC/NMSS/DREFS/ERMB
To:	Isakson J Consolidated Interim Storage Facility
James Park
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Download: ML20111A162 (4)

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May 4, 2020 Mr. Jeffrey D. Isakson Chief Executive Officer/President Interim Storage Partners LLC P.O. Box 1129 Andrews, TX 79714

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR INTERIM STORAGE PARTNERS PROPOSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STORAGE FACILITY LOCATED IN ANDREWS COUNTY, TEXAS (DOCKET NUMBER: 72-1050)

Dear Mr. Isakson:

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has completed the draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the construction and operation of Interim Storage Partners LLCs (ISPs) proposed consolidated interim storage facility (CISF) for spent nuclear fuel (SNF).

The NRC staff has prepared a Federal Register (FR) Notice of Availability (NOA) to advise the public that the draft EIS is publicly available from the NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from the NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. The ADAMS accession number for the draft EIS is ML20122A220. In addition, at its earliest opportunity, the NRC staff plans to make hard copies of the draft EIS available to the public at the following locations: the Andrews County Library, 109 NW 1st Street, Andrews, TX 79714; the Hobbs Public Library, 509 N Shipp St., Hobbs, NM 88240; and the Eunice Public Library, 1003 Ave. N, Eunice, NM 88231.

As discussed in Chapter 2 of the draft EIS, the NRC staffs preliminary recommendation is issuance of an NRC license to ISP to construct and operate a CISF for SNF at the proposed location. This recommendation is based on (i) the license application, which includes ISPs Environmental Report and supplemental documents, and ISPs responses to the NRC staffs requests for additional information; (ii) the NRC staffs consultation with Federal, State, Tribal, and local agencies, and input from other stakeholders; (iii) the NRC staffs independent review; and (iv) the NRC staffs assessments provided in the EIS.

A separate NOA of the draft EIS will be placed in the FR through the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The 120-day public comment period end date is calculated from the date on which the EPA notice is published in the FR. As noted in the NRCs FR notice, the NRC is providing an extended comment period in reaction to the COVID-19 situation.

J. Isakson Should you have any questions concerning the staffs environmental review of ISPs license application for the proposed CISF, please contact Mr. James Park at 301-415-6954 or via e-mail at James.Park@nrc.gov.

Sincerely, Cinthya I. Román, Chief Environmental Review Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Docket No. 72-1050 cc: Distribution via Listserv

J. Isakson

SUBJECT:

NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF THE DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR INTERIM STORAGE PARTNERS PROPOSED CONSOLIDATED INTERIM STORAGE FACILITY LOCATED IN ANDREWS COUNTY, TEXAS (DOCKET NUMBER: 72-1050)

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Letter: ML20111A162 FRN: ML20121A233 Draft EIS: ML20122A220 *via email OFFICE NMSS:REFS NMSS:REFS NMSS:REFS NAME JPark *AWalker-Smith CRomán DATE 04/20/2020 04/20/2020 05/04/2020

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