ML20210N183
| ML20210N183 | |
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| Site: | Trojan File:Portland General Electric icon.png |
| Issue date: | 07/27/1999 |
| From: | Masnik M NRC (Affiliation Not Assigned) |
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| NUDOCS 9908110040 | |
| Download: ML20210N183 (3) | |
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1/il 75g0-01-P UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION PACIFICORP TROJAN PLANT DOCKET NO 50-344, NOTICE OF CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF APPLICATION FUBUL UULun;.N stuun REGARDING PROPOSED MERGER AND OPPORTUNITY FOR A F?ARING 99 J R_ 29 P 4 3 4 ' '
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is considering the issuance of an order under 10 CFR 50.80 approving the indirect transfer of Facility Operating License No. NFP-1 for the Trojan Plant to the extent currently held by Pacificorp, as a co-owner of the Trojan Plant.
According to an application for approval filed by Pacificorp, Pacificorp plans to merge with Scottish Power, NA General Partnership ("ScottishPower") and become an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of ScottishPower, thereby effecting an indirect transfer of pacificorp's interest in the Trojan license to Scottish Power. No physical changes to the Trojan facility or operational changes are being proposed in the application. No direct transfer of the license would result from the merger.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, no license, or any right thereunder, shall be transferred, directly or indirectly, through transfer of control of the license, unless the Cor,1 mission shall give its consent in writing. The Commission will approve an application for the indirect transfer of a license, if the Commission determines that the proposed transfer of control will not affect the Oj qualifications of the holder of the license, and that the transfer is otherwise consistent with
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. The filing of requests for hearing and petitions for leave to intervene, and written comments with regard to the license transfer application, are discussed below.
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, any person whose interest may be affected by the Commission's action on the application may request a hearing, and, if not the applicants, may petition for leave to intervene in a hearing proceeding on the Commission's action. Requests for a hearing and petitions for leave to intervene should be filed in accordance with the Commission's rules of practice set forth in Subpart M, "Public Notification, Availability of Documents and Records, Hearing Requests and Procedures for Hearings on License Transfer Applications," of 10 CFR Part 2. In particular, such requests and petitions must comply with the requirements set forth in 10 CFR 2.1306, and should address the considerations contained in 10 CFR 2.1308(a). Untimely requests and petitions may be denied, as provided in 10 CFR 2.1308(b), unless good cause for failure to file on time is established. In addition, an untimely request or petition should address the factors that the Commission will also consider, in reviewing untimely requests or petitions, set forth in 10 CFR 2.1308(b)(1)-(2).
Requests for a hearing and petitions for leave to intervene should be served upon Mary A. Murphy, Esq., Leboeuf, Lamb, Greene, and MacRae L.L.P.,1875 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. 2000g-5728; George M. Galloway, Esq., Stoel Rives L.L.P., Standard insurance Center,900 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2300, Portland, OR 97204-1268; the General Counsel, U.S. M" Hear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555 (e-mail address for filings rega. Op 7 r nse transfer cases only: OGCLT@NRC. gov); and the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention:
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.1313.
The Commission will issue a notice or order granting or denying a hearing request or intervention petition, designating the issues for any hearing that will be held and designating the i
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' Presiding Officer. A notice granting a hearing will be published in the FEDERAL REGISTER and served on the parties to the hearing.
As an attemative to requests for hearing and petitions to intervene, by SEP 01 1999
, persons may submit written comments regarding the license transfer application, as provided for in 10 CFR 2.1305. The Commission will consider and, if appropriate, respond to these comments, but such comments will not otherwise constitute part of the decisicnal record.
Comments should be submitted to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Stait, and should cite the publication date and page number of this FEDERAL REGISTER notice.
For further details with respect to this action, see the application dated May 24,1999, available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, and at the local public document room located j
at Branford Price Millar Library, Portland State University,934 S.W. Harrison Street, Portland, OR 92707.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 27th day of July 1999.
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FOR THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION h
i Michael T. Masnik, Chief l
Decommissioning Section Project Directorate IV & Decommissioning i
Division of Licensing Project Management Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation
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