ML23068A096
| ML23068A096 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/06/2023 |
| From: | Christopher Hanson NRC/Chairman |
| To: | Doggett L US Congress, US HR (House of Representatives) |
| References | |
| CORR-23-0019 | |
| Download: ML23068A096 (1) | |
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 CHAIR The Honorable Lloyd Doggett United States House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515
Dear Representative Doggett:
March 6, 2023 This responds to your letter of January 26, 2023, in which you requested that the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) extend the deadline for requesting a hearing on the Comanche Peak license renewal application by 90 days. You also noted concerns with the virtual environmental scoping meeting that was held on January 17, 2023, and requested a 90-day extension of the deadline to provide comments on environmental scoping.
In addition to your letter, the NRC received several requests for extensions of time from members of the public and has responded by extending certain deadlines related to the NRC's Comanche Peak license renewal application review. The Secretary of the Commission extended the deadline for all persons to file a hearing request until March 1, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 8482 (Feb. 9, 2023)). The deadline to submit comments on the scope of the environmental review has also been extended by the agency; written comments may be submitted until March 13, 2023 (88 Fed. Reg. 10,940 (Feb. 22, 2023)).
Further, in response to concerns regarding the virtual environmental scoping meeting in January, the NRC staff held an additional public environmental scoping meeting on February 23, 2023 in Glen Rose, Texas. At that in-person meeting the staff described the environmental review process and accepted comments from the public. The meeting was preceded by an open house for informal discussions.
Please feel free to have your staff contact Eugene Dacus, Director of the Office of Congressional Affairs, at (301) 415-1776, if you have any questions or need additional information.
Sincerely, Christopher T. Hanson