ML23089A197
| ML23089A197 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Issue date: | 03/30/2023 |
| From: | Patricia Holahan Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards |
| To: | Reiser C Natural Resources Defense Council, Climate and Clean Energy Program |
| Yanely Malave | |
| References | |
| RIN 3150-AK32, NRC-2018-0296 | |
| Download: ML23089A197 (1) | |
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From: Patricia Holahan To: creiser@nrdc.org Cc: ayresr@ayreslawgroup.com; dcurran@harmoncurran.com; timj@nirs.org; danielhirsch558@gmail.com; mkeeganj@comcast.net; rachel@miamiwaterkeeper.org; atbehrma@wisc.edu; tjlodge50@yahoo.com; alicehirt@gmail.com; karendhadden@gmail.com; Yanely Malave-Velez; Kevin Folk; Jennifer Davis; Sherri Miotla (She/Her); Patricia Holahan
Subject:
Response to Request for Extension of Comment Period for LR GEIS (Docket ID NRC-2018-0296)
Date: Thursday, March 30, 2023 1:20:46 PM Attachments: Response-PublicCommentExtensionRequest (3-30-2023).pdf Good afternoon Caroline The attached letter contains the response to your request for extension of comment period for the LR GEIS.
Sincerely, Patricia K. Holahan Patricia K. Holahan, Ph.D.
Director Subsequent License Environmental Directorate, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Washington, DC 20555 Telephone: (301) 415-5655 Cell phone: (240) 688-1232 E-mail: Patricia.Holahan@nrc.gov
March 30, 2023 Ms. Caroline Reiser(VT
Senior Staff Attorney Nuclear & Sustainable FERC Climate and Clean Energy Program Natural Resources Defense Council 1152 15th Street NW, Suite 300 Washington, Dc 20005
SUBJECT:
RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR AN EXTENSION OF THE COMMENT PERIOD OF RENEWING NUCLEAR POWER PLANT OPERATING LICENSES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW, DOCKET ID NRC-2018-0296, 88 FED. REG.
13,329 (MARCH 3, 2023).
Dear Ms. Reiser,
I am responding to your letter dated March 16, 2023 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML23075A106). In the letter, you requested, on behalf of your organization and the other organizations cited in your letter, that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) extend the public comment period for the rulemaking on Renewing Nuclear Power Plant Operating LicensesEnvironmental Review by an additional 60-days.
The NRC is denying the request because the 60-day comment period is appropriate for this rulemaking, and the reasons in the extension request do not reflect unusual circumstances.
Moreover, the scope of this rulemaking is targeted; while the rule updates each environmental issue to account for subsequent license renewal, only 14 of the 80 environmental issues to be codified in Table B-1 of Appendix B to Subpart A of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations Part 51 reflect a substantially revised analysis. Also, the staff is facilitating the commenting process by hosting six hybrid public meetings to explain the proposed changes and gather formal comments.
The comment period ends on May 2, 2023. You may submit comments by any of the following methods:
x Federal rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2018-0296.
x Email comments to: Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you do not receive an automatic email reply confirming receipt, then contact us at 301-415-1677.
x Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff x Public Meetings: Multiple gathering-comment public meetings held during March and April. Public Meeting Notice published on March 10, 2023 (88 FR 14958).
C. Reiser 2 You may direct any questions on this matter to Yanely Malave-Velez, Yanely.Malave-Velez@nrc.gov; Jennifer Davis, Jennifer.Davis@nrc.gov; and Kevin Folk, Kevin.Folk@nrc.gov.
Sincerely, Digitally signed by Patricia K. Patricia K. Holahan Date: 2023.03.30 Holahan 12:45:22 -04'00' Patricia Holahan SLED Director cc: via email Richard Ayres, Esq., ayresr@ayreslawgroup.com Diane Curran, Esq., dcurran@harmoncurran.com Timothy Judson, timj@nirs.org Dan Hirsh, danielhirsch558@gmail.com Michael J. Keegan, mkeeganj@comcast.net Alice Hirt, alicehirt@gmail.com Karen Hadden, karendhadden@gmail.com Rachel Silverstein, rachel@miamiwaterkeeper.org Ann Behrmann, atbehrma@wisc.edu Terry Lodge, Esq., tjlodge50@yahoo.com