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{{#Wiki_filter:55032 Federal Register/Vol. 71, No. 182/Wednesday, September 20, 2006/Notices Minutes Update on NSF Working Group on the Impact of Proposal and Award  
{{#Wiki_filter:55032                   Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 20, 2006 / Notices Minutes                                             NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                      3. Is there a way to enhance the
 
* Update on NSF Working Group on                     COMMISSION                                            quality, utility, and clarity of the the Impact of Proposal and Award                                                                         information to be collected?
Management Mechanisms Study of  
Management Mechanisms Study of                     Agency Information Collection                            4. How can the burden of the Award Size, Duration and Proposal                   Activities: Proposed Collection:                      information collection be minimized, Success Rates                                       Comment Request                                      including the use of automated
 
* Status of NSF FY 2007 Budget                                                                             collection techniques or other forms of Request                                             AGENCY:  U.S. Nuclear Regulatory information technology?
Award Size, Duration and Proposal  
* Status of NSF Strategic Plan, FY                   Commission (NRC).
 
A copy of the draft supporting 2006-2011                                           ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to              statement may be viewed free of charge Committee on Programs and Plans (9:30                   submit an information collection                      at the NRC Public Document Room, One a.m.-10:30 a.m.)                                   request to OMB and solicitation of                   White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Success Rates Status of NSF FY 2007 Budget Request Status of NSF Strategic Plan, FY 2006-2011 Committee on Programs and Plans (9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.) Approval of Minutes Status Reports: Task Force on Transformative Research Task Force on Hurricane Science &
* Approval of Minutes                                 public comment.                                       Pike, Room O-1 F21, Rockville, MD
Engineering Subcommittee on Polar Issues Task Force on International Science Timing and Circumstances for Annual Board Reexamination of
* Status Reports:                                                                                           20852. OMB clearance requests are Task Force on Transformative                       
 
Priority Order of MREFC
 
Candidates for New Start Projects:
 
Dr. Ken Ford Transmitting Director
's Review Board Packages to the National
 
Science Board: Review of Process Committee on Education and Human Resources (10:30 a.m.
-12 p.m.) Approval of May 2006 Minutes Science Mathematics and Research for Transformation (SMART)
 
Program Doctoral Completion Project Ensuring America
's Competitive Edge through Education and
 
Research: The NSF Role Subcommittee on Science and Engineering Indicators Update on November 7, 2006 NSB Workshop:
''Moving Forward to Improve Engineering Education
'' NSB items Closed Committee on Strategy and Budget Closed: (9:15 a.m.
-9:30 a.m.) Status of NSF FY 2008 Budget Request Plenary Sessions of the Board (1:15 p.m.-3 p.m.) Plenary Executive Closed (1:15 p.m.
- 1:20 p.m.) Approval of August 2006 Minutes Plenary Closed (1:20 p.m.
-1:25 p.m.) Approval of August 2006 Minutes Closed Committee Reports Plenary Open (1:25 p.m.
-3 p.m.) Approval of August 2006 Minutes Resolution to Close November 2006 Meeting Chairman's Report Director's Report Open Committee Reports Michael P. Crosby, Executive Officer and NSB Office Director.
 
[FR Doc. 06
-7914 Filed 9 06; 12:53 pm]
BILLING CODE 7555 P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection:
 
Comment Request AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information collection
 
request to OMB and solicitation of
 
public comment.


==SUMMARY==
==SUMMARY==
: The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of  
: The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of                       available at the NRC worldwide Web Research Task Force on Hurricane Science &                  continued approval of information                     site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
 
Engineering                                        collections under the provisions of the               doc-comment/omb/index.html. The Subcommittee on Polar Issues                        Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44                   document will be available on the NRC Task Force on International Science                U.S.C. Chapter 35).                                   home page site for 60 days after the
continued approval of information  
* Timing and Circumstances for                          Information pertaining to the                       signature date of this notice.
 
Annual Board Reexamination of                      requirement to be submitted:                             Comments and questions about the Priority Order of MREFC                              1. The title of the information                    information collection requirements Candidates for New Start Projects:                  collection: General Licensee                       may be directed to the NRC Clearance Dr. Ken Ford                                        Registration, NRC Form 664.                         Officer, Brenda Jo. Shelton, U.S. Nuclear
collections under the provisions of the  
* Transmitting Directors Review                        2. Current OMB approval number:                     Regulatory Commission, T-5 F52, Board Packages to the National                      3150-0198.                                           Washington, DC 20555-0001, by Science Board: Review of Process                      3. How often the collection is                     telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Committee on Education and Human                        required: Annually.                                   Internet electronic mail to Resources (10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.)                        4. Who is required or asked to report:             INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV.
 
* Approval of May 2006 Minutes                        General Licensees of the NRC who                       Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44  
* Science Mathematics and Research                    possess devices subject to registration               of September 2006.
 
for Transformation (SMART)                          under 10 CFR 31.5.                                      For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
Program                                              5. The estimated number of annual                   Brenda Jo. Shelton,
Information pertaining to the requirement to be submitted:
* Doctoral Completion Project respondents: 1,000.                                   NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information
: 1. The title of the information collection:  
* Ensuring Americas Competitive
''General Licensee Registration,'' NRC Form 664.
: 6. The number of hours needed                       Services.
: 2. Current OMB approval number:
Edge through Education and annually to complete the requirement or               [FR Doc. E6-15577 Filed 9-19-06; 8:45 am]
3150-0198. 3. How often the collection is required: Annually.
Research: The NSF Role
: 4. Who is required or asked to report:
* Subcommittee on Science and                        request: 333 hours annually (1,000                   BILLING CODE 7590-01-P Engineering Indicators                              respondents x 20 minutes per form).
General Licensees of the NRC who  
* Update on November 7, 2006 NSB                        7. Abstract: NRC Form 664 is used by Workshop: Moving Forward to                      NRC general licensees to make reports                 NUCLEAR REGULATORY Improve Engineering Education                    regarding certain generally licensed                 COMMISSION
 
* NSB items                                          devices subject to registration. The
possess devices subject to registration  
[Docket No. 50-333]
 
registration program allows NRC to Closed                                                  better track general licensees, so that               Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of Committee on Strategy and Budget                        they can be contacted or inspected as                 the Application, Notice of Opportunity Closed: (9:15 a.m.-9:30 a.m.)                      necessary, and to make sure that                     for Hearing and Notice of Intent To
under 10 CFR 31.5.
* Status of NSF FY 2008 Budget                        generally licensed devices can be                     Prepare an Environmental Impact Request                                            identified even if lost or damaged, and               Statement and Conduct Scoping to further ensure that general licensees             Process for Facility Operating License Plenary Sessions of the Board (1:15 are aware of and understand the                       No. DPR-59 for an Additional 20-Year p.m.-3 p.m.)
: 5. The estimated number of annual respondents: 1,000.
requirements for the possession of                   Period, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Plenary Executive Closed (1:15 p.m.-                    devices containing byproduct material.                Inc., James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear 1:20 p.m.)                                          Greater awareness helps to ensure that
: 6. The number of hours needed annually to complete the requirement or  
* Approval of August 2006 Minutes                                                                          Power Plant general licensees will comply with the Plenary Closed (1:20 p.m.-1:25 p.m.)                    requirements for proper handling and                     The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
 
* Approval of August 2006 Minutes                    disposal of generally licensed devices               Commission (NRC or the Commission)
request: 333 hours annually (1,000  
* Closed Committee Reports                            and would reduce the potential for                   is considering an application for the Plenary Open (1:25 p.m.-3 p.m.)
 
incidents that could result in                       renewal of Operating License No. DPR-
respondents 20 minutes per form).
* Approval of August 2006 Minutes
: 7. Abstract: NRC Form 664 is used by NRC general licensees to make reports  
* Resolution to Close November 2006                  unnecessary radiation exposure to the                 59, which authorizes Entergy Nuclear Meeting                                            public and contamination of property.                 Operations, Inc. (Entergy), to operate the
 
* Chairmans Report                                    Submit, by November 20, 2006,                       James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power
regarding certain generally licensed  
* Directors Report                                  comments that address the following                   Plant (JAFNPP) at 2536 megawatts
 
* Open Committee Reports                              questions:                                           thermal. The renewed license would jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
devices subject to registration. The  
: 1. Is the proposed collection of                   authorize the applicant to operate the Michael P. Crosby,                                      information necessary for the NRC to                  JAFNPP for an additional 20 years Executive Officer and NSB Office Director.              properly perform its functions? Does the              beyond the period specified in the
 
[FR Doc. 06-7914 Filed 9-18-06; 12:53 pm]              information have practical utility?                   current license. JAFNPP is located on BILLING CODE 7555-01-P                                    2. Is the burden estimate accurate?                 Lake Ontario in Oswego County, VerDate Aug<31>2005  17:40 Sep 19, 2006  Jkt 205001  PO 00000  Frm 00057  Fmt 4703  Sfmt 4703  E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM  20SEN1
registration program allows NRC to  
 
better track general licensees, so that  
 
they can be contacted or inspected as  
 
necessary, and to make sure that  
 
generally licensed devices can be  
 
identified even if lost or damaged, and  
 
to further ensure that general licensees  
 
are aware of and understand the  
 
requirements for the possession of  
 
devices containing byproduct material.
 
Greater awareness helps to ensure that  
 
general licensees will comply with the  
 
requirements for proper handling and  
 
disposal of generally licensed devices  
 
and would reduce the potential for  
 
incidents that could result in  
 
unnecessary radiation exposure to the  
 
public and contamination of property.
Submit, by November 20, 2006, comments that address the following  
 
questions:
: 1. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the NRC to  
 
properly perform its functions? Does the  
 
information have practical utility?
: 2. Is the burden estimate accurate?
: 3. Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
 
information to be collected?
: 4. How can the burden of the information collection be minimized, including the use of automated
 
collection techniques or other forms of
 
information technology?
A copy of the draft supporting statement may be viewed free of charge
 
at the NRC Public Document Room, One
 
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
 
Pike, Room O
-1 F21, Rockville, MD 20852. OMB clearance requests are
 
available at the NRC worldwide Web
 
site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
doc-comment/omb/index.html.
The document will be available on the NRC
 
home page site for 60 days after the
 
signature date of this notice.
Comments and questions about the information collection requirements
 
may be directed to the NRC Clearance
 
Officer, Brenda Jo. Shelton, U.S. Nuclear
 
Regulatory Commission, T
-5 F52, Washington, DC 20555
-0001, by telephone at 301
-415-7233, or by Internet electronic mail to
 
INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of September 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton, NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. E6
-15577 Filed 9 06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590 P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50
-333] Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of the Application, Notice of Opportunity
 
for Hearing and Notice of Intent To
 
Prepare an Environmental Impact
 
Statement and Conduct Scoping
 
Process for Facility Operating License
 
No. DPR-59 for an Additional 20-Year Period, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc., James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear
 
Power Plant The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or the Commission)
 
is considering an application for the
 
renewal of Operating License No. DPR
- 59, which authorizes Entergy Nuclear
 
Operations, Inc. (Entergy), to operate the
 
James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power
 
Plant (JAFNPP) at 2536 megawatts
 
thermal. The renewed license would
 
authorize the applicant to operate the
 
JAFNPP for an additional 20 years
 
beyond the period specified in the
 
current license. JAFNPP is located on
 
Lake Ontario in Oswego County, VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:40 Sep 19, 2006Jkt 205001PO 00000Frm 00057Fmt 4703Sfmt 4703E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM20SEN1 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES 55033 Federal Register/Vol. 71, No. 182/Wednesday, September 20, 2006/Notices 1 To the extent that the application contains attachments and supporting documents that are not
 
publicly available because they are asserted to
 
contain safeguards or proprietary information, petitions desired access to this information should
 
contact the applicant or applicant
's counsel to discuss the need for a protective order.
approximately seven miles northeast of the City of Oswego, New York. The
 
current operating license for the
 
JAFNPP expires on October 17, 2014.
On August 1, 2006, the Commission
's staff received the application from
 
Entergy, to renew the Operating License
 
No. DPR-59 for JAFNPP, pursuant to 10 CFR part 54. A Notice of Receipt and
 
Availability of the license renewal
 
application (LRA) was published in the
 
Federal Register on August 11, 2006 (71 FR 46245).
The Commission
's staff has reviewed the LRA for its acceptability and has
 
determined that Entergy has submitted
 
sufficient information in accordance
 
with 10 CFR 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, and 51.53(c), and the application is
 
acceptable for docketing. The current
 
Docket No. 50
-333 for Operating License No. DPR
-59 will be retained.
The docketing of the renewal
 
application does not preclude
 
requesting additional information as the
 
review proceeds, nor does it predict
 
whether the Commission will grant or
 
deny the application.
Before issuance of each requested renewed license, the NRC will have
 
made the findings required by the
 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission
's rules and regulations. In accordance with 10
 
CFR 54.29, the NRC may issue a
 
renewed license on the basis of its
 
review if it finds that actions have been
 
identified and have been or will be
 
taken with respect to: (1) Managing the
 
effects of aging during the period of
 
extended operation on the functionality
 
of structures and components that have
 
been identified as requiring aging
 
management review, and (2) time-
 
limited aging analyses that have been
 
identified as requiring review, such that
 
there is reasonable assurance that the
 
activities authorized by the renewed
 
license will continue to be conducted in
 
accordance with the current licensing
 
basis (CLB), and that any changes made
 
to the plant
's CLB comply with the Act and the Commission
's regulations. The Commission also must first find that the
 
requirements of subpart A of 10 CFR 51
 
have been satisfied, and that matters
 
raised under 10 CFR 2.335 have been
 
addressed.
Within 60 days after the date of publication of this Federal Register Notice, the applicant may file a request
 
for a hearing, and any person whose
 
interest may be affected by this
 
proceeding and who wishes to
 
participate as a party in the proceeding
 
must file a written request for a hearing
 
and a petition for leave to intervene
 
with respect to the renewal of the
 
license. Requests for a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene shall be filed in accordance with the
 
Commission
's ''Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings
'' in 10 CFR part 2.
Interested persons should consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which is
 
available at the Commission
's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One
 
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
 
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852 and is
 
accessible from the Agencywide
 
Documents Access and Management
 
System (ADAMS) Public Electronic
 
Reading Room on the Internet at
 
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
 
adams.html.
Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter
 
problems in accessing the documents
 
located in ADAMS should contact the
 
NRC's PDR reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or 301
-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov.
If a request for a hearing/petition for leave to
 
intervene is filed within the 60-day
 
period, the Commission or a presiding
 
officer designated by the Commission or
 
by the Chief Administrative Judge of the
 
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
 
Panel will rule on the request/petition;
 
and the Secretary or the Chief
 
Administrative Judge of the Atomic
 
Safety and Licensing Board will issue a
 
notice of a hearing or an appropriate
 
order. In the event that no request for a
 
hearing/petition for leave to intervene is
 
filed within the 60-day period, the NRC
 
may, upon completion of its evaluations
 
and upon making the findings required
 
under 10 CFR parts 51 and 54, renew
 
the license without further notice.
As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a petition for leave to intervene shall set
 
forth with particularity the interest of
 
the petitioner in the proceeding, and
 
how that interest may be affected by the
 
results of the proceeding, taking into
 
consideration the limited scope of
 
matters that may be considered
 
pursuant to 10 CFR parts 51 and 54. The
 
petition must specifically, explain the
 
reasons why intervention should be
 
permitted with particular reference to
 
the following factors: (1) The nature of
 
the requestor
's/petitioner
's right under the Act to be made a party to the
 
proceeding; (2) the nature and extent of
 
the requestor
's/petitioner
's property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (3) the possible effect of
 
any decision or order which may be
 
entered in the proceeding on the
 
requestor's/petitioner
's interest. The petition must also set forth the specific
 
contentions which the petitioner/
 
requestor seeks to have litigated at the
 
proceeding.
Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In addition, the requestor/petitioner shall
 
provide a brief explanation of the bases
 
of each contention and a concise
 
statement of the alleged facts or the
 
expert opinion that supports the
 
contention on which the requestor/
 
petitioner intends to rely in proving the
 
contention at the hearing. The
 
requestor/petitioner must also provide
 
references to those specific sources and
 
documents of which the requestor/
 
petitioner is aware and on which the
 
requestor/petitioner intends to rely to
 
establish those facts or expert opinion.
 
The requestor/petitioner must provide
 
sufficient information to show that a
 
genuine dispute exists with the
 
applicant on a material issue of law or
 
fact.1 Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of the action
 
under consideration. The contention
 
must be one that, if proven, would
 
entitle the requestor/petitioner to relief.
 
A requestor/petitioner who fails to
 
satisfy these requirements with respect
 
to at least one contention will not be
 
permitted to participate as a party.
The Commission requests that each contention be given a separate numeric
 
or alpha designation within one of the
 
following groups: (1) Technical (primarily related to safety concerns);
(2) environmental; or (3) miscellaneous.
As specified in 10 CFR 2.309, if two or more requestors/petitioners seek to
 
co-sponsor a contention or propose
 
substantially the same contention, the
 
requestors/petitioners will be required
 
to jointly designate a representative who
 
shall have the authority to act for the
 
requestors/petitioners with respect to
 
that contention.
Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, subject to any
 
limitations in the order granting leave to
 
intervene, and have the opportunity to
 
participate fully in the conduct of the
 
hearing. A request for a hearing or a
 
petition for leave to intervene must be
 
filed by: (1) First class mail addressed
 
to the Office of the Secretary of the
 
Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
 
Commission, Washington, DC, 20555
- 0001, Attention: Rulemaking and
 
Adjudications Staff; (2) courier, express
 
mail, and expedited delivery services:
 
Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth Floor, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
 
Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, Attention: Rulemaking and
 
Adjudications Staff; (3) e-mail VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:40 Sep 19, 2006Jkt 205001PO 00000Frm 00058Fmt 4703Sfmt 4703E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM20SEN1 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES 55034 Federal Register/Vol. 71, No. 182/Wednesday, September 20, 2006/Notices 2 If the request/petition is filed by e-mail or facsimile, an original and two copies of the
 
document must be mailed within 2 (two) business
 
days thereafter to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear
 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555
- 0001; Attention: Rulemaking and Adjustication
 
Staff. addressed to the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, HEARINGDOCKET@NRC.GOV; or (4) facsimile transmission addressed to the
 
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear
 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, Attention: Rulemakings and
 
Adjudications Staff at 301
-415-1101, verification number is 301
-415-1966.2 A copy of the request for hearing and
 
petition for leave to intervene must also
 
be sent to the Office of the General
 
Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
 
Commission, Washington, DC, 20555
- 0001, and it is requested that copies be
 
transmitted either by means of facsimile
 
transmission to 301
-415-3725 or by e-mail to OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov.
A copy of the request for hearing and petition
 
for leave to intervene should also be
 
sent to the attorney for the applicant, Mr. Terrence A. Burke, Entergy Nuclear, 1340 Echelon Parkway, Mail Stop
- ECH-62, Jackson, Mississippi 39213.
Non-timely requests and/or petitions and contentions will not be entertained
 
absent a determination by the
 
Commission, the presiding officer, or
 
the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board
 
that the petition, request and/or
 
contentions should be granted based on
 
a balancing of the factors specified in 10
 
CFR 2.309(a)(1)(i)
-(viii). In addition, the purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the NRC will
 
be preparing an environmental impact
 
statement (EIS) related to the review of
 
the LRA and to provide the public an
 
opportunity to participate in the
 
environmental scoping process, as
 
defined in 10 CFR 51.29. In accordance
 
with 10 CFR 51.95(c), the NRC will
 
prepare an environmental impact
 
statement that will be used as a
 
supplement to the Commission
's NUREG-1437, ''Generic Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal
 
of Nuclear Power Plants
'' (GEIS), dated May 1996. Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.26, and as part of the environmental
 
scoping process, the NRC staff intends
 
to hold a public scoping meeting. In
 
addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8,
''Coordination with the National Environmental Policy Act,'' the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with
 
section 106 of the National Historic
 
Preservation Act in meeting the
 
requirements of the National
 
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c) and 10 CFR 54.23, Entergy prepared and
 
submitted the Environmental Report (ER) as part of the LRA. The LRA and
 
the ER are publicly available at the
 
NRC's PDR, located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, or from the NRC
's ADAMS. The ADAMS Public Electronic
 
Reading Room is accessible at http:// adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm.
 
The ADAMS Accession Numbers for the
 
LRA and the ER are ML062160494 and
 
ML062160557, respectively. Persons
 
who do not have access to ADAMS, or
 
who encounter problems in accessing
 
the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC
's PDR reference staff by telephone at 1
-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov.
The LRA and the ER may also be viewed on the Internet at http:// www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/
 
licensing/renewal/applications/
 
fitzpatrick.html.
In addition, the LRA and the ER are available for public
 
inspection near the JAFNPP at the
 
following public libraries: Penfield
 
Library SUNY, 7060 State Route 104, Oswego, New York 13126; and Oswego
 
Public Library, 140
-142 East Second Street, Oswego, New York 13126.
Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal) include no
 
action and reasonable alternative energy
 
sources. The NRC is required by 10 CFR
 
51.95 to prepare a supplement to the
 
GEIS in connection with the renewal of
 
an operating license. This notice is
 
being published in accordance with 10
 
CFR 51.26.
The NRC staff will first conduct a scoping process for the supplement to
 
the GEIS and, as soon as practicable
 
thereafter, will prepare a draft
 
supplement to the GEIS for public
 
comment. Participation in the scoping
 
process by members of the public and
 
local, State, Tribal, and Federal
 
government agencies are encouraged. As
 
described in 10 CFR 51.29, the scoping
 
process for the supplement to the GEIS
 
will be used to accomplish the
 
following:
: a. Define the proposed action which is to be the subject of the supplement to
 
the GEIS.
: b. Determine the scope of the supplement to the GEIS and identify the
 
significant issues to be analyzed in
 
depth. c. Identify and eliminate from detailed study those issues that are
 
peripheral or that are not significant.
: d. Identify any environmental assessments and other ElSs that are
 
being or will be prepared that are
 
related to, but are not part of, the scope of the supplement to the GEIS being considered.
: e. Identify other environmental review and consultation requirements
 
related to the proposed action.
: f. Indicate the relationship between the timing of the preparation of the
 
environmental analyses and the
 
Commission
's tentative planning and decision-making schedule.
: g. Identify any cooperating agencies and, as appropriate, allocate
 
assignments for preparation and
 
schedules for completing the
 
supplement to the GEIS to the NRC and
 
any cooperating agencies.
: h. Describe how the supplement to the GEIS will be prepared, and include
 
any contractor assistance to be used.
The NRC invites the following entities to participate in scoping:
: a. The applicant, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
: b. Any Federal agency that has jurisdiction by law or special expertise
 
with respect to any environmental
 
impact involved, or that is authorized to
 
develop and enforce relevant
 
environmental standards.
: c. Affected State and local government agencies, including those
 
authorized to develop and enforce
 
relevant environmental standards.
: d. Any affected Indian tribe.
: e. Any person who requests or has requested an opportunity to participate
 
in the scoping process.
: f. Any person who has petitioned or intends to petition for leave to
 
intervene.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the scoping process for an EIS may include
 
a public scoping meeting to help
 
identify significant issues related to a
 
proposed activity and to determine the
 
scope of issues to be addressed in an
 
EIS. The NRC will hold public meetings
 
for the JAFNPP license renewal
 
supplement to the GEIS, at the Town
 
Municipal Building, 42 Creamery Road, Oswego, New York 13126, on Thursday, October 12, 2006. There will be two
 
identical meetings to accommodate
 
interested parties. The first meeting will
 
convene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue
 
until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The
 
second meeting will convene at 7 p.m.
 
and will continue until 10 p.m., as
 
necessary. Both meetings will be
 
transcribed and will include: (1) An
 
overview by the NRC staff of the NRC
's license renewal review process; (2) an
 
overview by the NRC staff of the NEPA
 
environmental review process, the
 
proposed scope of the supplement to the
 
GEIS, and the proposed review
 
schedule; and (3) the opportunity for
 
interested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to submit VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:40 Sep 19, 2006Jkt 205001PO 00000Frm 00059Fmt 4703Sfmt 4703E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM20SEN1 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES 55035 Federal Register/Vol. 71, No. 182/Wednesday, September 20, 2006/Notices comments or suggestions on the environmental issues or the proposed
 
scope of the supplement to the GEIS.
 
Additionally, the NRC staff will host
 
informal discussions one hour prior to
 
the start of each session at the same
 
location. No formal comments on the
 
proposed scope of the supplement to the
 
GEIS will be accepted during the
 
informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided either at
 
the transcribed public meetings or in
 
writing, as discussed below. For more
 
information about the proposed action, the scoping process, and the
 
environmental impact statement, please
 
contact the NRC Environmental Project
 
Manager, Mr. Samuel Hernandez, at
 
Mail Stop O
-11F1, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, by telephone at 1
-800-368- 5642, extension 4049, or by e-mail at
 
shq@nrc.gov.
Persons may register to attend or present oral comments at the
 
meetings on the scope of the NEPA
 
review by contacting Mr. Hernandez.
 
Members of the public may also register
 
to speak at the meeting within 15
 
minutes of the start of each meeting.
 
Individual oral comments may be
 
limited by the time available, depending
 
on the number of persons who register.
 
Members of the public who have not
 
registered may also have an opportunity
 
to speak, if time permits. Public
 
comments will be considered in the
 
scoping process for the supplement to
 
the GEIS. Mr. Hernandez will need to be
 
contacted no later than September 29, 2006, if special equipment or
 
accommodations are needed to attend or
 
present information at the public
 
meeting, so that the NRC staff can
 
determine whether the request can be
 
accommodated.
Members of the public may send written comments on the environmental
 
scope of the JAFNPP license renewal
 
review to: Chief, Rules and Directives
 
Branch, Division of Administrative
 
Services, Office of Administration, Mail
 
Stop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC, 20555
- 0001, and should cite the publication
 
date and page number of this Federal Register notice. Comments may also be delivered to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
 
Commission, Mail Stop T
-6D59, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville
 
Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, from
 
7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. during Federal
 
workdays. To be considered in the
 
scoping process, written comments
 
should be postmarked by November 14, 2006. Electronic comments may be sent
 
by e-mail to the NRC at
 
FitzPatrickEIS@nrc.gov, and should be sent no later than November 14, 2006, to be considered in the scoping process.
Comments will be available
 
electronically and accessible through
 
ADAMS. Participation in the scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS does not
 
entitle participants to become parties to
 
the proceeding to which the supplement
 
to the GEIS relates. Matters related to
 
participation in any hearing are outside
 
the scope of matters to be discussed at
 
this public meeting.
At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC will prepare a concise
 
summary of the determination and
 
conclusions reached, including the
 
significant issues identified, and will
 
send a copy of the summary to each
 
participant in the scoping process. The
 
summary will also be available for
 
viewing in ADAMS. The staff will then
 
prepare and issue for comment the draft
 
supplement to the GEIS, which will be
 
the subject of separate notices and
 
separate public meetings. Copies will be
 
available for public viewing at the
 
above-mentioned addresses, and one
 
copy per request will be provided free
 
of charge, to the extent of supply. After
 
receipt and consideration of the
 
comments, the NRC will prepare a final
 
supplement to the GEIS, which will also
 
be available for public viewing.
Information about the proposed action, the supplement to the GEIS, and
 
the scoping process may be obtained
 
from Mr. Hernandez at the
 
aforementioned telephone number or
 
e-mail address.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day of September 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Eric J. Benner, Acting Director, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 06
-7974 Filed 9 06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590 P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50
-275 And 50
-323] Pacific Gas and Electric Company; Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Unit Nos.
 
1 and 2 Environmental Assessment
 
and Finding of No Significant Impact The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
 
issuance of an amendment to Title 10 of
 
the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Section 50.90 for Facility
 
Operating Licenses, Nos. DPR
-80 and DPR-82, issued to Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E, the licensee)
 
for operation of the Diablo Canyon
 
Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (DCPP or facility), located in San Luis Obispo County, California. Therefore, as
 
required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is
 
issuing this environmental assessment
 
and finding of no significant impact.
Environmental Assessment
 
Identification of the Proposed Action The proposed action would delete the antitrust license conditions from the
 
licenses.
The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee
's application dated January 19, 2006, as supplemented by
 
letter dated June 20, 2006.
The Need for the Proposed Action Circumstances have changed significantly from those that existed
 
when the antitrust license conditions
 
were first imposed 28 years ago. In
 
particular, there have been recent
 
developments in the law at both the
 
Federal and State levels to ensure
 
competition in the industry in
 
California and elsewhere. Moreover, agreements binding PG&E related to the
 
Stanislaus Commitments will continue
 
to be in effect whether or not the
 
antitrust conditions actually remain a
 
part of the DCPP licenses, and
 
competitors have voiced no opposition
 
to the removal of the conditions.
 
Finally, under the limited statutory
 
authority granted to the NRC under
 
Section 105 of the Atomic Energy Act of
 
1954, it appears that the NRC lacks the
 
authority now to continue to impose the
 
antitrust conditions against PG&E
 
through the DCPP licenses. Accordingly, in consideration of all of the foregoing, the licensee has requested to remove the
 
antitrust conditions from the licenses as
 
the conditions are no longer necessary
 
to serve the original intended purpose.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action The NRC has completed its safety evaluation of the proposed action and
 
concludes that the proposed license
 
amendment involves administrative
 
actions which have no effect on plant
 
equipment or operation.
The details of the staff
's safety evaluation will be provided in the
 
license amendment that will be issued
 
as part of the letter to the licensee
 
approving the license amendment.
The proposed action will not significantly increase the probability or
 
consequences of accidents. No changes
 
are being made in the types of effluents
 
that may be released off site. There is no
 
significant increase in the amount of


any effluent released off site. There is no  
Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 20, 2006 / Notices                                                  55033 approximately seven miles northeast of                  petition for leave to intervene shall be              fact to be raised or controverted. In the City of Oswego, New York. The                      filed in accordance with the                          addition, the requestor/petitioner shall current operating license for the                      Commissions Rules of Practice for                  provide a brief explanation of the bases JAFNPP expires on October 17, 2014.                    Domestic Licensing Proceedings in 10                of each contention and a concise On August 1, 2006, the Commissions                  CFR part 2.                                          statement of the alleged facts or the staff received the application from                        Interested persons should consult a                expert opinion that supports the Entergy, to renew the Operating License                current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which is                contention on which the requestor/
No. DPR-59 for JAFNPP, pursuant to 10                  available at the Commissions Public                  petitioner intends to rely in proving the CFR part 54. A Notice of Receipt and                    Document Room (PDR), located at One                  contention at the hearing. The Availability of the license renewal                    White Flint North, 11555 Rockville                    requestor/petitioner must also provide application (LRA) was published in the                  Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852 and is                references to those specific sources and Federal Register on August 11, 2006 (71                accessible from the Agencywide                        documents of which the requestor/
FR 46245).                                              Documents Access and Management                      petitioner is aware and on which the The Commissions staff has reviewed                  System (ADAMS) Public Electronic                      requestor/petitioner intends to rely to the LRA for its acceptability and has                  Reading Room on the Internet at                      establish those facts or expert opinion.
determined that Entergy has submitted                  http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                        The requestor/petitioner must provide sufficient information in accordance                    adams.html. Persons who do not have                  sufficient information to show that a with 10 CFR 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23,                access to ADAMS or who encounter                      genuine dispute exists with the and 51.53(c), and the application is                    problems in accessing the documents                  applicant on a material issue of law or acceptable for docketing. The current                  located in ADAMS should contact the                  fact.1 Contentions shall be limited to Docket No. 50-333 for Operating                        NRCs PDR reference staff by telephone                matters within the scope of the action License No. DPR-59 will be retained.                    at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737,                  under consideration. The contention The docketing of the renewal                            or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. If a request            must be one that, if proven, would application does not preclude                          for a hearing/petition for leave to                  entitle the requestor/petitioner to relief.
requesting additional information as the                intervene is filed within the 60-day                  A requestor/petitioner who fails to review proceeds, nor does it predict                    period, the Commission or a presiding                satisfy these requirements with respect whether the Commission will grant or                    officer designated by the Commission or              to at least one contention will not be deny the application.                                  by the Chief Administrative Judge of the              permitted to participate as a party.
Before issuance of each requested                    Atomic Safety and Licensing Board                        The Commission requests that each renewed license, the NRC will have                      Panel will rule on the request/petition;              contention be given a separate numeric made the findings required by the                      and the Secretary or the Chief                        or alpha designation within one of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended                  Administrative Judge of the Atomic                    following groups: (1) Technical (the Act), and the Commissions rules                  Safety and Licensing Board will issue a              (primarily related to safety concerns);
and regulations. In accordance with 10                  notice of a hearing or an appropriate                (2) environmental; or (3) miscellaneous.
CFR 54.29, the NRC may issue a                          order. In the event that no request for a                As specified in 10 CFR 2.309, if two renewed license on the basis of its                    hearing/petition for leave to intervene is            or more requestors/petitioners seek to review if it finds that actions have been              filed within the 60-day period, the NRC              co-sponsor a contention or propose identified and have been or will be                    may, upon completion of its evaluations              substantially the same contention, the taken with respect to: (1) Managing the                and upon making the findings required                requestors/petitioners will be required effects of aging during the period of                  under 10 CFR parts 51 and 54, renew                  to jointly designate a representative who extended operation on the functionality                the license without further notice.                  shall have the authority to act for the of structures and components that have                    As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a                    requestors/petitioners with respect to been identified as requiring aging                      petition for leave to intervene shall set            that contention.
management review, and (2) time-                        forth with particularity the interest of                Those permitted to intervene become limited aging analyses that have been                  the petitioner in the proceeding, and                parties to the proceeding, subject to any identified as requiring review, such that              how that interest may be affected by the              limitations in the order granting leave to there is reasonable assurance that the                  results of the proceeding, taking into                intervene, and have the opportunity to activities authorized by the renewed                    consideration the limited scope of                    participate fully in the conduct of the license will continue to be conducted in                matters that may be considered                        hearing. A request for a hearing or a accordance with the current licensing                  pursuant to 10 CFR parts 51 and 54. The              petition for leave to intervene must be basis (CLB), and that any changes made                  petition must specifically, explain the              filed by: (1) First class mail addressed to the plants CLB comply with the Act                  reasons why intervention should be                    to the Office of the Secretary of the and the Commissions regulations. The                  permitted with particular reference to                Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission also must first find that the                the following factors: (1) The nature of              Commission, Washington, DC, 20555-requirements of subpart A of 10 CFR 51                  the requestors/petitioners right under              0001, Attention: Rulemaking and have been satisfied, and that matters                  the Act to be made a party to the                    Adjudications Staff; (2) courier, express raised under 10 CFR 2.335 have been                    proceeding; (2) the nature and extent of              mail, and expedited delivery services:
addressed.                                              the requestors/petitioners property,                Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth Floor, Within 60 days after the date of                    financial, or other interest in the                  One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville publication of this Federal Register                    proceeding; and (3) the possible effect of            Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, Notice, the applicant may file a request                any decision or order which may be                    Attention: Rulemaking and for a hearing, and any person whose                    entered in the proceeding on the                      Adjudications Staff; (3) e-mail interest may be affected by this                        requestors/petitioners interest. The proceeding and who wishes to                            petition must also set forth the specific                1 To the extent that the application contains jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES participate as a party in the proceeding                contentions which the petitioner/                    attachments and supporting documents that are not must file a written request for a hearing              requestor seeks to have litigated at the              publicly available because they are asserted to contain safeguards or proprietary information, and a petition for leave to intervene                  proceeding.                                          petitions desired access to this information should with respect to the renewal of the                        Each contention must consist of a                  contact the applicant or applicants counsel to license. Requests for a hearing and a                  specific statement of the issue of law or            discuss the need for a protective order.
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55034                  Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 20, 2006 / Notices addressed to the Office of the Secretary,                  In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c)                of the supplement to the GEIS being U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,                    and 10 CFR 54.23, Entergy prepared and                considered.
HEARINGDOCKET@NRC.GOV; or (4)                          submitted the Environmental Report                      e. Identify other environmental facsimile transmission addressed to the                (ER) as part of the LRA. The LRA and                  review and consultation requirements Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear                  the ER are publicly available at the                  related to the proposed action.
Regulatory Commission, Washington,                      NRCs PDR, located at One White Flint                    f. Indicate the relationship between DC, Attention: Rulemakings and                          North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,              the timing of the preparation of the Adjudications Staff at 301-415-1101,                    Maryland, 20852, or from the NRCs                    environmental analyses and the verification number is 301-415-1966.2                  ADAMS. The ADAMS Public Electronic                    Commissions tentative planning and A copy of the request for hearing and                  Reading Room is accessible at http://                decision-making schedule.
petition for leave to intervene must also              adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm.                      g. Identify any cooperating agencies be sent to the Office of the General                    The ADAMS Accession Numbers for the                  and, as appropriate, allocate Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                        LRA and the ER are ML062160494 and                    assignments for preparation and Commission, Washington, DC, 20555-                      ML062160557, respectively. Persons                    schedules for completing the 0001, and it is requested that copies be                who do not have access to ADAMS, or                  supplement to the GEIS to the NRC and transmitted either by means of facsimile                who encounter problems in accessing                  any cooperating agencies.
transmission to 301-415-3725 or by e-                  the documents located in ADAMS,                          h. Describe how the supplement to mail to OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov. A copy                  should contact the NRCs PDR reference                the GEIS will be prepared, and include of the request for hearing and petition                staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209,                any contractor assistance to be used.
for leave to intervene should also be                  or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at                        The NRC invites the following entities sent to the attorney for the applicant,                pdr@nrc.gov. The LRA and the ER may                  to participate in scoping:
Mr. Terrence A. Burke, Entergy Nuclear,                also be viewed on the Internet at http://                a. The applicant, Entergy Nuclear 1340 Echelon Parkway, Mail Stop                        www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/                      Operations, Inc.
: b. Any Federal agency that has ECH-62, Jackson, Mississippi 39213.                    licensing/renewal/applications/
jurisdiction by law or special expertise Non-timely requests and/or petitions                fitzpatrick.html. In addition, the LRA with respect to any environmental and contentions will not be entertained                and the ER are available for public impact involved, or that is authorized to absent a determination by the                          inspection near the JAFNPP at the develop and enforce relevant Commission, the presiding officer, or                  following public libraries: Penfield environmental standards.
the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board                  Library SUNY, 7060 State Route 104,                      c. Affected State and local that the petition, request and/or                      Oswego, New York 13126; and Oswego                    government agencies, including those contentions should be granted based on                  Public Library, 140-142 East Second                  authorized to develop and enforce a balancing of the factors specified in 10              Street, Oswego, New York 13126.                      relevant environmental standards.
CFR 2.309(a)(1)(i)-(viii).                                Possible alternatives to the proposed                d. Any affected Indian tribe.
In addition, the purpose of this notice              action (license renewal) include no                      e. Any person who requests or has is to inform the public that the NRC will              action and reasonable alternative energy              requested an opportunity to participate be preparing an environmental impact                    sources. The NRC is required by 10 CFR                in the scoping process.
statement (EIS) related to the review of                51.95 to prepare a supplement to the                    f. Any person who has petitioned or the LRA and to provide the public an                    GEIS in connection with the renewal of                intends to petition for leave to opportunity to participate in the                      an operating license. This notice is                  intervene.
environmental scoping process, as                      being published in accordance with 10                    In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the defined in 10 CFR 51.29. In accordance                  CFR 51.26.                                            scoping process for an EIS may include with 10 CFR 51.95(c), the NRC will                        The NRC staff will first conduct a                a public scoping meeting to help prepare an environmental impact                        scoping process for the supplement to                identify significant issues related to a statement that will be used as a                        the GEIS and, as soon as practicable                  proposed activity and to determine the supplement to the Commissions                          thereafter, will prepare a draft                      scope of issues to be addressed in an NUREG-1437, Generic Environmental                    supplement to the GEIS for public                    EIS. The NRC will hold public meetings Impact Statement for License Renewal                    comment. Participation in the scoping                for the JAFNPP license renewal of Nuclear Power Plants (GEIS), dated                process by members of the public and                  supplement to the GEIS, at the Town May 1996. Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.26,                    local, State, Tribal, and Federal                    Municipal Building, 42 Creamery Road, and as part of the environmental                        government agencies are encouraged. As                Oswego, New York 13126, on Thursday, scoping process, the NRC staff intends                  described in 10 CFR 51.29, the scoping                October 12, 2006. There will be two to hold a public scoping meeting. In                    process for the supplement to the GEIS                identical meetings to accommodate addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8,                  will be used to accomplish the                        interested parties. The first meeting will Coordination with the National                        following:                                            convene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue Environmental Policy Act, the NRC                        a. Define the proposed action which                until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The plans to coordinate compliance with                    is to be the subject of the supplement to            second meeting will convene at 7 p.m.
section 106 of the National Historic                    the GEIS.                                            and will continue until 10 p.m., as Preservation Act in meeting the                            b. Determine the scope of the                      necessary. Both meetings will be requirements of the National                            supplement to the GEIS and identify the              transcribed and will include: (1) An Environmental Policy Act of 1969                        significant issues to be analyzed in                  overview by the NRC staff of the NRCs (NEPA).                                                depth.                                                license renewal review process; (2) an
: c. Identify and eliminate from                    overview by the NRC staff of the NEPA 2 If the request/petition is filed by e-mail or      detailed study those issues that are                  environmental review process, the jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES facsimile, an original and two copies of the            peripheral or that are not significant.              proposed scope of the supplement to the document must be mailed within 2 (two) business            d. Identify any environmental                      GEIS, and the proposed review days thereafter to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-assessments and other ElSs that are                  schedule; and (3) the opportunity for 0001; Attention: Rulemaking and Adjustication          being or will be prepared that are                    interested government agencies, Staff.                                                  related to, but are not part of, the scope            organizations, and individuals to submit VerDate Aug<31>2005  17:40 Sep 19, 2006  Jkt 205001  PO 00000  Frm 00059  Fmt 4703  Sfmt 4703  E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM  20SEN1


public radiation exposure. Therefore, VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:40 Sep 19, 2006Jkt 205001PO 00000Frm 00060Fmt 4703Sfmt 4703E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM20SEN1 jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES}}
Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 20, 2006 / Notices                                            55035 comments or suggestions on the                          to be considered in the scoping process.              or facility), located in San Luis Obispo environmental issues or the proposed                    Comments will be available                            County, California. Therefore, as scope of the supplement to the GEIS.                    electronically and accessible through                required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is Additionally, the NRC staff will host                  ADAMS.                                                issuing this environmental assessment informal discussions one hour prior to                    Participation in the scoping process              and finding of no significant impact.
the start of each session at the same                  for the supplement to the GEIS does not Environmental Assessment location. No formal comments on the                    entitle participants to become parties to proposed scope of the supplement to the                the proceeding to which the supplement                Identification of the Proposed Action GEIS will be accepted during the                        to the GEIS relates. Matters related to                  The proposed action would delete the informal discussions. To be considered,                participation in any hearing are outside              antitrust license conditions from the comments must be provided either at                    the scope of matters to be discussed at              licenses.
the transcribed public meetings or in                  this public meeting.                                    The proposed action is in accordance writing, as discussed below. For more                      At the conclusion of the scoping                  with the licensees application dated information about the proposed action,                  process, the NRC will prepare a concise              January 19, 2006, as supplemented by the scoping process, and the                            summary of the determination and                      letter dated June 20, 2006.
environmental impact statement, please                  conclusions reached, including the contact the NRC Environmental Project                  significant issues identified, and will              The Need for the Proposed Action Manager, Mr. Samuel Hernandez, at                      send a copy of the summary to each                      Circumstances have changed Mail Stop O-11F1, U.S. Nuclear                          participant in the scoping process. The              significantly from those that existed Regulatory Commission, Washington,                      summary will also be available for                    when the antitrust license conditions DC 20555, by telephone at 1-800-368-                    viewing in ADAMS. The staff will then                were first imposed 28 years ago. In 5642, extension 4049, or by e-mail at                  prepare and issue for comment the draft              particular, there have been recent shq@nrc.gov. Persons may register to                    supplement to the GEIS, which will be                developments in the law at both the attend or present oral comments at the                  the subject of separate notices and                  Federal and State levels to ensure meetings on the scope of the NEPA                      separate public meetings. Copies will be              competition in the industry in review by contacting Mr. Hernandez.                    available for public viewing at the                  California and elsewhere. Moreover, Members of the public may also register                above-mentioned addresses, and one                    agreements binding PG&E related to the to speak at the meeting within 15                      copy per request will be provided free                Stanislaus Commitments will continue minutes of the start of each meeting.                  of charge, to the extent of supply. After            to be in effect whether or not the Individual oral comments may be                        receipt and consideration of the                      antitrust conditions actually remain a limited by the time available, depending                comments, the NRC will prepare a final                part of the DCPP licenses, and on the number of persons who register.                  supplement to the GEIS, which will also              competitors have voiced no opposition Members of the public who have not                      be available for public viewing.                      to the removal of the conditions.
registered may also have an opportunity                    Information about the proposed                    Finally, under the limited statutory to speak, if time permits. Public                      action, the supplement to the GEIS, and              authority granted to the NRC under comments will be considered in the                      the scoping process may be obtained                  Section 105 of the Atomic Energy Act of scoping process for the supplement to                  from Mr. Hernandez at the                            1954, it appears that the NRC lacks the the GEIS. Mr. Hernandez will need to be                aforementioned telephone number or                    authority now to continue to impose the contacted no later than September 29,                  e-mail address.                                      antitrust conditions against PG&E 2006, if special equipment or                            Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day        through the DCPP licenses. Accordingly, accommodations are needed to attend or                  of September 2006.                                    in consideration of all of the foregoing, present information at the public                        For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.              the licensee has requested to remove the meeting, so that the NRC staff can                      Eric J. Benner,                                      antitrust conditions from the licenses as determine whether the request can be                    Acting Director, Division of License Renewal,        the conditions are no longer necessary accommodated.                                          Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.                to serve the original intended purpose.
Members of the public may send                      [FR Doc. 06-7974 Filed 9-19-06; 8:45 am]
written comments on the environmental                                                                        Environmental Impacts of the Proposed BILLING CODE 7590-01-P                                Action scope of the JAFNPP license renewal review to: Chief, Rules and Directives                                                                          The NRC has completed its safety Branch, Division of Administrative                      NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                    evaluation of the proposed action and Services, Office of Administration, Mail                COMMISSION                                            concludes that the proposed license Stop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                                                                          amendment involves administrative Commission, Washington, DC, 20555-                      [Docket Nos. 50-275 And 50-323]                      actions which have no effect on plant 0001, and should cite the publication                  Pacific Gas and Electric Company;                    equipment or operation.
date and page number of this Federal                    Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Unit Nos.                    The details of the staffs safety Register notice. Comments may also be                  1 and 2 Environmental Assessment                      evaluation will be provided in the delivered to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                and Finding of No Significant Impact                  license amendment that will be issued Commission, Mail Stop T-6D59, Two                                                                            as part of the letter to the licensee White Flint North, 11545 Rockville                        The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                        approving the license amendment.
Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, from                  Commission (NRC) is considering                          The proposed action will not 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. during Federal                  issuance of an amendment to Title 10 of              significantly increase the probability or workdays. To be considered in the                      the Code of Federal Regulations (10                  consequences of accidents. No changes scoping process, written comments                      CFR), Section 50.90 for Facility                      are being made in the types of effluents jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES should be postmarked by November 14,                    Operating Licenses, Nos. DPR-80 and                  that may be released off site. There is no 2006. Electronic comments may be sent                  DPR-82, issued to Pacific Gas and                    significant increase in the amount of by e-mail to the NRC at                                Electric Company (PG&E, the licensee)                any effluent released off site. There is no FitzPatrickEIS@nrc.gov, and should be                  for operation of the Diablo Canyon                    significant increase in occupational or sent no later than November 14, 2006,                  Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (DCPP                  public radiation exposure. Therefore, VerDate Aug<31>2005   17:40 Sep 19, 2006  Jkt 205001  PO 00000  Frm 00060  Fmt 4703  Sfmt 4703  E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM  20SEN1}}

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55032 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 20, 2006 / Notices Minutes NUCLEAR REGULATORY 3. Is there a way to enhance the

  • Update on NSF Working Group on COMMISSION quality, utility, and clarity of the the Impact of Proposal and Award information to be collected?

Management Mechanisms Study of Agency Information Collection 4. How can the burden of the Award Size, Duration and Proposal Activities: Proposed Collection: information collection be minimized, Success Rates Comment Request including the use of automated

  • Status of NSF FY 2007 Budget collection techniques or other forms of Request AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory information technology?
  • Status of NSF Strategic Plan, FY Commission (NRC).

A copy of the draft supporting 2006-2011 ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to statement may be viewed free of charge Committee on Programs and Plans (9:30 submit an information collection at the NRC Public Document Room, One a.m.-10:30 a.m.) request to OMB and solicitation of White Flint North, 11555 Rockville

  • Approval of Minutes public comment. Pike, Room O-1 F21, Rockville, MD
  • Status Reports: 20852. OMB clearance requests are Task Force on Transformative

SUMMARY

The NRC is preparing a submittal to OMB for review of available at the NRC worldwide Web Research Task Force on Hurricane Science & continued approval of information site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/

Engineering collections under the provisions of the doc-comment/omb/index.html. The Subcommittee on Polar Issues Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 document will be available on the NRC Task Force on International Science U.S.C. Chapter 35). home page site for 60 days after the

  • Timing and Circumstances for Information pertaining to the signature date of this notice.

Annual Board Reexamination of requirement to be submitted: Comments and questions about the Priority Order of MREFC 1. The title of the information information collection requirements Candidates for New Start Projects: collection: General Licensee may be directed to the NRC Clearance Dr. Ken Ford Registration, NRC Form 664. Officer, Brenda Jo. Shelton, U.S. Nuclear

  • Transmitting Directors Review 2. Current OMB approval number: Regulatory Commission, T-5 F52, Board Packages to the National 3150-0198. Washington, DC 20555-0001, by Science Board: Review of Process 3. How often the collection is telephone at 301-415-7233, or by Committee on Education and Human required: Annually. Internet electronic mail to Resources (10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.) 4. Who is required or asked to report: INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV.
  • Approval of May 2006 Minutes General Licensees of the NRC who Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day
  • Science Mathematics and Research possess devices subject to registration of September 2006.

for Transformation (SMART) under 10 CFR 31.5. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Program 5. The estimated number of annual Brenda Jo. Shelton,

  • Doctoral Completion Project respondents: 1,000. NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information
  • Ensuring Americas Competitive
6. The number of hours needed Services.

Edge through Education and annually to complete the requirement or [FR Doc. E6-15577 Filed 9-19-06; 8:45 am]

Research: The NSF Role

  • Subcommittee on Science and request: 333 hours0.00385 days <br />0.0925 hours <br />5.505952e-4 weeks <br />1.267065e-4 months <br /> annually (1,000 BILLING CODE 7590-01-P Engineering Indicators respondents x 20 minutes per form).
  • Update on November 7, 2006 NSB 7. Abstract: NRC Form 664 is used by Workshop: Moving Forward to NRC general licensees to make reports NUCLEAR REGULATORY Improve Engineering Education regarding certain generally licensed COMMISSION
  • NSB items devices subject to registration. The

[Docket No. 50-333]

registration program allows NRC to Closed better track general licensees, so that Notice of Acceptance for Docketing of Committee on Strategy and Budget they can be contacted or inspected as the Application, Notice of Opportunity Closed: (9:15 a.m.-9:30 a.m.) necessary, and to make sure that for Hearing and Notice of Intent To

  • Status of NSF FY 2008 Budget generally licensed devices can be Prepare an Environmental Impact Request identified even if lost or damaged, and Statement and Conduct Scoping to further ensure that general licensees Process for Facility Operating License Plenary Sessions of the Board (1:15 are aware of and understand the No. DPR-59 for an Additional 20-Year p.m.-3 p.m.)

requirements for the possession of Period, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Plenary Executive Closed (1:15 p.m.- devices containing byproduct material. Inc., James A. Fitzpatrick Nuclear 1:20 p.m.) Greater awareness helps to ensure that

  • Approval of August 2006 Minutes Power Plant general licensees will comply with the Plenary Closed (1:20 p.m.-1:25 p.m.) requirements for proper handling and The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
  • Approval of August 2006 Minutes disposal of generally licensed devices Commission (NRC or the Commission)
  • Closed Committee Reports and would reduce the potential for is considering an application for the Plenary Open (1:25 p.m.-3 p.m.)

incidents that could result in renewal of Operating License No. DPR-

  • Approval of August 2006 Minutes
  • Resolution to Close November 2006 unnecessary radiation exposure to the 59, which authorizes Entergy Nuclear Meeting public and contamination of property. Operations, Inc. (Entergy), to operate the
  • Chairmans Report Submit, by November 20, 2006, James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power
  • Directors Report comments that address the following Plant (JAFNPP) at 2536 megawatts
  • Open Committee Reports questions: thermal. The renewed license would jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES
1. Is the proposed collection of authorize the applicant to operate the Michael P. Crosby, information necessary for the NRC to JAFNPP for an additional 20 years Executive Officer and NSB Office Director. properly perform its functions? Does the beyond the period specified in the

[FR Doc. 06-7914 Filed 9-18-06; 12:53 pm] information have practical utility? current license. JAFNPP is located on BILLING CODE 7555-01-P 2. Is the burden estimate accurate? Lake Ontario in Oswego County, VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:40 Sep 19, 2006 Jkt 205001 PO 00000 Frm 00057 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 20, 2006 / Notices 55033 approximately seven miles northeast of petition for leave to intervene shall be fact to be raised or controverted. In the City of Oswego, New York. The filed in accordance with the addition, the requestor/petitioner shall current operating license for the Commissions Rules of Practice for provide a brief explanation of the bases JAFNPP expires on October 17, 2014. Domestic Licensing Proceedings in 10 of each contention and a concise On August 1, 2006, the Commissions CFR part 2. statement of the alleged facts or the staff received the application from Interested persons should consult a expert opinion that supports the Entergy, to renew the Operating License current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which is contention on which the requestor/

No. DPR-59 for JAFNPP, pursuant to 10 available at the Commissions Public petitioner intends to rely in proving the CFR part 54. A Notice of Receipt and Document Room (PDR), located at One contention at the hearing. The Availability of the license renewal White Flint North, 11555 Rockville requestor/petitioner must also provide application (LRA) was published in the Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852 and is references to those specific sources and Federal Register on August 11, 2006 (71 accessible from the Agencywide documents of which the requestor/

FR 46245). Documents Access and Management petitioner is aware and on which the The Commissions staff has reviewed System (ADAMS) Public Electronic requestor/petitioner intends to rely to the LRA for its acceptability and has Reading Room on the Internet at establish those facts or expert opinion.

determined that Entergy has submitted http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ The requestor/petitioner must provide sufficient information in accordance adams.html. Persons who do not have sufficient information to show that a with 10 CFR 54.19, 54.21, 54.22, 54.23, access to ADAMS or who encounter genuine dispute exists with the and 51.53(c), and the application is problems in accessing the documents applicant on a material issue of law or acceptable for docketing. The current located in ADAMS should contact the fact.1 Contentions shall be limited to Docket No. 50-333 for Operating NRCs PDR reference staff by telephone matters within the scope of the action License No. DPR-59 will be retained. at 1-800-397-4209, or 301-415-4737, under consideration. The contention The docketing of the renewal or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. If a request must be one that, if proven, would application does not preclude for a hearing/petition for leave to entitle the requestor/petitioner to relief.

requesting additional information as the intervene is filed within the 60-day A requestor/petitioner who fails to review proceeds, nor does it predict period, the Commission or a presiding satisfy these requirements with respect whether the Commission will grant or officer designated by the Commission or to at least one contention will not be deny the application. by the Chief Administrative Judge of the permitted to participate as a party.

Before issuance of each requested Atomic Safety and Licensing Board The Commission requests that each renewed license, the NRC will have Panel will rule on the request/petition; contention be given a separate numeric made the findings required by the and the Secretary or the Chief or alpha designation within one of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended Administrative Judge of the Atomic following groups: (1) Technical (the Act), and the Commissions rules Safety and Licensing Board will issue a (primarily related to safety concerns);

and regulations. In accordance with 10 notice of a hearing or an appropriate (2) environmental; or (3) miscellaneous.

CFR 54.29, the NRC may issue a order. In the event that no request for a As specified in 10 CFR 2.309, if two renewed license on the basis of its hearing/petition for leave to intervene is or more requestors/petitioners seek to review if it finds that actions have been filed within the 60-day period, the NRC co-sponsor a contention or propose identified and have been or will be may, upon completion of its evaluations substantially the same contention, the taken with respect to: (1) Managing the and upon making the findings required requestors/petitioners will be required effects of aging during the period of under 10 CFR parts 51 and 54, renew to jointly designate a representative who extended operation on the functionality the license without further notice. shall have the authority to act for the of structures and components that have As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a requestors/petitioners with respect to been identified as requiring aging petition for leave to intervene shall set that contention.

management review, and (2) time- forth with particularity the interest of Those permitted to intervene become limited aging analyses that have been the petitioner in the proceeding, and parties to the proceeding, subject to any identified as requiring review, such that how that interest may be affected by the limitations in the order granting leave to there is reasonable assurance that the results of the proceeding, taking into intervene, and have the opportunity to activities authorized by the renewed consideration the limited scope of participate fully in the conduct of the license will continue to be conducted in matters that may be considered hearing. A request for a hearing or a accordance with the current licensing pursuant to 10 CFR parts 51 and 54. The petition for leave to intervene must be basis (CLB), and that any changes made petition must specifically, explain the filed by: (1) First class mail addressed to the plants CLB comply with the Act reasons why intervention should be to the Office of the Secretary of the and the Commissions regulations. The permitted with particular reference to Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission also must first find that the the following factors: (1) The nature of Commission, Washington, DC, 20555-requirements of subpart A of 10 CFR 51 the requestors/petitioners right under 0001, Attention: Rulemaking and have been satisfied, and that matters the Act to be made a party to the Adjudications Staff; (2) courier, express raised under 10 CFR 2.335 have been proceeding; (2) the nature and extent of mail, and expedited delivery services:

addressed. the requestors/petitioners property, Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth Floor, Within 60 days after the date of financial, or other interest in the One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville publication of this Federal Register proceeding; and (3) the possible effect of Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, Notice, the applicant may file a request any decision or order which may be Attention: Rulemaking and for a hearing, and any person whose entered in the proceeding on the Adjudications Staff; (3) e-mail interest may be affected by this requestors/petitioners interest. The proceeding and who wishes to petition must also set forth the specific 1 To the extent that the application contains jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES participate as a party in the proceeding contentions which the petitioner/ attachments and supporting documents that are not must file a written request for a hearing requestor seeks to have litigated at the publicly available because they are asserted to contain safeguards or proprietary information, and a petition for leave to intervene proceeding. petitions desired access to this information should with respect to the renewal of the Each contention must consist of a contact the applicant or applicants counsel to license. Requests for a hearing and a specific statement of the issue of law or discuss the need for a protective order.

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55034 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 20, 2006 / Notices addressed to the Office of the Secretary, In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c) of the supplement to the GEIS being U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and 10 CFR 54.23, Entergy prepared and considered.

HEARINGDOCKET@NRC.GOV; or (4) submitted the Environmental Report e. Identify other environmental facsimile transmission addressed to the (ER) as part of the LRA. The LRA and review and consultation requirements Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear the ER are publicly available at the related to the proposed action.

Regulatory Commission, Washington, NRCs PDR, located at One White Flint f. Indicate the relationship between DC, Attention: Rulemakings and North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, the timing of the preparation of the Adjudications Staff at 301-415-1101, Maryland, 20852, or from the NRCs environmental analyses and the verification number is 301-415-1966.2 ADAMS. The ADAMS Public Electronic Commissions tentative planning and A copy of the request for hearing and Reading Room is accessible at http:// decision-making schedule.

petition for leave to intervene must also adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm. g. Identify any cooperating agencies be sent to the Office of the General The ADAMS Accession Numbers for the and, as appropriate, allocate Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory LRA and the ER are ML062160494 and assignments for preparation and Commission, Washington, DC, 20555- ML062160557, respectively. Persons schedules for completing the 0001, and it is requested that copies be who do not have access to ADAMS, or supplement to the GEIS to the NRC and transmitted either by means of facsimile who encounter problems in accessing any cooperating agencies.

transmission to 301-415-3725 or by e- the documents located in ADAMS, h. Describe how the supplement to mail to OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov. A copy should contact the NRCs PDR reference the GEIS will be prepared, and include of the request for hearing and petition staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, any contractor assistance to be used.

for leave to intervene should also be or 301-415-4737, or by e-mail at The NRC invites the following entities sent to the attorney for the applicant, pdr@nrc.gov. The LRA and the ER may to participate in scoping:

Mr. Terrence A. Burke, Entergy Nuclear, also be viewed on the Internet at http:// a. The applicant, Entergy Nuclear 1340 Echelon Parkway, Mail Stop www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/ Operations, Inc.

b. Any Federal agency that has ECH-62, Jackson, Mississippi 39213. licensing/renewal/applications/

jurisdiction by law or special expertise Non-timely requests and/or petitions fitzpatrick.html. In addition, the LRA with respect to any environmental and contentions will not be entertained and the ER are available for public impact involved, or that is authorized to absent a determination by the inspection near the JAFNPP at the develop and enforce relevant Commission, the presiding officer, or following public libraries: Penfield environmental standards.

the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Library SUNY, 7060 State Route 104, c. Affected State and local that the petition, request and/or Oswego, New York 13126; and Oswego government agencies, including those contentions should be granted based on Public Library, 140-142 East Second authorized to develop and enforce a balancing of the factors specified in 10 Street, Oswego, New York 13126. relevant environmental standards.

CFR 2.309(a)(1)(i)-(viii). Possible alternatives to the proposed d. Any affected Indian tribe.

In addition, the purpose of this notice action (license renewal) include no e. Any person who requests or has is to inform the public that the NRC will action and reasonable alternative energy requested an opportunity to participate be preparing an environmental impact sources. The NRC is required by 10 CFR in the scoping process.

statement (EIS) related to the review of 51.95 to prepare a supplement to the f. Any person who has petitioned or the LRA and to provide the public an GEIS in connection with the renewal of intends to petition for leave to opportunity to participate in the an operating license. This notice is intervene.

environmental scoping process, as being published in accordance with 10 In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the defined in 10 CFR 51.29. In accordance CFR 51.26. scoping process for an EIS may include with 10 CFR 51.95(c), the NRC will The NRC staff will first conduct a a public scoping meeting to help prepare an environmental impact scoping process for the supplement to identify significant issues related to a statement that will be used as a the GEIS and, as soon as practicable proposed activity and to determine the supplement to the Commissions thereafter, will prepare a draft scope of issues to be addressed in an NUREG-1437, Generic Environmental supplement to the GEIS for public EIS. The NRC will hold public meetings Impact Statement for License Renewal comment. Participation in the scoping for the JAFNPP license renewal of Nuclear Power Plants (GEIS), dated process by members of the public and supplement to the GEIS, at the Town May 1996. Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.26, local, State, Tribal, and Federal Municipal Building, 42 Creamery Road, and as part of the environmental government agencies are encouraged. As Oswego, New York 13126, on Thursday, scoping process, the NRC staff intends described in 10 CFR 51.29, the scoping October 12, 2006. There will be two to hold a public scoping meeting. In process for the supplement to the GEIS identical meetings to accommodate addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8, will be used to accomplish the interested parties. The first meeting will Coordination with the National following: convene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue Environmental Policy Act, the NRC a. Define the proposed action which until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The plans to coordinate compliance with is to be the subject of the supplement to second meeting will convene at 7 p.m.

section 106 of the National Historic the GEIS. and will continue until 10 p.m., as Preservation Act in meeting the b. Determine the scope of the necessary. Both meetings will be requirements of the National supplement to the GEIS and identify the transcribed and will include: (1) An Environmental Policy Act of 1969 significant issues to be analyzed in overview by the NRC staff of the NRCs (NEPA). depth. license renewal review process; (2) an

c. Identify and eliminate from overview by the NRC staff of the NEPA 2 If the request/petition is filed by e-mail or detailed study those issues that are environmental review process, the jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES facsimile, an original and two copies of the peripheral or that are not significant. proposed scope of the supplement to the document must be mailed within 2 (two) business d. Identify any environmental GEIS, and the proposed review days thereafter to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-assessments and other ElSs that are schedule; and (3) the opportunity for 0001; Attention: Rulemaking and Adjustication being or will be prepared that are interested government agencies, Staff. related to, but are not part of, the scope organizations, and individuals to submit VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:40 Sep 19, 2006 Jkt 205001 PO 00000 Frm 00059 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1

Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 182 / Wednesday, September 20, 2006 / Notices 55035 comments or suggestions on the to be considered in the scoping process. or facility), located in San Luis Obispo environmental issues or the proposed Comments will be available County, California. Therefore, as scope of the supplement to the GEIS. electronically and accessible through required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is Additionally, the NRC staff will host ADAMS. issuing this environmental assessment informal discussions one hour prior to Participation in the scoping process and finding of no significant impact.

the start of each session at the same for the supplement to the GEIS does not Environmental Assessment location. No formal comments on the entitle participants to become parties to proposed scope of the supplement to the the proceeding to which the supplement Identification of the Proposed Action GEIS will be accepted during the to the GEIS relates. Matters related to The proposed action would delete the informal discussions. To be considered, participation in any hearing are outside antitrust license conditions from the comments must be provided either at the scope of matters to be discussed at licenses.

the transcribed public meetings or in this public meeting. The proposed action is in accordance writing, as discussed below. For more At the conclusion of the scoping with the licensees application dated information about the proposed action, process, the NRC will prepare a concise January 19, 2006, as supplemented by the scoping process, and the summary of the determination and letter dated June 20, 2006.

environmental impact statement, please conclusions reached, including the contact the NRC Environmental Project significant issues identified, and will The Need for the Proposed Action Manager, Mr. Samuel Hernandez, at send a copy of the summary to each Circumstances have changed Mail Stop O-11F1, U.S. Nuclear participant in the scoping process. The significantly from those that existed Regulatory Commission, Washington, summary will also be available for when the antitrust license conditions DC 20555, by telephone at 1-800-368- viewing in ADAMS. The staff will then were first imposed 28 years ago. In 5642, extension 4049, or by e-mail at prepare and issue for comment the draft particular, there have been recent shq@nrc.gov. Persons may register to supplement to the GEIS, which will be developments in the law at both the attend or present oral comments at the the subject of separate notices and Federal and State levels to ensure meetings on the scope of the NEPA separate public meetings. Copies will be competition in the industry in review by contacting Mr. Hernandez. available for public viewing at the California and elsewhere. Moreover, Members of the public may also register above-mentioned addresses, and one agreements binding PG&E related to the to speak at the meeting within 15 copy per request will be provided free Stanislaus Commitments will continue minutes of the start of each meeting. of charge, to the extent of supply. After to be in effect whether or not the Individual oral comments may be receipt and consideration of the antitrust conditions actually remain a limited by the time available, depending comments, the NRC will prepare a final part of the DCPP licenses, and on the number of persons who register. supplement to the GEIS, which will also competitors have voiced no opposition Members of the public who have not be available for public viewing. to the removal of the conditions.

registered may also have an opportunity Information about the proposed Finally, under the limited statutory to speak, if time permits. Public action, the supplement to the GEIS, and authority granted to the NRC under comments will be considered in the the scoping process may be obtained Section 105 of the Atomic Energy Act of scoping process for the supplement to from Mr. Hernandez at the 1954, it appears that the NRC lacks the the GEIS. Mr. Hernandez will need to be aforementioned telephone number or authority now to continue to impose the contacted no later than September 29, e-mail address. antitrust conditions against PG&E 2006, if special equipment or Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day through the DCPP licenses. Accordingly, accommodations are needed to attend or of September 2006. in consideration of all of the foregoing, present information at the public For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. the licensee has requested to remove the meeting, so that the NRC staff can Eric J. Benner, antitrust conditions from the licenses as determine whether the request can be Acting Director, Division of License Renewal, the conditions are no longer necessary accommodated. Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. to serve the original intended purpose.

Members of the public may send [FR Doc. 06-7974 Filed 9-19-06; 8:45 am]

written comments on the environmental Environmental Impacts of the Proposed BILLING CODE 7590-01-P Action scope of the JAFNPP license renewal review to: Chief, Rules and Directives The NRC has completed its safety Branch, Division of Administrative NUCLEAR REGULATORY evaluation of the proposed action and Services, Office of Administration, Mail COMMISSION concludes that the proposed license Stop T-6D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory amendment involves administrative Commission, Washington, DC, 20555- [Docket Nos. 50-275 And 50-323] actions which have no effect on plant 0001, and should cite the publication Pacific Gas and Electric Company; equipment or operation.

date and page number of this Federal Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Unit Nos. The details of the staffs safety Register notice. Comments may also be 1 and 2 Environmental Assessment evaluation will be provided in the delivered to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory and Finding of No Significant Impact license amendment that will be issued Commission, Mail Stop T-6D59, Two as part of the letter to the licensee White Flint North, 11545 Rockville The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory approving the license amendment.

Pike, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, from Commission (NRC) is considering The proposed action will not 7:30 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. during Federal issuance of an amendment to Title 10 of significantly increase the probability or workdays. To be considered in the the Code of Federal Regulations (10 consequences of accidents. No changes scoping process, written comments CFR), Section 50.90 for Facility are being made in the types of effluents jlentini on PROD1PC65 with NOTICES should be postmarked by November 14, Operating Licenses, Nos. DPR-80 and that may be released off site. There is no 2006. Electronic comments may be sent DPR-82, issued to Pacific Gas and significant increase in the amount of by e-mail to the NRC at Electric Company (PG&E, the licensee) any effluent released off site. There is no FitzPatrickEIS@nrc.gov, and should be for operation of the Diablo Canyon significant increase in occupational or sent no later than November 14, 2006, Power Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (DCPP public radiation exposure. Therefore, VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:40 Sep 19, 2006 Jkt 205001 PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20SEN1.SGM 20SEN1