ML072820252

Comment (5) of Lloyd Douglas, Supporting Entergy in Its Effort to Relicense Indian Point Energy Center

ML072820252
Person / Time
Site:	Indian Point
Issue date:	09/19/2007
From:	Douglas L Association of Mintority Enterprises of New York
To:	Bo Pham Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch, NRC/NRR/ADRO/DLR
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72FR45075 00005
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Dear Mr. Phiam:

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• .'women'business enterpnse:(MvWBE),non-for profit trade rganization dedicdto Ithe..

deve opnint-and eniahancement of it, constituents, and &te economic viability of.

disadvantaged communities, Th b associaion provides trainng and technical. assistand eto its constituents and

'estabis!hes,6om umuty support for the MWBE community..AMENY sponsors trade missi6onspr*curement conferences *nd MWBE certification forums to strengthen the economi capacity of minorty business communities Our-mission, is. also to estabhish a.',

.working elationshiiiwithth-e.pi-yate and public sectors' to foster i-0curement em~ploymen~ oportniiesad p

Since, Entergy's 'amval inNew York.with the-purchase'of the. Indian Point Energy Center

.-.,,...2001thecompanyhasbeena modeL corporate citizen and partner to NewpYorl s ""

• inonrity community:. Wilea broad* sectonof New York's populaionha

.bene from Entergy's '-cor ate.communiy ivolvement, commuties of cor finparticular,:

iave.gained a committed partner,,whse approach'to'empowerhnit is economi-c social

-andenvironmentaL Our communty can not afford to lose sueh a model corporate citze.6 ritl.

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od Entefgys! awardz winning supplier dive rsityProgam is an example.of comnitment to.t:.',,

.advancing economic partiibpation and empowerment ofmiorites. Entergy.was the first,'

electric utility, holding company inthe nationto cmmtto the National' Assc'i for

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t Advancempient 'Uof-1 Colored, Peie'se I(NAAC'I)P Fair, Share,. 'Pinciples, d

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"has" exemplified a: soli co.i ico" tment. to creating :and mainiaini-igadfv erse, workforce in',

-whichever"'mpliyee is provided w qith a'equal oppjortunity,to contribute to the sUccess.

of "the corporatipn.. Thbe.comip~any c'ionitinu~st to receive recognition for.A emonstratin~g,'""

l,,eadership and commitment to ensuringthe activepaihcpatn,ofmnunontyand 'women-

" -businessesin the, Ameri e6an econmic' sys em.. I,:2006 alone Entergy.spent almost"'$190 millon w th divers suppliers,nearly-$22..iillionof wch was though the IndiaPoint Energy Center forprocurement with'miority and women oowned business..,

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,-,-Entergy alsopdmore 'than $212-million rntaxes Which bolsters the state,' county and local tax bases, whichý s* thenused to pr6vide services for the residents of New. York St.atd,,an INw.York City, We ustsk

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an exam leof moud-corporate citizenship ifIndian Pomt were to close?

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,. Ent.rgy.demostrates er ays also., An example isitis charitable 'contri'butins ".to importantlprograms and activities that strengthen the' capacity, of fthe. Afirican-Aierca-and Latin:ocommuni.tyand, 'ut ability to

.prode.for.theA"*lssprivileged among us; The.company is a, ptaier i i

. strengthe mng organizations. throughout, our community that' provide much-6needed

asisstance; and support to, our families', neighb6rhods -and-businesses Entergy cnthiUes to. sho.

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.s vital to -thehealth a'id weliness of our.',communty given 'the -alarrmingrates of

,. astihfa'and other-respiratory. -ltnesses,,amongst mionties in New York.It is estimated that the 'Ldian PointEnergy Center-ke~ps more tan 41'k400'.tons of nitrogen, oxides, 6,300 tons nof sulfu.ioxide, ad31.8 milliojtons ofcarbon diidedut of the air each.

,year& Again'%this is critical for. anAmerican neighborhood right here iIh N&e York Stat'e-,

,with oneofthe highest asthlmna rates ever documented,! according :to, an. article by,,New-York Times..Reporter RibchaidPieez-Pena. <A Harlem'

,.Hospial:Study

hfotnd, that 25, percent or.one: of every four

'ciindren i central Harlem suffered'fromnasthma, whichis...

-double therate' researchers. exptd'to "find. The Harlem

.'Hospital st-dys*.iuggest-'that"tis"

-is certanly one of the hi ghest-rates attrib`uetees,*inot the highest.'.With

.thiS level ofvulnerablity being felt bythe most helplessamong us,.are we:uilhngto lose 4.:

':a "ommitted'communvityadvocate' likeEnie g if. indian, Poiht'w*re closed7 We Say

-'iabsolUtely not'..~

i., closing, theAssociation of Min6rityiiEnterpriesof New: Y0rk fully supports:Entergy.,,,

in itseffortto-recense the `IndiaýPointEn~erg)..Ceeiitr.

-Indian Poi**t des-notremain penebelieve this wil Igreatly ipact may'of thetWomn-and "miontytownqd

&'-.le r tae an t ackof affordable and,.

%relable energyIn addition, theclosureof thefacility will a

L nair sxsert th es'rin.j roo the~egonthouh helos f mjo~prchase of their goods and seivIce's"

-, quialhty the New York City anc1lower Hudson Valleyjegiomn Th'e Assocation of Minority Enterprises ofNewYork hereby supports. and petitions-the,

.Nicl'ar Regultor-y.Coi'iirnissioiito relicen§e Indiah Point.

We look forward toheiarlingfi o eadn this mte.

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