ML072750053

2007/10/01-Letter from J. Samuel Walker to Scott H. Strauss and Rebecca J. Baldwin Re Local 369 Petition for Leave to Intervene

ML072750053
Person / Time
Site:	Palisades, Indian Point, Pilgrim, Vermont Yankee, Big Rock Point, FitzPatrick
Issue date:	10/01/2007
From:	Walker J S NRC/SECY
To:
SECY RAS
References
50-003, 50-155, 50-247, 50-255, 50-271, 50-286, 50-293, 50-333, 72-12, 72-43, 72-7, RAS 14193
Download: ML072750053 (2)

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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 Scott H. Strauss Rebecca J. Baldwin Spiegel &. McDiarmid "133 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20036 October 1, 2007 DOCKETED USNRC October 1, 2007 (10:22am)

OFFICE OF SECRETARY RULEMAKINGS AND ADJUDICATIONS STAFF SERVED October 1,2007 Re: Motion lo Intervene of Local 369, Utility Workers Union of America, AFL-CIO Docket No. 50-293, et al. Dear Mr. Strauss and Ms. Baldwin: This letter responds to your Petition of September 18, 2007, requesting a hearing on the license transfer application submitted by Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. et al. The IVRC Staff is still reviewing the application and has not yet docketed it. Accordingly, the Commission has not yet issued a Federal Register notice of oppodunity for a hearing, which, under 'i 0 C.F.R. 3 2.31 8(a), marks the commencement of a proceeding. Therefore, there is not yet a proceeding in which the union can intervene. Pursuant to my authority under 10 C.F.R. 2.346(9'), 1 am returning your Petition at this time. You may file another petition to intervene and request for hearing once the opportunity for a hearing is published in a Federal Register notice.

Sincerely, J. Samuel Walker Acting Secretary of the Commission

Enclosure:

As stated cc. Service kist UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station lndian Point Nuclear Generating Unit IVo. 1 lndian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 2 lndian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 3 James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Palisades Nuclear Plant Big Rock Point Docket No. Docket No. Docket No.

Docket No. Docket Nos. Docket No. Docket Nos. Docket Nos. CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing LETTER FROM J. SAMUEL WALKER TO SCOTT H. STRAUSS AND REBECCA J. BALDWIN RE LOCAL 369 PE-I-ITION FOR LEAVE TO INTERVENE have been served upon the following persons by electronic mail this date, followed by deposit of paper copies in the U.S. mail, first class, and NRC internal mail.

Office of Commission Appellate Gary Sullivan, President Adjudication Utility Workers Union of America, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Local 369 Washington, DC 20555-0001 120 Bay State Drive E-mail: ocaamail@nrc.gov Braintree, MA 021 84 E-mail: gsullivan@uwua369.org Scott H. Strauss, Esq. Office of the General Counsel Rebecca J. Baldwin, Esq. Mail Stop 1 5 D21 Spiegel & McDiarmid U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 1333 New Hampshire Ave., NW Washington, DC 20555-0001 Washington, DC 20036 E-mail: oqclt@nrc.gov E-mail: scott.strauss@spienelmcd.com; rebecca. baldwin@,spieqelmcd.com John E. Matthews, Esq.

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11 11 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20004 E-mail: jmatthews~mornanlewis.com Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 1" day of October 2007