ML20329A401

Email Response to Pamunkey Request Re North Anna Scoping

ML20329A401
Person / Time
Site:	North Anna
Issue date:	11/20/2020
From:	Raymond Hoffman Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
To:	Clouthier T Pamunkey Indian Tribe
References
Download: ML20329A401 (3)

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From: Hoffman, Robert To: Terry Clouthier Cc: Elliott, Robert; Martinez, Nancy

Subject:

RE: RE: Request for Scoping Comments Date: Friday, November 20, 2020 2:15:00 PM

Dear Mr. Clouthier,

Thank you for providing input regarding NRCs environmental review of the subsequent license renewal application for North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, and for indicating that your office would like to remain a consulting party for this proposed undertaking in accordance with Section 106 of the NHPA.

The NRC will be responding to your offices comments formally via letter, and will also be considering these comments in determining the scope of the agencys environmental review. We also look forward to establishing a dialogue with your office to appropriately capture comments or concerns the Pamunkey Indian Tribe may have regarding this environmental review so that we may share them with our team and begin addressing them early in process.

Accordingly, we would like to bring to your attention that the NRC will be conducting an environmental audit with the applicant the week of December 1, 2020 to address the staffs questions on the Environmental Report portion of the North Anna subsequent license renewal application (ADAMS Accession No. ML20246G698). The NRC staff also uses this process to determine whether additional information is needed to prepare the associated Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement.

An audit breakout session specific to historic and cultural resources is currently scheduled for Tuesday, December 1, 2020, from 1 - 2pm to discuss any communications related to this action that the applicant has had with Federally or State recognized Indian tribes, as well as with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Due to the COVID-19 public health epidemic, these environmental audit discussions will be conducted remotely via the Microsoft Teams platform rather than in-person. We currently anticipate the focus of the discussion to center on the status of architectural surveys of facility structures being conducted to determine National Register of Historic Places eligibility.

Please let me know if you have an interest in joining us in this audit session so that we may arrange the necessary accommodations. Similarly, please let me know if there are specific concerns the Tribe would like the NRC staff to raise during the audit.

Sincerely, Bob Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov Phone: (301) 415-1107 Office: T4-D29 Mail Stop: T4-B72

From: Terry Clouthier <terry.clouthier@pamunkey.org>

Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 3:35 PM To: Hoffman, Robert <Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov>

Cc: Elliott, Robert <Robert.Elliott@nrc.gov>; Martinez, Nancy <Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov>

Subject:

[External_Sender] RE: Request for Scoping Comments Good Afternoon, Attached are our comments for the proposed undertaking.

I will also be uploading them to the Docket as well Feel free to email if you have any questions Sincerely, Terry Clouthier Pamunkey Indian Tribe Cultural Resource Director From: Hoffman, Robert <Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov>

Sent: Monday, November 2, 2020 10:51 PM To: Terry Clouthier <terry.clouthier@pamunkey.org>

Cc: Elliott, Robert <Robert.Elliott@nrc.gov>; Martinez, Nancy <Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov>

Subject:

FW: Request for Scoping Comments From: Hoffman, Robert Sent: Monday, November 02, 2020 7:17 PM To: robert.gray@pamunkey.org; pamunkeytribe@pamunkey.org; terry.clouthier@pamunkey.org.

Cc: Elliott, Robert <Robert.Elliott@nrc.gov>; Martinez, Nancy <Nancy.Martinez@nrc.gov>; Pelchat, John <John.Pelchat@nrc.gov>; Lea, Edwin <Edwin.Lea@nrc.gov>

Subject:

Request for Scoping Comments The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is conducting a review of the environmental effects of renewing the operating licenses for North Anna Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (NAPS). Accordingly, the NRC is inviting parties who may be interested in the proposed action to consult on this matter. The purpose of the attached letter is to initiate Section 106 consultation your Tribe.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

Robert Hoffman, Environmental Scientist Environmental Review License Renewal Branch Division of Rulemaking, Environmental, and Financial Support Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards Robert.Hoffman@nrc.gov Phone: (301) 415-1107 Office: T4-D29 Mail Stop: T4-B72