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Memorandum and Order Denying Riverkeepers Request for Admission of a New Contention
ML16106A034
Person / Time
Site: Indian Point  Entergy icon.png
Issue date: 04/15/2016
From: Kennedy M F, McDade L G, Wardwell R E
Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel
To:
SECY RAS
References
50-247-LR, 50-286-LR, ASLBP 07-858-03-LR-BD01, RAS 51066
Download: ML16106A034 (6)


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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. Richard E. Wardwell In the Matter of

ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

(Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3)

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR

ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01 April 15, 2016 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeeper's Request for Admission of a New Contention)

I. Background On March 8, 2016, Riverkeeper moved for the admission of a new environmental contention, RK-EC-11.

1 In its motion, Riverkeeper stated that it "seeks admission of a single

'place-holder' contention challenging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's ('NRC's') reliance, in proposing to re-license Indian Point Units 2 and 3, on the Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Rule . . . and the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel" (Continued Storage Rule and GEIS).

2 Riverkeeper specified that "while [it] seeks admission of its contention, it does not seek to litigate the substantive content of the contention in an adjudicatory hearing," as it has "already raised its concerns" about the regulation at issue in comments on draft versi ons of those documents, which the NRC "has 1 Riverkeeper's Request for Admission of New Environmental Contention (Mar. 8, 2016) [hereinafter Riverkeeper Motion].

2 Id. at 1. already rejected or disregarded."

3 The Continued Storage Rule and GEIS are currently on appeal to the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

4 The NRC Staff and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) both oppose Riverkeeper's request, 5 arguing that the new contention is outside the scope of this individual licensing proceeding because it challenges an agency regulation and is therefore inadmissible.

6 The Staff and Entergy both also contend that the motion is untimely.

7 The NRC Staff further challenge the motion as failing to raise a genuine dispute of a material issue of fact or law.

8 II. Board Ruling The Board views RK-EC-11 as an attack on the agency's Continued Storage Rule 9 and GEIS.10 The Commission has previously denied as inadmissible substantially similar challenges 3 Id. 4 Id. at 2 (citing Beyond Nuclear v. NRC, Docket No. 14-1216 (filed Oct. 29, 2014)). This case was consolidated with several similar appeals and is now captioned New York et al. v. NRC, Docket Nos. 14-1210, 14-1212, 14-1216, and 14-1217 (Consolidated) (filed Oct. 31, 2014). Riverkeeper Motion at 2, note 1. The case has been argued and the parties await a decision.

Id. at 5.

5 See NRC Staff's Answer to Riverkeeper's Request for Admission of New Environmental Contention (Contention RK-EC-11) (Apr. 4, 2016) [hereinafter NRC Answer]; Entergy's Opposition to Riverkeeper's Proposed "Placeholder" Contention RK-EC-11 Concerning the Continued Storage Rule (Apr. 4, 2016) [hereinafter Entergy Answer].

6 NRC Answer at 15; Entergy Answer at 6-7 (citing Union Elec. Co. (Callaway Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1) CLI-15-11, 81 NRC 546, 549 (2015)). See also 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(iii) (providing that an admissible contention must "[d]emonstrate that the issue raised in the contention is within the scope of the proceeding").

7 NRC Answer at 19; Entergy Answer at 9. In its motion, Riverkeeper argued that the filing was timely because its admissibility "depends entirely on an event that will occur in the future," namely the ruling on the appeal before the DC Circuit. Riverkeeper Motion at 8.

8 See Staff Answer at 18-19.

9 See 79 Fed. Reg. 56,238 (Sept. 19, 2014).

10 See Waste Confidence Directorate, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, in numerous separate operating license proceedings for this same reason.

11 Accordingly, we find that pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(iii), Riverkeeper's proposed contention, a direct challenge to an NRC regulation, is outside the scope of this individual license renewal proceeding for Indian Point Units 2 and 3 and is therefore inadmissible. The motion is denied. It is so ORDERED.

FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Dr. Richard E. Wardwell ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Dr. Michael F. Kennedy ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland April 15, 2016 NUREG-2157 (Sept. 2014) (Vol. 1, ADAMS A ccession No. 14196A105) (Vol. 2, ADAMS Accession No. ML14196A107).

11 See Callaway, CLI-15-11, 81 NRC at 549 (2015); DTE Elec. Co. (Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3), CLI-15-12, 81 NRC 551, 553-54 (2015); Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (William States Lee III Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2), CLI-15-15, 81 NRC 803, 804 (2015)).

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of ) ) ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR

) and 50-286-LR (Indian Point Nuclear Generating, ) Units 2 and 3) ) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeeper's Request for Admission of a New Contention) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication

Mail Stop O-7H4M Washington, DC 20555-0001

ocaamail@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission

Mail Stop O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001

hearingdocket@nrc.gov

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel

Mail Stop T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001

Lawrence G. McDade, Chair Administrative Judge lawrence.mcdade@nrc.gov

Richard E. Wardwell Administrative Judge richard.wardwell@nrc.gov

Michael F. Kennedy

Administrative Judge michael.kennedy@nrc.gov

Alana Wase, Law Clerk alana.wase@nrc.gov

Julie Reynolds-Engel, Law Clerk Julie.Reynolds-Engel@nrc.gov

Catherine L. Scott, Esq.

Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.

David E. Roth, Esq.

Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.

Brian Harris, Esq.

Anita Ghosh, Esq. Christina England, Esq.

Catherine E. Kanatas, Esq.

Joseph Lindell, Esq.

John Tibbetts, Paralegal U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel

Mail Stop O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001

catherine.scott@nrc.gov; beth.mizuno@nrc.gov; sherwin.turk@nrc.gov; brian.harris.@nrc.gov; david.roth@nrc.gov; anita.ghosh@nrc.gov; christina.england@nrc.gov; catherine.kanatas@nrc.gov; joseph.lindell@nrc.gov; john.tibbetts@nrc.gov

OGC Mail Center OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov William B. Glew, Jr. Organization: Entergy 440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601

wglew@entergy.com

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Ri verkeeper's Request for Admission of a New Contention) 2

Elise N. Zoli, Esq.

Goodwin Proctor, LLP Exchange Place, 53 State Street Boston, MA 02109 ezoli@goodwinprocter.com

Daniel Riesel, Esq.

Victoria Shiah Treanor, Esq.

Adam Stolorow, Esq. Natoya Duncan, Paralegal Counsel for Town of Cortlandt Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.

460 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 driesel@sprlaw.com; vtreanor@sprlaw.com astolorow@sprlaw.com; nduncan@sprlaw.com

Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

Paul M. Bessette, Esq. Martin J. O'Neill, Esq. Brooke McGlinn, Esq.

Grant Eskelsen, Esq.

Ryan Lighty, Esq.

Lesa G. Williams-Richardson, Legal Secretary Doris Calhoun, Legal Secretary Mary Freeze, Legal Secretary

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004

ksutton@morganlewis.com martin.oneill@morganlewis.com bmcglinn@morganlewis.com grant.eskelsen@morganlewis.com rlighty@morganlewis.com lrichardson@morganlewis.com dcalhoun@morganlewis.com mfreeze@morganlewis.com

Melissa-Jean Rotini, Esq.

Assistant County Attorney Office of Robert F. Meehan, Westchester County Attorney

148 Martine Avenue, 6th Floor

White Plains, NY 10601

mjr1@westchestergov.com

Matthew W. Swinehart, Esq.

Covington & Burling LLP 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004

mswinehart@cov.com

Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Director Steven C. Filler Peter A. Gross

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

724 Wolcott Ave.

Beacon, NY 12508 mannajo@clearwater.org; stephenfiller@gmail.com; peter@clearwater.org Andrew Reid, Esq.

Organization: Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. Ved Nanda Center for International and

Comparative Law 1075 Waite Drive

Boulder, CO 80303 lawyerreid@gmail.com

Richard Webster, Esq.

Public Justice, P.C.

For Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

1825 K Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20006 rwebster@publicjustice.net

Michael J. Delaney, Esq. Director, Energy Regulatory Affairs NYC Department of Environmental Protection

59-17 Junction Boulevard Flushing, NY 11373 mdelaney@dep.nyc.gov

Robert D. Snook, Esq.

Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General State of Connecticut 55 Elm Street P.O. Box 120 Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Ri verkeeper's Request for Admission of a New Contention) 3 Hartford, CT 06141-0120 robert.snook@po.state.ct.us

David A. Repka, Esq.

Victoria Hsia, Esq. Carlos L. Sisco, Paralegal

Winston & Strawn

1701 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 drepka@winston.com vhsia@winston.com CSisco@winston.com Paul Gallay, Esq.

Deborah Brown Ramona Cearley, Secretary Riverkeeper, Inc.

20 Secor Road

Ossining, NY 10562 pgallay@riverkeeper.org dbrown@riverkeeper.org rcearley@riverkeeper.org

John J. Sipos, Esq.

Lisa S. Kwong, Esq.

Brian Lusignan, Esq.

Mihir Desai, Esq. Assistant Attorneys General Teresa Manzi, Legal Assistant Siobhan Blank, Legal Assistant Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York The Capitol, State Street Albany, New York 12224 john.sipos@ag.ny.gov lisa.kwong@ag.ny.gov brian.lusignan@ag.ny.gov mihir.desai@ag.ny.gov teresa.manzi@ag.ny.gov siobhan.blank@ag.ny.gov

Kathryn M. DeLuca, Esq.

Laura Heslin, Esq.

Assistant Attorneys General Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York 120 Broadway, 26th Floor New York, New York 10271

kathryn.deluca@ag.ny.gov laura.heslin@ag.ny.gov

Sean Murray, Mayor Kevin Hay, Village Administrator Village of Buchanan Municipal Building

236 Tate Avenue

Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 smurray@villageofbuchanan.com administrator@villageofbuchanan.com

[Original signed by R. Giitter ] Office of the Secretary of the Commission

Dated at Rockville, Maryland

this 15th day of April, 2016 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Before Administrative Judges:

Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman Dr. Michael F. Kennedy Dr. Richard E. Wardwell In the Matter of

ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC.

(Indian Point Nuclear Generating Units 2 and 3)

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR

ASLBP No. 07-858-03-LR-BD01 April 15, 2016 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeeper's Request for Admission of a New Contention)

I. Background On March 8, 2016, Riverkeeper moved for the admission of a new environmental contention, RK-EC-11.

1 In its motion, Riverkeeper stated that it "seeks admission of a single

'place-holder' contention challenging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's ('NRC's') reliance, in proposing to re-license Indian Point Units 2 and 3, on the Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel Rule . . . and the Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel" (Continued Storage Rule and GEIS).

2 Riverkeeper specified that "while [it] seeks admission of its contention, it does not seek to litigate the substantive content of the contention in an adjudicatory hearing," as it has "already raised its concerns" about the regulation at issue in comments on draft versi ons of those documents, which the NRC "has 1 Riverkeeper's Request for Admission of New Environmental Contention (Mar. 8, 2016) [hereinafter Riverkeeper Motion].

2 Id. at 1. already rejected or disregarded."

3 The Continued Storage Rule and GEIS are currently on appeal to the U.S Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

4 The NRC Staff and Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Entergy) both oppose Riverkeeper's request, 5 arguing that the new contention is outside the scope of this individual licensing proceeding because it challenges an agency regulation and is therefore inadmissible.

6 The Staff and Entergy both also contend that the motion is untimely.

7 The NRC Staff further challenge the motion as failing to raise a genuine dispute of a material issue of fact or law.

8 II. Board Ruling The Board views RK-EC-11 as an attack on the agency's Continued Storage Rule 9 and GEIS.10 The Commission has previously denied as inadmissible substantially similar challenges 3 Id. 4 Id. at 2 (citing Beyond Nuclear v. NRC, Docket No. 14-1216 (filed Oct. 29, 2014)). This case was consolidated with several similar appeals and is now captioned New York et al. v. NRC, Docket Nos. 14-1210, 14-1212, 14-1216, and 14-1217 (Consolidated) (filed Oct. 31, 2014). Riverkeeper Motion at 2, note 1. The case has been argued and the parties await a decision.

Id. at 5.

5 See NRC Staff's Answer to Riverkeeper's Request for Admission of New Environmental Contention (Contention RK-EC-11) (Apr. 4, 2016) [hereinafter NRC Answer]; Entergy's Opposition to Riverkeeper's Proposed "Placeholder" Contention RK-EC-11 Concerning the Continued Storage Rule (Apr. 4, 2016) [hereinafter Entergy Answer].

6 NRC Answer at 15; Entergy Answer at 6-7 (citing Union Elec. Co. (Callaway Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 1) CLI-15-11, 81 NRC 546, 549 (2015)). See also 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(iii) (providing that an admissible contention must "[d]emonstrate that the issue raised in the contention is within the scope of the proceeding").

7 NRC Answer at 19; Entergy Answer at 9. In its motion, Riverkeeper argued that the filing was timely because its admissibility "depends entirely on an event that will occur in the future," namely the ruling on the appeal before the DC Circuit. Riverkeeper Motion at 8.

8 See Staff Answer at 18-19.

9 See 79 Fed. Reg. 56,238 (Sept. 19, 2014).

10 See Waste Confidence Directorate, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, Generic Environmental Impact Statement for Continued Storage of Spent Nuclear Fuel, in numerous separate operating license proceedings for this same reason.

11 Accordingly, we find that pursuant to 10 C.F.R. § 2.309(f)(1)(iii), Riverkeeper's proposed contention, a direct challenge to an NRC regulation, is outside the scope of this individual license renewal proceeding for Indian Point Units 2 and 3 and is therefore inadmissible. The motion is denied. It is so ORDERED.

FOR THE ATOMIC SAFETY AND LICENSING BOARD Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Dr. Richard E. Wardwell ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Dr. Michael F. Kennedy ADMINISTRATIVE JUDGE Rockville, Maryland April 15, 2016 NUREG-2157 (Sept. 2014) (Vol. 1, ADAMS A ccession No. 14196A105) (Vol. 2, ADAMS Accession No. ML14196A107).

11 See Callaway, CLI-15-11, 81 NRC at 549 (2015); DTE Elec. Co. (Fermi Nuclear Power Plant, Unit 3), CLI-15-12, 81 NRC 551, 553-54 (2015); Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (William States Lee III Nuclear Station, Units 1 and 2), CLI-15-15, 81 NRC 803, 804 (2015)).

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION In the Matter of ) ) ENTERGY NUCLEAR OPERATIONS, INC. ) Docket Nos. 50-247-LR

) and 50-286-LR (Indian Point Nuclear Generating, ) Units 2 and 3) ) CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that copies of the foregoing MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Riverkeeper's Request for Admission of a New Contention) have been served upon the following persons by Electronic Information Exchange.

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of Commission Appellate Adjudication

Mail Stop O-7H4M Washington, DC 20555-0001

ocaamail@nrc.gov U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the Secretary of the Commission

Mail Stop O-16C1 Washington, DC 20555-0001

hearingdocket@nrc.gov

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel

Mail Stop T-3F23 Washington, DC 20555-0001

Lawrence G. McDade, Chair Administrative Judge lawrence.mcdade@nrc.gov

Richard E. Wardwell Administrative Judge richard.wardwell@nrc.gov

Michael F. Kennedy

Administrative Judge michael.kennedy@nrc.gov

Alana Wase, Law Clerk alana.wase@nrc.gov

Julie Reynolds-Engel, Law Clerk Julie.Reynolds-Engel@nrc.gov

Catherine L. Scott, Esq.

Beth N. Mizuno, Esq.

David E. Roth, Esq.

Sherwin E. Turk, Esq.

Brian Harris, Esq.

Anita Ghosh, Esq. Christina England, Esq.

Catherine E. Kanatas, Esq.

Joseph Lindell, Esq.

John Tibbetts, Paralegal U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Office of the General Counsel

Mail Stop O-15D21 Washington, DC 20555-0001

catherine.scott@nrc.gov; beth.mizuno@nrc.gov; sherwin.turk@nrc.gov; brian.harris.@nrc.gov; david.roth@nrc.gov; anita.ghosh@nrc.gov; christina.england@nrc.gov; catherine.kanatas@nrc.gov; joseph.lindell@nrc.gov; john.tibbetts@nrc.gov

OGC Mail Center OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov William B. Glew, Jr. Organization: Entergy 440 Hamilton Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601

wglew@entergy.com

Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Ri verkeeper's Request for Admission of a New Contention) 2

Elise N. Zoli, Esq.

Goodwin Proctor, LLP Exchange Place, 53 State Street Boston, MA 02109 ezoli@goodwinprocter.com

Daniel Riesel, Esq.

Victoria Shiah Treanor, Esq.

Adam Stolorow, Esq. Natoya Duncan, Paralegal Counsel for Town of Cortlandt Sive, Paget & Riesel, P.C.

460 Park Avenue New York, NY 10022 driesel@sprlaw.com; vtreanor@sprlaw.com astolorow@sprlaw.com; nduncan@sprlaw.com

Kathryn M. Sutton, Esq.

Paul M. Bessette, Esq. Martin J. O'Neill, Esq. Brooke McGlinn, Esq.

Grant Eskelsen, Esq.

Ryan Lighty, Esq.

Lesa G. Williams-Richardson, Legal Secretary Doris Calhoun, Legal Secretary Mary Freeze, Legal Secretary

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP

1111 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004

ksutton@morganlewis.com martin.oneill@morganlewis.com bmcglinn@morganlewis.com grant.eskelsen@morganlewis.com rlighty@morganlewis.com lrichardson@morganlewis.com dcalhoun@morganlewis.com mfreeze@morganlewis.com

Melissa-Jean Rotini, Esq.

Assistant County Attorney Office of Robert F. Meehan, Westchester County Attorney

148 Martine Avenue, 6th Floor

White Plains, NY 10601

mjr1@westchestergov.com

Matthew W. Swinehart, Esq.

Covington & Burling LLP 1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004

mswinehart@cov.com

Manna Jo Greene, Environmental Director Steven C. Filler Peter A. Gross

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

724 Wolcott Ave.

Beacon, NY 12508 mannajo@clearwater.org; stephenfiller@gmail.com; peter@clearwater.org Andrew Reid, Esq.

Organization: Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc. Ved Nanda Center for International and

Comparative Law 1075 Waite Drive

Boulder, CO 80303 lawyerreid@gmail.com

Richard Webster, Esq.

Public Justice, P.C.

For Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, Inc.

1825 K Street, NW, Suite 200 Washington, D.C. 20006 rwebster@publicjustice.net

Michael J. Delaney, Esq. Director, Energy Regulatory Affairs NYC Department of Environmental Protection

59-17 Junction Boulevard Flushing, NY 11373 mdelaney@dep.nyc.gov

Robert D. Snook, Esq.

Assistant Attorney General Office of the Attorney General State of Connecticut 55 Elm Street P.O. Box 120 Docket Nos. 50-247-LR and 50-286-LR MEMORANDUM AND ORDER (Denying Ri verkeeper's Request for Admission of a New Contention) 3 Hartford, CT 06141-0120 robert.snook@po.state.ct.us

David A. Repka, Esq.

Victoria Hsia, Esq. Carlos L. Sisco, Paralegal

Winston & Strawn

1701 K Street NW Washington, DC 20006 drepka@winston.com vhsia@winston.com CSisco@winston.com Paul Gallay, Esq.

Deborah Brown Ramona Cearley, Secretary Riverkeeper, Inc.

20 Secor Road

Ossining, NY 10562 pgallay@riverkeeper.org dbrown@riverkeeper.org rcearley@riverkeeper.org

John J. Sipos, Esq.

Lisa S. Kwong, Esq.

Brian Lusignan, Esq.

Mihir Desai, Esq. Assistant Attorneys General Teresa Manzi, Legal Assistant Siobhan Blank, Legal Assistant Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York The Capitol, State Street Albany, New York 12224 john.sipos@ag.ny.gov lisa.kwong@ag.ny.gov brian.lusignan@ag.ny.gov mihir.desai@ag.ny.gov teresa.manzi@ag.ny.gov siobhan.blank@ag.ny.gov

Kathryn M. DeLuca, Esq.

Laura Heslin, Esq.

Assistant Attorneys General Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York 120 Broadway, 26th Floor New York, New York 10271

kathryn.deluca@ag.ny.gov laura.heslin@ag.ny.gov

Sean Murray, Mayor Kevin Hay, Village Administrator Village of Buchanan Municipal Building

236 Tate Avenue

Buchanan, NY 10511-1298 smurray@villageofbuchanan.com administrator@villageofbuchanan.com

[Original signed by R. Giitter ] Office of the Secretary of the Commission

Dated at Rockville, Maryland

this 15th day of April, 2016