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Prairie Island, FRN - Notice of Intent to Prepare and EIS and Conduct Scoping - 73 Fr 42628

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42628 Federal Register/Vol. 73, No. 141/Tuesday, July 22, 2008/Notices Centers for Nuclear Power Plants, is temporarily identified by its task

number, DG 1149, which should be mentioned in all related

correspondence.

This regulatory guide describes a method that the staff of the NRC deems

acceptable for complying with the

Commission s regulations for the qualification of safety-related motor

control centers for nuclear power plants.

IEEE Std. 649 2006, IEEE Standard for Qualifying Class 1E Motor Control

Centers for Nuclear Power Generating

Stations, published on December 29, 2006, was developed by the Working

Group on Motor Control Centers (SC

2.14) of the Nuclear Power Engineering

Committee of the Institute of Electrical

and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and

was approved by the IEEE SA Standards Board on September 15, 2006.

The standard provides basic principles, requirements, and methods for

qualifying safety-related motor control

centers for both harsh and mild

environment applications in nuclear

power plants. The demonstration that

an installed motor control center will

meet its design specification requires

many steps: A program of quality

assurance, design, qualification, production quality control, installation, maintenance, periodic testing, and

surveillance. However, the scope of

IEEE Std. 649 2006 is limited to qualification.

The purpose of qualification is to provide assurance that the motor control

center is capable of performing its

required safety functions with no failure

mechanisms that could lead to common

mode failures under the postulated

conditions specified in the equipment

specification.

Clause 9.5 of IEEE Std 649 2006 references IEEE Std 344 2004, Recommended Practice for Seismic Qualification of Class 1E Equipment for

Nuclear Power Generating Stations, and provides additional guidance for

seismic qualification of motor control

centers. The vast majority of seismic qualification tests on motor control

centers were performed with input

frequencies up to only 33 Hz. Attempts

to utilize such past test experience data

for seismic qualification of motor

control centers is not considered

appropriate. Recent studies related to

the early site permit applications at

certain east coast hard rock-based plants

indicated that the site-specific spectra

may exceed the certified design spectra

of new proposed plants in the very high

frequency range (from 20 Hz up to 100

Hz). Plants located in the Central and

Eastern United States on hard-rock

should evaluate whether motor control centers components (such as digital components) could be affected by the

high frequency earthquake ground

motion. These objectives should be accomplished using qualification

methods (type testing, operating

experience, analysis as a supplement to

type testing and operating experience, ongoing qualification, or any

combination thereof). However, the

preferred method of qualification is type

testing. II. Further Information The NRC staff is soliciting comments on DG1149. Comments may be accompanied by relevant information or

supporting data, and should mention

DG1149 in the subject line. Comments submitted in writing or in electronic

form will be made available to the

public in their entirety through the

NRCs Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS).

Personal information will not be

removed from your comments. You may

submit comments by any of the

following methods:

1. Mail comments to:

Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch, Office of

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555 0001. 2. E-mail comments to:

NRCREP@nrc.gov.

3. Hand-deliver comments to:

Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing

Branch, Office of Administration, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 11555

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland

20852, between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

on Federal workdays.

4. Fax comments to:

Rulemaking, Directives, and Editing Branch, Office of

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission at (301) 415 5144. Requests for technical information about DG1149 may be directed to the NRC Senior Program Manager, Satish

Aggarwal at (301) 415 6005 or e-mail to Satish.Aggarwal@nrc.gov. Comments would be most helpful if received by September 19, 2008.

Comments received after that date will

be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure

consideration only for comments

received on or before this date.

Although a time limit is given, comments and suggestions in

connection with items for inclusion in

guides currently being developed or

improvements in all published guides

are encouraged at any time.

Electronic copies of DG 1149 are available through the NRC s public Web site under Draft Regulatory Guides in

the Regulatory Guides collection of the NRCs Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-

collections/. Electronic copies are also available in ADAMS (http:// www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html), under Accession No. ML072760149.

In addition, regulatory guides are available for inspection at the NRC s Public Document Room (PDR), which is

located at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The PDR s mailing address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC

205550001. The PDR can also be reached by telephone at (301) 415 4737 or (800) 397 4209, by fax at (301) 415 3548, and by e-mail to PDR@nrc.gov. Regulatory guides are not copyrighted, and Commission approval

is not required to reproduce them.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 16th day of July, 2008.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Harriet Karagiannis, Acting Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of

Nuclear Regulatory Research.

[FR Doc. E8 16729 Filed 7 2108; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590 P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50

-282 and 50

-306] Nuclear Management Company, LLC.;

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating

Plant, Units 1 and 2; Notice of Intent To

Prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement and Conduct Scoping

Process Nuclear Management Company, LLC. (NMC) has submitted an application for

renewal of Facility Operating Licenses

No. DPR42 and DPR 60 for an additional 20 years of operation at the

Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 (PINGP). PINGP is located

in the city of Red Wing, Minnesota, on

the west bank of the Mississippi River.

The operating licenses for PINGP, Units 1 and 2, expire on August 9, 2013, and October 29, 2014, respectively. The

application for renewal, dated April 11, 2008, and supplemented by letter dated

May 16, 2008, was submitted pursuant

to Title 10 of the Code of Federal

Regulations (10 CFR) Part 54. A notice

of receipt and availability of the

application, which included the

environmental report (ER), was

published in the Federal Register on May 6, 2008 (73 FR 25034), as corrected

on May 27, 2008 (73 FR 30423). A

notice of acceptance for docketing of the

application for renewal of the facility

operating license was published in the

Federal Register on June 17, 2008 (73 VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:47 Jul 21, 2008Jkt 214001PO 00000Frm 00087Fmt 4703Sfmt 4703E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM22JYN1 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 42629 Federal Register/Vol. 73, No. 141/Tuesday, July 22, 2008/Notices FR 34335). The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

will be preparing an environmental

impact statement (EIS) related to the

review of the license renewal

application and to provide the public an

opportunity to participate in the

environmental scoping process, which

is described in 10 CFR 51.29. 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, NMC submitted the

ER as part of the application. The ER

was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR Part

51 and is publicly available at the NRC

Public Document Room (PDR), located

at One White Flint North, 11555

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland

20852, or from the NRC s Agencywide Documents Access and Management

System (ADAMS). The ADAMS Public

Electronic Reading Room is accessible at

http://adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/

dologin.htm. The Accession Numbers for the ER are ML081130677, ML081130681, and ML081130684.

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 3974209, or 301 4154737, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov. The ER may also be viewed on the Internet at http:// www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/

licensing/renewal/applications/prairie-

island.html. In addition, the ER is available for public inspection near

PINGP at the Red Wing Public Library, 225 East Ave, Red Wing, MN 55066.

This notice advises the public that the NRC intends to gather the information

necessary to prepare a plant-specific

supplement to the Commission s Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of

Nuclear Plants, (NUREG1437) related to the review of the application for

renewal of the PINGP operating licenses

for an additional 20 years. 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 NEPA and the NRC s regulations found in 10 CFR Part 51.

The NRC 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 is

encouraged. The scoping process for the

supplement to the GEIS will follow 10

CFR 51.29 and will be used to:

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 EISs 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, Nuclear Management Company, LLC.

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 has decided to hold

public meetings for the PINGP license

renewal supplement to the GEIS. The

scoping meetings will be held at the Red

Wing Public Library, 225 East Ave., Red

Wing, MN 55066, on Wednesday, July

30, 2008. There will be two sessions to

accommodate interested parties. The

first session will convene at 1:30 p.m.

and will continue until 4:30 p.m., as

necessary. The second session will

convene at 7 p.m. with a repeat of the

overview portions of the meeting 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 NEPA

environmental review process, the

proposed scope of the supplement to the

GEIS, and the proposed review

schedule; and (2) the opportunity for

interested government agencies, organizations, and individuals to submit

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. Persons

may register to attend or present oral

comments at the meetings on the scope

of the NEPA review by contacting the

NRC Project Manager, Mr. Richard

Plasse, by telephone at 1 301415 1427, or by e-mail to the NRC at

richard.plasse@nrc.gov no later than July 24, 2008. Members of the public

may also register to speak at the meeting

within 15 minutes of the start of each

session. 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. Plasse will need to be

contacted no later than July 24, 2008, 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 PINGP license renewal

review to: Chief, Rulemaking, Directives VerDate Aug<31>2005 19:47 Jul 21, 2008Jkt 214001PO 00000Frm 00088Fmt 4703Sfmt 4703E:\FR\FM\22JYN1.SGM22JYN1 sroberts on PROD1PC70 with NOTICES 42630 Federal Register/Vol. 73, No. 141/Tuesday, July 22, 2008/Notices and Editing Branch, Division of Administrative Services, Office of

Administration, Mailstop 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 NRC, Room 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 September 22, 2008. Electronic comments may be sent

by e-mail to the NRC at

PrairieIslandEIS@nrc.gov , and should be sent no later than September 22, 2008, to be considered in the scoping process.

Comments will be available

electronically and accessible through

ADAMS at http:// adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm. 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. Notice of

opportunity for a hearing regarding the

renewal application was the subject of

the aforementioned Federal Register notice (73 FR 34335). 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

inspection in ADAMS at http:// adamswebsearch.nrc.gov/dologin.htm. 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 inspection at the above-

mentioned addresses, and one copy per

request will be provided free of charge.

After receipt and consideration of the

comments, the NRC will prepare a final

supplement to the GEIS, which will also

be available for public inspection.

Information about the proposed action, the supplement to the GEIS, and

the scoping process may be obtained

from Mr. Plasse at the aforementioned

telephone number or e-mail address.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day of July 2008.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Rani Franovich, Branch Chief, Projects Branch 2, Division of License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

[FR Doc. E8 16731 Filed 7 2108; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590 P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the

ACRS Subcommittee on ESBWR;

Notice of Meeting The ACRS Subcommittee on the Economic Simplified Boiling Water

Reactor (ESBWR) will hold a meeting on

August 2122, 2008, Room T 2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

The meeting will be open to public attendance, with the exception of a

portion that may be closed to protect

information that is proprietary to

General Electric-Hitachi (GEH) Nuclear

Energy and its contractors pursuant to 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).

The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:

Thursday, August 21, 2008

Ñ8:30 a.m.5 p.m. Friday, August 22, 2008

Ñ8:30 a.m.5 p.m. The Subcommittee will review the probabilistic risk analysis supporting

the Safety Evaluation Report with Open

Items associated with the ESBWR

Design Certification Application. The

Subcommittee will hear presentations

by and hold discussions with

representatives of the NRC staff, GEH, and other interested persons regarding

this matter. The Subcommittee will

gather information, analyze relevant

issues and facts, and formulate

proposed positions and actions, as

appropriate, for deliberation by the full

Committee.

Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or written

comments should notify the Designated

Federal Official, Dr. Harold J.

Vandermolen (telephone: 301 415 6236), five days prior to the meeting, if

possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made. Electronic

recordings will be permitted. Detailed

procedures for the conduct of and

participation in ACRS meetings were

published in the Federal Register on September 26, 2007 (72 FR 54695).

Further information regarding this meeting can be obtained by contacting

the Designated Federal Official between

8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. (ET). Persons

planning to attend this meeting are urged to contact the above named individual at least two working days

prior to the meeting to be advised of any

potential changes to the agenda.

Dated: July 14, 2008.

Cayetano Santos, Chief, Reactor Safety Branch A, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards.

[FR Doc. E8 16728 Filed 7 2108; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590 P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Sunshine Federal Register Notice AGENCYHOLDINGTHEMEETINGS

Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

DATES: Weeks of July 21, 28, August 4, 11, 18, 25, 2008.

PLACE: Commissioners Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

Week of July 21, 2008.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008 1:25 p.m. Affirmation Session (Public Meeting) (Tentative). a. U.S.

Department of Energy (High Level

Waste Repository)

ÑPetitions of the State of Nevada and Dr. Jacob Paz to

Reject the Department of Energy s (DOE) Application to Construct a

Geologic Repository at Yucca

Mountain, Nevada (Tentative). b.

Progress Energy Carolinas Inc.

(Shearon Harris Nuclear Power Plant, Units 2 and 3)

ÑMotion by the North Carolina Waste Awareness and

Reduction Network (NC WARN) to

Immediately Suspend the Hearing

Notice and Request for Expedited

Consideration (Tentative).

1:30 p.m. Discussion of Security Issues (ClosedÑEx. 1 & 3).

Thursday, July 24, 2008 1:30 p.m. Discussion of Security Issues (ClosedÑEx. 1 & 3).

Week of July 28, 2008

-Tentative Wednesday, July 30, 2008 1:30 p.m. Discussion of Management Issues (Closed

ÑEx. 2). Week of August 4, 2008

-Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of August 4, 2008.

Week of August 11, 2008

-Tentative Tuesday, August 12, 2008 1:30 p.m. Meeting with FEMA and State and Local Representatives on Offsite

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