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void, provided, however, upon written

application and for good cause shown,

such date may in writing be extended.

It Is Further Ordered that, consistent

with 10 CFR 2.1315(b), license

amendments that make changes, as

indicated in Enclosure 2 to the cover

letter forwarding this Order, to conform

the licenses to reflect the subject license

transfers are approved. The

amendments shall be issued and made

effective at the time the proposed

license transfers are completed.

This Order is effective upon issuance.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the initial application dated

October 29, 1999, supplements dated

March 14 and April 25, 2000, and the

safety evaluation dated May 12, 2000,

which are available for public

inspection at the Commission’s Public

Document Room, the Gelman Building,

2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC,

and accessible electronically through

the ADAMS Public Electronic Reading

Room link at the NRC Web site (http:/

/www.nrc.gov).

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day

of May 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brian W. Sheron,

Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

William F. Kane,

Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety

and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 00–12619 Filed 5–18–00; 8:45 am]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Northern States Power Company

(Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant,

Unit No. 1); Order Approving Transfer

of Operating Authority and Conforming

Amendment

[Docket No. 50–263; License No. DPR–22]

I.

Northern States Power Company (NSP

or the licensee) is the holder of Facility

Operating License No. DPR–22, which

authorizes operation of Monticello

Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit No. 1

(Monticello or the facility). The facility

is located in Wright County at the

licensee’s site in Wright and Sherburne

Counties, Minnesota. The license

authorizes NSP to possess, use, and

operate Monticello.

II.

By application dated November 24,

1999, as supplemented February 2,

2000, NSP informed the Commission

that NSP entered into operating service

agreements with Nuclear Management

Company, LLC (NMC). The initial

application and the supplement are

hereinafter collectively referred to as

‘‘the application,’’ unless otherwise

indicated. Under the proposed

transaction, NMC will be designated as

the exclusive licensee authorized to use

and operate Monticello in accordance

with the terms and conditions of the

license. The transaction involves no

change in plant ownership. The licensee

requested approval of the proposed

transfer of operating authority under the

Monticello facility operating license to

NMC. The application also requested a

conforming amendment to reflect the

transfer. The proposed amendment

would add NMC to the license as the

licensee authorized to use and operate

Monticello and delete references to NSP

as the operator.

According to the application for

approval filed by NSP, NMC would

become the licensee authorized to use

and operate Monticello following

approval of the proposed license

transfer. NMC will assume exclusive

responsibility for the operation and

maintenance of Monticello. Ownership

of Monticello will not be affected by the

proposed transfer of operating authority.

NSP will retain its current ownership

interest. NMC will not own any portion

of Monticello. Likewise, NSP’s

entitlement to capacity and energy from

Monticello will not be affected by the

transfer of operating authority. No

physical changes to the Monticello

facility were proposed in the

application.

Approval of the transfer of operating

authority under the facility operating

license and conforming license

amendment was requested by NSP

pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80 and 50.90.

Notice of the application for approval

and an opportunity for a hearing was

published in the Federal Register on

February 15, 2000 (65 FR 7574).

Pursuant to such notice, Carol Overland,

an individual, and North American

Water Office, an environmental

organization, filed hearing requests. The

Commission presently has the matter

under consideration.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, no license,

or any right thereunder, shall be

transferred, directly or indirectly,

through transfer of control of the

license, unless the Commission shall

give its consent in writing. Upon review

of the information in the application by

NSP, and other information before the

Commission, and relying upon the

representations and agreements

contained in the application, the NRC

staff has determined that NMC is

qualified to hold the operating authority

under the license, and that the transfer

of the operating authority under the

license to NMC is otherwise consistent

with applicable provisions of law,

regulations, and orders issued by the

Commission, subject to the conditions

set forth below. The NRC staff has

further found that the application for

the proposed license amendment

complies with the standards and

requirements of the Atomic Energy Act

of 1954, as amended, and the

Commission’s rules and regulations set

forth in 10 CFR Chapter 1; the facility

will operate in conformity with the

application, the provisions of the Act,

and the rules and regulations of the

Commission; there is reasonable

assurance that the activities authorized

by the proposed license amendment can

be conducted without endangering the

health and safety of the public and that

such activities will be conducted in

compliance with the Commission’s

regulations; the issuance of the

proposed license amendment will not

be inimical to the common defense and

security or the health and safety of the

public; and the issuance of the proposed

amendment will be in accordance with

10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission’s

regulations and all applicable

requirements have been satisfied. The

foregoing findings are supported by a

safety evaluation dated .

III.

Accordingly, pursuant to Sections

161b, 161i, and 184 of the Atomic

Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42

U.S.C. 2201(b), 2201(i), and 2234, and

10 CFR 50.80, It Is Hereby Ordered that

the transfer of operating authority under

the license, as described herein, to NMC

is approved, subject to the following

conditions:

(1) After receipt of all required

regulatory approvals of the transfer of

operating authority to NMC, NSP and

NMC shall inform the Director of the

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation in

writing of such receipt within 5

business days, and of the date of the

closing of the transfer of Monticello no

later than 7 business days prior to the

date of closing. If the transfer is not

completed by April 1, 2001, this Order

shall become null and void, provided,

however, upon written application and

for good cause shown, such date may in

writing be extended.

(2) NMC shall, prior to completion of

the transfer of operating authority for

Monticello, provide the Director of the

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

satisfactory documentary evidence that

NMC has obtained the appropriate

amount of insurance required of

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licensees under 10 CFR Part 140 of the

Commission’s regulations.

It Is Further Ordered that, consistent

with 10 CFR 2.1315(b), a license

amendment that makes changes, as

indicated in Enclosure 2 to the cover

letter forwarding this Order, to conform

the license to reflect the subject transfer

of operating authority is approved. The

amendment shall be issued and made

effective at the time the proposed

transfer is completed.

This Order is effective upon issuance.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the initial application dated

November 24, 1999, and supplement

dated February 2, 2000, and the safety

evaluation dated May 15, 2000, which

are available for public inspection at the

Commission’s Public Document Room,

the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street,

NW., Washington, DC, and accessible

electronically through the ADAMS

Public Electronic Reading Room link at

the NRC Web site (http://www.nrc.gov).

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day

of May 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brian W. Sheron,

Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

[FR Doc. 00–12620 Filed 5–18–00; 8:45 am]

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[Docket Nos. 50–266, 50–301, 72–005;

License Nos. DPR–24, DPR–27]

Wisconsin Electric Power Company

(Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1

and 2); Order Approving Transfer of

Operating Authority and Conforming

Amendments

I.

Wisconsin Electric Power Company

(WEPCo or the licensee) is the holder of

Facility Operating Licenses Nos. DPR–

24 and DPR–27, which authorize

operation of the Point Beach Nuclear

Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Point Beach or the

facility). The facility is located at the

licensee’s site in the town of Two

Creeks, Manitowac County, Wisconsin.

The licenses authorize WEPCo to

possess, use, and operate Point Beach.

II.

By application dated November 24,

1999, as supplemented January 31,

2000, the Commission was informed

that WEPCo entered into operating

service agreements with Nuclear

Management Company, LLC (NMC). The

initial application and the supplement

are hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the

application,’’ unless otherwise

indicated. Under the proposed

transaction, NMC will be designated as

the licensee authorized to use and

operate Point Beach in accordance with

the terms and conditions of the licenses.

The transaction involves no change in

plant ownership. The licensee requested

approval of the proposed transfer of

operating authority under the Point

Beach facility operating licenses to

NMC. The application also requested

conforming amendments to reflect the

transfer. The proposed amendments

would add NMC to the licenses and

reflect that NMC is exclusively

authorized to use and operate Point

Beach. As a result of the transfer of

licenses with respect to operating

authority thereunder and conforming

license amendments, NMC will also

become and act as the general licensee

for the Independent Spent Fuel Storage

Installation (ISFSI) at Point Beach

pursuant to 10 CFR 72.210.

According to the application for

approval filed by WEPCo, NMC would

become the licensee authorized to use

and operate Point Beach following

approval of the proposed license

transfers. NMC will assume exclusive

responsibility for the operation and

maintenance of Point Beach. Ownership

of Point Beach will not be affected by

the proposed transfer of operating

authority. WEPCo will retain its current

ownership interest. NMC will not own

any portion of Point Beach. Likewise,

WEPCo’s entitlement to capacity and

energy from Point Beach will not be

affected by the transfer of operating

authority. No physical changes to the

Point Beach facility were proposed in

the application.

Approval of the transfer of operating

authority under the facility operating

licenses and conforming license

amendments was requested by WEPCo

pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80 and 50.90.

Notice of the application for approval

and an opportunity for a hearing was

published in the Federal Register on

February 4, 2000 (65 FR 5705). No

hearing requests or written comments

were received.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, no license,

or any right thereunder, shall be

transferred, directly or indirectly,

through transfer or control of the

license, unless the Commission shall

give its consent in writing. Upon review

of the information in application by

WEPCo, and other information before

the Commission, and relying upon the

representations and agreements

contained in the application, the NRC

staff has determined that NMC is

qualified to hold the operating authority

under the licenses, and that the transfer

of the operating authority under the

licenses to NMC is otherwise consistent

with applicable provisions of law,

regulations, and orders issued by the

Commission, subject to the conditions

set forth below. The NRC staff has

further found that the application for

the proposed license amendments

complies with the standards and

requirements of the Atomic Energy Act

of 1954, as amended, and the

Commission’s rules and regulations set

forth in 10 CFR Chapter 1; the facility

will operate in conformity with the

application, the provisions of the Act,

and the rules and regulations of the

Commission; there is reasonable

assurance that the activities authorized

by the proposed license amendments

can be conducted without endangering

the health and safety of the public and

that such activities will be conducted in

compliance with the Commission’s

regulations; the issuance of the

proposed license amendments will be

inimical to the common defense and

security or the health and safety of the

public; and the issuance of the proposed

amendments will be in accordance with

10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission’s

regulations and all applicable

requirements have been satisfied. The

foregoing findings are supported by a

safety evaluation dated May 15, 2000.

III.

Accordingly, pursuant to Sections

161b, 161i, and 184 of the Atomic

Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42

U.S.C. 2201(b), 2201(i), and 2234, and

10 CFR 50.80, it is hereby ordered that

the transfer of operating authority under

the licenses, as described herein, to

NMC is approved, subject to the

following conditions:

(1) After receipt of all required

regulatory approvals of the transfer of

operating authority to NMC, WEPCo and

NMC shall inform the Director of the

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation in

writing of such receipt within 5

business days, and of the date of the

closing of the transfer no later than 7

business days prior to the date of

closing. If the transfer is not completed

by April 1, 2001, this Order shall

become null and void, provided,

however, upon written application and

for good cause shown, such date may in

writing be extended.

(2) NMC shall, prior to completion of

the transfer of operating authority for

Point Beach, provide the Director of the

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

satisfactory documentary evidence that

NMC has obtained the appropriate

amount of insurance required of

licensees under 10 CFR Part 140 of the

Commission’s regulations.