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background, pollutant sources, and 

the potential for degradation; 

—Noise: Addressing ambient noises, 

sources, and sensitive receptors; 

—Historical and Cultural Resources: 

Addressing historical, archaeological, 

and traditional cultural resources; 

—Visual and Scenic Resources: 

Addressing landscape characteristics, 

man-made features and viewshed; 

—Socioeconomics: Addressing the 

demography, economic base, labor 

pool, housing, transportation, 

utilities, public services/facilities, 

education, recreation, and cultural 

resources; 

—Environmental Justice: Addressing the 

potential disproportionately high and 

adverse impacts to minority and lowincome populations; and 

—Cumulative Effects: Addressing the 

impacts from past, present, and 

reasonably foreseeable actions at and 

near the site. 

The examples under each resource 

area are not intended to be all inclusive, 

nor is this list an indication that 

environmental impacts will occur. The 

list is presented to facilitate comments 

on the scope of the GEIS. Additions to, 

or deletions from, this list may occur as 

a result of the public scoping process. 

4.0 Scoping Meetings 

This NOI is to encourage public 

involvement in the GEIS process and to 

solicit public comments on the 

proposed scope and content of the GEIS. 

NRC will hold public scoping meetings 

as described above to solicit both oral 

and written comments from interested 

parties. 

Scoping is an early and open process 

designed to determine the range of 

actions, alternatives, and potential 

impacts to be considered in the GEIS, 

and to identify the significant issues 

related to the proposed action. Scoping 

is intended to solicit input from the 

public and other agencies so that the 

analysis can be more clearly focused on 

issues of genuine concern. The principal 

goals of the scoping process are to: 

—Identify public concerns; 

—Ensure that concerns are identified 

early and are properly studied; 

—Identify alternatives that will be 

examined; 

—Identify significant issues that need to 

be analyzed; and 

—Eliminate unimportant issues. 

The scoping meetings will begin with 

NRC staff providing a description of 

NRC’s role and mission followed by a 

brief overview of NRC’s environmental 

review process and goals of the scoping 

meeting. The bulk of the meeting will be 

allotted for attendees to make oral 

comments. 

5.0 Scoping Comments 

Written comments should be mailed 

to the address listed above in the 

ADDRESSES section. The NRC staff will 

prepare a scoping summary report in 

which it will summarize public 

comments. The NRC will make the 

scoping summary report and projectrelated materials available for public 

review through its electronic reading 

room: http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 

adams.html. Further, an NRC Web site 

will be established in the near future to 

keep the public abreast of the current 

schedule and to post important 

documents. 

6.0 The NEPA Process 

The GEIS will be prepared according 

to NEPA and NRC’s NEPA 

implementing regulations contained in 

10 CFR part 51. 

After the scoping process is complete, 

the NRC will prepare a draft GEIS. The 

draft GEIS is scheduled to be published 

by April 2008. A 45-day comment 

period on the draft GEIS is planned, and 

a public meeting(s) to receive comments 

will be held approximately three weeks 

after publication of the draft GEIS. 

Availability of the draft GEIS, the dates 

of the public comment period, and 

information about the public meeting 

will be announced in the Federal 

Register, on NRC’s Web page, and in the 

local news media. The final GEIS is 

expected to be published in January 

2009 and will incorporate, as 

appropriate, public comments received 

on the draft GEIS. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day 

of July, 2007. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Gregory F. Suber, 

Branch Chief, Environmental Review Branch, 

Environmental Protection and Performance 

Assessment Directorate, Division of Waste 

Management and Environmental Protection, 

Office of Federal and State Materials and 

Environmental Management Programs. 

[FR Doc. E7–14362 Filed 7–23–07; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P 

NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Notice of Sunshine Act Meetings 

DATE: Weeks of July 23, 30, August 6, 

13, 20, 27, 2007. 

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference 

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. 

STATUS: Public and closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of July 23, 2007 

Tuesday, July 24, 2007 

9:30 a.m. Preparation for the 2008 

Convention on Nuclear Safety 

(closed—ex. 9). 

1:55 p.m. Affirmation Session (Public 

Meeting) (Tentative). 

a. Request for Reconsideration of the 

Wording of 10 CRF Sec. 

26.205(D)(4) as Affirmed on April 

17, 2007 (Tentative). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address, http://www.nrc.gov. 

2 p.m. Briefing on Palo Verde Nuclear 

Generating Station (Public Meeting). 

(Contact: Michael Markley, (301) 415–

5723). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address, http://www.nrc.gov. 

Wednesday, July 25, 2007 

9:30 a.m. Continuation of Discussion of 

Security Issues (closed—ex. 1 & 3) 

held Wednesday, July 18, 2007. 

2 p.m. Discussion of Management Issues 

(closed—ex. 2). 

Week of July 30, 2007—Tentative 

Thursday, August 2, 2007 

1:30 p.m. Briefing on Risk-Informed, 

Performance-Based Regulation (Public 

Meeting). (Contact: John Monninger, 

(301) 415–6189). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address, http://www.nrc.gov. 

Week of August 6, 2007—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of August 6, 2007. 

Week of August 13, 2007—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of August 13, 2007. 

Week of August 20, 2007—Tentative 

Tuesday, August 21, 2007 

1:30 p.m. Meeting with OAS and 

CRCPD (Public Meeting). (Contact: 

Shawn Smith, (301) 415–2620). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address, http://www.nrc.gov. 

Wednesday, August 22, 2007 

9:30 a.m. Periodic Briefing on New 

Reactor Issues (Morning Session) 

(Public Meeting). (Contact: Donna 

Williams, (301) 415–1322). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address, http://www.nrc.gov. 

1:30 p.m. Periodic Briefing on New 

Reactor Issues (Afternoon Session) 

(Public Meeting). (Contact: Donna 

Williams, (301) 415–1322). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address, http://www.nrc.gov. 

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Week of August 27, 2007—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of August 27, 2007. 

* * * * * 

*The schedule for Commission 

meetings is subject to change on short 

notice. To verify the status of meetings 

call (recording)—(301) 415–1292. 

Contact person for more information: 

Michelle Schroll, (301) 415–1662. 

* * * * * 

The NRC Commission Meeting 

Schedule can be found on the Internet 

at: http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/policymaking/schedule.html. 

* * * * * 

The NRC provides reasonable 

accommodation to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you 

need a reasonable accommodation to 

participate in these public meetings, or 

need this meeting notice or the 

transcript or other information from the 

public meetings in another format (e.g. 

braille, large print), please notify the 

NRC’s Disability Program Coordinator, 

Rohn Brown, at 301–492–2279, TDD: 

301–415–2100, or by e-mail at 

REB3@nrc.gov. Determinations on 

requests for reasonable accommodation 

will be made on a case-by-case basis. 

* * * * * 

This notice is distributed by mail to 

several hundred subscribers; if you no 

longer wish to receive it, or would like 

to be added to the distribution, please 

contact the Office of the Secretary, 

Washington, DC 20555 (301–415–1969). 

In addition, distribution of this meeting 

notice over the Internet system is 

available. If you are interested in 

receiving this Commission meeting 

schedule electronically, please send an 

electronic message to dkw@nrc.gov. 

Dated: July 19, 2007. 

R. Michelle Schroll, 

Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 07–3620 Filed 7–20–07; 10:36 am] 

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Draft Regulatory Guide; Issuance, 

Availability 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Draft Regulatory Guide—

Issuance, Availability. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter Lee, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001. Telephone (301) 415–8111 or email PSL1@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) has issued for public 

comment a draft guide in the agency’s 

Regulatory Guide Series. This series has 

been developed to describe and make 

available to the public such information 

as methods that are acceptable to the 

NRC staff for implementing specific 

parts of the NRC’s regulations, 

techniques that the staff uses in 

evaluating specific problems or 

postulated accidents, and data that the 

staff needs in its review of applications 

for permits and licenses. 

The draft regulatory guide, entitled 

‘‘Managing the Safety/Security 

Interface,’’ is temporarily identified by 

its task number, DG–5021, which 

should be mentioned in all related 

correspondence. 

This draft regulatory guide provides 

an approach acceptable to the NRC for 

managing the safety/security interface at 

nuclear power plants. Title 10, Section 

73.58, of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR part 73), ‘‘Physical 

Protection of Plants and Materials,’’

requires NRC licensees to assess and 

manage safety and security activities. If 

implemented by licensees, the approach 

and examples described in this 

guidance would provide reasonable 

assurance of adequate protection for the 

interface of safety and security, but are 

not intended to be all-inclusive, and 

licensees may employ alternative 

methods for implementing NRC 

regulations. This draft regulatory guide 

would be applicable to operating 

reactors licensed in accordance with 10 

CFR Parts 50 and 52, and new 

applicants should consider this 

guidance in preparing an application for 

a combined license (COL) under 10 CFR 

Part 52. The licensee bears sole 

responsibility for ensuring that the 

potential for adverse affects on safety 

and security is managed and assessed to 

provide adequate protection of public 

health and safety, protection of the 

environment, and common defense and 

security. Licensee questions regarding 

regulatory requirements for the 

management of safety/security interface 

should be directed to the appropriate 

NRC Headquarters or Regional staff. 

II. Further Information 

The NRC staff is soliciting comments 

on Draft Regulatory Guide DG–5021. 

Comments may be accompanied by 

relevant information or supporting data, 

and should mention DG–5021 in the 

subject line. Comments submitted in 

writing or in electronic form will be 

made available to the public in their 

entirety through the NRC’s 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. You may also submit 

comments via the NRC’s rulemaking 

Web site at http://ruleforum.llnl.gov. 

Address questions about our rulemaking 

Web site to Carol A. Gallagher (301) 

415–5905; e-mail CAG@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 Draft Regulatory Guide DG–5021 

may be directed to Peter Lee, U. S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001. 

Telephone (301) 415–8111 or e-mail 

PSL1@nrc.gov. 

Comments would be most helpful if 

received by September 25, 2007. 

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 Draft Regulatory 

Guide DG–5021 are available through 

the NRC’s public Web site under Draft 

Regulatory Guides in the Regulatory 

Guides document collection of the 

NRC’s Electronic Reading Room at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/. 

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 

20555–0001. 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 

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