Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 203 / Tuesday, October 21, 1997 / Notices 54657

Washington, D.C. 20555, Attention:

Docketing and Service Branch, or may

be delivered to the Commission’s Public

Document Room, the Gelman Building,

2120 L Street, NW., Washington, D.C. by

the above date. A copy of the petition

should also be sent to the Office of the

General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

D.C. 20555, and to Lisa A. Campagna,

Assistant General Counsel, Law

Department, Westinghouse Electric

Corporation, P.O. Box 355, Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania 15230, attorney for the

licensee.

Nontimely filings of petitions for

leave to intervene, amended petitions,

supplemental petitions and/or requests

for hearing will not be entertained

absent a determination by the

Commission, the presiding officer or the

presiding Atomic Safety and Licensing

Board, that the petitioner and/or request

should be granted based upon a

balancing of the factors specified in 10

CFR 2.714(a)(1)(i)–(v) and 2.714(d).

For further details with respect to this

action, see the licensee’s application

dated July 31, 1997, which is available

for public inspection at the

Commission’s Public Document Room,

2120 L Street, NW., Washington, D.C.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day

of October 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Seymour H. Weiss,

Director, Non-Power Reactors and

Decommissioning Project Directorate,

Division of Reactor Program Management,

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

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[Docket No. 50–440]

The Cleveland Electric Illuminating

Company, et al. Perry Nuclear Power

Plant, Unit No. 1; Environmental

Assessment and Finding of No

Significant Impact

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) is

considering approval, by issuance of an

order under 10 CFR 50.80, of the

indirect transfer of Facility Operating

License No. NPF–58, to the extent it is

held by the Duquesne Light Company

(Duquesne Light) for the Perry Nuclear

Power Plant, Unit No. 1 (PNPP), located

in Lake County, Ohio.

Environmental Assessment

Identification of the Proposed

The proposed action would consent to

the indirect transfer of the license with

respect to a proposed merger between

DQE, Inc. and Allegheny Power System,

Inc. DQE, Inc. is the parent holding

company of Duquesne Light, which

holds a license to possess an interest in

PNPP. Duquesne Light, The Cleveland

Electric Illuminating Company (CEI),

Toledo Edison Company, Centerior

Service Company (CSC), OES Nuclear,

Inc., Ohio Edison Company, and

Pennsylvania Power Company are

holders of Facility Operating License

No. NPF–58, dated November 13, 1986.

Facility Operating License No. NPF–58

authorizes the holders to possess the

PNPP, and authorizes CEI and CSC to

use and operate PNPP in accordance

with the conditions and requirements

set forth in the operating license. By

letter dated August 1, 1997, the

Commission was informed that DQE,

Inc. and Allegheny Power have entered

into a merger agreement which will

result in the indirect transfer of control

of the interest held by Duquesne Light

in the PNPP operating license to

Allegheny Power, which will be

renamed Allegheny Energy, Inc.

(Allegheny Energy).

According to the application, the

merger will have no adverse effect on

either the technical management or

operation of PNPP since CEI and CSC,

responsible for the operation and

maintenance of PNPP, are not involved

in the merger. The Toledo Edison

Company, Ohio Edison Company, OES

Nuclear, Inc., CEI, CSC, and

Pennsylvania Power Company will

remain licensees responsible for their

possessory interests and related

obligations. No direct transfer of the

license will result from the merger.

The proposed action is in accordance

with Duquesne Light’s request for

approval dated August 1, 1997.

The Need for the Proposed Action

The proposed action is required to

obtain the necessary consent to the

indirect transfer of the license discussed

above. According to the application, the

underlying transaction is needed to

create a stronger, more competitive

enterprise that is expected to save over

$1 billion in net savings over the first 10

years, thereby enhancing Duquesne

Light’s financial resources to possess its

interests in the PNPP.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed

Action

The proposed action involves

administrative activities unrelated to

plant operation.

The proposed action will not result in

an increase in the probability or

consequences of accidents or result in a

change in occupational or offsite dose.

Therefore, there are no radiological

impacts associated with the proposed

action.

The proposed action will not result in

a change in nonradiological plant

effluents and will have no other

nonradiological environmental impact.

Accordingly, the Commission

concludes that there are no

environmental impacts associated with

this action.

Alternatives to the Proposed Action

As an alternative to the proposed

action, the staff considered denial of the

proposed action. Denial of the

application would result in no change

in current environmental impacts. The

environmental impacts of the proposed

action and the alternative action are

similar.

Alternative Use of Resources

This action does not involve the use

of any resources not previously

considered in the ‘‘Final Environmental

Statement Related to the Operation of

Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and

2,’’ dated August 1982, in NUREG–0884.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

In accordance with its stated policy,

on October 1, 1997, the staff consulted

with the Ohio State official regarding

the environmental impact of the

proposed action. The State official had

no comments.

Finding of No Significant Impact

Based upon the environmental

assessment, the Commission concludes

that the proposed action will not have

a significant effect on the quality of the

human environment. Accordingly, the

Commission has determined not to

prepare an environmental impact

statement for the proposed action.

For further details with respect to the

proposed action, see Duquesne Light’s

submittal dated August 1, 1997, which

is available for public inspection at the

Commission’s Public Document Room,

The Gelman Building, 2120 L Street,

NW., Washington, DC, and at the local

public document room located at the

Perry Public Library, 3753 Main Street,

Perry, Ohio 44081.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day

of October 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Gail H. Marcus,

Director, Project Directorate III–3 Division of

Reactor Projects III/IV Office of Nuclear

Reactor Regulation.

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