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and (2) time-limited aging analyses that

have been identified as requiring review

such that there is reasonable assurance

that the activities authorized by the

renewed license will continue to be

conducted in accordance with the

current licensing basis (CLB) and that

any changes made to the plant’s CLB

comply with the Act and the

Commission’s regulations.

Additionally, in accordance with 10

CFR 51.95(c), the NRC will prepare an

environmental impact statement that is

a supplement to the Commission’s

NUREG–1437, ‘‘Generic Environmental

Impact Statement for License Renewal

of Nuclear Power Plants’’ (May 1996).

Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.26, and as part

of the environmental scoping process,

the staff intends to hold a public

scoping meeting. Detailed information

regarding this meeting will be included

in a future Federal Register notice. The

Commission also intends to hold public

meetings to discuss the license renewal

process and the schedule for conducting

the review. The Commission will

provide prior notice of these meetings.

As discussed further herein, in the event

that a hearing is held, issues that may

be litigated will be confined to those

pertinent to the foregoing.

By November 13, 2000, the applicant

may file a request for a hearing, and any

person whose interest may be affected

by this proceeding and who wishes to

participate as a party in the proceeding

must file a written request for a hearing

and a petition for leave to intervene

with respect to the renewal of the

licenses in accordance with the

provisions of 10 CFR 2.714. Interested

persons should consult a current copy

of 10 CFR 2.714, which is available at

the Commission’s Public Document

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor)

Rockville, Maryland, and on the NRC

website at http://www.nrc.gov (the

Electronic Reading Room). If a request

for a hearing or a petition for leave to

intervene is filed by the above date, the

Commission or an Atomic Safety and

Licensing Board designated by the

Commission or by the Chairman of the

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

Panel will rule on the request(s) and/or

petition(s), and the Secretary or the

designated Atomic Safety and Licensing

Board will issue a notice of a hearing or

an appropriate order. In the event that

no request for a hearing or a petition for

leave to intervene is filed by the above

date, the NRC may, upon completion of

its evaluations and upon making the

findings required under 10 CFR Parts 54

and 51, renew the licenses without

further notice.

As required by 10 CFR 2.714, a

petition for leave to intervene shall set

forth with particularity the interest of

the petitioner in the proceeding and

how that interest may be affected by the

results of the proceeding, taking into

consideration the limited scope of

matters that may be considered

pursuant to 10 CFR parts 54 and 51. The

petition must specifically explain the

reasons why intervention should be

permitted with particular reference to

the following factors: (1) The nature of

the petitioner’s right under the Act to be

made a party to the proceeding; (2) the

nature and extent of the petitioner’s

property, financial, or other interest in

the proceeding; and (3) the possible

effect of any order that may be entered

in the proceeding on the petitioner’s

interest. The petition must also identify

the specific aspect(s) of the subject

matter of the proceeding as to which

petitioner wishes to intervene. Any

person who has filed a petition for leave

to intervene or who has been admitted

as a party may amend the petition

without requesting leave of the board up

to 15 days before the first prehearing

conference scheduled in the proceeding,

but such an amended petition must

satisfy the specificity requirements

described above.

Not later than 15 days before the first

prehearing conference scheduled in the

proceeding, a petitioner shall file a

supplement to the petition to intervene

that must include a list of the

contentions that the petitioner seeks to

have litigated in the hearing. Each

contention must consist of a specific

statement of the issue of law or fact to

be raised or controverted. In addition,

the petitioner shall provide a brief

explanation of the bases of each

contention and a concise statement of

the alleged facts or the expert opinion

that supports the contention and on

which the petitioner intends to rely in

proving the contention at the hearing.

The petitioner must also provide

references to those specific sources and

documents of which the petitioner is

aware and on which the petitioner

intends to rely to establish those facts or

expert opinion. The petitioner must

provide sufficient information to show

that a genuine dispute exists with the

applicant on a material issue of law or

fact. Contentions shall be limited to

matters within the scope of the action

under consideration. The contention

must be one that, if proven, would

entitle the petitioner to relief. A

petitioner who fails to file such a

supplement that satisfies these

requirements with respect to at least one

contention will not be permitted to

participate as a party.

Those permitted to intervene become

parties to the proceeding, subject to any

limitations in the order granting leave to

intervene, and have the opportunity to

participate fully in the conduct of the

hearing, including the opportunity to

present evidence and cross-examine

witnesses.

Requests for a hearing and petitions

for leave to intervene must be filed with

the Secretary of the Commission, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington DC 20555–0001, Attention:

Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, or

may be delivered to the Commission’s

Public Document Room, 11555

Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,

Maryland, 20855–2738, by the above

date. A copy of the request for a hearing

and the petition should also be sent to

the Office of the General Counsel, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, and to

Thomas F. Plunkett, President—Nuclear

Division, Florida Power & Light

Company, P.O. Box 14000, Juno Beach,

FL 33408–0420.

Nontimely filings of petitions for

leave to intervene, amended petitions,

supplemental petitions, and/or requests

for a hearing will not be entertained

absent a determination by the

Commission, the presiding officer, or

the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

that the petition 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).

Detailed information about the license

renewal process can be found under the

nuclear reactors’ icon of the NRC’s Web

page <http://www.nrc.gov>.

A copy of the application to renew the

Turkey Point, Units 3 and 4 licenses is

available for public inspection at the

Commission’s Public Document Room,

11555 Rockville Pike (first floor)

Rockville, Maryland, 20855–2738, and

on the NRC’s Web page <http://

www.nrc.gov>.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day

of October 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Christopher I. Grimes,

Chief, License Renewal and Standardization

Branch, Division of Regulatory Improvement

Programs, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

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COMMISSION

Sunshine Meeting Act

Agency Holding the Meeting: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

Date: Weeks of October 9, 16, 23, 30,

November 6, and 13, 2000.

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Place: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland. Status: Public and Closed.

Matters to be Considered:

Week of October 9

There are no meetings scheduled for the

Week of October 9.

Week of October 16—Tentative

Tuesday, October 17

9:25 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (If needed)

Week of October 23—Tentative

Monday, October 23

1:55 p.m. Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (If needed)

Week of October 30—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for the

Week of October 30.

Week of November 6—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for the

Week of November 6.

Week of November 13—Tentative

Friday, November 17

9:25 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (If needed)

9:30 a.m. Briefing on Risk-Informed

Regulation Implementation Plan (Public

Meeting)

This meeting will be webcast live at the

Web address—www.nrc.gov/live.html

*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: Bill Hill (301) 415–1661.

* * * * *

Additional Information

By a vote of 5–0 on October 6, the

Commission determined pursuant to U.S.C.

552b(e) and § 9.107(a) of the Commission’s

rules that ‘‘Affirmation of VERMONT

YANKEE NUCLEAR POWER CORP. &

AMERGEN VERMONT, LLC (Vermont

Yankee Nuclear Power Station), Docket No.

50–271–LT. Petitions to Intervene and

Motions for Hearing from Citizens Awareness

Network (‘‘CAN’’) and the Vermont

Department of Public Service (‘‘Vermont’’);

also various motions by CAN associated with

its petition’’ be held on October 6, and on

less than one week’s notice to the public.

* * * * *

The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule

can be found on the Internet at:

http://www.nrc.gov/SECY/smj/schedule.htm

* * * * *

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 it,

please contact the Office of the Secretary,

Attn: Operations Branch, Washington, D.C.

20555 (301–415–1661). 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 wmh@nrc.gov or

dkw@nrc.gov.

Dated: October 6, 2000.

William M. Hill, Jr.,

SECY Tracking Officer, Office of the

Secretary.

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State of Oklahoma: Discontinuance of

Certain Commission Regulatory

Authority Within the State; Notice of

Agreement Between the NRC and the

State of Oklahoma

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Agreement between

the NRC and the State of Oklahoma.

SUMMARY: This notice is announcing

that on August 30, 2000, Richard

Meserve, Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission (NRC) and on

September 22, 2000, Governor Frank

Keating of the State of Oklahoma signed

an Agreement as authorized by section

274b of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954,

as amended (Act). The Agreement

provides for the Commission to

discontinue its regulatory authority and

for Oklahoma to assume regulatory

authority over the possession and use of

byproduct material as defined in section

11e.(1) of the Act, special nuclear

materials (in quantities not sufficient to

form a critical mass), source material

used to take advantage of its density and

high mass properties where the use of

the specifically licensed material is

subordinate to the primary specifically

licensed use of either 11e.(1) byproduct

material or special nuclear material

(primarily used as shielding), and the

disposal of low-level radioactive waste

at a land disposal site in the State of

Oklahoma.

Under the Agreement, a person in

Oklahoma possessing these materials is

exempt from certain Commission

regulations. The exemptions have been

previously published in the Federal

Register (FR) and are codified in the

Commission’s regulations as 10 CFR

part 150. The Agreement is published

here as required by section 274e of the

Act.

ADDRESSES: Copies of the staff

assessment, and the Commission’s

decision may be viewed at the NRC

website, http://www.nrc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia M. Larkins, Office of State and

Tribal Programs, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555–0001. Telephone (301) 415–

2309 or e-mail PML@NRC.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The draft

Agreement was published in the

Federal Register for comment once a

week for four consecutive weeks (see,

e.g., 65 FR 36169; June 7, 2000) as

required by the Act. The public

comment period ended on July 7, 2000,

and the Commission did not receive any

comments during that time. After

considering the request for an

Agreement by the Governor of

Oklahoma, the supporting

documentation submitted with the

request for an Agreement, and its

interactions with the staff of the

Oklahoma Department of Health,

Bureau of Radiological Health, the NRC

staff completed an assessment of the

Oklahoma program. A copy of the NRC

staff assessment was made available in

the NRC’s Public Document Room and

electronically on NRC’s website.

Based on the NRC staff’s assessment,

the Commission determined on August

24, 2000, that the proposed Oklahoma

program for the control of radiation

hazards is adequate to protect public

health and safety, and that it is

compatible with the Commission’s

program. Following execution of the

Agreement, NRC staff will continue a

program of active interaction with the

new Agreement State that includes the

exchange of regulatory information (e.g.,

incident reports, policy changes, rule

and guidance development), and

periodic on-site reviews of the

Agreement State program.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day

of October, 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Annette L. Vietti-Cook,

Secretary of the Commission.

Agreement Between the United States

Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the

State of Oklahoma for Discontinuance of

Certain Commission Regulatory Authority

and Responsibility Within the State

Pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic

Energy Act of 1954, as Amended

Whereas, the United States Nuclear

Regulatory Commission (hereinafter referred

to as the Commission) is authorized under

section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of

1954, as amended (hereinafter referred to as

the Act), to enter into agreements with the

Governor of any State providing for

discontinuance of the regulatory authority of

the Commission within the State under

Chapters 6, 7, and 8, and section 161 of the

Act with respect to byproduct materials as

defined in sections 11e.(1) and (2) of the Act,

source materials, and special nuclear

materials in quantities not sufficient to form

a critical mass; and,

Whereas, the Governor of the State of

Oklahoma is authorized under section 2–9–

103(c) of the Radiation Management Act (27A