63636 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 206 / Tuesday, October 24, 2000 / Notices

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[Docket Nos. 50–250 and 50–251]

Florida Power & Light Co., Turkey

Point Units 3 & 4; Notice of Intent To

Prepare an Environmental Impact

Statement and Conduct Scoping

Process

Florida Power & Light Company (FPL)

has submitted an application for

renewal of operating licenses DPR–31

and DPR–41 for an additional 20 years

of operation at Turkey Point Units 3 &

4 (Turkey Point). Turkey Point is

located in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

The application for renewal was

submitted by letter dated September 8,

2000, pursuant to 10 CFR part 54. A

notice of receipt of application,

including the environmental report

(ER), was published in the Federal

Register on September 21, 2000 (65 FR

57847). A notice of acceptance for

docketing of the application for renewal

of the facility operating license was

published in the Federal Register on

October 12, 2000 (65 FR 60693). 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 in

support of the review of the license

renewal application and to provide the

public an opportunity to participate in

the environmental scoping process as

defined in 10 CFR 51.29.

In accordance with 10 CFR 54.23 and

10 CFR 51.53(c), FPL submitted the ER

as part of the application. The ER was

prepared pursuant to 10 CFR part 51

and is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/

NRC/ADAMS/index.html, which

provides access through the NRC’s

Public Electronic Reading Room (PERR)

link.

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,’’ (NUREG–1437) in

support of the review of the application

for renewal of the Turkey Point

operating licenses for an additional 20

years. Possible alternatives to the

proposed action (license renewal)

include no action and reasonable

alternative energy sources. 10 CFR 51.95

requires that the NRC prepare a

supplement to the GEIS in connection

with the renewal of an operating

license. This notice is being published

in accordance with the National

Environmental Policy Act (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 this scoping process by members of

the public and local, State, and Federal

government agencies is encouraged. The

scoping process for the supplement to

the GEIS will be used to accomplish the

following:

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 environmental

impact statements (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

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, including

any contractor assistance to be used.

The NRC invites the following entities

to participate in the scoping process:

a. The applicant, Florida Power &

Light Company.

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 intends to petition

for leave to intervene.

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 of acceptance for docketing.

Matters related to participation in any

hearing are outside the scope of matters

to be discussed at this public meeting.

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 a

public meeting for the Turkey Point

license renewal supplement to the GEIS.

The scoping meeting will be held at the

Harris Field Complex—Homestead

YMCA, 1034 Northeast 8th Street,

Homestead, Florida, on Wednesday,

December 6, 2000. 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. The second session will convene at

7 p.m. with a repeat of the overview

portions of the meeting and will

continue until 10:00 p.m. Both meetings

will be transcribed and will include (1)

an overview by the NRC staff of the

National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) environmental review process,

the proposed scope of the supplement to

the GEIS, and the proposed review

schedule; (2) an overview by FPL of the

proposed action, Turkey Point license

renewal, and the environmental impacts

as outlined in the ER; and (3) 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. Persons may register to attend or

present oral comments at the meeting on

the NEPA scoping process by contacting

Mr. James H. Wilson by telephone at 1

(800) 368–5642, extension 1108, or by

Internet to the NRC at jhw1@nrc.gov no

later than December 1, 2000. 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. If special

equipment or accommodations are

needed to attend or present information

at the public meeting, the need should

be brought to Mr. Wilson’s attention no

later than December 1, 2000, so that the

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NRC staff can determine whether the

request can be accommodated.

Members of the public may send

written comments on the environmental

scoping process for the supplement to

the GEIS to

Chief, Rules and Directives Branch

Division of Administrative Services

Office of Administration

Mailstop T–6 D 59

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Washington, DC 20555–0001

Comments may be hand-delivered to

the NRC at 11545 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, Maryland, between 7:45 a.m.

and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays. To

be considered in the scoping process,

written comments should be

postmarked by December 22, 2000.

Electronic comments may be sent by the

Internet to the NRC at

TurkeyPointEIS@nrc.gov. Electronic

submissions should be sent no later

than December 22, 2000, to be

considered in the scoping process.

Comments will be available

electronically and accessible through

the NRC’s Public Electronic Reading

Room (PERR) link http://www.nrc.gov/

NRC/ADAMS/index.html at the NRC

Homepage.

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 through the PERR link. The

staff will then prepare and issue for

comment the draft supplement to the

GEIS, which will be the subject of

separate notices and a separate public

meeting. Copies will be available for

public inspection at the abovementioned 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. Wilson at the aforementioned

telephone number or e-mail address.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day

of October 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Charles E. Ader,

Acting Deputy Director, Division of

Regulatory Improvement Programs, Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 00–27288 Filed 10–23–00; 8:45 am]

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Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission

DATE: Weeks of October 23, 30,

November 6, 13, 20, and 27, 2000.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of October 23

Monday, October 23

3:00

Affirmation Session (Public Meeting)

a: Final Rules—10 CFR Part 35,

‘‘Medical Use of Byproduct

Material’’ and 10 CFR Part 20,

‘‘Standards for Protection Against

Radiation’’

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) (Contact: Tom King, 301–

415–5790)

This meeting will be webcast live at

the Web address—www.nrc.gov/

live.html.

Week of November 20—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for

the Week of November 20

Week of November 27—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for

the Week of November 27.

*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.

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, DC 20555 (301–

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this meeting notice over the Internet

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in receiving this Commission meeting

schedule electronically, please send an

electronic message to wmh@nrc.gov or

dkw@nrc.gov.

Dated: October 20, 2000.

William M. Hill, Jr.,

SECY Tracking Officer, Office of the

Secretary.

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[Docket Nos. 50–321 and 50–366]

Southern Nuclear Operating Company

Edwin I. Hatch Nuclear Plant, Units 1

and 2; Issuance of Director’s Decision

Under 10 CFR 2.206

By letter dated May 3, 2000, Mr.

David A. Lochbaum, on behalf of the

Union of Concerned Scientists

(Petitioner), pursuant to Section 2.206 of

Title 10 of the Code of Federal

Regulations (10 CFR 2.206), requested

that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (Commission or NRC) ask

questions via a demand for information

concerning the liquid and gaseous

radwaste systems at Edwin I. Hatch

Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Hatch),

which is operated by Southern Nuclear

Operating Company (SNC). As the basis

for the Petitioner’s request, the

Petitioner contended that Hatch is being

operated outside its design and

licensing bases because the material

condition of piping, tanks, and other

components of the liquid and gaseous

radwaste systems is not being properly

inspected and maintained.

The NRC, in a letter dated June 27,

2000, requested SNC to furnish the

information requested by the Petitioner,

which, in essence, satisfied the action

requested by the Petitioner. SNC

provided this information in a letter to

NRC dated July 26, 2000. The Director

of the Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation has addressed the technical

concerns raised by the Petitioner in the

‘‘Director’s Decision Pursuant to 10 CFR

2.206’’ (DD–00–05). DD–0–05 concludes

that the NRC staff does not agree with

the Petitioner’s contention that Hatch is

being operated outside its design and

licensing bases because the material

condition of piping, tanks, and other

components of the liquid and gaseous

radwaste systems is not being properly

inspected and maintained. The