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not increase the probability or

consequences of accidents, no changes

are being made in the types of any

effluents that may be released off site,

and there is no significant increase in

occupational or public radiation

exposure. Therefore, there are no

significant radiological environmental

impacts associated with the proposed

action.

With regard to potential

nonradiological impacts, the proposed

action does not involve any historic

sites. With regard to thermal discharges

to the Chickamauga Reservoir on the

Tennessee River, a small increase in the

upstream to downstream temperature

rise allowed by the National Pollution

Discharge Elimination System (NPDES)

permit for the Tennessee River is

expected, due to the proposed 1.4

percent power uprate. The increase is

expected to be approximately 0.1

degrees Fahrenheit, and therefore,

insignificant. Existing administrative

controls ensure the conduct of adequate

monitoring such that appropriate

actions can be taken to preclude

exceeding NPDES permitted limits. No

additional monitoring requirements or

other changes relative to the NPDES

permit are required as a result of the

power uprate.

Therefore, as described in the

preceding discussions, the 1.4 percent

uprate of WBN does not have a

significant environmental impact on the

Chickamauga Reservoir.

No other nonradiological impacts are

associated with the proposed action.

Based upon the above, the

Commission concludes that the

proposed action does not affect

nonradiological plant effluents and has

no other environmental impact.

Therefore, there are no significant

nonradiological environmental impacts

associated with the proposed action.

Accordingly, the Commission

concludes that there are no significant

environmental impacts associated with

the proposed action.

Alternatives to the Proposed Action

As an alternative to the proposed

action, the staff considered denial of the

proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’

alternative). 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 resources not previously considered

in the FES for Watts Bar.

Agencies and Persons Contacted

In accordance with its stated policy,

on November 20, 2000, the staff

consulted with the Tennessee State

Official, Mr. J. Graves, regarding the

environmental impact of the proposed

action. The State official had no

comments.

Finding of No Significant Impact

On the basis of the environmental

assessment, the NRC concludes that this

action will not have a significant effect

on the quality of the human

environment. Accordingly, the NRC has

determined not to prepare an

environmental impact statement for this

action.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the licensee’s application for

license amendment dated June 7, 2000,

as supplemented June 23, August 24,

September 26, October 6, October 27

and November 16, 2000. Documents

may be examined, and/or copied for a

fee, at the NRC’s Public Document

Room, located at One White Flint North,

11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),

Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available

records will be accessible electronically

from the ADAMS Public Library

component on the NRC Web site, http:/

/www.nrc.gov (the Electronic Reading

Room).

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 21st day

of November 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Kahtan N. Jabbour,

Acting Chief, Section 2, Project Directorate

II, Division of Licensing Project Management,

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 00–30433 Filed 11–28–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

DATE: Weeks of November 27, December

4, 11, 18, 25, 2000, and January 1, 2001.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of November 27

Monday, November 27, 2000

8:55 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (tentative)

a: Power Authority of the State of

New York Entergy Companies,

Transfer of licenses for Indian Point

3 and FitzPatrick nuclear plants,

Petitions to Intervene

b: Florida Power & Light Co., License

Renewal Application for Turkey

Point Units 3 and 4; Licensing

Board Referral and Scheduling

Order

9:00 a.m. Briefing by DOE on Plutonium

Disposition Program and MOX Fuel

Fabrication Facility Licensing

(Public Meeting) (Contact: Drew

Persinko, 301–415–6522)

This meeting will be webcast live at

the Web address—

www.nrc.gov/live.html

Week of December 4—Tentative

Monday, December 4, 2000

1:55 p.m. Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (If needed)

2:00 p.m. Briefing on License Renewal

Generic Aging Lessons Learned

(GALL) Report, Standard Review

Plan (SRP), and Regulatory Guide

(Public Meeting) (Contact: Chris

Grimes, 301–415–1183

This meeting will be webcast live at

the Web address—

www.nrc.gov/live.html

Week of December 11—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for

the Week of December 11.

Week of December 18—Tentative

Wednesday, December 20, 2000

9:25 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (If needed)

9:30 a.m. Briefing on the Status of the

Fuel Cycle Facility Oversight

Program Revision (Public Meeting)

(Contact: Walt Schwink, 301–415–

7253)

This meeting will be webcast live at

the Web address—

www.nrc.gov/live.html

Week of December 25—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for

the Week of December 25.

Week of January 1, 2001

There are no meetings scheduled for

the Week of January 1, 2001.

*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

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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–

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@hrc.gov or

dkw@nrc.gov.

Dated: November 24, 2000.

William M. Hill, Jr.,

SECY Tracking Officer, Office of the

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–30465 Filed 11–27–00; 10:45

am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–M

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Biweekly Notice; Applications and

Amendments to Facility Operating

Licenses Involving No Significant

Hazards Considerations

I. Background

Pursuant to Public Law 97–415, the

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(the Commission or NRC staff) is

publishing this regular biweekly notice.

Public Law 97–415 revised section 189

of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as

amended (the Act), to require the

Commission to publish notice of any

amendments issued, or proposed to be

issued, under a new provision of section

189 of the Act. This provision grants the

Commission the authority to issue and

make immediately effective any

amendment to an operating license

upon a determination by the

Commission that such amendment

involves no significant hazards

consideration, notwithstanding the

pendency before the Commission of a

request for a hearing from any person.

This biweekly notice includes all

notices of amendments issued, or

proposed to be issued from November 6,

2000, through November 16, 2000. The

last biweekly notice was published on

November 15, 2000.

Notice of Consideration of Issuance of

Amendments to Facility Operating

Licenses, Proposed No Significant

Hazards Consideration Determination,

and Opportunity for a Hearing

The Commission has made a

proposed determination that the

following amendment requests involve

no significant hazards consideration.

Under the Commission’s regulations in

10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation

of the facility in accordance with the

proposed amendment would not (1)

involve a significant increase in the

probability or consequences of an

accident previously evaluated; or (2)

create the possibility of a new or

different kind of accident from any

accident previously evaluated; or (3)

involve a significant reduction in a

margin of safety. The basis for this

proposed determination for each

amendment request is shown below.

The Commission is seeking public

comments on this proposed

determination. Any comments received

within 30 days after the date of

publication of this notice will be

considered in making any final

determination.

Normally, the Commission will not

issue the amendment until the

expiration of the 30-day notice period.

However, should circumstances change

during the notice period such that

failure to act in a timely way would

result, for example, in derating or

shutdown of the facility, the

Commission may issue the license

amendment before the expiration of the

30-day notice period, provided that its

final determination is that the

amendment involves no significant

hazards consideration. The final

determination will consider all public

and State comments received before

action is taken. Should the Commission

take this action, it will publish in the

Federal Register a notice of issuance

and provide for opportunity for a

hearing after issuance. The Commission

expects that the need to take this action

will occur very infrequently.

Written comments may be submitted

by mail to the Chief, Rules and

Directives Branch, Division of

Administrative Services, Office of

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001, and should cite the publication

date and page number of this Federal

Register notice. Written comments may

also be delivered to Room 6D22, Two

White Flint North, 11545 Rockville

Pike, Rockville, Maryland, from 7:30

a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Federal workdays.

Copies of written comments received

may be examined at the NRC’s Public

Document Room, located at One White

Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first

floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852. The

filing of requests for a hearing and

petitions for leave to intervene is

discussed below.

By December 29, 2000, the licensee

may file a request for a hearing with

respect to issuance of the amendment to

the subject facility operating license 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. Requests for a hearing and a

petition for leave to intervene shall be

filed in accordance with the

Commission’s ‘‘Rules of Practice for

Domestic Licensing Proceedings’’ in 10

CFR Part 2. Interested persons should

consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.714

which is available at the Commission’s

Public Document Room, located at One

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike

(first Floor), Rockville, Maryland 20852.

Publicly available records will be

accessible and electronically from the

ADAMS Public Library component on

the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov

(the Electronic Reading Room). If a

request for a hearing or 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

and/or petition; and the Secretary or the

designated Atomic Safety and Licensing

Board will issue a notice of a hearing or

an appropriate order.

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. The petition

should 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 which may be

entered in the proceeding on the

petitioner’s interest. The petition should

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 prior to 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 prior to the first

prehearing conference scheduled in the

proceeding, a petitioner shall file a

supplement to the petition to intervene

which must include a list of the

contentions which are sought to be

litigated in the matter. 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