28008 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 98 /Thursday, May 21, 1998 / Notices

1. Type of submission, new, revision,

or extension: Extension.

2. The title of the information

collection: NRC Form 314—Certificate

of Disposition of Materials.

3. How often the collection is

required: The form is submitted once,

when a licensee terminates its license.

4. Who will be required or asked to

report: Persons holding an NRC license

for the possession and use of radioactive

byproduct, source, or special nuclear

material who are ceasing licensed

activities and terminating the license.

5. The estimated number of annual

respondents: 400.

6. An estimate of the total number of

hours needed annually to complete the

requirement or request: An average of

0.5 hours per response, for a total of 200

hours.

7. An indication of whether Section

3507(d), Public Law 104–13 applies: Not

applicable.

8. Abstract: NRC Form 314 furnishes

information to NRC regarding transfer or

other disposition of radioactive material

by licensees who wish to terminate their

licenses. The information is used by

NRC as part of the basis for its

determination that the facility has been

cleared of radioactive material before

the facility is released for unrestricted

use.

A copy of the final supporting

statement may be viewed free of charge

at the NRC Public Document Room,

2120 L Street, NW (lower level),

Washington, DC. OMB clearance

requests are available at the NRC

worldwide web site (http://

www.nrc.gov) under the FedWorld

collection link on the home page tool

bar. The document will be available on

the NRC home page site for 60 days after

the signature date of this notice.

Comments and questions should be

directed to the OMB reviewer by June

22, 1998: Erik Godwin, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs

(3150–0028), NEOB–10202, Office of

Management and Budget, Washington,

DC 20503.

Comments can also be submitted by

telephone at (202) 395–3084.

The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda

Jo. Shelton, 301–415–7233.

Dated at Rockville, Md, this 14th day of

May 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brenda Jo. Shelton,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer

[FR Doc. 98–13506 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–261]

Carolina Power and Light Co.; Notice

of Consideration of Issuance of

Amendment to Facility Operating

License and Opportunity for a Hearing

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) is

considering issuance of an amendment

to Facility Operating License DPR–23,

issued to Carolina Power and Light

Company (the licensee), for operation of

the H.B. Robinson Steam Electric Plant

(HBR), Unit 2, located in Darlington

County, South Carolina.

The proposed amendment would

revise the HBR Updated Final Safety

Analysis Report (UFSAR) to include the

evaluation of a previously unanalyzed

spent fuel cask drop scenario. The

scenario involves postulated drop of a

loaded spent fuel shipping cask as the

cask is being moved from the

decontamination facility to the shipping

railcar with the valve box cover

removed.

Before issuance of the proposed

license amendment, the Commission

will have made findings required by the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (the Act), as

amended, and the Commission’s

regulations.

By June 19, 1998, 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, the Gelman

Building, 2120 L Street, NW.,

Washington, DC, and at the local public

document room located at the Hartsville

Memorial Library, 147 West College

Avenue, Hartsville, South Carolina

29550. 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 will

issue a notice of 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 and

extent 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 the 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 specific

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 this 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

bases of the contention and a concise

statement of the alleged facts or expert

opinion which support 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 the

facts or expert opinion. 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

amendment under consideration. The

contention must be one which, if

proven, would entitle the petitioner to

relief. A petitioner who fails to file such

a supplement which 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.
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A request for a hearing or petition 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 Adjudication Staff, or

may be delivered to the Commission’s

Public Document Room, the Gelman

Building, 2120 L Street, NW.,

Washington, DC, 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 DC 20555–0001, and to

William D. Johnson, Vice President and

Senior Counsel, Carolina Power and

Light Company, Post Office Box 1551,

Raleigh, North Carolina 27602, 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 petition and/or request

should be granted based on a balancing

of factors specified in 10 CFR

2.714(a)(1)(i)–(v) and 2.714(d).

If a request for a hearing is received,

the Commission’s staff may issue the

amendment after it completes its

technical review and prior to the

completion of any required hearing if it

publishes a further notice for public

comment of its proposed finding of no

significant hazards consideration in

accordance with 10 CFR 50.91 and

50.92.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application for

amendment dated August 28, 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

Hartsville Memorial Library, 147 West

College Avenue, Hartsville, South

Carolina 29550.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 13th day

of April, 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

P.T. Kuo,

Acting Director, Project Directorate II–1,

Division of Reactor Projects—I/II, Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 98–13503 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–255]

Palisades Nuclear Plant; Notice of

Partial Denial of Amendment to Facility

Operating License and Opportunity for

Hearing

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) has

denied a portion of a request by

Consumers Energy Company (the

licensee) for an amendment to Facility

Operating License No. DPR–20 issued to

the licensee for operation of the

Palisades Nuclear Plant, located in Van

Buren County, Michigan. Notice of

Consideration of Issuance of this

amendment was published in the

Federal Register on September 20, 1996

(61 FR 49493).

The purpose of the licensee’s

amendment request was to revise the

Technical Specifications to conform the

administrative controls section of the

Technical Specifications to the guidance

of NUREG–1432, ‘‘Standard Technical

Specifications, Combustion Engineering

Plants,’’ and to revise associated

surveillance requirements. As part of its

request, the licensee proposed to revise

Technical Specifications limitations on

the dose rate resulting from radioactive

material released in gaseous effluents to

areas beyond the site boundary. The

licensee’s submittal did not include

sufficient information for the staff to

evaluate this proposed change.

The NRC staff has concluded that a

portion of the licensee’s request cannot

be granted. The licensee was notified of

the Commission’s denial of the

proposed change by a letter dated May

7, 1998.

By June 22, 1998, the licensee may

demand a hearing with respect to the

denial described above. Any person

whose interest may be affected by this

proceeding may file a written petition

for leave to intervene.

A request for hearing or petition for

leave to intervene must be filed with the

Secretary of the Commission, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555, Attention:

Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, or

may be delivered to the Commission’s

Public Document Room, the Gelman

Building, 2120 L Street, NW.,

Washington, DC, by the above date.

A copy of any petitions should also be

sent to the Office of the General

Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555,

and to Judd L. Bacon, Esquire,

Consumers Energy Company, 212 West

Michigan Avenue, Jackson, Michigan

49201, attorney for the licensee.

For further details with respect to this

action, see (1) the application for

amendment dated December 11, 1995,

as supplemented January 18, September

3, October 2, October 18, October 25,

1996, and March 28, 1997, and (2) the

Commission’s letter to the licensee

dated May 7, 1998.

These documents are 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 Van

Wylen Library, Hope College, Holland,

Michigan 49423.

Dated at Rockville, MD, this 7th day of

May 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Robert G. Schaaf,

Project Manager, Project Directorate III–1,

Division of Reactor Projects—III/IV, Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 98–13507 Filed 5–20–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–255]

Palisades Nuclear Plant; Notice of

Partial Denial of Amendment to Facility

Operating License and Opportunity for

Hearing

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) has

denied a portion of a request by

Consumers Energy Company (the

licensee) for an amendment to Facility

Operating License No. DPR–20 issued to

the licensee for operation of the

Palisades Nuclear Plant, located in Van

Buren County, Michigan. Notice of

Consideration of Issuance of this

amendment was published in the

Federal Register on November 5, 1997

(62 FR 59915).

The purpose of the licensee’s

amendment request was to revise the

Technical Specifications regarding

inspection requirements for the reactor

coolant pump (RCP) flywheels. As part

of its request, the licensee proposed to

revise Technical Specification 6.5.6 to

apply the provisions of Surveillance

Requirement 4.0.2, which permits

extension of surveillance intervals by up

to 25%, to the flywheel inspection

program. The licensee’s submittal did

not include sufficient information for

the staff to evaluate this proposed

change.

The NRC staff has concluded that a

portion of the licensee’s request cannot

be granted. The licensee was notified of

the Commission’s denial of the