Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 98 /Thursday, May 21, 1998 / Notices 28009

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