38862 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 138 / Monday, July 20, 1998 / Notices

300 (109 reactor sites and 191

materials licensees)

NRC Form 5

5,986 licensees maintain records

300 (109 reactor sites and 191

materials licensees) are required to

submit reports in accordance with

10 CFR 20.2206(a)

8. An estimate of the total number of

hours needed annually to complete the

requirement or request:

NRC Form 4

11,187 hours or an average of 0.5

hours per response.

NRC Form 5

175,957 hours—163,957

recordkeeping hours (an average of

0.33 hours per record × 83

individuals × 5,986 licensees) and

12,000 reporting hours in

accordance with 10 CFR 20.2206(a)

(an average of 40 hours per licensee

× 300 licensees).

9. An indication of whether Section

3507(d), Pub. L. 104–13 applies: Not

applicable.

10. Abstract: NRC Form 4 is used to

record the summary of an individual’s

cumulative occupational radiation dose

for the current year to ensure that dose

does not exceed regulatory limits. NRC

Form 5 is used to record and report the

results of individual monitoring for

occupational dose from radiation during

a one-year period to ensure regulatory

compliance with annual dose limits.

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 August

19, 1998: Erik Godwin, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs

(3150–0005, 3150–0006), 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, Maryland, this 10th day

of July, 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brenda Jo. Shelton,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–19226 Filed 7–17–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–335]

Florida Power and Light (St. Lucie Unit

1); Confirmatory Order Modifying

License Effective Immediately

I

Florida Power and Light, (FPL or the

Licensee) is the holder of Facility

Operating License No. 50–335, which

authorizes operation of St. Lucie Plant,

Unit 1, located in St. Lucie County,

Florida.

II

The staff of the U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been

concerned that Thermo-Lag 330–1 fire

barrier systems installed by Licensees

may not provide the level of fire

endurance intended and that Licensees

that use Thermo-Lag 330–1 fire barriers

may not be meeting regulatory

requirements. During the 1992 to 1994

timeframe, the NRC staff issued Generic

Letter (GL) 92–08, ‘‘Thermo-Lag 330–1

Fire Barriers,’’ and subsequent requests

for additional information that

requested Licensees to submit plans and

schedules for resolving the Thermo-Lag

issue. The NRC staff has obtained and

reviewed all Licensees’ corrective plans

and schedules. The staff is concerned

that some Licensees may not be making

adequate progress toward resolving the

plant-specific issues, and that some

implementation schedules may be either

too tenuous or too protracted. For

example, several Licensees informed the

NRC staff that their completion dates

had slipped by 6 months to as much as

3 years. For plants that have completion

action scheduled beyond 1997, the NRC

staff has met with these Licensees to

discuss the progress of the Licensees’

corrective actions and the extent of

Licensee management attention

regarding completion of Thermo-Lag

corrective actions. In addition, the NRC

staff discussed with Licensees the

possibility of accelerating their

completion schedules.

FPL was one of the Licensees with

which the NRC staff held meetings. At

these meetings, the NRC staff reviewed

with FPL the schedule of Thermo-Lag

corrective actions described in FPL

submittals to the NRC dated October 27,

1995, and August 27, 1996. Based on the

information submitted by FPL as

supplemented by letter dated June 3,

1998, the NRC staff has concluded that

the schedules presented are reasonable.

This conclusion is based on (1) the

amount of installed Thermo-Lag, (2) the

complexity of the plant-specific fire

barrier configurations and issues, (3) the

need to perform certain plant

modifications during outages as

opposed to those that can be performed

while the plant is at power, and (4)

integration with other significant, but

unrelated issues that FPL is addressing

at its plant. In order to remove

compensatory measures such as fire

watches, it has been determined that

resolution of the Thermo-Lag corrective

actions by FPL must be completed in

accordance with current FPL schedules.

By letter dated May 1, 1998, the NRC

staff notified FPL of its plan to

incorporate FPL’s schedule commitment

into a requirement by issuance of an

order and requested consent from the

Licensee. By letter dated June 3, 1998,

the Licensee provided its consent to

issuance of a Confirmatory Order.

III

The Licensee’s commitment as set

forth in its letter of June 3, 1998 is

acceptable and is necessary for the NRC

to conclude that public health and

safety are reasonably assured. To

preclude any schedule slippage and to

assure public health and safety, the NRC

staff has determined that the Licensee’s

commitments in its June 3, 1998, letter

be confirmed by this Order. The

Licensee has agreed to this action. Based

on the above, and the Licensee’s

consent, this Order is immediately

effective upon issuance.

IV

Accordingly, pursuant to sections

103, 161b, 161i, 161o, 182, and 186 of

the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as

amended, and the Commission’s

regulations in 10 CFR 2.202 and 10 CFR

Part 50, it is hereby ordered, effective

immediately, that:

FPL shall complete final implementation of

Thermo-Lag 330–1 fire barrier corrective

actions at St. Lucie Unit 1, as described in

FPL letters L–97–19 dated March 17, 1997,

and L–98–134 dated June 3, 1998, by

December 31, 1998. There are three

exceptions to this commitment as discussed

in FPL letter L–98–134.

1. The proposed corrective action for the

Thermo-Lag wall separating the St. Lucie

Unit 1 cable spreading room and ‘‘B’’

switchgear room will not be completed by

December 31, 1998. As discussed in L–98–

134, FPL will complete the implementation

of this proposed corrective action by the

completion of the St. Lucie Unit 1 1999

refueling outage (SL1–16).

2. Thermo-Lag ampacity derating

methodology issues, which are still under

NRC review, will likely not be resolved by

December 31, 1998. Schedules for any

corrective actions related to ampacity

derating will be determined separately and

are not part of this Order.
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3. The resolution of any new Thermo-Lag

corrective actions resulting from the pilot fire

protection functional inspection (FPFI)

conducted at St. Lucie during March 1998 are

not considered part of this confirming order

since FPL has neither received nor responded

to the inspection report. Such issues and any

corrective actions will be scheduled and

resolved as part of that inspection.

The Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation, may relax or rescind, in

writing, any provisions of this

Confirmatory Order upon a showing by

the Licensee of good cause.

V

Any person adversely affected by this

Confirmatory Order, other than the

Licensee, may request a hearing within

20 days of its issuance. Where good

cause is shown, consideration will be

given to extending the time to request a

hearing. A request for extension of time

must be made in writing to the Director,

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555, and include a

statement of good cause for the

extension. Any request for a hearing

will be submitted to the Secretary, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Attention: Rulemakings and

Adjudications Staff, Washington, DC

20555. Copies of the hearing request

shall also be sent to the Director, Office

of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555, to the Deputy

Assistant General Council for

Enforcement at the same address, to the

Regional Administrator, NRC Region II,

Atlanta Federal Center, M/S 23T85, 61

Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, GA 30303–

3415, and to the Licensee. If such a

person requests a hearing, that person

shall set forth with particularity the

manner in which his or her interest is

adversely affected by this Order and

shall address criteria set forth in 10 CFR

2.714(d).

If a hearing is requested by a person

whose interest is adversely affected, the

Commission will issue an Order

designating the time and place of any

such hearing. If a hearing is held, the

issue to be considered at such hearing

shall be whether this Confirmatory

Order should be sustained.

In the absence of any request for

hearing, or written approval of an

extension of time in which to request a

hearing, the provisions specified in

Section IV above shall be final 20 days

from the date of this Order without

further order or proceedings. If an

extension of time for requesting a

hearing has been approved, the

provisions specified in Section IV shall

be final when the extension expires if a

hearing request has not been received.

An answer or a request for hearing shall

not stay the immediate effectiveness of

this Order.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day

of July, 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Frank J. Miraglia,

Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

[FR Doc. 98–19223 Filed 7–17–98; 8:45 am]

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Indiana Michigan Power Company;

Notice of Informal 10 CFR 2.206 Public

Hearing

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) will hold an

informal public hearing regarding a

petition submitted pursuant to 10 CFR

2.206 involving Donald C. Cook, Units

1 and 2 of the Indiana Michigan Power

Company (the licensee). The hearing

will be held on August 19, 1998. The

location of the hearing will be at the

NRC, rooms T–09A1–T–09F5. The NRC

is located at 11555 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, Maryland. The hearing will

be open to public attendance and will

be transcribed.

The structure of the hearing shall be

as follows:

Wednesday, August 19, 1998:

9:00 a.m.—NRC opening remarks

9:15 a.m.—Petitioner’s presentation

10:00 a.m.—NRC questions

10:15 a.m.—Licensee’s presentation

11:00 a.m.—NRC questions

11:15 a.m.—Public Comments

11:45 a.m.—Licensee/Petitioner’s

final statements

12:00 noon—Meeting concludes

By letter dated October 9, 1997, the

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS or

Petitioner) submitted a Petition

pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 requesting

that the operating licenses for Donald C.

Cook Nuclear Power Plant, Units 1 and

2, be modified, revoked, or suspended

until there is reasonable assurance that

plant systems are in conformance with

design-and licensing-bases

requirements. In addition, the Petitioner

requested that a public hearing into the

matter be held in the Washington, D.C.,

area before the first unit at D.C. Cook is

authorized to restart. By letter dated

January 12, 1998, UCS submitted an

Addendum to the original Petition

presenting additional information on six

other concerns at the D.C. Cook plant.

The purpose of this informal public

hearing is to obtain additional

information from the Petitioner, the

licensee, and the public for NRC staff

use in evaluating the Petition.

Therefore, this informal public hearing

will be limited to information relevant

to issues raised in the Petition and its

Addendum. The staff will not offer any

preliminary views on its evaluation of

the Petition. The informal public

hearing will be chaired by a senior NRC

official who will limit presentations to

the above subject.

The format of the informal public

hearing will be as follows: opening

remarks by the NRC regarding the

general 10 CFR 2.206 process, the

purpose of the informal public hearing,

and a brief summary of the Petition and

its Addendum (15 minutes); time for the

Petitioner to articulate the basis of the

Petition (45 minutes); time for the NRC

to ask the Petitioner questions for

purposes of clarification (15 minutes);

time for the licensee to address the

issues raised in the Petition (45

minutes); time for the NRC to ask the

licensee questions for purposes of

clarification (15 minutes); time for

public comments relative to the Petition

(30 minutes); and time for licensee and

Petitioner’s final statements (15

minutes).

Members of the public who are

interested in presenting information

relative to the Petition should notify the

NRC official named below, 5 working

days prior to the hearing. A brief

summary of the information to be

presented and the time requested

should be provided in order to make

appropriate arrangements. Time allotted

for presentations by members of the

public will be determined based upon

the number of requests received and

will be announced at the beginning of

the hearing. The order for public

presentations will be on a first received

first to speak basis. Written statements

will also be accepted and included in

the record of the hearing. Written

statements should be mailed to the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Mailstop O–13E21, Attn: John Stang,

Washington, DC 20555.

Requests for the opportunity to

present information can be made by

contacting John Stang, Project Manager,

Division of Reactor Projects-III/IV

(telephone 301–415–1345) between 7:30

a.m. to 4:15 p.m. (EDT), Monday–

Friday. Persons planning to attend this

informal public hearing are urged to

contact the above 1 or 2 days prior to

the informal public hearing to be

advised of any changes that may have

occurred.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day

of July, 1998.