Federal Register / Vol. 66, No. 79 / Tuesday, April 24, 2001 / Notices 20691

Individuals requesting specific

accommodation should contact Mrs.

Barbara Bush at (202) 314–6220 by

Friday, April 27, 2001.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Vicky

D’Onofrio, (202) 314–6065.

Dated: March 23, 2001.

Vicky D’Onofrio,

Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–10286 Filed 4–20–01; 2:33 pm]

BILLING CODE 7533–01–P

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Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to

submit an information collection

request to OMB and solicitation of

public comment.

SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a

submittal to OMB for review of

continued approval of information

collections under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. chapter 35).

Information pertaining to the

requirement to be submitted:

1. The title of the information

collection: 10 CFR part 21, ‘‘Reporting of

Defects and Noncompliance’’.

2. Current OMB approval number:

3150–0035.

3. How often the collection is

required: On occasion.

4. Who is required or asked to report:

All directors and responsible officers of

firms and organizations building,

operating, or owning NRC licensed

facilities as well as directors and

responsible officers of firms and

organizations supplying basic

components and safety related design,

analysis, testing, inspection, and

consulting services of NRC licensed

facilities or activities.

5. The number of annual respondents:

70 respondents.

6. The number of hours needed

annually to complete the requirement or

request: 12,565 (9,640 reporting hours

and 2,925 recordkeeping hours).

7. Abstract: 10 CFR part 21

implements Section 206 of the Energy

Reorganization Act of 1974, as

amended. It requires directors and

responsible officers of firms and

organizations building, operating,

owning, or supplying basic components

to NRC licensed facilities or activities to

report defects and noncompliance that

could create a substantial safety hazard

at NRC licensed facilities or activities.

Organizations subject to 10 CFR part 21

are also required to maintain such

records as may be required to assure

compliance with this regulation.

The NRC staff reviews 10 CFR Part 21

reports to determine whether the

reported defects in basic components

and related services and failure to

comply at NRC licensed facilities or

activities are potentially generic safety

problems.

Submit, by June 25, 2001, comments

that address the following questions:

1. Is the proposed collection of

information necessary for the NRC to

properly perform its functions? Does the

information have practical utility?

2. Is the burden estimate accurate?

3. Is there a way to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected?

4. How can the burden of the

information collection be minimized,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology?

A copy of the draft supporting

statement may be viewed free of charge

at the NRC Public Document Room, One

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville

Pike, Room O–1 F23, Rockville, MD

20852. OMB clearance requests are

available at the NRC worldwide web

site: http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/PUBLIC/

OMB/index.html. The document will be

available on the NRC home page site for

60 days after the signature date of this

notice.

Comments and questions about the

information collection requirements

may be directed to the NRC Clearance

Officer, Brenda Jo. Shelton, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, T–6 E6,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, by

telephone at 301–415–7233, or by

Internet electronic mail at

BJS1@NRC.GOV.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day

of April 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brenda Jo. Shelton,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–10096 Filed 4–23–01; 8:45 am]

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[Docket Nos. 50–387 and 50–388]

PPL Susquehanna, Llc; Notice of

Consideration of Issuance of

Amendments to Facility Operating

Licenses and Opportunity for a

Hearing

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) is

considering issuance of amendments to

Facility Operating License (OL) Nos.

NPF–14 and NPF–22, issued to PPL

Susquehanna, LLC (the licensee), for

operation of the Susquehanna Steam

Electric Station (SSES), Units 1 and 2,

located in Luzerne County,

Pennsylvania.

The proposed amendments would

change the OL and Technical

Specifications for SSES Units 1 and 2,

to reflect an increase in the licensed

core power level to 3489 megawatts

(thermal), 1.4% greater than the current

level.

Before issuance of the proposed

license amendments, the Commission

will have made findings required by the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended

(the Act) and the Commission’s

regulations.

By May 25, 2001, the licensee may file

a request for a hearing with respect to

issuance of the amendments to the

subject facility operating licenses and

any person whose interest may be

affected by this proceeding and who

wishes to participate as a party in a

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, and

accessible electronically through the

ADAMS Public Electronic Reading

Room link at the NRC Web site (http:/

/www.nrc.gov). 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 hearing or an appropriate

order.

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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

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

those 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

amendments 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.

A request for a hearing or a 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 Adjudications Staff, or

may be delivered to the Commission’s

Public Document Room, located at One

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike

(first floor), Rockville, Maryland, 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 Bryan A. Snapp,

Esquire, Assoc. General Counsel, PPL

Services Corporation, Inc., 2 North

Ninth St., GENTW3, Allentown, PA

18101–1179, 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 upon a

balancing of the 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

amendments 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

amendments dated October 30, 2000,

and supplement dated February 5, 2001,

which are available for public

inspection at the Commission’s Public

Document Room, located at One White

Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first

floor), Rockville, Maryland, and

accessible electronically through the

ADAMS Public Electronic Reading

Room link at the NRC Web site (http:/

/www.nrc.gov).

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day

of April 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Robert G. Schaaf,

Project Manager, Project Manager Section 1,

Project Directorate I, Division of Licensing

Project Management, Office of Nuclear

Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 01–10094 Filed 4–23–01; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. 50–331]

Nuclear Management Company, LLC;

Duane Arnold Energy Center;

Environmental Assessment and

Finding of No Significant Impact

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) is considering

issuance of an exemption from certain

requirements of 10 CFR part 50,

appendix G, for Facility Operating

License No. DPR–49, issued to Nuclear

Management Company, LLC (NMC, or

the licensee) for operation of the Duane

Arnold Energy Center (DAEC), located

in Linn County, Iowa.

Environmental Assessment

Identification of the Proposed Action

Title 10 of the Code of Federal

Regulations (10 CFR part 50), appendix

G, requires that pressure-temperature

(P–T) limits be established for reactor

pressure vessels (RPVs) during normal

operating and hydrostatic or leak rate

testing conditions. Specifically, 10 CFR

part 50, appendix G, states, ‘‘The

appropriate requirements on both the

pressure-temperature limits and the

minimum permissible temperature must

be met for all conditions.’’ Appendix G

of 10 CFR part 50 specifies that the

requirements for these limits are the

American Society of Mechanical

Engineers (ASME) Boiler and Pressure

Vessel Code (Code), Section XI,

Appendix G Limits.

To address provisions of amendments

to the technical specifications (TS) P–T

limits, the licensee requested in its

submittal dated October 16, 2000, that

the staff exempt NMC from application

of specific requirements of 10 CFR part

50, appendix G, and substitute use of

ASME Code Case N–640. The license

amendment request is being addressed

as a separate action. Code Case N–640

permits the use of an alternate reference

fracture toughness (KIc fracture

toughness curve instead of KIa fracture

toughness curve) for reactor vessel

materials in determining the P–T limits.

Since the KIc fracture toughness curve

shown in ASME Section XI, Appendix

A, Figure A–2200–1 (the KIc fracture

toughness curve) provides greater

allowable fracture toughness than the

corresponding KIa fracture toughness

curve of ASME Section XI, Appendix G,

Figure G–2210–1 (the KIa fracture

toughness curve), using Code Case N–

640 for establishing the P–T limits

would be less conservative than the

methodology currently endorsed by 10

CFR part 50, appendix G and, therefore,