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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

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.

If a hearing is requested, the

Commission will make a final

determination on the issue of no

significant hazards consideration. The

final determination will serve to decide

when the hearing is held.

If the final determination is that the

amendment request involves no

significant hazards consideration, the

Commission may issue the amendment

and make it immediately effective,

notwithstanding the request for a

hearing. Any hearing held would take

place after issuance of the amendment.

If the final determination is that the

amendment request involves a

significant hazards consideration, any

hearing held would take place before

the issuance of any amendment.

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 Mr. Jeffrie J.

Keenan, Esquire, PSEG Nuclear—N21,

P.O. Box 236, Hancocks Bridge, NJ

08038, 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).

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application for

amendment dated January 8, 2001,

which is 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 16th day

of January, 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Richard B. Ennis,

Project Manager, Section 2, Project

Directorate I, Division of Licensing Project

Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

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BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–271]

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power

Corporation; Notice of Withdrawal of

Application for Amendment to Facility

Operating License

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) has

granted a request by Vermont Yankee

Nuclear Power Corporation (VYNPC, the

licensee) to withdraw its December 21,

1999, as supplemented on September 12

and 19, 2000, application for an

amendment to Facility Operating

License No. DPR–28, for the Vermont

Yankee Nuclear Power Station, located

in Windham County, Vermont.

The proposed amendment would

have revised the Technical

Specifications (TS) to change the control

rod block requirements consistent with

the BWR/4 Standard Technical

Specifications.

The Commission had previously

issued a Notice of Consideration of

Issuance of Amendment on January 26,

2000 (65 FR 4291). However, by letter

dated December 26, 2000, the licensee

withdrew the proposed change.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application for

amendment dated December 21, 1999,

as supplemented on September 12 and

19, 2000, and the licensee’s letter dated

December 26, 2000, which withdrew the

application for license amendment.

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, 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 12th day

of January 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Robert M. Pulsifer,

Project Manager, Section 2, Project

Directorate I, Division of Licensing Project

Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

[FR Doc. 01–1601 Filed 1–19–01; 8:45 am]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–29]

Yankee Atomic Electric Company;

Notice of Withdrawal of Application for

Amendment to the Possession Only

License

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) has

granted the request of Yankee Atomic

Electric Company (the licensee) to

withdraw its March 17, 1999,

application for proposed amendment to

the Possession Only License No. DPR–

3 for the Yankee Nuclear Power Station,

located in Rowe, Massachusetts.

The proposed amendment would

have revised the Yankee Nuclear Power

Station’s Defueled Technical

Specifications by transferring the

administrative requirements to the

Yankee Decommissioning Quality

Assurance Program.

The Commission had previously

issued a Notice of Consideration of

Issuance of Amendment published in

the Federal Register on April 7, 1999

(64 FR 17032). However, by letter dated