72666 Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 233 / Tuesday, December 6, 2005 / Notices 

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[Docket Nos. 50–280 AND 50–281] 

Virginia Electric and Power Company, 

Surry Power Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 

2; Environmental Assessment And 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is considering 

issuance of an exemption from Title 10 

of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 

CFR) Part 50, Appendix E, Section 

IV.F.2.b and c for Renewed Facility 

Operating License Nos. DPR–32 and 

DPR–37, issued to Virginia Electric and 

Power Company (the licensee), for 

operation of the Surry Power Station, 

Unit Nos. 1 and 2 (Surry 1 and 2), 

located in Surry County, Virginia. 

Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, 

the NRC is issuing this environmental 

assessment and finding of no significant 

impact. 

Environmental Assessment 

Identification of the Proposed Action 

The proposed action, as described in 

the licensee’s application for a one-time 

exemption from the requirements of 10 

CFR part 50, Appendix E, dated 

September 15, 2005, would allow the 

licensee to postpone the offsite fullparticipation emergency exercise from 

December 6, 2005, to February 7, 2006. 

The proposed action is in accordance 

with the licensee’s application dated 

September 15, 2005, that requested an 

exemption from Section IV.F.2.b and c 

of Appendix E to 10 CFR part 50 

regarding the full participation by each 

offsite authority having a role under the 

plan. The NRC staff has determined that 

the requirements of Appendix E to 10 

CFR part 50, Sections IV.F.2.b and c are 

applicable to the circumstances of the 

licensee’s request and that an exemption 

from those requirements is appropriate. 

The licensee also stated in its letter 

dated September 15, 2005, that Surry 1 

and 2 will resume its normal biennial 

exercise cycle in 2007. 

The Need for the Proposed Action 

The proposed exemption from 10 CFR 

Part 50, Appendix E, Section IV.F.2.b 

and c is needed because the Virginia 

Department of Emergency Management 

(DEM) has requested to delay the full 

participation exercise from December 6, 

2005, to February 7, 2006. The Virginia 

DEM had requested this delay in order 

to utilize the new Emergency 

Operations Center, which is currently 

under construction and will not become 

fully operational until January 2, 2006. 

In its letter to the licensee on May 20, 

2005, the Federal Emergency 

Management Agency approved Virginia 

DEM’s request to delay the fullparticipation exercise until February 7, 

2006. 

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed 

Action 

The NRC has completed its safety 

evaluation (SE) of the proposed action 

and concludes that the proposed 

exemption will not present an undue 

risk to the public health and safety. The 

details of the NRC staff’s SE will be 

provided in the exemption that will be 

issued as part of the letter to the 

licensee approving the exemption to the 

regulation. The action relates to the 

exercising of the emergency response 

plan, which has no effect on the 

operation of the facility. 

The proposed action will not 

significantly increase the probability or 

consequences of accidents. No changes 

are being made in the types of effluents 

that may be released off site. There is no 

significant increase in the amount of 

any effluent released off site. There is no 

significant increase in occupational or 

public radiation exposure. Therefore, 

there are no significant radiological 

environmental impacts associated with 

the proposed action. 

With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the proposed 

action does not have a potential to affect 

any historic sites. It does not affect nonradiological plant effluents and has no 

other environmental impact. Therefore, 

there are no significant non-radiological 

environmental impacts associated with 

the proposed action. 

Accordingly, the NRC concludes that 

there are no significant environmental 

impacts associated with the proposed 

action. 

Environmental Impacts of the 

Alternatives to the Proposed Action 

As an alternative to the proposed 

action, the NRC staff considered denial 

of the proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘noaction’’ alternative). Denial of the 

application would result in no change 

in current environmental impacts. The 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

action and the alternative action are 

similar. 

Alternative Use of Resources 

The action does not involve the use of 

any different resources than those 

previously considered in the Final 

Environmental Statement related to the 

operation of Surry 1 and 2, May and 

June 1972, respectively. 

Agencies and Persons Consulted 

In accordance with its stated policy, 

on October 26, 2005, the NRC staff 

consulted with Mr. Les Foldesi, Director 

of the Bureau of Radiological Health, 

Department of Health, Commonwealth 

of Virginia, regarding the environmental 

impact of the proposed action. The State 

official had no comments. 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

On the basis of the environmental 

assessment, the NRC concludes that the 

proposed action will not have a 

significant effect on the quality of the 

human environment. Accordingly, the 

NRC has determined not to prepare an 

environmental impact statement for the 

proposed action. 

For further details with respect to the 

proposed action, see the licensee’s letter 

dated September 15, 2005. Documents 

may be examined, and/or copied for a 

fee, at the NRC’s Public Document 

Room (PDR), located at One White Flint 

North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), 

Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available 

records will be accessible electronically 

from the Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading 

Room on the Internet at the NRC Web 

site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 

adams.html. Persons who do not have 

access to ADAMS or who encounter 

problems in accessing the documents 

located in ADAMS should contact the 

NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone 

at 1–800–397–4209 or 301–415–4737, or 

send an e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day 

of November 2005. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Stephen R. Monarque, 

Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch II–

1, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, 

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. 

[FR Doc. E5–6893 Filed 12–5–05; 8:45 am] 

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Sunshine Act; Notice of Meeting 

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission. 

DATE: Weeks of December 5, 12, 19, 26, 

2005, January 2, 9, 2006. 

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference 

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. 

STATUS: Public and Closed. 

Matters To Be Considered 

Week of December 5, 2005 

Thursday, December 8, 2005. 

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1 p.m.—Meeting with the Advisory 

Committee on Reactor Safeguards 

(ACRS), (Contact: John Larkins, 

301–415–7360). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address: http://www.nrc.gov. 

Week of December 12, 2005—Tentative 

Monday, December 12, 2005. 

8:50 a.m.—Affirmation Session 

(Public Meeting) (Tentative), a. 

Exelon Generation Company, LLC 

(Early Site Permit for Clinton Site). 

(Tentative). 

9 a.m.—Discussion of Security Issues 

(Closed—Ex. 1). 

Wednesday, December 14, 2005. 

1:30 p.m.—Discussion of Security 

Issues (Closed—Ex. 1). 

Thursday, December 15, 2005. 

1:30 p.m.—Briefing on Threat 

Environment Assessment (Closed—

Ex. 1). 

Week of December 19, 2005—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of December 19, 2005. 

Week of December 26, 2005—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of December 26, 2005. 

Week of January 2, 2006—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of January 2, 2006. 

Week of January 9, 2006—Tentative 

Tuesday, January 10, 2006. 

9:30 a.m.—Briefing on International 

Research and Bilateral Agreements, 

(Contact: Roman Schaffer, 301–415–

7606). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address: http://www.nrc.gov. 

Wednesday, January 11, 2006. 

9:30 a.m.—Meeting with Advisory 

Committee on Nuclear Waste 

(ACNW), (Contact: John Larkins, 

301–415–7360). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address: http://www.nrc.gov. 

Thursday, January 12, 2006. 

9:30 a.m.—Discussion of Security 

Issues (Closed—Ex. 1 & 2). 

*The schedule for commission 

meetings is subject to change on short 

notice. To verify the status of meetings 

call (recording)—(301) 415–1292. 

contact person for more information: 

Michelle Schroll, (301) 415–1662. 

The NRC Commission Meeting 

Schedule can be found on the Internet 

at: http://www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/ 

policy-making/schedule.html. 

Additional Information 

The Affirmation Session tentatively 

scheduled on November 30, 2005, at 

9:25 a.m. has been rescheduled 

tentatively on December 12, 2005, at 

8:50 a.m. 

The NRC provides reasonable 

accommodation to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you 

need a reasonable accommodation to 

participate in these public meetings, or 

need this meeting notice or the 

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public meetings in another format (e.g., 

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NRC’s Disability Program Coordinator, 

August Spector, at 301–415–7080, TDD: 

301–415–2100, or by e-mail at 

aks@nrc.gov. Determinations on 

requests for reasonable accommodation 

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This notice is distributed by mail to 

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to be added to the distribution, please 

contact the Office of the Secretary, 

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In addition, distribution of this meeting 

notice over the Internet system is 

available. If you are interested in 

receiving this Commission meeting 

schedule electronically, please send an 

electronic message to dkw@nrc.gov. 

Dated: December 1, 2005. 

R. Michelle Schroll, 

Office of the Secretary. 

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Biweekly Notice; Applications and 

Amendments to Facility Operating 

Licenses Involving No Significant 

Hazards Considerations 

I. Background 

Pursuant to section 189a.(2) of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended 

(the Act), the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (the Commission or NRC 

staff) is publishing this regular biweekly 

notice. The Act requires the 

Commission to publish notice of any 

amendments issued, or proposed to be 

issued and grants the Commission the 

authority to issue and make 

immediately effective any amendment 

to an operating license upon a 

determination by the Commission that 

such amendment involves no significant 

hazards consideration, notwithstanding 

the pendency before the Commission of 

a request for a hearing from any person. 

This biweekly notice includes all 

notices of amendments issued, or 

proposed to be issued from November 9, 

2005 to November 21, 2005. The last 

biweekly notice was published on 

November 22, 2005 (70 FR 70641). 

Notice of Consideration of Issuance of 

Amendments to Facility Operating 

Licenses, Proposed No Significant 

Hazards Consideration Determination, 

and Opportunity for a Hearing 

The Commission has made a 

proposed determination that the 

following amendment requests involve 

no significant hazards consideration. 

Under the Commission’s regulations in 

10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation 

of the facility in accordance with the 

proposed amendment would not (1) 

involve a significant increase in the 

probability or consequences of an 

accident previously evaluated; or (2) 

create the possibility of a new or 

different kind of accident from any 

accident previously evaluated; or (3) 

involve a significant reduction in a 

margin of safety. The basis for this 

proposed determination for each 

amendment request is shown below. 

The Commission is seeking public 

comments on this proposed 

determination. Any comments received 

within 30 days after the date of 

publication of this notice will be 

considered in making any final 

determination. Within 60 days after the 

date of publication of this notice, 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. 

Normally, the Commission will not 

issue the amendment until the 

expiration of 60 days after the date of 

publication of this notice. The 

Commission may issue the license 

amendment before expiration of the 60- 

day period provided that its final 

determination is that the amendment 

involves no significant hazards 

consideration. In addition, the 

Commission may issue the amendment 

prior to the expiration of the 30-day 

comment period should circumstances 

change during the 30-day comment 

period such that failure to act in a 

timely way would result, for example in 

derating or shutdown of the facility. 

Should the Commission take action 

prior to the expiration of either the 

comment period or the notice period, it 

will publish in the Federal Register a 

notice of issuance. Should the 

Commission make a final No Significant 

Hazards Consideration Determination, 

any hearing will take place after 

issuance. The Commission expects that