[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 49 (Monday, March 14, 1994)]
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[FR Doc No: 94-5827]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. STN 50-528, 50-529, and 50-530]

 

Arizona Public Service Co.; Consideration of Transfer of Control 
of Ownership of Licensee and Opportunity for Public Comment on 
Antitrust Issues

    Notice is hereby given that the United States Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (Commission) is considering approval under 10 CFR 50.80 of 
the indirect transfer of control of El Paso Electric Company's (El 
Paso) interest in Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (PVNGS) Units 
1, 2, and 3, (Operating License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51, and NPF-74) to a 
subsidiary of the Central and South West Corporation (CSW). By letter 
dated January 13, 1994, Arizona Public Service Company (APS), partial 
owner and operator and operating agent for PVNGS submitted its request 
for indirect transfer and deletion of sale-leaseback provisions, 
pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80. The request for license amendments to delete 
the provisions of certain previous sale-leaseback arrangements relating 
to Operating License Nos. NPF-51 and NPF-74 will be subject of a 
separate Federal Register notice.
    Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80 the Commission may approve the transfer of 
control of a licensee, after notice to interested persons, upon the 
Commission's determination that the new owner is qualified to have 
control of the license and the transfer of control is otherwise 
consistent with applicable provisions of law, regulations and orders of 
the Commission.
    By this notice the Commission is seeking public comment on this 
proposed transfer of control of ownership. Written comments may be 
submitted by mail to the Regulatory Publications Branch, Division of 
Freedom of Information and Publication Services, Office of 
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulation Commission, Washington, DC 
20555 and should site the publication date and page number of this 
Federal Register notice. Written comments may also be delivered to room 
P-233, Phillips Buildings, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland 
between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Copies of written comments may be 
examined at the NRC Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L 
Street NW., Washington, DC 20555.

Antitrust Issues

    Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.101 of the Commission's regulations, the staff 
is publishing receipt of APS's request to transfer the above described 
control of ownership of PVNGS.
    Any person who wishes to submit comments or information relating to 
antitrust issues believed to be raised by this transfer request should 
submit said comments or information within 30 days of the initial 
publication of this notice in the Federal Register to the U.S. Nuclear 
Regulation Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Chief, 
Inspection and Licensing Policy Branch, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation. The Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation 
will issue a finding whether significant changes in the licensees' 
activities have occurred since the completion of the previous antitrust 
review.
    Although the staff is providing the opportunity for comments 
concerning the competitive aspects of the proposed transfer, the staff 
notes that it is aware of and is closely following a proceeding at the 
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) involving CSW's proposed 
acquisition of El Paso. The NRC will consider the FERC proceeding to 
the maximum extent possible in resolving issues brought before the NRC.
    For further details with respect to the subject transfer, see the 
request for transfer of control dated January 13, 1994, which is 
available for public inspection at the Commission's Public Document 
Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20555 and 
at the local public document room located at the Phoenix Public 
Library, 12 East McDowell Road, Phoenix, Arizona 85004.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland the 7th day of March 1994.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Theodore R. Quay,
Director, Project Directorate V, Division of Reactor Projects III/IV/V, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 94-5827 Filed 3-11-94; 8:45 am]
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