[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 125 (Wednesday, June 30, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35193-35194]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-16602]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-354]
Public Service Electric and Gas Company, Hope Creek Generating
Station; Notice of Consideration of Approval of Transfer of Facility
Operating License and Issuance of Conforming Amendment, and Opportunity
for a Hearing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is
considering the issuance of an order under 10 CFR 50.80 approving the
transfer of Facility Operating License No. NPF-57 for the Hope Creek
Generating Station, to the extent currently held by Public Service
Electric and Gas Company (PSE&G), as a co-owner and the licensed
operator of Hope Creek. The transfer would be to PSEG Nuclear, LLC.
PSE&G currently owns 95 percent of Hope Creek. The proposed transfer
does not involve any change with respect to the non-operating ownership
interest held by Atlantic City Electric Company. The Commission is also
considering amending the license for administrative purposes to reflect
the proposed transfer.
According to an application for approval filed by PSE&G, PSEG
Nuclear, LLC, would assume title to PSE&G's interest in the facility
following approval of the proposed license transfer, and would become
exclusively responsible for the operation, maintenance, and eventual
decommissioning of Hope Creek. No physical changes to the Hope Creek
facility or operational changes are being proposed in the application.
The proposed amendments would replace references to PSE&G in the
license with references to PSEG Nuclear, LLC, to reflect the proposed
transfer.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, no license, or any right thereunder,
shall be transferred, directly or indirectly,
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through transfer of control of the licenses, unless the Commission
shall give its consent in writing. The Commission will approve an
application for the transfer of a license, if the Commission determines
that the proposed transferee is qualified to hold the license, and that
the transfer is otherwise consistent with applicable provisions of law,
regulations, and orders issued by the Commission pursuant thereto.
Before issuance of the proposed conforming license amendment, the
Commission will have made findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of
1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's regulations.
As provided in 10 CFR 2.1315, unless otherwise determined by the
Commission with regard to a specific application, the Commission has
determined that any amendment to the license of a utilization facility
which does no more than conform the license to reflect the transfer
action involves no significant hazards consideration. No contrary
determination has been made with respect to this specific license
amendment application. In light of the generic determination reflected
in 10 CFR 2.1315, no public comments with respect to significant
hazards considerations are being solicited, notwithstanding the general
comment procedures contained in 10 CFR 50.91.
The filing of requests for hearing and petitions for leave to
intervene, and written comments with regard to the license transfer
application, are discussed below.
By July 20, 1999, any person whose interest may be affected by the
Commission's action on the application may request a hearing, and, if
not the applicants, may petition for leave to intervene in a hearing
proceeding on the Commission's action. Requests for a hearing and
petitions for leave to intervene should be filed in accordance with the
Commission's rules of practice set forth in Subpart M, ``Public
Notification, Availability of Documents and Records, Hearing Requests
and Procedures for Hearings on License Transfer Applications,'' of 10
CFR Part 2. In particular, such requests and petitions must comply with
the requirements set forth in 10 CFR 2.1306, and should address the
considerations contained in 10 CFR 2.1308(a). Untimely requests and
petitions may be denied, as provided in 10 CFR 2.1308(b), unless good
cause for failure to file on time is established. In addition, an
untimely request or petition should address the factors that the
Commission will also consider, in reviewing untimely requests or
petitions, set forth in 10 CFR 2.1308(b) (1)-(2).
Requests for a hearing and petitions for leave to intervene should
be served upon Jeffrie J. Keenan, Esquire, Public Service Electric and
Gas Company, Nuclear Business Unit--N21, P.O. Box 236, Hancocks Bridge,
NJ 08038 (tel: 609-339-5429, fax: 609-339-1234, and e-mail
[email protected]); the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555 (e-mail address for filings regarding
license transfer cases only: [email protected]); and the Secretary of the
Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, in accordance
with 10 CFR 2.1313.
The Commission will issue a notice or order granting or denying a
hearing request or intervention petition, designating the issues for
any hearing that will be held and designating the Presiding Officer. A
notice granting a hearing will be published in the Federal Register and
served on the parties to the hearing.
As an alternative to requests for hearing and petitions to
intervene, by July 30, 1999, persons may submit written comments
regarding the license transfer application, as provided for in 10 CFR
2.1305. The Commission will consider and, if appropriate, respond to
these comments, but such comments will not otherwise constitute part of
the decisional record. Comments should be submitted to the Secretary,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001,
Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, and should cite the
publication date and page number of this Federal Register notice.
For further details with respect to this action, see the
application dated June 4, 1999, available for public inspection at the
Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street,
NW., Washington, DC, and at the local public document room located at
the Pennsville Public Library, 190 S. Broadway, Pennsville, NJ 08070.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 23rd day of June, 1999.
Richard B. Ennis,
Project Manager, Section 2, Project Directorate I, Division of
Licensing Project Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 99-16602 Filed 6-29-99; 8:45 am]
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