[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 206 (Tuesday, October 24, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63636-63637]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-27288]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50-250 and 50-251]


Florida Power & Light Co., Turkey Point Units 3 & 4; Notice of 
Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping 
Process

    Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has submitted an application 
for renewal of operating licenses DPR-31 and DPR-41 for an additional 
20 years of operation at Turkey Point Units 3 & 4 (Turkey Point). 
Turkey Point is located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The application 
for renewal was submitted by letter dated September 8, 2000, pursuant 
to 10 CFR part 54. A notice of receipt of application, including the 
environmental report (ER), was published in the Federal Register on 
September 21, 2000 (65 FR 57847). A notice of acceptance for docketing 
of the application for renewal of the facility operating license was 
published in the Federal Register on October 12, 2000 (65 FR 60693). 
The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will be preparing an environmental 
impact statement in support of the review of the license renewal 
application and to provide the public an opportunity to participate in 
the environmental scoping process as defined in 10 CFR 51.29.
    In accordance with 10 CFR 54.23 and 10 CFR 51.53(c), FPL submitted 
the ER as part of the application. The ER was prepared pursuant to 10 
CFR part 51 and is accessible at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html, which provides access through the NRC's Public Electronic 
Reading Room (PERR) link.
    This notice advises the public that the NRC intends to gather the 
information necessary to prepare a plant-specific supplement to the 
Commission's ``Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) for 
License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,'' (NUREG-1437) in support of the 
review of the application for renewal of the Turkey Point operating 
licenses for an additional 20 years. Possible alternatives to the 
proposed action (license renewal) include no action and reasonable 
alternative energy sources. 10 CFR 51.95 requires that the NRC prepare 
a supplement to the GEIS in connection with the renewal of an operating 
license. This notice is being published in accordance with the National 
Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the NRC's regulations found in 10 
CFR part 51.
    The NRC will first conduct a scoping process for the supplement to 
the GEIS and, as soon as practicable thereafter, will prepare a draft 
supplement to the GEIS for public comment. Participation in this 
scoping process by members of the public and local, State, and Federal 
government agencies is encouraged. The scoping process for the 
supplement to the GEIS will be used to accomplish the following:
    a. Define the proposed action which is to be the subject of the 
supplement to the GEIS.
    b. Determine the scope of the supplement to the GEIS and identify 
the significant issues to be analyzed in depth.
    c. Identify and eliminate from detailed study those issues that are 
peripheral or that are not significant.
    d. Identify any environmental assessments and other environmental 
impact statements (EISs) that are being or will be prepared that are 
related to but are not part of the scope of the supplement to the GEIS 
being considered.
    e. Identify other environmental review and consultation 
requirements related to the proposed action.
    f. Indicate the relationship between the timing of the preparation 
of environmental analyses and the Commission's tentative planning and 
decision-making schedule.
    g. Identify any cooperating agencies and, as appropriate, allocate 
assignments for preparation and schedules for completing the supplement 
to the GEIS to the NRC and any cooperating agencies.
    h. Describe how the supplement to the GEIS will be prepared, 
including any contractor assistance to be used.
    The NRC invites the following entities to participate in the 
scoping process:
    a. The applicant, Florida Power & Light Company.
    b. Any Federal agency that has jurisdiction by law or special 
expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved, or that is 
authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards.
    c. Affected State and local government agencies, including those 
authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards.
    d. Any affected Indian tribe.
    e. Any person who requests or has requested an opportunity to 
participate in the scoping process.
    f. Any person who intends to petition for leave to intervene.
    Participation in the scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS 
does not entitle participants to become parties to the proceeding to 
which the supplement to the GEIS relates. Notice of opportunity for a 
hearing regarding the renewal application was the subject of the 
aforementioned Federal Register notice of acceptance for docketing. 
Matters related to participation in any hearing are outside the scope 
of matters to be discussed at this public meeting.
    In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the scoping process for an EIS may 
include a public scoping meeting to help identify significant issues 
related to a proposed activity and to determine the scope of issues to 
be addressed in an EIS. The NRC has decided to hold a public meeting 
for the Turkey Point license renewal supplement to the GEIS. The 
scoping meeting will be held at the Harris Field Complex--Homestead 
YMCA, 1034 Northeast 8th Street, Homestead, Florida, on Wednesday, 
December 6, 2000. There will be two sessions to accommodate interested 
parties. The first session will convene at 1:30 p.m. and will continue 
until 4:30 p.m. The second session will convene at 7 p.m. with a repeat 
of the overview portions of the meeting and will continue until 10:00 
p.m. Both meetings will be transcribed and will include (1) an overview 
by the NRC staff of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) 
environmental review process, the proposed scope of the supplement to 
the GEIS, and the proposed review schedule; (2) an overview by FPL of 
the proposed action, Turkey Point license renewal, and the 
environmental impacts as outlined in the ER; and (3) the opportunity 
for interested Government agencies, organizations, and individuals to 
submit comments or suggestions on the environmental issues or the 
proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS. Persons may register to 
attend or present oral comments at the meeting on the NEPA scoping 
process by contacting Mr. James H. Wilson by telephone at 1 (800) 368-
5642, extension 1108, or by Internet to the NRC at [email protected] no 
later than December 1, 2000. Members of the public may also register to 
speak at the meeting within 15 minutes of the start of each session. 
Individual oral comments may be limited by the time available, 
depending on the number of persons who register. Members of the public 
who have not registered may also have an opportunity to speak, if time 
permits. Public comments will be considered in the scoping process for 
the supplement to the GEIS. If special equipment or accommodations are 
needed to attend or present information at the public meeting, the need 
should be brought to Mr. Wilson's attention no later than December 1, 
2000, so that the

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NRC staff can determine whether the request can be accommodated.
    Members of the public may send written comments on the 
environmental scoping process for the supplement to the GEIS to

Chief, Rules and Directives Branch
Division of Administrative Services
Office of Administration
Mailstop T-6 D 59
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Washington, DC 20555-0001

    Comments may be hand-delivered to the NRC at 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal 
workdays. To be considered in the scoping process, written comments 
should be postmarked by December 22, 2000. Electronic comments may be 
sent by the Internet to the NRC at [email protected]. Electronic 
submissions should be sent no later than December 22, 2000, to be 
considered in the scoping process. Comments will be available 
electronically and accessible through the NRC's Public Electronic 
Reading Room (PERR) link http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html at the 
NRC Homepage.
    At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC will prepare a 
concise summary of the determination and conclusions reached, including 
the significant issues identified, and will send a copy of the summary 
to each participant in the scoping process. The summary will also be 
available for inspection through the PERR link. The staff will then 
prepare and issue for comment the draft supplement to the GEIS, which 
will be the subject of separate notices and a separate public meeting. 
Copies will be available for public inspection at the above-mentioned 
addresses, and one copy per request will be provided free of charge. 
After receipt and consideration of the comments, the NRC will prepare a 
final supplement to the GEIS, which will also be available for public 
inspection.
    Information about the proposed action, the supplement to the GEIS, 
and the scoping process may be obtained from Mr. Wilson at the 
aforementioned telephone number or e-mail address.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day of October 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Charles E. Ader,
 Acting Deputy Director, Division of Regulatory Improvement Programs, 
Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 00-27288 Filed 10-23-00; 8:45 am]
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