[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 157 (Tuesday, August 15, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 46927]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-13331]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 52-008]


Dominion Nuclear North Anna, LLC; Notice of Extension of Public 
Comment Period on the Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact 
Statement for an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site

    Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC, the Commission) has extended the public comment period on 
Supplement 1 to NUREG-1811, ``Draft Environmental Impact Statement for 
an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site'' (SDEIS). The 
site is located near the Town of Mineral in Louisa County, Virginia, on 
the southern shore of Lake Anna.
    On July 12, 2006, the NRC issued a Notice of Availability (71 FR 
39372) of the SDEIS and on July 14, 2006, the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency issue a Notice of Filing (71 FR 40096) of the SDEIS. 
The public comment period on the SDEIS was to have ended on August 28, 
2006. Multiple requests for an extension to the comment period were 
received by the NRC. Pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations Section 51.73, the comment period has been extended by 15 
days to September 12, 2006.
    The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that the comment 
period was extended to September 12, 2006. The SDEIS is available for 
public inspection and comment in the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) 
located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), 
Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the Publicly Available Records 
(PARS) component of NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management 
System (ADAMS Accession No. ML061800217), and on the NRC Web site at 
http://www.nrc.gov. ADAMS is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html (the Public Electronic Reading Room 
or PERR). Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or who encounter 
problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact 
the PDR reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail 
to [email protected]. In addition, the Louisa County Library, located at 881 
Davis Highway, Mineral, Virginia, has agreed to make the SDEIS 
available for public inspection.
    As indicated in Federal Register notice 71 FR 39372, the NRC staff 
will hold a public meeting to present an overview of the SDEIS and to 
accept public comments on the SDEIS. The public meeting will be held in 
the Forum at the Louisa County Middle School, 1009 Davis Highway, 
Mineral, Virginia on Tuesday, August 15, 2006. The meeting will convene 
at 7 p.m. and will continue until 10 p.m., as necessary. The meeting 
will be transcribed and will include: (1) A presentation of the 
contents of the SDEIS, and (2) the opportunity for interested 
government agencies, organizations, and individuals to provide comments 
on the draft report. Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal 
discussions 1 hour before the start of the meeting at the Louisa County 
Middle School. No formal comments on the SDEIS will be accepted during 
the informal discussions. To be considered, comments must be provided 
either at the transcribed public meeting or in writing.
    Any interested party may submit comments by September 12, 2006, on 
this report for consideration by the NRC staff. Comments may be 
accompanied by additional relevant information or supporting data. 
Members of the public may send written comments on the SDEIS for the 
North Anna ESP to the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of 
Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop T-6D59, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and 
should cite the publication date and page number of this Federal 
Register Notice. Comments may also be delivered to Room T-6D59, Two 
White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, from 7:30 
a.m. to 4:15 p.m. during Federal workdays. Electronic comments may be 
sent by the Internet to the NRC at [email protected]. To 
assist the NRC staff in identifying and considering issues and 
concerns, comments on the supplement to the draft EIS should be as 
specific as possible. It is also helpful if comments refer to specific 
pages or chapters of the draft supplement. Comments will be available 
electronically and accessible through the NRC's PERR link at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
    For Further Information Contact: Mr. Jack Cushing, Senior 
Environmental Project Manager, at telephone number 301-415-1424, or by 
mail at U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN: Jack Cushing, Mail 
Stop 0-11F1, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852-2738.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of August 2006.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
William Beckner,
Deputy Director, Division of New Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation.
 [FR Doc. E6-13331 Filed 8-14-06; 8:45 am]
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