[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 94 (Wednesday, May 14, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27888-27889]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-10683]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Maritime Administration

[Docket Number: MARAD 2006-25549]


Availability of a Finding of No Significant Impact

AGENCY: Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration.

ACTION: Notice of the availability of a Finding of No Significant 
Impact

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SUMMARY: The purpose of this Notice is to make available to the public 
the Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) derived from the 
Environmental Assessment (EA) regarding the Decommissioning of the 
Nuclear Ship Savannah.
    The objective of this Project is to consider the available 
decommissioning options for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
licensed nuclear facilities onboard the N.S. Savannah.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erhard W. Koehler, Manager, N.S. 
Savannah Programs, Office of Ship Disposal Programs, U.S. Maritime 
Administration, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Washington, DC 20590; 
telephone (202) 366-2631, fax (202) 366-3954; e-mail 
[email protected] or [email protected]

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NRC regulations at 10 CFR 50.82(a)(3) 
require decommissioning and license termination of nuclear power 
reactors within 60 years of permanent cessation of operations. For the 
N.S. Savannah, the effective end date for license termination occurs in 
2031. The Maritime Administration completed an EA that studied 
potential environmental effects associated with three alternatives for 
decommissioning of the NRC-licensed nuclear power plant onboard the 
N.S. Savannah. The EA considered potential effects to the natural and 
human environment including: air quality; water quality; geology and 
soils; coastal resources; terrestrial resources; aquatic resources; 
navigation; hazardous materials; cultural and historic resources; 
visual and aesthetic resources; and other topics associated with the 
proposed action. The FONSI is based on the analysis presented in the 
Nuclear Ship Savannah Decommissioning EA.
    Copies of the FONSI and the EA will be made available for review 
upon request. Requests may be forwarded by e-mail to [email protected]. 
The FONSI and EA may be viewed online at http://www.regulations.gov.

    Authority: 49 CFR 1.66.


    By Order of the Maritime Administrator.

    Dated: May 7, 2008.
Christine Gurland,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
 [FR Doc. E8-10683 Filed 5-13-08; 8:45 am]
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