[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 114 (Tuesday, June 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33851-33852]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-14338]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 52-040 and 52-041; NRC-2009-0337]
Florida Power & Light Company; Turkey Point, Units 6 and 7;
Combined License Application, Notice of Intent To Prepare an
Environmental Impact Statement and Conduct Scoping Process
Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has submitted an application
for a combined license (COL) to build Units 6 and 7 at its Turkey Point
site, located in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The nearest incorporated
municipality is the City of Homestead located approximately 4.5 miles
from the nearest boundary of the Turkey Point site; the site is
approximately 25 miles south of the City of Miami. The application for
the COL was submitted by FPL by letter dated June 30, 2009, pursuant to
Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), Part 52.
A notice of receipt and availability of the application including
the environmental report (ER) was published in the Federal Register on
August 3, 2009 (74 FR 38477). A notice of acceptance for docketing of
the application for the COL was published in the Federal Register on
October 7, 2009 (74 FR 51621). A notice of hearing and opportunity to
petition for leave to intervene will be published at a later date. The
purposes of this notice are (1) to inform the public that the U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will be preparing an environmental
impact statement (EIS) as part of the review of the COL application and
(2) to provide the public with an opportunity to participate in the
environmental scoping process as defined in 10 CFR 51.29. The NRC has
invited the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District, to
participate in the preparation of the EIS as a cooperating agency.
In addition, as outlined in 36 CFR 800.8(c), ``Coordination with
the National Environmental Policy Act,'' the NRC staff plans to
coordinate compliance with Section 106 of the National Historic
Preservation Act (NHPA) with steps taken to meet the requirements of
the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as amended (NEPA).
Pursuant to 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC staff intends to use its process
and documentation for the preparation of the EIS on the proposed action
to comply with Section 106 of the NHPA in lieu of the procedures set
forth at 36 CFR 800.3 through 800.6.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.45 and 51.50, FPL submitted the ER as
part of the COL application. The ER was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR
parts 51 and 52 and is available for public inspection at 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 (PAR) component of NRC's Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible at
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html, which provides access through
the NRC's Electronic Reading Room (ERR) link. The accession number in
ADMAS for the environmental report is ML091870926. Persons who do not
have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC's PDR Reference staff
at 1-800-397-4209/301-415-4737 or via e-mail at [email protected]. The
application may also be viewed on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/col/turkey-point.html. In addition, the South
Dade Regional Library located at 10750 SW 211th Street in Miami,
Florida; and the Homestead Branch Library at 700 North Homestead
Boulevard in Homestead, Florida have agreed to maintain a copy of the
ER and make it available for public inspection.
The following key reference documents related to the application
and the NRC staff's review processes are available through the NRC's
Web site at http://www.nrc.gov:
a. 10 CFR part 51, Environmental Protection Regulations for
Domestic Licensing and Related Regulatory Functions,
b. 10 CFR part 52, Licenses, Certifications, and Approvals for
Nuclear Power Plants,
c. 10 CFR part 100, Reactor Site Criteria,
d. NUREG-1555, Standard Review Plans for Environmental Reviews for
Nuclear Power Plants,
e. NUREG/BR-0298, Brochure on Nuclear Power Plant Licensing
Process,
f. Regulatory Guide 4.2, Preparation of Environmental Reports for
Nuclear Power Stations,
g. Regulatory Guide 4.7, General Site Suitability Criteria for
Nuclear Power Stations,
h. Fact Sheet on Nuclear Power Plant Licensing Process,
i. Regulatory Guide 1.206, Combined License Applications for
Nuclear Power Plants,
j. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Policy Statement on the Treatment
of Environmental Justice Matters in NRC Regulatory and Licensing
Actions.
The regulations, NUREG-series documents, regulatory guides, and the
fact sheet can be found under Document Collections in the ERR on the
NRC webpage. The environmental justice policy statement can be found in
the Federal Register, 69 FR 52040, August 24, 2004.
This notice advises the public that the NRC intends to gather the
information necessary to prepare an EIS as part of the review of the
application for the COLs at the Turkey Point site. Possible
alternatives to the proposed action (issuance of the COLs for the
Turkey Point site) include no action, reasonable alternative energy
sources, and alternate sites. This notice is being published in
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accordance with NEPA and the NRC's regulations found in 10 CFR part 51.
As set forth in 10 CFR 51.20(b)(2), issuance of a COL under 10 CFR part
52 is an action that requires an EIS.
The NRC will first conduct a scoping process for the EIS and
thereafter will prepare a draft EIS for public comment. Participation
in this scoping process by members of the public and local, State,
Tribal, and Federal government agencies is encouraged.
The scoping process for the draft EIS will be used to accomplish
the following:
a. Define the proposed action that is to be the subject of the EIS,
b. Determine the scope of the EIS 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 EISs that are
being or will be prepared that are related to but are not part of the
scope of the EIS being considered,
e. Identify other environmental review and consultation
requirements related to the proposed action,
f. Identify parties consulting with the NRC under the NHPA, as set
forth in 36 CFR 800.8(c)(1)(i),
g. Indicate the relationship between the timing of the preparation
of the environmental analyses and the Commission's tentative planning
and decision-making schedule,
h. Identify any cooperating agencies and, as appropriate, allocate
assignments for preparation and schedules for completing the EIS to the
NRC and any cooperating agencies; and
i. Describe how the EIS 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, FPL,
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; and
f. Any person who intends to petition for leave to intervene.
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 staff has elected to hold two identical
public scoping meetings at the Homestead YMCA located at 1034 Northeast
8th Street, Homestead, Florida, 33030, on Thursday, July 15, 2010. The
first meeting will convene at 1 p.m., and will continue until
approximately 4 p.m. The second meeting will convene at 7 p.m. and will
continue until approximately 10 p.m. The meetings will be transcribed
and will include the following: (1) an overview by the NRC staff of the
environmental review process, the proposed scope of the EIS, and the
proposed review schedule; (2) an opportunity for interested government
agencies, organizations, and individuals to submit comments on the
environmental issues or the proposed scope of the EIS. Additionally,
the NRC staff will host informal discussions for one hour prior to the
start of each public meeting. No formal comments on the proposed scope
of the EIS will be accepted during the informal discussions. To be
considered, comments must be provided either at the transcribed public
meeting or in writing, as discussed below. Persons may register to
attend or present oral comments at the meeting on the scope of the EIS
by contacting Mr. Andrew Kugler or Ms. Tomeka L. Terry at 1-800-368-
5642, extensions 2828 or 1488, respectively. In addition, persons can
register via e-mail to the NRC at [email protected] no later
than July 12, 2010.
Members of the public may also register to speak at the meetings
prior to 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 EIS. If special equipment or
accommodations are needed to attend or present information at the
public meeting, such requests should be brought to Mr. Kugler's or Ms.
Terry's attention no later than July 7, 2010, so that the NRC staff can
determine whether the request can be accommodated.
Members of the public may send written comments on the scope of the
Turkey Point COL environmental review to the Chief, Rules,
Announcements, and Directives Branch, Division of Administrative
Services, Office of Administration, Mailstop TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, and should cite the
publication date and page number of this Federal Register notice. To be
considered in the scoping process, written comments must be postmarked
or delivered by the comment period end date of August 16, 2010.
Electronic comments may be sent by e-mail to the NRC at
[email protected]. Electronic submissions must be sent no
later than the comment period end date of August 16, 2010, to be
considered in the scoping process.
Participation in the scoping process for the EIS does not entitle
participants to become parties to the proceeding to which the EIS
relates. Notice of a hearing regarding the application for COLs will be
noticed separately in the Federal Register.
At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC will prepare a
concise summary of the determination and conclusions on the scope of
the environmental review, including the significant issues identified,
and will make this summary publicly available. The staff will then
prepare and issue for comment the draft EIS, which will be the subject
of a separate Federal Register notice and a separate public meeting.
Copies of the draft EIS will be available for public inspection at the
PDR through the above-mentioned address and one copy per request will
be provided free of charge. After receipt and consideration of the
comments, the NRC will prepare a final EIS, which will also be
available to the public. Information about the proposed action, the
EIS, and the scoping process may be obtained from Mr. Andrew Kugler or
Ms. Tomeka L. Terry at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail
Stop T7-E30, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by phone at 1-800-368-5642,
extensions 2828 or 1488, respectively, or via e-mail at
[email protected] or [email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of June, 2010.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Scott Flanders,
Director, Division of Site and Environmental Reviews, Office of New
Reactors.
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