[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 199 (Friday, October 15, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 63521-63523]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-25998]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 52-043; NRC-2010-0215]
PSEG Power, LLC and PSEG Nuclear, LLC; PSEG Site Early Site
Permit Application, Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact
Statement and Conduct Scoping Process
PSEG Power, LLC and PSEG Nuclear, LLC have submitted an application
for an early site permit (ESP) for the PSEG Site, which is located on
the southern part of Artificial Island on the east bank of the Delaware
River in Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem County, New Jersey. The
application for the ESP was submitted by PSEG Power, LLC and PSEG
Nuclear, LLC by letter dated May 25, 2010, 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
June 18, 2010 (75 FR 34794). A notice of acceptance for docketing of
the application for the ESP was published in the Federal Register on
August 13, 2010 (75 FR 49539). 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 ESP
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 intends to invite the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
Philadelphia District, to participate in the preparation of the EIS as
a cooperating agency. The purpose of cooperation with the Corps is to
develop an environmental impact statement that serves the needs of the
NRC license decision process and the Corps' permit decision process.
Also, to comply with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act, the NRC staff intends to use the procedures outlined in 36 CFR
800.8(c) for the preparation of the EIS on the proposed action, in lieu
of
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the procedures set forth at 36 CFR 800.3 through 800.6.
In accordance with 10 CFR 51.45 and 51.50, PSEG Power, LLC and PSEG
Nuclear, LLC submitted the ER as part of the ESP 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 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 Electronic Reading Room (ERR) link. The
accession number in ADAMS for the environmental report is ML101480763.
Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in
accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC PDR
Reference staff at 1-800-397-4209/301-415-4737 or via e-mail to
[email protected]. The application may also be viewed on the
Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/esp/pseg.html. In
addition, the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Public Library, Penns Grove,
New Jersey, the Pennsville Public Library, Pennsville, New Jersey and
the Salem Free Public Library, Salem, New Jersey, have each 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 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, and
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 ESP at the PSEG Site. Possible alternatives to the
proposed action (issuance of the ESP for the PSEG site) include no
action and alternative sites. This notice is being published in
accordance with NEPA and the NRC regulations found in 10 CFR part 51.
As set forth in 10 CFR 51.20(b)(1), issuance of a ESP 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, PSEG Power, LLC and PSEG Nuclear, LLC,
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 Performing Arts Theater (Davidow Hall),
on the campus of Salem Community College (460 Hollywood Avenue, Carneys
Point, New Jersey) on Thursday, November 4, 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. Allen H. Fetter or Ms. Alicia Williamson at 1-800-368-
5642, extensions 8556 or 1878, respectively. In addition, persons can
register via e-mail to the NRC at [email protected] no later than
November 1, 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
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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. Fetter's
or Ms. Williamson's attention no later than October 27, 2010, so that
the NRC staff can determine whether the request can be accommodated.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any one of the following methods.
Please include Docket ID NRC-2010-0215 in the subject line of your
comments.
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and
search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-2010-0215. Comments may
be submitted electronically through this Web site. Address questions
about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher at 301-492-3668, or e-mail at
[email protected].
Mail comments to: Members of the public may send written comments
on the scope of the PSEG Site ESP environmental review to Cindy Bladey,
Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), Division of
Administrative Services, Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB-05-
B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or
by fax to RADB at (301) 492-3446. To be considered in the scoping
process, written comments must be postmarked or delivered by the
comment period end date of December 14, 2010. Electronic comments may
be sent by e-mail to the NRC at [email protected]. Electronic
submissions must be received no later than the comment period end date
of December 14, 2010, to be considered in the scoping process.
Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be posted
on the NRC Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web site http://www.regulations.gov. Unless your comments contain sensitive information
typically not released to the public by NRC policy, the NRC will make
all comments publically available. Because your comments will not be
edited to remove any identifying information, the NRC cautions you
against including any information in your submission that you do not
want to be publicly disclosed.
The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments
received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those
persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any
identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not
include any information in their comments that they do not want
publicly disclosed.
Document Availability: Publicly available documents related to this
notice can be accessed using any of the methods described in this
section.
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. Allen Fetter or
Ms. Alicia Williamson at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail
Stop T7-E18, Washington, DC 20555-0001, by phone at 1-800-368-5642,
extensions 8556 or 1878, respectively or via e-mail to
[email protected] or [email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day of October 2010.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Scott Flanders,
Director, Division of Site and Environmental Reviews, Office of New
Reactors.
[FR Doc. 2010-25998 Filed 10-14-10; 8:45 am]
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