[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 108 (Monday, June 6, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 36354-36356]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13228]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-382; NRC-2016-0078]
Waterford Steam Electric Station, Unit 1
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Intent to conduct scoping process and prepare environmental
impact statement; public meeting and request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission will conduct a scoping
process to gather the information necessary to prepare an environmental
impact statement (EIS) to evaluate the environmental impacts for the
renewal of the operating license for Waterford Steam Electric Station,
Unit 1 (Waterford). The NRC is seeking stakeholder input on this action
and has scheduled a public meeting.
DATES: Submit comments by August 1, 2016. Comments received after these
dates will be considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of
consideration cannot be given to comments received after this date.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods
(unless this document describes a different method for submitting
comments on a specific subject):
Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0078. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of
this document.
Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Office of Administration,
Mail Stop OWFN-12 H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001.
For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting
comments, see ``Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments'' in the
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Elaine Keegan, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-
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0001; telephone: 301-415-8517, email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0078 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information regarding this document. You may
obtain publicly-available information related to this document by any
of the following methods:
Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0078.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may access publicly-available documents online in the NRC
Library at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the
search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-
based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's
Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number
for each document referenced in this notice (if that document is
available in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is
referenced. The application for renewal of the Waterford license can be
found in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16088A324.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2016-0078 in the subject line of your
comment submission in order to ensure that the NRC is able to make your
comment submission available to the public in this docket.
The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact
information that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your
comment submission. The NRC will post all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as enter the comment submissions into
ADAMS. The NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to remove
identifying or contact information.
If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons
for submission to the NRC, then you should inform those persons not to
include identifying or contact information that they do not want
publicly disclosed in their comment submission. Your request should
state that the NRC does not routinely edit comment submissions to
remove such information before making the comment submissions available
to the public or entering the comments submissions into ADAMS.
II. Discussion
On March 23, 2016, Entergy Operations, Inc. (Entergy) submitted to
the NRC an application for renewal of Facility Operating License NPF-38
for an additional 20 years of operation at Waterford. Waterford is
located in Killona, LA. The current operating license for Waterford
expires on expires on December 18, 2024. The application for renewal
was submitted pursuant to part 54 of title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) and included an environmental report (ER). A
separate notice of receipt and availability of the application was
published in the Federal Register on April 14, 2016 (81 FR 22128). A
notice of acceptance for docketing of the application and opportunity
for hearing regarding renewal of the facility operating license was
published in the Federal Register on May 31, 2016.
III. Request for Comments
This notice informs the public of the NRC's intention to prepare an
EIS related to 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.
The regulations in 36 CFR 800.8, ``Coordination with the National
Environmental Policy Act,'' allows agencies to use their National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) process to fulfill the
requirements of Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act
(NHPA). Therefore, pursuant to 36 CFR 800.8(c), the NRC 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 51.53(c) and 10 CFR 54.23, Entergy
submitted the ER as part of the application. The ER was prepared
pursuant to 10 CFR part 51 and is publicly available in ADAMS under
Accession No. ML16088A324. The ER may also be viewed on the Internet at
http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications.html. In addition, paper copies of the ER are available to
the public near the site at the St. Charles Parish Library--East
Regional Library, 160 W. Campus Drive, Destrehan, Louisiana 70047.
The NRC intends to gather the information necessary to prepare a
plant-specific supplement to the NRC's ``Generic Environmental Impact
Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants,'' (NUREG-1437)
related to the review of the application for renewal of the Waterford
operating license for an additional 20 years.
Possible alternatives to the proposed action (license renewal)
include no action and reasonable alternative energy sources. The NRC is
required by 10 CFR 51.95 to prepare a supplement to the GEIS in
connection with the renewal of an operating license. This notice is
being published in accordance with NEPA and the NRC's regulations found
at 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 the scoping
process by members of the public and local, State, Tribal, 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 ElSs 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 the 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; and
h. Describe how the supplement to the GEIS will be prepared and
include any contractor assistance to be used.
The NRC invites the following entities to participate in scoping:
a. The applicant, Entergy;
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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 has petitioned or intends to petition for leave
to intervene.
IV. Public Scoping 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 one public meeting
for the Waterford license renewal supplement to the GEIS. The scoping
meeting will be held on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. The meeting will be
held from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at the St. Charles Parish Emergency
Operation Center, 15026 River Road, Hahnville, Louisiana, 10057. There
will be a registration period from 6:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. for members
of the public to sign in to speak.
The meeting will be transcribed and will include: (1) An overview
by the NRC staff of the NEPA environmental review process, the proposed
scope of the supplement to the GEIS, and the proposed review schedule;
and (2) 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. To be considered, comments must be provided either at the
transcribed public meeting or in writing, as discussed in the ADDRESSES
section of this notice.
Persons may register to attend or present oral comments at the
meetings on the scope of the NEPA review by contacting the NRC Project
Manager, Ms. Elaine Keegan, by telephone at 800-368-5642, extension
8517, or by email at [email protected] no later than June 3, 2016.
Members of the public may also register to speak during the
registration period prior to the start of meeting. 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. Please contact Ms. Keegan no later than June 3, 2016, if
accommodations or special equipment are needed to attend or present
information at the public meeting so that the NRC staff can determine
whether the request can be accommodated.
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. Matters related to
participation in any hearing are outside the scope of matters to be
discussed at this public meeting. The notice of acceptance for
docketing of the application and a description of the hearing process
will be published separately in the Federal Register.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of June, 2016.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James G. Danna,
Chief, Environmental Review and Project Management Branch, Division of
License Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2016-13228 Filed 6-3-16; 8:45 am]
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