[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 115 (Friday, June 16, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27731-27732]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2017-12357]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-443-LA2; ASLBP No. 17-953-02-LA-BD01]


Atomic Safety and Licensing Board; In the Matter of Nextera 
Energy Seabrook, LLC (Seabrook Station, Unit One)

 June 5, 2017.
Before Administrative Judges: Ronald M. Spritzer, Chairman, Nicholas 
G. Trikouros, Dr. Sekazi Mtingwa.

Order

(Scheduling Oral Argument and Providing Instructions)

    Before the Board is the petition of the C-10 Research and Education 
Foundation, Inc. (C-10) challenging a license amendment request 
submitted by NextEra Energy Seabrook LLC (NextEra) for Seabrook 
Station, Unit 1, located in Seabrook, New Hampshire. Oral argument on 
standing and contention admissibility will be held on Thursday, June 
29, 2017, beginning at 10:00 a.m. EDT. The Board anticipates that oral 
argument will last approximately three hours.
    The argument will take place by online video conference. Citrix 
GoToMeeting will be used for the video component of oral argument and 
telephone access will be used for the audio component. The Board will 
conduct oral argument from the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 
Panel's hearing room, located at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's 
headquarters at 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The 
designated representatives of C-10, NextEra, and the NRC Staff 
(collectively ``participants'') will participate remotely. Members of 
the public may observe oral argument from the hearing room, but listen-
only telephone access will also be made available.
Instructions
    On or before Tuesday, June 27, 2017, each participant shall provide 
the names of its representatives by email to the Board and the service 
list. Only designated representatives will be permitted to present oral 
argument. Each counsel or other representative for each participant in 
this proceeding who has not already done so must file and serve a 
notice of appearance on or before Tuesday, June 27, 2017, containing 
all of the information required by 10 CFR 2.314(b). While each 
participant should designate one primary spokesperson for the argument, 
limited response will be permitted from other representatives with a 
notice of appearance on file to the extent necessary to answer the 
Board's questions. The Board's law clerk, Julie Reynolds-Engel, will 
contact the participants' designated representatives by email to 
provide the web address and telephone number required to participate in 
oral argument.
    On Tuesday, June 27, 2017, beginning at 11:00 a.m. EDT, the Board's 
IT Specialist will conduct a 15- to 30-minute technology test of the 
online video conferencing system with the participants. Each 
participant will need (1) a telephone line, (2) a computer or tablet 
with an embedded or attached web camera, (3) an internet connection 
with at least 1 Mbps connection speed, and (4) a compatible web browser 
or iOS or Android application.\1\ The Board's law clerk will contact 
the participants by email to provide the web address \2\ and telephone 
number required to participate in the technology test by Thursday, June 
22.
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    \1\ The participants should review the Citrix GoToMeeting 
frequently asked questions Web page (http://www.gotomeeting.com/meeting/online-meeting-support) for specific system requirements. 
For the purpose of this oral argument, there is no cost to the 
participants for using GoToMeeting.
    \2\ A participant's computer or tablet may require installation 
of a free plugin or free software from Citrix. Accessing the 
provided web address prior to the technology test will prompt a 
plugin or software download, if required.
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    The primary purpose of this oral argument is for the Board to ask 
questions and receive answers concerning standing and contention 
admissibility issues presented by the pleadings. C-10 shall have 30 
minutes to present its arguments on all issues, and the NRC Staff and 
NextEra shall each have 20 minutes. C-10 may reserve up to 5 minutes of 
its allotted time for rebuttal. No other rebuttal will be permitted.
    In general, the participants should not repeat arguments already 
presented in their written filings, but should focus on responding to 
the Board's questions. The argument is not an evidentiary hearing, and 
the participants therefore should not attempt to introduce evidence 
during the argument. The participants should advise the Board and the 
other participants no later than Tuesday, June 27, 2017, if they plan 
to refer to any type of visual aid during the argument. No material 
that is not already cited in the record before the Board should be used 
as a visual aid.
    Although the designated representatives will participate remotely, 
the Board encourages all participants to conduct themselves as if 
present in-person and to participate from an office setting.

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Public Attendance
    The public is welcome to attend the argument at the Atomic Safety 
and Licensing Board Panel's hearing room. However, only the designated 
representatives will be permitted to participate in the argument. 
Neither signs nor any manner of demonstration will be permitted in the 
hearing room. Those people wishing to attend the oral argument in 
person should contact the Board's law clerk, Julie Reynolds-Engel, at 
301-415-5680 or [email protected] no later than Tuesday, 
June 27, 2017, to provide their names for security purposes. All 
members of the public participating in person must present a valid 
photo ID and should arrive at least twenty minutes early so as to allow 
sufficient time to pass through security screening. Cell phones are not 
permitted in the hearing room.
Listen-Only Telephone Access
    The Board's law clerk will contact the participants by email to 
provide the telephone number and pass code for listen-only access to 
oral argument. Members of the public who wish to listen to the 
conference may also contact the Board's law clerk, Julie Reynolds-
Engel, at 301-415-5680 or [email protected], for the 
necessary listen-only telephone access information by Tuesday, June 27, 
2017.
Transcript Availability
    After June 29, 2017, a transcript of the oral argument will be 
available for public inspection electronically on the NRC's Electronic 
Hearing Docket (EHD). EHD is accessible from the NRC Web site at 
https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd. For additional information regarding EHD, 
please see http://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/adjudicatory.html#ehd. Persons who do not have access to the internet 
or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located on the 
NRC's Web site may contact the NRC Public Document Room reference staff 
by email to [email protected] or by telephone at (800) 397-4209 or (301) 415-
4737. Reference staff are available Monday through Friday between 8:00 
a.m. and 4:00 p.m. ET, except federal holidays. For additional 
information regarding the NRC Public Document Room please see http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/pdr.html.
    It is so ordered.

    For the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, Rockville, Maryland.

    Dated: June 5, 2017.
Ronald M. Spritzer,
Chairman, Administrative Judge.
[FR Doc. 2017-12357 Filed 6-15-17; 8:45 am]
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