[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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