[Federal Register Volume 89, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 5, 2024)]
[Notices]
[Pages 48196-48197]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2024-12294]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50-263; NRC-2023-0031]


Northern States Power Company; Monticello Nuclear Generating 
Plant Unit 1; Draft Environmental Impact Statement

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Request for comment; extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On April 24, 2024, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) solicited comments on draft Site-Specific Environmental Impact 
Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 26, Second 
Renewal, Regarding Subsequent License Renewal for Monticello Nuclear 
Generating Plant, Unit 1, NUREG-1437. The public comment period was 
originally scheduled to close on June 10, 2024. The NRC has decided to 
extend the public comment period to allow more time for members of the 
public to develop and submit their comments.

DATES: The due date of comments requested in the document published on 
April 24, 2024 (89 FR 31225) is extended. Comments should be filed no 
later than June 25, 2024. Comments received after this date will be 
considered, if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to 
ensure consideration only for comments received on or before that date.

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods; 
however, the NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal rulemaking website.
     Federal rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0031. Address 
questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; 
telephone: 301-415-0624; email: [email protected].
     Email: Comments may be submitted to the NRC electronically 
using the email address [email protected].
     Mail comments to: Office of Administration, Mail Stop: 
TWFN-7-A60M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001, ATTN: Program Management, Announcements and Editing Staff.
    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: Jessica Uma[ntilde]a, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-5207; email: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2023-0031 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information regarding this document. You may 
obtain publicly available information related to this action using any 
of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2023-0031.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, 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, at 301-415-4737, 
or by email to [email protected]. Draft Site-Specific Environmental 
Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, Supplement 26, 
Second Renewal, Regarding Subsequent License Renewal for Monticello 
Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1, NUREG-1437, is available in ADAMS 
under Accession No. ML24102A276.
     NRC's PDR: The PDR, where you may examine and order copies 
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publicly available documents, is open by appointment. To make an 
appointment to visit the PDR, please send an email to 
[email protected] or call 1-800-397-4209 or 301-415-4737, between 8 
a.m. and 4 p.m. eastern time (ET), Monday through Friday, except 
Federal holidays.
     Public Library: A copy of the draft Site-Specific 
Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear Plants, 
Supplement 26, Second Renewal, Regarding Subsequent License Renewal for 
Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1, NUREG-1437, regarding the 
proposed subsequent renewal of Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. 
DPR-22, for an additional 20 years of operation for Monticello, will be 
available for public review at the Monticello Great River Regional 
Library, 200 W 6th St., Monticello, MN 55362.

B. Submitting Comments

    The NRC encourages electronic comment submission through the 
Federal rulemaking website (https://www.regulations.gov). Please 
include Docket ID NRC-2023-0031 in your comment submission.
    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 
https://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 to be 
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 comment into ADAMS.

II. Discussion

    On April 24, 2024, the NRC solicited comments on draft Site-
Specific Environmental Impact Statement for License Renewal of Nuclear 
Plants, Supplement 26, Second Renewal, Regarding Subsequent License 
Renewal for Monticello Nuclear Generating Plant, Unit 1, NUREG-1437. 
The draft site-specific environmental impact statement evaluates the 
environmental impacts of proposed action (subsequent license renewal 
for Monticello Unit 1, whereby the period of operation would be 
extended for an additional 20 years), and alternatives to the proposed 
action. The public comment period was originally scheduled to close on 
June 10, 2024. Pursuant to section 51.73 of title10 of the Code of 
Federal Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC established a comment period of 
45 days from the date of its Federal Register notice (89 FR 31225) 
issued on April 24, 2024, amending the Environmental Protection Agency 
initially noticed 45-day comment period established on April 19, 2024 
(89 FR 28771). The NRC recently received requests to extend the comment 
period. The NRC found these requests to be reasonable and has decided, 
pursuant to 10 CFR 51.73, to extend the public comment period for 
fifteen days until June 25, 2024, to allow more time for members of the 
public to submit their comments.

    Dated: May 30, 2024.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Stephen S. Koenick,
Chief, Environmental Project Management Branch 1, Rulemaking, 
Environmental and Financial Support, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2024-12294 Filed 6-4-24; 8:45 am]
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