80_FR_37790 80 FR 37664 - Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2

80 FR 37664 - Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2

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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 126 (July 1, 2015)

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On January 27, 2010, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) notified the public of its opportunity to participate in the scoping process associated with the preparation of an environmental impact statement (EIS) related to the review of the license renewal application submitted by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for the renewal of Facility Operating Licenses DPR-80 and DPR-82 for an additional 20 years of operation at Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP), Units 1 and 2. The current operating licenses for DCPP, Units 1 and 2 expire on November 2, 2024, and August 26, 2025, respectively. The scoping period closed on April 12, 2010. The NRC has decided to reopen the scoping process and allow members of the public an additional opportunity to participate.

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[Docket Nos. 50-275 and 50-323; NRC-2009-0552]


Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1 and 2

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement 
and conduct the scoping process; reopening of scoping process, public 
meetings, and request for comment.

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SUMMARY: On January 27, 2010, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
(NRC) notified the public of its opportunity to participate in the 
scoping process associated with the preparation of an environmental 
impact statement (EIS) related to the review of the license renewal 
application submitted by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for 
the renewal of Facility Operating Licenses DPR-80 and DPR-82 for an 
additional 20 years of operation at Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP), 
Units 1 and 2. The current operating licenses for DCPP, Units 1 and 2 
expire on November 2, 2024, and August 26, 2025, respectively. The 
scoping period closed on April 12, 2010. The NRC has decided to reopen 
the scoping process and allow members of the public an additional 
opportunity to participate.

DATES: The comment period for the environmental scoping process 
published on January 27, 2010 (75 FR 4427) has been reopened. Comments 
should be filed no later than August 31, 2015. 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 
before 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-2009-0552. 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: Michael Wentzel, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6459, email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments

A. Obtaining Information

    Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2009-0552 when contacting the NRC 
about the availability of information regarding this document. You may 
obtain publicly-available information related to this document by the 
following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2009-0552.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection 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 (if it available in 
ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced. The 
application for renewal of the DCPP licenses can be found in ADAMS 
under Package Accession No. ML093340125.

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     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-2009-0552 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 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 submissions into ADAMS.

II. Discussion

    On January 27, 2010 (75 FR 4427), the NRC notified the public of 
its opportunity to participate in the scoping process associated with 
the preparation of an EIS related to the review of the license renewal 
application submitted by PG&E for the renewal of the operating licenses 
for an additional 20 years of operation at DCPP. The application for 
license renewal, which included an environmental report (ER), dated 
November 23, 2009 (ADAMS Package No. ML093340125), was submitted 
pursuant to part 54 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 
CFR). A separate notice of receipt and availability of the application 
was published in the Federal Register on December 11, 2009 (74 FR 
65811). 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 January 21, 2010 (75 
FR 3493). The scoping period closed on April 12, 2010. By letter dated 
April 10, 2011 (ADAMS Accession No. ML111010592), PG&E requested the 
NRC to delay final processing of the license renewal application to 
allow time for the completion of certain seismic studies to address 
concerns raised during the State of California's Coastal Zone 
Management Act consistency review. On May 31, 2011 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML11138A315), the NRC delayed all further milestones associated with 
the safety and environmental reviews of the DCPP license renewal 
application.
    On December 22, 2014 (ADAMS Package No. ML14364A259), and February 
25, 2015 (ADAMS Package No. ML15057A102), PG&E amended its ER to 
provide additional information identified by NRC staff as necessary to 
complete the review of the DCPP license renewal application. By letter 
dated April 28, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15104A509), the NRC staff 
issued a schedule for the remainder of the DCPP license renewal review. 
The purpose of this notice is to (1) inform the public that the NRC has 
decided to reopen the scoping process, as defined in 10 CFR 51.29, 
``Scoping-environmental impact statement and supplement to 
environmental impact statement,'' and (2) allow members of the public 
an additional opportunity to participate. The comments already received 
by the NRC will be considered; reopening of the scoping process 
provides additional opportunity for the public to comment on issues 
that may have emerged since completion of the last scoping period.
    As outlined in Sec.  800.8 of Title 36 of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (36 CFR), ``Coordination With the National Environmental 
Policy Act,'' the NRC plans to coordinate compliance with Section 106 
of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA) in meeting the 
requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA). 
Under Sec.  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 
in Sec.  800.3 through 800.6.
    In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c) and 10 CFR 54.23, PG&E 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. 
ML093340123 (original) and Package Nos. ML14364A259 (amendment 1) and 
ML15057A102 (amendment 2). The ER may also be viewed on the NRC Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/operating/licensing/renewal/applications/diablo-canyon.html. In addition, paper copies of the ER 
are available for public review near the site at the San Luis Obispo 
County Library, 995 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo, California 93403 and 
at the Paso Robles City Library, 1000 Spring Street, Paso Robles, 
California 93446.
    This document advises the public that 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, Revision 1), related to the 
review of the application for renewal of the DCPP operating licenses 
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.

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    The NRC invites the following entities to participate in scoping:
    a. The applicant, PG&E;
    b. Any Federal agency which has jurisdiction by law or special 
expertise with respect to any environmental impact involved or which is 
authorized to develop and enforce relevant environmental standards;
    c. Affected State and local agencies, including those authorized to 
develop and enforce relevant environmental standards;
    d. Any affected Indian tribe;
    e. Any person who has requested an opportunity to participate in 
the scoping process; and
    f. Any person who has petitioned for leave to intervene in the 
proceeding or who has been admitted as a party to the proceeding.

III. 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 public meetings for 
the DCPP license renewal supplement to the GEIS. The scoping meetings 
will be held on August 5, 2015, and there will be two sessions to 
accommodate interested persons. The first session will convene at 1:30 
p.m. and will continue until 4:30 p.m., as necessary. The second 
session will convene at 7:00 p.m. with a repeat of the overview 
portions of the meeting and will continue until 10:00 p.m., as 
necessary. Both sessions will be held at the Courtyard by Marriott San 
Luis Obispo, 1605 Calle Joaquin Road, San Luis Obispo, CA 93405. Both 
meetings 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. 
Additionally, the NRC staff will host informal discussions one hour 
prior to the start of each session at the same location. Written 
comments on the proposed scope of the supplement to the GEIS will be 
accepted during the informal discussions. To be considered, comments 
must be provided either at the transcribed public meetings or in 
writing, as discussed above.
    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, Michael Wentzel, by telephone at 1-800-368-5642, extension 
6459, or by email at [email protected], no later than July 31, 
2015. Members of the public may also register to speak at the meeting 
within 15 minutes of the start of each session. 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. Michael Wentzel will need to be contacted no later than July 22, 
2015, if special equipment or accommodations 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.
    At the conclusion of the scoping process, the NRC will prepare a 
concise summary of the determination and conclusions reached; including 
the significant issues identified, and will send a copy of the summary 
to each participant in the scoping process. The summary will also be 
available for inspection in ADAMS and the Federal Rulemaking Web site. 
The NRC staff will then prepare and issue for comment the draft 
supplement to the GEIS, which will be the subject of a separate notice 
and separate public meetings. Copies will be available for public 
inspection at the addresses listed in the ADDRESSES section of this 
Federal Register notice. After receipt and consideration of the 
comments, the NRC will prepare a final supplement to the GEIS, which 
will also be available for public inspection.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of June, 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brian Wittick,
Chief, Projects Branch 2, Division of License Renewal, Office of 
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
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                                              concludes that there would be no                        proposed action, amendment of NRC                      ADDRESSES:   You may submit comments
                                              disproportionately high and adverse                     Special Nuclear Materials License No.                  by any of the following methods (unless
                                              impacts to minority and low-income                      SNM–2506 for the PI ISFSI located in                   this document describes a different
                                              populations and that federally listed                   Goodhue County, Minnesota, will not                    method for submitting comments on a
                                              threatened and endangered species                       significantly affect the quality of the                specific subject):
                                              would not be affected by the continued                  human environment. Therefore, the                        • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
                                              operation of the PI ISFSI during the                    NRC staff has determined, pursuant to                  http://www.regulations.gov and search
                                              proposed license renewal period.                        10 CFR 51.31, that preparation of an                   for Docket ID NRC–2009–0552. Address
                                                 The NRC staff is also performing a                   environmental impact statement is not                  questions about NRC dockets to Carol
                                              detailed safety analysis of the NSPM’s                  required for the proposed action and a                 Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
                                              license renewal application to assess                   FONSI is appropriate.                                  email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
                                              compliance with 10 CFR part 20,                           Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day          technical questions, contact the
                                              ‘‘Standards for Protection Against                      of June, 2015.                                         individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
                                              Radiation,’’ and 10 CFR part 72,                          For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.               INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
                                              ‘‘Licensing Requirements for the                        Marissa G. Bailey,                                     document.
                                              Independent Storage of Spent Nuclear                                                                             • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
                                                                                                      Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and
                                              Fuel, High-Level Radioactive Waste, and                 Environmental Review, Office of Nuclear                Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
                                              Reactor-Related Greater Than Class C                    Material Safety and Safeguards.                        OWFN–12 H08, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
                                              Waste.’’ The NRC staff’s analysis will be               [FR Doc. 2015–16238 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am]            Commission, Washington, DC 20555–
                                              documented in a separate safety                                                                                0001.
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                                              evaluation report (SER). The NRC staff’s                                                                         For additional direction on obtaining
                                              decision whether to renew the NSPM’s                                                                           information and submitting comments,
                                              PI ISFSI license as proposed will be                    NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                     see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
                                              based on the results of the NRC staff’s                 COMMISSION                                             Submitting Comments’’ in the
                                              review as documented in the final EA,                                                                          SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
                                              the final FONSI, and in the SER.                        [Docket Nos. 50–275 and 50–323; NRC–                   this document.
                                                 Based on its review of the proposed                  2009–0552]
                                                                                                                                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              action in the EA relative to the                                                                               Michael Wentzel, Office of Nuclear
                                              requirements set forth in 10 CFR part                   Diablo Canyon Power Plant, Units 1
                                                                                                      and 2                                                  Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear
                                              51, the NRC staff has determined that                                                                          Regulatory Commission, Washington,
                                              renewal of NRC license SNM–2506,                        AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                            DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
                                              which would authorize continued                         Commission.                                            6459, email: Michael.Wentzel@nrc.gov.
                                              operation of the PI ISFSI in Goodhue                    ACTION: Notice of intent to prepare an                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                              County, Minnesota, for a an additional                  environmental impact statement and
                                              40 years, will not significantly affect the             conduct the scoping process; reopening                 I. Obtaining Information and
                                              quality of the human environment. No                    of scoping process, public meetings, and               Submitting Comments
                                              significant changes in NSPM’s                           request for comment.                                   A. Obtaining Information
                                              authorized operations for the PI ISFSI
                                              were requested as part of the license                   SUMMARY:   On January 27, 2010, the U.S.                  Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2009–
                                              renewal application. Approval of the                    Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)                    0552 when contacting the NRC about
                                              proposed action would not result in any                 notified the public of its opportunity to              the availability of information regarding
                                              new construction or expansion of the                    participate in the scoping process                     this document. You may obtain
                                              existing ISFSI footprint beyond that                    associated with the preparation of an                  publicly-available information related to
                                              previously approved. The ISFSI is a                     environmental impact statement (EIS)                   this document by the following
                                              passive facility that produces no liquid                related to the review of the license                   methods:
                                              or gaseous effluents. No significant                    renewal application submitted by                          • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
                                              radiological or nonradiological impacts                 Pacific Gas and Electric Company                       http://www.regulations.gov and search
                                              are expected from continued normal                      (PG&E) for the renewal of Facility                     for Docket ID NRC–2009–0552.
                                              operations. Occupational dose estimates                 Operating Licenses DPR–80 and DPR–82                      • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
                                              from routine monitoring activities and                  for an additional 20 years of operation                Access and Management System
                                              transfer of spent fuel for disposal are                 at Diablo Canyon Power Plant (DCPP),                   (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
                                              expected to be at as low as reasonably                  Units 1 and 2. The current operating                   available documents online in the
                                              achievable levels and are expected to be                licenses for DCPP, Units 1 and 2 expire                ADAMS Public Documents collection at
                                              within the limits of 10 CFR 20.1201.                    on November 2, 2024, and August 26,                    http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
                                              The estimated annual dose to the                        2025, respectively. The scoping period                 adams.html. To begin the search, select
                                              nearest potential member of the public                  closed on April 12, 2010. The NRC has                  ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
                                              from ISFSI activities is 0.02                           decided to reopen the scoping process                  select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
                                              millisieverts/year (mSv/yr) [2.20                       and allow members of the public an                     Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
                                              millirem/year (mrem/yr)], which is                      additional opportunity to participate.                 please contact the NRC’s Public
                                              below the 0.25 mSv/yr [25 mrem/yr]                      DATES: The comment period for the                      Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
                                              limit specified in 10 CFR 72.104(a) and                 environmental scoping process                          1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
                                              the 1 mSv/yr (100 mrem/yr) limit in 10                  published on January 27, 2010 (75 FR                   email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
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                                              CFR 20.1301(a)(1).                                      4427) has been reopened. Comments                      ADAMS accession number for each
                                                                                                      should be filed no later than August 31,               document referenced (if it available in
                                              III. Finding of No Significant Impact                   2015. Comments received after this date                ADAMS) is provided the first time that
                                                 Based on its review of the proposed                  will be considered if it is practical to do            a document is referenced. The
                                              action, in accordance with the                          so, but the Commission is able to ensure               application for renewal of the DCPP
                                              requirements in 10 CFR part 51, the                     consideration only for comments                        licenses can be found in ADAMS under
                                              NRC staff has concluded that the                        received before this date.                             Package Accession No. ML093340125.


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                                                • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and                      license renewal application to allow                   995 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo,
                                              purchase copies of public documents at                  time for the completion of certain                     California 93403 and at the Paso Robles
                                              the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One                         seismic studies to address concerns                    City Library, 1000 Spring Street, Paso
                                              White Flint North, 11555 Rockville                      raised during the State of California’s                Robles, California 93446.
                                              Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.                        Coastal Zone Management Act                               This document advises the public that
                                                                                                      consistency review. On May 31, 2011                    the NRC intends to gather the
                                              B. Submitting Comments
                                                                                                      (ADAMS Accession No. ML11138A315),                     information necessary to prepare a plant
                                                Please include Docket ID NRC–2009–                    the NRC delayed all further milestones                 specific supplement to the NRC’s
                                              0552 in the subject line of your                        associated with the safety and                         ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
                                              comment submission, in order to ensure                  environmental reviews of the DCPP                      Statement (GEIS) for License Renewal of
                                              that the NRC is able to make your                       license renewal application.                           Nuclear Plants’’ (NUREG–1437,
                                              comment submission available to the                        On December 22, 2014 (ADAMS                         Revision 1), related to the review of the
                                              public in this docket.                                  Package No. ML14364A259), and                          application for renewal of the DCPP
                                                The NRC cautions you not to include                   February 25, 2015 (ADAMS Package No.                   operating licenses for an additional 20
                                              identifying or contact information that                 ML15057A102), PG&E amended its ER                      years.
                                              you do not want to be publicly                          to provide additional information                         Possible alternatives to the proposed
                                              disclosed in your comment submission.                   identified by NRC staff as necessary to                action (license renewal) include no
                                              The NRC will post all comment                           complete the review of the DCPP license                action and reasonable alternative energy
                                              submissions at http://                                  renewal application. By letter dated                   sources. The NRC is required by 10 CFR
                                              www.regulations.gov as well as enter the                April 28, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No.                    51.95 to prepare a supplement to the
                                              comment submissions into ADAMS.                         ML15104A509), the NRC staff issued a                   GEIS in connection with the renewal of
                                              The NRC does not routinely edit                         schedule for the remainder of the DCPP                 an operating license. This notice is
                                              comment submissions to remove                           license renewal review. The purpose of                 being published in accordance with
                                              identifying or contact information.                     this notice is to (1) inform the public                NEPA and the NRC’s regulations found
                                                If you are requesting or aggregating                  that the NRC has decided to reopen the                 at 10 CFR part 51.
                                              comments from other persons for                         scoping process, as defined in 10 CFR                     The NRC will first conduct a scoping
                                              submission to the NRC, then you should                  51.29, ‘‘Scoping-environmental impact                  process for the supplement to the GEIS
                                              inform those persons not to include                     statement and supplement to                            and, as soon as practicable thereafter,
                                              identifying or contact information that                 environmental impact statement,’’ and                  will prepare a draft supplement to the
                                              they do not want to be publicly                         (2) allow members of the public an                     GEIS for public comment. Participation
                                              disclosed in their comment submission.                  additional opportunity to participate.                 in the scoping process by members of
                                              Your request should state that the NRC                  The comments already received by the                   the public and local, State, Tribal, and
                                              does not routinely edit comment                         NRC will be considered; reopening of                   Federal government agencies is
                                              submissions to remove such information                  the scoping process provides additional                encouraged. The scoping process for the
                                              before making the comment                               opportunity for the public to comment                  supplement to the GEIS will be used to
                                              submissions available to the public or                  on issues that may have emerged since                  accomplish the following:
                                              entering the comment submissions into                   completion of the last scoping period.                    a. Define the proposed action, which
                                              ADAMS.                                                     As outlined in § 800.8 of Title 36 of               is to be the subject of the supplement to
                                              II. Discussion                                          the Code of Federal Regulations (36                    the GEIS;
                                                                                                      CFR), ‘‘Coordination With the National                    b. Determine the scope of the
                                                 On January 27, 2010 (75 FR 4427), the                Environmental Policy Act,’’ the NRC                    supplement to the GEIS and identify the
                                              NRC notified the public of its                          plans to coordinate compliance with                    significant issues to be analyzed in
                                              opportunity to participate in the scoping               Section 106 of the National Historic                   depth;
                                              process associated with the preparation                 Preservation Act (NHPA) in meeting the                    c. Identify and eliminate from
                                              of an EIS related to the review of the                  requirements of the National                           detailed study those issues that are
                                              license renewal application submitted                   Environmental Policy Act of 1969                       peripheral or that are not significant;
                                              by PG&E for the renewal of the                          (NEPA). Under § 800.8(c) the NRC                          d. Identify any environmental
                                              operating licenses for an additional 20                 intends to use its process and                         assessments and other ElSs that are
                                              years of operation at DCPP. The                         documentation for the preparation of                   being or will be prepared that are
                                              application for license renewal, which                  the EIS on the proposed action to                      related to, but are not part of, the scope
                                              included an environmental report (ER),                  comply with Section 106 of the NHPA                    of the supplement to the GEIS being
                                              dated November 23, 2009 (ADAMS                          in lieu of the procedures set forth in                 considered;
                                              Package No. ML093340125), was                           § 800.3 through 800.6.                                    e. Identify other environmental
                                              submitted pursuant to part 54 of Title 10                  In accordance with 10 CFR 51.53(c)                  review and consultation requirements
                                              of the Code of Federal Regulations (10                  and 10 CFR 54.23, PG&E submitted the                   related to the proposed action;
                                              CFR). A separate notice of receipt and                  ER as part of the application. The ER                     f. Indicate the relationship between
                                              availability of the application was                     was prepared pursuant to 10 CFR part                   the timing of the preparation of the
                                              published in the Federal Register on                    51 and is publicly available in ADAMS                  environmental analyses and the
                                              December 11, 2009 (74 FR 65811). A                      under Accession No. ML093340123                        Commission’s tentative planning and
                                              notice of acceptance for docketing of the               (original) and Package Nos.                            decision-making schedule;
                                              application and opportunity for hearing                 ML14364A259 (amendment 1) and                             g. Identify any cooperating agencies
                                              regarding renewal of the facility                       ML15057A102 (amendment 2). The ER                      and, as appropriate, allocate
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                                              operating license was published in the                  may also be viewed on the NRC Web                      assignments for preparation and
                                              Federal Register on January 21, 2010                    site at http://www.nrc.gov/reactors/                   schedules for completing the
                                              (75 FR 3493). The scoping period closed                 operating/licensing/renewal/                           supplement to the GEIS to the NRC and
                                              on April 12, 2010. By letter dated April                applications/diablo-canyon.html. In                    any cooperating agencies; and
                                              10, 2011 (ADAMS Accession No.                           addition, paper copies of the ER are                      h. Describe how the supplement to
                                              ML111010592), PG&E requested the                        available for public review near the site              the GEIS will be prepared and include
                                              NRC to delay final processing of the                    at the San Luis Obispo County Library,                 any contractor assistance to be used.


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                                              37666                         Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 126 / Wednesday, July 1, 2015 / Notices

                                                The NRC invites the following entities                contacting the NRC Project Manager,                    NUCLEAR REGULATORY
                                              to participate in scoping:                              Michael Wentzel, by telephone at 1–                    COMMISSION
                                                a. The applicant, PG&E;                               800–368–5642, extension 6459, or by
                                                b. Any Federal agency which has                                                                              [NRC–2015–0153]
                                                                                                      email at Michael.Wentzel@nrc.gov, no
                                              jurisdiction by law or special expertise                later than July 31, 2015. Members of the               Acceptance of Commercial-Grade
                                              with respect to any environmental                       public may also register to speak at the               Design and Analysis Computer
                                              impact involved or which is authorized                  meeting within 15 minutes of the start                 Programs for Nuclear Power Plants
                                              to develop and enforce relevant
                                                                                                      of each session. Individual oral
                                              environmental standards;                                                                                       AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
                                                c. Affected State and local agencies,                 comments may be limited by the time
                                                                                                      available, depending on the number of                  Commission.
                                              including those authorized to develop                                                                          ACTION: Draft regulatory guide; request
                                              and enforce relevant environmental                      persons who register. Members of the
                                                                                                      public who have not registered may also                for comment.
                                              standards;
                                                d. Any affected Indian tribe;                         have an opportunity to speak if time                   SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
                                                e. Any person who has requested an                    permits. Public comments will be                       Commission (NRC) is issuing for public
                                              opportunity to participate in the scoping               considered in the scoping process for                  comment draft regulatory guide (DG),
                                              process; and                                            the supplement to the GEIS. Michael                    DG–1305, ‘‘Acceptance of Commercial-
                                                f. Any person who has petitioned for                  Wentzel will need to be contacted no                   Grade Design and Analysis Computer
                                              leave to intervene in the proceeding or                 later than July 22, 2015, if special                   Programs for Nuclear Power Plants.’’
                                              who has been admitted as a party to the                 equipment or accommodations are                        This DG provides new (i.e., not
                                              proceeding.                                             needed to attend or present information                preceded by earlier guidance on the
                                              III. Public Scoping Meeting                             at the public meeting so that the NRC                  same subject) guidance that describes
                                                                                                      staff can determine whether the request                acceptance methods that the staff of the
                                                 In accordance with 10 CFR 51.26, the
                                                                                                      can be accommodated.                                   NRC considers acceptable in meeting
                                              scoping process for an EIS may include
                                                                                                         Participation in the scoping process                regulatory requirements for acceptance
                                              a public scoping meeting to help
                                                                                                                                                             and dedication of commercial-grade
                                              identify significant issues related to a                for the supplement to the GEIS does not
                                                                                                                                                             design and analysis computer programs
                                              proposed activity and to determine the                  entitle participants to become parties to
                                                                                                                                                             for nuclear power plants.
                                              scope of issues to be addressed in an                   the proceeding to which the supplement
                                              EIS. The NRC has decided to hold                                                                               DATES: Submit comments by August 31,
                                                                                                      to the GEIS relates. Matters related to
                                              public meetings for the DCPP license                                                                           2015. Comments received after this date
                                                                                                      participation in any hearing are outside
                                              renewal supplement to the GEIS. The                                                                            will be considered if it is practical to do
                                                                                                      the scope of matters to be discussed at
                                              scoping meetings will be held on                                                                               so, but the NRC is able to ensure
                                                                                                      this public meeting.
                                              August 5, 2015, and there will be two                                                                          consideration only for comments
                                                                                                         At the conclusion of the scoping                    received on or before this date.
                                              sessions to accommodate interested
                                              persons. The first session will convene                 process, the NRC will prepare a concise                Although a time limit is given,
                                              at 1:30 p.m. and will continue until 4:30               summary of the determination and                       comments and suggestions in
                                              p.m., as necessary. The second session                  conclusions reached; including the                     connection with items for inclusion in
                                              will convene at 7:00 p.m. with a repeat                 significant issues identified, and will                guides currently being developed or
                                              of the overview portions of the meeting                 send a copy of the summary to each                     improvements in all published guides
                                              and will continue until 10:00 p.m., as                  participant in the scoping process. The                are encouraged at any time.
                                              necessary. Both sessions will be held at                summary will also be available for                     ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                              the Courtyard by Marriott San Luis                      inspection in ADAMS and the Federal                    by any of the following methods (unless
                                              Obispo, 1605 Calle Joaquin Road, San                    Rulemaking Web site. The NRC staff                     this document describes a different
                                              Luis Obispo, CA 93405. Both meetings                    will then prepare and issue for comment                method for submitting comments on a
                                              will be transcribed and will include: (1)               the draft supplement to the GEIS, which                specified subject):
                                              An overview by the NRC staff of the                     will be the subject of a separate notice                 • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
                                              NEPA environmental review process,                      and separate public meetings. Copies                   http://www.regulations.gov and search
                                              the proposed scope of the supplement to                 will be available for public inspection at             for Docket ID NRC–2015–0153. Address
                                              the GEIS, and the proposed review                       the addresses listed in the ADDRESSES                  questions about NRC dockets to Carol
                                              schedule; and (2) the opportunity for                   section of this Federal Register notice.               Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
                                              interested government agencies,                         After receipt and consideration of the                 email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
                                              organizations, and individuals to submit                comments, the NRC will prepare a final                 technical questions, contact the
                                              comments or suggestions on the                                                                                 individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER
                                                                                                      supplement to the GEIS, which will also
                                              environmental issues or the proposed                                                                           INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
                                                                                                      be available for public inspection.
                                              scope of the supplement to the GEIS.                                                                           document.
                                              Additionally, the NRC staff will host                     Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd                • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey,
                                              informal discussions one hour prior to                  day of June, 2015.                                     Office of Administration, Mail Stop:
                                              the start of each session at the same                     For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.               OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear
                                              location. Written comments on the                       Brian Wittick,                                         Regulatory Commission, Washington,
                                              proposed scope of the supplement to the                 Chief, Projects Branch 2, Division of License
                                                                                                                                                             DC 20555–0001.
                                              GEIS will be accepted during the                        Renewal, Office of Nuclear Reactor
                                                                                                                                                               For additional direction on accessing
                                                                                                                                                             information and submitting comments,
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                                              informal discussions. To be considered,                 Regulation.
                                              comments must be provided either at                                                                            see ‘‘Obtaining Information and
                                                                                                      [FR Doc. 2015–15921 Filed 6–30–15; 8:45 am]
                                              the transcribed public meetings or in                                                                          Submitting Comments’’ in the
                                                                                                      BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                              writing, as discussed above.                                                                                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
                                                 Persons may register to attend or                                                                           this document.
                                              present oral comments at the meetings                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                              on the scope of the NEPA review by                                                                             George Lipscomb, Office of New


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of intent to prepare an environmental impact statement and conduct the scoping process; reopening of scoping process, public meetings, and request for comment.
DatesThe comment period for the environmental scoping process published on January 27, 2010 (75 FR 4427) has been reopened. Comments should be filed no later than August 31, 2015. 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 before this date.
ContactMichael Wentzel, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6459, email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 37664 

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