81 FR 7835 - Atomic Safety And Licensing Board; Before Administrative Judges: Paul S. Ryerson, Chairman, Dr. Gary S. Arnold, Dr. Craig M. White; In the Matter of PSEG Power, LLC and PSEG Nuclear, LLC (Early Site Permit Application); Notice of Hearing

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FR Document		2016-03054

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 30 (Tuesday, February 16, 2016)

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[Docket No. 52-043-ESP; ASLBP No. 15-943-01-ESP-BD01]


Atomic Safety And Licensing Board; Before Administrative Judges: 
Paul S. Ryerson, Chairman, Dr. Gary S. Arnold, Dr. Craig M. White; In 
the Matter of PSEG Power, LLC and PSEG Nuclear, LLC (Early Site Permit 
Application); Notice of Hearing

February 8, 2016.
    The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board gives notice that, pursuant 
to section 189a(1)(A) of the Atomic Energy Act, 42 U.S.C. 
2239(a)(1)(A), and 10 CFR 52.21, it will convene an uncontested 
mandatory hearing on March 24, 2016 to receive testimony and exhibits 
regarding an application from PSEG Power, LLC and PSEG Nuclear, LLC 
(collectively PSEG) for a 10 CFR part 52, subpart A Early Site Permit 
(ESP).\1\ In its ESP application, PSEG proposes a site for a potential 
nuclear power facility adjacent to two existing facilities in Salem 
County, New Jersey (the PSEG Site).\2\ This mandatory hearing will 
concern safety and environmental matters relating to the proposed 
issuance of the requested ESP.\3\
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    \1\ See 75 FR 68,624, 68,624 (Nov. 8, 2010).
    \2\ The existing nuclear power facilities are Salem Generating 
Station Units 1 and 2 and Hope Creek Generating Station Unit 1. 
Safety Evaluation of the Early Site Permit Application in the Matter 
of PSEG Power, LLC and PSEG Nuclear, LLC for the PSEG Early Site 
Permit Site (Sept. 29, 2015) at 1-1 (ADAMS Accession No. 
ML14302A447).
    \3\ See Licensing Board Order (Initial Scheduling Order) (Nov. 
16, 2015) at Attach. A (unpublished).
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I. Hearing Date, Time, and Location

    The evidentiary hearing will commence on Thursday, March 24, 2016 
at 9:00 a.m. EDT, and, if necessary, will continue day-to-day 
thereafter until concluded. The evidentiary hearing will take place in 
the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel's hearing room, located 
within the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's headquarters at 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Members of the public who 
wish to observe the mandatory hearing are advised to arrive early. 
Security measures will include searches of handcarried items such as 
briefcases or backpacks.

II. Limited Appearance Statements

    No petition was received in response to the NRC's notice in the 
Federal Register of an opportunity to seek to intervene.\4\ 
Participation in the evidentiary hearing will be limited to the 
designated witnesses and counsel for the parties.
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    \4\ See 75 FR 68,625.
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    Prior to the evidentiary hearing, any person (other than a party or 
the representative of a party to this proceeding) may nonetheless 
submit a written limited appearance statement pursuant to 10 CFR 
2.315(a) that sets forth a position on matters related to this 
proceeding. Limited appearance statements should be emailed to 
[email protected]. As provided by NRC regulations, however, no 
limited appearance statement shall be considered as evidence.\5\
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    \5\ 10 CFR 2.315(a).
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III. Document Availability

    Documents relating to this proceeding (including any updated or 
revised scheduling information regarding the evidentiary hearing) are 
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 the 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: February 8, 2016.
Paul S. Ryerson,
Chairman, Administrative Judge.
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Lodge Project, which includes a mine to two existing facilities in Salem adjudicatory.html#ehd. Persons who do
for the purpose of extracting rare earth County, New Jersey (the PSEG Site).2 not have access to the internet or who
element ores in the Black Hills National This mandatory hearing will concern encounter problems in accessing the
Forest in Crook County, Wyoming and safety and environmental matters documents located on the NRC’s Web
a rare earth element processing plant in relating to the proposed issuance of the site may contact the NRC Public
Weston County, Wyoming. In response requested ESP.3 Document Room reference staff by email
to a notice filed in the Federal Register, I. Hearing Date, Time, and Location to pdr@nrc.gov or by telephone at (800)
see 80 FR 70,846 (Nov. 16, 2015), the 397–4209 or (301) 415–4737. Reference
Defenders of the Black Hills filed a The evidentiary hearing will staff are available Monday through
Request for a Hearing dated January 14, commence on Thursday, March 24, Friday between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
2016, and received by Office of the 2016 at 9:00 a.m. EDT, and, if necessary, ET, except federal holidays. For
Secretary on January 15, 2016. will continue day-to-day thereafter until additional information regarding the
The Board is comprised of the concluded. The evidentiary hearing will NRC Public Document Room please see
following Administrative Judges: take place in the Atomic Safety and http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
William J. Froehlich, Chair, Atomic Licensing Board Panel’s hearing room, pdr.html.
Safety and Licensing Board Panel, located within the Nuclear Regulatory It is so ordered.
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Commission’s headquarters at 11555
For The Atomic Safety and Licensing
Washington, DC 20555–0001 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
Board. Rockville, Maryland.
G. Paul Bollwerk, III, Atomic Safety and 20852. Members of the public who wish
Dated: February 8, 2016.
Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear to observe the mandatory hearing are
advised to arrive early. Security Paul S. Ryerson,
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
measures will include searches of Chairman, Administrative Judge.
DC 20555–0001
Nicholas G. Trikouros, Atomic Safety handcarried items such as briefcases or [FR Doc. 2016–03054 Filed 2–12–16; 8:45 am]
and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. backpacks. BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, II. Limited Appearance Statements
Washington, DC 20555–0001
No petition was received in response NUCLEAR REGULATORY
All correspondence, documents, and to the NRC’s notice in the Federal COMMISSION
other materials shall be filed in Register of an opportunity to seek to
accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule. [NRC–2016–0026]
intervene.4 Participation in the
See 10 CFR 2.302. evidentiary hearing will be limited to Biweekly Notice; Applications and
Rockville, Maryland. the designated witnesses and counsel Amendments to Facility Operating
Dated: February 9, 2016. for the parties. Licenses and Combined Licenses
E. Roy Hawkens, Prior to the evidentiary hearing, any Involving No Significant Hazards
Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety person (other than a party or the Considerations
and Licensing Board Panel. representative of a party to this
[FR Doc. 2016–03055 Filed 2–12–16; 8:45 am] proceeding) may nonetheless submit a AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
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written limited appearance statement Commission.
pursuant to 10 CFR 2.315(a) that sets ACTION: Biweekly notice.
forth a position on matters related to
this proceeding. Limited appearance SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 189a. (2)
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statements should be emailed to of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
COMMISSION
hearing.docket@nrc.gov. As provided by amended (AEA), the U.S. Nuclear
[Docket No. 52–043–ESP; ASLBP No. 15– NRC regulations, however, no limited Regulatory Commission (NRC) is
943–01–ESP–BD01] appearance statement shall be publishing this regular biweekly notice.
considered as evidence.5 The Act requires the Commission to
Atomic Safety And Licensing Board; publish notice of any amendments
Before Administrative Judges: Paul S. III. Document Availability issued, or proposed to be issued, and
Ryerson, Chairman, Dr. Gary S. Arnold, Documents relating to this proceeding grants the Commission the authority to
Dr. Craig M. White; In the Matter of (including any updated or revised issue and make immediately effective
PSEG Power, LLC and PSEG Nuclear, scheduling information regarding the any amendment to an operating license
LLC (Early Site Permit Application); evidentiary hearing) are available for or combined license, as applicable,
Notice of Hearing public inspection electronically on the upon a determination by the
February 8, 2016. NRC’s Electronic Hearing Docket (EHD). Commission that such amendment
The Atomic Safety and Licensing EHD is accessible from the NRC Web involves no significant hazards
Board gives notice that, pursuant to site at https://adams.nrc.gov/ehd. For consideration, notwithstanding the
section 189a(1)(A) of the Atomic Energy additional information regarding the pendency before the Commission of a
Act, 42 U.S.C. 2239(a)(1)(A), and 10 CFR EHD please see http://www.nrc.gov/ request for a hearing from any person.
52.21, it will convene an uncontested about-nrc/regulatory/ This biweekly notice includes all
mandatory hearing on March 24, 2016 to notices of amendments issued, or
receive testimony and exhibits regarding
2 The existing nuclear power facilities are Salem
proposed to be issued from January 16,
Generating Station Units 1 and 2 and Hope Creek 2016, to February 1, 2016. The last
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an application from PSEG Power, LLC Generating Station Unit 1. Safety Evaluation of the
and PSEG Nuclear, LLC (collectively Early Site Permit Application in the Matter of PSEG
biweekly notice was published on
PSEG) for a 10 CFR part 52, subpart A Power, LLC and PSEG Nuclear, LLC for the PSEG February 2, 2016.
Early Site Permit Site (Sept. 29, 2015) at 1–1 DATES: Comments must be filed by
Early Site Permit (ESP).1 In its ESP (ADAMS Accession No. ML14302A447).
application, PSEG proposes a site for a 3 See Licensing Board Order (Initial Scheduling
March 17, 2016. A request for a hearing
potential nuclear power facility adjacent Order) (Nov. 16, 2015) at Attach. A (unpublished). must be filed by April 18, 2016.
4 See 75 FR 68,625. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
1 See 75 FR 68,624, 68,624 (Nov. 8, 2010). 5 10 CFR 2.315(a). by any of the following methods (unless

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Section		Notices
FR Citation		81 FR 7835