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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-528, 50-529, 50-530; License Nos. NPF-41, NPF-51, NPF-
74]

 

Arizona Public Service Company (Palo Verde Nuclear Generating 
Station); Issuance of Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206

    Notice is hereby given that the Director, Office of Enforcement, 
has issued a decision concerning the Petition filed by Mr. Thomas J. 
Saporito, Jr., (Petitioner) on February 1, 1994. The Petition requested 
that the NRC: (1) Institute a show cause proceeding pursuant to 10 CFR 
2.202 to modify, suspend or revoke the Licensee's operating licenses 
for Palo Verde Generating Station (Palo Verde); (2) initiate 
`'appropriate actions'' to cause the Licensee to recognize the Buckeye, 
Arizona Regional Office of the National Whistleblower Center, as an 
agency to which Licensee employees may raise safety concerns about 
operations a Palo Verde without fear of retaliation by the Licensee; 
(3) initiate ``appropriate actions'' to cause the Licensee to encourage 
employees at Palo Verde to contact the Buckeye, Arizona Regional Office 
of the National Whistleblower Center, to identify safety concerns about 
operations at the facility as part of its procedural requirements to 
ensure a working environment which is free of hostility and promotes 
the raising of safety concerns by employees without fear of 
retaliation; and (4) initiate ``appropriate actions'' to cause the 
Licensee to encourage employees at Palo Verde to contact the NRC to 
identify safety concerns about operations at the facility as part of 
its procedural requirements to ensure a working environment which is 
free of hostility and promotes the raising of safety concerns by 
employees without fear of retaliation.
    On May 18, 1994, Petitioner supplemented his Petition by requesting 
that the NRC require Licensee contractors: (1) To provide information 
regarding filing complaints with the Department of Labor (DOL) to their 
employees ``as part of their normal employment package'', and (2) to 
properly post the NRC Form 3 in and around the contractor's place of 
business and site business trailers and offices.
    After due consideration of Petitioner's assertions, the Licensee's 
response, and Petitioner's supplemental information, the Director, 
Office of Enforcement, has denied the Petition. The reasons for the 
denial are explained in the ``Director's Decision under 10 CFR 2.206'' 
(DD-94-08) which is available for public inspection in the Commission's 
Public Document Room at 2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC 20555.
    A copy of this Decision will be filed with the Secretary for the 
Commission's review in accordance with 10 CFR 2.206. As provided by 
this regulation, the Decision will constitute the final action of the 
Commission 25 days after the date of issuance of the Decision unless 
the Commission on its own motion institutes a review of the Decision 
within that time.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 12th day of August 1994.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James Lieberman,
Director, Office of Enforcement.
[FR Doc. 94-20419 Filed 8-18-94; 8:45 am]
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