[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 209 (Thursday, October 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 66583-66584]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-27648]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-003, 50-247, 50-286, and 72-5; NRC-2015-0246]
Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; Indian Point Nuclear Generating
Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Draft environmental assessment and finding of no significant
impact; request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing a
draft environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant
impact (FONSI) for public comment related to a request to amend
Provisional Operating License No. DPR-5, and Facility Operating License
Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-64 issued to Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.
(``ENO,'' ``the licensee''), for operation of the Indian Point Nuclear
Generating Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3, (hereinafter ``Indian Point'' or
``the facility''), including the general-licensed Independent Spent
Fuel Storage Installation, Docket No. 72-51, located in Westchester
County, NY. The requested amendment would permit licensee security
personnel to use certain firearms and ammunition feeding devices not
previously permitted, notwithstanding State, local, and certain Federal
firearms laws or regulations that otherwise prohibit such actions.
DATES: Submit comments by November 30, 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. Any potential party, as defined in Sec. 2.4, of
title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), who believes
access to sensitive unclassified non-safeguards information (SUNSI) is
necessary to respond to this notice must request document access by
November 9, 2015.
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-2015-0246. 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: Douglas V. Pickett, Office of Nuclear
Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC
20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-1364 email: [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments
A. Obtaining Information
Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0246 when contacting the NRC
about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain
publicly-available information related to this action by any of the
following methods:
Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0246.
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 amendment for Indian Point dated August 20, 2013, was
supplemented by letters dated November 21, 2013, May 13 and July 24,
2014, and January 16, 2015 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML13239A447,
ML13354B780, ML14149A247, ML14219A326, and ML15030A031, respectively),
and citing letters dated April 27 and October 27, 2011, and January 4,
2012 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML11124A075, ML11314A070, and ML12019A048,
respectively). Those letters containing SUNSI are being withheld from
public disclosure.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One
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White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
B. Submitting Comments
Please include Docket ID NRC-2015-0246 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 posts all comment submissions at http://www.regulations.gov as well as entering 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. Introduction
The NRC is considering a request to amend Provisional Operating
License No. DPR-5, and Facility Operating License Nos. DPR-26 and DPR-
64, issued to ENO for operation of Indian Point, including the general-
licensed Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation, Docket No. 72-51,
located in Westchester County, NY, in accordance with 10 CFR 50.90.
Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21 and 10 CFR 51.33, the NRC has
prepared a draft EA documenting its finding. The requested amendment
would permit licensee security personnel to use certain firearms and
ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted, notwithstanding
State, local, and certain Federal firearms laws or regulations that
otherwise prohibit such actions.
III. Draft Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant
Impact
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would permit security personnel at Indian
Point, in the performance of their official duties, to transfer,
receive, possess, transport, import, and use certain firearms, and
large capacity ammunition feeding devices not previously permitted to
be owned or possessed, notwithstanding State, local, and certain
Federal firearms laws, or regulations that otherwise prohibit such
actions.
The proposed action is in accordance with ENO's application dated
August 20, 2013, as supplemented by letters dated November 21, 2013,
May 13 and July 24, 2014, and January 16, 2015, and citing letters
dated April 27 and October 27, 2011, and January 4, 2012.
The Need for the Proposed Action
The proposed action would allow the transfer, receipt, possession,
transportation, importation and use of those firearms and devices
needed in the performance of official duties required for the
protection of Indian Point and associated special nuclear materials,
consistent with the Indian Point NRC-approved security plan.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The NRC has completed its evaluation of the proposed action and
concludes that the proposed action would only allow the use of those
firearms and devices necessary to protect Indian Point and associated
special nuclear material, consistent with the Indian Point NRC-approved
security plant. Therefore, the proposed action would not significantly
increase the probability or consequences of accidents. In addition, the
proposed action would not change the types and the amounts of any
effluents that may be released offsite. There would also be no
significant increase in occupational or public radiation exposure.
Therefore, there would be no significant radiological environmental
impacts associated with the proposed action.
The proposed action would not impact land, air, or water resources,
including biota. In addition, the proposed action would not result in
any socioeconomic or environmental justice impacts or impacts to
historic and cultural resources. Therefore, there would also be no
significant non-radiological environmental impacts associated with the
proposed action.
Accordingly, the NRC concludes that issuance of the requested
amendment would not result in significant environmental impacts.
The NRC will publish in the Federal Register a copy of the final
environmental assessment as part of the final finding of no significant
impact.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action
As an alternative to the proposed action, the staff considered
denying the proposed action (i.e., the ``no-action'' alternative).
Denial of the license amendment request would result in no change in
current environmental conditions at Indian Point.
Alternative Use of Resources
The proposed action would not involve the use of any resources.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
The staff did not consult with any Federal Agency or New York state
agencies regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action.
IV. Finding of No Significant Impact
The licensee has requested a license amendment to permit licensee
security personnel, in the performance of their official duties, to
transfer, receive, possess, transport, import, and use certain
firearms, and large capacity ammunition feeding devices not previously
permitted to be owned or possessed, notwithstanding State, local, and
certain Federal firearms laws, or regulations that would otherwise
prohibit such actions.
On the basis of the information presented in this environmental
assessment, the NRC concludes that the proposed action would not cause
any significant environmental impact and would not have a significant
effect on the quality of the human environment. In addition, the NRC
has determined that an environmental impact statement is not necessary
for the evaluation of this proposed action.
Other than the licensee's letter dated August 20, 2013, there are
no other environmental documents associated with this review. This
document is available for public inspection as indicated above.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd day of October, 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Benjamin G. Beasley,
Chief, Plant Licensing Branch 1-1, Division of Operating Reactor
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2015-27648 Filed 10-28-15; 8:45 am]
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