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Federal Register / Vol. 72, No.

117 / Tuesday, June 19, 2007 / Notices 33789

Virginia Electric and Power Company, et organizations, hereinafter referred to as Room) using Accession Number
al., Docket Nos. 50–280 and 50–281, the ‘‘Petitioners.’’ The petition was ML071490145.
Surry Power Station, Units 1 and 2, supplemented by documents dated In summary, the Director’s Decision
Surry County, Virginia September 21, October 30, November denies the Petitioners’ requests due to
29, 2006, and February 8, 2007. The the determination by the NRC staff that
Date of application for amendments:
petition concerns longstanding fire the plant may continue operation and
January 31, 2006, as supplemented on
protection issues at the Shearon Harris the Licensee’s efforts to transition to the
February 23, June 21, and July 28, 2006.
Nuclear Power Plant (SHNPP or the risk-informed, performance-based
Brief Description of amendments:
Licensee). standards in 10 CFR 50.48(c). In
These amendments revised the
The Petitioners requested that the addition, the Licensee is actively
Technical Specifications to incorporate
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) identifying and completing corrective
the changes to the operation of the
staff take enforcement action in the form actions, including plant modifications
containment, as discussed in Generic
of an order that would revoke SHNPP’s and reanalysis efforts associated with
Letter 2004–02, ‘‘Potential Impact of
operating license or impose maximum meeting the new standards in 10 CFR
Debris Blockage on Emergency
fines for each violation for each day the 50.48(c), and has in place compensatory
Recirculation During Design-Basis
plant has been in violation of fire measures to account for existing
Accidents at Pressurized-Water protection regulations. noncompliances. The Licensee
Reactor,’’ dated September 13, 2004. As the basis for this request, the continues to have available several
Date of issuance: October 12, 2006. Petitioners discussed several fire safety levels of defense-in-depth in fire
Effective date: Unit 1 (fall 2007 issues at SHNPP that they believe could protection. The Licensee has been
refueling outage) and Unit 2 (fall 2006 affect the safe operation of the plant and granted enforcement discretion under
refueling outage). safe shutdown of the plant in emergency the NRC’s ‘‘Interim Enforcement Policy
Amendment Nos.: 250 and 249. situations. The Petitioners’ concerns Regarding Enforcement Discretion for
Renewed Facility Operating License focused on noncompliances, the risk Certain Fire Protection Issues (10 CFR
Nos. DPR–32 and DPR–37: Amendments associated with the noncompliances, 50.48(c)).’’ The NRC has followed and
changed the license and the technical reliance on compensatory measures, the continues to follow existing regulatory
specifications. NRC’s policy on the use of enforcement processes, policies and programs to
Date of initial notice in Federal discretion regarding certain fire verify that the Licensee is properly
Register: March 14, 2006 (71 FR protection issues, and intentional acts of implementing its fire protection
13182). sabotage or terrorism.
The February 23, June 21, and July 28, program at SHNPP in accordance with
On November 13, 2006, the NRC NRC rules and regulations.
2006, supplements contained clarifying conducted a public meeting at NRC A copy of the director’s decision will
information only and did not change the headquarters regarding fire protection be filed with the Secretary of the
initial proposed no significant hazards issues at SHNPP. The meeting gave the Commission for the Commission’s
consideration determination or expand Petitioners and the SHNPP Licensee an review in accordance with 10 CFR 2.206
the scope of the initial application. opportunity to provide additional of the Commission’s regulations. As
The Commission’s related evaluation information to the NRC’s Petition provided for by this regulation, the
of the amendments is contained in a Review Board and to clarify issues director’s decision will constitute the
Safety Evaluation dated October 12, raised in the petition. final action of the Commission 25 days
2006. The NRC staff sent a copy of the after the date of the decision, unless the
No significant hazards consideration proposed Director’s Decision to the Commission, on its own motion,
comments received: No. Petitioners and to the SHNPP Licensee institutes a review of the director’s
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day for comment by letters dated April 2, decision in that time.
of June 2007. 2007. The Petitioners and the Licensee
submitted comments by letters dated Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13 day
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
of June, 2007.
Timothy J. McGinty, May 1, 2007, and these comments are
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Acting Director, Division of Operating Reactor addressed in the final Director’s
Decision. James T. Wiggins,
Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation. The Director of the Office of Nuclear Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Reactor Regulation has determined that Regulation.
[FR Doc. E7–11567 Filed 6–18–07; 8:45 am]
the requests to revoke SHNPP’s [FR Doc. E7–11814 Filed 6–18–07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
Operating License or impose maximum BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
fines for each violation for each day the
NUCLEAR REGULATORY plant has been in violation of fire
COMMISSION protection regulations are denied. The OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT
reasons for this decision are explained CORPORATION
[Docket No. 50–400 License No. NPF–63] in the Director’s Decision pursuant to
Title 10 of the Code of Federal Submission of OMB Review;
Carolina Power & Light Company; Comments Request
Notice of Issuance of Director’s Regulations (10 CFR) Section 2.206
Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206 (DD–07–03), the complete text of which AGENCY: Overseas Private Investment
is available in ADAMS for inspection at Corporation (OPIC).
Notice is hereby given that the the Commission’s Public Document ACTION: Request for comments.
Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Room, located at One White Flint North,
Regulation has issued a director’s Public File Area O1 F21, 11555 SUMMARY: Under the provisions of the
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decision with regard to a petition dated Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Paperwork Reduction Act (44 U.S.C.
September 20, 2006, filed by Mr. John Maryland, and from the ADAMS Public Chapter 35), agencies are required to
D. Runkle, attorney for North Carolina Library component on the NRC’s Web publish a Notice in the Federal Register
Waste Awareness and Reduction site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading- notifying the public that the Agency has
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