[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 147 (Monday, August 2, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 41972-41973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-19696]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50-344]
Pacificorp, Trojan Plant; Notice of Consideration of Approval of
Application Regarding Proposed Merger and Opportunity for a Hearing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) is
considering the issuance of an order under 10 CFR 50.80 approving the
indirect transfer of Facility Operating License No. NFP-1 for the
Trojan Plant to the extent currently held by Pacificorp, as a co-owner
of the Trojan Plant.
According to an application for approval filed by Pacificorp,
Pacificorp plans to merge with Scottish Power, NA General Partnership
(``ScottishPower'') and become an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
ScottishPower, thereby effecting an indirect transfer of Pacificorp's
interest in the Trojan license to Scottish Power. No physical changes
to the Trojan facility or operational changes are being proposed in the
application. No direct transfer of the license would result from the
merger.
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, no license, or any right thereunder,
shall be transferred, directly or indirectly, through transfer of
control of the license, unless the Commission shall give its consent in
writing. The Commission will approve an application for the indirect
transfer of a license, if the Commission determines that the proposed
transfer of control will not affect the qualifications of the holder of
the license, and that the transfer is otherwise consistent with
applicable provisions of law, regulations, and orders issued by the
Commission pursuant thereto.
The filing of requests for hearing and petitions for leave to
intervene, and written comments with regard to the license transfer
application, are discussed below.
By August 23, 1999, any person whose interest may be affected by
the Commission's action on the application may request a hearing, and,
if not the applicants, may petition for leave to intervene in a hearing
proceeding on the Commission's action. Requests for a hearing and
petitions for leave to intervene should be filed in accordance with the
Commission's rules of practice set forth in Subpart M, ``Public
Notification, Availability of Documents and Records, Hearing Requests
and Procedures for Hearings on License Transfer Applications,'' of 10
CFR Part 2. In particular, such requests and petitions must comply with
the requirements set forth in 10 CFR 2.1306, and should address the
considerations contained in 10 CFR 2.1308(a). Untimely requests and
petitions may be denied, as provided in 10 CFR 2.1308(b), unless good
cause for failure to file on time is established. In addition, an
untimely request or petition should address the factors that the
Commission will also consider, in reviewing untimely requests or
petitions, set forth in 10 CFR 2.1308(b)(1)-(2).
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Requests for a hearing and petitions for leave to intervene should
be served upon Mary A. Murphy, Esq., Leboeuf, Lamb, Greene, and MacRae
L.L.P., 1875 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20009-5728; George M.
Galloway, Esq., Stoel Rives L.L.P., Standard Insurance Center, 900 SW
Fifth Avenue, Suite 2300, Portland, OR 97204-1268; the General Counsel,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555 (e-mail
address for filings regarding license transfer cases only:
[email protected]); and the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention:
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, in accordance with 10 CFR 2.1313.
The Commission will issue a notice or order granting or denying a
hearing request or intervention petition, designating the issues for
any hearing that will be held and designating the Presiding Officer. A
notice granting a hearing will be published in the Federal Register and
served on the parties to the hearing.
As an alternative to requests for hearing and petitions to
intervene, by September 1, 1999, persons may submit written comments
regarding the license transfer application, as provided for in 10 CFR
2.1305. The Commission will consider and, if appropriate, respond to
these comments, but such comments will not otherwise constitute part of
the decisional record. Comments should be submitted to the Secretary,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001,
Attention: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, and should cite the
publication date and page number of this Federal Register notice.
For further details with respect to this action, see the
application dated May 24, 1999, available for public inspection at the
Commission's Public Document Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street,
NW., Washington, DC, and at the local public document room located at
Branford Price Millar Library, Portland State University, 934 S.W.
Harrison Street, Portland, OR 92707.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 27th day of July 1999.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael T. Masnik,
Chief, Decommissioning Section, Project Directorate IV &
Decommissioning, Division of Licensing Project Management, Office of
Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 99-19696 Filed 7-30-99; 8:45 am]
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