[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 218 (Wednesday, November 12, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 64131-64132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-28295]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket Nos. 50-245, 50-336, and 50-423]
Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc., Millstone Power Station, Unit
Nos. 1, 2, and 3; Notice of Consideration of Approval of Application
Regarding Proposed Corporate Restructuring and Opportunity for a
Hearing
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission or NRC) is
considering the issuance of an order under 10 CFR 50.80 approving the
indirect transfer of Facility Operating Licenses Nos. DPR-21, DPR-65,
and
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NPF-49 for the Millstone Power Station, Unit Nos. 1, 2, and 3
(Millstone), respectively, to the extent held by Dominion Nuclear
Connecticut, Inc. (DNC). DNC is a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of
Dominion Resources, Inc. (DRI), the ultimate parent of DNC. The
proposed changes would result from a corporate realignment involving
several steps, including: the elimination of certain intermediate
subsidiaries of DRI that are parents of DNC; the merger of certain
intermediate subsidiaries of DRI, affecting the chain of ownership of
DNC; and the insertion of a new direct parent for DNC in the corporate
structure.
According to an application for approval filed by DNC dated October
8, 2003, the proposed corporate restructuring would involve an internal
realignment and consolidation of energy marketing functions within the
Dominion companies. The changes would not result in any direct transfer
of the facility licenses for the Millstone units which are and would
remain held by DNC and, in the case of Millstone Unit No. 3, certain
unaffiliated co-owners. Following the proposed restructuring, DNC would
continue to operate and (in conjunction with the unaffiliated owners of
Millstone Unit No. 3) own the Millstone units. No physical changes to
the Millstone units or operational changes are being proposed in the
application.
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 underlying
transaction that will effectuate the indirect transfer 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 December 2, 2003, any person whose interest may be affected by
the Commission's action on the application may request a hearing and,
if not the applicant, 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).
Requests for a hearing and petitions for leave to intervene should
be served upon Lillian M. Cuoco, Senior Counsel, Dominion Resources
Services, Inc., Rope Ferry Road, Waterford, CT 06385 (telephone: 860-
444-5316; fax: 860-444-4278; e-mail: [email protected]; the
General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001 (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 December 12, 2003, 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 October 8, 2003, available for public inspection at
the Commission's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint
North, Public File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible
electronically from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management
System's (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the
NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do
not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff
by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737 or by e-mail to
[email protected].
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 5th day of November, 2003.
For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Richard B. Ennis,
Senior Project Manager, Section 2, Project Directorate I, Division of
Licensing Project Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.
[FR Doc. 03-28295 Filed 11-10-03; 8:45 am]
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