ML082820382
| ML082820382 | |
| Person / Time | |
|---|---|
| Site: | Prairie Island  |
| Issue date: | 10/23/2008 |
| From: | Rani Franovich Division of License Renewal |
| To: | Bearquiver K US Dept of Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) |
| Goodman N. NRR/DLR/REBA 415-2703 | |
| References | |
| Download: ML082820382 (9) | |
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October 23, 2008 Mr. Kevin Bearquiver Midwest Regional Director U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs 1 Federal Drive Room #550 Fort Snelling, MN 55111
SUBJECT:
RESPONSE TO LETTER FROM K. BEARQUIVER REGARDING PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW
Dear Mr. Bearquiver,
This letter responds to your letter dated August 18, 2008, regarding the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC) environmental review for the Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant (PINGP) license renewal. We regret that you were unable to attend the July 30, 2008, public scoping meeting. Justin Leous, the previous project manager for the PINGP license renewal, left a telephone message for Mr. Terrance Virden the week of July 14, 2008, to notify the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the upcoming public scoping meeting. Additionally, NRC staff sent BIA a letter addressed to Mr. Terrance Virden dated July 22, 2008. The NRC also sent a general meeting notice letter on July 17, 2008, to interested and/or affected parties, and BIA was included on the distribution of this letter.
In regard to your questions specifically concerning the NRC letter to the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office, NRC staff conducts scoping in order to gather information for the scope of its environmental review. The deadline to submit scoping comments was September 22, 2008. Nathan Goodman, Project Manager, tried on several occasions to reach the contact given in your letter, Scott Doig, and left several messages in hopes of reaching Mr. Doig regarding any questions the BIA might have had concerning NRC staffs scoping process prior to closing of the scoping period.
Additionally, Nuclear Management Company submitted an Environmental Report as part of its application for the license renewal of PINGP, which is available on the NRC public website. The Environmental Report addresses many of the questions you have identified in your letter.
Concerning your question about environmental justice, under Executive Order 12898 (59 FR 7629), Federal agencies are responsible for identifying and addressing potential disproportionately high and adverse human health and environmental impacts on minority and low-income populations. The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) has oversight of the Federal governments compliance with Executive Order 12898 and the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and in consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency and other affected agencies, CEQ developed guidance to ensure that environmental justice concerns are effectively identified and addressed in the NEPA procedures of Federal agencies. This guidance is presented in Environmental Justice: Guidance Under the National Environmental Policy Act (1997). NRC staff uses this guidance as it applies to NRC license reviews.
K. Bearquiver In 2004, the Commission issued a Policy Statement on the Treatment of Environmental Justice Matters in NRC Regulatory and Licensing Actions (69 FR 52040), which states The Commission is committed to the general goals set forth in E.O. 12898, and strives to meet those goals as part of its NEPA review process. For determining the impacts to minority and low-income populations, NRC staff follows the Commissions Policy Statement on Environmental Justice as well as guidance set forth in NRR Office Instruction LIC-203, Revision 1, Appendix D
- Environmental Justice Guidance and Flow Chart.
As noted in NRC staffs letter to the BIA regarding scoping, the NRC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Prairie Island Indian Community for the environmental portion of the PINGP license renewal review. The MOU establishes a cooperating agency relationship between the NRC and the PIIC, with the NRC as lead agency responsible for preparing a supplemental environmental impact statement.
In regards to the BIA being a consulting party for the Section 106 process under 36CFR800.2, the NRC granted BIA consulting party status by including them on the NRCs distribution list, which enables BIA to receive all related documents throughout the environmental review process for the proposed PINGP license renewal. Currently, the NRC is in the identification phase of the Section 106 process.
NRC staff looks forward to working with the BIA throughout the relicensing process. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Nathan Goodman, License Renewal Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-2703 or by e-mail at nathan.goodman@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
\\RA\\
Rani Franovich, Branch Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306
Enclosures:
As stated cc w/encls: See next page
K. Bearquiver In 2004, the Commission issued a Policy Statement on the Treatment of Environmental Justice Matters in NRC Regulatory and Licensing Actions (69 FR 52040), which states The Commission is committed to the general goals set forth in E.O. 12898, and strives to meet those goals as part of its NEPA review process. For determining the impacts to minority and low-income populations, NRC staff follows the Commissions Policy Statement on Environmental Justice as well as guidance set forth in NRR Office Instruction LIC-203, Revision 1, Appendix D
- Environmental Justice Guidance and Flow Chart.
As noted in NRC staffs letter to the BIA regarding scoping, the NRC has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Prairie Island Indian Community for the environmental portion of the PINGP license renewal review. The MOU establishes a cooperating agency relationship between the NRC and the PIIC, with the NRC as lead agency responsible for preparing a supplemental environmental impact statement.
In regards to the BIA being a consulting party for the Section 106 process under 36CFR800.2, the NRC granted BIA consulting party status by including them on the NRCs distribution list, which enables BIA to receive all related documents throughout the environmental review process for the proposed PINGP license renewal. Currently, the NRC is in the identification phase of the Section 106 process.
NRC staff looks forward to working with the BIA throughout the relicensing process. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Nathan Goodman, License Renewal Project Manager, by phone at 301-415-2703 or by e-mail at nathan.goodman@nrc.gov.
Sincerely,
\\RA\\
Rani Franovich, Branch Chief Projects Branch 2 Division of License Renewal Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation Docket Nos. 50-282 and 50-306
Enclosures:
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RFranovich DATE 10/10/08 10/2308 10/23/08 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY
Letter to K. Bearquiver from R. Franovich dated October 23, 2008
SUBJECT:
RESPONSE TO LETTER FROM K. BEARQUIVER REGARDING PRAIRIE ISLAND NUCLEAR GENERATING PLANT, UNITS 1 AND 2, LICENSE RENEWAL APPLICATION REVIEW HARD COPY:
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Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Peter M. Glass Assistant General Counsel Xcel Energy Services, Inc.
414 Nicollet Mall (MP4)
Minneapolis, MN 55401 Manager, Regulatory Affairs Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089 Manager - Environmental Protection Division Minnesota Attorney General=s Office 445 Minnesota Street, Suite 900 St. Paul, MN 55101-2127 U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Resident Inspector's Office 1719 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089-9642 Administrator Goodhue County Courthouse P.O. Box 408 Red Wing, MN 55066-0408 Philip R. Mahowald General Counsel Prairie Island Indian Community 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089 Heather Westra Prairie Island Indian Community 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089 Gene Eckholt Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089 Jim Holthaus Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089 Katie Himanga, Mayor City of Lake City 205 West Center Street Lake City, MN 55041 Commissioner Minnesota Department of Commerce 85 7th Place East, Suite 500 St. Paul, MN 55101-2198 Tribal Council Prairie Island Indian Community ATTN: Environmental Department 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089 Nuclear Asset Manager Xcel Energy, Inc.
414 Nicollet Mall (MP4)
Minneapolis, MN 55401 Dennis L. Koehl Chief Nuclear Officer Nuclear Management Company, LLC 414 Nicollet Mall (MP4)
Minneapolis, MN 55401 Joel P. Sorenson Director, Site Operations Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant Nuclear Management Company, LLC 1717 Wakonade Drive East Welch, MN 55089
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Joan Marshman 30129 County 2 Blvd.
P.O. Box 62 Frontenac, MN 55026 Kristen Eide-Toffefson Florence Township Commission P.O. Box 130 Frontenac, MN 55026 Carolyn Homsten, CPA Goodhue County Goodhue County Government Center 509 W. 5th St., 2nd Floor Red Wing, MN 55066 Kay Kuhlmann Council Administrator 315 West 4th St.
Red Wing, MN 55066 Deanna Sheely Assistant City Council Administrator 315 West 4th St.
Red Wing, MN 55066 Lisa Hanni Goodhue County Land Use Management Goodhue County Government Center 509 W. 5th St.
Red Wing, MN 55066 Nancy Shouweiller Commissioner - Forth District Dakota County Administrator Center 1590 Highway 55 Hastings, MN 55033 Mr. Tony Sullins Field Supervisor U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Twin Cities Ecological Services Office 4101 East 80th Street Bloomington, MN 55425 Stanley Crooks Chairman Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community 2330 Sioux Trail NW Prior Lake, MN 55372 Stan Ellison Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community 2330 Sioux Trail NW Prior Lake, MN 55372 Leonard Wabasha Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community 2330 Sioux Trail NW Prior Lake, MN 55372 Emily Rusch, Environmental Review Assistant Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Endangered Species P.O. Box 7921 Madison, WI 53707 Ms. Lisa A. Joyal Endangered Species Environmental Review Coordinator Natural Heritage and Nongame Research Program Minnesota Department of Natural Resources 500 Lafayette Road Box 25 St. Paul, MN 55155 Mr. Don L. Klima, Director Advisory Council on Historic Preservation Office of Federal Agency Programs 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Suite 803 Washington, DC 20004
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Terrance Virden Midwest Regional Director U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs 1 Federal Drive Room #550 Fort Snelling, MN 55111 John L. Stine, Division Director Minnesota Department of Health Environmental Health Division P.O. Box 64975 St. Paul, MN 55164-0975 John Wurst 3433 Staehili Park Road Lake City, MN 55041 Joe Ellingson 30163 County 2 Blvd.
Red Wing, MN 55066 Michael McKay Chair, Wacouta Township 30895 Lake View Ave.
Red Wing, MN 55066 Elaine and Arlen Diercks Hay Creek Township 33835 Diercks Lane Red Wing, MN 55066 Doub Lansing Maiden Rock Village Hwy. 35 Maidenrock, WI 54750 Matrix Energy Solutions 802 N. Pine Creek Rd.
Maiden Rock, WI 54750 Mr. Ronald Johnson, President Prairie Island Indian Community 5636 Sturgeon Lake Road Welch, MN 55089 Mr. Kevin Jensvold, Chairman Upper Sioux Community of Minnesota P.O. Box 147 Granite Falls, MN 56241-0147 Jean Stacy, President Lower Sioux Indian Community of Minnesota 39527 Res Highway 1 P.O. Box 308 Morton, MN 56270 Joseph Brings Plenty, Chairman Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe P.O. Box 590 Eagle Battle, SD 57625 Lester Thompson, Chairman Crow Creek Sioux Tribal Council P.O. Box 50 Fort Thompson, SD 57339 Joshua Weston, President Flandreau Santee Sioux Executive Committee P.O. Box 283 Flandreau, SD 57028 Michael Jandreau, Chairman Lower Brule Sioux Tribal Council 187 Oyate Circle Lower Brule, SD 57548 John Yellow Bird Steele, President Oglala Sioux Tribal Council P.O. Box 2070 Pine Ridge, SD 57770
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Rodney Bordeaux, President Rosebud Sioux Tribal Council P.O. Box 430 Rosebud, SD 57570 Roger Trudell, Chairman Santee Sioux Nation 108 Spirit Lake Avenue West Niobrara, NE 68760-7219 Michael Selvage, Sr., Chairman Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate of the Lake Traverse Reservation P.O. Box 509 Agency Village, SD 57262 Myra Pearson, Chairperson Spirit Lake Tribal Council P.O. Box 359 Fort Totten, ND 58335 Ron His Horse Is Thunder, Chairman Standing Rock Sioux Tribal Council P.O. Box D Fort Yates, ND 58538 Marcus D. Wells, Jr., Chairman Three Affiliated Tribes Business Council 404 Frontage Road New Town, ND 58763 David Brien, Chairman Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa P.O. Box 900 Belcourt, ND 58316 Matthew Pilcher, Chairman Winnebago Tribal Council 100 Bluff Street P.O. Box 687 Winnebago, NE 68071 Robert Cournoyer, Chairman Yankton Sioux Tribal Business & Claims Committee P.O. Box 248 Marty, SD 57361-0248 Wilfrid Cleveland, President Ho-Chunk Nation W9814 Airport Road P.O. Box 667 Black River Falls, WI 54615 Norman Deschampe, President Minnesota Chippewa Tribe P.O. Box 217 Cass Lake, MN 56633 Kevin Leecy, Chairman Bois Forte Reservation Business Committee P.O. Box 16 Nett Lake, MN 55770 Karen R. Diver, Chairwoman Fond du Lac Reservation Business Committee Fond du Lac Center 1720 Big Lake Road Cloquet, MN 55720 Norman Deschampe, Chairman Grand Portage Reservation Business Committee P.O. Box 428 Grande Portage, MN 55605 George Goggleye, Chairman Leech Lake Reservation Business Committee 6530 U.S. Highway #2 NW Cass Lake, MN 56633
Prairie Island Nuclear Generating Plant, Units 1 and 2 cc:
Melanie A. Benjamin, Chief Executive Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe Indians 43048 Oodena Drive Onamia, MN 56359 Erma Vizenor, Chairwoman White Earth Reservation Business Committee P.O. Box 418 White Earth, MN 56591 Floyd Jourdain, Chairman Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians of Minnesota P.O. Box 550 Red Lake, MN 56671 Hazel Hindsley, Chairwoman St. Croix Chipewa Indians of Wisconsin 24663 Angeline Avenue Webster, WI 54893 Mr. Dennis A. Gimmestad Government Programs and Compliance Officer State Historic Preservation Officer Minnesota Historical Society 345 Kellogg Boulevard West Saint Paul, MN 55102-1903 Katrina Kessler Minnesota Pollution Control Agency 520 Lafayette Road N St. Paul, MN 55155-4194 Carol A. Overland Overland Law Office P.O. Box 176 Red Wing, MN 55066 Lea Foushee NAWO P.O. Box 174 Lake Elmo, MN 55042 Gary Wege U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Twin Cities Field Office 4101 American Blvd. E.
Bloomington, MN 55425 Nick Schaff Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources 1300 West Clairemont Ave.
Eau Claire, WI 54702 Thomas A. Lovejoy Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Eau Claire, WI 54702