[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 242 (Thursday, December 17, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 69684]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-33432]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 72-4]


Notice of Issuance of Amendment to Materials License SNM-2503; 
Duke Power Company; Oconee Nuclear Station Independent Spent Fuel 
Storage Installation

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has issued 
Amendment 5 to Materials License No. SNM-2503 held by Duke Power 
Company for the receipt, possession, storage, and transfer of spent 
fuel at the Oconee independent spent fuel storage installation (ISFSI), 
located in Seneca, South Carolina. The amendment is effective as of the 
date of issuance.
    By application dated January 19, 1998, Duke Power Company requested 
an amendment to revise Materials License SNM-2503 and the Technical 
Specifications for the Oconee ISFSI to change its corporate name from 
Duke Power Company to Duke Energy Corporation.
    This amendment complies with the standards and requirements of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (the Act), and the Commission's 
rules and regulations. The Commission has made appropriate findings as 
required by the Act and the Commission's rules and regulations in 10 
CFR Chapter I, which are set forth in the license amendment.
    In accordance with 10 CFR 72.46(b)(2), a determination has been 
made that the amendment does not present a genuine issue as to whether 
public health and safety will be significantly affected. Therefore, the 
publication of a notice of proposed action and an opportunity for 
hearing or a notice of hearing is not warranted. Notice is hereby given 
of the right of interested persons to request a hearing by December 31, 
1998, on whether the action should be rescinded or modified.
    The Commission has determined that the issuance of the amendment 
meets the criteria for a categorical exclusion set forth in 10 CFR 
51.22(c)(10)(ii) of the regulations. Therefore, an environmental 
assessment need not be prepared in connection with issuance of the 
amendment.
    Documents related to this action are available for public 
inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room located at the 
Gelman Building, 2120 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20555.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day of November 1998.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
William F. Kane,
Director, Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of Nuclear Material Safety 
and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 98-33432 Filed 12-16-98; 8:45 am]
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