[Federal Register: August 12, 1998 (Volume 63, Number 155)] [Notices] [Page 43198] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr12au98-84] ======================================================================= ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Number 40-2259] Pathfinder Mines Corporation; Applications, Hearings, Determinations, Etc. AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of Receipt of Application from Pathfinder Mines Corporation to change two site-reclamation milestones in Condition 61 of Source Material License SUA-672 for the Lucky Mc, Wyoming uranium mill site. Notice of Opportunity for a Hearing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received, by letter dated July 23, 1998, an application from Pathfinder Mines Corporation (PMC) to amend License Condition (LC) 61 of its Source Material License No. SUA-672 for the Lucky Mc, Wyoming uranium mill site. The license amendment application proposes to modify LC 61 to change the completion date for two site- reclamation milestones. The new dates proposed by PMC would extend completion of placement of the final radon barrier cover over tailings pile and placement of the erosion protection cover by three years and three months. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mohammad W. Haque, Uranium Recovery Branch, Division of Waste Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Telephone (301) 415-6640. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The portion of LC 61 with the proposed changes would read as follows: A. (3) Placement of final radon barrier designed and constructed to limit radon emissions to an average flux of no more than 20 pCi/ m2/s above background--December 31, 2001. B. (1) Placement of erosion protection as part of reclamation to comply with Criterion 6 of Appendix A of 10 CFR Part 40--December 31, 2002. PMC's application to amend LC 61 of Source Material License SUA- 672, which describes the proposed changes to the license condition and the reasons for the request is being made available for public inspection at the NRC's Public Document Room at 2120 L Street, NW (Lower Level), Washington, DC 20555. The NRC hereby provides notice of an opportunity for a hearing on the license amendment under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 2, Subpart L, ``Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudications in Materials and Operator Licensing Proceedings.'' Pursuant to Sec. 2.1205(a), any person whose interest may be affected by this proceeding may file a request for a hearing. In accordance with Sec. 2.1205(c), a request for hearing must be filed within 30 days of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The request for a hearing must be filed with the Office of the Secretary, either: (1) By delivery to the Docketing and Service Branch of the Office of the Secretary at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852; or (2) By mail or telegram addressed to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Docketing and Service Branch. In accordance with 10 CFR 2.1205(e), each request for a hearing must also be served, by delivering it personally or by mail, to: (1) The applicant, Pathfinder Mines Corporation, 935 Pendell Boulevard, P.O. Box 730, Mills, Wyoming 82644, Attention: Tom Hardgrove; and (2) The NRC staff, by delivery to the Executive Director for Operations, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, or by mail addressed to the Executive Director for Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. In addition to meeting other applicable requirements of 10 CFR Part 2 of the NRC's regulations, a request for a hearing filed by a person other than an applicant must describe in detail: (1) The interest of the requestor in the proceeding; (2) How that interest may be affected by the results of the proceeding, including the reasons why the requestor should be permitted a hearing, with particular reference to the factors set out in Sec. 2.1205(g); (3) The requestor's areas of concern about the licensing activity that is the subject matter of the proceeding; and (4) The circumstances establishing that the request for a hearing is timely in accordance with Sec. 2.1205(c). The request must also set forth the specific aspect or aspects of the subject matter of the proceeding as to which petitioner wishes a hearing. In addition, members of the public may provide comments on the subject application within 45 days of the publication of this notice in the Federal Register. The comments may be provided to David L. Meyer, Chief, Rules Review and Directives Branch, Division of Freedom of Information and Publications Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day of August 1998. Joseph J. Holonich, Chief, Uranium Recovery Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 98-21605 Filed 8-11-98; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P