[Federal Register: December 16, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 241)]
[Notices]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 40-8968]
Notice of Timely Receipt and Consideration of Renewal Application
for the Crownpoint Uranium Project, Crownpoint, NM, and Opportunity To
Provide Comments and To Request a Hearing
I. Introduction
Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) has received, by letter dated August 22, 2002, a request from
Hydro Resources, Inc. (HRI) for renewal of NRC Source Material License
SUA-1580 for the Crownpoint Uranium Project. The application is deemed
timely filed, and accordingly, the license will not expire until final
action has been taken by the NRC.
In January 1998, HRI was granted by the NRC, Source Material
License SUA-1580 for uranium production at the Crownpoint Uranium
Project which is the subject of an ongoing adjudication before the NRC.
HRI has submitted a license renewal application for a second term. The
application only requests the extension of the effective dates of the
existing license, all the processes authorized by the current license
will remain unchanged.
If the NRC approves the renewal request, the approval will be
documented in the issuance of a renewed HRI license. However, before
approving the proposed renewal, the NRC will need to make the findings
required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and NRC's
regulations. These findings will be documented in a Safety Evaluation
Report and an Environmental Assessment.
II. Opportunity To Provide Comments
The NRC is providing notice to individuals in the vicinity of the
facility that the NRC is in receipt of this request, and will accept
comments concerning this action within 30 days of the publication of
this notice in the Federal Register. The comments may be provided to
the Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, Division of Administration
Services, Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, and should cite the publication date and
page number of this Federal Register notice. Written comments may also
be delivered to Room T-6 D59, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, from 7:30 a.m. until 4:15 p.m. on Federal
workdays.
III. Opportunity To Request a Hearing
NRC also provides notice that this is a proceeding on an
application for an amendment of a license falling within the scope of
subpart L, ``Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudication in Materials
Licensing Proceedings,'' of NRC's rules and practice for domestic
licensing proceedings in 10 CFR part 2. Whether or not a person has or
intends to provide comments as set out in section II above, 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(d). A request for a hearing must be filed within thirty (30)
days of the date of publication of this Federal Register notice.
The request for a hearing must be filed with the Office of the
Secretary either:
1. By delivery to the Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff of the
Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738, between
7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., Federal workdays; or
2. By mail or telegram, addressed to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Attention:
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff. Because of continuing disruptions
in the delivery of mail to United States Government offices, it is
requested that requests for hearings be also transmitted to the
Secretary of the Commission either by means of facsimile transmission
to 301-415-1101, or by e-mail to hearingdocket@nrc.gov.
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.1205(f), each request for a hearing
must also be served, by delivering it personally or by mail, to:
1. The applicant, Hydro Resources, Inc., 650 South Edmonds Lane,
Suite 108, Lewisville, Texas 75067, Attention: Mr. Mark S. Pelizza,
President; and
2. The NRC staff, by delivery to the Office of the General Counsel,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, One
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White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738,
between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., Federal workdays, or by mail,
addressed to the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Because continuing disruptions
in the delivery mail to United States Government offices, it is
requested that requests for hearing be transmitted to the Office of the
General Counsel either by means of facsimile transmission to 301-415-
3725, or by e-mail to OGCMailCenter@nrc.gov.
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 requester 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(h).
3. The requester'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(d).
IV. Further Information
The application for the license renewal is available for inspection
at NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html
(ADAMS Accession Number: ML022460195, License Renewal
Request, August 22, 2002). Documents may also be examined and/or copied
for a fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room, located at One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. Any questions
with respect to this action should be referred to Mr. Michael Layton,
Project Manager, Fuel Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle
Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T-8A33,
Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone: 301-415-6676. Fax: 301-415-5955.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of December, 2002.
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Daniel M. Gillen,
Chief, Fuel Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and
Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 02-31607 Filed 12-13-02; 8:45 am]
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