[Federal Register: October 4, 2002 (Volume 67, Number 193)]
[Notices]
[Page 62274-62275]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Termination of Uranium Milling Licenses in Agreement States;
Opportunity To Comment on Draft Revision of NRC Procedure
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Request for comment.
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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the
availability of a draft revision of the Office of State and Tribal
Programs (STP) Procedure SA-900: Termination of Uranium Milling
Licenses in Agreement States for review and comment. The procedure
describes the NRC review process for making determinations that all
applicable standards and requirements have been met before Agreement
State uranium milling license termination. Stakeholder's comments are
requested on the draft revised procedure before NRC issues the final
procedure.
DATES: The comment period expires November 4, 2002. Comments received
after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the
Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received
on or before this date.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted either electronically or via U.S.
mail. Submit written comments to: Chief, Rules and Directives Branch,
Mail Stop T6-D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
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Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Comments may be submitted by
electronic mail to MTL@NRC.GOV.
The draft revised procedure is available at the STP Web site at
``Procedure,'' http://www.hsrd.ornl.gov/nrc/procfrm.htm on the tool
bar. A single paper copy of the procedure may be obtained from the For
Further Information Contact.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Hsueh, Mail Stop: O-3C10, Office
of State and Tribal Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone 301-415-2598.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 29, 2001, the NRC published a
notice in the Federal Register (66 FR 17206) announcing the formation
of a Working Group composed of representatives from the NRC and
Agreement States. The Working Group was tasked to identify areas that
need improvements in the NRC review process and propose a draft revised
procedure that addresses issues identified by the Working Group and
stakeholders.
The Working Group, consisting of five representatives from the
States, three NRC representatives and an NRC resource representative,
began work in April 2001. Over the past year, the Working Group held
four teleconference calls and one public meeting with stakeholders. A
draft revised STP Procedure SA-900 entitled, ``Termination of Uranium
Milling Licenses in Agreement States'' was prepared and published for
public comment on August 23 2001 in the Federal Register (66 FR 44389).
Based on the Working Group evaluation and discussions, comments
provided during the teleconference calls and the meeting with
stakeholders, and comments received on the draft revised Procedure SA-
900, the Working Group prepared and issued a final report in July 2002.
The final report includes a draft revised STP Procedure SA-900 that
addresses issues identified by the Working Group and stakeholders and
an analysis of public comments. A copy of the Working Group final
report dated July 2002 is available for your information at the STP Web
site at ``U Mill License Termination,'' http://www.hsrd.ornl.gov/nrc/
Umill.htm on the tool bar.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 24th day of September, 2002.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Josephine M. Piccone,
Acting Director, Office of State and Tribal Programs.
[FR Doc. 02-25244 Filed 10-3-02; 8:45 am]
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