NRC: COMSECY-03-0038 - Federal Register Notice - Utah Alternative Groundwater Protection Regulations

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COMSECY-03-0038

July 25, 2003

MEMORANDUM TO:	Chairman Diaz Commissioner McGaffigan Commissioner Merrifield
FROM:	William D. Travers /RA by Patricia Norry Acting For/ Executive Director for Operations
SUBJECT:	FEDERAL REGISTER NOTICE - UTAH ALTERNATIVE GROUNDWATER PROTECTION REGULATIONS

In Staff Requirements Memorandum-SECY-03-0025 dated April 21, 2003, the Commission approved the staff's proposal for processing the State of Utah's request to use alternative standards. As stated in SECY-03-0025, the staff has prepared a Federal Register (FR) notice which provides for a hearing process similar to the process in Subpart H of 10 CFR Part 2, "Rulemaking," to implement the notice and hearing requirement in Section 274o of the Atomic Energy Act, as amended. The resolution of the alternative standards issue is a key step in the process of completing the evaluation of the Utah proposal to amend its 274b Agreement to include 11e.(2) byproduct material and the facilities that generate such material (uranium mills). The staff is proceeding with the evaluation of the application and will process the application in parallel with the alternative standards hearing process.

Even though the Commission has approved this approach, due to its unique nature, the FR notice is attached for Commission review and any comments. The staff intends to proceed with publication of the FR notice in 10 working days unless directed otherwise by the Commission.

SECY, please track.

Attachment: As stated

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