[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 1997)] [Notices] [Pages 51914-51915] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 97-26271] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket Number 40-8902] Atlantic Richfield Company; Notice of Opportunity for a Hearing AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of placing the Bluewater uranium mill and tailings disposal site near Grants, New Mexico, in the custody and long-term care of the U.S. Department of Energy under the general licensing provisions of 10 CFR part 40.28; and notice of opportunity for a hearing. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has accepted the Long-Term Surveillance Plan (LTSP) submitted by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), by letter dated July 31, 1997, for the Bluewater uranium mill and tailings disposal site. The LTSP was developed by DOE as the long-term custodian of the Bluewater site. By accepting the LTSP, the Bluewater site will be regulated by NRC under the general licensing provisions of 10 CFR 40.28, and the Atlantic Richfield Company's Source Material License SUA-1470 for the Bluewater site has been terminated. These actions complete all requirements for closure of the Bluewater site under Title II of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, as amended. An NRC staff environmental assessment is not required for this action, since it is categorically excluded under 10 CFR 51.22(c)(11). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth R. Hooks, Uranium Recovery Branch, Division of Waste Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Telephone (301) 415-7777. NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING: The Commission hereby provides notice that this is a proceeding on an application for a licensing action falling within the scope of Subpart L, ``Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudications in Materials Licensing Proceedings, of the Commission's Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings in 10 CFR Part 2'' (54 FR 8269). 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 a hearing must be filed within thirty (30) days from 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 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. Each request for a hearing must also be served, by delivering it personally or by mail to: (1) The applicant, Atlantic Richfield Company, Bluewater Mill, P.O. Box 638, Grants, New Mexico 87020; and (2) The NRC staff, by delivery to the Executive Director of 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 Commission'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). Any hearing that is requested and granted will be held in accordance with [[Page 51915]] the Commission's Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudications in Materials Licensing Proceedings in 10 CFR part 2, subpart L. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of September, 1997. Joseph J. Holonich, Chief, Uranium Recovery Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 97-26271 Filed 10-2-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P