[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 245 (Wednesday, December 20, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 79909]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-32427]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Number 40-8989]


Issuance of Directors Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206

    Notice is hereby given that by petitions dated February 24, 2000, 
and March 13, 2000, the Snake River Alliance and Envirocare of Utah 
respectively, requested that the NRC assume responsibility for Formerly 
Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP) radioactively 
contaminated material and ensure its proper disposal in an NRC licensed 
facility. As the basis for these requests, the petitioners stated that 
the NRC, under sections 81 and 84 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA), was 
given authority by Congress to regulate all 11e.(2) material regardless 
of when it was generated. The request was referred to the Director of 
the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
    The Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, has 
determined that the requests should be denied for the reasons stated in 
the ``Director's Decision Under 10 CFR 2.206'' (DD-00-06), the complete 
text of which is available for public inspection in the Commission's 
Public Document Room, located at One White Fint North, 11555 Rockville 
Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland, and via the NRC Web site 
(http://www.nrc.gov) on the World Wide Web, under the ``Public 
Involvement'' icon. The NRC will continue to refrain from imposing 
disposal requirements for the mill tailings generated at FUSRAP sites, 
because the material is outside of the agency's jurisdiction.
    A copy of this Decision has been filed with the Secretary of the 
Commission for the Commission's review in accordance with 10 CFR 
2.206(c) of the Commission's regulations. As provided by that 
regulation, this Decision will constitute the final action of the 
Commission 25 days after the date of issuance unless the Commission, on 
its own motion, institutes review of the Decision within that time.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day of December, 2000.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
William F. Kane,
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 00-32427 Filed 12-19-00; 8:45 am]
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