[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 164 (Thursday, August 23, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 44389]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-21289]


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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 the completion of the 
final procedure.

DATES: The comment period expires September 24, 2001. 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 Commission, Washington, DC 
20555-0001. Comments may be submitted by electronic mail to 
[email protected].
    The procedure is available at the STP Web site at ``U Mill License 
Termination,'' http://www.hsrd.ornl.gov/nrc/Umill.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 (66 FR 17206), the NRC 
published a document in the Federal Register (FR) 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 four months, the working group 
has held three teleconference calls and one face-to-face meeting with 
stakeholders. Comments and input received from the working group, 
stakeholders and NRC staff have been considered and reflected in the 
procedure.
    Before finalizing its task, the working group would like to make 
the procedure available to NRC offices, Agreement States and 
stakeholders for review and comment. The procedure is available at the 
STP Web site at ``U Mill License Termination,'' http://www.hsrd.ornl.gov/nrc/Umill.htm on the tool bar. The last working group 
teleconference call is scheduled in late September. Comments received 
by the working group will be reviewed and discussed, and incorporated 
into the procedure, if accepted. The working group is scheduled to 
complete the project by October 2001. The final STP SA-900 procedure is 
expected to be issued in November 2001.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 17th day of August, 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Paul H. Lohaus,
Director, Office of State and Tribal Programs.
[FR Doc. 01-21289 Filed 8-22-01; 8:45 am]
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