[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 207 (Friday, October 25, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65613-65614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-27242]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 70-3103]
Louisiana Energy Services Gas Centrifuge Enrichment Facility
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Extension of opportunity to provide public comments.
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SUMMARY: In a Federal Register Notice (67 FR 61932), dated October 2,
2002, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requested comments
from members of the public concerning a series of ``white papers''
presented to the NRC by the Louisiana Energy Services (LES) addressing
licensing issues for a gas centrifuge uranium enrichment facility to be
located in the area of Hartsville, Trousdale County, Tennessee. The
October 2, 2002, Federal Register Notice provided a 30-day comment
period. As a result of comments made at an October 14, 2002, public
information forum sponsored by Trousdale County, Tennessee, the
Commission is extending the comment period to November 13, 2002.
DATES: Comments are due by November 13, 2002. Comments received after
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC
is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before
this date.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Timothy C. Johnson, Project
Manager, Special Projects and Inspection Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle
Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T-8A33,
Washington, DC 20555. Telephone (301) 415-7299, e-mail [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In a Federal Register Notice (67 FR 61932),
dated October 2, 2002, NRC published an opportunity for the public to
provide comments on six pre-application policy issue ``white papers.''
LES submitted these white papers to the Commission as LES believes that
Commission direction on these issues will be essential to the conduct
of an efficient regulatory review process. The white papers addressed
the following subjects:
1. Analysis of need for the facility and the no-action alternative
under the National Environmental Policy Act;
2. Environmental justice;
3. Financial qualifications;
4. Antitrust review;
5. Foreign ownership;
6. Disposition of depleted uranium tails.
A public meeting was held on April 30, 2002, to discuss these
papers. Comments on the papers were submitted by two attendees at the
meeting: the Department of Energy (DOE) and the United States
Enrichment Corporation (USEC). The NRC prepared a meeting summary,
dated May 28, 2002, which is publicly available. At the time of the
April meeting, LES had not chosen a site for the facility.
On October 14, 2002, at a public information forum sponsored by
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Trousdale County, Tennessee, several members of the public requested a
90-day extension of the comment period because the opportunity to
provide comments was not locally advertised. On October 16, 2002, LES
requested that NRC extend the comment period to end 30 days after the
public information forum on October 14, 2002. After considering these
requests, the Commission is extending the comment period. NRC considers
that the extension provides sufficient time for members of the public
to review the LES ``white papers'' and provide comment.
The April 24, 2002, LES ``white papers''; the May 28, 2002, NRC
Meeting Summary; DOE's July 25, 2002, comments; and USEC's June 19,
2002, comments are accessible electronically from the NRC Agency wide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic
Reading Room on the internet at the NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. The ADAMS Accession Numbers for these documents
are: ML022350051, ML021480298, ML022350130, and ML021770197,
respectively. These documents may also be examined and/or copied for a
fee at NRC's Public Document Room located at One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland.
Members of the public may provide comments by November 13, 2002.
The comments may be provided to Michael Lesar, Chief, Rules Review and
Directives Branch, Division of Administration Services, Office of
Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day October, 2002.
For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Melvyn N. Leach,
Chief, Special Projects and Inspection Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle
Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 02-27242 Filed 10-24-02; 8:45 am]
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