[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69049-69050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28901]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 040-08838]
Notice of Consideration of Amendment Request for the U.S. Army's
Jefferson Proving Ground Facility at Madison, IN, and Opportunity for
Providing Comments and Requesting a Hearing
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of a license amendment to Material License No. SUB-1435 issued
to the U.S. Army (the licensee), to authorize decommissioning of its
Jefferson Proving Ground (JPG) facility in Madison, Indiana.
The U.S. Army submitted a revised decommissioning plan (DP) on June
27, 2002, to decommission JPG with restricted release. An NRC
administrative review, documented in a letter to the U.S. Army dated
October 1, 2002, found the DP acceptable to begin a technical review.
If the NRC approves the DP, the approval will be documented in an
amendment to NRC License No. SUB-1435. However, before approving the
proposed amendment, the NRC will need to make the findings required by
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and NRC's regulations. These
findings will be documented in a Safety Evaluation Report and either an
Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact Statement.
II. Opportunity To Provide Comments
In accordance with 10 CFR 20.1405, the NRC is providing notice to
individuals in the vicinity of the site that the NRC is in receipt of a
DP, and will accept comments concerning this decommissioning proposal
and its associated environmental impacts. Comments with respect to this
action should be provided in writing within 30 days of this notice and
addressed to Tom McLaughlin, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Waste
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone:
(301) 415-5869, fax number (301) 415-5398, e-mail: [email protected].
Comments received after 30 days will be considered if practicable to do
so, but only those comments received on or before the due date can be
assured consideration.
III. Opportunity To Request a Hearing
NRC also provides notice that this is a proceeding on an
application for an amendment of a license falling within the scope of
subpart L, ``Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudication in Materials
Licensing Proceedings,'' of NRC's rules of practice for domestic
licensing proceedings in 10 CFR part 2. Whether or not a person has or
intends to provide comments as set out in section II above, 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(d). A request for a hearing must be filed within 30 days of 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. Because of continuing disruptions in the delivery of
mail to United States Government offices, it is requested that requests
for hearing be
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also transmitted to the Secretary of the Commission either by means of
facsimile transmission to 301-415-1101, or by e-mail to
[email protected].
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.1205(f), each request for a hearing
must also be served, by delivering it personally or by mail, to:
1. The applicant, U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical
Command, 5183 Black Hawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5423,
Attention: Dr. John Ferriter, and;
2. The NRC staff, by delivery to the Office of the General Counsel,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, One White flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, or by mail addressed to the Office
of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555. Because of continuing disruptions in the delivery of mail to
United States Government offices, it is requested that requests for
hearing be transmitted to the Office of the General Counsel either by
means of facsimile transmission to 301-415-3725, or by e-mail to
[email protected].
In addition to meeting other applicable requirements of 10 CFR part
2 of NRC's regulations, a request for a hearing filed by a person other
than an applicant must describe in detail:
1. The interest of the requester in the proceeding;
2. How that interest may be affected by the results of the
proceeding, including the reasons why the requester should be permitted
a hearing, with particular reference to the factors set out in Sec.
2.1205(h);
3. The requestor's areas of concern about the licensing activity
that is the subject matter of the proceeding; and
4. The circumstance establishing that the request for a hearing is
timely in accordance with Sec. 2.1205(d).
IV. Further Information
The application for the license amendment and supporting
documentation are available for inspection at NRC's Public Electronic
Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html. The DP is in
ADAMS in two parts with part 1 at ML021930415 and part 2 at
ML021930461. The acceptance letter for the DP is in ADAMS at
ML022730012. Any questions with respect to this action should be
referred to Tom McLaughlin, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Waste
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone:
(301) 415-5869. Fax: (301) 415-5398.
Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of November, 2002.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Claudia M. Craig,
Acting Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Waste Management,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 02-28901 Filed 11-13-02; 8:45 am]
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