[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 2614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-541]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 40-8968]


Hydro Resources, Inc.

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), in cooperation 
with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Bureau of Indian 
Affairs (BIA), has published a Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(DEIS) regarding the proposed construction and operation of an in-situ 
leach (ISL) project in McKinley County, New Mexico. The DEIS describes 
and evaluates the potential environmental impacts of granting Hydro 
Resources, Inc. combined source and byproduct material license and 
minerals operating leases for Federal and Indian lands for the ISL 
project. The public comment period for this DEIS is being extended from 
January 7, 1995 to February 28, 1995.

DATES: Written comments should be received on or before February 28, 
1995, at the address listed below. Public meetings on this DEIS will be 
held at times and locations to be announced in a future notice.

ADDRESSES: A free single copy of this DEIS (NUREG-1508) may be 
requested by those considering public comment by writing to the NRC 
Publications Section, ATTN: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. 
Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 37082, Washington, DC 20013-7082. 
A copy is also available for inspection and/or copying in the NRC 
Public Document Room, 2120 L St. NW., Washington, DC.
    Any interested party may submit comments on this document for 
consideration by the staff. To be certain of consideration, comments on 
this report must be received by February 28, 1995. Comments received 
after the due date will be considered to the extent practical. Comments 
on the DEIS should be sent to Chief, High-Level Waste and Uranium 
Recovery Projects Branch, Mail Stop TWFN 7-J9, Division of Waste 
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Michael C. Layton, High-Level Waste and Uranium Recovery Projects 
Branch, Mail Stop TWFN 7-J9, Division of Waste Management, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Telephone 301/415-6676.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC, in cooperation with the BLM and the 
BIA, has prepared a DEIS regarding the administrative action of 
authorizing Hydro Resources, Inc. (HRI), to conduct in-situ leach (ISL) 
uranium mining, also known as solution mining, in compliance with a 
combined source and byproduct material license issued by the NRC, and 
minerals operating leases issued for Federal and Indian lands by the 
BLM and BIA. The license and leases would provide programmatic and 
regulatory oversight in administrative matters; impose operating 
restrictions; and specify monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting 
requirements. The DEIS describes the evaluation conducted by the 
interagency review group concerning (1) the purpose of and need for the 
proposed action, evaluated under NEPA and the agencies' implementing 
regulations, (2) alternatives considered, (3) existing environmental 
conditions, and (4) environmental consequences of the proposed action 
and proposed mitigating measures. This DEIS concludes, after weighing 
the environmental, technical, and other benefits of the proposed 
project against the environmental and other costs, that the appropriate 
action is to issue the requested license and leases authorizing the 
applicant to proceed with the project as discussed in this DEIS.
    A Notice of Availability and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing were 
published previously (59 FR 56557, November 14, 1994). Public comment 
on the DEIS was solicited at that time. Several requests have been 
received by the NRC to extend the 60-day public comment period. The NRC 
accedes to these requests. This notice is to inform the public that 
comments on this report must be received by February 28, 1995. Comments 
received after this date will be considered to the extent practical. 
Any interested party may submit comments on this document for 
consideration by the staff.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of January 1995.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joseph J. Holonich,
Chief, High-Level Waste and Uranium Recovery Projects Branch, Division 
of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 95-541 Filed 1-9-95; 8:45 am]
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