[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 24 (Monday, February 6, 1995)] [Notices] [Pages 7078-7079] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 94-2797] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 40-8968] Hydro Resources, Inc. AGENCY: Nulear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of public meetings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 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), will conduct three public meetings for the purpose of receiving comments on the recently published Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) regarding the proposed construction and operation of an in-situ leach (ISL) project in McKinley County, New Mexico. This DEIS describes and evaluates the potential environmental impacts of granting Hydro Resources, Inc. a combined source and byproduct material license and minerals operating leases for Federal and Indian lands for the ISL project. Comments received on the DEIS will be addressed in the Final Environmental Impact Statement, to be published at a future date. Two public meetings will be held on February 22, 1995, at the Crownpoint Chapter House, Crownpoint, New Mexico from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. One public meeting will be held on February 23, 1995, at the Church Rock Chapter House, Church Rock, New Mexico from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. DATES: Public meetings for the purpose of receiving comments on the DEIS will be held on February 22, 1995 at the Crownpoint Chapter House, Crownpoint, New Mexico from 10 a.m. to 12 noon and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., and on February 23, 1995 at the Church Rock Chapter House, Church Rock, New Mexico from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Written comments on the DEIS should be received on or before February 28, 1995, at the address listed below. 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 Office, P.O. Box [[Page 7079]] 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 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 license conditions, as appropriate; and specify environmental monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting requirements. The DEIS describes the evaluation 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, 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). The notice offered members of the public an opportunity to comment upon the DEIS and to request an adjudicatory hearing on the licensing application. The closing date for requesting an Opportunity for Hearing on the pending licensing action expired on December 14, 1994; the date for submitting public comments on the DEIS originally expired on January 7, 1995. Several requests were received by the NRC to extend the 60-day public comment period. The NRC acceded to these requests and extended the comment period from January 7, 1995 to February 28, 1995. The purpose of this notice is to inform the public that three public meetings will be held at the Chapter Houses in Crownpoint and Church Rock, New Mexico for the purpose of receiving comments on this DEIS. Written comments 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 30th day of January 1995. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission John O. Thoma, Acting Chief, High-Level Waste and Uranium, Recovery Projects Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. 94-2797 Filed 2-3-95; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-M