[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 192 (Friday, October 3, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 51914-51915]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-26271]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Number 40-8902]


Atlantic Richfield Company; Notice of Opportunity for a Hearing

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of placing the Bluewater uranium mill and tailings 
disposal site near Grants, New Mexico, in the custody and long-term 
care of the U.S. Department of Energy under the general licensing 
provisions of 10 CFR part 40.28; and notice of opportunity for a 
hearing.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC) has accepted the Long-Term Surveillance Plan (LTSP) 
submitted by U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), by letter dated July 31, 
1997, for the Bluewater uranium mill and tailings disposal site. The 
LTSP was developed by DOE as the long-term custodian of the Bluewater 
site. By accepting the LTSP, the Bluewater site will be regulated by 
NRC under the general licensing provisions of 10 CFR 40.28, and the 
Atlantic Richfield Company's Source Material License SUA-1470 for the 
Bluewater site has been terminated. These actions complete all 
requirements for closure of the Bluewater site under Title II of the 
Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, as amended. An NRC 
staff environmental assessment is not required for this action, since 
it is categorically excluded under 10 CFR 51.22(c)(11).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kenneth R. Hooks, Uranium Recovery 
Branch, Division of Waste Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Telephone (301) 415-7777.

NOTICE OF OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING: The Commission hereby provides 
notice that this is a proceeding on an application for a licensing 
action falling within the scope of Subpart L, ``Informal Hearing 
Procedures for Adjudications in Materials Licensing Proceedings, of the 
Commission's Rules of Practice for Domestic Licensing Proceedings in 10 
CFR Part 2'' (54 FR 8269). 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(c), a request for a hearing 
must be filed within thirty (30) days from 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.
    Each request for a hearing must also be served, by delivering it 
personally or by mail to:
    (1) The applicant, Atlantic Richfield Company, Bluewater Mill, P.O. 
Box 638, Grants, New Mexico 87020; and
    (2) The NRC staff, by delivery to the Executive Director of 
Operations, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 
20852, or by mail addressed to the Executive Director for Operations, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.
    In addition to meeting other applicable requirements of 10 CFR Part 
2 of the Commission's regulations, a request for a hearing filed by a 
person other than an applicant must describe in detail:
    (1) The interest of the requestor in the proceeding;
    (2) How that interest may be affected by the results of the 
proceeding, including the reasons why the requestor should be permitted 
a hearing, with particular reference to the factors set out in 
Sec. 2.1205(g);
    (3) the requestor's areas of concern about the licensing activity 
that is the subject matter of the proceeding; and
    (4) The circumstances establishing that the request for a hearing 
is timely in accordance with Sec. 2.1205(c).
    Any hearing that is requested and granted will be held in 
accordance with

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the Commission's Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudications in 
Materials Licensing Proceedings in 10 CFR part 2, subpart L.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of September, 1997.
Joseph J. Holonich,
Chief, Uranium Recovery Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 97-26271 Filed 10-2-97; 8:45 am]
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