[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 237 (Wednesday, December 10, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65106-65107]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-32271]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Number 40-8452]


Bear Creek Uranium Company; Notice of Opportunity for Hearing

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Receipt of Application from Bear Creek Uranium 
Company to change two site-reclamation milestones in Condition 49 of 
Source Material License No. SUA-1310 for the Bear Creek, Wyoming 
Uranium Mill site.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC) has received, by letter dated October 24, 1997, an 
application from Bear Creek Uranium Company (BCUC) to amend License 
Condition (LC) 49 of Source Material License No. SUA-1310 for the Bear 
Creek, Wyoming uranium mill site. By this amendment application, the 
licensee proposes to modify LC 49 to change the completion date for two 
site-reclamation milestones. The new dates proposed by BCUC would 
extend the completion of placement of the final radon barrier by one 
year and the completion of placement of the erosion protection cover by 
five months. BCUC is requesting these extensions because

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of delays caused by inclement weather conditions during this year's 
construction season.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Charlotte E. Abrams, Uranium Recovery 
Branch, Division of Waste Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Telephone (301) 415-5808.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The portion of LC 49 with the proposed 
changes would read as follows:
    A. (3) Placement of the final radon barrier designed and 
constructed to limit radon emissions to an average flux of no more than 
20 pCi/m \2\/s above background:
    For tailings pile surface areas not covered by evaporation ponds 
constructed as part of the groundwater corrective action program--
December 31, 1998.
    For the total tailings pile surface after evaporation pond 
removal--December 31, 1998.
    B. Reclamation, to ensure required longevity of the covered 
tailings and groundwater protection, shall be completed as 
expeditiously as is reasonably achievable, in accordance with the 
following target dates for completion:
    (1) Placement of erosion protection as part of reclamation to 
comply with Criterion 6 of Appendix A of 10 CFR Part 40--December 31, 
1998.
    BCUC's application to amend LC 49 of Source Material License SUA-
1310, which describes the proposed changes to the license condition and 
the reasons for the request is being made available for public 
inspection at the NRC's Public Document Room at 2120 L Street, NW 
(Lower Level), Washington, DC 20555.

Notice of Opportunity for Hearing

    The NRC hereby provides notice of an opportunity for a hearing on 
the license amendment under the provisions of 10 CFR part 2, subpart L, 
``Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudications in Materials and 
Operator Licensing Proceedings.'' 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 30 days of the publication of this 
notice in the Federal Register. 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.
    In accordance with 10 CFR 2.1205(e), each request for a hearing 
must also be served, by delivering it personally or by mail, to:
    (1) The applicant, Bear Creek Uranium Company, P.O. Box 366, 
Casper, Wyoming 82602, Attention: Gary Chase; and
    (2) The NRC staff, by delivery to the Executive Director for 
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 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 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).
    The request must also set forth the specific aspect or aspects of 
the subject matter of the proceeding as to which petitioner wishes a 
hearing.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day of December 1997.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joseph J. Holonich,
Chief, Uranium Recovery Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 97-32271 Filed 12-9-97; 8:45 am]
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