[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 13, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Page 2241]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-756]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Number 40-8102]


Exxon Coal and Minerals Company

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of Exxon Coal and Minerals Company's 
application for establishing alternate concentration limits in source 
material license SUA-1139 for the Highland Uranium Mill in Converse 
County, Wyoming; notice of opportunity for a hearing.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC) has received, by letter dated December 18, 1998, an 
application from Exxon Coal and Minerals Company (ECMC) to establish 
Alternate Concentration Limits (ACLs) for nickel, radium (Ra 226+228), 
and natural uranium (UNAT); and amend accordingly Source Material 
License No. SUA-1139 for the Highland uranium mill.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mohammad W. Haque, Uranium Recovery 
Branch, Division of Waste Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Telephone (301) 415-6640.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: ECMC's application to amend Source Material 
License SUA-1139, which describes the proposed change and the reasons 
for the request, is being made available for public inspection at NRC's 
Public Document Room at 2120 L Street, N.W. (Lower Level), Washington, 
DC 20555.
    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 
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 20555-0001, 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, Exxon Coal and Minerals Company, P.O. Box 1314, 
Houston, Texas 77251-1314, Attention: David Range; 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 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 5th day of January 1999.
N. King Stablein,
Acting Chief, Uranium Recovery Branch, Division of Waste Management, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 99-756 Filed 1-12-99; 8:45 am]
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