[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 86 (Wednesday, May 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 25760]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-10987]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 40-8989; License No. SMC-1559]


Envirocare of Utah and The Snake River Alliance; Receipt of 
Request for Action Under 10 CFR 2.206

    Notice is hereby given that by petitions dated February 24, 2000, 
and March 13, 2000, The Snake River Alliance and Envirocare of Utah 
respectively, have requested that the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC) take action with regard to protecting the public 
health and safety. The petitioners request that the NRC assume 
responsibility for Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial Action Program 
(FUSRAP) radioactively contaminated material and ensure its proper 
disposal in an NRC-licensed facility.
    As the basis for these requests, the petitioners state that the 
NRC, under Sections 81 and 84 of the Atomic Energy Act (AEA), was given 
authority by Congress to regulate all 11e.(2) material regardless of 
when it was generated.
    The requests are being treated pursuant to 10 CFR 2.206 of the 
Commission's regulations. The requests have been referred to the 
Director of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. As 
provided by Section 2.206, appropriate action will be taken on the 
petitions within a reasonable time. By letters dated April 25, 2000, 
the Director accepted the petitioners' requests for the NRC to review 
the AEA and the NRC regulations governing disposal of 11e.(2) byproduct 
material whether or not it was generated after 1978, and is not taking 
any immediate action. A copy of the petitions are available for 
inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room at 2120 L Street, 
NW. (Lower Level), Washington, DC 20555-0001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 25th day of April, 2000.
William F. Kane,
Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 00-10987 Filed 5-2-00; 8:45 am]
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