[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 174 (Thursday, September 7, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Page 54326]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-22959]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Human Interaction With Reused Soil: A Literature Search; Draft 
NUREG-1725 for Public Comment

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Extension of public comment period for Draft NUREG-1725.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is extending the public 
comment period for Draft NUREG-1725 ``Human Interaction with Reused 
Soil: A Literature Search.''

DATES: Submit comments by November 17, 2000. Comments received after 
this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the 
Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received 
on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: Mail written comments to: David L. Meyer, Chief, Rules and 
Directives Branch, Office of Administration, Mail Stop T-6D59, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Copies of the 
Draft NUREG report can be obtained through the NRC website address: 
http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/NUREGS/SR1725/index.html (please note the URL is 
case sensitive) or by request to the NRC staff contact, Thomas J. 
Nicholson.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas J. Nicholson; e-mail: 
[email protected]. telephone: (301) 415-6268; Office of Nuclear Regulatory 
Research, Mail Stop T-9F31, USNRC, Washington DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
issued Draft NUREG-1725 ``Human Interaction with Reused Soil: A 
Literature Search'' on July 19, 2000 for a 60-day public comment period 
(closing date was originally September 18, 2000). Copies of the report 
were sent to Land-Grant University and selected Federal Agency 
libraries for review and comment. This activity is a joint effort by 
the NRC Staff and the National Agricultural Library (NAL) staff of the 
U.S. Department of Agriculture working under an Interagency Agreement 
with the NRC. The comment period is being extended for an additional 60 
days to allow for responses from the Land-Grant University and Federal 
Agency libraries. The report presents the literature and INTERNET 
search strategies for identifying documented information sources on 
types of soil reuse. The report discusses how this information will be 
used to establish the technical bases for evaluating possible dose 
impacts from the reuse of soils from NRC-licensed facilities. 
Information received through the public comment process will assist the 
NRC staff in developing technical bases for characterizing soil reuse 
practices and related dose assessment scenarios.
    Specifically, the NRC staff is seeking information through comments 
on Draft NUREG-1725 regarding potential uses of soil which may be 
excavated and transported offsite from NRC-licensed facilities for use 
in commerce or by the general public. This information will assist in 
developing a reasonably complete characterization of relevant usages 
for these reused soils. The soil reuse scenarios would include, but not 
be limited to, soil processing, construction and agricultural uses, and 
other commercial and residential uses of reused soil and soil-related 
products. The goal of the solicitation of comments on the Draft NUREG-
1725 report is to further the development of technical bases and the 
supporting documentation that could be used to characterize the soil 
reuse scenarios.
    Electronic Access: Information on draft NUREG-1725 for public 
comment can be accessed using the following NRC website address: http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/NUREGS/SR1725/index.html (please note the URL is case 
sensitive) or by notifying the NRC staff contact, Thomas J. Nicholson.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day of August 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Cheryl A. Trottier,
Chief, Radiation Protection, Environmental Risk and Waste Management 
Branch, Division of Risk Analysis and Applications, Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research.
[FR Doc. 00-22959 Filed 9-6-00; 8:45 am]
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