[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 193 (Friday, October 4, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 62274-62275]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-25244]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Termination of Uranium Milling Licenses in Agreement States; 
Opportunity To Comment on Draft Revision of NRC Procedure

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Request for comment.

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SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is announcing the 
availability of a draft revision of the Office of State and Tribal 
Programs (STP) Procedure SA-900: Termination of Uranium Milling 
Licenses in Agreement States for review and comment. The procedure 
describes the NRC review process for making determinations that all 
applicable standards and requirements have been met before Agreement 
State uranium milling license termination. Stakeholder's comments are 
requested on the draft revised procedure before NRC issues the final 
procedure.

DATES: The comment period expires November 4, 2002. 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: Comments may be submitted either electronically or via U.S. 
mail. Submit written comments to: Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, 
Mail Stop T6-D59, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

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Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Comments may be submitted by 
electronic mail to [email protected].
    The draft revised procedure is available at the STP Web site at 
``Procedure,'' http://www.hsrd.ornl.gov/nrc/procfrm.htm on the tool 
bar. A single paper copy of the procedure may be obtained from the For 
Further Information Contact.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kevin Hsueh, Mail Stop: O-3C10, Office 
of State and Tribal Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001, telephone 301-415-2598.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 29, 2001, the NRC published a 
notice in the Federal Register (66 FR 17206) announcing the formation 
of a Working Group composed of representatives from the NRC and 
Agreement States. The Working Group was tasked to identify areas that 
need improvements in the NRC review process and propose a draft revised 
procedure that addresses issues identified by the Working Group and 
stakeholders.
    The Working Group, consisting of five representatives from the 
States, three NRC representatives and an NRC resource representative, 
began work in April 2001. Over the past year, the Working Group held 
four teleconference calls and one public meeting with stakeholders. A 
draft revised STP Procedure SA-900 entitled, ``Termination of Uranium 
Milling Licenses in Agreement States'' was prepared and published for 
public comment on August 23 2001 in the Federal Register (66 FR 44389).
    Based on the Working Group evaluation and discussions, comments 
provided during the teleconference calls and the meeting with 
stakeholders, and comments received on the draft revised Procedure SA-
900, the Working Group prepared and issued a final report in July 2002. 
The final report includes a draft revised STP Procedure SA-900 that 
addresses issues identified by the Working Group and stakeholders and 
an analysis of public comments. A copy of the Working Group final 
report dated July 2002 is available for your information at the STP Web 
site at ``U Mill License Termination,'' http://www.hsrd.ornl.gov/nrc/Umill.htm on the tool bar.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 24th day of September, 2002.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Josephine M. Piccone,
Acting Director, Office of State and Tribal Programs.
[FR Doc. 02-25244 Filed 10-3-02; 8:45 am]
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