[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69049-69050]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28901]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 040-08838]


Notice of Consideration of Amendment Request for the U.S. Army's 
Jefferson Proving Ground Facility at Madison, IN, and Opportunity for 
Providing Comments and Requesting a Hearing

I. Introduction

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering 
issuance of a license amendment to Material License No. SUB-1435 issued 
to the U.S. Army (the licensee), to authorize decommissioning of its 
Jefferson Proving Ground (JPG) facility in Madison, Indiana.
    The U.S. Army submitted a revised decommissioning plan (DP) on June 
27, 2002, to decommission JPG with restricted release. An NRC 
administrative review, documented in a letter to the U.S. Army dated 
October 1, 2002, found the DP acceptable to begin a technical review.
    If the NRC approves the DP, the approval will be documented in an 
amendment to NRC License No. SUB-1435. However, before approving the 
proposed amendment, the NRC will need to make the findings required by 
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and NRC's regulations. These 
findings will be documented in a Safety Evaluation Report and either an 
Environmental Assessment or Environmental Impact Statement.

II. Opportunity To Provide Comments

    In accordance with 10 CFR 20.1405, the NRC is providing notice to 
individuals in the vicinity of the site that the NRC is in receipt of a 
DP, and will accept comments concerning this decommissioning proposal 
and its associated environmental impacts. Comments with respect to this 
action should be provided in writing within 30 days of this notice and 
addressed to Tom McLaughlin, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Waste 
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone: 
(301) 415-5869, fax number (301) 415-5398, e-mail: [email protected]. 
Comments received after 30 days will be considered if practicable to do 
so, but only those comments received on or before the due date can be 
assured consideration.

III. Opportunity To Request a Hearing

    NRC also provides notice that this is a proceeding on an 
application for an amendment of a license falling within the scope of 
subpart L, ``Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudication in Materials 
Licensing Proceedings,'' of NRC's rules of practice for domestic 
licensing proceedings in 10 CFR part 2. Whether or not a person has or 
intends to provide comments as set out in section II above, 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(d). A request for a hearing must be filed within 30 days of the 
date of publication of this Federal Register notice.
    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. Because of continuing disruptions in the delivery of 
mail to United States Government offices, it is requested that requests 
for hearing be

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also transmitted to the Secretary of the Commission either by means of 
facsimile transmission to 301-415-1101, or by e-mail to 
[email protected].
    In accordance with 10 CFR 2.1205(f), each request for a hearing 
must also be served, by delivering it personally or by mail, to:
    1. The applicant, U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical 
Command, 5183 Black Hawk Road, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21010-5423, 
Attention: Dr. John Ferriter, and;
    2. The NRC staff, by delivery to the Office of the General Counsel, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, One White flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, or by mail addressed to the Office 
of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555. Because of continuing disruptions in the delivery of mail to 
United States Government offices, it is requested that requests for 
hearing be transmitted to the Office of the General Counsel either by 
means of facsimile transmission to 301-415-3725, or by e-mail to 
[email protected].
    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 requester in the proceeding;
    2. How that interest may be affected by the results of the 
proceeding, including the reasons why the requester should be permitted 
a hearing, with particular reference to the factors set out in Sec.  
2.1205(h);
    3. The requestor's areas of concern about the licensing activity 
that is the subject matter of the proceeding; and
    4. The circumstance establishing that the request for a hearing is 
timely in accordance with Sec.  2.1205(d).

IV. Further Information

    The application for the license amendment and supporting 
documentation are available for inspection at NRC's Public Electronic 
Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html. The DP is in 
ADAMS in two parts with part 1 at ML021930415 and part 2 at 
ML021930461. The acceptance letter for the DP is in ADAMS at 
ML022730012. Any questions with respect to this action should be 
referred to Tom McLaughlin, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Waste 
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone: 
(301) 415-5869. Fax: (301) 415-5398.

    Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day of November, 2002.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Claudia M. Craig,
Acting Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Waste Management, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 02-28901 Filed 11-13-02; 8:45 am]
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