[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 164 (Monday, August 25, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 51034]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-21657]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 40-8027]


Notice of Receipt of License Amendment Request from the Sequoyah 
Fuels Corp. To Approve a Ground Water Monitoring Plan for Its Gore, 
Oklahoma Facility, and Opportunity To Request a Hearing

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of consideration of amendment request, and opportunity 
to request a hearing.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Myron Fliegel, Fuel Cycle Facilities 
Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone: (301) 415-6629; Fax: (301) 415-
5955; and/or by e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received, by 
letter dated June 12, 2003, a request from Sequoyah Fuels Corp. (SFC) 
for approval of a license amendment to Materials License SUB-1010 to 
approve its proposed ground water monitoring plan.
    The SFC facility, a nuclear fuel cycle facility located near Gore, 
Oklahoma, operated from 1970 to 1993. In response to a request from 
SFC, on December 11, 2002, NRC amended the license to allow possession 
of 11e.(2) byproduct material, in addition to source material. In its 
request, SFC proposes a plan to monitor the ground water at its site 
that is designed to meet the requirements in 10 CFR part 40, appendix 
A.
    The staff will review SFC's request for conformance with 10 CFR 
parts 20 and 40, using NUREG-1620, ``Standard Review Plan for the 
Review of a Reclamation Plan for Mill Tailings Sites Under Title II of 
the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act'' and other applicable 
agency regulations and guidance. If NRC approves SFC's request, the 
approval will be documented in an amendment to SFC's license. However, 
before approving the request, NRC will need to make the findings 
required by the AEA and NRC regulations. These findings will be 
documented in a Technical Evaluation Report and either an Environmental 
Assessment or an Environmental Impact Statement.

II. Opportunity To Request a Hearing

    The NRC hereby 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 Adjudications in Materials 
and Operator Licensing Proceedings'' of NRC's rules and practice for 
domestic licensing proceedings in 10 CFR part 2. 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 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 Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff of the 
Office of the Secretary of the Commission at One White Flint North, 
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 
p.m., Federal workdays; or
    (2) By mail or telegram addressed to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Rulemaking and 
Adjudications Staff. Because of continuing disruptions in the delivery 
of mail to United States Government offices, it is requested that 
requests for hearing also be 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, Sequoyah Fuels Corporation, P.O. Box 610, Gore, 
Oklahoma, Attention: Mr. John Ellis; and
    (2) The NRC staff, by delivery to the Office of the General 
Counsel, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 
20852, between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., Federal workdays, 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 also 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 the 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;
    (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(h);
    (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(d).

III. Further Information

    In accordance with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC's ``Rules of Practice,'' 
details with respect to this action, including the application for 
amendment and supporting documentation, are available electronically 
for public inspection and copying from the Publicly Available Records 
(PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible 
from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html. These 
documents may also be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC 
Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day of August, 2003.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Myron H. Fliegel,
Senior Project Manager, Fuel Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel 
Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 03-21657 Filed 8-22-03; 8:45 am]
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