[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 168 (Tuesday, August 31, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53093-53095]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-19805]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 40-3392]


In the Matter of Honeywell International, Inc., Metropolis Works 
Facility; Order Modifying License (Effective Immediately)

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Issuance of Order for Implementation of Additional Security 
Measures Associated with Access Authorization.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Raddatz, Senior Project 
Manager, Fuel Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety 
and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD 20852. Telephone: (301) 
415-6334; fax number: (301) 415-5955; e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.106, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 
is providing notice in the Matter of Honeywell International, Inc., 
Metropolis Works Facility of the issuance of an order modifying License 
(SUB-526) (ML042240002) (Effective Immediately).

II. Further Information

    Honeywell International, Inc. (``Honeywell'' or the ``licensee'') 
holds Materials License No. SUB-526, issued by the U. S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) authorizing the licensee to 
receive, acquire, possess and transfer byproduct and source material in 
accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 and 10 CFR parts 30 and 
40. Commission regulations at 10 CFR Sec.  20.1801, require the 
licensee to secure licensed material from unauthorized removal or 
access from controlled or unrestricted areas. Further, License 
Condition 10 of Materials License No. SUB-526, as amended, requires the 
licensee to implement and maintain specific measures to control public 
and private access to the facility as described in the

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October 1, 1998, enclosure to its application dated September 23, 1998.

II

    On September 11, 2001, terrorists simultaneously attacked targets 
in New York, NY and Washington, DC, utilizing large commercial aircraft 
as weapons. In response to the attacks and intelligence information 
subsequently obtained, the Commission issued a number of Safeguards and 
Threat Advisories to its licensees in order to strengthen licensees' 
capabilities and readiness to respond to a potential attack on a 
nuclear facility. The Commission has also communicated with other 
Federal, State, and Local government agencies and industry 
representatives to discuss and evaluate the current threat environment 
in order to assess the adequacy of security measures at licensed 
facilities. In addition, the Commission has been conducting a 
comprehensive review of its safeguards and security programs and 
requirements.
    As a result of its initial consideration of the current safeguards 
and security requirements, as well as a review of information provided 
by the intelligence community, the Commission issued a Confirmatory 
Action Letter, No. RIII-01-005, dated December 21, 2001 to Honeywell, 
confirming the Licensee's agreement to immediately implement enhanced 
security measures and review longer term security enhancements to the 
site. On March 29, 2002 the Commission issued an Order to Honeywell to 
put the actions taken in response to the advisories in the established 
regulatory framework and implement additional enhancements which 
emerged from the NRC's ongoing comprehensive review. The Commission has 
now determined that certain additional security measures are required 
to address the current threat. Therefore, the Commission is imposing 
requirements, set forth in Attachment 1\1\ of this Order, which 
supplement existing regulatory requirements and any previously issued 
Order, to provide the Commission with reasonable assurance that the 
public health and safety and the common defense and security continue 
to be adequately protected in the current threat environment. These 
requirements will remain in effect until the Commission determines 
otherwise.
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    \1\ Attachment 1 contains Safeguards Information and will not be 
released to the public.
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    The Commission recognizes that some of the requirements set forth 
in Attachment 1 to this Order may already have been initiated by 
Honeywell in response to previously issued advisories, Confirmatory 
Action Letter No. RIII-01-005, the March 29, 2002 Order or on its own. 
It also recognizes that some measures may need to be tailored to 
accommodate the specific circumstances or characteristics existing at 
the licensee's facility, to achieve the intended objectives and avoid 
any unforeseen effect on safe operation. Although the licensee's 
response to the Safeguards Threat Advisories and the March 29, 2002 
Order has been adequate to provide reasonable assurance of adequate 
protection of the public health and safety, the Commission believes 
that the response must be supplemented because the current threat 
environment continues to persist. Therefore, it is appropriate to 
require certain additional security measures.
    In order to provide assurance that the licensee is implementing 
prudent measures to achieve an appropriate level of protection to meet 
the current threat environment, Materials License No. SUB-526 is 
modified to include the requirements identified in Attachment 1 to this 
Order. In addition, pursuant to 10 CFR Sec.  2.202, I find that, in the 
circumstances described above, the public health, safety and interest 
require that this Order be immediately effective.

III

    Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 63, 81, 161b, 161i, 161o, 182 and 
186 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, the Commission's 
regulations in 10 CFR Sec.  2.202 and 10 CFR Parts 30 and 40, It Is 
Hereby Ordered, Effective Immediately, That Materials License No. SUB-
526 Is Modified as Follows:
    A. The licensee shall, notwithstanding the provisions of any 
Commission regulation or license to the contrary, comply with the 
requirements described in Attachment 1 to this Order. The Licensee 
shall immediately start implementation of the requirements in 
Attachment 1 to the Order and shall complete implementation no later 
than 180 days from the date of this Order, with the exception of the 
additional security measure B.4., which shall be implemented no later 
than 365 days from the date of this Order.
    B. 1. The Licensee shall, within twenty (20) days of the date of 
this order, notify the Commission, (1) If it is unable to comply with 
any of the requirements described in Attachment 1; (2) if compliance 
with any of the requirements is unnecessary in its specific 
circumstances; or (3) if implementation of any of the requirements 
would cause the Licensee to be in violation of the provisions of any 
Commission regulation or the facility license. The notification shall 
provide the Licensee's justification for seeking relief from or 
variation of any specific requirement.
    2. If the Licensee considers that implementation of any of the 
requirements described in Attachment 1 to this Order would adversely 
impact safe operation of the facility, the Licensee must notify the 
Commission, within twenty (20) days of this Order, of the adverse 
safety impact, the basis for its determination and that the requirement 
has an adverse safety impact, and either a proposal for achieving the 
same objectives specified in the Attachment 1 requirement in question, 
or a schedule for modifying the facility procedures and practices to 
address the adverse safety condition. If neither approach is 
appropriate, the Licensee must supplement its response to Condition B.1 
of this Order to identify the condition as a requirement with which it 
cannot comply, with attendant justifications as required in Condition 
B.1.
    C. 1. The Licensee shall, within twenty (20) days of the date of 
this Order, submit to the Commission, a schedule for achieving 
compliance with each requirement described in Attachment 1.
    2. The Licensee shall report to the Commission, when it has 
achieved full compliance with the requirements described in Attachment 
1.
    D. Notwithstanding any provision of the Commission's regulations to 
the contrary, all measures implemented or actions taken in response to 
this Order shall be maintained pending until the Commission determines 
otherwise.
    Licensee responses to Conditions B.1, B.2, C.1 and C.2 above, shall 
be submitted in accordance with 10 CFR 30.6 and 40.5. In addition, 
Licensee submittals that contain Safeguards Information shall be 
properly marked and handled in accordance with 10 CFR 73.21.
    The Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, 
may, in writing, modify, relax or rescind any of the above conditions 
upon demonstration by the Licensee of good cause.

IV

    In accordance with 10 CFR 2.202, the Licensee must, and any other 
person adversely affected by this Order may, submit an answer to this 
Order, and may request a hearing on this Order, within 20 days of the 
date of the Order. Where good cause is shown, consideration will be 
given to the time to request a hearing. A request for

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extension of time in which to submit an answer or request a hearing 
must be made in writing to the Director, Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 
20555, and include a statement of good cause for the extension. The 
answer may consent to this Order. Unless the answer consents to this 
Order, the answer shall, in writing and under oath or affirmation, 
specifically set forth the matters of fact and law on which the 
Licensee or other person adversely affected relies and the reasons as 
to why the Order should not have been issued. Any answer or request for 
a hearing shall be submitted to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, Washington, DC 
20555. Copies also shall be sent to the Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards and the Director, Office of Enforcement, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC, 20555, to the 
Assistant General Counsel for Materials Litigation and Enforcement, at 
the same address, to the Regional Administrator, NRC Region II, 801 
Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois 60532, and to the Licensee if the 
answer or hearing request is by a person other than the Licensee. 
Because of possible disruptions in delivery of mail to United States 
Government offices, it is requested that decontrolled answers, (no 
Safeguards Information) and requests for a hearing 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] 
and also to the Office of General Counsel either by means of facsimile 
transmission to (301) 415-3725 or by e-mail to [email protected]. 
If a person other than the Licensee requests a hearing, that person 
shall set forth with particularity the manner in which his/her interest 
is adversely affected by this Order and shall address the criteria set 
forth in 10 CFR Sec.  2.714(d). If a person other than the Licensee 
requests a hearing, that person shall set forth with particularity the 
manner in which his interest is adversely affected by this Order and 
shall address the criteria set forth in 10 CFR 2.714(d).
    If a hearing is requested by the Licensee or a person whose 
interest is adversely affected, the Commission will issue an Order 
designating the time and place of any hearing. If a hearing is held, 
the issue to be considered at such hearing shall be whether this Order 
should be sustained.
    Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.202(c)(2)(I), the Licensee, may, in addition 
to demanding a hearing, at the time the answer is filed or sooner, move 
the presiding officer to set aside the immediate effectiveness of the 
Order on the ground that the Order, including the need for immediate 
effectiveness, is not based on adequate evidence but on mere suspicion, 
unfounded allegations or error.
    In the absence of any request for hearing, or written approval of 
an extension of time in which to request a hearing, the provisions 
specified in Section III above shall be final 20 days from the date of 
this Order without further order or proceedings. If an extension of 
time for requesting a hearing has been approved, the provisions 
specified in Section III shall be final when the extension expires if a 
hearing request has not been received. An Answer or a Request for 
Hearing Shall Not Stay the Immediate Effectiveness of This Order.

For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
    Dated this 18th day of August 2004.
Margaret V. Federline,
Deputy Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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