[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 183 (Wednesday, September 22, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Page 56799]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-21252]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket Number 030-18228]


Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of 
No Significant Impact for License Amendment for Surmodics, Inc., Eden 
Prairie, MN

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding 
of No Significant Impact.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Peter J. Lee, Division of Nuclear 
Materials Safety, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Region III, 2443 
Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois 60532-4352; telephone (630) 829-9870; 
or by e-mail at [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the 
issuance of a license amendment of Material License No. 22-20307-01 
issued to SurModics, Inc. (the licensee), to a terminate its license 
and authorize release of its Eden Prairie, Minnesota facility for 
unrestricted use.
    The NRC staff has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) in 
support of this licensing action in accordance with the requirements of 
10 CFR part 51. Based on the EA, the NRC has concluded that a Finding 
of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is appropriate. The amendment will be 
issued following the publication of this Notice.

II. EA Summary

    The purpose of the proposed action is to terminate SurModics, 
Inc.'s license and release its Eden Prairie, Minnesota facility for 
unrestricted use. On September 27, 1982, the NRC authorized SurModics, 
Inc. to use labeled compounds of phosphorus-32 (P-32), iodine-125 (I-
125), tritium (H-3), carbon-14 (C-14), etc. for research and 
development. On June 15, 2004, SurModics, Inc. submitted a license 
amendment request to terminate its license and release its Eden Prairie 
facility for unrestricted use. SurModics, Inc. has conducted surveys of 
the facility and provided information to the NRC to demonstrate that 
the site meets the license termination criteria in Subpart E of 10 CFR 
Part 20 for unrestricted release. The staff has examined SurModics, 
Inc.'s request and the information that the licensee has provided in 
support of its request, including the surveys performed by SurModics, 
Inc. to demonstrate compliance with 10 CFR 20.1402, ``'Radiological 
Criteria for Unrestricted Use,''' to ensure that the NRC's decision is 
protective of the public health and safety and the environment.

III. Finding of No Significant Impact

    The staff has prepared the EA (summarized above) in support of 
SurModics, Inc.'s proposed license amendment to terminate its license 
and release the Eden Prairie facility for unrestricted use. Based on 
its review, the staff has determined that the affected environment and 
the environmental impacts associated with the decommissioning of 
SurModics, Inc.'s facility are bounded by the impacts evaluated by the 
``Generic Environmental Impact Statement in Support of Rulemaking on 
Radiological Criteria for License Termination of NRC-Licensed Nuclear 
Facilities'' (NUREG-1496). No outdoor areas were affected by the use of 
licensed materials. Additionally, no non-radiological impacts or other 
activities that could result in cumulative impacts were identified. The 
staff also finds that the proposed release for unrestricted use of the 
SurModics, Inc.'s facility is in compliance with the 10 CFR 20.1402. On 
the basis of the EA, the staff has concluded that the environmental 
impacts from the proposed action would not be significant. Accordingly, 
the staff has determined that a FONSI is appropriate, and has 
determined that the preparation of an environmental impact statement is 
not warranted.

IV. Further Information

    In accordance with 10 CFR 2.390 of the NRC's ``Rules of Practice,'' 
SurModics, Inc.'s request, the EA summarized above, and the documents 
related to this proposed action are available electronically for public 
inspection and copying from the Publicly Available Records (PARS) 
component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). The NRC's document system 
is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. These documents include SurModics, Inc.'s letter dated June 
15, 2004, with enclosures (Accession No. ML042530661); and the EA 
summarized above (Accession No. ML042540419). These documents may also 
be viewed electronically on the public computers located at the NRC's 
Public Document Room (PDR), O 1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction contractor 
will copy documents for a fee. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS 
or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, 
should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-
4209 or (301) 415-4737, or by e-mail to [email protected].

    Dated at Lisle, Illinois, this 10th day of September 2004.
Kenneth G. O'Brien,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, 
RIII.
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