[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 214 (Monday, November 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65008-65009]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9076]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 70-7004-ML, ASLBP No. 05-838-01-ML]


Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, Before Administrative Judges: 
Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman, Dr. Peter S. Lam, Dr. Richard E. 
Wardwell; In the Matter of USEC, Inc. (American Centrifuge Plant); 
Notice of Opportunity To Make Oral or Written Limited Appearance 
Statements

October 31, 2006.
    This proceeding involves the application of USEC, Inc. (USEC) for 
authorization to construct a facility and

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to possess and use source, byproduct, and special nuclear material in 
order to enrich natural uranium to a maximum of ten percent uranium-235 
(U235) by the gas centrifuge process. USEC proposes to do 
this at a facility--denominated the American Centrifuge Plant (ACP)--to 
be constructed near Piketon, Ohio.
    More specifically, on August 23, 2004, USEC filed an application 
with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to obtain a thirty-year 
license under 10 CFR Parts 30, 40, and 70 to operate its proposed ACP. 
Thereafter a public interest group, the Portsmouth/Piketon Residents 
for Environmental Safety and Security (PRESS) and an individual, 
Geoffrey Sea (Sea), filed petitions to intervene. Based on the 
pleadings submitted, and after hearing argument from the putative 
intervenors, this Board determined that neither Petitioner had 
presented an admissible contention. LBP-05-28, 62 NRC 585 (2005). Both 
PRESS and Sea appealed the Board's Order and, on April 3, 2006, the 
Commission affirmed the Board's rulings as to both Petitioners. CLI-06-
09, 63 NRC 433 (2006); CLI-06-10, 63 NRC 451 (2006). Therefore, the 
only matter remaining before this Board is satisfaction of the 
Mandatory Hearing requirement with regard to USEC's License Application 
(LA). 42 U.S.C. 2243(b)(1); 10 CFR 70.23a, 70.31(e).
    This Atomic Safety and Licensing Board hereby gives notice that, in 
accordance with 10 CFR 2.315(a), the Board will entertain oral limited 
appearance statements from members of the public in connection with 
this proceeding at the date, time, and location specified below.

A. Date, Time, and Location of Oral Limited Appearance Statement 
Session

    The session will be held on the following date at the specified 
location and time:
    Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2006.
    Time: 6 p.m. EST until 9 p.m. EST.
    Location: Ohio State University Endeavor Center, Training Room 160, 
1862 Shyville Road, Piketon, Ohio 45661.

B. Participation Guidelines for Oral Limited Appearance Statements

    Any person not a party, or the representative of a party, to the 
proceeding will be permitted to make an oral statement setting forth 
his or her position on matters of concern relating to this proceeding. 
Although these statements do not constitute testimony or evidence in 
the proceeding, they nonetheless help the Board and/or the parties in 
their consideration of the issues.
    Oral limited appearance statements will be entertained during the 
hours specified above, or such lesser time as might be necessary to 
accommodate the speakers who are present. In this regard, if all 
scheduled and unscheduled speakers present at the session have made a 
presentation, the Licensing Board reserves the right to terminate the 
session before the ending time listed above. During the limited 
appearance session no signs or banners will be permitted in the room.
    In order to allow all interested persons an opportunity to address 
the Board, the time allotted for each statement normally will be no 
more than five (5) minutes, but may be limited, or expanded, depending 
on the number of written requests to make oral statements that are 
submitted in accordance with Section C below, and/or the number of 
persons present at the designated time. At the outset of each 
statement, the speaker should identify himself or herself by stating 
their name, city and state of residence, and stating whether they have 
any affiliation (such as employment, consultancy, or membership) with 
any of the parties (USEC or the NRC).

C. Submitting a Request To Make an Oral Limited Appearance Statement

    Persons wishing to make an oral statement who have submitted a 
timely written request to do so will be given priority over those who 
have not filed such a request. To be considered timely, a written 
request to make an oral statement must either be mailed, faxed, or sent 
by e-mail so as to be received by 5 p.m. EST on December 5, 2006. 
Written requests to make an oral statement should be submitted to:
    Mail: Office of the Secretary, Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    Fax: (301) 415-1101 (verification (301) 415-1966).
    E-mail: [email protected].
    In addition, using the same method of service, a copy of the 
written request to make an oral statement should be sent to the 
Chairman of this Licensing Board as follows:
    Mail: Administrative Judge Lawrence G. McDade, c/o: Debra Wolf, 
Esq. Law Clerk, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel, Mail Stop T-3 
F23, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    Fax: (301) 415-5599 (verification (301) 415-6094).
    Email: [email protected].

D. Submitted Written Limited Appearance Statements

    A written limited appearance statement may be submitted to the 
Board regarding this proceeding at any time, either in lieu of or in 
addition to any oral statement. Such statements should be sent to the 
Office of the Secretary using the methods prescribed above, with a copy 
to the Licensing Board Chairman.

E. Availability of Documentary Information Regarding the Proceeding

    Documents relating to this proceeding are available for public 
inspection at the Commission's Public Document Room (PDR), located at 
One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, 
Maryland, or electronically from the publicly available records 
component of NRC's document system (ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from 
the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html 
(Electronic Reading Room). 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 (800) 397-
4209 or (301) 415-4737, or by e-mail to [email protected].

F. Scheduling Information Updates

    Updated/revised scheduling information regarding the limited 
appearance session can be found on the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/index.cfm or by calling 
(800) 368-5642, extension 5036, or (301) 415-5036.

    Dated: October 31, 2006.

    For the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board.\1\
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    \1\ Copies of this Notice were sent this date by Internet 
electronic mail transmission to counsel for (1) USEC; and (2) the 
NRC Staff.
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Lawrence G. McDade, Chairman
Administrative Judge.
[FR Doc. 06-9076 Filed 11-3-06; 8:45 am]
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