[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 55 (Wednesday, March 21, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16547-16548]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-6585]


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ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

[FRL-9649-9]


Radionuclide National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air 
Pollutants; Notice of Construction Approvals Issued

AGENCY: Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: This notice announces the Construction Approvals issued in 
2011 by EPA Region 8 for the construction or modification of sources 
subject to the Radionuclide National Emission Standards for Hazardous 
Air Pollutants (NESHAP).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions about the Approvals or 
this notice, contact Dr. Angelique Diaz at EPA by phone at: (303) 312-
6344, or by email at: [email protected]. An electronic copy of 
each Approval is available through the Internet and can be found at 
www.epa.gov/region8/air.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    The General Provisions to the Radionuclide NESHAP in 40 CFR part 
61, subpart A, require a source owner or operator to submit an 
application for approval of construction or modification, pursuant to 
40 CFR 61.07. Sources submitting applications in 2010 and 2011 
submitted them under this provision and include sources subject to 40 
CFR part 61, subpart B, National Emission Standards for Radon Emissions 
from Underground Uranium Mines (Subpart B) and 40 CFR part 61, subpart 
W, National Emission Standards for Radon Emissions from Operating Mill 
Tailings (Subpart W). EPA Region 8 issued three approvals in 2011 under 
60 CFR 61.08. Today's notice comprises a summary of the three 
approvals.
    The following summaries are for those Construction Approvals issued 
by EPA Region 8 during the 2011 calendar year; each summary provides 
the title of the Approval and a brief description. These summaries are 
provided solely to alert the public to possible items of interest and 
are not intended as substitutes for the full text of the Construction 
Approval. This notice does not change the status of any document with 
respect to whether it is ``of nationwide scope or effect'' for purposes 
of section 307(b)(1) of the Clean Air Act. For example, this notice 
does not make the Construction Approval for a particular source into a 
nationwide rule. Neither does it purport to make any document that was 
previously non-binding into a binding document.

Approval for Whirlwind Mine

    On August 4, 2011, the EPA issued a Construction Approval to Energy 
Fuels for their Whirlwind Underground Uranium Mine. The mine is 
regulated under 40 CFR part 61, subpart B. The mine is expected to 
produce up to 50,000 tons per year of ore and over 100,000 tons over 
the lifetime of the mine. The Whirlwind Mine is located at 30100 5/10 
Road, Gateway, Colorado 81522. The Approval and background

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document for the Approval are available on the Internet and can be 
found at: http://www.epa.gov/region8/air/whirlwind.html.

Approval for Pi[ntilde]on Ridge

    On October 26, 2011, the EPA issued a Construction Approval to 
Energy Fuels for Tailings Cell A and the Phase I Evaporation Ponds at 
the proposed Pi[ntilde]on Ridge Uranium Mill. Tailings Cell A and the 
Phase I Evaporation Ponds are regulated under 40 CFR part 61, subpart 
W. The proposed Mill is situated in Montrose County, Colorado on an 880 
acre private parcel, in Paradox Valley, approximately 12 miles west of 
Naturita. The Approval and background document, as well as EPA's 
response to public input, are available on the Internet and can be 
found at: http://www.epa.gov/region8/air/pinonridge.html.

Approval for Lost Creek

    On December 20, 2011, the EPA issued a Construction Approval to Ur-
Energy USA Inc., for the two holding ponds at the proposed Lost Creek 
In-Situ Recovery Project. The holding ponds at the Lost Creek facility 
are subject to 40 CFR part 61, subpart W. The proposed Lost Creek 
facility is located in Sweetwater County, Wyoming. The Approval and 
background document for the Approval are available on the Internet and 
can be found at: http://www.epa.gov/region8/air/lostcreek.html.

    Authority:  42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.

    Dated: March 9, 2012.
Jonathan Edwards,
Acting Director, Office of Radiation and Indoor Air.
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