[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 231 (Monday, December 2, 2013)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72071-72072]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-28770]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Availability: Application Requirements for the American 
Assured Fuel Supply

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: Through this notice, the Department of Energy announces the 
availability of application requirements to access the American Assured 
Fuel Supply.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rich Goorevich, Senior Policy Advisor, 
Office of Nonproliferation and International Security, National Nuclear 
Security Administration, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Ave. SW., Washington DC 20585, Tel: 202-586-0589, Fax: 202-586-1348.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    In August 2011, the Department of Energy (DOE) published a Notice 
of Availability announcing the Assured Fuel Supply (AFS), a backup 
supply of low-enriched uranium (LEU) available to domestic and foreign 
end-users in the event of a supply disruption in the nuclear fuel 
market. 76 FR 51357 (Aug. 18, 2011). The LEU that recipients will 
purchase from the AFS will be in the form of uranium hexafluoride at a 
specific assay (4.95% U-235). The U.S. Government will make no 
assurances about the material in the AFS beyond ensuring that 
Westinghouse, the private company storing the AFS LEU for DOE, can 
certify that the AFS LEU meets the ASTM International Standard 
Specification C996-04E1.
    As part of the AFS program implementation, DOE is publishing this 
notice to provide guidance on the information it will consider in 
evaluating the requests of potential applicants for access to the AFS.

II. Policy and Process for Accessing AFS Material

    The DOE requests that persons or companies that seek to purchase 
low enriched uranium (LEU) from the U.S. Department of Energy's 
American Assured Fuel Supply (AFS) provide information sufficient to 
evaluate the request to the Office of Nonproliferation and 
International Security, National Nuclear Security Administration 1000 
Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585, Tel: 202-586-0589, Fax: 
202-586-1348.
    DOE will require the following information from the requester to 
evaluate a request:
    1. Provide name and contact information for end-user of desired 
LEU.
    2. If end-user is not in the United States, provide country and 
name of end-user.
    3. Is there any other logistical information that DOE should be 
made aware of?
    4. Is the foreign recipient requesting LEU from the AFS 
experiencing a fuel supply disruption for which LEU cannot be obtained 
through normal market conditions? If yes, please provide facts that 
demonstrate that LEU is unavailable in the timeframe that it is needed.
    5.a. For all U.S. end-users, is a Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
license authorizing possession and use in place?
    5.b. If end-user is not in the United States, describe steps to be 
taken to obtain the necessary Nuclear Regulatory Commission export 
license.
    5.c. If end-user is not in the United States, does the country have 
any outstanding issues with the International Atomic Energy Agency over 
their comprehensive safeguards agreement? If yes, please describe the 
nature of these issues.
    6. What is the desired quantity of LEU and when is anticipated 
fueling into reactor? Please note that the LEU will be in the form of 
uranium hexafluoride at a specific assay (4.95% U-235). The U.S. 
Government does not assume responsibility or make any warranty, express 
or implied beyond assuring that Westinghouse, the company storing AFS 
LEU, can certify that the AFS LEU meets the ASTM International Standard 
Specification C996-04E1.
    7. When does requester want to take title of LEU from DOE?
    8. Please provide evidence that requester can make all necessary 
and required arrangements to accept custody and take possession of the 
LEU from the place of storage, (Westinghouse's Columbia, South Carolina 
site) once title is transferred.
    DOE reserves the right to request additional information or 
clarification of required information as deemed necessary to process 
the request.

III. Paperwork Reduction Act

A. OMB Control Number

    OMB has reviewed and approved this collection and issued the OMB 
control number 1910-5173; the OMB control number expires on July 29, 
2016.
    An agency may not conduct or sponsor a collection of information 
unless the collection of information displays a currently valid OMB 
control number and the agency informs potential persons who are to 
respond to the collection of information that such persons are not 
required to respond to the collection of information unless it displays 
a currently valid OMB control number.

B. Burden Disclosure Statement

    Public reporting burden for this collection of information is 
estimated to average 8 hours per response, including the time for 
reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and 
maintaining the data

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needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. 
Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of 
this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this 
burden, to Office of the Chief Information Officer, Records Management 
Division, IM-23, Paperwork Reduction Project (1910-5173), U.S. 
Department of Energy, 1000 Independence Ave. SW., Washington, DC 20585-
1290; and to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Office of 
Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Paperwork Reduction Project 
(1910-5173), Washington, DC 20503.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on November 22, 2013.
Anne Harrington,
Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation.
[FR Doc. 2013-28770 Filed 11-29-13; 8:45 am]
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