[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 220 (Thursday, November 14, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 69050-69051]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28902]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 040-08794]
Notice of Consideration of Amendment Request for the Molycorp
Facility at York, PA, and Opportunity for Providing Comments and
Requesting a Hearing
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of a license amendment to Source Materials License SMB-1408
issued to Molycorp, Inc., (Molycorp), to allow for an alternate
decommissioning schedule for its York, PA, site. Molycorp's license
required Molycorp to decommission by June 2002, which is within 2 years
of the date that the decommissioning plan was approved. Molycorp was
granted a three month extension from the regulatory requirements of the
Timeliness Rule in order to determine if there is a more efficient way
to complete decommissioning the remaining portion of the site. Molycorp
submitted an alternate decommissioning schedule in a letter dated
September 30, 2002. Molycorp proposes to use a phased approach where a
new site characterization plan is developed and submitted to NRC for
concurrence prior to the resumption of remediation. Molycorp is to
submit a revised remediation schedule by February 15, 2003.
If the NRC approves this request, the approval will be documented
in a license amendment to NRC License SMB-1408. However, before
approving the proposed amendment, the NRC will need to make the
findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and
NRC's regulations. These findings will be documented in a safety
evaluation report.
II. Opportunity To Request a Hearing
NRC also provides notice that this is a proceeding on an
application for an amendment of a license falling within the scope of
subpart L, ``Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudication in Materials
Licensing Proceedings,'' of NRC's rules of practice for domestic
licensing proceedings in 10 CFR part 2. Whether or not a person has or
intends to provide comments as set out in section II above, pursuant to
Sec. 2.1205(a), any person whose interest may be affected by this
proceeding may file a request for a hearing in accordance with Sec.
2.1205(d). A request for a hearing must be filed within 30 days of the
date of publication of this Federal Register notice.
The request for a hearing must be filed with the Office of the
Secretary either:
1. By delivery to the Docketing and Service Branch of the Office of
the Secretary at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, MD 20852; or
2. By mail or telegram addressed to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Docketing and
Service Branch. Because of continuing disruptions in the delivery of
mail to United States Government offices, it is requested that requests
for hearing be also transmitted to the Secretary of the Commission
either by means of facsimile transmission to 301-415-1101, or by e-mail
to [email protected].
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.1205(f), each request for a hearing
must also be served, by delivering it personally or by mail, to:
1. The applicant, Molycorp, Inc., PO Box 469, Questa, NM 87556-
0469, Attention: Ray Cherniske, and,
2. The NRC staff, by delivery to the Office of the General Counsel,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, or by mail addressed to the Office
of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555-0001. Because of continuing disruptions in the delivery of
mail to United States Government offices, it is requested that requests
for hearing be also transmitted to the Office of the General Counsel
either by means of facsimile transmission to 301-415-3725, or by e-mail
to [email protected].
In addition to meeting other applicable requirements of 10 CFR part
2 of NRC's regulations, a request for a hearing filed by a person other
than an applicant must describe in detail:
1. The interest of the requestor in the proceeding;
2. How that interest may be affected by the results of the
proceeding, including the reasons why the requestor should be permitted
a hearing, with
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particular reference to the factors set out in Sec. 2.1205(h);
3. The requestor's areas of concern about the licensing activity
that is the subject matter of the proceeding; and
4. The circumstance establishing that the request for a hearing is
timely in accordance with Sec. 2.1205(d).
III. Further Information
The application for the license amendment and supporting
documentation are available for inspection at NRC's Public Electronic
Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html. The June 17,
2002, request from Molycorp for an extension from the regulatory
requirements of the Timeliness Rule is in ADAMS at ML021700600. The
granting of the extension from the Timeliness Rule on June 20, 2002, is
in ADAMS at ML021680158. The report of a meeting at NRC headquarters
with Molycorp to discuss its proposed alternate decommissioning
schedule is in ADAMS at ML022680692. Any questions with respect to this
action should be referred to Tom McLaughlin, Decommissioning Branch,
Division of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001. Telephone: (301) 415-5869. Fax: (301) 415-5398.
Dated in Rockville, Maryland, this fifth day of November 2002.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Claudia M. Craig,
Acting Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Waste Management,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 02-28902 Filed 11-13-02; 8:45 am]
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