Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 244 / Tuesday, December 21, 2004 / Notices 76457

should be directed to Katrina Ingalls at 

her e-mail address 

Katrina.Ingalls@ed.gov. Individuals who 

use a telecommunications device for the 

deaf (TDD) may call the Federal 

Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–

800–877–8339. 

[FR Doc. 04–27827 Filed 12–20–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Reimbursement for Costs of Remedial 

Action at Active Uranium and Thorium 

Processing Sites

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of the acceptance of Title 

X claims for reimbursement in fiscal 

year (FY) 2005 and the acceptance of 

plans for subsequent remedial action. 

SUMMARY: This Notice announces the 

Department of Energy (DOE) acceptance 

of claims in FY 2005 from eligible active 

uranium and thorium processing sites 

for reimbursement under Title X of the 

Energy Policy Act of 1992. For FY 2005, 

Congress has appropriated 

approximately $80 million for 

reimbursement of certain costs of 

remedial action at these sites. Because 

of the amount of unpaid approved 

claims within the current 

reimbursement ceilings (approximately 

$56 million), DOE plans to accelerate 

the FY 2005 reimbursements to 

licensees in advance of the April 30, 

2005, regulatory deadline, subject to 

availability of congressional 

appropriations for prior year claims that 

have been previously approved. The 

approved amount of claims submitted 

during FY 2004 will be paid by April 

30, 2005, subject to the availability of 

funds. If the available funds are less 

than the total approved claims, these 

payments will be prorated, if necessary, 

based on the amount of available FY 

2005 appropriations, unpaid approved 

claim balances (approximately $56 

million), and claims received in May 

2004 (approximately $25 million). 

This notice also announces the DOE 

acceptance of plans for subsequent 

decontamination, decommissioning, 

reclamation, and other remedial action 

(Plans for Subsequent Remedial Action). 

If Title X licensees expect to incur 

remedial action costs for remedial 

action after December 31, 2007, 

licensees must submit a Plan for 

Subsequent Remedial Action during 

calendar year (CY) 2005 or 2006, and 

DOE must approve a Plan submitted by 

a licensee by the end of CY 2007, if the 

costs incurred after CY 2007 are to be 

eligible for reimbursement.

DATES: The closing date for the 

submission of claims in FY 2005 is May 

2, 2005. These new claims will be 

processed for payment by April 29, 

2006, together with unpaid approved 

claim balances from prior years, based 

on the availability of funds from 

congressional appropriations. Plans for 

Subsequent Remedial Action may be 

submitted anytime after January 1, 2005, 

but no later than December 31, 2006.

ADDRESSES: Claims and Plans for 

Subsequent Remedial Action should be 

forwarded by certified or registered 

mail, return receipt requested, to the 

U.S. Department of Energy, National 

Nuclear Security Administration 

Service Center, Environmental Programs 

Department, PO Box 5400, 

Albuquerque, NM 87185–5400, or by 

express mail to the U.S. Department of 

Energy, National Nuclear Security 

Administration Service Center, 

Environmental Programs Department, H 

and Pennsylvania Streets, Albuquerque, 

NM 87116. All claims should be 

addressed to the attention of Mr. Gilbert 

Maldonado. Two copies of the claim 

should be included with each 

submission.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Gilbert Maldonado at (505) 845–

4035 of the U.S. Department of Energy, 

National Nuclear Security 

Administration Service Center, 

Environmental Programs Department.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE 

published a final rule under 10 CFR part 

765 in the Federal Register on May 23, 

1994, (59 FR 26714) to carry out the 

requirements of Title X of the Energy 

Policy Act of 1992 (sections 1001–1004 

of Pub. L. 102–486, 42 U.S.C. 2296a et 

seq.) and to establish the procedures for 

eligible licensees to submit claims for 

reimbursement. DOE amended the final 

rule on June 3, 2003, (68 FR 32955) to 

adopt several technical and 

administrative amendments (e.g., 

statutory increases in the 

reimbursement ceilings). Title X 

requires DOE to reimburse eligible 

uranium and thorium licensees for 

certain costs of decontamination, 

decommissioning, reclamation, and 

other remedial action incurred by 

licensees at active uranium and thorium 

processing sites to remediate byproduct 

material generated as an incident of 

sales to the United States Government. 

To be reimbursable, costs of remedial 

action must be for work which is 

necessary to comply with applicable 

requirements of the Uranium Mill 

Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 

(42 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) or, where 

appropriate, with requirements 

established by a State pursuant to a 

discontinuance agreement under section 

274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 

(42 U.S.C. 2021). Claims for 

reimbursement must be supported by 

reasonable documentation as 

determined by DOE in accordance with 

10 CFR part 765. Funds for 

reimbursement will be provided from 

the Uranium Enrichment 

Decontamination and Decommissioning 

Fund established at the United States 

Department of Treasury pursuant to 

section 1801 of the Atomic Energy Act 

of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2297g). Payment or 

obligation of funds shall be subject to 

the requirements of the Anti-Deficiency 

Act (31 U.S.C. 1341).

Authority: Section 1001–1004 of Public 

Law 102–486, 106 Stat. 2776 (42 U.S.C. 

2296a et seq.).

Issued in Washington DC on this 14th of 

December, 2004. 

David E. Mathes, 

Office of Commercial Disposition Options, 

Office of Logistics and Waste Disposition 

Enhancements.

[FR Doc. 04–27864 Filed 12–20–04; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[FE Docket No. 04–121–NG] 

Office of Fossil Energy; Cascade 

Natural Gas Corporation; Order 

Granting Authority To Import Natural 

Gas From Canada

AGENCY: Office of Fossil Energy, DOE.

ACTION: Notice of order.

SUMMARY: The Office of Fossil Energy 

(FE) gives notice that it issued DOE/FE 

Order No. 2051 granting Cascade 

Natural Gas Corporation authority to 

import up to .5 billion cubic feet of 

natural gas annually from Canada, over 

a term of five years that began on 

November 1, 2004. The natural gas will 

be imported under a Base Contract for 

Sale and Purchase of Natural Gas with 

IGI Resources, Inc. 

This Order may be found on the FE 

Web site at http://www.fe.doe.gov (select 

gas regulation). It is also available for 

inspection and copying in the Office of 

Natural Gas Regulatory Activities 

Docket Room, 3E–033, Forrestal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, 

SW., Washington, DC 20585–0334, (202) 

586–9478. The Docket Room is open 

from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except Federal holidays.