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and make available to the public such 

information as methods that are 

acceptable to the NRC staff for 

implementing specific parts of the 

NRC’s regulations, techniques that the 

staff uses in evaluating specific 

problems or postulated accidents, and 

data that the staff needs in its review of 

applications for permits and licenses. 

II. Further Information 

The NRC staff requested receipt of 

comments on DG–1221, DG–1222, DG– 

1223, and DG–1224 by August 31, 2009. 

Requests for technical information about 

DG–1221, DG–1222, DG–1223, and DG– 

1224 may be directed to the NRC 

contact, Jeffrey Hixon at (301) 251–7639 

or e-mail Jeffrey.Hixon@nrc.gov. 

Electronic copies of DG–1221, DG– 

1222, DG–1223, and DG–1224 are 

available through the NRC’s public Web 

site under Draft Regulatory Guides in 

the ‘‘Regulatory Guides’’ collection of 

the NRC’s Electronic Reading Room at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/. Electronic copies of DG– 

1221, DG–1222, DG–1223, and DG–1224 

are also available in ADAMS (http:// 

www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html), 

under Accession Nos. ML090750044, 

ML090750343, ML090750626, and 

ML090750744, respectively. 

In addition, regulatory guides are 

available for inspection at the NRC’s 

Public Document Room (PDR), which is 

located at 11555 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland. The PDR’s mailing 

address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC 

20555–0001. The PDR can also be 

reached by telephone at (301) 415–4737 

or (800) 397–4205, by fax at (301) 415– 

3548, and by e-mail to 

pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 

Regulatory guides are not 

copyrighted, and Commission approval 

is not required to reproduce them. 

III. Request To Extend the Comment 

Period 

Basis for the Request 

The NRC received the following 

extension request: 

In a letter, dated August 6, 2009, the 

Nuclear Energy Institute requested that 

the public review and comment period 

on DG–1221, DG–1222, DG–1223, and 

DG–1224 be extended to October 1, 

2009. NEI requested a 30-day extension 

of the public comment period on these 

draft guides until October 1, 2009, to 

allow adequate time to complete and 

document their review. 

Response to Request 

By this action, the NRC staff is 

extending the comment period until 

October 1, 2009. Comments received 

after October 1, 2009, would be 

considered if practical to do so but the 

NRC is able to ensure consideration 

only for comments received on or before 

October 1, 2009. Although a time limit 

is given, comments and suggestions in 

connection with items for inclusion in 

guides currently being developed or 

improvements in all published guides 

are encouraged at any time. 

Comments submitted in writing or in 

electronic form will be made available 

to the public in their entirety through 

the NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS). 

Because your comments will not be 

edited to remove any identifying or 

contact information, the NRC cautions 

you against including any information 

in your submission that you do not want 

to be publicly disclosed. 

The NRC requests that any party 

soliciting or aggregating comments 

received from other persons for 

submission to the NRC inform those 

persons that the NRC will not edit their 

comments to remove any identifying or 

contact information, and therefore, they 

should not include any information in 

their comments that they do not want 

publicly disclosed. You may submit 

comments by any of the following 

methods: 

1. Mail comments to: Rulemaking and 

Directives Branch, Mail Stop: TWB–05– 

B01M, Office of Administration, U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001. 

2. Federal e-Rulemaking Portal: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for documents filed under Docket ID 

[NRC–2009–0276, NRC–2009–0275, 

NRC–2009–0274 and NRC–2009–0277]. 

Address questions about NRC dockets to 

Carol Gallagher, 301–492–3668; e-mail 

Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 

3. Fax comments to: Rulemaking and 

Directives Branch, Office of 

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission at (301) 492–3446. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day 

of August 2009. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

John N. Ridgely, 

Acting Chief, Regulatory Guide Development 

Branch, Division of Engineering, Office of 

Nuclear Regulatory Research. 

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[NRC–2009–0361; Docket No. 40–8964] 

Notice of Availability of Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for License 

Amendment for Receipt and 

Processing of Third Party Ion 

Exchange Resin Power Resources, 

Inc., Glenrock, WY 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Notice of availability. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Douglas T. Mandeville, Project Manager, 

Uranium Recovery Licensing Branch, 

Division of Waste Management and 

Environmental Protection, Office of 

Federal and State Materials and 

Environmental Management Programs, 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001. 

Telephone: (301) 415–0724; fax number: 

(301) 415–5369; e-mail: 

douglas.mandeville@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is issuing a license 

amendment to Material License No. 

SUA–1548, issued to Power Resources, 

Inc. (PRI), to authorize the receipt and 

processing of third party ion exchange 

resin at its in situ recovery (ISR) facility 

near Glenrock, Wyoming. NRC has 

prepared an Environmental Assessment 

(EA) in support of this amendment in 

accordance with the requirements of 10 

CFR part 51. Based on the EA, the NRC 

has concluded that a Finding of No 

Significant Impact is appropriate. The 

amendment will be issued following the 

publication of this Notice. 

II. EA Summary 

The purpose of the proposed 

amendment is to authorize the receipt 

and processing of third party ion 

exchange resins at PRI’s Smith Ranch— 

Highland Uranium Project facility near 

Glenrock, Wyoming. Specifically, PRI 

sought permission to accept and process 

365 shipments of ion exchange resin per 

year from NRC licensed facilities in the 

State of Wyoming. This action would be 

performed within the currently 

approved processing limits of 20,000 

gpm flowrate in the central processing 

plant and annual yellowcake production 

of 5.5 million pounds per year. PRI 

submitted the license amendment 

request to the NRC on June 19, 2008. 

The staff has prepared the EA in 

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amendment. The staff considered 

impacts to public and occupational 

exposures, groundwater, endangered 

and threatened species, historic and 

cultural resources, socioeconomic 

conditions, noise, transportation, waste 

management, soils, and air quality. This 

proposed action does not seek to 

increase the wellfield areas, land 

application area, or the currently 

authorized production limits. 

Furthermore, PRI will not open any new 

wellfields as a result of this licensing 

action, beyond those currently 

addressed by its license. Therefore, the 

staff does not expect the proposed 

action to impact public and 

occupational exposures, groundwater, 

endangered or threatened species, 

historic and cultural resources, 

socioeconomic conditions, and noise. 

NRC staff does not expect significant 

environmental impacts to 

transportation, waste management, 

soils, and air quality. The additional 

traffic volume of approximately 1 truck 

per day is relatively small compared to 

the existing traffic volumes on the 

roadways. Therefore, the additional 

traffic resulting from shipment of IX 

resin to and from SR–HUP is not 

expected to significantly contribute to 

the congestion or accident rates on these 

roadways. Vehicle emissions from the 

additional traffic are not expected to 

significantly contribute to the vehicle 

emissions on these roadways. Since PRI 

has committed in the license 

amendment request to remain below the 

currently approved flow rate and 

yellowcake production limits, the 

amount of liquid and solid effluents 

generated at the facility will remain at 

or below current maximum estimated 

levels. Therefore, the proposed action is 

not expected to significantly impact 

waste management practices at SR– 

HUP. 

III. Finding of No Significant Impact 

On the basis of the EA, NRC has 

concluded that there are no significant 

environmental impacts from the 

proposed amendment and has 

determined that there is no need to 

prepare an environmental impact 

statement. 

IV. Further Information 

Documents related to this action, 

including the application for 

amendment and supporting 

documentation, are available 

electronically at the NRC’s Electronic 

Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/ 

reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, 

you can access the NRC’s Agencywide 

Documents Access and Management 

System (ADAMS), which provides text 

and image files of NRC’s public 

documents. The ADAMS accession 

numbers for the documents related to 

this notice are: 

Document title Date Accession No. 

Smith Ranch—Highland Uranium Project License Amendment Request for Processing of Third-Party Resin.June 19, 2008 ........................................... ML081760278 

Acceptance Review of Request for Approval of Processing of Third-Party Resin at 

the Smith-Ranch Highland Uranium Project.

July 23, 2008 ............................................ ML082030638 

Response to Request to Provide Additional Information Concerning Third Party 

Resin Bead Processing.

October 1, 2008 ........................................ ML082820419 

Acceptance Review of Request for Approval of Processing of Third-Party Resin at 

the Smith-Ranch Highland Uranium Project.

November 5, 2008 .................................... ML083040047 

Final Environmental Assessment for the Third Party Processing of Ion Exchange 

Resin.

July 28, 2009 ............................................ ML091420421 

If you do not have access to ADAMS 

or if there are problems in accessing the 

documents located in ADAMS, contact 

the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) 

Reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– 

415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. 

These documents may also be viewed 

electronically on the public computers 

located at the NRC’s PDR, O 1 F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR 

reproduction contractor will copy 

documents for a fee. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day 

of August 2009. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Keith I. McConnell, 

Deputy Director, Decommissioning and 

Uranium Recovery Licensing Directorate, 

Division of Waste Management and 

Environmental Protection, Office of Federal 

and State Materials and Environmental 

Management Programs. 

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Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards (ACRS) Meeting of the 

ACRS Subcommittee; Notice of 

Meeting 

The ACRS U.S. Evolutionary Power 

Reactor (EPR) Subcommittee will hold a 

meeting on September 9, 2009, 

Commissioners’ Conference Room, 

11555 Rockville Pike, O1–F16 

Rockville, Maryland. 

The meeting will be open to public 

attendance, with exception of a portion 

that may be closed to discuss 

proprietary information pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c). 

The agenda for the subject meeting 

shall be as follows: 

Wednesday, September 9, 2009, 8:30 

a.m.–5 p.m. 

The Subcommittee will review 

Topical Reports concerning the EPR 

Design Certification Application 

Review. The Subcommittee will hear 

presentations by and hold discussions 

with representatives of AREVA, the 

NRC staff and other interested persons 

regarding this matter. The 

Subcommittee will gather information, 

analyze relevant issues and facts, and 

formulate proposed positions and 

actions, as appropriate, for deliberation 

by the Full Committee. 

Members of the public desiring to 

provide oral statements and/or written 

comments should notify the Designated 

Federal Official, Mr. Derek Widmayer 

(Telephone 301–415–7366, E-mail: 

Derek.Widmayer@nrc.gov) 5 days prior 

to the meeting, if possible, so that 

appropriate arrangements can be made. 

Thirty-five hard copies of each 

presentation or handout should be 

provided to the Designated Federal 

Official 30 minutes before the meeting. 

In addition, one electronic copy of each 

presentation should be e-mailed to the 

Designated Federal Official 1 day before 

meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be 

provided within this timeframe, 

presenters should provide the 

Designated Federal Official with a CD 

containing each presentation at least 30 

minutes before the meeting. Electronic 

recordings will be permitted. Detailed 

procedures for the conduct of and 

participation in ACRS meetings were 


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