26242 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 88 / Friday, May 5, 2000 / Notices

Dated: May 2, 2000.

Karen J. York,

Committee Management Officer.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in

Geosciences; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Geosciences (1756).

Date & Time: May 22, 2000; 2 p.m.–6:00

p.m.; May 23, 2000; 9 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; May

24, 2000; 9 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Place: Room 350, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington,

VA.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Anne-Marie

Schmoltner, Program Director, Atmospheric

Chemistry Program, Room 775, Division of

Atmospheric Sciences, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 306–

1522

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate Aerosol

Characterization Experiments (ACE)-Asia

proposals as part of the selection process for

awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: May 2, 2000.

Karen J. York,

Committee Management Officer.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Advisory Committee for Polar

Program; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Office of Polar Programs’ Advisory

Committee Meeting (1130).

Date and Time: May 22, 2000 8:30 a.m. to

5 p.m. May 23, 2000 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Blvd., Room 1235, Arlington, VA

22230.

Type of Meeting: Open.

Contact Person: Brenda Williams, Office of

Polar Programs (OPP), National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 755,

Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 306–

1030.

Minutes: May be obtained from the contact

person listed above.

Purpose of Meeting: To advise NSF on the

impact of its policies, programs, and

activities on the polar research community;

to provide advice to the Director of OPP on

issues related to long range planning, and to

form ad hoc subcommittees to carry out

needed studies and tasks.

Agenda: Discussion of NSF-wide

initiatives, long-range planning, and GPRA.

Dated: May 2, 2000.

Karen J. York,

Committee Management Officer.

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COMMISSION

[Docket No. 40–8681]

International Uranium (USA)

Corporation

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of receipt of request from

International Uranium Corporation to

amend Source Material License SUA–

1358 to receive and process alternate

feed materials; Notice of opportunity for

hearing

SUMMARY: Notice is herby given that the

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

has received, by letter dated March 16,

2000, a request from International

Uranium (USA) Corporation (IUC) to

amend its NRC Source Material License

SUA–1358, to allow their White Mesa

Uranium Mill near Blanding, Utah, to

receive and process up to 100,000 cubic

yards of alternate feed material from the

Linde Formerly Utililized Sites

Remedial Action Program (FUSRAP)

site in Tonawanda, New York.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

William von Till, Uranium Recovery

and Low-Level Waste Branch, Division

of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail

Stop T7–J8, Washington, DC 20555.

Telephone (301) 415–6251.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By its

submittal dated March 16, 2000, IUC

requested that the NRC amend Materials

License SUA–1358 to allow the receipt

and processing of material other than

natural uranium ore (i.e., alternate feed

material) at its White Mesa uranium

mill located near Blanding, Utah. These

materials would be used as an ‘‘alternate

feed material’’ (i.e., matter that is

processed in the mill to remove the

uranium but which is different from

natural uranium ores, the normal feed

material). These sites currently are being

remediated by the U.S. Army Corps of

Engineers (USACE) under FUSRAP.

(See the USACE web site at http://

www.lrb.usace.army.mil/fusrap/linde/

index.htm for locations, documents, and

photographs of the sites).

IUC proposes to receive contaminated

materials from the Linde site for

processing at its uranium mill. The

material consists primarily of moist

soils containing byproducts from

uranium processing operations (i.e.,

‘‘tailings’’), mixed with other site soils.

Uranium, thorium, and radium are its

primary radiological constituents. Based

on USACE documents, IUC estimates

the amount of material for this

amendment request to be 70,000 to

100,000 yd 3. Actual amounts removed

would be determined based on sampling

at the time of excavation. The total

amount could also be less than this

range because the USACE has selected

other contractors to dispose of this

material. This application will be

reviewed using our formal guidance,

‘‘Final Position and Guidance on the

Use of Uranium Mill Feed Material

Other Than Natural Ores’ and the

Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s

Memorandum and Order, International

Uranium (USA) Corp., CLI–00–01,

(February 10, 2000). The NRC has

approved similar amendment requests

in the past for separate alternate feed

material.

The Linde property is one of four

properties that comprise the Tonawanda

site. The NRC has already granted

license amendments to IUC to process

material from two of the other

properties within the Tonawanda site,

Ashland 1 and Ashland 2, which

contained uranium byproduct material

originally generated at the Linde

property. The primary radioactive

contaminants in the soils are Uranium238 (U-238), Radium-226 (Ra–226),

Thorium-230 (Th-230), and their

respective decay products. IUC, based

on a review of material, states that the

weighted average grade of uranium for

the Linde site is estimated to be 0.07

percent, with hot spots up to 0.3

percent.

The amendment application is

available for public inspection and

copying at the NRC Public Document

Room, in the Gelman Building, 2120 L

Street NW, Washington DC 20555.

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Notice of Opportunity for Hearing

The NRC hereby provides notice of an

opportunity for a hearing on the license

amendment under the provisions of 10

CFR part 2, Subpart L, ‘‘Informal

Hearing Procedures for Adjudications in

Materials and Operator Licensing

Proceedings.’’ Pursuant to § 2.1205(a),

any person whose interest may be

affected by this proceeding may file a

request for a hearing. In accordance

with § 2.1205(d), a request for hearing

must be filed within 30 days of the

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register. 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.

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, International

Uranium (USA) Corporation,

Independence Plaza, Suite 950, 1050

Seventeenth Street, Denver, Colorado

80265; Attention: Michelle Rehmann;

and

(2) The NRC staff, by delivery to the

Executive Director for Operations, One

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville

Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, or by mail

addressed to the Executive Director for

Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

In addition to meeting other

applicable requirements of 10 CFR part

2 of the 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

particular reference to the factors set out

in § 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 circumstances establishing

that the request for a hearing is timely

in accordance with § 2.1205(d).

The request must also set forth the

specific aspect or aspects of the subject

matter of the proceeding as to which

petitioner wishes a hearing.

In addition, members of the public

may provide comments on the subject

application within 30 days of the

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register. The comments may be

provided to David L. Meyer, Chief,

Rules Review and Directives Branch,

Division of Freedom of Information and

Publications Services, Office of

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington DC 20555.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day

of April 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Thomas H. Essig,

Chief, Uranium Recovery and Low-Level

Waste Branch, Division of Waste

Management, Office of Nuclear Material

Safety and Safeguards.

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COMMISSION

[Docket No. 40–8681]

International Uranium (USA)

Corporation; Notice of Opportunity for

Hearing

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Receipt of Request

from International Uranium Corporation

to Amend Source Material License

SUA–1358 to Receive and Process

Alternate Feed Materials, Notice of

Opportunity for Hearing.

SUMMARY: Notice is herby given that the

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

has received, by letter dated April 12,

2000, a request from International

Uranium (USA) Corporation (IUC) to

amend its NRC Source Material License

SUA–1358, to allow their White Mesa

Uranium Mill near Blanding, Utah, to

receive and process up to 140,000 cubic

yards of alternate feed material from the

W.R. Grace Site located in Chattanooga,

Tennessee. The W.R. Grace material is

being remediated under the authority of

the State of Tennessee and is licensed

by the Division of Radiological Health

under Source Material License S–3306–

E9.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

William von Till, Uranium Recovery

and Low-Level Waste Branch, Division

of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail

Stop T7–J8, Washington, DC 20555.

Telephone (301) 415–6251.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: By its

submittal dated April 12, 2000, IUC

requested that the NRC amend Materials

License SUA–1358 to allow the receipt

and processing of material other than

natural uranium ore (i.e., alternate feed

material) at its White Mesa uranium

mill located near Blanding, Utah. These

materials would be used as an ‘‘alternate

feed material’’ (i.e., matter that is

processed in the mill to remove the

uranium but which is different from

natural uranium ores, the normal feed

material).

IUC proposes to receive contaminated

materials from the W.R. Grace Site for

processing at its uranium mill. This

material consists primarily of moist

soils containing byproducts (i.e.

‘‘tailings’’) as a result of thorium and

rare earth mineral extraction. The W.R.

Grace Site is being remediated under the

regulatory authority of the State of

Tennessee and the material is licensed

by Tennessee as source material under

Source Material License S–3306–E9.

IUC estimates the amount of material for

this amendment request to be up to

140,000 yd.3 The primary radioactive

contaminants in the soils are Uranium238 (U-238), Radium-226 (Ra-226),

Radium-228 (Ra-228), Thorium-230 (Th230), Thorium 232 (Th-232), Potassium40 (K-40) and their respective decay

products. IUC, based on a review of

material, states that the weighted

average grade of uranium for the W.R.

Grace Site is estimated to range from 0.5

to approximately 1.1 weight percent, or

greater, with an overall average grade of

0.74 percent uranium (0.87 percent

U3O8). IUC estimates the amount of

material for this amendment request to

be 93,000 to 140,000 yds.3 Actual

amounts removed would be determined

based on sampling at the time of

excavation. W.R. Grace and IUC have

determined that no listed hazardous

wastes numerated in the U.S. Code of

Federal Regulations, Title 40 part 261,

Subpart D, as amended by the U.S.

Federal Register August 6, 1998, are

contained within this material.

The material will be shipped by rail

in intermodal containers and then

transferred to truck for the part of the

trip to the mill. Material would be

loaded onto railcars and transported

cross-country to the final rail

destination, where they will be

transferred to truck for the final leg of

the trip to the mill (expected to be either

near Grand Junction, Colorado; Cisco,

Utah; Green River, Utah; or East Carbon,

Utah). The material will be shipped as

radioactive low specific activity (LSA)

Hazard Class 7 Hazardous Material as

defined by Department of

Transportation regulations.

This application will be reviewed

using NRC formal guidance, ‘‘Final

Position and Guidance on the Use of

Uranium Mill Feed Material Other Than

Natural Ores’’ and the guidance