[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 214 (Monday, November 6, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Page 64949]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 06-9080]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Public Meeting

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Department of Energy 
(DOE).

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The NRC and DOE announce their intent to conduct a public 
meeting to discuss interactions during the review of non-high-level 
waste determinations under the National Defense Authorization Act 
(NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2005. The meeting date, time and location are 
listed below:
    Date: Thursday, November 16, 2006.
    Time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
    Location: L'Enfant Plaza Hotel, Meeting Rooms--Monet 1 and 2, 480 
L'Enfant Plaza, Washington, DC 20024, phone: 202-484-1000.
    Agenda: 9-9:15: Introductions and Opening Remarks. 9:15-10:45: 
Discussion of NDAA consultation. 10:45-11: Opportunity for Public 
Comment.

Background

    On October 9, 2004, the Ronald W. Reagan National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (NDAA) was passed by Congress 
and was signed by the President on October 28, 2004. Section 3116 of 
the NDAA allows the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to determine that 
certain waste stemming from reprocessing of spent nuclear fuel is not 
high-level-waste (HLW). The NDAA is applicable only in the States of 
South Carolina and Idaho and does not apply to waste transported out of 
these States. The NDAA requires that: (1) DOE consult with NRC on its 
waste determinations in South Carolina and Idaho, and (2) NRC, in 
coordination with the State, monitor disposal actions taken by DOE for 
the purpose of assessing compliance with NRC regulations in 10 CFR part 
61, subpart C. If the NRC determines that any disposal actions taken by 
DOE are not in compliance, the NDAA requires NRC to inform DOE, the 
affected State, and congressional subcommittees. The NRC and DOE are 
holding a public meeting to discuss the efficiency and effectiveness of 
the consultation process.
    As noted on the agenda, time will be set aside during this meeting 
for observers who wish to make comments. After the meeting, a publicly 
available summary of this meeting will be made available on the NRC's 
Agencywide Documents Access and Management System at http://www.nrc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For questions related to this meeting, 
please contact Anna Bradford at (301) 415-5228 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#fe9f969ccfbe908c9dd0999188"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="b7d6dfd586f7d9c5d499d0d8c1">[email protected]</span></a>, or 
Karen Guervara at (301) 903-3339 or <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#87ece6f5e2e9a9e0f2e2f1e6f5e6c7e2eaa9e3e8e2a9e0e8f1"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="600b0112050e4e0715051601120120050d4e040f054e070f16">[email protected]</span></a>.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day of October 2006.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Scott Flanders,
Deputy Director, Division of Waste Management and Environmental 
Protection, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental 
Management Programs.

    Dated at Washington, DC, this 31st day of October 2006.

    For the Department of Energy.
Frank Marcinowski,
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Regulatory Compliance.
[FR Doc. 06-9080 Filed 11-3-06; 8:45 am]
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