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Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC). 

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to 

submit an information collection 

request to the Office of Management and 

Budget (OMB) and solicitation of public 

comment. 

SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a 

submittal to OMB for review of 

continued approval of information 

collections under the provisions of the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 

U.S.C. Chapter 35). 

Information pertaining to the 

requirement to be submitted: 

1. The title of the information 

collection: Comprehensive 

Decommissioning Program, Including 

Annual Data Collection, OMB 3150–

xxxx. 

2. Current OMB approval number: 

OMB No. 3150–xxxx. 

3. How often the collection is 

required: Annually (to keep site 

information current). 

4. Who is required or asked to report: 

Agreement States who have signed 

Section 274(b) Agreements with NRC 

and are regulating uranium recovery 

and/or complex sites undergoing 

decommissioning. 

5. The number of annual respondents: 

34. 

6. The number of hours needed 

annually to complete the requirement or 

request: 677 hours (approximately 20 

hours per respondent). 

7. Abstract: Agreement States will be 

asked to provide information about 

uranium recovery and complex sites 

undergoing decommissioning regulated 

by the Agreement States on an annual 

basis. The information request will 

allow the NRC to compile, in a 

centralized location, more complete 

information on the status of 

decommissioning and decontamination 

in the United States in order to provide 

a national perspective on 

decommissioning. The information will 

be made available to the public by the 

NRC in order to ensure openness and 

promote communication to enhance 

public confidence in the national 

decommissioning program. This does 

not apply to information, such as trade 

secrets and commercial or financial 

information provided by the Agreement 

States as privileged or confidential. 

Information such as financial assurance 

and the status of decommissioning 

funding would need to be identified by 

the Agreement State as privileged or 

confidential, whereupon the NRC would 

withhold such information from public 

access and treat it as sensitive or nonsensitive, per the considerations in 10 

CFR 2.390 and 9.17. This does not apply 

to financial assurance or 

decommissioning funding information 

that is already available to the public. 

Although specific details of the funding 

mechanisms are treated as confidential, 

beneficial lessons learned regarding the 

improvement of decommissioningrelated funding will be shared with the 

Agreement States. 

Submit, by September 24, 2007, 

comments that address the following 

questions: 

1. Is the proposed collection of 

information necessary for the NRC to 

properly perform its functions? Does the 

information have practical utility? 

2. Is the burden estimate accurate? 

3. Is there a way to enhance the 

quality, utility, and clarity of the 

information to be collected? 

4. How can the burden of the 

information collection be minimized, 

including the use of automated 

collection techniques or other forms of 

information technology? 

A copy of the draft supporting 

statement may be viewed free of charge 

at the NRC Public Document Room, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Room O–1 F21, Rockville, MD 

20852. OMB clearance requests are 

available at the NRC worldwide Web 

site: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ 

doc-comment/omb/index.html. The 

document will be available on the NRC 

home page site for 60 days after the 

signature date of this notice. 

Comments and questions about the 

information collection requirements 

may be directed to the NRC Clearance 

Officer, Margaret A. Janney (T–5 F52), 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001, by 

telephone at 301–415–7245, or by 

Internet electronic mail to 

INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th day 

of July, 2007. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Margaret A. Janney, 

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information 

Services. 

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[Docket No. 030–08793] 

Notice of Environmental Assessment 

Related to the Issuance of a License 

Amendment To Terminate Byproduct 

Material License No. 21–15209–01, NSF 

International, Ann Arbor, MI 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Issuance of Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for license 

amendment. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Peter J. Lee, PhD, CHP, Health Physicist, 

Decommissioning Branch, Division of 

Nuclear Materials Safety, Region III, 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

2443 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois 

60532; telephone: (630) 829–9870; fax 

number: (630) 515–1259; or by e-mail at 

pjl2@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) 

is considering the issuance of a licensee 

amendment to terminate NRC 

Byproduct Materials License No. 21–

15209–01, which is held by NSF 

International (licensee). The amendment 

would authorize the unrestricted release 

of the licensee’s former facility located 

at 789 North Dixboro Road, Ann Arbor, 

Michigan. The NRC has prepared an 

Environmental Assessment in support 

of this action in accordance with the 

requirements of 10 CFR part 51. Based 

on the Environmental Assessment, the 

NRC has determined that a Finding of 

No Significant Impact is appropriate. 

The amendment to NSF International’s 

license will be issued following the 

publication of this Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact. 

I. Environmental Assessment 

Identification of Proposed Action 

The proposed action would approve 

NSF International’s request to terminate 

its license and release the licensee’s 

former facility for unrestricted use in 

accordance with 10 CFR part 20, subpart 

E. The proposed action is in accordance 

with NSF International’s request to the 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

(NRC) to terminate its NRC Byproduct 

Material License by letter dated April 

30, 2007 (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML071220400). The licensee is 

authorized to use byproduct materials, 

primarily carbon-14, for research and 

development in waste water technology. 

On May 1, 2007, NSF International 

completed removal of licensed 


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radioactive material from the facility 

located at 789 North Dixboro Road, Ann 

Arbor, Michigan. 

The licensee conducted surveys of the 

facility and provided this information to 

the NRC to demonstrate that the 

radiological condition of the Ann Arbor 

facility is consistent with radiological 

criteria for unrestricted use in 10 CFR 

20.1402. No radiological remediation 

activities are required to complete the 

proposed action. 

Need for the Proposed Action 

The licensee is requesting this license 

amendment because it has discontinued 

licensed activities. The NRC is fulfilling 

its responsibilities under the Atomic 

Energy Act to make a decision on the 

proposed action for decommissioning 

that ensures that residual radioactivity 

is reduced to a level that is protective 

of the public health and safety and the 

environment, and allows the facility to 

be released for unrestricted use. 

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed 

Action 

The NRC staff reviewed the 

information provided and surveys 

performed by the licensee to 

demonstrate that the release of the Ann 

Arbor facility is consistent with the 

radiological criteria for unrestricted use 

specified in 10 CFR 20.1402. Based on 

its review, the staff determined that 

there were no radiological impacts 

associated with the proposed action 

because no radiological remediation 

activities were required to complete the 

proposed action, and that the 

radiological criteria for unrestricted use 

in § 20.1402 have been met. 

Based on its review, the staff 

determined that the radiological 

environmental impacts from the 

proposed action are bounded by the 

‘‘Generic Environmental Impact 

Statement in Support of Rulemaking on 

Radiological Criteria for License 

Termination of NRC-Licensed Nuclear 

Facilities’’ (NUREG–1496). 

Additionally, no non-radiological or 

cumulative impacts were identified. 

Therefore, the NRC has determined that 

the proposed action will not have a 

significant effect on the quality of the 

human environment. 

Alternatives to the Proposed Action 

An alternative to the proposed action 

is to take no action. Under the no-action 

alternative, the licensee’s facility would 

remain under an NRC license and 

would not be released for unrestricted 

use. This would result in no change to 

current conditions at the Ann Arbor 

facility. The no-action alternative is not 

acceptable because it is inconsistent 

with 10 CFR 30.36, which requires that 

a licensee who has permanently ceased 

licensed activities begin 

decommissioning its facility. This 

alternative would impose an 

unnecessary regulatory burden in 

controlling access to the former Ann 

Arbor facility, and limit potential 

benefits from the future use of the 

facility. 

Conclusion 

The NRC staff concluded that the 

proposed action is consistent with the 

NRC’s unrestricted release criteria 

specified in 10 CFR 20.1402. Because 

the proposed action will not 

significantly impact the quality of the 

human environment, the NRC staff 

concludes that the proposed action is 

the preferred alternative. 

Agencies and Persons Consulted 

The NRC staff has determined that the 

proposed action will not affect listed 

species or critical habitats. Therefore, no 

further consultation is required under 

Section 7 of the Endangered Species 

Act. Likewise, the NRC staff has 

determined that the proposed action is 

not a type of activity that has potential 

to cause effect on historic properties. 

Therefore, consultation under Section 

106 of the National Historic 

Preservation Act is not required. 

The NRC consulted with Mr. Robert 

Skowronek, Chief, Radioactive Material 

and Medical Waste Materials Unit, 

Waste and Hazardous Materials 

Division, Michigan Department of 

Environmental Quality. Mr. Skowronek 

was provided an electronic draft of the 

EA for comment on July 9, 2007. Mr. 

Skowronek responded to the NRC by 

e-mail on July 10, 2007, indicating that 

the State had no comments regarding 

the NRC Environmental Assessment for 

the release of the licensee’s Ann Arbor 

facility located at 789 North Dixboro 

Road. 

II. Finding of No Significant Impact 

On the basis of the EA in support of 

the proposed license amendment to 

release the site for unrestricted use, the 

NRC has determined that the proposed 

action will not have a significant effect 

on the quality of the human 

environment. Thus, an environmental 

impact statement for the proposed 

action is not warranted. 

III. 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 

Document Access and Management 

System (ADAMS), which provides text 

and image files of NRC’s public 

documents. If you do not have access to 

ADAMS, or if there are problems in 

accessing the documents located in 

ADAMS, contact the NRC Public 

Document Room (PDR) Reference staff 

at 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or 

by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. The 

documents and ADAMS accession 

numbers related to this notice are: 

1. Lori Bestervelt, NSF International, 

letter to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, April 30, 2007 (ADAMS 

Accession No. ML071220400). 

2. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, ‘‘Environmental Review 

Guidance for Licensing Actions 

Associated with NMSS Programs,’’

NUREG–1748, August 2003. 

3. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, ‘‘Generic Environmental 

Impact Statement in Support of 

Rulemaking on Radiological Criteria for 

License Termination of NRC-Licensed 

Nuclear Facilities,’’ NUREG–1496, 

August 1994. 

4. NRC, NUREG–1757, ‘‘Consolidated 

NMSS Decommissioning Guidance,’’

Volumes 1–3, September 2003. 

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 Lisle, Illinois, this 18th day of July 

2007. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Patrick Louden, 

Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of 

Nuclear Materials Safety, Region III. 

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Sunshine Act Meeting 

DATES: Week of July 30, 2007. 

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference 

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. 

STATUS: Public and Closed. 

ADDITIONAL MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of July 30, 2007—Tentative 

Thursday, August 2, 2007 

1:25 p.m. Affirmation Session (Public 

Meeting) (Tentative) a. Dominion 

Nuclear North Anna, LLC (Early Site 

Permit for North Anna ESP Site), LBP–

07–9 (June 29, 2007) (Tentative). 


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