51844 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 192 / Friday, October 3, 1997 / Notices

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Docket No. LEHR–SF–597]

Certification of the Radiological

Condition of Four Buildings at the

Laboratory for Energy-Related Health

Research, Davis, California

AGENCY: U.S. Department of Energy,

Office of Environmental Restoration.

ACTION: Notice of certification.

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy

(DOE) has completed radiological

surveys and taken remedial action to

decontaminate and decommission four

buildings located at the Laboratory for

Energy-Related Health Research (LEHR)

facility in Davis, California. This

property previously was found to

contain radioactive materials from

activities carried out for the Atomic

Energy Commission and the Energy

Research and Development

Administration (AEC/ERDA),

predecessor agencies to DOE. Although

DOE owns the majority of the buildings

and equipment at the LEHR site

(including these four buildings), the

University of California owns the land.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Don

Williams, Program Manager, Office of

Northwestern Area Programs, Office of

Environmental Restoration (EM–44),

U.S. Department of Energy, Washington,

D.C. 20585.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE has

implemented environmental restoration

projects at LEHR as part of DOE’s

Environmental Restoration Program.

One objective of the program is to

identify and clean up or otherwise

control facilities where residual

radioactive contamination remains from

activities carried out under contract to

AEC or ERDA during the early years of

the Nation’s atomic energy program.

LEHR is comprised of a number of

buildings and structures located within

a 15-acre parcel of land leased from the

University of California, Davis. The

facility was operated by the University

of California between 1956 and 1988 to

conduct animal research to determine

the effects of radionuclides, primarily

strontium-90 and radium-226, on tissue,

organs, and bone. Several buildings and

land areas became radiologically

contaminated as a result of facility

operations and site activities. A LEHR

area that has been designated for

cleanup under the DOE Environmental

Restoration Program includes the two

Animal Hospital Laboratories, the

Specimen Storage building, and the

Cobalt-60 building. These buildings

have been decontaminated and have

been independently verified to meet

established cleanup criteria and

standards; they are, therefore, now

available for release without

radiological restrictions as established

in DOE Order 5400.5.

The Animal Hospital Laboratories are

single story, wood-framed buildings

with stucco exteriors. Animal Hospital

No. 1 housed built-in cage rooms and

contained nine laboratories for

conducting animal research using

strontium-90. Animal Hospital No. 2

was used for surgery, radiography, and

radium-226 studies. Plumbing and

ventilation systems associated with the

animal cages were contaminated as a

result of the studies. The Specimen

Storage building is a single story

structure constructed with concrete

blocks. This building was used to store

radioactive and non-radioactive

research samples. The Cobalt-60

building is a single story, poured

concrete, composite roof structure. This

building housed a cobalt-60 irradiation

source and was equipped with a control

room and animal exposure room. The

390-curie cobalt-60 source was removed

in January 1993 and made available for

reuse at another facility. Following the

removal of the cobalt-60 source, the

exposure room was used to store lead

bricks, a radiological glovebox, bagged

electrical motors, and miscellaneous

radioactive sources.

To allow the release of these buildings

for use without radiological restrictions,

all radioactive material and

contamination was removed from the

buildings. In general, passive

decontamination techniques, such as

high-efficiency particulate air

vacuuming, damp cloth wiping, and

hand washing/scrubbing, were applied

first. When the contaminants were more

tightly bound to the surface material,

such as fiberglass and epoxy coated

cages, more aggressive decontamination

methods were applied. These methods

included surface removal by chipping

and grinding. When decontamination of

cages was no longer cost-effective, the

remaining contaminated material was

removed, volume reduced, and shipped

offsite for disposal as low-level

radiological waste.

After the decontamination project was

completed, a comprehensive final

survey of the building interiors was

performed to demonstrate compliance

with standards for release without

radiological restrictions. The

Environmental Survey and Site

Assessment Program of the Oak Ridge

Institute for Science and Education

performed independent verification of

the decontamination project in 1996.

Post-decontamination surveys have

demonstrated that the four buildings are

in compliance with DOE

decontamination criteria and standards

for release without radiological

restrictions. DOE intends to comply

with applicable Federal, State, and local

requirements which relate to property

transfer.

Final DOE costs for the

decontamination of the four buildings

were $4,000,000, including the final

survey and waste disposal.

All personnel working on the

decontamination and decommissioning

project were monitored for both external

and internal dose exposure. Over the

five year duration of the project, two

workers received a total of 10 mrem

each, which is well below applicable

radiological standards establishing a

dose limit of 100 mrem/yr. to the

general public under DOE Order 5400.5

or 5 rem/yr. for workers under 10 CFR

Part 835.

The certification docket will be

available for review between 9:00 a.m.

and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday

(except Federal holidays), in the U.S.

DOE Public Reading Room located in

Room 1E–190 of the Forrestal Building,

1000 Independence Avenue, S.W.,

Washington, D.C. Copies of the

certification docket will also be

available at the following locations:

DOE Public Document Room, U.S. DOE,

Oakland Operations Office, the Federal

Building, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland,

California; University of CaliforniaDavis Shields Library, Reference Desk,

Davis, California; and Davis Public

Library, Reference Desk, 315 East 14th

Street, Davis, California.

DOE has issued the following

statement of certification:

Statement of Certification: Laboratory

for Energy-Related Health Research,

Animal Hospital No. 1, Animal

Hospital No. 2, Specimen Storage

Building, and the Cobalt-60 Building

The U.S. Department of Energy,

Oakland Operations Office,

Environmental Restoration Division, has

reviewed and analyzed the radiological

data obtained following

decontamination and decommissioning

of Animal Hospital No. 1, Animal

Hospital No. 2, Specimen Storage

building, and the Cobalt-60 building at

the Laboratory for Energy-Related

Health Research. Based on analysis of

all data collected and the results of

independent verification, DOE certifies

that the following properties are in

compliance with DOE radiological

decontamination criteria and standards

as established in DOE Order 5400.5.

This certification of compliance

provides assurance that future use of the

properties will result in no radiological
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exposure above applicable guidelines

established to protect members of the

general public or site occupants.

Accordingly, the properties specified

below are released from DOE’s

Environmental Restoration Program.

Property owned by the University of

California:

Animal Hospital No. 1 (H–219),

Animal Hospital No. 2 (H–218),

Specimen Storage building (H–216), and

the Cobalt-60 building (H–290) located

at the Laboratory for Energy-Related

Health Research at Davis, Solano

County, California in the southeast

quarter of Section 21, Township 8

North, Range 2 East, Mount Diablo Base

and Meridian.

Issued in Washington, D.C. on September

22, 1997.

James J. Fiore,

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Environmental Restoration.

Statement of Certification: Laboratory

for Energy-Related Health Research,

Animal Hospital No. 1, Animal

Hospital No. 2, Specimen Storage

Building, and the Cobalt-60 Building

The U.S. Department of Energy,

Oakland Operations Office,

Environmental Restoration Division, has

reviewed and analyzed the radiological

data obtained following

decontamination and decommissioning

of Animal Hospital No. 1, Animal

Hospital No. 2, Specimen Storage

Building, and the Cobalt-60 Building at

the Laboratory for Energy-Related

Health Research. Based on analysis of

all data collected and the results of

independent verification, DOE certifies

that the following property is in

compliance with DOE radiological

decontamination criteria and standards

as established in DOE Order 5400.5.

This certification of compliance

provides assurance that future use of the

property will result in no radiological

exposure above applicable guidelines

established to protect members of the

general public or site occupants.

Property owned by the University of

California:

Animal Hospital No. 1 (H–219),

Animal Hospital No. 2 (H–218),

Specimen Storage Building (H–216),

and the Cobalt-60 Building (H–290)

located at the Laboratory for EnergyRelated Health Research at Davis,

Solano County, California, in the

southeast quarter of Section 21,

Township 8 North, Range 2 East, Mount

Diablo Base and Meridian.

Dated: July 22, 1997.

Roger Liddle,

Director, Environmental Restoration Division,

Oakland Operations Office, U.S. Department

of Energy.

[FR Doc. 97–26278 Filed 10–2–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6450–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory

Commission

[Docket No. CP97–765–000]

ANR Pipeline Company; Notice of

Application

September 29, 1997.

Take notice than on September 22,

1997, ANR Pipeline Company (ANR),

500 Renaissance Center, Detroit,

Michigan 48243, filed in Docket No.

CP97–765–000 an application pursuant

to Section 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act for

a certificate of public convenience and

necessity to construct and operate

mainline looping and measurement

facilities, all as more fully set forth in

the application which is on file with the

Commission and open to public

inspection.

ANR states that the proposed 11.4

miles of 30-inch mainline looping,

located upstream of ANR’s existing

Kewaskum, Wisconsin, compressor

station, and new meter station, located

on ANR’s existing Racine lateral

pipeline, are designed to increase

transmission capacity by 116 MMcf per

day and thereby enable ANR to provide

additional firm transportation service to

subscribing shippers in the Wisconsin

market area of ANR’s system.

ANR states that it held an open season

wherein a number of shippers expressed

an interest in receiving firm

transportation service on ANR, from

various existing and proposed pipeline

interconnection points located within

the vicinity of the newly emerging

Chicago gas hub, to delivery points

located within the State of Wisconsin.

ANR states that those shippers have

received approval of their requests for

service and some have entered into

precedent agreements with ANR for new

services that will utilize all of the new

capacity proposed herein.

ANR states that it will provide the

service under Part 284 of the

Commission’s regulations and charge

the subscribing shippers rates that do

not exceed the currently effective

Mainline Area rates for firm services

under its existing Second Revised

Volume No. 1 of its FERC Gas Tariff.

ANR estimates the construction cost

of the proposed facilities to be $23.6

million, which will be financed from

internally generated funds.

ANR requests a Preliminary

Determination on non-environmental

issues by January 1, 1998, with final

approval by June 15, 1998, so that the

proposed facilities can be placed in

service by the 1998/1999 heating

season.

ANR requests that the Commission

issue a predetermination that rolled-in

rates are appropriate for the proposed

facilities, maintaining that rate impact

on existing customers will be no greater

than 0.5 percent. ANR further maintains

that installation of looping on its

mainline trunk facilities will enhance

stability and security of firm service, in

addition to providing increased outage

protection, for all shippers utilizing that

portion of ANR’s system.

Any person desiring to participate in

the hearing process or to make any

protest with reference to said

application should on or before October

20, 1997, file with the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

D.C. 20426, a motion to intervene or a

protest in accordance with the

requirements of the Commission’s Rules

of Practice and Procedure (18 CFR

385.214 or 385.211) and the Regulations

under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR

157.10). All protest filed with the

Commission will be considered by it in

determining the appropriate action to be

taken but will not serve to make the

protestants parties to the proceeding.

Any person wishing to become a party

to a proceeding or to participate as a

party in any hearing therein must file a

motion to intervene in accordance with

the Commission’s Rules.

A person obtaining intervenor status

will be placed on the service list

maintained by the Secretary of the

Commission and will receive copies of

all documents filed by the applicant and

by every one of the intervenors. An

intervenor can file for rehearing of any

Commission order and can petition for

court review of any such order.

However, and intervenor must submit

copies of comments or any other filing

it makes with the Commission to every

other intervenor in the proceeding, as

well as 14 copies with the Commission.

A person does not have to intervene,

however, in order to have comments

considered. A person, instead, may

submit two copies of comments to the

Secretary of the Commission.

Commenters will be placed on the

Commission’s environmental mailing

list, will receive copies of

environmental documents and will be

able to participate in meetings

associated with the Commission’s

environmental review process.