Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 50 / Friday, March 14, 1997 / Notices 12253

premium surcharges, state over-order

pricing programs, Class I prices in the

areas of New England not regulated

under Federal Market Order ι1 and any

other potential impacts on the

wholesale market for milk. The

Commission also seeks comment on the

level of premium surcharges that have

been present in the New England market

over time, the movement of bulk milk

from New England to other regions of

the country and the means for tracking

the movement of packaged milk into

New England from other regions.

5. The Commission seeks comment of

the impact, if any, of such a flat Class

I price on retail costs and prices, the

fluid milk costs and price

disbursements of the Women, Infants

and Children Special Supplemental

Nutrition Program of the United States

Child Nutrition Act of 1966, and/or the

fluid milk procurement process of

school lunch programs. The

Commission also seeks comment on the

means to assess these impacts.

6. The Commission seeks comment on

the most appropriate means to account

for its responsibility to reimburse the

Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC)

for CCC purchases attributable to an

increase in milk production in the New

England region above the national

average rate of increase.

7. The Commission also seeks

comment on the appropriate, necessary

and feasible, action to take, as required

by the Compact, to ensure that Compact

over-order price regulation does not

result in additional supplies of milk.

8. The Commission is considering a

possible Compact over-order price

regulation that will be based, at least in

part, on an adjustment for inflation to

the Class I, fluid milk price, over time.

The Commission seeks comment on the

advisability of such an approach, as

well as possible methodologies for

determining the impact that such an

adjustment would have on the Class I,

fluid milk price, over time.

9. The Commission also seeks

comment on any other issue of concern

relating to establishment of a Compact

over-order price regulation.

DATES: Comments and any exhibits,

accompanied by affidavit, must be

received by March 31, 1997.

Additional, reply comments,

accompanied by affidavit, must be

received by April 9, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments and exhibits

should be submitted to: Northeast Dairy

Compact Commission, 43 State Street,

PO Box 1058, Montpelier, VT 05601–

1058, (802) 229–1941 (phone), (802)

229–2028 (fax).

Authority: This notice is issued under the

following authority:

(a) Article V, Section 11 of the Northeast

Interstate Dairy Compact, and all other

applicable Articles and Sections, as approved

by Section 147 of the Federal Agricultural

Improvement and Reform Act (FAIR ACT),

P.L. 104–127, and as thereby set forth in S.J.

Res. 28(1)(b) of the 104th Congress; Finding

of Compelling Public Interest by United

States Department of Agriculture Secretary

Dan Glickman, August 9, 1996.

(b) Bylaws of the Northeast Dairy Compact

Commission, adopted November 21, 1996.

(c) Resolution adopted by Northeast Dairy

Compact Commission, November 21, 1996.

(d) Resolution adopted by Northeast Dairy

Compact Commission, March 7, 1997.

Daniel Smith,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 97–6496 Filed 3–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 1650–01–M

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

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 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: 10 CFR Part 40, ‘‘Domestic

Licensing of Source Material,’’ NRC

Form 244, ‘‘Registration Certificate—

Use of Depleted Uranium under General

License,’’ and NRC Form 484,

‘‘Detection Monitoring Data Report.’’

2. Current OMB approval number:

3150–0020 for 10 CFR Part 40 and NRC

Form 484 and 3150–0031 for NRC Form

244.

3. How often the collection is

required: Reports required under 10

CFR

Part 40 are collected and evaluated on

a continuing basis as events occur.

There is a one-time submittal of

information to receive a license.

Renewal applications need to be

submitted every 5 to 10 years.

Information in previous applications

may be referenced without being

resubmitted. In addition, recordkeeping

must be performed on an on-going basis.

NRC Form 244 is submitted when

depleted uranium is received or

transferred under general license. NRC

Form 484 is submitted biannually to

report groundwater data necessary to

implement EPA groundwater standards.

4. Who is required or asked to report:

10 CFR Part 40: Applicants for and

holders of NRC licenses authorizing the

receipt, possession, use, or transfer of

radioactive source and byproduct

material. NRC Form 244: Persons

receiving, possessing, using, or

transferring depleted uranium under the

general license established in 10 CFR

40.25(a). NRC Form 484: Uranium

recovery facility licensees reporting

groundwater monitoring data pursuant

to 10 CFR 40.65.

5. The number of annual respondents:

10 CFR Part 40: 156 for NRC licensees

and 172 for Agreement State

licensees.

NRC Form 244: 20 for NRC licensees

and 40 for Agreement State licensees.

NRC Form 484: Included in 10 CFR Part

40, above.

6. The number of hours needed

annually to complete the requirement or

request: 10 CFR Part 40: 26,049 hours

for reporting requirements and 9,019

hours for recordkeeping requirements,

or a total of 35,068 hours for NRC

licensees; 28,083 hours for reporting

requirements and 9,398 hours for

recordkeeping requirements, or a total of

37,481 hours for Agreement State

licensees. NRC Form 244: 20 hours for

NRC licensees and 40 hours for

Agreement State licensees for reporting

requirements. NRC Form 484: Included

in 10 CFR Part 40, above.

7. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 40 establishes

requirements for licenses for the receipt,

possession, use, and transfer of

radioactive source and byproduct

material. NRC Form 244 is used to

report receipt and transfer of depleted

uranium under general license, as

required by 10 CFR Part 40. NRC Form

484 is used to report certain

groundwater monitoring data required

by 10 CFR Part 40 for uranium recovery

licensees. The application, reporting,

and recordkeeping requirements are

necessary to permit the NRC to make a

determination on whether the

possession, use, and transfer of source

and byproduct material is in

conformance with the Commission’s

regulations for protection of public

health and safety.

Submit, by May 13, 1997, 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?
12254 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 50 / Friday, March 14, 1997 / Notices

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,

2120 L Street NW, (lower level),

Washington, DC. Members of the public

who are in the Washington, DC, area can

access this document via modem on the

Public Document Room Bulletin Board

(NRC’s Advanced Copy Document

Library), NRC subsystem at FedWorld,

703–321–3339. Members of the public

who are located outside of the

Washington, DC, area can dial

FedWorld, 1–800–303–9672, or use the

FedWorld Internet address:

fedworld.gov (Telnet). The document

will be available on the bulletin board

for 30 days after the signature date of

this notice. If assistance is needed in

accessing the document, please contact

the FedWorld help desk at 703–487–

4608. Additional assistance in locating

the document is available from the NRC

Public Document Room, nationally at 1–

800–397–4209, or within the

Washington, DC, area at 202–634–3273.

Comments and questions about the

information collection requirements

may be directed to the NRC Clearance

Officer, Brenda Jo. Shelton, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, T–6 F33,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, by

telephone at (301) 415–7233, or by

Internet electronic mail at

BJS1@NRC.GOV.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day

of March 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Gerald F. Cranford,

Designated Senior Official for Information

Resources Management.

[FR Doc. 97–6478 Filed 3–13–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

[Docket No. 27–47]

Consideration of an Amendment to a

License for Disposal of Low-Level

Radioactive Waste Containing Special

Nuclear Material by Chem-Nuclear

systems, Incorporated and Transfer of

License to South Carolina, and an

Opportunity for a Hearing

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission is considering a request to

amend License No. 12–13536–01. This

license is issued to Chem-Nuclear

Systems, Incorporated (CNSI) for the

disposal of wastes containing special

nuclear material (SNM) in the low-level

radioactive waste (LLW) disposal

facility, located near Barnwell, South

Carolina. NRC licenses this facility

under 10 CFR Part 70. The amendment

would reduce the SNM possession limit

of the license, and NRC would

subsequently transfer the license to the

State of South Carolina. South Carolina

already regulates disposal of source and

byproduct material at the Barnwell

facility.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Timothy E. Harris, Low-Level Waste and

Decommissioning Projects Branch,

Division of Waste Management, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555–0001.

Telephone: (301) 415–6613. Fax.: (301)

415–5398.

BACKGROUND: The LLW disposal facility

located near Barnwell, South Carolina,

is licensed by NRC for possession,

storage, and disposal of SNM. The State

of South Carolina licenses disposal of

source and byproduct material at the

facility. In correspondence dated

December 20, 1996, CNSI requested

termination of its NRC SNM license. As

justification for the request, CNSI noted

a reduction in SNM-bearing waste

volumes and the diminished cost

effectiveness of the license. CNSI

requested that the South Carolina

Department of Environmental Control

(SCDHEC) amend its South Carolina

license to allow possession of up to 350

grams of SNM. Currently, the NRC

license permits possession, storage, and

disposal of greater than critical mass

quantities of SNM, and acknowledges

that the State-regulated source and

byproduct disposal activities constitute

the major site activities. Possession,

storage, and disposal of less than critical

mass quantities can be regulated by

Agreement States, in accordance with

10 CFR Part 150 (Exemptions and

Continued Regulatory Authority in

Agreement States and in Offshore

Waters Under Section 274). Specifically,

§ 150.11 defines less than critical mass

limits of SNM which can be regulated

by Agreement States.

To implement CNSI’s request, NRC

plans to amend the license to reduce the

SNM possession limit to those specified

in § 150.11 and subsequently transfer

the license to South Carolina. This

amendment will result in a change in

process operations. The reduction in

possession limit will not significantly

change the types or amounts of effluents

that may be released offsite, will not

increase individual or cumulative

occupational radiation exposure, will

not be a significant construction impact,

and will not significantly increase the

potential for or consequences from

radiological accidents. Accordingly, the

amendment is categorically exempt

from an environmental assessment

under 10 CFR 51.22(c)(11). Following

issuance of this amendment, NRC will

transfer the license to SCDHEC.

NRC provides notice that this is a

proceeding on an application for a

license amendment and transfer falling

within the scope of Subpart L, ‘‘Informal

Hearing Procedures for Adjudication in

Materials Licensing Proceedings,’’ of

NRC’s rules and practice for domestic

licensing proceedings in 10 CFR part 2.

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(c).

A request for a hearing must be filed

within thirty (30) days of the date of

publication of this Federal Register

notice.

In addition to meeting other

applicable requirements of 10 CFR Part

2 of 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 requester in the

proceeding;

2. How that interest may be affected

by the results of the proceeding,

including the reasons why the requester

should be permitted a hearing, with

particular reference to the factors set out

in § 2.1205(g);

3. The requester’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(c).

In accordance with 10 CFR

§ 2.1205(e), each request for a hearing

must also be served, by delivering it

personally or by mail, to:

1. The applicant, Chem-Nuclear

Systems, Inc., 140 Stoneridge Drive,

Columbia, South Carolina 29210,

Attention: Mr. William House, and;

2. NRC staff, by delivery to the

Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, D.C., 20555–

0001. Attention: Docketing and Service

Branch; or hand-deliver comments to:

11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD

between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.,

Federal workdays.

For further details with respect to this

action, the application for amendment

request is available for inspection at

NRC’s Public Document Room, 2120 L

Street NW., Washington, DC 20555.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day

of March 1997.