[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 74 (Monday, April 17, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 20491-20492]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9465]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 040-08778]


Notice of Consideration of Amendment Request for Molycorp, 
Washington, PA, Site and Opportunity for a Hearing

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering 
issuance of a license amendment to Source Materials License 1393 issued 
to Molycorp (the licensee), to approve an alternate schedule for 
submittal of Part II of the Decommissioning Plan for the Molycorp, 
Washington, PA, site.
    The Molycorp, Washington, PA, site is being decommissioned in two 
parts, under two sets of decommissioning criteria. Part I, for which a 
Decommissioning Plan (DP) was submitted on June 30, 1999, pertains to 
remediation at the site in accordance with NRC's ``Action Plan to 
Ensure Timely Cleanup of Site Decommissioning Management Sites'' 
(Action Plan) (57 FR 13389). The current license amendment request 
which is the subject of this notice, pertains to Part II of the DP; the 
disposition of material exceeding levels in the Action Plan under the 
criteria of the 1997 Radiological Criteria for License Termination (10 
CFR Part 20, Subpart E). The licensee has requested that the date of 
submittal be extended from April 16, 2000, to July 16, 2000. An NRC 
administrative review has been performed, as documented in a letter to 
Molycorp dated April 4, 2000.
    If the NRC approves the alternate schedule, the approval will be 
documented in an amendment to NRC License SMB-1393. However, before 
approving the proposed amendment, NRC will need to make the findings 
required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and NRC's 
regulations.
    NRC hereby provides notice that this is a proceeding on an 
application for a license amendment falling within the scope of Subpart 
L, ``Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudication in Materials 
Licensing Proceedings,'' of NRC's rules of practice for domestic 
licensing proceedings in 10 CFR Part 2. Pursuant to Sec. 2.1205(a), any 
person whose interest may be affected by this proceeding may file a 
request for a hearing in accordance with Sec. 2.1205(d). A request for 
a hearing must be filed within thirty (30) days of the date of 
publication of this Federal Register notice.
    The request for a hearing must be filed with the Office of the 
Secretary either:
    1. By delivery to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738, 
between 7:45 a.m., and 4:15 p.m., Federal workdays; or
    2. By mail, telegram, or facsimile addressed to: Secretary, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Attention: 
Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff.

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    In accordance with 10 CFR Sec. 2.1205(f), each request for a 
hearing must also be served, by delivering it personally, or by mail, 
to:
    1. The applicant, Molycorp, Inc., 300 Caldwell Avenue, Washington, 
PA 15301, Attention: George Dawes, and,
    2. The NRC staff, by delivery to the Executive Director for 
Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, One White Flint North, 
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-2738, between 7:45 a.m., and 
4:15 p.m., Federal workdays, or by mail, addressed to the Executive 
Director for Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001.
    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 
Sec. 2.1205(h);
    3. The requester's areas of concern about the licensing activity 
that is the subject matter of the proceeding; and,
    4. The circumstance establishing that the request for a hearing is 
timely in accordance with Sec. 2.1205(d).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: The application for the license 
amendment and supporting documentation are available for inspection at 
NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/ADAMS/index.html. Any questions with respect to this action should be 
referred to Roy Person, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Waste 
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. Telephone: 
(301) 415-6701. Fax: (301) 415-5398.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this day of April 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Robert A. Nelson,
Acting Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of Waste Management, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 00-9465 Filed 4-14-00; 8:45 am]
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