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as expeditiously as practicable,

considering technological feasibility, in

accordance with the following schedule:

(1) Windblown tailings retrieval and

placement on the pile—December 31,

2001.

(2) Placement of the interim cover—

Complete.

(3) Placement of the final radon

barrier designed and constructed to

limit radon emissions to an average flux

of no more than 20 pCi/m2/s above

background—December 31, 2002.

B. Reclamation, to ensure required

longevity of the covered tailings and

ground-water protection, shall be

completed as expeditiously as is

reasonably achievable, in accordance

with the following target dates for

completion:

(1) Placement of erosion protection as

part of reclamation to comply with

Criterion 6 of Appendix A of 10 CFR

Part 40—June 30, 2003.

(2) Projected completion of groundwater corrective actions to meet

performance objectives specified in the

ground-water corrective action plan—

July 31, 2008.

Moab Mill Reclamation Trust’s

request to amend LC 55 of Source

Material License SUA-917, which

describes the proposed changes to the

license condition and the reason for the

request, is being made available for

public inspection at the NRC’s Public

Document Room at 2120 L Street, NW

(Lower Level), Washington, DC 20555.

The NRC hereby provides notice of an

opportunity for a hearing on the license

amendment under the provisions of 10

CFR Part 2, Subpart L, ‘‘Informal

Hearing Procedures for Adjudications in

Materials and Operator Licensing

Proceedings.’’ 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(d), a request for hearing

must be filed within 30 days of the

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register. The request for a hearing must

be filed with the Office of the Secretary,

either:

(1) By delivery to the Docketing and

Service Branch of the Office of the

Secretary at One White Flint North,

11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD

20852; or

(2) By mail or telegram addressed to

the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555,

Attention: Docketing and Service

Branch.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.1205(f),

each request for a hearing must also be

served, by delivering it personally or by

mail, to:

(1) The applicant, Moab Mill

Reclamation Trust, c/o William B.

Abington, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP,

1201 Louisiana, Suite 2900, Houston,

Texas 77002; and

(2) The NRC staff, by delivery to the

Executive Director for Operations, One

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville

Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, or by mail

addressed to the Executive Director for

Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

In addition to meeting other

applicable requirements of 10 CFR Part

2 of the 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 requestor in the

proceeding;

(2) How that interest may be affected

by the results of the proceeding,

including the reasons why the requestor

should be permitted a hearing, with

particular reference to the factors set out

in § 2.1205(h);

(3) The requestor’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(d).

The request must also set forth the

specific aspect or aspects of the subject

matter of the proceeding as to which

petitioner wishes a hearing.

In addition, members of the public

may provide comments on the subject

application within 30 days of the

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register. The comments may be

provided to David L. Meyer, Chief,

Rules Review and Directives Branch,

Division of Freedom of Information and

Publications Services, Office of

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington DC 20555.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day

of April 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Thomas H. Essig,

Chief, Uranium Recovery and Low-Level

Waste Branch, Division of Waste

Management, Office of Nuclear Material

Safety and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 00–9466 Filed 4–14–00; 8:45 am]

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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 § 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(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

§ 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 § 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 § 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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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Experts’ Meeting on Burnup Credit in

Spent Fuel Shipping Casks

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory

Commission will hold a meeting to

develop a Phenomena Identification and

Ranking Table (PIRT) for allowing

burnup credit in spent fuel shipping

casks. PIRTs have been used at NRC

since 1988, and they provide a

structured way to obtain a technical

understanding that is needed to address

certain issues. About fifteen of the

world’s best technical experts are

participating in this activity, and the

experts represent a balance between

industry, universities, foreign

researchers, and regulatory

organizations. The PIRT activity is

addressing technical issues related to

burnup credit in the criticality safety

analyses of PWR spent fuel in transport

casks.

DATE: May 16–18, 2000, 8:30 am–5:30

pm.

ADDRESSES: Atomic Safety and

Licensing Board Panel Hearing Room

(T3B45) of the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, 11545 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, MD.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting agenda will be posted on the

NRC Web site at www.nrc.gov/RES/

meetings.html by May 1, 2000. The

meeting is open to the public. Attendees

will need to obtain a visitor badge at the

TWFN building lobby, but an escort is

not required.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

David Ebert, SMSAB, Division of

Systems Analysis and Regulatory

Effectiveness, Office of Nuclear

Regulatory Research, Washington, D.C.

20555–0001, telephone (301) 415–6501;

email dde@nrc.gov.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day

of April 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Charles E. Rossi,

Director, Division of Systems Analysis and

Regulatory Effectiveness, Office of Nuclear

Regulatory Research.

[FR Doc. 00–9469 Filed 4–14–00; 8:45 am]

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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

which provides opportunity for public

comment on new or revised data

collections, the Railroad Retirement

Board (RRB) publishes periodic

summaries of proposed data collections.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed information collection is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the agency, including

whether the information has practical

utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s

estimate of the burden of the collection

of the information; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden related to

the collection of information on

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Title and purpose of information

collection: Statement of Claimed

Railroad Service and Earnings; OMB

3220–0025. To qualify for

unemployment of sickness benefits

payable under section 2 of the Railroad

Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA), a

railroad employee must have certain

qualifying earnings in the applicable

base year. In addition, to qualify for

extended or accelerated benefits under

Section 2 of the RUIA, a railroad

employee who has exhausted his or her

rights to normal benefits must have at

least 10 years of railroad service (under

certain conditions, military service may

be credited as months of railroad

service). Accelerated benefits are

unemployment or sickness benefits that

are payable to a railroad employee

before the regular July 1 beginning date

of a benefit year if an employee has 10

or more years of service and is not

qualified for benefits in the current

benefit year.

During the RUIA claims review

process, the RRB may determine that

unemployment or sickness benefits

cannot be awarded because RRB records

show insufficient qualifying service

and/or compensation. When this occurs,

the RRB allows the claimant the

opportunity to provide additional

information if they believe that the RRB

service and compensation records are

incorrect.

Depending on the circumstances, the

RRB provides the following form(s) to

obtain information needed to determine

if a claimant has sufficient service or