[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 102 (Friday, May 25, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Pages 28935-28936]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-13256]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No.: 070-3035]


Consideration of License Amendment Request for the Babcock and 
Wilcox Facility and Shallow Land Disposal Area in Parks Township, PA, 
and Opportunity for a Hearing

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of consideration of license amendment requests for the 
Babcock and Wilcox Facility and Shallow Land Disposal Area in Parks 
Township, Pennsylvania , and Opportunity for a Hearing.

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    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering 
issuance of a license amendment to Special Nuclear Material License No. 
SNM-2001 (SNM-2001) (the license), issued to Babcock and Wilcox 
Company, Pennsylvania Nuclear Service Operation, to authorize amending 
condition 14, ``Schedule for Decommissioning Site'', of its SNM-2001 
License at its Shallow Land Disposal Area (SLDA) facility in Parks 
Township, Pennsylvania.
    SLDA site is on the NRC's Site Decommissioning Management Plan and 
the site is being assessed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) 
for possible remediation under the Formerly Utilized Sites Remedial 
Action Program (FUSRAP). SLDA has been designated as a FUSRAP site. 
USACE is responsible for administration and execution of FUSRAP.
    The licensee has requested an Alternate Schedule for 
Decommissioning Plan (DP) submittal due to issues arising from USACE 
involvement at the SLDA site. The licensee's current DP submittal 
schedule for SLDA is in accordance with the conditions discussed in 
SNM-414 License.
    On May 8, 2001, the licensee submitted a license amendment request 
proposing that the licensee will submit a site DP six months after the 
issuance of the Final USACE Preliminary

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Assessment (PA) if the PA determines that no further action under 
Comprehensive, Environmental Response, and Liability, Act of 1980, as 
amended (CERCLA) and FUSRAP is recommended for SLDA. Alternatively, 
licensee will submit a request for license suspension within sixty days 
of the USACE's Record of Decision to remediate the SLDA under CERCLA if 
the PA determines that the SLDA is recommended for further action under 
CERCLA and FUSRAP.
    The NRC hereby provides notice that this is a proceeding on request 
for amendment of a license 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 section 2.1205(a), any person 
whose interest may be affected by this proceeding may file a request 
for a hearing in accordance with Section 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.
    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 Secretary 
at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852-
2738; or
    2. By mail or telegram addressed to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Attention: Docketing and 
Service Branch.
    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 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 Section 
2.1205(g);
    3. The requester's area 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 Section 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, Babcock and Wilcox Company, R.D. 1, Box 355, 
Vandergrift, PA 15690, Attention Mr. Richard M. Bartosik; and
    2. The NRC staff, by delivery to the Executive Director for 
Operations, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 
20852-2738, or by mail to the Executive Director for Operations, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.
    For further details with respect to this action, the licensee 
request and plans are available for inspection at the NRC's Public 
Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
MD, 20852-2738.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 18th Day of May, 2001.

    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. 01-13256 Filed 5-24-01; 8:45 am]
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