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health benefit that might arise as a result

of remediation in this area. Also, the

level of protection would be equivalent

to meeting the soil radium standard, to

the extent practicable.

Alternatives to the Proposed Action

The proposed action is to amend NRC

Source Material License SUA–648, for

decommissioning of the windblown

tailings area and application of

alternative criteria (no remediation) for

the residual byproduct material in a

portion of the East Canyon Creek

channel, as requested by Umetco.

Therefore, the principal alternatives

available to NRC are to:

1. Approve the license amendment

request as submitted; or

2. Amend the license with such

additional conditions as are considered

necessary or appropriate to protect

public health and safety and the

environment; or

3. Deny the amendment request.

Based on its review, the NRC staff has

concluded that the environmental

impacts associated with the proposed

action do not warrant either the limiting

of Umetco’s future operations or the

denial of the license amendment.

Additionally, in the TER prepared for

this action, the staff has reviewed the

licensee’s proposed action with respect

to the criteria for reclamation, specified

in 10 CFR part 40, appendix A, and has

no basis for denial of the proposed

action. Therefore, the staff considers

that Alternative 1 is the appropriate

alternative for selection.

Finding of No Significant Impact

The NRC staff has prepared an EA for

the proposed renewal of NRC Source

Material License SUA–648. On the basis

of this assessment, the NRC staff has

concluded that the environmental

impacts that may result from the

proposed action would not be

significant, and therefore, preparation of

an Environmental Impact Statement is

not warranted.

The EA and other documents related

to this proposed action are available for

public inspection and copying at the

NRC Public Document Room, One

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville

Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.

Notice of Opportunity for Hearing

The Commission hereby provides

notice that this is a proceeding on an

application for a licensing action falling

within the scope of 10 CFR part 2,

subpart L, ‘‘Informal Hearing Procedures

for Adjudications in Materials and

Operators Licensing Proceedings,’’ of

the Commission’s Rules of Practice for

Domestic Licensing Proceedings and

Issuance of Orders. 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 from 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 Rulemakings

and Adjudications Staff 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: Rulemakings and

Adjudications Staff.

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, Umetco Minerals

Corporation, PO 1029, Grand Junction,

CO 81502;

(2) The NRC staff, by delivery to the

General counsel, One White Flint North,

11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD

20852, or

(3) By mail addressed to the General

Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

In addition to meeting other

applicable requirements of 10 CFR part

2 of the Commission’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).

Any hearing that is requested and

granted will be held in accordance with

the Commission’s ‘‘Informal Hearing

Procedures for Adjudications in

Materials and Operator Licensing

Proceedings’’ in 10 CFR part 2, subpart

L.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day

of February 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Philip Ting,

Chief, Fuel Cycle Licensing Branch, Division

of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office

of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

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Advisory Committee on Nuclear

Waste; Notice of Meeting

The Advisory Committee on Nuclear

Waste (ACNW) will hold its 125th

meeting on March 21–23, 2001, at 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland,

Room T–2B3. The entire meeting will be

open to public attendance. The schedule

for this meeting is as follows:

Wednesday, March 21, 2001

A. 8:30–10 a.m.: Opening Statement/

Planning and Procedures (Open)—The

Chairman will open the meeting with

brief opening remarks. The Committee

will then review items under

consideration at this meeting and

consider topics proposed for future

ACNW meetings.

B. 10:15–10:35 a.m.: DOE’s Status

Report on Key Technical Issue (KTI)

Resolution (Open)—The Committee will

receive an update by a DOE

representative as to the current status of

the KTI resolution.

C. 10:35–12 Noon: Key Technical

Issues—Vertical Slice Report (Open)—

The Committee members will present a

report on their assigned KTIs.

D. 1–2 p.m.: Partial Release of a

Reactor Facility or Site for Unrestricted

Use (Open)—The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff

regarding the partial release of a reactor

facility or site for unrestricted use.

E. 2–3 p.m.: License Termination Plan

Review—Lessons Learned (Open)—The

Committee will hear presentations by

and hold discussions with

representatives of the NRC staff

regarding lessons learned from

experience with the License

Termination Plan.

F. 3:15–5 p.m.: Commission Meeting

Preparation (Open)—The Committee

will discuss the topics scheduled for its

March 22, 2001 meeting with the

Commission.

G. 5–7 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed

ACNW Reports (Open)—The Committee

will discuss proposed ACNW reports on

Entombment, Partial Release of Reactor

Facility or Site for Unrestricted Use,

Lessons Learned from Experience with

the License

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Chemistry.

Thursday, March 22, 2001

H. 8:30–8:40 a.m.: Opening Remarks

by the ACNW Chairman (Open)—The

ACNW Chairman will make opening

remarks regarding the conduct of the

meeting.

I. 8:40–10 a.m.: Commission Meeting

Preparation (Open)—The Committee

will continue to discuss topics

scheduled for its meeting with the

Commission on March 22, 2001.

J. 10:30–12 Noon.: Meeting with the

NRC Commissioners (Open)—The

Committee will meet with the NRC

Commissioners, Commissioners’

Conference Room, One White Flint

North to discuss ACNW’s Integrated

Strategy to Evaluate Staff’s Overall

License Review Capability and Staff’s

Sufficiency Review of DOE’s Site

Recommendation Considerations Report

(SRCR), and related matters.

K. 1–2:30 p.m.: Proposed Revisions to

10 CFR Part 71, ‘‘Packaging and

Transportation of Radioactive Material’’

(Open)—The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff

regarding proposed revisions to 10 CFR

Part 71.

L. 2:45–5:30 P.M.: ACNW 2001 Action

Plan (Open)—The Committee will

finalize the ACNW Action Plan for CY

2001, review its self assessment for the

year 2000, and other activities relevant

to the conduct of Committee business.

Friday, March 23, 2001

M. 8:30–8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks

by the ACNW Chairman (Open)—The

ACNW Chairman will make opening

remarks regarding the conduct of the

meeting.

N. 8:35–10 a.m.: Meeting Reports

(Open)—The Committee will hear

reports from the members and staff on

meetings attended since the 124th

ACNW Meeting, including the Waste

Management 2001 Symposium, NWTRB

Meeting, and joint meeting of the ACRS/

ACNW Subcommittee on integrated

safety assessment.

O. 10:15–1 p.m.: Discussion of

Proposed ACNW Reports (Open)—The

Committee will continue its discussion

of proposed ACNW reports.

P. 1–1:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous

(Open)—The Committee will discuss

matters related to the conduct of

Committee activities and matters and

specific issues that were not completed

during previous meetings, as time and

availability of information permit.

Procedures for the conduct of and

participation in ACNW meetings were

published in the Federal Register on

October 11, 2000 (65 FR 60475). In

accordance with these procedures, oral

or written statements may be presented

by members of the public, electronic

recordings will be permitted only

during those portions of the meeting

that are open to the public, and

questions may be asked only by

members of the Committee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

Howard J. Larson, ACNW, as far in

advance as practicable so that

appropriate arrangements can be made

to schedule the necessary time during

the meeting for such statements. Use of

still, motion picture, and television

cameras during this meeting will be

limited to selected portions of the

meeting as determined by the ACNW

Chairman. Information regarding the

time to be set aside for taking pictures

may be obtained by contacting the

ACNW office, prior to the meeting. In

view of the possibility that the schedule

for ACNW meetings may be adjusted by

the Chairman as necessary to facilitate

the conduct of the meeting, persons

planning to attend should notify Mr.

Larson as to their particular needs.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been canceled or rescheduled, the

Chairman’s ruling on requests for the

opportunity to present oral statements

and the time allotted therefore can be

obtained by contacting Mr. Howard J.

Larson, ACNW (Telephone 301/415–

6805), between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. EST.

ACNW meeting notices, meeting

transcripts, and letter reports are now

available for downloading or viewing on

the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/

ACRSACNW.

Videoteleconferencing service is

available for observing open sessions of

ACNW meetings. Those wishing to use

this service for observing ACNW

meetings should contact Mr. Theron

Brown, ACNW Audiovisual Technician

(301/415–8066), between 7:30 a.m. and

3:45 p.m. EST at least 10 days before the

meeting to ensure the availability of this

service. Individuals or organizations

requesting this service will be

responsible for telephone line charges

and for providing the equipment and

facilities that they use to establish the

videoteleconferencing link. The

availability of videoteleconferencing

services is not guaranteed.

Dated: February 23, 2001.

Andrew L. Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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Subcommittees on Materials and

Metallurgy, Thermal-Hydraulic

Phenomena, and Reliability and

Probabilistic Risk Assessment; Notice

of Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittees on

Materials and Metallurgy, ThermalHydraulic Phenomena, and Reliability

and Probabilistic Risk Assessment will

hold a joint meeting on March 16, 2001,

Room T–2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Friday, March 16, 2001—8:30 a.m.

until the conclusion of business.

The Subcommittees will discuss the

status of risk-informed revisions to the

technical requirements of 10 CFR 50.46

for emergency core cooling systems. The

purpose of this meeting is to gather

information, analyze relevant issues and

facts, and to formulate proposed

positions and actions, as appropriate,

for deliberation by the full Committee.

Oral statements may be presented by

members of the public with the

concurrence of the Subcommittee

Chairman. Written statements will be

accepted and made available to the

Committee. Electronic recordings will

be permitted only during those portions

of the meeting that are open to the

public, and questions may be asked only

by members of the Subcommittees, their

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer

named below five days prior to the

meeting, if possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

During the initial portion of the

meeting, the Subcommittees, along with

any of their consultants who may be

present, may exchange preliminary

views regarding matters to be

considered during the balance of the

meeting.

The Subcommittees will then hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff

and other interested persons regarding

this review.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been canceled or rescheduled, and

the Chairman’s ruling on requests for

the opportunity to present oral

statements and the time allotted

therefor, can be obtained by contacting

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer, Mr.