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and word processing that relate to

personnel management, including such

matters as employee performance and

utilization, position classification and

job evaluation, employee training, equal

employment opportunity, and labormanagement relations. This schedule

follows Model 2 as described in the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of

this notice. Recordkeeping copies of

these files are included in Appendix 1,

Chapter 4, of the NLRB Files

Management and Records Disposition

Handbook

5. National Labor Relations Board,

Agency-wide, (N9–25–01–5, 3 items, 3

temporary items). Electronic copies of

records created using electronic mail

and word processing that relate to such

matters as public relations,

congressional relations, and

implementation of the Freedom of

Information and Privacy Acts. This

schedule follows Model 2 as described

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this notice. Recordkeeping

copies of these files are included in

Appendix 1, Chapter 5, of the NLRB

Files Management and Records

Disposition Handbook.

6. National Labor Relations Board,

Agency-wide, (N9–25–01–6, 3 items, 3

temporary items). Electronic copies of

records created using electronic mail

and word processing that relate to

general financial matters, budget,

accounting and the disbursement of

funds, and payroll. This schedule

follows Model 2 as described in the

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of

this notice. Recordkeeping copies of

these files are included in Appendix 1,

Chapter 6, of the NLRB Files

Management and Records Disposition

Handbook.

7. National Labor Relations Board,

Agency-wide, (N9–25–01–7, 3 items, 3

temporary items). Electronic copies of

records created using electronic mail

and word processing that relate to

procurement, contracts, supplies, and

interagency agreements for reimbursable

services dealing with these matters. This

schedule follows Model 2 as described

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this notice. Recordkeeping

copies of these files are included in

Appendix 1, Chapter 7, of the NLRB

Files Management and Records

Disposition Handbook.

8. National Labor Relations Board,

Agency-wide, (N9–25–01–8, 3 items, 3

temporary items). Electronic copies of

records created using electronic mail

and word processing that relate to labor

relations, including general case

matters, unfair labor practices, and

representation proceedings. This

schedule follows Model 2 as described

in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

section of this notice. Recordkeeping

copies of these files are included in

Appendix 1, Chapter 8, of the NLRB

Files Management and Records

Disposition Handbook and in

Disposition Job Number N1–25–97–1.

Dated: February 23, 2001.

Michael J. Kurtz,

Assistant Archivist for Record Services—

Washington, DC.

[FR Doc. 01–4909 Filed 2–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7515–01–U

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 030–04983, License No. 22–

01376–02, EA–00–169]

In the Matter of Stork/Twin City Testing

St. Paul, MN; Order Imposing Civil

Monetary Penalty

I

Stork/Twin City Testing (Licensee) is

the holder of Materials License No. 22–

01376–02 issued by the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission (NRC or

Commission) on August 2, 1999, and

amended in its entirety on June 16,

2000. The license authorizes the

Licensee to perform industrial

radiography in accordance with the

conditions specified therein.

II

An inspection of the Licensee’s

activities was conducted January 25

through February 24, 2000, and an

investigation by the NRC Office of

Investigations was initiated on February

7, 2000. The results of the inspection

and investigation indicated that the

Licensee had not conducted its

activities in full compliance with NRC

requirements. A written Notice of

Violation and Proposed Imposition of

Civil Penalty (Notice) was served upon

the Licensee by letter dated December

15, 2000. The Notice states the nature of

the violation, the provision of the NRC’s

requirements that the Licensee violated,

and the amount of the civil penalty

proposed for the violation.

The Licensee responded to the Notice

in a letter dated December 21, 2000. In

its response, the Licensee did not

contest the violation, but requested

reconsideration of the amount of the

civil penalty based on the safety

significance of the violation, the

duration of the violation while Stork

was involved, and that the violation

occurred at only one location of use.

III

After considering the Licensee’s

response and the statements of fact,

explanation, and argument for

mitigation contained therein, the NRC

staff has determined that the violation

occurred as stated in the Notice, that the

licensee has not provided a sufficient

basis to warrant reduction of the civil

monetary penalty, and that therefore the

civil monetary penalty in the amount of

$11,000 should be imposed.

IV

In view of the foregoing and pursuant

to Section 234 of the Atomic Energy Act

of 1954, as amended (Act), 42 U.S.C.

2282, and 10 CFR 2.205, It Is Hereby

Ordered That:

The Licensee pay a civil penalty in

the amount of $11,000 within 30 days

of the date of this Order, in accordance

with NUREG/BR–0254. In addition, at

the time of making the payment, the

licensee shall submit a statement

indicating when and by what method

payment was made, to the Director,

Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, One White

Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, MD 20852–2738.

V

The Licensee may request a hearing

within 30 days of the date of this Order.

Where good cause is shown,

consideration will be given to extending

the time to request a hearing. A request

for extension of time must be made in

writing to the Director, Office of

Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555,

and include a statement of good cause

for the extension. A request for a

hearing should be clearly marked as a

‘‘Request for an Enforcement Hearing’’

and shall be submitted to the Secretary,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications

Staff, Washington, DC 20555. Copies

shall also be sent to the Director, Office

of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555, to

the Assistant General Counsel for

Materials Litigation and Enforcement at

the same address, and to the Regional

Administrator, NRC Region III, 801

Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL 60532–4351.

If a hearing is requested, the

Commission will issue an Order

designating the time and place of the

hearing. If the Licensee fails to request

a hearing within 30 days of the date of

this Order (or if written approval of an

extension of time in which to request a

hearing has not been granted), the

provisions of this Order shall be

effective without further proceedings. If

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payment has not been made by that

time, the matter may be referred to the

Attorney General for collection.

In the event the Licensee requests a

hearing as provided above, the issues to

be considered at such hearing shall be

whether, on the basis of the findings

made by the staff, this Order should be

sustained.

Dated this 20th day of February 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

R.W. Borchardt,

Director, Office of Enforcement.

[FR Doc. 01–4960 Filed 2–28–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 40–0299]

Umetco Minerals Corporation

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Final finding of no significant

impact; Notice of opportunity for

hearing.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) proposes to amend

NRC Source Material License SUA–648

to authorize the licensee, Umetco

Minerals Corporation (Umetco), to

decommission the contaminated land

associated with the operation of the

uranium mill facility according to the

Revised Soil Decommissioning Plan

submitted September 15, 2000, as

amended. The Umetco East Gas Hills

site, is located in Natrona County,

Wyoming, approximately 50 miles (80

kilometers) southeast of the town of

Riverton, Wyoming. The mill operated

from 1960 to 1979 and was dismantled

in 1992. During operation, wind-blown

tailings and tailings-solution from the

Above-Grade Impoundment

contaminated areas north of the

Impoundment. A portion of the land

contaminated with byproduct material

was remediated (excavated) in 1993.

Several changes and improvements have

been proposed in the revised

decommissioning plan.

An Environmental Assessment (EA)

was performed by the NRC staff in

support of its review of Umetco’s

license amendment request, in

accordance with the requirements of 10

CFR part 51. The conclusion of the

Environmental Assessment is a Finding

of No Significant Impact (FONSI) for the

proposed licensing action.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Elaine Brummett, Fuel Cycle Licensing

Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety

and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Mail

Stop T7–C6, Washington, DC 20555.

Telephone 301/415–6606.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The Umetco Minerals Corporation

(Umetco) site is licensed by the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

under Source Materials License SUA–

648 to possess byproduct material in the

form of uranium waste tailings as well

as other radioactive wastes generated by

past milling operations. The mill has

been dismantled and current site

activities include completion of

reclamation of three disposal areas and

continuation of the ground water

corrective action program.

The original soil decommissioning

plan was approved with additional

requirements as documented in License

Condition (LC) 30. The major proposed

modifications in the revised plan

include:

1. An improved method of gamma

scanning;

2. A detailed plan for providing

documentation that the regulations have

been met;

3. A revised radium background value

for compliance in the wind-blown area;

and

4. Alternate criteria for the residual

byproduct material in the channel of

East Canyon Creek.

Summary of the Environmental

Assessment

The NRC staff performed an appraisal

of the environmental impacts associated

with the revised soil decommissioning

plan, in accordance with 10 CFR part

51, Environmental Protection

Regulations for Domestic Licensing and

Related Regulatory Functions. The

license amendment would authorize

Umetco to complete soil cleanup in the

wind-blown area north of the AboveGrade Impoundment and to leave small

amounts of residual byproduct material

in the channel of East Canyon Creek as

proposed. In conducting its appraisal,

the NRC staff considered the following

information: (1) Umetco’s 1999 and

2000 submittals supporting the license

amendment request, including a risk

assessment for East Canyon Creek; (2)

previous environmental evaluations of

the facility; (3) data contained in

required environmental monitoring

reports; (4) existing license conditions;

(5) results of NRC staff site visits and

inspections of the Umetco facility; and

(6) consultations with the U.S. Fish and

Wildlife Service, the U.S. Bureau of

Land Management, and the Wyoming

State Historic Preservation Officer. The

technical aspects of the revised

reclamation plan are discussed

separately in a Technical Evaluation

Report (TER) that will accompany the

final agency licensing action.

The results of the staff’s appraisal are

documented in an EA placed in the

docket file. Based on its review, the

NRC staff has concluded that there are

no significant environmental impacts

associated with the proposed action.

Conclusions

The NRC staff has examined actual

and potential impacts associated with

the revised decommissioning plan, and

has determined that the requested

amendment of Source Material License

SUA–648, authorizing implementation

of the revised soil decommissioning

plan, will: (1) Be consistent with

requirements of 10 CFR part 40,

appendix A; (2) not be inimical to the

public health and safety; and (3) not

have long-term detrimental impacts on

the environment.

The following statements summarize

the conclusions resulting from the staff’s

environmental assessment, and support

the FONSI:

1. An acceptable environmental and

effluent monitoring program is in place

to monitor effluent releases and to

detect if applicable regulatory limits are

exceeded. Radiological effluents from

facility operations have been and are

expected to remain below the regulatory

limits.

2. Present and potential health risks to

the public and risks of environmental

damage from the proposed

decommissioning were assessed. Given

the remote location, limited activities

requested, small area of impact, and

past activities on the site, the staff

determined that the risk factors for

health and environmental hazards are

insignificant.

3. Potential risks to the public and the

environment from the byproduct

material proposed to remain in the

channel of East Canyon Creek (an

ephemeral stream) were evaluated. Data

on radionuclides and heavy metals in

soil, water, vegetation, and animals

were reviewed. Also, staff considered

the contributions of these constituents

from the near-by uranium mining

activities and from natural uranium

deposits in the creek bank. The staff

determined that the current and longterm hazards from byproduct material in

the creek channel are insignificant. The

cost of remediation, risks to remediation

workers, and the environmental harm

(erosion, affect on wildlife including

endangered species, etc) that would

result from excavation of soil in the

creek channel far out-weigh any slight