Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment for Rio Algom Mining, LLC, 36663-36664 [E5-3291]
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 121 / Friday, June 24, 2005 / Notices
Dates: October 1, 2005 to April 1,
2010.
NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 05–12543 Filed 6–23–05; 8:45 am]
[Docket No. 40–8905]
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Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for License
Amendment for Rio Algom Mining, LLC
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July 27, 2005.
Place: Nevada Bureau of Mines & Geology,
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Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Robert A. Nelson, Chief, Uranium
Processing Section, Fuel Cycle Facilities
Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety
and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001.
Telephone: (301) 415–7298 fax number:
(301) 415–5955; e-mail: ran@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) is issuing an amendment to
Materials License No. SUA–1475 issued
to Rio Algom Mining, LLC (the
licensee), to authorize the consolidating
and transporting of materials associated
with the lined evaporation ponds at its
Ambrosia Lake facility near Grants, NM.
NRC has prepared an Environmental
Assessment (EA) in support of this
amendment in accordance with the
requirements of 10 CFR Part 51. Based
on the EA, the NRC has concluded that
a Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) is appropriate. The amendment
will be issued following the publication
of this Notice.
II. EA Summary
The proposed action is the relocation
of the lined evaporation ponds (Section
4 Ponds and Pond 9) at the Ambrosia
Lake facility. The action includes the
consolidation and removal of byproduct
material, transport of the material to the
disposal site and disposal of material in
accordance with NRC regulations.
In a letter dated November 1, 2004,
Rio Algom Mining, LLC (Rio Algom)
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submitted to the NRC, a Closure PlanLined Evaporation Ponds (Relocation
Plan) for its Ambrosia Lake uranium
mill facility. In a follow-up to the
proposed plan, Rio Algom submitted,
under letter dated January 28, 2005, a
response to a request for additional
information and a Revised Relocation
Plan. Rio Algom requested that the
Revised Relocation Plan be considered
initially by NRC so that work can
commence at the site. The staff has
prepared the EA in support of the
proposed license amendment. Staff
considered impacts to the land surface,
water, air, vegetation, public and worker
health and safety, cultural resources,
wildlife, and wildlife habitat. The staff
found that the potential impacts of the
proposed action are limited to the land
surface and are temporary due to
construction activities. The site Health,
Safety and Environment Management
System provides adequate assurances to
control impacts to the environment. The
proposed action will not result in
adverse impacts to cultural and historic
properties or impact any threatened or
endangered species. The overall
aesthetics of the area will improve.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the EA, NRC has
concluded that there are no significant
environmental impacts from the
proposed amendment and has
determined not to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
IV. Further Information
Documents related to this action,
including the application for
amendment and supporting
documentation, are available
electronically at the NRC’s Electronic
Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. From this site,
you can access the NRC’s Agencywide
Document Access and Management
System (ADAMS), which provides text
and image files of NRC’s public
documents. The ADAMS accession
numbers for the documents related to
this notice are as follows:
Document
ADAMS accession No.
Rio Algom Mining LLC, ‘‘Closure Plan-Lined Evaporation Ponds’’ .........................................................................
Rio Algom Mining LLC, ‘‘Response to Request for Additional Information for Closure Plan—Lined Evaporation
Ponds at Rio Algom Mining LLC’s Ambrosia Lake Facility’’ ...............................................................................
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Letter to J. Caverly .................................................................................................
State of New Mexico Environment Department Letter to G. Janosko ....................................................................
Rio Algom Mining, LLC, ‘‘Response to Request for Additional Information Concerning Environmental Review’’
Environmental Assessment .....................................................................................................................................
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If you do not have access to ADAMS
or if there are problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS, contact
the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR)
reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–
415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
These documents may also be viewed
electronically on the public computers
located at the NRC’s PDR, O 1 F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR
reproduction contractor will copy
documents for a fee.
Dated at Rockville, MD this 17th day of
June, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Robert A. Nelson,
Chief, Uranium Processing Section, Fuel
Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle
Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards.
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[FR Doc No: E5-3291]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 40-8905]
Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of
No Significant Impact for License Amendment for Rio Algom Mining, LLC
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Robert A. Nelson, Chief, Uranium
Processing Section, Fuel Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel
Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001. Telephone: (301) 415-7298 fax number: (301) 415-5955; e-mail:
ran@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an amendment to
Materials License No. SUA-1475 issued to Rio Algom Mining, LLC (the
licensee), to authorize the consolidating and transporting of materials
associated with the lined evaporation ponds at its Ambrosia Lake
facility near Grants, NM. NRC has prepared an Environmental Assessment
(EA) in support of this amendment in accordance with the requirements
of 10 CFR Part 51. Based on the EA, the NRC has concluded that a
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is appropriate. The amendment
will be issued following the publication of this Notice.
II. EA Summary
The proposed action is the relocation of the lined evaporation
ponds (Section 4 Ponds and Pond 9) at the Ambrosia Lake facility. The
action includes the consolidation and removal of byproduct material,
transport of the material to the disposal site and disposal of material
in accordance with NRC regulations.
In a letter dated November 1, 2004, Rio Algom Mining, LLC (Rio
Algom) submitted to the NRC, a Closure Plan-Lined Evaporation Ponds
(Relocation Plan) for its Ambrosia Lake uranium mill facility. In a
follow-up to the proposed plan, Rio Algom submitted, under letter dated
January 28, 2005, a response to a request for additional information
and a Revised Relocation Plan. Rio Algom requested that the Revised
Relocation Plan be considered initially by NRC so that work can
commence at the site. The staff has prepared the EA in support of the
proposed license amendment. Staff considered impacts to the land
surface, water, air, vegetation, public and worker health and safety,
cultural resources, wildlife, and wildlife habitat. The staff found
that the potential impacts of the proposed action are limited to the
land surface and are temporary due to construction activities. The site
Health, Safety and Environment Management System provides adequate
assurances to control impacts to the environment. The proposed action
will not result in adverse impacts to cultural and historic properties
or impact any threatened or endangered species. The overall aesthetics
of the area will improve.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the EA, NRC has concluded that there are no
significant environmental impacts from the proposed amendment and has
determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement.
IV. Further Information
Documents related to this action, including the application for
amendment and supporting documentation, are available electronically at
the NRC's Electronic Reading Room at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
adams.html. From this site, you can access the NRC's Agencywide
Document Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and
image files of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS accession numbers for
the documents related to this notice are as follows:
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ADAMS
Document accession No. Date
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Rio Algom Mining LLC, ``Closure Plan- ML050240058 11/1/04
Lined Evaporation Ponds''..............
Rio Algom Mining LLC, ``Response to ML050730258 1/28/05
Request for Additional Information for
Closure Plan--Lined Evaporation Ponds
at Rio Algom Mining LLC's Ambrosia Lake
Facility''.............................
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Letter to ML042780480 9/20/04
J. Caverly.............................
State of New Mexico Environment ML051570252 4/22/05
Department Letter to G. Janosko........
Rio Algom Mining, LLC, ``Response to ML051670429 6/15/05
Request for Additional Information
Concerning Environmental Review''......
Environmental Assessment................ ML051680226 6/17/05
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If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in
accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or
by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
These documents may also be viewed electronically on the public
computers located at the NRC's PDR, O 1 F21, One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction
contractor will copy documents for a fee.
Dated at Rockville, MD this 17th day of June, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Robert A. Nelson,
Chief, Uranium Processing Section, Fuel Cycle Facilities Branch,
Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. E5-3291 Filed 6-23-05; 8:45 am]
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