Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Renewal for BWX Technologies, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, 16348-16349 [E6-4710]
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A copy of the draft supporting
statement may be viewed free of charge
at the NRC Public Document Room, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
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information collection requirements
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Regulatory Commission, T–5 F53,
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telephone at 301–415–7233, or by
Internet electronic mail to
INFOCOLLECTS@NRC.GOV.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day
of March 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information
Services.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The NRC has recently
submitted to OMB for review the
following proposal for the collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
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informs potential respondents that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
that a person is not required to respond
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1. Type of submission, new, revision,
or extension: Extension/Revision.
2. The title of the information
collection: 10 CFR part 51,
‘‘Environmental Protection Regulation
for Domestic Licensing and Related
Regulatory Functions’’.
3. The form number if applicable: N/
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4. How often the collection is
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permit, operating license, operating
license renewals, early site review,
design certification review,
decommissioning or termination review,
manufacturing licensing, materials
license, or upon submittal of a petition
for rulemaking.
5. Who will be required or asked to
report: Licensees and applicants
requesting approvals for actions
proposed in accordance with the
provisions of 10 CFR Parts 30, 32, 33,
34, 35, 36, 39, 40, 50, 52, 54, 60, 61, 70,
and 72.
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respondents: 28.
8. An estimate of the total number of
hours needed annually to complete the
requirement or request: 113,596.
9. An indication of whether Section
3507(d), Pub. L. 104–13 applies: N/A.
10. Abstract: 10 CFR part 51 specifies
information to be provided by
applicants and licensees so that the NRC
can make determinations necessary to
adhere to the policies, regulations, and
public laws of the United States, which
are to be interpreted and administered
in accordance with the policies set forth
in the National Environmental Policy
Act of 1969, as amended.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day
of March, 2006.
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For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Brenda Jo. Shelton,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information
Services.
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[Docket No. 70–27]
Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for License Renewal
for BWX Technologies, Inc.,
Lynchburg, VA
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Billy Gleaves, Project Manager, Fuel
Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel
Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Mail Stop T–8F42, Washington, DC,
20852. Telephone: (301) 415–5848; fax
number: (310) 415–5955; e-mail:
bcg@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) is considering renewal of a
license to BWX Technologies, Inc.
(BWXT), Materials License SNM–42,
that would authorize the licensee to
possess nuclear materials, manufacture
nuclear fuel components, fabricate
research and university reactor
components, fabricate compact reactor
fuel elements, perform research on
spent fuel performance, and handle the
resultant waste streams, including
recovery of scrap uranium. If granted,
the renewed license would allow BWXT
to continue operations as authorized in
the current license. If approved, the
renewed license term would be for 20
years at BWXT’s Mt. Athos Road facility
in Lynchburg, Virginia. The NRC has
prepared an Environmental Assessment
(EA) in support of this action 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 is appropriate. If
approved, the renewed license would be
issued following the publication of this
Notice.
II. EA Summary
The purpose of the proposed action is
to authorize the renewal of BWXT’s 10
CFR part 70 Special Nuclear Material
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license, for a 20-year period, at the
licensee’s Lynchburg, Virginia facility.
On June 30, 2004, BWXT requested that
the NRC approve the renewal
application. BWXT’s request for the
proposed change was previously
noticed in the Federal Register on
March 6, 2006 (71 FR 11231), with a
notice of license amendment request
and opportunity to request a hearing.
The staff has prepared the EA in
support of the proposed action. The
NRC staff concluded that the proposed
renewal, for a 20-year period, of
Materials License SNM–42 involving
the continued operations at the BWXT
site in Lynchburg will not result in a
significant impact to the environment.
The NRC staff concluded that the
proposed action will not adversely
affect federally listed species or
federally designated critical habitat
because no federally listed species are
known to occur in the project area. The
NRC staff found that no historic
properties will be affected by the
proposed action. The facility is already
built, and no changes to the operations
are associated with the action. The
proposed action can be viewed as a
continuation of impacts and can be
evaluated based on the previous impacts
from past operations.
Airborne effluents released through
stacks and liquid effluents released in
the James River are below regulatory
limits for nonradiological and
radiological contaminants. The
radiological dose associated with the
exposure to these effluents, for the
maximally exposed individual is less
than 1 percent of the NRC’s 1.0 mSv
[100 mrem] annual limit pursuant to 10
CFR 20.1301. Occupational doses are
also well below regulatory limits.
The environmental impacts of the
proposed action have been evaluated in
accordance with the requirements
presented in 10 CFR part 51. The NRC
staff has determined that the renewal of
license SNM–42, allowing continued
operations at the BWXT facility for a 20year period will not have a significant
impact on the human environment. No
environmental impact statement is
required, and a finding of no significant
impact is appropriate in accordance
with 10 CFR 51.31.
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III. Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the EA, the NRC has
concluded that there are no significant
environmental impacts from the
proposed action and has determined not
to prepare an environmental impact
statement.
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IV. Further Information
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day
of March 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gary S. Janosko,
Chief, Fuel Cycle Facilities Branch, Division
of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office
of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES
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Trade Policy Staff Committee; Request
for Public Comment on Review of
Employment Impact of a Proposed
Free Trade Agreement Between the
United States and Malaysia
Office of the United States
Trade Representative; Department of
Labor.
ACTION: Request for comments.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Trade Policy Staff
Committee (TPSC) gives notice that the
Office of the United States Trade
Representative (USTR) and the
Department of Labor (Labor) are
initiating a review of the impact of a
proposed free trade agreement (FTA)
between the United States and Malaysia
on U.S. employment, including labor
markets. This notice seeks written
public comment on potentially
significant sectoral or regional
employment impacts (both positive and
negative) in the United States as well as
other likely labor market impacts of the
FTA.
DATES: USTR and Labor will accept any
comments received during the course of
the negotiation of the FTA. However,
comments should be received by noon,
May 12, 2006 to be assured of timely
consideration in the preparation of the
report.
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Submissions by electronic
mail: FR0613@ustr.eop.gov.
Submissions by facsimile: Gloria Blue,
Executive Secretary, Trade Policy Staff
Committee, at (202) 395–6143.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For
procedural questions concerning public
comments, contact Gloria Blue,
Executive Secretary, TPSC, Office of the
USTR, 1724 F Street, NW., Washington,
DC 20508, telephone (202) 395–3475.
Substantive questions concerning the
employment impact review should be
addressed to Greg Schoepfle, Acting
Director, Office of International
Economic Affairs, Bureau of
International Labor Affairs, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20210,
telephone (202) 693–4887; or Lewis
Karesh, Assistant U.S. Trade
Representative for Labor, Office of the
United States Trade Representative, 600
17th St., NW., Washington, DC 20508,
telephone (202) 395–6120.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
ADDRESSES:
Documents related to this action can
be accessed on the NRC’s Agencywide
Document Access and Management
System (ADAMS) that provides
electronic copies of NRC’s public
documents. The ADAMS accession
number for the Federal Register notice
related to this action is: Notice of
License Amendment Request of BWX
Technologies, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, and
Opportunity to Request a Hearing
(ML053430248). 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 800–397–4209, 301–415–4737,
or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
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1. Background Information
In accordance with section 2104 of
the Trade Act of 2002 (Trade Act) (19
U.S.C. 3804), on March 8, 2006, the
United States Trade Representative
notified the Congress of the President’s
intent to initiate FTA negotiations with
Malaysia. Also, the United States Trade
Representative requested the U.S.
International Trade Commission (ITC) to
provide advice on probable economic
effects of an FTA as soon as possible.
USTR and ITC mutually agreed to
delivery of the report by June 30. In
addition, USTR published a notice in
the Federal Register soliciting views
from the public on the negotiations in
general, and the TPSC will hold a public
hearing on May 3, 2006. The United
States intends to begin negotiations with
Malaysia in June 2006.
2. Employment Impact Review
Section 2102(c)(5) of the Trade Act
(19 U.S.C. 3802(c)(5)) directs the
President to ‘‘review the impact of
future trade agreements on United
States employment, including labor
markets, modeled after Executive Order
13141 to the extent appropriate in
establishing procedures and criteria,
report to the Committee on Ways and
Means of the House of Representatives
and the Committee on Finance of the
Senate on such review, and make that
report available to the public.’’ USTR
and Labor will conduct the employment
reviews through the TPSC.
The employment impact review will
be based on the following elements,
which are modeled to the extent
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 70-27]
Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of
No Significant Impact for License Renewal for BWX Technologies, Inc.,
Lynchburg, VA
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Billy Gleaves, Project Manager, Fuel
Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards,
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Mail Stop T-8F42, Washington, DC, 20852.
Telephone: (301) 415-5848; fax number: (310) 415-5955; e-mail:
bcg@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering renewal of a
license to BWX Technologies, Inc. (BWXT), Materials License SNM-42,
that would authorize the licensee to possess nuclear materials,
manufacture nuclear fuel components, fabricate research and university
reactor components, fabricate compact reactor fuel elements, perform
research on spent fuel performance, and handle the resultant waste
streams, including recovery of scrap uranium. If granted, the renewed
license would allow BWXT to continue operations as authorized in the
current license. If approved, the renewed license term would be for 20
years at BWXT's Mt. Athos Road facility in Lynchburg, Virginia. The NRC
has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) in support of this action
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 is
appropriate. If approved, the renewed license would be issued following
the publication of this Notice.
II. EA Summary
The purpose of the proposed action is to authorize the renewal of
BWXT's 10 CFR part 70 Special Nuclear Material
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license, for a 20-year period, at the licensee's Lynchburg, Virginia
facility. On June 30, 2004, BWXT requested that the NRC approve the
renewal application. BWXT's request for the proposed change was
previously noticed in the Federal Register on March 6, 2006 (71 FR
11231), with a notice of license amendment request and opportunity to
request a hearing.
The staff has prepared the EA in support of the proposed action.
The NRC staff concluded that the proposed renewal, for a 20-year
period, of Materials License SNM-42 involving the continued operations
at the BWXT site in Lynchburg will not result in a significant impact
to the environment. The NRC staff concluded that the proposed action
will not adversely affect federally listed species or federally
designated critical habitat because no federally listed species are
known to occur in the project area. The NRC staff found that no
historic properties will be affected by the proposed action. The
facility is already built, and no changes to the operations are
associated with the action. The proposed action can be viewed as a
continuation of impacts and can be evaluated based on the previous
impacts from past operations.
Airborne effluents released through stacks and liquid effluents
released in the James River are below regulatory limits for
nonradiological and radiological contaminants. The radiological dose
associated with the exposure to these effluents, for the maximally
exposed individual is less than 1 percent of the NRC's 1.0 mSv [100
mrem] annual limit pursuant to 10 CFR 20.1301. Occupational doses are
also well below regulatory limits.
The environmental impacts of the proposed action have been
evaluated in accordance with the requirements presented in 10 CFR part
51. The NRC staff has determined that the renewal of license SNM-42,
allowing continued operations at the BWXT facility for a 20-year period
will not have a significant impact on the human environment. No
environmental impact statement is required, and a finding of no
significant impact is appropriate in accordance with 10 CFR 51.31.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the EA, the NRC has concluded that there are no
significant environmental impacts from the proposed action and has
determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement.
IV. Further Information
Documents related to this action can be accessed on the NRC's
Agencywide Document Access and Management System (ADAMS) that provides
electronic copies of NRC's public documents. The ADAMS accession number
for the Federal Register notice related to this action is: Notice of
License Amendment Request of BWX Technologies, Inc., Lynchburg, VA, and
Opportunity to Request a Hearing (ML053430248). 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 800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by e-mail to
pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day of March 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gary S. Janosko,
Chief, Fuel Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and
Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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