Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment for United Nuclear Corporation, Church Rock, NM, 43822-43823 [E6-12445]

Download as PDF 43822 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 148 / Wednesday, August 2, 2006 / Notices Research Reactor and the Zero Power Reactor (ZPR). The WCNS is located on the Cornell University campus in Ithaca, New York. The WCNS was constructed between 1959 and 1962 to house the TRIGA, the ZPR, and supporting systems. The TRIGA Reactor ceased operations on April 21, 2003. The ZPR ceased operations in 1996. The licensee submitted the WCNS DP to the NRC for review and approval in a letter dated August 22, 2003, as supplemented on May 13, September 27, October 26 and December 13, 2005, and February 13, 2006. The NRC approved the DP by Amendment No. 14 to the TRIGA Facility Operating License No. R–80 on June 15, 2006 and Amendment No. 8 to the ZPR Facility Operating License No. R–89 on June 6, 2006. A ‘‘Notice and Solicitation of Comments Pursuant to 10 CFR 20.1405 and 10 CFR 50.82(b)(5) Concerning Proposed Action To Decommission WCNS at Cornell University Reactor Facility’’ was published in the Federal Register on August 10, 2005 (70 FR 46549). No comments were received. Copies of the license amendments approving Cornell University’s proposed decommissioning plan are available for public inspection at the Commission’s Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland, 20855–2738. The NRC maintains an Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS), which provides text and image files of NRC’s public documents. The amendments may be accessed electronically from the ADAMS Public Electronic Reading Room on the Internet at the NRC Web site, https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html under ADAMS accession number ML061030501 and ML061030405. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS, or have problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, may contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by phone at 1–800–397– 4209, 301–415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15 day of June, 2006. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Brian E. Thomas, Branch Chief, Research and Test Reactors Branch, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. E6–12462 Filed 8–1–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 40–8907] Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment for United Nuclear Corporation, Church Rock, NM Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of availability. AGENCY: Paul Michalak, 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, Washington, DC, 20555. Telephone: (301) 415–7612; fax number: (301) 415– 5955; e-mail: pxm2@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: I. Introduction The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposes to issue a license amendment for License Condition 35 (ground water protection standards), to Materials License SUA– 1475, for the United Nuclear Corporation (UNC), Church Rock, New Mexico uranium mill site (the Site). The purpose of this amendment is to revise the current chloroform ground water protection standard of 0.001 milligrams per liter (mg/L) to 0.08 mg/L for total trihalomethanes (THMs), and revise the current combined radium-226 and -228 GWPS from 5 pCi/L to 5.2 pCi/L in the Southwest Alluvium and from 5 pci/L to 9.4 pCi/L in Zone 1. II. EA Summary The staff has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) in support of the proposed license amendment. Since this action relates to ground water, the primary focus of the evaluation of potential environmental impacts relates to ground water. Ground water is not used as a potable source at, or in, the immediate vicinity of the Site. The closest down-gradient public-use well is about 2,700 meters (8,860 feet) to the northeast. With the exception of the historical mill and mine activity, land use is primarily grazing for sheep, cattle and horses. The area around the Site is sparsely populated and includes Indian Tribal Land as well as UNCowned property. The primary use of the Indian Tribal Land is grazing. The proposed total THMs ground water protection standard of 0.08 mg/L is one established by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and it represents a thoroughly examined and evaluated maximum allowable drinking water concentration that is considered to be safe by the EPA. With respect to the proposed combined radium-226 and 228 standards, both the proposed standard of 5.2 pCi/L in the Southwest Alluvium and 9.4 pCi/L in Zone 1 represent the 95th percentile background concentrations in their respective saturated units. They were both derived from a large data set collected over a 16 year period and are both below the New Mexico Ground Water Protection Standard of 30 pCi/L. 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 Documents 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: wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES Document ADAMS accession No. License Amendment Request for Changing the Chloroform Ground Water Protection Standard in Source Materials License SUA–1475. Revised License Amendment Request for Changing the Chloroform Ground Water Protection Standard in Source Materials License SUA–1475. License Amendment Request for Changing the Method of Determining Exceedances of the Combined Radium Groundwater Protection Standard in Source Materials License No. SUA–1475. Summary of January 18, 2006 public meeting between NRC and UNC ................................................... ML052310151 May 26, 2005. ML052100367 July 14, 2005. ML053010019 September 30, 2005. ML060200298 January 23, 2006. VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:40 Aug 01, 2006 Jkt 208001 PO 00000 Frm 00113 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\02AUN1.SGM 02AUN1 Date 43823 Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 148 / Wednesday, August 2, 2006 / Notices Document ADAMS accession No. Revised License Amendment Request for Changing the Method of Determining Exceedances of the Combined Radium Groundwater Protection Standard in Source Materials License SUA–1475. Revised License Amendment Request for Changing the Method of Determining Exceedances of the Combined Radium Groundwater Protection Standard in Source Materials License SUA–1475. Environmental Assessment of License Amendment Request for Changing Ground Water Protection Standards in Source Materials License SUA–1475. ML060730043 February 22, 2006. ML061220286 April 7, 2006. ML061870630 July 21, 2006. 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. These documents may also be viewed electronically on the public computers located at the NRC’s PDR, O1 F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction contractor will copy documents for a fee. Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 26th day of July, 2006. For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Paul Michalak, Project Manager, Fuel Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards. [FR Doc. E6–12445 Filed 8–1–06; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD Proposed Collection; Comment Request In accordance with the requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 which provides opportunity for public comment on new or revised data collections, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) will publish periodic summaries of proposed data collections. Comments are invited on: (a) Whether the proposed information collection is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of the agency, including whether the information has practical utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s estimate of the burden of the collection of the information; (c) ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (d) ways to minimize the burden related to the collection of information on respondents, including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of information technology. Title and purpose of information collection: Vocational Report; OMB 3220–0141. Section 2 of the Railroad Retirement Act (RRA) provides for payment of disability annuities to wwhite on PROD1PC61 with NOTICES SUMMARY: VerDate Aug<31>2005 16:40 Aug 01, 2006 Jkt 208001 qualified employees and widow(ers). The establishment of permanent disability for work in the applicants ‘‘regular occupation’’ or for work in any regular employment is prescribed in 20 CFR 220.12 and 220.13 respectively. The RRB utilizes Form G–251, Vocational Report, to obtain an applicant’s work history. This information is used by the RRB to determine the effect of a disability on an applicant’s ability to work. Form G–251 is designed for use with the RRB’s disability benefit application forms and is provided to all applicants for employee disability annuities and to those applicants for a widow(er)’s disability annuity who indicate that they have been employed at some time. Completion is required to obtain or retain a benefit. One response is requested of each respondent. The RRB proposes no changes to Form G–251. The completion time for Form G–251 is estimated at between 30 and 40 minutes per response. The RRB estimates that approximately 6,000 Form G–251’s are completed annually. Additional Information or Comments: To request more information or to obtain a copy of the information collection justification, forms, and/or supporting material, please call the RRB Clearance Officer at (312) 751–3363 or send an e-mail request to Charles.Mierzwa@RRB.GOV. Comments regarding the information collection should be addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement Board, 844 North Rush Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–2092 or send an e-mail to Ronald.Hodapp@RRB.GOV. Written comments should be received within 60 days of this notice. Charles Mierzwa, Clearance Officer. [FR Doc. E6–12431 Filed 8–1–06; 8:45 am] Closed Meeting. 100 F Street, NE., Washington, STATUS: PLACE: DC. DATE AND TIME OF PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED MEETING: August 1, 2006 at 2 p.m. Date and Time Change. The Closed Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, August 1, 2006 at 2 p.m., has been changed to Friday, August 4, 2006 at 2 p.m. At times, changes in Commission priorities require alterations in the scheduling of meeting items. For further information and to ascertain what, if any, matters have been added, deleted or postponed, please contact: The Office of the Secretary at (202) 551–5400. CHANGE IN THE MEETINGS: Dated: July 31, 2006. Jill M. Peterson, Assistant Secretary. 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[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 148 (Wednesday, August 2, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 43822-43823]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-12445]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 40-8907]


Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of 
No Significant Impact for License Amendment for United Nuclear 
Corporation, Church Rock, NM

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Paul Michalak, 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, Washington, DC, 20555. Telephone: (301) 415-
7612; fax number: (301) 415-5955; e-mail: pxm2@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) proposes to issue a 
license amendment for License Condition 35 (ground water protection 
standards), to Materials License SUA-1475, for the United Nuclear 
Corporation (UNC), Church Rock, New Mexico uranium mill site (the 
Site). The purpose of this amendment is to revise the current 
chloroform ground water protection standard of 0.001 milligrams per 
liter (mg/L) to 0.08 mg/L for total trihalomethanes (THMs), and revise 
the current combined radium-226 and -228 GWPS from 5 pCi/L to 5.2 pCi/L 
in the Southwest Alluvium and from 5 pci/L to 9.4 pCi/L in Zone 1.

II. EA Summary

    The staff has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) in support 
of the proposed license amendment. Since this action relates to ground 
water, the primary focus of the evaluation of potential environmental 
impacts relates to ground water. Ground water is not used as a potable 
source at, or in, the immediate vicinity of the Site. The closest down-
gradient public-use well is about 2,700 meters (8,860 feet) to the 
northeast. With the exception of the historical mill and mine activity, 
land use is primarily grazing for sheep, cattle and horses. The area 
around the Site is sparsely populated and includes Indian Tribal Land 
as well as UNC-owned property. The primary use of the Indian Tribal 
Land is grazing. The proposed total THMs ground water protection 
standard of 0.08 mg/L is one established by the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency (EPA) under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and it 
represents a thoroughly examined and evaluated maximum allowable 
drinking water concentration that is considered to be safe by the EPA. 
With respect to the proposed combined radium-226 and 228 standards, 
both the proposed standard of 5.2 pCi/L in the Southwest Alluvium and 
9.4 pCi/L in Zone 1 represent the 95th percentile background 
concentrations in their respective saturated units. They were both 
derived from a large data set collected over a 16 year period and are 
both below the New Mexico Ground Water Protection Standard of 30 pCi/L.

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 
Documents 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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License Amendment Request for Changing the Chloroform      ML052310151  May 26, 2005.
 Ground Water Protection Standard in Source Materials
 License SUA-1475.
Revised License Amendment Request for Changing the         ML052100367  July 14, 2005.
 Chloroform Ground Water Protection Standard in Source
 Materials License SUA-1475.
License Amendment Request for Changing the Method of       ML053010019  September 30, 2005.
 Determining Exceedances of the Combined Radium
 Groundwater Protection Standard in Source Materials
 License No. SUA-1475.
Summary of January 18, 2006 public meeting between NRC     ML060200298  January 23, 2006.
 and UNC.

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Revised License Amendment Request for Changing the         ML060730043  February 22, 2006.
 Method of Determining Exceedances of the Combined
 Radium Groundwater Protection Standard in Source
 Materials License SUA-1475.
Revised License Amendment Request for Changing the         ML061220286  April 7, 2006.
 Method of Determining Exceedances of the Combined
 Radium Groundwater Protection Standard in Source
 Materials License SUA-1475.
Environmental Assessment of License Amendment Request      ML061870630  July 21, 2006.
 for Changing Ground Water Protection Standards in
 Source Materials License SUA-1475.
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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 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, O1 F21, One White Flint North, 
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR reproduction 
contractor will copy documents for a fee.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 26th day of July, 2006.

    For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Paul Michalak,
Project Manager, Fuel Cycle Facilities Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle 
Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. E6-12445 Filed 8-1-06; 8:45 am]
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