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Environmental Impact Statement in
Support of Rulemaking on Radiological
Criteria for License Termination of NRCLicensed Nuclear Facilities,’’ (NUREG–
1496) Volumes 1–3 (ML042310492,
ML042320379, and ML042330385). The
staff finds there were no significant
environmental impacts from the use of
radioactive material at the Facility. The
NRC staff reviewed available docket file
records and the survey results to
identify any non-radiological hazards
that may have impacted the
environment surrounding the Facility.
No such hazards or impacts to the
environment were identified. The NRC
has identified no other radiological or
non-radiological activities in the area
that could result in cumulative
environmental impacts.
The NRC staff finds that issuance of
the proposed amendment is in
compliance with 10 CFR Part 20. Based
on its review, the staff considered the
impact of the residual radioactivity at
the Facility and concluded that the
proposed action will not have a
significant effect on the quality of the
human environment.
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Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
Due to the largely administrative
nature of the proposed action, its
environmental impacts are small.
Therefore, the only alternative the staff
considered is the no-action alternative,
under which the staff would leave
things as they are by simply denying the
amendment request. This no-action
alternative is not feasible because it
conflicts with 10 CFR 30.36(d),
requiring that decommissioning of
byproduct material facilities be
completed and approved by the NRC
after licensed activities cease. The
NRC’s analysis of the Licensee’s final
status survey data confirmed that the
Facility meets the requirements of 10
CFR 20.1402 for unrestricted release.
Additionally, denying the amendment
request would result in no change in
current environmental impacts. The
environmental impacts of the proposed
action and the no-action alternative are,
therefore, similar; and the no-action
alternative is accordingly not further
considered.
Conclusion
The NRC staff has concluded that the
proposed action is consistent with the
NRC’s unrestricted release criteria
specified in 10 CFR 20.1402. Because
the proposed action will not
significantly impact the quality of the
human environment, the NRC staff
concludes that the proposed action is
the preferred alternative.
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Agencies and Persons Consulted
NRC provided a draft of this
Environmental Assessment to the
Indiana Emergency Response Program
for review on March 24, 2008. By
response dated May 12, 2008, the State
agreed with the conclusions of the EA,
and provided no comments.
The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action is of a procedural
nature, and will not affect listed species
or critical habitat. Therefore, no further
consultation is required under section 7
of the Endangered Species Act. The
NRC staff has also determined that the
proposed action is not the type of
activity that has the potential to cause
effects on historic properties. Therefore,
no further consultation is required
under section 106 of the National
Historic Preservation Act.
6. NUREG–1556, Volume 7,
‘‘Program-Specific Guidance About
Academic, Research and Development,
and Other Licenses of Limited Scope
Including Gas Chromatographs and XRay Fluorescence Analyzers—Final
Report,’’ Appendix Q, ‘‘Radiation Safety
Survey Topics.’’
If you do not have access to ADAMS,
or if there are problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS, contact
the NRC 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.
III. Finding of No Significant Impact
The NRC staff has prepared this EA in
support of the proposed action. On the
basis of this EA, the NRC finds that
there are no significant environmental
impacts from the proposed action, and
that preparation of an environmental
impact statement is not warranted.
Accordingly, the NRC has determined
that a Finding of No Significant Impact
is appropriate.
Dated at Lisle, Illinois, this 23rd day of
June 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Christine A. Lipa,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of
Nuclear Materials Safety, Region III.
[FR Doc. E8–15118 Filed 7–2–08; 8:45 am]
IV. Further Information
Documents related to this action,
including the application for license
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 documents related to
this action are listed below, along with
their ADAMS accession numbers.
1. Mary L. Westrick, Covance Clinical
Research Unit Inc., NRC Form 313 dated
February 1, 2008 (ADAMS Accession
No. ML080810513);
2. Title 10 Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 20, Subpart E,
‘‘Radiological Criteria for License
Termination’’;
3. Title 10 Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 51, ‘‘Environmental
Protection Regulations for Domestic
Licensing and Related Regulatory
Functions’’;
4. NUREG–1496, ‘‘Generic
Environmental Impact Statement in
Support of Rulemaking on Radiological
Criteria for License Termination of NRCLicensed Nuclear Facilities’’;
5. NUREG–1757, ‘‘Consolidated
NMSS Decommissioning Guidance.’’
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
Federal Employees Health Benefits
Program: Medically Underserved Areas
for 2009
Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice of Medically
Underserved Areas for 2009.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) has completed its
annual determination of the States that
qualify as Medically Underserved Areas
under the Federal Employees Health
Benefits (FEHB) Program for calendar
year 2009. This is necessary to comply
with a provision of the FEHB law that
mandates special consideration for
enrollees of certain FEHB plans who
receive covered health services in States
with critical shortages of primary care
physicians. Accordingly, for calendar
year 2009, the following states are
Medically Underserved Areas under the
FEHB Program: Alabama, Arizona,
Idaho, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana,
Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New
Mexico, North Dakota, South Carolina,
South Dakota, and Wyoming. For the
2009 calendar year the State of Illinois
is being added.
DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Ingrid Burford, 202–606–0004.
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FEHB law
(5 U.S.C. 8902(m)(2)) mandates special
consideration for enrollees of certain
FEHB plans who receive covered health
services in States with critical shortages
of primary care physicians. The FEHB
law also requires that a State be
designated as a Medically Underserved
Area if 25 percent or more of the
population lives in an area designated
by the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) as a primary medical
care manpower shortage area. Such
States are designated as Medically
Underserved Areas for purposes of the
FEHB Program, and the law requires
non-HMO FEHB plans to reimburse
beneficiaries, subject to their contract
terms, for covered services obtained
from any licensed provider in these
States.
FEHB regulations (5 CFR 890.701)
require OPM to make an annual
determination of the States that qualify
as Medically Underserved Areas for the
next calendar year by comparing the
latest HHS State-by-State population
counts on primary medical care
manpower shortage areas with U.S.
Census figures on State resident
populations.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
U.S. Office Of Personnel Management.
Linda M. Springer,
Director.
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Generalized System of Preferences
(GSP): Notice of the Results of the
2007 Annual Product and Country
Practices Reviews
Office of the United States
Trade Representative.
ACTION: Notice.
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AGENCY:
SUMMARY: This notice announces: (1)
The disposition of the product petitions
accepted for review in the 2007 GSP
Annual Product Review; (2) the results
of the 2007 de minimis Waiver and
Redesignation Reviews; (3) the results of
the 2007 Competitive Need Limitation
(CNL) Waiver Revocation Review; and
(4) the results of the 2007 Country
Practices Review.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Regina Teeter at the GSP Subcommittee,
Office of the United States Trade
Representative (USTR), Room F–220,
1724 F Street, NW., Washington, DC
20508. The telephone number is (202)
395–6971 and the facsimile number is
(202) 395–9481.
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The results of the 2007 GSP Annual
Review are available for review by
appointment in the USTR public
reading room, 1724 F Street, NW.,
Washington, DC. Appointments may be
made from 9:30 a.m.. to noon and 1 p.m.
to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, by
calling (202) 395–6186. The results of
the 2007 GSP Annual Review are also
available at: https://www.ustr.gov/Trade_
Development/Preference_Programs/
GSP/GSP_2007_Annual_Review/
Section_Index.html.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The GSP
program provides for the duty-free
importation of designated articles when
imported from beneficiary developing
countries. The GSP program is
authorized by Title V of the Trade Act
of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2461, et seq.), as
amended (the ‘‘Trade Act’’), and is
implemented in accordance with
Executive Order 11888 of November 24,
1975, as modified by subsequent
Executive Orders and Presidential
Proclamations.
In the 2007 Annual Product Review,
the Trade Policy Staff Committee
reviewed petitions to change product
coverage of the GSP. The disposition of
the petitions considered in the 2007
GSP Annual Review is described in List
I (Decisions on Petitions to Add
Products to GSP Eligibility in the 2007
GSP Annual Review); List II (Decisions
on Petitions to Remove Duty-Free Status
from a Beneficiary Developing Country
for a Product on the List of Eligible
Articles for GSP); and List III (Decisions
on CNL Waiver Petitions in the 2007
GSP Annual Review).
Certain articles for which a waiver of
the application of section 503(c)(2)(A) of
the 1974 Act was issued at least five
years ago, but which are revoked
pursuant to section 503(d)(5) are listed
in List IV (Products for which a Waiver
of the Application of section
503(c)(2)(A) of the 1974 Act is Revoked).
In the 2007 Product Review, the GSP
Subcommittee evaluated the appraised
import values of each GSP-eligible
article in 2007 to determine whether an
article from a GSP beneficiary
developing country exceeded the GSP
CNLs. De minimis waivers were granted
to certain articles that exceeded the 50
percent import share CNL, but for which
the aggregate value of the imports of that
article was below the 2007 de minimis
level of $18.5 million. List V (Products
Receiving De Minimis Waivers) provides
the list of the articles and the associated
countries granted de minimis waivers.
No eligible products were redesignated
to GSP eligibility.
Articles that exceeded one of the GSP
CNLs in 2007, and that are newly
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excluded from GSP eligibility for a
specific country, are listed in List VI
(Products Newly Subject to CNL
Exclusions).
The disposition of petitions
considered in the 2007 Country
Practices Review is described in List VII
(‘‘Decisions on Country Practice
Petitions in the 2007 GSP Annual
Review’’).
Marideth J. Sandler
Executive Director, Generalized System of
Preferences (GSP) Program Chairman, GSP
Subcommittee.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Medically Underserved
Areas for 2009
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Notice of Medically Underserved Areas for 2009.
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SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has completed its
annual determination of the States that qualify as Medically
Underserved Areas under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB)
Program for calendar year 2009. This is necessary to comply with a
provision of the FEHB law that mandates special consideration for
enrollees of certain FEHB plans who receive covered health services in
States with critical shortages of primary care physicians. Accordingly,
for calendar year 2009, the following states are Medically Underserved
Areas under the FEHB Program: Alabama, Arizona, Idaho, Illinois,
Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Mexico, North
Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming. For the 2009
calendar year the State of Illinois is being added.
DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2009.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ingrid Burford, 202-606-0004.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEHB law (5 U.S.C. 8902(m)(2)) mandates
special consideration for enrollees of certain FEHB plans who receive
covered health services in States with critical shortages of primary
care physicians. The FEHB law also requires that a State be designated
as a Medically Underserved Area if 25 percent or more of the population
lives in an area designated by the Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS) as a primary medical care manpower shortage area. Such
States are designated as Medically Underserved Areas for purposes of
the FEHB Program, and the law requires non-HMO FEHB plans to reimburse
beneficiaries, subject to their contract terms, for covered services
obtained from any licensed provider in these States.
FEHB regulations (5 CFR 890.701) require OPM to make an annual
determination of the States that qualify as Medically Underserved Areas
for the next calendar year by comparing the latest HHS State-by-State
population counts on primary medical care manpower shortage areas with
U.S. Census figures on State resident populations.
U.S. Office Of Personnel Management.
Linda M. Springer,
Director.
[FR Doc. E8-15087 Filed 7-2-08; 8:45 am]
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