Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact for License Amendment Request to Byproduct Materials License 01-25316-01 for the Department of Defense, Defense Intelligence Agency, Redstone Arsenal, AL, 39734-39735 [E8-15673]
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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.
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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, if
applicable.
1. Federal Register Notice, Volume
65, No. 114, page 37186, dated Tuesday,
June 13, 2000, ‘‘Use of Screening Values
to Demonstrate Compliance With The
Federal Rule on Radiological Criteria for
License Termination;’’
2. NRC, ‘‘Generic Environmental
Impact Statement in Support of
Rulemaking on Radiological Criteria for
License Termination of NRC-Licensed
Nuclear Facilities,’’ NUREG–1496, July
1997 (ML042310492, ML042320379,
and ML042330385);
3. NRC, ‘‘Consolidated NMSS
Decommissioning Guidance,’’ NUREG–
1757, Volume 1, Revision 1, September
2003 (ML053260027);
4. Title 10 Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 20, Subpart E,
‘‘Radiological Criteria for License
Termination;’’
5. Title 10, Code of Federal
Regulations, Part 51, ‘‘Environmental
Protection Regulations for Domestic
Licensing and Related Regulatory
Functions;’’
6. Poletti, Brian, GlaxoSmithKline
Biologicals—Hamilton, License
Amendment Request dated December
21, 2007 (ML080380101).
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.rosource@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
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Dated at Arlington, Texas this 27th day of
June 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Jack E. Whitten,
Chief, Nuclear Materials Safety Branch B,
Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region
IV.
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[Docket No. 030–33658]
Notice of Availability of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for License
Amendment Request to Byproduct
Materials License 01–25316–01 for the
Department of Defense, Defense
Intelligence Agency, Redstone
Arsenal, AL
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Issuance of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for License
Amendment.
AGENCY:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Thomas Thompson, Senior Health
Physicist, Commercial and R&D Branch,
Division of Nuclear Materials Safety,
Region I, 475 Allendale Road, King of
Prussia, PA 19406. Telephone: (610)
337–5303; fax number: (610) 337–5269;
e-mail: TKT@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering the
issuance of a license renewal to
Byproduct Materials License No. 01–
25316–01. This license is held by the
Department of Defense, Defense
Intelligence Agency (the Licensee), for
activities conducted at the Redstone
Arsenal facility, located in Redstone
Arsenal, Alabama. As part of its license
renewal, the Licensee has requested an
exemption from the requirement in 10
CFR 30.32(g) to list sealed sources by
their manufacturer and model number
as registered under the provisions of 10
CFR 32.210. The Licensee requested this
exemption in a letter received on
November 1, 2005. The NRC has
prepared an Environmental Assessment
(EA) in support of this proposed action
in accordance with the requirements of
Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations
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(CFR), Part 51 (10 CFR Part 51). Based
on the EA, the NRC has concluded that
a Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) is appropriate with respect to
the proposed action. The license
renewal, including the approval of the
exemption request, will be issued to the
Licensee following the publication of
this FONSI and EA in the Federal
Register.
II. Environmental Assessment
Identification of Proposed Action
The proposed action would renew
License No. 01–25316–01, including
approval of the Licensee’s request for
exemption received on November 1,
2005. License No. 01–25316–01 was
issued on January 26, 1995, pursuant to
10 CFR Parts 30 and 70, and has been
amended periodically since that time.
This license authorized the Licensee to
receive, store, use and/or transfer
specified radioactive materials incident
to research and development as defined
in 10 CFR 30.4.
On December 29, 2004, the Licensee
submitted its renewal application for
License No. 01–25316–01. In a letter
received on November 1, 2005,
submitted in response to an inquiry
from the NRC, the Licensee requested an
exemption from the requirement in 10
CFR 30.32(g) to list sealed sources by
their manufacturer and model number
as registered under the provisions of 10
CFR 32.210. In requesting this
exemption, the Licensee states that the
sole purpose of possessing the sealed
sources on this license ‘‘is to be able to
remove and store for disposal devices of
foreign manufacture which may be
contained on, or in, foreign military
vehicles or conveyances.’’ Furthermore,
the Licensee states that it will not know
in advance what sources or devices may
be received at its facility and that, in the
interest of national security and
Department of Defense policy, the
sources or origination of foreign
equipment cannot be revealed. The
Licensee states that it immediately
surveys all such foreign vehicles for
radioactive material and places them in
storage for future disposal if radioactive
contamination is found.
Need for the Proposed Action
The Licensee receives and takes
possession of sealed sources and
devices which have not been registered
with the NRC under 10 CFR 32.210 or
with an Agreement State. As these
sources and devices are of foreign
manufacture, the Licensee would not be
able to continue this activity without
this exemption.
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Technical Analysis of the Proposed
Action
10 CFR 30.11(a) states that the
Commission may grant such exemptions
from the requirements of the regulations
as it determines are authorized by law,
will not endanger life or property or the
common defense and security, and are
otherwise in the public interest. The
NRC staff has analyzed the Licensee’s
request to be authorized to receive and
take possession of sealed sources and
devices which have not been registered
with the NRC under 10 CFR 32.210 or
with an Agreement State. The NRC staff
considered that the Licensee is qualified
by sufficient training and experience
and has sufficient facilities and
equipment to handle these sources and
devices. Furthermore, NRC inspections
have evaluated the Licensee’s
performance and determined that the
Licensee has safely handled these
unregistered sources for many years.
Accordingly, the NRC staff has
concluded that granting this exemption
is authorized by law, will not endanger
life or property or the common defense
and security, and is in the public
interest.
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.
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.
Environmental Impacts of the
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
Due to the largely administrative
nature of the proposed action, its
environmental impacts are small.
Additionally, denying the exemption
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.
IV. Further Information
Documents related to this action,
including the application for exemption
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. Licensee renewal application dated
December 29, 2004 [ML081780249]
2. Licensee letter received November
1, 2005 [ML081780216]
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.resource@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.
Conclusion
The NRC staff has concluded that 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.
Dated at Region I, 475 Allendale Road,
King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this 26th day
of June 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James P. Dwyer,
Chief, Commercial and R&D Branch, Division
of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I.
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Agencies and Persons Consulted
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
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Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The proposed action is largely
administrative in nature. Approving this
exemption will have no environmental
impact.
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Notice of Issuance of Regulatory Guide
Nuclear Regulatory
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AGENCY:
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Notice of Issuance and
Availability of Regulatory Guide 10.6,
Revision 2.
ACTION:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mark Orr, Regulatory Guide
Development Branch, Division of
Engineering, Office of Nuclear
Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001, telephone (301) 415–
6373 or e-mail to Mark.Orr@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing a revision
to an existing guide in the agency’s
‘‘Regulatory Guide’’ series. This series
was developed to describe and make
available to the public information such
as methods that are acceptable to the
NRC staff for implementing specific
parts of the agency’s regulations,
techniques that the staff uses in
evaluating specific problems or
postulated accidents, and data that the
staff needs in its review of applications
for permits and licenses.
Revision 2 of Regulatory Guide 10.6,
‘‘Guide for the Preparation of
Applications for an Industrial
Radiography License,’’ was issued with
a temporary identification as Draft
Regulatory Guide DG–0016. This guide
directs the reader to the type of
information needed by the NRC staff to
evaluate an application for an industrial
radiography (radiography) license. The
term ‘‘radiography’’ as used in this
guide means an examination of the
structure of materials by nondestructive
methods using ionizing radiation from
gamma-emitting byproduct materials
(radioisotopes) to produce radiographic
images. This guide does not address the
research and development of
radiography devices or associated
equipment, or the commercial aspects of
manufacturing, distributing, and
servicing such devices and equipment.
The regulatory framework that the
NRC has established for radiography
includes Title 10, Part 30, ‘‘Rules of
General Applicability to Domestic
Licensing of Byproduct Material,’’ of the
Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR
part 30); 10 CFR part 34, ‘‘Licenses for
Industrial Radiography and Radiation
Safety Requirements for Industrial
Radiographic Operations;’’ and NRC
Form 313, ‘‘Application for Materials
License.’’
This regulatory guide endorses the
methods and procedures contained in
the current revision of NUREG–1556,
Volume 2, ‘‘Consolidated Guidance
About Material Licenses: ProgramSpecific Guidance About Industrial
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[Docket No. 030-33658]
Notice of Availability of Environmental Assessment and Finding of
No Significant Impact for License Amendment Request to Byproduct
Materials License 01-25316-01 for the Department of Defense, Defense
Intelligence Agency, Redstone Arsenal, AL
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact for License Amendment.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Thomas Thompson, Senior Health
Physicist, Commercial and R&D Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials
Safety, Region I, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406.
Telephone: (610) 337-5303; fax number: (610) 337-5269; e-mail:
TKT@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering the
issuance of a license renewal to Byproduct Materials License No. 01-
25316-01. This license is held by the Department of Defense, Defense
Intelligence Agency (the Licensee), for activities conducted at the
Redstone Arsenal facility, located in Redstone Arsenal, Alabama. As
part of its license renewal, the Licensee has requested an exemption
from the requirement in 10 CFR 30.32(g) to list sealed sources by their
manufacturer and model number as registered under the provisions of 10
CFR 32.210. The Licensee requested this exemption in a letter received
on November 1, 2005. The NRC has prepared an Environmental Assessment
(EA) in support of this proposed action in accordance with the
requirements of Title 10, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Part 51
(10 CFR Part 51). Based on the EA, the NRC has concluded that a Finding
of No Significant Impact (FONSI) is appropriate with respect to the
proposed action. The license renewal, including the approval of the
exemption request, will be issued to the Licensee following the
publication of this FONSI and EA in the Federal Register.
II. Environmental Assessment
Identification of Proposed Action
The proposed action would renew License No. 01-25316-01, including
approval of the Licensee's request for exemption received on November
1, 2005. License No. 01-25316-01 was issued on January 26, 1995,
pursuant to 10 CFR Parts 30 and 70, and has been amended periodically
since that time. This license authorized the Licensee to receive,
store, use and/or transfer specified radioactive materials incident to
research and development as defined in 10 CFR 30.4.
On December 29, 2004, the Licensee submitted its renewal
application for License No. 01-25316-01. In a letter received on
November 1, 2005, submitted in response to an inquiry from the NRC, the
Licensee requested an exemption from the requirement in 10 CFR 30.32(g)
to list sealed sources by their manufacturer and model number as
registered under the provisions of 10 CFR 32.210. In requesting this
exemption, the Licensee states that the sole purpose of possessing the
sealed sources on this license ``is to be able to remove and store for
disposal devices of foreign manufacture which may be contained on, or
in, foreign military vehicles or conveyances.'' Furthermore, the
Licensee states that it will not know in advance what sources or
devices may be received at its facility and that, in the interest of
national security and Department of Defense policy, the sources or
origination of foreign equipment cannot be revealed. The Licensee
states that it immediately surveys all such foreign vehicles for
radioactive material and places them in storage for future disposal if
radioactive contamination is found.
Need for the Proposed Action
The Licensee receives and takes possession of sealed sources and
devices which have not been registered with the NRC under 10 CFR 32.210
or with an Agreement State. As these sources and devices are of foreign
manufacture, the Licensee would not be able to continue this activity
without this exemption.
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Technical Analysis of the Proposed Action
10 CFR 30.11(a) states that the Commission may grant such
exemptions from the requirements of the regulations as it determines
are authorized by law, will not endanger life or property or the common
defense and security, and are otherwise in the public interest. The NRC
staff has analyzed the Licensee's request to be authorized to receive
and take possession of sealed sources and devices which have not been
registered with the NRC under 10 CFR 32.210 or with an Agreement State.
The NRC staff considered that the Licensee is qualified by sufficient
training and experience and has sufficient facilities and equipment to
handle these sources and devices. Furthermore, NRC inspections have
evaluated the Licensee's performance and determined that the Licensee
has safely handled these unregistered sources for many years.
Accordingly, the NRC staff has concluded that granting this exemption
is authorized by law, will not endanger life or property or the common
defense and security, and is in the public interest.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action
The proposed action is largely administrative in nature. Approving
this exemption will have no environmental impact.
Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action
Due to the largely administrative nature of the proposed action,
its environmental impacts are small. Additionally, denying the
exemption 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 will not
significantly impact the quality of the human environment. The NRC
staff concludes that the proposed action is the preferred alternative.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
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.
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.
IV. Further Information
Documents related to this action, including the application for
exemption 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. Licensee renewal application dated December 29, 2004
[ML081780249]
2. Licensee letter received November 1, 2005 [ML081780216]
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.resource@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 Region I, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia,
Pennsylvania this 26th day of June 2008.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James P. Dwyer,
Chief, Commercial and R&D Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety,
Region I.
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