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those evaluated in the GEIS. NRC will
then determine which sections of the
GEIS can be incorporated by reference
and which impact conclusions can be
adopted in the site-specific
environmental review, and whether
additional data or analysis is needed to
determine the environmental impacts
for a specific resource area.
Additionally, the GEIS provides
guidance in the evaluation for certain
impact analyses (e.g., cumulative
impacts, environmental justice) for
which the GEIS did not make impact
conclusions. No decision on whether to
license an ISL facility will be made
based on the GEIS alone. The licensing
decision will be based, in part, on a sitespecific environmental analysis that
makes use of the GEIS.
The GEIS also addresses the no-action
alternative. Under this alternative, NRC
would deny the applicant’s or licensee’s
request for a new ISL facility. As a
result, the license applicant may choose
to resubmit the application to use an
alternate uranium recovery method or
decide to obtain the yellowcake from
other sources. A licensee whose license
renewal application is denied would
have to commence shutting down
operations in a timely manner. Denials
of license amendments would require
the licensee to continue operating under
its previously approved license
conditions. The no-action alternative
serves as a baseline for comparison of
the potential environmental impacts.
Conventional mining/milling and the
heap leach process are two other
methods of uranium recovery. However,
inasmuch as the suitability and
practicality of using these alternative
milling methodologies depends upon
site-specific conditions, a generic
discussion of potential environmental
impacts associated with these
methodologies in the GEIS is not
appropriate. Accordingly, the GEIS does
not contain a detailed analysis of
alternative milling methodologies to the
ISL process. A detailed analysis of
reasonable alternative milling
methodologies that can be applied at a
specific site will be addressed in the
NRC’s site-specific environmental
review for individual ISL license
applications.
The GEIS is structured in the
following manner. The NRC staff began
by identifying four uranium milling
regions in the western U.S. to use as a
framework for discussions in the
document. Two regions are found in
Wyoming, one in New Mexico, and a
final region encompasses portions of
Nebraska, South Dakota, and Wyoming.
Next, the GEIS provides a description
of the ISL process and addresses the
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construction, operation, aquifer
restoration, and decommissioning
activities for an ISL facility. Financial
assurance is also discussed, whereby the
ISL licensee or applicant establishes a
bond or other financial mechanism prior
to operations to ensure that sufficient
funds are available to complete aquifer
restoration, decommissioning, and
reclamation activities for the site.
Then, the GEIS describes the affected
environment in each uranium milling
region, using the environmental
resource areas and topics identified
through public scoping comments on
the GEIS and from NRC guidance to its
staff found in NUREG–1748,
‘‘Environmental Review Guidance for
Licensing Actions Associated With
NMSS Programs,’’ issued by NRC in
2003.
Finally, the GEIS provides an
evaluation of the potential
environmental impacts of constructing,
operating, aquifer restoration, and
decommissioning at an ISL facility in
each of the four uranium milling
regions. Impacts are examined for the
following resource areas:
• Land use
• Transportation
• Geology and soils
• Water resources
• Ecology
• Air Quality
• Noise
• Historical and cultural resources
• Visual and scenic resources
• Socioeconomic
• Public and occupational health
Following the discussion of potential
environmental impacts, the GEIS
addresses cumulative impacts;
environmental justice; practices,
measures, and actions to mitigate
potential impacts; environmental
monitoring activities; and the
consultation process with Federal and
tribal entities.
To document its review of the
potential environmental impacts for a
new ISL facility, NRC will prepare an
SEIS. NRC’s decision to prepare an SEIS
is a change to its previously stated
position (72 FR 54947; September 27,
2007) that allowed for the possibility of
NRC preparing an EA on a new ISL
license application. NRC’s decision to
prepare an SEIS will more clearly meet
the requirement for completing an EIS
for new ISL facilities and considers
public comments received on the draft
GEIS. The NRC will follow the public
participation procedures outlined in 10
CFR part 51, which can include requests
for public input on the scope of the SEIS
and requires public comment on the
draft SEIS.
For applications to renew or amend
existing ISL licenses, NRC will conduct
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an environmental review, consistent
with the provisions in 10 CFR part 51.
This review may be an EA, SEIS, or an
EIS. The NRC previously stated in the
Federal Register on September 27, 2007
(72 FR 54947) that all draft EAs
prepared for ISL facility license
applications would be available for
public comment. This statement was
made in anticipation that NRC would be
preparing EAs for applications for new
ISL facilities. As noted, based on public
comments NRC received on the draft
GEIS, NRC has decided to prepare an
SEIS for new license applications. The
NRC will follow the public participation
procedures outlined in 10 CFR part 51,
which require public comment on the
draft SEIS. The NRC may make a draft
EA and accompanying Finding of No
Significant Impact (FONSI) available for
public comment. The decision to submit
a draft EA for public comment would
take into account the provisions in 10
CFR 51.33 concerning the similarity of
the proposed actions to actions
normally requiring preparation of an EIS
and the precedent setting nature of the
proposed action. Additionally, the NRC
may consider the level of public interest
and the contentious nature of the
proposed action in determining whether
to publish a draft EA/FONSI for public
comment. The NRC staff would address
public comments received on the draft
EA/FONSI in the staff’s final
environmental review document. This
approach is consistent with NRC
regulations.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day
of May 2009.
For The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission
Patrice M. Bubar,
Deputy Director, Environmental Protection
and Performance Assessment Directorate,
Division of Waste Management and
Environmental Protection, Office of Federal
and State Materials and Environmental
Management Programs.
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
[OMB Control No. 3206–0042; Form RI 25–
15]
Proposed Collection; Request for
Comments on an Existing Information
Collection
AGENCY: Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
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L. 104–13, May 22, 1995 and 5 CFR
1320), this notice announces that the
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
intends to submit to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a
request for comments on an existing
information collection. This information
collection, ‘‘Notice of Change in
Student’s Status’’ (OMB Control No.
3206–0042; Form RI 25–15), is used to
collect sufficient information from adult
children of deceased Federal employees
or annuitants to assure that the child
continues to be eligible for payments
from OPM.
Comments are particularly invited on:
—Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of the Office
of Personnel Management, and
whether it will have practical utility;
—Whether our estimate of the public
burden of this collection is accurate,
and based on valid assumptions and
methodology; and
—Ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, through the use of the
appropriate technological collection
techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Approximately 2,500 certifications are
processed annually. Each form takes
approximately 20 minutes to complete.
The annual estimated burden is 835
hours. For copies of this proposal,
contact Cyrus S. Benson on (202) 606–
4808, FAX (202) 606–0910 or e-mail to
Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov. Please include
your mailing address with your request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal
should be received within 60 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
Send or deliver comments
to— James K. Freiert, Deputy Assistant
Director, Retirement Services Program,
Center for Retirement and Insurance
Services, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room
3305, Washington, DC 20415–3500.
For information regarding
administrative coordination contact:
Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader,
Publications Team, RIS Support
Services/Support Group, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW.—Room 4H28, Washington, DC
20415, (202) 606–0623.
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U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
John Berry,
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL
MANAGEMENT
[OMB Control No. 3206–0099; Form RI 25–
41]
Proposed Collection; Request for
Comment Extension of a Currently
Approved Information Collection
AGENCY: Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: Notice.
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Publications Team, RIS Support
Services/Support Group, U.S. Office of
Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW., Room 4H28, Washington, DC
20415, (202) 606–0623.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
John Berry,
Director.
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In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice
announces that the Office of Personnel
Management (OPM) intends to submit to
the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) a request for extension of a
currently approved information
collection. ‘‘This information collection,
Initial Certification of Full-Time School
Attendance’’ (OMB Control No. 3206–
0099; Form RI 25–41), is used to
determine whether a child is unmarried
and a full-time student in a recognized
school. OPM must determine this in
order to pay survivor annuity benefits to
children who are age 18 or older.
Comments are particularly invited on:
Whether this collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of functions of the Office of Personnel
Management, and whether it will have
practical utility; whether our estimate of
the public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on
valid assumptions and methodology;
and ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, through
the use of appropriate technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Approximately 1,200 RI 25–41 forms
are completed annually. It takes
approximately 90 minutes to complete
the form. The annual burden is 1,800
hours.
For copies of this proposal, contact
Cyrus S. Benson on (202) 606–4808,
FAX (202) 606–0910 or via E-mail to
Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov. Please include
a mailing address with your request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal
should be received within 60 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments
to—James K. Freiert, Deputy Assistant
Director, Retirement Services Program,
Center for Retirement and Insurance
Services, U.S. Office of Personnel
Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room
3305, Washington, DC 20415–3500.
For information regarding
administrative coordination contact:
Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader,
SUMMARY:
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[OMB Control No. 3206–0131]
Revision of Information Collection:
Combined Federal Campaign
Applications
AGENCY: Office of Personnel
Management.
ACTION: 60-Day notice and request for
comments.
SUMMARY: In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
L. 104–13, May 22, 1995), this notice
announces that the Office of Personnel
Management intends to submit to the
Office of Management and Budget a
request for clearance to revise
information collection Combined
Federal Campaign Applications OMB
Control No. 3206–0131, which include
OPM Forms 1647 A–E. Combined
Federal Campaign Eligibility
Applications are used to review the
eligibility of national, international, and
local charitable organizations that wish
to participate in the Combined Federal
Campaign. The proposed revisions
reflect changes in eligibility guidance
from the Office of Personnel
Management and recommendations
from a review conducted by the
Government Accountability Office.
We estimate 20,000 responses to this
information collection annually. Each
form takes approximately three hours to
complete. The annual estimated burden
is 60,000 hours.
Comments are particularly invited on:
whether this information is necessary
for the proper performance of functions
of the Office of Personnel Management,
and whether it will have practical
utility; whether our estimate of the
public burden of this collection of
information is accurate, and based on
valid assumptions and methodology;
and ways in which we can minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, through
the appropriate use of technological
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
For copies of this information
collection, contact Curtis Rumbaugh at
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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
[OMB Control No. 3206-0042; Form RI 25-15]
Proposed Collection; Request for Comments on an Existing
Information Collection
AGENCY: Office of Personnel Management.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (Pub.
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L. 104-13, May 22, 1995 and 5 CFR 1320), this notice announces that the
Office of Personnel Management (OPM) intends to submit to the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) a request for comments on an existing
information collection. This information collection, ``Notice of Change
in Student's Status'' (OMB Control No. 3206-0042; Form RI 25-15), is
used to collect sufficient information from adult children of deceased
Federal employees or annuitants to assure that the child continues to
be eligible for payments from OPM.
Comments are particularly invited on:
--Whether this collection of information is necessary for the proper
performance of functions of the Office of Personnel Management, and
whether it will have practical utility;
--Whether our estimate of the public burden of this collection is
accurate, and based on valid assumptions and methodology; and
--Ways in which we can minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to respond, through the use of the
appropriate technological collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Approximately 2,500 certifications are processed annually. Each
form takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. The annual estimated
burden is 835 hours. For copies of this proposal, contact Cyrus S.
Benson on (202) 606-4808, FAX (202) 606-0910 or e-mail to
Cyrus.Benson@opm.gov. Please include your mailing address with your
request.
DATES: Comments on this proposal should be received within 60 calendar
days from the date of this publication.
ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments to-- James K. Freiert, Deputy
Assistant Director, Retirement Services Program, Center for Retirement
and Insurance Services, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E
Street, NW., Room 3305, Washington, DC 20415-3500.
For information regarding administrative coordination contact:
Cyrus S. Benson, Team Leader, Publications Team, RIS Support Services/
Support Group, U.S. Office of Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,
NW.--Room 4H28, Washington, DC 20415, (202) 606-0623.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management.
John Berry,
Director.
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