Excess Uranium Management: Effects of DOE Transfers of Excess Uranium on Domestic Uranium Mining, Conversion, and Enrichment Industries; Request for Information, 77464-77465 [2014-30177]
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LaTanya R. Butler,
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Excess Uranium Management: Effects
of DOE Transfers of Excess Uranium
on Domestic Uranium Mining,
Conversion, and Enrichment
Industries; Request for Information
Office of Nuclear Energy,
Department of Energy.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
AGENCY:
On December 8, 2014, the
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
published a request for information
(RFI) seeking comment on certain issues
related to DOE’s plan to issue a new
Secretarial Determination covering
continued transfers of uranium for
cleanup services at the Portsmouth
Gaseous Diffusion Plant and for downblending of highly-enriched uranium to
low-enriched uranium. The RFI
established a January 7, 2015, deadline
for the submission of written comments.
DOE is extending the comment period
to January 22, 2015.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data,
and information responding to this RFI
submitted on or before January 22, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons may
submit comments by any of the
following methods.
1. Email: RFI-UraniumTransfers@
hq.doe.gov. Submit electronic comments
in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF,
or ASCII file format, and avoid the use
of special characters or any form of
encryption.
2. Postal Mail: Mr. David Henderson,
U.S. Department of Energy, Office of
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Nuclear Energy, Mailstop NE–52, 19901
Germantown Rd., Germantown, MD
20874–1290. If possible, please submit
all items on a compact disk (CD), in
which case it is not necessary to include
printed copies.
3. Hand Delivery/Courier: Mr. David
Henderson, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of Nuclear Energy, Mailstop NE–
52, 19901 Germantown Rd.,
Germantown, MD 20874–1290. Phone:
(301) 903–2590. If possible, please
submit all items on a CD, in which case
it is not necessary to include printed
copies.
Instructions: All submissions received
must include the agency name for this
request for information. No facsimiles
(faxes) will be accepted.
Mr.
David Henderson, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy,
Mailstop NE–52, 19901 Germantown
Rd., Germantown, MD 20874–1290.
Phone: (301) 903–2590. Email:
David.Henderson@Nuclear.Energy.Gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
On
December 8, 2014, the U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE) published a request for
information (RFI) in the Federal
Register (79 FR 72661). DOE noted that
it is planning to issue a new Secretarial
Determination covering continued
transfers of uranium for cleanup
services at the Portsmouth Gaseous
Diffusion Plant and for down-blending
of highly-enriched uranium to lowenriched uranium. The RFI solicited
information about the effects of the
proposed transfers in the uranium
markets and possible consequences for
the domestic uranium mining,
conversion, and enrichment industries.
The RFI also solicited recommendations
about factors that DOE should consider
and/or the methodology it should use in
assessing the possible impacts of
transfers. The RFI established a January
7, 2015, deadline for the submission of
written comments. DOE has received
requests from the public for extension of
the public comment period. In response
to those requests and other
considerations, DOE is extending the
comment period to January 22, 2015 to
provide the public additional time for
comment.
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Issued in Washington, DC, on December
18, 2014.
Peter B. Lyons,
Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Office
of Nuclear Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Federal Energy Regulatory
Commission
[Docket Nos. CP15–23–000; PF14–12–000]
Southern Natural Gas Company, LLC;
Notice of Application
Take notice that on December 3, 2014,
Southern Natural Gas Company, LLC
(Southern), 569 Brookwood Village
Suite 749, Birmingham, Alabama 35209,
filed in the above referenced docket an
application pursuant to sections 7(b)
and 7(c) of the Natural Gas Act (NGA),
and Part 157 and 284 of the
Commission’s regulations requesting
authorization to construct and operate
the North Main Line Relocation Project
(Project). Southern proposes to relocate
(total of 3.91 miles) and abandon in
place (total of 3.41 miles) a segment of
each of its three North Main Lines and
the Calera Branch Line in Jefferson
County, Alabama. The project is
designed to ensure the continued safe
and efficient operation of Southern’s
existing fully subscribed pipeline
facilities at their certificated design
capacity all as more fully set forth in the
application which is on file with the
Commission and open to public
inspection. The filing is available for
review at the Commission in the Public
Reference Room or may be viewed on
the Commission’s Web site web at
https://www.ferc.gov using the
‘‘eLibrary’’ link. Enter the docket
number excluding the last three digits in
the docket number field to access the
document. For assistance, contact FERC
at FERCOnlineSupport@ferc.gov or call
toll-free, (886) 208–3676 or TYY, (202)
502–8659.
Any questions regarding this
application may be directed to Glenn A.
Sheffield, Director, Rates & Regulatory
Affairs, Southern Natural Gas Company,
L.C.C., 569 Brookwood Village Suite
749, Birmingham, Alabama 35209,
glenn_sheffield@kindermorgan.com,
(205) 325–3813, or Tina Hardy at tina_
hardy@kindermorgan.com, (205) 325–
3668.
Specifically, Southern proposes to
abandon in place 2.87 miles of existing
and parallel 22-inch North Main Line,
24-inch North Main Line Loop, and 24inch 2nd North Main Line and 0.54
miles of existing Calera Branch Line.
Southern also proposes to construct 3.48
miles of relocated segments of each of
the three North Main Lines with new
above-ground gate settings on each of
the three lines and 0.43 miles of
relocated Calera Branch Line to replace
the abandoned segments. Southern
states that the existing lines are located
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in the path of the ongoing longwall coal
mining operations that are planned to
extend to the area underneath the
existing pipeline facilities by April 1,
2016. Southern estimates the cost of this
project to be $42,358,978 and it will be
rolled into Southern’s existing rates.
On June 24, 2014, the Commission
staff granted Southern’s request to
utilize the Pre-Filing Process and
assigned Docket No. PF14–12–000 to
staff activities involved in the Project.
Now, as of the filing of the December 3,
2014 application, the Pre-Filing Process
for this project has ended. From this
time forward, this proceeding will be
conducted in Docket No. CP15–23–000,
as noted in the caption of this Notice.
Pursuant to section 157.9 of the
Commission’s rules (18 CFR 157.9),
within 90 days of this Notice, the
Commission staff will either: complete
its environmental assessment (EA) and
place it into the Commission’s public
record (eLibrary) for this proceeding; or
issue a Notice of Schedule for
Environmental Review. If a Notice of
Schedule for Environmental Review is
issued, it will indicate, among other
milestones, the anticipated date for the
Commission staff’s issuance of the final
environmental impact statement (FEIS)
or EA for this proposal. The filing of the
EA in the Commission’s public record
for this proceeding or the issuance of a
Notice of Schedule for Environmental
Review will serve to notify federal and
state agencies of the timing for the
completion of all necessary reviews, and
the subsequent need to complete all
federal authorizations within 90 days of
the date of issuance of the Commission
staff’s FEIS or EA.
There are two ways to become
involved in the Commission’s review of
this project. First, any person wishing to
obtain legal status by becoming a party
to the proceedings for this project
should, on or before the comment date
stated below file with the Federal
Energy Regulatory Commission, 888
First Street NE., Washington, DC 20426,
a motion to intervene in accordance
with the requirements of the
Commission’s Rules of Practice and
Procedure (18 CFR 385.214 or 385.211)
and the Regulations under the NGA (18
CFR 157.10). A person obtaining party
status will be placed on the service list
maintained by the Secretary of the
Commission and will receive copies of
all documents filed by the applicant and
by all other parties. A party must submit
seven copies of filings made in the
proceeding with the Commission and
must mail a copy to the applicant and
to every other party. Only parties to the
proceeding can ask for court review of
Commission orders in the proceeding.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Excess Uranium Management: Effects of DOE Transfers of Excess
Uranium on Domestic Uranium Mining, Conversion, and Enrichment
Industries; Request for Information
AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Extension of comment period.
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SUMMARY: On December 8, 2014, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
published a request for information (RFI) seeking comment on certain
issues related to DOE's plan to issue a new Secretarial Determination
covering continued transfers of uranium for cleanup services at the
Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant and for down-blending of highly-
enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium. The RFI established a January
7, 2015, deadline for the submission of written comments. DOE is
extending the comment period to January 22, 2015.
DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information responding to
this RFI submitted on or before January 22, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons may submit comments by any of the
following methods.
1. Email: RFI-UraniumTransfers@hq.doe.gov. Submit electronic
comments in WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, PDF, or ASCII file format, and
avoid the use of special characters or any form of encryption.
2. Postal Mail: Mr. David Henderson, U.S. Department of Energy,
Office of
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Nuclear Energy, Mailstop NE-52, 19901 Germantown Rd., Germantown, MD
20874-1290. If possible, please submit all items on a compact disk
(CD), in which case it is not necessary to include printed copies.
3. Hand Delivery/Courier: Mr. David Henderson, U.S. Department of
Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, Mailstop NE-52, 19901 Germantown Rd.,
Germantown, MD 20874-1290. Phone: (301) 903-2590. If possible, please
submit all items on a CD, in which case it is not necessary to include
printed copies.
Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name
for this request for information. No facsimiles (faxes) will be
accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. David Henderson, U.S. Department
of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, Mailstop NE-52, 19901 Germantown
Rd., Germantown, MD 20874-1290. Phone: (301) 903-2590. Email:
David.Henderson@Nuclear.Energy.Gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On December 8, 2014, the U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE) published a request for information (RFI) in the Federal
Register (79 FR 72661). DOE noted that it is planning to issue a new
Secretarial Determination covering continued transfers of uranium for
cleanup services at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant and for
down-blending of highly-enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium. The
RFI solicited information about the effects of the proposed transfers
in the uranium markets and possible consequences for the domestic
uranium mining, conversion, and enrichment industries. The RFI also
solicited recommendations about factors that DOE should consider and/or
the methodology it should use in assessing the possible impacts of
transfers. The RFI established a January 7, 2015, deadline for the
submission of written comments. DOE has received requests from the
public for extension of the public comment period. In response to those
requests and other considerations, DOE is extending the comment period
to January 22, 2015 to provide the public additional time for comment.
Issued in Washington, DC, on December 18, 2014.
Peter B. Lyons,
Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy.
[FR Doc. 2014-30177 Filed 12-23-14; 8:45 am]
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