Update on Reimbursement for Costs of Remedial Action at Active Uranium and Thorium Processing Sites, 31230-31231 [2016-11700]

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• DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 96 (Wednesday, May 18, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 31230-31231]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-11700]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Update on Reimbursement for Costs of Remedial Action at Active 
Uranium and Thorium Processing Sites

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of the Title X claims during fiscal year (FY) 2016.

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SUMMARY: This Notice announces the Department of Energy's (DOE) 
acceptance of claims in FY 2016 from eligible active uranium and 
thorium processing site licensees for reimbursement under Title X of 
the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-486, as amended). The 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114-113) provided 
$32,959,000 for Title X uranium and thorium reimbursements to be made 
available to the Title X licensees on a prorated basis. The FY 2017 
Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management's Congressional 
Budget Request requests $30 million for the Title X Program.

DATES: The closing date for the submission of FY 2016 Title X claims is 
September 16, 2016. The claims will be processed for payment together 
with any eligible unpaid approved claim balances from prior years, 
based on the availability of funds from congressional appropriations. 
If the total approved claim amounts exceed the available funding, the 
approved claim amounts will be reimbursed on a prorated basis. All 
reimbursements are subject to the availability of funds from 
congressional appropriations.

ADDRESSES: Claims should be forwarded by certified or registered mail, 
return receipt requested, to U.S. Department of Energy, Office of 
Legacy Management, Attn: Deborah Barr, Title X Lead for Review of 
Reimbursement of Claims, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Legacy 
Management, 2597 Legacy Way, Grand Junction, Colorado 81503. Two copies 
of the claim should be included with each submission.

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Theresa Kliczewski, Title X Program 
Coordinator, at (202)586-3301, of the U.S. Department of Energy, Office 
of Environmental Management, Office of Disposition Planning & Policy.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: DOE published a final rule under 10 CFR part 
765 in the Federal Register on May 23, 1994, (59 FR 26714) to carry out 
the requirements of Title X of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (sections 
1001-1004 of Public Law 102-486, 42 U.S.C. 2296a et seq.) and to 
establish the procedures for eligible licensees to submit claims for 
reimbursement. DOE amended the final rule on June 3, 2003, (68 FR 
32955) to adopt several technical and administrative amendments (e.g., 
statutory increases in the reimbursement ceilings). Title X requires 
DOE to reimburse eligible uranium and thorium licensees for certain 
costs of decontamination, decommissioning, reclamation, and other 
remedial action incurred by licensees at uranium and thorium processing 
sites to remediate byproduct material generated resulting from the 
sales to the United States Government. To be reimbursable, costs of 
remedial action must be for work that is necessary to comply with 
applicable requirements of the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control 
Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) or, where appropriate, with 
requirements established by a State pursuant to a discontinuance 
agreement under section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
2021). Claims for reimbursement must be supported by reasonable 
documentation as determined by DOE in accordance with 10 CFR part 765. 
Funds for reimbursement will be provided from the Uranium Enrichment 
Decontamination and Decommissioning Fund established at the Department 
of Treasury pursuant to section 1801 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
(42 U.S.C. 2297g). Payment or obligation of funds shall be subject to 
the requirements of the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1341).

    Authority: Section 1001-1004 of Public Law 102-486, 106 Stat. 
2776 (42 U.S.C. 2296a et seq.).


    Issued in Washington DC on May 12, 2016.
Theresa Kliczewski,
Office of Disposition Planning & Policy, Office of Environmental 
Management.
[FR Doc. 2016-11700 Filed 5-17-16; 8:45 am]
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