In the Matter of MP Mine Operations LLC; Order Approving Direct Transfers of Control of Licenses, 58455-58456 [2017-26748]
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[License Nos. XSOU8707 and XSOU8827;
Docket Nos. 11004455 and 11005966;
Docket ID; NRC–2017–0230]
In the Matter of MP Mine Operations
LLC; Order Approving Direct Transfers
of Control of Licenses
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Order; issuance.
AGENCY:
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is issuing an Order
approving a request, submitted by
Molycorp Minerals LLC (Molycorp),
seeking the NRC’s consent to the direct
transfers of control of Export Licenses
XSOU8707 and XSOU8827. In addition,
Molycorp requested approval of
conforming license amendments to
reflect the new name of the holder of the
license from Molycorp Minerals LLC, to
MP Mine Operations (MPMO).
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The Order was issued on
November 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket IDs
11004455 and 11005966 when
contacting the NRC about the
availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this
document using any of the following
methods:
• Federal Rulemaking website: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
for Docket ID NRC–2017–0230. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
questions about the Order, contact the
individual listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Andrea R. Jones, Office of International
Programs, telephone: 301–287–9072,
email: Andrea.Jones2@nrc.gov; Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of
the Order is attached.
DATES:
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day
of December 2017.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David L. Skeen,
Deputy Director, Office of International
Programs.
I.
Molycorp, the original Licensee,
previously held export licenses nos.
XSOU8707 and XSOU8827. The
Licensee address included on these
export licenses was the Mountain Pass
rare earth mine and processing facility.
After Molycorp filed for bankruptcy, MP
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Mine Operations LLC (MPMO)
purchased the Mountain Pass rare earth
mine and processing facility from
Molycorp pursuant to an asset purchase
agreement dated June 19, 2017,
(Agencywide Documents Access and
Management System [ADAMS]
Accession No. ML17297B230).
Although the ‘‘purchased assets’’
covered by this agreement included ‘‘all
Permits . . . to the extent transferable,’’
the export licenses held by Molycorp
were not transferred to MPMO at that
time (see sections 2.1(b)(viii) and 2.7(a)
of the asset purchase agreement).
MPMO, a Delaware limited liability
company, is controlled by two U.S.
investment funds, JHL Capital Group
Holdings Fund Two and QVT Financial
LP, which combined have a 90.01
percent economic stake and own 100
percent of the voting common units for
MPMO. Shenghe Resources Holding
Co., Ltd., through its subsidiary Leshan
Shenghe Rare Earth Co., Ltd., owns a
9.99 percent non-voting preferred stake
for MPMO, and has no voting rights in
MPMO. Both Shenghe Resources
Holding Co., Ltd. and Leshan Shenghe
Rare Earth Co., Ltd. are foreign
companies.
II.
By letter dated August 14, 2017
(ADAMS Accession Nos. ML17236A034
and ML17236A039), as supplemented
by letter dated October 5, 2017,
(ADAMS Accession No. ML17297A131)
and revised applications dated October
19, 2017, (ADAMS Accession Nos.
ML17296A544 and ML17296A693),
MPMO requested approval from the
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) to transfer control of export
licenses nos. XSOU8707 and XSOU8827
from Molycorp to MPMO. This request
was made pursuant to Section 184 of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended
(AEA) (42 U.S.C. 2234) and Title 10 of
the Code of Federal Regulations (10
CFR) 110.50(d). In association with the
proposed direct transfer, MPMO has
requested that both licenses be amended
to change the Licensee from Molycorp
to MPMO, and that the expiration date
for XSOU8827 be extended by one
month (to December 31, 2021). In
addition, as part of the amendment
applications, MPMO provided updated
contact information for the Licensee
contact (John Benfield, who is currently
listed as the Licensee contact on both
licenses and is now working for
MPMO).
The revised applications dated
October 19, 2017, were made publicly
available in ADAMS on October 23,
2017. No requests for hearing or
comments were received.
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Pursuant to Section 184 of the AEA,
no license granted under 10 CFR part
110 shall be transferred, assigned, or in
any manner disposed of, directly or
indirectly, through transfer of control of
any license to any person unless the
NRC, after securing full information,
finds that the transfer is in accordance
with the provisions of the AEA, and
gives its consent in writing. Pursuant to
10 CFR 110.50(d), a specific license
granted under 10 CFR part 110 may be
transferred, disposed of, or assigned to
another person only with the approval
of the NRC by license amendment.
After review of the information in the
revised applications dated October 19,
2017, and relying on statements and
representations contained in the
supplemental information dated
October 5, 2017, the NRC staff has
determined that the proposed transferee
is qualified to hold the licenses and that
the direct transfers of control are
consistent with the applicable
provisions of the AEA, regulations, and
orders issued by the Commission.
MPMO stated that (1) there will be no
change in personnel, duties, or location;
(2) all manufacturing data and
information, operating instructions,
documentation, operating records, files,
and data were included in the asset
purchase agreement and have been
maintained; and (3) MPMO will abide
by all constraints, conditions, and
requirements of the licensed program,
including the regulations in 10 CFR
110.53. The NRC staff has further
determined that the request for the
proposed conforming license
amendments complies with the
standards and requirements of the AEA,
and the NRC regulations in 10 CFR part
110. The transfers of control of the
licenses and issuance of the conforming
license amendments will not be
inimical to the common defense and
security, or to the health and safety of
the public, and all applicable
requirements have been satisfied.
III.
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 184
of the AEA and 10 CFR 110.50(d), IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED that the direct
transfer of the licenses from Molycorp to
MPMO, as described herein, is
approved.
It is further ordered that the
conforming license amendments
associated with the direct transfer shall
be issued.
This Order is effective upon issuance.
For further details with respect to this
Order, see the revised applications
dated October 19, 2017, and associated
supplemental materials dated October 5,
2017. These documents are available for
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public inspection at the Commission
Public Document Room (PDR), located
at One White Flint North, Room O1–
F21, 1155 Rockville Pike (first floor),
Rockville, MD 20852, and available
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collection at https://www.nrc.gov/
reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who
do not have access to ADAMS or who
encounter problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS should
contact the NRC Public Document Room
(PDR) Reference staff by telephone at
1–800–397–4209, or 301–415–4737 or
by email to
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day
of November 2017.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Nader L. Mamish,
Director, Office of International Programs.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[License Nos. XSOU8707 and XSOU8827; Docket Nos. 11004455 and 11005966;
Docket ID; NRC-2017-0230]
In the Matter of MP Mine Operations LLC; Order Approving Direct
Transfers of Control of Licenses
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Order; issuance.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing an
Order approving a request, submitted by Molycorp Minerals LLC
(Molycorp), seeking the NRC's consent to the direct transfers of
control of Export Licenses XSOU8707 and XSOU8827. In addition, Molycorp
requested approval of conforming license amendments to reflect the new
name of the holder of the license from Molycorp Minerals LLC, to MP
Mine Operations (MPMO).
DATES: The Order was issued on November 27, 2017.
ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket IDs 11004455 and 11005966 when
contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this
action. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this
document using any of the following methods:
Federal Rulemaking website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2017-0230. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For questions about the Order,
contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
section of this document.
NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System:
You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the Agencywide
Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Documents
collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the
search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and then select ``Begin Web-
based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, please contact the NRC's
Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 1-800-397-4209, 301-415-
4737, or by email to [email protected]. The ADAMS accession number
for each document referenced (if it available in ADAMS) is provided the
first time that a document is referenced in this document.
NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrea R. Jones, Office of
International Programs, telephone: 301-287-9072, email:
[email protected]; Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of the Order is attached.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day of December 2017.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
David L. Skeen,
Deputy Director, Office of International Programs.
I.
Molycorp, the original Licensee, previously held export licenses
nos. XSOU8707 and XSOU8827. The Licensee address included on these
export licenses was the Mountain Pass rare earth mine and processing
facility. After Molycorp filed for bankruptcy, MP Mine Operations LLC
(MPMO) purchased the Mountain Pass rare earth mine and processing
facility from Molycorp pursuant to an asset purchase agreement dated
June 19, 2017, (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System
[ADAMS] Accession No. ML17297B230). Although the ``purchased assets''
covered by this agreement included ``all Permits . . . to the extent
transferable,'' the export licenses held by Molycorp were not
transferred to MPMO at that time (see sections 2.1(b)(viii) and 2.7(a)
of the asset purchase agreement). MPMO, a Delaware limited liability
company, is controlled by two U.S. investment funds, JHL Capital Group
Holdings Fund Two and QVT Financial LP, which combined have a 90.01
percent economic stake and own 100 percent of the voting common units
for MPMO. Shenghe Resources Holding Co., Ltd., through its subsidiary
Leshan Shenghe Rare Earth Co., Ltd., owns a 9.99 percent non-voting
preferred stake for MPMO, and has no voting rights in MPMO. Both
Shenghe Resources Holding Co., Ltd. and Leshan Shenghe Rare Earth Co.,
Ltd. are foreign companies.
II.
By letter dated August 14, 2017 (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML17236A034
and ML17236A039), as supplemented by letter dated October 5, 2017,
(ADAMS Accession No. ML17297A131) and revised applications dated
October 19, 2017, (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML17296A544 and ML17296A693),
MPMO requested approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC) to transfer control of export licenses nos. XSOU8707 and XSOU8827
from Molycorp to MPMO. This request was made pursuant to Section 184 of
the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA) (42 U.S.C. 2234) and
Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 110.50(d). In
association with the proposed direct transfer, MPMO has requested that
both licenses be amended to change the Licensee from Molycorp to MPMO,
and that the expiration date for XSOU8827 be extended by one month (to
December 31, 2021). In addition, as part of the amendment applications,
MPMO provided updated contact information for the Licensee contact
(John Benfield, who is currently listed as the Licensee contact on both
licenses and is now working for MPMO).
The revised applications dated October 19, 2017, were made publicly
available in ADAMS on October 23, 2017. No requests for hearing or
comments were received.
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Pursuant to Section 184 of the AEA, no license granted under 10 CFR
part 110 shall be transferred, assigned, or in any manner disposed of,
directly or indirectly, through transfer of control of any license to
any person unless the NRC, after securing full information, finds that
the transfer is in accordance with the provisions of the AEA, and gives
its consent in writing. Pursuant to 10 CFR 110.50(d), a specific
license granted under 10 CFR part 110 may be transferred, disposed of,
or assigned to another person only with the approval of the NRC by
license amendment.
After review of the information in the revised applications dated
October 19, 2017, and relying on statements and representations
contained in the supplemental information dated October 5, 2017, the
NRC staff has determined that the proposed transferee is qualified to
hold the licenses and that the direct transfers of control are
consistent with the applicable provisions of the AEA, regulations, and
orders issued by the Commission. MPMO stated that (1) there will be no
change in personnel, duties, or location; (2) all manufacturing data
and information, operating instructions, documentation, operating
records, files, and data were included in the asset purchase agreement
and have been maintained; and (3) MPMO will abide by all constraints,
conditions, and requirements of the licensed program, including the
regulations in 10 CFR 110.53. The NRC staff has further determined that
the request for the proposed conforming license amendments complies
with the standards and requirements of the AEA, and the NRC regulations
in 10 CFR part 110. The transfers of control of the licenses and
issuance of the conforming license amendments will not be inimical to
the common defense and security, or to the health and safety of the
public, and all applicable requirements have been satisfied.
III.
Accordingly, pursuant to Section 184 of the AEA and 10 CFR
110.50(d), IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the direct transfer of the
licenses from Molycorp to MPMO, as described herein, is approved.
It is further ordered that the conforming license amendments
associated with the direct transfer shall be issued.
This Order is effective upon issuance.
For further details with respect to this Order, see the revised
applications dated October 19, 2017, and associated supplemental
materials dated October 5, 2017. These documents are available for
public inspection at the Commission Public Document Room (PDR), located
at One White Flint North, Room O1-F21, 1155 Rockville Pike (first
floor), Rockville, MD 20852, and available online in the ADAMS Public
Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html.
Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in
accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC Public
Document Room (PDR) Reference staff by telephone at 1-800-397-4209, or
301-415-4737 or by email to
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day of November 2017.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Nader L. Mamish,
Director, Office of International Programs.
[FR Doc. 2017-26748 Filed 12-11-17; 8:45 am]
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