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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Update on Reimbursement for Costs of
Remedial Action at Uranium and
Thorium Processing Sites
Office of Environmental
Management, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of acceptance of title X
claims during fiscal year (FY) 2024.
AGENCY:
This Notice announces the
Department of Energy’s (DOE)
acceptance of claims in FY 2024 from
eligible uranium and thorium
processing site licensees for
reimbursement under title X of the
Energy Policy Act of 1992. The FY 2024
DOE Office of Environmental
Management’s Congressional Budget
Request included $24.4 million for the
Title X Uranium and Thorium
Reimbursement Program; however, the
Congressional appropriation for FY
2024 is zero dollars ($0.00). Thus, the
claims received in FY 2023 and claims
received in FY 2024 cannot be
reimbursed until there is a new
appropriation from Congress.
DATES: The closing date for the
submission of FY 2024 title X claims is
July 8, 2024. DOE will review claims for
eligibility and claims will be processed
for payment together with any eligible
unpaid approved claim balances from
prior years, based on availability of
funds from future 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 must be submitted
by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested, to Charlee Anne
Boger, U.S. DOE 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. In
addition to the mailed hardcopies,
claims may be submitted electronically
to Charlee.Boger@lm.doe.gov.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Amie Robinson, Title X Program Lead at
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(240) 243–5550 or email:
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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 Pub. L. 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 active uranium and thorium
processing sites. The eligible licensees
incurred these costs to remediate
byproduct material, generated as an
incident of sales to the United States
Government of uranium or thorium that
was extracted or concentrated from ores
processed primarily for their source
material contents. 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 Pub.
L. 102–486, 106 Stat. 2776 (42 U.S.C.
2296a et seq.).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of
Energy was signed on May 3, 2024, by
Amie Robinson, Office of Waste
Disposal, Office of Environmental
Management, pursuant to delegated
authority from the Secretary of Energy.
That document with the original
signature and date is maintained by
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sign and submit the document in
electronic format for publication, as an
official document of the Department of
Energy. This administrative process in
no way alters the legal effect of this
document upon publication in the
Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S.
Department of Energy.
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Update on Reimbursement for Costs of Remedial Action at Uranium
and Thorium Processing Sites
AGENCY: Office of Environmental Management, Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of acceptance of title X claims during fiscal year (FY)
2024.
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SUMMARY: This Notice announces the Department of Energy's (DOE)
acceptance of claims in FY 2024 from eligible uranium and thorium
processing site licensees for reimbursement under title X of the Energy
Policy Act of 1992. The FY 2024 DOE Office of Environmental
Management's Congressional Budget Request included $24.4 million for
the Title X Uranium and Thorium Reimbursement Program; however, the
Congressional appropriation for FY 2024 is zero dollars ($0.00). Thus,
the claims received in FY 2023 and claims received in FY 2024 cannot be
reimbursed until there is a new appropriation from Congress.
DATES: The closing date for the submission of FY 2024 title X claims is
July 8, 2024. DOE will review claims for eligibility and claims will be
processed for payment together with any eligible unpaid approved claim
balances from prior years, based on availability of funds from future
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 must be submitted by certified or registered mail,
return receipt requested, to Charlee Anne Boger, U.S. DOE 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. In addition to the mailed hardcopies, claims may be
submitted electronically to [email protected].
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Amie Robinson, Title X Program Lead at
(240) 243-5550 or email: [email protected].
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 Pub. L. 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 active uranium and thorium
processing sites. The eligible licensees incurred these costs to
remediate byproduct material, generated as an incident of sales to the
United States Government of uranium or thorium that was extracted or
concentrated from ores processed primarily for their source material
contents. 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 Pub. L. 102-486, 106 Stat. 2776 (42
U.S.C. 2296a et seq.).
Signing Authority
This document of the Department of Energy was signed on May 3,
2024, by Amie Robinson, Office of Waste Disposal, Office of
Environmental Management, pursuant to delegated authority from the
Secretary of Energy. That document with the original signature and date
is maintained by DOE. For administrative purposes only, and in
compliance with requirements of the Office of the Federal Register, the
undersigned DOE Federal Register Liaison Officer has been authorized to
sign and submit the document in electronic format for publication, as
an official document of the Department of Energy. This administrative
process in no way alters the legal effect of this document upon
publication in the Federal Register.
Signed in Washington, DC, on May 6, 2024.
Treena V. Garrett,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, U.S. Department of Energy.
[FR Doc. 2024-10186 Filed 5-9-24; 8:45 am]
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