Department of Energy January 23, 2008 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This Notice announces the Department of Energy (DOE) acceptance of claims in FY 2008 from eligible active uranium and thorium processing sites for reimbursement under Title X of the Energy Policy Act of 1992. For FY 2008, Congress has appropriated approximately $19.8 million for reimbursement of certain costs of remedial action at these sites. The approved amount of claims submitted during FY 2007 and unpaid approved balances for claims submitted in prior years will be paid by April 30, 2008, subject to the availability of funds. If the available funds are less than the total approved claims, these payments will be prorated, if necessary, based on the amount of available FY 2008 appropriations, unpaid approved claim balances (approximately $5.8 million), and claims received in May 2007 (approximately $26 million).

Notice is hereby given that the U.S. Department of Energy, pursuant to Section 229 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, as implemented by 10 CFR part 860 published in the Federal Register on August 26, 1963 (28 FR 8400), prohibits the unauthorized entry, as provided in 10 CFR 860.3 and the unauthorized introduction of weapons or dangerous materials, as provided in 10 CFR 860.4, into or upon the following described facilities of the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant of the United States Department of Energy. The following amendments are made: