Department of Energy November 2010 – Federal Register Recent Federal Regulation Documents

This notice announces an open meeting of the Blue Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future (the Commission). The Commission was organized pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) (the Act). This notice is provided in accordance with the Act. This notice is being published less that 15 days from the date of the meeting due to logistical circumstances and the inability to delay and reschedule the meeting in a timely fashion. In addition, the dates for this meeting and the location, Washington, DC, were made public during the September 2010 open meeting of the Commission and posted on https://www.brc.gov.

On October 1, 2010, the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), a semi-autonomous agency within the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), published a notice of intent to prepare the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement for the Nuclear Facility Portion of the Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Building Replacement Project at Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico (CMRR-NF SEIS; DOE/EIS-0350-S1). That notice stated that the scoping period would continue until November 1, 2010. NNSA has extended the public scoping period through November 16, 2010.

This notice announces an extension of the time period for submitting written comments on the framework document for certain commercial and industrial electric motors. The comment period is extended to November 24, 2010.

This notice announces a meeting of the Nuclear Energy Advisory Committee (NEAC). The Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-463, 86 Stat. 770) requires that public notice of these meetings be announced in the Federal Register.

This notice has been issued under the authority of Section 131 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2160). The Department is providing notice of a proposed subsequent arrangement under the Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada and the Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Between the United States of America and the European Atomic Energy Community. This subsequent arrangement concerns the retransfer of 1,470,588.2 kg of U.S.-origin natural uranium hexafluoride (68.00% U), 1,000,000 kg of which is uranium, from Areva Resources Canada, Inc. (Areva Resources) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Eurodif Production in Pierrelatte, France. The material, which is currently located at Areva Resources, will be transferred to Eurodif Production for enrichment and use as fuel in civilian nuclear power programs in the United States and France. The material was originally obtained by Areva Resources from the Feed Component Substitution Implementing Contract. In accordance with Section 131 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, it has been determined that this subsequent arrangement will not be inimical to the common defense and security. This subsequent arrangement will take effect no sooner than fifteen days after the date of publication of this notice.

This notice has been issued under the authority of Section 131 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2160). The Department is providing notice of a proposed subsequent arrangement under the Agreement for Cooperation Concerning Civil Uses of Nuclear Energy Between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of Canada and the Agreement for Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Between the United States of America and the European Atomic Energy Community. This subsequent arrangement concerns the retransfer of 514,705.9 kg of U.S.-origin natural uranium hexafluoride (68.00% U), 350,000 kg of which is uranium, from Areva Resources Canada, Inc. (Areva Resources) in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, to URENCO in Gronau, Germany. The material, which is currently located at Areva Resources, will be transferred to URENCO-Gronau for enrichment and use as fuel in civilian nuclear power programs in the United States and France. The material was originally obtained by Areva Resources from the Feed Component Substitution Implementing Contract. In accordance with Section 131 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, it has been determined that this subsequent arrangement will not be inimical to the common defense and security. This subsequent arrangement will take effect no sooner than fifteen days after the date of publication of this notice.