80_FR_15312 80 FR 15257 - Umetco Minerals Corporation; Gas Hills East Site

80 FR 15257 - Umetco Minerals Corporation; Gas Hills East Site

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an application from Umetco Minerals Corporation for amendment of Materials License No. SUA-648 to modify the ground water monitoring program at Umetco's Gas Hills East site in Fremont and Natrona counties, Wyoming. The amendment would increase the number of wells in the ground water monitoring program, change the sampling period and parameters, change the reporting period for ground water monitoring reports and establish the ground water monitoring program as a stand-alone document, rather than an appendix in Umetco's Alternate Concentration Limit application.

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[Docket No. 40-0299, NRC-2015-0066]


Umetco Minerals Corporation; Gas Hills East Site

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: License amendment application; opportunity to request a hearing 
and to petition for leave to intervene.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has received an 
application from Umetco Minerals Corporation for amendment of Materials 
License No. SUA-648 to modify the ground water monitoring program at 
Umetco's Gas Hills East site in Fremont and Natrona counties, Wyoming. 
The amendment would increase the number of wells in the ground water 
monitoring program, change the sampling period and parameters, change 
the reporting period for ground water monitoring reports and establish 
the ground water monitoring program as a stand-alone document, rather 
than an appendix in Umetco's Alternate Concentration Limit application.

DATES: A request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must 
be filed by May 22, 2015.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0066 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this document 
using any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2015-0066. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact 
the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of 
this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://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 pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it's available 
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that a document is referenced.
     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: Dominick Orlando, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6749, email: 
Dominick.orlando@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction

    The NRC has received, by letter dated January 22, 2015, an 
application from Umetco Minerals Corporation to amend Materials License 
No. SUA-648 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15027A095). This license authorizes 
the possession of natural uranium and uranium waste tailings at the Gas 
Hills East site in Natrona and Fremont counties, Wyoming, which ceased 
uranium milling operations in 1984. The license currently requires that 
Umetco Minerals Corporation implement a ground water compliance 
monitoring program at the site. If approved, the amendment would modify 
this ground water monitoring program by increasing the number of wells 
in the ground water monitoring program, changing the sampling period 
and parameters, changing the reporting period for ground water 
monitoring reports, and establishing the ground water monitoring 
program as a stand-alone document, rather than an appendix in Umetco's 
Alternate Concentration Limit application.
    Prior to approving the license amendment application, the NRC will 
need to make the findings required by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as 
amended (the Act), and the NRC's regulations. The NRC's findings will 
be documented in a technical evaluation report.

II. Opportunity to Request a Hearing and Petition for Leave to 
Intervene

    Within 60 days after the date of publication of this notice, any 
person(s) whose interest may be affected by this action may file a 
request for a hearing and a petition to intervene with respect to 
issuance of the amendment to Materials License No. SUA-648.

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Requests for a hearing and a petition for leave to intervene shall be 
filed in accordance with the Commission's ``Agency Rules of Practice 
and Procedure'' in 10 CFR part 2. Interested person(s) should consult a 
current copy of 10 CFR 2.309, which is available at the NRC's PDR, 
located in One White Flint North, Room O1-F21 (first floor), 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. The NRC's regulations are 
accessible electronically from the NRC Library on the NRC's Web site at 
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/cfr/. If a request for a 
hearing or petition for leave to intervene is filed within 60 days, the 
Commission or a presiding officer designated by the Commission or by 
the Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 
Panel will rule on the request and/or petition. The Secretary or the 
Chief Administrative Judge of the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board 
will issue a notice of hearing or an appropriate order.
    As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a petition for leave to intervene 
shall set forth, with particularity, the interest of the petitioner in 
the proceeding and how that interest may be affected by the results of 
the proceeding. The petition should specifically explain the reasons 
why intervention should be permitted, with particular reference to the 
following general requirements: (1) The name, address, and telephone 
number of the requestor or petitioner; (2) the nature of the 
requestor's/petitioner's right under the Act to be made a party to the 
proceeding; (3) the nature and extent of the requestor's/petitioner's 
property, financial, or other interest in the proceeding; and (4) the 
possible effect of any decision or order which may be entered in the 
proceeding on the requestor's/petitioner's interest. The petition must 
also set forth the specific contentions which the requestor/petitioner 
seeks to have litigated at the proceeding.
    Each contention must consist of a specific statement of the issue 
of law or fact to be raised or controverted. In addition, the 
requestor/petitioner shall provide a brief explanation of the bases for 
the contention and a concise statement of the alleged facts or expert 
opinion that support the contention and on which the requestor/
petitioner intends to rely in proving the contention at the hearing. 
The requestor/petitioner must also provide references to those specific 
sources and documents of which the petitioner is aware and on which the 
requestor/petitioner intends to rely to establish those facts or expert 
opinion. The petition must include sufficient information to show that 
a genuine dispute exists with the applicant on a material issue of law 
or fact. Contentions shall be limited to matters within the scope of 
the amendment under consideration. The contention must be one which, if 
proven, would entitle the requestor/petitioner to relief. A requestor/
petitioner who fails to satisfy these requirements with respect to at 
least one contention will not be permitted to participate as a party.
    Those permitted to intervene become parties to the proceeding, 
subject to any limitations in the order granting leave to intervene, 
and have the opportunity to participate fully in the conduct of the 
hearing with respect to resolution of that person's admitted 
contentions, including the opportunity to present evidence and to 
submit a cross-examination plan for cross-examination of witnesses, 
consistent with NRC regulations, policies, and procedures. The Atomic 
Safety and Licensing Board will set the time and place for any 
prehearing conferences and evidentiary hearings, and the appropriate 
notices will be provided.
    Petitions for leave to intervene must be filed no later than 60 
days from the date of publication of this notice. Requests for hearing, 
petitions for leave to intervene, and motions for leave to file new or 
amended contentions that are filed after the 60-day deadline will not 
be entertained absent a determination by the presiding officer that the 
filing demonstrates good cause by satisfying the three factors in 10 
CFR 2.309(c)(1)(i)-(iii).
    A State, local governmental body, Federally-recognized Indian 
tribe, or agency thereof, may submit a petition to the Commission to 
participate as a party under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition should 
state the nature and extent of the petitioner's interest in the 
proceeding. The petition should be submitted to the Commission by May 
22, 2015. The petition must be filed in accordance with the filing 
instructions in the ``Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)'' section of 
this document, and should meet the requirements for petitions for leave 
to intervene set forth in this section. A State, local governmental 
body, Federally-recognized Indian tribe, or agency thereof may also 
have the opportunity to participate under 10 CFR 2.315(c).
    If a hearing is granted, any person who does not wish, or is not 
qualified, to become a party to the proceeding may, in the discretion 
of the presiding officer, be permitted to make a limited appearance 
pursuant to the provisions of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person making a 
limited appearance may make an oral or written statement of position on 
the issues, but may not otherwise participate in the proceeding. A 
limited appearance may be made at any session of the hearing or at any 
prehearing conference, subject to the limits and conditions as may be 
imposed by the presiding officer. Persons desiring to make a limited 
appearance are requested to inform the Secretary of the Commission by 
May 22, 2015.

III. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)

    All documents filed in NRC adjudicatory proceedings, including a 
request for hearing, a petition for leave to intervene, any motion or 
other document filed in the proceeding prior to the submission of a 
request for hearing or petition to intervene, and documents filed by 
interested governmental entities participating under 10 CFR 2.315(c), 
must be filed in accordance with the NRC's E-Filing rule (72 FR 49139; 
August 28, 2007). The E-Filing process requires participants to submit 
and serve all adjudicatory documents over the Internet, or in some 
cases to mail copies on electronic storage media. Participants may not 
submit paper copies of their filings unless they seek an exemption in 
accordance with the procedures described below.
    To comply with the procedural requirements of E-Filing, at least 
ten 10 days prior to the filing deadline, the participant should 
contact the Office of the Secretary by email at hearing.docket@nrc.gov, 
or by telephone at 301-415-1677, to request (1) a digital 
identification (ID) certificate, which allows the participant (or its 
counsel or representative) to digitally sign documents and access the 
E-Submittal server for any proceeding in which it is participating; and 
(2) advise the Secretary that the participant will be submitting a 
request or petition for hearing (even in instances in which the 
participant, or its counsel or representative, already holds an NRC-
issued digital ID certificate). Based upon this information, the 
Secretary will establish an electronic docket for the hearing in this 
proceeding if the Secretary has not already established an electronic 
docket.
    Information about applying for a digital ID certificate is 
available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/getting-started.html. System requirements for accessing 
the E-Submittal server are detailed in the NRC's ``Guidance for 
Electronic Submission,'' which is available on the agency's public Web 
site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-

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submittals.html. Participants may attempt to use other software not 
listed on the Web site, but should note that the NRC's E-Filing system 
does not support unlisted software, and the NRC Meta System Help Desk 
will not be able to offer assistance in using unlisted software.
    If a participant is electronically submitting a document to the NRC 
in accordance with the E-Filing rule, the participant must file the 
document using the NRC's online, Web-based submission form. In order to 
serve documents through the Electronic Information Exchange System, 
users will be required to install a Web browser plug-in from the NRC's 
Web site. Further information on the Web-based submission form, 
including the installation of the Web browser plug-in, is available on 
the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html.
    Once a participant has obtained a digital ID certificate and a 
docket has been created, the participant can then submit a request for 
hearing or petition for leave to intervene. Submissions should be in 
Portable Document Format (PDF) in accordance with NRC guidance 
available on the NRC's public Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html. A filing is considered complete at the time the 
documents are submitted through the NRC's E-Filing system. To be 
timely, an electronic filing must be submitted to the E-Filing system 
no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the due date. Upon receipt of 
a transmission, the E-Filing system time-stamps the document and sends 
the submitter an email notice confirming receipt of the document. The 
E-Filing system also distributes an email notice that provides access 
to the document to the NRC's Office of the General Counsel and any 
others who have advised the Office of the Secretary that they wish to 
participate in the proceeding, so that the filer need not serve the 
documents on those participants separately. Therefore, applicants and 
other participants (or their counsel or representative) must apply for 
and receive a digital ID certificate before a hearing request/petition 
to intervene is filed so that they can obtain access to the document 
via the E-Filing system.
    A person filing electronically using the NRC's adjudicatory E-
Filing system may seek assistance by contacting the NRC Meta System 
Help Desk through the ``Contact Us'' link located on the NRC's public 
Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals.html, by email to 
MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll-free call at 1-866-672-7640. The 
NRC Meta System Help Desk is available between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., 
Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, excluding government holidays.
    Participants who believe that they have a good cause for not 
submitting documents electronically must file an exemption request, in 
accordance with 10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper filing 
requesting authorization to continue to submit documents in paper 
format. Such filings must be submitted by: (1) First class mail 
addressed to the Office of the Secretary of the Commission, U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention: 
Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier, express mail, or 
expedited delivery service to the Office of the Secretary, Sixteenth 
Floor, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 
20852, Attention: Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff. Participants 
filing a document in this manner are responsible for serving the 
document on all other participants. Filing is considered complete by 
first-class mail as of the time of deposit in the mail, or by courier, 
express mail, or expedited delivery service upon depositing the 
document with the provider of the service. A presiding officer, having 
granted an exemption request from using E-Filing, may require a 
participant or party to use E-Filing if the presiding officer 
subsequently determines that the reason for granting the exemption from 
use of E-Filing no longer exists.
    Documents submitted in adjudicatory proceedings will appear in the 
NRC's electronic hearing docket which is available to the public at 
http://ehd1.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded pursuant to an order of the 
Commission, or the presiding officer. Participants are requested not to 
include personal privacy information, such as social security numbers, 
home addresses, or home phone numbers in their filings, unless an NRC 
regulation or other law requires submission of such information. 
However, a request to intervene will require including information on 
local residence in order to demonstrate a proximity assertion of 
interest in the proceeding. With respect to copyrighted works, except 
for limited excerpts that serve the purpose of the adjudicatory filings 
and would constitute a Fair Use application, participants are requested 
not to include copyrighted materials in their submission.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day of March 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew Persinko,
Deputy Director, Division of Uranium Recovery and Waste Programs, 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
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                                                  coverage of the college graduate                          Dated: March 17, 2015.                              Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
                                                  population residing in the United                       Suzanne H. Plimpton,                                  please contact the NRC’s Public
                                                  States. The purpose of this longitudinal                Reports Clearance Officer, National Science           Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
                                                  panel survey is to collect data that will               Foundation.                                           1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
                                                  be used to provide national estimates on                [FR Doc. 2015–06518 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am]           email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
                                                  the science and engineering workforce                   BILLING CODE 7555–01–P                                ADAMS accession number for each
                                                  and changes in their employment,                                                                              document referenced (if it’s available in
                                                  education and demographic                                                                                     ADAMS) is provided the first time that
                                                  characteristics.                                        NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                    a document is referenced.
                                                                                                          COMMISSION                                              • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
                                                     The National Science Foundation Act                                                                        purchase copies of public documents at
                                                  of 1950, as subsequently amended,                       [Docket No. 40–0299, NRC–2015–0066]                   the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
                                                  includes a statutory charge to ‘‘. . .                                                                        White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                                  provide a central clearinghouse for the                 Umetco Minerals Corporation; Gas                      Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                                  collection, interpretation, and analysis                Hills East Site
                                                                                                                                                                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                  of data on scientific and engineering                   AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                           Dominick Orlando, Office of Nuclear
                                                  resources, and to provide a source of                   Commission.                                           Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
                                                  information for policy formulation by                                                                         Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
                                                                                                          ACTION: License amendment application;
                                                  other agencies of the Federal                                                                                 Washington DC 20555–0001; telephone:
                                                                                                          opportunity to request a hearing and to
                                                  Government.’’ The NSCG is designed to                   petition for leave to intervene.                      301–415–6749, email:
                                                  comply with these mandates by                                                                                 Dominick.orlando@nrc.gov.
                                                  providing information on the supply                     SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
                                                                                                                                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                  and utilization of the nation’s scientists              Commission (NRC) has received an
                                                  and engineers.                                          application from Umetco Minerals                      I. Introduction
                                                     The NSF uses the information from                    Corporation for amendment of Materials                   The NRC has received, by letter dated
                                                  the NSCG to prepare congressionally                     License No. SUA–648 to modify the                     January 22, 2015, an application from
                                                  mandated reports such as Women,                         ground water monitoring program at                    Umetco Minerals Corporation to amend
                                                  Minorities and Persons with Disabilities                Umetco’s Gas Hills East site in Fremont               Materials License No. SUA–648
                                                  in Science and Engineering and Science                  and Natrona counties, Wyoming. The                    (ADAMS Accession No. ML15027A095).
                                                                                                          amendment would increase the number                   This license authorizes the possession
                                                  and Engineering Indicators. A public
                                                                                                          of wells in the ground water monitoring               of natural uranium and uranium waste
                                                  release file of collected data, designed to
                                                                                                          program, change the sampling period                   tailings at the Gas Hills East site in
                                                  protect respondent confidentiality, will
                                                                                                          and parameters, change the reporting                  Natrona and Fremont counties,
                                                  be made available to researchers on the                 period for ground water monitoring
                                                  Internet.                                                                                                     Wyoming, which ceased uranium
                                                                                                          reports and establish the ground water                milling operations in 1984. The license
                                                     The U.S. Census Bureau, as in the                    monitoring program as a stand-alone                   currently requires that Umetco Minerals
                                                  past, will conduct the NSCG for NSF.                    document, rather than an appendix in                  Corporation implement a ground water
                                                  The survey data collection will begin in                Umetco’s Alternate Concentration Limit                compliance monitoring program at the
                                                  April 2015 using Web and mail                           application.                                          site. If approved, the amendment would
                                                  questionnaires. Nonrespondents to the                   DATES: A request for a hearing or                     modify this ground water monitoring
                                                  Web or mail questionnaire will be                       petition for leave to intervene must be               program by increasing the number of
                                                  followed up by computer-assisted                        filed by May 22, 2015.                                wells in the ground water monitoring
                                                  telephone interviewing. The survey will                 ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                  program, changing the sampling period
                                                  be collected in conformance with the                    NRC–2015–0066 when contacting the                     and parameters, changing the reporting
                                                  Confidential Information Protection and                 NRC about the availability of                         period for ground water monitoring
                                                  Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002, and                 information regarding this document.                  reports, and establishing the ground
                                                  the individual’s response to the survey                 You may obtain publicly-available                     water monitoring program as a stand-
                                                  is voluntary. NSF will ensure that all                  information related to this document                  alone document, rather than an
                                                  information collected will be kept                      using any of the following methods:                   appendix in Umetco’s Alternate
                                                  strictly confidential and will be used                     • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to               Concentration Limit application.
                                                  only for statistical purposes.                          http://www.regulations.gov and search                    Prior to approving the license
                                                     2. Expected Respondents. A statistical               for Docket ID NRC–2015–0066. Address                  amendment application, the NRC will
                                                  sample of approximately 135,000                         questions about NRC dockets to Carol                  need to make the findings required by
                                                  persons will be contacted in 2015                       Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                   the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as
                                                  including 42,000 new sample cases and                   email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                   amended (the Act), and the NRC’s
                                                  93,000 returning sample cases. NSF                      technical questions, contact the                      regulations. The NRC’s findings will be
                                                                                                          individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                  documented in a technical evaluation
                                                  estimates the response rate to be 70
                                                                                                          INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                   report.
                                                  percent for the new sample cases and 80
                                                                                                          document.
                                                  percent for the returning sample cases.                                                                       II. Opportunity to Request a Hearing
                                                                                                             • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
                                                     3. Estimate of Burden. The amount of                                                                       and Petition for Leave to Intervene
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                                                                                                          Access and Management System
                                                  time to complete the questionnaire may                  (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                       Within 60 days after the date of
                                                  vary depending on an individual’s                       available documents online in the                     publication of this notice, any person(s)
                                                  circumstances; however, on average it                   ADAMS Public Documents collection at                  whose interest may be affected by this
                                                  will take approximately 30 minutes.                     http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                        action may file a request for a hearing
                                                  NSF estimates that the total burden for                 adams.html. To begin the search, select               and a petition to intervene with respect
                                                  the 2015 NSCG will be no more than                      ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                   to issuance of the amendment to
                                                  51,900 hours.                                           select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                        Materials License No. SUA–648.


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                                                  Requests for a hearing and a petition for               genuine dispute exists with the                       written statement of position on the
                                                  leave to intervene shall be filed in                    applicant on a material issue of law or               issues, but may not otherwise
                                                  accordance with the Commission’s                        fact. Contentions shall be limited to                 participate in the proceeding. A limited
                                                  ‘‘Agency Rules of Practice and                          matters within the scope of the                       appearance may be made at any session
                                                  Procedure’’ in 10 CFR part 2. Interested                amendment under consideration. The                    of the hearing or at any prehearing
                                                  person(s) should consult a current copy                 contention must be one which, if                      conference, subject to the limits and
                                                  of 10 CFR 2.309, which is available at                  proven, would entitle the requestor/                  conditions as may be imposed by the
                                                  the NRC’s PDR, located in One White                     petitioner to relief. A requestor/                    presiding officer. Persons desiring to
                                                  Flint North, Room O1–F21 (first floor),                 petitioner who fails to satisfy these                 make a limited appearance are
                                                  11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,                        requirements with respect to at least one             requested to inform the Secretary of the
                                                  Maryland 20852. The NRC’s regulations                   contention will not be permitted to                   Commission by May 22, 2015.
                                                  are accessible electronically from the                  participate as a party.
                                                                                                             Those permitted to intervene become                III. Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)
                                                  NRC Library on the NRC’s Web site at
                                                  http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-                      parties to the proceeding, subject to any                All documents filed in NRC
                                                  collections/cfr/. If a request for a hearing            limitations in the order granting leave to            adjudicatory proceedings, including a
                                                  or petition for leave to intervene is filed             intervene, and have the opportunity to                request for hearing, a petition for leave
                                                  within 60 days, the Commission or a                     participate fully in the conduct of the               to intervene, any motion or other
                                                  presiding officer designated by the                     hearing with respect to resolution of                 document filed in the proceeding prior
                                                  Commission or by the Chief                              that person’s admitted contentions,                   to the submission of a request for
                                                  Administrative Judge of the Atomic                      including the opportunity to present                  hearing or petition to intervene, and
                                                  Safety and Licensing Board Panel will                   evidence and to submit a cross-                       documents filed by interested
                                                  rule on the request and/or petition. The                examination plan for cross-examination                governmental entities participating
                                                  Secretary or the Chief Administrative                   of witnesses, consistent with NRC                     under 10 CFR 2.315(c), must be filed in
                                                  Judge of the Atomic Safety and                          regulations, policies, and procedures.                accordance with the NRC’s E-Filing rule
                                                  Licensing Board will issue a notice of                  The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board                 (72 FR 49139; August 28, 2007). The E-
                                                  hearing or an appropriate order.                        will set the time and place for any                   Filing process requires participants to
                                                     As required by 10 CFR 2.309, a                       prehearing conferences and evidentiary                submit and serve all adjudicatory
                                                  petition for leave to intervene shall set               hearings, and the appropriate notices                 documents over the Internet, or in some
                                                  forth, with particularity, the interest of              will be provided.                                     cases to mail copies on electronic
                                                  the petitioner in the proceeding and                       Petitions for leave to intervene must              storage media. Participants may not
                                                  how that interest may be affected by the                be filed no later than 60 days from the               submit paper copies of their filings
                                                  results of the proceeding. The petition                 date of publication of this notice.                   unless they seek an exemption in
                                                  should specifically explain the reasons                 Requests for hearing, petitions for leave             accordance with the procedures
                                                  why intervention should be permitted,                   to intervene, and motions for leave to                described below.
                                                  with particular reference to the                        file new or amended contentions that                     To comply with the procedural
                                                  following general requirements: (1) The                 are filed after the 60-day deadline will              requirements of E-Filing, at least ten 10
                                                  name, address, and telephone number of                  not be entertained absent a                           days prior to the filing deadline, the
                                                  the requestor or petitioner; (2) the                    determination by the presiding officer                participant should contact the Office of
                                                  nature of the requestor’s/petitioner’s                  that the filing demonstrates good cause               the Secretary by email at
                                                  right under the Act to be made a party                  by satisfying the three factors in 10 CFR             hearing.docket@nrc.gov, or by telephone
                                                  to the proceeding; (3) the nature and                   2.309(c)(1)(i)–(iii).                                 at 301–415–1677, to request (1) a digital
                                                  extent of the requestor’s/petitioner’s                     A State, local governmental body,                  identification (ID) certificate, which
                                                  property, financial, or other interest in               Federally-recognized Indian tribe, or                 allows the participant (or its counsel or
                                                  the proceeding; and (4) the possible                    agency thereof, may submit a petition to              representative) to digitally sign
                                                  effect of any decision or order which                   the Commission to participate as a party              documents and access the E-Submittal
                                                  may be entered in the proceeding on the                 under 10 CFR 2.309(h)(1). The petition                server for any proceeding in which it is
                                                  requestor’s/petitioner’s interest. The                  should state the nature and extent of the             participating; and (2) advise the
                                                  petition must also set forth the specific               petitioner’s interest in the proceeding.              Secretary that the participant will be
                                                  contentions which the requestor/                        The petition should be submitted to the               submitting a request or petition for
                                                  petitioner seeks to have litigated at the               Commission by May 22, 2015. The                       hearing (even in instances in which the
                                                  proceeding.                                             petition must be filed in accordance                  participant, or its counsel or
                                                     Each contention must consist of a                    with the filing instructions in the                   representative, already holds an NRC-
                                                  specific statement of the issue of law or               ‘‘Electronic Submissions (E-Filing)’’                 issued digital ID certificate). Based upon
                                                  fact to be raised or controverted. In                   section of this document, and should                  this information, the Secretary will
                                                  addition, the requestor/petitioner shall                meet the requirements for petitions for               establish an electronic docket for the
                                                  provide a brief explanation of the bases                leave to intervene set forth in this                  hearing in this proceeding if the
                                                  for the contention and a concise                        section. A State, local governmental                  Secretary has not already established an
                                                  statement of the alleged facts or expert                body, Federally-recognized Indian tribe,              electronic docket.
                                                  opinion that support the contention and                 or agency thereof may also have the                      Information about applying for a
                                                  on which the requestor/petitioner                       opportunity to participate under 10 CFR               digital ID certificate is available on the
                                                  intends to rely in proving the contention               2.315(c).                                             NRC’s public Web site at http://
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                                                  at the hearing. The requestor/petitioner                   If a hearing is granted, any person                www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-submittals/
                                                  must also provide references to those                   who does not wish, or is not qualified,               getting-started.html. System
                                                  specific sources and documents of                       to become a party to the proceeding                   requirements for accessing the E-
                                                  which the petitioner is aware and on                    may, in the discretion of the presiding               Submittal server are detailed in the
                                                  which the requestor/petitioner intends                  officer, be permitted to make a limited               NRC’s ‘‘Guidance for Electronic
                                                  to rely to establish those facts or expert              appearance pursuant to the provisions                 Submission,’’ which is available on the
                                                  opinion. The petition must include                      of 10 CFR 2.315(a). A person making a                 agency’s public Web site at http://
                                                  sufficient information to show that a                   limited appearance may make an oral or                www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-


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                                                  submittals.html. Participants may                       free call at 1–866–672–7640. The NRC                    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                                  attempt to use other software not listed                Meta System Help Desk is available                    Andrew Persinko,
                                                  on the Web site, but should note that the               between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern                    Deputy Director, Division of Uranium
                                                  NRC’s E-Filing system does not support                  Time, Monday through Friday,                          Recovery and Waste Programs, Office of
                                                  unlisted software, and the NRC Meta                     excluding government holidays.                        Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
                                                  System Help Desk will not be able to                       Participants who believe that they                 [FR Doc. 2015–06614 Filed 3–20–15; 8:45 am]
                                                  offer assistance in using unlisted                      have a good cause for not submitting                  BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                  software.                                               documents electronically must file an
                                                     If a participant is electronically
                                                                                                          exemption request, in accordance with
                                                  submitting a document to the NRC in
                                                  accordance with the E-Filing rule, the                  10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper             PRIVACY AND CIVIL LIBERTIES
                                                  participant must file the document                      filing requesting authorization to                    OVERSIGHT BOARD
                                                  using the NRC’s online, Web-based                       continue to submit documents in paper
                                                  submission form. In order to serve                      format. Such filings must be submitted                [Notice–PCLOB–2015–01; Docket No. 2015–
                                                  documents through the Electronic                        by: (1) First class mail addressed to the             0001; Sequence No. 1]
                                                  Information Exchange System, users                      Office of the Secretary of the
                                                                                                          Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                   Request for Public Comment on
                                                  will be required to install a Web
                                                                                                          Commission, Washington, DC 20555–                     Activities Under Executive Order 12333
                                                  browser plug-in from the NRC’s Web
                                                  site. Further information on the Web-                   0001, Attention: Rulemaking and                       AGENCY: Privacy and Civil Liberties
                                                  based submission form, including the                    Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier,                  Oversight Board.
                                                  installation of the Web browser plug-in,                express mail, or expedited delivery
                                                                                                                                                                ACTION: Notice; Request for public
                                                  is available on the NRC’s public Web                    service to the Office of the Secretary,
                                                                                                          Sixteenth Floor, One White Flint North,               comment.
                                                  site at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-
                                                  submittals.html.                                        11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,                      SUMMARY:    As announced at the Privacy
                                                     Once a participant has obtained a                    Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking                 and Civil Liberties Oversight Board’s
                                                  digital ID certificate and a docket has                 and Adjudications Staff. Participants                 (PCLOB) public meeting on July 23,
                                                  been created, the participant can then                  filing a document in this manner are                  2014, the PCLOB is examining
                                                  submit a request for hearing or petition                responsible for serving the document on               counterterrorism activities conducted
                                                  for leave to intervene. Submissions                     all other participants. Filing is                     under the Executive Order pertaining to
                                                  should be in Portable Document Format                   considered complete by first-class mail               the United States Intelligence Activities
                                                  (PDF) in accordance with NRC guidance                   as of the time of deposit in the mail, or             and their implications for privacy and
                                                  available on the NRC’s public Web site                  by courier, express mail, or expedited                civil liberties. As such, the PCLOB seeks
                                                  at http://www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-                      delivery service upon depositing the                  public input to inform the Board’s
                                                  submittals.html. A filing is considered                 document with the provider of the                     examination of activities conducted
                                                  complete at the time the documents are                  service. A presiding officer, having                  under the Executive Order.
                                                  submitted through the NRC’s E-Filing                    granted an exemption request from
                                                                                                                                                                DATES: Written comments may be
                                                  system. To be timely, an electronic                     using E-Filing, may require a participant
                                                                                                                                                                submitted at any time prior to the
                                                  filing must be submitted to the E-Filing                or party to use E-Filing if the presiding
                                                                                                                                                                closing of the comment period at 11:59
                                                  system no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern                 officer subsequently determines that the
                                                                                                                                                                p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST) on
                                                  Time on the due date. Upon receipt of                   reason for granting the exemption from
                                                                                                                                                                June 16, 2015.
                                                  a transmission, the E-Filing system                     use of E-Filing no longer exists.
                                                  time-stamps the document and sends                                                                            ADDRESSES: You may submit comments
                                                                                                             Documents submitted in adjudicatory                with the notice number PCLOB–2015–
                                                  the submitter an email notice                           proceedings will appear in the NRC’s
                                                  confirming receipt of the document. The                                                                       01 by the following methods:
                                                                                                          electronic hearing docket which is                      • Regulations.gov: http://
                                                  E-Filing system also distributes an email               available to the public at http://
                                                  notice that provides access to the                                                                            www.regulations.gov. Submit comments
                                                                                                          ehd1.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded                    via the Federal eRulemaking portal by
                                                  document to the NRC’s Office of the                     pursuant to an order of the Commission,
                                                  General Counsel and any others who                                                                            searching for ‘‘Notice PCLOB–2015–01’’.
                                                                                                          or the presiding officer. Participants are            Select the link ‘‘Comment Now’’ that
                                                  have advised the Office of the Secretary
                                                                                                          requested not to include personal                     corresponds with ‘‘Notice PCLOB–
                                                  that they wish to participate in the
                                                                                                          privacy information, such as social                   2015–01’’. Follow the instructions
                                                  proceeding, so that the filer need not
                                                                                                          security numbers, home addresses, or                  provided at the ‘‘Comment Now’’
                                                  serve the documents on those
                                                                                                          home phone numbers in their filings,                  screen. Please include your name,
                                                  participants separately. Therefore,
                                                                                                          unless an NRC regulation or other law                 company name (if any), and ‘‘Notice
                                                  applicants and other participants (or
                                                                                                          requires submission of such                           PCLOB–2015–01’’ on your attached
                                                  their counsel or representative) must
                                                                                                          information. However, a request to                    document.
                                                  apply for and receive a digital ID
                                                                                                          intervene will require including                        • Mail: General Services
                                                  certificate before a hearing request/
                                                                                                          information on local residence in order               Administration, Regulatory Secretariat
                                                  petition to intervene is filed so that they
                                                  can obtain access to the document via                   to demonstrate a proximity assertion of               Division (MVCB), ATTN: Ms. Hada
                                                  the E-Filing system.                                    interest in the proceeding. With respect              Flowers, 1800 F Street N.W., 2nd floor,
                                                     A person filing electronically using                 to copyrighted works, except for limited              Washington, DC 20405.
                                                                                                          excerpts that serve the purpose of the                  • Instructions: Please submit
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                                                  the NRC’s adjudicatory E-Filing system
                                                  may seek assistance by contacting the                   adjudicatory filings and would                        comments only and cite ‘‘Notice
                                                  NRC Meta System Help Desk through                       constitute a Fair Use application,                    PCLOB–2015–01’’ in all correspondence
                                                  the ‘‘Contact Us’’ link located on the                  participants are requested not to include             related to this case. All comments
                                                  NRC’s public Web site at http://                        copyrighted materials in their                        received will be posted without change
                                                  www.nrc.gov/site-help/e-                                submission.                                           to http://www.regulations.gov, including
                                                  submittals.html, by email to                              Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day          any personal and/or business
                                                  MSHD.Resource@nrc.gov, or by a toll-                    of March 2015.                                        confidential information provided.


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Document Created: 2018-02-21 09:47:44
Document Modified: 2018-02-21 09:47:44
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionLicense amendment application; opportunity to request a hearing and to petition for leave to intervene.
DatesA request for a hearing or petition for leave to intervene must be filed by May 22, 2015.
ContactDominick Orlando, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6749, email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 15257 

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