81_FR_52096 81 FR 51945 - Excess Uranium Management: Effects of DOE Transfers of Excess Uranium on Domestic Uranium Mining, Conversion, and Enrichment Industries; Request for Information

81 FR 51945 - Excess Uranium Management: Effects of DOE Transfers of Excess Uranium on Domestic Uranium Mining, Conversion, and Enrichment Industries; Request for Information

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 151 (August 5, 2016)

Page Range51945-51945
FR Document2016-18657

On July 19, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) published a request for information (RFI) seeking comment on certain issues related to DOE's preparation for a potential new Secretarial Determination covering continued transfers of uranium for cleanup services at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant and for down- blending of highly-enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium. The RFI established an August 18, 2016 deadline for the submission of written comments. DOE is extending the comment period to September 19, 2016.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 151 (Friday, August 5, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Page 51945]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-18657]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Excess Uranium Management: Effects of DOE Transfers of Excess 
Uranium on Domestic Uranium Mining, Conversion, and Enrichment 
Industries; Request for Information

AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy.

ACTION: Extension of comment period.

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SUMMARY: On July 19, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
published a request for information (RFI) seeking comment on certain 
issues related to DOE's preparation for a potential new Secretarial 
Determination covering continued transfers of uranium for cleanup 
services at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant and for down-
blending of highly-enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium. The RFI 
established an August 18, 2016 deadline for the submission of written 
comments. DOE is extending the comment period to September 19, 2016.

DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, and information responding to 
this RFI submitted on or before September 19, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may submit comments by any of the 
following methods.
    1. Email: [email protected]. Submit electronic 
comments in Microsoft Word or PDF and avoid the use of special 
characters or any form of encryption.
    2. Postal Mail: Ms. Cheryl Moss Herman, U.S. Department of Energy, 
Office of Nuclear Energy, Mailstop NE-52, 19901 Germantown Rd., 
Germantown, MD 20874-1290. If possible, please submit all items on a 
compact disk (CD), in which case it is not necessary to include printed 
copies.
    3. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Cheryl Moss Herman, U.S. Department 
of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, Mailstop NE-52, B-409, 19901 
Germantown Rd., Germantown, MD 20874-1290. Phone: (301) 903-1788. If 
possible, please submit all items on a CD, in which case it is not 
necessary to include printed copies.
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the agency name 
for this request for information. No facsimiles (faxes) will be 
accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Cheryl Moss Herman, U.S. 
Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, Mailstop NE-52, B-409, 
19901 Germantown Rd., Germantown, MD 20874-1290. Phone: (301) 903-1788. 
Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July 19, 2016, the U.S. Department of 
Energy (DOE) published a request for information (RFI) in the Federal 
Register (81 FR 46917). DOE noted that it is preparing for a potential 
new Secretarial Determination covering continued transfers of uranium 
for cleanup services at the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant and for 
down-blending of highly-enriched uranium to low-enriched uranium. The 
RFI solicited information about the uranium markets and domestic 
uranium industries, potential effects of the proposed transfers in the 
uranium markets and possible consequences for the domestic uranium 
mining, conversion, and enrichment industries. The RFI established an 
August 18, 2016, deadline for the submission of written comments. DOE 
has received requests from the public for extension of the public 
comment period. In response to those requests and other considerations, 
DOE is extending the comment period to September 19, 2016 to provide 
the public additional time for comment.

    Issued in Washington, DC, on August 1, 2016.
Raymond Furstenau,
Associate Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, 
Office of Nuclear Energy.
[FR Doc. 2016-18657 Filed 8-4-16; 8:45 am]
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Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 151 / Friday, August 5, 2016 / Notices 51945 Dated: August 1, 2016. of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, date the license application was Crystal Robinson, Mailstop NE–52, B–409, 19901 received. Committee Management Officer. Germantown Rd., Germantown, MD [FR Doc. 2016–18543 Filed 8–4–16; 8:45 am] 20874–1290. Phone: (301) 903–1788. DATES:The correction is effective Email: Cheryl.Moss_Herman@ August 5, 2016. BILLING CODE 7555–01–P Nuclear.Energy.Gov. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On July NRC–2016–0144 when contacting the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 19, 2016, the U.S. Department of Energy NRC about the availability of (DOE) published a request for information regarding this document. Excess Uranium Management: Effects information (RFI) in the Federal You may obtain publicly-available of DOE Transfers of Excess Uranium Register (81 FR 46917). DOE noted that information related to this document on Domestic Uranium Mining, it is preparing for a potential new using any of the following methods: Conversion, and Enrichment Secretarial Determination covering Industries; Request for Information • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to continued transfers of uranium for http://www.regulations.gov and search AGENCY: Office of Nuclear Energy, cleanup services at the Portsmouth for Docket ID NRC–2016–0144. Address Department of Energy. Gaseous Diffusion Plant and for down- questions about NRC dockets to Carol ACTION: Extension of comment period. blending of highly-enriched uranium to Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; low-enriched uranium. The RFI email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For SUMMARY: On July 19, 2016, the U.S. solicited information about the uranium technical questions, contact the Department of Energy (DOE) published markets and domestic uranium a request for information (RFI) seeking individual listed in the FOR FURTHER industries, potential effects of the INFORMATION CONTACT section of this comment on certain issues related to proposed transfers in the uranium DOE’s preparation for a potential new markets and possible consequences for document. Secretarial Determination covering the domestic uranium mining, • NRC’s Agencywide Documents continued transfers of uranium for conversion, and enrichment industries. Access and Management System cleanup services at the Portsmouth The RFI established an August 18, 2016, (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Gaseous Diffusion Plant and for down- deadline for the submission of written available documents online in the blending of highly-enriched uranium to comments. DOE has received requests ADAMS Public Documents collection at low-enriched uranium. The RFI from the public for extension of the http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ established an August 18, 2016 deadline public comment period. In response to adams.html. To begin the search, select for the submission of written comments. those requests and other considerations, ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then DOE is extending the comment period DOE is extending the comment period select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS to September 19, 2016. to September 19, 2016 to provide the Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, DATES: DOE will accept comments, data, public additional time for comment. please contact the NRC’s Public and information responding to this RFI Issued in Washington, DC, on August 1, Document Room (PDR) reference staff at submitted on or before September 19, 2016. 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by 2016. Raymond Furstenau, email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. ADDRESSES: Interested persons may Associate Principal Deputy Assistant • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and submit comments by any of the Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Office of purchase copies of public documents at following methods. Nuclear Energy. the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One 1. Email: RFI-UraniumTransfers@ [FR Doc. 2016–18657 Filed 8–4–16; 8:45 am] White Flint North, 11555 Rockville hq.doe.gov. Submit electronic comments BILLING CODE 6450–01–P Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. in Microsoft Word or PDF and avoid the use of special characters or any form of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: encryption. NUCLEAR REGULATORY Andrea Ferkile, Office of International 2. Postal Mail: Ms. Cheryl Moss COMMISSION Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Herman, U.S. Department of Energy, Commission, Washington DC 20555– Office of Nuclear Energy, Mailstop NE– [NRC–2016–0144] 0001; telephone: 301–415–8058, email: 52, 19901 Germantown Rd., Andrea.Ferkile@nrc.gov. Germantown, MD 20874–1290. If Request for a License To Export High- possible, please submit all items on a Enriched Uranium; Correction SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the FR compact disk (CD), in which case it is AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory on July 13, 2016, in FR Doc. 2016– not necessary to include printed copies. Commission. 16557, on page 45311, in the first 3. Hand Delivery/Courier: Ms. Cheryl column, second row, of the table ACTION: Export license application; Moss Herman, U.S. Department of entitled, ‘‘NRC Export License correction. Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, Application—Description of Material,’’ Mailstop NE–52, B–409, 19901 SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory correct ‘‘May 18, 2016’’ to read ‘‘July 07, Germantown Rd., Germantown, MD Commission (NRC) is correcting a notice 2016’’ and correct ‘‘June 03, 2016’’ to 20874–1290. Phone: (301) 903–1788. If that was published in the Federal read ‘‘July 11, 2016.’’ possible, please submit all items on a Register (FR) on July 13, 2016, regarding Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day CD, in which case it is not necessary to a request from Edlow International mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES of July, 2016. include printed copies. Company as Agent for SCK–CEN for a For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Instructions: All submissions received license application (XSNM3771) to must include the agency name for this export high-enriched uranium to SCK– Mugeh Afshar-Tous, request for information. No facsimiles CEN in Belgium for fuel reload at the Acting Deputy Director, Office of (faxes) will be accepted. BR–2 Research Reactor. This action is International Programs. 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Document Created: 2016-08-05 06:43:39
Document Modified: 2016-08-05 06:43:39
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionExtension of comment period.
DatesDOE will accept comments, data, and information responding to this RFI submitted on or before September 19, 2016.
ContactMs. Cheryl Moss Herman, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, Mailstop NE-52, B-409, 19901 Germantown Rd., Germantown, MD 20874-1290. Phone: (301) 903-1788. Email: [email protected]
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