81_FR_6080 81 FR 6057 - Mallinckrodt, LLC.

81 FR 6057 - Mallinckrodt, LLC.

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FR Document2016-02131

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering amending the NRC's Source Materials License No. STB-401 to allow the option to perform direct dose assessment of residual radioactivity in addition to using derived concentration guideline levels (DCGLs) to demonstrate compliance with the license termination criteria at the Mallinckrodt site in St. Louis, Missouri. The NRC staff is issuing an environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact (FONSI) associated with the proposed action.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Docket No. 40-6563; NRC-2015-0139]


Mallinckrodt, LLC.

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; 
issuance.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering 
amending the NRC's Source Materials License No. STB-401 to allow the 
option to perform direct dose assessment of residual radioactivity in 
addition to using derived concentration guideline levels (DCGLs) to 
demonstrate compliance with the license termination criteria at the 
Mallinckrodt site in St. Louis, Missouri. The NRC staff is issuing an 
environmental assessment (EA) and finding of no significant impact 
(FONSI) associated with the proposed action.

DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in this document are available on 
February 4, 2016.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2015-0139 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-2015-0139. 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 that document 
is 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: Karen Pinkston, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3650; email: 
Karen.Pinkston@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Introduction

    The NRC is considering issuance of an amendment to the NRC's Source 
Materials License No. STB-401, issued to Mallinckrodt, for operation of 
their facility located in St. Louis, Missouri. This amendment allows 
Mallinckrodt the option to perform direct dose assessment of residual 
radioactivity in addition to using derived concentration guideline 
levels (DCGLs) to demonstrate compliance with the license termination 
criteria at the Mallinckrodt site in St. Louis, Missouri. Consistent 
with part 51 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR), 
the NRC performed an EA. Based on the results of the EA described 
below, the NRC will not prepare an environmental impact statement for 
the license amendment, and is issuing a FONSI.
    The NRC received, by letter dated February 12, 2015 (ADAMS 
Accession No. ML15063A404), an application from Mallinckrodt LLC to 
amend the NRC's Source Materials License No. STB-401. The licensee 
requests the option to perform direct dose assessment of residual 
radioactivity in addition to using DCGLs to demonstrate compliance with 
the license termination criteria in 10 CFR 20.1402 at the Mallinckrodt 
site in St. Louis, Missouri. The license currently states that the 
Decommissioning of the Columbium-Tantalum (C-T) process area building 
slabs and foundations, paved surfaces, and all subsurface materials, 
shall be done in accordance with the Mallinckrodt C-T Decommissioning 
Project, C-T Phase II Decommissioning Plan (DP), Revision 2, submitted 
to NRC on October 14, 2008 (ADAMS Accession No. ML083150652), and 
revisions submitted on June 3, 2010 (ADAMS Accession No. ML101620140). 
A Notice of Availability of an EA and FONSI was published for the NRC's 
approval of the DP in the Federal Register on July 1, 2010 (75 FR 
38148). The NRC approved

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this DP on July 1, 2010 (ADAMS Accession No. ML091960063). The DP only 
included the use of the DCGL approach to demonstrate compliance with 
the license termination criteria. The NRC's guidance in NUREG-1757, 
Vol. 2, allows for the use of either the DCGL or dose assessment 
approach in demonstrating compliance with 10 CFR 20.1402.
    On June 4, 2015, the NRC published in the Federal Register (80 FR 
31927), a Notice of Opportunity for Hearing on the February 12, 2015, 
Mallinckrodt license amendment request. No request for a hearing was 
received.

II. Environmental Assessment

Description of the Proposed Action

    The proposed action is approval of a requested license amendment. 
Mallinckrodt LLC requests the option to perform direct dose assessment 
of residual radioactivity in addition to using DCGLs to demonstrate 
compliance with the license termination criteria in 10 CFR 20.1402 at 
the Mallinckrodt site in St. Louis, Missouri. The NRC's guidance in 
NUREG-1757, Vol. 2, allows for the use of either the DCGL or dose 
assessment approach in demonstrating compliance with the license 
termination criteria. In its amendment request, Mallinckrodt proposed 
to evaluate two different scenarios in its dose assessment: an 
industrial worker who works on the site and an intruder into the 
subsurface material. In the first scenario, the residual radioactivity 
that is located at depth is assumed to be covered with non-contaminated 
material. In the second scenario, the potential dose due to an 
intrusion into the material because of pipeline installation or 
foundation construction is evaluated.
    The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee's 
application dated February 12, 2015 (ADAMS Accession No. ML15063A404).

Need for the Proposed Action

    Mallinckrodt is not permitted to use the dose assessment approach 
without a license amendment authorizing that approach. During site 
remediation, Mallinckrodt identified areas of elevated contamination 
that are located at depth in inaccessible areas. The DCGL values 
developed in Mallinckrodt's DP were based on the conservative 
assumption that the residual radioactivity was located at the surface. 
The use of the dose assessment approach instead of the DCGL approach 
allows Mallinckrodt to evaluate the actual configuration of residual 
radioactivity in a more realistic manner; and thus, to avoid 
conservative remediation activities not needed to protect health and 
safety. The removal of the inaccessible residual radioactivity to 
levels that are below the previously approved DCGL values would require 
extraordinary measures such as undermining building foundations and 
structures or installing sheet pilings for soil stability.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action

    The proposed action is administrative and would have no direct 
environmental impacts, but it would authorize Mallinckrodt to adopt a 
dose assessment approach to demonstrate compliance with the license 
termination criteria in 10 CFR 20.1402. The EA for Mallinckrodt's Phase 
II DP described the potential environmental effects from the 
remediation of radiologically contaminated soil and pavement of the 
site.
    The maximum total radiological dose from both the proposed action 
and the previously approved DCGL values will be less than the 25 mrem/
yr criteria in 10 CFR 20.1402. However, the configuration of the 
residual radioactivity allowed to remain at the site would likely be 
different based on the dose assessment approach than would be allowed 
based on the previously approved DCGL values. The DCGL values resulted 
in a lower total allowed level of residual radioactivity, while the 
dose assessment approach will result in a higher allowed level located 
at depth, reflecting the fact that not all contamination is at the 
surface, which is assumed in the DCGL values. The projected dose from 
residual radioactivity at the Mallinckrodt site is through the direct 
radiation, soil ingestion, and inhalation of dust pathways. The 
projected dose from the in situ residual radioactivity located at depth 
under clean cover at the Mallinckrodt site is therefore much smaller 
than the dose from comparable residual radioactivity located at the 
surface. Mallinckrodt's evaluation of the potential dose due to an 
intrusion demonstrates that the dose will remain less than 25 mrem/yr 
even if the material is uncovered. The difficulty of additional 
remediation of residual radioactivity located in inaccessible areas 
makes such remediation unreasonable, therefore the ALARA requirement in 
10 CFR 20.1402 is met for the dose assessment approach despite the 
reduction in required remediation activities.
    There are no cumulative effects from the proposed action and 
previously approved actions at the site because the total dose from 
residual radioactivity at the site will continue to be less than the 25 
mrem/yr criteria and there will be no additional environmental impacts 
beyond those described in the EA associated with the Phase II DP.

Environmental Impacts of the Alternatives to the Proposed Action

    The alternative to the proposed action is denial of the requested 
license amendment. If Mallinckrodt is not authorized to use the dose 
assessment approach to demonstrate compliance with 10 CFR 20.1402, then 
Mallinckrodt would have to remove the inaccessible residual 
radioactivity to levels that are below the approved DCGL values in 
order to terminate their license. The removal of this material would 
require extraordinary measures to remove without damaging the buildings 
that are over this material. The additional removal also creates a 
potential for radiological environmental impacts. Radiological 
environmental impacts that could result from remediation activities 
include exposure, inhalation, and ingestion hazards to workers and the 
public. These hazards could occur during excavation and loading of 
radioactively contaminated material. Air quality and noise impacts 
could also result from these remediation activities. The potential 
impacts from any additional remediation activities are described in the 
EA for the DP, specifically, Phase II remediation activities.

Alternative Use of Resources

    The proposed action does not affect any resource implications 
discussed in previous environmental reviews.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

    In accordance with its stated policy, on September 15, 2015, the 
staff consulted with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources 
regarding the environmental impact of the proposed action. No comments 
were received. The NRC did not consult with either the U.S. Fish and 
Wildlife Service or the State Historic Preservation Office because the 
proposed action, approval of the requested license amendment, can only 
result in a reduction of previously considered impacts to these 
resource areas. In fact, the need for the proposed action is to allow 
Mallinckrodt to avoid previously authorized activities that would be 
required in the absence of the proposed action.

III. Finding of No Significant Impact

    Consistent with 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC conducted the EA for the 
proposed action described in Section II of this

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document, the EA is publicly available in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML15268A311). On the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC 
concludes that the proposed action will not have a significant effect 
on the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC will not 
prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed action.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day of January 2016.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Michael A. Norato,
Branch Chief, Materials Decommissioning Branch, Division of 
Decommissioning, Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards.
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                                                    updates will be available at http://                     For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.               ADAMS accession number for each
                                                    www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-                             Andrew L. Bates,                                      document referenced (if that document
                                                    collections/acmui/meetings/2016.html                    Advisory Committee Management Officer.                is available in ADAMS) is provided the
                                                    or by emailing Ms. Sophie Holiday at                    [FR Doc. 2016–02121 Filed 2–3–16; 8:45 am]            first time that a document is referenced.
                                                    the contact information below.                          BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                                                                                                                                     • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
                                                       Purpose: Discuss issues related to 10                                                                      purchase copies of public documents at
                                                    CFR part 35 Medical Use of Byproduct                                                                          the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
                                                    Material.                                               NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                    White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                                       Date and Time for Open Sessions:                     COMMISSION                                            Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                                    March 17, 2016, from 9:30 a.m. to 5:00                                                                        FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    p.m. and March 18, 2016, from 8:00 a.m.                 [Docket No. 40–6563; NRC–2015–0139]
                                                                                                                                                                  Karen Pinkston, Office of Nuclear
                                                    to 11:30 a.m.                                                                                                 Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
                                                       Data and Time for Closed Sessions:                   Mallinckrodt, LLC.
                                                                                                                                                                  Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
                                                    March 17, 2016, from 7:30 a.m. to 9:30                  AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                           Washington DC 20555–0001; telephone:
                                                    a.m., March 18, 2016, from 7:30 a.m. to                 Commission.                                           301–415–3650; email: Karen.Pinkston@
                                                    8:00 a.m., and March 18, 2016, from                     ACTION: Environmental assessment and                  nrc.gov.
                                                    12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m.                                 finding of no significant impact;
                                                       Address for Public Meeting: U.S.                                                                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                            issuance.
                                                    Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Two                                                                            I. Introduction
                                                    White Flint North Building, Room T2–                    SUMMARY:    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
                                                    B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,                                                                             The NRC is considering issuance of an
                                                                                                            Commission (NRC) is considering                       amendment to the NRC’s Source
                                                    Maryland 20852.                                         amending the NRC’s Source Materials
                                                       Public Participation: Any member of                                                                        Materials License No. STB–401, issued
                                                                                                            License No. STB–401 to allow the                      to Mallinckrodt, for operation of their
                                                    the public who wishes to participate in                 option to perform direct dose
                                                    the meeting in person or via phone                                                                            facility located in St. Louis, Missouri.
                                                                                                            assessment of residual radioactivity in               This amendment allows Mallinckrodt
                                                    should contact Ms. Holiday using the                    addition to using derived concentration
                                                    information below. The meeting will                                                                           the option to perform direct dose
                                                                                                            guideline levels (DCGLs) to demonstrate               assessment of residual radioactivity in
                                                    also be webcast live: video.nrc.gov.                    compliance with the license termination
                                                       Contact Information: Ms. Sophie J.                                                                         addition to using derived concentration
                                                                                                            criteria at the Mallinckrodt site in St.              guideline levels (DCGLs) to demonstrate
                                                    Holiday, email: sophie.holiday@nrc.gov,                 Louis, Missouri. The NRC staff is
                                                    telephone: (301) 415–7865.                                                                                    compliance with the license termination
                                                                                                            issuing an environmental assessment                   criteria at the Mallinckrodt site in St.
                                                    Conduct of the Meeting                                  (EA) and finding of no significant                    Louis, Missouri. Consistent with part 51
                                                                                                            impact (FONSI) associated with the                    of title 10 of the Code of Federal
                                                      Philip O. Alderson, M.D., will chair
                                                                                                            proposed action.                                      Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC
                                                    the meeting. Dr. Alderson will conduct
                                                    the meeting in a manner that will                       DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in                 performed an EA. Based on the results
                                                    facilitate the orderly conduct of                       this document are available on February               of the EA described below, the NRC will
                                                    business. The following procedures                      4, 2016.                                              not prepare an environmental impact
                                                    apply to public participation in the                    ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                  statement for the license amendment,
                                                    meeting:                                                NRC–2015–0139 when contacting the                     and is issuing a FONSI.
                                                      1. Persons who wish to provide a                      NRC about the availability of                            The NRC received, by letter dated
                                                    written statement should submit an                      information regarding this document.                  February 12, 2015 (ADAMS Accession
                                                    electronic copy to Ms. Holiday at the                   You may obtain publicly-available                     No. ML15063A404), an application from
                                                    contact information listed above. All                   information related to this document                  Mallinckrodt LLC to amend the NRC’s
                                                    submittals must be received by March                    using any of the following methods:                   Source Materials License No. STB–401.
                                                    15, 2016, and must pertain to the topic                    • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to               The licensee requests the option to
                                                    on the agenda for the meeting.                          http://www.regulations.gov and search                 perform direct dose assessment of
                                                      2. Questions and comments from                        for Docket ID NRC–2015–0139. Address                  residual radioactivity in addition to
                                                    members of the public will be permitted                 questions about NRC dockets to Carol                  using DCGLs to demonstrate compliance
                                                    during the meeting, at the discretion of                Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                   with the license termination criteria in
                                                    the Chairman.                                           email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                   10 CFR 20.1402 at the Mallinckrodt site
                                                      3. The draft transcript and meeting                   technical questions, contact the                      in St. Louis, Missouri. The license
                                                    summary will be available on ACMUI’s                    individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                  currently states that the
                                                    Web site http://www.nrc.gov/reading-                    INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                   Decommissioning of the Columbium-
                                                    rm/doc-collections/acmui/meetings/                      document.                                             Tantalum (C–T) process area building
                                                    2016.html on or about April 29, 2016.                      • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                       slabs and foundations, paved surfaces,
                                                      4. Persons who require special                        Access and Management System                          and all subsurface materials, shall be
                                                    services, such as those for the hearing                 (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                     done in accordance with the
                                                    impaired, should notify Ms. Holiday of                  available documents online in the                     Mallinckrodt C–T Decommissioning
                                                    their planned attendance.                               ADAMS Public Documents collection at                  Project, C–T Phase II Decommissioning
                                                      This meeting will be held in                          http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                        Plan (DP), Revision 2, submitted to NRC
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                                                    accordance with the Atomic Energy Act                   adams.html. To begin the search, select               on October 14, 2008 (ADAMS Accession
                                                    of 1954, as amended (primarily Section                  ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                   No. ML083150652), and revisions
                                                    161a); the Federal Advisory Committee                   select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                        submitted on June 3, 2010 (ADAMS
                                                    Act (5 U.S.C. App); and the                             Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,                    Accession No. ML101620140). A Notice
                                                    Commission’s regulations in Title 10                    please contact the NRC’s Public                       of Availability of an EA and FONSI was
                                                    Code of Federal Regulations Part 7.                     Document Room (PDR) reference staff at                published for the NRC’s approval of the
                                                      Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day           1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by                   DP in the Federal Register on July 1,
                                                    of January 2016.                                        email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The                    2010 (75 FR 38148). The NRC approved


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                                                    this DP on July 1, 2010 (ADAMS                          remediation activities not needed to                  the site will continue to be less than the
                                                    Accession No. ML091960063). The DP                      protect health and safety. The removal                25 mrem/yr criteria and there will be no
                                                    only included the use of the DCGL                       of the inaccessible residual radioactivity            additional environmental impacts
                                                    approach to demonstrate compliance                      to levels that are below the previously               beyond those described in the EA
                                                    with the license termination criteria.                  approved DCGL values would require                    associated with the Phase II DP.
                                                    The NRC’s guidance in NUREG–1757,                       extraordinary measures such as
                                                                                                                                                                  Environmental Impacts of the
                                                    Vol. 2, allows for the use of either the                undermining building foundations and
                                                                                                                                                                  Alternatives to the Proposed Action
                                                    DCGL or dose assessment approach in                     structures or installing sheet pilings for
                                                    demonstrating compliance with 10 CFR                    soil stability.                                          The alternative to the proposed action
                                                    20.1402.                                                                                                      is denial of the requested license
                                                                                                            Environmental Impacts of the Proposed                 amendment. If Mallinckrodt is not
                                                       On June 4, 2015, the NRC published                   Action
                                                    in the Federal Register (80 FR 31927),                                                                        authorized to use the dose assessment
                                                    a Notice of Opportunity for Hearing on                     The proposed action is administrative              approach to demonstrate compliance
                                                    the February 12, 2015, Mallinckrodt                     and would have no direct                              with 10 CFR 20.1402, then Mallinckrodt
                                                    license amendment request. No request                   environmental impacts, but it would                   would have to remove the inaccessible
                                                    for a hearing was received.                             authorize Mallinckrodt to adopt a dose                residual radioactivity to levels that are
                                                                                                            assessment approach to demonstrate                    below the approved DCGL values in
                                                    II. Environmental Assessment                            compliance with the license termination               order to terminate their license. The
                                                    Description of the Proposed Action                      criteria in 10 CFR 20.1402. The EA for                removal of this material would require
                                                                                                            Mallinckrodt’s Phase II DP described the              extraordinary measures to remove
                                                       The proposed action is approval of a                 potential environmental effects from the              without damaging the buildings that are
                                                    requested license amendment.                            remediation of radiologically                         over this material. The additional
                                                    Mallinckrodt LLC requests the option to                 contaminated soil and pavement of the                 removal also creates a potential for
                                                    perform direct dose assessment of                       site.                                                 radiological environmental impacts.
                                                    residual radioactivity in addition to                      The maximum total radiological dose                Radiological environmental impacts that
                                                    using DCGLs to demonstrate compliance                   from both the proposed action and the                 could result from remediation activities
                                                    with the license termination criteria in                previously approved DCGL values will                  include exposure, inhalation, and
                                                    10 CFR 20.1402 at the Mallinckrodt site                 be less than the 25 mrem/yr criteria in               ingestion hazards to workers and the
                                                    in St. Louis, Missouri. The NRC’s                       10 CFR 20.1402. However, the                          public. These hazards could occur
                                                    guidance in NUREG–1757, Vol. 2,                         configuration of the residual                         during excavation and loading of
                                                    allows for the use of either the DCGL or                radioactivity allowed to remain at the                radioactively contaminated material. Air
                                                    dose assessment approach in                             site would likely be different based on               quality and noise impacts could also
                                                    demonstrating compliance with the                       the dose assessment approach than                     result from these remediation activities.
                                                    license termination criteria. In its                    would be allowed based on the                         The potential impacts from any
                                                    amendment request, Mallinckrodt                         previously approved DCGL values. The                  additional remediation activities are
                                                    proposed to evaluate two different                      DCGL values resulted in a lower total                 described in the EA for the DP,
                                                    scenarios in its dose assessment: an                    allowed level of residual radioactivity,              specifically, Phase II remediation
                                                    industrial worker who works on the site                 while the dose assessment approach                    activities.
                                                    and an intruder into the subsurface                     will result in a higher allowed level
                                                    material. In the first scenario, the                    located at depth, reflecting the fact that            Alternative Use of Resources
                                                    residual radioactivity that is located at               not all contamination is at the surface,                The proposed action does not affect
                                                    depth is assumed to be covered with                     which is assumed in the DCGL values.                  any resource implications discussed in
                                                    non-contaminated material. In the                       The projected dose from residual                      previous environmental reviews.
                                                    second scenario, the potential dose due                 radioactivity at the Mallinckrodt site is
                                                    to an intrusion into the material because               through the direct radiation, soil                    Agencies and Persons Consulted
                                                    of pipeline installation or foundation                  ingestion, and inhalation of dust                       In accordance with its stated policy,
                                                    construction is evaluated.                              pathways. The projected dose from the                 on September 15, 2015, the staff
                                                       The proposed action is in accordance                 in situ residual radioactivity located at             consulted with the Missouri Department
                                                    with the licensee’s application dated                   depth under clean cover at the                        of Natural Resources regarding the
                                                    February 12, 2015 (ADAMS Accession                      Mallinckrodt site is therefore much                   environmental impact of the proposed
                                                    No. ML15063A404).                                       smaller than the dose from comparable                 action. No comments were received.
                                                                                                            residual radioactivity located at the                 The NRC did not consult with either the
                                                    Need for the Proposed Action
                                                                                                            surface. Mallinckrodt’s evaluation of the             U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or the
                                                       Mallinckrodt is not permitted to use                 potential dose due to an intrusion                    State Historic Preservation Office
                                                    the dose assessment approach without a                  demonstrates that the dose will remain                because the proposed action, approval
                                                    license amendment authorizing that                      less than 25 mrem/yr even if the                      of the requested license amendment,
                                                    approach. During site remediation,                      material is uncovered. The difficulty of              can only result in a reduction of
                                                    Mallinckrodt identified areas of elevated               additional remediation of residual                    previously considered impacts to these
                                                    contamination that are located at depth                 radioactivity located in inaccessible                 resource areas. In fact, the need for the
                                                    in inaccessible areas. The DCGL values                  areas makes such remediation                          proposed action is to allow
                                                    developed in Mallinckrodt’s DP were                     unreasonable, therefore the ALARA
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                                                                                                                                                                  Mallinckrodt to avoid previously
                                                    based on the conservative assumption                    requirement in 10 CFR 20.1402 is met                  authorized activities that would be
                                                    that the residual radioactivity was                     for the dose assessment approach                      required in the absence of the proposed
                                                    located at the surface. The use of the                  despite the reduction in required                     action.
                                                    dose assessment approach instead of the                 remediation activities.
                                                    DCGL approach allows Mallinckrodt to                       There are no cumulative effects from               III. Finding of No Significant Impact
                                                    evaluate the actual configuration of                    the proposed action and previously                       Consistent with 10 CFR 51.21, the
                                                    residual radioactivity in a more realistic              approved actions at the site because the              NRC conducted the EA for the proposed
                                                    manner; and thus, to avoid conservative                 total dose from residual radioactivity at             action described in Section II of this


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                                                    document, the EA is publicly available                   OFFICE OF PERSONNEL                                               B, and C appointing authorities
                                                    in ADAMS under Accession No.                             MANAGEMENT                                                        applicable to a single agency are not
                                                    ML15268A311). On the basis of the                                                                                          codified in the CFR, but the Office of
                                                    environmental assessment, the NRC                        Excepted Service                                                  Personnel Management (OPM)
                                                    concludes that the proposed action will                                                                                    publishes a notice of agency-specific
                                                                                                             AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel
                                                    not have a significant effect on the                                                                                       authorities established or revoked each
                                                                                                             Management (OPM).
                                                    quality of the human environment.                                                                                          month in the Federal Register at
                                                                                                             ACTION: Notice.                                                   www.gpo.gov/fdsys/. OPM also
                                                    Accordingly, the NRC will not prepare
                                                    an environmental impact statement for                    SUMMARY:   This notice identifies                                 publishes an annual notice of the
                                                    the proposed action.                                     Schedule A, B, and C appointing                                   consolidated listing of all Schedule A,
                                                                                                             authorities applicable to a single agency                         B, and C appointing authorities, current
                                                      Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day                                                                               as of June 30, in the Federal Register.
                                                    of January 2016.                                         that were established or revoked from
                                                                                                             October 1, 2015, to October 31, 2015.                             Schedule A
                                                      For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                                                                                             FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                    No Schedule A Authorities to report
                                                    Michael A. Norato,
                                                                                                             Senior Executive Resources Services,                              during October 2015.
                                                    Branch Chief, Materials Decommissioning                  Senior Executive Services and
                                                    Branch, Division of Decommissioning,                     Performance Management, Employee                                  Schedule B
                                                    Uranium Recovery, and Waste Programs
                                                                                                             Services, 202–606–2246.                                             No Schedule B Authorities to report
                                                    Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
                                                    Safeguards.                                              SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In                                     during October 2015.
                                                    [FR Doc. 2016–02131 Filed 2–3–16; 8:45 am]               accordance with 5 CFR 213.103,
                                                                                                             Schedule A, B, and C appointing                                   Schedule C
                                                    BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                                                                             authorities available for use by all                                The following Schedule C appointing
                                                                                                             agencies are codified in the Code of                              authorities were approved during
                                                                                                             Federal Regulations (CFR). Schedule A,                            October 2015.

                                                                                                                                                                                                   Authorization
                                                               Agency name                               Organization name                                     Position title                                      Effective date
                                                                                                                                                                                                       No.

                                                    DEPARTMENT             OF       AGRI-      Office of the Assistant Secretary               Legislative Analyst .........................       DA160002            10/6/2015
                                                     CULTURE.                                    for Congressional Relations.
                                                                                               Office of the Under Secretary for               Special Assistant ............................      DA160004           10/19/2015
                                                                                                 Research, Education, and Eco-
                                                                                                 nomics.
                                                                                               Office of the Secretary ...................     White House Liaison ......................          DA160007           10/19/2015
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ..                  Office of the Assistant Secretary               Special Assistant (2) ......................        DC16000              10/6/201
                                                                                                 for Industry and Analysis.                                                                        DC160014           10/30/2015
                                                                                               Office of the Under Secretary ........          Senior Advisor (2) ..........................       DC16000             10/6/2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                   DC160004            10/6/2015
                                                                                               Office of the Assistant Secretary               Special Assistant ............................      DC160005            10/6/2015
                                                                                                 for Economic Development.
                                                                                               Office of Public Affairs ...................    Deputy Director of Public Affairs                   DC160006            10/6/2015
                                                                                                                                                 and Press Secretary.
                                                                                                                                               Deputy Director of Public Affairs                   DC160007            10/8/2015
                                                                                                                                                 and Director of Digital Strategy
                                                                                                                                                 and Engagement.
                                                                                                                                               Senior Public Affairs Coordinator ..                DC160008           10/20/2015
                                                                                                                                               Deputy Director of Public Affairs                   DC160015           10/28/2015
                                                                                                                                                 and Director of Speechwriting.
                                                                                               Office of the Chief Information Offi-           Chief of Staff ..................................   DC160010           10/21/2015
                                                                                                  cer.
                                                                                               International Trade Administration              Senior Advisor ................................     DC160011           10/21/2015
                                                    CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY                    Office of Legislative Affairs ............      Director, Office of Congressional                   PS160001            10/7/2015
                                                     COMMISSION.                                                                                 Relations.
                                                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ......               Office of the Under Secretary of                Special Advisor for Russia/Ukraine                  DD150199            10/9/2015
                                                                                                 Defense (Policy).                               External Affairs.
                                                                                               Washington Headquarters Serv-                   Defense Fellow (5) .........................        DD15020            10/13/2015
                                                                                                 ices.                                                                                             DD15020            10/21/2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                   DD15020            10/21/2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                   DD15020            10/21/2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                   DD160007           10/23/2015
                                                                                               Office of the Secretary ...................     Special Assistant ............................      DD160004           10/15/2015
                                                                                                                                               Protocol Officer (2) .........................      DD16000            10/26/2015
                                                                                                                                                                                                   DD160011           10/28/2015
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                                                                                               Office of the Assistant Secretary of            Special Assistant for Nuclear Mis-                  DD150200           10/21/2015
                                                                                                 Defense (International Security                 sile Defense Policy.
                                                                                                 Affairs).
                                                                                               Office of the Assistant Secretary of            Special Assistant (Afghanistan,                     DD160001           10/30/2015
                                                                                                 Defense (Asian and Pacific Se-                  Pakistan and Central Asia).
                                                                                                 curity Affairs).
                                                                                               Office of the Under Secretary of                Special Assistant (Personnel and                    DD160010           10/30/2015
                                                                                                 Defense (Personnel and Readi-                   Readiness).
                                                                                                 ness).



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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
ActionEnvironmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; issuance.
DatesThe EA and FONSI referenced in this document are available on February 4, 2016.
ContactKaren Pinkston, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-3650; email: [email protected]
FR Citation81 FR 6057 

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