[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 83 (Wednesday, April 30, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 23163]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-10609]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 030-04532]
Consideration of Amendment Request to Decommission Site at the
U.S. Department of the Army Facility in Ft. Detrick, MD and Opportunity
to Request a Hearing
I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering an
amendment request to terminate the U.S. Department of the Army's (Army)
Byproduct Material License No. 19-01151-02, authorizing it to release
its facilities in Fort Detrick, Maryland, for unrestricted use. The
license authorizes the Army to store and dispose of radioactive waste
from the tenants of Fort Detrick, Frederick, Maryland. The license was
originally issued on April 21, 1959, and the current license, Amendment
No. 26, expires on December 31, 2007. The Army has submitted a
decommissioning plan covering the facilities to be released.
II. Opportunity for a Hearing
The NRC hereby provides notice that this is a proceeding on an
application for an amendment of a license falling within the scope of
subpart L, ``Informal Hearing Procedures for Adjudications in Materials
and Operator Licensing Proceedings'' of NRC's rules and practice for
domestic licensing proceedings in 10 CFR part 2. Pursuant to Sec.
2.1205(a), any person whose interest may be affected by this proceeding
may file a request for a hearing in accordance with Sec. 2.1205(d). A
request for a hearing must be filed within 30 days of the publication
of this Federal Register notice.
The request for a hearing must be filed with the Office of the
secretary, either:
(1) By delivery to the Rulemaking and Adjudications Staff of the
Office of the Secretary of the Commission at One White Flint North,
11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852; or
(2) By mail or telegram addressed to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555, Attention: Rulemaking and
Adjudications Staff. Because of continuing disruptions in the delivery
of mail to United States Government offices, it is requested that
requests for hearing also be transmitted to the Secretary of the
Commission either by means of facsimile transmission to (301) 415-1101,
or by email to [email protected].
In accordance with 10 CFR 2.1205(f), each request for a hearing
must also be served, by delivering it personally or by mail, to:
(1) The applicant, the U.S. Department of the Army, Headquarters,
U.S. Army Garrison, 810 Schreider Street, Fort Detrick, Maryland 21702;
and,
(2) The NRC staff, by delivery to the General Counsel, One White
Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852, or by mail
addressed to the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Because of continuing disruptions in
the delivery of mail to United States Government offices, it is
requested that requests for hearing be also transmitted to the Office
of the General Counsel, either by means of facsimile transmission to
(301) 415-3725, or by email to [email protected].
In addition to meeting other applicable requirements of 10 CFR part
2 of the NRC's regulations, a request for a hearing filed by a person
other than an applicant must describe in detail:
(1) The interest of the requestor;
(2) How that interest may be affected by the results of the
proceeding, including the reasons why the requestor should be permitted
a hearing, with particular reference to the factors set out in Sec.
2.1205(h);
(3) The requestor's areas of concern about the licensing activity
that is the subject matter of the proceeding; and
(4) The circumstances establishing that the request for a hearing
is timely in accordance with Sec. 2.1205(d).
III. Further Information
The application for the license amendment and related documents are
available for inspection at NRC's Public Electronic Reading Room at
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. These documents are also
available for inspection and copying for a fee at the Region I Office,
475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia, PA 19406, and include:
Department of the Army Application for Termination of License No. 19-
01151-02 dated October 21, 2002 (ADAM's accession No. ML023030361);
U.S. NRC request for additional information regarding Department of the
Army Application for Termination of License No. 19-01151-02 dated
November 15, 2002 (ADAM's accession No. ML023220722);
Letter dated December 12, 2002, providing additional information
including revised decommissioning plan (ADAM's accession No.
ML023500461);
Letter dated February 7, 2003, providing additional information (ADAM's
accession No. ML030440512);
Letter dated March 12, 2003, including the Landfill Sludge Disposal
Radiological Assessment (ADAM's accession No. ML030840097).
Any questions with respect to this action, should be referred to John
R. McGrath, Division of Nuclear Materials Safety, U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Region I, 475 Allendale Road, King of Prussia,
Pennsylvania 19406; telephone (610) 337-5069 or e-mail [email protected].
Dated in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, this 22nd day of April,
2003.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John D. Kinneman,
Chief, Nuclear Materials Safety Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials
Safety, Region I.
[FR Doc. 03-10609 Filed 4-29-03; 8:45 am]
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