[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 6 (Tuesday, January 10, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 2614]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-541]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[Docket No. 40-8968]
Hydro Resources, Inc.
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of extension of public comment period.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), in cooperation
with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and U.S. Bureau of Indian
Affairs (BIA), has published a Draft Environmental Impact Statement
(DEIS) regarding the proposed construction and operation of an in-situ
leach (ISL) project in McKinley County, New Mexico. The DEIS describes
and evaluates the potential environmental impacts of granting Hydro
Resources, Inc. combined source and byproduct material license and
minerals operating leases for Federal and Indian lands for the ISL
project. The public comment period for this DEIS is being extended from
January 7, 1995 to February 28, 1995.
DATES: Written comments should be received on or before February 28,
1995, at the address listed below. Public meetings on this DEIS will be
held at times and locations to be announced in a future notice.
ADDRESSES: A free single copy of this DEIS (NUREG-1508) may be
requested by those considering public comment by writing to the NRC
Publications Section, ATTN: Superintendent of Documents, U.S.
Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 37082, Washington, DC 20013-7082.
A copy is also available for inspection and/or copying in the NRC
Public Document Room, 2120 L St. NW., Washington, DC.
Any interested party may submit comments on this document for
consideration by the staff. To be certain of consideration, comments on
this report must be received by February 28, 1995. Comments received
after the due date will be considered to the extent practical. Comments
on the DEIS should be sent to Chief, High-Level Waste and Uranium
Recovery Projects Branch, Mail Stop TWFN 7-J9, Division of Waste
Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Michael C. Layton, High-Level Waste and Uranium Recovery Projects
Branch, Mail Stop TWFN 7-J9, Division of Waste Management, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Telephone 301/415-6676.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC, in cooperation with the BLM and the
BIA, has prepared a DEIS regarding the administrative action of
authorizing Hydro Resources, Inc. (HRI), to conduct in-situ leach (ISL)
uranium mining, also known as solution mining, in compliance with a
combined source and byproduct material license issued by the NRC, and
minerals operating leases issued for Federal and Indian lands by the
BLM and BIA. The license and leases would provide programmatic and
regulatory oversight in administrative matters; impose operating
restrictions; and specify monitoring, recordkeeping, and reporting
requirements. The DEIS describes the evaluation conducted by the
interagency review group concerning (1) the purpose of and need for the
proposed action, evaluated under NEPA and the agencies' implementing
regulations, (2) alternatives considered, (3) existing environmental
conditions, and (4) environmental consequences of the proposed action
and proposed mitigating measures. This DEIS concludes, after weighing
the environmental, technical, and other benefits of the proposed
project against the environmental and other costs, that the appropriate
action is to issue the requested license and leases authorizing the
applicant to proceed with the project as discussed in this DEIS.
A Notice of Availability and Notice of Opportunity for Hearing were
published previously (59 FR 56557, November 14, 1994). Public comment
on the DEIS was solicited at that time. Several requests have been
received by the NRC to extend the 60-day public comment period. The NRC
accedes to these requests. This notice is to inform the public that
comments on this report must be received by February 28, 1995. Comments
received after this date will be considered to the extent practical.
Any interested party may submit comments on this document for
consideration by the staff.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day of January 1995.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Joseph J. Holonich,
Chief, High-Level Waste and Uranium Recovery Projects Branch, Division
of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 95-541 Filed 1-9-95; 8:45 am]
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