Federal Register / Vol. 70, No.
166 / Monday, August 29, 2005 / Notices
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Kahtan N. Jabbour,
Project Manager, Section 2, Project
Directorate III, Division of Licensing Project
Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor
Regulation.
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[Docket No. 030–35228]
Issuance of Environmental
Assessment and Finding of No
Significant Impact Regarding a
Proposed License Amendment for
Endocyte Incorporated 1205 Kent
Avenue Facility, West Lafayette, IN
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Issuance of environmental
assessment and finding of no significant
impact.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Gene Bonano, Health Physicist,
Decommissioning Branch, Division of
Nuclear Materials Safety, Region III,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
2443 Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois
60532; telephone: (630) 829–9826; fax
number: (630) 515–1259; e-mail:
gab1@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
is considering issuing a license
amendment to Material License No. 13–
32212–01 issued to Endocyte
Incorporated (the licensee), to authorize
release of its 1205 Kent Avenue facility,
West Lafayette, Indiana, for unrestricted
use. This Environmental Assessment
(EA) is issued in support of this
amendment in accordance with the
requirements of 10 CFR Part 51. Based
on this EA, the NRC has concluded that
a Finding of No Significant Impact
(FONSI) is appropriate. The amendment
will be issued following the publication
of this EA/FONSI.
I. Environmental Assessment
Identification of Proposed Action
The NRC staff has prepared this EA to
support the Endocyte Incorporated May
26, 2005 (ML052340684) request to
release its 1205 Kent Avenue, West
Lafayette, Indiana facility for
unrestricted use. Endocyte’s 1205 Kent
Avenue facility is one of two authorized
facilities listed under Material License
Number 13–32212–01. The licensee
transferred all licensed material from
the 1205 Kent Avenue facility to its
3000 Kent Avenue facility. Endocyte
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was granted a license on December 9,
1999, and initiated licensed activities in
April 2000 at the 1205 Kent Avenue
facility. The 3000 Kent Avenue facility
was added to the license on April 4,
2005. Endocyte is authorized to use
byproduct material for the research and
development of medical products.
Endocyte identified three isotopes,
which are listed in the license, with
half-lives greater than 120 days
(hydrogen-3, carbon-14, technetium-99),
which had been used at the 1205 Kent
Avenue facility. The licensee conducted
surveys of the facility and provided
information to the NRC to demonstrate
that the radiological condition of the
building is consistent with criteria
specified in 10 CFR Part 20, Subpart E
for unrestricted use. No radiological
remediation activities are required to
complete the proposed action.
Need for the Proposed Action
The licensee is requesting this license
amendment because it no longer plans
to conduct NRC-licensed activities at
the 1205 Kent Avenue location. The
NRC is fulfilling its responsibilities
under the Atomic Energy Act to make a
decision on the proposed action for
decommissioning that ensures that
residual radioactivity is reduced to a
level that is protective of the public
health and safety and the environment.
Environmental Impacts of the Proposed
Action
The NRC staff reviewed the
information provided and surveys
performed by Endocyte to demonstrate
that the release of the 1205 Kent
Avenue, West Lafayette, Indiana facility
complies with radiological criterial for
unrestricted use in 10 CFR 20.1402.
Alternatives to the Proposed Action
The only alternative to the proposed
action of releasing the facility for
unrestricted use is to take no action.
Under the no-action alternative, the
1205 Kent Avenue facility would
remain under an NRC license and
would not be released for unrestricted
use. Denial of the license amendment
request would result in no change to
current conditions at the facility. The
no-action alternative is not acceptable
because it is inconsistent with the
NRC’s Timeliness Rule, 10 CFR 30.36
‘‘Expiration and Termination of
Licenses and Decommissioning of Sites
and Separate Buildings or Outdoor
Areas,’’ which requires licensees who
have ceased licensed activities to
request termination of their radioactive
materials license. This alternative also
would impose an unnecessary
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regulatory burden and limit potential
benefits from future uses of the facility.
Conclusion
The NRC staff concluded that the
proposed action is consistent with the
NRC’s unrestricted release use specified
in 10 CFR Part 20, Subpart E. The staff
found that the radiological
environmental impacts from the
proposed action are bounded by the
‘‘Generic Environmental Impact
Statement in Support of Rulemaking on
Radiological Criteria for License
Termination of NRC-Licensed Nuclear
Facilities’’ (NUREG–1496).
Additionally, no non-radiological or
cumulative impacts were identified.
Therefore, the NRC has determined that
the proposed action will not have a
significant effect on the quality of the
human environment.
Agencies and Persons Consulted
The NRC staff has determined that the
proposed action will not affect listed
species or critical habitats. Therefore, no
further consultation is required under
Section 7 of the Endangered Species
Act. Likewise, the NRC has determined
that the proposed action is not a type of
activity that has potential to cause effect
on historic properties. Therefore,
consultation under Section 106 of the
National Historic Preservation Act is not
required.
The NRC consulted with the Indiana
State Department of Health, Indoor and
Radiologic Health Division. The Indiana
State Department of Health was
provided the draft EA for comment on
August 1, 2005, and responded back on
the same day. The State did not need
any additional information, and agreed
with the NRC’s finding of No Significant
Impact for the License/Facility.
II. Finding of No Significant Impact
On the basis of the EA in support of
the proposed license amendment to
release the site for unrestricted use, the
NRC has determined that the proposed
action will not have a significant effect
on the quality of the human
environment. Thus, the NRC has
determined not to prepare an
environmental impact statement for the
proposed action.
Further Information
A copy of this document will be
available electronically for public
inspection in the NRC Public Document
Room or from the Publicly Available
Records (PARS) component of the
NRC’s document system. From this site,
you can access the NRC’s Agencywide
Document Access and Management
System (ADAMS), which provides text
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and image files of NRC’s public
documents. The following references are
available for inspection at NRC’s Public
Electronic Reading Room at http://
www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html
(the Public Electronic Reading Room).
ADAMS accession numbers are located
in parentheses following the reference.
1. Leamon, Christopher P., Ph.D., Radiation
Safety Officer, Endocyte Incorporated, letter
to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, May
26, 2005 (ML052340684).
2. Decommissioning Report (Final Status
Survey Report), 1205 Kent Avenue, West
Lafayette, Indiana, May 26, 2005
(ML052340684).
3. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
‘‘Environmental Review Guidance for
Licensing Actions Associated with NMSS
Programs,’’ NUREG–1748, August 2003.
4. U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
‘‘Generic Environmental Impact Statement in
Support of Rulemaking on Radiological
Criteria for License Termination of NRC-
Licensed Nuclear Facilities,’’ NUREG–1496,
August 1994.
5. NRC, NUREG–1757, ‘‘Consolidated
NMSS Decommissioning Guidance,’’
Volumes 1–3, September 2003.
If you do not have access to ADAMS
or if there are problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS, contact
the NRC Public Document Room (PDR)
reference staff at (800) 397–4209, (301)
415–4737 or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Documents may also be viewed
electronically on the public computers
located at the NRC’s PDR, O 1 F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR
reproduction contractor will copy
documents for a fee.
Dated at Lisle, Illinois, this 22nd day of
August, 2005.
James L. Cameron,
Chief, Decommissioning Branch, Division of
Nuclear Materials Safety, RIII.
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Notice of Public Meeting of the
Interagency Steering Committee on
Radiation Standards
AGENCIES: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission and Environmental
Protection Agency.
ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) will host a meeting
of the Interagency Steering Committee
on Radiation Standards (ISCORS) on
September, 27, 2005, in Rockville,
Maryland. The purpose of ISCORS is to
foster early resolution and coordination
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of regulatory issues associated with
radiation standards. Agencies
represented on ISCORS include the
NRC, U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency, U.S. Department of Energy,
U.S. Department of Defense, U.S.
Department of Transportation, the
Occupational Safety and Health
Administration of the U.S. Department
of Labor, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, U.S. Department of
Homeland Security. Representatives
from the Office of Science and
Technology Policy, Defense Nuclear
Facilities Safety Board, Office of
Management and Budget, State
Department, Illinois Bureau of Radiation
Safety, and Pennsylvania Bureau of
Radiation Protection may be observers
at meetings. The objectives of ISCORS
are to: (1) Facilitate a consensus on
allowable levels of radiation risk to the
public and workers; (2) promote
consistent and scientifically sound risk
assessment and risk management
approaches in setting and implementing
standards for occupational and public
protection from ionizing radiation; (3)
promote completeness and coherence of
Federal standards for radiation
protection; and (4) identify interagency
radiation protection issues and
coordinate their resolution. ISCORS
meetings include presentations by the
chairs of the subcommittees and
discussions of current radiation
protection issues. Committee meetings
normally involve pre-decisional intra-
governmental discussions and, as such,
are normally not open for observation
by members of the public or media.
ISCORS has adopted the practice of
opening one of its meetings each year to
all interested members of the public.
There will be time on the agenda for
members of the public to provide
comments. The final agenda for the
September meeting will be posted on
the ISCORS Web site, http://
www.iscors.org, shortly before the
meeting. Participants are encouraged to
(1) notify the contact below for pre-
registration and (2) allow sufficient time
for security screening prior to accessing
the meeting.
DATES: The meeting will be held from 1
p.m. to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, September
27, 2005.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held in
the NRC auditorium, at Two White Flint
North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Kyung Hee (Jessica) Shin, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards,
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555, telephone 301–
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415–8117; fax 301–415–5397; e-mail
KXS1@NRC.GOV.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Visitor
parking around the NRC building is
limited; however, the NRC auditorium
is located adjacent to the White Flint
Metro Station on the Red Line.
Dated at Rockville, MD, this 23rd day of
August, 2005.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Scott Flanders,
Deputy Director, Environmental and
Performance Assessment Directorate,
Division of Waste Management and
Environmental Protection, Office of Nuclear
Material Safety and Safeguards.
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Notice of Opportunity To Comment on
Model Safety Evaluation on Elimination
of Typical License Condition Requiring
Reporting of Violations of Section 2.C
of Operating License Using the
Consolidated Line Item Improvement
Process
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Request for comment.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that
the staff of the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) has prepared a
model safety evaluation (SE) relating to
the elimination of the license condition
involving reporting of violations of
other requirements (typically in License
Condition 2.C) in the operating license
of some commercial nuclear power
plants. The NRC staff has also prepared
a model no significant hazards
consideration (NSHC) determination
relating to this matter. The purpose of
these models is to permit the NRC to
efficiently process amendments that
propose to delete the reporting
requirement. Licensees of nuclear power
reactors to which the models apply
could then request amendments,
confirming the applicability of the SE
and NSHC determination to its reactors.
The NRC staff is requesting comment on
the model SE and model NSHC
determination prior to announcing their
availability for referencing in license
amendment applications.
DATES: The comment period expires 30
days from date of publication in the
Federal Register. Comments received
after this date will be considered if it is
practical to do so, but the Commission
is able to ensure consideration only for
comments received on or before this
date.
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