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- 63 FR 61
- On January 2, DOE published a
notice announcing that it has submitted the implementation plan
on "Criticality Safety at Defense Nuclear Facilities in the
DOE Complex" to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
on December 12, 1997. This implementation plan is available for
review in the DOE Public Reading Rooms including the Hanford
Reading Room and on the Internet at
http://dr.tis.doe.gov/.
- 63 FR 211
- On January 5, DOE published a
notice it is interested in receiving grant applications for
performance of innovative, fundamental research to support
activities for high level radioactive waste including
characterization and safety, retrieval of tank waste and tank
closure, pretreatment, and waste immobilization and disposal.
All preapplications should be sent to Dr. Roland F. Hirsch,
ER-73, Mail Stop F-240, Office of Biological and Environmental
Research, U.S. Department of Energy, 19901 Germantown Road,
Germantown, MD 20874-1290. Applications must be received in DOE
by April 16, 1998.
- 63 FR 1536
- On January 9, EPA published its
proposed rule to expand the existing stormwater program (Phase
I) under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System.
Under this proposal, the NPDES storm water program (Phase II)
will expand to include smaller municipalities and construction
sites that disturb 1 to 5 acres. The proposed rule would also
allow certain sources to be either included because of adverse
impact or excluded because of the lack of impact on water
quality in a local area. In addition, EPA is conditionally
excluding industrial facilities that have "no exposure"
of industrial activities to storm water. Comments on this
proposed rule must be received in EPA by April 9, 1998.
- 63 FR 2726
- On January 16, EPA published a
direct final rule amending 40 CFR Part 81 to identify ozone
areas where the one-hour standard is no longer applicable. This
regulation is the result of President Clinton's memorandum of
July 16, 1997 which directed EPA to identify ozone areas where
the one-hour standard will not apply because it has not measured
a violation of the standard. Because EPA anticipates no adverse
comments, it is approving the amendment as a direct final rule
without prior proposal. However, EPA is also publishing a
proposed rule in this same Federal Register in the event adverse
comments are received. The direct final rule becomes effective
March 17, 1998.
- 63 FR 2804
- On January 16, EPA published a
proposed rule amending 40 CFR Part 81 to identify ozone areas
where the 1-hour standard is no longer applicable. This action
is also intended to assist in phasing out the 1-hour standard in
favor of the new 8-hour standard recently promulgated. Elsewhere
in this same register, EPA has published a direct final rule. If
no adverse comments are received on the direct final rule, then
no further action will occur on this proposed rule. If adverse
comments are received, then the direct final rule will be
withdrawn and rulemaking will continue on this proposed rule.
Comments on the proposed rule must be received in EPA by
February 17, 1998.
- 63 FR 3097
- On January 21, DOE published a
notice announcing that it intends to prepare an Environmental
Impact Statement (EIS) for the production of tritium using one
or more commercial light water reactors (CLWR). The EIS will
evaluate the environmental impacts of tritium production for all
reasonable alternatives. DOE plans to have scoping meetings in
Alabama on February 24, 1998 and Tennessee on February 26, 1998.
Comments can be submitted to: Stephen M. Sohinski, Director,
CLWR Project Office, U.S. Department of Energy, P.O. Box 44539,
Washington, D.C. 20026-4539 or electronically to the CLWR web
site at: http://www.dp.doe.gov/dp-62.
Comments on this action must be received in DOE by March 20,
1998.
- 63 FR 3624
- On January 23, DOE published its
record of decision (ROD) to dispose of transuranic waste (TRU)
at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in Carlsbad, New Mexico.
Under this decision, DOE will dispose of up to 175,000 cubic
meters of TRU at the facility. The ROD documents DOE's decision
to implement the preferred alternative in the EIS and is being
issued in coordination with the preparation of a ROD on the
treatment and storage of TRU in the Waste Management
Programmatic EIS. Implementation of this decision is contingent
upon DOE obtaining a Compliance Certification from EPA. A copy
of the ROD can be obtained from the Center for Environmental
Management Information at (800) 736-3282 or from the Internet at
http://www.em.doe.gov/em30.
- 63 FR 3629
- On January 23, DOE published a
record of decision on where it will prepare and store TRU waste
prior to disposal. Each of the sites that currently have or will
generate TRU waste will prepare and store it on site, except the
Sandia National Laboratory which will transfer it's waste to Los
Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico. The decision was based
on analyses of the Final Programmatic Waste Management EIS and
other information. This ROD differs slightly from the Preferred
Alternative in the EIS. A copy of the ROD can be obtained from
the Center for Environmental Management Information at
800/736-3282 or from the Internet at
http://www.em.doe.gov/em30.
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