Federal Register: December 24, 2003 (Volume 68, Number 247)
DOCID: FR Doc 03-31700
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Energy Department
NOTICE: NOTICES
DOCUMENT ACTION: Notice of the acceptance of Title X claims for reimbursement in fiscal year (FY) 2004.
SUBJECT CATEGORY:
Reimbursement for Costs of Remedial Action at Active Uranium and Thorium Processing Sites
DATES: The closing date for the submission of claims in FY 2004 is May 3, 2004. These new claims will be processed for payment by April 30, 2005, together with unpaid approved claim balances from prior years, based on the availability of funds from congressional appropriations.
DOCUMENT SUMMARY:
This Notice announces the Department of Energy (DOE)
acceptance of claims in FY 2004 from eligible active uranium and
thorium processing sites for reimbursement under Title X of the Energy
Policy Act of 1992. In FY 2004, Congress appropriated $51 million for
the Title X reimbursement program. Because of the amount of unpaid approved claims within the current reimbursement ceilings
(approximately $80 million), DOE plans to accelerate the FY 2004
reimbursements to licensees in advance of the April 30, 2004,
regulatory deadline. These payments will be prorated based on the
amount of FY 2004 appropriations, unpaid approved claim balances
(approximately $80 million), and claims received in May 2003
(approximately $38 million).
SUMMARY:
Active uranium and thorium processing sites; reimbursement for costs of remedial action,
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
DOE published a final rule under 10 CFR Part
765 in the Federal Register on May 23, 1994, (59 FR 26714) to carry out
the requirements of Title X of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (sections
10011004 of Public Law 102486, 42 U.S.C. 2296a et seq.) and to
establish the procedures for eligible licensees to submit claims for
reimbursement. DOE amended the final rule on June 3, 2003, (68 FR 32955) to adopt several technical and
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administrative amendments (e.g., statutory increases in the
reimbursement ceilings). Title X requires DOE to reimburse eligible
uranium and thorium licensees for certain costs of decontamination,
decommissioning, reclamation, and other remedial action incurred by
licensees at active uranium and thorium processing sites to remediate
byproduct material generated as an incident of sales to the United
States Government. To be reimbursable, costs of remedial action must be
for work which is necessary to comply with applicable requirements of
the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 7901
et seq.) or, where appropriate, with requirements established by a
State pursuant to a discontinuance agreement under section 274 of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2021). Claims for reimbursement
must be supported by reasonable documentation as determined by DOE in
accordance with 10 CFR Part 765. Funds for reimbursement will be provided from the Uranium Enrichment Decontamination and
Decommissioning Fund established at the United States Department of
Treasury pursuant to section 1801 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42
U.S.C. 2297g). Payment or obligation of funds shall be subject to the requirements of the AntiDeficiency Act (31 U.S.C. 1341).
Authority: Section 10011004 of Public Law 102486, 106 Stat. 2776 (42 U.S.C. 2296a et seq.).
Issued in Washington DC on this 16th of December, 2003. David E. Mathes,
Commercial Disposition Office, Office of Logistics & Waste Disposition Enhancement.
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT
Contact Gilbert Maldonado at (505) 8454035 of the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Service Center, Environmental Programs Department.