Notice of Consideration of Amendment Request for Department of the Air Force, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, and Opportunity for Providing Comments and Requesting a Hearing

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Nuclear Regulatory Commission [Docket No. 030-28641] I. Introduction The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of a license amendment to Materials License 42-23539-01AF issued to the Department of the Air Force (the licensee), to authorize decommissioning of its Test Area C-74L at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida. The licensee currently possesses radioactive material under a master materials license of broad scope. The licensee uses radioactive material for a variety of reasons. On May 24, 2002, the Air Force submitted a Decommissioning Plan (DP) to the NRC and requested approval to begin decommissioning of a site previously used by the Air Force for depleted uranium munitions testing between 1974-1978. The area is known as Test Area C-74L and is located at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. The licensee previously conducted limited decommissioning at the site and desires to conduct additional decommissioning with the goal of free-releasing the property for unrestricted use. The DP was submitted to the NRC by letter dated May 24, 2002. Supplemental information was submitted by letter dated November 1, 2002. An NRC administrative review, documented in a letter to the licensee dated November 25, 2002, found the DP acceptable to begin a technical review. If the NRC approves the DP, the approval will be documented in an amendment to NRC License 42-23539-01AF. However, before approving the proposed amendment, the NRC will need to make the findings required by…