ML25182A236
| ML25182A236 | |
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|---|---|
| Issue date: | 07/01/2025 |
| From: | Nadiyah Morgan NRC/NMSS/DMSST |
| To: | Heart M Ute Mountain Ute Tribe |
| Morgan N | |
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| Download: ML25182A236 (4) | |
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Manuel Heart, Chairman Ute Mountain Ute Tribe P.O. Box JJ Towaoc, CO 81334
SUBJECT:
UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBE REQUEST TO RECEIVE ADVANCE NOTICE OF CERTAIN SHIPMENTS OF IRRADIATED REACTOR FUEL AND NUCLEAR WASTE PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 73.37 AND 71.97 OF TITLE 10 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS
Dear Chairman Heart:
Thank you for your interest in participating in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commissions (NRC)
Advance Notification Program. In accordance with Sections 73.37 and 71.97 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation (10 CFR), this program affords the opportunity for federally recognized Tribes to receive advance notification of certain shipments of irradiated reactor fuel and other nuclear wastes within or across the boundary of their reservation. The NRCs regulations require licensees to provide notifications to participating Tribal officials, or their designees.
To opt into the program, please submit the following information by letter to the NRC Tribal Liaison Program Manager, Nadiyah Morgan at 11545 Rockville Pike, Mail Stop: T5B60, Rockville, MD 208521:
1.
Tribal official to assign a designee and alternate for receipt of the notifications and contact information. Also, the NRC requests contact information for the Tribal emergency response individual.
Example: I, [Name and Title] of the [Tribe], do hereby designate [Name and Title] and alternate [Name and Title], as the representatives of [Tribe] to receive notifications of certain shipments of irradiated reactor fuel and other nuclear wastes pursuant to Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulation Sections 73.37 and 71.97. I have determined that these individuals have a need-to-know for this information and recognize that they may receive sensitive and/or safeguards information that will need to be appropriately handled. I understand that the NRC will publish this contact information in a future Federal Register notice and on the NRC website for access by licensees.
1 This information request has been approved by OMB 3150-0250 expiration 6/30/2028. The estimated burden per response to comply with this voluntary collection is approximately 5.5 hours5.787037e-5 days <br />0.00139 hours <br />8.267196e-6 weeks <br />1.9025e-6 months <br />. Comments regarding this collection may be submitted to the FOIA, Library and Information Collections Branch, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, or by e-mail to infocollects.resource@nrc.gov, and to the Desk Officer, Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, NEOB-10202 (3150-0250),
Office of Management and Budget, Washington, DC 20503. If a means used to impose an information collection does not display a currently valid OMB control number, the NRC may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, the information collection.
July 1, 2025
M. Heart 2
Contact Information:
Primary Alternate Emergency
Response
Name Title Organization (if appropriate)
Mailing Address Phone Number(s)
Fax Number Email Address Tribal officials and designees are relieved from the fingerprinting; identification and criminal history records checks; and other elements of background checks and fingerprinting checks as described in 10 CFR 73.59.
2.
Tribal official to provide a written statement that certifies the following for each designee:
(1) necessary protection measures are in place and will be implemented for safeguards, as described in NUREG/BR0362, Protection of Safeguards Information: Requirements for Tribes Participating in the Advance Notification of Irradiated Reactor Fuel Shipments (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System [ADAMS] Accession No. ML12283A116) in enclosure 1; and (2) completion of the self-directed course, Safeguards Information (SGI) Awareness Training (ADAMS No. ML16083A340) in enclosure 2.
Certain information provided for shipments of irradiated reactor fuel is considered SGI under the NRC regulations, which is a special category of sensitive unclassified information that must be protected against unauthorized disclosure and shared only on a need-toknow basis. Tribes may develop implementing procedures for protecting SGI, but these procedures do not require NRC review and approval for participation in the advance notification program.
3.
Tribal official to verify the map of the reservation provided. Enclosure 3 includes a map identifying the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe reservation boundaries, developed using data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Please review the map for accuracy and provide any corrections as needed. Once finalized, the map will be posted to the NRC website and used by NRC licensees to determine if Tribal notification is required. Currently, there are no NRC-approved transportation routes across or within your reservation boundaries.
M. Heart 3
The NRC is committed to enhancing Tribal engagement and appreciates your interest in the NRCs Advance Notification Program. If you have any questions, please contact me at Nadiyah.Morgan@nrc.gov or 301415-5836.
Sincerely, Nadiyah S. Morgan Tribal Liaison Program Manager Tribal Relations Team Division of Materials Safety, Security, State and Tribal Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
Enclosures:
1.
NUREG/BR0362, Protection of Safeguards Information: Requirements for Tribes Participating in the Advance Notification of Irradiated Reactor Fuel Shipments 2.
Safeguards Information (SGI)
Awareness Training 3.
Ute Mountain Ute Reservation Map cc: Donna Kraidy, Supervisory Regional Environmental Scientist Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Environmental, Safety, and Cultural Resources Management 1001 Indian School Road NW, Suite 385 Albuquerque, NM 87104 Signed by Morgan, Nadiyah on 07/01/25
SUBJECT:
UTE MOUNTAIN UTE TRIBE REQUEST TO RECEIVE ADVANCE NOTICE OF CERTAIN SHIPMENTS OF IRRADIATED REACTOR FUEL AND NUCLEAR WASTE PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 73.37 AND 71.97 OF TITLE 10 OF THE CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS DATED JULY 1, 2025.
DISTRIBUTION:
D. Silberfeld, NMSS G. Flanders, NMSS J. Lynch, NMSS A. Gross, NMSS M. MacDonald, NSIR D. Pstrak, NMSS A. Sapountzis, NSIR R. Alexander, RIV ADAMS Accession Number: ML25182A237(PKG) ML25182A236(LTR)
OFFICE NMSS/MSST/TRT NMSS/MSST/TRT/TL NAME NChandran (Reviewer)
NMorgan DATE 7/1/2025 7/1/2025 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY