ML18058B538

Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Anr Acceptance Letter

ML18058B538
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Issue date:	03/20/2018
From:	Kevin Williams Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs
To:	Welmas D Cabazon Band of Mission Indians
Easson S
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UNITED STATES NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20555-0001 March 20, 2018 Chairman Doug Welmas Cabazon Band of Mission Indians84-245 Indio Springs Drive Indio, CA 92203

SUBJECT:

PARTICIPATION IN THE ADVANCE NOTIFICATION PROGRAM

Dear Chairman Welmas:

Thank you for your decision to participate in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

Advance Notification program for Native American Tribes, as stated in your January 30, 2018, letter. The letter can be found in the NRCs Agenywide Documents Access and Management System using Accession No. ML18058B542.

The Advance Notification to Native American Tribes of Transportation of Certain Types of Nuclear Waste (Advance Notification Rule) published on June 11, 2012 (77 FR 34194),

amended NRC regulations in Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Parts 71 and 73 to require licensees to provide participating Federally recognized Tribes advance notification of commercial irradiated reactor fuel shipments and nuclear waste shipments meeting the criteria of 10 CFR §71.97(b) which may be transported within or across Tribal reservations.

One of the requirements to receive advance notifications is to have Tribal designees complete Safeguards Information (SGI) training.

The NRC acknowledges the two designees that you identified below as having completed the required SGI training and are able to receive advance notifications of irradiated reactor fuel and nuclear waste shipments that are transported by NRC or Agreement State licensees under the requirements in 10 CFR Parts 71 and 73.

Primary Designee: Backup Designee:

Jacquelyn Barnum, Director Melissa Varela Environmental Compliance Compliance Specialist 84-245 Indio Springs Drive 84-245 Indio Springs Drive Indio, CA 92203 Indio, CA 92203 Office Number: 760-238-5000 Office Number: 760-238-5000 Cell Phone Number: 760-408-5451 Cell Phone Number: 760-600-6692 E-mail: jbarnum@cabazonindians-nsn.gov E-mail: mvarela@cabazonindians-nsn.gov

D. Welmas In the next few days, the names, contact information of your designees along with the attached map of your reservation (see enclosure) will be added to our Web site with other Tribal and State transportation designees authorized to receive advance notifications. The listing of names can be found at: https://scp.nrc.gov/special/designee.pdf.

Finally, your designees will be contacted by NRC on an annual basis to confirm their contact information and status as the advance notification transportation designee for the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians.

Please feel free to contact Christian Einberg at (301) 415-5422 or Christian.Einberg@nrc.gov.

concerning any questions you may have.

Sincerely,

/RA/

Kevin Williams, Acting Director Division of Materials Safety, Security, State, and Tribal Programs Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards

Enclosure:

Cabazon Band of Mission Indians Reservation map with NRC Transportation Route cc: Jacquelyn Barnum Melissa Varela Michael Layton, NRC/NMSS Jim Andersen, NRC/NSIR Bill Maier, NRC Region IV

D. Welmas

SUBJECT:

PARTICIPATION IN THE ADVANCE NOTIFICATION PROGRAM DATED: __________________.

ML18058B536 OFC NMSS/MSST NMSS/MSST NMSS/DSFM OGC NMSS/MSST NAME SEasson CEinberg D. Pstrak JOlmstead KWilliams DATE 2/ 27 /18 3/9/18 3/13/18 3/16/18 3/20/18 OFFICIAL RECORD COPY