Notice of Availability of 2004-09; Regulatory Issue Summary for Status on Deferral of Active Regulation of Ground-Water Protection at In Situ Leach Uranium Extraction Facilities

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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has developed Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS) 2004-09, "Status on Deferral of Active Regulation of Ground-Water Protection at In Situ Leach (ISL) Uranium Extraction Facilities," to inform interested parties of NRC's proposal to defer active ground-water regulation at ISL facilities to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-authorized States. The NRC shares the regulatory oversight of ground-water at ISL facilities with the EPA and EPA-authorized States, under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The RIS summarizes the process that the NRC plans to use to assure that EPA-authorized States' ground-water protection programs provides adequate protection of public health and safety, and the environment, equivalent to the NRC program. On February 23, 2004, the NRC issued RIS 2004-02, requesting interested parties to submit information, on a voluntary basis, regarding the proposed action. RIS 2004-09 summarizes the comments received from interested parties and supersedes RIS 2004- 02 in its entirety. No specific action or written response is required to this RIS.