80_FR_11279 80 FR 11239 - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting

80 FR 11239 - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting

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Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 40 (March 2, 2015)

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FR Document2015-04295

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 40 (Monday, March 2, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 40 (Monday, March 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 11239-11240]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-04295]


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Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with the purposes of Sections 29 and 182b of the 
Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the Advisory Committee on 
Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting on March 5-7, 2015, 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

Thursday, March 5, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    8:35 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the Commission 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss topics in preparation for the 
meeting with the Commission.
    10:00 a.m.-11:30 p.m.: Meeting with the Commission (Open)--The ACRS 
will meet with the Commission.
    12:30 p.m.-2:30 p.m.: Industry Priorization and Scheduling (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the staff regarding the review of draft SECY Paper 
on possible options for implementing risk-informed scheduling as 
described in COMGEA-12-0001/COMWDM-12-0002, ``Proposed Initiative to 
Improve Nuclear Safety and Regulatory Efficiency.''
    2:45 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Sequoyah Units 1 and 2 License Renewal 
Application (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the staff and TVA regarding the 
safety evaluation associated with the license renewal application for 
Sequoyah, Units 1 and 2.
    5:15 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed 
during this meeting.

Friday, March 6, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning 
and Procedures Subcommittee (Open/Closed)--The Committee will discuss 
the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee 
regarding items proposed for consideration by the Full Committee during 
future ACRS Meetings, and matters related to the conduct of ACRS 
business, including anticipated workload and member assignments. [Note: 
A portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) 
and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate 
solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and 
information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy.]
    10:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses from 
the NRC Executive Director for Operations to comments and 
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters.
    10:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on 
matters discussed during this meeting.

Saturday, March 7, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will 
continue its discussion related to the conduct of Committee activities 
and specific issues that were not completed during previous meetings.
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on October 13, 2014 (79 FR 
59307-59308). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written 
views may be presented by members of the public, including 
representatives of the nuclear industry. Persons desiring to make oral 
statements should notify Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant ACRS Staff (Telephone: 
301-415-5844, Email: [email protected]), five days before the 
meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made to 
allow necessary time during the meeting for such statements. In view of 
the possibility that the schedule for ACRS meetings may be adjusted by 
the

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Chairman as necessary to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, persons 
planning to attend should check with the Cognizant ACRS staff if such 
rescheduling would result in major inconvenience.
    Thirty-five hard copies of each presentation or handout should be 
provided 30 minutes before the meeting. In addition, one electronic 
copy of each presentation should be emailed to the Cognizant ACRS Staff 
one day before meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be provided within 
this timeframe, presenters should provide the Cognizant ACRS Staff with 
a CD containing each presentation at least 30 minutes before the 
meeting.
    In accordance with Subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-463 and 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c), certain portions of the March 6th meeting may be 
closed, as specifically noted above. Use of still, motion picture, and 
television cameras during the meeting may be limited to selected 
portions of the meeting as determined by the Chairman. Electronic 
recordings will be permitted only during the open portions of the 
meeting.
    ACRS meeting agendas, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available through the NRC Public Document Room at [email protected], 
or by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available 
Records System (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS) which 
is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/ACRS/.
    Video teleconferencing service is available for observing open 
sessions of ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service should 
contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio Visual Technician (301-415-8066), 
between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. (ET), at least 10 days before the 
meeting to ensure the availability of this service. Individuals or 
organizations requesting this service will be responsible for telephone 
line charges and for providing the equipment and facilities that they 
use to establish the video teleconferencing link. The availability of 
video teleconferencing services is not guaranteed.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day of February 2015.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
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                                                    between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern                      Nuclear Operations, Inc., 440 Hamiliton               Friday, March 6, 2015, Conference
                                                    Time, Monday through Friday,                            Avenue, White Plains, NY 10601.                       Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
                                                    excluding government holidays.                           NRC Branch Chief: Benjamin Beasley.                  Rockville, Maryland
                                                       Participants who believe that they
                                                                                                              Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day            8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.: Future ACRS
                                                    have a good cause for not submitting                    of February 2015.                                     Activities/Report of the Planning and
                                                    documents electronically must file an
                                                                                                              For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.              Procedures Subcommittee (Open/
                                                    exemption request, in accordance with
                                                                                                            Douglas V. Pickett,                                   Closed)—The Committee will discuss
                                                    10 CFR 2.302(g), with their initial paper
                                                                                                            Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing               the recommendations of the Planning
                                                    filing requesting authorization to
                                                                                                            Branch I–1, Division of Operating Reactor             and Procedures Subcommittee regarding
                                                    continue to submit documents in paper
                                                                                                            Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor                  items proposed for consideration by the
                                                    format. Such filings must be submitted                  Regulation.
                                                    by: (1) First class mail addressed to the                                                                     Full Committee during future ACRS
                                                    Office of the Secretary of the                          [FR Doc. 2015–04292 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am]           Meetings, and matters related to the
                                                    Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                     BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                conduct of ACRS business, including
                                                    Commission, Washington, DC 20555–                                                                             anticipated workload and member
                                                    0001, Attention: Rulemaking and                                                                               assignments. [Note: A portion of this
                                                                                                            NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                    meeting may be closed pursuant to 5
                                                    Adjudications Staff; or (2) courier,
                                                                                                            COMMISSION                                            U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss
                                                    express mail, or expedited delivery
                                                    service to the Office of the Secretary,                                                                       organizational and personnel matters
                                                                                                            Advisory Committee on Reactor                         that relate solely to internal personnel
                                                    Sixteenth Floor, One White Flint North,                 Safeguards; Notice of Meeting
                                                    11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,                                                                              rules and practices of ACRS, and
                                                    Maryland 20852, Attention: Rulemaking                                                                         information the release of which would
                                                                                                              In accordance with the purposes of                  constitute a clearly unwarranted
                                                    and Adjudications Staff. Participants                   Sections 29 and 182b of the Atomic
                                                    filing a document in this manner are                                                                          invasion of personal privacy.]
                                                                                                            Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the                  10:00 a.m.–10:15 a.m.: Reconciliation
                                                    responsible for serving the document on                 Advisory Committee on Reactor
                                                    all other participants. Filing is                                                                             of ACRS Comments and
                                                                                                            Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting                 Recommendations (Open)—The
                                                    considered complete by first-class mail                 on March 5–7, 2015, 11545 Rockville
                                                    as of the time of deposit in the mail, or                                                                     Committee will discuss the responses
                                                                                                            Pike, Rockville, Maryland.                            from the NRC Executive Director for
                                                    by courier, express mail, or expedited
                                                    delivery service upon depositing the                    Thursday, March 5, 2015, Conference                   Operations to comments and
                                                    document with the provider of the                       Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,                     recommendations included in recent
                                                    service. A presiding officer, having                    Rockville, Maryland                                   ACRS reports and letters.
                                                    granted an exemption request from                                                                                10:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of
                                                                                                               8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening                       ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee
                                                    using E-Filing, may require a participant               Remarks by the ACRS Chairman
                                                    or party to use E-Filing if the presiding                                                                     will continue its discussion of proposed
                                                                                                            (Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make                    ACRS reports on matters discussed
                                                    officer subsequently determines that the                opening remarks regarding the conduct
                                                    reason for granting the exemption from                                                                        during this meeting.
                                                                                                            of the meeting.
                                                    use of E-Filing no longer exists.                          8:35 a.m.–9:45 a.m.: Preparation for               Saturday, March 7, 2015, Conference
                                                       Documents submitted in adjudicatory                                                                        Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
                                                                                                            Meeting with the Commission (Open)—
                                                    proceedings will appear in the NRC’s                                                                          Rockville, Maryland
                                                                                                            The Committee will discuss topics in
                                                    electronic hearing docket which is
                                                                                                            preparation for the meeting with the                     8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Preparation of
                                                    available to the public at http://
                                                                                                            Commission.                                           ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee
                                                    ehd1.nrc.gov/ehd/, unless excluded
                                                    pursuant to an order of the Commission,                    10:00 a.m.–11:30 p.m.: Meeting with                will continue its discussion of proposed
                                                    or the presiding officer. Participants are              the Commission (Open)—The ACRS                        ACRS reports.
                                                    requested not to include personal                       will meet with the Commission.                           11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous
                                                    privacy information, such as social                        12:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m.: Industry                     (Open)—The Committee will continue
                                                    security numbers, home addresses, or                    Priorization and Scheduling (Open)—                   its discussion related to the conduct of
                                                    home phone numbers in their filings,                    The Committee will hear presentations                 Committee activities and specific issues
                                                    unless an NRC regulation or other law                   by and hold discussions with                          that were not completed during
                                                    requires submission of such                             representatives of the staff regarding the            previous meetings.
                                                    information. However, a request to                      review of draft SECY Paper on possible                   Procedures for the conduct of and
                                                    intervene will require including                        options for implementing risk-informed                participation in ACRS meetings were
                                                    information on local residence in order                 scheduling as described in COMGEA–                    published in the Federal Register on
                                                    to demonstrate a proximity assertion of                 12–0001/COMWDM–12–0002,                               October 13, 2014 (79 FR 59307–59308).
                                                    interest in the proceeding. With respect                ‘‘Proposed Initiative to Improve Nuclear              In accordance with those procedures,
                                                    to copyrighted works, except for limited                Safety and Regulatory Efficiency.’’                   oral or written views may be presented
                                                    excerpts that serve the purpose of the                     2:45 p.m.–5:15 p.m.: Sequoyah Units                by members of the public, including
                                                    adjudicatory filings and would                          1 and 2 License Renewal Application                   representatives of the nuclear industry.
                                                    constitute a Fair Use application,                      (Open)—The Committee will hear                        Persons desiring to make oral statements
                                                                                                            presentations by and hold discussions                 should notify Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant
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                                                    participants are requested not to include
                                                    copyrighted materials in their                          with representatives of the staff and                 ACRS Staff (Telephone: 301–415–5844,
                                                    submission.                                             TVA regarding the safety evaluation                   Email: Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov), five
                                                       For further details with respect to this             associated with the license renewal                   days before the meeting, if possible, so
                                                    action, see the application for license                 application for Sequoyah, Units 1 and 2.              that appropriate arrangements can be
                                                    amendment dated February 12, 2015                          5:15 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of                made to allow necessary time during the
                                                    (ADAMS Accession No. ML15044A471).                      ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee                     meeting for such statements. In view of
                                                       Attorney for licensee: Jeanne Cho,                   will discuss proposed ACRS reports on                 the possibility that the schedule for
                                                    Assistant General Counsel, Entergy                      matters discussed during this meeting.                ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the


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                                                    11240                          Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 40 / Monday, March 2, 2015 / Notices

                                                    Chairman as necessary to facilitate the                 PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY                              Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA)
                                                    conduct of the meeting, persons                         CORPORATION                                           requires each member of a controlled
                                                    planning to attend should check with                                                                          group to submit financial and actuarial
                                                    the Cognizant ACRS staff if such                        Proposed Submission of Information                    information to PBGC under certain
                                                    rescheduling would result in major                      Collection for OMB Review; Comment                    circumstances. PBGC’s regulation on
                                                    inconvenience.                                          Request; Annual Reporting (Form 5500                  Annual Financial and Actuarial
                                                       Thirty-five hard copies of each                      Series)                                               Information (29 CFR part 4010) specifies
                                                    presentation or handout should be                                                                             the items of identifying, financial, and
                                                                                                            AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty                      actuarial information that filers must
                                                    provided 30 minutes before the meeting.                 Corporation.
                                                    In addition, one electronic copy of each                                                                      submit. PBGC reviews the information
                                                                                                            ACTION: Notice of intention to request                that is filed and enters it into an
                                                    presentation should be emailed to the                   extension of OMB approval.
                                                    Cognizant ACRS Staff one day before                                                                           electronic database for more detailed
                                                    meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be                                                                      analysis. Computer-assisted analysis of
                                                                                                            SUMMARY:    The Pension Benefit Guaranty
                                                    provided within this timeframe,                                                                               this information helps PBGC to
                                                                                                            Corporation (PBGC) intends to request
                                                                                                                                                                  anticipate possible major demands on
                                                    presenters should provide the Cognizant                 that the Office of Management and
                                                                                                                                                                  the pension insurance system and to
                                                    ACRS Staff with a CD containing each                    Budget (OMB) extend approval, under
                                                                                                                                                                  focus PBGC resources on situations that
                                                    presentation at least 30 minutes before                 the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, of
                                                                                                                                                                  pose the greatest risk to the system.
                                                    the meeting.                                            its collection of information for annual
                                                                                                                                                                  Because other sources of information are
                                                       In accordance with Subsection 10(d)                  financial and actuarial reporting under               not as current as the 4010 information
                                                    of Public Law 92–463 and 5 U.S.C.                       29 CFR part 4010 (OMB control number                  and do not reflect a plan’s termination
                                                    552b(c), certain portions of the March                  1212–0049, expires June 30, 2015). This               liability, 4010 filings play a major role
                                                    6th meeting may be closed, as                           notice informs the public of PBGC’s                   in PBGC’s ability to protect participant
                                                    specifically noted above. Use of still,                 intent and solicits public comment on                 and premium-payer interests.
                                                    motion picture, and television cameras                  the collection of information.                           ERISA section 4010 and PBGC’s 4010
                                                    during the meeting may be limited to                    DATES: Comments must be submitted by                  regulation specify that each controlled
                                                    selected portions of the meeting as                     May 1, 2015.                                          group member must provide PBGC with
                                                    determined by the Chairman. Electronic                  ADDRESSES: Comments may be                            certain financial information, including
                                                    recordings will be permitted only                       submitted by any of the following                     audited (if available) or (if not)
                                                    during the open portions of the meeting.                methods:                                              unaudited financial statements. They
                                                       ACRS meeting agendas, meeting                           • Federal eRulemaking Portal: http://              also specify that the controlled group
                                                    transcripts, and letter reports are                     www.regulations.gov. Follow the Web                   must provide PBGC with certain
                                                    available through the NRC Public                        site instructions for submitting                      actuarial information necessary to
                                                    Document Room at pdr.resource@                          comments.                                             determine the liabilities and assets for
                                                    nrc.gov, or by calling the PDR at 1–800–                   • Email: paperwork.comments@                       all PBGC-covered plans. All non-public
                                                    397–4209, or from the Publicly                          pbgc.gov.                                             information submitted is protected from
                                                    Available Records System (PARS)                            • Fax: 202–326–4224.                               disclosure. Reporting is accomplished
                                                    component of NRC’s document system                         • Mail or Hand Delivery: Regulatory                through PBGC’s secure e–4010 web-
                                                    (ADAMS) which is accessible from the                    Affairs Group, Office of the General                  based application.
                                                    NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/                     Counsel, Pension Benefit Guaranty                        OMB has approved the 4010
                                                    reading-rm/adams.html or http://                        Corporation, 1200 K Street NW.,                       collection of information under control
                                                    www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-                             Washington, DC 20005–4026.                            number 1212–0049 through June 30,
                                                    collections/ACRS/.                                      PBGC will make all comments available                 2015. PBGC intends to require that OMB
                                                                                                            on its Web site at http://www.pbgc.gov.               extend approval of this collection of
                                                       Video teleconferencing service is                                                                          information for three years. An agency
                                                                                                               Copies of the collection of
                                                    available for observing open sessions of                                                                      may not conduct or sponsor, and a
                                                                                                            information and comments may be
                                                    ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use                                                                           person is not required to respond to, a
                                                                                                            obtained without charge by writing to
                                                    this service should contact Mr. Theron                                                                        collection of information unless it
                                                                                                            the Disclosure Division of the Office of
                                                    Brown, ACRS Audio Visual Technician                                                                           displays a currently valid OMB Control
                                                                                                            the General Counsel of PBGC, at the
                                                    (301–415–8066), between 7:30 a.m. and                                                                         number.
                                                                                                            above address or by visiting the
                                                    3:45 p.m. (ET), at least 10 days before                                                                          PBGC estimates that approximately
                                                                                                            Disclosure Division or calling 202–326–
                                                    the meeting to ensure the availability of                                                                     300 controlled groups will be subject to
                                                                                                            4040 during normal business hours.
                                                    this service. Individuals or                                                                                  4010 reporting requirements. PBGC
                                                                                                            (TTY and TDD users may call the
                                                    organizations requesting this service                                                                         further estimates that the total annual
                                                                                                            Federal relay service toll-free at 1–800–
                                                    will be responsible for telephone line                                                                        burden of this collection of information
                                                                                                            877–8339 and ask to be connected to
                                                    charges and for providing the                                                                                 will be 2,620 hours and $5,088,000.
                                                                                                            202–326–4040.)
                                                    equipment and facilities that they use to                                                                        PBGC is soliciting public comments
                                                    establish the video teleconferencing                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      to—
                                                    link. The availability of video                         Grace Kraemer, Attorney, or Catherine                    • Evaluate whether the proposed
                                                    teleconferencing services is not                        B. Klion, Assistant General Counsel,                  collection of information is necessary
                                                    guaranteed.                                             Office of the General Counsel, Pension                for the proper performance of the
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                                                                                                            Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K                  functions of the agency, including
                                                      Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day           Street NW., Washington, DC 20005–
                                                    of February 2015.                                                                                             whether the information will have
                                                                                                            4026; 202–326–4024. (TTY and TDD                      practical utility;
                                                      For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                users may call the Federal relay service                 • Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                                    Andrew L. Bates,                                        toll-free at 1–800–877–8339 and ask to                agency’s estimate of the burden of the
                                                    Advisory Committee Management Officer.                  be connected to 202–326–4024.)                        proposed collection of information,
                                                    [FR Doc. 2015–04295 Filed 2–27–15; 8:45 am]             SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section                    including the validity of the
                                                    BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                  4010 of the Employee Retirement                       methodologies and assumptions used;


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FR Citation80 FR 11239 

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