80_FR_33408 80 FR 33296 - Investigative Hearing

80 FR 33296 - Investigative Hearing

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 112 (June 11, 2015)

Page Range33296-33297
FR Document2015-14259

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 112 (Thursday, June 11, 2015) 
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 112 (Thursday, June 11, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 33296-33297]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-14259]


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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD


Investigative Hearing

    On Tuesday, June 23, 2015, the National Transportation Safety Board 
(NTSB) will convene a two-day investigative hearing to gather 
additional factual information for the ongoing investigation of the 
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Metrorail (WMATA) train 
302 that encountered heavy smoke in the tunnel between the L'Enfant 
Plaza Station and the Potomac River Bridge on January 12, 2015. The 
NTSB Chairman Christopher Hart will preside over the investigative 
hearing. The Board of Inquiry consists of Chairman Hart, Vice Chairman 
Dinh-Zarr and Members Sumwalt and Weener.
    On January 12, 2015, about 3:15 p.m. eastern standard time, 
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) Metrorail train 
302 stopped after encountering an accumulation of heavy smoke while 
traveling southbound in a tunnel between the L'Enfant Plaza Station and 
the Potomac River Bridge. After stopping, the rear car of the train was 
about 386 feet from the south end of the L'Enfant Plaza Station 
platform.
    A following train, stopped at the L'Enfant Plaza Station at about 
3:23 p.m., and was also affected by the heavy smoke. This train stopped 
about 100 feet short of the south end of the platform. Passengers of 
both trains, as well as passengers on the station platforms, were 
exposed to the heavy smoke.
    Both Metrorail trains involved in this incident consisted of six 
passenger cars and were about 450 feet in length. As a result of the 
smoke, 86 passengers were transported to local medical facilities for 
treatment; another nine people sought medical attention. There was one 
passenger fatality.
    The investigative hearing will discuss the following issue areas:
     State of WMATA's Infrastructure;
     Emergency Response Efforts;
     WMATA's Organizational Culture; and
     Federal Transit Administration and Tri-State Oversight 
Committees Efforts for Public Transportation safety.
    Parties to the hearing will include the Federal Transit 
Administration, WMATA, Tri-State Oversight Committee, Amalgamated 
Transit Union, International Association of Fire Fighters, and District 
of Columbia (DC) Emergency Services, which includes three DC 
departments.
    At the start of the hearing, the public docket will be opened. 
Included in the docket are photographs, interview transcripts, and 
other documents.

Order of Proceedings

1. Opening Statement by the Chairman of the Board of Inquiry
2. Introduction of the Board of Inquiry and Technical Panel
3. Introduction of the Parties to the Hearing
4. Introduction of Exhibits by Hearing Officer
5. Overview of the incident and the investigation by Investigator-In-
Charge
6. Calling of Witnesses by Hearing Officer and Examination of Witness 
by Board of Inquiry, Technical Panel, and Parties
7. Closing Statement by the Chairman of the Board of Inquiry

    The hearing docket is DCA15FR004.
    The Investigative Hearing will be held in the NTSB Board Room and 
Conference Center, located at 429 L'Enfant Plaza E, SW., Washington, 
DC, on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 and Wednesday, June 24, 2015, beginning 
at 9:00 a.m. The public can view the hearing in person or by live 
webcast at www.ntsb.gov. Webcast archives are generally available by 
the end of the next day following the hearing, and webcasts are 
archived for a period of 3 months from after the date of the event.
    Individuals requiring reasonable accommodation and/or wheelchair 
access directions should contact Ms. Rochelle Hall at (202) 314-6305 or 
by email at Rochelle.Hall@ntsb.gov by Friday, June 19, 2015.
    NTSB Media Contact: Mr. Peter Knudson_Peter.Knudson@ntsb.gov

[[Page 33297]]

    NTSB Investigative Hearing Officer: Dr. Kristin Poland_
Kristin.Poland@ntsb.gov.

Candi R. Bing,
Federal Register Liaison Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-14259 Filed 6-10-15; 8:45 am]
 BILLING CODE 7533-01-P

33296 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 112 / Thursday, June 11, 2015 / Notices Average Time per Response: Time assistance in using the Internet to locate medical attention. There was one varies from 5 minutes (.08 hour) to docket submissions. passenger fatality. notify a hoist operator of blasting agents The investigative hearing will discuss V. Authority and Signature to 8 hours to develop an alternative plan the following issue areas: if an employer is unable to display David Michaels, Ph.D., MPH, Assistant Secretary of Labor for • State of WMATA’s Infrastructure; adequate signs warning against the use of mobile radio transmitters during Occupational Safety and Health, • Emergency Response Efforts; blasting operations. directed the preparation of this notice. • WMATA’s Organizational Culture; Estimated Total Burden Hours: 1,666. The authority for this notice is the and Estimated Cost (Operation and Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 • Federal Transit Administration and Maintenance): $0. U.S.C. 3506 et seq.) and Secretary of Tri-State Oversight Committees Efforts Labor’s Order No. 1–2012 (77 FR 3911, for Public Transportation safety. IV. Public Participation—Submission of January 25, 2012). Comments on This Notice and Internet Parties to the hearing will include the Access to Comments and Submissions Signed at Washington, DC, on June 8, 2015. Federal Transit Administration, David Michaels, WMATA, Tri-State Oversight You may submit comments in response to this document as follows: Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Committee, Amalgamated Transit Safety and Health. Union, International Association of Fire (1) Electronically at http:// [FR Doc. 2015–14294 Filed 6–10–15; 8:45 am] Fighters, and District of Columbia (DC) www.regulations.gov, which is the Federal eRulemaking Portal; (2) by BILLING CODE 4510–26–P Emergency Services, which includes facsimile (fax); or (3) by hard copy. All three DC departments. comments, attachments, and other At the start of the hearing, the public material must identify the Agency name NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION docket will be opened. Included in the and the OSHA docket number for SAFETY BOARD docket are photographs, interview (Docket No. OSHA–2011–0747) the ICR. transcripts, and other documents. Investigative Hearing You may supplement electronic submissions by uploading document Order of Proceedings On Tuesday, June 23, 2015, the files electronically. If you wish to mail National Transportation Safety Board 1. Opening Statement by the Chairman additional materials in reference to an (NTSB) will convene a two-day of the Board of Inquiry electronic or facsimile submission, you investigative hearing to gather 2. Introduction of the Board of Inquiry must submit them to the OSHA Docket additional factual information for the and Technical Panel Office (see the section of this notice ongoing investigation of the Washington titled ADDRESSES). The additional Metropolitan Area Transit Authority 3. Introduction of the Parties to the materials must clearly identify your Metrorail (WMATA) train 302 that Hearing electronic comments by your name, encountered heavy smoke in the tunnel 4. Introduction of Exhibits by Hearing date, and the docket number so the between the L’Enfant Plaza Station and Officer Agency can attach them to your the Potomac River Bridge on January 12, 5. Overview of the incident and the comments. 2015. The NTSB Chairman Christopher investigation by Investigator-In- Because of security procedures, the Hart will preside over the investigative Charge use of regular mail may cause a hearing. The Board of Inquiry consists 6. Calling of Witnesses by Hearing significant delay in the receipt of of Chairman Hart, Vice Chairman Dinh- Officer and Examination of Witness comments. For information about Zarr and Members Sumwalt and by Board of Inquiry, Technical security procedures concerning the Weener. Panel, and Parties delivery of materials by hand, express On January 12, 2015, about 3:15 p.m. delivery, messenger, or courier service, eastern standard time, Washington 7. Closing Statement by the Chairman of please contact the OSHA Docket Office Metropolitan Area Transit Authority the Board of Inquiry at (202) 693–2350, (TTY (877) 889– (WMATA) Metrorail train 302 stopped The hearing docket is DCA15FR004. 5627). after encountering an accumulation of The Investigative Hearing will be held Comments and submissions are heavy smoke while traveling in the NTSB Board Room and posted without change at http:// southbound in a tunnel between the Conference Center, located at 429 www.regulations.gov. Therefore, OSHA L’Enfant Plaza Station and the Potomac L’Enfant Plaza E, SW., Washington, DC, cautions commenters about submitting River Bridge. After stopping, the rear car on Tuesday, June 23, 2015 and personal information, such as social of the train was about 386 feet from the Wednesday, June 24, 2015, beginning at security number and date of birth. south end of the L’Enfant Plaza Station 9:00 a.m. The public can view the Although all submissions are listed in platform. hearing in person or by live webcast at the http://www.regulations.gov index, A following train, stopped at the www.ntsb.gov. Webcast archives are some information (e.g., copyrighted L’Enfant Plaza Station at about 3:23 generally available by the end of the material) is not publicly available to p.m., and was also affected by the heavy next day following the hearing, and read or download from this Web site. smoke. This train stopped about 100 feet webcasts are archived for a period of 3 All submissions, including copyrighted short of the south end of the platform. months from after the date of the event. material, are available for inspection Passengers of both trains, as well as Individuals requiring reasonable mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES and copying at the OSHA Docket Office. passengers on the station platforms, Information on using the http:// were exposed to the heavy smoke. accommodation and/or wheelchair www.regulations.gov Web site to submit Both Metrorail trains involved in this access directions should contact Ms. comments and access the docket is incident consisted of six passenger cars Rochelle Hall at (202) 314–6305 or by available at the Web site’s ‘‘User and were about 450 feet in length. As a email at Rochelle.Hall@ntsb.gov by Tips’’ link. Contact the OSHA Docket result of the smoke, 86 passengers were Friday, June 19, 2015. 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Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 112 / Thursday, June 11, 2015 / Notices 33297 NTSB Investigative Hearing Officer: • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Based on the results of the EA Dr. Kristin Poland—Kristin.Poland@ Access and Management System documented herein, the NRC has ntsb.gov. (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly determined not to prepare an available documents online in the NRC environmental impact statement for the Candi R. Bing, Public Documents collection at http:// proposed license amendments and is Federal Register Liaison Officer. www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. issuing a finding of no significant [FR Doc. 2015–14259 Filed 6–10–15; 8:45 am] To begin the search, select ‘‘ADAMS impact (FONSI), in accordance with 10 BILLING CODE 7533–01–P Public Documents’’ and then select CFR 51.32. ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.’’ For II. Environmental Assessment problems with ADAMS, please contact NUCLEAR REGULATORY the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR) Plant Site and Environs COMMISSION reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301– Salem is a two-unit station with 415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@ pressurized water reactors that use a [Docket Nos. 50–272, 50–311, and 50–354; nrc.gov. The ADAMS accession number once-through cooling system that NRC–2015–0148] for each document referenced in this withdraws water from and discharges PSEG Nuclear, LLC; Salem Nuclear notice (if that document is available in heated water to the Delaware Estuary. Generating Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2 ADAMS) is provided the first time that Hope Creek is a one-unit station with a Hope Creek Generating Station a document is referenced. For the boiling-water reactor that uses a closed- convenience of the reader, the ADAMS cycle cooling water system that includes AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory accession numbers are also provided in a natural draft cooling tower and intake Commission. a table in the ‘‘Availability of and discharge structures on the ACTION: Environmental assessment and Documents’’ section of this document. Delaware Estuary. Both facilities also finding of no significant impact; • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and withdraw water from the estuary for issuance. purchase copies of public documents at their service water systems. the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One Salem and Hope Creek lie at the SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory White Flint North, 11555 Rockville southern end of Artificial Island along Commission (NRC) is considering Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. the east bank of the Delaware River in issuance of amendments to Renewed FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lower Alloways Creek Township, Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–70 Carleen Parker, Office of Nuclear Salem County, New Jersey. Artificial and DPR–75, issued on June 30, 2011, Reactor Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Island is a 1,500-acre (ac; 600-hectare and Renewed Facility Operating License Regulatory Commission, Washington, [ha]) man-made island consisting of No. NPF–75, issued on July 20, 2011, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– industrial lands, tidal marsh, and and held by PSEG Nuclear LLC (PSEG 1603; email: Carleen.Parker@nrc.gov. grassland. The U.S. Army Corps of or the licensee) for operation of Salem SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Engineers created the island by Nuclear Generating Station Unit Nos. 1 depositing hydraulic dredge spoil and 2 (Salem) and Hope Creek I. Introduction material atop a natural sand bar. The Generating Station (Hope Creek) located The NRC is considering issuance of average elevation of the island is about in Lower Alloways Creek Township, amendments to Renewed Facility 9 feet (ft; 3 meters [m]) above mean sea Salem County, New Jersey. The Operating License Nos. DPR–70, DPR– level (MSL), and the maximum proposed amendments would revise the 75, and NPF–57 issued to PSEG for elevation is approximately 18 ft (5.5 m) PSEG Environmental Protection Plans operation of Salem and Hope Creek, above MSL. The PSEG owns (Non-Radiological) (EPPs), contained in located in Lower Alloways Creek approximately 740 ac (300 ha) at the Appendix B to the Salem and Hope Township, Salem County, New Jersey. southern end of the Artificial Island, of Creek renewed facility operating Therefore, as required by Section 51.21 which Salem occupies 220 ac (89 ha) licenses. The NRC concluded that the of Title 10 of the Code of Federal and Hope Creek occupies 153 ac (62 ha). proposed actions will have no Regulations (10 CFR), the NRC The remainder of Artificial Island is significant environmental impact. performed an environmental assessment owned by the U.S. Government and the DATES: The environmental assessment (EA) to document its findings related to State of New Jersey; this portion of the and finding of no significant impact the proposed license amendments. The island remains undeveloped. The referenced in this document is available PSEG submitted its license amendment northernmost tip of Artificial Island on June 11, 2015. request by letter dated December 9, 2014 (owned by the U.S. Government) is ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID (ADAMS Accession No. ML14343A926), within the State of Delaware boundary. NRC–2015–0148 when contacting the and subsequently supplemented its Artificial Island lies approximately 8 NRC about the availability of application by letter dated April 9, 2015 miles (mi; 13 kilometers [km]) information regarding this document. (ADAMS Accession No. ML15099A766). southwest of the City of Salem, New You may obtain publicly available A notice of consideration of issuance, Jersey, 17 mi (27 km) south of the information related to this document proposed no significant hazards Delaware Memorial Bridge, 35 mi (56 using any of the following methods: consideration determination, and km) southwest of Philadelphia, • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to opportunity for a hearing for the Pennsylvania. http://www.regulations.gov and search proposed license amendments was The U.S. Atomic Energy Commission mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES for Docket ID NRC–2015–0148. Address issued in the Federal Register on April (AEC), the NRC’s predecessor agency, questions about NRC dockets to Carol 14, 2015 (80 FR 20024). Based on and the NRC have previously conducted Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; information provided in PSEG’s environmental reviews of Salem and email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For application and associated supplement Hope Creek in several documents, and technical questions, contact the and the NRC staff’s independent review, the descriptions therein continue to individual listed in the FOR FURTHER the NRC did not identify any significant accurately depict the Salem and Hope INFORMATION CONTACT section of this environmental impacts associated with Creek site and environs. Those document. the proposed license amendments. documents include the AEC’s April VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:06 Jun 10, 2015 Jkt 235001 PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\11JNN1.SGM 11JNN1


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