81_FR_3177 81 FR 3165 - Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

81 FR 3165 - Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 12 (January 20, 2016)

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FR Document2016-00996

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3165-3166]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-00996]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub., L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the 
following meeting:

    Name: Astronomy and Astrophysics Advisory Committee (#13883).
    Date and Time: February 25, 2016; 12:00 p.m.-4:00 p.m. EDT.
    Place: National Science Foundation, Room 1060, Stafford I 
Building, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. (Via 
Teleconference).
    Type of Meeting: Open. http://www.nsf.gov/mps/ast/aaac.jsp. 
Attendance information for the meeting will be forthcoming on the 
Web site.
    Contact Person: Dr. James Ulvestad, Division Director, Division 
of Astronomical

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Sciences, Suite 1045, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 
Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: 703-292-7165.
    Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and recommendations to the 
National Science Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration (NASA) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) 
on issues within the field of astronomy and astrophysics that are of 
mutual interest and concern to the agencies.
    Agenda: To provide updates on agency activities and to discuss 
the Committee's draft annual report due 15 March 2016.

    Dated: January 14, 2016.
Crystal Robinson,
Committee Management Officer.
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Committee; Notice of Meeting The Library Services and Technology The purpose of this Notice is to solicit Act requires each State Library In accordance with the Federal comments concerning the guidelines for Administrative Agency to submit a plan Advisory Committee Act (Pub., L. 92– the agency’s Grants to States program’s that details library services goals for a 463, as amended), the National Science five-year evaluations. five-year period. Pursuant to 20 U.S.C. Foundation announces the following A copy of the proposed information 9134, each State Library Administrative meeting: collection request can be obtained by Agency that receives an IMLS grant Name: Astronomy and Astrophysics contacting the individual listed below under the Grants to States Program is Advisory Committee (#13883). in the ADDRESSES section of this notice. required to evaluate and report to the Date and Time: February 25, 2016; 12:00 DATES: Written comments must be agency, prior to the end of their five- p.m.–4:00 p.m. EDT. submitted to the office listed in the year plan, regarding the activities Place: National Science Foundation, Room 1060, Stafford I Building, 4201 Wilson Blvd., tkelley on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ADDRESSES section below on or before assisted under the LSTA. These five- March 15, 2016. year plans and evaluations are the Arlington, VA 22230. (Via Teleconference). Type of Meeting: Open. http:// IMLS is particularly interested in foundation for improving practice and www.nsf.gov/mps/ast/aaac.jsp. Attendance comments that help the agency to: informing policy. The purpose of the information for the meeting will be • Evaluate whether the proposed proposed information collection is to forthcoming on the Web site. collection of information is necessary promulgate guidelines to establish a Contact Person: Dr. James Ulvestad, for the proper performance of the consistent framework for the Division Director, Division of Astronomical VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Jan 19, 2016 Jkt 238001 PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\20JAN1.SGM 20JAN1

3166 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 12 / Wednesday, January 20, 2016 / Notices Sciences, Suite 1045, National Science method for submitting comments on a B. Submitting Comments Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, specific subject): VA 22230. Telephone: 703–292–7165. Please include Docket ID NRC–2011– Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to 0022 in the subject line of your recommendations to the National Science http://www.regulations.gov and search comment submission. The NRC cautions Foundation (NSF), the National Aeronautics for Docket ID NRC–2011–0022. Address you not to include identifying or contact and Space Administration (NASA) and the questions about NRC dockets to Carol information that you do not want to be U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on issues Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; publicly disclosed in you comment within the field of astronomy and email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For submission. The NRC will post all astrophysics that are of mutual interest and technical questions, contact the comment submissions at http:// concern to the agencies. individual listed in the FOR FURTHER Agenda: To provide updates on agency www.regulations.gov as well as enter the INFORMATION CONTACT section of this comment submissions into ADAMS. activities and to discuss the Committee’s draft annual report due 15 March 2016. document. The NRC does not routinely edit • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, comment submissions to remove Dated: January 14, 2016. Office of Administration, Mail Stop: identifying or contact information. Crystal Robinson, OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear If you are requesting or aggregating Committee Management Officer. 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DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 5452; email: Donald.Lowman@nrc.gov. II. Background Commission. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC issued Revision 1 of the CA ACTION: Branch technical position; BTP (‘‘Revised CA BTP’’) on February request for comment. I. Obtaining Information and 25, 2015, (80 FR 10165). This revision Submitting Comments provided updated guidance on the SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory A. Obtaining Information interpretation of § 61.55(a)(8) of title 10 Commission (NRC) is requesting of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 comments on whether the NRC staff Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2011– CFR), ‘‘Determination of concentrations should formally document a position on 0022 when contacting the NRC about in wastes,’’ as it applies to the contaminated material and the availability of information for this classification (as Class A, B, or C waste) contaminated trash. The NRC issued action. 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Regulatory Issue Summary (RIS), would please contact the NRC’s Public In developing the Revised CA BTP, be warranted for distinguishing Document Room (PDR) reference staff at the staff identified one issue that may contaminated materials from 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by need further clarification. One of the contaminated trash. email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. Volume categories of discrete wastes that are DATES: Submit comments by March 21, 1 and Volume 2 of the revised CA BTP subject to additional concentration 2016. Comments received after this date are available in ADAMS under averaging constraints is ‘‘contaminated will be considered if it is practical to do tkelley on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Accession Nos. ML12254B065 and materials.’’ Both the 1995 and Revised so, but the Commission is able to ensure ML12326A611, respectively. 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