81 FR 60351 - Notice of Public Meeting To Summarize Public Input Received on the Design of a Consent-Based Siting Process for Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level Radioactive Waste Storage and Disposal Facilities

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 170 (September 1, 2016)

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FR Document		2016-21071

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is designing a consent- based process for siting facilities that will be a part of an integrated waste management system to transport, store, and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. As part of this process, the Department issued an Invitation for Public Comment in the Federal Register on December 23, 2015 and hosted eight public meetings across the United States in 2016 to get public input on the elements that should be considered in the development of a consent-based siting process. At the September 15, 2016 meeting, the Department will summarize the comments received and discuss next steps in designing a consent-based siting process. The entire meeting will be broadcast live via webstream at http://consentbasedsitingwebcast.azureWebsites.net.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 170 (Thursday, September 1, 2016)

[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 170 (Thursday, September 1, 2016)]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


Notice of Public Meeting To Summarize Public Input Received on 
the Design of a Consent-Based Siting Process for Spent Nuclear Fuel and 
High-Level Radioactive Waste Storage and Disposal Facilities

AGENCY: Fuel Cycle Technologies, Office of Nuclear Energy, Department 
of Energy.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is designing a consent-
based process for siting facilities that will be a part of an 
integrated waste management system to transport, store, and dispose of 
spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste. As part of this 
process, the Department issued an Invitation for Public Comment in the 
Federal Register on December 23, 2015 and hosted eight public meetings 
across the United States in 2016 to get public input on the elements 
that should be considered in the development of a consent-based siting 
process. At the September 15, 2016 meeting, the Department will 
summarize the comments received and discuss next steps in designing a 
consent-based siting process. The entire meeting will be broadcast live 
via webstream at http://consentbasedsitingwebcast.azureWebsites.net.

DATES: The meeting will take place on Thursday September 15, 2016 from 
2:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Department officials will be 
available to discuss consent-based siting during an informal open house 
30 minutes before and after the formal meeting.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Embassy Suites by Hilton 
Washington DC Convention Center, 900 10th St NW., Washington, DC 20001. 
To register for this meeting and to review the agenda for this meeting, 
please visit energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Requests for further information 
should be sent to [email protected] or to Michael Reim at 
202-586-2981. Updated information including registration links and 
meeting information will be posted at energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.
    Privacy Act/Publishing of Personally Identifiable Information: Data 
collected via the mechanisms listed above will not be protected from 
the public view in any way. Individual commentors' names and addresses 
(including email addresses) received as part of oral presentations at 
the public meeting will be included in the transcript of the public 
meeting will be published at energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.

    Issued in Washington, DC on August 23, 2016.
Andrew Griffith,
Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fuel Cycle Technologies, 
Office of Nuclear Energy, Department of Energy.
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specific questions related to collection Program grants supports courts’ FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
activities, please contact Joanne Bogart, collaboration with schools to implement Requests for further information should
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The minimize juvenile detention. The study hq.doe.gov or to Michael Reim at 202–
Department of Education (ED), in will explore the nature of coordination 586–2981. Updated information
accordance with the Paperwork across grants, the perceived value of including registration links and meeting
Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. coordination, and challenges and information will be posted at
3506(c)(2)(A)), provides the general lessons learned. energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.
public and Federal agencies with an Dated: August 29, 2016. Privacy Act/Publishing of Personally
opportunity to comment on proposed, Kate Mullan, Identifiable Information: Data collected
revised, and continuing collections of Acting Director, Information Collection via the mechanisms listed above will
information. This helps the Department Clearance Division, Office of the Chief Privacy not be protected from the public view in
assess the impact of its information Officer, Office of Management. any way. Individual commentors’ names
collection requirements and minimize [FR Doc. 2016–21042 Filed 8–31–16; 8:45 am] and addresses (including email
the public’s reporting burden. It also BILLING CODE 4000–01–P
addresses) received as part of oral
helps the public understand the presentations at the public meeting will
Department’s information collection be included in the transcript of the
requirements and provide the requested public meeting will be published at
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
data in the desired format. ED is energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.
soliciting comments on the proposed Notice of Public Meeting To Issued in Washington, DC on August 23,
information collection request (ICR) that Summarize Public Input Received on 2016.
is described below. The Department of the Design of a Consent-Based Siting Andrew Griffith,
Education is especially interested in Process for Spent Nuclear Fuel and Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Fuel
public comment addressing the High-Level Radioactive Waste Storage Cycle Technologies, Office of Nuclear Energy,
following issues: (1) Is this collection and Disposal Facilities Department of Energy.
necessary to the proper functions of the [FR Doc. 2016–21071 Filed 8–31–16; 8:45 am]
Department; (2) will this information be AGENCY: Fuel Cycle Technologies, Office
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processed and used in a timely manner; of Nuclear Energy, Department of
(3) is the estimate of burden accurate; Energy.
(4) how might the Department enhance ACTION: Notice of public meeting.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
the quality, utility, and clarity of the SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of AGENCY
information to be collected; and (5) how Energy (DOE) is designing a consent-
might the Department minimize the [Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–ORD–2009–0229;
based process for siting facilities that FRL–9951–62–ORD]
burden of this collection on the will be a part of an integrated waste
respondents, including through the use management system to transport, store, Public Comment Draft for the
of information technology. Please note and dispose of spent nuclear fuel and Integrated Risk Information System
that written comments received in high-level radioactive waste. As part of (IRIS) Assessment of Ethyl Tertiary
response to this notice will be this process, the Department issued an Butyl Ether (ETBE)
considered public records. Invitation for Public Comment in the
Title of Collection: Study of School Federal Register on December 23, 2015 AGENCY: Environmental Protection
Climate Transformation Grants. and hosted eight public meetings across Agency (EPA).
OMB Control Number: 1875–NEW. the United States in 2016 to get public ACTION: Notice of public comment
Type of Review: A new information input on the elements that should be period.
collection. considered in the development of a
Respondents/Affected Public: State, SUMMARY: The Environmental Protection
consent-based siting process. At the
Local, and Tribal Governments. Agency (EPA) is announcing a 60-day
September 15, 2016 meeting, the
Total Estimated Number of Annual public comment period for the draft
Department will summarize the
Responses: 89. IRIS Toxicological Review of ETBE. The
comments received and discuss next
Total Estimated Number of Annual draft document was prepared by the
steps in designing a consent-based siting
Burden Hours: 127. National Center for Environmental
process. The entire meeting will be
Abstract: This study examines how Assessment (NCEA) within EPA’s Office
broadcast live via webstream at http://
state departments of education and of Research and Development (ORD).
consentbasedsiting
school districts that have received As outlined in the May 21, 2009, IRIS
webcast.azureWebsites.net.
multiple federal grants coordinate the process under step 4, EPA is releasing
activities across those grants. U.S. DATES: The meeting will take place on this draft IRIS assessment for public
Department of Education-funded School Thursday September 15, 2016 from comment and discussion at the October
Climate Transformation Grants aim to 2:00–4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. 26, 2016, IRIS Public Science Meeting.
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improve school safety by supporting Department officials will be available to This draft assessment is not final, as
schools in the implementation of an discuss consent-based siting during an described in EPA’s information quality
evidence-based, multi-tiered system of informal open house 30 minutes before guidelines, and it does not represent,
behavioral support. Department of and after the formal meeting. and should not be construed to
Health and Human Services-supported ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at represent Agency policy or views. EPA
Project AWARE grants aim to increase the Embassy Suites by Hilton will consider all public comments
access to mental health services by Washington DC Convention Center, 900 submitted in response to this notice
training adults to notice signs of 10th St NW., Washington, DC 20001. To when revising this document.

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Section		Notices
Action		Notice of public meeting.
Dates		The meeting will take place on Thursday September 15, 2016 from 2:00-4:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. Department officials will be available to discuss consent-based siting during an informal open house 30 minutes before and after the formal meeting.
Contact		Requests for further information should be sent to [email protected] or to Michael Reim at 202-586-2981. Updated information including registration links and meeting information will be posted at energy.gov/consentbasedsiting.
FR Citation		81 FR 60351