81_FR_78277 81 FR 78062 - Role of Third Parties in Access Authorization and Fitness-for-Duty Determinations

81 FR 78062 - Role of Third Parties in Access Authorization and Fitness-for-Duty Determinations

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 215 (November 7, 2016)

Page Range78062-78063
FR Document2016-26825

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to hold a public meeting to discuss a rulemaking activity regarding the role of third parties in access authorization and fitness-for-duty determinations. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information on the background and status of this rulemaking activity and to obtain input from interested stakeholders.

Federal Register, Volume 81 Issue 215 (Monday, November 7, 2016) 
[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2016)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 78062-78063]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26825]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 73

[NRC-2016-0145]
RIN 3150-AJ79


Role of Third Parties in Access Authorization and Fitness-for-
Duty Determinations

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to hold a 
public meeting to discuss a rulemaking activity regarding the role of 
third parties in access authorization and fitness-for-duty 
determinations. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information on 
the background and status of this rulemaking activity and to obtain 
input from interested stakeholders.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on November 16, 2016. See 
Section II, Public Meeting, of this document for more information on 
the meeting.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0145 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this meeting. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this meeting using 
any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0145. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
of this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected].
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel I. Doyle, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-3748, email: 
[email protected]; or Mark Resner, Office of Nuclear Security and 
Incident Response, telephone: 301-287-3680, email: [email protected]. 
Both are staff members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On June 6, 2016, the Commission approved an NRC staff 
recommendation to proceed with the rulemaking process to further 
explore the issues raised in an NRC staff paper regarding the role of 
third party arbitrators in licensee access authorization and fitness-
for-duty determinations (ADAMS Accession No. ML16158A286). The NRC is 
in the early stages of developing a regulatory basis document that will 
describe the regulatory issue, options to address the issue, and the 
recommended option. The NRC will consider the information shared at the 
meeting in the development of the regulatory basis document.

II. Public Meeting

    The public meeting will be on November 16, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 
4:00 p.m. (EST) in the Commission Hearing Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852. Interested stakeholders may attend in person 
or via teleconference and Webinar. The purpose of the meeting is to 
provide background information on this rulemaking activity and obtain 
stakeholder input in order to enhance the NRC's understanding of the 
associated issues. Further, the staff will address the various 
opportunities for the public to participate in the rulemaking process. 
The NRC will not provide formal written responses to the oral comments 
made at this meeting. In addition, the NRC is not providing an 
opportunity to submit written public comments in connection with this 
meeting.
    Information for the teleconference and Webinar is available in the 
meeting notice, which can be accessed through

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the NRC's public Web site at: http://meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg. 
Participants must register at the Internet link in the meeting notice 
to participate in the Webinar.
    Additional details regarding the meeting will be posted at least 10 
days prior to the public meeting on the NRC's public meeting Web site 
at: http://meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day of October 2016.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Louise Lund,
Director, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation.
[FR Doc. 2016-26825 Filed 11-4-16; 8:45 am]
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78062 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 215 / Monday, November 7, 2016 / Proposed Rules added to the cost of providing the grading requested under § 70.101(b) Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, service. shall be made by the regional director or please contact the NRC’s Public (2) Overtime rate. The total AMS the Chief. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at grading personnel direct pay divided by Dated: October 19, 2016. 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by direct hours, which is then multiplied email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. Elanor Starmer, by the next year’s percentage of cost of • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and Administrator, Agricultural Marketing living increase and then multiplied by purchase copies of public documents at Service. 1.5 plus the benefits rate, plus the the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One [FR Doc. 2016–25690 Filed 11–4–16; 8:45 am] operating rate, plus an allowance for White Flint North, 11555 Rockville BILLING CODE 3410–02–P bad debt. If applicable, travel expenses Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. may also be added to the cost of FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: providing the service. Daniel I. Doyle, Office of Nuclear (3) Holiday rate. The total AMS NUCLEAR REGULATORY Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301– grading personnel direct pay divided by COMMISSION 415–3748, email: Daniel.Doyle@nrc.gov; direct hours, which is then multiplied or Mark Resner, Office of Nuclear by the next year’s percentage of cost of 10 CFR Part 73 Security and Incident Response, living increase and then multiplied by [NRC–2016–0145] telephone: 301–287–3680, email: 2, plus benefits rate, plus the operating Mark.Resner@nrc.gov. Both are staff RIN 3150–AJ79 rate, plus an allowance for bad debt. If members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory applicable, travel expenses may also be Role of Third Parties in Access Commission, Washington, DC 20555– added to the cost of providing the Authorization and Fitness-for-Duty 0001. service. Determinations (b)(1) * * * SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: (i) Benefits rate. The total AMS AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory I. Background grading direct benefits costs divided by Commission. the total hours (regular, overtime, and On June 6, 2016, the Commission ACTION: Public meeting. holiday) worked, which is then approved an NRC staff recommendation multiplied by the next calendar year’s SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory to proceed with the rulemaking process percentage cost of living increase. Some Commission (NRC) plans to hold a to further explore the issues raised in an examples of direct benefits are health public meeting to discuss a rulemaking NRC staff paper regarding the role of insurance, retirement, life insurance, activity regarding the role of third third party arbitrators in licensee access and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) parties in access authorization and authorization and fitness-for-duty retirement basic and matching fitness-for-duty determinations. The determinations (ADAMS Accession No. contributions. purpose of the meeting is to provide ML16158A286). The NRC is in the early (ii) Operating rate. AMS’ grading total information on the background and stages of developing a regulatory basis operating costs divided by total hours status of this rulemaking activity and to document that will describe the (regular, overtime, and holiday) worked, obtain input from interested regulatory issue, options to address the which is then multiplied by the stakeholders. issue, and the recommended option. percentage of inflation. The NRC will consider the information DATES: The public meeting will be held shared at the meeting in the (iii) Allowance for bad debt rate. Total on November 16, 2016. See Section II, AMS grading allowance for bad debt development of the regulatory basis Public Meeting, of this document for document. divided by total hours (regular, more information on the meeting. overtime, and holiday) worked. II. Public Meeting ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID * * * * * NRC–2016–0145 when contacting the The public meeting will be on ■ 27. Amend § 70.101 by revising NRC about the availability of November 16, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to paragraph (b) to read as follows: information regarding this meeting. You 4:00 p.m. (EST) in the Commission § 70.101 Where to file an appeal. may obtain publicly-available Hearing Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, * * * * * information related to this meeting Rockville, Maryland 20852. Interested (b) All other appeal requests. Any using any of the following methods: stakeholders may attend in person or via interested party who is not satisfied • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to teleconference and Webinar. The with the determination of the class, http://www.regulations.gov and search purpose of the meeting is to provide quality, quantity, or condition of for Docket ID NRC–2016–0145. Address background information on this product which has left the official plant questions about NRC dockets to Carol rulemaking activity and obtain where it was graded, or which was Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; stakeholder input in order to enhance graded other than in an official plant, email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For the NRC’s understanding of the may request an appeal grading by filing technical questions, contact the associated issues. Further, the staff will such request with the regional director individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER address the various opportunities for the in the area where the product is located INFORMATION CONTACT section of this public to participate in the rulemaking or with the Chief. document. process. The NRC will not provide ■ 28. Amend § 70.104 by revising • NRC’s Agencywide Documents formal written responses to the oral Access and Management System comments made at this meeting. In ehiers on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS paragraph (c) to read as follows: (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- addition, the NRC is not providing an § 70.104 Who shall perform the appeal. available documents online in the opportunity to submit written public * * * * * ADAMS Public Documents collection at comments in connection with this (c) Whenever practical, an appeal http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ meeting. grading shall be conducted jointly by adams.html. To begin the search, select Information for the teleconference and two graders. The assignment of the ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then Webinar is available in the meeting grader(s) who will make the appeal select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS notice, which can be accessed through VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:12 Nov 04, 2016 Jkt 241001 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 E:\FR\FM\07NOP1.SGM 07NOP1

Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 215 / Monday, November 7, 2016 / Proposed Rules 78063 the NRC’s public Web site at: http:// Governors of the Federal Reserve numbers. Comments received, including meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg. System (Board), the Federal Deposit attachments and other supporting Participants must register at the Internet Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Farm materials, are part of the public record link in the meeting notice to participate Credit Administration (FCA), and the and subject to public disclosure. Do not in the Webinar. National Credit Union Administration include any information in your Additional details regarding the (NCUA) are issuing a new proposal to comment or supporting materials that meeting will be posted at least 10 days amend their regulations regarding loans you consider confidential or prior to the public meeting on the NRC’s in areas having special flood hazards to inappropriate for public disclosure. public meeting Web site at: http:// implement the private flood insurance You may review comments and other meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg. provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood related materials that pertain to this Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Biggert- rulemaking action by any of the of October 2016. Waters Act). Specifically, the proposed following methods: For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. rule would require regulated lending • Viewing Comments Electronically: institutions to accept policies that meet Go to www.regulations.gov. Enter Louise Lund, the statutory definition of private flood ‘‘Docket ID OCC–2016–0005’’ in the Director, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, insurance in the Biggert-Waters Act and Search box and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click on Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. permit regulated lending institutions to ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ on the right side [FR Doc. 2016–26825 Filed 11–4–16; 8:45 am] accept flood insurance provided by of the screen and then ‘‘Comments.’’ BILLING CODE 7590–01–P private insurers that does not meet the Comments can be filtered by clicking on statutory definition of ‘‘private flood ‘‘View All’’ and then using the filtering insurance’’ on a discretionary basis, tools on the left side of the screen. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY subject to certain restrictions. • Click on the ‘‘Help’’ tab on the DATES: Comments must be received on Regulations.gov home page to get Office of the Comptroller of the information on using Regulations.gov. or before January 6, 2017. Currency Supporting materials may be viewed by ADDRESSES: OCC: Because paper mail in the Washington, DC area and at the OCC clicking on ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ and 12 CFR Part 22 then clicking on ‘‘Supporting is subject to delay, commenters are [Docket ID OCC–2016–0005] encouraged to submit comments Documents.’’ The docket may be viewed through the Federal eRulemaking Portal after the close of the comment period in RIN 1557–AD67 or email, if possible. Please use the title the same manner as during the comment FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM ‘‘Loans in Areas Having Special Flood period. Hazards—Private Flood Insurance’’ to • Viewing Comments Personally: You 12 CFR Part 208 facilitate the organization and may personally inspect and photocopy distribution of the comments. You may comments at the OCC, 400 7th Street [Docket No. R–1549] SW., Washington, DC 20219. 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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionPublic meeting.
DatesThe public meeting will be held on November 16, 2016. See Section II, Public Meeting, of this document for more information on the meeting.
ContactDaniel I. Doyle, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-3748, email: [email protected]; or Mark Resner, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, telephone: 301-287-3680, email: [email protected] Both are staff members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
FR Citation81 FR 78062 
RIN Number3150-AJ79
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