81 FR 9517 - National Science Board: Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 37 (February 25, 2016)
Federal Register Volume 81, Issue 37 (February 25, 2016)
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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 37 (Thursday, February 25, 2016)] [Notices] [Page 9517] From the Federal Register Online [www.thefederalregister.org] [FR Doc No: 2016-04208] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION National Science Board: Sunshine Act Meetings; Notice The National Science Board, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n-5), and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in regard to the scheduling of a meeting for the transaction of National Science Board business, as follows: DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, March 1, 2016 at 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST. SUBJECT MATTER: NSB Chair's opening remarks; discussion re construction and initial operations awards for NEON; action item re consideration of NEON Resolution; NSB Chair's closing remarks. STATUS: Closed. This meeting will be held by teleconference originating at the National Science Board Office, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Please refer to the National Science Board Web site (www.nsf.gov/nsb) for information or schedule updates, or contact: Ronald Campbell, ([email protected]), National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Kyscha Slater-Williams, Program Specialist. [FR Doc. 2016-04208 Filed 2-23-16; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7555-01-P
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12:00 p.m.–1:05 p.m.: Lunch with NUCLEAR REGULATORY SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC
MRSEC students and postdocs. COMMISSION has terminated License No. STC–1333,
1:10 p.m.–2:15 p.m.: Shared held by Stepan Company (Stepan), for a
[Docket No. 040–8610; NRC–2008–0591]
Experimental Facilities Tour. site in Maywood, New Jersey, and has
2:15 p.m.–3:00 p.m.: NSF Panel Caucus Stepan Company approved the site for unrestricted
(Closed). release.
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Maywood Chemical Works processed
3:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: NSF debrief Commission. thorium ore at its Maywood facility in
MRSEC Executive Committee northeastern New Jersey between 1916
ACTION: License termination; issuance.
(Closed). and 1956. Radioactive contamination
Reason for Closing: The work being SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory resulted from these processing
reviewed include information of a Commission (NRC) is providing public operations and associated material
proprietary or confidential nature, notice of the termination of Source storage and waste disposal practices. In
including technical information; Materials License No. STC–1333. The 1959, Stepan Chemical Company (now
financial data, such as salaries and NRC has terminated the license of the Stepan Company) purchased the
personal information concerning decommissioned Stepan Company Maywood facility. In the late 1960s,
individuals associated with the facility in Maywood, New Jersey, and Stepan took corrective measures at some
proposals. These matters are exempt has approved the site for unrestricted of the former disposal areas by re-
under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the release. locating approximately 19,000 cubic
Government in the Sunshine Act. DATES: Notice of termination of Source yards of thorium wastes and
Materials License No. STC–1333 issued consolidating the wastes into three
Dated: February 22, 2016.
on February 25, 2016. onsite burial pits. The three onsite
Crystal Robinson,
burial pits were subsequently licensed
Committee Management Officer. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
by the NRC under materials license
[FR Doc. 2016–04078 Filed 2–24–16; 8:45 am] NRC–2008–0591 when contacting the
STC–1333.
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NRC about the availability of In 1983, the U.S. Environmental
information regarding this document. Protection Agency (EPA) included the
You may obtain publicly-available Maywood facility on its National
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION information related to this document Priorites List for cleanup under the
using any of the following methods: Comprehensive Environmental
National Science Board: Sunshine Act • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to Response, Compensation, and Liability
Meetings; Notice http://www.regulations.gov and search Act (CERCLA). In 1984, the U.S.
for Docket ID NRC–2008–0591. Address Department of Energy (DOE) assumed
The National Science Board, pursuant questions about NRC dockets to Carol responsibility for remediating the
to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614), Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; Maywood facility (including the NRC-
the National Science Foundation Act, as email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For licensed burial pits) and 87 other
amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5), and the technical questions, contact the designated residential, commercial, and
Government in the Sunshine Act (5 individual listed in the FOR FURTHER government properties that were
U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice in INFORMATION CONTACT section of this contaminated by the thorium processing
regard to the scheduling of a meeting for document. activities at the former Maywood
the transaction of National Science • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Chemical Works. The Maywood facility
Board business, as follows: Access and Management System was included in the Formerly Utilized
DATE AND TIME: Tuesday, March 1, 2016 (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- Sites Remedial Action Program
at 8:00–9:00 p.m. EST. available documents online in the (FUSRAP) along with the other 87
ADAMS Public Documents collection at radiologically contaminated properties.
SUBJECT MATTER: NSB Chair’s opening
http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ In October 1997, the administration of
remarks; discussion re construction and adams.html. To begin the search, select
initial operations awards for NEON; FUSRAP was transferred from DOE to
‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
action item re consideration of NEON select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
Resolution; NSB Chair’s closing (USACE). In September 2003, the
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, Record of Decision (ROD) for Soils and
remarks. please contact the NRC’s Public Buildings at the FUSRAP Maywood
STATUS: Closed. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at Superfund Site was issued. In the ROD,
This meeting will be held by 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by the specific concentration-based
teleconference originating at the email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The cleanup criteria for the radioactive
National Science Board Office, National ADAMS accession number for each contamination in soil for commercial
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., document referenced (if that document properties (relevant to the Stepan burial
Arlington, VA 22230. is available in ADAMS) is provided the pits) was determined to be an average of
Please refer to the National Science first time that a document is referenced. 15 picocuries/gram (pCi/g) of the
Board Web site (www.nsf.gov/nsb) for • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and combined radium-226 (Ra-226) plus
information or schedule updates, or purchase copies of public documents at thorium-232 (Th-232) concentrations
contact: Ronald Campbell, (jrcampbe@ the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One above background, with an ‘‘as low as
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES
nsf.gov), National Science Foundation, is reasonably achievable’’ (ALARA) goal
4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. of 5 pCi/g. The ROD also includes a
22230. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kim criterion of 100 pCi/g above background
Conway, Office of Nuclear Material for total uranium, which equates to
Kyscha Slater-Williams, Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear approximately 50 pCi/g of uranium-238
Program Specialist. Regulatory Commission, Washington DC (U–238).
[FR Doc. 2016–04208 Filed 2–23–16; 4:15 pm] 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–1335, On October 21, 2008, the NRC
BILLING CODE 7555–01–P email: Kimberly.Conway@nrc.gov. executed a Confirmatory Order to
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