82_FR_15602 82 FR 15543 - Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board

82 FR 15543 - Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 59 (March 29, 2017)

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FR Document2017-06328

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 59 (Wednesday, March 29, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 59 (Wednesday, March 29, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 15543]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-06328]



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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Sunshine Act Meeting; National Science Board

    The National Science Board's Executive Committee, 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 of the scheduling of a teleconference 
on short notice for the transaction of National Science Board business, 
as follows:

DATE and TIME: March 30, 2017 from 3:00-4:00 p.m. EDT.
    National Science Board Executive Committee members voted that it is 
necessary to agency business to hold this meeting on short notice.

SUBJECT MATTER: (1) Committee Chair's opening remarks; (2) Discussion 
of future fiscal year planning.

STATUS: Closed.
    This meeting will be held by teleconference at the National Science 
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Please refer to the 
National Science Board Web site www.nsf.gov/nsb for additional 
information. Meeting information and updates (time, place, subject or 
status of meeting) may be found at http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/notices.jsp. Point of contact for this meeting is: Brad Gutierrez, 4201 
Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 292-7000.

Chris Blair,
Executive Assistant to the NSB Office.
[FR Doc. 2017-06328 Filed 3-27-17; 4:15 pm]
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                                                  NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION                             DATES:   The effective date of the                    Regulations (10 CFR), ‘‘Contents of
                                                                                                          withdrawal of RG 5.36 is March 29,                    applications.’’ This requirement,
                                                  Sunshine Act Meeting; National                          2017.                                                 regarding submittal of the licensees
                                                  Science Board                                           ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                  description of its material control and
                                                     The National Science Board’s                         NRC–2017–0077 when contacting the                     accounting (MC&A) procedures, did not
                                                  Executive Committee, pursuant to NSF                    NRC about the availability of                         specifically require the methodology
                                                  regulations (45 CFR part 614), the                      information regarding this document.                  that the guidance in RG 5.36 addressed
                                                  National Science Foundation Act, as                     You may obtain publicly-available                     and no longer exists in 10 CFR 70.22(b).
                                                  amended (42 U.S.C. 1862n-5), and the                    information related to this document,                 The MC&A requirements have all been
                                                  Government in the Sunshine Act (5                       using the following methods:                          moved to 10 CFR part 74, and no
                                                  U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice of the                   • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to               specific requirements exist for
                                                  scheduling of a teleconference on short                 http://www.regulations.gov and search                 performing outlier testing.
                                                  notice for the transaction of National                  for Docket ID NRC–2017–0077. Address
                                                                                                          questions about NRC dockets to Carol                     Regulatory guide 5.36 endorsed
                                                  Science Board business, as follows:                                                                           American Society for Testing and
                                                  DATE AND TIME: March 30, 2017 from                      Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;
                                                                                                          email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                   Materials (ASTM) Standard E178–74,
                                                  3:00–4:00 p.m. EDT.                                                                                           ‘‘Recommended Practice for Dealing
                                                     National Science Board Executive                     technical questions, contact the
                                                                                                          individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER                 with Outlying Observations,’’ with
                                                  Committee members voted that it is
                                                                                                          INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                   qualifications. ASTM E178–74 provided
                                                  necessary to agency business to hold
                                                                                                          document.                                             a common method used in testing for
                                                  this meeting on short notice.
                                                                                                             • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                       outlying observations. However, the
                                                  SUBJECT MATTER: (1) Committee Chair’s
                                                                                                          Access and Management System                          NRC is not aware that any licensee ever
                                                  opening remarks; (2) Discussion of
                                                                                                          (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                     used this particular RG or the ASTM
                                                  future fiscal year planning.
                                                                                                          available documents online in the                     standard it endorsed since it is not
                                                  STATUS: Closed.                                         ADAMS Public Document collection at                   required by NRC regulations.
                                                     This meeting will be held by                         http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                        Instructions on performing such an
                                                  teleconference at the National Science                  adams.html. To begin the search, select
                                                  Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd.,                                                                                analysis, if a licensee chose to test their
                                                                                                          ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                   MC&A data for outliers, can be found in
                                                  Arlington, VA 22230. Please refer to the                select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
                                                  National Science Board Web site                                                                               NUREG/CR–4604 (PNL–5849),
                                                                                                          Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,                    ‘‘Statistical Methods for Nuclear
                                                  www.nsf.gov/nsb for additional                          please contact the NRC’s Public
                                                  information. Meeting information and                                                                          Material Management’’ (ADAMS
                                                                                                          Document Room (PDR) reference staff at                Accession No. ML103430339). NUREG/
                                                  updates (time, place, subject or status of              1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
                                                  meeting) may be found at http://                                                                              CR–4604 was developed to be a
                                                                                                          email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
                                                  www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/notices.jsp.                                                                         comprehensive guidance document on
                                                                                                          ADAMS accession number for each
                                                  Point of contact for this meeting is: Brad                                                                    statistical methods that licensees may
                                                                                                          document referenced in this notice (if
                                                  Gutierrez, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington,                                                                      use in evaluating MC&A data.
                                                                                                          that document is available in ADAMS)
                                                  VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 292–7000.                    is provided the first time that a                        Withdrawal of an RG means that the
                                                  Chris Blair,                                            document is referenced. The basis for                 guide no longer provides useful
                                                  Executive Assistant to the NSB Office.                  the withdrawal of this guide is in                    information or has been superseded by
                                                  [FR Doc. 2017–06328 Filed 3–27–17; 4:15 pm]             ADAMS under Accession No.                             other guidance, technological
                                                  BILLING CODE 7555–01–P
                                                                                                          ML16225A444.                                          innovations, congressional actions, or
                                                                                                             • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and                   other events. The NRC is withdrawing
                                                                                                          purchase copies of public documents at                RG 5.36 because it is no longer needed.
                                                                                                          the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One                       The withdrawal of RG 5.36 does not
                                                  NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                      White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                                  COMMISSION                                                                                                    alter any prior or existing NRC licensing
                                                                                                          Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.                      approvals or the acceptability of
                                                  [NRC–2017–0077]                                            Regulatory guides are not                          licensee commitments to RG 5.36.
                                                                                                          copyrighted, and NRC approval is not
                                                  Recommended Practice for Dealing                                                                              Although RG 5.36 is withdrawn, current
                                                                                                          required to reproduce them.
                                                  With Outlying Observations                                                                                    licensees may continue to use it, and
                                                                                                          FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                                withdrawal does not affect any existing
                                                  AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                             Glenn Tuttle, Office of Nuclear
                                                                                                                                                                licenses or agreements.
                                                  Commission.                                             Materials Safety and Safeguards,
                                                                                                          telephone: 301–415–7230; email:                          However, by withdrawing RG 5.36,
                                                  ACTION: Regulatory guide; withdrawal.                                                                         the NRC will no longer specifically
                                                                                                          Glenn.Tuttle@nrc.gov; and Harriet
                                                  SUMMARY:    The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                 Karagiannis, Office of Nuclear                        approve its use in future requests or
                                                  Commission (NRC) is withdrawing                         Regulatory Research, telephone: 301–                  applications for NRC licensing actions.
                                                  Regulatory Guide (RG) 5.36,                             415–2493; email: Harriet.Karagiannis@
                                                                                                                                                                  Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day
                                                  ‘‘Recommended Practice for Dealing                      nrc.gov. Both are staff members of the                of March 2017.
                                                  with Outlying Observations.’’ This RG is                U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
                                                                                                          Washington, DC 20555–0001.                              For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                                  being withdrawn because guidance for
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                                                  licensees to develop written procedures                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC                    Thomas H. Boyce,
                                                  describing statistical analyses of nuclear              staff issued RG 5.36 in June 1974 to                  Chief, Regulatory Guidance and Generic
                                                  material accounting data, specifically                  provide guidance on meeting the                       Issues Branch, Division of Engineering, Office
                                                  when dealing with outlying                              requirements related to material control              of Nuclear Regulatory Research.
                                                  observations in samples and for testing                 and accounting (MC&A) statistical                     [FR Doc. 2017–06177 Filed 3–28–17; 8:45 am]
                                                  their statistical significance, is no longer            control procedures in section 70.22(b) of             BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
                                                  needed.                                                 title 10 of the Code of Federal


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FR Citation82 FR 15543 

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