82_FR_19171 82 FR 19093 - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting

82 FR 19093 - Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 78 (April 25, 2017)

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FR Document2017-08290

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 78 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 78 (Tuesday, April 25, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19093-19094]
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[FR Doc No: 2017-08290]


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Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with the purposes of Sections 29 and 182b of the 
Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the Advisory Committee on 
Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting on May 4-6, 2017, 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
    Thursday, May 4, 2017, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland
    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Risk-Informed South Texas Project License 
Amendment Request (GSI-191 (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff and STP Nuclear Operating Company regarding the safety evaluation 
associated with the subject license amendment request.
    12:45 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Consequential Steam Generator Tube Rupture 
(C-SGTR) (Open)--The Committee will hear briefings by representatives 
of the NRC staff regarding C-SGTR.
    2:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed 
during this meeting.
    Friday, May 5, 2017, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland
    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    8:35 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Northwest Medical Isotopes Overview (Open/
Closed)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff and Northwest Medical Isotopes 
regarding the construction permit application. [Note: A portion of this 
session may be closed in order to discuss and protect information 
designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)].
    10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the 
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee and Reconciliation of ACRS 
Comments and Recommendations (Open/Closed)--The Committee will discuss 
the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee 
regarding items proposed for consideration by the Full Committee during 
future ACRS Meetings, and matters related to the conduct of ACRS 
business, including anticipated workload and member assignments. The 
Committee will discuss the responses from the NRC Executive Director 
for Operations to comments and recommendations included in recent ACRS 
reports and letters. [Note: A portion of this meeting may be closed 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss organizational and 
personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and 
practices of ACRS, and information the release of which would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.]
    1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Biennial Review and Evaluation of the NRC 
Safety Research Program (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations 
by and hold discussions with the Director of the Office of Nuclear 
Regulatory Research regarding the Committee's biennial review and 
evaluation of the NRC Safety Research Program.
    3:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports during 
this meeting. [Note: A portion of this session may be closed in order 
to discuss and protect information designated as proprietary, pursuant 
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)].
    Saturday, May 6, 2017, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland
    8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports 
discussed during this meeting. [Note: A portion of this session may be 
closed in order to discuss and protect information designated as 
proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)].
    11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will 
continue its discussion related to the conduct of Committee activities 
and specific issues that were not completed during previous meetings.

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    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on October 17, 2016 (81 FR 
71543). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may 
be presented by members of the public, including representatives of the 
nuclear industry. Persons desiring to make oral statements should 
notify Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant ACRS Staff (Telephone: 301-415-5844, 
Email: [email protected]), 5 days before the meeting, if possible, 
so that appropriate arrangements can be made to allow necessary time 
during the meeting for such statements. In view of the possibility that 
the schedule for ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as 
necessary to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, persons planning to 
attend should check with the Cognizant ACRS staff if such rescheduling 
would result in major inconvenience.
    Thirty-five hard copies of each presentation or handout should be 
provided 30 minutes before the meeting. In addition, one electronic 
copy of each presentation should be emailed to the Cognizant ACRS Staff 
one day before meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be provided within 
this timeframe, presenters should provide the Cognizant ACRS Staff with 
a CD containing each presentation at least 30 minutes before the 
meeting.
    In accordance with Subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-463 and 5 
U.S.C. 552b(c), certain portions of this meeting may be closed, as 
specifically noted above. Use of still, motion picture, and television 
cameras during the meeting may be limited to selected portions of the 
meeting as determined by the Chairman. Electronic recordings will be 
permitted only during the open portions of the meeting.
    ACRS meeting agendas, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available through the NRC Public Document Room at [email protected], 
or by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available 
Records System (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS) which 
is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/ACRS/.
    Video teleconferencing service is available for observing open 
sessions of ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service should 
contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio Visual Technician (301-415-8066), 
between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. (ET), at least 10 days before the 
meeting to ensure the availability of this service. Individuals or 
organizations requesting this service will be responsible for telephone 
line charges and for providing the equipment and facilities that they 
use to establish the video teleconferencing link. The availability of 
video teleconferencing services is not guaranteed.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day of April 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2017-08290 Filed 4-24-17; 8:45 am]
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                                                    required notice of permit applications                  experiments would be conducted. All                   regarding the construction permit
                                                    received.                                               experimental animals would be                         application. [Note: A portion of this
                                                    DATES: Interested parties are invited to                humanely euthanized and properly                      session may be closed in order to
                                                    submit written data, comments, or                       disposed of outside the ASPAs.                        discuss and protect information
                                                    views with respect to this permit                         Location: ASPA 152 Western                          designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5
                                                    application by May 25, 2017. This                       Bransfield Strait and ASPA 153 Eastern                U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)].
                                                                                                            Dallmann Bay.                                            10:45 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Future ACRS
                                                    application may be inspected by
                                                                                                              Dates: June 28–September 3, 2017.                   Activities/Report of the Planning and
                                                    interested parties at the Permit Office,
                                                                                                                                                                  Procedures Subcommittee and
                                                    address below.                                          Nadene G. Kennedy,                                    Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and
                                                    ADDRESSES: Comments should be                           Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar        Recommendations (Open/Closed)—The
                                                    addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,                   Programs.                                             Committee will discuss the
                                                    Office of Polar Programs, National                      [FR Doc. 2017–08040 Filed 4–24–17; 8:45 am]           recommendations of the Planning and
                                                    Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson                         BILLING CODE 7555–01–P                                Procedures Subcommittee regarding
                                                    Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.                                                                         items proposed for consideration by the
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                                                                              Full Committee during future ACRS
                                                    Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at                   NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                    Meetings, and matters related to the
                                                    the above address or ACApermits@                        COMMISSION                                            conduct of ACRS business, including
                                                    nsf.gov.                                                                                                      anticipated workload and member
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The                          Advisory Committee on Reactor                         assignments. The Committee will
                                                    National Science Foundation, as                         Safeguards; Notice of Meeting                         discuss the responses from the NRC
                                                    directed by the Antarctic Conservation                                                                        Executive Director for Operations to
                                                                                                              In accordance with the purposes of
                                                    Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR                                                                           comments and recommendations
                                                                                                            Sections 29 and 182b of the Atomic
                                                    670), as amended by the Antarctic                                                                             included in recent ACRS reports and
                                                                                                            Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the
                                                    Science, Tourism and Conservation Act                                                                         letters. [Note: A portion of this meeting
                                                                                                            Advisory Committee on Reactor
                                                    of 1996, has developed regulations for                                                                        may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
                                                                                                            Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting
                                                    the establishment of a permit system for                                                                      552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss
                                                                                                            on May 4–6, 2017, 11545 Rockville Pike,
                                                    various activities in Antarctica and                                                                          organizational and personnel matters
                                                                                                            Rockville, Maryland.                                  that relate solely to internal personnel
                                                    designation of certain animals and                        Thursday, May 4, 2017, Conference
                                                    certain geographic areas requiring                                                                            rules and practices of ACRS, and
                                                                                                            Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,                     information the release of which would
                                                    special protection. The regulations                     Rockville, Maryland
                                                    establish such a permit system to                                                                             constitute a clearly unwarranted
                                                                                                              8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening                        invasion of personal privacy.]
                                                    designate Antarctic Specially Protected                 Remarks by the ACRS Chairman
                                                    Areas.                                                                                                           1:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: Biennial Review
                                                                                                            (Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make                    and Evaluation of the NRC Safety
                                                    Application Details                                     opening remarks regarding the conduct                 Research Program (Open)—The
                                                                                                            of the meeting.                                       Committee will hear presentations by
                                                    Permit Application: 2018–001                              10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Risk-Informed                and hold discussions with the Director
                                                    1. Applicant: John H. Postlethwait,                     South Texas Project License                           of the Office of Nuclear Regulatory
                                                         University of Oregon, 1425 E. 13th                 Amendment Request (GSI–191 (Open)—                    Research regarding the Committee’s
                                                         Avenue, Eugene, OR 97403                           The Committee will hear presentations                 biennial review and evaluation of the
                                                       Activity for Which Permit is                         by and hold discussions with                          NRC Safety Research Program.
                                                    Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially                    representatives of the NRC staff and STP                 3:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of
                                                    Protected Areas. A permit is requested                  Nuclear Operating Company regarding                   ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)—The
                                                    to enter ASPA 152 (Western Bransfield                   the safety evaluation associated with the             Committee will continue its discussion
                                                    Strait) and ASPA 153 (Eastern Dallmann                  subject license amendment request.                    of proposed ACRS reports during this
                                                    Bay) using the ARSV Laurence M.                           12:45 p.m.–2:15 p.m.: Consequential                 meeting. [Note: A portion of this session
                                                    Gould to capture Antarctic fish by                      Steam Generator Tube Rupture (C–                      may be closed in order to discuss and
                                                    trawling and trapping. The collected                    SGTR) (Open)—The Committee will                       protect information designated as
                                                    fish would be used to study the genetic                 hear briefings by representatives of the              proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
                                                    regulatory mechanism in Antarctic fish                  NRC staff regarding C–SGTR.                           552b(c)(4)].
                                                    biology and their adaptation to the cold                  2:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of                    Saturday, May 6, 2017, Conference
                                                    Antarctic environment. Approximately                    ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee                     Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
                                                    50 hours of trawling would be                           will discuss proposed ACRS reports on                 Rockville, Maryland
                                                    conducted in ASPA 152 and                               matters discussed during this meeting.                   8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Preparation of
                                                    approximately 20 hours would be                           Friday, May 5, 2017, Conference                     ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)—The
                                                    conducted in ASPA 153. Sixteen traps                    Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,                     Committee will continue its discussion
                                                    would be set and allowed to soak for a                  Rockville, Maryland                                   of proposed ACRS reports discussed
                                                    total of 6 days. It is anticipated that                   8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening                        during this meeting. [Note: A portion of
                                                    approximately four hundred (400)                        Remarks by the ACRS Chairman                          this session may be closed in order to
                                                    individual fish representing four species               (Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make                    discuss and protect information
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                                                    (Notothenia coriiceps, Chaenocephalus                   opening remarks regarding the conduct                 designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5
                                                    aceratus, Champsocephalus gunnari,                      of the meeting.                                       U.S.C. 552b(c)(4)].
                                                    Gobionotothen gibberifrons) would be                      8:35 a.m.–10:30 a.m.: Northwest                        11:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous
                                                    captured in the ASPAs and used in the                   Medical Isotopes Overview (Open/                      (Open)—The Committee will continue
                                                    study. Live fishes would be transported                 Closed)—The Committee will hear                       its discussion related to the conduct of
                                                    to the aquarium facilities at Palmer                    presentations by and hold discussions                 Committee activities and specific issues
                                                    Station for experimentation.                            with representatives of the NRC staff                 that were not completed during
                                                    Physiological and biochemical                           and Northwest Medical Isotopes                        previous meetings.


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                                                       Procedures for the conduct of and                    organizations requesting this service                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION    section of
                                                    participation in ACRS meetings were                     will be responsible for telephone line                this document.
                                                    published in the Federal Register on                    charges and for providing the                         FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                    October 17, 2016 (81 FR 71543). In                      equipment and facilities that they use to             David Cullison, Office of the Chief
                                                    accordance with those procedures, oral                  establish the video teleconferencing                  Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear
                                                    or written views may be presented by                    link. The availability of video                       Regulatory Commission, Washington,
                                                    members of the public, including                        teleconferencing services is not                      DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
                                                    representatives of the nuclear industry.                guaranteed.                                           2084; email: Infocollects.Resource@
                                                    Persons desiring to make oral statements                  Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day         nrc.gov.
                                                    should notify Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant                   of April 2017.                                        SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                    ACRS Staff (Telephone: 301–415–5844,                      For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
                                                    Email: Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov), 5 days                                                                          I. Obtaining Information and
                                                                                                            Andrew L. Bates,
                                                    before the meeting, if possible, so that                                                                      Submitting Comments
                                                    appropriate arrangements can be made                    Advisory Committee Management Officer.
                                                    to allow necessary time during the                      [FR Doc. 2017–08290 Filed 4–24–17; 8:45 am]           A. Obtaining Information
                                                    meeting for such statements. In view of                 BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                   Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016–
                                                    the possibility that the schedule for                                                                         0222 when contacting the NRC about
                                                    ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the                                                                          the availability of information for this
                                                    Chairman as necessary to facilitate the                 NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                    action. You may obtain publicly-
                                                    conduct of the meeting, persons                         COMMISSION                                            available information related to this
                                                    planning to attend should check with                                                                          action by any of the following methods:
                                                    the Cognizant ACRS staff if such                        [NRC–2016–0222]                                          • Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to
                                                    rescheduling would result in major                                                                            http://www.regulations.gov and search
                                                                                                            Information Collection: Enforcement                   for Docket ID NRC–2016–0222.
                                                    inconvenience.
                                                       Thirty-five hard copies of each                      Discretion for Operating Reactors and                    • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
                                                    presentation or handout should be                       Gaseous Diffusion Plants                              Access and Management System
                                                    provided 30 minutes before the meeting.                 AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                           (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
                                                    In addition, one electronic copy of each                Commission.                                           available documents online in the
                                                    presentation should be emailed to the                                                                         ADAMS Public Documents collection at
                                                                                                            ACTION: Renewal of existing information
                                                    Cognizant ACRS Staff one day before                                                                           http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
                                                                                                            collection; request for comment.
                                                    meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be                                                                      adams.html. To begin the search, select
                                                    provided within this timeframe,                         SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
                                                    presenters should provide the Cognizant                 Commission (NRC) invites public                       select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
                                                    ACRS Staff with a CD containing each                    comment on the renewal of Office of                   Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
                                                    presentation at least 30 minutes before                 Management and Budget (OMB)                           please contact the NRC’s Public
                                                    the meeting.                                            approval for an existing collection of                Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
                                                       In accordance with Subsection 10(d)                  information. The information collection               1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
                                                    of Public Law 92–463 and 5 U.S.C.                       is entitled, ‘‘Notice of Enforcement                  email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
                                                    552b(c), certain portions of this meeting               Discretion (NOED) for Operating Power                 supporting statement is available in
                                                    may be closed, as specifically noted                    Reactors and Gaseous Diffusion Plants                 ADAMS under Accession No.
                                                    above. Use of still, motion picture, and                (NRC Enforcement Policy).’’                           ML16365A071.
                                                    television cameras during the meeting                                                                            • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
                                                                                                            DATES: Submit comments by June 26,
                                                    may be limited to selected portions of                                                                        purchase copies of public documents at
                                                    the meeting as determined by the                        2017. Comments received after this date
                                                                                                                                                                  the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
                                                    Chairman. Electronic recordings will be                 will be considered if it is practical to do
                                                                                                                                                                  White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                                    permitted only during the open portions                 so, but the Commission is able to ensure
                                                                                                                                                                  Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                                    of the meeting.                                         consideration only for comments                          • NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of
                                                       ACRS meeting agendas, meeting                        received on or before this date.                      the collection of information and related
                                                    transcripts, and letter reports are                     ADDRESSES: You may submit comments                    instructions may be obtained without
                                                    available through the NRC Public                        by any of the following methods:                      charge by contacting NRC’s Clearance
                                                    Document Room at pdr.resource@                             • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to               Officer, David Cullison, Office of the
                                                    nrc.gov, or by calling the PDR at 1–800–                http://www.regulations.gov and search                 Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear
                                                    397–4209, or from the Publicly                          for Docket ID NRC–2016–0222. Address                  Regulatory Commission, Washington,
                                                    Available Records System (PARS)                         questions about NRC dockets to Carol                  DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415–
                                                    component of NRC’s document system                      Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                   2084; email: Infocollects.Resource@
                                                    (ADAMS) which is accessible from the                    email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                   nrc.gov.
                                                    NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/                     technical questions, contact the
                                                    reading-rm/adams.html or http://                        individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                  B. Submitting Comments
                                                    www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-                             INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                     Please include Docket ID NRC–2016–
                                                    collections/ACRS/.                                      document.                                             0222 in the subject line of your
                                                       Video teleconferencing service is                       • Mail comments to: David Cullison,                comment submission, in order to ensure
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                                                    available for observing open sessions of                Office of the Chief Information Officer,              that the NRC is able to make your
                                                    ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use                     Mail Stop: T–2 F43, U.S. Nuclear                      comment submission available to the
                                                    this service should contact Mr. Theron                  Regulatory Commission, Washington,                    public in this docket.
                                                    Brown, ACRS Audio Visual Technician                     DC 20555–0001.                                          The NRC cautions you not to include
                                                    (301–415–8066), between 7:30 a.m. and                      For additional direction on obtaining              identifying or contact information in
                                                    3:45 p.m. (ET), at least 10 days before                 information and submitting comments,                  comment submissions that you do not
                                                    the meeting to ensure the availability of               see ‘‘Obtaining Information and                       want to be publicly disclosed in your
                                                    this service. Individuals or                            Submitting Comments’’ in the                          comment submission. The NRC will


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FR Citation82 FR 19093 

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