82_FR_20680 82 FR 20596 - Sunshine Act Notice

82 FR 20596 - Sunshine Act Notice

DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 84 (May 3, 2017)

Page Range20596-20596
FR Document2017-08996

The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) published a notice in the Federal Register of April 24, 2017 concerning a public business meeting on May 11, 2017, at the Board's headquarters located at 625 Indiana Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004-2901. The Board supplements that notice by providing specific information for how the public may participate in the meeting.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 84 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 84 (Wednesday, May 3, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Page 20596]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-08996]


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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD


Sunshine Act Notice

AGENCY: Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board.

ACTION: Notice of public business meeting.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) published 
a notice in the Federal Register of April 24, 2017 concerning a public 
business meeting on May 11, 2017, at the Board's headquarters located 
at 625 Indiana Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20004-2901. The Board 
supplements that notice by providing specific information for how the 
public may participate in the meeting.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Glenn Sklar, General Manager, Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW., Suite 700, 
Washington, DC 20004-2901, (800) 788-4016. This is a toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the Federal Register of April 24, 2017, 
in 82 FR 18902, the Board announced its intention to hold a public 
meeting at its headquarters on May 11, 2017. The Board has amended the 
public meeting agenda to provide a specific opportunity for members of 
the public to comment on the agenda item. The Board will invite public 
comment during the public comment period of the agenda on the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board staff's effort to develop a potential 
scorecard regarding safety oversight of Defense Nuclear Facilities. The 
amended agenda is available on the Board's public Web site at https://www.dnfsb.gov/public-hearings-meetings/may-11-2017-public-business-meeting.
    Persons interested in speaking during the public comment period are 
encouraged to pre-register by submitting a request to the Board by 
telephone to the Office of the General Counsel at (202) 694-7062 prior 
to close of business on May 10, 2017. The Board requests that 
commenters limit the nature and scope of their oral comments to the 
subject of the agenda. Those who pre-register will be scheduled to 
speak first. Individual oral comments may be limited by the time 
available, depending on the number of persons who register. At the 
beginning of the meeting, the Board will post a list of speakers at the 
entrance to the meeting room. Anyone who wishes to comment or provide 
technical information or data may do so in writing, either in lieu of, 
or in addition to, making an oral presentation. The Board Members may 
question presenters to the extent deemed appropriate.

    Dated: May 1, 2017.
Joseph Bruce Hamilton,
Vice Chairman.
[FR Doc. 2017-08996 Filed 5-1-17; 4:15 pm]
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                                               respect to periods of time when a Senior                in the supplement to the petition, which              for members of the public to comment
                                               Judge is performing judicial duties with                shall state with particularity the error(s)           on the agenda item. The Board will
                                               the Court and shall notify the                          claimed to be materially prejudicial to               invite public comment during the
                                               Department of Defense Military                          the substantial rights of the appellant.              public comment period of the agenda on
                                               Retirement Fund to make appropriate                     See Article 59(a), UCMJ, 10 U.S.C.                    the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety
                                               adjustments in the Senior Judge’s retired               § 859(a).                                             Board staff’s effort to develop a potential
                                               pay or annuity. See Article 142(e)(2),                    Comment: The language in the current                scorecard regarding safety oversight of
                                               Uniform Code of Military Justice                        rule that ‘‘good cause must be shown’’                Defense Nuclear Facilities. The
                                               (UCMJ), 10 U.S.C. § 942(e)(2).                          by the appellant in the supplement has                amended agenda is available on the
                                                  The proposed change to Rule 3A(a)                    led to some litigation as to whether                  Board’s public Web site at https://
                                               would read:                                             there is a jurisdictional requirement to              www.dnfsb.gov/public-hearings-
                                                  With the Senior Judge’s consent, and                 raise issues, and that supplements that               meetings/may-11-2017-public-business-
                                               at the request of the Chief Judge, a                    do not include any specific errors                    meeting.
                                               Senior Judge may perform judicial                       should be dismissed for want of                          Persons interested in speaking during
                                               duties with the Court if an active Judge                jurisdiction. The Court has rejected this             the public comment period are
                                               of the Court is disabled or has recused                 view when it has been raised.                         encouraged to pre-register by submitting
                                               himself or if there is a vacancy in an                  Amending the rule to reflect that ‘‘good              a request to the Board by telephone to
                                               active judgeship on the Court. For the                  cause should be shown’’ is the proper                 the Office of the General Counsel at
                                               periods of time when performing                         way to read the rule in light of Rule                 (202) 694–7062 prior to close of
                                               judicial duties with the Court, a Senior                21(e) which provides that when no                     business on May 10, 2017. The Board
                                               Judge shall receive the same pay, per                   specific errors are included in the                   requests that commenters limit the
                                               diem, and travel allowances as an active                supplement to the petition, the Court                 nature and scope of their oral comments
                                               Judge. The periods of performance of                    will nevertheless review the petition.                to the subject of the agenda. Those who
                                               judicial duties shall be certified by the               Reading Rule 21(a) as mandatory would                 pre-register will be scheduled to speak
                                               Chief Judge and reported to the Court                   be inconsistent with Rule 21(e) and                   first. Individual oral comments may be
                                               Executive who shall take appropriate                    render the latter provision meaningless.              limited by the time available, depending
                                               steps so that the Senior Judge is paid in               The amended rule is consistent with                   on the number of persons who register.
                                               accordance with Article 142(e)(2),                      prevailing judicial decisions and                     At the beginning of the meeting, the
                                               UCMJ.                                                   removes any confusion as to how to                    Board will post a list of speakers at the
                                                  Comment: The Fiscal Year 2017                        reconcile the subsections (a) and (e).                entrance to the meeting room. Anyone
                                               National Defense Authorization Act                                                                            who wishes to comment or provide
                                                                                                       [FR Doc. 2017–08893 Filed 5–2–17; 8:45 am]
                                               (NDAA) amended Article 142(e)(2),                                                                             technical information or data may do so
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                                               UCMJ, involving the pay of a senior                                                                           in writing, either in lieu of, or in
                                               judge who performs judicial duties with                                                                       addition to, making an oral
                                               the Court. Before the amendment was                                                                           presentation. The Board Members may
                                               passed, retired judges had their                        DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES
                                                                                                                                                             question presenters to the extent
                                               annuities suspended while performing                    SAFETY BOARD
                                                                                                                                                             deemed appropriate.
                                               judicial duties and were paid as active
                                               service judges. The NDAA’s amendment                    Sunshine Act Notice                                     Dated: May 1, 2017.
                                               provides that instead of stopping the                                                                         Joseph Bruce Hamilton,
                                                                                                       AGENCY:  Defense Nuclear Facilities
                                               senior judge’s annuity, the senior judge                Safety Board.                                         Vice Chairman.
                                               would continue to receive the annuity                   ACTION: Notice of public business
                                                                                                                                                             [FR Doc. 2017–08996 Filed 5–1–17; 4:15 pm]
                                               in full and also receive additional pay                 meeting.                                              BILLING CODE 3670–01–P
                                               equal to the difference between the
                                               daily equivalent of the annual rate of                  SUMMARY:   The Defense Nuclear
                                               pay provided for a judge of the Court                   Facilities Safety Board (Board)                       DELAWARE RIVER BASIN
                                               and the daily equivalent of the retired                 published a notice in the Federal                     COMMISSION
                                               pay of the senior judge under Article                   Register of April 24, 2017 concerning a
                                               145, UCMJ. Accordingly, Rule 3A(a)                      public business meeting on May 11,                    Notice of Public Hearing and Business
                                               needs to be amended to comply with                      2017, at the Board’s headquarters                     Meeting May 17 and June 14, 2017
                                               current law.                                            located at 625 Indiana Avenue NW.,                      Notice is hereby given that the
                                               Rule 21(a):                                             Washington, DC 20004–2901. The Board                  Delaware River Basin Commission will
                                                                                                       supplements that notice by providing                  hold a public hearing on Wednesday,
                                                 Rule 21(a)—Supplement to Petition                     specific information for how the public
                                               for Grant of Review—currently reads:                                                                          May 17, 2017. A business meeting will
                                                                                                       may participate in the meeting.                       be held the following month, on
                                                 Review on petition for grant of review
                                               requires a showing of good cause. Good                  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:                      Wednesday, June 14, 2017. The hearing
                                               cause must be shown by the appellant                    Glenn Sklar, General Manager, Defense                 and business meeting are open to the
                                               in the supplement to the petition, which                Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625                  public and will be held at the
                                               shall state with particularity the error(s)             Indiana Avenue NW., Suite 700,                        Washington Crossing Historic Park
                                               claimed to be materially prejudicial to                 Washington, DC 20004–2901, (800) 788–                 Visitor Center, 1112 River Road,
                                               the substantial rights of the appellant.                4016. This is a toll-free number.                     Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania.
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                                               See Article 59(a), UCMJ, 10 U.S.C.                      SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the                       Public Hearing. The public hearing on
                                               § 859(a).                                               Federal Register of April 24, 2017, in 82             May 17, 2017 will begin at 1:30 p.m.
                                                 The proposed change to Rule 21(a)                     FR 18902, the Board announced its                     Hearing items will include draft dockets
                                               would read:                                             intention to hold a public meeting at its             for withdrawals, discharges, and other
                                                 Review on petition for grant of review                headquarters on May 11, 2017. The                     water-related projects subject to the
                                               requires a showing of good cause. Good                  Board has amended the public meeting                  Commission’s review, and two FY–2018
                                               cause should be shown by the appellant                  agenda to provide a specific opportunity              budget resolutions: (1) A resolution to


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of public business meeting.
ContactGlenn Sklar, General Manager, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana Avenue NW., Suite 700, Washington, DC 20004-2901, (800) 788-4016. This is a toll-free number.
FR Citation82 FR 20596 

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