82_FR_61285 82 FR 61039 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

82 FR 61039 - Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 246 (December 26, 2017)

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FR Document2017-27844

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2017) 
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 246 (Tuesday, December 26, 2017)]
[Notices]
[Pages 61039-61040]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2017-27844]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2017-0001]


Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

DATE:  Weeks of December 25, 2017, January 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2018.

PLACE:  Commissioners' Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.

STATUS:  Public and Closed.

Week of December 25, 2017

    There are no meetings scheduled for the week of December 25, 2017.

Week of January 1, 2018--Tentative

    There are no meetings scheduled for the week of January 1, 2018.

Week of January 8, 2018--Tentative

    There are no meetings scheduled for the week of January 8, 2018.

Week of January 15, 2018--Tentative

Thursday, January 18, 2018

9:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic Overview of the Decommissioning and 
Low-Level Waste and Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation Business 
Lines (Public Meeting) (Contact: Damaris Marcano: 301-415-7328)

    This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address--http://www.nrc.gov/.

Week of January 22, 2018--Tentative

Tuesday, January 23, 2018

9:00 a.m. Hearing on Construction Permit for Northwest Medical Isotopes 
Production Facility: Section 189a of the Atomic Energy Act Proceeding 
(Public Meeting) (Contact: Michael Balazik: 301-415-2856)

    This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address--http://www.nrc.gov/.

Thursday, January 25, 2018

10:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic Overview of the New Reactors Business 
Line (Public Meeting) (Contact: Donna Williams: 301-415-1322)

    This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address--http://www.nrc.gov/.

Week of January 29, 2018--Tentative

    There are no meetings scheduled for the week of January 29, 2018.
* * * * *
    The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short 
notice. For more information or to verify the status of meetings, 
contact Denise McGovern at 301-415-0681 or via email at 
[email protected].
* * * * *
    The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can be found on the internet 
at: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/schedule.html.
* * * * *
    The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with 
disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation 
to participate in these public meetings, or need this meeting notice or 
the transcript or other information from the public meetings in another 
format (e.g., braille, large print), please notify Kimberly Meyer, NRC 
Disability Program Manager, at 301-287-0739, by videophone at 240-428-
3217, or by email at [email protected]. Determinations on 
requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case 
basis.
* * * * *
    Members of the public may request to receive this information 
electronically.

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If you would like to be added to the distribution, please contact the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 
20555 (301-415-1969), or email [email protected] or 
[email protected].

    Dated: December 20, 2017.
Denise L. McGovern,
Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary.
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Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 26, 2017 / Notices 61039 support cutting-edge science and Dated: December 20, 2017. Week of January 15, 2018—Tentative education. Suzanne H. Plimpton, Thursday, January 18, 2018 NSF remains deeply concerned about Reports Clearance Officer, National Science the impacts from recent hurricanes on Foundation. 9:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic Arecibo Observatory staff, the facility, [FR Doc. 2017–27723 Filed 12–22–17; 8:45 am] Overview of the Decommissioning and all citizens of Puerto Rico. The ROD BILLING CODE 7555–01–P and Low-Level Waste and Spent Fuel arrives at a challenging time, but is Storage and Transportation Business necessary for the agency to secure a Lines (Public Meeting) (Contact: future for the Observatory, as it will NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Damaris Marcano: 301–415–7328) allow negotiations to begin with This meeting will be webcast live at potential collaborators who may take Notice of Permits Issued Under the the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/. over management and operations as Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 Week of January 22, 2018—Tentative NSF funding is reduced. AGENCY: National Science Foundation. Prior to issuance of the ROD, a Final Tuesday, January 23, 2018 ACTION: Notice of permit issued. Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) 9:00 a.m. Hearing on Construction was prepared in compliance with the SUMMARY: The National Science Permit for Northwest Medical Federal National Environmental Policy Foundation (NSF) is required to publish Isotopes Production Facility: Section Act, 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq. (NEPA), notice of permits issued under the 189a of the Atomic Energy Act dated July 27, 2017, and availability of Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. Proceeding (Public Meeting) (Contact: it was noticed in the Federal Register This is the required notice. Michael Balazik: 301–415–2856) on August 4, 2017. As detailed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: This meeting will be webcast live at FEIS, five Action Alternatives and a No- Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/. Action Alternative, were considered for Office of Polar Programs, National the proposed change in operations of Thursday, January 25, 2018 Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Arecibo Observatory. These Alternatives Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703– 10:00 a.m. Strategic Programmatic include: 292–8030; email: ACApermits@nsf.gov. Overview of the New Reactors • Alternative 1: Collaboration with SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On Business Line (Public Meeting) Interested Parties for Continued November 16, 2017, the National (Contact: Donna Williams: 301–415– Science-focused Operations (Agency- Science Foundation published a notice 1322) preferred Alternative) in the Federal Register of a permit This meeting will be webcast live at • Alternative 2: Collaboration with application received. The permit was the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov/. Interested Parties for Transition to issued on December 18, 2017 to: Week of January 29, 2018—Tentative Education-focused Operations 1. Kasey Stewart, Permit No. 2018– 026. There are no meetings scheduled for • Alternative 3: Mothballing of the week of January 29, 2018. Facilities Nadene G. Kennedy, * * * * * • Alternative 4: Partial Demolition Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar The schedule for Commission and Site Restoration Programs. meetings is subject to change on short • Alternative 5: Complete Demolition [FR Doc. 2017–27721 Filed 12–22–17; 8:45 am] notice. For more information or to verify and Site Restoration BILLING CODE 7555–01–P the status of meetings, contact Denise • No-Action Alternative: Continued McGovern at 301–415–0681 or via email NSF Investment for Science-focused at Denise.McGovern@nrc.gov. Operations * * * * * NUCLEAR REGULATORY The Preferred Alternative, which is The NRC Commission Meeting COMMISSION also the environmentally preferable Schedule can be found on the internet action alternative, was selected in the at: http://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ [NRC–2017–0001] public-meetings/schedule.html. ROD. The ROD also reflected NSF’s consideration of the outcomes of its Sunshine Act Meeting Notice * * * * * compliance obligations under Section The NRC provides reasonable 106 of the National Historic DATE: Weeks of December 25, 2017, accommodation to individuals with Preservation Act and the Endangered January 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2018. disabilities where appropriate. If you Species Act. PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference need a reasonable accommodation to The ROD is now available in both Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, participate in these public meetings, or English and Spanish on the internet at: Maryland. need this meeting notice or the https://www.nsf.gov/mps/ast/env_ transcript or other information from the STATUS: Public and Closed. impact_reviews/env_rev_arecibo.jsp in public meetings in another format (e.g., Adobe® portable document format Week of December 25, 2017 braille, large print), please notify (PDF). Limited hard copies of the ROD There are no meetings scheduled for Kimberly Meyer, NRC Disability are also available, on a first request the week of December 25, 2017. Program Manager, at 301–287–0739, by basis, by contacting the NSF contact, videophone at 240–428–3217, or by ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES Elizabeth A. Pentecost, Project Week of January 1, 2018—Tentative email at Kimberly.Meyer-Chambers@ Administrator, National Science There are no meetings scheduled for nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for Foundation, Division of Astronomical the week of January 1, 2018. reasonable accommodation will be Sciences, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, made on a case-by-case basis. Room W 9152, Alexandria, VA 22314, Week of January 8, 2018—Tentative * * * * * Telephone: 703–292–4907, Email: There are no meetings scheduled for Members of the public may request to epenteco@nsf.gov. the week of January 8, 2018. receive this information electronically. VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:21 Dec 22, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00092 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26DEN1.SGM 26DEN1

61040 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 246 / Tuesday, December 26, 2017 / Notices If you would like to be added to the http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ October 27, 2016 decision on the distribution, please contact the Nuclear adams.html. To begin the search, select petition (ADAMS Accession No. Regulatory Commission, Office of the ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then ML16301A083), found that the Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301– select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS exemptions were ineligible for a 415–1969), or email Patricia.Jimenez@ Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, categorical exclusion under the National nrc.gov or Jennifer.BorgesRoman@ please contact the NRC’s Public Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), and nrc.gov. Document Room (PDR) reference staff at directed the staff to conduct an EA to Dated: December 20, 2017. 1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by examine the environmental impacts, if Denise L. McGovern, email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The any, associated with the exemptions. Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. ADAMS accession number for each Therefore, consistent with Commission document referenced (if it is available in direction and with 10 CFR 51.21, the [FR Doc. 2017–27844 Filed 12–21–17; 11:15 am] ADAMS) is provided the first time that NRC prepared a draft EA to document BILLING CODE 7590–01–P it is mentioned in this document. its environmental review for the • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and exemption request, and published the purchase copies of public documents at draft EA for comment on March 8, 2017 NUCLEAR REGULATORY the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One (82 FR 13015). Comments were received COMMISSION White Flint North, 11555 Rockville from the Petitioners on April 7, 2017 [Docket No. 50–271; NRC–2015–0157] Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. (ADAMS Accession No. ML17107A145). FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jack After consideration of those comments, Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc.; the staff has prepared this final EA. D. Parrott, Office of Nuclear Reactor Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Based on the results of this final EA, the Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Station NRC has determined that it is not Commission, Washington, DC 20555– AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 0001; telephone: 301–415–6634; email: necessary to prepare an environmental Commission. Jack.Parrott@nrc.gov. impact statement and is therefore ACTION: Final environmental assessment SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: issuing this final FONSI. and finding of no significant impact; II. Final Environmental Assessment issuance. I. Introduction On June 23, 2015 (80 FR 35992), the Description of the Action SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory NRC issued exemptions from sections The exemptions requested by Entergy Commission (NRC) is issuing a final 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 50.75(h)(1)(iv) of on January 6, 2015, and granted by the environmental assessment (EA) and title 10 of the Code of Federal NRC on June 23, 2015, exempt Entergy finding of no significant impact (FONSI) Regulations (10 CFR) to Entergy, for from the requirements set forth in 10 regarding the issuance of two VY’s Renewed Facility Operating CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A) and 50.75(h)(1)(iv). exemptions in response to a January 6, License No. DPR–28. The VY facility is Specifically, the exemptions allow 2015 request from Entergy Nuclear located in Windham County, Vermont. Entergy to use funds from the Trust for Operations, Inc. (Entergy or the The licensee requested the exemptions irradiated fuel management activities, licensee), on behalf of the owners of the by letter dated January 6, 2015 (ADAMS not associated with radiological Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station Accession No. ML15013A171). The decommissioning. (VY). The exemptions allow the licensee exemptions allow the licensee to use to use funds from the VY funds from the Trust for irradiated fuel Need for the Action decommissioning trust fund (the Trust) management activities, in the similar By letter dated January 12, 2015 for irradiated fuel management manner that funds from the Trust are (ADAMS Accession No. ML15013A426), activities. used under 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8) for Entergy informed the NRC that it had DATES: The EA and FONSI referenced in decommissioning activities. As permanently ceased power operations at this documents are available on explained below, although the VY and that the VY reactor vessel had December 26, 2017. exemptions also exempted VY from the been permanently defueled. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID regulatory requirement for prior In its January 6, 2015 exemption NRC–2015–0157 when contacting the notification to the NRC of request, Entergy stated that it needed NRC about the availability of disbursements from the Trust for access to the funds in the Trust, in information regarding this document. irradiated fuel management activities, excess of those funds needed for You may obtain publicly-available the licensee is still required to provide radiological decommissioning, to information related to this document such prior notification to the NRC support irradiated fuel management using any of the following methods: because of a separate requirement in the activities not associated with • Federal Rulemaking website: Go to VY Renewed Facility Operating License. radiological decommissioning. As http://www.regulations.gov and search At the time of issuance, the NRC’s required by 10 CFR 50.82(a)(8)(i)(A), for Docket ID NRC–2015–0157. Address approval of the exemptions referenced decommissioning trust funds may be questions about NRC dockets to Carol the categorical exclusion criteria under used by a licensee if the withdrawals are Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; 10 CFR 51.22(c)(25). However, on for expenses for legitimate email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For November 4, 2015, the State of Vermont, decommissioning activities consistent technical questions, contact the the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power with the definition of decommissioning individual listed in the FOR FURTHER Corporation, and Green Mountain in 10 CFR 50.2. This definition ethrower on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES INFORMATION CONTACT section of this Power Corporation (together, addresses radiological decommissioning document. Petitioners) filed a petition (ADAMS and does not include activities • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Accession No. ML16137A554) with the associated with irradiated fuel Access and Management System Commission that, in part, challenged the management. Similarly, the (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly- NRC staff’s use of a categorical requirements of 10 CFR 50.75(h)(1)(iv) available documents online in the exclusion in granting the exemption restrict decommissioning trust fund ADAMS Public Documents collection at request. The Commission, in their disbursements (other than for payments VerDate Sep<11>2014 20:21 Dec 22, 2017 Jkt 244001 PO 00000 Frm 00093 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\26DEN1.SGM 26DEN1


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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
DatesWeeks of December 25, 2017, January 1, 8, 15, 22, 29, 2018.
FR Citation82 FR 61039 
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