82_FR_9558 82 FR 9534 - Access Authorization and Fitness-For-Duty Determinations

82 FR 9534 - Access Authorization and Fitness-For-Duty Determinations

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Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 24 (February 7, 2017)

Page Range9534-9535
FR Document2017-02515

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to hold a public meeting to discuss a rulemaking activity regarding the role of third parties in access authorization and fitness-for-duty determinations. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information on the background and status of this rulemaking activity and to obtain input from interested stakeholders.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 24 (Tuesday, February 7, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 24 (Tuesday, February 7, 2017)]
[Proposed Rules]
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10 CFR Part 73

[NRC-2016-0145]
RIN 3150-AJ79


Access Authorization and Fitness-For-Duty Determinations

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to hold a 
public meeting to discuss a rulemaking activity regarding the role of 
third parties in access authorization and fitness-for-duty 
determinations. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information on 
the background and status of this rulemaking activity and to obtain 
input from interested stakeholders.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on February 13, 2017. See 
Section II, Public Meeting, of this document for more information on 
the meeting.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0145 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this meeting. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this meeting using 
any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0145. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: [email protected]. For technical questions, contact 
the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
of this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available documents online in the 
ADAMS Public Documents collection at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. To begin the search, select ``ADAMS Public Documents'' and 
then select ``Begin Web-based ADAMS Search.'' For problems with ADAMS, 
please contact the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 
1-800-397-4209, 301-415-4737, or by email to [email protected]. The 
ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available 
in ADAMS) is provided the first time that it is mentioned in this 
document.
     NRC's PDR: You may examine and purchase copies of public 
documents at the NRC's PDR, Room O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel I. Doyle, telephone: 301-415-
3748, email: [email protected]; or Mark Resner, telephone: 301-287-
3680, email: [email protected]. Both are staff members of the U.S. 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    In a staff requirements memorandum dated June 6, 2016 (SRM-SECY-15-
0149, ADAMS Accession No. ML16158A286), the Commission approved 
proceeding with the rulemaking process to further explore the issues 
raised in an NRC staff paper regarding the role of third party 
arbitrators in licensee access authorization and fitness-for-duty 
determinations. The NRC is in the early stages of developing a draft 
regulatory basis document that will describe the regulatory issue, 
options to address the issue, and the recommended option. The NRC will 
consider the information shared at the meeting in the development of 
the draft regulatory basis document.
    The NRC held a similar public meeting on November 16, 2016, and a 
summary of that meeting is available in ADAMS under Accession No. 
ML16336A034. The NRC is holding this meeting in response to a request 
from stakeholders to allow another opportunity for public input prior 
to publication of a draft regulatory basis document. The NRC also held 
a closed meeting on December 12, 2016, with representatives from the 
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and a summary of that 
meeting is available

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in ADAMS under Accession No. ML16355A092.
    The NRC changed the title of this rulemaking activity from ``Role 
of Third Parties in Access Authorization and Fitness-for-Duty 
Determinations'' to ``Access Authorization and Fitness-for-Duty 
Determinations.''

II. Public Meeting

    The public meeting will be on February 13, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to 
4:00 p.m. (EST) in the Commission Hearing Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852. Interested stakeholders may attend in person 
or via teleconference and Webinar. The purpose of the meeting is to 
provide background information on this rulemaking activity and obtain 
stakeholder input in order to enhance the NRC's understanding of the 
associated issues. The NRC staff will use this input to inform its 
determination of what action, if any, the agency should take to address 
the issue of third party participation in licensee access authorization 
and fitness-for-duty determinations. The NRC staff will discuss the 
various opportunities for the public to participate in the rulemaking 
process. The NRC will not provide formal written responses to the oral 
comments made at this meeting. In addition, the NRC is not providing an 
opportunity to submit written public comments in connection with this 
meeting.
    Information for the teleconference and Webinar is available in the 
meeting notice, which can be accessed through the NRC's public Web site 
at: http://meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg. Participants must register at the 
Internet link in the meeting notice to participate in the Webinar.
    Additional details regarding the meeting will be posted at least 10 
days prior to the public meeting on the NRC's public meeting Web site 
at: http://meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day of January 2017.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Louise Lund,
Director, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation.
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                                               contractors, or live poultry dealers                    or live poultry dealers that GIPSA                       • NRC’s Agencywide Documents
                                               constitutes an undue or unreasonable                    considers unfair, unjustly                            Access and Management System
                                               preference or advantage and a violation                 discriminatory, or deceptive and a                    (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-
                                               of section 202(b) of the P&S Act.                       violation of section 202(a) of the P&S                available documents online in the
                                               DATES: The comment period for the                       Act. The second provides criteria, in                 ADAMS Public Documents collection at
                                               proposed rule published at 81 FR 92723                  response to requirements of the 2008                  http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/
                                               on December 20, 2016 is extended.                       Farm Bill, to consider in determining                 adams.html. To begin the search, select
                                               Comments must be received on or                         whether a packer, swine contractor, or                ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then
                                               before March 24, 2017.                                  live poultry dealer has engaged in                    select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
                                               ADDRESSES: We invite you to submit                      conduct resulting in an undue                         Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
                                               comments on this proposed rule by any                   preference or advantage to one or more                please contact the NRC’s Public
                                               of the following methods:                               livestock producers or poultry growers                Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
                                                  • Mail: M. Irene Omade, GIPSA,                       in violation of § 202(b) of the P&S Act.              1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
                                               USDA, 1400 Independence Avenue                            Authority: 7 U.S.C. 181–229c.                       email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
                                               SW., Room 2542A–S, Washington, DC                                                                             ADAMS accession number for each
                                               20250–3613.                                             Marianne Plaus,                                       document referenced (if it is available in
                                                  • Hand Delivery or Courier: M. Irene                 Acting Administrator, Grain Inspection,               ADAMS) is provided the first time that
                                               Omade, GIPSA, USDA, 1400                                Packers and Stockyards Administration.                it is mentioned in this document.
                                               Independence Avenue SW., Room                           [FR Doc. 2017–02495 Filed 2–6–17; 8:45 am]               • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
                                               2530–S, Washington, DC 20250–3613.                      BILLING CODE 3410–KD–P                                purchase copies of public documents at
                                                  • Internet: http://                                                                                        the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
                                               www.regulations.gov. Follow the on-line                                                                       White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
                                               instructions for submitting comments.                   NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                    Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
                                                  Instructions: All comments should                    COMMISSION
                                               make reference to the date and page                                                                           FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                               number of this issue of the Federal                     10 CFR Part 73                                        Daniel I. Doyle, telephone: 301–415–
                                               Register. All comments received will be                                                                       3748, email: Daniel.Doyle@nrc.gov; or
                                                                                                       [NRC–2016–0145]                                       Mark Resner, telephone: 301–287–3680,
                                               included in the public docket without
                                               change, including any personal                          RIN 3150–AJ79                                         email: Mark.Resner@nrc.gov. Both are
                                               information provided. Regulatory                                                                              staff members of the U.S. Nuclear
                                               analyses and other documents relating                   Access Authorization and Fitness-For-                 Regulatory Commission, Washington,
                                               to this rulemaking will be available for                Duty Determinations                                   DC 20555–0001.
                                               public inspection in Room 2542A–S,                      AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory                           SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               1400 Independence Avenue SW.,                           Commission.
                                               Washington, DC 20250–3613 during                                                                              I. Background
                                                                                                       ACTION: Public meeting.
                                               regular business hours. All comments                                                                             In a staff requirements memorandum
                                               will be available for public inspection in              SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                dated June 6, 2016 (SRM–SECY–15–
                                               the above office during regular business                Commission (NRC) plans to hold a                      0149, ADAMS Accession No.
                                               hours (7 CFR 1.27(b)). Please call the                  public meeting to discuss a rulemaking                ML16158A286), the Commission
                                               Management and Budget Services staff                    activity regarding the role of third                  approved proceeding with the
                                               of GIPSA at (202) 720–8479 to arrange                   parties in access authorization and                   rulemaking process to further explore
                                               a public inspection of comments or                      fitness-for-duty determinations. The                  the issues raised in an NRC staff paper
                                               other documents related to this                         purpose of the meeting is to provide                  regarding the role of third party
                                               rulemaking.                                             information on the background and                     arbitrators in licensee access
                                               FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: S.                     status of this rulemaking activity and to             authorization and fitness-for-duty
                                               Brett Offutt, Director, Litigation and                  obtain input from interested                          determinations. The NRC is in the early
                                               Economic Analysis Division, P&SP,                       stakeholders.                                         stages of developing a draft regulatory
                                               GIPSA, 1400 Independence Ave. SW.,                      DATES: The public meeting will be held                basis document that will describe the
                                               Washington, DC 20250, (202) 720–7051,                   on February 13, 2017. See Section II,                 regulatory issue, options to address the
                                               s.brett.offutt@usda.gov.                                Public Meeting, of this document for                  issue, and the recommended option.
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Consistent                   more information on the meeting.                      The NRC will consider the information
                                               with the memorandum of January 20,                      ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID                  shared at the meeting in the
                                               2017, to the heads of executive                         NRC–2016–0145 when contacting the                     development of the draft regulatory
                                               departments and agencies from the                       NRC about the availability of                         basis document.
                                               Assistant to the President and Chief of                 information regarding this meeting. You                  The NRC held a similar public
                                               Staff entitled ‘‘Regulatory Freeze                      may obtain publicly-available                         meeting on November 16, 2016, and a
                                               Pending Review,’’ GIPSA is extending                    information related to this meeting                   summary of that meeting is available in
                                               by 30 days the public comment period                    using any of the following methods:                   ADAMS under Accession No.
                                               of the proposed rule entitled ‘‘Unfair                     • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to               ML16336A034. The NRC is holding this
                                               Practices and Undue Preferences in                      http://www.regulations.gov and search                 meeting in response to a request from
                                               Violation of the Packers and Stockyards                 for Docket ID NRC–2016–0145. Address                  stakeholders to allow another
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                                               Act’’ that was published in the Federal                 questions about NRC dockets to Carol                  opportunity for public input prior to
                                               Register on December 20, 2016, (81 FR                   Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463;                   publication of a draft regulatory basis
                                               92703).                                                 email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For                   document. The NRC also held a closed
                                                  This proposed rule would make two                    technical questions, contact the                      meeting on December 12, 2016, with
                                               changes to the regulation issued under                  individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER                 representatives from the International
                                               P&S Act. The first clarifies the conduct                INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                   Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and
                                               or action by packers, swine contractors,                document.                                             a summary of that meeting is available


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                                               in ADAMS under Accession No.                            DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION                          telephone: +49 703 1301–0; fax: +49 703
                                               ML16355A092.                                                                                                  1301–136; email: aircraft@solo-
                                                                                                       Federal Aviation Administration                       germany.com; Internet: http://
                                                  The NRC changed the title of this
                                               rulemaking activity from ‘‘Role of Third                                                                      aircraft.solo-online.com. You may
                                                                                                       14 CFR Part 39                                        review this referenced service
                                               Parties in Access Authorization and
                                                                                                       [Docket No. FAA–2017–0051; Directorate                information at the FAA, Small Airplane
                                               Fitness-for-Duty Determinations’’ to
                                                                                                       Identifier 2016–CE–043–AD]                            Directorate, 901 Locust, Kansas City,
                                               ‘‘Access Authorization and Fitness-for-                                                                       Missouri 64106. For information on the
                                               Duty Determinations.’’                                  RIN 2120–AA64                                         availability of this material at the FAA,
                                               II. Public Meeting                                                                                            call (816) 329–4148.
                                                                                                       Airworthiness Directives; DG
                                                                                                       Flugzeugbau GmbH                                      Examining the AD Docket
                                                  The public meeting will be on
                                               February 13, 2017, from 1:00 p.m. to                    AGENCY: Federal Aviation                                 You may examine the AD docket on
                                               4:00 p.m. (EST) in the Commission                       Administration (FAA), Department of                   the Internet at http://
                                               Hearing Room, 11555 Rockville Pike,                     Transportation (DOT).                                 www.regulations.gov by searching for
                                               Rockville, Maryland 20852. Interested                                                                         and locating Docket No. FAA–2017–
                                                                                                       ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking
                                               stakeholders may attend in person or via                                                                      0051; or in person at the Docket
                                                                                                       (NPRM).
                                               teleconference and Webinar. The                                                                               Management Facility between 9 a.m.
                                                                                                       SUMMARY:   We propose to adopt a new                  and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,
                                               purpose of the meeting is to provide
                                                                                                       airworthiness directive (AD) for DG                   except Federal holidays. The AD docket
                                               background information on this                                                                                contains this proposed AD, the
                                               rulemaking activity and obtain                          Flugzeugbau GmbH Model DG–500MB
                                                                                                       gliders that are equipped with a Solo                 regulatory evaluation, any comments
                                               stakeholder input in order to enhance                                                                         received, and other information. The
                                               the NRC’s understanding of the                          2625 02 engine modified with a fuel
                                                                                                       injection system following the                        street address for the Docket Office
                                               associated issues. The NRC staff will use                                                                     (telephone (800) 647–5527) is in the
                                                                                                       instructions of Solo Kleinmotoren
                                               this input to inform its determination of                                                                     ADDRESSES section. Comments will be
                                                                                                       GmbH Service Bulletin (SB)/Technische
                                               what action, if any, the agency should                                                                        available in the AD docket shortly after
                                                                                                       Mitteilung (TM) 4600–3 ‘‘Fuel Injection
                                               take to address the issue of third party                System’’) and identified as Solo 2625                 receipt.
                                               participation in licensee access                        02i. This proposed AD results from                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jim
                                               authorization and fitness-for-duty                      mandatory continuing airworthiness                    Rutherford, Aerospace Engineer, 901
                                               determinations. The NRC staff will                      information (MCAI) originated by an                   Locust, Room 301, Kansas City,
                                               discuss the various opportunities for the               aviation authority of another country to              Missouri 64106; telephone: (816) 329–
                                               public to participate in the rulemaking                 identify and correct an unsafe condition              4165; fax: (816) 329–4090; email:
                                               process. The NRC will not provide                       on an aviation product. The MCAI                      jim.rutherford@faa.gov.
                                               formal written responses to the oral                    describes the unsafe condition as the                 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                               comments made at this meeting. In                       potential of an in-flight shut-down and               Comments Invited
                                               addition, the NRC is not providing an                   engine fire due to failure of the
                                               opportunity to submit written public                    connecting stud for the two fuel injector               We invite you to send any written
                                               comments in connection with this                        mounts of the engine redundancy                       relevant data, views, or arguments about
                                               meeting.                                                system on gliders equipped with a Solo                this proposed AD. Send your comments
                                                                                                       2625 02i engine. We are issuing this                  to an address listed under the
                                                  Information for the teleconference and                                                                     ADDRESSES section. Include ‘‘Docket No.
                                               Webinar is available in the meeting                     proposed AD to require actions to
                                                                                                       address the unsafe condition on these                 FAA–2017–0051; Directorate Identifier
                                               notice, which can be accessed through                                                                         2016–CE–043–AD’’ at the beginning of
                                                                                                       products.
                                               the NRC’s public Web site at: http://                                                                         your comments. We specifically invite
                                               meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.                              DATES:  We must receive comments on                   comments on the overall regulatory,
                                               Participants must register at the Internet              this proposed AD by March 24, 2017.                   economic, environmental, and energy
                                               link in the meeting notice to participate               ADDRESSES: You may send comments by                   aspects of this proposed AD. We will
                                               in the Webinar.                                         any of the following methods:                         consider all comments received by the
                                                                                                         • Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to                 closing date and may amend this
                                                  Additional details regarding the
                                                                                                       http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the                proposed AD because of those
                                               meeting will be posted at least 10 days                 instructions for submitting comments.                 comments.
                                               prior to the public meeting on the NRC’s                  • Fax: (202) 493–2251.                                We will post all comments we
                                               public meeting Web site at: http://                       • Mail: U.S. Department of                          receive, without change, to http://
                                               meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.                              Transportation, Docket Operations, M–                 regulations.gov, including any personal
                                                 Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day           30, West Building Ground Floor, Room                  information you provide. We will also
                                               of January 2017.                                        W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                  post a report summarizing each
                                                 For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.                Washington, DC 20590.                                 substantive verbal contact we receive
                                                                                                         • Hand Delivery: U.S. Department of                 about this proposed AD.
                                               Louise Lund,
                                                                                                       Transportation, Docket Operations, M–
                                               Director, Division of Policy and Rulemaking,            30, West Building Ground Floor, Room                  Discussion
                                               Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.                   W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE.,                     The European Aviation Safety Agency
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                                               [FR Doc. 2017–02515 Filed 2–6–17; 8:45 am]              Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m.                  (EASA), which is the Technical Agent
                                               BILLING CODE 7590–01–P                                  and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday,                    for the Member States of the European
                                                                                                       except Federal holidays.                              Community, has issued EASA AD No.:
                                                                                                         For service information identified in               2014–0269, dated December 11, 2014
                                                                                                       this proposed AD, contact Solo                        (referred to after this as ‘‘the MCAI’’), to
                                                                                                       Kleinmotoren GmbH, Postfach 600152,                   correct an unsafe condition for the
                                                                                                       71050 Sindelfingen, Germany;                          specified products. The MCAI states:


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CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionProposed Rules
ActionPublic meeting.
DatesThe public meeting will be held on February 13, 2017. See Section II, Public Meeting, of this document for more information on the meeting.
ContactDaniel I. Doyle, telephone: 301-415- 3748, email: [email protected]; or Mark Resner, telephone: 301-287- 3680, email: [email protected] Both are staff members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001.
FR Citation82 FR 9534 
RIN Number3150-AJ79

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