83_FR_19386 83 FR 19301 - Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board

83 FR 19301 - Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board

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Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 85 (May 2, 2018)

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FR Document2018-09346

Federal Register, Volume 83 Issue 85 (Wednesday, May 2, 2018)
[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 2, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 19301-19302]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2018-09346]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION (NSF)


Sunshine Act Meetings; National Science Board

    The National Science Board, pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR 
part 614), the National Science Foundation Act, as amended, (42 U.S.C. 
1862n-5), and the Government in the Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), 
hereby gives notice of a revision to an announcement of meetings for 
the transaction of National Science Board business.

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT: 83 FR 18351-53, 
published on April 26, 2018.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF THE MEETINGS: 

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Committee on Strategy (CS)

Open session: 9:10-9:30 a.m.
     Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
     Approval of Prior Minutes
     FY 2018 Appropriations and FY 2019 Budget Request Summary
     Committee Chair's Reflections on Past Board Term

Committee on Strategy (CS)

Closed session: 9:30-10:30 a.m.
     Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
     Approval of Prior Minutes
     FY 2018-FY 2019 Budget Discussion

CHANGES IN THE MEETINGS: 

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Committee on Strategy (CS)

Open session: 9:10-10:10 a.m.
     Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
     Approval of Prior Minutes
     Convergence Accelerators and Big Ideas
     Committee Chair's Reflections on Past Board Term
Closed session: 10:10-10:30 a.m.
     Committee Chair's Opening Remarks
     Approval of Prior Minutes
     FY 2018 Appropriations

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Brad Gutierrez, [email protected], 
703-292-7000. Please refer to the National

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Science Board website for additional information. Meeting information 
and schedule updates (time, place, subject matter, and status of 
meeting) may be found at http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/meetings/notices.jsp#sunshine.

Chris Blair,
Executive Assistant, National Science Board Office.
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                                               public agency; however, the FLSA                        whether covered employers have                          Dated: April 26, 2018.
                                               contains exemptions that apply to                       complied with various legal                           Melissa Smith,
                                               employees in certain types of                           requirements of the laws administered                 Director, Division of Regulations, Legislation
                                               employment. See 29 U.S.C. 213, et al.                   by the Wage and Hour Division. The                    and Interpretation.
                                               FLSA section 11(a) provides that the                    WHD seeks a revision to this collection               [FR Doc. 2018–09301 Filed 5–1–18; 8:45 am]
                                               Secretary of Labor may investigate and                  associated with the new pilot self-audit              BILLING CODE 4510–27–P
                                               gather data regarding the wages, hours,                 program titled: Payroll Audit
                                               or other conditions and practices of                    Independent Determination (PAID).
                                               employment in any industry subject to                   Under the PAID program, employers are                 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
                                               the FLSA, and may enter and inspect                     encouraged to conduct audits and, if                  (NSF)
                                               such places and such records (and make                  they discover minimum wage or
                                               such transcriptions thereof), question                  overtime violations, to self-report and               Sunshine Act Meetings; National
                                               such employees, and investigate such                    correct their mistakes. This ICR is being             Science Board
                                               facts, conditions, practices, or matters                submitted as a revision for approval for
                                               deemed necessary or appropriate to                      the addition of the PAID pilot program.                 The National Science Board, pursuant
                                               determine whether any person has                                                                              to NSF regulations (45 CFR part 614),
                                                                                                         II. Review Focus: The Department of
                                               violated any provision of the FLSA. 29                                                                        the National Science Foundation Act, as
                                                                                                       Labor is particularly interested in
                                               U.S.C. 211(a).                                                                                                amended, (42 U.S.C. 1862n–5), and the
                                                                                                       comments which:
                                                  Other Federal laws the WHD                                                                                 Government in the Sunshine Act (5
                                               administers provide similar authority.                    • Evaluate whether the proposed                     U.S.C. 552b), hereby gives notice of a
                                               These Acts include the: Walsh-Healey                    collection of information is necessary                revision to an announcement of
                                               Public Contracts Act (41 U.S.C. 38);                    for the proper performance of the                     meetings for the transaction of National
                                               McNamara-O’Hara Service Contract Act                    functions of the agency, including                    Science Board business.
                                               (41 U.S.C. 353(a)); Davis-Bacon Act (40                 whether the information will have
                                                                                                                                                             FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS
                                               U.S.C. 3141 et seq., pursuant to                        practical utility;
                                                                                                                                                             ANNOUNCEMENT: 83 FR 18351–53,
                                               Reorganization Plan No. 14 of 1950, and                   • Enhance the quality, utility, and                 published on April 26, 2018.
                                               Related Acts); Consumer Credit                          clarity of the information to be
                                                                                                                                                             PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF
                                               Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1676); Migrant                collected;
                                                                                                                                                             THE MEETINGS:
                                               and Seasonal Agricultural Worker                          • Evaluate the accuracy of the
                                               Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1862(a));                     agency’s estimate of the burden of the                Thursday, May 3, 2018
                                               Employee Polygraph Protection Act (29                   proposed collection of information,                   Committee on Strategy (CS)
                                               U.S.C. 2004(a)(3)); Family and Medical                  including the validity of the
                                               Leave Act (29 U.S.C. 2616(a));                          methodology and assumptions used;                     Open session: 9:10–9:30 a.m.
                                               Immigration and Nationality Act H–2A                      • Minimize the burden of the                         • Committee Chair’s Opening
                                               program (8 U.S.C. 1188(g)); the                         collection of information on those who                   Remarks
                                               Immigration and Nationality Act H–2B                    are to respond, including through the                  • Approval of Prior Minutes
                                               program (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(14(B) and the                 use of appropriate automated,                          • FY 2018 Appropriations and FY
                                               Immigration and Nationality Act H–1C                    electronic, mechanical, or other                         2019 Budget Request Summary
                                               program (8 U.S.C. 1182(m)(2)(E)(ii)).                   technological collection techniques or                 • Committee Chair’s Reflections on
                                               The regulatory provisions authorizing                   other forms of information technology,                   Past Board Term
                                               the filing of complaints under these                    e.g., permitting electronic submissions               Committee on Strategy (CS)
                                               laws and how the agency acts upon the                   of responses.
                                               concerns can be found at 29 CFR 4.191,                                                                        Closed session: 9:30–10:30 a.m.
                                               5.6, 500.1(e), 501.1(c), 501.5, 801.7(a)(3),              III. Current Actions: The Department                  • Committee Chair’s Opening
                                               825.401; 41 CFR 50–201.1202; and 20                     of Labor seeks an approval for the                        Remarks
                                               CFR 655.1200(b).                                        revision of this information collection in              • Approval of Prior Minutes
                                                  WHD staff use Form WH–3 as a guide                   order to ensure effective administration                • FY 2018–FY 2019 Budget
                                               for obtaining optional information from                 of the government contract programs.                      Discussion
                                               complainants (e.g., current and former                    Type of Review: Revision.                           CHANGES IN THE MEETINGS:
                                               employees, unions, and competitor                         Agency: Wage and Hour Division.
                                               employers, self-reporting employers)                                                                          Thursday, May 3, 2018
                                                                                                         Title: Information Collections:
                                               about alleged employer violations of the                Employment Information Form.                          Committee on Strategy (CS)
                                               labor standards provisions of the above-
                                                                                                         OMB Number: 1235–0021.                              Open session: 9:10–10:10 a.m.
                                               cited Acts. Complainants generally
                                               provide the optional information                          Affected Public: Business or other for-               • Committee Chair’s Opening
                                               requested on the form to WHD staff over                 profit, Not-for-profit institutions, Farms,               Remarks
                                               the telephone or in-person. Where the                   State, Local, or Tribal Government.                     • Approval of Prior Minutes
                                               information provided does not support                     Total Respondents: 35,677.                            • Convergence Accelerators and Big
                                               a potential WHD enforcement action,                       Total Annual Responses: 35,677.                         Ideas
                                               complainants are advised and referred                                                                           • Committee Chair’s Reflections on
                                                                                                         Estimated Total Burden Hours:
                                               to the appropriate agency for further                                                                             Past Board Term
                                                                                                       12,059.
                                               assistance. When the WHD schedules a                                                                          Closed session: 10:10–10:30 a.m.
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                                                                                                         Estimated Time per Response:                          • Committee Chair’s Opening
                                               complaint-based investigation, the                      various.
                                               agency makes the completed Form WH–                                                                               Remarks
                                               3 part of the investigation case file. The                Frequency: On occasion.                               • Approval of Prior Minutes
                                               form is printed in both English and                       Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):                  • FY 2018 Appropriations
                                               Spanish.                                                $0.                                                   CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
                                                  The Wage and Hour Division (WHD)                       Total Burden Cost (operation/                       Brad Gutierrez, bgutierr@nsf.gov, 703–
                                               uses this information to determine                      maintenance): $5.                                     292–7000. Please refer to the National


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                                               Science Board website for additional                    1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by                   Unit Nos. 1 and 2, and Braidwood Station,
                                               information. Meeting information and                    email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The                    Units 1 and 2:
                                               schedule updates (time, place, subject                  ADAMS accession number for each                          1. Issue a violation under 10 CFR Part 50,
                                                                                                                                                             ‘‘Domestic Licensing of Production and
                                               matter, and status of meeting) may be                   document referenced (if it is available in
                                                                                                                                                             Utilization Facilities,’’ Appendix B, ‘‘Quality
                                               found at http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/                        ADAMS) is provided the first time that                Assurance Criteria for Nuclear Power Plants
                                               meetings/notices.jsp#sunshine.                          it is mentioned in this document. In                  and Fuel Reprocessing Plants,’’ Criterion III,
                                                                                                       addition, for the convenience of the                  ‘‘Design Control,’’ for deficiencies in the
                                               Chris Blair,
                                                                                                       reader, the ADAMS accession numbers                   analysis of record (AOR) for the main steam
                                               Executive Assistant, National Science Board                                                                   isolation valve (MSIV) room pressurization
                                                                                                       are provided in a table in the
                                               Office.                                                                                                       following a high-energy line break (HELB).
                                                                                                       ‘‘Availability of Documents’’ section of
                                               [FR Doc. 2018–09346 Filed 4–30–18; 11:15 am]                                                                     2. Issue a violation under 10 CFR Part 50,
                                                                                                       this document.
                                               BILLING CODE 7555–01–P                                     • NRC’s PDR: You may examine and                   Appendix B, Criterion XVI, ‘‘Corrective
                                                                                                                                                             Action,’’ for failure to update the AOR in a
                                                                                                       purchase copies of public documents at                timely manner.
                                                                                                       the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One                          3. Require Exelon to show that the
                                               NUCLEAR REGULATORY                                      White Flint North, 11555 Rockville                    consequences of the secondary missiles
                                               COMMISSION                                              Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.                      resulting from MSIV room pressurization do
                                               [Docket Nos. STN 50–454, STN 50–455, STN                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Joel                 not have adverse consequences.
                                               50–456, and STN 50–457; NRC–2018–0081]                  Wiebe, Office of Nuclear Reactor                         4. Issue a Demand for Information under 10
                                                                                                       Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                   CFR 2.204, ‘‘Demand for Information,’’ to
                                               Exelon Generation Company, LLC                                                                                compare and contrast the behavior of Exelon
                                                                                                       Commission, Washington DC 20555–                      management as described in the petition with
                                               AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory                              0001, telephone: 301–415–6606; e-mail:                the NRC’s policy statement on the attributes
                                               Commission.                                             Joel.Wiebe@nrc.gov.                                   of a safety-conscious work environment
                                               ACTION: Director’s decision under 10                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The text of                (SCWE).
                                               CFR 2.206; issuance.                                    the director’s decision is attached.                     5. Use Exelon’s response to Item 4 above
                                                                                                                                                             as a basis on which to determine whether to
                                                                                                         Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day
                                               SUMMARY:   The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory                                                                        issue a ‘‘chilling effects’’ letter.
                                                                                                       of April, 2018.
                                               Commission (NRC) has issued a                                                                                    As the basis for the request, the petitioner
                                                                                                         For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.              stated the following:
                                               director’s decision in response to a                    Joel S. Wiebe,                                           1. (a)—Break enthalpies used in the MSIV
                                               petition dated February 8, 2017, filed by               Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing               room pressurization AOR are actually the
                                               Mr. Barry Quigley (the petitioner),                     Branch III, Division of Operating Reactor             thermodynamic internal energy of the steam,
                                               requesting that the NRC take action with                Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor                  not the enthalpy. Because, in the range of
                                               regard to Exelon Generation Company,                    Regulation.                                           interest, the internal energy is about 13
                                               LLC (Exelon or the licensee). The                       Attachment—Director’s Decision DD-18-01               percent less than the enthalpy, the energy
                                               petitioner’s requests and the director’s                                                                      flow to the areas of concern is
                                                                                                       UNITED STATES OF AMERICA                              nonconservative.
                                               decision are included in the
                                               SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of                    NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION                            (b)—Steam flow from secondary piping is
                                                                                                                                                             neglected.
                                               this document.                                          OFFICE OF NUCLEAR REACTOR                                2. Corrective actions to resolve an issue in
                                               DATES: The director’s decision was                      REGULATION                                            the AOR are long overdue (8 years) and
                                               issued on April 24, 2018.                                                                                     improperly tracked.
                                                                                                       In the Matter of Exelon Generation Company,              3. A proposed revision to the AOR shows
                                               ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID
                                                                                                       LLC                                                   that the MSIV room roof slabs will be ejected
                                               NRC–2018–0081 when contacting the
                                               NRC about the availability of                                                                                 by the high pressures in the MSIV rooms
                                                                                                       Braidwood Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2                  becoming potential missiles.
                                               information regarding this document.
                                                                                                       Docket Nos. STN 50-456, 50-457                           4. Management dismissed information in
                                               You may obtain publicly-available                                                                             the updated final safety evaluation report
                                               information related to this document                    License Nos. NPF-72, NPF-77                           (UFSAR) that supported the concerns about
                                               using any of the following methods:                                                                           the AOR as ‘‘excessive detail’’ and directed
                                                  • Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to                 Byron Station, Unit Nos. 1 and 2                      personnel to remove the information.
                                               http://www.regulations.gov and search                   Docket Nos. STN 50-454, 50-455                        Management dismissed UFSAR internal
                                               for Docket ID NRC–2018–0081. Address                                                                          inconsistency related to the ‘‘Break Exclusion
                                               questions about NRC dockets to Jennifer                 License Nos. NPF-37, NPF-66                           Zone’’ without discussion or review and
                                               Borges; telephone: 301–287–9127;                        DIRECTOR’S DECISION UNDER 10 CFR                      stated that the information supporting the
                                               email: Jennifer.Borges@nrc.gov. For                     2.206                                                 concern could be deleted as an UFSAR
                                               technical questions, contact the                                                                              cleanup item. Recently, there was an
                                                                                                       I. Introduction                                       operability concern for which engineering
                                               individual listed in the FOR FURTHER                                                                          management maintained a position of
                                                                                                          By e-mail to Mr. Victor M. McCree,
                                               INFORMATION CONTACT section of this                                                                           operability in the face of conflicting
                                                                                                       Executive Director for Operations, dated
                                               document.                                               February 8, 2017 (Agencywide Documents                information. The information that
                                                  • NRC’s Agencywide Documents                         Access and Management System (ADAMS)                  engineering management relied on to support
                                               Access and Management System                            Accession No. ML17061A127), Mr. Barry                 operability was demonstrably irrelevant.
                                               (ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-                       Quigley filed a petition under Title 10,                 The petitioner met with the Office of
                                               available documents online in the                       ‘‘Energy,’’ of the Code of Federal Regulations        Nuclear Reactor Regulation (NRR) Petition
                                               ADAMS Public Documents collection at                    (10 CFR) 2.206, ‘‘Requests for Action under           Review Board (PRB) on April 13, 2017, to
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                                               http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/                          this Subpart.’’ Attachments to the petition are       clarify the basis for the petition. The NRC is
                                                                                                       located at ADAMS Accession Nos.                       treating the transcript of this meeting
                                               adams.html. To begin the search, select
                                                                                                       ML17061A126, ML17061A125, and                         (ADAMS Accession No. ML17111A774) as a
                                               ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then                     ML17061A124. The petitioner requested that            supplement to the petition. In its
                                               select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS                          the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission                acknowledgement letter dated July 17, 2017
                                               Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,                      (NRC or the Commission) take the following            (ADAMS Accession No. ML17125A245), the
                                               please contact the NRC’s Public                         actions against Exelon Generation Company,            NRC informed the petitioner that Items 1, 2,
                                               Document Room (PDR) reference staff at                  LLC (Exelon), the licensee for Byron Station,         4, and 5 were accepted for review under 10



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