Executive Office of the President; Acquisition Advisory Panel; Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel, 38676-38677 [E6-10710]
Download as PDF
<![CDATA[
38676
Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 130 / Friday, July 7, 2006 / Notices
cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES
forthcoming, the Commission decided
to simply ‘‘maintain’’ the agency’s LLW
program at its then-current level. Due to
a number of developments in the
national system for LLW disposal as
well as changes in the regulatory
environment over the past 10 years, the
NRC’s LLW program now faces new
challenges, influences and issues.
Among these is the fact that several
governmental and national technical
organizations, as well as major
stakeholder and industry groups, states
and Congress, have raised questions or
expressed opinions regarding the
current status of regulation and disposal
of radioactive waste in the U.S. Though
many of these groups want action to be
taken on issues of concern to them, they
do not necessarily hold the same views
regarding what actions are needed or
what issues require the most attention.
Meanwhile, a number of new technical
issues, involving security matters as
well as protection of public health and
the environment, have emerged.
As a result, the NRC staff is
conducting a new strategic assessment
of the agency’s LLW regulatory program.
The objective of this assessment is to
identify and prioritize activities that the
staff can undertake to ensure a stable,
reliable and adaptable regulatory
framework for effective LLW
management, while also considering
future needs and changes that may
occur in the nation’s commercial LLW
management system. As part of this
assessment, the NRC staff is soliciting
public comment on what changes, if
any, should be made to the current LLW
program regulatory framework as well
as specific actions that the staff might
undertake to facilitate such changes.
The staff is requesting that persons
consider and address the following nine
questions as they develop and provide
their remarks:
Regarding the Current LLW Disposal
Regulatory System
1. What are your key safety and cost
drivers and/or concerns relative to LLW
disposal?
2. What vulnerabilities or
impediments, if any, are there in the
current regulatory approach toward
LLW disposal in the U.S., in terms of
their effects on:
a. Regulatory system reliability,
predictability, and adaptability;
b. Regulatory burden (including cost);
and
c. Safety, security, and protection of
the environment?
Potential Alternative Futures
3. Assuming the existing legislative
and regulatory framework remains
VerDate Aug<31>2005
15:46 Jul 06, 2006
Jkt 208001
unchanged, what would you expect the
future to look like with regard to the
types and volumes of LLW streams and
the availability of disposal options for
Class A, B, C, and greater-than-class-C
(GTCC) LLW five years from now?
Twenty years from now? What would
more optimistic and pessimistic
disposal scenarios look like compared to
your ‘‘expected future’’?
4. How might potential future
disposal scenarios affect LLW storage
and disposal in the U.S., in terms of:
a. Regulatory system reliability,
predictability, and adaptability;
b. Regulatory burden (including cost);
and
c. Safety, security and protection of
the environment?
Can the Future Be Altered?
5. What actions could be taken by
NRC and other federal and state
authorities, as well as by private
industry and national scientific and
technical organizations, to optimize
management of LLW and improve the
future outlook? Which of the following
investments are most likely to yield
benefits:
a. Changes in regulations;
b. Changes in regulatory guidance;
c. Changes in industry practices;
d. Other (name).
6. Are there actions (regulatory and/
or industry initiated) that can/should be
taken in regard to specific issues such
as:
a. Storage, disposal, tracking and
security of GTCC waste
(particularly sealed sources);
b. Availability and cost of disposal of
Class B and C LLW;
c. Disposal options for depleted
uranium;
d. Extended storage of LLW;
e. Disposal options for low-activity
waste (LAW)/very low level waste
(VLLW);
f. On-site disposal of LLW;
g. Other (name).
7. What unintended consequences
might result from the postulated
changes identified in response to
questions 5 and 6?
Interagency Communication and
Cooperation
8. Based on your observations of what
works well and not-so-well,
domestically and/or internationally,
with regard to the management of
radioactive and/or hazardous waste,
what actions can the NRC and other
Federal regulatory agencies take to
improve their communication with
affected and interested stakeholders?
9. What specific actions can NRC take
to improve coordination with other
PO 00000
Frm 00079
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
Federal agencies so as to obtain a more
consistent treatment of radioactive
wastes that possess similar or equivalent
levels of biological hazard?
On May 23 and 24, 2006, the NRC’s
Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste
(ACNW) sponsored a public fact-finding
meeting with industry representatives
and stakeholders at NRC headquarters
in Rockville, MD, to: (a) Provide input
to the ACNW regarding areas where
NRC’s regulations for near-surface
disposal of LLW in 10 CFR Part 61
might be more risk-informed; and (b)
provide information for NRC staff to
consider in its strategic assessment of
the LLW regulatory program. The
transcript of the ACNW meeting is
publicly available on the NRC’s public
Web site at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/acnw/tr2006/. The
NRC staff intends to utilize the
information gathered from the ACNW
meeting as well as this solicitation to
develop a strategic assessment of the
NRC’s regulatory program for low-level
radioactive waste.
II. Further Information
If you do not have access to ADAMS
or if there are problems in accessing the
documents located in ADAMS, contact
the NRC Public Document Room
Reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–
415–4737 or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 29th day
of June, 2006.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Scott Flanders,
Deputy Director, Environmental and
Performance Assessment Directorate,
Division of Waste Management and
Environmental Protection, Office of Nuclear
Materials Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. E6–10624 Filed 7–6–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 7590–01–P
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND
BUDGET
Executive Office of the President;
Acquisition Advisory Panel;
Notification of Upcoming Meetings of
the Acquisition Advisory Panel
Office of Management and
Budget, Executive Office of the
President.
ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory
committee meetings.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The Office of Management
and Budget announces two meetings of
the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or
‘‘Panel’’) established in accordance with
the Services Acquisition Reform Act of
2003.
E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM
07JYN1
Federal Register / Vol. 71, No. 130 / Friday, July 7, 2006 / Notices
There are two conditional
meetings announced in this Federal
Register Notice. A Public meeting of the
Panel will be held on July 24, 2006 if
the Panel does not complete its work at
the previously published public meeting
on July 21, 2006. Another public
meeting of the Panel will be held on
July 25, 2006 if the Panel does not
complete its work at the July 24th
meeting. Both meetings, if held, will
begin at 9 a.m. Eastern Time and end no
later than 5 p.m. The public is urged to
call (202) 208–7279 after 5 p.m. the
work day before these meetings for a
pre-recorded message to learn if the
meeting is cancelled. The public may
also visit the Panel’s Web site the
morning of the meeting for cancellation
messages (https://acquisition.gov/comp/
aap/). There are additional
public meetings of the Acquisition
Advisory Panel for July 2006 previously
published in the Federal Register. For a
schedule of all public meetings, visit
https://acquisition.gov/comp/aap/
index.html and select the link called
‘‘Schedule.’’
DATES:
Both the July 24th and 25th,
2006 meetings, if held, will be at the
new FDIC Building, 3501 N. Fairfax
Drive, Arlington, VA in the new
auditorium Room C3050D. This facility
is 1⁄4 block off of the orange line metro
stop for Virginia Square. The public is
asked to pre-register one week in
advance of the meeting due to security
and/or seating limitations (see below for
information on pre-registration).
ADDRESSES:
cprice-sewell on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Members of the public wishing further
information concerning these meetings
or the Panel itself, or to pre-register for
the meeting, should contact Ms. Laura
Auletta, Designated Federal Officer
(DFO), at: laura.auletta@gsa.gov, phone/
voice mail (202) 208–7279, or mail at:
General Services Administration, 1800
F. Street, NW., Room 4006, Washington,
DC 20405.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(a) Background: The purpose of the
Panel is to provide independent advice
and recommendations to the Office of
Federal Procurement Policy and
Congress pursuant to Section 1423 of
the Services Acquisition Reform Act of
2003. The Panel’s statutory charter is to
review Federal contracting laws,
regulations, and governmentwide
policies, including the use of
commercial practices, performancebased contracting, performance of
acquisition functions across agency
lines of responsibility, and
governmentwide contracts. Interested
parties are invited to attend the meeting.
VerDate Aug<31>2005
15:46 Jul 06, 2006
Jkt 208001
Meetings: The focus of these meetings
will be discussions of and voting on
working group findings and
recommendations from selected
working groups, established at the
February 28, 2005 and May 17, 2005
public meetings of the AAP (see https://
acquisition.gov/comp/aap/
for a list of working groups).
(b) Posting of Draft Reports: Members
of the public are encouraged to regularly
visit the Panel’s Web site for draft
reports. Currently, the working groups
are staggering the posting of various
sections of their draft reports at https://
acquisition.gov/comp/aap/
under the link for ‘‘Working Group
Reports.’’ The most recent posting is
from the Commercial Practices Working
Group. The public is encouraged to
submit written comments on any and all
draft reports.
(c) Adopted Recommendations: The
Panel has adopted recommendations
presented by the Small Business,
Interagency Contracting, and
Performance-Based Acquisition
Working Groups. While additional
recommendations from some of these
working groups are likely, the public is
encouraged to review and comment on
the recommendations adopted by the
Panel to date by going to https://
acquisition.gov/comp/aap/
and selecting the link for ‘‘Adopted
Recommendations.’’
(d) Availability of Meeting Materials:
Please see the Panel’s Web site for any
available materials, including draft
agendas and minutes. Questions/issues
of particular interest to the Panel are
also available to the public on this web
site on its front page, including
‘‘Questions for Government Buying
Agencies,’’ ‘‘Questions for Contractors
that Sell Commercial Goods or Services
to the Government,’’ ‘‘Questions for
Commercial Organizations,’’ and an
issue raised by one Panel member
regarding the rules of interpretation and
performance of contracts and liabilities
of the parties entitled ‘‘Revised
Commercial Practices Proposal for
Public Comment.’’ The Panel
encourages the public to address any of
these questions/issues in written
statements to the Panel.
(e) Procedures for Providing Public
Comments: It is the policy of the Panel
to accept written public comments of
any length, and to accommodate oral
public comments whenever possible.
Please see previously published Federal
Register Notices for July 2006
opportunities for oral public comments
at the Panel’s Web site under the link
for Federal Register Notices (https://
acquisition.gov/comp/aap/).
The Panel Staff expects that public
PO 00000
Frm 00080
Fmt 4703
Sfmt 4703
38677
statements presented orally or in writing
will be focused on the Panel’s statutory
charter and working group topics, and
not be repetitive of previously
submitted oral or written statements,
and that comments will be relevant to
the issues under discussion.
Written Comments: Written comments
should be supplied to the DFO at the
address/contact information given in
this Federal Register Notice in one of
the following formats (Adobe Acrobat,
WordPerfect, Word, or Rich Text files,
in IBM–PC/Windows 98/2000/XP
format). Please note: Because the Panel
operates under the provisions of the
Federal Advisory Committee Act, as
amended, all public presentations will
be treated as public documents and will
be made available for public inspection,
up to and including being posted on the
Panel’s Web site.
(f) Meeting Accommodations:
Individuals requiring special
accommodation to access the public
meetings listed above should contact
Ms. Auletta at least five business days
prior to the meeting so that appropriate
arrangements can be made.
Laura Auletta,
Designated Federal Officer (Executive
Director), Acquisition Advisory Panel.
[FR Doc. E6–10710 Filed 7–6–06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3110–01–P
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request
Upon written request, copies available
from: Securities and Exchange
Commission, Office of Filings and
Information Services, Washington, DC
20549–0004.
Extension: Rule 27f–1 and Form N–27F–1;
SEC File No. 270–487; OMB Control No.
3235–0546.
Notice is hereby given that, pursuant
to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities
and Exchange Commission
(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments
on the collections of information
summarized below. The Commission
plans to submit these collections of
information to the Office of
Management and Budget for approval.
Section 27(f) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 (‘‘Act’’) (15 U.S.C.
80a–27(f)) provides that ‘‘[w]ith respect
to any periodic payment plan (other
than a plan under which the amount of
sales load deducted from any payment
thereon does not exceed 9 per centum
of such payment), the custodian bank
E:\FR\FM\07JYN1.SGM
07JYN1
]]>Agencies
[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 130 (Friday, July 7, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38676-38677]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-10710]
=======================================================================
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
Executive Office of the President; Acquisition Advisory Panel;
Notification of Upcoming Meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel
AGENCY: Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the
President.
ACTION: Notice of Federal advisory committee meetings.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: The Office of Management and Budget announces two meetings of
the Acquisition Advisory Panel (AAP or ``Panel'') established in
accordance with the Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003.
[[Page 38677]]
DATES: There are two conditional meetings announced in this Federal
Register Notice. A Public meeting of the Panel will be held on July 24,
2006 if the Panel does not complete its work at the previously
published public meeting on July 21, 2006. Another public meeting of
the Panel will be held on July 25, 2006 if the Panel does not complete
its work at the July 24th meeting. Both meetings, if held, will begin
at 9 a.m. Eastern Time and end no later than 5 p.m. The public is urged
to call (202) 208-7279 after 5 p.m. the work day before these meetings
for a pre-recorded message to learn if the meeting is cancelled. The
public may also visit the Panel's Web site the morning of the meeting
for cancellation messages (https://acquisition.gov/comp/aap/).
There are additional public meetings of the Acquisition Advisory Panel
for July 2006 previously published in the Federal Register. For a
schedule of all public meetings, visit https://acquisition.gov/comp/aap/
index.html and select the link called ``Schedule.''
ADDRESSES: Both the July 24th and 25th, 2006 meetings, if held, will be
at the new FDIC Building, 3501 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA in the
new auditorium Room C3050D. This facility is \1/4\ block off of the
orange line metro stop for Virginia Square. The public is asked to pre-
register one week in advance of the meeting due to security and/or
seating limitations (see below for information on pre-registration).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Members of the public wishing further
information concerning these meetings or the Panel itself, or to pre-
register for the meeting, should contact Ms. Laura Auletta, Designated
Federal Officer (DFO), at: laura.auletta@gsa.gov, phone/voice mail
(202) 208-7279, or mail at: General Services Administration, 1800 F.
Street, NW., Room 4006, Washington, DC 20405.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
(a) Background: The purpose of the Panel is to provide independent
advice and recommendations to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy
and Congress pursuant to Section 1423 of the Services Acquisition
Reform Act of 2003. The Panel's statutory charter is to review Federal
contracting laws, regulations, and governmentwide policies, including
the use of commercial practices, performance-based contracting,
performance of acquisition functions across agency lines of
responsibility, and governmentwide contracts. Interested parties are
invited to attend the meeting.
Meetings: The focus of these meetings will be discussions of and
voting on working group findings and recommendations from selected
working groups, established at the February 28, 2005 and May 17, 2005
public meetings of the AAP (see https://acquisition.gov/comp/aap/
index.html for a list of working groups).
(b) Posting of Draft Reports: Members of the public are encouraged
to regularly visit the Panel's Web site for draft reports. Currently,
the working groups are staggering the posting of various sections of
their draft reports at https://acquisition.gov/comp/aap/ under
the link for ``Working Group Reports.'' The most recent posting is from
the Commercial Practices Working Group. The public is encouraged to
submit written comments on any and all draft reports.
(c) Adopted Recommendations: The Panel has adopted recommendations
presented by the Small Business, Interagency Contracting, and
Performance-Based Acquisition Working Groups. While additional
recommendations from some of these working groups are likely, the
public is encouraged to review and comment on the recommendations
adopted by the Panel to date by going to https://acquisition.gov/comp/
aap/ and selecting the link for ``Adopted Recommendations.''
(d) Availability of Meeting Materials: Please see the Panel's Web
site for any available materials, including draft agendas and minutes.
Questions/issues of particular interest to the Panel are also available
to the public on this web site on its front page, including ``Questions
for Government Buying Agencies,'' ``Questions for Contractors that Sell
Commercial Goods or Services to the Government,'' ``Questions for
Commercial Organizations,'' and an issue raised by one Panel member
regarding the rules of interpretation and performance of contracts and
liabilities of the parties entitled ``Revised Commercial Practices
Proposal for Public Comment.'' The Panel encourages the public to
address any of these questions/issues in written statements to the
Panel.
(e) Procedures for Providing Public Comments: It is the policy of
the Panel to accept written public comments of any length, and to
accommodate oral public comments whenever possible. Please see
previously published Federal Register Notices for July 2006
opportunities for oral public comments at the Panel's Web site under
the link for Federal Register Notices (https://acquisition.gov/comp/aap/
index.html). The Panel Staff expects that public statements presented
orally or in writing will be focused on the Panel's statutory charter
and working group topics, and not be repetitive of previously submitted
oral or written statements, and that comments will be relevant to the
issues under discussion.
Written Comments: Written comments should be supplied to the DFO at
the address/contact information given in this Federal Register Notice
in one of the following formats (Adobe Acrobat, WordPerfect, Word, or
Rich Text files, in IBM-PC/Windows 98/2000/XP format). Please note:
Because the Panel operates under the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act, as amended, all public presentations will be treated as
public documents and will be made available for public inspection, up
to and including being posted on the Panel's Web site.
(f) Meeting Accommodations: Individuals requiring special
accommodation to access the public meetings listed above should contact
Ms. Auletta at least five business days prior to the meeting so that
appropriate arrangements can be made.
Laura Auletta,
Designated Federal Officer (Executive Director), Acquisition Advisory
Panel.
[FR Doc. E6-10710 Filed 7-6-06; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 3110-01-P
