Sunshine Federal Register Notice, 52072-52073 [E8-20838]

Download as PDF 52072 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 174 / Monday, September 8, 2008 / Notices received. A permit was issued on August 29, 2008 to: Judit Hersko, Permit No. 2009–012. Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Officer. [FR Doc. E8–20628 Filed 9–5–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–243] Oregon State University Triga Reactor; Notice of Issuance of Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of a renewed Facility License No. R–106, to be held by the Oregon State University (OSU or the licensee), which would authorize continued operation of the Oregon State University TRIGA Reactor (OSTR), located in Corvallis, Benton County, Oregon. Therefore, pursuant to 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC is issuing an Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact. Description of Proposed Action The proposed action is approval of the licensee’s application for renewal of Facility License No. R–106 for a period of 20 years from the date of issuance of the renewed license. The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee’s application dated October 5, 2004, as supplemented on August 8, 2005, May 24, 2006, November 10, 2006, November 21, 2006, July 10, 2007, July 27, 2007, July 31, 2007, August 6, 2007, April 14, 2008, August 6, 2008 and August 11, 2008. The OSTR is located in the OSU Radiation Center complex on the west end of the Oregon State University campus and west of downtown Corvallis, OR. Corvallis and OSU lie in Benton County in the Willamette Valley. The OSTR site comprises the area bounded by the Reactor Building fence on the north, Jefferson Way on the south, 35th Street on the west, and the east edge of the OSU Radiation Center complex parking lot on the east. The nearest permanent residence is located 876 feet (267 m) north of the OSTR. There are no nearby industrial, transportation, or military facilities that pose a threat to the OSTR. The OSTR is a tank-type, light water moderated and cooled research reactor licensed to operate at a steady-state power level of 1.1 megawatts thermal power (MW(t)). The reactor is licensed VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:59 Sep 05, 2008 Jkt 214001 to operate in a pulse mode, with a maximum reactivity insertion of $2.55. A detailed description of the reactor can be found in the OSTR Safety Analysis Report (SAR). The major modifications to the Facility License were a power uprate to 1.0 MW(t) in June, 1971, and a power uprate to 1.1 MW(t) in December, 1989. The licensee has not requested any changes to the facility design or operating conditions as part of this renewal request. The proposed action will not increase the probability or consequences of accidents. No changes are being made in the types of effluents that may be released off site. There should be no increase in occupational or public radiation exposure. Therefore, license renewal should not change the environmental impact of facility operation. Summary of the Environmental Assessment The NRC staff reviewed the licensee’s application which included an Environmental Report. To document its review, the NRC staff has prepared an environmental assessment (EA) which discusses the OSTR site and facility; radiological impacts of gaseous, liquid, and solid effluents; environmental and personnel radiation monitoring; radiation dose estimates for the maximum hypothetical accident (MHA); impacts of the ‘‘no action’’ alternative to the proposed action; alternative use of resources; considerations related to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA); and presents the radiological and non-radiological environmental impacts of the proposed action. Finding of No Significant Impact On the basis of the environmental assessment, the NRC concludes that the proposed action will not have a significant effect on the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the NRC has determined not to prepare an environmental impact statement for the proposed action. Publicly available records will be accessible electronically from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the NRC Web site https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. For further details with respect to the proposed action, see the licensee’s letter dated October 5, 2004, (ADAMS Accession No. ML043270077 and No. ML071430452), as supplemented by letters dated August 8, 2005 (ADAMS Accession No. ML052290051); May 24, 2006 (ADAMS Accession No. ML061510355); November 10, 2006 (ADAMS Accession PO 00000 Frm 00072 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 No. ML063210182); November 21, 2006 (ADAMS Accession No. ML063320500); July 10, 2007 (ADAMS Accession No. ML072150361 and ML072150362); July 27, 2007 (ADAMS Accession No. ML072150363); July 31, 2007 (ADAMS Accession No. ML 072190043); August 6, 2007 (ADAMS Accession No. ML072340580); April 14, 2008 (ADAMS Accession No. ML081150194); August 6, 2008 (ADAMS Accession No. ML082261409); and August 11, 2008 (ADAMS Accession No. ML082270383). Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. The EA can be found in ADAMS under Accession Number ML061650197. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS should contact the NRC PDR Reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, or 301–415–4737, or send an e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day of September, 2008. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Daniel S. Collins, Chief, Research and Test Reactors Branch A, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. E8–20699 Filed 9–5–08; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Sunshine Federal Register Notice AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. DATES: Week of September 8, 2008. PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. STATUS: Public and closed. ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED: Week of September 8, 2008 Monday, September 8, 2008 9:30 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public Meeting) (Tentative). a. U.S. Department of Energy (High Level Waste Repository) DOE’s Partially Unopposed Motion for Protective Order Governing Classified Information (filed May 30, 2008). (Tentative). b. U.S. Department of Energy (High Level Waste Repository: PreApplication Matters), Docket No. PAPO–00—The DOE’s Notice of Appeal from the PAPO Board’s April 23, 2008 Order and Nye E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1 Federal Register / Vol. 73, No. 174 / Monday, September 8, 2008 / Notices County’s Motion to File an Amicus Curiae Brief—SRM—SECY–08– 0082 (Tentative). *The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short notice. To verify the status of meetings, call (recording)—(301) 415–1292. Contact person for more information: Michelle Schroll, (301) 415–1662. mstockstill on PROD1PC66 with NOTICES Additional Information By a vote of 4–0 on September 2 and 3, 2008, the Commission determined pursuant to U.S.C. 552b(e) and § 9.107(a) of the Commission’s rules that Affirmation of ‘‘a. U.S. Department of Energy (High Level Waste Repository) DOE’s Partially Unopposed Motion for Protective Order Governing Classified Information (filed May 30, 2008), and b. U.S. Department of Energy (High Level Waste Repository: Pre-Application Matters), Docket No. PAPO–00—The DOE’s Notice of Appeal from the PAPO Board’s April 23, 2008 Order and Nye County’s Motion to File an Amicus Curiae Brief—SRM—SECY–08–0082’’ be held September 8, 2008, and on less than one week’s notice to the public. The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can be found on the Internet at: https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/policymaking/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 the NRC’s Disability Program Coordinator, Rohn Brown, at 301–492–2279, TDD: 301–415–2100, or by e-mail at REB3@nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. This notice is distributed by mail to several hundred subscribers; if you no longer wish to receive it, or would like to be added to the distribution, please contact the Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301–415–1969). In addition, distribution of this meeting notice over the Internet system is available. If you are interested in receiving this Commission meeting schedule electronically, please send an electronic message to dkw@nrc.gov. Dated: September 3, 2008. R. Michelle Schroll, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–20838 Filed 9–4–08; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P VerDate Aug<31>2005 17:59 Sep 05, 2008 Jkt 214001 POSTAL REGULATORY COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meetings NAME OF AGENCY: Postal Regulatory Commission. September 15, 2008 at 2 p.m. PLACE: Commission conference room, 901 New York Avenue, NW., Suite 200, Washington, DC 20268–0001. STATUS: Open. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Fiscal year 2010 budget. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Stephen L. Sharfman, General Counsel, 202–789–6820 or stephen.sharfman@prc.gov. TIME AND DATE: Dated: September 4, 2008. Steven W. Williams, Secretary. [FR Doc. E8–20935 Filed 9–4–08; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7710–FW–P DEPARTMENT OF STATE [Public Notice 6350] Bureau of Economic, Energy, and Business Affairs; Public Notice List of September 8, 2008, of Participating Countries and Entities (Hereinafter Known as ‘‘Participants’’) under the Clean Diamond Trade Act of 2003 (Public Law 108–19) and Section 2 of Executive Order 13312 of July 29, 2003 Department of State. Notice. AGENCY: ACTION: SUMMARY: In accordance with Sections 3 and 6 of the Clean Diamond Trade Act of 2003 (Pub. L. 108–19) and Section 2 of Executive Order 13312 of July 29, 2003, the Department of State is identifying all the Participants eligible for trade in rough diamonds under the Act, and their respective Importing and Exporting Authorities, and revising the previously published list of January 18, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 13, page 3507–8), to remove Venezuela. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Sue Saarnio, Special Advisor for Conflict Diamonds, Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, Department of State, (202) 647–1713. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 4 of the Clean Diamond Trade Act (the ‘‘Act’’) requires the President to prohibit the importation into, or the exportation from, the United States of any rough diamond, from whatever source, that has not been controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS). Under Section 3(2) of the Act, ‘‘controlled through the Kimberley PO 00000 Frm 00073 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 52073 Process Certification Scheme’’ means an importation from the territory of a Participant or exportation to the territory of a Participant of rough diamonds that is either (i) carried out in accordance with the KPCS, as set forth in regulations promulgated by the President, or (ii) controlled under a system determined by the President to meet substantially the standards, practices, and procedures of the KPCS. The referenced regulations are contained at 31 CFR Part 592 (‘‘Rough Diamonds Control Regulations’’) (69 FR 56936, September 23, 2004). Section 6(b) of the Act requires the President to publish in the Federal Register a list of all, and all Importing and Exporting Authorities of Participants, and to update the list as necessary. Section 2 of Executive Order 13312 of July 29, 2003, delegates this function to the Secretary of State. Section 3(7) of the Act defines ‘‘Participant’’ as a state, customs territory, or regional economic integration organization identified by the Secretary of State. Section 3(3) of the Act defines ‘‘Exporting Authority’’ as one or more entities designated by a Participant from whose territory a shipment of rough diamonds is being exported as having the authority to validate a Kimberley Process Certificate. Section 3(4) of the Act defines ‘‘Importing Authority’’ as one or more entities designated by a Participant into whose territory a shipment of rough diamonds is imported as having the authority to enforce the laws and regulations of the Participant regarding imports, including the verification of the Kimberley Process Certificate accompanying the shipment. List of Participants Pursuant to Section 3 of the Clean Diamond Trade Act (the Act), Section 2 of Executive Order 13312 of July 29, 2003, and Delegation of Authority No. 294 (July 6, 2006), I hereby identify the following entities as of June 17, 2008, as Participants under section 6(b) of the Act. Included in this List are the Importing and Exporting Authorities for Participants, as required by Section 6(b) of the Act. This list revises the previously published list of January 18, 2008 (Volume 73, Number 35078), to remove Venezuela, as shipments of rough diamonds from Venezuela are not being controlled through the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme at this time. Angola—Ministry of Geology and Mines. Armenia—Ministry of Trade and Economic Development. E:\FR\FM\08SEN1.SGM 08SEN1

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[Federal Register Volume 73, Number 174 (Monday, September 8, 2008)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52072-52073]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E8-20838]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Sunshine Federal Register Notice

Agency Holding the Meetings:  Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

DATES: Week of September 8, 2008.

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

STATUS:  Public and closed.

ADDITIONAL ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of September 8, 2008

Monday, September 8, 2008

9:30 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public Meeting) (Tentative).
    a. U.S. Department of Energy (High Level Waste Repository) DOE's 
Partially Unopposed Motion for Protective Order Governing Classified 
Information (filed May 30, 2008). (Tentative).
    b. U.S. Department of Energy (High Level Waste Repository: Pre-
Application Matters), Docket No. PAPO-00--The DOE's Notice of Appeal 
from the PAPO Board's April 23, 2008 Order and Nye

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County's Motion to File an Amicus Curiae Brief--SRM--SECY-08-0082 
(Tentative).
    *The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short 
notice. To verify the status of meetings, call (recording)--(301) 415-
1292. Contact person for more information: Michelle Schroll, (301) 415-
1662.

Additional Information

    By a vote of 4-0 on September 2 and 3, 2008, the Commission 
determined pursuant to U.S.C. 552b(e) and Sec.  9.107(a) of the 
Commission's rules that Affirmation of ``a. U.S. Department of Energy 
(High Level Waste Repository) DOE's Partially Unopposed Motion for 
Protective Order Governing Classified Information (filed May 30, 2008), 
and b. U.S. Department of Energy (High Level Waste Repository: Pre-
Application Matters), Docket No. PAPO-00--The DOE's Notice of Appeal 
from the PAPO Board's April 23, 2008 Order and Nye County's Motion to 
File an Amicus Curiae Brief--SRM--SECY-08-0082'' be held September 8, 
2008, and on less than one week's notice to the public.
    The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can be found on the Internet 
at: https://www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/policy-making/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 the NRC's Disability 
Program Coordinator, Rohn Brown, at 301-492-2279, TDD: 301-415-2100, or 
by e-mail at REB3@nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for reasonable 
accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis.
    This notice is distributed by mail to several hundred subscribers; 
if you no longer wish to receive it, or would like to be added to the 
distribution, please contact the Office of the Secretary, Washington, 
DC 20555 (301-415-1969). In addition, distribution of this meeting 
notice over the Internet system is available. If you are interested in 
receiving this Commission meeting schedule electronically, please send 
an electronic message to dkw@nrc.gov.

    Dated: September 3, 2008.
R. Michelle Schroll,
Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. E8-20838 Filed 9-4-08; 11:15 am]
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