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reinstatement focuses more specifically
on the outcomes of the RDE program,
and how alliances and researchers
receiving NSF RDE funding have
improved the academic environment for
students with disabilities. This
information collection will consist of an
on-line data instrument that RDE
awardees will use to submit annual data
on their project activities and
participants, as well as future evaluation
activities.
Use of the Information: This
information is required for effective
administration, communication,
program and project monitoring and
evaluation, and for measuring
attainment of NSF’s program, project
and strategic goals, as required by the
President’s Management agenda as
represented by the Office of
Management and Budget’s (OMB)
Program Assessment Rating Tool
(PART) and the NSF’s Strategic Plan.
The Foundation’s FY 2006–2011
Strategic Plan describes four strategic
outcome goals of Discovery, Learning,
Research Infrastructure, and
Stewardship. NSF’s complete strategic
plan may be found at: https://
www.nsf.gov/publications/
pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf0648. Data
collected will be used for accountability
purposes, including responding from
queries from Committees of Visitors and
other scientific experts, and for separate
research and evaluation studies.
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Estimate of Burden
Respondents: Principal Investigators
and/or project staff receiving NSF RDE
awards.
Number of respondents: 45.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1220 hours.
Frequency of Responses: Data will be
collected from awardees annually, and
on an as-needed basis for future
evaluation work.
Comments: Comments are invited on
(a) whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
Agency, including whether the
information shall have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the Agency’s
estimate of the burden of the proposed
collection of information; (c) ways to
enhance the quality, utility, and clarity
of the information on respondents,
including through the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology; or (d) ways to
minimize the burden of the collection of
information on those who are to
respond, including through the use of
appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological
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collection techniques or other forms of
information technology.
Dated: March 17, 2009.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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Advisory Committee for Polar
Programs; Notice of Meeting
In accordance with Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463, as
amended), the National Science
Foundation announces the following
meeting:
Name: Advisory Committee for Polar
Programs (1130).
Date/Time: May 4, 2009, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
May 5, 2009, 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Place: National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Room 1235.
Type of Meeting: Open.
Contact Person: Sue LaFratta, Office of
Polar Programs (OPP). National Science
Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,
Arlington, VA 22230. (703) 292–8030.
Minutes: May be obtained from the contact
person listed above.
Purpose of Meeting: To advise NSF on the
impact of its policies, programs, and
activities on the polar research community,
to provide advice to the Director of OPP on
issues related to long-range planning.
Agenda: Staff presentations and discussion
on opportunities and challenges for polar
research, education and infrastructure;
strategic planning; and planning for Arctic
and Antarctic Committees of Visitors.
Dated: March 18, 2009.
Susanne Bolton,
Committee Management Officer.
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[NRC–2009–0042]
Agency Information Collection
Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to
submit an information collection
request to the Office of Management and
Budget (OMB) and solicitation of public
comment.
SUMMARY: The NRC invites public
comment about our intention to request
the OMB’s approval for renewal of an
existing information collection that is
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summarized below. We are required to
publish this notice in the Federal
Register under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35).
1. The title of the information
collection: NRC Form 748, ‘‘National
Source Tracking Transaction Report.’’
2. Current OMB approval number:
3150–0202.
3. How often the collection is
required: Initially, at completion of a
transaction, and at inventory
reconciliation.
4. Who is required or asked to report:
Licensees that manufacture, receive,
transfer, disassemble, or dispose of
nationally tracked sources.
5. The estimated number of annual
respondents: 1,350 (350 NRC Licensees
+ 1,000 Agreement State Licensees).
6. An estimate of the total number of
hours needed annually to complete the
requirement or request: 412 hours.
7. Abstract: In 2006, The NRC
amended its regulations to implement a
National Source Tracking System for
certain sealed sources. The amendments
require licensees to report certain
transactions involving nationally
tracked sources to the National Source
Tracking System. These transactions
include manufacture, transfer, receipt,
disassembly, or disposal of the
nationally tracked source. This
information collection is mandatory and
is used to populate the National Source
Tracking System.
Submit, by May 22, 2009, comments
that address the following questions:
1. Is the proposed collection of
information necessary for the NRC to
properly perform its functions? Does the
information have practical utility?
2. Is the burden estimate accurate?
3. Is there a way to enhance the
quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected?
4. How can the burden of the
information collection be minimized,
including the use of automated
collection techniques or other forms of
information technology?
A copy of the draft supporting
statement may be viewed free of charge
at the NRC Public Document Room, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Room O–1 F21, Rockville, MD
20852. OMB clearance requests are
available at the NRC worldwide Web
site: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/
doc-comment/omb/. The
document will be available on the NRC
home page site for 60 days after the
signature date of this notice. Comments
submitted in writing or in electronic
form will be made available for public
inspection. Because your comments will
not be edited to remove any identifying
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or contact information, the NRC
cautions you against including any
information in your submission that you
do not want to be publicly disclosed.
Comments submitted should reference
Docket No. NRC–2009–0042. You may
submit your comments by any of the
following methods. Electronic
comments: Go to https://
www.regulations.gov and search for
Docket No. NRC–2009–0042. Mail
comments to NRC Clearance Officer,
Russell Nichols (T–5 F52), U.S. Nuclear
Regulatory Commission, Washington,
DC 20555–0001. Questions about the
information collection requirements
may be directed to the NRC Clearance
Officer, Russell Nichols (T–5 F52), U.S.
Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555–0001, by
telephone at 301-415–6874, or by email
to
INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day
of March 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gregory Trussell,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information
Services.
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[Docket No. 72–70; EA–09–042; NRC–2009–
0124]
In the Matter of Exelon Generation
Company, LaSalle County Station,
Independent Spent Fuel Installation,
Order Modifying License (Effective
Immediately)
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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: L.
Raynard Wharton, Senior Project
Manager, Licensing and Inspection
Directorate, Division of Spent Fuel
Storage and Transportation, Office of
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards
(NMSS), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC), Rockville, MD
20852. Telephone: (301) 492–3316; fax
number: (301) 492–3348; e-mail:
LRaynard.Wharton@nrc.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Introduction
Pursuant to 10 CFR 2.106, NRC (or the
Commission) is providing notice, in the
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Further Information
I
NRC has issued a general license to
Exelon Generating Company, LLC
(Exelon), authorizing the operation of an
ISFSI, in accordance with the Atomic
Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and
Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR) Part 72. This
Order is being issued to Exelon, which
has identified near-term plans to store
spent fuel in an ISFSI under the general
license provisions of 10 CFR Part 72.
The Commission’s regulations at 10 CFR
72.212(b)(5) and 10 CFR 73.55(h)(1)
require Exelon to maintain safeguards
contingency plan procedures to respond
to threats of radiological sabotage and to
protect the spent fuel against the threat
of radiological sabotage, in accordance
with 10 CFR Part 73, Appendix C.
Specific safeguards requirements are
contained in 10 CFR 73.51 or 73.55, as
applicable.
Inasmuch as an insider has an
opportunity equal to, or greater than,
any other person, to commit radiological
sabotage, the Commission has
determined these measures to be
prudent. Comparable Orders have been
issued to all licensees that currently
store spent fuel or have identified nearterm plans to store spent fuel in an
ISFSI.
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AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Issuance of order for
implementation of additional security
measures and fingerprinting for
unescorted access to Exelon Generation
Company, LLC.
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matter of LaSalle County Station
Independent Spent Fuel Storage
Installation (ISFSI) Order Modifying
License (Effective Immediately).
On September 11, 2001, terrorists
simultaneously attacked targets in New
York, NY, and Washington, DC, using
large commercial aircraft as weapons. In
response to the attacks and intelligence
information subsequently obtained, the
Commission issued a number of
Safeguards and Threat Advisories to its
licensees, to strengthen licensees’
capabilities and readiness to respond to
a potential attack on a nuclear facility.
On October 16, 2002, the Commission
issued Orders to the licensees of
operating ISFSIs, to place the actions
taken in response to the Advisories into
the established regulatory framework
and to implement additional security
enhancements that emerged from NRC’s
ongoing comprehensive review. The
Commission has also communicated
with other Federal, State, and local
government agencies and industry
representatives to discuss and evaluate
the current threat environment in order
to assess the adequacy of security
measures at licensed facilities. In
addition, the Commission has
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conducted a comprehensive review of
its safeguards and security programs
and requirements.
As a result of its consideration of
current safeguards and security
requirements, as well as a review of
information provided by the intelligence
community, the Commission has
determined that certain additional
security measures (ASMs) are required
to address the current threat
environment, in a consistent manner
throughout the nuclear ISFSI
community. Therefore, the Commission
is imposing requirements, as set forth in
Attachments 1 and 2 of this Order, on
all licensees of these facilities. These
requirements, which supplement
existing regulatory requirements, will
provide the Commission with
reasonable assurance that the public
health and safety, the environment, and
common defense and security continue
to be adequately protected in the current
threat environment. These requirements
will remain in effect until the
Commission determines otherwise.
The Commission recognizes that
licensees may have already initiated
many of the measures set forth in
Attachments 1 and 2 to this Order, in
response to previously issued
advisories, or on their own. It also
recognizes that some measures may not
be possible or necessary at some sites,
or may need to be tailored to
accommodate the specific
circumstances existing at Exelon’s
facility, to achieve the intended
objectives and avoid any unforeseen
effect on the safe storage of spent fuel.
Although the ASMs implemented by
licensees in response to the Safeguards
and Threat Advisories have been
sufficient to provide reasonable
assurance of adequate protection of
public health and safety, the
Commission concludes that these
actions must be supplemented further
because the current threat environment
continues to persist. Therefore, it is
appropriate to require through an Order,
certain ASMs, consistent with the
established regulatory framework.
To provide assurance that licensees
are implementing prudent measures to
achieve a consistent level of protection
to address the current threat
environment, licenses issued pursuant
to 10 CFR 72.210 shall be modified to
include the requirements identified in
Attachments 1 and 2 to this Order. In
addition, pursuant to 10 CFR 2.202, I
find that, in light of the common
defense and security circumstances
described above, the public health,
safety, and interest require that this
Order be effective immediately.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
[NRC-2009-0042]
Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection;
Comment Request
AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to submit an information
collection request to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and
solicitation of public comment.
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SUMMARY: The NRC invites public comment about our intention to request
the OMB's approval for renewal of an existing information collection
that is summarized below. We are required to publish this notice in the
Federal Register under the provisions of the Paperwork Reduction Act of
1995 (44 U.S.C. Chapter 35).
1. The title of the information collection: NRC Form 748,
``National Source Tracking Transaction Report.''
2. Current OMB approval number: 3150-0202.
3. How often the collection is required: Initially, at completion
of a transaction, and at inventory reconciliation.
4. Who is required or asked to report: Licensees that manufacture,
receive, transfer, disassemble, or dispose of nationally tracked
sources.
5. The estimated number of annual respondents: 1,350 (350 NRC
Licensees + 1,000 Agreement State Licensees).
6. An estimate of the total number of hours needed annually to
complete the requirement or request: 412 hours.
7. Abstract: In 2006, The NRC amended its regulations to implement
a National Source Tracking System for certain sealed sources. The
amendments require licensees to report certain transactions involving
nationally tracked sources to the National Source Tracking System.
These transactions include manufacture, transfer, receipt, disassembly,
or disposal of the nationally tracked source. This information
collection is mandatory and is used to populate the National Source
Tracking System.
Submit, by May 22, 2009, comments that address the following
questions:
1. Is the proposed collection of information necessary for the NRC
to properly perform its functions? Does the information have practical
utility?
2. Is the burden estimate accurate?
3. Is there a way to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of
the information to be collected?
4. How can the burden of the information collection be minimized,
including the use of automated collection techniques or other forms of
information technology?
A copy of the draft supporting statement may be viewed free of
charge at the NRC Public Document Room, One White Flint North, 11555
Rockville Pike, Room O-1 F21, Rockville, MD 20852. OMB clearance
requests are available at the NRC worldwide Web site: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/doc-comment/omb/. The document
will be available on the NRC home page site for 60 days after the
signature date of this notice. Comments submitted in writing or in
electronic form will be made available for public inspection. Because
your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying
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or contact information, the NRC cautions you against including any
information in your submission that you do not want to be publicly
disclosed. Comments submitted should reference Docket No. NRC-2009-
0042. You may submit your comments by any of the following methods.
Electronic comments: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for
Docket No. NRC-2009-0042. Mail comments to NRC Clearance Officer,
Russell Nichols (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001. Questions about the information collection
requirements may be directed to the NRC Clearance Officer, Russell
Nichols (T-5 F52), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC
20555-0001, by telephone at 301-415-6874, or by email to
INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV.
Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of March 2009.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Gregory Trussell,
NRC Clearance Officer, Office of Information Services.
[FR Doc. E9-6245 Filed 3-20-09; 8:45 am]
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