Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on AP1000; Revision to February 2-3, 2010 ACRS Meeting Federal Register Notice, 3262-3263 [2010-952]

Download as PDF 3262 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 12 / Wednesday, January 20, 2010 / Notices NRC staff, as part of its review of Powertech’s application, is preparing a draft SEIS for public comment that will tier off of the ISR GEIS (NUREG–1910). While NRC’s Part 51 regulations do not require scoping for SEISs, the NRC staff is planning to place ads in newspapers serving communities near the proposed site, requesting information and comments from the public regarding the proposed action. NRC staff may also use relevant information gathered during scoping for the GEIS to define the scope of the SEIS. In preparing the SEIS, the NRC staff is consulting with Bureau of Land Management; Region 8 Environmental Protection Agency; U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; South Dakota Department of Environment and Natural Resources; South Dakota State Historic Preservation Office; potentially interested Tribes and public interest groups; South Dakota Game and Fish Department; and the Forest Service. The NRC has begun evaluating the potential environmental impacts associated with the proposed ISR facility in parallel with the ongoing safety review of the license application. The environmental evaluation will be documented in draft and final SEISs in accordance with NEPA and NRC’s implementing regulations contained in 10 CFR Part 51. pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES 2.0 Dewey-Burdock ISR Facilities The facilities, if licensed, would include a central processing plant, satellite facility, accompanying wellfields (including injection and production wells), and ion exchange columns. The ISR process involves the dissolution of the water-soluble uranium from the mineralized host sandstone rock by pumping oxidants (oxygen or hydrogen peroxide) and chemical compounds (sodium bicarbonate) through a series of injection wells. The uranium-rich solution is transferred from production wells to either the central processing plant or satellite facility for uranium concentration using ion exchange columns. Final processing is conducted in the central processing plant to produce yellowcake, which would be sold to offsite facilities for further processing and eventual use as commercial fuel in nuclear power reactors. 3.0 Alternatives To Be Evaluated No-Action—The no-action alternative would be to deny the license application. Under this alternative, the NRC would not issue the license. This serves as a baseline for comparison. VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:06 Jan 19, 2010 Jkt 220001 Proposed action—The proposed federal action is to issue a license authorizing the possession and use of source material at the proposed ISR facilities. The license review process analyzes the safety and environmental issues related to the construction, operation, and decommissioning of the ISR facilities, and the restoration of the aquifer from which the uranium would be extracted. The ISR facilities would be located near Edgemont, South Dakota in Custer and Fall River Counties. The applicant would be issued an NRC license under the provisions of 10 CFR Part 40. Other alternatives not listed here may be identified through the environmental review process. 4.0 Environmental Impact Areas To Be Analyzed The following areas have been tentatively identified for analysis in the SEIS: • Land Use: Plans, policies, and controls; • Transportation: Transportation modes, routes, quantities, and risk estimates; • Geology and Soils: Physical geography, topography, geology, and soil characteristics; • Water Resources: Surface and groundwater hydrology, water use and quality, and the potential for degradation; • Ecology: Wetlands, aquatic, terrestrial, economically and recreationally; important species, and threatened and endangered species; • Air Quality: Meteorological conditions, ambient background, pollutant sources, and the potential for degradation; • Noise: Ambient, sources, and sensitive receptors; • Historical and Cultural Resources: Historical, archaeological, and traditional cultural resources; • Visual and Scenic Resources: Landscape characteristics, manmade features and viewshed; • Socioeconomics: Demography, economic base, labor pool, housing, transportation, utilities, public services/ facilities, and education; • Environmental Justice: Potential disproportionately high and adverse impacts to minority and low-income populations; • Public and Occupational Health: Potential public and occupational consequences from construction, routine operation, transportation, and credible accident scenarios (including natural events); • Waste Management: Types of wastes expected to be generated, handled, and stored; and PO 00000 Frm 00070 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 • Cumulative Effects: Impacts from past, present, and reasonably foreseeable actions at and near the site(s). This list is not intended to be all inclusive, nor is it a predetermination of potential environmental impacts. 5.0 The NEPA Process The SEIS for the Dewey-Burdock Uranium Project will be prepared pursuant to the NRC’s NEPA regulations at 10 CFR Part 51. The NRC will conduct its environmental review of the application and as soon as practicable, the NRC and its contractor will prepare and publish a draft SEIS. The NRC currently plans to have a 45-day public comment period for the draft SEIS. Availability of the draft SEIS and the dates of the public comment period will be announced in the Federal Register and the NRC Web site: https:// www.nrc.gov. The final SEIS will include responses to public comments received on the draft SEIS. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day of January, 2010. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Patrice M. Bubar, Deputy Director, Environmental Protection and Performance Assessment Directorate, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs. [FR Doc. 2010–955 Filed 1–19–10; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting of the ACRS Subcommittee on AP1000; Revision to February 2–3, 2010 ACRS Meeting Federal Register Notice The Federal Register Notice for the ACRS Subcommittee Meeting on AP1000 scheduled to be held on February 2–3, 2010, is being revised to notify the following: The meeting will be open to public attendance with exception of portions that may be closed to protect unclassified safeguards information or information that is proprietary to Westinghouse Electric Company and its contractors, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3) and (4). The notice of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 [75 FR 1831]. All other items remain the same as previously published. Further information regarding this meeting can be obtained by contacting E:\FR\FM\20JAN1.SGM 20JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 75, No. 12 / Wednesday, January 20, 2010 / Notices Peter Wen, Designated Federal Official (Telephone: 301–415–2832, E-mail: Peter.Wen@nrc.gov) between 7:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. (ET). Dated: January 13, 2010. Antonio F. Dias, Chief, Reactor Safety Branch B, Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards. This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov Week of February 22, 2010—Tentative Tuesday, February 23, 2010 [FR Doc. 2010–952 Filed 1–19–10; 8:45 am] 9:30 a.m.—Briefing on Decommissioning Funding (Public Meeting) (Contact: Thomas Fredrichs, 301–415–5971) BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2010–0002] Sunshine Act; Meeting Notice AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETINGS: Nuclear Regulatory Commission DATE: Weeks of January 18, 25, and February 1, 8, 15, 22, 2010. PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. STATUS: Public and Closed. Week of January 18, 2010 Tuesday, January 19, 2010 9:30 a.m.—Briefing on the NRC Enforcement and Allegations Programs (Public Meeting) (Contact: Shahram Ghasemian, 301–415– 3591) This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov Week of January 25, 2010—Tentative Tuesday, January 26, 2010 9:30 a.m.—Briefing on Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation—Programs, Performance, and Future Plans (Public Meeting) (Contact: Quynh Nguyen, 301–415–5844) This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov Week of February 1, 2010—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of February 1, 2010. Week of February 8, 2010—Tentative Tuesday, February 9, 2010 pwalker on DSK8KYBLC1PROD with NOTICES Performance, and Future Plans (Public Meeting) (Contact: Patricia Santiago, 301–251–7982) 9:30 a.m.—Briefing on Regional Programs—Programs, Performance, and Future Plans (Public Meeting) (Contact: Richard Barkley, 610– 337–5065) This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov Week of February 15, 2010—Tentative This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov * * * * * *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: Rochelle Bavol, (301) 415–1651. * * * * * 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 Angela Bolduc, Chief, Employee/Labor Relations and Work Life Branch, at 301– 492–2230, TDD: 301–415–2100, or by email at angela.bolduc@nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. * * * * * This notice is distributed electronically to 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), or send an e-mail to darlene.wright@nrc.gov. Dated: January 14, 2010. Rochelle C. Bavol, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2010–1042 Filed 1–15–10; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P Thursday, February 18, 2010 9:30 a.m.—Briefing on Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research—Programs, VerDate Nov<24>2008 16:06 Jan 19, 2010 Jkt 220001 PO 00000 3263 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–61345; File No. SR– NASDAQ–2008–104] Self-Regulatory Organizations; The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC; Notice of Filing of Amendment Nos. 2 and 3 and Order Granting Accelerated Approval to Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment Nos. 1, 2, and 3 Thereto, To Adopt a Modified Sponsored Access Rule January 13, 2010. I. Introduction On December 30, 2008, The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC (‘‘Nasdaq’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2 a proposed rule change to modify its rule governing electronic access to the Exchange’s order execution systems. On January 28, 2009, Nasdaq filed Amendment No. 1 to the proposed rule change. The proposed rule change, as modified by Amendment No. 1, was published for comment in the Federal Register on January 29, 2009.3 The Commission received thirteen comment letters on the proposal.4 On October 19, 1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1). CFR 240.19b–4. 3 See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 59275 (January 22, 2009), 74 FR 5193. 4 Letters to Elizabeth M. Murphy, Secretary, Commission, from Harvey Cloyd, Chief Executive Officer, Electronic Transaction Clearing, Inc., dated February 5, 2009 (‘‘ETC Letter’’); John Jacobs, Director of Operations, Lime Brokerage LLC, dated February 17, 2009 (‘‘Lime I Letter’’); Manisha Kimmel, Executive Director, Financial Information Forum, dated February 19, 2009 (‘‘FIF Letter’’); Ted Myerson, President, FTEN, Inc., dated February 19, 2009 (‘‘FTEN I Letter’’); Michael A. 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[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 12 (Wednesday, January 20, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 3262-3263]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-952]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting of the ACRS 
Subcommittee on AP1000; Revision to February 2-3, 2010 ACRS Meeting 
Federal Register Notice

    The Federal Register Notice for the ACRS Subcommittee Meeting on 
AP1000 scheduled to be held on February 2-3, 2010, is being revised to 
notify the following:
    The meeting will be open to public attendance with exception of 
portions that may be closed to protect unclassified safeguards 
information or information that is proprietary to Westinghouse Electric 
Company and its contractors, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(3) and (4).
    The notice of this meeting was previously published in the Federal 
Register on Wednesday, January 13, 2010 [75 FR 1831]. All other items 
remain the same as previously published.
    Further information regarding this meeting can be obtained by 
contacting

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Peter Wen, Designated Federal Official (Telephone: 301-415-2832, E-
mail: Peter.Wen@nrc.gov) between 7:30 a.m. and 5:15 p.m. (ET).

    Dated: January 13, 2010.
Antonio F. Dias,
Chief, Reactor Safety Branch B, Advisory Committee on Reactor 
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 2010-952 Filed 1-19-10; 8:45 am]
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