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number of LWIAs selected to participate
in this evaluation.
The Department seeks comments
focused on whether there is a
methodology that would yield as
credible and reliable an evaluation of
the WIA program as random
assignment, but avoids adverse affect on
the study participants. The Department
also welcomes comments that suggest
ways to more effectively minimize any
adverse impact on the study
participants who participate in the
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III. Current Actions
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July, 2011.
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Notice of Permit Emergency Provision
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541)
National Science Foundation.
Notice of permit emergency
provision for hazardous waste stored in
Antarctica at a location other than a
permanent station for more than 12
months due to an emergency, as
specified by § 671.17.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Program of Environment
Health and Safety (PEHS) in the Office
of Polar Programs (OD/OPP), in
accordance with § 671.17, is giving
notice that an emergency relating to
considerations of human health and
safety caused hazardous waste to be
stored in a location other than a
permanent station for more than 12
months.
Hazardous waste in the form of
batteries and contaminated snow from
small glycol and oil spills has been
stored at the Antarctica’s Gamburtsev
Province Project South camp (AGAP)
since the late 2009 camp closeout. The
waste was packaged into 42 sealed
containers, with lithium and lead acid
batteries filling 21 of the containers. The
remaining 21 containers were filled
with waste oil, soiled absorbents,
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contaminated snow from small spills,
and approximately 5 gallons of glycol in
a 55 gallon drum. The waste was
strapped to plastic air force pallets and
placed in a storage berm. At the time of
packing, all containers were sound and
there was no evidence of leaks. No one
has been back to AGAP since the waste
was stored.
The South Pole Traverse (SPoT) was
scheduled to remove this waste during
the 2010–2011 season. The trip to AGAP
was scheduled as a side trip between
arriving at South Pole and starting the
return trip to McMurdo. SPoT
encountered bad storms on the way to
South Pole. It arrived more than 1 week
late, with one tractor incapacitated.
With one less tractor to pull the load,
the vehicles were travelling much more
slowly. Despite this, SPoT set out for
AGAP. However, 50 miles into the trip,
a second tractor became incapacitated;
further slowing progress and limiting
the ability of SPoT to self rescue should
they have further problems.
If SPoT proceeded as planned they
would have been in the field late in the
season when many of the planes have
left and Search and Rescue (SAR)
capabilities are significantly reduced.
There was concern that SPoT would not
arrive in McMurdo before the last plane
left the continent for the season. To
avoid this potentially dangerous
situation, the trip to AGAP to collect the
hazardous waste was cancelled.
In the 2011–2012 season SPoT’s
priority will be to collect the waste at
AGAP. Spot will depart McMurdo for
South Pole one week earlier than this
past season to allow a greater buffer for
weather and other delays. Further, SPoT
will travel to AGAP with an extra tractor
and driver to accommodate any
breakdowns and help speed progress.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.
Polly A. Penhale at (703) 292–7420.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
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Notice of the OMB review of
information collection and solicitation
of public comment.
ACTION:
The NRC has recently
submitted to OMB for review the
following proposal for the collection of
information under the provisions of the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby
informs potential respondents that an
agency may not conduct or sponsor, and
that a person is not required to respond
to, a collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number. The NRC published a Federal
Register Notice with a 60-day comment
period on this information collection on
May 6, 2011.
1. Type of submission, new, revision,
or extension: Extension.
2. The title of the information
collection: NRC Form 536, ‘‘Operator
Licensing Examination Data.’’
3. Current OMB approval number:
3150–0131.
4. The form number if applicable:
NRC Form 536.
5. How often the collection is
required: Annually.
6. Who will be required or asked to
report: All holders of operating licenses
for nuclear power reactors under the
provision of Title 10 of the Code of
Federal Regulations (10 CFR) Part 50,
‘‘Domestic Licensing of Production and
Utilization Facilities,’’ except those who
have permanently ceased operations
and have certified that fuel has been
permanently removed from the reactor
vessel, and all holders of or applicants
for a limited work authorization, early
site permits, or combined license issued
under 10 CFR Part 52, ‘‘Licenses,
Certifications and Approval for Nuclear
Power Plants.’’
7. An estimate of the number of
annual responses: 110.
8. The estimated number of annual
respondents: 110.
9. An estimate of the total number of
hours needed annually to complete the
requirement or request: 110.
10. Abstract: The NRC is requesting
renewal of its clearance to annually
request all commercial power reactor
licensees and applicants for an
operating license to voluntarily send to
the NRC: (1) Their projected number of
candidates for initial operator licensing
examinations; (2) the estimated dates of
the examinations; (3) if the
examinations will be facility developed
or NRC developed; and (4) the estimated
number of individuals that will
participate in the Generic Fundamentals
Examination (GFE) for that calendar
year. Except for the GFE, this
information is used to plan budgets and
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Emergency Provision Under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541)
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of permit emergency provision for hazardous waste stored
in Antarctica at a location other than a permanent station for more
than 12 months due to an emergency, as specified by Sec. 671.17.
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SUMMARY: The Program of Environment Health and Safety (PEHS) in the
Office of Polar Programs (OD/OPP), in accordance with Sec. 671.17, is
giving notice that an emergency relating to considerations of human
health and safety caused hazardous waste to be stored in a location
other than a permanent station for more than 12 months.
Hazardous waste in the form of batteries and contaminated snow from
small glycol and oil spills has been stored at the Antarctica's
Gamburtsev Province Project South camp (AGAP) since the late 2009 camp
closeout. The waste was packaged into 42 sealed containers, with
lithium and lead acid batteries filling 21 of the containers. The
remaining 21 containers were filled with waste oil, soiled absorbents,
contaminated snow from small spills, and approximately 5 gallons of
glycol in a 55 gallon drum. The waste was strapped to plastic air force
pallets and placed in a storage berm. At the time of packing, all
containers were sound and there was no evidence of leaks. No one has
been back to AGAP since the waste was stored.
The South Pole Traverse (SPoT) was scheduled to remove this waste
during the 2010-2011 season. The trip to AGAP was scheduled as a side
trip between arriving at South Pole and starting the return trip to
McMurdo. SPoT encountered bad storms on the way to South Pole. It
arrived more than 1 week late, with one tractor incapacitated. With one
less tractor to pull the load, the vehicles were travelling much more
slowly. Despite this, SPoT set out for AGAP. However, 50 miles into the
trip, a second tractor became incapacitated; further slowing progress
and limiting the ability of SPoT to self rescue should they have
further problems.
If SPoT proceeded as planned they would have been in the field late
in the season when many of the planes have left and Search and Rescue
(SAR) capabilities are significantly reduced. There was concern that
SPoT would not arrive in McMurdo before the last plane left the
continent for the season. To avoid this potentially dangerous
situation, the trip to AGAP to collect the hazardous waste was
cancelled.
In the 2011-2012 season SPoT's priority will be to collect the
waste at AGAP. Spot will depart McMurdo for South Pole one week earlier
than this past season to allow a greater buffer for weather and other
delays. Further, SPoT will travel to AGAP with an extra tractor and
driver to accommodate any breakdowns and help speed progress.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Polly A. Penhale at (703) 292-
7420.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.
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