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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 178 / Wednesday, September 14, 2011 / Notices DEPARTMENT OF LABOR Employment and Training Administration [TA–W–75,232; TA–W–75,232A] mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES Amended Certification Regarding Eligibility To Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance; The Travelers Indemnity Company, A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Travelers Companies, Inc., Personal Insurance Division, Customer Sales and Service Business Unit, Account Processing Unit, Including Teleworkers Located Throughout the United States, Reporting to Knoxville, TN; The Travelers Indemnity Company, A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the Travelers Companies, Inc., Personal Insurance Division, Customer Sales and Service Business Unit, Account Processing/Underwriting Unit, Including Teleworkers Located Throughout the United States, Reporting to Syracuse, NY In accordance with Section 223 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (‘‘Act’’), 19 U.S.C. 2273, the Department of Labor issued a Certification of Eligibility to Apply for Worker Adjustment Assistance on March 25, 2011, applicable to workers of The Travelers Indemnity Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Travelers Companies, Inc., Personal Insurance Division, Customer Sales and Service Business Unit, Account Processing Unit, Knoxville, Tennessee (subject firm). The Department’s Notice was published in the Federal Register on April 11, 2011 (76 FR 20047). The Notice was amended on June 6, 2011 to include teleworkers located throughout the United States reporting to The Travelers Indemnity Company, Personal Insurance Division, Customer Sales and Service Business Unit, Account Processing Unit, Knoxville, Tennessee. The Notice was published in the Federal Register on June 15, 2011 (76 FR 35024). The Notice was corrected on June 17, 2011. The corrected Notice was published in the Federal Register on June 24, 2011 (76 FR 37153). At the request of a company official, the Department reviewed the certification for workers of the subject firm. Information shows that the Syracuse, New York and Knoxville, Tennessee locations of the subject firm operated in the same capacity through various account processing services, and both experienced worker separations during the relevant time period due to the shift in the supply of services to India. VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:09 Sep 13, 2011 Jkt 223001 Accordingly, the Department is amending the certification to include workers and former workers of The Travelers Indemnity Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Travelers Companies, Inc., Personal Insurance Division, Customer Sales and Service Business Unit, Account Processing/Underwriting Unit, including teleworkers located throughout the United States reporting to, Syracuse, New York. The amended notice applicable to TA–W–75,232 is hereby issued as follows: All workers of The Travelers Indemnity Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Travelers Companies, Inc., Personal Insurance Division, Customer Sales and Service Business Unit, Account Processing Unit, including teleworkers located throughout the United States reporting to, Knoxville, Tennessee (TA–W–75,232) and all workers of The Travelers Indemnity Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Travelers Companies, Inc., Personal Insurance Division, Customer Sales and Service Business Unit, Account Processing/ Underwriting Unit, including teleworkers located throughout the United States reporting to, Syracuse, New York (TA–W– 75,232A), who became totally or partially separated from employment on or after February 10, 2010 through March 25, 2013, and all workers in the group threatened with total or partial separation from employment on date of certification through two years from the date of certification, are eligible to apply for adjustment assistance under Chapter 2 of Title II of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended. Signed in Washington, DC, this 31st day of August, 2011. Del Min Amy Chen, Certifying Officer, Office of Trade Adjustment Assistance. [FR Doc. 2011–23504 Filed 9–13–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4510–FN–P NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION [Notice (11–079)] Centennial Challenges 2012 Sample Return Robot Challenge National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ACTION: Notice. AGENCY: This notice is issued in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 2451(314)(d). The 2012 Sample Return Robot Challenge is scheduled and teams that wish to compete may register. Centennial Challenges is a program of prize competitions to stimulate innovation in technologies of interest and value to NASA and the nation. The SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00090 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 56819 2012 Sample Return Robot Challenge is a prize competition designed to encourage development of new technologies or application of existing technologies in unique ways to create robots that can autonomously seek out samples and return to a designated point in a set time period. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) of Worcester, Massachusetts administers the Challenge for NASA. NASA is providing the prize purse. 2012 Sample Return Robot Challenge will be held June 15–18, 2012. DATES: 2012 Sample Return Robot Challenge will be conducted at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA. ADDRESSES: To register for or get additional information regarding the 2012 Sample Return Robot Challenge, please visit: https:// wp.wpi.edu/challenge/. For general information on the NASA Centennial Challenges Program please visit: https://www.nasa.gov/challenges. General questions and comments regarding the program should be addressed to Dr. Larry Cooper, Centennial Challenges Program, NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20546–0001. E-mail address: larry.p.cooper@nasa.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Summary Autonomous robot rovers will seek out samples and return them to a designated point in a set time period. Samples will be randomly placed throughout the roving area. They may be placed close to obstacles, both movable and immovable. Robots will be required to navigate over unknown terrain, around obstacles, and in varied lighting conditions to identify, retrieve, and return these samples. Winners will be determined based on the number of samples returned to the designated collection point as well as the value assigned to the samples. I. Prize Amounts The total Sample Return Robot Challenge purse is $1,500,000 (one million five hundred thousand U.S. dollars). Prizes will be offered for entries that meet specific requirements detailed in the Rules. II. Eligibility To be eligible to win a prize competitors must (1) register and comply with all requirements in the E:\FR\FM\14SEN1.SGM 14SEN1 56820 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 178 / Wednesday, September 14, 2011 / Notices rules and team agreement; (2) in the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group, shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States; and (3) shall not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within the scope of their employment. III. Rules The complete rules and team agreement for the 2012 Sample Return Robot Challenge can be found at: https://wp.wpi.edu/challenge/. Dated: August 8, 2011. Joseph Parrish, Deputy Chief Technologist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration. [FR Doc. 2011–23506 Filed 9–13–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7510–13–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50–341; NRC–2011–0215] Detroit Edison Company, Fermi 2; Environmental Assessment and Finding of No Significant Impact The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering issuance of an amendment to Facility Operating License No. NPF–43, issued to Detroit Edison Company (the licensee), for operation of the Fermi 2, located in Monroe County, Michigan, in accordance with Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 50.90. Therefore, as required by 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC performed an environmental assessment. Based on the results of the environmental assessment, the NRC is issuing a finding of no significant impact. Environmental Assessment Identification of the Proposed Action NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD Sunshine Act Meeting 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 27, 2011. PLACE: NTSB Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, SW., Washington, DC 20594. 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[FR Doc. 2011–23600 Filed 9–12–11; 11:15 am] BILLING CODE 7533–01–P VerDate Mar<15>2010 19:00 Sep 13, 2011 Jkt 223001 The proposed action would revise the Radiological Emergency Response Preparedness Plan (RERP) to increase the staff augmentation times for the Operational and Technical Support Centers-related functions from 30 to 60 minutes, and for Emergency Operations Facility (EOF)-related functions from 60 to 90 minutes. The proposed action is in accordance with the licensee’s application dated September 24, 2010 (Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML102700478), as supplemented by letter dated March 4, 2011 (ADAMS Accession No. ML110660050). The Need for the Proposed Action The proposed change increases the emergency plan (EP) staff augmentation times from 30 and 60 minutes to 60 and 90 minutes. Specifically, the proposed change requests a revision to the Fermi 2 Emergency Plan Table B–1, ‘‘Fermi 2 Emergency Response Organization [ERO],’’ to increase the staff augmentation times for Technical Support Center-related functions from 30 to 60 minutes, and for EOF-related functions from 60 to 90 minutes. The proposed change is needed to address concerns for the safety of ERO personnel when responding to the site due to the increase in population and redistribution within the 10-mile Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ). When considering that two lane roads comprise the majority of highways within the EPZ, this has created increased traffic congestion and increased traffic control delays. PO 00000 Frm 00091 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Consequently, personnel that respond to the site have encountered more delays than when the plant was first licensed. Additional delays may occur in the future based on continued population growth. Improvements have been made to equipment, procedures, and training since initial approval of the Fermi 2 EP that have resulted in a significant increase in the on-shift capabilities and knowledge such there would be no degradation or loss of EP function as a result of the proposed change. A functional analysis was also performed on the effect of the proposed change on the timeliness of performing major tasks for the major functional areas of RERP plan. The analysis concluded that extension of staff augmentation times would not significantly affect the ability to perform the required tasks. Environmental Impacts of the Proposed Action The NRC has completed its environmental assessment of the proposed exemption. The staff has concluded that the proposed action to increase the staff augmentation times for the Operational and Technical Support Centers-related functions from 30 to 60 minutes, and for EOF-related functions from 60 to 90 minutes would not significantly affect plant safety and would not have a significant adverse effect on the probability of an accident occurring. The proposed action would not result in an increased radiological hazard beyond those previously analyzed in the updated Safety Analysis Report. There will be no change to radioactive effluents that effect radiation exposures to plant workers and members of the public. No changes will be made to plant buildings or the site property. Therefore, no changes or different types of radiological impacts are expected as a result of the proposed exemption. The proposed action does not result in changes to land use or water use, or result in changes to the quality or quantity of non-radiological effluents. 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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice (11-079)]


Centennial Challenges 2012 Sample Return Robot Challenge

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: This notice is issued in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 
2451(314)(d). The 2012 Sample Return Robot Challenge is scheduled and 
teams that wish to compete may register. Centennial Challenges is a 
program of prize competitions to stimulate innovation in technologies 
of interest and value to NASA and the nation. The 2012 Sample Return 
Robot Challenge is a prize competition designed to encourage 
development of new technologies or application of existing technologies 
in unique ways to create robots that can autonomously seek out samples 
and return to a designated point in a set time period. Worcester 
Polytechnic Institute (WPI) of Worcester, Massachusetts administers the 
Challenge for NASA. NASA is providing the prize purse.

DATES: 2012 Sample Return Robot Challenge will be held June 15-18, 
2012.

ADDRESSES: 2012 Sample Return Robot Challenge will be conducted at 
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To register for or get additional 
information regarding the 2012 Sample Return Robot Challenge, please 
visit: https://wp.wpi.edu/challenge/.
    For general information on the NASA Centennial Challenges Program 
please visit: https://www.nasa.gov/challenges. General questions and 
comments regarding the program should be addressed to Dr. Larry Cooper, 
Centennial Challenges Program, NASA Headquarters 300 E Street, SW., 
Washington, DC 20546-0001. E-mail address: larry.p.cooper@nasa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Summary

    Autonomous robot rovers will seek out samples and return them to a 
designated point in a set time period. Samples will be randomly placed 
throughout the roving area. They may be placed close to obstacles, both 
movable and immovable. Robots will be required to navigate over unknown 
terrain, around obstacles, and in varied lighting conditions to 
identify, retrieve, and return these samples. Winners will be 
determined based on the number of samples returned to the designated 
collection point as well as the value assigned to the samples.

I. Prize Amounts

    The total Sample Return Robot Challenge purse is $1,500,000 (one 
million five hundred thousand U.S. dollars). Prizes will be offered for 
entries that meet specific requirements detailed in the Rules.

II. Eligibility

    To be eligible to win a prize competitors must (1) register and 
comply with all requirements in the

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rules and team agreement; (2) in the case of a private entity, shall be 
incorporated in and maintain a primary place of business in the United 
States, and in the case of an individual, whether participating singly 
or in a group, shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United 
States; and (3) shall not be a Federal entity or Federal employee 
acting within the scope of their employment.

III. Rules

    The complete rules and team agreement for the 2012 Sample Return 
Robot Challenge can be found at: https://wp.wpi.edu/challenge/.

    Dated: August 8, 2011.
Joseph Parrish,
Deputy Chief Technologist, National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration.
[FR Doc. 2011-23506 Filed 9-13-11; 8:45 am]
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