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Download as PDF Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 224 / Monday, November 21, 2011 / Notices emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES It should be noted that the potential design changes being considered for SESTAT will not result in any change in the population covered by SESTAT, nor will it have an impact on race/ ethnicity and other diversity data produced by SESTAT. The potential design changes, however, could impact the precision level for SESTAT estimates of the recent graduates population. Since the NSRCG sample selection targets recent college graduates and the NSCG sample selection targets young college graduates, the evaluation will examine the impact of providing data on young graduates rather than recent graduates. The NCSES is interested in all comments, especially from government policy makers, academic researchers, and NSRCG data users that specify concerns related to the possibility of discontinuing the NSRCG. DATES: Send your written comments by January 20, 2012. ADDRESSES: Send your written comments to Dr. Lynda T. Carlson, Director, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Room 965, Arlington, VA 22230. Send email comments to lcarlson@nsf.gov. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr. Lynda T. Carlson, Director, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation, at (703) 292–7766, or email at mailto:lcarlson@nsf.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: difficulty of tracking its highly mobile target population. Nonetheless, without the NSRCG, SESTAT would not have been able to provide data for recent college graduates in S&E degree fields. In the 2008 National Academies CNSTAT report, Using the American Community Survey for the National Science Foundation’s Science and Engineering Workforce Statistics Program, Recommendation 7.5 reads: ‘‘The NSF should use the opportunity afforded by the introduction of the ACS as a sampling frame to reconsider the design of the SESTAT Program and the contents of its component surveys.’’ Recommendation 7.5 stemmed from the discontinuation of the decennial census long form by the Census Bureau, the availability of the ACS as a sampling frame, and the addition of a question to the ACS requesting respondents’ field of bachelor’s degree. The change to an ACS-based sample design for the NSCG allows the NSF an opportunity to rethink SESTAT, particularly whether the NSRCG is the most efficient and timely way to obtain information on the inflow of new graduates. Moving forward, a data system that would no longer require the NSRCG is a potential option. In place of the discontinued NSRCG, one possibility is to utilize an enhanced NSCG with an increased sample of young college graduates in S&E degree fields. A. Background The NSF has been responsible for providing information about the nation’s scientists and engineers for over 60 years. NSF’s Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT) originally was developed in response to recommendations from the 1989 National Academies Committee on National Statistics (CNSTAT) report, Surveying the Nation’s Scientists and Engineers—A Data System for the 1990s. Prior to the 2010 survey cycle, the NSCG selected its sample from the decennial census long form to provide a baseline for a longitudinal cohort study of college graduates residing in the United States over the decade. The NSRCG was used to biennially update the NSCG cohort over the decade with more recent college graduates in S&E degree fields. On a per case basis, the NSRCG is the most expensive of the three SESTAT surveys due to its twostage sampling design (stage 1 is a sample of academic institutions and stage 2 is a sample of S&E bachelor’s and master’s graduates) and the B. Request for Comments VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:00 Nov 18, 2011 Jkt 226001 NCSES is seeking additional information from the public. Governmental policy makers, academic researchers, NSRCG data users, and other interested parties are encouraged to participate by submitting comments. Official address, contact, and due date for submitting comments are stated above. Dated: November 15, 2011. Lynda Carlson, Director, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics. Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation. [FR Doc. 2011–29989 Filed 11–18–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00074 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 72005 NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2011–0265] NUREG–1556, Volume 2, Revision 1, ‘‘Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses Program-Specific Guidance About Industrial Radiography Licenses;’’ Draft Guidance for Comment Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is revising its licensing guidance for industrial radiography licensees. The NRC has issued for public comment a document entitled: NUREG–1556, Volume 2, Revision 1, ‘‘Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: ProgramSpecific Guidance About Industrial Radiography Licenses, Draft Report for Comment.’’ The document has been updated to include safety culture, security of radioactive materials, protection of sensitive information, an appendix on lay-barges and offshore radiography, and incorporated changes in regulatory policies and practices. The NRC originally published NUREG–1556, Volume 2, ‘‘Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Industrial Radiography Licenses’’ in August 1998. This document is intended for use by applicants, licensees, and NRC staff and will also be available to Agreement States. DATES: Please submit comments by January 13, 2012. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. SUMMARY: Please include Docket ID NRC–2011–0265 in the subject line of your comments. For additional instructions on submitting comments and instructions on accessing documents related to this action, see ‘‘Submitting Comments and Accessing Information’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. You may submit comments by any one of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC–2011–0265. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, telephone: (301) 492–3668; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. ADDRESSES: E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1 72006 Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 224 / Monday, November 21, 2011 / Notices emcdonald on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB–05– B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. • Fax comments to: RADB at (301) 492–3446. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: found at https://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID NRC–2011– 0265. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Submitting Comments and Accessing Information Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be posted on the NRC Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web site, https:// www.regulations.gov. Because your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against including any information in your submission that you do not want to be publicly disclosed. The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not include any information in their comments that they do not want publicly disclosed. You can access publicly available documents related to this document using the following methods: • NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and have copied, for a fee, publicly available documents at the NRC’s PDR, O1–F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS): Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are available online in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, which provides text and image files of the NRC’s public documents. If you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC’s PDR reference staff at 1–(800) 397–4209, (301) 415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The NUREG– 1556, Volume 2, Revision 1, ‘‘Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About Industrial Radiography Licenses, Draft Report for Comment’’ is available electronically under ADAMS Accession Number ML11312A123. • Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Public comments and supporting materials related to this notice can be VerDate Mar<15>2010 16:00 Nov 18, 2011 Jkt 226001 Tomas Herrera, Division of Materials Safety and State Agreements, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, telephone (301) 415–7138, email: Tomas.Herrera@nrc.gov. NRC’s Public Web site: The document will also be posted on NRC’s public Web Site at: (1) https://www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/ sr1556/ on the ‘‘Consolidated guidance About Materials Licenses (NUREG– 1556)’’ under Volume 2, Revision 1 and (2) https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/nuregs/docs4comment.html on the ‘‘Draft NUREG–Series Publications for Comment.’’ Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of November 2011. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. James Luehman, Deputy Director, Licensing and Inspection Directorate, Division of Materials Safety and State Agreements. Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs. [FR Doc. 2011–29986 Filed 11–18–11; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2011–0266] Draft Interim Staff Guidance: Evaluations of Uranium Recovery Facility Surveys of Radon and Radon Progeny in Air and Demonstrations of Compliance Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Notice of availability of draft staff interim guidance for public comment. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing for public comment draft Interim Staff Guidance, ‘‘Evaluations of Uranium Recovery Facility Surveys of Radon and Radon Progeny in Air and Demonstrations of Compliance with 10 CFR 20.1301.’’ This Interim Staff Guidance provides guidance to the NRC staff for evaluating uranium recovery licensee demonstrations of compliance with the public dose limits of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 20.1301. SUMMARY: Submit comments by January 20, 2012. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the NRC is able to ensure DATES: PO 00000 Frm 00075 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 consideration only for comments received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID NRC–2011–0266 in the subject line of your comments. For additional instructions on submitting comments and instructions on accessing documents related to this action, see ‘‘Submitting Comments and Accessing Information’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. You may submit comments by any one of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC–2011–0266. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, telephone: (301) 492–3668; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, Mail Stop: TWB–05– B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. • Fax comments to: RADB at (301) 492–3446. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Duane Schmidt, Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management Programs, Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001, telephone: (301) 415–6919, email: Duane.Schmidt@nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Submitting Comments and Accessing Information Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be posted on the NRC Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web site, https:// www.regulations.gov. Because your comments will not be edited to remove any identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against including any information in your submission that you do not want to be publicly disclosed. The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not include any information in their comments that they do not want publicly disclosed. You can access publicly available documents related to this document using the following methods: • NRC’s Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine and E:\FR\FM\21NON1.SGM 21NON1

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NUREG-1556, Volume 2, Revision 1, ``Consolidated Guidance About 
Materials Licenses Program-Specific Guidance About Industrial 
Radiography Licenses;'' Draft Guidance for Comment

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability and request for comments.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is revising its 
licensing guidance for industrial radiography licensees. The NRC has 
issued for public comment a document entitled: NUREG-1556, Volume 2, 
Revision 1, ``Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-
Specific Guidance About Industrial Radiography Licenses, Draft Report 
for Comment.''
    The document has been updated to include safety culture, security 
of radioactive materials, protection of sensitive information, an 
appendix on lay-barges and offshore radiography, and incorporated 
changes in regulatory policies and practices.
    The NRC originally published NUREG-1556, Volume 2, ``Consolidated 
Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific Guidance About 
Industrial Radiography Licenses'' in August 1998. This document is 
intended for use by applicants, licensees, and NRC staff and will also 
be available to Agreement States.

DATES: Please submit comments by January 13, 2012. Comments received 
after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the 
NRC is able to assure consideration only for comments received on or 
before this date.

ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID NRC-2011-0265 in the subject line 
of your comments. For additional instructions on submitting comments 
and instructions on accessing documents related to this action, see 
``Submitting Comments and Accessing Information'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY 
INFORMATION section of this document. You may submit comments by any 
one of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-
2011-0265. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher, 
telephone: (301) 492-3668; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.

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     Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, Chief, Rules, 
Announcements, and Directives Branch (RADB), Office of Administration, 
Mail Stop: TWB-05-B01M, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, 
DC 20555-0001.
     Fax comments to: RADB at (301) 492-3446.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Submitting Comments and Accessing Information

    Comments submitted in writing or in electronic form will be posted 
on the NRC Web site and on the Federal rulemaking Web site, https://www.regulations.gov. Because your comments will not be edited to remove 
any identifying or contact information, the NRC cautions you against 
including any information in your submission that you do not want to be 
publicly disclosed.
    The NRC requests that any party soliciting or aggregating comments 
received from other persons for submission to the NRC inform those 
persons that the NRC will not edit their comments to remove any 
identifying or contact information, and therefore, they should not 
include any information in their comments that they do not want 
publicly disclosed.
    You can access publicly available documents related to this 
document using the following methods:
     NRC's Public Document Room (PDR): The public may examine 
and have copied, for a fee, publicly available documents at the NRC's 
PDR, O1-F21, One White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland 20852.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC 
are available online in the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html. From this page, the public can gain entry into ADAMS, 
which provides text and image files of the NRC's public documents. If 
you do not have access to ADAMS or if there are problems in accessing 
the documents located in ADAMS, contact the NRC's PDR reference staff 
at 1-(800) 397-4209, (301) 415-4737, or by email to 
pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The NUREG-1556, Volume 2, Revision 1, 
``Consolidated Guidance About Materials Licenses: Program-Specific 
Guidance About Industrial Radiography Licenses, Draft Report for 
Comment'' is available electronically under ADAMS Accession Number 
ML11312A123.
     Federal Rulemaking Web Site: Public comments and 
supporting materials related to this notice can be found at https://www.regulations.gov by searching on Docket ID NRC-2011-0265.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tomas Herrera, Division of Materials 
Safety and State Agreements, Office of Federal and State Materials and 
Environmental Management Programs, telephone (301) 415-7138, email: 
Tomas.Herrera@nrc.gov.
    NRC's Public Web site: The document will also be posted on NRC's 
public Web Site at: (1) https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/staff/sr1556/ on the ``Consolidated guidance About Materials 
Licenses (NUREG-1556)'' under Volume 2, Revision 1 and (2) https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/nuregs/docs4comment.html on the 
``Draft NUREG-Series Publications for Comment.''

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 10th day of November 2011.
    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
James Luehman,
Deputy Director, Licensing and Inspection Directorate, Division of 
Materials Safety and State Agreements. Office of Federal and State 
Materials and Environmental Management Programs.
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