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currently approved for use through
December 31, 2012.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of Workers’ Compensation
Programs
Division of Federal Employees’
Compensation Proposed Extension of
Existing Collection; Comment Request
ACTION:
Notice.
The Department of Labor, as
part of its continuing effort to reduce
paperwork and respondent burden,
conducts a preclearance consultation
program to provide the general public
and Federal agencies with an
opportunity to comment on proposed
and/or continuing collections of
information in accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
(PRA95) [44 U.S.C. 3506(c)(2)(A)]. This
program helps to ensure that requested
data can be provided in the desired
format, reporting burden (time and
financial resources) is minimized,
collection instruments are clearly
understood, and the impact of collection
requirements on respondents can be
properly assessed. Currently, the Office
of Workers’ Compensation Programs is
soliciting comments concerning its
proposal to extend OMB approval of the
information collection: Request for
Employment Information (CA–1027). A
copy of the proposed information
collection request can be obtained by
contacting the office listed below in the
addresses section of this Notice.
DATES: Written comments must be
submitted to the office listed in the
addresses section below on or before
October 29, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Ms. Yoon Ferguson, U.S.
Department of Labor, 200 Constitution
Ave. NW., Room S–3201, Washington,
DC 20210, telephone (202) 693–0701,
fax (202) 693–2447, Email
ferguson.yoon@dol.gov. Please use only
one method of transmission for
comments (mail, fax, or Email).
SUMMARY:
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
I. Background
Payment of compensation for partial
disability to injured Federal workers is
required by 5 U.S.C. 8106. That section
also requires the Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs (OWCP) to
obtain information regarding a
claimant’s earnings during a period of
eligibility to compensation. The CA–
1027, Request for Employment
Information, is the form used to obtain
information for an individual who is
employed by a private employer. This
information is used to determine the
claimant’s entitlement to compensation
benefits. This information collection is
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II. Review Focus
The Department of Labor is
particularly interested in comments
which:
* Evaluate whether the proposed
collection of information is necessary
for the proper performance of the
functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility;
* Evaluate the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information,
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used;
* Enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and
* 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 collection techniques or
other forms of information technology,
e.g., permitting electronic submissions
of responses.
Sunshine Act Meetings: September
2012
III. Current Actions
The Department of Labor seeks the
approval for the extension of this
currently approved information
collection in order to determine a
claimant’s eligibility for compensation
benefits.
Type of Review: Extension.
Agency: Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs.
Title: Request for Employment
Information.
OMB Number: 1240–0047.
Agency Number: CA–1027.
Affected Public: Business or other forprofit.
Total Respondents: 431.
Total Annual Responses: 431.
Average Time per Response: 15
minutes.
Estimated Total Burden Hours: 108
Frequency: On occasion.
Total Burden Cost (capital/startup):
$0.
Total Burden Cost (operating/
maintenance): $207.
Comments submitted in response to
this notice will be summarized and/or
included in the request for Office of
Management and Budget approval of the
information collection request; they will
also become a matter of public record.
Dated: August 27, 2012.
Yoon Ferguson,
Agency Clearance Officer, Office of Workers’
Compensation Programs, U.S. Department of
Labor.
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All meetings are held at
2:30 p.m.:
Tuesday, September 4;
Wednesday, September 5;
Thursday, September 6;
Tuesday, September 11;
Wednesday, September 12;
Thursday, September 13;
Tuesday, September 18;
Wednesday, September 19;
Thursday, September 20;
Tuesday, September 25;
Wednesday, September 26;
Thursday, September 27.
PLACE: Board Agenda Room, No. 11820,
1099 14th St. NW., Washington, DC
20570.
STATUS: Closed.
MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: Pursuant to
§ 102.139(a) of the Board’s Rules and
Regulations, the Board or a panel
thereof will consider ‘‘the issuance of a
subpoena, the Board’s participation in a
civil action or proceeding or an
arbitration, or the initiation, conduct, or
disposition * * * of particular
representation or unfair labor practice
proceedings under section 8, 9, or 10 of
the [National Labor Relations] Act, or
any court proceedings collateral or
ancillary thereto.’’ See also 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(10).
CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Lester A. Heltzer, (202) 273–1067.
TIME AND DATES:
Dated: August 28, 2012.
Lester A. Heltzer,
Executive Secretary.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permits Issued Under the
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978
National Science Foundation.
Notice of a permit modification
issued under the Antarctic Conservation
Act of 1978, Public Law 95–541.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
notice of permit modifications issued
under the Antarctic Conservation Act of
1978. This is the required notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Office,
Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755,
National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June
21, 2012, the National Science
SUMMARY:
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cladding. The licensee proposes to use
Optimized ZIRLOTM as the cladding
material and therefore is requesting an
exemption from the requirements.
In summary, by letter dated November
17, 2011, (Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS), Accession No.
ML11329A003), the licensee requested
an exemption from the requirements of
10 CFR 50.46 and Appendix K to 10
CFR part 50. The reason for the
exemption is to allow the use of
Optimized ZIRLOTM as a cladding
material.
Foundation published a notice in the
Federal Register of a permit
modification request received. The
permit modification was issued on
August 24, 2012 to:
Permit No. 2012–003 Mod. #1
Jo-Ann Mellish
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION
[Docket No. 50–423; NRC–2012–0197]
Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.
Millstone Power Station, Unit 3;
Exemption
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1.0 Background
Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.,
(the licensee, Dominion) is the holder of
Renewed Facility Operating License No.
NPF–49, which authorizes operation of
the Millstone Power Station, Unit 3
(MPS3). The license provides, among
other things, that the facility is subject
to all rules, regulations, and orders of
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission
(NRC, the Commission) now or hereafter
in effect.
MPS3 shares the site with Millstone
Power Station Unit 1, a permanently
defueled boiling water reactor nuclear
unit, and Millstone Power Station Unit
2, a pressurized water reactor. The
facility is located in Waterford,
Connecticut, approximately 3.2 miles
west southwest of New London, CT.
This exemption applies to MPS3 only.
The other units, Units 1 and 2, are not
part of this exemption.
2.0 Request/Action
Section 50.46 of Title 10 of the Code
of Federal Regulations (10 CFR),
‘‘Acceptance criteria for emergency core
cooling systems [ECCS] for light-water
nuclear power reactors,’’ requires that
each power reactor meet the acceptance
criteria for ECCS provided therein for
zircaloy or ZIRLOTM cladding.
Appendix K of 10 CFR part 50, ‘‘ECCS
Evaluation Models,’’ requires the rate of
energy release, hydrogen generation,
and cladding oxidation from the metal/
water reaction to be calculated using the
Baker-Just equation (Baker, L., Just, L.C.,
‘‘Studies of Metal Water Reactions at
High Temperatures, III. Experimental
and Theoretical Studies of the
Zirconium-Water Reaction,’’ ANL–6548,
page 7, May 1962).
Both of the above requirements
require the use of zircaloy or ZIRLOTM
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3.0 Discussion
Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12, the
Commission may, upon application by
any interested person or upon its own
initiative, grant exemptions from the
requirements of 10 CFR part 50 when (1)
the exemptions are authorized by law,
will not present an undue risk to public
health or safety, and are consistent with
the common defense and security; and
(2) when special circumstances are
present. These circumstances include
the special circumstances that
application of the regulation is not
necessary to achieve the underlying
purpose of the rule.
Authorized by Law
This exemption would allow the
licensee to use Optimized ZIRLO TM
fuel rod cladding material at MPS3. As
stated above, 10 CFR 50.12 allows the
NRC to grant exemptions from the
requirements of 10 CFR part 50. The
NRC staff has determined that granting
of the licensee’s proposed exemption
will not result in a violation of the
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,
or the Commission’s regulations.
Therefore, the exemption is authorized
by law.
No Undue Risk to Public Health and
Safety
The underlying purpose of 10 CFR
50.46 is to establish acceptance criteria
for adequate ECCS performance. By
letter dated June 10, 2005 (ADAMS
Accession No. ML051670408), the NRC
staff issued a safety evaluation (SE)
approving Addendum 1 to
Westinghouse Topical Report WCAP–
12610–P–A and CENPD–404–P–A,
‘‘Optimized ZIRLOTM’’ (ADAMS
Accession No. ML062080576), wherein
the NRC staff approved the use of
Optimized ZIRLOTM as a fuel cladding
material. The NRC staff approved the
use of Optimized ZIRLOTM as a fuel
cladding material based on: (1)
Similarities with ZIRLOTM, (2)
demonstrated material performance, and
(3) a commitment to provide irradiated
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data and validate fuel performance
models ahead of burnups achieved in
batch application. The NRC staff’s SE
for Optimized ZIRLOTM includes 10
conditions and limitations for its use.
As previously documented in the NRC
staff’s review of topical reports
submitted by Westinghouse Electric
Company, LLC (Westinghouse), and
subject to compliance with the specific
conditions of approval established
therein, the NRC staff finds that the
applicability of these ECCS acceptance
criteria to Optimized ZIRLOTM has been
demonstrated by Westinghouse. Ring
compression tests performed by
Westinghouse on Optimized ZIRLOTM
(NRC reviewed, approved, and
documented in Appendix B of WCAP–
12610–P–A and CENPD–404–P–A,
Addendum 1–A, ‘‘Optimized
ZIRLOTM’’) (ADAMS Accession No.
ML062080576) demonstrate an
acceptable retention of post-quench
ductility up to 10 CFR 50.46 limits of
2200 °F and 17 percent equivalent clad
reacted. Furthermore, the NRC staff has
concluded that oxidation measurements
provided by the licensee illustrate that
oxide thickness (and associated
hydrogen pickup) for Optimized
ZIRLOTM at any given burnup would be
less than both zircaloy-4 and ZIRLOTM.
Hence, the NRC staff concludes that
Optimized ZIRLOTM would be expected
to maintain better post-quench ductility
than ZIRLOTM. This finding is further
supported by an ongoing loss-of-coolant
accident (LOCA) research program at
Argonne National Laboratory, which has
identified a strong correlation between
cladding hydrogen content (due to inservice corrosion) and post-quench
ductility.
The underlying purpose of 10 CFR
Part 50, Appendix K, Section I.A.5,
‘‘Metal-Water Reaction Rate,’’ is to
ensure that cladding oxidation and
hydrogen generation are appropriately
limited during a LOCA and
conservatively accounted for in the
ECCS evaluation model. Appendix K
states that the rates of energy release,
hydrogen concentration, and cladding
oxidation from the metal-water reaction
shall be calculated using the Baker-Just
equation. Since the Baker-Just equation
presumes the use of zircaloy clad fuel,
strict application of the rule would not
permit use of the equation for
Optimized ZIRLO TM cladding for
determining acceptable fuel
performance. However, the NRC staff
has found that metal-water reaction tests
performed by Westinghouse on
Optimized ZIRLO TM demonstrate
conservative reaction rates relative to
the Baker-Just equation and are bounded
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permits Issued Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of
1978
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of a permit modification issued under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law 95-541.
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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
notice of permit modifications issued under the Antarctic Conservation
Act of 1978. This is the required notice.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Office,
Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, National Science Foundation, 4201
Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June 21, 2012, the National Science
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Foundation published a notice in the Federal Register of a permit
modification request received. The permit modification was issued on
August 24, 2012 to:
Permit No. 2012-003 Mod. 1
Jo-Ann Mellish
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Permit Officer.
[FR Doc. 2012-21365 Filed 8-29-12; 8:45 am]
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