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Title of Collection: Grantee Reporting
Requirements for Nanoscale Science
and Engineering Centers (NSECs).
OMB Approval Number: 3145–NEW.
Type of Request: Intent to seek
approval to establish an information
collection.
Abstract: The Nanoscale Science and
Engineering Centers (NSECs) Program
supports innovation in the integrative
conduct of research, education, and
knowledge transfer. NSECs build
intellectual and physical infrastructure
within and between disciplines,
weaving together knowledge creation,
knowledge integration, and knowledge
transfer. NSECs conduct world-class
research through partnerships of
academic institutions, national
laboratories, industrial organizations,
and/or other public/private entities.
New knowledge thus created is
meaningfully linked to society.
NSECs enable and foster excellent
education, integrate research and
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learning and inquiry so that discovery
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and creativity more fully support the
learning process. NSECs capitalize on
diversity through participation in center
activities and demonstrate leadership in
the involvement of groups
underrepresented in science and
engineering.
NSECs will be required to submit
annual reports on progress and plans,
which will be used as a basis for
performance review and determining
the level of continued funding. To
support this review and the
management of a Center, NSECs will be
required to develop a set of management
and performance indicators for
submission annually to NSF via the
Research Performance Project Reporting
module in Research.gov and an external
technical assistance contractor that
collects programmatic data
electronically. These indicators are both
quantitative and descriptive and may
include, for example, the characteristics
of center personnel and students;
sources of financial support and in-kind
support; expenditures by operational
component; characteristics of industrial
and/or other sector participation;
research activities; education activities;
knowledge transfer activities; patents,
licenses; publications; degrees granted
to students involved in Center activities;
descriptions of significant advances and
other outcomes of the NSEC effort. Such
reporting requirements will be included
in the cooperative agreement which is
binding between the academic
institution and the NSF.
Each Center’s annual report will
address the following categories of
activities: (1) Research, (2) education,
(3) knowledge transfer, (4) partnerships,
(5) diversity, (6) management and (7)
budget issues.
For each of the categories the report
will describe overall objectives for the
year, problems the Center has
encountered in making progress towards
goals, anticipated problems in the
following year, and specific outputs and
outcomes.
NSECs are required to file a final
report through the RPPR and external
technical assistance contractor. Final
reports contain similar information and
metrics as annual reports, but are
retrospective.
Use of the Information: NSF will use
the information to continue funding of
the Centers, and to evaluate the progress
of the program.
Estimate of Burden: 200 hours per
center for thirteen centers for a total of
2600 hours.
Respondents: Non-profit institutions.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Report: One from each of the thirteen
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Dated: August 13, 2013.
Suzanne H. Plimpton,
Reports Clearance Officer, National Science
Foundation.
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Applications Received
Under the Antarctic Conservation Act
of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541)
AGENCY:
National Science Foundation.
Notice of Permit Applications
Received under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978, Public Law
95–541.
ACTION:
The National Science
Foundation (NSF) is required to publish
a notice of permit applications received
to conduct activities regulated under the
Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978.
NSF has published regulations under
the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title
45 Part 671 of the Code of Federal
Regulations. This is the required notice
of permit applications received.
SUMMARY:
Interested parties are invited to
submit written data, comments, or
views with respect to this permit
application by September 18, 2013. This
application may be inspected by
interested parties at the Permit Office,
address below.
DATES:
Comments should be
addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,
Division of Polar Programs, National
Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
ADDRESSES:
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Adrian Dahood, ACA Permit Officer, at
the above address or ACApermits@
nsf.gov or (703) 292–7149.
The
National Science Foundation, as
directed by the Antarctic Conservation
Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as
amended by the Antarctic Science,
Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996,
has developed regulations for the
establishment of a permit system for
various activities in Antarctica and
designation of certain animals and
certain geographic areas a requiring
special protection. The regulations
establish such a permit system to
designate Antarctic Specially Protected
Areas.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Application Details
Permit Application: 2014–007
1. Applicant: Daniel McGrath, Earth
Vision Trust, Boulder Colorado.
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Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Waste Permit; The Earth Vision Trust
proposes to install a maximum of 10
cameras distributed between 5 sites that
are often visited by tourists. No more
than 2 cameras would be installed at
any one site. Cameras would be placed
in such a way as to not disrupt wildlife.
Cameras would be secured using 6–8
rock bolts drilled into rock outcrops.
Each camera would be powered by a
10w solar panel and a sealed 12 volt 55
AH gel battery. The batteries would be
housed in a leak proof plastic case. The
cameras would remain deployed for 5
years and would be completely removed
(including bolts and power sources) at
the conclusion of the project. Each
camera would be visited every 1–2 years
to retrieve data, make necessary repairs,
and remove non-functioning equipment.
The cameras would be used to measure
ice velocity and monitor the calving
front of numerous outlet glaciers. The
data would help advance scientific
knowledge on the mechanics and pace
of glacial retreat. Images gained from the
cameras would also be used in global
outreach campaigns to educate the
public about the speed of climate
change’s impact on the earth.
Location
Five visitor sites in the Western
Antarctic Peninsula Region: Paulet
Island, Cierva Cove, Neko Harbor,
Wiggins Glacier, and Gunnel Channel.
Dates
February 1, 2014 to March 31, 2019.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Division of Polar Programs.
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[Docket Nos. 50–458; NRC–2013–0190]
Entergy Operations, Inc., River Bend
Station, Unit 1
Please refer to Docket ID
NRC–2013–0190 when contacting the
NRC about the availability of
information regarding this document.
You may access publicly-available
information related to this action by the
following methods:
• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to
https://www.regulations.gov and search
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I. Introduction
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission (NRC) is considering
issuance of an exemption from part 50
of Title 10 of the Code of Federal
Regulations (10 CFR), appendix J for
Facility Operating License No. NPF–47,
issued to Entergy Operations, Inc. (the
licensee), for operation of the River
Bend Station, Unit 1 (RBS), located in
West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.
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.
II. Environmental Assessment
Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
ACTION: Environmental assessment and
finding of no significant impact;
issuance.
AGENCY:
ADDRESSES:
for Docket ID NRC–2013–0190. Address
questions about NRC dockets to Carol
Gallagher; telephone: 301–287–3422;
email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For
technical questions, contact the
individual(s) listed in the FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION CONTACT section of this
document.
• NRC’s Agencywide Documents
Access and Management System
(ADAMS): You may access publicly
available documents online in the NRC
Library at https://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. To begin the search,
select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and
then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS
Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS,
please contact the NRC’s Public
Document Room (PDR) reference staff at
1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by
email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The
ADAMS accession number for each
document referenced in this notice is
provided the first time that a document
is referenced. The application for
exemption dated August 23, 2012, is
available in ADAMS under Accession
No. ML12241A250.
• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and
purchase copies of public documents at
the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One
White Flint North, 11555 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Identification of the Proposed Action
The proposed action would exempt
the licensee from certain provisions of
10 CFR part 50, appendix J, ‘‘Primary
Reactor Containment Leakage Testing
for Water-Cooled Power Reactors.’’ This
appendix requires that components
which penetrate containment be
periodically leak tested at the ‘‘Pa,’’
defined as the ‘‘calculated peak
containment internal pressure related to
the design basis accident specified
either in the technical specification or
associated bases.’’ The NRC noted a
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conflict between Entergy’s
interpretation of Pa and the literal
reading of the definition of Pa in the
regulations.
For the extended power uprate,
Entergy had re-performed the
containment pressure analysis and
determined that the calculated peak
pressure in containment occurs in a
localized area of the wetwell within a
few seconds after a postulated main
steamline break. The NRC believes that
as defined in the regulations the value
of Pa should have been revised. The new
calculation demonstrates that the
localized pressure in the wetwell
quickly drops and equalizes throughout
the containment to a value of 3.6
pounds per square inch gauge (psig).
Entergy has stated it believes the new
calculated long-term peak containment
pressure of 3.6 psig is the correct value
to be used for Pa. However, to avoid a
large number of procedural changes to
reflect this new peak value, Entergy did
not propose to change the current
Technical Specification (TS) value of Pa
(7.6 psig).
The exemption would allow RBS to
continue to use the pre-extended power
uprate value of 7.6 psig rather than use
the newly calculated localized pressure
spike value of 9.3 psig in the wetwell for
Pa. The NRC staff examined the
licensee’s rationale to support the
exemption request and concluded that
the use the value of 7.6 psig for Pa
would meet the underlying purpose of
10 CFR part 50, appendix J. Supporting
the use of this alternate value is:
(1) The time for the pressure spike to
occur and fall to equilibrium is 6
seconds, which is not sufficient time to
release source terms from the core,
(2) the pressure spike is also localized
to the wetwell area which makes up
roughly 10 percent of containment,
(3) the number of containment
penetrations in this area is limited.
Therefore, the current Pa value of 7.6
psig meets the intent of 10 CFR part 50,
appendix J by bounding the peak bulk
containment pressure (3.6 psig) and
assuring that leakage through the
primary containment does not exceed
allowable leakage rate values,
(4) the calculated peak bulk
containment pressure is 3.6 psig so the
TS value of 7.6 is conservative for the
use of determining containment leakage,
and
(5) this request is consistent with the
determination that the NRC staff has
reached for other licensees under
similar conditions based on the same
considerations.
Therefore, the Pa TS value of 7.6 psig
meets the intent of 10 CFR part 50,
appendix J by bounding the peak bulk
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Notice of Permit Applications Received Under the Antarctic
Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541)
AGENCY: National Science Foundation.
ACTION: Notice of Permit Applications Received 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 a
notice of permit applications received to conduct activities regulated
under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published
regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act at Title 45 Part 671
of the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of
permit applications received.
DATES: Interested parties are invited to submit written data, comments,
or views with respect to this permit application by September 18, 2013.
This application may be inspected by interested parties at the Permit
Office, address below.
ADDRESSES: Comments should be addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,
Division of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson
Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Adrian Dahood, ACA Permit Officer, at
the above address or ACApermits@nsf.gov or (703) 292-7149.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation, as directed
by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541), as amended
by the Antarctic Science, Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, has
developed regulations for the establishment of a permit system for
various activities in Antarctica and designation of certain animals and
certain geographic areas a requiring special protection. The
regulations establish such a permit system to designate Antarctic
Specially Protected Areas.
Application Details
Permit Application: 2014-007
1. Applicant: Daniel McGrath, Earth Vision Trust, Boulder Colorado.
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Activity for Which Permit Is Requested
Waste Permit; The Earth Vision Trust proposes to install a maximum
of 10 cameras distributed between 5 sites that are often visited by
tourists. No more than 2 cameras would be installed at any one site.
Cameras would be placed in such a way as to not disrupt wildlife.
Cameras would be secured using 6-8 rock bolts drilled into rock
outcrops. Each camera would be powered by a 10w solar panel and a
sealed 12 volt 55 AH gel battery. The batteries would be housed in a
leak proof plastic case. The cameras would remain deployed for 5 years
and would be completely removed (including bolts and power sources) at
the conclusion of the project. Each camera would be visited every 1-2
years to retrieve data, make necessary repairs, and remove non-
functioning equipment. The cameras would be used to measure ice
velocity and monitor the calving front of numerous outlet glaciers. The
data would help advance scientific knowledge on the mechanics and pace
of glacial retreat. Images gained from the cameras would also be used
in global outreach campaigns to educate the public about the speed of
climate change's impact on the earth.
Location
Five visitor sites in the Western Antarctic Peninsula Region:
Paulet Island, Cierva Cove, Neko Harbor, Wiggins Glacier, and Gunnel
Channel.
Dates
February 1, 2014 to March 31, 2019.
Nadene G. Kennedy,
Division of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2013-20024 Filed 8-16-13; 8:45 am]
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