Advisory Committee for Engineering; Notice of Meeting, 14415-14416 [2015-06238]

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[FR Doc. 2015–06300 Filed 3–18–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Advisory Committee for Engineering; Notice of Meeting In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the following meeting: Name: Advisory Committee for Engineering #1170. Date/Time: April 15, 2015: 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; April 16, 2015: 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1235, Arlington, Virginia 22230. Type of Meeting: open. Contact Person: Evette Rollins, National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 505, Arlington, Virginia 22230; 703–292–8300. Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice, recommendations and counsel on major goals and policies pertaining to engineering programs and activities. Agenda: Wednesday, April 15, 2015 • Directorate for Engineering Report • Electrical, Communications, and Cyber Systems (ECCS) Overview • ECCS Committee of Visitors (COV) Report • Broadening Participation in Engineering E:\FR\FM\19MRN1.SGM 19MRN1 14416 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 53 / Thursday, March 19, 2015 / Notices Thursday, April 16, 2015 • Perspectives from the Office of the Director • Emerging Frontiers of Research and Innovation (EFRI) Overview • EFRI Committee of Visitors (COV) Report • Roundtable on ENG Strategic Activities and Recommendations Dated: March 13, 2015. Suzanne Plimpton, Acting, Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 2015–06238 Filed 3–18–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 070–3103; NRC–2013–0044] URENCO USA, Uranium Enrichment Facility U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Environmental assessment and finding of no significant impact; issuance. 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Introduction The NRC is considering approval of the UUSA LAR–12–10 (a publiclyavailable version is available in ADAMS under Accession No. ML12319A591), and UUSA’s supplemental license amendment request (ADAMS Accession No. ML14171A092). The NRC’s approval would authorize capacity expansion of the UUSA enrichment facility that operates near Eunice, New Mexico. LAR–12–10 and the supplemental request were submitted by URENCO USA (formerly Louisiana Energy Services, LLC), requesting amendment of its special nuclear material (SNM) License SNM–2010, under which UUSA operates its gas centrifuge uranium enrichment facility. The NRC’s approval would increase the authorized mass possession limits for natural, depleted, and enriched uranium, and would authorize use of a modified enrichment process to utilize depleted uranium as the feed material. The NRC staff has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) (ADAMS Accession No. ML15072A016) of the proposed actions, in accordance with the requirements in Part 51 of Title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations (10 CFR). Both LAR–12–10 and UUSA’s June 2014, supplemental license amendment request were considered in the EA prepared by the NRC staff. The NRC staff’s safety evaluation of the proposed actions will be PO 00000 Frm 00060 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 documented in a separate Safety Evaluation Report (SER). If the proposed actions are approved, the NRC will issue to UUSA an amended SNM–2010 license following the publication of this notice, and the amended license will be made publicly available. II. Environmental Assessment On September 10, 2012, UUSA submitted an Environmental Report (ER) (ADAMS Accession Nos. ML12262A539 and ML12262A540) that forms a basis for the NRC’s EA of the proposed actions. On November 9, 2012, UUSA submitted the associated LAR–12–10 to expand the production capacity of the UUSA facility. Subsequent to LAR–12– 10, UUSA submitted a supplemental license amendment request on June 17, 2014. The June 2014 submittal requested an increase in the authorized mass possession limits for natural, depleted, and enriched uranium. In addition, the June 2014 submittal requested authorization to use a modified enrichment process that would utilize depleted uranium instead of natural uranium as the feed material. The NRC staff has assessed the potential environmental impacts associated with the 2012 and 2014 license amendment requests, as well as the no action alternative, and has documented the results in the EA. The NRC staff performed its environmental review in accordance with the requirements in 10 CFR part 51. In addition to the ER, the NRC staff also considered information received from a request for additional information (RAI); communications with the New Mexico State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO); the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish; information gathered from an NRC site visit; consultation with Native American Tribes, local governments and agencies officials; as well as information from independent analysis. In the EA, the NRC staff evaluated the potential environmental impacts of the proposed action and the no action alternative on the affected environment. The resource areas evaluated include: land use; historical and cultural resources; visual and scenic resources; climatology, meteorology, and air quality; geology, minerals, and soils; water resources; ecological resources; socioeconomics; environmental justice; noise; transportation; public and occupational health and safety; and waste management. 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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Advisory Committee for Engineering; Notice of Meeting

    In accordance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92-
463, as amended), the National Science Foundation announces the 
following meeting:
    Name: Advisory Committee for Engineering #1170.
    Date/Time: April 15, 2015: 12:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; April 16, 2015: 
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
    Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 
1235, Arlington, Virginia 22230.
    Type of Meeting: open.
    Contact Person: Evette Rollins, National Science Foundation, 4201 
Wilson Boulevard, Suite 505, Arlington, Virginia 22230; 703-292-8300.
    Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice, recommendations and counsel 
on major goals and policies pertaining to engineering programs and 
activities.
    Agenda:

Wednesday, April 15, 2015

 Directorate for Engineering Report
 Electrical, Communications, and Cyber Systems (ECCS) Overview
 ECCS Committee of Visitors (COV) Report
 Broadening Participation in Engineering

[[Page 14416]]

Thursday, April 16, 2015

 Perspectives from the Office of the Director
 Emerging Frontiers of Research and Innovation (EFRI) Overview
 EFRI Committee of Visitors (COV) Report
 Roundtable on ENG Strategic Activities and Recommendations

    Dated: March 13, 2015.
Suzanne Plimpton,
Acting, Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-06238 Filed 3-18-15; 8:45 am]
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