Sunshine Act Meeting Notice, 75166-75167 [2016-26271]

Download as PDF mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES 75166 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 209 / Friday, October 28, 2016 / Notices process or Section 106 consultation, please contact: Ms. Elizabeth Pentecost, National Science Foundation, Division of Astronomical Sciences, Suite 1045, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230; telephone: (703) 292–4907; email: epenteco@nsf.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Arecibo Observatory is an NSF-owned scientific research and education facility located in Puerto Rico. In 2011, NSF awarded a Cooperative Agreement to SRI International (SRI), which together with Universities Space Research Association (USRA) and Universidad Metropolitana (UMET) formed the Arecibo Management Team to operate and maintain the Arecibo Observatory for the benefit of research communities. The initial 5-year period of performance of the Cooperative Agreement has recently been extended 18 months, to 31 March 2018. Arecibo Observatory enables research in three scientific disciplines: Space and atmospheric sciences, radio astronomy, and solar system radar studies; the last of these is largely funded through a research award to USRA from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. An education and public outreach program complements the Arecibo Observatory scientific program. A key component of the Arecibo Observatory research facility is a 305-meter diameter, fixed, spherical reflector. Arecibo Observatory infrastructure includes instrumentation for radio and radar astronomy, ionospheric physics, office and laboratory buildings, a heavily utilized visitor and education facility, and lodging facilities for visiting scientists. Through a series of academic community-based reviews, NSF has identified the need to divest of several facilities from its portfolio in order to retain the balance of capabilities needed to deliver the best performance on the key science of the present decade and beyond. In 2012, NSF’s Division of Astronomical Sciences’ (AST’s) portfolio review committee recommended that ‘‘continued AST involvement in Arecibo . . . be reevaluated later in the decade in light of the science opportunities and budget forecasts at that time. In 2016, NSF’s Division of Atmospheric and Geospace Sciences’ (AGS’) portfolio review committee recommended significantly decreasing funding for the Space and Atmospheric Sciences portion of the Arecibo mission. In response to these evolving recommendations, in 2016, NSF completed a feasibility study to inform and define options for the observatory’s future disposition that would involve significantly decreasing VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Oct 27, 2016 Jkt 241001 or eliminating NSF funding of Arecibo. Concurrently, NSF sought viable concepts of operations from the scientific community via a Dear Colleague Letter NSF 16–005 (see www.nsf.gov/AST), with responses due in January 2016. NSF issued a Notice of Intent to prepare an EIS on May 23, 2016, held scoping meetings on June 7, 2016 and held a 30-day public comment period that closed on June 23, 2016. In October 2016, NSF issued Dear Colleague Letter NSF 16–144 (see www.nsf.gov/AST) to notify the Observatory stakeholder community that NSF intends to issue a follow-up solicitation, requesting the submission of formal proposals involving the continued operation of Arecibo Observatory. The intent of this solicitation will be to input additional information into the decision process for the ultimate disposition of Arecibo Observatory. Proposed Alternatives to be analyzed in the DEIS include: • Continued NSF investment for science-focused operations (No-Action Alternative). • Collaboration with interested parties for continued science-focused operations (Agency Preferred Alternative). • Collaboration with interested parties for transition to educationfocused operations. • Mothballing of facilities (suspension of operations in a manner such that operations could resume efficiently at some future date). • Partial deconstruction and site restoration. • Full deconstruction and site restoration. No final decisions will be made regarding the proposed changes to operations at Arecibo Observatory prior to issuance of a Final Environmental Impact Statement and, subsequently, a Record of Decision for the Proposed Action. Public Meetings: Public meetings to address the DEIS will take place in Puerto Rico with notification of the times and locations published in the local newspapers, as follows: (1) Colegio de Ingenieros y Agrimensores de Puerto Rico/Puerto Rico Professional College of Engineers and Land Surveyors (Arecibo Chapter), Ave. Manuel T. Guillan Urdaz, Conector 129 Carr. 10, Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Phone: (787) 758–2250, November 16, 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. (2) Doubletree by Hilton Hotel San Juan, 105 Avenida De Diego, San Juan, PR, Phone: (787) 721–6500, November 17, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. PO 00000 Frm 00141 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 The meetings will be transcribed by a court reporter. Spanish language translation will be provided. Please contact NSF at least one week in advance of the meeting if you would like to request special accommodations (i.e., sign language interpretation, etc.). A separate consultation meeting, pursuant to Section 106 of the NHPA, will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel San Juan, 105 Avenida De Diego, San Juan, PR on November 17, 2016, beginning one hour after the public meeting on the DEIS. All persons and entities that are consulting parties or are interested in becoming consulting parties are invited to attend. Spanish language translation will also be provided for this meeting. Dated: October 24, 2016. Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Officer, National Science Foundation. [FR Doc. 2016–26061 Filed 10–27–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2016–0001] Sunshine Act Meeting Notice Date: October 31, November 7, 14, 21, 28, December 5, 2016. Place: Commissioners’ Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. Status: Public and Closed. Week of October 31, 2016 Friday, November 4, 2016 10:00 a.m. Briefing on Security Issues (Closed Ex. 1) Week of November 7, 2016—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of November 7, 2016. Week of November 14, 2016—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of November 14, 2016. Week of November 21, 2016—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of November 21, 2016. Week of November 28, 2016—Tentative Tuesday, November 29, 2016 9:00 a.m. Briefing on Uranium Recovery (Public Meeting) (Contact: Samantha Crane: 301–415–6380) This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address—https://www.nrc.gov/. E:\FR\FM\28OCN1.SGM 28OCN1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 209 / Friday, October 28, 2016 / Notices I. Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments Week of December 5, 2016—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the week of December 5, 2016. * * * * * The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short notice. For more information or to verify the status of meetings, contact Denise McGovern at 301–415–0681 or via email at Denise.McGovern@nrc.gov. * * * * * The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can be found on the Internet at: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/ public-meetings/schedule.html. * * * * * The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in these public meetings, or need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the public meetings in another format (e.g. braille, large print), please notify Kimberly Meyer, NRC Disability Program Manager, at 301–287–0739, by videophone at 240–428–3217, or by email at Kimberly.Meyer-Chambers@ nrc.gov. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. * * * * * Members of the public may request to receive this information electronically. If you would like to be added to the distribution, please contact the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301– 415–1969), or email Brenda.Akstulewicz@nrc.gov or Patricia.Jimenez@nrc.gov. Dated: October 26, 2016. Denise L. McGovern, Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 2016–26271 Filed 10–26–16; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION mstockstill on DSK3G9T082PROD with NOTICES [NRC–2016–0174] Information Collections: DOE/NRC Form 740M, ‘‘Concise Note;’’ DOE/NRC Form 741, ‘‘Nuclear Material Transaction Report;’’ DOE/NRC Form 742, ‘‘Material Balance Report;’’ and DOE/NRC Form 742C, ‘‘Physical Inventory Listing’’ Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Renewal of existing information collection; request for comment. AGENCY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:12 Oct 27, 2016 75167 Jkt 241001 (ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the ADAMS Public Documents collection at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 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. A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing ADAMS Accession No. ML16252A183. Guidance documents are available for the Forms, as follows: NUREG/BR–0006, Revision 7 (ADAMS Accession No. ML111740924), and NUREG/BR–0007 (ADAMS Accession No. ML090120288). The supporting statements for each DOE/ NRC Form and the Forms themselves are available, as follows: DOE/NRC Form 740M, ‘‘Concise Note’’ (ADAMS Accession No(s) ML16252A184 and ML16252A189); DOE/NRC Form 741, ‘‘Nuclear Material Transaction Report’’ (ADAMS Accession No(s) ML16252A185 and ML16252A191); DOE/NRC Form 742, ‘‘Material Balance Report’’ (ADAMS Accession No(s) ML16252A186 and ML16252A192); and DOE/NRC Form 742C, ‘‘Physical Inventory Listing’’ (ADAMS Accession No(s) ML16252A187 and ML16252A193). • 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. • NRC’s Clearance Officer: A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by contacting NRC’s Clearance Officer, David Cullison, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 2084; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV. A. Obtaining Information Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016– 0174 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information for this action. You may obtain publiclyavailable information related to this action by any of the following methods: • Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2016–0174. A copy of the collection of information and related instructions may be obtained without charge by accessing Docket ID NRC–2016–0174 on this Web site. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System B. Submitting Comments The NRC cautions you not to include identifying or contact information in comment submissions that you do not want to be publicly disclosed in your comment submission. All comment submissions are posted at https:// www.regulations.gov and entered into ADAMS. Comment submissions are not routinely edited to remove identifying or contact information. If you are requesting or aggregating comments from other persons for submission to the OMB, then you should inform those persons not to include identifying or contact The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) invites public comment on the renewal of Office of Management and Budget (OMB) approval for four existing collections of information. The information collections are entitled, DOE/NRC Form 740M, ‘‘Concise Note;’’ DOE/NRC Form 741, ‘‘Nuclear Material Transaction Report;’’ DOE/NRC Form 742, ‘‘Material Balance Report;’’ and DOE/NRC Form 742C, ‘‘Physical Inventory Listing.’’ DATES: Submit comments by December 27, 2016. Comments received after this date will be considered if it is practical to do so, but the Commission is able to ensure consideration only for comments received on or before this date. ADDRESSES: You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2016–0174. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • Mail comments to: David Cullison, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Mail Stop: T–5 F53, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001. For additional direction on obtaining information and submitting comments, see ‘‘Obtaining Information and Submitting Comments’’ in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: David Cullison, Office of the Chief Information Officer, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 2084; email: INFOCOLLECTS.Resource@NRC.GOV. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00142 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 E:\FR\FM\28OCN1.SGM 28OCN1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 209 (Friday, October 28, 2016)]
[Notices]
[Pages 75166-75167]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26271]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

[NRC-2016-0001]


Sunshine Act Meeting Notice

    Date: October 31, November 7, 14, 21, 28, December 5, 2016.
    Place: Commissioners' Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    Status: Public and Closed.

Week of October 31, 2016

Friday, November 4, 2016

10:00 a.m. Briefing on Security Issues (Closed Ex. 1)

Week of November 7, 2016--Tentative

    There are no meetings scheduled for the week of November 7, 2016.

Week of November 14, 2016--Tentative

    There are no meetings scheduled for the week of November 14, 2016.

Week of November 21, 2016--Tentative

    There are no meetings scheduled for the week of November 21, 2016.

Week of November 28, 2016--Tentative

Tuesday, November 29, 2016

9:00 a.m. Briefing on Uranium Recovery (Public Meeting) (Contact: 
Samantha Crane: 301-415-6380)
    This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address--https://www.nrc.gov/.

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Week of December 5, 2016--Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for the week of December 5, 2016.

* * * * *
    The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short 
notice. For more information or to verify the status of meetings, 
contact Denise McGovern at 301-415-0681 or via email at 
Denise.McGovern@nrc.gov.
* * * * *
    The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can be found on the Internet 
at: https://www.nrc.gov/public-involve/public-meetings/schedule.html.
* * * * *
    The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with 
disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation 
to participate in these public meetings, or need this meeting notice or 
the transcript or other information from the public meetings in another 
format (e.g. braille, large print), please notify Kimberly Meyer, NRC 
Disability Program Manager, at 301-287-0739, by videophone at 240-428-
3217, or by email at Kimberly.Meyer-Chambers@nrc.gov. Determinations on 
requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case 
basis.
* * * * *
    Members of the public may request to receive this information 
electronically. If you would like to be added to the distribution, 
please contact the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office of the 
Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301-415-1969), or email 
Brenda.Akstulewicz@nrc.gov or Patricia.Jimenez@nrc.gov.

    Dated: October 26, 2016.
Denise L. McGovern,
Policy Coordinator, Office of the Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2016-26271 Filed 10-26-16; 4:15 pm]
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