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Download as PDF 78062 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 215 / Monday, November 7, 2016 / Proposed Rules added to the cost of providing the service. (2) Overtime rate. The total AMS grading personnel direct pay divided by direct hours, which is then multiplied by the next year’s percentage of cost of living increase and then multiplied by 1.5 plus the benefits rate, plus the operating rate, plus an allowance for bad debt. If applicable, travel expenses may also be added to the cost of providing the service. (3) Holiday rate. The total AMS grading personnel direct pay divided by direct hours, which is then multiplied by the next year’s percentage of cost of living increase and then multiplied by 2, plus benefits rate, plus the operating rate, plus an allowance for bad debt. If applicable, travel expenses may also be added to the cost of providing the service. (b)(1) * * * (i) Benefits rate. The total AMS grading direct benefits costs divided by the total hours (regular, overtime, and holiday) worked, which is then multiplied by the next calendar year’s percentage cost of living increase. Some examples of direct benefits are health insurance, retirement, life insurance, and Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) retirement basic and matching contributions. (ii) Operating rate. AMS’ grading total operating costs divided by total hours (regular, overtime, and holiday) worked, which is then multiplied by the percentage of inflation. (iii) Allowance for bad debt rate. Total AMS grading allowance for bad debt divided by total hours (regular, overtime, and holiday) worked. * * * * * ■ 27. Amend § 70.101 by revising paragraph (b) to read as follows: § 70.101 Where to file an appeal. ehiers on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS * * * * * (b) All other appeal requests. Any interested party who is not satisfied with the determination of the class, quality, quantity, or condition of product which has left the official plant where it was graded, or which was graded other than in an official plant, may request an appeal grading by filing such request with the regional director in the area where the product is located or with the Chief. ■ 28. Amend § 70.104 by revising paragraph (c) to read as follows: § 70.104 Who shall perform the appeal. * * * * * (c) Whenever practical, an appeal grading shall be conducted jointly by two graders. The assignment of the grader(s) who will make the appeal VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:12 Nov 04, 2016 Jkt 241001 grading requested under § 70.101(b) shall be made by the regional director or the Chief. Dated: October 19, 2016. Elanor Starmer, Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service. [FR Doc. 2016–25690 Filed 11–4–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 3410–02–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION 10 CFR Part 73 [NRC–2016–0145] RIN 3150–AJ79 Role of Third Parties in Access Authorization and Fitness-for-Duty Determinations Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Public meeting. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to hold a public meeting to discuss a rulemaking activity regarding the role of third parties in access authorization and fitness-for-duty determinations. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information on the background and status of this rulemaking activity and to obtain input from interested stakeholders. The public meeting will be held on November 16, 2016. See Section II, Public Meeting, of this document for more information on the meeting. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2016–0145 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this meeting. You may obtain publicly-available information related to this meeting using any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2016–0145. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section of this document. • NRC’s Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (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 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background SUMMARY: DATES: 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. • 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. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel I. Doyle, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301– 415–3748, email: Daniel.Doyle@nrc.gov; or Mark Resner, Office of Nuclear Security and Incident Response, telephone: 301–287–3680, email: Mark.Resner@nrc.gov. Both are staff members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555– 0001. On June 6, 2016, the Commission approved an NRC staff recommendation to proceed with the rulemaking process to further explore the issues raised in an NRC staff paper regarding the role of third party arbitrators in licensee access authorization and fitness-for-duty determinations (ADAMS Accession No. ML16158A286). The NRC is in the early stages of developing a regulatory basis document that will describe the regulatory issue, options to address the issue, and the recommended option. The NRC will consider the information shared at the meeting in the development of the regulatory basis document. II. Public Meeting The public meeting will be on November 16, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. (EST) in the Commission Hearing Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Interested stakeholders may attend in person or via teleconference and Webinar. The purpose of the meeting is to provide background information on this rulemaking activity and obtain stakeholder input in order to enhance the NRC’s understanding of the associated issues. Further, the staff will address the various opportunities for the public to participate in the rulemaking process. The NRC will not provide formal written responses to the oral comments made at this meeting. In addition, the NRC is not providing an opportunity to submit written public comments in connection with this meeting. Information for the teleconference and Webinar is available in the meeting notice, which can be accessed through E:\FR\FM\07NOP1.SGM 07NOP1 Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 215 / Monday, November 7, 2016 / Proposed Rules the NRC’s public Web site at: https:// meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg. Participants must register at the Internet link in the meeting notice to participate in the Webinar. Additional details regarding the meeting will be posted at least 10 days prior to the public meeting on the NRC’s public meeting Web site at: https:// meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day of October 2016. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Louise Lund, Director, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2016–26825 Filed 11–4–16; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 12 CFR Part 22 [Docket ID OCC–2016–0005] RIN 1557–AD67 FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM 12 CFR Part 208 [Docket No. R–1549] RIN 7100–AE60 FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION 12 CFR Part 339 RIN 3064–AE50 FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION 12 CFR Part 614 RIN 3052–AD11 NATIONAL CREDIT UNION ADMINISTRATION 12 CFR Part 760 RIN 3133–AE64 Loans in Areas Having Special Flood Hazards—Private Flood Insurance Office of the Comptroller of the Currency; Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Farm Credit Administration; National Credit Union Administration. ACTION: Joint notice of proposed rulemaking. ehiers on DSK5VPTVN1PROD with PROPOSALS AGENCY: The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), the Board of SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:12 Nov 04, 2016 Jkt 241001 Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Farm Credit Administration (FCA), and the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) are issuing a new proposal to amend their regulations regarding loans in areas having special flood hazards to implement the private flood insurance provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (BiggertWaters Act). Specifically, the proposed rule would require regulated lending institutions to accept policies that meet the statutory definition of private flood insurance in the Biggert-Waters Act and permit regulated lending institutions to accept flood insurance provided by private insurers that does not meet the statutory definition of ‘‘private flood insurance’’ on a discretionary basis, subject to certain restrictions. DATES: Comments must be received on or before January 6, 2017. ADDRESSES: OCC: Because paper mail in the Washington, DC area and at the OCC is subject to delay, commenters are encouraged to submit comments through the Federal eRulemaking Portal or email, if possible. Please use the title ‘‘Loans in Areas Having Special Flood Hazards—Private Flood Insurance’’ to facilitate the organization and distribution of the comments. You may submit comments by any of the following methods: • Federal eRulemaking Portal— ‘‘Regulations.gov’’: Go to www.regulations.gov. Enter ‘‘Docket ID OCC–2016–0005’’ in the Search Box and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click on ‘‘Comment Now’’ to submit public comments. • Click on the ‘‘Help’’ tab on the Regulations.gov home page to get information on using Regulations.gov, including instructions for submitting public comments. • Email: regs.comments@ occ.treas.gov. • Mail: Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, 400 7th Street SW., Suite 3E–218, Mail Stop 9W–11, Washington, DC 20219. • Hand Delivery/Courier: 400 7th Street SW., Suite 3E–218, Mail Stop 9W–11, Washington, DC 20219. • Fax: (571) 465–4326. Instructions: You must include ‘‘OCC’’ as the agency name and ‘‘Docket ID OCC–2016–0005’’ in your comment. In general, the OCC will enter all comments received into the docket and publish them on the Regulations.gov Web site without change, including any business or personal information that you provide such as name and address information, email addresses, or phone PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4702 Sfmt 4702 78063 numbers. Comments received, including attachments and other supporting materials, are part of the public record and subject to public disclosure. Do not include any information in your comment or supporting materials that you consider confidential or inappropriate for public disclosure. You may review comments and other related materials that pertain to this rulemaking action by any of the following methods: • Viewing Comments Electronically: Go to www.regulations.gov. Enter ‘‘Docket ID OCC–2016–0005’’ in the Search box and click ‘‘Search.’’ Click on ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ on the right side of the screen and then ‘‘Comments.’’ Comments can be filtered by clicking on ‘‘View All’’ and then using the filtering tools on the left side of the screen. • Click on the ‘‘Help’’ tab on the Regulations.gov home page to get information on using Regulations.gov. Supporting materials may be viewed by clicking on ‘‘Open Docket Folder’’ and then clicking on ‘‘Supporting Documents.’’ The docket may be viewed after the close of the comment period in the same manner as during the comment period. • Viewing Comments Personally: You may personally inspect and photocopy comments at the OCC, 400 7th Street SW., Washington, DC 20219. For security reasons, the OCC requires that visitors make an appointment to inspect comments. You may do so by calling (202) 649–6700 or, for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, TTY, (202) 649– 5597. Upon arrival, visitors will be required to present valid governmentissued photo identification and submit to security screening in order to inspect and photocopy comments. Board: You may submit comments, identified by Docket No. R–1549 or RIN 7100 AE 60, by any of the following methods: • Agency Web site: https:// www.federalreserve.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments at https://www.federalreserve.gov/ generalinfo/foia/ProposedRegs.cfm. • Federal eRulemaking Portal: https:// www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. • Email: regs.comments@ federalreserve.gov. Include the docket number in the subject line of the message. • Fax: (202) 452–3819 or (202) 452– 3102. • Mail: Address to Robert deV. Frierson, Secretary, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 20th Street and Constitution Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20551. E:\FR\FM\07NOP1.SGM 07NOP1

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[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 215 (Monday, November 7, 2016)]
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[Pages 78062-78063]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-26825]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 73

[NRC-2016-0145]
RIN 3150-AJ79


Role of Third Parties in Access Authorization and Fitness-for-
Duty Determinations

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) plans to hold a 
public meeting to discuss a rulemaking activity regarding the role of 
third parties in access authorization and fitness-for-duty 
determinations. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information on 
the background and status of this rulemaking activity and to obtain 
input from interested stakeholders.

DATES: The public meeting will be held on November 16, 2016. See 
Section II, Public Meeting, of this document for more information on 
the meeting.

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC-2016-0145 when contacting the 
NRC about the availability of information regarding this meeting. You 
may obtain publicly-available information related to this meeting using 
any of the following methods:
     Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC-2016-0145. Address 
questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher; telephone: 301-415-
3463; email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact 
the individuals listed in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section 
of this document.
     NRC's Agencywide Documents Access and Management System 
(ADAMS): You may obtain publicly-available 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.
     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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Daniel I. Doyle, Office of Nuclear 
Reactor Regulation, telephone: 301-415-3748, email: 
Daniel.Doyle@nrc.gov; or Mark Resner, Office of Nuclear Security and 
Incident Response, telephone: 301-287-3680, email: Mark.Resner@nrc.gov. 
Both are staff members of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, DC 20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    On June 6, 2016, the Commission approved an NRC staff 
recommendation to proceed with the rulemaking process to further 
explore the issues raised in an NRC staff paper regarding the role of 
third party arbitrators in licensee access authorization and fitness-
for-duty determinations (ADAMS Accession No. ML16158A286). The NRC is 
in the early stages of developing a regulatory basis document that will 
describe the regulatory issue, options to address the issue, and the 
recommended option. The NRC will consider the information shared at the 
meeting in the development of the regulatory basis document.

II. Public Meeting

    The public meeting will be on November 16, 2016, from 1:00 p.m. to 
4:00 p.m. (EST) in the Commission Hearing Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland 20852. Interested stakeholders may attend in person 
or via teleconference and Webinar. The purpose of the meeting is to 
provide background information on this rulemaking activity and obtain 
stakeholder input in order to enhance the NRC's understanding of the 
associated issues. Further, the staff will address the various 
opportunities for the public to participate in the rulemaking process. 
The NRC will not provide formal written responses to the oral comments 
made at this meeting. In addition, the NRC is not providing an 
opportunity to submit written public comments in connection with this 
meeting.
    Information for the teleconference and Webinar is available in the 
meeting notice, which can be accessed through

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the NRC's public Web site at: https://meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg. 
Participants must register at the Internet link in the meeting notice 
to participate in the Webinar.
    Additional details regarding the meeting will be posted at least 10 
days prior to the public meeting on the NRC's public meeting Web site 
at: https://meetings.nrc.gov/pmns/mtg.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 31st day of October 2016.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Louise Lund,
Director, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Office of Nuclear Reactor 
Regulation.
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