Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting, 4296-4297 [2018-01936]

Download as PDF 4296 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 20 / Tuesday, January 30, 2018 / Notices daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES the non-seismically qualified piping of the boric acid recovery system to the seismically qualified piping of the RWST for the purpose of purifying the contents of the RWST in advance of the Indian Point Nuclear Generating Unit No. 2 spring 2018 refueling outage. Operation in this mode will be under administrative controls and will only be applicable through the end of the spring 2018 refueling outage. Date of issuance: January 11, 2018. Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented within 30 days. Amendment No.: 288. A publiclyavailable version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML17348A695; documents related to this amendment are listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with the amendment. Facility Operating License No. DPR– 26: The amendment revised the Facility Operating License and Technical Specifications. Date of initial notice in Federal Register: July 18, 2017 (82 FR 32881). The supplemental letter dated August 17, 2017, provided additional information that clarified the application, did not expand the scope of the application as originally noticed, and did not change the NRC staff’s original proposed no significant hazards consideration determination as published in the Federal Register. The Commission’s related evaluation of the amendment is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated January 11, 2018. No significant hazards consideration comments received: No. Entergy Operations, Inc.; System Energy Resources, Inc.; Cooperative Energy, A Mississippi Electric Cooperative; and Entergy Mississippi, Inc., Docket No. 50– 416, Grand Gulf Nuclear Station, Unit 1 (GGNS), Claiborne County, Mississippi Date of amendment request: December 29, 2016, as supplemented by letter dated August 25, 2017. Brief description of amendment: The amendment modified GGNS Technical Specification (TS) 5.5.12, ‘‘10 CFR Appendix J, Testing Program,’’ and TS Surveillance Requirement 3.6.5.1.1 to allow for a one cycle extension to the 10-year frequency of the GGNS containment leakage rate test (i.e., Integrated Leakage Rate Test or Type A test) and the drywell bypass leakage rate test, respectively. Date of issuance: December 29, 2017. Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented by February 18, 2018. Amendment No: 214. A publiclyavailable version is in ADAMS under VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Jan 29, 2018 Jkt 244001 Accession No. ML17334A739; documents related to this amendment are listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with the amendment. Renewed Facility Operating License No. NPF–29: The amendment revised the Renewed Facility Operating License and TSs. Date of initial notice in Federal Register: May 23, 2017 (82 FR 23625). The supplemental letter dated August 25, 2017, provided additional information that clarified the application, did not expand the scope of the application as originally noticed, and did not change the NRC staff’s original proposed no significant hazards consideration determination as published in the Federal Register. The Commission’s related evaluation of the amendment is contained in a Safety Evaluation dated December 29, 2017. No significant hazards consideration comments received: No. Exelon Generation Company, LLC, Docket Nos. 50–237 and 50–249, Dresden Nuclear Power Station (DNPS), Unit Nos. 2 and 3, Grundy County, Illinois Date of amendment request: February 10, 2017, as supplemented by letters dated July 13, December 20, and December 21, 2017. Brief description of amendments: The amendments revised the DNPS, Unit Nos. 2 and 3, Technical Specifications (TSs) by replacing the existing specifications related to ‘‘operations with a potential for draining the reactor vessel’’ with revised requirements for reactor pressure vessel water inventory control to protect Safety Limit 2.1.1.3. Safety Limit 2.1.1.3 requires reactor vessel water level to be greater than the top of active irradiated fuel. The amendments adopt changes, with variations, as noted in the license amendment request, and are based on the NRC-approved safety evaluation for Technical Specifications Task Force (TSTF) Traveler TSTF–542, Revision 2, ‘‘Reactor Pressure Vessel Water Inventory Control,’’ dated December 20, 2016. Date of issuance: January 8, 2018. Effective date: As of the date of issuance and shall be implemented prior to the beginning of the DNPS, Unit No. 3, refueling outage currently planned for fall of 2018. Amendment Nos.: 256 (Unit No. 2) and 249 (Unit No. 3). A publiclyavailable version is in ADAMS under Accession No. ML17272A783; documents related to these amendments are listed in the Safety Evaluation enclosed with the amendments. PO 00000 Frm 00115 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. DPR–19 and DPR–25: Amendments revised the Renewed Facility Operating Licenses and TSs. Date of initial notice in Federal Register: April 11, 2017 (82 FR 17457). The supplemental letters dated July 13, December 20, and December 21, 2017, provided additional information that clarified the application, did not expand the scope of the application as originally noticed, and did not change the NRC staff’s original proposed no significant hazards consideration determination as published in the Federal Register. The Commission’s related evaluation of the amendments is contained in a Safety evaluation dated January 8, 2018. No significant hazards consideration comments received: No. Dated at Rockville, Maryland, on January 23, 2018. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Greg A. Casto, Acting Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2018–01469 Filed 1–29–18; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P POSTAL SERVICE Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board of Governors; Sunshine Act Meeting Thursday, February 8, 2018, at 9:00 a.m.; and Friday, February 9, at 8:30 a.m. PLACE: Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal Service Headquarters, 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, in the Benjamin Franklin Room. STATUS: Thursday, February 8, 2018, at 9:00 a.m.—Closed; Friday, February 9, at 8:30 a.m.—Open. MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: DATE AND TIME: Thursday, February 8, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. (Closed) 1. Financial Matters. 2. Strategic Issues. 3. Executive Session—Discussion of prior agenda items and Board governance. Friday, February 9, at 8:30 a.m. (Open) 1. Remarks of the Postmaster General and CEO and Chairman of the Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board. 2. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings. 3. Postal Quarter 1 Financial Report. 4. Postal Quarter 1 Service Performance Report. 5. Draft Agenda for the April 10, 2018 meetings. E:\FR\FM\30JAN1.SGM 30JAN1 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 20 / Tuesday, January 30, 2018 / Notices CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: Julie S. Moore, Secretary of the Board, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L’Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 20260–1000. Telephone: (202) 268–4800. Julie S. Moore, Secretary. [FR Doc. 2018–01936 Filed 1–26–18; 4:15 pm] BILLING CODE 7710–12–P SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION [Release No. 34–82582; File No. SR–DTC– 2017–804] Self-Regulatory Organizations; The Depository Trust Company; Notice of Filing and Extension of the Review Period of an Advance Notice To Amend the Loss Allocation Rules and Make Other Changes January 24, 2018. Pursuant to Section 806(e)(1) of Title VIII of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act entitled the Payment, Clearing, and Settlement Supervision Act of 2010 (‘‘Clearing Supervision Act’’) and Rule 19b–4(n)(1)(i) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’),1 notice is hereby given that on December 18, 2017, The Depository Trust Company (‘‘DTC’’) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (‘‘Commission’’) advance notice SR–DTC–2017–804 (‘‘Advance Notice’’) as described in Items I and II below, which Items have been prepared by the clearing agency.2 The Commission is publishing this notice to solicit comments on the Advance Notice from interested persons and to extend the review period of the Advance Notice for an additional 60 days pursuant to Section 806(e)(1)(H) of the Clearing Supervision Act.3 I. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the Terms of Substance of the Advance Notice daltland on DSKBBV9HB2PROD with NOTICES This advance notice is filed by DTC in connection with proposed modifications to the Rules, By-Laws and Organization Certificate of DTC (‘‘Rules’’).4 The proposed rule change 1 12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1) and 17 CFR 240.19b– 4(n)(1)(i), respectively. 2 On December 18, 2017, DTC filed the Advance Notice as a proposed rule change (SR–DTC–2017– 022) with the Commission pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the Act, 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1), and Rule 19b–4 thereunder, 17 CFR 240.19b–4. A copy of the proposed rule change is available at https:// www.dtcc.com/legal/sec-rule-filings.aspx. 3 12 U.S.C. 5465(e)(1)(H). 4 Each capitalized term not otherwise defined herein has its respective meaning as set forth in the VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:18 Jan 29, 2018 Jkt 244001 would revise Rule 4 (Participants Fund and Participants Investment) to (i) provide separate sections for (x) the use of the Participants Fund as a liquidity resource for settlement and (y) loss allocation among Participants of losses and liabilities arising out of Participant defaults or due to non-default events; and (ii) enhance the resiliency of DTC’s loss allocation process so that DTC can take timely action to contain multiple loss events that occur in succession during a short period of time. In connection therewith, the proposed rule change would (i) align the loss allocation rules of the three clearing agencies of The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (‘‘DTCC’’), namely DTC, National Securities Clearing Corporation (‘‘NSCC’’), and Fixed Income Clearing Corporation (‘‘FICC’’) (collectively, the ‘‘DTCC Clearing Agencies’’),5 so as to provide consistent treatment, to the extent practicable and appropriate, especially for firms that are participants of two or more DTCC Clearing Agencies, (ii) increase transparency and accessibility of the provisions relating to the use of the Participants Fund as a liquidity resource for settlement and the loss allocation provisions, by enhancing their readability and clarity, (iii) require a defined corporate contribution to losses and liabilities that are incurred by DTC prior to any allocation among Participants, whether such losses and liabilities arise out of Participant defaults or due to non-default events, (iv) reduce the time within which DTC is required to return a former Participant’s Actual Participants Fund Deposit, and (v) make conforming and technical changes. The proposed rule change would also amend Rule 1 (Definitions; Governing Law) to add cross-references to terms that would be defined in proposed Rule 4, as discussed below. II. Clearing Agency’s Statement of the Purpose of, and Statutory Basis for, the Advance Notice In its filing with the Commission, the clearing agency included statements concerning the purpose of and basis for the Advance Notice and discussed any comments it received on the Advance Notice. The text of these statements may Rules, available at https://www.dtcc.com/legal/rulesand-procedures.aspx. 5 On December 18, 2017, NSCC and FICC submitted proposed rule changes and advance notices to enhance their rules regarding allocation of losses. See SR–NSCC–2017–018, SR–FICC–2017– 022 and SR–NSCC–2017–806, SR–FICC–2017–806, which were filed with the Commission and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, respectively, available at https://www.dtcc.com/ legal/sec-rule-filings.aspx. PO 00000 Frm 00116 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 4297 be examined at the places specified in Item IV below. The clearing agency has prepared summaries, set forth in sections A and B below, of the most significant aspects of such statements. (A) Clearing Agency’s Statement on Comments on the Advance Notice Received From Members, Participants or Others Written comments relating to this proposal have not been solicited or received. DTC will notify the Commission of any written comments received by DTC. (B) Advance Notice Filed Pursuant to Section 806(e) of the Clearing Supervision Act Nature of the Proposed Change The proposed rule change would revise Rule 4 (Participants Fund and Participants Investment) to (i) provide separate sections for (x) the use of the Participants Fund as a liquidity resource for settlement and (y) loss allocation among Participants of losses and liabilities arising out of Participant defaults or due to non-default events; and (ii) enhance the resiliency of DTC’s loss allocation process so that DTC can take timely action to contain multiple loss events that occur in succession during a short period of time. In connection therewith, the proposed rule change would (i) align the loss allocation rules of the DTCC Clearing Agencies, so as to provide consistent treatment, to the extent practicable and appropriate, especially for firms that are participants of two or more DTCC Clearing Agencies, (ii) increase transparency and accessibility of the provisions relating to the use of the Participants Fund as a liquidity resource for settlement and the loss allocation provisions, by enhancing their readability and clarity, (iii) require a defined corporate contribution to losses and liabilities that are incurred by DTC prior to any allocation among Participants, whether such losses and liabilities arise out of Participant defaults or due to non-default events, (iv) reduce the time within which DTC is required to return a former Participant’s Actual Participants Fund Deposit, and (v) make conforming and technical changes. The proposed rule change would also amend Rule 1 (Definitions; Governing Law) to add cross-references to terms that would be defined in proposed Rule 4, as discussed below. (i) Background Current Rule 4 provides a single set of tools and a common process for the use E:\FR\FM\30JAN1.SGM 30JAN1

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[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 20 (Tuesday, January 30, 2018)]
[Notices]
[Pages 4296-4297]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-01936]


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POSTAL SERVICE


Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board of Governors; Sunshine 
Act Meeting

DATE AND TIME:  Thursday, February 8, 2018, at 9:00 a.m.; and Friday, 
February 9, at 8:30 a.m.

PLACE:  Washington, DC, at U.S. Postal Service Headquarters, 475 
L'Enfant Plaza, SW, in the Benjamin Franklin Room.

STATUS:  Thursday, February 8, 2018, at 9:00 a.m.--Closed; Friday, 
February 9, at 8:30 a.m.--Open.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Thursday, February 8, 2018, at 9:00 a.m. (Closed)

    1. Financial Matters.
    2. Strategic Issues.
    3. Executive Session--Discussion of prior agenda items and Board 
governance.

Friday, February 9, at 8:30 a.m. (Open)

    1. Remarks of the Postmaster General and CEO and Chairman of the 
Temporary Emergency Committee of the Board.
    2. Approval of Minutes of Previous Meetings.
    3. Postal Quarter 1 Financial Report.
    4. Postal Quarter 1 Service Performance Report.
    5. Draft Agenda for the April 10, 2018 meetings.

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CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:  Julie S. Moore, Secretary of the 
Board, U.S. Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Washington, DC 
20260-1000. Telephone: (202) 268-4800.

Julie S. Moore,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2018-01936 Filed 1-26-18; 4:15 pm]
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