Notice of Availability of Supplemental Environmental Assessment for Decommissioning of the Defueled Nuclear Power Plant Onboard the NS SAVANNAH, 10576-10577 [2019-05387]
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Dated: March 15, 2019.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019–05311 Filed 3–20–19; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4910–81–P
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket Number MARAD–2019–0043]
Notice of Availability of Supplemental
Environmental Assessment for
Decommissioning of the Defueled
Nuclear Power Plant Onboard the NS
SAVANNAH
Maritime Administration, DOT.
Notice of availability.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The U.S. Department of
Transportation (DOT), has made
available for review to interested parties
the Supplemental Environmental
Assessment (EA) for the
decommissioning of the deactivated and
inoperable nuclear power plant onboard
the NS SAVANNAH (NSS), currently
moored in Baltimore, Maryland. The
Supplemental EA analyzes three
Proposed Action Alternative locations:
Baltimore, MD, the Preferred
Alternative; Hampton Roads, VA;
Philadelphia, PA; and the No-Action
Alternative. The analysis focuses on the
following environmental resources:
Water resources, biological resources,
air quality, waste management, and
health and safety. The Supplemental EA
demonstrates that implementing the
Proposed Action would result in no
significant impacts to the human or
natural environment and the
preparation of an Environmental Impact
Statement is not warranted.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the Supplemental
EA is available for public review online
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at the Regulations.gov website: https://
www.regulations.gov. Once at
regulations.gov, perform a search using
MARAD docket number ‘‘MARAD–
2019–0043’’ to locate the Supplemental
EA. For in-person access to the docket,
go to Room W12–401 of the Department
of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey
Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9
a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through
Friday, except Federal Holidays, and
ask for the MARAD docket number
identified above. If you have questions
on viewing the Docket, call Docket
Operations, telephone: 202–366–9317 or
202–366–9826.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.
Kris Gilson, REM, CHMM, MARAD
Office of Environment, at telephone
number: 202–366–1939 or by email at
kristine.gilson@dot.gov. Persons who
use a telecommunications device for the
deaf (TDD) may call the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–
800–877–8339 to contact the above
individual during business hours. The
FIRS is available twenty-four hours a
day, seven days a week, to leave a
message or question with the above
individual. You will receive a reply
during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the
standards promulgated in Title 10 of the
Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50, the
NSS is licensed and regulated by the
U.S. Regulatory Commission (NRC). The
NSS operated from 1962 to 1970, after
which it was removed from service. In
1971, the vessel’s nuclear reactor was
de-fueled and made permanently
inoperable in 1975–76. The NSS is still
licensed by the NRC and will remain so
until the nuclear facilities are
dismantled, removed from the ship, and
properly disposed—a regulated process
collectively known as decommissioning.
On September 11, 2006, MARAD
published a notice in the Federal
Register (71 FR 53490) entitled,
‘‘Availability of a Draft Environmental
Assessment.’’ This notice announced
that a draft EA for decommissioning of
the nuclear power plant onboard the
NSS had been prepared and made
available to the public for comment in
accordance with NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4371
et seq., the CEQ regulations for
implementing NEPA, 40 CFR parts
1500–1508, DOT Order 5610.1C, and
MARAD MAO 600–1. The notice
informed the public on how to obtain,
and submit comments on, the draft EA.
The draft EA analyzed the impacts
associated with the full nuclear
decommissioning of the vessel. The
draft EA was made available for a 30day public comment period, beginning
on the date of the publication of the
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notice. The comment period ended on
October 11, 2006. MARAD received
comments. A Final EA was issued in
March 2008. Based on the Final EA,
MARAD determined that the
environmental effects of the
decommissioning of the NSS would not
significantly affect the quality of the
human or natural environment and
therefore would not warrant the
preparation of an Environmental Impact
Statement. A Finding of No Significant
Impact was issued on May 6, 2008. The
environmental effects of the specific
location and method of
decommissioning were to be analyzed
in a separate environmental review
document. The Supplemental EA is that
separate environmental review
document and it analyzes those effects
and supports a finding that the
Proposed Action would result in no
significant impacts to the human or
natural environment.
Under the provision of the
Consolidated Appropriations Acts for
2017 and 2018, funding was
appropriated to MARAD to begin
nuclear decommissioning of the NSS.
The purpose of the Proposed Action is
to reduce residual radioactivity to levels
that allow termination of the NRC
license. The Proposed Action is needed
to reduce costs associated with
maintaining the NSS and to meet the
MARAD mission objective to
decommission its nuclear reactor and
terminate its NRC license.
The Proposed Action would be to
award a decommissioning contract to a
domestic company that is technically
capable of segregating Low Level
Radioactive Waste (LLRW) and
decommissioning to support license
termination in accordance with
applicable Federal, State, and local
environmental and safety and health
laws and regulations. Construction of
new facilities and dredging would not
be required because all three locations
have existing infrastructure and deep
water to accommodate NSS and support
decommissioning. The towing would
meet requirements for safety,
navigation, environmental, and other
safeguards.
If MARAD is unable to award a
contract, the No-Action alternative
would result by default. The No-Action
Alternative includes continuous
berthing of NSS at Baltimore and
MARAD’s continued environmental
liabilities and costs associated with
continuing to maintain the vessel in a
protective storage condition. The NoAction Alternative does not meet
MARAD’s mission objectives and may
result in future significant unplanned
and unbudgeted expense.
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq., 40 CFR
parts 1500–1508, Department of
Transportation Order 5610.1C, and MARAD
Administrative Order 600–1.
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Dated: March 18, 2019.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019–05387 Filed 3–20–19; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Internal Revenue Service
Proposed Collection; Comment
Request for Notice 2006–46
Internal Revenue Service (IRS),
Treasury.
ACTION: Notice and request for
comments.
AGENCY:
The Internal Revenue Service
(IRS), as part of its continuing effort to
reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, invites the general public and
other Federal agencies to take this
opportunity to comment on information
collections, as required by the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. The
IRS is soliciting comments concerning
Treatment of distributions by foreign
corporations and Coordination with
nonrecognition provisions.
DATES: Written comments should be
received on or before May 20, 2019 to
be assured of consideration.
ADDRESSES: Direct all written comments
to Laurie Brimmer, Internal Revenue
Service, Room 6526, 1111 Constitution
Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20224.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Requests for additional information or
copies of this notice should be directed
to Martha R. Brinson, at (202) 317–5753,
or at Internal Revenue Service, Room
6526, 1111 Constitution Avenue NW,
Washington, DC 20224, or through the
internet at Martha.R.Brinson@irs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Announcement of Rules to be
Included in Final Regulations
concerning Treatment of distributions
by foreign corporations and
Coordination with nonrecognition
provisions under Section 897(d) and (e)
of the Internal Revenue Code.
OMB Number: 1545–2017.
Notice Number: Notice 2006–46.
Abstract: This notice announces that
the IRS and Treasury Department will
issue final regulations under section
897(d) and (e) of the Internal Revenue
Code that will revise the rules under
Temp. Treas. Reg. § 1.897–5T, Notice
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89–85, and Temp. Treas. Reg. § 1.897–
6T to take into account statutory
mergers and consolidations under
foreign or possessions law which may
now qualify for nonrecognition
treatment under section 368(a)(1)(A).
The specific collections of information
are contained in Temp. Treas. Reg.
§§ 1.897–5T(c)(4)(ii)(C) and 1.897–
6T(b)(1). These reporting requirements
notify the IRS of the transfer and enable
it to verify that the transferor qualifies
for nonrecognition and that the
transferee will be subject to U.S. tax on
a subsequent disposition of the U.S. real
property interest.
Current Actions: There are no changes
being made to the notice at this time.
Type of Review: Extension of a
currently approved collection.
Affected Public: Business or other-forprofit organizations.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
500.
Estimated Time per Respondent: 1
hour.
Estimated Total Annual Reporting
Burden Hours: 500.
The following paragraph applies to all
of the collections of information covered
by this notice:
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor, and a person is not required to
respond to, a collection of information
unless the collection of information
displays a valid OMB control number.
Books or records relating to a
collection of information must be
retained as long as their contents may
become material in the administration
of any internal revenue law. Generally,
tax returns and tax return information
are confidential, as required by 26
U.S.C. 6103.
Request for Comments: Comments
submitted in response to this notice will
be summarized and/or included in the
request for OMB approval. Comments
will be of public record. Comments are
invited on: (a) Whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information has practical utility; (b) the
accuracy of the agency’s estimate of the
burden of the collection of information;
(c) ways to enhance the quality, utility,
and clarity of the information to be
collected; (d)ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on or other forms of information
technology; and (e) estimates of capital
or start-up costs and costs of operation,
maintenance, and purchase of services
to provide information.
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Approved: March 18, 2019.
Laurie Brimmer,
Senior Tax Analyst.
[FR Doc. 2019–05390 Filed 3–20–19; 8:45 am]
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In accordance with the Federal
Advisory Committee Act, the Creating
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meeting to be held on April 16 and 17,
2019, at the Hilton Garden Inn
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public session on April 16, will begin at
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care system financial information; (3)
tele-mental health; (4) Veteran’s family
experience and discussion with senior
officials from the VA.
Members of the public are invited to
attend open sessions in-person or via
telephone listening line. Only a limited
amount of seating will be available, and
members of the public will be seated on
a first come-first served basis. The
listening line number is 800–767–1750;
access code 48664# and it will be
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COVERCommission@va.gov. The
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va.gov. Although there will not be time
allotted for members of the public to
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Maritime Administration
[Docket Number MARAD-2019-0043]
Notice of Availability of Supplemental Environmental Assessment
for Decommissioning of the Defueled Nuclear Power Plant Onboard the NS
SAVANNAH
AGENCY: Maritime Administration, DOT.
ACTION: Notice of availability.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), has made
available for review to interested parties the Supplemental
Environmental Assessment (EA) for the decommissioning of the
deactivated and inoperable nuclear power plant onboard the NS SAVANNAH
(NSS), currently moored in Baltimore, Maryland. The Supplemental EA
analyzes three Proposed Action Alternative locations: Baltimore, MD,
the Preferred Alternative; Hampton Roads, VA; Philadelphia, PA; and the
No-Action Alternative. The analysis focuses on the following
environmental resources: Water resources, biological resources, air
quality, waste management, and health and safety. The Supplemental EA
demonstrates that implementing the Proposed Action would result in no
significant impacts to the human or natural environment and the
preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement is not warranted.
ADDRESSES: A copy of the Supplemental EA is available for public review
online at the Regulations.gov website: https://www.regulations.gov. Once
at regulations.gov, perform a search using MARAD docket number ``MARAD-
2019-0043'' to locate the Supplemental EA. For in-person access to the
docket, go to Room W12-401 of the Department of Transportation, 1200
New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday
through Friday, except Federal Holidays, and ask for the MARAD docket
number identified above. If you have questions on viewing the Docket,
call Docket Operations, telephone: 202-366-9317 or 202-366-9826.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Kris Gilson, REM, CHMM, MARAD
Office of Environment, at telephone number: 202-366-1939 or by email at
kristine.gilson@dot.gov. Persons who use a telecommunications device
for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service
(FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 to contact the above individual during
business hours. The FIRS is available twenty-four hours a day, seven
days a week, to leave a message or question with the above individual.
You will receive a reply during normal business hours.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Under the standards promulgated in Title 10
of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50, the NSS is licensed and
regulated by the U.S. Regulatory Commission (NRC). The NSS operated
from 1962 to 1970, after which it was removed from service. In 1971,
the vessel's nuclear reactor was de-fueled and made permanently
inoperable in 1975-76. The NSS is still licensed by the NRC and will
remain so until the nuclear facilities are dismantled, removed from the
ship, and properly disposed--a regulated process collectively known as
decommissioning.
On September 11, 2006, MARAD published a notice in the Federal
Register (71 FR 53490) entitled, ``Availability of a Draft
Environmental Assessment.'' This notice announced that a draft EA for
decommissioning of the nuclear power plant onboard the NSS had been
prepared and made available to the public for comment in accordance
with NEPA, 42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq., the CEQ regulations for implementing
NEPA, 40 CFR parts 1500-1508, DOT Order 5610.1C, and MARAD MAO 600-1.
The notice informed the public on how to obtain, and submit comments
on, the draft EA. The draft EA analyzed the impacts associated with the
full nuclear decommissioning of the vessel. The draft EA was made
available for a 30-day public comment period, beginning on the date of
the publication of the notice. The comment period ended on October 11,
2006. MARAD received comments. A Final EA was issued in March 2008.
Based on the Final EA, MARAD determined that the environmental effects
of the decommissioning of the NSS would not significantly affect the
quality of the human or natural environment and therefore would not
warrant the preparation of an Environmental Impact Statement. A Finding
of No Significant Impact was issued on May 6, 2008. The environmental
effects of the specific location and method of decommissioning were to
be analyzed in a separate environmental review document. The
Supplemental EA is that separate environmental review document and it
analyzes those effects and supports a finding that the Proposed Action
would result in no significant impacts to the human or natural
environment.
Under the provision of the Consolidated Appropriations Acts for
2017 and 2018, funding was appropriated to MARAD to begin nuclear
decommissioning of the NSS. The purpose of the Proposed Action is to
reduce residual radioactivity to levels that allow termination of the
NRC license. The Proposed Action is needed to reduce costs associated
with maintaining the NSS and to meet the MARAD mission objective to
decommission its nuclear reactor and terminate its NRC license.
The Proposed Action would be to award a decommissioning contract to
a domestic company that is technically capable of segregating Low Level
Radioactive Waste (LLRW) and decommissioning to support license
termination in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local
environmental and safety and health laws and regulations. Construction
of new facilities and dredging would not be required because all three
locations have existing infrastructure and deep water to accommodate
NSS and support decommissioning. The towing would meet requirements for
safety, navigation, environmental, and other safeguards.
If MARAD is unable to award a contract, the No-Action alternative
would result by default. The No-Action Alternative includes continuous
berthing of NSS at Baltimore and MARAD's continued environmental
liabilities and costs associated with continuing to maintain the vessel
in a protective storage condition. The No-Action Alternative does not
meet MARAD's mission objectives and may result in future significant
unplanned and unbudgeted expense.
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Authority: 42 U.S.C. 4321, et seq., 40 CFR parts 1500-1508,
Department of Transportation Order 5610.1C, and MARAD Administrative
Order 600-1.
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Dated: March 18, 2019.
By Order of the Maritime Administrator.
T. Mitchell Hudson, Jr.,
Secretary, Maritime Administration.
[FR Doc. 2019-05387 Filed 3-20-19; 8:45 am]
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