Notice of Permit Modification Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, 30630-30631 [2021-12082]

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[FR Doc. 2021–12108 Filed 6–8–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7535–01–P Permit Application Page 4–11 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Notice of Permit Modification Received Under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 National Science Foundation. Notice of permit modification request received and permit issued. AGENCY: ACTION: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:13 Jun 08, 2021 Jkt 253001 a notice of requests to modify permits issued to conduct activities regulated and permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation Act in the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of a requested permit modification and permit issued. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703– 292–8224; email: ACApermits@nsf.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation (NSF), as directed by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR 671), as amended by the Antarctic Science, Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, has developed regulations for the establishment of a permit system for various activities in Antarctica and designation of certain animals and certain geographic areas a requiring special protection. NSF issued a permit (ACA 2020–004) to Leidos Innovations Corporation on November 8, 2019. The issued permit allows the permit holder to conduct waste management activities associated with the implementation of the United States Antarctic Program (USAP). The USAP Master Waste permit applies to all USAP activities, including major reconstruction and modernization efforts, conducted by all organizations supporting or supported by the Program. This includes the transport of both hazardous and non-hazardous waste from Antarctica to the United States. Under this permit, Leidos collects, stores, and ships both hazardous and non-hazardous waste materials and is responsible for the final disposition of these materials upon return to the United States. Now the permit holder proposes a permit modification to revise and update several statements regarding the handling and disposition of hazardous wastes from Palmer Station and the research vessels as follows to more accurately reflect current and planned practices. Original text: Nonhazardous wastes generated at the [Palmer] station will be transported by vessel to Chile and Antarctic hazardous wastes will be retrograded directly to the United States. Revised text: Nonhazardous wastes generated at the station will be transported by vessel to Chile. Antarctic hazardous wastes will be removed from PO 00000 Frm 00045 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 the Antarctic for final disposition in either the United States or another nation in accordance with all relevant statutes and regulations. The Antarctic hazardous waste may be transported to Chile and/or McMurdo Station as an intermediate step prior to retrograde to the final disposal location. Any temporary storage and transport activities would comply with all applicable regulations in Chile and the 15-month storage period maximum for Antarctic hazardous wastes at McMurdo Station established by the ACA [Antarctic Conservation Act]. Permit Application Page 4–14 Original text: Antarctic hazardous wastes generated onboard the ARSV Laurence M. Gould because of scientific research activities will typically be offloaded at Palmer Station for subsequent processing, interim storage, and retrograde to the United States. Because of the RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer’s size, it cannot access the docking facilities at Palmer Station and therefore research-related Antarctic hazardous waste generated onboard may be transferred to the ARSV Laurence M. Gould, offloaded at McMurdo Station, or transported directly to the United States. Revised text: Antarctic hazardous wastes generated onboard the ARSV Laurence M. Gould and RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer will typically be offloaded at Palmer Station for subsequent processing, interim storage, and retrograde for final disposition. Depending on the vessels’ schedules, Antarctic hazardous waste may sometimes be transferred from one vessel to the other in order to consolidate the Antarctic hazardous wastes from both vessels into one shipment. Additionally, Antarctic hazardous waste can be offloaded at McMurdo Station instead of Palmer Station for subsequent processing, interim storage, and retrograde. Antarctic hazardous waste may also be retrograded directly to the final disposition location instead of being offloaded at one of the research stations first. The Environmental Officer has reviewed the modification request and has determined that the amendment is not a material change to the permit, and it will have a less than a minor or transitory impact. Dates of Permitted Activities: November 8, 2019 to September 30, 2024. E:\FR\FM\09JNN1.SGM 09JNN1 Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 109 / Wednesday, June 9, 2021 / Notices The permit modification was issued on June 4, 2021. Erika N. Davis, Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs. [FR Doc. 2021–12082 Filed 6–8–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [NRC–2021–0116] Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences; Fiscal Year 2020 Dissemination of Information Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: NUREG; issuance. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is issuing NUREG– 0090, Volume 43, ‘‘Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences: Fiscal Year 2020.’’ The report describes those events that the NRC or an Agreement State identified as abnormal occurrences (AOs) during fiscal year (FY) 2020, based on the criteria defined by the Commission. The report describes seven events at Agreement State-licensed facilities and two events at NRClicensed facilities. DATES: NUREG–0090, Volume 43, is available June 9, 2021. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2021–0116 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly available information related to this document using any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2021–0116. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301–415–0624; email: Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual 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 ‘‘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. The ADAMS accession number for each document referenced (if it is available in ADAMS) is provided the lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 SUMMARY: VerDate Sep<11>2014 18:13 Jun 08, 2021 Jkt 253001 first time that it is mentioned in this document. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Minh-Thuy Nguyen, Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555–0001; telephone: 301–415– 5163, email: Minh-Thuy.Nguyen@ nrc.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section 208 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, as amended (Pub. L. 93–438), defines an ‘‘abnormal occurrence’’ as an unscheduled incident or event that the NRC determines to be significant from the standpoint of public health or safety. The FY 2020 AO report, NUREG–0090, Volume 43, ‘‘Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences: Fiscal Year 2020’’ (ADAMS Accession No. ML21152A287), describes those events that the NRC identified as AOs during FY 2020. This report describes seven events in Agreement States and two events involving NRC licensees that were identified as AOs during FY2020. Eight AOs were medical events as defined in part 35 of title 10 of the Code of Federal Regulations, ‘‘Medical Use of Byproduct Material.’’ There was one AO that was a human exposure event. The NRC did not identify any events at commercial nuclear power plants as AOs. The NRC identified four events during FY 2020 that met the guidelines for inclusion in Appendix B, ‘‘Other Events of Interest.’’ The first of these events was a human exposure event with possible internal contamination. The second event involved a gauge failure that resulted in unintended exposure to seven individuals, three of whom were classified as radiation workers who received occupational radiation exposure below regulatory limits. The third event was a stuck source event that resulted in an exposure above the regulatory annual limit to an individual involved in recovering the source. The fourth event concerned an extended loss of offsite power event at a commercial nuclear power plant. No events met the guidelines for inclusion in Appendix C, ‘‘Updates of Previously Reported Abnormal Occurrences.’’ Agreement States are the 39 U.S. States that currently have entered into formal agreements with the NRC pursuant to Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (AEA), to regulate certain quantities of AEAlicensed material at facilities located within their borders. The Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 (Pub. L. 104–68) requires that AOs be reported to Congress annually. The full report, PO 00000 Frm 00046 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 30631 NUREG–0090, Volume 43, ‘‘Report to Congress on Abnormal Occurrences: Fiscal Year 2020,’’ is also available electronically at the NRC’s website at https://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/nuregs/staff/. Dated: June 3, 2021. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Annette Vietti-Cook, Secretary of the Commission. [FR Doc. 2021–12046 Filed 6–8–21; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590–01–P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 70–7029; NRC–2020–0232] Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Ft. Belvoir, Virginia Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: License; issuance. AGENCY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has issued Special Nuclear Materials (SNM) License No. SNM–7005 to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), in Ft. Belvoir, Virginia to possess and use SNM for education, research, and training programs. The license authorizes DTRA to possess and use SNM for 10 years from the date of issuance. DATES: License SNM–7005 was issued May 20, 2021. ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID NRC–2020–0232 when contacting the NRC about the availability of information regarding this document. You may obtain publicly available information related to this document using any of the following methods: • Federal Rulemaking Website: Go to https://www.regulations.gov and search for Docket ID NRC–2020–0232. Address questions about Docket IDs in Regulations.gov to Stacy Schumann; telephone: 301–415–0624; email: Stacy.Schumann@nrc.gov. For technical questions, contact the individual 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 ‘‘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. The ADAMS accession number SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\09JNN1.SGM 09JNN1

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 109 (Wednesday, June 9, 2021)]
[Notices]
[Pages 30630-30631]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-12082]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION


Notice of Permit Modification Received Under the Antarctic 
Conservation Act of 1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permit modification request received and permit 
issued.

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SUMMARY: The National Science Foundation (NSF) is required to publish a 
notice of requests to modify permits issued to conduct activities 
regulated and permits issued under the Antarctic Conservation Act of 
1978. NSF has published regulations under the Antarctic Conservation 
Act in the Code of Federal Regulations. This is the required notice of 
a requested permit modification and permit issued.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, 
Office of Polar Programs, National Science Foundation, 2415 Eisenhower 
Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314; 703-292-8224; email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The National Science Foundation (NSF), as 
directed by the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95-541, 45 
CFR 671), as amended by the Antarctic Science, Tourism and Conservation 
Act of 1996, has developed regulations for the establishment of a 
permit system for various activities in Antarctica and designation of 
certain animals and certain geographic areas a requiring special 
protection.
    NSF issued a permit (ACA 2020-004) to Leidos Innovations 
Corporation on November 8, 2019. The issued permit allows the permit 
holder to conduct waste management activities associated with the 
implementation of the United States Antarctic Program (USAP). The USAP 
Master Waste permit applies to all USAP activities, including major 
reconstruction and modernization efforts, conducted by all 
organizations supporting or supported by the Program. This includes the 
transport of both hazardous and non-hazardous waste from Antarctica to 
the United States. Under this permit, Leidos collects, stores, and 
ships both hazardous and non-hazardous waste materials and is 
responsible for the final disposition of these materials upon return to 
the United States.
    Now the permit holder proposes a permit modification to revise and 
update several statements regarding the handling and disposition of 
hazardous wastes from Palmer Station and the research vessels as 
follows to more accurately reflect current and planned practices.

Permit Application Page 4-11

    Original text: Nonhazardous wastes generated at the [Palmer] 
station will be transported by vessel to Chile and Antarctic hazardous 
wastes will be retrograded directly to the United States.
    Revised text: Nonhazardous wastes generated at the station will be 
transported by vessel to Chile. Antarctic hazardous wastes will be 
removed from the Antarctic for final disposition in either the United 
States or another nation in accordance with all relevant statutes and 
regulations. The Antarctic hazardous waste may be transported to Chile 
and/or McMurdo Station as an intermediate step prior to retrograde to 
the final disposal location. Any temporary storage and transport 
activities would comply with all applicable regulations in Chile and 
the 15-month storage period maximum for Antarctic hazardous wastes at 
McMurdo Station established by the ACA [Antarctic Conservation Act].

Permit Application Page 4-14

    Original text: Antarctic hazardous wastes generated onboard the 
ARSV Laurence M. Gould because of scientific research activities will 
typically be offloaded at Palmer Station for subsequent processing, 
interim storage, and retrograde to the United States. Because of the 
RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer's size, it cannot access the docking 
facilities at Palmer Station and therefore research-related Antarctic 
hazardous waste generated onboard may be transferred to the ARSV 
Laurence M. Gould, offloaded at McMurdo Station, or transported 
directly to the United States.
    Revised text: Antarctic hazardous wastes generated onboard the ARSV 
Laurence M. Gould and RVIB Nathaniel B. Palmer will typically be 
offloaded at Palmer Station for subsequent processing, interim storage, 
and retrograde for final disposition. Depending on the vessels' 
schedules, Antarctic hazardous waste may sometimes be transferred from 
one vessel to the other in order to consolidate the Antarctic hazardous 
wastes from both vessels into one shipment. Additionally, Antarctic 
hazardous waste can be offloaded at McMurdo Station instead of Palmer 
Station for subsequent processing, interim storage, and retrograde. 
Antarctic hazardous waste may also be retrograded directly to the final 
disposition location instead of being offloaded at one of the research 
stations first.
    The Environmental Officer has reviewed the modification request and 
has determined that the amendment is not a material change to the 
permit, and it will have a less than a minor or transitory impact.
    Dates of Permitted Activities: November 8, 2019 to September 30, 
2024.


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    The permit modification was issued on June 4, 2021.
Erika N. Davis,
Program Specialist, Office of Polar Programs.
[FR Doc. 2021-12082 Filed 6-8-21; 8:45 am]
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