Request for Information; National Nanotechnology Initiative Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Strategy, 20194-20195 [2023-07074]

Download as PDF lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 20194 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 5, 2023 / Notices Pursuant to the restructuring support agreement, the debtors have agreed to move forward expeditiously with the confirmation and consummation of the Plan, and to be subject to certain milestones, including an effective date of the Plan by no later than May 9, 2023 (subject to a potential six-month extension). The applicants expect that at the conclusion of the proposed transaction, Susquehanna Nuclear will continue to be directly owned by Talen Energy Supply, which, in turn, will either be, or be directly owned by, Reorganized Talen Energy Corporation. As a result of the Equitization Transaction set forth in the Plan, ownership, in the form of common equity shares in Reorganized Talen Energy Corporation will be spread among certain unsecured creditors, a class which involves numerous entities, only four of which are likely to exceed 5-percent ownership, and only three of which are likely to exceed 10-percent ownership. No single holder is expected to hold in excess of 25 percent of Reorganized Talen Energy Corporation, and no holders will have any special control rights over either Reorganized Talen Energy Corporation, Talen Energy Supply (to the extent another entity serves as Reorganized Talen Energy Corporation) or Susquehanna Nuclear. On November 8, 2022, the NRC published a notice of consideration of approval of the application in the Federal Register (87 FR 67511). This notice provided an opportunity to comment, request a hearing, and petition for leave to intervene on the application. The NRC did not receive any written comments in response to the notice. On November 28, 2022, Eric J. Epstein submitted a petition for leave to intervene and hearing request; on March 17, 2023, the Commission denied this petition and hearing request and terminated the proceeding (Memorandum and Order CLI–23–01). Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, no license for a utilization facility, or any right thereunder, shall be transferred, either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, through transfer of control of the license to any person, unless the Commission gives its consent in writing. Pursuant to 10 CFR 72.50, no license or any part included in a license issued under 10 CFR part 72 for an ISFSI shall be transferred, assigned, or in any manner disposed of, either voluntarily or involuntarily, directly or indirectly, through transfer of control of the license to any person, unless the Commission gives its consent in writing. Upon review of the information in the application, as supplemented, and other information before the Commission, and relying upon the representations contained in the application, the NRC staff has determined that Susquehanna Nuclear is qualified to hold the licenses, to the extent described in the application, and that the transfer of the licenses is otherwise consistent with applicable provisions of law, regulations, and orders issued by the Commission pursuant thereto, subject to the condition set forth below. Upon review of the information in the application, as supplemented, for conforming license amendments to reflect the transfer, VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:44 Apr 04, 2023 Jkt 259001 the NRC staff has determined that: (1) there is reasonable assurance that the health and safety of the public will not be endangered by operation in the proposed manner, (2) there is reasonable assurance that such activities will be conducted in compliance with the Commission’s regulations, and (3) the issuance of the amendments will not be inimical to the common defense and security or to the health and safety of the public. The findings set forth above are supported by an NRC staff safety evaluation dated the same date as this order, which is available at Agencywide Documents Access and Management System (ADAMS) Accession No. ML23073A107 (non-proprietary). the NRC Library at https://www.nrc.gov/ reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who do not have access to ADAMS or who encounter problems in accessing the documents located in ADAMS, should contact the NRC Public Document Room reference staff by telephone at 1–800–397–4209, or 301–415–4737, or by email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. III. Accordingly, pursuant to Sections 161b, 161i, and 184 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2201(b), 2201(i), and 2234; and 10 CFR 50.80, 10 CFR 72.50, and 10 CFR 50.90, it is hereby ordered that the application regarding the proposed indirect license transfer, as described herein, is approved, subject to the following condition: At least 5 business days before the planned closing of the proposed transaction, the applicants shall submit, signed under oath or affirmation, the following information to the NRC in accordance with 10 CFR part 50: (1) the final legal entity name of Reorganized Talen Energy Corporation; (2) the state of incorporation and address for Reorganized Talen Energy Corporation; and (3) the names, addresses, and citizenship of the directors and principal officers of Reorganized Talen Energy Corporation. It is further ordered that after receipt of all required regulatory approvals of the proposed transaction, the applicants shall inform the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation in writing of such receipt no later than 5 business days prior to the planned closing of the proposed transaction. Should the proposed transaction not be completed within 1 year of the date of this order, this order shall become null and void, provided, however, that upon written application to the Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation and for good cause shown, such date may be extended by order. The condition of this order may be amended upon application by the applicants and approval by the NRC. It is further ordered that consistent with 10 CFR 2.1315(b), the license amendments that make changes, as indicated in Enclosure 2 to the letter forwarding this order, to reflect the subject indirect transfer, are approved. The amendments shall be issued and made effective when the proposed indirect transfer actions are completed. This order is effective upon issuance. For further details with respect to this order, see the application dated September 29, 2022 (ML22272A603), as supplemented by letters dated October 28, 2022, December 22, 2022, and March 15, 2023 (ML22301A204, ML22356A306, and ML23074A336, respectively), and the associated NRC staff safety evaluation dated the same date as this order. Publicly available documents created or received at the NRC are accessible electronically through ADAMS in BILLING CODE 7590–01–P PO 00000 Frm 00077 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 Dated: March 30, 2023. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Jamie M. Heisserer, Deputy Director, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. 2023–07073 Filed 4–4–23; 8:45 am] OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY Request for Information; National Nanotechnology Initiative Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Strategy Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). ACTION: Notice of request for information. AGENCY: The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO), on behalf of the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee of the Committee on Technology, National Science and Technology Council (NSTC), seeks public input in updating the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Research Strategy. The NNI’s current strategy was prepared in 2011, with substantial public engagement. Federal agencies participating in NSET’s Nanotechnology Environmental and Health Implications (NEHI) Working Group have begun to review the 2011 NNI EHS Research Strategy and request input to help inform a revised and updated EHS strategy. DATES: Interested persons and organizations are invited to submit comments on or before 5 p.m. ET June 2, 2023. ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking Portal at regulations.gov. However, if you require an accommodation or cannot otherwise submit your comments via regulations.gov, please contact the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT. OSTP will not accept comments by fax or by email, or comments submitted after the comment period closes. To ensure that OSTP does not receive duplicate copies, please submit your comments only once. SUMMARY: E:\FR\FM\05APN1.SGM 05APN1 lotter on DSK11XQN23PROD with NOTICES1 Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 65 / Wednesday, April 5, 2023 / Notices Additionally, please include the Docket ID at the top of your comments. Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to submit your comments electronically. Information on how to use Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency documents, submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site under ‘‘FAQ’’ (https://www.regulations.gov/faq). Privacy Note: OSTP’s policy is to make all comments received from members of the public available for public viewing in their entirety on the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. Therefore, commenters should be careful to include in their comments only information that they wish to make publicly available. OSTP requests that no proprietary information, copyrighted information, or personally identifiable information be submitted in response to this RFI. Instructions: Response to this RFI is voluntary. Respondents need not reply to all questions listed. For all submissions, clearly indicate which questions are being answered. Multiple submissions from an individual, group, or institution will be considered as supplements to the original response and not as new comments. Submissions should include the name(s) of the person(s) or organization(s) filing the comment. Any information obtained from this RFI is intended to be used by the Government on a non-attribution basis for planning and strategy development. OSTP will not respond to individual submissions. A response to this RFI will not be viewed as a binding commitment to develop or pursue the project or ideas discussed. This RFI is not accepting applications for financial assistance or financial incentives. Please note that the United States Government will not pay for response preparation, or for the use of any information contained in a response. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhema Bjorkland at info@nnco.nano.gov or 202–517–1050. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf and hard of hearing (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) at 1–800– 877–8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including holidays. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Background Information: NEHI, on behalf of the NNI, is engaging the community early in the process to allow the public and key stakeholders to inform revisions to the NNI EHS research strategy. In preparing comments, the public is invited to view VerDate Sep<11>2014 17:44 Apr 04, 2023 Jkt 259001 the core research areas and their associated needs as set out in the NNI 2011 Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) Research Strategy (https:// www.nano.gov/2011EHSStrategy). The 2014 Progress Review on the Coordinated Implementation of the National Nanotechnology Initiative 2011 Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Strategy (https:// www.nano.gov/2014-EHS-ProgressReview) and 2017 Highlights of Recent Research on the Environmental, Health, and Safety Implications of Engineered Nanomaterials (https://www.nano.gov/ Highlights-Federal-NanoEHS-Report) provide additional information on the progress made in the core research areas. Information Requested: Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6617, OSTP is soliciting public input through an RFI to obtain feedback from a wide variety of stakeholders, including individuals, industry, academia, research laboratories, nonprofits, and think tanks. OSTP is interested in public input to inform an updated nanotechnology EHS research strategy, specifically a strategy that focuses on the use of science-based risk analysis and risk management to protect public health and the environment while also fostering the technological advancements that benefit society. OSTP seeks responses to any or all of the following questions: 1. What are the research accomplishments in the following six core research areas identified in the 2011 NNI EHS Strategy? The six core research areas are (1) Nanomaterial Measurement Infrastructure, (2) Human Exposure Assessment, (3) Human Health, (4) Environment, (5) Risk Assessment and Risk Management Methods, and (6) Informatics and Modeling. 2. What research gaps remain in addressing the six NNI EHS core research areas listed in question 1? 3. The ethical, legal, and societal implications (ELSI) of nanotechnology are considered across the core research areas of the 2011 strategy. What additional ways could ELSI be more fully integrated throughout a refreshed NNI EHS research strategy? 4. What broad themes should the revised strategy adopt to integrate and connect the six research areas? 5. How should the updated NNI EHS research strategy reflect the evolution of nanotechnology beyond engineered nanomaterials to complex systems, structures, and devices? 6. The 2011 strategy focused on engineered nanomaterials and did not include incidental nanoscale materials PO 00000 Frm 00078 Fmt 4703 Sfmt 4703 20195 such as nanoplastics and certain nanoscale particulate emissions such as those from 3D printing. If the updated strategy is revised to include some nonengineered or incidental nanomaterials, describe how to scope the strategy in a way that complements rather than being redundant with existing health and environmental research (e.g., by excluding the large body of existing research on air pollution, which can include nanoscale particles). Dated: March 31, 2023. 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[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 65 (Wednesday, April 5, 2023)]
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[Pages 20194-20195]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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OFFICE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY


Request for Information; National Nanotechnology Initiative 
Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Strategy

AGENCY: Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP).

ACTION: Notice of request for information.

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SUMMARY: The National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO), on 
behalf of the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, and Technology (NSET) 
Subcommittee of the Committee on Technology, National Science and 
Technology Council (NSTC), seeks public input in updating the National 
Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) 
Research Strategy. The NNI's current strategy was prepared in 2011, 
with substantial public engagement. Federal agencies participating in 
NSET's Nanotechnology Environmental and Health Implications (NEHI) 
Working Group have begun to review the 2011 NNI EHS Research Strategy 
and request input to help inform a revised and updated EHS strategy.

DATES: Interested persons and organizations are invited to submit 
comments on or before 5 p.m. ET June 2, 2023.

ADDRESSES: Comments must be submitted via the Federal eRulemaking 
Portal at regulations.gov. However, if you require an accommodation or 
cannot otherwise submit your comments via regulations.gov, please 
contact the program contact person listed under FOR FURTHER INFORMATION 
CONTACT. OSTP will not accept comments by fax or by email, or comments 
submitted after the comment period closes. To ensure that OSTP does not 
receive duplicate copies, please submit your comments only once.

[[Page 20195]]

Additionally, please include the Docket ID at the top of your comments.
    Federal eRulemaking Portal: Go to www.regulations.gov to submit 
your comments electronically. Information on how to use 
Regulations.gov, including instructions for accessing agency documents, 
submitting comments, and viewing the docket, is available on the site 
under ``FAQ'' (https://www.regulations.gov/faq).
    Privacy Note: OSTP's policy is to make all comments received from 
members of the public available for public viewing in their entirety on 
the Federal eRulemaking Portal at www.regulations.gov. Therefore, 
commenters should be careful to include in their comments only 
information that they wish to make publicly available. OSTP requests 
that no proprietary information, copyrighted information, or personally 
identifiable information be submitted in response to this RFI.
    Instructions: Response to this RFI is voluntary. Respondents need 
not reply to all questions listed. For all submissions, clearly 
indicate which questions are being answered. Multiple submissions from 
an individual, group, or institution will be considered as supplements 
to the original response and not as new comments. Submissions should 
include the name(s) of the person(s) or organization(s) filing the 
comment.
    Any information obtained from this RFI is intended to be used by 
the Government on a non-attribution basis for planning and strategy 
development. OSTP will not respond to individual submissions. A 
response to this RFI will not be viewed as a binding commitment to 
develop or pursue the project or ideas discussed. This RFI is not 
accepting applications for financial assistance or financial 
incentives. Please note that the United States Government will not pay 
for response preparation, or for the use of any information contained 
in a response.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhema Bjorkland at [email protected] 
or 202-517-1050. Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the 
deaf and hard of hearing (TDD) may call the Federal Relay Service (FRS) 
at 1-800-877-8339, 24 hours a day, every day of the year, including 
holidays.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 
    Background Information: NEHI, on behalf of the NNI, is engaging the 
community early in the process to allow the public and key stakeholders 
to inform revisions to the NNI EHS research strategy. In preparing 
comments, the public is invited to view the core research areas and 
their associated needs as set out in the NNI 2011 Environmental, 
Health, and Safety (EHS) Research Strategy (https://www.nano.gov/2011EHSStrategy). The 2014 Progress Review on the Coordinated 
Implementation of the National Nanotechnology Initiative 2011 
Environmental, Health, and Safety Research Strategy (https://www.nano.gov/2014-EHS-Progress-Review) and 2017 Highlights of Recent 
Research on the Environmental, Health, and Safety Implications of 
Engineered Nanomaterials (https://www.nano.gov/Highlights-Federal-NanoEHS-Report) provide additional information on the progress made in 
the core research areas.
    Information Requested: Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6617, OSTP is 
soliciting public input through an RFI to obtain feedback from a wide 
variety of stakeholders, including individuals, industry, academia, 
research laboratories, nonprofits, and think tanks. OSTP is interested 
in public input to inform an updated nanotechnology EHS research 
strategy, specifically a strategy that focuses on the use of science-
based risk analysis and risk management to protect public health and 
the environment while also fostering the technological advancements 
that benefit society. OSTP seeks responses to any or all of the 
following questions:
    1. What are the research accomplishments in the following six core 
research areas identified in the 2011 NNI EHS Strategy? The six core 
research areas are (1) Nanomaterial Measurement Infrastructure, (2) 
Human Exposure Assessment, (3) Human Health, (4) Environment, (5) Risk 
Assessment and Risk Management Methods, and (6) Informatics and 
Modeling.
    2. What research gaps remain in addressing the six NNI EHS core 
research areas listed in question 1?
    3. The ethical, legal, and societal implications (ELSI) of 
nanotechnology are considered across the core research areas of the 
2011 strategy. What additional ways could ELSI be more fully integrated 
throughout a refreshed NNI EHS research strategy?
    4. What broad themes should the revised strategy adopt to integrate 
and connect the six research areas?
    5. How should the updated NNI EHS research strategy reflect the 
evolution of nanotechnology beyond engineered nanomaterials to complex 
systems, structures, and devices?
    6. The 2011 strategy focused on engineered nanomaterials and did 
not include incidental nanoscale materials such as nanoplastics and 
certain nanoscale particulate emissions such as those from 3D printing. 
If the updated strategy is revised to include some non-engineered or 
incidental nanomaterials, describe how to scope the strategy in a way 
that complements rather than being redundant with existing health and 
environmental research (e.g., by excluding the large body of existing 
research on air pollution, which can include nanoscale particles).

    Dated: March 31, 2023.
Stacy Murphy,
Deputy Chief Operations Officer/Security Officer.
[FR Doc. 2023-07074 Filed 4-4-23; 8:45 am]
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