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CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND 

COMMUNITY SERVICE 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

AGENCY: Corporation for National and 

Community Service. 

ACTION: Notice of NCCC Advisory Board 

Meeting; correction. 

SUMMARY: The Corporation for National 

and Community Service is correcting 

the Notice regarding the call-in 

information for the NCCC Advisory 

Board meeting that appeared in the 

Federal Register of July 6, 2012 (77 FR 

40023). That document incorrectly 

listed the call-in number as 888–455– 

7057 and the conference call access 

code number as 1876264. The meeting 

leader, Kate Raftery, was also omitted. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Erma Hodge, NCCC, Corporation for 

National and Community Service, 9th 

Floor, Room 9802B, 1201 New York 

Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20525. 

Phone (202) 606–6696. Fax (202) 606– 

3459. TTY: (800) 833–3722. Email: 

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FR 40023, beginning on page 40023 in 

the Federal Register of Friday, July 6, 

2012, make the following correction: On 

page 40023, in the third column, revise 

the call-in number 888–455–7057 and 

conference call access code number 

1876264 to read as follows: call-in 

number 800–988–9402 and conference 

call access number 1876264. Kate 

Raftery will be the lead on the call. 

Dated: July 11, 2012. 

Valerie E. Green, 

General Counsel. 

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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Privacy Act of 1974; System of 

Records 

AGENCY: Office of Management, 

Department of Education. 

ACTION: Notice of deletion of existing 

system of records. 

SUMMARY: In accordance with the 

Privacy Act of 1974, as amended 

(Privacy Act), the Department of 

Education (Department) deletes one 

system of records from its existing 

inventory of systems of records subject 

to the Privacy Act. 

DATES: This deletion is effective July 16, 

2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Winona H. Varnon, Principal Deputy 

Assistant Secretary, Office of 

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(18–05–14) Human Capital Learning 

and Performance Improvement System, 

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Dated: July 11, 2012. 

Winona H. Varnon, 

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Notice of Final Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for the Construction 

and Operation of a Radiological Work 

and Storage Building 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Finding of no significant 

impact. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended (NEPA) (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 

seq.); the Council on Environmental 

Quality Regulations for implementing 

the procedural provisions of NEPA (40 

CFR parts 1500–1508); and the 

Department of Energy (DOE) 

implementing procedures (10 CFR part 

1021); the Naval Nuclear Propulsion 

Program (NNPP) announces the 

availability of a Final Environmental 

Assessment (EA) for construction and 

operation of a radiological work and 

storage building at the Knolls Atomic 

Power Laboratory Kesselring Site in 

West Milton, New York. A modernized 

facility is needed to streamline 

radioactive material handling and 

storage operations, permit demolition of 

aging facilities, and accommodate 

efficient maintenance of existing 

nuclear reactors. The EA shows that the 

potential effects on the human 

environment associated with the 

construction and operation of the 

radiological work and storage building 

are not significant. Therefore, the NNPP 

has concluded that an Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) is not required 

to be prepared and is issuing a Finding 

of No Significant Impact (FONSI). 

ADDRESSES: The Final EA and FONSI 

may be viewed at the Saratoga Springs 

Public Library in Saratoga Springs, NY, 


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the Schenectady County Public Library 

(Niskayuna Branch) in Niskayuna, NY, 

or online at http://www.NNPP-NEPA.us/ 

environmental_assessments/ 

kesselring_site/rwsb_ea. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NNPP 

is responsible for all aspects of U.S. 

Navy nuclear power and propulsion 

pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 2406 and 2511. 

These responsibilities include design, 

maintenance, and safe operation of 

nuclear propulsion systems throughout 

their operational life cycles. Crucial 

components of this mission are to 

provide prospective Naval nuclear 

propulsion plant operators and officers 

with training and certification in the 

actual hands-on operation of a nuclear 

propulsion plant, and to test new Naval 

nuclear propulsion plant technologies. 

Two land-based training platforms are 

located at the Knolls Atomic Power 

Laboratory Kesselring Site near West 

Milton, Saratoga County, New York. 

Purpose and Need: The operation, 

maintenance, refueling, overhaul, and 

decommissioning of the prototype naval 

nuclear reactors results in low-level 

radioactive contamination of some 

support equipment and the generation 

of low-level radioactive waste. A 

shortfall has been identified between 

the radiological work and storage space 

currently available at the Kesselring Site 

and the space that is necessary to 

support continued operation and 

maintenance on the prototypes. 

Radioactive materials must be handled 

in facilities that are specifically 

designed to contain radioactivity and 

prevent the spread of radioactive 

contamination to workers, the public, 

and the environment. Additional 

modernized radiological work and 

storage space is needed to support 

maintenance on the operational nuclear 

prototypes at the Kesselring Site. No 

spent nuclear fuel will be handled or 

stored in the new Radiological Work 

and Storage Building or any of the 

alternatives being considered. 

Alternatives Considered: The NNPP 

identified three alternatives to address 

the above need. 

• Alternative 1—Construct a new 

Radiological Work and Storage Building 

(Proposed Action) 

• Alternative 2—Construct a 

Temporary Radiological Work Structure 

• Alternative 3—Continue to use 

existing facilities (No Action 

Alternative) 

Description of the Proposed Action: 

The Proposed Action demolishes 

Building 80C and constructs a 

modernized Radiological Work and 

Storage Building that would have a 

footprint of approximately 670–1,270 

square meters (7,200–13,600 square 

feet). Demolition of Building 80C and 

disposition of equipment inside of 

Building 80C would be completed in 

accordance with stringent NNPP 

requirements. The new facility would be 

used for the preparation of equipment 

for maintenance operations, packaging 

of radiological waste for shipment, and 

temporary storage of radiologically 

controlled material. The facility would 

be built within an already developed 

portion of the Kesselring Site. The 

Radiological Work and Storage Building 

would be designed and constructed to 

meet stringent NNPP requirements to 

contain radioactivity and prevent the 

spread of radioactive contamination to 

workers, the public, and the 

environment. NNPP standards include 

applicable Environmental Protection 

Agency (EPA) standards (ANSI–1999 

and 40 CFR part 61). The proposed 

location of the Radiological Work and 

Storage Building allows for staging 

equipment for maintenance in parallel 

with moving equipment during 

prototype maintenance evolutions. The 

facility design would be a site-specific 

adaptation of radiological work facilities 

constructed at naval shipyards that 

perform similar work on nuclearpowered ships. The facility would be 

equipped with internal bridge cranes to 

support movement of equipment and 

material within the facility. 

Environmental Impacts of Proposed 

Action: The DOE evaluated the potential 

environmental impacts of the 

construction and operation of the 

proposed new Radiological Work and 

Storage Building, a Temporary 

Radiological Work Structure, and a No 

Action Alternative. The DOE considered 

geology, topography and soils, 

ecological resources, water resources, 

noise, air quality, greenhouse gas 

emissions, land use, cultural resources, 

socioeconomics and environmental 

justice, traffic and transportation, 

aesthetic and scenic resources, utilities 

and energy, non-hazardous waste, 

radiological impacts, and cumulative 

effects. The DOE determined that either 

there would be no impacts or the 

potential impacts would be 

insignificant, short-term or both. 

Geology, Topography, and Soils 

The geology and topography at the 

Kesselring Site would not be affected by 

the construction and demolition 

activities. Short-term soil impacts 

would occur but would be minimized 

through the use of erosion and 

sedimentation control techniques such 

as installing silt fencing and sediment 

traps to stabilize soil. 

Ecological Resources 

Ecological resources would not be 

affected since the construction and 

demolition activities are on previously 

developed portions of the Kesselring 

Site. The developed area of the 

Kesselring Site is not a typical habitat 

for endangered species and the wetlands 

that exist outside of the developed area 

would not be affected by any of the 

alternatives. None of the alternatives 

would change the existing conditions. 

Water Resources 

Demolition and construction activities 

associated with the new modernized 

storage facility would be in the 

developed area of the Kesselring Site. 

Activities would be done in accordance 

with applicable federal, state, and local 

requirements, including development 

and implementation of an erosion and 

sediment control plan for storm water 

management. Radiological work areas in 

the new modernized facility would be 

built with impermeable floors, thus no 

impact would be expected during 

operations. 

Noise 

Noise during construction, 

demolition, and operation of the new 

modernized storage facility would not 

be discernible beyond the site 

boundaries which are nearly one mile 

from the developed area of the site. 

Air Quality 

The emissions from the Kesselring 

Site resulting from steam boilers would 

not increase from the addition of a new 

modernized facility. There would be 

short-term, temporary impacts to air 

quality during construction but would 

not impact the designation of the area 

with respect to National Ambient Air 

Quality Standards. The new modernized 

storage facility would be equipped with 

high efficiency air particulate filters, 

and emissions would be expected to be 

well within EPA requirements (40 CFR 

part 61). Building 80C would be 

evaluated as a diffuse source of airborne 

radioactivity and surveyed using 

stringent NNPP standards prior to 

demolition, with applicable monitoring 

performed during demolition to ensure 

compliance with EPA regulations in 40 

CFR part 61. The impacts on air quality 

would not be significant and would be 

temporary during construction and 

demolition. 

Greenhouse Gas Emissions 

Under any of the alternatives, there 

would be minor emissions of carbon 

dioxide due to construction traffic and 

equipment; however, these actions 

would not be significant. 


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Land Use 

The new modernized facility would 

be located within the developed portion 

of the Kesselring Site and would not 

impact the land use; the land use would 

be unchanged. 

Cultural Resources 

The alternatives have no impact on 

historic properties or other cultural 

resources. 

Socioeconomics and Environmental 

Justice 

Implementation of the Proposed 

Action would result in a temporary 

increase in jobs during construction; 

however, the increase would be small 

compared to surrounding area 

employment. There would be no 

increase or decrease in long term 

employment as a result of operations in 

the new modernized storage facility. 

Since no significant impacts are 

expected, there would be no expected 

disproportionately high and adverse 

impacts to minority and low income 

populations as a result of implementing 

any of the alternatives. 

Traffic and Transportation 

Vehicular traffic to the Kesselring site 

would increase by about 30 vehicles 

compared to more than 2,000 vehicles a 

day currently. During demolition, 

radioactive waste shipments would 

increase about 10 percent. The effect of 

the Proposed Action on traffic and 

transportation would be minimal and 

temporary during the construction and 

demolition activities. 

Aesthetic and Scenic Resources 

The developed area of the Kesselring 

Site is not visible from off-site locations; 

none of the alternatives would have an 

impact on the aesthetic and scenic 

resources. 

Utilities and Energy 

Existing site utility systems have 

sufficient capacity to support the utility 

requirements for the new modernized 

storage facility. The operation of the 

new modernized storage facility would 

have little impact on the amount of 

energy used by the Kesselring Site as 

this facility would replace a less energy 

efficient facility that would be 

demolished. 

Non-Hazardous Waste 

Construction and operation of a new 

Radiological Work and Storage Building 

is expected to produce about 40 tons of 

non-hazardous waste in addition to the 

approximately 1,500 tons produced in a 

typical year by the Kesselring Site. Solid 

waste would continue to be contained, 

stored, transported, and disposed of in 

accordance with state and federal 

regulations. No significant impacts to 

the environment would be expected. 

Radiological Impact 

Stringent NNPP radiological control 

practices are utilized at the Kesselring 

Site to contain radioactivity and to 

ensure the protection of workers, the 

public, and the environment. The new 

modernized Radiological Work and 

Storage Building would be designed and 

operated to stringent NNPP standards 

that would also ensure compliance with 

applicable EPA requirements. 

Building 80C would be surveyed 

before demolition in accordance with 

stringent NNPP standards, which 

provide equivalent or better levels of 

detection and assessment as the MultiAgency Radiation Survey and Site 

Investigation Manual (MARSSIM) and 

Multi-Agency Radiation Survey and 

Assessment of Materials and Equipment 

(MARSAME). Building 80C would be 

evaluated as a diffuse source of airborne 

radioactivity during demolition to 

ensure compliance with EPA 

regulations in 40 CFR part 61 and 

consistent with the Memorandum of 

Understanding between U.S. EPA and 

U.S. DOE concerning the Clean Air Act 

Emissions Standards for Radionuclides. 

Radioactive low-level solid waste 

from demolition of Building 80C and 

operation of the new Radioactive Work 

and Storage Building would be shipped 

by authorized common carriers to 

disposal sites outside of New York State 

in accordance with applicable 

Department of Transportation, DOE, and 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

requirements that have been previously 

analyzed and shown to have no 

significant impacts. These waste 

shipments would be a small part of the 

shipments of radioactive materials made 

annually in the United States. 

The Kesselring Site conducts 

extensive monitoring of adjacent 

streams, perimeter radiation levels, and 

airborne discharges from radiological 

facilities. No significant impacts to the 

environment and no adverse impact on 

the health and safety of the public 

would be expected from the demolition 

of Building 80C, and the construction 

and operation of a modernized 

Radiological Work and Storage 

Building. This is consistent with the 

conclusions from on-going 

environmental monitoring. 

Cumulative Impacts 

Since construction of the modernized 

Radiological Work and Storage Building 

and all projects currently being 

considered at the Kesselring Site would 

occur in the previously developed 

industrial area, no significant 

cumulative impacts would be expected. 

Conclusion 

Because the Proposed Action meets 

the needs of the NNPP and has no 

significant impact on the quality of the 

human environment, the NNPP 

concludes that the Proposed Action to 

construct a modernized Radiological 

Work and Storage Building is the 

preferred action to address the need for 

streamlining radioactive material 

handling and storage operations, 

permitting demolition of aging facilities, 

and accommodating efficient 

maintenance of existing nuclear reactors 

at the Kesselring Site. 

Public Participation 

The NNPP published a Notice of 

Intent (NOI) to prepare this EA in the 

Federal Register on August 31, 2011 to 

solicit comments on the scope of the 

EA. A notification was also published in 

three newspapers in New York (The 

Saratogian, The Times Union, and The 

Daily Gazette). In addition, notifications 

were sent to federal, state, and local 

public officials. The NNPP published a 

Notice of Availability (NOA) for the 

Draft EA in the Federal Register on 

March 8, 2012. The NOA was also 

published in three newspapers in New 

York. A summary of the comments 

received is included in the Final EA. 

Clarifications to the Draft EA have been 

incorporated into the Final EA which 

addressed all comments received. 

Finding of No Significant Impact: On 

the basis of the EA prepared in support 

of the construction and operation of the 

modernized Radiological Work and 

Storage Building, the Department of 

Energy Naval Nuclear Propulsion 

Program has determined that the 

Proposed Action will not significantly 

affect the quality of the human 

environment. Therefore, the Department 

of Energy is not required to prepare an 

EIS and is issuing this Finding of No 

Significant Impact. 

Signed in Washington, DC this 10th day of 

July 2012. 

Kirkland H. Donald, 

Deputy Administrator for Naval Reactors. 

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