Federal Register / Vol. 72, No. 134 / Friday, July 13, 2007 / Notices 38573 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

DOE Response to Recommendation 

2007–1 of the Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board, Safety-Related 

In Situ Nondestructive Assay of 

Radioactive Materials 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board Recommendation 

2007–1, concerning Safety-Related In 

Situ Nondestructive Assay of 

Radioactive Materials was published in 

the Federal Register on May 2, 2007 (72 

FR 24279). In accordance with section 

315(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 

1954, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 2286d(b), 

the Secretary transmitted the following 

response to the Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board on June 28, 2007. 

DATES: Comments, data, views, or 

arguments concerning the Secretary’s 

response are due on or before August 

13, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Send comments, data, 

views, or arguments concerning the 

Secretary’s response to: Defense Nuclear 

Facilities Safety Board, 625 Indiana 

Avenue, NW., Suite 700, Washington, 

DC 20004. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

James Heffner, Nuclear Engineer, 

Departmental Representative to the 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 

Office of Health, Safety and Security, 

U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

Issued in Washington, DC, on July 10, 

2007. 

Mark B. Whitaker, Jr., 

Departmental Representative to the Defense 

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Office of 

Health, Safety and Security. 

The Secretary of Energy 

Washington, DC 20585 

June 28, 2007 

The Honorable A.J. Eggenberger, Chairman, 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 

625 Indiana Avenue, NW., Suite 700, 

Washington, DC 20004–2901 

Dear Mr. Chairman: The Department of 

Energy acknowledges receipt of the Defense 

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board’s 

Recommendation 2007–1, Safety-Related In 

Situ Nondestructive Assay of Radioactive 

Materials, issued on April 25, 2007. 

The Department recognizes that 

continuous improvement in in situ 

nondestructive assay (NDA) is warranted to 

support nuclear safety in various activities 

carried out at Department defense nuclear 

facilities and, therefore, accepts 

Recommendation 2007–1. Using the 

following approach, the Department will 

develop an Implementation Plan consistent 

with Integrated Safety Management System 

principles: 

• Evaluate the condition of in situ NDA 

programs against evaluation criteria, which 

will be developed; 

• Identify state of the practice, both 

commercial as well as within the 

Department, in training and qualification, 

design requirements for new facilities and 

equipment, standards for conducting in situ 

NDA, implementation of standards, and 

oversight; 

• Identify any relevant ongoing research 

and development activities; 

• Identify what is needed and any 

resulting gaps in personnel capabilities and 

training, equipment capabilities, policy and 

directives, and oversight; 

• Establish requirements, programs, and 

guidance, as needed; and 

• Develop a prioritized plan for 

implementing the above criteria and 

requirements. 

I have assigned Mr. Richard Lagdon, Chief 

of Nuclear Safety, Office of the Under 

Secretary of Energy, as the Department’s 

responsible manager for developing the 

Implementation Plan. He can be reached at 

(202) 586–9471. 

Sincerely, 

Samuel W. Bodman 

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BILLING CODE 6450–01–P 

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 

AGENCY 

[EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–0529 FRL–8439–4] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities; Proposed Collection; 

Comment Request; Information 

Collection Activities Associated with 

EPA’s ENERGY STAR Product 

Labeling; EPA ICR No. 2078.02, OMB 

Control No. 2060–0528 

AGENCY: Environmental Protection 

Agency. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: In compliance with the 

Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) (44 

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), this document 

announces that EPA is planning to 

submit a request to renew an existing 

approved Information Collection 

Request (ICR) to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB). This 

ICR is scheduled to expire on December 

31, 2007. Before submitting the ICR to 

OMB for review and approval, EPA is 

soliciting comments on specific aspects 

of the proposed information collection 

as described below. 

DATES: Comments must be submitted on 

or before September 11, 2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submit your comments, 

identified by Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–

OAR–2007–0529 by one of the following 

methods: 

• www.regulations.gov: Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. 

• E-mail: a-and-r-docket@epa.gov. 

• Fax: 202–566–9744. 

• Mail: Air and Radiation Docket 

Environmental Protection Agency, 

Mailcode: 2822T, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460. 

Hand Delivery: 1301 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room 3334, Washington, 

DC 20004. Such deliveries are only 

accepted during the Docket’s normal 

hours of operation, and special 

arrangements should be made for 

deliveries of boxed information. 

Instructions: Direct your comments to 

Docket ID No. EPA–HQ–OAR–2007–

0529. EPA’s policy is that all comments 

received will be included in the public 

docket without change and may be 

made available online at 

www.regulations.gov, including any 

personal information provided, unless 

the comment includes information 

claimed to be Confidential Business 

Information (CBI) or other information 

whose disclosure is restricted by statute. 

Do not submit information that you 

consider to be CBI or otherwise 

protected through www.regulations.gov 

or e-mail. The www.regulations.gov Web 

site is an ‘‘anonymous access’’ system, 

which means EPA will not know your 

identity or contact information unless 

you provide it in the body of your 

comment. If you send an e-mail 

comment directly to EPA without going 

through www.regulations.gov your email address will be automatically 

captured and included as part of the 

comment that is placed in the public 

docket and made available on the 

Internet. If you submit an electronic 

comment, EPA recommends that you 

include your name and other contact 

information in the body of your 

comment and with any disk or CD–ROM 

you submit. If EPA cannot read your 

comment due to technical difficulties 

and cannot contact you for clarification, 

EPA may not be able to consider your 

comment. Electronic files should avoid 

the use of special characters, any form 

of encryption, and be free of any defects 

or viruses. For additional information 

about EPA’s public docket visit the EPA 

Docket Center homepage at http:// 

www.epa.gov/epahome/dockets.htm. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ann 

Bailey, Climate Protection Partnerships 

Division, Office of Air and Radiation, 

Mailcode 6202J, Environmental 

Protection Agency, 1200 Pennsylvania 

Ave., NW., Washington, DC 20460; 

telephone number: 202–343–9023; fax 

number: 202–343–2200, e-mail address: 

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