Federal Register / Vol. 77, No. 46 / Thursday, March 8, 2012 / Notices 14007 

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: In the January 20, 2012, issue 

of the Federal Register (77 FR No. 13), 

the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 

(Corps) published its Notice of 

Availability for the ASAP DEIS for 

public comment. In that notice, the 

Corps stated that written comments 

must be submitted on or before March 

5, 2013. Instructions for submitting 

comments are provided in the January 

20, 2010, Federal Register notice. In 

response to scheduling conflicts for 

public meetings, the Corps has decided 

to extend the public comment period to 

April 4, 2012. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. 

Mary Romero, Project Manager, Alaska 

District Regulatory Division, (907) 753– 

2773 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: None. 

Dated: March 1, 2012. 

William Keller, 

North Branch Chief, Alaska District 

Regulatory Division, JBER, AK 99506, U.S. 

Army Corps of Engineers. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5665 Filed 3–7–12; 8:45 am] 

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DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES 

SAFETY BOARD 

Sunshine Act Meeting Notice 

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS

ANNOUNCEMENT: 77 FR 479 (January 5, 

2012); FR Doc. 2012–44. 

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE OF

THE MEETING: Session I: 1 p.m.–4 p.m., 

March 22, 2012; Session II: 6 p.m.–9 

p.m., March 22, 2012, Three Rivers 

Convention Center, 7016 West 

Grandridge Boulevard, Kennewick, 

Washington 99352. 

CHANGES IN THE MEETING: The Defense 

Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (Board) 

is expanding the matters to be 

considered in Session I of the hearing 

and meeting. Session I will also include 

testimony from the Department of 

Energy (DOE) and its contractors 

concerning the status of actions related 

to unresolved technical safety issues in 

the design of the Waste Treatment and 

Immobilization Plant (WTP) and 

infrastructure needs at the Tank Farms. 

The Board will also examine the 

relationship between the resolution of 

these unresolved safety issues and 

development of a sound nuclear safety 

strategy. To illustrate these challenges, 

the Board will explore at least two areas 

of technical concern: erosion/corrosion 

and pulse jet mixing. 

Session II of the hearing concerns the 

status of actions related to the DOE’s 

implementation plan for the Board’s 

Recommendation 2011–1, Safety 

Culture at the Waste Treatment and 

Immobilization Plant. Session II 

includes several panels of witnesses, 

including a panel of DOE Headquarters 

senior management personnel who will 

discuss DOE’s plan for corrective 

actions for safety culture concerns and 

management/resolution of safety and 

technical issues across the defense 

nuclear facilities complex. Since this 

panel involves just headquarters 

personnel, the Board has determined 

that it would be more beneficial to 

convene the headquarters panel in 

Washington, DC, at a later date. The 

Board will therefore be reconvening a 

separate supplemental panel session, a 

continuation of hearing Session II, from 

9 a.m.–12 p.m., on Tuesday, May 22, 

2012, at the Board’s Washington, DC, 

Headquarters located at 625 Indiana 

Avenue NW., Suite 300, Washington, 

DC 20004–2001. 

The Board’s instructions for public 

participation for Sessions I and II of the 

March 22, 2012 hearing are described in 

the Federal Register notice (77 FR 479) 

for that hearing. Public participation for 

the reconvened Session II hearing in 

Washington, DC, is also invited. The 

Board is setting aside time at the end of 

the reconvened Session of the hearing 

for presentations and comments from 

the public. Requests to speak may be 

submitted in writing or by telephone. 

The Board asks that commenters 

describe the nature and scope of their 

oral presentations. For the continuation 

of Session II, those who contact the 

Board prior to close of business on May 

18, 2012, will be scheduled to speak. At 

the beginning of continued hearing, the 

Board will post a schedule for speakers 

at the entrance to the hearing room. 

Anyone who wishes to comment or 

provide technical information or data 

may do so in writing, either in lieu of, 

or in addition to, making an oral 

presentation. The Board Members may 

question presenters to the extent 

deemed appropriate. Documents will be 

accepted at the hearing or may be sent 

to the Board’s Washington, DC, office. 

The hearing will be presented live 

through Internet video streaming. A link 

to the presentation will be available on 

the Board’s Web site (www.dnfsb.gov). A 

transcript of the hearing, along with a 

DVD video recording, will be made 

available by the Board for inspection 

and viewing by the public at the Board’s 

Washington, DC, office and at DOE’s 

public reading room at the DOE Federal 

Building, 1000 Independence Avenue 

SW., Washington, DC 20585. The Board 

specifically reserves its right to further 

schedule and otherwise regulate the 

course of the meeting and hearing, to 

recess, reconvene, postpone, or adjourn 

the meeting and hearing, conduct 

further reviews, and otherwise exercise 

its power under the Atomic Energy Act 

of 1954, as amended. 

The Board also stated in the original 

Federal Register notice that the hearing 

record would remain open until April 

23, 2012, for the receipt of additional 

materials. As a result of the 

continuation of Session II, the Board 

now extends the period of time for 

which the full hearing record will 

remain open to June 23, 2012. 

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Brian Grosner, General Manager, 

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, 

625 Indiana Avenue NW., Suite 700, 

Washington, DC 20004–2901, (800) 788– 

4016. This is a toll-free number. 

Dated: March 5, 2012. 

Peter S. Winokur, 

Chairman. 

[FR Doc. 2012–5720 Filed 3–6–12; 11:15 am] 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Assessment for a 

Radiological Work and Storage 

Building at the Knolls Atomic Power 

Laboratory Kesselring Site 

AGENCY: Naval Nuclear Propulsion 

Program, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of Availability of a Draft 

Environmental Assessment. 

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 Draft Environmental 

Assessment (EA) for construction and 

operation of a radiological work and 

storage building at the Knolls Atomic 

Power Laboratory (KAPL) 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 Draft EA 

may be viewed at the Saratoga Springs 

Public Library in Saratoga Springs, NY, 


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