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regulatory guidance regarding the use of 

LTAs. Therefore, the NRC has drafted 

this letter to clarify its positions 

regarding the use of LTAs. These 

positions would affect light-water 

reactor licensees who wish to irradiate 

LTAs. The public comment period 

closed on June 27, 2018. The NRC has 

decided to reopen the public comment 

period on this document until July 23, 

2018, to allow more time for members 

of the public to submit their comments. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day 

of June 2018. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Joseph G. Giitter, 

Director, Division of Operating Reactor 

Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14121 Filed 6–29–18; 8:45 am] 

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Revised Notice of Meeting: Advisory 

Committee on Reactor Safeguards 

In accordance with the purposes of 

Sections 29 and 182b of the Atomic 

Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the 

Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards (ACRS) will hold meetings 

on July 11–14, 2018, 11545 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

Wednesday, July 11, 2018, Conference 

Room T–2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852 

8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening 

Remarks by the ACRS Chairman 

(Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make 

opening remarks regarding the conduct 

of the meeting. 

8:35 a.m.–10:00 a.m.: Brunswick 

Steam Electric Plant, Units 1 and 2 

MELLLA+ Application (Open/Closed)— 

The Committee will have briefings by 

and discussion with representatives of 

the NRC staff and Duke Energy Progress 

regarding the safety evaluation 

associated with the Maximum Extended 

Load Line Limit Analysis Plus 

(MELLLA+) license amendment request. 

[NOTE: A portion of this session may be 

closed in order to discuss and protect 

information designated as proprietary, 

pursuant to 5 U.S.C 552b(c)(4)] 

10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.: Digital 

Instrumentation & Controls Interim Staff 

Guidance-06, ‘‘Licensing Process,’’ Draft 

Revision 2, and Overview of the 

Integrated Action Plan for 

Modernization of the NRC’s DI&C 

Regulatory Infrastructure (Open)—The 

Committee will have briefings by and 

discussion with representatives of the 

NRC staff regarding the subject topics. 

1:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m.: APR1400: 

Selected Safety Evaluations Associated 

with Reactor Design Application (Open/ 

Closed)—The Committee will have 

briefings by and discussion with 

representatives of the NRC staff and 

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KNHP) 

regarding safety evaluations associated 

with the APR1400. [Note: This session 

may be closed in order to discuss and 

protect information designated as 

proprietary, pursuant to 5 U.S.C 

552b(c)(4)] 

5:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of 

ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)—The 

Committee will continue its discussion 

of proposed ACRS reports. [Note: A 

portion of this session may be closed in 

order to discuss and protect information 

designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C 552b(c)(4)] 

Thursday, July 12, 2018, Conference 

Room T–2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852 

8:30 a.m.–10:00 a.m.: Future ACRS 

Activities/Report of the Planning and 

Procedures Subcommittee and 

Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 

Recommendations (Open/Closed)—The 

Committee will hear discussion of the 

recommendations of the Planning and 

Procedures Subcommittee regarding 

items proposed for consideration by the 

Full Committee during future ACRS 

meetings. [Note: A portion of this 

meeting may be closed pursuant to 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss 

organizational and personnel matters 

that relate solely to internal personnel 

rules and practices of the ACRS, and 

information the release of which would 

constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy] 

10:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Preparation of 

ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)—The 

Committee will continue its discussion 

of proposed ACRS reports. [Note: A 

portion of this session may be closed in 

order to discuss and protect information 

designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C 552b(c)(4)] 

4:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of 

ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)—The 

Committee will continue its discussion 

of proposed ACRS reports. [Note: A 

portion of this session may be closed in 

order to discuss and protect information 

designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C 552b(c)(4)] 

Friday, July 13, 2018, Conference Room 

T–2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland 20852 

8:30 p.m.–12:00 p.m.: Preparation of 

ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)—The 

Committee will continue its discussion 

of proposed ACRS reports. [Note: A 

portion of this session may be closed in 

order to discuss and protect information 

designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C 552b(c)(4)] 

1:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.: Preparation of 

ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)—The 

Committee will continue its discussion 

of proposed ACRS reports. [Note: A 

portion of this session may be closed in 

order to discuss and protect information 

designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C 552b(c)(4)] 

Saturday, July 14, 2018, Conference 

Room T–2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852 

8:30 p.m.–12:00 p.m.: Preparation of 

ACRS Reports/Retreat (Open/Closed)— 

The Committee will continue its 

discussion of proposed ACRS reports 

and potential retreat items. [Note: A 

portion of this session may be closed in 

order to discuss and protect information 

designated as proprietary, pursuant to 5 

U.S.C 552b(c)(4)]. [Note: A portion of 

this meeting may be closed pursuant to 

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss 

organizational and personnel matters 

that relate solely to internal personnel 

rules and practices of the ACRS, and 

information the release of which would 

constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy] 

Procedures for the conduct of and 

participation in ACRS meetings were 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 4, 2017 (82 FR 46312). In 

accordance with those procedures, oral 

or written views may be presented by 

members of the public, including 

representatives of the nuclear industry. 

Persons desiring to make oral statements 

should notify Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant 

ACRS Staff (Telephone: 301–415–5844, 

Email: Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov), 5 days 

before the meeting, if possible, so that 

appropriate arrangements can be made 

to allow necessary time during the 

meeting for such statements. In view of 

the possibility that the schedule for 

ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the 

Chairman as necessary to facilitate the 

conduct of the meeting, persons 

planning to attend should check with 

the Cognizant ACRS staff if such 

rescheduling would result in major 

inconvenience. The bridgeline number 

for the meeting is 866–822–3032, 

passcode 8272423#. 

Thirty-five hard copies of each 

presentation or handout should be 

provided 30 minutes before the meeting. 

In addition, one electronic copy of each 

presentation should be emailed to the 

Cognizant ACRS Staff one day before 

meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be 

provided within this timeframe, 

presenters should provide the Cognizant 

ACRS Staff with a CD containing each 


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presentation at least 30 minutes before 

the meeting. 

In accordance with Subsection 10(d) 

of Public Law 92–463 and 5 U.S.C. 

552b(c), certain portions of this meeting 

may be closed, as specifically noted 

above. Use of still, motion picture, and 

television cameras during the meeting 

may be limited to selected portions of 

the meeting as determined by the 

Chairman. Electronic recordings will be 

permitted only during the open portions 

of the meeting. 

ACRS meeting agendas, meeting 

transcripts, and letter reports are 

available through the NRC Public 

Document Room at pdr.resource@

nrc.gov, or by calling the PDR at 1–800– 

397–4209, or from the Publicly 

Available Records System (PARS) 

component of NRC’s document system 

(ADAMS) which is accessible from the 

NRC website at http://www.nrc.gov/ 

reading-rm/adams.html or http://

www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/ACRS/. 

Video teleconferencing service is 

available for observing open sessions of 

ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use 

this service should contact Mr. Theron 

Brown, ACRS Audio Visual Technician 

(301–415–6702), between 7:30 a.m. and 

3:45 p.m. (ET), at least 10 days before 

the meeting to ensure the availability of 

this service. Individuals or 

organizations requesting this service 

will be responsible for telephone line 

charges and for providing the 

equipment and facilities that they use to 

establish the video teleconferencing 

link. The availability of video 

teleconferencing services is not 

guaranteed. 

Note: This notice is late due to the 

adjustment of accurate meeting topics for 

APR1400. Specifically, the related 

Subcommittees which occurred in late May 

affected the schedule. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day 

of June 2018. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Annette L. Vietti-Cook, 

Federal Advisory Committee Management 

Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2018–14202 Filed 6–29–18; 8:45 am] 

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Disaster Relief 

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty 

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ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty 

Corporation (PBGC) is changing how it 

announces relief from filing deadlines 

and penalties when a disaster occurs. 

Under an Announcement made today, 

PBGC’s disaster relief will be available 

at the same time the Internal Revenue 

Service issues disaster relief for 

taxpayers that includes filing extensions 

for the Form 5500 series. Filers will not 

have to wait for PBGC to issue a 

separate announcement. For premium 

filings, PBGC is changing its practice so 

that in addition to no late payment 

penalty charges, no late payment 

interest charges will be assessed for the 

disaster relief period. 

DATES: The Disaster Relief 

Announcement in this notice is effective 

for disasters for which the Internal 

Revenue Service has issued a disaster 

relief news release on or after July 2, 

2018. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Stephanie Cibinic, Deputy Assistant 

General Counsel for Regulatory Affairs, 

Office of the General Counsel, Pension 

Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K 

Street NW, Washington, DC 20005– 

4026; cibinic.stephanie@pbgc.gov; 202– 

326–4400 extension 6352. TTY users 

may call the Federal relay service tollfree at 800–877–8339 and ask to be 

connected to 202–326–4400 extension 

6352. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

When there is a disaster covered by 

Internal Revenue Code section 

1033(h)(3), Employee Retirement 

Income Security Act (ERISA) section 

4002(i) gives the Pension Benefit 

Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) authority 

to extend deadlines by notice or 

otherwise. PBGC has followed a practice 

of posting a disaster relief 

announcement on its website each time 

the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) posts 

a disaster relief news release that 

includes filing extensions for the 

Annual Return/Report of Employee 

Benefit Plan Form 5500 Series. Each 

PBGC disaster relief announcement 

copies the disaster, disaster area, and 

relief period from the IRS news release 

on which it is based. Except for these 

types of fields, the text in PBGC disaster 

relief announcements is boilerplate that 

is repeated in every announcement. 

IRS issues a separate disaster relief 

news release for each state affected by 

a disaster. Each news release lists the 

names of counties in the state that are 

covered by the relief. IRS may add 

newly affected counties to an existing 

news release. PBGC filers have to rely 

on a statement in each PBGC 

announcement that the corresponding 

IRS news release should be checked for 

other counties that IRS might have 

added. Because PBGC’s announcements 

rely on data from IRS news releases, 

PBGC’s announcements are always 

issued later than IRS’ news releases. 

PBGC filers have to wait for PBGC to 

respond to each IRS disaster relief news 

release before they can be certain that 

PBGC is providing disaster relief. 

PBGC is changing its practice to 

simplify how it announces disaster 

relief by referring PBGC filers directly to 

IRS’ disaster relief news releases. Filers 

will no longer have to wait for PBGC to 

act, because PBGC’s disaster relief will 

be keyed to IRS’ news releases. Instead 

of multiple disaster relief 

announcements, all explaining disaster 

relief in the same repetitive language, 

PBGC will have one simple 

announcement that clearly explains 

how PBGC disaster relief is keyed to IRS 

relief, what circumstances generally 

lead to relief, and the nature of relief 

generally granted. 

The qualifications for disaster relief 

and relief granted will be simpler and 

easier to apply. Formerly, relief was 

described separately for premiums, 

single-employer plan terminations, 

reportable events notices, annual 

employer reporting, administrative 

review, and multiemployer plan filings. 

This detail is unnecessary because, no 

matter the type of PBGC filing or 

whether the plan is a multiemployer or 

single-employer plan, the deadline 

extension is simply the end of the IRS 

relief period for due dates that fall 

within that period. 

As with the current practice, there are 

exceptions to this general ‘‘IRS-based’’ 

relief, which are listed in the 

Announcement. Filers would still be 

able to request relief on a case-by-case 

basis for the excepted filings or other 

actions not covered by the general relief. 

PBGC also makes the following 

changes and clarifications in the 

Announcement, which are designed to 

be helpful to plan sponsors: 

• Formerly, a late premium payment 

eligible for disaster relief and paid by 

the end of the relief period was treated 

as timely for purposes of assessing the 

late payment penalty, but not the 

applicable interest charge. Under 

PBGC’s new practice, the premium 

payment due date is extended so that no 

late payment penalty or interest charges 

will be assessed for the disaster relief 

period. 

• Formerly, premium filers had to 

submit the premium form and payment 

owed (‘‘the premium filing’’) by the end 

of the relief period for disaster relief to 

apply. Under PBGC’s new practice, 


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