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agency points of contact for compliance 

under the specific agency link. 

Cass Sunstein, 

Administrator, Office of Information and 

Regulatory Affairs. 

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NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE 

ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES 

Arts Advisory Panel Meeting 

AGENCY: National Endowment for the 

Arts, National Foundation on the Arts 

and Humanities. 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 10(a)(2) of 

the Federal Advisory Committee Act 

(Pub. L. 92–463), as amended, notice is 

hereby given that a meeting of the Arts 

Advisory Panel to the National Council 

on the Arts will be held by 

teleconference at the Nancy Hanks 

Center, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue NW., 

Washington, DC 20506 as follows 

(ending time is approximate): Media 

Arts (application review): March 16, 

2012. This meeting, from 1 p.m. to 2 

p.m. EDT, will be closed. 

DATES: March 16, 2012, from 1 p.m. to 

2 p.m. EDT. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Further information with reference to 

these meetings can be obtained from Ms. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Office of 

Guidelines & Panel Operations, National 

Endowment for the Arts, Washington, 

DC 20506, or call 202/682–5691. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

closed portions of meetings are for the 

purpose of Panel review, discussion, 

evaluation, and recommendations on 

financial assistance under the National 

Foundation on the Arts and the 

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended, 

including information given in 

confidence to the agency. In accordance 

with the determination of the Chairman 

of February 15, 2012, these sessions will 

be closed to the public pursuant to 

subsection (c)(6) of section 552b of Title 

5, United States Code. 

Any person may observe meetings, or 

portions thereof, of advisory panels that 

are open to the public, and if time 

allows, may be permitted to participate 

in the panel’s discussions at the 

discretion of the panel chairman. If you 

need any accommodations due to a 

disability, please contact the Office of 

Accessibility, National Endowment for 

the Arts, 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue 

NW., Washington, DC 20506, 202/682– 

5532, TDY–TDD 202/682–5496, at least 

seven (7) days prior to the meeting. 

Dated: March 2, 2012. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, 

Panel Coordinator, Panel Operations, 

National Endowment for the Arts. 

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Advisory Committee for International 

Science and Engineering; Notice of 

Meeting 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation announces the following 

meeting: 

Name: Advisory Committee for 

International Science and Engineering 

(25104). 

Date and Time: March 19, 2012, 8:30 a.m.– 

5 p.m. March 20, 2012, 8:30 a.m.–noon. 

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Blvd., Room Stafford II–595, 

Arlington, VA 22230. 

Type of Meeting: Open. 

Contact Person: Robert Webber, Office of 

International Science and Engineering, 

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson 

Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone: 703– 

292–7569. If you are attending the meeting 

and need access to the NSF, please contact 

the individual listed above so your name may 

be added to the building access list. 

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and 

recommendations concerning support for 

research, education and related activities 

involving the U.S. science and engineering 

community working in a global context, as 

well as strategic efforts to promote a more 

effective NSF role in international science 

and engineering. 

Agenda: Review NSF international 

activities, and discuss and develop 

recommendations to transform international 

research and educations partnerships. 

Dated: March 1, 2012. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

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COMMISSION 

[NRC–2009–0157] 

General Electric-Hitachi Global Laser 

Enrichment, LLC, Proposed LaserBased Uranium Enrichment Facility, 

Wilmington, NC 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Final environmental impact 

statement; issuance. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that 

the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC or the Commission) 

has published the Final Environmental 

Impact Statement (EIS) for the proposed 

General Electric-Hitachi Global Laser 

Enrichment, LLC (GLE) Uranium 

Enrichment Facility. On June 26, 2009, 

GLE submitted a license application that 

proposes the construction, operation, 

and decommissioning of a laser-based 

uranium enrichment facility (the 

‘‘proposed action’’). The GLE proposes 

to locate the facility on the existing 

General Electric Company (GE) site near 

Wilmington, North Carolina 

(Wilmington Site). This application is 

for a license to possess and use 

byproduct material, source material, and 

special nuclear material at the proposed 

uranium enrichment facility. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2009–0157 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

information regarding this document. 

You may access information related to 

this document using the following 

methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov. and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2009–0157. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Carol 

Gallagher; telephone: 301–492–3668; 

email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may access publiclyavailable documents online in the NRC 

Library at http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/adams.html. To begin the search, 

select ‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and 

then select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS 

Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, 

please contact the NRC’s Public 

Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 

1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by 

email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 

Additional information regarding 

accessing materials related to this action 

is under the Document Availability 

heading in the SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION section of this document. 

• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 

purchase copies of public documents at 

the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information about the Final EIS or the 

environmental review process, please 

contact Jennifer A. Davis, telephone: 

301–415–3835; email: 

Jennifer.Davis@nrc.gov. Office of 

Federal and State Materials and 

Environmental Management Programs, 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001. For 

general or technical information 

associated with the licensing process as 

it relates to the GLE application, please 


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contact Tim Johnson, telephone: 301– 

492–3121; email: 

Timothy.Johnson@nrc.gov; Office of 

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, 

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 

Washington, DC 20555–0001. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Discussion 

The GLE submitted an Environmental 

Report (ER) in support of the proposed 

facility on January 30, 2009, and its 

license application on June 26, 2009. On 

May 8, 2009, the NRC granted an 

exemption to authorize GLE to conduct 

certain preconstruction activities (e.g., 

site preparation) on the Wilmington Site 

prior to the NRC’s decision on whether 

to grant or deny a license. The GLE 

submitted Supplement 1 to its ER on 

July 22, 2009, GLE Environmental 

Report Supplement 1—Early 

Construction. Supplement 1 

distinguishes between the 

environmental impacts of 

preconstruction activities covered by 

the May 8, 2009, exemption and NRClicensed construction activities, which 

cannot be undertaken unless a license is 

granted. On November 13, 2009, GLE 

submitted Supplement 2 to its ER, GLE 

Environmental Report Supplement 2— 

Revised Roadway and Entrance. 

Supplement 2 provides information 

describing the environmental impacts 

associated with developing an entrance 

and roadway into the Wilmington Site 

that are different from those proposed in 

the original ER. 

The Final EIS is being issued as part 

of the NRC’s process to decide whether 

to issue a license to GLE, pursuant to 

Title 10 of the Code of Federal 

Regulations (10 CFR) parts 30, 40, and 

70, to construct and operate the 

proposed uranium enrichment facility. 

Specifically, GLE proposes to use a 

laser-based technology to enrich the 

uranium-235 isotope found in natural 

uranium to concentrations up to 8 

percent by weight. The enriched 

uranium would be used to manufacture 

nuclear fuel for commercial nuclear 

power reactors. In the Final EIS, the 

NRC staff assessed the potential 

environmental impacts from the 

preconstruction, construction, 

operation, and decommissioning of the 

proposed GLE project. 

The Final EIS was prepared in 

compliance with the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969, as 

amended (NEPA), and the NRC’s 

regulations for implementing NEPA in 

10 CFR part 51. The NRC staff assessed 

the impacts of the proposed action on 

land use, historic and cultural 

resources, visual and scenic resources, 

air quality, geology and soils, water 

resources, ecological resources, noise, 

transportation, public and occupational 

health, waste management, 

socioeconomics, and environmental 

justice. Additionally, the NRC staff 

analyzed and compared the benefits and 

costs of the proposed action. In 

preparing this Final EIS, the NRC staff 

also reviewed, considered, evaluated, 

and addressed the public comments 

received on the Draft EIS. 

In addition to the proposed action, the 

NRC staff considered a reasonable range 

of alternatives, including the no-action 

alternative. Under the no-action 

alternative, the NRC would deny GLE’s 

request to construct and operate a 

uranium enrichment facility at the 

Wilmington Site. The no-action 

alternative serves as a baseline for 

comparison of the potential 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

action. Other alternatives the NRC staff 

considered but eliminated from further 

analysis include: (1) Alternative sites; 

(2) alternative sources of enriched 

uranium; and (3) alternative 

technologies for uranium enrichment. 

These alternatives, except the gas 

centrifuge technology, were eliminated 

from further analysis due to economic, 

environmental, national security, 

technological maturity, or other reasons. 

The environmental impacts of gas 

centrifuge technology were qualitatively 

evaluated, relative to those of the 

proposed laser-based technology. 

The Final EIS also discusses 

alternatives for the disposition of 

depleted uranium hexafluoride (UF6) 

resulting from enrichment operations 

over the lifetime of the proposed 

project. 

After weighing the impacts of the 

proposed action and comparing 

alternatives, the NRC staff, in 

accordance with 10 CFR 51.91(d), sets 

forth its recommendation regarding the 

proposed action. The NRC staff 

recommends that, unless safety issues 

mandate otherwise, the proposed 

license be issued to GLE. In this regard, 

the NRC staff has concluded that the 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

action are generally small, and taken in 

combination with the proposed GLE 

environmental monitoring program and 

proposed mitigation measures discussed 

in the Final EIS would eliminate or 

substantially lessen any adverse 

environmental impacts associated with 

the proposed action. 

Document Availability 

One appendix of the Final EIS 

contains Sensitive Unclassified NonSafeguards Information (SUNSI) and has 

been withheld from public inspection in 

accordance with 10 CFR 2.390, 

‘‘Availability of Public Records.’’ This 

appendix contains proprietary business 

information as well as security-related 

information. The NRC staff has 

considered the information in this 

appendix in forming the conclusions 

presented in the Final EIS. Procedures 

for obtaining access to SUNSI were 

previously published in the NRC’s 

Notice of Hearing and Commission 

Order related to GLE’s license 

application. GE–Hitachi Global Laser 

Enrichment LLC; (GLE Commercial 

Facility); Notice of Receipt of 

Application for License; Notice of 

Consideration of Issuance of License; 

Notice of Hearing and Commission 

Order; and Order Imposing Procedures 

for Access to Sensitive Unclassified 

Non-Safeguards Information and 

Safeguards Information for Contention 

Preparation, 75 FR 1819 (January 13, 

2010). 

Documents related to this notice are 

available on the NRC’s GE Laser 

Enrichment Facility Licensing Web site 

at http://www.nrc.gov/materials/fuelcycle-fac/laser.html. The Final EIS for 

the proposed GLE project may also be 

accessed on the internet at by selecting 

‘‘NUREG–1938.’’ 

The GLE’s license application, the 

exemption authorizing certain 

preconstruction activities, the GLE’s 

Environmental Report, Supplement 1 to 

the Environmental Report, Supplement 

2 to the Environmental Report, and 

Volumes 1 and 2 of the NRC’s Final EIS 

are available in ADAMS under 

Accession Numbers ML091871003, 

ML083510647, ML090910573, 

ML092100577, ML093240135, 

ML12047A040, and ML12047A042, 

respectively. 

A copy of the Final EIS will be 

available at the New Hanover County 

Library, 201 Chestnut Street, 

Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day 

of February, 2012. 

Christepher McKenney, 

Acting Deputy Director, Environmental 

Protection and Performance Assessment 

Directorate, Division of Waste Management 

and Environmental Protection, Office of 

Federal and State Materials and 

Environmental Management Programs. 

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