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a 60 day public comment period. The 

public comment period closed on 

August 12, 2010. Public comments on 

DG–1240 and the staff responses to the 

public comments are available under 

ADAMS Accession Number 

ML103510471. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day 

of April 2012. 

Thomas H. Boyce, 

Chief, Regulatory Guide Development Branch, 

Division of Engineering, Office of Nuclear 

Regulatory Research. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9691 Filed 4–20–12; 8:45 am] 

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Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards; Notice of Meeting 

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 a meeting 

on May 10–12, 2012, 11545 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, Maryland. 

Thursday, May 10, 2012, Conference 

Room T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland 

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.–9:30 a.m.: U.S. EPR Spent 

Fuel Cask Transfer Facility (Open/ 

Closed)—The Committee will hear 

presentations by and hold discussions 

with representatives of AREVA 

regarding the U.S. EPR spent fuel cask 

transfer facility including an overview 

of the fuel storage and handling system. 

[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)]. 

9:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m.: Selected 

Chapters of the Safety Evaluation 

Report (SER) with Open Items 

Associated with the U.S. EPR Design 

Certification (DC) Application (Open/ 

Closed)—The Committee will hear 

presentations by and hold discussions 

with representatives of the NRC staff 

and AREVA regarding selected chapters 

of the NRC staff’s SER with open items 

associated with the U.S. EPR DC 

application. [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)]. 

12:45 p.m.–2:15 p.m.: State-of-the-Art 

Reactor Consequence Analysis 

(SOARCA) Project (Open)—The 

Committee will hear presentations by 

and hold discussions with 

representatives of the NRC staff 

regarding the Draft NUREG report on the 

SOARCA Project. 

2:30 p.m.–4 p.m.: St. Lucie Unit 1 

Extended Power Uprate Application 

(Open/Closed)—The Committee will 

hear presentations by and hold 

discussions with representatives of the 

NRC staff and Florida Power & Light 

Company regarding the St. Lucie Unit 1 

Extended Power Uprate Application. 

[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)]. 

4:15 p.m.–7 p.m.: Preparation of 

ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee 

will discuss proposed ACRS reports on 

matters discussed during this meeting. 

The Committee will also discuss a 

proposed report on draft final NUREG– 

1921, ‘‘Fire HRA Guidelines.’’ [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, May 11, 2012, Conference Room 

T2–B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland 

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.–11 a.m.: Future ACRS 

Activities/Report of the Planning and 

Procedures Subcommittee (Open/ 

Closed)—The Committee will discuss 

the recommendations of the Planning 

and Procedures Subcommittee regarding 

items proposed for consideration by the 

Full Committee during future ACRS 

Meetings, and matters related to the 

conduct of ACRS business, including 

anticipated workload and member 

assignments. [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 ACRS, and 

information the release of which would 

constitute a clearly unwarranted 

invasion of personal privacy]. 

11 a.m.–11:15 a.m.: Reconciliation of 

ACRS Comments and 

Recommendations (Open)—The 

Committee will discuss the responses 

from the NRC Executive Director for 

Operations to comments and 

recommendations included in recent 

ACRS reports and letters. 

12:30 p.m.–2 p.m.: Preparation for 

Meeting With the Commission on June 

7, 2012 (Open)—The Committee will 

discuss topics for the upcoming meeting 

with the Commission on June 7, 2012. 

2:15 p.m.–7 p.m.: Preparation of 

ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee 

will discuss proposed ACRS reports on 

matters discussed during this meeting. 

The Committee will also discuss a 

proposed report on draft final NUREG– 

1921, ‘‘Fire HRA Guidelines.’’ [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, May 12, 2012 Conference 

Room T2–B1, Two White Flint North, 

Rockville, Maryland 

8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Preparation of 

ACRS Reports (Open)—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)]. 

11:30 a.m.–12 p.m.: Miscellaneous 

(Open)—The Committee will continue 

its discussion related to the conduct of 

Committee activities and specific issues 

that were not completed during 

previous meetings. 

Procedures for the conduct of and 

participation in ACRS meetings were 

published in the Federal Register on 

October 17, 2011, (76 FR 64126–64127). 

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 Antonio Dias, Cognizant 

ACRS Staff (Telephone: 301–415–6805, 

Email: Antonio.Dias@nrc.gov), five 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. 

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) 

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 agenda, 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 Web site 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 

(301–415–8066), 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. 

Dated: April 17, 2012 

Andrew L. Bates, 

Advisory Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. 2012–9701 Filed 4–20–12; 8:45 am] 

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL 

MANAGEMENT 

Excepted Service 

AGENCY: U.S. Office of Personnel 

Management (OPM). 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: This gives notice of OPM 

decisions granting authority to make 

appointments under Schedules A, B, 

and C in the excepted service as 

required by 5 CFR 213.103. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Senior Executive Resource Services, 

Executive Resources and Employee 

Development, Employee Services, 202– 

606–2246. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Appearing 

in the listing below are the individual 

authorities established under Schedules 

A, B, and C between December 1, 2011, 

and December 31, 2011. These notices 

are published monthly in the Federal 

Register at www.gpoaccess.gov/fr/. A 

consolidated listing of all authorities as 

of September 30 is also published each 

year. The following Schedules are not 

codified in the Code of Federal 

Regulations. These are agency-specific 

exceptions. 

Schedule A 

No Schedule A authorities to report 

during December 2011. 

Schedule B 

No Schedule B authorities to report 

during December 2011. 

Schedule C 

The following Schedule C 

appointments were approved during 

December 2011. 

Agency name Organization name Position title Authorization No. Effective date 

Department of Agriculture ............ Farm Service Agency .................. Special Assistant (Deputy Chief 

of Staff).

DA120017 12/1/2011 

Department of Commerce ........... Office of the Chief of Staff .......... Senior Advisor ............................. DC120018 12/2/2011 

Office of the Chief of Staff .......... Confidential Assistant .................. DC120022 12/6/2011 

Office of the Deputy Secretary ... Special Assistant ......................... DC120023 12/6/2011 

Office of the Under Secretary ..... Senior Advisor ............................. DC120024 12/12/2011 

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.Special Assistant ......................... DC120029 12/21/2011 

Import Administration .................. Special Advisor ........................... DC120034 12/21/2011 

Office of the Deputy Secretary ... Special Advisor ........................... DC120035 12/22/2011 

Commodity Futures Trading 

Commission.

Office of the Chairperson ............ Administrative Assistant .............. CT120003 12/1/2011 

Department of Defense ................ Office of Assistant Secretary of 

Defense (Legislative Affairs).

Special Assistant ......................... DD120002 12/11/2011 

Office of Assistant Secretary of 

Defense (Legislative Affairs).

Special Assistant ......................... DD120003 12/11/2011 

Office of Assistant Secretary of 

Defense (Legislative Affairs).

Special Assistant ......................... DD120015 12/8/2011 

Department of Education ............. Office of Communications and 

Outreach.

Special Assistant ......................... DB110101 12/12/2011 

Office for Civil Rights .................. Senior Counsel ............................ DB120022 12/12/2011 

Office for Civil Rights .................. Senior Counsel ............................ DB120023 12/5/2011 

Office of Innovation and Improvement.Associate Assistant Deputy Secretary.DB120024 12/12/2011 

Office of Communications and 

Outreach.

Deputy Assistant Secretary, 

Intergovernmental Affairs.

DB120025 12/19/2011 

Office of Postsecondary Education.Confidential Assistant .................. DB120026 12/12/2011 

Office of the General Counsel .... Special Assistant ......................... DB120028 12/27/2011 

Office of the Under Secretary ..... Executive Director, Whiainae ...... DB120031 12/27/2011 

Office of the Secretary ................ Confidential Assistant .................. DB120033 12/30/2011 

Department of Energy .................. Office of Public Affairs ................ Special Assistant ......................... DE120019 12/12/2011 

Office of Public Affairs ................ Deputy Director ........................... DE120021 12/1/2011 

Office of Public Affairs ................ Press Secretary ........................... DE120022 12/1/2011 

Environmental Protection Agency Operations Staff .......................... Special Representative ............... EP120005 12/2/2011 

Operations Staff .......................... Trip Coordinator .......................... EP120010 12/1/2011 

Federal Communications Commission.Office Strategic Planning and 

Policy Analysis.

Special Advisor, Osp ................... FC120005 12/16/2011 


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