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Title of Collection: IARPC Principles 

for Conducting Research in the Arctic 

Evaluation Survey. 

OMB Control No.: 3145–New. 

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applicable. 

Abstract: The Interagency Arctic 

Research Policy Committee (IARPC) was 

established by the Arctic Research and 

Policy Act of 1984 (ARPA) to facilitate 

coordination and cooperation in Arctic 

research. Now a subcommittee of the 

National Science and Technology 

Council (NSTC), IARPC plays a critical 

role in enhancing scientific monitoring 

and advancing Arctic research through 

the coordination of Federal agencies as 

well as domestic and international 

collaborators. In 2018, IARPC released 

the revised Principles for Conducting 

Research in the Arctic OPP Principles 

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Arctic | NSF—National Science 

Foundation (https://www.nsf.gov/geo/ 

opp/arctic/conduct.jsp) to guide 

research activities throughout the 

Arctic. In 2023, the IARPC’s 

Participatory Research and Indigenous 

Leadership in Research Collaboration 

Team (one of five foundational activities 

in the Arctic Research Plan—IARPC 

Collaborations) (https://

www.iarpccollaborations.org/plan/ 

index.html) reframed these principles as 

SHARE: 

• Sustain and build relationships 

• Humble accountability 

• Advance responsible environmental 

stewardship 

• Effective communication 

These Principles are directed at 

academic and federal researchers 

funded by IARPC agencies but are 

equally relevant to other individuals 

and organizations pursuing or funding 

research in the Arctic. They are 

guidelines for conducting responsible 

and ethical research and they encourage 

respect for all individuals, cultures, and 

the environment. The Principles are not 

intended to supplant existing 

regulations and guidelines; researchers 

should follow federal, state, and local 

regulations, policies and guidelines. 

Research involving human subjects 

must adhere to specific requirements. 

Projects on Indigenous homelands or 

involving Indigenous Peoples should be 

coordinated with Indigenous leadership 

and should follow all applicable 

regulations and local research 

guidelines. 

The rapid changes occurring in the 

Arctic are complex, dynamic, and 

interconnected. Climate change and 

other environmental changes are 

profoundly impacting Arctic 

communities and have global 

consequences. As a result, emerging 

research questions are multidisciplinary 

and are best addressed by multiple 

Federal agencies working closely with 

non-Federal partners. Through a 

targeted approach to cross-cutting 

priority areas, the Interagency Arctic 

Research Policy Committee’s (IARPC) 

Arctic Research Plan 2022–2026 

addresses the most pressing Arctic 

research needs that require a 

collaborative approach and can advance 

understanding of the Arctic and climate 

change, inform policy and planning 

decisions, and promote the well-being 

of Arctic and global communities. The 

plan’s priority areas respond to 

challenges identified by Arctic 

communities, Federal agencies with a 

presence in Alaska or a responsibility to 

understand the Arctic region, Federal 

agencies with Arctic investments, the 

state of Alaska, Tribal and Indigenous 

organizations, and other non-Federal 

entities. 

Every five years, IARPC is required by 

law (ARPA) ‘‘to prepare and execute an 

Arctic Research Plan in coordination 

with the U.S. Arctic Research 

Commission, the Governor of the State 

of Alaska, residents of the Arctic, the 

private sector, and public interest 

groups.’’ The Arctic Research Plan 

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became a subcommittee of the NSTC 

and builds from the successes and 

communities of practice established by 

previous plans. It seeks to integrate 

these communities and create crosscutting foci which require a focused 

research effort. 

The IARPC PILR Collaboration work 

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PILR 1 to fulfill Federal requirement to 

consult with Federally recognized 

Tribes and Alaska Native Corporations. 

The IARPC Principles survey stems 

from PILR Deliverable 1.2 to Evaluate 

the Principles for Conducting Research 

in the Arctic 2018, and update as 

needed based on the evaluation. This 

survey will enable an evaluation of 

understanding and implementation of 

the SHARE Principles among three 

primary groups, Arctic Indigenous and 

local community members and 

leadership, the scientific research 

community, and federal agency 

personnel. 

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leadership (100); scientific research 

community (100), and federal agency 

personnel (100). 

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Dated: December 4, 2023. 

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Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

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[Docket No. 30–30429; NRC–2023–0202] 

ProTechnics, a Division of Core 

Laboratories LP; Discharge of 

Radioactive Tracers in Well 

Completion Fluids 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Environmental assessment and 

finding of no significant impact; 

issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is issuing a finding 

of no significant impact (FONSI) and 

accompanying environmental 

assessment (EA) for a license 

amendment request from ProTechnics, a 

division of Core Laboratories LP 

(ProTechnics), byproduct material 

license no. 42–26928–01, to authorize 

discharge of well completion fluids 

containing very small amounts of shortlived radioactive tracers in offshore 

waters in the U.S. Outer Continental 

Shelf (OCS) of the Gulf of Mexico 

(GOM). Based on the analysis in the EA, 

the NRC staff has concluded that there 

would be no significant impacts on the 

quality of the human environment from 

ProTechnics’ proposed license 

amendment request, and therefore, a 

FONSI is appropriate. 

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this document are available on 

December 7, 2023. 

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DC 20555–0001, telephone: 301–415– 

0867; email: Jean.Trefethen@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The NRC is considering a license 

application request from ProTechnics to 

authorize discharge of well completion 

fluids containing very small amounts of 

short-lived radioactive tracers in 

offshore waters in the OCS of the GOM. 

In its license amendment request, 

ProTechnics stated that, in connection 

with well logging in the GOM, it 

performs single well subsurface tracer 

studies in established oil and gas 

production basins located in OCS 

waters. In general, all of the material 

that enters the formation would be 

retained behind a screen mesh. Only the 

material remaining on the well bore side 

of the screen mesh would be returned to 

the surface (ADAMS Accession Nos. 

ML22325A156 and ML23009B762). As 

required by section 51.21 of title 10 of 

the Code of Federal Regulations (10 

CFR), and in light of ProTechnics’ 

license amendment request, the NRC 

staff prepared an EA that documents its 

independent evaluation of the potential 

environmental impacts of the disposal 

of short-lived radioactive tracers in the 

offshore waters. Based on the analysis in 

the EA, the NRC staff has concluded 

that there would be no significant 

impacts on the quality of the human 

environment from ProTechnics’ 

proposed disposal methods, and 

therefore, the NRC is issuing a FONSI. 

II. Summary of Environmental 

Assessment 

Description of the Proposed Action 

ProTechnics is seeking a license 

amendment to authorize discharge of 

well completion fluids containing very 

small amounts of short-lived radioactive 

tracers in offshore waters in the OCS of 

the GOM. 

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed 

Action 

The NRC staff has assessed the 

potential environmental impacts from 

ProTechnics’ disposal of short-lived 

radioactive tracers in the offshore waters 

of the GOM. The NRC staff expect the 

radioactive tracer beads to remain 

chemically inert in the GOM seawater, 

due to the ceramic coating on the beads. 

Thus, the embedded radioactive metal 

particles would not dissolve or leach 

out of the beads to combine with the 

seawater. Data to support this 

conclusion was provided with 

ProTechnics’ license amendment 

request. Additionally, the radioisotopes 

used have a short half-life (70 to 84 

days) and therefore, would decay in a 

short period of time. 

Environmental Impacts of the 

Alternatives to the Proposed Action 

An alternative to the proposed action 

is the no-action alternative. Under the 

no-action alternative, the NRC would 

not grant ProTechnics’ license 


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