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instruments, and databases to provide 

the reach to make the next intellectual 

leaps. 

NSF currently provides support for 

facility construction from two accounts: 

the Major Research Equipment and 

Facility Construction (MREFC) account, 

and the Research and Related Activities 

(R&RA) account. The MREFC account, 

established in FY 1995, is a separate 

budget line item that provides an 

agency-wide mechanism, permitting 

directorates to undertake large facility 

projects that exceed 10% of the 

Directorate’s annual budget; or roughly 

$100M or greater. Smaller projects 

continue to be supported from the 

R&RA Account. 

Facilities are defined as shared-use 

infrastructure, instrumentation and 

equipment that are accessible to a broad 

community of researchers and/or 

educators. Facilities may be centralized 

or may consist of distributed 

installations. They may incorporate 

large-scale networking or computational 

infrastructure, multi-user instruments or 

networks of such instruments, or other 

infrastructure, instrumentation and 

equipment having a major impact on a 

broad segment of a scientific or 

engineering discipline. Historically, 

awards have been made for such diverse 

projects as accelerators, telescopes, 

research vessels and aircraft, and 

geographically distributed but 

networked sensors and instrumentation. 

The growth and diversification of 

large facility projects require that NSF 

remain attentive to the ever-changing 

issues and challenges inherent in their 

planning, construction, operation, 

management and oversight. Most 

importantly, dedicated, competent NSF 

and awardee staff are needed to manage 

and oversee these projects; giving the 

attention and oversight that good 

practice dictates and that proper 

accountability to taxpayers and 

Congress demands. To this end, there is 

also a need for consistent, documented 

requirements and procedures to be 

understood and used by NSF program 

managers and awardees for all such 

large projects. 

Use of the Information: Facilities are 

an essential part of the science and 

engineering enterprise, and supporting 

them is one major responsibility of the 

National Science Foundation (NSF). 

NSF makes awards to external entities— 

primarily universities, consortia of 

universities or non-profit 

organizations—to undertake 

construction, management and 

operation of facilities. Such awards 

frequently take the form of cooperative 

agreements. NSF does not directly 

construct or operate the facilities it 

supports. However, NSF retains 

responsibility for overseeing their 

development, management and 

successful performance. The Large 

Facilities Manual is intended to: 

• Provide step-by-step guidance for 

NSF staff and awardees to carry out 

effective project planning, management 

and oversight of large facilities while 

considering the varying requirements of 

a diverse portfolio; 

• Clearly state the policies, processes 

and procedures pertinent at each stage 

of a facility’s life cycle from 

development through construction, 

operations, and termination; and 

• Document and disseminate ‘‘best 

practices’’ identified over time so that 

NSF and awardees can carry out their 

responsibilities more effectively. 

This version of the Large Facilities 

Manual reflects recent changes in 

organization and formatting to improve 

readability and facilitate period 

revision. It also up-dates sections 

related to contingency and cost 

estimating requirements. The Manual 

does not replace existing formal 

procedures required for all NSF awards, 

which are described in the Grant 

Proposal Guide and The Award and 

Administration Guide. Instead, it draws 

upon and supplements them for the 

purpose of providing detailed guidance 

regarding NSF management and 

oversight of facilities projects. All 

facilities projects require merit and 

technical review, as well as approval of 

certain deliverables. The level of review 

and approval varies substantially from 

standard grants, as does the level of 

oversight needed to ensure appropriate 

and proper accountability for federal 

funds. The requirements, recommended 

procedures and best practices presented 

in the Manual apply to any facility 

significant enough to require close and 

substantial interaction with the 

Foundation and the National Science 

Board. 

This Manual will be updated 

periodically to reflect changes in 

requirements, policies and/or 

procedures. Award Recipients are 

expected to monitor and adopt the 

requirements and best practices 

included in the Manual which are 

aimed at improving management and 

oversight of large facilities projects and 

at enabling the most efficient and costeffective delivery of tools to the research 

and education communities. 

The submission of proposals and 

subsequent project documentation to 

the Foundation related to the 

development, construction and 

operations of Large Facilities is part of 

the collection of information. This 

information is used to help NSF fulfill 

this responsibility in supporting meritbased research and education projects in 

all the scientific and engineering 

disciplines. The Foundation also has a 

continuing commitment to provide 

oversight on facilities development and 

construction which must be balanced 

against monitoring its information 

collection so as to identify and address 

any excessive reporting burdens. 

NSF has approximately twenty-two 

(22) Large Facilities in various stages of 

development, construction, operations 

and termination. One to two (1 to 2) 

new awards are made approximately 

every five (5) years based on science 

community infrastructure needs and 

availability of funding. Of the twentytwo large facilities, there are 

approximately eight (8) facilities 

annually that are either in development 

or construction. These stages require the 

highest level of reporting and 

management documentation per the 

Large Facilities Manual. 

Burden to the Public: The Foundation 

estimates that an average of three (3) 

Full Time Equivalents (FTEs) are 

necessary for each facility project in 

development or construction (Total 

Project Cost of $200–$500M) to respond 

to NSF routine reporting and project 

management documentation 

requirements on an annual basis; or 

6240 hours per year. The Foundation 

estimates an average of one (1) FTE for 

a facility in operations; or 2080 hours 

per year. Assuming an average of eight 

(8) facilities in construction and the 

balance in operations, this equates to 

roughly 80,000 public burden hours 

annually. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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[Docket No. 50–483; NRC–2012–0001] 

License Renewal for Callaway Plant, 

Unit 1 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: License renewal and record of 

decision; issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) has issued renewed 

facility operating license No. NPF–30 to 

Union Electric Company (dba Ameren 

Missouri or the licensee), the operator of 

the Callaway Plant, Unit 1 (Callaway). 

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NPF–30 authorizes operation of 

Callaway by the licensee at reactor core 

power levels not in excess of 3565 

megawatts thermal, in accordance with 

the provisions of the Callaway renewed 

license and technical specifications. In 

addition, the NRC has prepared a record 

of decision (ROD) that supports the 

NRC’s decision to renew facility 

operating license No. NPF–30. 

DATES: The license renewal of facility 

operating license No. NPF–30 was 

effective on March 6, 2015. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2012–0001 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

information regarding this document. 

You may obtain publicly-available 

information related to this document 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2012–0001. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Carol 

Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; 

email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For 

technical questions, contact the 

individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

Access and Management System 

(ADAMS): You may obtain publiclyavailable documents online in the 

ADAMS Public Documents collection at 

http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ 

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. The 

ADAMS accession number for each 

document referenced in this document 

(if that document is available in 

ADAMS) is provided the first time that 

a document is referenced. 

• 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: John 

Daily, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission, Washington, DC 20555; 

telephone: 301–415–3873; email: 

John.Daily@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that the NRC has issued 

renewed facility operating license No. 

NPF–30 to Union Electric Company, the 

operator of Callaway. Renewed facility 

operating license No. NPF–30 

authorizes operation of Callaway by the 

licensee at reactor core power levels not 

in excess of 3565 megawatts thermal, in 

accordance with the provisions of the 

Callaway renewed license and technical 

specifications. The NRC’s ROD that 

supports the NRC’s decision to renew 

facility operating license No. NPF–30 is 

available in ADAMS under Accession 

No. ML14302A238. As discussed in the 

ROD and the final supplemental 

environmental impact statement (FSEIS) 

for Callaway, Supplement 51 to 

NUREG–1437, ‘‘Generic Environmental 

Impact Statement for License Renewal 

of Nuclear Plants Regarding Callaway 

Plant, Unit 1,’’ dated October 2014 

(ADAMS Accession No. ML14289A140), 

the NRC has considered a range of 

reasonable alternatives that included 

natural gas combined-cycle, 

supercritical pulverized coal, new 

nuclear, wind power, energy efficiency 

measures, and the no action alternative. 

The ROD and FSEIS document the NRC 

decision for the environmental review 

that the adverse environmental impacts 

of license renewal for Callaway are not 

so great that preserving the option of 

license renewal for energy planning 

decisionmakers would be unreasonable. 

Callaway, Unit 1, is a pressurized 

water reactor located in Callaway 

County, Missouri. The application for 

the renewed license, ‘‘Callaway Plant, 

Unit 1, License Renewal Application,’’ 

dated December 15, 2011, as 

supplemented by letters dated through 

June 20, 2014 (ADAMS Accession No. 

ML113530372), complied with the 

standards and requirements of the 

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended 

(the Act), and the NRC’s regulations. As 

required by the Act and the NRC’s 

regulations in chapter 1 of title 10 of the 

Code of Federal Regulations, the NRC 

has made appropriate findings, which 

are set forth in the license. A public 

notice of the proposed issuance of the 

renewed license and an opportunity for 

a hearing was published in the Federal 

Register on February 24, 2012 (77 FR 

11173). 

For further details with respect to this 

action, see: (1) Union Electric 

Company’s (dba Ameren Missouri) 

license renewal application for 

Callaway Plant, Unit 1 dated December 

15, 2011, as supplemented by letters 

dated through June 20, 2014; (2) the 

NRC’s safety evaluation report 

published in August 2014 (ADAMS 

Accession No. ML14232A380); (3) the 

NRC’s final environmental impact 

statement (NUREG–1437, Supplement 

51), for Callaway, Unit 1, published in 

October 2014; and (4) the NRC’s ROD. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day 

of March, 2015. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Christopher G. Miller, 

Director, Division of License Renewal, Office 

of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. 

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Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the 

ACRS Subcommittee on Thermal 

Hydraulic Phenomena; Notice of 

Meeting 

The ACRS Subcommittee on Thermal 

Hydraulic Phenomena will hold a 

meeting on March 20, 2015, Room T– 

2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. 

The meeting will be open to public 

attendance, with the exception of 

portions that may be closed to protect 

information that is propriety pursuant to 

5 U.S.C. 552(c)(4). The agenda for the 

subject meeting shall be as follows: 

Friday, March 20, 2015—1:00 p.m. 

Until 5:00 p.m. 

The Subcommittee will review 

Topical Report NEDE–33766P, ‘‘GEH 

Simplified Stability Solution’’ (GS3). 

The Subcommittee will hear 

presentations by and hold discussions 

with the NRC staff, General ElectricHitachi, and other interested persons 

regarding this matter. The 

Subcommittee will gather information, 

analyze relevant issues and facts, and 

formulate proposed positions and 

actions, as appropriate, for deliberation 

by the Full Committee. 

Members of the public desiring to 

provide oral statements and/or written 

comments should notify the Designated 

Federal Official (DFO), Zena Abdullahi 

(Telephone 301–415–8716 or Email: 

Zena.Abdullahi@nrc.gov) five days prior 

to the meeting, if possible, so that 

appropriate arrangements can be made. 

Thirty-five hard copies of each 

presentation or handout should be 

provided to the DFO thirty minutes 

before the meeting. In addition, one 

electronic copy of each presentation 

should be emailed to the DFO one day 

before the meeting. If an electronic copy 

cannot be provided within this 

timeframe, presenters should provide 

the DFO with a CD containing each 

presentation at least thirty minutes 

before the meeting. Electronic 

recordings will be permitted only 

during those portions of the meeting 

that are open to the public. Detailed 

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