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Council address: Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council, 800 N State St., 

Suite 201, Dover, DE 19901; telephone: 

(302) 674–2331; www.mafmc.org. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Christopher M. Moore, Ph.D. Executive 

Director, Mid-Atlantic Fishery 

Management Council; telephone: (302) 

526–5255. The Council’s website, 

www.mafmc.org also has details on the 

meeting location, proposed agenda, 

webinar listen-in access, and briefing 

materials. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

following items are on the agenda, 

although agenda items may be 

addressed out of order (changes will be 

noted on the Council’s website when 

possible.) 

Tuesday, October 5th 

Executive Committee (Closed Session) 

Recommend Spiny Dogfish Advisory 

Panel Vacancy Appointments. 

Executive Committee—2022 

Implementation Plan (Open Session) 

Review progress on 2021 

Implementation Plan. 

Review staff recommendations for 

2022 actions and deliverables. 

Public comment opportunity. 

Approve draft actions and 

deliverables for further development in 

2022 Implementation Plan. 

HMS Diet Study Report 

Walt Golet, University of Maine/Gulf 

of Maine Research Institute. 

Chub Mackerel Specifications Review 

Review recommendations from the 

Advisory Panel, SSC, and Monitoring 

Committee. 

Review previously set 2022 chub 

mackerel specifications and recommend 

any changes if necessary. 

Atlantic Mackerel Rebuilding 

Review SSC’s September 2021 

meeting results regarding rebuilding. 

Provide additional guidance regarding 

rebuilding plan modifications, if 

appropriate. 

Wednesday, October 6th 

Spiny Dogfish Specifications 

Review SSC, Advisory Panel, 

Monitoring Committee, staff, and 

Committee recommendations for 2022 

fishing year specifications. 

Review staff trip limit analysis. 

Review previously implemented 2022 

specifications (including trip limit) and 

recommend changes if necessary. 

Private Tilefish Reporting 

Report from GARFO on Tilefish 

permitting and reporting numbers. 

North Atlantic Right Whales 

Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction 

Team scoping for risk reduction 

measures for Atlantic trap/pot and 

gillnet fisheries. 

Overview of June 2021 Scallop FMP 

Biological Opinion 

New Incidental Take Statement, RPMs 

and Terms and Conditions, and Sea 

Turtle Monitoring Plan. 

Business Session 

Committee Reports (SSC, Executive 

Committee); Executive Director’s 

Report; Organization Reports; and 

Liaison Reports. 

Other Business and General Public 

Comment 

Although non-emergency issues not 

contained in this agenda may come 

before this group for discussion, in 

accordance with the Magnuson-Stevens 

Fishery Conservation and Management 

Act (Magnuson-Stevens Act), those 

issues may not be the subject of formal 

action during these meetings. Actions 

will be restricted to those issues 

specifically identified in this notice and 

any issues arising after publication of 

this notice that require emergency 

action under section 305(c). 

Special Accommodations 

These meetings are physically 

accessible to people with disabilities. 

Requests for sign language 

interpretation or other auxiliary aid 

should be directed to Shelley Spedden, 

(302) 526–5251, at least 5 days prior to 

the meeting date. 

Dated: September 8, 2021. 

Tracey L. Thompson, 

Acting Deputy Director, Office of Sustainable 

Fisheries, National Marine Fisheries Service. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board, Portsmouth 

AGENCY: Office of Environmental 

Management, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of in-person/virtual 

hybrid meeting. 

SUMMARY: This notice announces an inperson/virtual hybrid meeting of the 

Environmental Management SiteSpecific Advisory Board (EM SSAB), 

Portsmouth. The Federal Advisory 

Committee Act requires that public 

notice of this in-person/virtual hybrid 

meeting be announced in the Federal 

Register. 

DATES: Thursday, October 7, 2021; 6:00 

p.m.–7:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: This hybrid meeting will be 

conducted in person for Board 

members, Department of Energy (DOE) 

representatives and support staff, and 

virtually for all other participants. 

Members of the public will observe the 

meeting via YouTube at this link: 

https://youtu.be/-7KxGKUPxhg. 

Board members, DOE representatives 

and support staff will participate inperson at: The Ohio State University, 

Endeavor Center, 1862 Shyville Road, 

Piketon, OH 45661. 

Board liaisons and supporting 

contractors will participate via virtual 

platforms. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Eric 

Roberts, SSAB Board Support Manager, 

by Phone: (270) 554–3004 or Email: 

eric@pgdpcab.org. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Purpose of the Board: The purpose of 

the Board is to make recommendations 

to DOE–EM and site management in the 

areas of environmental restoration, 

waste management, and related 

activities. 

Tentative Agenda 

• Review of Agenda 

• Cleanup Progress and Demolition 

Data 

• Administrative Issues 

• Reading of Public Comments 

Public Participation: The in-person/ 

online virtual hybrid meeting is open to 

the public and can be observed at 

https://youtu.be/-7KxGKUPxhg. Written 

statements may be filed with the Board 

either before or after the meeting as 

there will not be opportunities for live 

public comment during this online 

virtual meeting. Comments received by 

no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on Monday, 

October 4, 2021, will be read aloud 

during the meeting. Comments will also 

be accepted after the meeting, by no 

later than 5:00 p.m. ET on Friday, 

October 15, 2021. Please submit 

comments to the SSAB Board Support 

Manager at the aforementioned email 

address. Please put ‘‘Public Comment’’ 

in the subject line. The Deputy 

Designated Federal Officer is 

empowered to conduct the meeting in a 

fashion that will facilitate the orderly 

conduct of business. Individuals 

wishing to submit public comments 

should email them as directed above. 

Minutes: Minutes will be available by 

writing or calling Eric Roberts, SSAB 

Board Support Manager, Emerging 

Technology Center, Room 221, 4810 

Alben Barkley Drive, Paducah, KY 

42001; Phone: (270) 554–3004. Minutes 

will also be available at the following 


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1https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/ 

statements-releases/2021/03/31/fact-sheet-theamerican-jobs-plan/. 

website: https://www.energy.gov/pppo/ 

ports-ssab/listings/meeting-materials. 

Signed in Washington, DC, on September 

3, 2021. 

LaTanya Butler, 

Deputy Committee Management Officer. 

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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

National Nuclear Security 

Administration 

Request for Information Regarding 

Establishment of the Department of 

Energy Uranium Reserve Program 

AGENCY: National Nuclear Security 

Administration, Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Reopening of the public 

comment period. 

SUMMARY: The Department of Energy 

(DOE) published the Request for 

information (RFI) to invite public 

comment on topics related to the 

Establishment of the DOE’s Uranium 

Reserve program on August 11, 2021. 

Through this notice, DOE announces the 

reopening of the Uranium Reserve RFI 

comment period for an additional 30 

days. The August 11, 2021 Federal 

Register notice mistakenly listed an 

option for online submissions via 

www.regulations.gov, but that option is 

not available at this time. Comments can 

be submitted via email or postal mail 

through the instructions in the 

ADDRESSES section. 

DATES: The comment period for the RFI 

published on August 11, 2021 (86 FR 

44007), which closed on September 10, 

2021, is hereby reopened. DOE will 

accept written comments, data, 

information in response no later than 

October 13, 2021. 

ADDRESSES: Interested persons may 

submit comments by any of the 

following methods: 

Email: rfi-uranium@hq.doe.gov. 

Submit electronic comments in 

Microsoft Word or PDF file format and 

avoid the use of special characters or 

any form of encryption. Please include 

‘‘Response to Uranium Reserve RFI’’ in 

the subject line. 

Postal Mail: Response to Uranium 

Reserve RFI, c/o Mr. Kyle Fowler, U.S. 

Department of Energy, National Nuclear 

Security Administration, Mailstop NA– 

10, 1000 Independence Avenue SW, 

Washington, DC 20585–0121. 

Instructions: All submissions received 

must include the agency name for this 

request for information. No facsimiles 

(faxes) will be accepted. 

Note: The Government has posted a 

parallel RFI to SAM.gov in order invite 

industry comment on topics related to 

establishment of the DOE’s Uranium Reserve 

program. To avoid duplicate submissions, 

interested parties are encouraged to only 

respond to one of the notices. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Requests for further information should 

be sent to: rfi-uranium@hq.doe.gov or 

Mr. Kyle Fowler, (202) 586–1963. If 

responding by email, please include 

‘‘Question on Uranium Reserve RFI’’ in 

the subject line. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S. 

Department of Energy (DOE or the 

Department) issued this RFI to invite 

public comment on topics related to 

establishment of the DOE’s Uranium 

Reserve program. DOE is re-opening the 

comment period on this RFI to provide 

ample time for interested parties to 

respond. 

Background 

In the United States (U.S.), nuclear 

energy provides more than 55 percent of 

our clean energy and supports about 

half a million American jobs. However, 

the U.S. nuclear industry and the 

nuclear fuel supply chain face 

significant challenges that have left 

domestic nuclear fuel suppliers in a 

weakened position on the domestic and 

global stage. Revitalizing the U.S. 

nuclear fuel supply infrastructure 

would support the Administration’s 

goals described in the American Jobs 

Plan,1 including addressing the climate 

crisis, creating American jobs, 

positioning the U.S. to compete with 

economic rivals, and supporting 

national security. It would support 

environmental justice initiatives, 

prioritize addressing long-standing and 

persistent racial injustice by targeting 40 

percent of the benefits of climate and 

clean infrastructure investments to 

disadvantaged communities, consider 

rural communities and communities 

impacted by the market-based transition 

to clean energy, and include meaningful 

stakeholder engagement. 

In December 2020, Congress passed 

the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 

2021 (Pub. L. 116–260) that makes 

$75,000,000 available to the Department 

for the Uranium Reserve Program. The 

Department is considering options to 

acquire natural uranium and convert 

this uranium into uranium hexafluoride 

that would be stored at commercial 

facilities in the United States. 

In considering options, the 

Department will focus on reinvigorating 

domestic nuclear fuel supply chain 

capabilities, utilizing existing facilities, 

and minimizing negative disruption of 

market mechanisms. The Department 

expects the acquisition of natural 

uranium to result in new uranium 

production at existing domestic sites. 

The Department does not intend such 

new production to initiate or expand 

mining on Tribal lands, expand the 

Office of Legacy Management’s (LM) 

Uranium Leasing Program, or expand 

access to additional uranium deposits 

located on other Federal lands. 

Additionally, the Department does not 

intend to acquire uranium or uranium 

hexafluoride produced from enricher 

underfeeding, the re-enrichment of tails, 

or other sources that do not support the 

reinvigoration of uranium production 

and conversion capabilities. Likewise, 

the Department expects to use existing 

domestic commercial conversion 

capabilities and store the uranium 

hexafluoride at a domestic facility. 

The Department will comply with all 

applicable laws, including the National 

Environmental Policy Act and the 

National Historic Preservation Act, in 

the proposed establishment of a 

uranium reserve. In addition, the 

Department will give careful attention to 

energy justice, distributive impacts, and 

other relevant issues in its decisionmaking process. This program would 

include meaningful engagement with 

stakeholders, including State, local, 

Tribal governments, and disadvantaged 

communities. 

The Department is publishing this RFI 

to gain a better understanding of Tribal 

and other disadvantaged communities 

and stakeholder views on topics related 

to the establishment of a uranium 

reserve. Responses to the RFI will 

inform the Department’s establishment 

of a uranium reserve, as well as the 

development of a procurement strategy 

for acquisition of uranium, conversion 

services, and storage. 

Signing Authority 

This document of the Department of 

Energy was signed on September 7, 

2021, by Dr. Charles Verdon, Deputy 

Administrator for Defense Programs for 

the National Nuclear Security 

Administration, pursuant to delegated 

authority from the Secretary of Energy. 

That document with the original 

signature and date is maintained by 

DOE. For administrative purposes only, 

and in compliance with requirements of 

the Office of the Federal Register, the 

undersigned DOE Federal Register 

Liaison Officer has been authorized to 

sign and submit the document in 

electronic format for publication, as an 

official document of the Department of 


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