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1A record of the Commissioners’ votes is 

available from the Office of the Secretary and at the 

Commission’s website. 

2The Commission has found the response to its 

notice of institution filed on behalf of Estwing 

Manufacturing Company, Inc., a domestic producer 

of each of the four heavy forged hand tools 

(‘‘HFHT’’) domestic like products: Axes and adzes, 

bars and wedges, hammers and sledges, and picks 

and mattocks, to be individually adequate for each 

HFHT domestic product. Comments from other 

interested parties will not be accepted (see 19 CFR 

207.62(d)(2)). 

FR 68275, December 1, 2021) of the 

subject five-year review was adequate 

and that the respondent interested party 

group response was inadequate. The 

Commission did not find any other 

circumstances that would warrant 

conducting a full review.1 Accordingly, 

the Commission determined that it 

would conduct an expedited review 

pursuant to section 751(c)(3) of the 

Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1675(c)(3)). 

For further information concerning 

the conduct of this review and rules of 

general application, consult the 

Commission’s Rules of Practice and 

Procedure, part 201, subparts A and B 

(19 CFR part 201), and part 207, 

subparts A, D, E, and F (19 CFR part 

207). 

Please note the Secretary’s Office will 

accept only electronic filings at this 

time. Filings must be made through the 

Commission’s Electronic Document 

Information System (EDIS, https://

edis.usitc.gov). No in-person paperbased filings or paper copies of any 

electronic filings will be accepted until 

further notice. 

Staff report.—A staff report 

containing information concerning the 

subject matter of the review has been 

placed in the nonpublic record, and will 

be made available to persons on the 

Administrative Protective Order service 

list for this review on April 15, 2022. A 

public version will be issued thereafter, 

pursuant to section 207.62(d)(4) of the 

Commission’s rules. 

Written submissions.—As provided in 

section 207.62(d) of the Commission’s 

rules, interested parties that are parties 

to the review and that have provided 

individually adequate responses to the 

notice of institution,2 and any party 

other than an interested party to the 

review may file written comments with 

the Secretary on what determinations 

the Commission should reach in the 

review. Comments are due on or before 

April 22, 2022 and may not contain new 

factual information. Any person that is 

neither a party to the five-year review 

nor an interested party may submit a 

brief written statement (which shall not 

contain any new factual information) 

pertinent to the reviews by April 22, 

2022. However, should the Department 

of Commerce (‘‘Commerce’’) extend the 

time limit for its completion of the final 

results of its review, the deadline for 

comments (which may not contain new 

factual information) on Commerce’s 

final results is three business days after 

the issuance of Commerce’s results. If 

comments contain business proprietary 

information (BPI), they must conform 

with the requirements of sections 201.6, 

207.3, and 207.7 of the Commission’s 

rules. The Commission’s Handbook on 

Filing Procedures, available on the 

Commission’s website at https://

www.usitc.gov/documents/handbook_

on_filing_procedures.pdf, elaborates 

upon the Commission’s procedures with 

respect to filings. 

In accordance with sections 201.16(c) 

and 207.3 of the rules, each document 

filed by a party to the review must be 

served on all other parties to the review 

(as identified by either the public or BPI 

service list), and a certificate of service 

must be timely filed. The Secretary will 

not accept a document for filing without 

a certificate of service. 

Determination.—The Commission has 

determined this review is 

extraordinarily complicated and 

therefore has determined to exercise its 

authority to extend the review period by 

up to 90 days pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 

1675(c)(5)(B). 

Authority: This review is being 

conducted under authority of title VII of 

the Tariff Act of 1930; this notice is 

published pursuant to section 207.62 of 

the Commission’s rules. 

By order of the Commission. 

Issued: April 11, 2022. 

Lisa Barton, 

Secretary to the Commission. 

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NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND 

SPACE ADMINISTRATION 

[Document Number NASA–22–024; Docket 

Number–NASA–2022–0002] 

National Environmental Policy Act; 

Mars Sample Return Campaign 

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration. 

ACTION: Notice of intent; notice of 

meetings; request for comments. 

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the National 

Environmental Policy Act of 1969 

(NEPA), as amended, the Council on 

Environmental Quality Regulations for 

Implementing the Procedural Provisions 

of NEPA, and NASA’s procedures for 

implementing NEPA, NASA will 

prepare a Programmatic Environmental 

Impact Statement (PEIS) for the Mars 

Sample Return (MSR) Campaign; 

cooperating agencies for this effort 

include the U.S. Air Force (in 

accordance with, Environmental Impact 

Analysis Process), U.S. Army, U.S. 

Department of Agriculture, and U.S. 

Department of Health and Human 

Services—Centers for Disease Control 

and Prevention. The PEIS will provide 

information related to the potential 

environmental impacts associated with 

the proposed return of Mars samples to 

Earth for scientific analysis. Potential 

impacts to be analyzed in the PEIS 

include those associated with ground 

disturbance from landing site 

preparation, and sample vehicle landing 

and recovery efforts with respect to 

natural, biological and cultural 

resources. NASA will also assess 

potential impacts to the human and 

natural environment associated with 

loss of containment of Mars sample 

materials. Additional information about 

the MSR Campaign may be found on the 

internet at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ 

missions/mars-sample-return-msr. 

DATES: The public scoping period for 

this PEIS is for a period of 30 days from 

publication of this notice. Fact sheets 

and other information regarding the 

NEPA and scoping process for the MSR 

Campaign will be made available at the 

following website beginning on April 

15, 2022: www.nasa.gov/feature/nepamars-sample-return-campaign. 

NASA will hold two VIRTUAL public 

scoping meetings to solicit comments 

regarding the Proposed Action and the 

environmental issues which NASA 

should consider in the PEIS. The virtual 

meetings will be held on May 4, 2022; 

1 p.m.–3 p.m. (Mountain) and May 5; 6 

p.m.–8 p.m. (Mountain) at the following 

URL: https://jpl.webex.com/meet/msr. 

The call-in number for audio-only users 

is: +1–510–210–8882. 

The meetings will begin with a brief 

welcome message followed by a 10- 

minute NASA presentation describing 

the purpose of the scoping meetings, 

project schedule, opportunities for 

public involvement, proposed action 

and alternatives summary, and 

programmatic approach. A 20-minute 

technical presentation regarding the 

MSR Campaign will then be provided. 

After the formal presentations will be a 

30-minute virtual ‘‘Open House’’ and 

question and answer session where 

meeting participants can ask questions 

of the panel presenters. After the 

technical presentations and question 

and answer session, the official scoping 

comment submission portion of the 

meetings will begin. The scoping 

comment submission session will be 55- 


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minutes, where members of the public 

may provide up to a three-minute 

comment. The virtual public meetings 

may end later than the stated time 

depending on the number of persons 

who wish to submit a comment. At this 

time, NASA does not intend to provide 

English-language translation unless 

specifically requested at least one week 

prior to the meetings. 

NASA expects to release a Draft PEIS 

for public and agency review and 

comment in Fall 2022, and a Record of 

Decision in Spring/Summer 2023. 

ADDRESSES: Advance registration to 

attend or provide a comment at either of 

the virtual public meetings is not 

required. As noted above in DATES, 

public meeting attendees may submit 

comments during the public meeting, or 

by other means described below 

throughout the 30-day comment period. 

Please provide your comments no later 

than May15, 2022 to ensure 

consideration in the Draft PEIS. 

Comments must be identified with 

Docket No. NASA–2022–0002 and may 

be sent to NASA as follows: 

• Federal E-Rulemaking Portal: 

http://www.regulations.gov. Follow the 

online instructions for submitting 

comments. Please note that NASA will 

post all comments on the internet 

without changes, including any 

personal information provided. 

• By mail to Steve Slaten, NASA Jet 

Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove 

Drive, M/S: 200–119, Pasadena, 

California 91109–8099. 

We encourage you to submit 

comments electronically through the 

Federal eRulemaking Portal at http://

www.regulations.gov. If you submit your 

comments electronically, it is not 

necessary to also submit a hard copy. 

All comments received will be posted 

without change to http://

www.regulations.gov. Before including 

your address, phone number, email 

address, or other personal identifying 

information in your comment, be 

advised that your entire comment— 

including any personal identifying 

information you provide—may be 

publicly available at any time. While 

you can ask us in your comment to 

withhold from public review your 

personal identifying information, we 

cannot guarantee that we will be able to 

do so. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. 

Steve Slaten, National Aeronautics and 

Space Administration, by electronic 

mail at Mars-sample-return-nepa@

lists.nasa.gov or by telephone at 202– 

358–0016. For questions regarding 

viewing the Docket, please call Docket 

Operations, telephone: 202–366–9317 or 

202–366–9826. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NASA, in 

coordination with the European Space 

Agency (ESA), proposes to conduct a 

campaign to retrieve a scientifically 

selected set of samples (i.e., Martian 

rocks, regolith, and atmosphere), 

acquired and cached on the surface of 

Mars by the Perseverance rover, and 

return them to Earth for scientific 

analysis and research. The proposed 

landing and recovery location for the 

Mars samples is the Utah Test and 

Training Range (UTTR), which is under 

the jurisdictional control of the United 

States Air Force. Additional Earth-based 

ground elements associated with sample 

transportation (utilizing over-the-road 

and/or aircraft to transport the samples 

off the UTTR) and sample management/ 

research (otherwise referred to as 

‘‘curation’’) involving the development 

and operation of a Sample Return 

Facility (SRF) are also part of the MSR 

Campaign mission architecture. 

Virtual Public Meetings and Virtual 

Open House and Q&A 

We encourage you to visit the 

informational website at www.nasa.gov/ 

feature/nepa-mars-sample-returncampaign and attend one or both of the 

virtual public scoping meetings to learn 

about, and comment on, the proposed 

MSR Campaign. You will have the 

opportunity to verbally submit 

comments during the virtual public 

meetings on the scope and significance 

of the issues related to the proposed 

MSR Campaign that should be 

addressed in the PEIS. 

In order to allow everyone a chance 

to speak at the virtual public meetings, 

we may limit speaker time, extend the 

meeting hours, or both. You must 

identify yourself, and any organization 

you represent, by name. Your remarks 

will be recorded and/or transcribed for 

inclusion in the public docket. 

Public docket materials will be made 

available to the public on the Federal 

Docket Management System website 

(www.regulations.gov). 

If you plan to attend one of the virtual 

public meetings and need special 

assistance such as sign language 

interpretation or closed captioning, nonEnglish language translator services, or 

other reasonable accommodation, please 

notify the NASA representative 

identified above in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section at least 

seven business days in advance of the 

virtual public meeting. Please include 

your contact information as well as 

information about your specific needs. 

Request for Comments 

We request public comment on this 

proposal. The comments may relate to, 

but are not limited to, the 

environmental impact of the proposed 

action. All comments will be accepted. 

The virtual public meetings are not the 

only opportunity you have to comment 

on the MSR Campaign proposed action. 

In addition to, or in place of, attending 

one of the virtual meetings, you may 

submit comments directly to the Federal 

Docket Management System during the 

public comment period (30 days from 

this notice). We will consider all 

comments and material received during 

the 30-day scoping period. 

The material presented at the public 

meetings, received comments, and 

associated documentation, as well as the 

draft and Final PEISs (when published) 

are available for viewing at 

www.nasa.gov/feature/nepa-marssample-return-campaign. 

Regardless of the method used for 

submitting comments, all submissions 

will be posted without change to the 

Federal Docket Management System 

website (http://www.regulations.gov) 

and may include any personal 

information you provide. Therefore, 

submitting this information to the 

docket makes it public. You may wish 

to read the Privacy and Use Notice that 

is available on the Federal Docket 

Management System website 

(Regulations.gov—https://

www.regulations.gov/user-notice). You 

may view docket submissions at the 

Federal Docket Management System or 

electronically on the Federal Docket 

Management System website. 

Background 

Information about the MSR Campaign 

is available at: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/ 

missions/mars-sample-return-msr. 

Consideration of the proposed MSR 

Campaign includes review of the 

proposed action on the natural and 

human environment. For the proposed 

MSR Campaign, NASA is coordinating 

its review with a number of Cooperating 

Agencies that have jurisdiction by law 

over part of the proposed action or have 

special expertise with respect to 

environmental issues related to the 

proposed action. NASA is the lead 

Federal agency for determining the 

scope of this review, and in this case, it 

has been determined that review will 

include preparation of a PEIS. This NOI 

is required by 40 CFR 1501.9. It briefly 

describes the proposed action, possible 

alternatives, and our proposed scoping 

process. You can address any questions 

about the proposed action, the scoping 

process, or the PEIS to the NASA project 


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manager identified in the notice (see 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT). 

Proposed Action and Alternatives 

The proposed action requiring 

environmental review is NASA’s 

proposed MSR Campaign (see below: 

Summary of the MSR Campaign). The 

alternative to undertaking the MSR 

Campaign is to not undertake the 

campaign, which for purposes of 

environmental review under NEPA, is 

the ‘‘no-action’’ alternative. 

Scoping Process 

Public scoping is an early and open 

process for identifying and determining 

the scope of issues to be addressed in 

the PEIS. Scoping begins with this 

notice and continues through the 

conclusion of the public comment 

period (see DATES). Once the scoping 

process is complete, NASA will prepare 

a draft PEIS. When complete, NASA 

will publish a Federal Register notice 

announcing public availability of the 

Draft PEIS. (If you want that notice to be 

sent to you, please contact the NASA 

project manager identified in FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.) You 

will have an opportunity to review and 

comment on the Draft PEIS. NASA and 

other appropriate Cooperating Agencies 

will consider the received comments 

and prepare the Final PEIS. As with the 

Draft PEIS, we will announce the 

availability of the Final PEIS and give 

you an opportunity for review and 

comment before a Record of Decision is 

announced. 

Summary of the MSR Campaign 

Overall, the MSR Campaign spans six 

elements: Four flight elements, which 

include the Perseverance Rover, two 

Sample Retrieval Landers (‘‘Landers’’— 

a Sample Fetch Rover Lander and Mars 

Ascent Vehicle Lander) and their 

subcomponents, and the Earth Return 

Orbiter (the ‘‘Orbiter’’), its 

subcomponents and recovery of the 

samples; and two ground elements, 

which include sample transportation 

and an SRF. The following is an overall 

summary of the MSR Campaign. 

The Perseverance Rover (previously 

addressed in the Final Supplemental 

Environmental Impact Statement for the 

Mars 2020 Mission) (see https://

www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/ 

files/20200115_mars_2020_seis_final_

tagged.pdf) is currently collecting Mars 

samples in environmentally sealed and 

rigorously engineered tubes and will 

eventually deposit select sets of tubes 

on the planet surface for later recovery. 

Specific Lander designs are still under 

consideration. NASA anticipates that 

the Lander payload mass and volume 

may result in the need for the 

equipment to be divided into two 

payloads, therefore requiring two 

separate Landers and launches. At this 

time, NASA has not confirmed if the use 

of Radioisotope Heater Units (RHUs) 

will be necessary to ensure that mission 

needs are met; the RHUs would generate 

heat, but no electricity, to support 

Lander function on the surface of Mars. 

If RHUs will be necessary, a payload of 

up to 20 RHUs may be included in the 

Lander designs. 

The Landers are proposed for launch 

from either Cape Canaveral Space Force 

Station or Kennedy Space Center 

(depending on the launch vehicle yet to 

be selected). NASA anticipates launch 

of the Landers in of either 2026, 2028, 

or 2030 depending on the status of 

mission architecture and launch period 

availability. NASA anticipates Mars 

sample return to Earth approximately 

five years from launch of the Landers. 

The ESA Orbiter launch from French 

Guiana would then coincide with the 

NASA launch(es). All vehicles would 

transit to Mars. The Orbiter would enter 

Mars orbit, and the Landers would land 

directly on the Martian surface, similar 

to the recent Perseverance rover 

landing, in the vicinity of one or more 

sample tube sets. The samples would 

consist of approximately 35 tubes 

weighing about 25 grams each, for a 

total sample amount of approximately 

525 grams (about 1 pound). Once on 

Mars, the Sample Fetch Rover would be 

deployed. The Sample Fetch Rover 

would then retrieve sample tubes left on 

the surface by Perseverance and deliver 

them to the Lander with the Mars 

Ascent Vehicle (MAV). If still 

operational, the Perseverance rover 

could also deliver sample tubes it 

retained on board directly to the Lander. 

A Sample Transfer Arm on the lander 

would be used to transfer samples from 

the Sample Fetch Rover and/or 

Perseverance rover into the Orbiting 

Sample container within the MAV. 

The Mars Ascent Vehicle would be 

launched from the Martian surface into 

Mars orbit. Once in orbit, the Mars 

Ascent Vehicle would deploy the 

Orbiting Sample container to 

rendezvous with the Orbiter. Once at 

the Orbiter, the Orbiting Sample 

container would be captured by the 

Capture, Containment, and Return 

System module. When retrieved by the 

Capture, Containment, and Return 

System module, the Orbiting Sample 

container would be stored in redundant 

containment vessels and placed in the 

Earth Entry Vehicle, creating the Earth 

Entry System (EES). The Orbiter would 

then leave Mars orbit and navigate to a 

trajectory that would bring it close to 

Earth without placing itself on an 

impact trajectory. After a series of 

system health and navigation checks, 

the Orbiter would then fire its thrusters 

to achieve a short-lived Earth return 

trajectory. Once this trajectory is 

confirmed and the proper point is 

reached, the Capture, Containment, and 

Return System module would release 

the EES on a path to enter the Earth’s 

atmosphere. The EES would then enter 

Earth’s atmosphere and descend, 

reaching a velocity of approximately 35 

to 45 meters per second (around 78 to 

100 miles per hour) before landing at 

the UTTR. After EES release, the Orbiter 

would navigate to a trajectory that 

would avoid Earth for over 100 years, 

ensuring that residual Mars material, if 

any, associated with the Orbiter is not 

returned to Earth. 

Prior to EES landing, recovery teams 

would be staged at strategic locations 

surrounding the proposed landing site; 

the objective being to contain and 

recover the EES as quickly as possible. 

Staging areas would include 

communications equipment and 

vehicles (land and/or air) and 

equipment for use in transport to and 

from the landing site. The primary 

staging area would have a mobile 

containment system (or ‘‘vault’’). Once 

the EES has landed, the recovery team 

would transit to the landing site and 

contain the EES. Because the samples 

should be treated as though potentially 

hazardous until demonstrated 

otherwise, the EES would be handled 

under the highest level of containment, 

handling, and transportation regulatory 

standards. Additionally, although 

release of Mars sample particles is 

considered an off-nominal event, 

recovery teams would handle the 

landing event as though a release has 

occurred, thereby ensuring proper 

containment and decontamination of 

the EES and landing site. After arrival 

of the recovery team, the landing site 

would be cordoned off, and a 100- 

square-meter (1,076-square-foot) tent 

would be erected over the EES. As a 

precautionary measure, the EES would 

then be decontaminated, placed in a 

protective biohazard plastic bag, and 

then inserted into a 2-meter by 2-meter 

(6.56-foot by 6.56-foot) sealed travel 

case. The exterior of the EES travel case 

would be decontaminated before leaving 

the tent, and the EES travel case would 

be placed on a vehicle and transported 

to the roadside staging area and into the 

vault for shipment to an SRF. After 

removal of the EES, the entire contents 

of the tent and the landing site would 

be decontaminated as a precautionary 

measure. Samples of the landing site/ 


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impact area would also be taken for 

contamination knowledge/biological 

knowledge after the EES is removed but 

before decontamination of the area. 

These samples would be transported 

under containment with the EES to the 

SRF for analysis. Prior to, and in 

support of, EES landing the proposed 

landing area would be cleared of old 

target objects and other debris (e.g., 

railroad ties) that pose an impact risk to 

the EES. 

‘‘Planetary protection’’ is the 

discipline/practice of protecting solar 

system bodies (e.g., a planet, planetary 

moon, or asteroid) from contamination 

by Earth life and, in the case of sample 

return missions, protecting Earth from 

potential hazards posed by 

extraterrestrial matter. For missions 

returning samples from planetary bodies 

considered to potentially harbor life, 

NASA is required to address 

Presidential Directive (PD)/National 

Security Council (NSC)–25, Scientific or 

Technological Experiments with 

Possible Large-Scale Adverse 

Environmental Effects and Launch of 

Nuclear Systems into Space, by 

presenting detailed information 

regarding the importance and potential 

environmental effects of the mission in 

the MSR Campaign’s PEIS. NASA’s 

planetary protection policies address 

missions involving samples returned 

from various solar system bodies as 

detailed in NASA Policy Directive 

8020.7G. The NASA policies are guided 

by the planetary protection policies 

published by the international 

Committee on Space Research 

(COSPAR) in response to the United 

Nations Outer Space Treaty. NASA 

Procedural Requirement (NPR) 8715.24, 

Planetary Protection Provisions for 

Robotic Extraterrestrial Missions, 

provides guidelines for categorizing 

missions according to the destination 

and proposed activity. NPR 8715.24 also 

provides specific procedural 

requirements for certain mission 

categories. All missions returning 

samples from outside the Earth-Moon 

system are designated as Category V. 

Under Category V, there are two 

subcategories: Unrestricted Earth 

Return—sample return missions from 

solar system bodies deemed by 

scientific consensus to have no 

extraterrestrial life (e.g., Earth’s Moon 

and Venus); and Restricted Earth Return 

(RER)—sample return missions from 

solar system bodies deemed by 

scientific opinion to have a possibility 

of harboring indigenous life forms (e.g., 

Mars or Europa). RER missions have 

requirements to break the chain of 

contact with the target body as well as 

isolate and robustly contain restricted 

samples during all mission phases 

through safe receipt and containment on 

Earth. 

Due to the potential for past or 

present indigenous life forms on Mars, 

the sample return portion of the MSR 

Campaign is expected to be classified as 

a Category V Restricted Earth Return 

activity, which requires an 

environmental impact statement under 

14 CFR 1216.306. The PEIS anticipates 

that this categorization will be 

established, and the PEIS’ analysis 

provides for the most conservative 

approach. The general scientific 

consensus is that the Martian surface is 

too inhospitable for life to survive there 

today. It is a freezing landscape with no 

liquid water that is continually 

bombarded with harsh radiation. 

Scientists are interested in returning 

samples that may reveal what the 

Martian environment was like billions 

of years ago, when the planet was wetter 

and may have supported microbial life. 

There is no current evidence that the 

samples collected by the Mars 2020 

mission from the first few inches of the 

Martian surface could contain 

microorganisms that would be harmful 

to Earth’s environment. Nevertheless, 

out of an abundance of caution and in 

accordance with NASA policy and 

regulations, NASA would implement 

measures to ensure that the Mars 

samples are contained (with redundant 

layers of containment) so that they 

could not impact humans or Earth’s 

environment, and the samples would 

remain contained until they are 

examined and confirmed safe for 

distribution to terrestrial science 

laboratories. NASA and its partners 

would use many of the basic principles 

that biological laboratories use today to 

contain, handle, and study materials 

that are known or suspected to be 

dangerous. 

Due to the large scope of the MSR 

Campaign and uncertainty regarding the 

timing, location, and environmental 

impacts of actions associated with the 

ground elements, the NEPA analysis 

will be conducted in two ‘‘tiers’’ (or 

phases). This approach is endorsed 

under both 40 CFR 1501.11 and 14 CFR 

1216.307. Tier I, the focus of the PEIS, 

will programmatically address the 

potential impacts associated with the 

potential for multiple Lander launches 

(with the potential for RHUs to be 

incorporated into the Landers’ design 

architecture) from either Kennedy Space 

Center or Cape Canaveral Space Force 

Station in Florida, launch of the Orbiter 

from French Guiana, and return of the 

Orbiter and EES to include initial 

recovery, containment, and handling of 

the samples once they reach the Earth’s 

surface (i.e., at the UTTR landing site). 

Currently, definitive mission-related 

requirements associated with MSR 

Campaign ground elements for sample 

transportation and a SRF are still in the 

early planning stages of development, 

but each will be described to the 

maximum extent practicable in the 

PEIS. These aspects will be addressed 

programmatically in the Tier I PEIS, to 

the extent that information is available, 

and will be analyzed in more specific 

detail in subsequent Tier II NEPA 

analysis once this information is 

available. The Tier I analysis will also 

address the site-specific proposal to 

land the vehicle containing the samples 

(the EES) at the UTTR. 

Joel Carney, 

Assistant Administrator, Office of Strategic 

Infrastructure. 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

695th Meeting of the Advisory 

Committee on Reactor Safeguards 

(ACRS) 

In accordance with the purposes of 

Sections 29 and 182b of the Atomic 

Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232(b)), 

the Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards (ACRS) will hold meetings 

on May 4–5, 2022. The Committee will 

be conducting meetings that will 

include some Members being physically 

present at the NRC while other Members 

participating remotely. Interested 

members of the public are encouraged to 

participate remotely in any open 

sessions via MSTeams or via phone at 

301–576–2978, passcode 22229828#. A 

more detailed agenda including the 

MSTeams link may be found at the 

ACRS public website at https://

www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/acrs/agenda/index.html. If 

you would like the MSTeams link 

forwarded to you, please contact the 

Designated Federal Officer as follows: 

Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov or 

Lawrence.Burkhart@nrc.gov. 

Wednesday, May 4, 2022 

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.–11:30 a.m.: Point Beach 

Subsequent License Renewal 

Application Committee Deliberation/ 

Commission Meeting Preparation 


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