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1. Site visit interviews. Conduct 

interviews in 6 sites selected for case 

studies. Interview project staff, 

administrators and faculty. Burden 

calculated as follows: approximately 8 

interviews in each site + interview 

recipients of leadership awards at case 

study sites (if any). 

Total respondents: 48 estimated 

interviewees + 7 leadership and PAID 

award recipients = 55. 

2. Site visit focus groups with faculty: 

2 per site; 6 sites; 6–8 faculty in each; 

total = 96. 

Burden on the Public: 149 hours 

(maximum). 

Calculated as follows: 

1. Site visit interviews: 48 interviews 

of 1 hour duration = 48 hours and 7 

interviews of 45 minutes duration = 

5.25 hours (53). 

2. Focus groups: 96 participants of 1 

hour duration = 96 hours. 

Dated: October 1, 2010. 

Suzanne H. Plimpton, 

Reports Clearance Officer, National Science 

Foundation. 

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National Science Board: Sunshine Act 

Meetings; Notice 

The National Science Board’s 

Committee on Programs and Plans, 

pursuant to NSF regulations (45 CFR 

Part 614), the National Science 

Foundation Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 

1862n–5), and the Government in the 

Sunshine Act (5 U.S.C. 552b), hereby 

gives notice in regard to the scheduling 

of a meeting for the transaction of 

National Science Board business and 

other matters specified, as follows: 

DATE AND TIME: October 13, 2010, 1:30 

p.m. to 3 p.m. 

SUBJECT MATTER: Review of NSB Action 

Item (NSB/CPP–10–63) (Deep 

Underground Science and Engineering 

Laboratory (DUSEL)) and an update on 

University of Illinois UrbanaChampaign High Performance 

Computing Award. 

STATUS: Closed. 

LOCATION: This meeting will be held at 

National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230. 

UPDATES AND POINT OF CONTACT: Please 

refer to the National Science Board Web 

site http://www.nsf.gov/nsb for 

additional information and schedule 

updates (time, place, subject matter or 

status of meeting) may be found at 

http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/notices/. Point 

of contact for this meeting is: Elizabeth 

Strickland, National Science Board 

Office, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, 

VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 292–7000. 

Daniel A. Lauretano, 

Counsel to the National Science Board. 

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[Docket No. 50–244; NRC–2010–0317] 

R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC; 

R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant 

Environmental Assessment and 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is considering 

changes to the Emergency Plan, 

pursuant to 10 CFR 50.54, ‘‘Conditions 

of licenses,’’ paragraph (q), for Facility 

Operating License No. DPR–18, issued 

to R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, LLC 

(the licensee), for operation of the R.E. 

Ginna Nuclear Power Plant (Ginna), 

located in Ontario, New York. In 

accordance with 10 CFR 51.21, the NRC 

performed an environmental 

assessment. Based on the results of the 

environmental assessment, the NRC is 

issuing a finding of no significant 

impact. 

Environmental Assessment 

Identification of the Proposed Action 

The proposed action would upgrade 

selected Emergency Action Levels 

(EALs) based on NEI 99–01, Revision 5, 

‘‘Methodology for Development of 

Emergency Action Levels,’’ using the 

guidance of NRC Regulatory Issue 

Summary 2003–18, Supplement 2, ‘‘Use 

of Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) 99–01, 

Methodology for Development of 

Emergency Action Levels.’’ 

The proposed action is in accordance 

with the licensee’s application dated 

November 30, 2009 (Agencywide 

Documents Access and Management 

System (ADAMS) Accession No. 

ML093370215), as supplemented by 

letter dated May 14, 2010 (ADAMS 

Accession No. ML101400133). 

The Need for the Proposed Action 

The current Ginna NUMARC/NESP– 

007 based Emergency Plan EALs were 

developed in 1994 and approved by the 

NRC in February 1995. Currently, loss of 

annunciators to a single control room 

panel requires the licensee to declare a 

Notice of Unusual Event (NOUE), as 

experienced in 2007 and 2009. 

Improvements have since been made to 

the Ginna control room indication and 

annunciation systems and the licensee 

has determined that the current EALs 

are more conservative than the intent of 

NEI 99–01. Overly conservative criteria 

could lead to the premature declaration 

of an NOUE. The licensee has requested 

NRC approval of EALs based on NEI 99– 

01 to match the level of EAL 

conservatism with the industry 

standard. 

The NRC has completed its evaluation 

of the proposed action and concludes 

that the proposed changes to the Ginna 

EALs meet the guidance of NEI 99–01, 

which the staff considers to be an 

acceptable alternative for development 

of an EAL scheme that meets regulatory 

requirements. Based on this, the staff 

concludes that the proposed EALs meet 

the standards of 10 CFR 50.47(b) and the 

requirements of Appendix E to 10 CFR 

Part 50 and provide reasonable 

assurance that the licensee will take 

adequate protective measures in a 

radiological emergency. 

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed 

Action 

The NRC has completed its 

environmental assessment of the 

proposed EAL changes to the R.E. Ginna 

Nuclear Power Plant. The staff has 

concluded that the changes would not 

significantly affect plant safety and 

would not have a significant adverse 

effect on the probability of an accident 

occurring. The proposed action would 

not result in an increased radiological 

hazard beyond those previously 

analyzed in the Updated Final Safety 

Analysis Report. There will be no 

change to radioactive effluents that 

affect radiation exposures to plant 

workers and members of the public. No 

changes will be made to plant buildings 

or the site property. Therefore, no 

changes or different types of 

radiological impacts are expected as a 

result of the proposed changes. 

The proposed action does not result 

in changes to land use or water use, or 

result in changes to the quality or 

quantity of non-radiological effluents. 

No changes to the National Pollution 

Discharge Elimination System permit 

are needed. No effects on the aquatic or 

terrestrial habitat in the vicinity or the 

plant, or to threatened, endangered, or 

protected species under the Endangered 

Species Act, or impacts to essential fish 

habitat covered by the MagnusonStevens Act are expected. There are no 

impacts to the air or ambient air quality. 

There are no impacts to historical and 

cultural resources. There would be no 

noticeable effect on socioeconomic 

conditions in the region. Therefore, no 

changes or different types of nonradiological environmental impacts are 

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expected as a result of the proposed 

action. Accordingly, the NRC concludes 

that there are no significant 

environmental impacts associated with 

the proposed action. 

The details of the staff’s safety 

evaluation will be provided with the 

license amendment that will be issued 

to the licensee approving the EAL 

changes. 

Environmental Impacts of the 

Alternatives to the Proposed Action 

As an alternative to the proposed 

action, the staff considered denial of the 

proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’ 

alternative). Denial of the application 

would result in no change in current 

environmental impacts. The 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

action and the alternative action are 

similar. 

Alternative Use of Resources 

The action does not involve the use of 

any different resources than those 

previously considered in the Final 

Environmental Statement for the R.E. 

Ginna Nuclear Power Plant, dated 

December 1973, and Supplement 14 to 

the Generic Environmental Impact 

Statement for License Renewal of 

Nuclear Plants (NUREG–1437) dated 

January 2004. 

Agencies and Persons Consulted 

In accordance with its stated policy, 

on August 17, 2010, the staff consulted 

with the New York State official, Alyse 

Peterson, P.E., of the New York State 

Energy Research and Development 

Authority, regarding the environmental 

impact of the proposed action. The State 

official had no comments. 

Finding of No Significant Impact 

On the basis of the environmental 

assessment, the NRC concludes that the 

proposed action will not have a 

significant effect on the quality of the 

human environment. Accordingly, the 

NRC has determined not to prepare an 

environmental impact statement for the 

proposed action. 

For further details with respect to the 

proposed action, see the licensee’s letter 

dated November 30, 2009, as 

supplemented by letter dated May 14, 

2010. Documents may be examined, 

and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC’s 

Public Document Room (PDR), located 

at One White Flint North, Public File 

Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first 

floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly 

available records will be accessible 

electronically from the Agencywide 

Documents Access and Management 

System (ADAMS) Public Electronic 

Reading Room on the Internet at the 

NRC Web site, http://www.nrc.gov/ 

reading-rm/adams.html. Persons who 

do not have access to ADAMS or who 

encounter problems in accessing the 

documents located in ADAMS should 

contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by 

telephone at 1–800–397–4209 or 301– 

415–4737, or send an e-mail to 

pdr.resource@nrc.gov. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day 

of September 2010. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Douglas V. Pickett, 

Senior Project Manager, Plant Licensing 

Branch I–1, Division of Operating Reactor 

Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation. 

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Advisory Committee on the Medical 

Uses of Isotopes: Meeting Notice 

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC). 

ACTION: Notice of meeting. 

SUMMARY: NRC will convene a meeting 

of the Advisory Committee on the 

Medical Uses of Isotopes (ACMUI) on 

October 20–21, 2010. A sample of 

agenda items to be discussed during the 

public session includes: (1) A 

presentation from the Conference of 

Radiation Control Program Directors on 

a national medical events database; (2) 

a discussion on the Title 10 of the Code 

of Federal Regulations (CFR) part 35 

medical event rule implementation 

plan; (3) updates on permanent prostate 

brachytherapy medical events that 

occurred at the Veteran’s Affairs 

Medical Center in Philadelphia; (4) a 

subcommittee report on permanent 

implant brachytherapy; (5) a discussion 

of patients’ rights advocate 

responsibilities; (6) a discussion on 

emerging technology and medical 

isotope production; (7) updates on 10 

CFR part 37 Rule and Guidance; (8) 

discussion on the draft policy statement 

on protection of cesium chloride 

radiation sources; (9) a subcommittee 

report on the issue of patient release 

following administration of iodine-131; 

(10) a discussion on the potential 

changes to NRC’s Radiation Protection 

Program; and (11) a discussion on 

medical-related events. A copy of the 

agenda will be available at http:// 

www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/acmui/agenda or by emailing Ms. Ashley Cockerham at the 

contact information below. 

Purpose: Discuss issues related to 10 

CFR part 35 Medical Use of Byproduct 

Material. 

Date and Time for Closed Session: 

October 20, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. 

and October 21, 2010, from 8 a.m. to 11 

a.m. The first session will be closed so 

that ACMUI members can prepare for 

the Commission briefing. The second 

session will be closed so that ACMUI 

members can undergo NRC training, 

enroll for and activate new badges, and 

discuss ACMUI interactions with staff 

for major medical policy. 

Date and Time for Open Sessions: 

October 20, 2010, from 9 a.m. to 5:30 

p.m. and October 21, 2010, from 11 a.m. 

to 4:30 p.m. 

Address for Public Meeting: U.S. 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Two 

White Flint North Building, Room T2– 

B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland 20852. 

Public Participation: Any member of 

the public who wishes to participate in 

the meeting in person or via phone 

should contact Ms. Cockerham using the 

information below. The meeting will 

also be webcast live: http:// 

www.nrc.gov/public-involve/publicmeetings/webcast-live.html. 

Contact Information: Ashley M. 

Cockerham, e-mail: 

ashley.cockerham@nrc.gov, telephone: 

(240) 888–7129. 

Conduct of the Meeting 

Leon S. Malmud, M.D., will chair the 

meeting. Dr. Malmud will conduct the 

meeting in a manner that will facilitate 

the orderly conduct of business. The 

following procedures apply to public 

participation in the meeting: 

1. Persons who wish to provide a 

written statement should submit an 

electronic copy to Ms. Cockerham at the 

contact information listed above. All 

submittals must be received by October 

13, 2010, and must pertain to the topic 

on the agenda for the meeting. 

2. Questions and comments from 

members of the public will be permitted 

during the meeting, at the discretion of 

the Chairman. 

3. The draft transcript will be 

available on ACMUI’s Web site (http:// 

www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doccollections/acmui/tr/) on or about 

November 26, 2010. A meeting 

summary will be available on ACMUI’s 

Web site (http://www.nrc.gov/readingrm/doc-collections/acmui/meetingsummaries/) on or about December 6, 

2010. 

4. Persons who require special 

services, such as those for the hearing 

impaired, should notify Ms. Cockerham 

of their planned attendance. 

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