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2The process for accessing and using the agency’s 

E-filing system is described in the March 17, 2009, 

notice of hearing that was issued by the 

Commission for this proceeding. See Notice of 

Hearing 74 FR 836. Participants who are unable to 

use the electronic information exchange (EIE), or 

who will have difficulty complying with EIE 

requirements in the time frame provided for 

submission of written statements, may provide their 

statements by electronic mail to hearingdocket@

nrc.gov. 

system 2 by the deadline indicated 

above will be made part of the record of 

the proceeding. The Commission will 

use such statements and documents as 

appropriate to inform its pre-hearing 

questions to the staff and applicant, its 

inquiries at the oral hearing, and its 

decision following the hearing. The 

Commission may also request, on or 

about January 7, 2015, that one or more 

particular U.S. States, local government 

bodies, Indian tribes, Canadian 

Provinces, local government bodies, or 

First Nations send one representative 

each to the evidentiary hearing to 

answer Commission questions and/or 

make a statement for the purpose of 

assisting the Commission’s exploration 

of one or more of the issues raised by 

the U.S. State, local government body, 

Indian tribe, Canadian Province, local 

government body, or First Nation in the 

pre-hearing filings described above. The 

decision whether to request the 

presence of a representative of a U.S. 

State, local government body, Indian 

tribe, Canadian Province, local 

government body, or First Nation at the 

evidentiary hearing to make a statement 

and/or answer Commission questions is 

solely at the Commission’s discretion. 

The Commission’s request will specify 

the issue or issues that each 

representative should be prepared to 

address. 

U.S. States, local governments, Indian 

tribes, Canadian Provinces, local 

governments, and First Nations should 

be aware that this evidentiary hearing is 

separate and distinct from the NRC’s 

contested hearing process. Issues within 

the scope of contentions that have been 

admitted or contested issues pending 

before the Atomic Safety and Licensing 

Board or the Commission in a contested 

proceeding for a COL application are 

outside the scope of the uncontested 

proceeding for that COL application. In 

addition, although U.S. States, local 

governments, Indian tribes, Canadian 

Provinces, local governments, or First 

Nations participating as described above 

may take any position they wish, or no 

position at all, with respect to issues 

regarding the COL application or the 

NRC staff’s associated environmental 

review that do fall within the scope of 

the uncontested proceeding (i.e., issues 

that are not within the scope of 

admitted contentions or pending 

contested issues), they should be aware 

that many of the procedures and rights 

applicable to the NRC’s contested 

hearing process due to the inherently 

adversarial nature of such proceedings 

are not available in the uncontested 

hearing. Participation in the NRC’s 

contested hearing process is governed 

by 10 CFR 2.309 (for persons or entities, 

including U.S. States, local 

governments, Indian tribes, Canadian 

Provinces, local governments, or First 

Nations, seeking to file contentions of 

their own) and 10 CFR 2.315(c) (for 

interested U.S. States, local 

governments, Indian tribes, Canadian 

Provinces, local governments, or First 

Nations seeking to participate with 

respect to contentions filed by others). 

Participation in this uncontested 

hearing does not affect a U.S. State’s, 

local government’s, Indian tribe’s, 

Canadian Province’s, local 

government’s, or First Nation’s right to 

participate in the separate contested 

hearing process. 

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day 

of December, 2014. 

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Annette L. Vietti-Cook, 

Secretary of the Commission. 

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TECHNOLOGY POLICY 

National Science and Technology 

Council 

Notice of Public Meetings: Public 

Meetings of the National Science and 

Technology Council; Committee on 

Technology; Nanoscale Science, 

Engineering, and Technology 

Subcommittee; National 

Nanotechnology Coordination Office 

ACTION: Notice of public meetings. 

SUMMARY: The National Nanotechnology 

Coordination Office (NNCO), on behalf 

of the Nanoscale Science, Engineering, 

and Technology (NSET) Subcommittee 

of the Committee on Technology, 

National Science and Technology 

Council (NSTC) and in collaboration 

with the European Commission, will 

hold the 2015 ‘‘EU-U.S.: Bridging 

NanoEHS Research Efforts’’ joint 

workshop on March 12–13, 2015, in 

Venice, Italy. The workshop will bring 

together the U.S.-EU Communities of 

Research (CORs), which serve as a 

platform for U.S. and EU scientists to 

share information on nanoEHS research. 

The six Communities were established 

in 2012 and are listed below. This 

workshop—the 4th since 2011—is 

intended to further develop and support 

the CORs’ activities. 

• Exposure through the Life Cycle, 

with Material Characterization. 

• Ecotoxicity Testing and Predictive 

Models, with Material Characterization. 

• Predictive Modeling for Human 

Health, with Material Characterization. 

• Databases and Ontologies. 

• Risk Assessment. 

• Risk Management and Control. 

DATES: Thursday, March 12, 2015, from 

8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. and Friday, 

March 13, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. until 

3:30 p.m. 

ADDRESSES: The workshop will be held 

at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice at 

Dorsoduro 3689—30123 in Venice, Italy. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

information regarding this Notice, 

please contact Stacey Standridge at 

National Nanotechnology Coordination 

Office, by telephone (703–292–8103) or 

email (sstandridge@nnco.nano.gov). 

Additional information about the 

workshop, including the agenda, is 

posted at http://us-eu.org/

2015workshop/. 

Registration: Due to space limitations, 

pre-registration for the workshop is 

required. Registration is on a first-come, 

first-served basis and will be capped at 

approximately 100 participants. 

Registration will open on Thursday, 

December 4, 2014. Individuals planning 

to attend the workshop should register 

online at http://www.sun-fp7.eu/events/ 

upcoming-events/eu-us-bridgingnanoehs-research-efforts-a-jointworkshop-2015/. Written notices of 

participation by email should be sent to 

sstandridge@nnco.nano.gov or mailed to 

Stacey Standridge, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 

Stafford II, Suite 405, Arlington, VA 

22230. Written notices must be received 

by February 15, 2015, to be considered. 

Meeting Accomodations: Individuals 

requiring special accommodation to 

access this public meeting should 

contact Stacey Standridge (telephone 

703–292–8103) at least ten business 

days prior to the meeting so that 

appropriate arrangements can be made. 

Ted Wackler, 

Deputy Chief of Staff and Assistant Director. 

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