Federal Register / Vol. 74, No. 110 / Wednesday, June 10, 2009 / Notices 27571 

Endowment for the Arts, Washington, 

DC 20506, at 202/682–5570. 

Dated: June 4, 2009. 

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, 

Panel Coordinator, Office of Guidelines and 

Panel Operations. 

[FR Doc. E9–13512 Filed 6–9–09; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 7537–01–P 

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION 

Proposal Review; Notice of Meetings 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– 

463, as amended), the National Science 

Foundation (NSF) announces its intent 

to hold proposal review meetings 

throughout the year. The purpose of 

these meetings is to provide advice and 

recommendations concerning proposals 

submitted to the NSF for financial 

support. The agenda for each of these 

meetings is to review and evaluate 

proposals as part of the selection 

process for awards. The review and 

evaluation may also include assessment 

of the progress of awarded proposals. 

The majority of these meetings will take 

place at NSF, 4201 Wilson Blvd., 

Arlington, Virginia 22230. 

These meetings will be closed to the 

public. The proposals being reviewed 

include information of a proprietary or 

confidential nature, including technical 

information; financial data, such as 

salaries; and personal information 

concerning individuals associated with 

the proposals. These matters are exempt 

under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the 

Government in the Sunshine Act. NSF 

will continue to review the agenda and 

merits of each meeting for overall 

compliance of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. 

These closed proposal review 

meetings will not be announced on an 

individual basis in the Federal Register. 

NSF intends to publish a notice similar 

to this on a quarterly basis. For an 

advance listing of the closed proposal 

review meetings that include the names 

of the proposal review panel and the 

time, date, place, and any information 

on changes, corrections, or 

cancellations, please visit the NSF Web 

site: http://www.nsf.gov/events/ 

advisory.jsp. This information may also 

be requested by telephoning 703/292– 

8180. 

Dated: June 5, 2009. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer. 

[FR Doc. E9–13560 Filed 6–9–09; 8:45 am] 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[ DOCKET NO. 72–25; NRC–2009–0076] 

Department of Energy, Idaho 

Operations Office, Idaho Spent Fuel 

Facility; Issuance of Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact Regarding the 

Proposed Exemption From Certain 

Regulatory Requirements of 10 CFR 

Part 20 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Issuance of an Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Shana Helton, Senior Project Manager, 

Licensing Branch, Division of Spent 

Fuel Storage and Transportation, Office 

of Nuclear Material Safety and 

Safeguards (NMSS), U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission (NRC), 

Rockville, MD 20852. Telephone: (301) 

492–3284; fax number: (301) 492–3348; 

e-mail: shana.helton@nrc.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to 10 CFR 20.2301, the U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission (NRC) is 

considering issuance of an exemption to 

the United States Department of Energy, 

Idaho Operations Office (DOE or 

applicant), from the requirements of 10 

CFR 20.1501(c). Section 20.1501(c) 

requires that dosimeter processors hold 

current personnel dosimetry 

accreditation from the National 

Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation 

Program (NVLAP) of the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology. 

Exemption from this requirement of 10 

CFR 20.1501(c) would allow DOE to use 

the DOE Laboratory Accreditation 

Program (DOELAP) process for 

personnel dosimetry at Idaho Spent 

Fuel (ISF) facility independent spent 

fuel storage installation (ISFSI), located 

at the Idaho National Engineering and 

Environmental Laboratory in Butte 

County, Idaho. 

Pursuant to 10 CFR part 72, DOE 

submitted an application, including a 

Safety Analysis Report (SAR), by letter 

dated May 30, 2008, as supplemented, 

seeking NRC approval of the direct 

transfer of Special Nuclear Materials 

License No. 2512 (SNM–2512) for the 

ISF facility, currently held by Foster 

Wheeler Environmental Corporation 

(FWENC). The applicant is also seeking 

NRC approval of a conforming license 

amendment, which would reflect the 

proposed transfer. NRC staff is currently 

performing a review of the requested 

license transfer and conforming 

amendment. 

Environmental Assessment (EA) 

Identification of Proposed Action: As 

part of its request for a transfer of SNM– 

2512, DOE, on June 9, 2008, requested 

an exemption from the requirements of 

10 CFR 20.1501(c)(1), which states in 

part that ‘‘All personnel dosimeters 

* * * that require processing * * * 

must be processed and evaluated by a 

dosimetry processor * * * (1) Holding 

current personnel dosimetry 

accreditation from the National 

Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation 

Program (NVLAP) of the National 

Institute of Standards and Technology.’’ 

Specifically, the applicant proposes 

allowing the DOELAP as an approved 

alternative. The NRC’s authority to grant 

an exemption to its 10 CFR Part 20 

radiation protection requirements is set 

forth in 10 CFR 20.2301. 

Need for the Proposed Action: The 

applicant will receive control of SNM– 

2512 from FWENC, as described in its 

application and SAR, subject to 

approval of the pending license transfer 

application. The applicant is 

implementing programs and procedures 

necessary to operate the as-yet-to-beconstructed ISFSI and seeks to have 

those programs make efficient use of 

resources. One of the programs 

developed by DOE is the capability to 

monitor personnel occupational 

radioactive dose for routine and nonroutine activities at the ISF facility. 

Personnel dosimetry requires processing 

by a qualified processing facility. DOE’s 

preferred processing organization, 

which is accredited by DOELAP, 

currently processes dosimetry for the 

Fort St. Vrain ISFSI (docket no. 72–9) 

and the Three Mile Island ISFSI (docket 

no. 72–20), also under license to DOE. 

According to DOE’s exemption request, 

DOELAP is deemed equivalent to 

NVLAP accreditation for the purpose of 

demonstrating compliance with 10 CFR 

20.1501(c). Use of the NVLAP process at 

the ISF facility would place a burden 

upon DOE without any attendant health 

or safety benefit. 

Environmental Impacts of the 

Proposed Action: The staff has 

examined both the NVLAP and 

DOELAP processing and standards. 

Both the NVLAP and DOELAP have 

similar requirements in that they 

incorporate similar test categories (type 

of radiation and energy levels), 

tolerance levels, bias, and performance 

criteria. The NRC staff concludes that 

the DOELAP process is an acceptable 

alternative to the NVLAP process 

required by 10 CFR 20.1501(c) for the 

ISF facility. 


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