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the above address, 703–292–8030, or 

ACApermits@nsf.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

National Science Foundation, as 

directed by the Antarctic Conservation 

Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541, 45 CFR 

671), as amended by the Antarctic 

Science, Tourism and Conservation Act 

of 1996, has developed regulations for 

the establishment of a permit system for 

various activities in Antarctica and 

designation of certain animals and 

certain geographic areas requiring 

special protection. The regulations 

establish such a permit system to 

designate Antarctic Specially Protected 

Areas. 

Application Details 

1. Applicant—Permit Application: 

2018–023 

Cory Wolff, National Center for 

Atmospheric Research, P.O. Box 

3000, Boulder, CO 80307–3000. 

Activity for Which Permit Is Requested 

Waste Management. The applicant is 

seeking a permit for waste management 

activities associated with an 

atmospheric research study over the 

Southern Ocean. The applicant 

proposes to release up to 30 expendable 

weather reconnaissance devices, 

dropsondes, from a Gulfstream V 

research aircraft while flying between 

60 and 65 degrees south. Each 

dropsonde consists of a 12-inch long, 2- 

inch diameter resin tube containing a 

lead-free circuit board, plastic 

components, and small lithium batteries 

with a small parachute attached. 

Location 

Southern Ocean, south of Hobart, 

Tasmania. 

Dates of Permitted Activities 

January 15–February 26, 2018. 

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Polar Coordination Specialist, Office of Polar 

Programs. 

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Advisory Committee on Reactor 

Safeguards (ACRS); Meeting of the 

ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and 

Procedures; Notice of Meeting 

The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning 

and Procedures will hold a meeting on 

November 1, 2017, 11545 Rockville 

Pike, Room T–2B3, Rockville, Maryland 

20852. 

The meeting will be open to public 

attendance. 

The agenda for the subject meeting 

shall be as follows: 

Wednesday, November 1, 2017—12:00 

p.m. Until 1:00 p.m. 

The Subcommittee will discuss 

proposed ACRS activities and related 

matters. The Subcommittee will gather 

information, analyze relevant issues and 

facts, and formulate proposed positions 

and actions, as appropriate, for 

deliberation by the Full Committee. 

Members of the public desiring to 

provide oral statements and/or written 

comments should notify the Designated 

Federal Official (DFO), Quynh Nguyen 

(Telephone 301–415–5844 or Email: 

Quynh.Nguyen@nrc.gov) five days prior 

to the meeting, if possible, so that 

arrangements can be made. Thirty-five 

hard copies of each presentation or 

handout should be provided to the DFO 

thirty minutes before the meeting. In 

addition, one electronic copy of each 

presentation should be emailed to the 

DFO one day before the meeting. If an 

electronic copy cannot be provided 

within this timeframe, presenters 

should provide the DFO with a CD 

containing each presentation at least 

thirty minutes before the meeting. 

Electronic recordings will be permitted 

only during those portions of the 

meeting that are open to the public. 

Detailed procedures for the conduct of 

and participation in ACRS meetings 

were published in the Federal Register 

on October 4, 2017 (82 FR 46312). 

Information regarding changes to the 

agenda, whether the meeting has been 

canceled or rescheduled, and the time 

allotted to present oral statements can 

be obtained by contacting the identified 

DFO. Moreover, in view of the 

possibility that the schedule for ACRS 

meetings may be adjusted by the 

Chairman as necessary to facilitate the 

conduct of the meeting, persons 

planning to attend should check with 

the DFO if such rescheduling would 

result in a major inconvenience. 

If attending this meeting, please enter 

through the One White Flint North 

building, 11555 Rockville Pike, 

Rockville, Maryland 20852. After 

registering with Security, please contact 

Mr. Theron Brown at 240–888–9835 to 

be escorted to the meeting room. 

Mark L. Banks, 

Chief, Technical Support Branch, Advisory 

Committee on Reactor Safeguards. 

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[Docket No. 50–336; NRC–2017–0197] 

Dominion Nuclear Connecticut, Inc.; 

Millstone Power Station, Unit No. 2, 

Request for Exemption Regarding the 

Use of Operator Manual Actions 

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission. 

ACTION: Exemption; issuance. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission (NRC) is issuing an 

exemption in response to an October 28, 

2016, request from Dominion Nuclear 

Connecticut, Inc. (the licensee, 

Dominion) for Millstone Power Station, 

Unit No. 2 (Millstone 2), Docket No. 50– 

336, for the use of operator manual 

actions (OMAs) in lieu of meeting the 

circuit separation and protection 

requirements for four plant fire areas. 

DATES: The exemption was issued on 

October 24, 2017. 

ADDRESSES: Please refer to Docket ID 

NRC–2017–0197 when contacting the 

NRC about the availability of 

information regarding this document. 

You may obtain publicly-available 

information related to this document 

using any of the following methods: 

• Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to 

http://www.regulations.gov and search 

for Docket ID NRC–2017–0197. Address 

questions about NRC dockets to Carol 

Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; 

email: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov. For 

technical questions, contact the 

individual listed in the FOR FURTHER

INFORMATION CONTACT section of this 

document. 

• NRC’s Agencywide Documents 

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‘‘ADAMS Public Documents’’ and then 

select ‘‘Begin Web-based ADAMS 

Search.’’ For problems with ADAMS, 

please contact the NRC’s Public 

Document Room (PDR) reference staff at 

1–800–397–4209, 301–415–4737, or by 

email to pdr.resource@nrc.gov. The 

ADAMS accession number for each 

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ADAMS) is provided the first time that 

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• NRC’s PDR: You may examine and 

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