Federal Register
Subject: ENERGY, LAND - ND. DOE. Critical Materials Strategy Request for Information
Subject: MI/LAND - NM. USDA/Forest Service. Hiawatha West Resource Advisory Committee; Meeting
Subject: ENERGY/Nuclear - PR. NRC. Economic Simplified
Boiling-Water Reactor (ESBWR) standard plant design Certification
Subject: SOLID, TRANSPORT - FRI. DOT/Surface Transportation Board. Solid Waste Rail Transfer Facilities
Vol. 76, Issue 57
Thursday, March 24, 2011
There are 4 announcements in this issue
1. ENERGY, LAND - ND. DOE. Critical Materials Strategy Request for Information
2. MI/LAND - NM. USDA/Forest Service. Hiawatha West Resource Advisory Committee; Meeting
3. ENERGY/Nuclear - PR. NRC. Economic Simplified
Boiling-Water Reactor (ESBWR) standard plant design Certification
Boiling-Water Reactor (ESBWR) standard plant design Certification
4. SOLID, TRANSPORT - FRI. DOT/Surface Transportation Board. Solid Waste Rail Transfer Facilities
CODES USED: THE FOLLOWING CODES ARE USED TO IDENTIFY THE TYPE OF ANNOUNCEMENT & ISSUE AREA.
REPORTING FORMAT: ISSUE CODE - TYPE CODE. AGENCY. ANNOUNCEMENT.
ISSUE CODES: AIR - Air; ALL - Cross-Media, ecosystems, Env. Justice; CLIMATE - Climate Change, Global Warming; DRINK - Drinking Water, SDWA, Underground Injection; ENERGY - Energy; GLAKES - Great Lakes; HAZ - Hazardous Waste, RCRA, HSWA, DOT/RSPA, Some Nuclear (NRC); LAND - Land Use, Forests; P2 - Pollution Prevention, Sustainability, Recycling, Pjt. XL; REMED - Remediation, Brownfields, Superfund; TANKS - AST, UST; TOXICS = Toxics, TRI, TSCA, Pesticides, Risks, RTK; TRANSPORT - Transportation; SOLID - Solid Waste, RCRA Subtitle D; WATER - Surface Water, NPS, NPDES, Wetlands; WILDLIFE = Wildlife, Biodiversity, Endangered Species.
TYPE CODES: ANPR - Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; FR - Final Rule; FRD - Direct final rule; FRI - Interim final rule; ICR - Information Collection Request; ND - Notice of data, information, reports, etc. availability; NF - Notice of Fuding Opportunity; NM - Notice of Meeting; NS - Notice of administrative/court settlement; PR - Proposed Rule; ROD - Record of decision.
ANNOUNCEMENT 1
Subject: ENERGY, LAND - ND. DOE. Critical Materials Strategy Request for Information
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 16621]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Critical Materials Strategy Request for Information
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability of Request for Information (RFI).
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking information
from stakeholders on rare earth elements and other materials used in
energy technologies to support analyses updating its 2010 Critical
Materials Strategy.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or to obtain a
copy of this Request for Information (RFI), please contact DOE at
materialstrategy@hq.doe.gov or call 202-586-5800. The RFI is also
available on DOE's Web site at http://www.pi.energy.gov.
DATES: Responses to the RFI are due no later than 5 p.m. (EDT) on May
24, 2011.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Last year, DOE issued its first Critical
Materials Strategy. This year, DOE will update its analysis. The
responses to this RFI will help DOE develop a more detailed picture of
technology material content, supply chain structure, financing, R&D,
energy technology transitions and recycling. This information will help
DOE to analyze material criticality and determine the best policies to
promote diverse, sustainable and economical supplies, as well as
efficient use.
[Notices]
[Page 16621]
DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Critical Materials Strategy Request for Information
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
ACTION: Notice of availability of Request for Information (RFI).
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking information
from stakeholders on rare earth elements and other materials used in
energy technologies to support analyses updating its 2010 Critical
Materials Strategy.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For further information or to obtain a
copy of this Request for Information (RFI), please contact DOE at
materialstrategy@hq.doe.gov or call 202-586-5800. The RFI is also
available on DOE's Web site at http://www.pi.energy.gov.
DATES: Responses to the RFI are due no later than 5 p.m. (EDT) on May
24, 2011.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Last year, DOE issued its first Critical
Materials Strategy. This year, DOE will update its analysis. The
responses to this RFI will help DOE develop a more detailed picture of
technology material content, supply chain structure, financing, R&D,
energy technology transitions and recycling. This information will help
DOE to analyze material criticality and determine the best policies to
promote diverse, sustainable and economical supplies, as well as
efficient use.
ANNOUNCEMENT 2
Subject: MI/LAND - NM. USDA/Forest Service. Hiawatha West Resource Advisory Committee; Meeting
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 16603]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Hiawatha West Resource Advisory Committee; Meeting
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Hiawatha West Resource Advisory Committee will meet in
Rapid River, Michigan. The committee is meeting as authorized under the
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110-
343) and in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The
purpose is to hold the first meeting of the newly formed committee.
DATES: The meeting will be held on April 21, 2011, and will begin at
6:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Masonville Township Offices,
10574 North Main Street, Rapid River, MI 49878. Written comments should
be sent to Janel Crooks, Hiawatha National Forest, 2727 North Lincoln
Road, Escanaba, MI 49829. Comments may also be sent via email to
HiawathaNF@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 906-789-3311.
All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are
placed in the record and are available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect comments received at Hiawatha National
Forest, 2727 North Lincoln Road, Escanaba, MI. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to 906-786-4062 to facilitate entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janel Crooks, RAC coordinator, USDA,
Hiawatha National Forest, 2727 North Lincoln Road, Escanaba, Michigan
49862; (906) 786-4062; Email jmcrooks@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through
Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public. The
following business will be conducted: (1) Introductions of all
committee members, replacement members and Forest Service personnel.
(2) Selection of a chairperson by the committee members. (3) Receive
materials explaining roles of the RAC and process for considering and
recommending Title II projects; and (4) Public Comment. Persons who
wish to bring related matters to the attention of the Committee may
file written statements with the Committee staff before or after the
meeting.
[Notices]
[Page 16603]
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Forest Service
Hiawatha West Resource Advisory Committee; Meeting
AGENCY: Forest Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The Hiawatha West Resource Advisory Committee will meet in
Rapid River, Michigan. The committee is meeting as authorized under the
Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act (Pub. L. 110-
343) and in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act. The
purpose is to hold the first meeting of the newly formed committee.
DATES: The meeting will be held on April 21, 2011, and will begin at
6:30 p.m.
ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at the Masonville Township Offices,
10574 North Main Street, Rapid River, MI 49878. Written comments should
be sent to Janel Crooks, Hiawatha National Forest, 2727 North Lincoln
Road, Escanaba, MI 49829. Comments may also be sent via email to
HiawathaNF@fs.fed.us, or via facsimile to 906-789-3311.
All comments, including names and addresses when provided, are
placed in the record and are available for public inspection and
copying. The public may inspect comments received at Hiawatha National
Forest, 2727 North Lincoln Road, Escanaba, MI. Visitors are encouraged
to call ahead to 906-786-4062 to facilitate entry into the building.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Janel Crooks, RAC coordinator, USDA,
Hiawatha National Forest, 2727 North Lincoln Road, Escanaba, Michigan
49862; (906) 786-4062; Email jmcrooks@fs.fed.us.
Individuals who use telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDD)
may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339
between 8:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, Monday through
Friday.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The meeting is open to the public. The
following business will be conducted: (1) Introductions of all
committee members, replacement members and Forest Service personnel.
(2) Selection of a chairperson by the committee members. (3) Receive
materials explaining roles of the RAC and process for considering and
recommending Title II projects; and (4) Public Comment. Persons who
wish to bring related matters to the attention of the Committee may
file written statements with the Committee staff before or after the
meeting.
ANNOUNCEMENT 3
Subject: ENERGY/Nuclear - PR. NRC. Economic Simplified
Boiling-Water Reactor (ESBWR) standard plant design Certification
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2011)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 16549-16570]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 52
[NRC-2010-0135]
RIN 3150-AI85
ESBWR Design Certification
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission)
proposes to amend its regulations to certify the Economic Simplified
Boiling-Water Reactor (ESBWR) standard plant design. This action is
necessary so that applicants or licensees intending to construct and
operate an ESBWR design may do so by referencing this design
certification rule (DCR). The applicant for certification of the ESBWR
design is GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH). The public is invited to
submit comments on this proposed DCR, the generic design control
document (DCD) that would be incorporated by reference into the DCR,
and the environmental assessment (EA) for the ESBWR design.
DATES: Submit comments on the DCR, DCD and/or EA by June 7, 2011.
Submit comments specific to the information collections aspects of this
rule by April 25, 2011. Comments received after the above dates will be
considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration
cannot be given to comments received after these dates.
ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID NRC-2010-0135 in the subject line
of your comments. For instructions on submitting comments and accessing
documents related to this action, see Section I, ``Submitting Comments
and Accessing Information'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document. You may submit comments by any one of the following
methods.
Federal rulemaking Web site: Go to http://www.regulations.gov and search for documents filed under Docket ID NRC-
2010-0135. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher,
telephone: 301-492-3668; e-mail: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
Mail comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and
Adjudications Staff.
E-mail comments to: Rulemaking.Comments@nrc.gov. If you do
not receive a reply e-mail confirming that we have received your
comments, contact us directly at 301-415-1966.
Hand Deliver comments to: 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,
Maryland 20852 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. during Federal workdays
(telephone: 301-415-1966).
Fax comments to: Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory
Commission at 301-415-1101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George M. Tartal, Office of New
Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-0016; e-mail: george.tartal@nrc.gov; or Bruce
M. Bavol, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6715; e-mail:
bruce.bavol@nrc.gov.
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 16549-16570]
NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
10 CFR Part 52
[NRC-2010-0135]
RIN 3150-AI85
ESBWR Design Certification
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission)
proposes to amend its regulations to certify the Economic Simplified
Boiling-Water Reactor (ESBWR) standard plant design. This action is
necessary so that applicants or licensees intending to construct and
operate an ESBWR design may do so by referencing this design
certification rule (DCR). The applicant for certification of the ESBWR
design is GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH). The public is invited to
submit comments on this proposed DCR, the generic design control
document (DCD) that would be incorporated by reference into the DCR,
and the environmental assessment (EA) for the ESBWR design.
DATES: Submit comments on the DCR, DCD and/or EA by June 7, 2011.
Submit comments specific to the information collections aspects of this
rule by April 25, 2011. Comments received after the above dates will be
considered if it is practical to do so, but assurance of consideration
cannot be given to comments received after these dates.
ADDRESSES: Please include Docket ID NRC-2010-0135 in the subject line
of your comments. For instructions on submitting comments and accessing
documents related to this action, see Section I, ``Submitting Comments
and Accessing Information'' in the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of
this document. You may submit comments by any one of the following
methods.
2010-0135. Address questions about NRC dockets to Carol Gallagher,
telephone: 301-492-3668; e-mail: Carol.Gallagher@nrc.gov.
Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001, ATTN: Rulemakings and
Adjudications Staff.
not receive a reply e-mail confirming that we have received your
comments, contact us directly at 301-415-1966.
Maryland 20852 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. during Federal workdays
(telephone: 301-415-1966).
Commission at 301-415-1101.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: George M. Tartal, Office of New
Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-
0001; telephone: 301-415-0016; e-mail: george.tartal@nrc.gov; or Bruce
M. Bavol, Office of New Reactors, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
Washington, DC 20555-0001; telephone: 301-415-6715; e-mail:
bruce.bavol@nrc.gov.
ANNOUNCEMENT 4
Subject: SOLID, TRANSPORT - FRI. DOT/Surface Transportation Board. Solid Waste Rail Transfer Facilities
[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 57 (Thursday, March 24, 2011)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16538-16547]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
49 CFR Part 1155
[Docket No. EP 684]
Solid Waste Rail Transfer Facilities
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.
ACTION: Interim rule with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Clean Railroads Act of 2008 amended the law to restrict
the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (Board or STB)
over solid waste rail transfer facilities. The Clean Railroads Act also
added three new statutory provisions that address the Board's
regulation of such facilities, which is now limited to issuance of
``land-use-exemption permits'' in certain circumstances. Upon receiving
a land-use-exemption permit issued by the Board, a solid waste rail
transfer facility need not comply with State laws, regulations, orders,
and other requirements affecting the siting of the facility, except to
the extent that the Board requires compliance with any of those
requirements. The Clean Railroads Act provides that a solid waste rail
transfer facility must comply with all applicable Federal and State
requirements respecting the prevention and abatement of pollution, the
protection and restoration of the environment, and the protection of
public health and safety, in the same manner as any similar solid waste
management facility not owned or operated by or on behalf of a rail
carrier, except for laws affecting the siting of the facility that are
covered by the land-use-exemption permit. As required by the Clean
Railroads Act, on January 14, 2009, the Board issued interim rules that
were published in the Federal Register on January 27, 2009 (2009
interim rules). Based on the comments received and further evaluation,
the Board now modifies the review process for land-use-exemption
permits under the Clean Railroads Act and modifies other aspects of the
2009 interim rules, in the interest of clarity and efficiency. The
Board requests comments on the modifications contained in the interim
rules.
DATES: Effective date: March 24, 2011.
Comment date: Comments are due May 23, 2011. Reply comments are due
by June 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted either via the Board's e-filing
format or in the traditional paper format. Any person using e-filing
should attach a document and otherwise comply with the instructions at
the E-FILING link on the Board's Web site, at http://www.stb.dot.gov.
Any person submitting a filing in the traditional paper format should
send an original and 10 copies to: Surface Transportation Board, Attn:
Docket No. EP 684, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001.
Copies of written comments will be available for viewing and self-
copying at the Board's Public Docket Room, Room 131, and will be posted
to the Board's Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Valerie Quinn at (202) 245-0382.
Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at (800) 877-8339.
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 16538-16547]
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Surface Transportation Board
49 CFR Part 1155
[Docket No. EP 684]
Solid Waste Rail Transfer Facilities
AGENCY: Surface Transportation Board, DOT.
ACTION: Interim rule with request for comments.
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SUMMARY: The Clean Railroads Act of 2008 amended the law to restrict
the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board (Board or STB)
over solid waste rail transfer facilities. The Clean Railroads Act also
added three new statutory provisions that address the Board's
regulation of such facilities, which is now limited to issuance of
``land-use-exemption permits'' in certain circumstances. Upon receiving
a land-use-exemption permit issued by the Board, a solid waste rail
transfer facility need not comply with State laws, regulations, orders,
and other requirements affecting the siting of the facility, except to
the extent that the Board requires compliance with any of those
requirements. The Clean Railroads Act provides that a solid waste rail
transfer facility must comply with all applicable Federal and State
requirements respecting the prevention and abatement of pollution, the
protection and restoration of the environment, and the protection of
public health and safety, in the same manner as any similar solid waste
management facility not owned or operated by or on behalf of a rail
carrier, except for laws affecting the siting of the facility that are
covered by the land-use-exemption permit. As required by the Clean
Railroads Act, on January 14, 2009, the Board issued interim rules that
were published in the Federal Register on January 27, 2009 (2009
interim rules). Based on the comments received and further evaluation,
the Board now modifies the review process for land-use-exemption
permits under the Clean Railroads Act and modifies other aspects of the
2009 interim rules, in the interest of clarity and efficiency. The
Board requests comments on the modifications contained in the interim
rules.
DATES: Effective date: March 24, 2011.
Comment date: Comments are due May 23, 2011. Reply comments are due
by June 22, 2011.
ADDRESSES: Comments may be submitted either via the Board's e-filing
format or in the traditional paper format. Any person using e-filing
should attach a document and otherwise comply with the instructions at
the E-FILING link on the Board's Web site, at http://www.stb.dot.gov.
Any person submitting a filing in the traditional paper format should
send an original and 10 copies to: Surface Transportation Board, Attn:
Docket No. EP 684, 395 E Street, SW., Washington, DC 20423-0001.
Copies of written comments will be available for viewing and self-
copying at the Board's Public Docket Room, Room 131, and will be posted
to the Board's Web site.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Valerie Quinn at (202) 245-0382.
Assistance for the hearing impaired is available through the Federal
Information Relay Service (FIRS) at (800) 877-8339.
