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Federal Register/Vol. 81, No. 187/Tuesday, September 27, 2016/Notices Federal Register / Vol. 81, No. 187 / Tuesday, September 27, 2016 / Notices 66301 Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson life; having prop guards on propeller Procedures for Access to Sensitive Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230. tips, a flotation device if operated over Unclassified Non-Safeguards FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: water, and a ‘‘go home’’ feature in case Information,’’ published on July 5, 2016, Nature McGinn, ACA Permit Officer, at of loss of control link or low battery; see 81 FR 43661–43669, the Bellefonte the above address or ACApermits@ having an observer on the lookout for Efficiency & Sustainability Team/ nsf.gov. wildlife, people, and other hazards; and Mothers Against Tennessee River SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The ensuring that the separation between the Radiation (BEST/MATRR) filed a National Science Foundation, as operator and UAV does not exceed an Petition to Intervene and Request for directed by the Antarctic Conservation operational range of 500 meters. The Hearing on September 9, 2016. Act of 1978 (Pub. L. 95–541), as applicant is seeking a Waste Permit to The Board is comprised of the amended by the Antarctic Science, cover any accidental releases that may following Administrative Judges: Tourism and Conservation Act of 1996, result from flying a UAV. Paul S. Ryerson, Chairman, Atomic has developed regulations for the Location Safety and Licensing Board Panel, establishment of a permit system for U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Camping: Possible locations include various activities in Antarctica and Washington, DC 20555–0001 designation of certain animals and Damoy Point/Dorian Bay, Danco Island, Dr. Gary S. Arnold, Atomic Safety and ´ certain geographic areas as requiring Ronge Island, the Errera Channel, Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear special protection. The regulations Paradise Bay (including Almirante Regulatory Commission, Washington, establish such a permit system to Brown/Base Brown or Skontorp Cove), DC 20555–0001 designate Antarctic Specially Protected the Argentine Islands, Andvord Bay, Nicholas G. Trikouros, Atomic Safety Areas. Pleneau Island, Hovgaard Island, Orne and Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Harbour, Leith Cove, Prospect Point and Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Application Details Portal Point. Washington, DC 20555–0001 Permit Application: 2017–011 UAV filming: Western Antarctic Peninsula region. All correspondence, documents, and 1. Applicant: Brandon Harvey, Director other materials shall be filed in Expedition Operations, Polar Latitudes, Dates accordance with the NRC E-Filing rule. Inc., 2206 Jericho Street, White River October 31, 2016 to March 13, 2017. See 10 CFR 2.302. Junction, VT 05001. Rockville, Maryland, September 20, 2016. Nadene G. Kennedy, E. Roy Hawkens, Activity for Which Permit Is Requested: Polar Coordination Specialist, Division of Waste Permit Polar Programs. Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel. For Coastal Camping: The applicant [FR Doc. 2016–23246 Filed 9–26–16; 8:45 am] [FR Doc. 2016–23104 Filed 9–26–16; 8:45 am] seeks permission for no more than 30 BILLING CODE 7555–01–P campers and two expedition staff to BILLING CODE 7590–01–P camp overnight at select locations for a maximum of 10 hours ashore. Camping NUCLEAR REGULATORY NUCLEAR REGULATORY would be away from vegetated sites and COMMISSION COMMISSION >150m from wildlife concentrations or [Docket Nos. 50–259, 50–260, & 50–296–LA; lakes, protected areas, historical sites, ASLBP No. 16–948–03–LA–BD01] [NRC–2016–0202] and scientific stations. Tents would be pitched on snow, ice, or bare smooth Establishment of Atomic Safety and Biweekly Notice; Applications and rock, at least 15m from the high water Licensing Board; Tennessee Valley Amendments to Facility Operating line. No food, other than emergency Authority Licenses and Combined Licenses rations, would be brought onshore and Involving No Significant Hazards all wastes, including human waste, Pursuant to delegation by the Considerations would be collected and returned to the Commission, see 37 FR 28710 (Dec. 29, ship for proper disposal. The applicant 1972), and the Commission’s AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory is seeking a Waste Permit to cover any regulations, see, e.g., 10 CFR 2.104, Commission. accidental releases that may result from 2.105, 2.300, 2.309, 2.313, 2.318, 2.321, ACTION: Biweekly notice. camping. notice is hereby given that an Atomic For Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Safety and Licensing Board (Board) is SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 189a.(2) Commercial Filming: The applicant being established to preside over the of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as wishes to fly small, battery operated, following proceeding: Tennessee Valley amended (the Act), the U.S. Nuclear remotely controlled copters equipped Authority (Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Regulatory Commission (NRC) is with a camera to take scenic photos and Units 1, 2, and 3). publishing this regular biweekly notice. film of the Antarctic. The UAVs would This proceeding involves a challenge The Act requires the Commission to not be flown over concentrations of to an application by Tennessee Valley publish notice of any amendments birds or mammals or over Antarctic Authority for an amendment to the issued, or proposed to be issued, and Specially Protected Areas. The UAVs operating licenses for the Browns Ferry grants the Commission the authority to would only be flown by operators with Nuclear Plant Units 1, 2, and 3, located issue and make immediately effective extensive experience (>20 hours), who in Athens, Alabama. In response to a any amendment to an operating license are pre-approved by the Expedition Federal Register Notice, ‘‘Applications or combined license, as applicable, Leader. Several measures would be and Amendments to Facility Operating upon a determination by the taken to prevent against loss of the UAV Licenses and Combined Licenses Commission that such amendment including painting them a highly visible Involving Proposed No Significant involves no significant hazards color; only flying when the wind is less Hazards Considerations and Containing consideration, notwithstanding the than 25 knots; flying for only 15 Sensitive Unclassified Non-Safeguards pendency before the Commission of a minutes at a time to preserve battery Information and Order Imposing request for a hearing from any person. 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A request for a ADAMS) is provided the first time that considered in making any final it is mentioned in this document. determination. hearing must be filed by November 28, • 2016. NRC’s PDR: You may examine and Normally, the Commission will not purchase copies of public documents at issue the amendment until the ADDRESSES: You may submit comments the NRC’s PDR, Room O1–F21, One expiration of 60 days after the date of by any of the following methods (unless White Flint North, 11555 Rockville publication of this notice. The this document describes a different Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852. Commission may issue the license method for submitting comments on a amendment before expiration of the 60- specific subject): B. Submitting Comments day period provided that its final • Federal Rulemaking Web site: Go to Please include Docket ID NRC–2016– determination is that the amendment http://www.regulations.gov and search 0202 facility name, unit number(s), involves no significant hazards for Docket ID NRC–2016–0202. Address plant docket number, application date, consideration. In addition, the questions about NRC dockets to Carol and subject in your comment Commission may issue the amendment Gallagher; telephone: 301–415–3463; submission. prior to the expiration of the 30-day email: [email protected]. For The NRC cautions you not to include comment period if circumstances technical questions, contact the identifying or contact information that change during the 30-day comment individual listed in the FOR FURTHER you do not want to be publicly period such that failure to act in a INFORMATION CONTACT section of this disclosed in your comment submission. timely way would result, for example in document. The NRC will post all comment derating or shutdown of the facility. If • Mail comments to: Cindy Bladey, submissions at http:// the Commission takes action prior to the Office of Administration, Mail Stop: www.regulations.gov as well as enter the expiration of either the comment period OWFN–12–H08, U.S. Nuclear comment submissions into ADAMS. or the notice period, it will publish in Regulatory Commission, Washington, The NRC does not routinely edit the Federal Register a notice of DC 20555–0001. comment submissions to remove issuance. If the Commission makes a For additional direction on obtaining identifying or contact information. final no significant hazards information and submitting comments, If you are requesting or aggregating consideration determination, any see ‘‘Obtaining Information and comments from other persons for hearing will take place after issuance. Submitting Comments’’ in the submission to the NRC, then you should The Commission expects that the need SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of inform those persons not to include to take this action will occur very this document. identifying or contact information that infrequently.
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