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appropriate automated, electronic, relating to international cooperation or Tuesday, April 24, 2012 mechanical, or other technological national security, and, when deemed 6 p.m.–7 p.m. Closed—Briefing of panel collection techniques or other forms of appropriate by the Foundation, such 7 p.m.–8:30 p.m. Open—Poster Session information technology should be contracts or other arrangements or Wednesday, April 25, 2012 addressed to: Office of Information and modifications thereof, may be entered Regulatory Affairs of OMB, Attention: into without legal consideration, 7:45 a.m.–3:45 p.m. Open—Review of the MRSEC Desk Officer for National Science without performance or other bonds and 3:45 p.m.–5:30 p.m. Closed—Executive Foundation, 725 17th Street NW., Room without regard to section 5 of title 41, Session 10235, Washington, DC 20503, and to U.S.C. 6 p.m.–7:30 p.m. Open—Dinner Suzanne H. Plimpton, Reports Clearance Use of the Information: Request for Thursday, April 26, 2012 Officer, National Science Foundation, Proposals (RFP) is used to competitively 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 295, solicit proposals in response to NSF 8 a.m.–9 a.m. Closed—Executive session Arlington, Virginia 22230 or send email need for services. Impact will be on 9 a.m.–10:45 a.m. Open—Review of the MRSEC to [email protected]. Comments regarding those individuals or organizations who 10:45 a.m.–4:45 p.m. Closed—Executive these information collections are best elect to submit proposals in response to Session, Draft and Review Report assured of having their full effect if the RFP. Information gathered will be Reason for Closing: The work being received within 30 days of this evaluated in light of NSF procurement reviewed may include information of a notification. Copies of the submission(s) requirements to determine who will be proprietary or confidential nature, including may be obtained by calling 703–292– awarded a contract. technical information; financial data, such as 7556. Estimate of Burden: The Foundation salaries and personal information concerning estimates that, on average, 558 hours per individuals associated with the MRSEC. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C. 552 Suzanne H. Plimpton at (703) 292–7556 respondent will be required to complete the RFP. b(c), (4) and (6) of the Government in the or send email to [email protected]. Sunshine Act. Individuals who use a Respondents: Individuals; business or Dated: March 27, 2012. telecommunications device for the deaf other for-profit; not-for-profit (TDD) may call the Federal Information institutions; Federal government; state, Susanne Bolton, Relay Service (FIRS) at 1–800–877–8339 local, or tribal governments. Committee Management Officer. between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Estimated Number of Responses: 75. [FR Doc. 2012–7637 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am] Monday through Friday. Estimated Total Annual Burden on BILLING CODE 7555–01–P NSF may not conduct or sponsor a Respondents: 41,850 hours. collection of information unless the Dated: March 27, 2012. collection of information displays a Suzanne H. Plimpton, NUCLEAR REGULATORY currently valid OMB control number Reports Clearance Officer, National Science COMMISSION and the agency informs potential Foundation. [Docket No. 50–288; NRC–2011–0172] persons who are to respond to the [FR Doc. 2012–7651 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am] collection of information that such BILLING CODE 7555–01–P Environmental Assessment and persons are not required to respond to Finding of No Significant Impact for the collection of information unless it License Renewal for the / displays a currently valid OMB control NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION Reed College number. Title: Request for Proposals. Proposal Review Panel for Materials AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory OMB Control Number: 3145–0080. Research, Notice of Meeting Commission. Proposed Project: The Federal ACTION: Notice of availability. Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart In accordance with the Federal 15.2—‘‘Solicitation and Receipt of Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92– FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Proposals and Information’’ prescribes 463 as amended), the National Science Geoffrey Wertz, Project Manager, policies and procedures for preparing Foundation announces the following Research and Test Reactor Licensing and issuing Requests for Proposals. The meeting: Branch, Division of Policy and FAR System has been developed in Name: Site visit review of the Materials Rulemaking, Office of accordance with the requirement of the Research Science and Engineering Center Regulation, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Office of Federal Procurement Policy (MRSEC) at the Pennsylvania State Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Act of 1974, as amended. The NSF Act University by the Division of Materials Telephone: 301–415–0893; email: of 1950, as amended, 42 U.S.C. 1870, Research (DMR) #1203. [email protected]. Sec. II, states that NSF has the authority Dates & Times: April 24, 2012; 5:30 p.m.– 8:30 p.m.; April 25, 2012; 7:45 a.m.– SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: to: 7:30 p.m.; April 26, 2012; 8 a.m.–4:45 p.m. I. Introduction (c) Enter into contracts or other Place: Pennsylvania State University, arrangements, or modifications thereof, College Station, PA. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory for the carrying on, by organizations or Type of Meeting: Part open. Commission (NRC or the Commission) individuals in the United States and Contact Person: Dr. Sean L. Jones, Program is considering issuance of a renewed foreign countries, including other Director, Materials Research Science and Facility Operating License No. R–112, to government agencies of the United Engineering Centers Program, Division of be held by Reed College (the licensee), States and of foreign countries, of such Materials Research, Room 1065, National which would authorize continued scientific or engineering activities as the Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, operation of the Reed Research Reactor Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone (703) 292– Foundation deems necessary to carry 2986. (the facility), located in Portland, out the purposes of this Act, and, at the Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and Multnomah County, Oregon. Therefore, request of the Secretary of Defense, recommendations concerning further support as required by Title 10 of the Code of specific scientific or engineering of the MRSEC at Penn State. Federal Regulations (10 CFR) 51.21, the activities in connection with matters Agenda: NRC is issuing this Environmental

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Assessment and Finding of No Psychology Building and all areas 76 with axis vertical on one focus of a 3 Significant Impact. The renewal license meters (250 feet) from the center of the meter (10 foot) by 4.6 meter (15 foot) will be issued following the publication reactor pool, including the Psychology tank with a 1.5 meter (5 foot) radius on of this notice. and Chemistry Buildings. The nearest each long end. Criticality is controlled permanent residences are about 215 and shutdown margin assured by 3 II. EA Summary meters (700 feet) from the reactor, control rods in the form of aluminum or Identification of the Proposed Action located in both the northeast and south stainless-steel clad boron carbide or directions. Reed College dormitories, The proposed action would renew borated graphite. The control rods are housing approximately 30 students from Facility Operating License No. R–112 guided by guide tubes that are inserted August to May, are located for a period of 20 years from the date of through the top grid plate and attached approximately 150 meters (500 feet) issuance of the renewed license. The to the bottom grid plate by means of a south of the reactor. special locking device. The core is proposed action is in accordance with The Reed Research Reactor is a pool- the licensee’s application dated August cooled by natural convection of the type, light water moderated and cooled water that occupies about one-third of 29, 2007, as supplemented by letters research reactor licensed to operate at a dated January 26, July 30, October 15, the core volume. steady-state power level of 250 kilowatts The licensee has not requested any 2010, and May 20, August 3, December (thermal) (kW(t)). The Reed Research other changes to the facility design or 12, 2011, and January 27, 2012. In Reactor is a non-pulsing reactor. The operating conditions as part of the accordance with 10 CFR 2.109, because reactor core is located at the bottom of application for license renewal. No the renewal application was timely an in-ground aluminum tank which is 3 changes are being made in the types or filed, the existing license remains in meters (10 feet) wide and 4.6 meters (15 quantities of effluents that may be effect until the NRC takes final action on feet) long with a 1.5 meter (5 foot) released off site. The licensee has the renewal application. radius at each end. The tank is 7.6 systems in place for controlling the Need for the Proposed Action meters (25 feet) deep and is bolted at the release of radiological effluents and bottom to a 0.6 meter (24 inch) thick implements a radiation protection The proposed action is needed to poured concrete slab. The aluminum allow the continued operation of the program to monitor personnel exposures tank is surrounded by approximately and releases of radioactive effluents. As Reed Research Reactor to routinely 0.76 meters (2.5 feet) of concrete. The provide teaching, research, and services discussed in the NRC staff’s safety aluminum tank is filled with evaluation, the systems and radiation to numerous institutions for a period of demineralized water to a depth of 7.5 20 years. protection program are appropriate for meters (24.5 feet), providing the types and quantities of effluents Environmental Impacts of the Proposed approximately 6 meters (20 feet) of expected to be generated by continued Action shielding water above the top of the operation of the reactor. Accordingly, core. there would be no increase in routine The NRC has completed its safety The reactor was originally fueled and evaluation of the proposed action to occupational or public radiation operated with both aluminum and exposure as a result of license renewal. issue a renewed Facility Operating stainless steel clad heterogeneous fuel License No. R–112 to allow continued As discussed in the NRC staff’s safety elements consisting of nominally 20% evaluation, the proposed action will not operation of the Reed Research Reactor -235 in a zirconium for a period of 20 years and concludes significantly increase the probability or hydride matrix. In February 2011, the consequences of accidents. Therefore, there is reasonable assurance that the aluminum clad fuel in the reactor was license renewal would not change the reactor will continue to operate safely replaced with stainless steel clad fuel environmental impact of facility for the additional period of time. The exclusively provided by the University operation. The NRC staff evaluated details of the NRC staff’s safety of Arizona, resulting in a core composed information contained in the licensee’s evaluation will be provided with the of all stainless steel clad fuel elements. application and data reported to the renewed license that will be issued as The aluminum clad fuel was NRC by the licensee in annual reports part of the letter to the licensee subsequently permanently removed for the last several years of operation to approving its license renewal from the facility. Many years of determine the projected radiological application. This document contains the experience with operating Training impact of the facility on the environmental assessment of the Research and Isotope production proposed action. General Atomic (TRIGA) reactors has environment during the period of the The Reed Research Reactor is located shown that stainless steel clad fuel renewed license. The NRC staff found on the eastern side of the main campus provides better resistance against that releases of radioactive material and of Reed College, which is situated on potential cladding failure, and is thus personnel exposures were all well approximately 100 acres of land in less susceptible to leaking radionuclides within applicable regulatory limits. southeastern Portland, Oregon. The into the reactor pool and environment. Based on this evaluation, the NRC staff Reed Research Reactor serves about A detailed description of the changes in concluded that continued operation of 1,300 students. The Reed Research the reactor as a result of the replacement the reactor would not have a significant Reactor is housed in a section of the of the aluminum clad fuel with stainless environmental impact. Psychology Building constructed steel clad fuel is provided in the NRC A. Radiological Impact specifically for that purpose. The staff’s Safety Evaluation Report section of the Psychology building accompanying the license renewal. The Environmental Effects of Reactor housing the Reed Research Reactor 250 kW(t) core consists typically of Operations serves as a confinement and is primarily about 87 TRIGA fuel elements Gaseous radioactive effluents are constructed of concrete, brick, and steel. positioned between a top and bottom discharged by the facility exhaust The operations boundary of the Reed grid plate. The reactor core is in the system via vents located approximately Research Reactor encompasses the form of a right circular cylinder of about 3.6 meters (12 feet) above grade, at a reactor room and control room. The site 23 centimeter (9 inch) radius and 38 volumetric flow rate of approximately boundary encompasses the entire centimeter (15 inch) length, positioned 37.6 cubic meters per minute (1330

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cubic feet per minute). Other release with the U.S. Department of Energy and halogen fission products into the air pathways do exist; however, they are (DOE) that provides that DOE retains of the reactor room. The licensee normally secured during reactor title to the fuel utilized at the Reed conservatively calculated doses to operation and have insignificant Research Reactor and that DOE is facility personnel and the maximum volumetric flow rates compared to the obligated to take the fuel from the site potential dose to a member of the facility exhaust system. The only for final disposition. public. The NRC staff checked the significant nuclide found in the gaseous As described in Chapter 11 of the licensee’s calculations to verify that the effluent stream is argon-41. The licensee Reed Research Reactor SAR, personnel doses represent conservative estimates performed measurements of argon-41 exposures are well within the limits set for the maximum hypothetical accident. production for normal conditions of by 10 CFR 20.1201 and are as low as is Occupational doses resulting from this reactor operation. Licensee calculations reasonably achievable (ALARA). The accident would be well below the 10 and analysis, based on those licensee tracks exposures of personnel CFR Part 20 annual limit of 5,000 mrem measurements, indicate that annual monitored with dosimeters, which are (50 mSv). Maximum doses for members argon-41 releases result in an offsite usually much less than 10 percent of the of the public resulting from this concentration well below the limit of occupational limit of 5,000 millirem (50 accident would be well below the 10 1.0E–8 microCuries per milliliter (3.7E– mSv) per year. Area thermo-luminescent CFR Part 20 annual limit of 100 mrem 10 megaBequerels per milliliter) dosimeter (TLD) monitors mounted in (1.0 mSv). The proposed action will not specified in 10 CFR Part 20, Appendix the control room and other strategic increase the probability or consequences B for air effluent releases. The NRC staff locations provide an additional of accidents. reviewed the licensee’s calculations and quarterly measurement of total radiation B. Non-Radiological Impacts analysis and found them to be exposures at those locations. These reasonable. The licensee also performed TLDs typically report less than 200 The Reed Research Reactor core is measurements and calculations to millirem (2.0 mSv) total over a 1-year cooled by a light water primary system estimate the potential of tritium in the period. No changes in reactor operation consisting of the reactor pool, a heat reactor pool water. The licensee that would lead to an increase in removal system, and a filter and determined that tritium is not a concern occupational dose are expected as a demineralizer water processing system. for the Reed Research Reactor. The NRC result of the proposed action. Cooling occurs by natural convection, staff reviewed the licensee’s analysis The licensee conducts an with the heated coolant rising out of the and found it to be reasonable. Total environmental monitoring program to core and into the bulk pool water. The gaseous radioactive releases reported to record and track the radiological impact large heat sink provided by the volume the NRC in the licensee’s annual reports of the Reed Research Reactor operation of primary coolant, approximately were less than one percent of the air on the surrounding unrestricted area. 95,000 liters (25,000 gallons) of water, effluent concentration limits set by 10 The program consists of continuous area allows several hours of full-power CFR part 20, Appendix B. The potential monitors in the facility and periodic operation without any secondary radiation dose to a member of the surveys in and around the facility. The cooling. The heat removal system general public resulting from this licensee administers the program and transfers heat to the secondary system concentration is approximately 0.3 maintains the appropriate records. Over via a centrifugal pump, heat exchanger millirem (0.003 milliSieverts (mSv)) and the past five years, the survey program and a cooling tower. Both the primary this demonstrates compliance with the indicated that radiation exposures at the and secondary system use make-up dose limit of 100 millirem (1 mSv) set monitoring locations were not water filtered from the municipal water by 10 CFR 20.1301. Additionally, this significantly higher than those system. Precautions are taken with the potential radiation dose demonstrates measured at the control locations. Year- secondary system to prevent biological compliance with the air emissions dose to-year trends in exposures are growth and freezing. During operation, constraint of 10 millirem (0.1 mSv) consistent between monitoring the secondary system is maintained at a specified in 10 CFR 20.1101(d). locations. Also, no correlation exists higher pressure than the primary system The licensee maintains a policy to not between total annual reactor operation to minimize the likelihood of primary release any liquid radioactive waste as and annual exposures measured at the system contamination entering the an effluent. Small liquid samples and monitoring locations. Based on its secondary system, and ultimately the any small amount of liquid generated review of the past several of data as environment. The licensee monitors from activities such as minor provided in the licensee’s annual both systems for purity and to detect decontamination are disposed by reports, the NRC staff concludes that leakage. combining with absorbents and treating operation of the Reed Research Reactor Given that the proposed action does as solid waste. During the past 5 years, does not have any significant not involve any change in the operation the licensee reported no releases of radiological impact on the surrounding of the reactor and the heat load liquid radioactive waste from the Reed environment. No changes in reactor dissipated to the environment, the NRC Research Reactor. operation that would affect off-site staff concludes that the proposed action The licensee oversees the handling of radiation levels are expected as a result will not have a significant impact on the solid low-level radioactive waste of the proposed action. local water supply. generated at the Reed Research Reactor. The bulk of the waste consists of small Environmental Effects of Accidents National Environmental Policy Act items such as gloves, paper, plastic and Accident scenarios are discussed in (NEPA) Considerations small pieces of metal. The licensee Chapter 13 of the Reed Research Reactor The NRC has responsibilities that are disposes of the waste by decay-in- SAR as supplemented in responses to derived from NEPA and from other storage or shipment to a low level waste Requests for Additional Information. environmental laws, which include the broker in accordance with all applicable The maximum hypothetical accident is Endangered Species Act (ESA), Coastal regulations for transportation of the cladding rupture of one highly Zone Management Act (CZMA), radioactive materials. To comply with irradiated fuel element with no National Historic Preservation Act the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, radioactive decay followed by the (NHPA), Fish and Wildlife Coordination the licensee has entered into a contract instantaneous release of the noble gas Act (FWCA), and Executive Order 12898

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Environmental Justice. The following environmental effects generated from Environmental Impacts of the presents a brief discussion of impacts activities at the rector. Alternatives to the Proposed Action associated with these laws and other Minority Populations in the Vicinity requirements. As an alternative to license renewal, of the Reed Research Reactor— the NRC considered denying the 1. Endangered Species Act According to 2010 census data, 25.5 proposed action. If the NRC denied the percent of the total population Federally- or State-listed protected request for license renewal, reactor (approximately 276,157 individuals) species have not been found in the operations at the facility would cease residing within a 10-mile radius of the immediate vicinity of the Reed Research and decommissioning would be reactor facility identified themselves as Reactor, and effluents and emissions required. The NRC notes that, even with minority individuals. The largest from the reactor have not had an impact a renewed license, the Reed Research minority groups were Hispanic or on critical habitat. Reactor will eventually be Latino (of any race) (112,079 persons or decommissioned, at which time the 2. Coastal Zone Management Act 10.3 percent), followed by Asian (70,117 environmental effects of or 6.5 percent). According to U.S. The Reed Research Reactor is not decommissioning would occur. Census Bureau 2010 estimates, about located within any managed coastal Decommissioning would be conducted 27.9 percent of the Multnomah County zones, nor would the effluents and in accordance with an NRC-approved population identified themselves as emissions from the reactor impact any decommissioning plan which would minorities, with persons of Hispanic or managed coastal zones. require a separate environmental review Latino origin comprising the largest under 10 CFR 51.21. Cessation of reactor 3. National Historic Preservation Act minority group (10.9 percent), followed operations at the Reed Research Reactor The National Historic Preservation by Asian (6.8 percent) and Black or Act (NHPA) requires Federal agencies to African American (5.8 percent). would reduce or eliminate radioactive effluents and emissions. However, as consider the effects of their Low-income Populations in the undertakings on historic properties. The previously discussed in this Vicinity of the Reed Research Reactor— environmental assessment, radioactive National Register of Historic Places According to 2010 Census data, an (NRHP) lists several historical sites in effluents and emissions from reactor average of 8.8 percent of families and operations constitute a small fraction of Multnomah County. However, none of 12.5 percent of individuals residing the sites are within the general vicinity the applicable regulatory limits. within counties in a 10 mile radius of Therefore, the environmental impacts of of the Reed Research Reactor site and, the reactor (Clackamas, Multnomah, and given its location, continued operations renewing the license and the denial of Washington Counties, Oregon, and the request for license renewal would be of the reactor will not impact any Clark County, Washington), were historical sites. The NRC contacted the similar. In addition, denying the request identified as living below the Federal for license renewal would eliminate the State Historical Preservation Officer poverty threshold in 2010. The 2010 (SHPO) in Oregon and discussed the benefits of teaching, research, and Federal poverty threshold was $22,314 services provided by the Reed Research proposed action. The SHPO concurred for a family of four. that there are no historic properties Reactor. According to American Community affected by this action. Based on this Alternative Use of Resources information, the NRC finds that the Survey Census data estimates for 2010, potential impacts of the proposed action the median household income for The proposed action does not involve would have no adverse effect on historic Oregon was $46,560, while 11 percent the use of any different resources or and archaeological resources in the of families and 15.8 percent of the state significant quantities of resources vicinity of the reactor. population were determined to be living beyond those previously considered in below the Federal poverty threshold. 4. Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act the issuance of Amendment No. 8 to Multnomah County had a higher Facility Operating License No. R–112 The licensee is not planning any median household income average for the Reed Research Reactor dated water resource development projects, ($48,043) and a higher percent of January 4, 2011, which increased the including any modifications involving families (13.6 percent) and individuals possession limit of special nuclear impounding a body of water, damming, (18.2 percent) living below the poverty material and by-product material diverting a stream or river, deepening a level, respectively. allowed to be received, possessed and channel, irrigation, or altering a body of Impact Analysis—Potential impacts to used in the Reed Research Reactor. water for navigation or drainage. minority and low-income populations Agencies and Persons Consulted 5. Executive Order 12898— would mostly consist of radiological Environmental Justice effects, however radiation doses from In accordance with the agency’s stated continued operations associated with The environmental justice impact policy, on January 25, 2011, the NRC analysis evaluates the potential for the license renewal are expected to staff consulted with the Oregon State disproportionately high and adverse continue at current levels, and would be Liaison Officer regarding the human health and environmental effects well below regulatory limits. environmental impact of the proposed on minority and low-income Based on this information and the actions. The consultation involved a populations that could result from the analysis of human health and thorough explanation of the relicensing and the continued operation environmental impacts presented in this environmental review, the details of this of the Reed Research Reactor. Such environmental assessment, the proposed environmental assessment, and the NRC effects may include human health, relicensing would not have staff’s findings. The State official biological, cultural, economic, or social disproportionately high and adverse indicated that the State had no issues or impacts. Minority and low-income human health and environmental effects concerns with this action, that he populations are subsets of the general on minority and low-income understood the NRC review and had no public residing around the reactor and populations residing in the vicinity of comments regarding the proposed all are exposed to the same health and the Reed Research Reactor. action.

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Finding of No Significant Impact OFFICE OF PERSONNEL by writing to the Senior Executive MANAGEMENT Resource Services, Office of Personnel On the basis of the environmental Management, 1900 E Street NW., Room assessment, the NRC concludes that the Excepted Service; Consolidated 6484, Washington, DC 20415, or by proposed action will not have a Listing of Schedules A, B, and C calling (202) 606–2246. significant effect on the quality of the Exceptions The following exceptions are current human environment. Accordingly, the as of June 30, 2011. NRC has determined not to prepare an AGENCY: Office of Personnel environmental impact statement for the Management. Schedule A ACTION: Notice. proposed actions. 03. Executive Office of the President III. Further Information SUMMARY: This provides the (Sch. A, 213.3103) consolidated notice of all agency (a) Office of Administration— Documents related to this action, specific excepted authorities, approved (1) Not to exceed 75 positions to including the application for license by the Office of Personnel Management provide administrative services and renewal and supporting documentation, (OPM), under Schedule A, B, or C, as of support to the White House Office. are available online in the NRC Library June 30, 2011, as required by Civil (b) Office of Management and at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/ Service Rule VI, Exceptions from the Budget— adams.html. From this page, the public Competitive Service. (1) Not to exceed 20 positions at can gain entry into (ADAMS), which FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: grades GS–5/15. provides text and image files of the Senior Executive Resource Services, (c) Council on Environmental NRC’s public documents. The Employee Services, 202–606–2246. Quality— application for license renewal, dated SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Civil (1) Professional and technical August 29, 2007 as supplemented by Service Rule VI (5 CFR 6.1) requires the positions in grades GS–9 through 15 on letters dated January 26, July 30, U.S. Office of Personnel Management the staff of the Council. October 15, 2010, and May 20, August (OPM) to publish notice of exceptions (d)–(f) (Reserved) 3, December 12, 2011, and January 27, granted under Schedule A, B, or C. 5 (g) National Security Council— 2012, is available electronically under CFR 213.103(a) requires all Schedule A, (1) All positions on the staff of the ADAMS Accession Nos. ML092310567, B, or C appointing authority available Council. ML100610121, ML102360016, for use by all agencies to be published (h) Office of Science and Technology ML102990489, ML111520559, as regulations in the Federal Register Policy— ML11222A026, ML113630145, and and the Code of Federal Regulations. (1) Thirty positions of Senior Policy ML12039A147. Also see the license’s Excepted appointing authorities Analyst, GS–15; Policy Analyst, GS–11/ annual reports for years 2003–2004 established solely for use by one 14; and Policy Research Assistant, GS– (ADAMS Accession No. ML043620310), specific agency do not meet the 9, for employment of anyone not to 2004–2005 (ADAMS Accession No. standard of general applicability exceed 5 years on projects of a high ML052930194), 2005–2006 (ADAMS prescribed by the Federal Register Act priority nature. (i) Office of National Drug Control Accession No. ML062850518), 2006– for regulations published in either the Policy— 2007 (ADAMS Accession No. Federal Register or the Code of Federal (1) Not to exceed 18 positions, GS–15 ML073040191), 2007–2008 (ADAMS Regulations (CFR). Therefore, 5 CFR and below, of senior policy analysts and Accession No. ML082890533), 2008– 213.103(b) requires monthly other personnel with expertise in drug- 2009 (ADAMS Accession No. publication, in the Notices section of the related issues and/or technical ML092720865), 2009–2010 (ADAMS Federal Register, any Schedule A, B, or knowledge to aid in anti-drug abuse Accession No. ML102440042), and C appointing authority applicable to a efforts. 2010–2011 (ADAMS Accession No. single agency. 5 CFR 213.103(c) requires ML11221A161). If you do not have a consolidated listing of all Schedule A, 04. Department of State (Sch. A, access to ADAMS or if there are B, and C authorities, current as of June 213.3104) problems in accessing the documents 30 of each year, be published annually (a) Office of the Secretary— located in ADAMS, contact the NRC’s in the Notices section of the Federal (1) All positions, GS–15 and below, PDR reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, Register at www.gpoaccess.gov/fr. That on the staff of the Family Liaison Office, 301–415–4737, or by email to notice follows. Government-wide Director General of the Foreign Service [email protected]. These documents authorities codified in the CFR are not and the Director of Personnel, Office of may also be viewed electronically on printed in this notice. the Under Secretary for Management. the public computers located at the When making appointments under an (2) (Reserved) NRC’s PDR, O 1 F21, One White Flint agency-specific authority, agencies (b)–(f) (Reserved) North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), should first list the appropriate (g) Bureau of Population, Refugees, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR Schedule A, B, or C, followed by the and Migration— reproduction contractor will copy applicable number, for example: (1) Not to exceed 10 positions at documents for a fee. Schedule A, 213.310x(x)(x). Agencies grades GS–5 through 11 on the staff of Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day are reminded that all excepted the Bureau. of March, 2012. authorities are subject to the provisions (h) Bureau of Administration— of 5 CFR, part 302 unless specifically For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (1) (Reserved) exempted OPM at the time of approval. (2) One position of the Director, Art Jessie F. Quichocho, OPM maintains continuing in Embassies Program, GM–1001–15. Chief, Research and Test Reactors Licensing information on the status of all (3) (Reserved) Branch, Division of Policy and Rulemaking, Schedule A, B, and C appointing Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. authorities. Interested parties needing 05. Department of the Treasury (Sch. A, [FR Doc. 2012–7675 Filed 3–29–12; 8:45 am] information about specific authorities 213.3105) BILLING CODE 7590–01–P during the year may obtain information (a) Office of the Secretary—

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