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requirements does not serve the 

underlying purpose of the rule. 

4.0 Conclusion 

Accordingly, the Commission has 

determined that, pursuant to 10 CFR 

50.12(a), the exemption is authorized by 

law, will not present an undue risk to 

the public health and safety, and is 

consistent with the common defense 

and security. Also, special 

circumstances are present. Therefore, 

the Commission hereby grants the 

licensee an exemption from the 

requirements of 10 CFR part 50, 

Appendix J, Option B, Section III.B for 

OCNGS. Specifically, this permanent 

exemption permits the licensee to 

perform leakage testing of the MSIVs at 

reduced pressure, but not lower than 20 

psig. 

Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the 

Commission has determined that the 

granting of this exemption will not have 

a significant effect on the quality of the 

human environment (69 FR 63562). 

This exemption is effective upon 

issuance.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day 

of November, 2004.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

Ledyard B. Marsh, 

Director, Division of Licensing Project 

Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor 

Regulation.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Extension of Public Comment Period: 

Louisiana Energy Services National 

Enrichment Facility

AGENCY: United States Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Extension of public comment 

period. 

SUMMARY: The NRC is extending the 

public comment period for the Draft 

Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) 

for the Proposed National Enrichment 

Facility in Lea County, New Mexico 

(NUREG–1790) that was to end on 

November 6, 2004. The original notice 

of availability of the DEIS appeared in 

the Federal Register on September 17, 

2004 (69 FR 56104). 

On October 25, 2004, the NRC 

initiated an additional security review 

of publicly available documents to 

ensure that potentially sensitive 

information is removed from the 

ADAMS database accessible through the 

NRC’s Web site. Interested members of 

the public should check the NRC’s Web 

pages for updates on the availability of 

documents through the ADAMS system. 

This extension of the public comment 

period is appropriate to allow members 

of the public adequate opportunity to 

obtain access to relevant documents in 

ADAMS in order to comment on the 

DEIS. Therefore, the public comment 

period is being extended until December 

18, 2004. 

Members of the public are invited and 

encouraged to submit comments to the 

Chief, Rules Review and Directives 

Branch, Mail Stop T6–D59, U.S. Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission, Washington, 

DC 20555–0001. Please note Docket No. 

70–3103 when submitting comments. 

Written comments submitted by mail 

should be postmarked by December 18, 

2004, to ensure consideration. 

Comments mailed after that date will be 

considered to the extent practical. 

Comments will also be accepted by email to nrcrep@nrc.gov, or by facsimile 

to 301–415–5397, Attention: Anna 

Bradford.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

general or technical information 

associated with the license review of the 

National Enrichment Facility, please 

contact Timothy Johnson at (301) 415–

7299. For general information on the 

NRC environmental review process, 

please contact Anna Bradford at (301) 

415–5228.

Signed in Rockville, MD, this 2nd day of 

November, 2004.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

B. Jennifer Davis, 

Chief, Environmental and Low-Level Waste 

Section, Division of Waste Management and 

Environmental Protection, Office of Nuclear 

Material Safety and Safeguards.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear 

Regulatory Commission.

DATE: Weeks of November 8, 15, 22, 29, 

December 6, 13, 2004.

PLACE: Commissioner’s Conference 

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of November 8, 2004

Monday, November 8, 2004

9 a.m. Briefing on Plant Aging and 

Material Degradation Issues—Part 

One (Public Meeting) (Contact: 

Steve Koenick, 301–415–1239). 

1:30 p.m. Briefing on Plant Aging and 

Material Degradation Issues—Part 

Two (Public Meeting) (Contact: 

Steve Koenick, 301–415–1239). 

This meeting (both parts) will be 

webcast live at the Web address—http:/

/www.nrc.gov.

Wednesday, November 10, 2004

2:30 p.m. Affirmation Session (Public 

Meeting). 

a. U.S. Department of Energy (High 

Level Waste Repository: PreApplication Matters); DOE’s appeal 

of LBP–04–20. 

b. Exelon Generation Company, LLC 

(Clinton ESP Site), LBP–04–17 

(August 6, 2004). 

Week of November 15, 2004—Tentative 

Tuesday, November 16, 2004

1:30 p.m. Briefing on Threat 

Environment Assessment (Closed—

Ex. 1). 

Thursday, November 18, 2004

1:30 p.m. Discussion of Security 

Issues (Closed—Ex. 1). 

Week of November 22, 2004—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of November 22, 2004. 

Week of November 29, 2004—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the week of November 29, 2004. 

Week of December 6, 2004—Tentative 

Tuesday, December 7, 2004

9:30 a.m. Briefing on Equal 

Employment Opportunity (EEO) 

Program (Public Meeting) (Contact: 

Corenthis Kelley, 301–415–7380). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov.

Wednesday, December 8, 2004

1 p.m. Briefing on Status of Davis 

Besse Lessons Learned Task Force 

Recommendations (Public Meeting) 

(Contact: John Jolicoeur, (301) 415–

1725). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov.

Thursday, December 9, 2004

2 p.m. Briefing on Reactor Safety and 

Licensing Activities (Public 

Meeting) (Contact: Steve Koenick, 

301–415–1239). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov.

Week of December 13, 2004—Tentative 

Tuesday, December 14, 2004

1 p.m. Briefing on Emergency 

Preparedness Program Initiatives 

(Public Meeting) (Contact: Nader 

Mamish, 301–415–1086).