Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 232 / Friday, December 3, 2004 / Notices 70289

U.S. Department of Labor, 200 

Constitution Avenue, NW., Room N–

5605, Washington, DC 20210. Because 

the Department continues to experience 

delays in U.S. mail delivery due to the 

ongoing concerns involving toxic 

contamination, commenters should take 

this into consideration when preparing 

to meet the deadline for submitting 

comments. 

It is recommended that you confirm 

receipt of your comment by calling (202) 

693–0123 (this is not a toll-free 

number). Individuals with hearing 

impairments may call 1–800–877–8339 

(TTY/TDD). 

Comments will be available for public 

inspection during normal business 

hours at the above address.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Kay 

H. Oshel, Chief, Division of 

Interpretations and Standards, Office of 

Labor-Management Standards, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room N–5605, 

Washington, DC 20210, olmspublic@dol.gov, (202) 693–1233 (this is 

not a toll-free number). Individuals with 

hearing impairments may call 1–800–

877–8339 (TTY/TDD).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In the 

Federal Register of November 3, 2004, 

(69 FR 64234) the Department published 

a request for information from the 

public to assist the Department in 

evaluating its methods for determining 

when a labor organization constitutes a 

‘‘local,’’ ‘‘intermediate’’ or ‘‘national or 

international’’ labor organization. 

Interested persons were invited to 

submit comments on or before 

December 3, 2004. Because union 

members requested additional time to 

inform other members about the request 

for information and to submit 

comments, the Department has decided 

to reopen and extend the comment 

period for 30 days. 

The complete request for information 

remains available on the OLMS Web site 

at http://www.olms.dol.gov. Anyone 

who is unable to access this information 

on the Internet can obtain a copy by 

contacting Kay H. Oshel, Chief, Division 

of Interpretations and Standards, Office 

of Labor-Management Standards, U.S. 

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution 

Avenue, NW., Room N–5605, 

Washington, DC 20210, olmspublic@dol.gov, (202) 693–1233 (this is 

not a toll-free number). Individuals with 

hearing impairments may call 1–800–

877–8339 (TTY/TDD).

Signed at Washington, DC, this 29th day of 

November, 2004. 

Victoria A. Lipnic, 

Assistant Secretary for Employment 

Standards. 

Don Todd, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for LaborManagement Programs.

[FR Doc. 04–26612 Filed 12–2–04; 8:45 am] 

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MEDICARE PAYMENT ADVISORY 

COMMISSION 

Commission Meeting 

November 30, 2004.

AGENCY: Medicare Payment Advisory 

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Commission will hold its 

next public meeting on Thursday, 

December 9, 2004, and Friday, 

December 10, 2004, at the Ronald 

Reagan Building, International Trade 

Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, 

NW., Washington, DC. The meeting is 

tentatively scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. 

on December 9, and at 8:30 a.m. on 

December 10. 

Topics for discussion include findings 

on a congressionally mandated study on 

specialty hospitals; pay for performance 

for hospitals, physicians, and home 

health; and incentives for health care 

information technology adoption. In 

addition, the Commission will discuss 

payment adequacy for hospitals, 

physicians, skilled nursing facilities, 

home health, and dialysis. Other topics 

will include imaging, measuring 

physician resource use, and other 

changes to physician payment. 

Agendas will be e-mailed 

approximately one week prior to the 

meeting. The final agenda will be 

available on the Commission’s Web site 

(http://www.MedPAC.gov).

ADDRESSES: MedPAC’s address is: 601 

New Jersey Avenue, NW., Suite 9000, 

Washington, DC 20001. The telephone 

number is (202) 220–3700.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diane Ellison, Office Manager, (202) 

220–3700.

Mark E. Miller, 

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 04–26667 Filed 12–2–04; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Notice of Permits Issued Under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

ACTION: Notice of permits issued under 

the Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978, 

Public Law 95–541. 

SUMMARY: The National Science 

Foundation (NSF) is required to publish 

notice of permits issued under the 

Antarctic Conservation Act of 1978. 

This is the required notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Office, 

Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755, 

National Science Foundation, 4201 

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On 

October 20, 2004, the National Science 

Foundation published a notice in the 

Federal Register of a permit application 

received. The permit was issued on 

November 18, 2004 to: 

Julie Rose: Permit No. 2005–016.

Nadene G. Kennedy, 

Permit Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–26626 Filed 12–2–04; 8:45 am] 

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Proposal Review; Notice of Meetings 

In accordance with the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act (Public Law 

92–463, as amended), the National 

Science Foundation (NSF) announces 

its intent to hold proposal review 

meetings throughout the year. The 

Purpose of these meetings is to provide 

advice and recommendations 

concerning proposals submitted to the 

NSF for financial support. The agenda 

for each of these meetings is to review 

and evaluate proposals as part of the 

selection process for awards. The 

majority of these meetings will take 

place at NSF, 4201 Wilson, Blvd., 

Arlington, Virginia 22230. 

All of these meetings will be closed to 

the public. The proposals being 

reviewed include information of a 

proprietary or confidential nature, 

including technical information; 

financial data, such as salaries; and 

personal information concerning 

individuals associated with the 

proposals. These matters are exempt 

under 5 U.S.C. 552b(c), (4) and (6) of the 

Government in the Sunshine Act. NSF 

will continue to review the agenda and 

merits of each meeting for overall 

compliance of the Federal Advisory 

Committee Act. 

These closed proposal review meeting 

will no longer be announced on an 

individual basis in the Federal Register. 

NSF intends to publish a notice similar 

to this on a quarterly basis. For an 

advance listing of the closed proposal 

review meetings that include the names 

70290 Federal Register / Vol. 69, No. 232 / Friday, December 3, 2004 / Notices 

of the proposal review panel and the 

time, date, place, and any information 

on changes, corrections, or 

cancellations, please visit the NSF Website: http://www.nsf.gov/home/pubinfo/

advisory.htm. This information may also 

be requested by telephoning (703) 292–

8182.

Dated: November 29, 2004. 

Susanne Bolton, 

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 04–26582 Filed 12–2–04; 8:45 am] 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

COMMISSION 

[Docket No. 030–33923] 

Notice of Availability of Environmental 

Assessment and Finding of No 

Significant Impact for License 

Termination for ViroPharma, 

Incorporated’s Facility in Exton, PA

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory 

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Marjorie McLaughlin, Decommissioning 

Branch, Division of Nuclear Materials 

Safety, Region I, 475 Allendale Road, 

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406, 

telephone (610) 337–5240, fax (610) 

337–5269; or by e-mail: mmm3@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Introduction 

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

(NRC) is terminating Materials License 

No. 37–30241–01 issued to ViroPharma, 

Incorporated and authorizing release of 

its facility in Exton, Pennsylvania for 

unrestricted use. NRC has prepared an 

Environmental Assessment (EA) in 

support of this action in accordance 

with the requirements of 10 CFR part 

51. Based on the EA, the NRC has 

concluded that a Finding of No 

Significant Impact (FONSI) is 

appropriate. The license will be 

terminated following the publication of 

this Notice. 

II. EA Summary 

The purpose of the action is to 

authorize the release of the licensee’s 

Exton, Pennsylvania facility for 

unrestricted use. ViroPharma, 

Incorporated was authorized by NRC 

from December 17, 1997, to use 

radioactive materials for research and 

development purposes at the site. On 

July 28, 2004, ViroPharma, Incorporated 

requested that NRC terminate the 

license and release the facility for 

unrestricted use. ViroPharma, 

Incorporated has conducted surveys of 

the facility and provided information to 

the NRC to demonstrate that the site 

meets the license termination criteria in 

subpart E of 10 CFR part 20 for 

unrestricted use. 

The NRC staff has prepared an EA in 

support of the license termination. The 

facility was remediated and surveyed 

prior to the licensee requesting the 

license amendment. The NRC staff has 

reviewed the information and final 

status survey submitted by ViroPharma, 

Incorporated. Based on its review, the 

staff has determined that there are no 

additional remediation activities 

necessary to complete the proposed 

action. Therefore, the staff considered 

the impact of the residual radioactivity 

at the facility and concluded that since 

the residual radioactivity meets the 

requirements in subpart E of 10 CFR 

part 20, a Finding of No Significant 

Impact is appropriate. 

III. Finding of No Significant Impact 

The staff has prepared the EA 

(summarized above) in support of the 

request to terminate the license and 

release the facility for unrestricted use. 

The NRC staff has evaluated 

ViroPharma, Incorporated’s request and 

the results of the surveys and has 

concluded that the completed action 

complies with the criteria in subpart E 

of 10 CFR part 20. The staff has found 

that the environmental impacts from the 

action are bounded by the impacts 

evaluated by NUREG–1496, Volumes 1–

3, ‘‘Generic Environmental Impact 

Statement in Support of Rulemaking on 

Radiological Criteria for License 

Termination of NRC–Licensed 

Facilities’’ (ML042310492, 

ML042320379, and ML042330385). On 

the basis of the EA, the NRC has 

concluded that the environmental 

impacts from the action are expected to 

be insignificant and has determined not 

to prepare an environmental impact 

statement for the action. 

IV. Further Information 

Documents related to this action, 

including the application for the license 

amendment and supporting 

documentation, are available 

electronically at the NRC’s Electronic 

Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/

reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, 

you can access the NRC’s Agencywide 

Document Access and Management 

System (ADAMS), which provides text 

and image files of NRC’s public 

documents. The ADAMS accession 

numbers for the documents related to 

this Notice are: The Environmental 

Assessment (ML043310216), and the 

letter dated July 28, 2004, requesting 

termination of the license 

(ML042230034). Please note that on 

October 25, 2004, the NRC terminated 

public access to ADAMS and 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 may 

obtain copies of the referenced 

documents for review and/or copying by 

contacting the Public Document Room 

pending resumption of public access to 

ADAMS. The NRC Public Documents 

Room is located at NRC Headquarters in 

Rockville, MD, and can be contacted at 

(800) 397–4209, (301) 415–4737 or by email to: pdr@nrc.gov.

These documents may be viewed 

electronically at the NRC Public 

Document Room (PDR), 0 1 F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR 

reproduction contractor will copy 

documents for a fee. The PDR is open 

from 7:45 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., Monday 

through Friday, except on Federal 

holidays.

Dated at King of Prussia, Pennsylvania this 

26th day of November, 2004.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

James P. Dwyer, 

Chief, Commercial and R&D Branch, Division 

of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region I.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE 

COMMISSION 

Sunshine Act Meeting 

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to 

the provisions of the Government in the 

Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94–409, that the 

Securities and Exchange Commission 

will hold the following meeting during 

the week of December 6, 2004: 

A Closed Meeting will be held on 

Thursday, December 9, 2004 at 2:30 

p.m. 

Commissioners, Counsel to the 

Commissioners, the Secretary to the 

Commission, and recording secretaries 

will attend the Closed Meeting. Certain 

staff members who have an interest in 

the matters may also be present. 

The General Counsel of the 

Commission, or his designee, has 

certified that, in his opinion, one or 

more of the exemptions set forth in 5 

U.S.C. 552b(c)(3), (5), (7), (9)(B), and 

(10) and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(3), (5), (7), 

9(ii) and (10), permit consideration of 

the scheduled matters at the Closed 

Meeting.