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interested parties at the Permit Office,

address below.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be

addressed to Permit Office, Room 755,

Office of Polar Programs, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nadene G. Kennedy at the above

address or (703) 306–1030.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

National Science Foundation, as

directed by the Antarctic Conservation

Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–541), has

developed regulations that implement

the ‘‘Agreed Measures for the

Conservation of Antarctic Fauna and

Flora’’ for all United States citizens. The

Agreed Measures, developed by the

Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties,

recommended establishment of a permit

system for various activities in

Antarctica and designation of certain

animals and certain geographic areas a

requiring special protection. The

regulations establish such a permit

system to designate Specially Protected

Areas and Sites of Special Scientific

Interest.

The applications received are as

follows:

1. Applicant: Permit Application No.

2001–008, Norbert Wu, Norbert Wu

Productions, 1065 Sinex Avenue,

Pacific Grove, CA 93950.

Activity for Which Permit is

Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially

Protected Area. The applicant is part of

the Artists and Writers Program of the

U.S. Antarctic Program. He proposes to

enter the outskirts of Cape Crozier

(ASPA #124) to conclude filming that

are initiated last season under his grant,

‘‘A Photographic Survey of Antarctic

Marine Species’’ and to finish a PBS

Nature documentary entitled ‘‘Under

Antarctic Ice’’. The applicant plans to

conduct general photography and

filming of Adelie and Emperor

penguins, leopard seals, Orcas and

minke whales. Filming will be restricted

to topside photography and

cinematography. Visits to the site will

be selected to target Adelie penguin

events (nesting, egg tending and egg

hatching) during peak population at the

rookery. The applicant plans to skirt the

Adelie and Emperor penguin rookeries

and not enter into the midst of the

colony. Scientific research has shown

that Adelie penguins are most active

between 4:00am and 10:00am. Therefore

the applicant intends to camp near Cape

Crozier to take advantage of these

timeframes. Access to the area will be

by helicopter which will land at the

designated landing site as outlined in

the site’s management plan.

Location: ASPA 124—Cape Crozier,

Ross Island.

Dates: August 1, 2000 to February 28,

2001.

2. Applicant: Permit Application No.

2001–009, Terry J. Wilson, Department

of Geological Sciences, Ohio State

University, 125 South Oval Mall,

Columbus, OH 43210.

Activity for Which Permit is

Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially

Protected Area. Cope Crozier is the

largest ice-free volcanic area on Ross

Island, with a large number of well

exposed volcanic cones and fissures. It

is a primary site for mapping volcanic

alignments and stress directions in

eastern Ross Island. The applicant plans

to conduct aerial observations and

photography of the volcanic vents using

a helicopter. In addition, the applicant

plans to conduct short-duration ground

observations on selected cones. The

objectives of the research can be

achieved without flying over or entering

the immediate proximity of the Adelie

and Emperor penguin rookeries at Cape

Crozier.

Location: ASPA 124—Cape Crozier,

Ross Island.

Dates: December 4, 2000 to January 4,

2001.

3. Applicant: Permit Application No.

2001–010, Tom Yelvington, Raytheon

Polar Service Company, 61 Inverness

Drive East, Suite 300 Englewood, CO

80112.

Activity for Which Permit is

Requested: Enter Antarctic Specially

Protected Area. The applicant proposes

to enter Byers Peninsula (ASPA #126)

on Livingston Island for the purpose of

reconnoitering landing sites and camp

sites along the southern shores. Byers

Peninsula is a key site of interest for a

scientific project that will be conducted

March 2001 through May 2001. Because

of the uncertainties associated with

zodiac-supported field camps, it is

essential to ascertain in advance where

the landings with the researchers and

supplies might be made, and where the

tent camp might be established. The

reconnaissance of Byers Peninsula will

be conducted during the next few

months based on the schedule of the

U.S. Antarctic Program’s research vessel

operating in the Peninsula. It is

estimated that only 4–5 people will be

needed to scout the southern shores for

the appropriate sites.

Location: ASPA 126—Byers

Peninsula, Livingston Island, South

Shetland Islands.

Dates: June 1, 2000 to March 31, 2001.

Nadene G. Kennedy,

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.

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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION

SAFETY BOARD

Sunshine Act Meeting

‘‘FEDERAL REGISTER’’ CITATION OF

PREVIOUS ANNOUNCEMENT: Vol. 65, No.

90/Tuesday, May 9, 2000.

PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED TIME AND DATE: 

9:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 16, 2000.

CHANGE IN MEETING: A majority of the

Board Members determined by recorded

vote that the business of the Board

required deleting the following item

from the agenda at this time and that no

earlier announcement was possible.

7256 Special Investigation Report:

Actions to Reduce Fatalities, Injuries,

and Crashes Involving the Hard Core

Drinking Driver.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhonda

Underwood, (202) 314–6065.

Dated: May 10, 2000.

Rhonda Underwood,

Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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BILLING CODE 7533–01–M

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–344]

Portland General Electric Company, et

al.; Trojan Nuclear Plant; Notice of

Consideration of Approval of

Application Regarding Sierra Pacific

Resources Purchase of Portland

General Electric and Opportunity for a

Hearing

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) is considering the

issuance of an order under 10 CFR 50.80

and 10 CFR 72.50 approving the indirect

transfer of Facility Operating License

No. NFP–1 for the Trojan Nuclear Plant

(TNP) and Materials License No. SNM–

2509 for the TNP Independent Spent

Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) located

in Columbia County, Oregon, on the

west bank of the Columbia River.

According to an application for

approval filed by Portland General

Electric Company (PGE, the licensee),

Sierra Pacific Resources (SPR) is

considering the purchase of all of the

common stock of PGE from Enron

Corporation. PGE, currently a wholly

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owned subsidiary of Enron Corporation,

would become a wholly-owned

subsidiary of SPR, thereby effecting an

indirect transfer of Enron’s interest in

the TNP and ISFSI licenses to SPR. No

physical changes to the TNP or ISFSI or

operational changes are being proposed

in the application. No direct transfer of

the licenses for the facility and the ISFSI

would result from the ownership

transfer.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80 and 10 CFR

72.50, no license, or any right

thereunder, shall be transferred, directly

or indirectly, through transfer of control

of the license, unless the Commission

shall give its consent in writing. The

Commission will approve an

application for the indirect transfer of a

facility or ISFSI license, if the

Commission determines that the

proposed transfer of control will not

affect the qualifications of the holder of

the license, and that the transfer is

otherwise consistent with applicable

provisions of law, regulations, and

orders issued by the Commission

pursuant thereto.

The filing of requests for hearing and

petitions for leave to intervene, and

written comments with regard to the

license transfer application, are

discussed below.

By June 1, 2000, any person whose

interest may be affected by the

Commission’s action on the application

may request a hearing, and, if not the

applicants, may petition for leave to

intervene in a hearing proceeding on the

Commission’s action. Requests for a

hearing and petitions for leave to

intervene should be filed in accordance

with the Commission’s rules of practice

set forth in Subpart M, ‘‘Public

Notification, Availability of Documents

and Records, Hearing Requests and

Procedures for Hearings on License

Transfer Applications,’’ of 10 CFR Part

2. In particular, such requests and

petitions must comply with the

requirements set forth in 10 CFR 2.1306,

and should address the considerations

contained in 10 CFR 2.1308(a).

Untimely requests and petitions may be

denied, as provided in 10 CFR

2.1308(b), unless good cause for failure

to file on time is established. In

addition, an untimely request or

petition should address the factors that

the Commission will also consider, in

reviewing untimely requests or

petitions, set forth in 10 CFR

2.1308(b)(1)–(2).

Requests for a hearing and petitions

for leave to intervene should be served

upon Mary A. Murphy, Esq., counsel

for, Leboeuf, Lamb, Green, and MacRae

L.L.P., 1875 Connecticut Avenue,

Washington, D.C. 20009–5728; George

M. Galloway, Esq., counsel for, Stoel

Rives L.L.P., Standard Insurance Center,

900 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 2300,

Portland, OR 97204-1268; the General

Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555 (email address for filings regarding license

transfer cases only: OGCLT@NRC.GOV);

and the Secretary of the Commission,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555-0001, Attention:

Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, in

accordance with 10 CFR 2.1313.

The Commission will issue a notice or

order granting or denying a hearing

request or intervention petition,

designating the issues for any hearing

that will be held and designating the

Presiding Officer. A notice granting a

hearing will be published in the Federal

Register and served on the parties to the

hearing.

As an alternative to requests for

hearing and petitions to intervene, by

June 12, 2000, persons may submit

written comments regarding the license

transfer application, as provided for in

10 CFR 2.1305. The Commission will

consider and, if appropriate, respond to

these comments, but such comments

will not otherwise constitute part of the

decisional record. Comments should be

submitted to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555–0001, Attention: Rulemakings

and Adjudications Staff, and should cite

the publication date and page number of

this Federal Register notice.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application dated January

13, 2000, and supplement dated January

20, 2000, which are available for public

inspection at the Commission’s Public

Document Room, The Gelman Building,

2120 L Street, N.W, Washington, D.C.

20037, and accessible electronically

through the ADAMS Public Electronic

Reading Room link at the NRC Web site

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

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 8th day

of May 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Richard F. Dudley,

Acting Chief, Decommissioning Section,

Project Directorate IV and Decommissioning,

Division of Licensing Project Management,

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Privacy Act of 1974: New System of

Records

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management (OPM).

ACTION: Notice of a new system of

records.

SUMMARY: OPM proposes to add a new

system of records to its inventory of

records systems subject to the Privacy

Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.

This action is necessary to meet the

requirements of the Privacy Act to

publish in the Federal Register notice of

the existence and character of records

systems maintained by the agency (5

U.S.C. 552a(e)(4)).

DATES: The new system will be effective

without further notice May 17, 2000,

unless comments are received that

would result in a contrary

determination.

ADDRESSES: Send written comments to

the Office of Personnel Management,

ATTN: Mary Beth Smith-Toomey, Office

of the Chief Information Officer, 1900 E

Street, NW., Room 5415, Washington,

DC 20415–7900.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey, (202) 606–

8358.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Child

Care Tuition Assistance Records system

will collect family income data from

OPM employees for the purpose of

determining their eligibility for child

care tuition assistance, and the amounts

of the tuition assistance. It also will

collect information from the employee’s

child care provider(s) for verification

purposes, e.g., that the provider is

licensed. Collection of data will be by

tuition assistance application forms

submitted by employees.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Director.

OPM/Internal–15

SYSTEM NAME:

OPM Child Care Tuition Assistance

Records.

SYSTEM LOCATION:

U. S. Office of Personnel

Management, Office of Human

Resources and EEO, 1900 E Street, NW.,

Room 1469, Washington, DC 20415.

CATEGORIES OF INDIVIDUALS COVERED BY THE

SYSTEM:

Employees of the Office of Personnel

Management who voluntarily apply for

child care tuition assistance.

CATEGORIES OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:

Application forms for child care

tuition assistance containing personal

information, including employee

(parent) name, Social Security Number,

grade, home and work numbers,

addresses, telephone numbers, total