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1 15 U.S.C. 78l(d). 2 17 CFR 240.12d2–2(d).

indicated in Enclosure 2 to the cover

letter forwarding this Order, to conform

the license to reflect the subject transfer

of operating authority is approved. The

amendment shall be issued and made

effective at the time the proposed

transfer is completed.

This Order is effective upon issuance.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the initial application dated

November 24, 1999, and supplements

dated December 7, 1999, and February

8, 2000, and the safety evaluation dated

May 15, 2000, which are available for

public inspection at the Commission’s

Public Document Room, the Gelman

Building, 2120 L Street, NW.,

Washington, DC, 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 15th day

of May 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brian W. Sheron,

Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards; Subcommittee Meeting on

Planning and Procedures; Notice of

Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning

and Procedures will hold a meeting on

June 6, 2000, Room T–2B1, 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance, with the exception of

a portion that may be closed pursuant

to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (2) and (6) to discuss

organizational and personnel matters

that relate solely to internal personnel

rules and practices of ACRS, and

information the release of which would

constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Tuesday, June 6, 2000–1:00 p.m. until

the conclusion of business

The Subcommittee will discuss

proposed ACRS activities and related

matters. The purpose of this meeting is

to gather information, analyze relevant

issues and facts, and to formulate

proposed positions and actions, as

appropriate, for deliberation by the full

Committee.

Oral statements may be presented by

members of the public with the

concurrence of the Subcommittee

Chairman; written statements will be

accepted and made available to the

Committee. Electronic recordings will

be permitted only during those portions

of the meeting that are open to the

public, and questions may be asked only

by members of the Subcommittee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the cognizant ACRS staff person named

below five days prior to the meeting, if

possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, the scheduling of

sessions open to the public, whether the

meeting has been canceled or

rescheduled, the Chairman’s ruling on

requests for the opportunity to present

oral statements, and the time allotted

therefor can be obtained by contacting

the cognizant ACRS staff person, Dr.

John T. Larkins (telephone: 301/415–

7360) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

(EDT). Persons planning to attend this

meeting are urged to contact the above

named individual one or two working

days prior to the meeting to be advised

of any changes in schedule, etc., that

may have occurred.

Dated: May 15, 2000.

Richard K. Major,

Acting Associate Director for Technical

Support, ACRS/ACNW.

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Regulatory Guide; Issuance,

Availability

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission

has issued a revision to a guide in its

Regulatory Guide Series. This series has

been developed to describe and make

available to the public such information

as methods acceptable to the NRC staff

for implementing specific parts of the

Commission’s regulations, techniques

used by the staff in evaluating specific

problems or postulated accidents, and

data needed by the staff in its review of

applications for permits and licenses.

Revision 3 of Regulatory Guide 1.8,

‘‘Qualification and Training of

Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants,’’

provides current guidance on

qualifications and training for nuclear

power plant personnel that is acceptable

to the NRC staff. This regulatory guide

endorses ANSI/ANS–3.1–1993,

‘‘Selection, Qualification, and Training

of Personnel for Nuclear Power Plants,’’

with certain clarifications, additions,

and exceptions.

Comments and suggestions in

connection with items for inclusion in

guides currently being developed or

improvements in all published guides

are encouraged at any time. Written

comments may be submitted to the

Rules and Directives Branch, Office of

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

Recently published regulatory guides

are available on the NRC’s web site at

<WWW.NRC.GOV> in the Reference

Library under Regulatory Guides.

Regulatory guides are also available for

inspection at the Commission’s Public

Document Room, 2120 L Street NW.,

Washington, DC. Single copies of

regulatory guides may be obtained free

of charge by writing the Reproduction

and Distribution Services Section,

OCIO, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001, or by fax to (301) 415–2289.

Issued guides may also be purchased

may also be purchased from the

National Technical Information Service

on a standing order basis. Details on this

service may be obtained by writing

NTIS, 5285 Port Royal Road,

Springfield, VA 22161. Regulatory

guides are not copyrighted, and

Commission approval is not required to

reproduce them.

(5 U.S.C. 552(a))

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day

of May 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Ashok C. Thadani,

Director, Office of Nuclear Regulatory

Research.

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Issuer Delisting; Notice of Applicantion

to Withdraw from Listing and

Registration; (Audiovox Corporation,

Class A Common Stock, $.01 Par

Value) File No. 1–09532

May 12, 2000.

Audiovox Corporation (‘‘Company’’)

has filed an application with the

Securities and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section

12(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule 12d2–2(d)

thereunder,2 to withdraw the security

described above (‘‘Security’’ from listing

and registration on the American Stock

Exchange LLC (‘‘Amex’’).

The Company has undertaken to

transfer trading in its Security from the

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3 15 U.S.C. 78l(g).

4 Id.

5 17 CFR 200.30–3(a)(1).

1Holding Co. Act Release No. 27128 (Feb. 2,

2000).

2Holding Co. Act Release No. 26977 (Feb. 12,

1999).

3Two related application-declarations

(collectively, ‘‘Merger Applications’’) seeking

approvals required to complete the proposed

acquisitions (‘‘Mergers’’) by Energy East of

Connecticut Energy (S.E.C. File No. 70–9545), CMP

Group, CTG Resources and Berkshire (S.E.C. File

No. 70–9569) have been filed. The Commission

authorize the acquisition of Connecticut Energy,

Holding Co. Act Release No. 27128 (Feb. 2, 2000).

A notice of the 70–9569 merger filing was issued,

Holding Co. Act Release No. 27171 (April 21, 2000).

4Maine Natural Gas is a joint venture between

New England Gas Development Corp. (holding a

19% interest), a wholly owned subsidiary of CMP

Group, and Energy East Enterprises, a Maine

corporation (holding an 81% interest), a wholly

owned subsidiary of Energy East and a public

utility holding company exempt from registration

under section 3(a)(1) of the Act, by order of the

Commission, Holding Co. Act Release No. 26977

(Feb. 12, 1999).

5Central Maine Power owns 78.3% voting

interest of MEPCo with the remaining interests

owned by two other Maine utilities.

Amex to the National Market of the

Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc. (‘‘Nasdaq’’),

which it considers to be the preeminent

marketplace from the securities of

companies in its market segment. The

Company has registered its Security

pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act 3 by

filing a Registration Statement on Form

8–A with the Commission on January

11, 2000. The Security subsequently

became designated for quotation and

began trading on the Nasdaq National

Market, and was simultaneously

suspended from trading on the Amex,

on January 13, 2000.

The Company has stated that it has

complied with the Rules of the Amex

governing the withdrawal of its Security

from listing and registration on the

Exchange, and that the Amex in turn

has indicated that it will not oppose

such withdrawal.

The Company’s application relates

solely to the withdrawal of the Security

from listing and registration on the

Amex and shall have no effect upon the

Security’s trading and designation for

quotation on the Nasdaq National

Market or its registration under Section

12(g) of the Act. 4

Any interested person may, on or

before June 5, 2000, submit by letter to

the Secretary of the Securities and

Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20549–0609,

fracts bearing upon whether the

application has been made in

accordance with the rules of the Amex

and what terms, if any, should be

imposed by the Commission for the

protection of investors. The

Commission, based on the information

submitted to it, will issue an order

granting the application after the date

mentioned above, unless the

Commission determines to order a

hearing on the matter.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.5

Jonathan G. Katz,

Secretary.

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[Release No. 35–27176]

Filings Under the Public Utility Holding

Company Act of 1935, as Amended

(‘‘Act’’)

May 12, 2000.

Notice is hereby given that the

following filing(s) has/have been made

with the Commission pursuant to

provisions of the Act and rules

promulgated under the Act. All

interested persons are referred to the

application(s) and/or declaration(s) for

complete statements of the proposed

transaction(s) summarized below. The

application(s) and/or declaration(s) and

any amendment(s) is/are available for

public inspection through the

Commission’s Branch of Public

Reference.

Interested persons wishing to

comment or request a hearing on the

application(s) and/or declaration(s)

should submit their views in writing by

June 6, 2000, to the Secretary, Securities

and Exchange Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20549–0609, and

serve a copy on the relevant applicant(s)

and/or declarant(s) at the address(es)

specified below. Proof of service (by

affidavit or, in the case of an attorney at

law, by certificate) should be filed with

the request. Any request for hearing

should identify specifically the issues of

facts or law that are disputed. A person

who so requests will be notified of any

hearing, if ordered, and will receive a

copy of any notice or order issued in the

matter. After June 6, 2000, the

application(s) and/or declaration(s), as

filed or as amended, may be granted

and/permitted to become effective.

Energy East, Corp., et al. (70–9609)

Energy East Corporation (‘‘Energy

East’’), a New York corporation and a

public utility holding company exempt

from registration under section 3(a)(1) of

the Act, by order of the Commission 1

and its subsidiaries, New York State

Electric & Gas Corporation (‘‘NYSEG’’);

Energy East Enterprises, Inc. (‘‘Energy

East Enterprises’’); and Maine Natural

Gas, L.L.C. (‘‘Maine Natural Gas’’), each

located at One Canterbury Green,

Stamford, Connecticut 06904;

Connecticut Energy Corporation

(‘‘Connecticut Energy’’), and its utility

subsidiary, The Southern Connecticut

Gas Company (‘‘Southern Connecticut

Gas’’), each located at 855 Main Street,

Bridgeport, CT 06604; CMP Group, Inc.

(‘‘CMP Group’’), a Maine corporation

and a public utility holding company

exempt from registration under section

3(a)(1) of the Act, by order of the

Commission 2 and CMP Group’s utility

subsidiaries, Central Maine Power

Company (‘‘Central Maine Power’’);

Maine Electric Power Company, Inc.

(‘‘MEPCo’’); and NORVARCO, each

located at 83 Edison Drive, Augusta, ME

04336; CTG Resources, Inc. (‘‘CTG

Resources’’), a Connecticut corporation

and a public utility holding company

exempt from registration under section

3(a)(1) by rule 2 under the Act and CTG

Resourses’ utility subsidiary

Connecticut Natural Gas Corporation

(‘‘Connecticut Natural Gas’’), each

located at 100 Columbus Boulevard,

Hartford, CT 06103; and Berkshire

Energy Resources (‘‘Berkshire’’) a

Massachusetts corporation and a public

utility holding company exempt from

registration under section 3(a)(2) by rule

2 under the Act and Berkshire’s utility

subsidiary, The Berkshire Gas Company

(‘‘Berkshire Gas’’), each located at 115

Chesire Road, Pittsfield, MA 01201

(collectively, ‘‘Applicants’’) 3 have filed

an application-declaration under

sections 6(a), 7, 9(a), 10, 12, 13(b), 32,

33 and 34 of the Act and rules 42, 43,

45, 46, 52, 53, 54, 58 and 80–92 under

the Act.

Upon completion of the Mergers,

Energy East would own interests in the

following eight public utility

companies, each of which would be

wholly owned by companies within the

Energy East system, unless otherwise

indicated: (1) NYSEG; (2) Southern

Connecticut Gas; (3) Main Natural Gas

(formerly CMP Natural Gas, L.L.C.); 4

Central Maine Power, (5) MEPCo; 5 (6)

NORVARCO; (7) Connecticut Natural