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It is further ordered that, consistent

with 10 CFR 2.1315(b), license

amendments that make changes, as

indicated in Enclosure 2 to the cover

letter forwarding this Order, to conform

the licenses to reflect the subject

transfer of operating authority is

approved. The amendments 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 supplement

dated January 31, 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.

[FR Doc. 00–12614 Filed 5–18–00; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. 50–305; License No. DPR–43]

Wisconsin Public Service Corporation,

Wisconsin Power and Light Company,

and Madison Gas and Electric

Company; (Kewaunee Nuclear Power

Plant, Unit No. 1); Order Approving

Transfer of Operating Authority and

Conforming Amendment

I.

Wisconsin Public Service Corporation

(WPSC), Wisconsin Power and Light

Company (WP&L), and Madison Gas

and Electric Company (MGE) (the

licensees), are the holders of Facility

Operating License No. DPR–43, which

authorizes operation of Kewaunee

Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1

(Kewaunee or the facility). The facility

is located at the licensees’ site in

Kewaunee County, Wisconsin. The

license authorizes the licensees to

possess, use, and operate Kewaunee.

II.

By application dated November 24,

1999, as supplemented December 7,

1999, and February 8, 2000, the

Commission was informed that WPSC,

on behalf of itself and WP&L and MGE,

entered into operating service

agreements with Nuclear Management

Company, LLC (NMC). The initial

application and the supplements are

hereinafter referred to as ‘‘the

application’’ unless otherwise indicated.

Under the proposed transaction, NMC

will be designated as the exclusive

licensee authorized to use and operate

Kewaunee in accordance with the terms

and conditions of the license. The

transaction involves no change in plant

ownership. WPSC requested approval of

the proposed transfer of operating

authority under the Kewaunee facility

operating license to NMC. The

application also requested a conforming

amendment to reflect the transfer. The

proposed amendment would add NMC

to the license as the licensee authorized

to use and operate Kewaunee, and make

changes to the license to reflect that the

current licensees no longer have

operating authority.

According to the application for

approval filed by WPSC, NMC would

become the licensee authorized to use

and operate Kewaunee following

approval of the proposed license

transfer. NMC will assume exclusive

responsibility for the operation and

maintenance of Kewaunee. Ownership

of Kewaunee will not be affected by the

proposed transfer of operating authority.

WPSC, WP&L, and MGE will retain their

current ownership interest. NMC will

not own any portion of Kewaunee.

Likewise, the licensees’ entitlement to

capacity and energy from Kewaunee

will not be affected by the transfer of

operating authority. No physical

changes to the Kewaunee facility were

proposed in the application.

Approval of the transfer of operating

authority under the facility operating

license and conforming license

amendment was requested by WPSC

pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80 and 50.90.

Notice of the application for approval

and an opportunity for a hearing was

published in the Federal Register on

February 4, 2000 (65 FR 5706). No

hearing requests or written comments

were received.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, 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. Upon review

of the information in the application by

WPSC, and other information before the

Commission, and relying upon the

representations and agreements

contained in the application, the NRC

staff has determined that NMC is

qualified to hold the operating authority

under the license and that the transfer

of the operating authority under the

license to NMC is otherwise consistent

with applicable provisions of law,

regulations, and orders issued by the

Commission, subject to the conditions

set forth below. The NRC staff has

further found that the application for

the proposed license amendment

complies with the standards and

requirements of the Atomic Energy Act

of 1954, as amended, and the

Commission’s rules and regulations set

forth in 10 CFR Chapter 1; the facility

will operate in conformity with the

application, the provisions of the Act

and the rules and regulations of the

Commission; there is reasonable

assurance that the activities authorized

by the proposed license amendment can

be conducted without endangering the

health and safety of the public and that

such activities will be conducted in

compliance with the Commission’s

regulations; the issuance of the

proposed license amendment will not

be inimical to the common defense and

security or the health and safety of the

public; and the issuance of the proposed

amendment will be in accordance with

10 CFR Part 51 of the Commission’s

regulations and all applicable

requirements have been satisfied. The

foregoing findings are supported by a

Safety Evaluation dated May 15, 2000.

III.

Accordingly, pursuant to Sections

161b, 161i, and 184 of the Atomic

Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42

U.S.C. 2201(b), 2201(i), and 2234, and

10 CFR 50.80, It is hereby ordered that

the transfer of operating authority under

the license as described herein to NMC

is approved, subject to the following

conditions:

(1) After receipt of all required

regulatory approvals of the transfer of

operating authority to NMC, WPSC and

NMC shall inform the Director of the

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation in

writing of such receipt within 5

business days and of the date of the

closing of the transfer no later than 7

business days before the date of closing.

If the transfer is not completed by April

1, 2001, this Order shall become null

and void, provided, however, upon

written application and for good cause

shown, such date may in writing be

extended.

(2) NMC shall, prior to completion of

the transfer of operating authority of

Kewaunee, provide the Director of the

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

satisfactory documentary evidence that

NMC has obtained the appropriate

amount of insurance required of

licensees under 10 CFR Part 140 of the

Commission’s regulations.

It is further ordered that consistent

with 10 CFR 2.1315(b), a license

amendment that makes changes, as

31942 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 98 / Friday, May 19, 2000 / Notices

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.

[FR Doc. 00–12616 Filed 5–18–00; 8:45 am]

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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.

[FR Doc. 00–12615 Filed 5–18–00; 8:45 am]

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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