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Facility Operating License No. DPR–72

for Crystal River Unit 3 (CR–3), which

was issued December 3, 1976. FPC owns

a 91.7806% interest in CR–3, with the

remaining interest held by nine

minority owners. FPC is the licensed

operator of CR–3.

II

Pursuant to Section 184 of the Atomic

Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and 10

CFR 50.80, FPC filed an application

dated January 31, 2000, requesting

approval of the indirect transfer of

control of FPC’s interest in the CR–3

operating license that will occur under

a proposed share exchange transaction

between Florida Progress Corporation

(Progress), the parent of FPC, and CP&L

Holdings, Inc. (Holdings). Holdings is

being formed by Carolina Power and

Light Company (CP&L) as part of an

internal CP&L reorganization. Upon

consummation of the share exchange

transaction, under which Holdings will

acquire all of the outstanding shares of

Progress, Progress will become a wholly

owned subsidiary of Holdings. FPC,

which will remain a wholly owned

subsidiary of Progress, will also become

an indirect subsidiary of Holdings upon

completion of the acquisition of

Progress by Holdings. FPC will retain its

existing ownership interest in and the

license for CR–3 and remain the

licensed operator of CR–3 after the share

exchange transaction. No physical

changes to the facility or operational

changes are being proposed in the

application. Additional information

concerning this indirect transfer is

contained in a letter from CP&L to the

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(Commission) dated February 14, 2000,

and in a letter from FPC to the

Commission dated March 28, 2000.

Notice of the application and an

opportunity for hearing was published

in the Federal Register on March 17,

2000 (65 FR 14631). No hearing requests

were filed.

Under 10 CFR 50.80, no license shall

be transferred, directly or indirectly,

through transfer of control of the

license, unless the Commission gives its

consent in writing. Upon review of the

information submitted by FPC in its

application, and the other information

before the Commission, the NRC staff

has determined that the proposed

acquisition of Progress by Holdings

through the proposed share exchange

transaction will not affect the

qualifications of FPC as a holder of the

license referenced above, and that the

indirect transfer of the license, to the

extent effected by the acquisition, is

otherwise consistent with applicable

provisions of law, regulations, and

orders issued by the Commission

subject to the conditions set forth

herein. These findings are supported by

a Safety Evaluation dated May 22, 2000.

III

Accordingly, pursuant to Sections

161b, 161i, 161o, and 184 of the Atomic

Energy Act of 1954, as amended, 42

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

2234; and 10 CFR 50.80, It is hereby

ordered that the application regarding

the subject acquisition is approved,

subject to the following conditions:

(a) FPC shall provide the Director of

the Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation

a copy of any application, at the time it

is filed, to transfer (excluding grants of

security interests or liens) from FPC to

its existing or proposed direct or

indirect parent or to any other affiliated

company, facilities for the production,

transmission, or distribution of electric

energy having a depreciated book value

exceeding ten percent (10%) of FPC’s

consolidated net utility plant, as

recorded on FPC’s book of accounts,

(b) Should the acquisition of Progress

by Holdings not be completed by June

1, 2001, this Order shall become null

and void, provided, however, on

application and for good cause shown,

such date may be extended. This Order

is effective upon issuance.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the initial application dated

January 31, 2000, additional information

contained in a letter from CP&L to the

Commission dated February 14, 2000, a

letter from FPC to the Commission

dated March 28, 2000, and the Safety

Evaluation dated May 23, 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).

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd

day of May 2000.

Roy P. Zimmerman,

Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

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Advisory Committee on Nuclear

Waste; Renewal Notice

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: This notice is to announce the

renewal of the Advisory Committee on

Nuclear Waste (ACNW) for a period of

two years.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

has determined that the renewal of the

charter for the Advisory Committee on

Nuclear Waste for the two year period

commencing on May 24, 2000, is in the

public interest, in connection with

duties imposed on the Commission by

law. This action is being taken in

accordance with the Federal Advisory

Committee Act, after consultation with

the Committee Management Secretariat,

General Services Administration.

The purpose of the Advisory

Committee on Nuclear Waste is to report

to and advise the U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission (NRC) on

nuclear waste management and other

related activities, as directed by the

Commission. This includes 10 CFR

parts 60 and 61 and other applicable

regulations and legislative mandates. In

performing its work, the Committee will

examine and report on those areas of

concern referred to it by the

Commission and may undertake studies

and activities on its own initiative, as

appropriate. Emphasis will be on

protecting the public health and safety

in the disposal of nuclear waste. The

Committee will interact with

representatives of NRC, ACRS, other

federal agencies, state and local

agencies, Indian Tribes, and private,

international and other organizations as

appropriate to fulfill its responsibilities.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: John

T. Larkins, Executive Director of the

Committee, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555,

telephone (301) 415–7360.

Dated: May 24, 2000.

Andrew L. Bates,

Federal Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

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Notice of Intent To Prepare a Draft

Supplement to the Generic

Environmental Impact Statement on

Decommissioning of Nuclear Facilities

and To Hold a Public Meeting for the

Purpose of Scoping and To Solicit

Public Input Into the Process

Notice is hereby given that the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC,

the Commission) intends to prepare a

draft supplement to the Final Generic

Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS)

on Decommissioning of Nuclear