37186 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 114 / Tuesday, June 13, 2000 / Notices

Dated: Rockville, Maryland, June 7, 2000.

G. Paul Bollwerk, III,

Administrative Judge.

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Use of Screening Values to

Demonstrate Compliance With the

Final Rule on Radiological Criteria for

License Termination

Purpose: This notice provides

supplemental information to clarify the

criteria for using screening values to

demonstrate compliance with the

Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC)

Final Rule on Radiological Criteria for

License Termination (License

Termination Rule (LTR)) which was

issued on July 21, 1997, (62 FR 39058).

Background: Acceptable license

termination screening values of

common radionuclides for building

surface contamination were published

in the Federal Register on November 18,

1998 (63 FR 64132). Screening values of

common radionuclides for surface soil

contamination were published in the

Federal Register on December 7, 1999

(64 FR 68395). As discussed in these

notices, NRC’s DandD computer code

provides a method for calculating

screening values for radionuclides in

soil, and screening values for

contamination on building surfaces.

NRC used the DandD methodology to

derive the building surface

contamination screening values in Table

1 of the November 18, 1998, notice and

the surface soil contamination screening

values in Table 3 of the December 7,

1999, notice. These screening values

correspond to levels of radionuclide

contamination that would be deemed in

compliance with the unrestricted use

dose limit in 10 CFR 20.1402 (i.e., 0.25

milliSievert/year, (25 millirem/year)).

The values correspond to screening

‘‘derived concentration guidelines’’

(DCGLs) for each specific radionuclide

based on the methodology described in

NRC’s draft Regulatory Guide

‘‘Demonstrating Compliance with the

Radiological Criteria for License

Termination’’ (DG–4006). After these

screening values were published,

several questions arose concerning

conditions or criteria under which the

screening values would apply. Criteria

for determining the applicability of

these screening values is provided in

the following section.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Sites with

surface soil contamination levels below

those listed in Table 3 of the December

7, 1999, notice will be deemed

acceptable for release for unrestricted

use provided that:

1. Residual radioactivity has been

reduced to levels that are ‘‘as low as is

reasonably achievable’’ (ALARA);

2. The residual radioactivity is

contained in the top layer of the surface

soil (i.e., a thickness of approximately

15 centimeters);

3. The unsaturated zone and the

groundwater are initially free of

radiological contamination; and

4. The vertical saturated hydraulic

conductivity at the specific site is

greater than the infiltration rate. (Refer

to NUREG/CR–5512, Vol. 1, ‘‘Residual

Radioactive Contamination from

Decommissioning, Technical Basis for

Translating Contamination Levels to

Annual Total Effective Dose Equivalent,

Final Report, October 1992’’ for

additional information.) Buildings with

surface contamination levels below

those listed in Table 1 of the November

18, 1998, notice will be deemed

acceptable for release for unrestricted

use provided that:

1. Residual radioactivity has been

reduced to levels that are ALARA;

2. The residual radioactivity is

contained in the top layer of the

building surface (i.e., there is no

volumetric contamination);

3. The fraction of removable surface

contamination does not exceed 0.1. (For

cases when the fraction of removable

contamination is undetermined or

higher than 0.1, users may assume, for

screening purposes, that 100 percent of

the surface contamination is removable,

and therefore the screening values

should be decreased by a factor of 10.)

For radionuclides not listed in the

Tables 1 and 3, the latest version of the

DandD code may be used, without

modification of the default values, to

derive screening values. However,

because the current version of DandD

(i.e., version 1) is overly conservative,

and DandD version 2 is under

development, NUREG/CR–5512, Vol. 3,

‘‘Residual Radioactive Contamination

From Decommissioning, Parameter

Analysis, Draft Report for Comment,

October 1999,’’ may be used to

determine acceptable screening values.

Specifically, Table 5.19 (using a Pcrit =

0.90) may be used for building surface

contamination screening values and

Table 6.91 (using a Pcrit = 0.10) may be

used for surface soil screening values.

For site-specific analyses, licensees

may use models other than DandD to

demonstrate compliance with the LTR

provided they can demonstrate that the

model and parameters used in that

model are appropriate for the site.

For mixtures of radionuclides in soil

or on building surfaces, the ‘‘sum of

fractions’’ rule applies (see 10 CFR Part

20, Appendix B, Note 4).

The NRC staff intends to include

Tables 1 and 3 and these criteria

governing their use in the Standard

Review Plan for decommissioning.

Comments on this approach may be

submitted within 30 days from the date

of this notice to the Rules and Directives

Branch, Division of Administrative

Services, Office of Administration, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555–0001.

For further information: Contact Dr.

Rateb (Boby) Abu-Eid, Environmental

and Performance Assessment Branch,

Division of Waste Management, Office

of Nuclear Material Safety and

Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001. Telephone: (301) 415–5811; fax:

(301) 415–5398; or email: bae@nrc.gov.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day

of June 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Robert A. Nelson,

Acting Chief, Decommissioning Branch,

Division of Waste Management, Office of

Nuclear Material, Safety and Safeguards.

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Office of Nuclear Material Safety and

Safeguards Spent Fuel Project Office;

Notice of Issuance and Availability of

NUREG/CR–6672 Reexamination of

Spent Fuel Shipment Risk Estimates

The United States Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) has issued the final

report ‘‘Reexamination of Spent Fuel

Shipment Risk Estimates,’’ NUREG/CR–

6672, SAND2000–0234.

The Reexamination evaluates the risks

associated with anticipated truck and

rail transport of spent fuel under both

routine and accident conditions, and

concludes that these risks are small. The

report was prepared for the Spent Fuel

Project Office (SFPO) by Sandia

National Laboratories (SNL).

NUREG/CR–6672 is intended for use

by risk analysts, scientists, and

engineers. A peer review of NUREG/CR–

6672 was conducted by Lawrence

Livermore National Laboratories, and is

available for public review in NRC

Agencywide Documents Access and

Management System by searching

Accession Number ML003720331.

NUREG/CR–6672 is available for

inspection, and copying for a fee, at the

NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L

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Street NW (Lower Level), Washington,

DC 20555–0001. Copies of NUREG/CR–

6672 may be purchased from the

Superintendent of Documents, U.S.

Government Printing Office, P.O. Box

37082, Washington, DC 20402–9328,

telephone no. 1–202–512–1800, or the

National Technical Information Service,

5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA

22161, telephone no. 1–800–553–6847.

Volume 1, Main Report, has been

printed in hard copy. Due to color

duplication costs, Volume 2,

Appendices, is being distributed only

on compact disk (CD). The CD also

contains Volume 1. Both volumes are

available at the NRC web site, http://

www.nrc.gov. See the link under

‘‘Technical Reports in the NUREG

Series’’ on the ‘‘Reference Library Page.’’

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day

of June, 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Susan F. Shankman,

Deputy Director, Licensing and Inspection

Directorate, Spent Fuel Project Office, Office

of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

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Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available

From: Securities and Exchange

Commission, Office of Filings and

Information Services, Washington, D.C.

20549.

Extension:

Rule 19b–4 and Form 19b–4, SEC File No.

270–38, OMB Control No. 3235–0045.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities

and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget a

request for extension of the previously

approved collection of information

discussed below.

Section 19(b) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) (15 U.S.C.

78s(b)) requires each self-regulatory

organization (‘‘SRO’’) to file with the

Commission copies of any proposed

rule, or any proposed change in,

addition to, or deletion from the rules of

such SRO. Rule 19b–4 (17 CFR 240.19b–

4) implements the requirements of

Section 19(b) by requiring the SROs to

file their proposed rule changes on

Form 19b–4 and by clarifying which

actions taken by SROs are deemed

proposed rule changes and so must be

filed pursuant to Section 19(b).

The collection of information is

designed to provide the Commission

with the information necessary to

determine, as required by the Act,

whether the proposed rule change is

consistent with the Act and the rules

thereunder. The information is used to

determine if the proposed rule change

should be approved or if proceedings

should be instituted to determine

whether the proposed rule change

should be disapproved.

The respondents to the collection of

information are self-regulatory

organizations (as defined by the Act),

including national securities exchanges,

national securities associations,

registered clearing agencies and the

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.

Twenty-four respondents file an

average total of 500 responses per year,

which corresponds to an estimated

annual response burden of 17,500

hours. At an average cost per response

of $2,175, the resultant total related cost

of compliance for these respondents is

$1,087,500 per year (500 responses ×

$2,175/response=$1,087,500).

Compliance with Rule 19b–4 is

mandatory. Information received in

response to Rule 19b–4 shall not be kept

confidential; the information collected

is public information.

An agency may not conduct or

sponsor, and a person is not required to

respond to, a collection of information

unless it displays a currently valid

control number.

Written comments regarding the

above information should be directed to

the following persons: (a) Desk Officer

for the Securities and Exchange

Commission, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, Room 10102,

New Executive Office Building,

Washington, DC 20503; and (b) Michael

E. Bartell, Associate Executive Director,

Office of Information Technology,

Securities and Exchange Commission,

450 Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC

20549. Comments must be submitted to

the Office of Management and Budget

within 30 days of this notice.

Dated: June 6, 2000.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

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[Release No. 35–27181]

Filings Under the Public Utility Holding

Company Act of 1935, As Amended

(‘‘Act’’)

June 6, 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 27, 2000, to the Secretary,

Securities and Exchange Commission,

Washington, DC 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 27, 2000, the

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

filed or as amended, may be granted

and/or permitted to become effective.

Allegheny Energy, Inc., et al. (70–9677)

Allegheny Energy, Inc. (‘‘Allegheny’’),

a registered holding company, its

subsidiary service company, Allegheny

Energy Service Corporation (‘‘Service’’),

one of its electric utility subsidiary

companies, The Potomac Edison

Company, and a nonutility subsidiary

company, Allegheny Ventures, Inc., all

located at 10435 Downsville Pike,

Hagerstown, Maryland 21740, and

Allegheny’s other utility subsidiary

companies, West Penn Power Company,

800 Cabin Hill Drive, Greensburg,

Pennsylvania 15601, Monongahela

Power Company, 1310 Fairmont

Avenue, Fairmont, West Virginia 26554

and Allegheny Energy Supply

Company, LLC (‘‘Supply’’) (together,

‘‘Applicants’’), R.R. 12, P.O. Box 1000,

Roseytown, Pennsylvania 15601 have

filed an application-declaration under

sections 6(a), 7, 9(a), 10, 12(b) and 12(f)