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distances, or safe locations. The State

standard allows the employer more

flexibility in choosing guard materials

that take advantage of current

technology, but provide equivalent

protection. The State standard is also

rewritten in plain language.

B. Issues for Determination

The Washington standard

amendments in question are now under

review by the Regional Administrator to

determine whether they meet the

requirements of section 18(c)(2) of the

Act and 29 CFR parts 1902 and 1953.

Public comment is being sought by

OSHA on the following issues.

At Least as Effective’’ Requirement

Washington’s amendments to the

Safeguarding of Power Transmission

Parts Standard are comparable to the

Federal final rule at 29 CFR 1910.219,

Mechanical Power Transmission

Apparatus. OSHA has evaluated the

State’s requirements in comparison to

the respective OSHA standard

requirements and to enforcement policy

and has preliminarily determined that

the State’s amendments in question

meet the ‘‘at least as effective’’ criterion

on section 18(c)(2) of the Occupational

Safety and Health Act. However, public

comment on these issues is solicited for

OSHA’s consideration in its final

decision on whether or not to approve

theseWashington amendments.

Product Clause Requirement

OSHA is also seeking through this

notice public comment as to whether

the Washington standard amendments:

(a) Are applicable to products which

are distributed or used in interstate

commerce;

(b) If so, whether they are required by

compelling local conditions; and

(c) Unduly burden interstate

commerce.

C. Public Participation

Interested persons are invited to

submit written data, views and

arguments with respect to the issues

described above. These comments must

be postmarked on or before July 21,

2000 and submitted to the Regional

Administrator, U.S. Department of

Labor-OSHA, 1111 Third Avenue, Suite

715, Seattle, WA 98101–3212. Written

submissions must clearly identify the

issues which are addressed and the

position taken with respect to each

issue. The Occupational Safety and

Health Administration will consider all

relevant comments, arguments and

requests submitted concerning this

standard and will publish notice of the

decision approving or disapproving the

standard.

D. Location of Supplement for

Inspection and Copying

A copy of Washington’s standard and

amendments applicable to Safeguarding

Power Transmission Parts, along with

approved State provisions for adoption

of standards, may be inspected and

copied during normal business hours at

the following locations: Office of the

Regional Administrator, U.S.

Department of Labor-OSHA, 1111 Third

Avenue, Suite 715, Seattle, Washington

98101–3212; State of Washington

Department of Labor and Industries,

Division of Industrial Safety and Health,

7273 Linderson Way, S.W., Tumwater,

Washington 98501; and the Office of

State Programs, Occupational Safety and

Health Administration, Room N–3476,

200 Constitution Avenue, NW,

Washington, DC 20210. For electronic

copies of this Federal Register notice,

contact OSHA’s Web Page at http://

www.osha.gov.

Authority: Sec. 18, 84 STAT 6108 [29

U.S.C. 667].

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 9th day

of June, 2000.

Richard S. Terrill,

Regional Administrator.

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Agency Information Collection

Activities: Proposed Collection;

Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of pending NRC action to

submit an information collection

request to OMB and solicitation of

public comment.

SUMMARY: The NRC is preparing a

submittal to OMB for review of

continued approval of information

collections under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35).

Information pertaining to the

requirement to be submitted:

1. The title of the information

collection: 10 CFR part 50, ‘‘Domestic

Licensing of Production and

Utilization Facilities’’.

2. Current OMB approval number:

3150–0011.

3. How often the collection is

required: As necessary in order for NRC

to meet its responsibilities to conduct a

detailed review of applications for

licenses and amendments thereto to

construct and operate nuclear power

plants, preliminary or final design

approvals, design certifications,

research and test facilities, reprocessing

plants and other utilization and

production facilities, licensed pursuant

to the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as

amended (the Act) and to monitor their

activities.

4. Who is required or asked to report:

Licensees and applicants for nuclear

power plants and non-power reactors

(research and test facilities).

5. The number of annual respondents:

175.

6. The number of hours needed

annually to complete the requirement or

request: 4.7M.

7. Abstract: 10 CFR part 50 of the

NRC’s regulations ‘‘Domestic Licensing

of Production and Utilization

Facilities,’’ specifies technical

information and data to be provided to

the NRC or maintained by applicants

and licensees so that the NRC may take

determinations necessary to protect the

health and safety of the public, in

accordance with the Act. The reporting

and recordkeeping requirements

contained in 10 CFR part 50 are

mandatory for the affected licensees and

applicants.

Submit, by August 21, 2000,

comments that address the following

questions:

1. Is the proposed collection of

information necessary for the NRC to

properly perform its functions? Does the

information have practical utility?

2. Is the burden estimate accurate?

3. Is there a way to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected?

4. How can the burden of the

information collection be minimized,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology?

A copy of the draft supporting

statement may be viewed free of charge

at the NRC Public Document Room,

2120 L Street, NW (lower level),

Washington, DC. OMB clearance

requests are available at the NRC

worldwide web site (http://

www.nrc.gov/NRC/PUBLIC/OMB/

index.html). The document will be

available on the NRC home page site for

60 days after the signature date of this

notice.

Comments and questions about the

information collection requirements

may be directed to the NRC Clearance

Officer, Brenda Jo. Shelton, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, T–6 E6,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, by

telephone at 301–415–7233, or by

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Internet electronic mail at

BJS1@NRC.GOV.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day

of June, 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brenda Jo. Shelton,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

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[Dockets No. 50–295; 50–304, Licenses No.

DPR–39; DPR–48, EA 98–518]

In the Matter of Commonwealth Edison

Company, Zion Nuclear Station, Units

1 and 2; Order Imposing Civil Monetary

Penalty

I

The Commonwealth Edison Company

(Licensee) is the holder of Operating

Licenses No. DPR–39 and No. DPR–48,

issued by the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC or Commission) on

October 19, 1973, and November 14,

1973, respectively. The licenses

authorized the Licensee to operate the

Zion Nuclear Station, Zion, Illinois, in

accordance with the conditions

specified therein. On February 13, 1998,

the Licensee ceased nuclear operations

at the Zion Nuclear Station.

II

The NRC Office of Investigations (OI)

conducted an investigation of the

Licensee’s activities at the Zion Station

from March 10 to October 15, 1998. The

results of this investigation indicated

that the Licensee had not conducted its

activities in full compliance with NRC

requirements. A written Notice of

Violation and Proposed Imposition of

Civil Penalty (Notice) was served upon

the Licensee by letter dated November

3, 1999. The Notice states the nature of

the violation, the provision of the NRC’s

requirements that the Licensee had

violated, and the amount of the civil

penalty proposed for the violation.

The Licensee responded to the Notice

in a letter dated February 3, 2000. In its

response, the Licensee denied the

violation and protested the civil

penalty.

III

After considering the Licensee’s

response and the statements of fact,

explanation, and argument for

withdrawing the proposed civil penalty

contained therein, the NRC staff has

determined that the violation occurred

as stated and that the penalty proposed

for the violation designated in the

Notice should be imposed.

IV

In view of the foregoing and pursuant

to Section 234 of the Atomic Energy Act

of 1954, as amended (Act), 42 U.S.C.

2282, and 10 CFR 2.205, it is hereby

ordered that: 

The Licensee pay a civil penalty in

the amount of $110,000 within 30 days

of the date of this Order, in accordance

with NUREG/BR–0254. In addition, at

the time of making the payment, the

licensee shall submit a statement

indicating when and by what method

payment was made to the Director,

Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, One White

Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, MD 20852–2738.

V

The Licensee may request a hearing

within 30 days of the date of this Order.

Where good cause is shown,

consideration will be given to extending

the time to request a hearing. A request

for extension of time must be made in

writing to the Director, Office of

Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555,

and include a statement of good cause

for the extension. A request for a

hearing should be clearly marked as a

‘‘Request for an Enforcement Hearing’’

and shall be submitted to the Secretary,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications

Staff, Washington, DC 20555. Copies

also shall be sent to the Director, Office

of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555, to

the Assistant General Counsel for

Materials Litigation and Enforcement at

the same address, and to the Regional

Administrator, NRC Region III, 801

Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL 60532–4351.

If a hearing is requested, the

Commission will issue an Order

designating the time and place of the

hearing. If the Licensee fails to request

a hearing within 30 days of the date of

this Order (or if written approval of an

extension of time in which to request a

hearing has not been granted), the

provisions of this Order shall be

effective without further proceedings. If

payment has not been made by that

time, the matter may be referred to the

Attorney General for collection.

In the event the Licensee requests a

hearing as provided above, the issues to

be considered at the hearing shall be:

(a) Whether the Licensee was in

violation of the Commission’s

requirements as set forth in the Notice

referenced in Section II above, and

(b) Whether, on the basis of that

violation, this Order should be

sustained.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Dated this 12th day of June 2000.

Frank J. Miraglia, Jr.,

Deputy Executive Director for Reactor

Programs.

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Sunshine Act Meeting

DATES: Weeks of June 19, 26, July 3, 10,

17, and 24, 2000.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of June 19

Monday, June 19, 2000

12:30 p.m. Discussion of

Intragovernmental Issues (Closed—

Ex. 4 and 9b)

Tuesday, June 20, 2000

9:25 a.m. Affirmation Session

(Public Meeting)

a: CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT

COMPANY (Shearon Harris Nuclear

Power Plant), Docket No. 50–400–

LA, LBP–00–12 (Memorandum and

Order Ruling on Designation of

Issues for an Evidentiary Hearing)

(May 5, 2000)

9:30 a.m. Briefing on Final Rule—

Part 70–Regulating Fuel Cycle

Facilities (Public Meeting) (Contact:

Theodore Sherr, 301–415–7218)

1:30 p.m. Briefing on Risk-Informed

Part 50, Option 3 (Public Meeting)

(Contact: Mary Drouin, 301–415–

6675)

Wednesday, June 21, 2000

10:30 a.m. All Employees Meeting

(Public Meeting) (‘‘The Green’’

Plaza Area)

1:30 p.m. All Employees Meeting

(Public Meeting) (‘‘The Green’’

Plaza Area)

Week of June 26—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for

the Week of June 26.

Week of July 3—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for

the Week of July 3.

Week of July 10—Tentative

Monday, July 10

1:30 p.m. Briefing on Proposed

Export of High Enriched Uranium