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organization(s) hired for each of these

assessments. These notifications shall

be made within seven days of the date

of this Order, and include the audit

plan. Each assessment shall be

completed within 60 days of the date of

this Order. Within 90 days of the date

of this Order, Mallinckrodt shall ensure

that the individual(s) or organization(s)

conducting each assessment submit to

Mallinckrodt and NRC Region III, at the

same time, the results of each

assessment, including the deficiencies

identified.

Mallinckrodt shall evaluate the root

causes and develop corrective actions

associated with any identified findings

and submit to NRC Region III the

schedules to implement those corrective

actions. Mallinckrodt shall provide to

NRC Region III the radiation protection

program assessment corrective actions

within 150 days of the date of this

Order. Mallinckrodt shall provide to

NRC Region III the corrective actions to

the radiation safety assessment of the

radioactive materials manufacturing

processes within 180 days of the date of

this Order. Should Mallinckrodt

disagree with any assessment finding or

plan not to initiate any corrective action

arising from the assessments,

Mallinckrodt must provide a written

explanation of the rationale for such

disagreement to NRC Region III within

the respective 150-day or 180-day

period.

B. Mallinckrodt shall provide to NRC

Region III, a written statement that all

applicable Mallinckrodt workers have

been trained and that Mallinckrodt has

assessed the effectiveness of the training

to ensure workers understand the

procedures and practices in place to

maintain radiation exposures as-low-asis-reasonably-achievable. This written

assurance shall be submitted to NRC

Region III within 15 days of the date of

this Order.

C. Mallinckrodt shall develop a plan

to review past operations to determine

if any individuals could have received

radiation exposures in excess of the

applicable NRC limits in 10 CFR Part

20. This review shall encompass

activities for a period of five years prior

to the date of this Order. Mallinckrodt

shall provide NRC Region III the plan

and implementing schedule within 90

days of the date of this Order. The

provisions of this Order do not relieve

Mallinckrodt from complying with the

reporting requirements in 10 CFR Part

20 should an exposure in excess of

regulatory limits be identified during

the review.

D. Mallinckrodt shall request an

amendment to its license incorporating

a program that will identify and correct

deficiencies associated with radiation

safety. This program shall include, as a

minimum, provisions for: (1) Worker

identification of radiation related safety

issues; (2) prompt notification to

management of significant issues; (3)

root cause analysis, including associated

training for all managers, supervisors,

and radiation protection staff involved

with performing and reviewing root

cause evaluations; and (4) tracking of

identified deficiencies. This amendment

request shall be submitted to NRC

Region III within 180 days of the date

of this Order.

The Regional Administrator, Region

III, may relax or rescind, in writing, any

of the above conditions upon a showing

by Mallinckrodt of good cause.

V

Any person adversely affected by this

Confirmatory Order, other than

Mallinckrodt, may request a hearing

within 20 days of its issuance. 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. Any request for a hearing

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, to the Regional

Administrator, NRC Region III, 801

Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois, and to

Mallinckrodt. If such a person requests

a hearing, that person shall set forth

with particularity the manner in which

his interest is adversely affected by this

Order and shall address the criteria set

forth in 10 CFR 2.714(d).

If a hearing is requested by a person

whose interest is adversely affected, the

Commission will issue an Order

designating the time and place of any

hearing. If a hearing is held, the issue to

be considered at such hearing shall be

whether this Confirmatory Order should

be sustained.

In the absence of any request for

hearing, or written approval of an

extension of time in which to request a

hearing, the provisions specified in

Section IV above shall be final 20 days

from the date of this Order without

further order or proceedings. If an

extension of time for requesting a

hearing has been approved, the

provisions specified in Section IV shall

be final when the extension expires if a

hearing request has not been received.

An answer or a request for hearing shall

not stay the immediate effectiveness of

this order.

Dated this 22nd day of June, 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

R.W. Borchardt,

Director, Office of Enforcement.

[FR Doc. 00–16729 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL

REVIEW BOARD

Board Meeting: August 1–2, 2000—

Carson City, NV: Discussions of a

Total System Performance

Assessment for a Potential Yucca

Mountain, Nevada, Repository for

Spent Nuclear Fuel and High-Level

Radioactive Waste; Update on

Scientific and Engineering Studies

Undertaken at the Yucca Mountain

Site; and Update on the DOE’s

Development of a Safety Strategy for a

Potential Yucca Mountain Repository

Pursuant to its authority under

section 5051 of Public Law 100–203,

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act

of 1987, on Tuesday, August 1,

Wednesday, August 2, the Nuclear

Waste Technical Review Board (Board)

will meet in Carson City, Nevada, to

discuss technical and scientific issues

related to evaluating a possible site for

a repository for spent nuclear fuel and

high-level radioactive waste at Yucca

Mountain, Nevada. Among the issues

that will be discussed are a total system

performance assessment (TSPA), a

safety strategy for the potential

repository, and scientific and

engineering studies being conducted to

evaluate the suitability of the Yucca

Mountain site. The Board is charged by

Congress with reviewing the technical

and scientific aspects of the Department

of Energy’s (DOE) civilian radioactive

waste management program, including

disposing of, packaging, and

transporting the waste.

The Board meeting will be held at

Pin ̃on Plaza Resort (Best Western), 2171

Hwy 50 East; Carson City, NV 89701.

The telephone number is (775) 885–

9000; the fax number is (775)–888–8018.

The meeting will start at 8:30 a.m. on

both days and will be open to the

public.

On Tuesday, August 1, the DOE’s

Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste

Management will present a general

overview of the status of the program.

The overview will be followed by

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presentations by representatives of the

State of Nevada, including comments on

studies conducted by the state related to

materials proposed for use in the waste

package. The DOE will present updates

on ongoing scientific and engineering

studies at the Yucca Mountain site,

including results of testing in the

exploratory tunnels, isotope studies,

and estimating volcanic hazard. In the

afternoon, discussions will begin on the

TSPA that is used by the DOE to

estimate potential repository

performance. In particular, the DOE will

make presentations on TSPA results,

their uncertainties, and the individual

components that make up the TSPA.

Critical assumptions underlying the

models used to estimate the

performance of a potential repository

also will be discussed.

The presentations on the TSPA will

resume on Wednesday, August 2, and

will continue until midafternoon, when

the DOE will update the Board on the

development of the DOE’s safety

strategy for a potential Yucca Mountain

repository, including principal factors

affecting repository performance,

defense-in-depth, natural analogs, and

the vulnerabilities, uses, and limitations

of the safety case.

Several opportunities for public

comment will be provided: before the

lunch break and at the end of the day

on August 1 and at the end of the

session on August 2. Those wanting to

speak are encouraged to sign the ‘‘Public

Comment Register’’ at the check-in

table. A time limit may have to be set

on individual remarks, but written

comments of any length may be

submitted for the record. Interested

parties also will have the opportunity to

submit questions in writing to the

Board. As time permits, the questions

will be answered during the meeting.

A detailed agenda will be available

approximately one week before the

meeting. Copies of the agenda can be

requested by telephone or obtained from

the Board’s Web site at www.nwtrb.gov.

Transcripts of the meeting will be

available on the Board’s Web site, via email, on computer disk, and on a

library-loan basis in paper format from

Davonya Barnes of the Board staff,

beginning on September 4, 2000.

A block of rooms has been reserved at

the Pin ̃on Plaza Resort. Reservations

must be made by July 10 to receive the

meeting rate. When making a

reservation, please state that you are

attending the Nuclear Waste Technical

Review Board meeting. For more

information, contact the NWTRB, Karyn

Severson, External Affairs, 2300

Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300;

Arlington, VA 22201–3367; (tel) 703–

235–4473; (fax) 703–235–4495; (e-mail)

info@nwtrb.gov.

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review

Board was created by Congress in the

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act

of 1987. The Board’s purpose is to

evaluate the technical and scientific

validity of activities undertaken by the

Secretary of Energy related to managing

the disposal of the nation’s spent

nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive

waste. In the same legislation, Congress

directed the DOE to characterize a site

at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, to

determine its suitability as the location

of a potential repository for the

permanent disposal of spent nuclear

fuel and high-level radioactive waste.

Dated: June 26, 2000.

William D. Barnard,

Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Technical

Review Board.

[FR Doc. 00–16726 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–AM–M

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request for Review of a Revised

Information Collection: Federal

Employees Health Benefits (FEHB)

Open Season Express Interactive

Voice Response (IVR) System

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(Public Law 104–13, May 22, 1995), this

notice announces that the Office of

Personnel Management (OPM) intends

to submit to the Office of Management

and Budget a request for review of a

revised information collection. The

FEHB Open Season Express IVR System

collects the following information from

annuitants and survivors: Retirement

Claim Number (CSA or CSF), Personal

Identification Number (PIN), FEHB plan

code for requesting plan brochures,

FEHB plan code for making an

enrollment change, and dependent

information for self and family

enrollments. Annuitants and survivors

may request a copy of the FEHB

Customer Satisfaction Survey results,

cancel or suspend FEHB benefits,

request payment directly to OPM where

FEHB payment is greater than the

monthly annuity amount, or request a

change of address through the IVR

system.

Comments are particularly invited on:

whether this information is necessary

for the proper performance of functions

of OPM, and whether it will have

practical utility; whether our estimate of

the public burden of this collection of

information is accurate, and based on

valid assumptions and methodology;

and ways in which we can minimize the

burden of the collection of information

on those who are to respond, through

the use of appropriate technological

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology.

Approximately 75,000 requests will

be completed annually. Each request

takes approximately 10 minutes to

complete. The annual estimated burden

is 12,525 hours.

For copies of this proposal, contact

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey on (202) 606–

8358, or E-mail to mbtoomey@opm.gov

DATES: Comments on this proposal

should be received on or before

September 1, 2000.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments

to—James K. Freiert, Chief, Retirement

Services Division, Retirement and

Insurance Service, U.S. Office of

Personnel Management 1900 E Street,

NW, Room 1312, Washington, DC

20415.

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION—CONTACT:

Donna G. Lease, Team Leader, Forms

Analysis and Design, Budget and

Administrative Services Division, (202)

606–0623.

U.S. Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Director.

[FR Doc. 00–16710 Filed 6–30–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6325–01–U

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory

Committee; Open Committee Meetings

According to the provisions of section

10 of the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby

given that meetings of the Federal

Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee

will be held on—Thursday, July 6, 2000;

Thursday, July 20, 2000; Thursday,

August 3, 2000; Thursday, August 17,

2000.

The meeting will start at 10 a.m. and

will be held in Room 5A06A, Office of

Personnel Management Building, 1900 E

Street, NW., Washington, DC.

The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory

Committee is composed of a Chair, five

representatives from labor unions

holding exclusive bargaining rights for

Federal blue-collar employees, and five

representatives from Federal agencies.

Entitlement to membership on the