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Environmental Impacts of the 

Alternatives to the Proposed Action 

Due to the largely administrative 

nature of the proposed action, its 

environmental impacts are small. 

Therefore, the only alternative the staff 

considered is the no-action alternative, 

under which the staff would leave 

things as they are by simply denying the 

amendment request. This no-action 

alternative is not feasible because it 

conflicts with 10 CFR 30.36(d), 

requiring that decommissioning of 

byproduct material facilities be 

completed and approved by the NRC 

after licensed activities cease. The 

NRC’s analysis of the Licensee’s final 

status survey data confirmed that the 

Facility meets the requirements of 10 

CFR 20.1402 for unrestricted release and 

for license termination. Additionally, 

denying the amendment request would 

result in no change in current 

environmental impacts. The 

environmental impacts of the proposed 

action and the no-action alternative are 

therefore similar, and the no-action 

alternative is accordingly not further 

considered. 

Conclusion 

The NRC staff has concluded that the 

proposed action is consistent with the 

NRC’s unrestricted release criteria 

specified in 10 CFR 20.1402. Because 

the proposed action will not 

significantly impact the quality of the 

human environment, the NRC staff 

concludes that the proposed action is 

the preferred alternative. 

Agencies and Persons Consulted 

NRC provided a draft of this 

Environmental Assessment to the 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s 

Department of Environmental Protection 

for review on December 18, 2006. On 

December 21, 2006, the Commonwealth 

of Pennsylvania responded by e-mail. 

The Commonwealth agreed with the 

conclusions of the EA, and otherwise 

had no comments. 

The NRC staff has determined that the 

proposed action is of a procedural 

nature, and will not affect listed species 

or critical habitat. Therefore, no further 

consultation is required under Section 7 

of the Endangered Species Act. The 

NRC staff has also determined that the 

proposed action is not the type of 

activity that has the potential to cause 

effects on historic properties. Therefore, 

no further consultation is required 

under Section 106 of the National 

Historic Preservation Act. 

III. Finding of No Significant Impact 

The NRC staff has prepared this EA in 

support of the proposed action. On the 

basis of this EA, the NRC finds that 

there are no significant environmental 

impacts from the proposed action, and 

that preparation of an environmental 

impact statement is not warranted. 

Accordingly, the NRC has determined 

that a Finding of No Significant Impact 

is appropriate. 

IV. Further Information 

Documents related to this action, 

including the application for license 

amendment and supporting 

documentation, are available 

electronically at the NRC’s Electronic 

Reading Room at http://www.nrc.gov/ 

reading-rm/adams.html. From this site, 

you can access the NRC’s Agencywide 

Document Access and Management 

System (ADAMS), which provides text 

and image files of NRC’s public 

documents. The documents related to 

this action are listed below, along with 

their ADAMS accession numbers. 

1. REG–1757, ‘‘Consolidated NMSS 

Decommissioning Guidance;’’

2. Title 10 Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 20, Subpart E, 

‘‘Radiological Criteria for License 

Termination;’’

3. Title 10, Code of Federal 

Regulations, Part 51, ‘‘Environmental 

Protection Regulations for Domestic 

Licensing and Related Regulatory 

Functions;’’

4. NUREG–1496, ‘‘Generic 

Environmental Impact Statement in 

Support of Rulemaking on Radiological 

Criteria for License Termination of NRCLicensed Nuclear Facilities;’’

5. West Pharmaceutical Services, 

Termination Request Letter dated 

February 17, 2006 [ML060580120]; 

6. West Pharmaceutical Services, NRC 

314 Signed and dated February 27, 2006 

[ML060580124]; 

7. West Pharmaceutical Services, 

letter dated May 19, 2006 

[ML061430439]; 

8. West Pharmaceutical Services, 

letter dated October 17, 2006 

[ML062980524]; 

9. West Pharmaceutical Services, 

letter dated November 17, 2006 

[ML063280230]. 

If you do not have access to ADAMS, 

or if there are problems in accessing the 

documents located in ADAMS, contact 

the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) 

Reference staff at 1–800–397–4209, 301–

415–4737, or by e-mail to pdr@nrc.gov. 

These documents may also be viewed 

electronically on the public computers 

located at the NRC’s PDR, O 1 F21, One 

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville 

Pike, Rockville, MD 20852. The PDR 

reproduction contractor will copy 

documents for a fee. 

Dated: Region I, 475 Allendale Road, King 

of Prussia, Pennsylvania this 9th day of 

January 2007. 

For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission. 

James P. Dwyer, 

Chief, Commercial and R&D Branch, Division 

of Nuclear Materials Safety, Region 1. 

[FR Doc. E7–618 Filed 1–17–07; 8:45 am] 

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY 

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Notice of Sunshine Act Meetings 

Nuclear Regulatory Commission 

DATE: Weeks of January 15, 22, 29; 

February 5, 12, 19, 2007. 

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference 

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 

Maryland. 

STATUS: Public and Closed. 

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of January 15, 2007 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of January 15, 2007. 

Week of January 22, 2007—Tentative 

Monday, January 22, 2007 

1:25 p.m. 

Affirmation Session (Public Meeting) 

(Tentative). 

a. Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, 

LLC, & Entergy Nuclear Operations, 

Inc. (Vermont Yankee Nuclear 

Power Station), LBP–06–20 (9/22/ 

06): Entergy Nuclear Generation 

Company & Entergy Nuclear 

Operations, Inc. (Pilgrim Nuclear 

Power Station), LBP–06–23 (10/16/ 

06) (Tentative) 

b. Exelon Generation Company, LLC 

(Early Site Permit for Clinton ESP) 

(Tentative) 

1:30 p.m. 

Discussion of Security Issues 

(Closed—Ex. 1). 

Tuesday, January 23, 2007 

1:30 p.m. 

Joint Meeting with Federal Energy 

Regulatory Commission on Grid 

Reliability (Public Meeting) 

(Contact: Mike Mayfield, 301–415–

0561). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

Week of January 29, 2007—Tentative 

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 

9:30 a.m. 

Discussion of Security Issues 

(Closed—Ex. 1 & 3). To be held at 

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9:30 a.m. 

Discussion of Management Issues 

(Closed—Ex. 2). 

1:30 p.m. 

Briefing on Strategic Workforce 

Planning and Human Capital 

Initiatives (Public Meeting) 

(Contact: Mary Ellen Beach, 301–

415–6803). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

Week of February 5, 2007—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of February 5, 2007. 

Week of February 12, 2007—Tentative 

Thursday, February 15, 2007 

9:30 a.m. 

Briefing on Office of Chief Financial 

Officer (OCFO) Programs, 

Performance, and Plans (Public 

Meeting) (Contact: Edward New, 

301–415–5646). 

This meeting will be webcast live at 

the Web address—http://www.nrc.gov. 

Week of February 19, 2007—Tentative 

There are no meetings scheduled for 

the Week of February 19, 2007. 

* * * * * 

*The schedule for Commission 

meetings is subject to change on short 

notice. To verify the status of meetings 

call (recording)—(301) 415–1292. 

Contact person for more information: 

Michelle Schroll, (301) 415–1662. 

* * * * * 

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Affirmation of 

‘‘Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee, LLC, 

& Entergy Nuclear Operations, Inc. 

(Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power 

Station), LBP–06–20 (9/22/06): Entergy 

Nuclear Generation Company & Entergy 

Nuclear Operations, Inc. (Pilgrim 

Nuclear Power Station), LBP–06–23 (10/ 

16/06)’’ tentatively scheduled for 

Thursday, January 11, 2007, at 1:25 p.m. 

has been rescheduled tentatively on 

Monday, January 22, 2007, at 1:25 p.m. 

Affirmation of ‘‘Final Rulemaking to 

Revise 10 CFR 73.1, Design Basis Threat 

(DBT) Requirements’’ tentatively 

scheduled on Thursday, January 11, 

2007, at 1:25 p.m. was cancelled and 

will be rescheduled at a later date. 

‘‘Periodic Briefing on New Reactor 

Issues’’ (Public Meeting) previously 

scheduled on Thursday, January 11, 

2007, at 1:30 p.m. was cancelled and 

will be rescheduled at a later date. 

* * * * * 

The NRC Commission Meeting 

Schedule can be found on the Internet 

at: http://www.nrc.gov/what-we-do/

policy-making/schedule.html. 

* * * * * 

The NRC provides reasonable 

accommodation to individuals with 

disabilities where appropriate. If you 

need a reasonable accommodation to 

participate in these public meetings, or 

need this meeting notice or the 

transcript or other information from the 

public meetings in another format (e.g., 

braille, large print), please notify the 

NRC’s Disability Program Coordinator, 

Deborah Chan, at 301–415–7041, TDD: 

301–415–2100, or by e-mail at 

DLC@nrc.gov. Determinations on 

requests for reasonable accommodation 

will be made on a case-by-case basis. 

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In addition, distribution of this meeting 

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receiving this Commission meeting 

schedule electronically, please send an 

electronic message to dkw@nrc.gov. 

Dated: January 12, 2007. 

R. Michelle Schroll, 

Office of the Secretary. 

[FR Doc. 07–207 Filed 1–16–07; 12:26 pm] 

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TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Trade Policy Staff Committee: Seeking 

Comments From the Public on the 

2005 WTO Ministerial Decision on 

Duty-Free Quota-Free Market Access 

for the Least Developed Countries 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice and request for 

comments. 

SUMMARY: The Trade Policy Staff 

Committee (TPSC) is requesting the 

public to submit written comments on 

considerations relating to the Decision 

that Members adopted at the Sixth 

Ministerial Conference of the World 

Trade Organization (WTO) in December 

2005 on duty-free, quota-free (DFQF) 

market access for the least-developed 

countries (LDCs). The TPSC is seeking 

comments from the public on to the full 

range of issues that may affect 

implementation of this Decision. 

DATES: Comments are due by March 15, 

2007. 

ADDRESSES: Submissions by electronic 

mail: FR0704@USTR.EOP.GOV. 

Submissions by facsimile: Gloria Blue, 

Executive Secretary, Trade Policy Staff 

Committee, at (202) 395-6143. The 

public is strongly encouraged to submit 

documents electronically rather than by 

facsimile. (See requirements for 

submissions below.) 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

General inquiries should be made to the 

USTR Office of WTO and Multilateral 

Affairs at (202) 395–6843; calls on 

individual subjects will be transferred 

as appropriate. Procedural inquiries 

concerning the public comment process 

should be directed to Gloria Blue, 

Executive Secretary, Trade Policy Staff 

Committee, Office of the U.S. Trade 

Representative (USTR), (202) 395–3475. 

Further information on the WTO, 

including the declarations, decisions 

referred to in this notice, can be 

obtained via the Internet at the WTO 

Web site, http://www.wto.org, and/or 

the USTR Web site, http://www.ustr.gov. 

The 2005 President’s Annual Report on 

the Trade Agreements Program, which 

is available on the USTR Web site, 

contains extensive information on the 

WTO, the Sixth WTO Ministerial 

Conference in Hong Kong, China, and 

the status of work in the WTO. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Duty-Free Quota-Free Market Access: 

The TPSC calls attention to the decision 

adopted at the Sixth Ministerial 

Conference of the WTO in December 

2005 on duty-free, quota-free (DFQF) 

market access for LDCs. The DFQF 

decision is contained in Annex F of the 

Ministerial Declaration, which can be 

found at http://www.wto.org with the 

document symbol ‘‘WT/MIN(05)/DEC’’. 

Ministers agreed that WTO Members 

would implement the DFQF initiative 

coincident with the implementation of 

the results of the negotiations under the 

Doha Development Agenda (DDA). On a 

voluntary basis, WTO Members may 

also implement sooner. 

Implementation of the DFQF by 

relevant WTO Members is subject to 

review by Members through the WTO 

Committee on Trade and Development 

(CTD). On May 15, 2006, the United 

States submitted a paper to the CTD, 

‘‘Duty-Free, Quota-Free Market Access 

for the Least-Developed Countries: 

Communication from the United 

States’’. This paper can be found at 

http://www.wto.org with the document 

symbol ‘‘WT/COMTD/W/149’’. The 

paper summarizes the U.S. legal and 

consultative process for implementing 

the DFQF decision, and outlines certain 

factors and related obligations affecting 

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