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concluded that environmental impacts

that would be created by such actions

would not be significant and do not

warrant the preparation of an

Environmental Impact Statement.

Because ProTechnics’ request is within

the bounds of that EA, it has been

determined that a Finding of No

Significant Impact is appropriate.

The generic EA is made available as

NUREG/CR–3467. Copies of NUREG/

CR–3467 may be purchased from the

Superintendent of Documents, U.S.

Government Printing Office, P.O. Box

37082, Washington, DC 20402–9328.

Copies are also available from the

National Technical Information Service,

5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield, VA

22161. A copy and ProTechnics’

submittal are also available for

inspection and copying for a fee in the

NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L

Street, NW. (Lower Level), Washington,

DC 20555–0001.

Opportunity for a Hearing

Any person whose interest may be

affected by the approval of this action

may file a request for a hearing. Any

request for hearing must be filed with

the Office of the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555, within 30 days of the

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register; be served on the NRC staff

(Executive Director for Operations, One

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852), and

on the licensee (ProTechnics

International, Inc., 1160 Dairy Ashford,

Suite 444, Houston, TX 77079); and

must comply with the requirements for

requesting a hearing set forth in the

Commission’s regulations, 10 CFR Part

2, Subpart L, ‘‘Information Hearing

Procedures for Adjudications in

Materials Licensing Proceedings.’’

These requirements, which the

request must address in detail, are:

1. The interest of the requestor in the

proceeding;

2. How that interest may be affected

by the results of the proceeding

(including the reasons why the

requestor should be permitted a

hearing);

3. The requestor’s areas of concern

about the licensing activity that is the

subject matter of the proceeding; and

4. The circumstances establishing that

the request for hearing is timely—that

is, filed within 30 days of the date of

this notice.

In addressing how the requestor’s

interest may be affected by the

proceeding, the request should describe

the nature of the requestor’s right under

the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as

amended, to be made a party to the

proceeding; the nature and extent of the

requestor’s property, financial, or other

(i.e., health, safety) interest in the

proceeding; and the possible effect of

any order that may be entered in the

proceeding upon the requestor’s

interest.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day

of August 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Larry W. Camper,

Chief, Medical, Academic, and Commercial

Use Safety Branch, Division of Industrial and

Medical Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 97–21900 Filed 8–18–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

DATE: Weeks of August 18, 25,

September 1, and 8, 1997.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Week of August 18

Friday, August 22

11:30 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting)

A: Louisiana Energy Services

(Claiborne Enrichment Center);

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

Partial Initial Decision (Resolving

Contentions B and J.3), LBP–973

(Tentative)

Week of August 25—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for

the week of August 25.

Week of September 1—Tentative

Wednesday, September 3

11:30 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (if needed)

Week of September 8—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for

the week of September 8.

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:

Bill Hill (301) 415–1661.

The NRC Meeting Schedule can be

found on the Internet at:

http://www.nrc.gov/SECY/smj/

schedule.htm

This notice is distributed by mail to

several hundred subscribers; if you no

longer wish to receive it, or would like

to be added to it, please contact the

Office of the Secretary. Attn: Operations

Branch, Washington, D.C. 20555 (301–

415–1661).

In addition, distribution of this

meeting notice over the internet system

is available. If you are interested in

receiving this Commission meeting

schedule electronically, please send an

electronic message of wmh@nrc.gov or

dkw@nrc.gov.

Dated: August 15, 1997.

William M. Hill, Jr.,

SECY Tracking Officer, Office of the

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–22085 Filed 8–15–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–M

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–483]

Callaway Plant; Intent to Relocate

Local Public Document Room

Notice is hereby given that the

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

will be relocating the local public

document room (LPDR) for records

pertaining to Union Electric Company’s

Callaway Plant, Unit 1. The Callaway

LPDR is currently located at the

Callaway County Public Library, 710

Court Street, Fulton, Missouri. Library

staff recently informed the NRC that

they are no longer able to maintain the

document collection and request that it

be moved. This notice invites public

comment on possible LPDR locations in

the Callaway County, Missouri, area.

Among the factors the NRC will

consider in selecting a new location for

the LPDR are the following:

(1) Whether the institution is an

established document repository located

near the nuclear facility with a history

of impartially serving the public;

(2) The physical facilities available,

including shelf space, storage space,

patron workspace, copying equipment

and computer access;

(3) The willingness and ability of the

library staff to maintain the LPDR

collection and assist the public in

locating records;

(4) The nature and extent of related

research resources, such as government

documents;

(5) The public accessibility of the

library, including handicap

accessibility, parking, ground

transportation, and hours of operation,

particularly evening and weekend

hours;
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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4. 3 15 U.S.C. 78o–3.

(6) The proximity of the library to

existing user groups of the collection, if

known.

Comment period expires September

19, 1997. Comments received after this

date will be considered if it is practical

to do so, but assurance of consideration

cannot be given except as to comments

filed on or before this date.

Written comments may be submitted

to Mr. David Meyer, Chief, Regulatory

Publications Branch, Office of

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

Copies of comments received may be

examined at the NRC Public Document

Room, Gelman Building, 2120 L Street

NW, Washington, DC.

Questions concerning the NRC’s

LPDR Program should be addressed to

Ms. Jona L. Souder, LPDR Program

Manager, Freedom of Information/Local

Public Document Room Branch, Office

of Information Resources Management,

U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555, telephone

number 301–415–7170, or toll-free 1–

800–638–8081.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 13th day

of August, 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Russell A. Powell,

Chief, Freedom of Information/Local Public

Document Room Branch, Office of

Information Resources Management.

[FR Doc. 97–21895 Filed 8–18–97; 8:45 am]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. 34–38926; File No. SR–NASD–

97–55]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice

of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness

of Proposed Rule Change by National

Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.

Relating to Computer-to-Computer

Interface Circuit Fees for NASD

Members

August 12, 1997.

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(‘‘Act’’)1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on July 28,

1997, the Nasdaq Stock Market, Inc.

(‘‘Nasdaq’’) filed with the Securities and

Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or

‘‘Commission’’) the proposed rule

change as described in Items I, II, and

III below, which Items have been

prepared by Nasdaq. Nasdaq has

designated this proposal as one

establishing or changing of a due, fee or

other charge under Section

19(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Act and

subparagraph (e) of Rule 19b–4

thereunder, which renders the rule

effective upon the Commission’s receipt

of this filing. The Commission is

publishing this notice to solicit

comments on the proposed rule change

from interested persons.

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Terms of Substance of

the Proposed Rule Change

Nasdaq is proposing to amend Rule

7010 of the National Association of

Securities Dealers, Inc. (‘‘NASD’’ or

‘‘Association’’), to charge Computer-toComputer Interface (‘‘CTCI’’) subscribers

that are NASD members a circuit fee of

$200 per month for each circuit. Below

is the text of the proposed rule change.

Proposed new language is in italics.

7010. System Services

(a)–(g) No Change

(h) Nasdaq Workstationtm Service

(1) No Change

(2) No Change

(3) The following charges shall apply

for each CTCI subscriber:

Service Charge $200/month per

CTCI circuit

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement Of The Purpose of And

Statutory Basis For, The Proposed Rule

Change

In its filing with the Commission,

Nasdaq included statements concerning

the purpose of and basis for the

proposed rule change and discussed any

comments it received on the proposed

rule change. The text of these statements

may be examined at the places specified

in Item IV below. Nasdaq has prepared

summaries, set forth in Sections A, B,

and C below, of the most significant

aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Purpose of, and

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed rule

Change

The purpose of the proposed rule

change is to charge CTCI subscribers

that are NASD members a circuit fee of

$200 per month for each circuit. Firms

employ CTCI between their in-house

computer systems and Nasdaq for a

variety of functions, the most prevalent

being order entry into the Small Order

Execution System (‘‘SOES’’) and the

reporting of transactions into the

Automated Confirmation Transaction

Service (‘‘ACT’’). Nasdaq currently

supports a total of 449 circuits.

The CTCI network is presently

managed by MCI Communications

Corp., which is responsible for customer

services including installation,

relocation and trouble shooting.

Subscribers pay a monthly fee to MCI

for each circuit in use. Nasdaq does not

currently charge CTCI subscribers

beyond the fees associated with the

transaction services supported by the

CTCI network.

The new fee structure is necessary

due to adjustments and enhancements

that Nasdaq has already made to

support capacity for trading days of 1

billion shares currently, 1.5 billion

shares by the end of 1997, and 2 billion

shares in 1998. As the number of CTCI

circuits grows, the potential to exceed

capacity limits in the CTCI supported

services, notably ACT and SOES,

likewise increases. As a consequence,

additional infrastructure enhancements

will be required to maintain the level of

support required to run these services at

an acceptable level of performance. In

addition to future systems

enhancements, Nasdaq continues to

incur costs for the support of CTCI

circuits and subscribers. These costs

include hardware and software

enhancements and upgrades for the

communications interfaces with Nasdaq

systems, support of the subscriber

database, customer telephone support

and Nasdaq staff planning and

provisioning for CTCI. A recent activitybased costing analysis indicated that

these costs total approximately $1.1

million annually, which Nasdaq seeks

to recover through this fee.

Nasdaq believes that the proposed

rule change is consistent with the

provisions of Section 15A(b)(5) of the

Act,3 which requires that the rules of the

NASD provide for the equitable

allocation of reasonable dues, fees and

other charges among members and

issuers and other persons using any

facility or system which the NASD

operates or controls.

B. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Burden on Competition

Nasdaq does not believe that the

proposed rule change will result in any

burden on competition that is not

necessary or appropriate in furtherance

of the purposes of the Act, as amended.

C. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement on Comments on the

Proposed Rule Change Received From

Members, Participants, or Others

Written comments were neither

solicited nor received.