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NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

SYSTEM

Federal Telecommunications

Recommendation (FTR) 1063–1997

AGENCY: National Communications

System (NCS).

ACTION: Notice of publication.

SUMMARY: Federal Telecommunications

System (FTR) 1063–1997, ‘‘Procedures

for Document Facsimile Transmission’’

was approved for publication on August

11, 1997. This recommendation

establishes procedures which are

necessary for document transmission

between two facsimile stations

operating on voice band analog circuits.

The procedures defined in this

recommendation include the following:

Call establishment and call release,

control functions, and supervision of

line conditions. This recommendation is

based on ANSI/TIA/EIA–466–A–1996,

which replaces EIA RS–466 (FIPS PUB

148).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Stephen Perschau at telephone

(703) 607–6198 or write to the National

Communications System, Attn: N6, 701

South Court House Road, Arlington, VA

22204–2198.

Dennis Bodson,

Chief, Technology and Standards Division.

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NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS

SYSTEM

Federal Telecommunications

Recommendation (FTR) 1090–1997

AGENCY: National Communications

System (NCS).

ACTION: Notice of Publication.

SUMMARY: Federal Telecommunications

Recommendation (FTR) 1090–1997,

‘‘Commercial Building

Telecommunications Cabling Standard’’

was approved for publication on August

11, 1997. This recommendation

specifies minimum requirements for

telecommunications cabling within a

building and between buildings in a

campus environment. The specifications

provide for a cabling system with a

recommended topology and

recommended distances, for copper and

optical-fiber transmission media by

parameters that determine performance,

and for connectors and their pin

assignments to ensure

interconnectability. This

recommendation is based on ANSI/TIA/

EIA–568–A–1995, which replaces

ANSI/EIA/TIA–568–1991 (FIPS PUB

174).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Contact Janet Orndorff at telephone

(703) 607–6204 or write to the National

Communications System, Attn: N6, 701

South Court House Road, Arlington, VA

22204–2198.

Dennis Bodson,

Chief, Technology and Standards Division.

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NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY

Meetings; Advisory Board; Correction

AGENCY: National Institute for Literacy

Advisory Board, National Institute for

Literacy.

ACTION: Correction.

SUMMARY: In notice document 62–163

beginning on page 44726 in the issue of

Friday, August 22, 1997, make the

following correction:

On page 44726 in the second column

the date and time of the Advisory Board

meeting is being changed to September

8, 1997, 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM. The

meeting on September 9, 1997 has been

canceled.

Dated: August 28, 1997.

Carolyn Staley,

Deputy Director, NIFL.

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[Docket No. IA 97–065; ASLBP No. 97–731–

01–EA]

Aharon Ben–Haim, Ph.D.;

Establishment of Atomic Safety and

Licensing Board

Pursuant to delegation by the

Commission dated December 29, 1972,

published in the Federal Register, 37

F.R. 28710 (1972), and Sections 2.105,

2.700, 2.702, 2.714, 2.714a, 2.717, 2.721,

and 2.772(j) of the Commission’s

Regulations, all as amended, an Atomic

Safety and Licensing Board is being

established to preside over the following

proceeding:

AHARON BEN–HAIM, Ph.D.

Order Prohibiting Involvement in NRCLicensed Activities (Effective Immediately)

IA 97–065

This Board is being established as a

result of a July 31, 1997 NRC Staff Order

against Dr. Ben–Haim. The Order

prohibits Dr. Ben–Haim from engaging

in NRC-licensed activities, requires him

to inform the NRC of any NRC licensed

entity or entities where Dr. Ben–Haim is

involved, and requires him to provide a

copy of the Order to all such NRClicensed entities. The petitioner, Dr.

Aharon Ben–Haim, is requesting a

hearing in accordance with 10 CFR

§ 2.202.

The Board is comprised of the

following administrative judges:

Charles Bechhoefer, Chairman, Atomic

Safety and Licensing Board Panel,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20555

Dr. Peter S. Lam, Atomic Safety and

Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

D.C. 20555

Dr. Jerry R. Kline, Atomic Safety and

Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

D.C. 20555

All correspondence, documents and

other materials in this proceeding shall

be filed with the Judges in accordance

with 10 C.F.R. § 2.701.

Issued at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th

day of August 1997.

B. Paul Cotter, Jr.,

Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety

and Licensing Board Panel.

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[Docket Nos. 50–266 and 50–301]

Wisconsin Electric Power Company,

(Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1

and 2); Environmental Assessment

and Finding of No Significant Impact

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) is

considering granting an exemption from

the requirements of 10 CFR Part 50,

Appendix R, Section III.J, to Wisconsin

Electric Power Company, (the licensee),

in connection with the operation of the

Point Beach Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and

2, located in Manitowoc County,

Wisconsin, under Facility Operating

Licenses Nos. DPR–24 and DPR–27.

Environmental Assessment

Identification of the Proposed Action

By letter dated June 5, 1997, as

supplemented on June 13, 1997, the

licensee requested an exemption to Title

10, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 50,

Appendix R, Section III.J. The proposed

exemption would allow the use of handheld, portable lighting units in lieu of

emergency lighting units with at least an
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8-hour battery power supply to traverse

between the main plant and exterior

support buildings (diesel generator

building, 13.8 kV switchgear building,

service water and fire pump house, fuel

oil pump house, gas turbine building,

and warehouse 3) to perform post-fire

shutdown tasks.

The Need for the Proposed Action

The proposed action is needed for the

licensee to avoid the burden of

constructing and maintaining outdoor

battery-powered lighting units.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed

Action

The Commission has completed its

evaluation of the proposed exemption

and concludes that allowing the use of

hand-held portable lighting units in lieu

of 8-hour, battery powered emergency

lighting units will not increase the types

or amounts of effluents that may be

released offsite, nor increase individual

or cumulative occupational radiation

exposure. Accordingly, the Commission

concludes that this proposed action

would result in no significant

radiological environmental impact.

The proposed action will not increase

the probability or consequences of

accidents, no changes are being made in

the types of any effluents that may be

released offsite, no changes are being

made to the authorized power level, and

there is no significant increase in the

allowable individual or cumulative

occupational radiation exposure.

Accordingly, the Commission concludes

that there are no significant radiological

environmental impacts associated with

the proposed action.

With regard to potential

nonradiological impacts, the proposed

action does involve features located

entirely within the restricted area as

defined in 10 CFR Part 20. It does not

affect nonradiological plant effluents

and has no other environmental impact.

Accordingly, the Commission concludes

that there are no significant

nonradiological environmental impacts

associated with the proposed action.

Alternatives to the Proposed Action

Since the Commission has concluded

there is no measurable environmental

impact associated with the proposed

action, any alternatives with equal or

greater environmental impact need not

be evaluated. As an alternative to the

proposed action, the staff considered

denial of the proposed action. Denial of

the request would result in no change in

current environmental impacts. The

environmental impacts of the proposed

action and the alternative action are

similar.

Alternative Use of Resources

This action does not involve the use

of any resources not previously

considered in the Final Environmental

Statement for the Point Beach Nuclear

Plant, Units 1 and 2.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

In accordance with its stated policy,

on July 29, 1997, the staff consulted

with the Wisconsin State official, Ms.

Sarah Jenkins of the Wisconsin Public

Service Commission, regarding the

environmental impact of the proposed

action. The State official had no

comments.

Finding of No Significant Impact

Based upon the environmental

assessment, the Commission concludes

that the proposed action will not have

a significant effect on the quality of the

human environment. Accordingly, the

Commission has determined not to

prepare an environmental impact

statement for the proposed action.

For further details with respect to the

proposed action, see the licensee’s letter

dated June 5, 1997, as supplemented by

letter dated June 13, 1997, which are

available for public inspection at the

Commission’s Public Document Room,

The Gelman Building, 2120 L Street,

NW., Washington, DC, and at the local

public document room located at The

Lester Public Library, 1001 Adams

Street, Two Rivers, WI 54241.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day

of August 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Linda L. Gundrum,

Project Manager, Project Directorate III–1,

Division of Reactor Projects—III/IV, Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

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Advisory Committee on Nuclear

Waste; Procedures for Meetings

Background

This notice describes procedures to be

followed with respect to meetings

conducted pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act by the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission’s (NRC’s)

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste

(ACNW). These procedures are set forth

so that they may be incorporated by

reference in future notices for

individual meetings.

The ACNW advises the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission on nuclear

waste disposal issues. This includes

facilities covered under 10 CFR Parts 60

and 61 and other applicable regulations

and legislative mandates, such as the

Nuclear Waste Policy Act, the LowLevel Radioactive Waste Policy Act and

amendments, and the Uranium Mill

Tailings Radiation Control Act, as

amended. The Committee’s reports

become a part of the public record. The

ACNW meetings are normally open to

the public and provide opportunities for

oral or written statements from members

of the public to be considered as part of

the Committee’s information gathering

process. The meetings are not

adjudicatory hearings such as those

conducted by the NRC’s Atomic Safety

and Licensing Board Panel as part of the

Commission’s licensing process. ACNW

full Committee meetings are conducted

in accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act.

General Rules Regarding ACNW

Meetings

An agenda is published in the Federal

Register for each full Committee

meeting. There may be a need to make

changes to the agenda to facilitate the

conduct of the meeting. The Chairman

of the Committee is empowered to

conduct the meeting in a manner that,

in his/her judgment, will facilitate the

orderly conduct of business, including

making provisions to continue the

discussion of matters not completed on

the scheduled day during another

meeting. Persons planning to attend the

meeting may contact the Chief of the

Nuclear Waste Branch, ACNW, prior to

the meeting to be advised of any

changes to the agenda that may have

occurred. This individual can be

contacted (telephone: 301/415–7366)

between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.,

Eastern Time.

The following requirements shall

apply to public participation in ACNW

meetings:

(a) Persons wishing to submit written

comments regarding the agenda items

may do so by sending a readily

reproducible copy addressed to the

Designated Federal Official specified in

the Federal Register Notice for the

individual meeting in care of the

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555. Comments

should be in the possession of the

Designated Federal Official at least five

days prior to the meeting to allow time

for reproduction and distribution.

Comments should be limited to areas

related to nuclear waste issues within

the Committee’s purview.

Written comments may also be

submitted by providing a readily

reproducible copy to the Designated