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Federal Official at the beginning of the

meeting.

(b) Persons desiring to make oral

statements at the meeting should make

a request to do so to the Designated

Federal Official. If possible, the request

should be made five days before the

meeting, identifying the topics to be

discussed and the amount of time

needed for presentation so that orderly

arrangements can be made. The

Committee will hear oral statements on

topics being reviewed at an appropriate

time during the meeting as scheduled by

the Chairman.

(c) Information regarding topics to be

discussed, changes to the agenda,

whether the meeting has been cancelled

or rescheduled and the time allotted to

present oral statements can be obtained

by contacting the Chief of the Nuclear

Waste Branch, ACNW (telephone: 301/

415–7366) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15

p.m., Eastern Time.

(d) During the ACNW meeting

presentations and discussions,

questions may be asked by ACNW

members, Committee consultants, NRC

staff, and the ACNW staff.

(e) The use of still, motion picture,

and television cameras will be

permitted at the discretion of the

Chairman and subject to the condition

that the physical installation and

presence of such equipment will not

interfere with the conduct of the

meeting. The Designated Federal

Official will have to be notified prior to

the meeting and will authorize the

installation or use of such equipment

after consultation with the Chairman.

The use of such equipment will be

restricted as is necessary to protect

proprietary or privileged information

that may be in documents, folders, etc.,

in the meeting room. Electronic

recordings will be permitted only

during those portions of the meeting

that are open to the public.

(f) A transcript is kept for certain open

portions of the meeting and will be

available in the NRC Public Document

Room, 2120 L Street, NW, Washington,

DC 20555, for use within one week

following the meeting. A copy of the

certified minutes of the meeting will be

available at the same location on or

before three months following the

meeting. Copies may be obtained upon

payment of appropriate reproduction

charges. Transcripts of the meeting are

available in electronic format from the

NRC electronic bulletin board on

FedWorld (800–303–9672) or

ftp.fedworld. They are also available for

downloading or reviewing on the

Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/

ACRSACNW.

ACNW Working Group Meetings

ACNW Working Group meetings will

also be conducted in accordance with

these procedures, as appropriate. When

Working Group meetings are held at

locations other than at NRC facilities,

reproduction facilities may not be

available at a reasonable cost.

Accordingly, 25 additional copies of the

materials to be used during the meeting

should be provided for distribution at

such meetings.

Special Provisions When Proprietary

Sessions are to be Held

If it is necessary to hold closed

sessions for the purpose of discussing

matters involving proprietary

information, persons with agreements

permitting access to such information

may attend those portions of the ACNW

meetings where this material is being

discussed upon confirmation that such

agreements are effective and related to

the material being discussed.

The Designated Federal Official

should be informed of such an

agreement at least five working days

prior to the meeting so that it can be

confirmed, and a determination can be

made regarding the applicability of the

agreement to the material that will be

discussed during the meeting. The

minimum information provided should

include information regarding the date

of the agreement, the scope of material

included in the agreement, the project

or projects involved, and the names and

titles of the persons signing the

agreement. Additional information may

be requested to identify the specific

agreement involved. A copy of the

executed agreement should be provided

to the Designated Federal Official prior

to the beginning of the meeting for

admittance to the closed session.

Date: August 26, 1997.

Andrew L. Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–23205 Filed 8–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

DATE: Weeks of September 1, 8, 15, and

22, 1997.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Week of September 1

Wednesday, September 3

10:30 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), LP–97–3

(Tentative)

Week of September 8—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for

the week of September 8.

Week of September 15—Tentative

Wednesday, September 17

9:00 a.m.

Briefing by DOE on Strategy for MOX

Fuel Fabrication and Irradiation

Services (Public Meeting), (Contact:

Ted Sherr, 301–415–7218)

10:30 a.m.

Affirmation Session (Public Meeting),

(if needed)

Friday, September 19

10:00 a.m.

Briefing on Improvements in Senior

Management Assessment Process

for Operating Reactors (Public

Meeting), (Contact: Bill Borchardt,

301–415–1257)

1:30 p.m.

Briefing by DOE and NRC on

Regulatory Oversight of DOE

Nuclear Facilities (Public Meeting)

Week of September 22—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for

the week of September 22.

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 Commission 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, DC 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 to wmh@nrc.gov or

dkw@nrc.gov.
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Dated: August 27, 1997.

Sandra M. Joosten,

Executive Assistant, Office of the Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–23338 Filed 8–28–97; 12:45 pm]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–M

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND

HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

Notice of Request for Comments

ACTION: Notice of request for comments.

SUMMARY: The Government Performance

and Results Act of 1993 (GPRA), Pub. L.

103–62, codified in part at 31 U.S.C.

1115–1119, instructs federal agencies to

develop performance goals and

objectives in order that an agency’s

actual performance may be measured

and compared against those goals and

objectives, thus enhancing the

effectiveness and efficiency of an

agency’s work. In developing its goals

and objectives under GPRA, the

Occupational Safety and Health Review

Commission solicits the views of those

who practice before it and those who are

affected by its case dispositions.

DATES: Comments should be received by

September 15, 1997.

ADDRESSES: Comments should be sent to

William J. Gainer, Executive Director,

Occupational Safety and Health Review

Commission, 1120 20th Street, N.W.,

9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036–3419,

telephone: 202–606–5380. This is not a

toll-free number.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

William J. Gainer, Executive Director,

Occupational Safety and Health Review

Commission, 1120 20th Street, N.W.,

9th Floor, Washington, DC 20036–3419,

telephone: 202–606–5380. This is not a

toll-free number.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: GPRA

charges federal agencies with

formulating strategic plans, preparing

annual plans setting performance goals,

and reporting annually the actual

agency performance compared to those

goals. In formulating its broad goals, the

Commission has sought to identify

objectives and develop measures that

are concrete and allow the evaluation of

its performance in carrying out its

statutory mission under the

Occupational Safety and Health Act of

1970, (OSH Act), 29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.

The agency views its mission as

providing fair and timely adjudication

of workplace safety and health disputes

between the Department of Labor,

employers, and employees and their

representatives. The Commission

contemplates issuing a plan which

includes both agency mission

performance goals, and internal

operational goals which will help the

Commission perform its mission and

improve performance. The tentative

mission performance goals are:

—Assure the ready availability of fair,

user friendly, and timely adjudication

of all disputes brought before the

Commission and its judges and

achieve a high level of readability and

quality in Commission legal

decisions.

—Significantly enhance the efficiency

and effectiveness of communications

between the Commission and the

public, its customers and other

stakeholders.

Its tentative operational goals are to:

—Capitalize on recent investments in

modern computer hardware and

software to increase organizational

effectiveness, operate more efficiently

and better serve internal and external

customers.

—Build a highly motivated diverse

workforce by developing a first class

human resource management system,

including highly effective affirmative

action, recruitment, training, award

and performance management

processes.

—Maintain a highly effective integrated

planning process to support budget,

mission and operational decision

making.

—Develop and institutionalize a process

for continuous quality improvement.

The Commission wishes to get the views

of those who practice before it and those

who are impacted by its decisions to

help the agency in refining its goals,

setting specific objectives and

formulating agency performance

measures.

In submitting comments, the

Commission requests that commentors

consider the following questions:

(a) Are there quantifiable or

qualitative objectives that the

Commission should pursue to meet its

goals and accomplish its mission.

(b) How should the Commission

measure the effectiveness of its service

to litigants and to the public?

(c) What objectives should the

Commission pursue to better

communicate with its customers and the

public?

(d) How can the quality and

timeliness of Commission and

Administrative Law Judge decisions be

improved and the improvement

measured?

(e) What information should the

Commission routinely make available to

the public and litigants and how should

this information be made available?

The Commission requests that

responses to this solicitation for

comments be submitted by September

15, 1997.

Dated: August 27, 1997.

Stuart E. Weisberg,

Chairman.

[FR Doc. 97–23240 Filed 8–29–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7600–01–M

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Federal Employees Health Benefits

Program; Medically Underserved Areas

for 1998

AGENCY: Office of Personal Management.

ACTION: Notice of Medically

Underserved Areas for 1998.

SUMMARY: The Office of Personnel

Management (OPM) has completed its

annual calculation of the States that

qualify as Medically Underserved Areas

under the Federal Employees Health

Benefits (FEHB) Program for the

calendar year 1998. This is necessary to

comply with a provision of FEHB law

that mandates special consideration for

enrollees of certain FEHB plans who

receive covered health services in states

with critical shortages of primary care

physicians. Accordingly, for calendar

year 1998, OPM’s calculations show that

the following States are Medically

Underserved Areas under the FEHB

Program: Alabama, Louisiana,

Mississippi, New Mexico, South

Carolina, South Dakota, West Virginia,

and Wyoming. North Dakota has been

removed from the list, with no new

additions for 1998.

EFFECTIVE DATE: Janaury 1, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth A. Lease, 202–606–0004.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: FEHB law

[5 U.S.C. 8902(m)(2)] mandates special

consideration for enrollees of certain

FEHB plans who receive covered health

services in States with critical shortages

of primary care physicians. Such States

are designated as Medically

Underserved Areas for purposes of the

FEHB Program, and the law requires

payment to all qualified providers in the

States.

FEHB regulations (5 CFR 890.701)

require OPM to make an annual

calculation of the States that qualify as

Medically Underserved Areas for the

next calendar year by comparing the

latest Department of Health and Human

Service State-by-State population counts

on primary medical care manpower

shortage areas with U.S. Census figures

on State resident population.

Office of Personnel Management.

James B. King,

Director.