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3 ‘‘Practice’’ means a use, procedure, or activity

associated with the application, possession, use,

storage, or disposal of agreement material. The term

‘‘practice’’ is used in a broad and encompassing

manner in this Policy Statement. The term

encompasses both general activities involving use

of radioactive materials such as industrial and

medical uses and specific activities within a

practice such as industrial radiography and

brachytherapy.

D. Program Elements not Required for

Compatibility

An Agreement State has the flexibility

to adopt and implement program

elements based on those of the

Commission (other than those identified

in A, B, and C above) or other program

elements within the State’s jurisdiction

that are not addressed by NRC.

All program elements of an

Agreement State relating to agreement

material should:

Be compatible with those of the

Commission (i.e., should not create conflicts,

duplications, gaps, or other conditions that

would jeopardize an orderly pattern in the

regulation of agreement material on a

nationwide basis);

Not preclude, or effectively preclude, a

practice 3 in the national interest without an

adequate public health and safety or

environmental basis related to radiation

protection; or

Not preclude, or effectively preclude, the

ability of the Commission to evaluate the

effectiveness of the NRC and Agreement State

programs for agreement material with respect

to protection of public health and safety.

E. Areas of Exclusive NRC Regulatory

Authority

These are program elements that

address areas of regulation that cannot

be relinquished to Agreement States

pursuant to the AEA or provisions of

Title 10 of the Code of Federal

Regulations. However, an Agreement

State may inform its licensees of certain

of these NRC provisions through a

mechanism that is appropriate under

the State’s administrative procedure

laws as long as the State adopts these

provisions solely for the purposes of

notification, and does not exercise any

regulatory authority pursuant to them.

Summary and Conclusions

To foster and enhance a coherent and

consistent nationwide program for the

regulation of agreement material, the

Commission encourages Agreement

States to adopt and implement program

elements that are patterned after those

adopted and implemented by the

Commission. However, the fact that an

Agreement State’s program is

compatible with that of the Commission

does not affect that State’s obligation to

maintain an adequate program as

described in this Policy Statement.

By adopting the criteria for adequacy

and compatibility as discussed in this

Policy Statement the Commission will

provide Agreement States a broad range

of flexibility in the administration of

individual programs. In doing so, the

Commission allows Agreement States to

fashion their programs so as to reflect

specific State needs and preferences,

recognizing the fact that Agreement

States have responsibilities for radiation

sources in addition to agreement

material.

The Commission will minimize the

number of NRC regulatory requirements

that the Agreement States will be

requested to adopt in an identical

manner to maintain compatibility. At

the same time, requirements in these

compatibility categories will allow the

Commission to ensure that an orderly

pattern for the regulation of agreement

material exists nationwide. The

Commission believes that this approach

achieves a proper balance between the

need for Agreement State flexibility and

the need for coordinated and compatible

regulation of agreement material across

the country.

* * * * *

Paperwork Reduction Act Statement

These final policy statements do not

contain new or amended information

collection requirements subject to the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. 3501 et seq.). Existing

requirements were approved by the

Office of Management and Budget,

approval number 3150–0183.

Public Protection Notification

The NRC may not conduct or sponsor,

and a person is not required to respond

to, a collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act

In accordance with the Small

Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act of 1996, the NRC has

determined that this action is not a

major rule and has verified this

determination with the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs of

OMB.

Dated at Rockville, Md., this 27th day of

August, 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

John C. Hoyle,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 97–23330 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Chemical Process Safety at Fuel Cycle

Facilities; Availability of NUREG

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory

Commission is announcing the

completion and availability of NUREG–

1601, ‘‘Chemical Process Safety at Fuel

Cycle Facilities,’’ dated July 1997.

ADDRESSES: Copies of NUREG–1601

may be obtained by writing to 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,

Virginia 22161. A copy of the document

is also available for inspection and/or

copying, for a fee, in the NRC Public

Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW.

(Lower Level), Washington, DC 20555–

0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

Lidia Roche ́, Division of Fuel Cycle

Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555–0001.

Telephone: 301–415–7830.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NRC is

announcing the availability of NUREG–

1601, ‘‘Chemical Process Safety at Fuel

Cycle Facilities.’’ NUREG–1601 is the

first report to address chemical safety

issues affecting fuel cycle facilities as

they relate to the performance of an

integrated safety analysis (Integrated

Safety Analysis Guidance Document

(Draft NUREG–1513)). NUREG–1601

was developed in conformance with the

Memorandum of Understanding,

between NRC and the Occupational

Safety and Health Administration,

which gives NRC regulatory authority

over chemicals hazards that may impact

NRC-licensed nuclear material,

including: (a) Chemical risks posed by

radioactive materials; (b) interactions of

chemicals with NRC-licensed nuclear

material; and (c) plant conditions that

may directly or indirectly affect the

licensed nuclear material in an adverse

manner.

NUREG–1601 provides broad

guidance on chemical safety issues

relevant to fuel cycle facilities. It

addresses chemical safety issues,

relevant to fuel cycle facilities, as they

pertain to the performance of an

integrated safety analysis. It explains to

license holders and applicants a general
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philosophy of the role of chemical

process safety in relation to NRClicensed materials. It sets forth the basic

information needed to properly evaluate

chemical process safety. It describes

plausible methods of identifying and

evaluating chemical hazards and

assessing the adequacy of the chemical

safety of the proposed equipment and

facilities. Examples of equipment and

methods commonly used to prevent

and/or mitigate the consequences of

chemical incidents are discussed in this

document.

NUREG–1601 highlights the

importance of performing an adequate

analysis of chemical hazards in

processing licensed material at fuel

cycle facilities, so as to reduce the

potential for radiological and

nonradiological exposures to workers

and the public and to minimize releases

to the environment. NUREG-1601 is not

a substitute for the regulations, and

compliance is not a requirement. This

guidance document describes a general

philosophy of the role of chemical

process safety regarding NRC-licensed

material.

Electronic Access

NUREG–1601 is also available

electronically by visiting NRC’s Home

Page (http://www.nrc.gov).

Small Business Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act

In accordance with the Small

Business Regulatory Enforcement Act of

1996, NRC has determined that this

action is not a major rule and has

verified this determination with the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs of the Office of Management and

Budget.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day

of August, 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Theodore S. Sherr,

Chief, Regulatory and International

Safeguards Branch, Division of Fuel Cycle

Safety and Safeguards, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 97–23337 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND

BUDGET

Data Collection Form Required by

OMB Circular No. A–133

AGENCY: Office of Management and

Budget.

ACTION: Notice of availability of

standard form.

SUMMARY: This Notice indicates the

availability of the final ‘‘Data Collection

Form for Reporting on Audits of States,

Local Governments, and Non-Profit

Organizations’’ (SF-SAC), which is

required by Office of Management and

Budget Circular A–133, ‘‘Audits of

States, Local Governments, and NonProfit Organizations.’’

ADDRESSES: Copies of the ‘‘Data

Collection Form for Reporting on Audits

of States, Local Governments, and NonProfit Organizations’’ (SF-SAC) may be

obtained from the OMB home page on

the Internet which is currently located

at http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/

EOP/OMB/Grants. This standard form

will soon be available from the OMB fax

information line, 202-395–9068. Paper

copies of the standard form are available

from the Federal Audit Clearinghouse,

Bureau of the Census, 1201 E. 10th

Street, Jeffersonville, IN 47132,

telephone 1–888–222–9907.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Sheila Conley (telephone: 202-395–

3993), Office of Federal Financial

Management, Office of Management and

Budget, 725–17th Street, N.W.—Room

6025, Washington, DC 20503.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

Notice indicates the availability of the

final ‘‘Data Collection Form for

Reporting on Audits of States, Local

Governments, and Non-Profit

Organizations’’ (SF-SAC), which is

required by Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) Circular A–133, recently

re-titled ‘‘Audits of States, Local

Governments, and Non-Profit

Organizations.’’ Circular A–133,

including the requirement to submit a

SF-SAC, applies to audits of fiscal years

beginning after June 30, 1996.

In accordance with the Paperwork

Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501

et seq.), the first notice of the

information collection request included

in Circular A–133 was published in the

November 5, 1996, Federal Register (61

FR 57232) as part of the proposed

revision of Circular A–133. The second

notice of announcing that this

information collection request was

submitted to OMB’s Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs

(OIRA) for processing under 5 CFR

1320.10, as required by the Paperwork

Reduction Act, was published in the

Federal Register on June 30, 1997 (62

FR 35302) along with the final revision

of Circular A–133 (62 FR 35278).

OMB received ten letters providing

public comments in response to the

June 30, 1997, Federal Register notice.

The comment letters and OMB’s

responses are available for public

inspection in the OIRA docket library.

All comments were considered in

finalizing the information collection

form. Several changes were made to the

form and its accompanying instructions.

OIRA, acting for OMB, approved the

information collection without

conditions with an expiration date of

August 31, 2000, and assigned a control

number, 0348–0057. Under the

Paperwork Reduction Act, potential

respondents are not required to respond

to a collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid control

number assigned by OMB (44 U.S.C.

3512(a)).

G. Edward DeSeve,

Controller.

[FR Doc. 97–23369 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Determination of Quarterly Rate of

Excise Tax for Railroad Retirement

Supplemental Annuity Program

In accordance with directions in

Section 3221(c) of the Railroad

Retirement Tax Act (26 U.S.C., Section

3221(c)), the Railroad Retirement Board

has determined that the excise tax

imposed by such Section 3221(c) on

every employer, with respect to having

individuals in his employ, for each

work-hour for which compensation is

paid by such employer for services

rendered to him during the quarter

beginning October 1, 1997, shall be at

the rate of 35 cents.

In accordance with directions in

Section 15(a) of the Railroad Retirement

Act of 1974, the Railroad Retirement

Board has determined that for the

quarter beginning October 1, 1997, 31.4

percent of the taxes collected under

Sections 3211(b) and 3221(c) of the

Railroad Retirement Tax Act shall be

credited to the Railroad Retirement

Account and 68.6 percent of the taxes

collected under such Sections 1211(b)

and 3221(c) plus 100 percent of the

taxes collected under Section 3221(d) of

the Railroad Retirement Tax Act shall be

credited to the Railroad Retirement

Supplemental Account.

Dated: August 25, 1997.

By Authority of the Board.

Beatrice Ezerski,

Secretary to the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–23322 Filed 9–2–97; 8:45 am]

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