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but are being republished to indicate

several changes in the membership.

The following individuals are

appointed as members of the NRC

Performance Review Board (PRB)

responsible for making

recommendations to the appointing and

awarding authorities on performance

appraisal ratings and performance

awards for Senior Executives:

Patricia G. Norry, Deputy Executive

Director for Management Services

Richard L. Bangart, Director, Office of

State Programs

Stephen G. Burns, Associate General

Counsel, Office of the General

Counsel

Guy P. Caputo, Director, Office of

Investigations

James E. Dyer, Deputy Regional

Administration, Region IV

Jesse L. Funches, Chief Financial Officer

Edward L. Halman, Director, Office of

Administration

Malcolm R. Knapp, Deputy Director,

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and

Safeguards

Joseph A. Murphy, Division Director,

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research

Marylee M. Slosson, Deputy Division

Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation

Roy P. Zimmerman, Associate Director

for Projects, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation

The following individuals will serve

as members of the NRC PRB Panel that

was established to review appraisals

and make recommendations to the

appointing and awarding authorities for

NRC PRB members:

Hugh L. Thompson, Jr., Deputy

Executive Director for Regulatory

Programs

Karen D. Cyr, General Counsel, Office of

the General Counsel

Ashok C. Thadani, Acting Deputy

Executive Director for Regulatory

Effectiveness

All appointments are made pursuant

to Section 4314 of Chapter 43 of Title

5 of the United States Code.

EFFECTIVE DATE: September 12, 1997.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carolyn J. Swanson, Secretary,

Executive Resources Board, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555, (301) 415–7103.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day

of September 1997.

For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

Carolyn J. Swanson,

Secretary, Executive Resources Board.

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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL

REVIEW BOARD

Notice of Board Meeting

Board Meeting: October 22 (beginning

9:30 a.m.) & 23, 1997—Fairfax, Virginia:

Department of Energy (DOE) program

update, underground repository design,

waste package (design, performance,

and modeling), repository concept of

operations, and DOE-owned spent fuel.

Pursuant to its authority under

section 5051 of Public Law 100–203, the

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act

of 1987, the Nuclear Waste Technical

Review Board will hold its fall meeting

on Wednesday and Thursday, October

22–23, 1997, in Fairfax, Virginia. The

meeting, which is open to the public,

will be held at the Hyatt Fair Lakes,

12777 Fair Lakes Circle, Fairfax,

Virginia 22033; Tel (703) 818–1234; Fax

(703) 818–3140. Reservations for

accommodations must be made by

October 16, 1997, and you must indicate

that you are attending the Nuclear

Waste Technical Review Board meeting

to receive the preferred rate.

The meeting will include an update

on the DOE’s nuclear waste

management program and activities at

Yucca Mountain, Nevada, and sessions

on the underground repository design;

waste package design, performance, and

modeling; repository concept of

operations; and DOE-owned spent fuel.

A detailed agenda will be available

approximately two weeks prior to the

meeting by fax or email, or at the

Board’s website, www. nwtrb.gov.

Time has been set aside for public

comment and questions on both days.

Those wishing to speak are encouraged

to sign the Public Comment Register at

the check-in table. A time limit may

have to be set on the length of

individual remarks; however, written

comments of any length may be

submitted for the record.

Transcripts of this meeting will be

available via e-mail, on computer disk,

or on a library-loan basis in paper

format from Davonya, Barnes, Board

staff, beginning November 18, 1997. For

further information, contact Frank

Randall, External Affairs, 2300

Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300,

Arlington, Virginia 22201–3367; (Tel)

703–235–4473; (Fax) 703–235–4495; (Email) info@nwtrb.gov.

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review

Board was created by Congress in the

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act

of 1987 to evaluate the technical and

scientific validity of activities

undertaken by the DOE in its program

to manage the disposal of the nation’s

commercial spent nuclear fuel and

defense high-level waste. In the same

legislation, Congress directed the DOE

to characterize a site at Yucca Mountain,

Nevada, for its suitability as a potential

location for a permanent repository for

the disposal of that waste.

Dated: September 9, 1997.

William Barnard,

Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Technical

Review Board.

[FR Doc. 97–24200 Filed 9–11–97; 8:45 am]

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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL

REVIEW BOARD

Notice of Panel Meeting

Panel meeting: October 21, 1997—

Fairfax, Virginia: Biosphere modeling

and the Yucca Mountain performance

standard currently being used by the

Department of Energy.

Pursuant to its authority under

section 5051 of Public Law 100–203, the

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act

of 1987, the Nuclear Waste Technical

Review Board’s Panel on the

Environment, Regulations, and Quality

Assurance will hold a meeting October

21, 1997, beginning at 8:30 a.m. The

meeting, which is open to the public,

will cover biosphere modeling and the

Yucca Mountain performance standard.

The Department of Energy currently is

using this standard until the

Environmental Protection Agency

standard is announced and a Nuclear

Regulatory Commission rule

promulgated. A detailed agenda will be

available approximately two weeks

prior to the meeting by fax or email, or

on the Board’s website at

www.nwtrb.gov.

The meeting will be held at the Hyatt

Fair Lakes, 12777 Fair Lakes Circle,

Fairfax, Virginia 22033; (Tel) 703–818–

1234; (Fax) 703–818–3140. Reservations

for accommodations must be made by

October 16, 1997, and you must indicate

that you are attending the Nuclear

Waste Technical Review Board meeting

to receive the preferred rate.

Time has been set aside on the agenda

for comments and questions from the

public. Those wishing to speak are

encouraged to sign the Public Comment

Register at the check-in table. A time

limit may have to be set on the length

of individual remarks; however, written

comments of any length may be

submitted for the record.

Transcript of this meeting will be

available on computer disk, via e-mail,

or on a library-loan basis in paper

format from Davonya Barnes, Board

staff, beginning November 18, 1997. For

further information, contact Frank