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Rockville, Maryland, from 7:30 a.m. to

4:15 p.m. Federal workdays. Copies of

written comments received may be

examined at the NRC Public Document

Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L

Street, NW., Washington, DC.

The filing of requests for hearing and

petitions for leave to intervene is

discussed below.

By October 20, 1997, the licensee may

file a request for a hearing with respect

to issuance of the amendment to the

subject facility operating license and

any person whose interest may be

affected by this proceeding and who

wishes to participate as a party in the

proceeding must file a written request

for a hearing and a petition for leave to

intervene. Requests for a hearing and a

petition for leave to intervene shall be

filed in accordance with the

Commission’s ‘‘Rules of Practice for

Domestic Licensing Proceedings’’ in 10

CFR part 2. Interested persons should

consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.714

which is available 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 Emporia

State University, William Allen White

Library, 1200 Commercial Street,

Emporia, Kansas 66801 and Washburn

University School of Law Library,

Topeka, Kansas 66621. If a request for

a hearing or petition for leave to

intervene is filed by the above date, the

Commission or an Atomic Safety and

Licensing Board, designated by the

Commission or by the Chairman of the

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

Panel, will rule on the request and/or

petition; and the Secretary or the

designated Atomic Safety and Licensing

Board will issue a notice of hearing or

an appropriate order.

As required by 10 CFR 2.714, a

petition for leave to intervene shall set

forth with particularity the interest of

the petitioner in the proceeding, and

how that interest may be affected by the

results of the proceeding. The petition

should specifically explain the reasons

why intervention should be permitted

with particular reference to the

following factors: (1) The nature of the

petitioner’s right under the Act to be

made a party to the proceeding; (2) the

nature and extent of the petitioner’s

property, financial, or other interest in

the proceeding; and (3) the possible

effect of any order which may be

entered in the proceeding on the

petitioner’s interest. The petition should

also identify the specific aspect(s) of the

subject matter of the proceeding as to

which petitioner wishes to intervene.

Any person who has filed a petition for

leave to intervene or who has been

admitted as a party may amend the

petition without requesting leave of the

Board up to 15 days prior to the first

prehearing conference scheduled in the

proceeding, but such an amended

petition must satisfy the specificity

requirements described above.

Not later than 15 days prior to the first

prehearing conference scheduled in the

proceeding, a petitioner shall file a

supplement to the petition to intervene

which must include a list of the

contentions which are sought to be

litigated in the matter. Each contention

must consist of a specific statement of

the issue of law or fact to be raised or

controverted. In addition, the petitioner

shall provide a brief explanation of the

bases of the contention and a concise

statement of the alleged facts or expert

opinion which support the contention

and on which the petitioner intends to

rely in proving the contention at the

hearing. The petitioner must also

provide references to those specific

sources and documents of which the

petitioner is aware and on which the

petitioner intends to rely to establish

those facts or expert opinion. Petitioner

must provide sufficient information to

show that a genuine dispute exists with

the applicant on a material issue of law

or fact. Contentions shall be limited to

matters within the scope of the

amendment under consideration. The

contention must be one which, if

proven, would entitle the petitioner to

relief. A petitioner who fails to file such

a supplement which satisfies these

requirements with respect to at least one

contention will not be permitted to

participate as a party.

Those permitted to intervene become

parties to the proceeding, subject to any

limitations in the order granting leave to

intervene, and have the opportunity to

participate fully in the conduct of the

hearing, including the opportunity to

present evidence and cross-examine

witnesses.

If the amendment is issued before the

expiration of the 30-day hearing period,

the Commission will make a final

determination on the issue of no

significant hazards consideration. If a

hearing is requested, the final

determination will serve to decide when

the hearing is held.

If the final determination is that the

amendment request involves no

significant hazards consideration, the

Commission may issue the amendment

and make it immediately effective,

notwithstanding the request for a

hearing. Any hearing held would take

place after issuance of the amendment.

If the final determination is that the

amendment request involves a

significant hazards consideration, any

hearing held would take place before

the issuance of any amendment.

A request for a hearing or a petition

for leave to intervene must be filed with

the Secretary of the Commission, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, Attention:

Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff,

may be delivered to the Commission’s

Public Document Room, the Gelman

Building, 2120 L Street, NW.,

Washington, DC, by the above date. A

copy of the petition should also be sent

to the Office of the General Counsel,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, and to Jay

Silberg, Esq., Shaw, Pittman, Potts and

Trowbidge, 2300 N Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20037, attorney for the

licensee.

Nontimely filings of petitions for

leave to intervene, amended petitions,

supplemental petitions and/or requests

for hearing will not be entertained

absent a determination by the

Commission, the presiding officer or the

presiding Atomic Safety and Licensing

Board that the petition and/or request

should be granted based upon a

balancing of the factors specified in 10

CFR 2.714(a)(1) (i)–(v) and 2.714(d).

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application for

amendment dated September 8, 1997,

which is 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 Emporia State University, William

Allen White Library, 1200 Commercial

Street, Emporia, Kansas 66801 and

Washburn University School of Law

Library, Topeka, Kansas 66621.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day

of September 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

William H. Bateman,

Director, Project Directorate IV–2, Division

of Reactor Projects III/IV, Office of Nuclear

Reactor Regulation.

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[Docket No. 72–22–ISFSI; ASLBP No. 97–

732–02–ISFSI]

Private Fuel Storage, LLC;

Establishment of Atomic Safety and

Licensing Board

Pursuant to delegation by the

Commission dated December 29, 1972,

published in the Federal Register, 37 FR

28710 (1972), and sections 2.105, 2.700,
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2.702, 2.714, 2.714a, 2.717 and 2.721 of

the Commission’s Regulations, all as

amended, an Atomic Safety and

Licensing Board is being established in

the following proceeding to rule on

petitions for hearing and for leave to

intervene and to preside over the

proceeding in the event that a hearing

is ordered.

Private Fuel Storage, LLC (Independent

Spent Fuel Storage Installation)

This Board is being established

pursuant to a notice published by the

Commission on July 31, 1997, in the

Federal Register (62 FR 41099). The

proceeding involves an application by

Private Fuel Storage, LLC, for the

issuance of a license for the storage of

spent fuel under the provisions of 10

CFR part 72. The license, if granted,

would authorize the applicant to

possess and store spent fuel in an

independent spent fuel storage

installation that would be located on the

Skull Valley Goshute Indian Reservation

in Skull Valley, Utah.

The Board is comprised of the

following administrative judges:

G. Paul Bollwerk, III, Chairman, 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

Thomas D. Murphy, Atomic Safety and

Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

D.C. 20555

All correspondence, documents and

other materials shall be filed with the

Judges in accordance with 10 CFR

2.701.

Issued at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th

day of September 1997.

B. Paul Cotter, Jr.,

Chief Administrative Judge Atomic Safety and

Licensing Board Panel.

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Public Workshop: Demonstrating

Compliance With the Radiological

Criteria for License Termination—

License Termination Under Restricted

Conditions

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The NRC will hold a public

workshop in Rockville, Maryland to

receive input from licensees and the

public on a working paper on ‘‘License

Termination Under Restricted

Conditions.’’ This working paper is

being developed as a section of a future

Regulatory Guide, ‘‘Demonstrating

Compliance With the Radiological

Criteria for License Termination.’’ The

Regulatory Guide is being written to

describe an acceptable method to

comply with the NRC’s recent final rule

on Radiological Criteria for License

Termination (62 FR 39058; July 21,

1997). The purpose of the workshop is

to obtain comments, suggestions, and

information from the public on the

approach in the working paper so that

a better Regulatory Guide can be

developed. All interested licensees and

members of the public are invited to

attend this workshop.

DATES: The workshop will be held on

October 15, 1997, beginning at 9 a.m.

and ending at about 5 p.m.

Interested parties, unable to attend the

workshop, are encouraged to provide

written comments by November 30,

1997.

ADDRESSES: The public workshop will

be held in the NRC’s ACRS meeting

room at Two White Flint North, 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

The workshop will also be available at

other locations by video-conferencing.

Information on video-conferencing

locations will be posted on the NRC

Technical Conference Forum Website

under the topic ‘‘Final Rule for License

Termination’’ at http://

techconf.llnl.gov/cgi-bin/topics.

A copy of the working paper to be

discussed can be obtained electronically

at the NRC Technical Conference Forum

Website under the topic ‘‘Final Rule for

License Termination’’ at http://

techconf.llnl.gov/cgi-bin/topics or from

the NRC’s Public Document Room, 2120

L Street, NW., (Lower Level),

Washington, DC 20555; telephone 202–

634–3273; fax 202–634–3343.

Comments may be posted

electronically on the NRC Technical

Conference Forum Website mentioned

above. Comments submitted

electronically can also be viewed at that

website.

Comments may also be mailed to the

Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information or questions on meeting

arrangements, contact Jayne

McCausland, Office of Nuclear

Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555, telephone 301–415–6219, fax

301–415–5385, E-mail:

JMM2@NRC.GOV. For technical

information or questions, contact

Stephen A. McGuire, Office of Nuclear

Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555, telephone 301–415–6204;

fax: 301–415–5385; E-mail:

SAM2@NRC.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This

workshop is one of a series of

interactions with the Agreement States,

licensees, and the public to gather

suggestions and ideas to ensure the

success in developing a Regulatory

Guide on ‘‘Demonstrating Compliance

With the Radiological Criteria for

License Termination.’’ The workshop

will begin with a brief introduction on

some of the more important questions

that were considered in developing the

Regulatory Guide working paper on

‘‘License Termination under Restricted

Conditions.’’ After the introduction, the

Working Paper will be reviewed sectionby-section. Attendees will be asked for

questions and comments on each

section. The NRC will ask questions on

the approach that it has developed.

Written comments that have been

received from the public will be

discussed.

Visitor parking around the NRC

building is limited; however, the

workshop site is located adjacent to the

White Flint Station on the Metro Red

Line. Seating for the public will be on

a first-come, first-served basis

A transcript of this workshop will be

available for inspection, and copying for

a fee at the NRC Public Document

Room, 2120 L Street, NW., Lower Level,

Washington, DC 20555, on or about

October 31, 1997.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 11th day

of September, 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Cheryl A. Trottier,

Chief, Radiation Protection and Health Effects

Branch, Division of Regulatory Applications,

RES.

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Hosting of Information at World Wide

Web Site Currently at FedWorld,

Except for Agency Government

Information Locator System (GILS)

Notice is hereby given that effective

October 1, 1997, the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) will begin hosting at

its World Wide Web (WWW) site

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

information currently posted on the

FedWorld bulletin board system at the