Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 176 / Thursday, September 11, 1997 / Notices 47835

Type of Proposal: NSF Collaborative for

Excellence in Teacher Preparation Program.

Type of Meetings: Closed.

Purpose of Meetings: to provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate proposals

submitted to the Division of Undergraduate

Education as part of the selection process for

awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries, and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c) (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: September 5, 1997.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Office.

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Documents Containing Reporting or

Recordkeeping Requirements: Office

of Management and Budget (OMB)

Review

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of

information collection and solicitation

of public comment.

SUMMARY: The NRC has recently

submitted to OMB for review the

following proposal for collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35).

1. Type of submission, new, revision,

or extension: Revision.

2. The title of the information

collection: Proposed Rule, 10 CFR part

50, Financial Assurance Requirements

for Decommissioning Nuclear Power

Reactors.

3. The form number if applicable: Not

applicable.

4. How often is the collection

required: The initial report is to be

submitted within 9 months after the

effective date of this rule, and then at

least once every 2 years. Any licensee

that is within 5 years of the projected

end of operation would be required to

report annually.

5. Who will be required or asked to

report: Part 50 licensees.

6. An estimate of the number of

responses: About 100 responses within

9 months of the rule’s effective date,

then 100 responses every 2 years, or an

average of 50 per year.

7. The estimated number of annual

respondents: About 100 the first year,

then approximately 50 licensees per

year.

8. An estimate of the total number of

hours needed annually to complete the

requirement or request: 800 the first

year and 400 each year thereafter (8

hours per respondent).

9. An indication of whether Section

3507(d), Pub. L. 104–13 applies:

Applicable.

10. Abstract: Potential deregulation of

the power generating industry has

created uncertainty with respect to

whether current NRC regulations

concerning decommissioning funds and

the financial mechanisms will require a

modification to account for utility

reorganizations not contemplated when

current financial assurance

requirements were promulgated.

Therefore, the NRC is proposing to

require power reactor licensees to

periodically report on the status of their

decommissioning funds. This

mandatory requirement will ensure that

sufficient funds will be set aside for

decommissioning.

The NRC is planning to issue a

Regulatory Guide relative to this

proposed rule in which the Financial

Accounting Standards Board (FASB)

draft standard No. 158–B, ‘‘Accounting

for Certain Liabilities Related to Closure

or Removal of Long-Lived Assets,’’ will

be endorsed for the reporting

requirements of the proposed rule.

Submit, by October 14, 1997,

comments that address the following

questions:

1. Is the proposed collection of

information necessary for the NRC to

properly perform its functions? Does the

information have practical utility?

2. Is the burden estimate accurate?

3. Is there a way to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected?

4. How can the burden of information

collection be minimized, including the

use of automated collection techniques

or other forms of information

technology?

A copy of the submittal may be

viewed free of charge at the NRC Public

Document Room, 2120 L Street NW,

(lower level), Washington, DC. The

proposed rule indicated in ‘‘The title of

the information collection’’ is or has

been published in the Federal Register

within several days of the publication

date of this Federal Register Notice.

Instructions for accessing the electronic

OMB clearance package for the

rulemaking have been appended to the

electronic rulemaking. Members of the

public may access the OMB clearance

package by following the directions for

electronic access provided in the

preamble to the titled rulemaking.

Comments and questions should be

directed to the OMB reviewer by

October 14, 1997: Norma Gonzales,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs (3150–0011), NEOB–10202,

Office of Management and Budget,

Washington, DC 20503.

Comments can also be submitted by

telephone at (202) 395–3084.

The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda

Jo. Shelton, (301) 415–7233.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day

of September, 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Arnold E. Levin,

Acting Designated Senior Official for

Information Resources Management.

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[Docket No. 50–390]

Tennessee Valley Authority Watts Bar

Nuclear Plant, UNIT 1; Environmental

Assessment and Finding of No

Significant Impact

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission or NRC)

is considering issuance of an

amendment to Facility Operating

License No. NPF–90, issued to

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), for

operation of the Watts Bar Nuclear

Plant, Unit 1 (WBN), located in Rhea

County, Tennessee.

Environmental Assessment

Identification of the Proposed Action

TVA has requested a change to the

current WBN Technical Specifications

(TSs) to provide for insertion of four

lead test assemblies (LTAs) containing

32 tritium producing burnable absorber

rods (TPBARs) into the WBN reactor

during Fuel Cycle 2. After a single cycle

of operation the TPBARs will be

removed from the reactor and stored in

the spent fuel pool. Then the TPBARs

will be placed in shipping casks and

transported off-site under Department of

Energy (DOE) control.

The Need for the Proposed Action

As discussed in the NRC staff report,

NUREG–1607, ‘‘Safety Evaluation

Report related to the Department of

Energy’s proposal for the irradiation of

lead test assemblies containing tritiumproducing burnable absorber rods in

commercial light-water reactors,’’ May

1997, DOE is responsible for

establishing the capability to produce