Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 180 / Wednesday, September 17, 1997 / Notices 48905

about Industrial Radiography Licenses,’’

dated August 1997.

NRC is consolidating and updating

numerous guidance documents into a

series of program specific guidance

documents to be published in a NUREG

format. All NUREGs in the series will

carry the number and title: NUREG

1556, Volume X, ‘‘Consolidated

Guidance About Materials Licenses.’’

Each specific guidance document will

have an identifying volume number,

and the title of the specific guidance

will appear as the sub-title of the

NUREG. This draft NUREG is the

second guidance document to be

published in this series; therefore it is

listed as Volume 2.

This draft NUREG report is intended

for use by applicants, licensees, NRC

license reviewers, and other NRC

personnel. This guidance corresponds

with the revision to 10 CFR part 34

published in May 1997. It combines and

updates the guidance for applicants and

licensees previously found in draft

Regulatory Guide FC 401–4, ‘‘Guide for

the Preparation of Applications for the

Use of Sealed Sources and Devices for

Performing Industrial Radiography,’’

(dated October 1984), and the guidance

for licensing staff previously found in

Policy and Guidance Directive FC 84–

15, ‘‘Standard Review Plan for

Applications for the Use of Sealed

Sources and Devices for Performing

Industrial Radiography,’’ dated October

1994. In addition, this draft report also

contains information found in pertinent

Technical Assistance Requests and

Information Notices. This draft report

takes, where applicable, a more graded

(or risk-informed) and performancebased approach to licensing industrial

radiography consistent with the current

regulations.

This draft NUREG report has been

distributed for comment to encourage

public participation in its development.

It represents the current position of the

NRC staff, which is subject to change

after the review of public comments.

Comments received will be considered

in developing the final NUREG report

that represents the official NRC staff

position. Until the final NUREG report

is published, this draft NUREG report

represents the best available guidance,

and may be used when preparing

requests for licensing actions. Once the

final NUREG report is published, NRC

staff will use it in its review of requests

for licensing actions. The draft and final

NUREG reports may differ. If a license

was issued or amended based on

recommendations in the draft NUREG

report and the final guidance is believed

to be more advantageous, licensees may

choose to request an amendment.

DATES: The comment period ends

November 17, 1997. Comments received

after that time will be considered if

practicable.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to: Chief, Rules and Directives Branch,

Division of Administrative Services,

Office of Administration, U. S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555–0001. Hand deliver

comments to 11545 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, Maryland, between 7:15 a.m.

and 4:30 p.m. on Federal workdays.

Comments may also be submitted

through the Internet by addressing

electronic mail to DLM1@NRC.GOV.

Those considering public comment

may request a free single copy of draft

NUREG–1556, Volume 2, by writing to

the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, ATTN: J. Bruce Carrico,

Mail Stop TWFN 8F5, Washington, DC

20555–0001. Alternatively, submit

requests through the Internet by

addressing electronic mail to

JBC@NRC.GOV. A copy of draft

NUREG–1556, Volume 2, 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:

J. Bruce Carrico, Mail Stop TWFN 8–F5,

Division of Industrial and Medical

Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear

Materials Safety and Safeguards, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555, telephone (301)

415–7826; electronic mail address:

JBC@NRC.GOV.

Electronic Access

NUREG–1556, Volume 2, is also

available electronically by visiting

NRC’s Home Page (http://www.nrc.gov)

and choosing ‘‘Nuclear Materials,’’ then

‘‘Business Process Redesign project,’’

then ‘‘Library,’’ and then ‘‘draft

NUREG–1556, Volume 2.’’

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day

of August, 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Larry W. Camper,

Chief, Medical, Academic, and Commercial

Use Safety Branch, Division of Industrial and

Medical Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards.

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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND

BUDGET

Budget Analysis Branch;

Sequestration Update Report

AGENCY: Office of Management and

Budget—Budget Analysis Branch.

ACTION: Notice of transmittal of

sequestration update report to the

President and Congress.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 254(b) of

the Balanced Budget and Emergency

Control Act of 1985, as amended, the

Office of Management and Budget

hereby reports that it has submitted its

Sequestration Update Report to the

President, the Speaker of the House of

Representatives, and the President of

the Senate.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ellen Balis, Budget Analysis Branch—

202/395–4574.

Dated: September 10, 1997.

Clarence C. Crawford,

Associate Director for Administration.

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BILLING CODE 3110–01–P

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND

BUDGET

Cumulative Report on Rescissions

and Deferrals

September 1, 1997.

This report is submitted in fulfillment

of the requirement of Section 1014(e) of

the Congressional Budget and

Impoundment Control Act of 1974

(Public Law 93–344). Section 1014(e)

requires a monthly report listing all

budget authority for the current fiscal

year for which, as of the first day of the

month, a special message had been

transmitted to Congress.

This report gives the status, as of

September 1, 1997, of ten rescission

proposals and seven deferrals contained

in three special messages for FY 1997.

These messages were transmitted to

Congress on December 4, 1996, and on

February 10 and March 19, 1997.

Rescissions (Attachments A and C)

As of September 1, 1997, ten

rescission proposals totaling $407

million had been transmitted to the

Congress. Congress approved six of the

Administration’s rescission proposals,

totaling $285 million, in P.L. 105–18.

Attachment C shows the status of the FY

1997 rescission proposals.

Deferrals (Attachments B and D)

As of August 1, 1997, $882 million in

budget authority was being deferred

from obligation. Attachment D shows

the status of each deferral reported

during FY 1997.

Information From Special Messages

The special messages containing

information on the rescission proposals

and deferrals that are covered by this