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additional information that is

developed. As a result of this

withdrawal action, the NRC is

postponing the public meeting

announced in the notice published on

September 4. In addition, the

opportunity for a hearing that was

published as part of the notice is

withdrawn pending further NRC action

on the matter.

Dated at Rockville, Md., this 18th day of

September 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

John W.N. Hickey,

Chief, Low-Level Waste and Decommissioning

Projects Branch, Division of Waste

Management, Office of Nuclear Material

Safety and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 97–25317 Filed 9–23–97; 8:45 am]

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Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

DATE: Weeks of September 22, 29,

October 6, and 13, 1997.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Week of September 22

There are no meetings scheduled for

the week of September 22.

Week of September 29—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for

the week of September 29.

Week of October 6—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for

the week of October 6.

Week of October 13—Tentative

Tuesday, October 14

10:00 a.m.

Briefing on EEO Program (Public

Meeting) (Contact: Irene Little, 301–

415–7380)

1:00 p.m.

Briefing on Severe Accident Master

Integration Plan (Public Meeting)

Wednesday, October 15

10:00 a.m.

Briefing on PRA Implementation Plan

(Public Meeting) (Contact: Gary

Holahan, 301–415–2884)

11:30 a.m.

Affirmation Session (Public Meeting)

(if needed)

*The schedule for commission

meetings is subject to change on short

notice. To verify the status of meetings

call (recording) (301) 415–1292. Contact

person for more information: Bill Hill

(301) 415–1661.

* * * * *

The NRC Commission Schedule can

be found on the Internet at: http://

www.nrc.gov/SECY/smj/schedule.htm.

* * * * *

This notice is distributed by mail to

several hundred subscribers; if you no

longer wish to receive it, or would like

to be added to it, please contact the

Office of the Secretary, Attn: Operations

Branch, Washington, D.C. 20555 (301–

415–1661).

In addition, distribution of this

meeting notice over the internet system

is available. If you are interested in

receiving this Commission meeting

schedule electronically, please send an

electronic message to wmh@nrc.gov or

dkw@nrc.gov.

* * * * *

Dated: September 19, 1997.

William M. Hill, Jr.,

SECY Tracking Officer, Office of the

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–25444 Filed 9–22–97; 8:45 am]

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Biweekly Notice

Applications and Amendments to

Facility Operating Licenses Involving

No Significant Hazards Considerations

I. Background

Pursuant to Public Law 97-415, the

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(the Commission or NRC staff) is

publishing this regular biweekly notice.

Public Law 97-415 revised section 189

of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as

amended (the Act), to require the

Commission to publish notice of any

amendments issued, or proposed to be

issued, under a new provision of section

189 of the Act. This provision grants the

Commission the authority to issue and

make immediately effective any

amendment to an operating license

upon a determination by the

Commission that such amendment

involves no significant hazards

consideration, notwithstanding the

pendency before the Commission of a

request for a hearing from any person.

This biweekly notice includes all

notices of amendments issued, or

proposed to be issued from August 29,

1997, through September 12, 1997. The

last biweekly notice was published on

September 10, 1997 (62 FR 47696).

Notice Of Consideration of Issuance of

Amendments To Facility Operating

Licenses, Proposed No Significant

Hazards Consideration Determination,

and Opportunity for a Hearing

The Commission has made a

proposed determination that the

following amendment requests involve

no significant hazards consideration.

Under the Commission’s regulations in

10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation

of the facility in accordance with the

proposed amendment would not (1)

involve a significant increase in the

probability or consequences of an

accident previously evaluated; or (2)

create the possibility of a new or

different kind of accident from any

accident previously evaluated; or (3)

involve a significant reduction in a

margin of safety. The basis for this

proposed determination for each

amendment request is shown below.

The Commission is seeking public

comments on this proposed

determination. Any comments received

within 30 days after the date of

publication of this notice will be

considered in making any final

determination.

Normally, the Commission will not

issue the amendment until the

expiration of the 30-day notice period.

However, should circumstances change

during the notice period such that

failure to act in a timely way would

result, for example, in derating or

shutdown of the facility, the

Commission may issue the license

amendment before the expiration of the

30-day notice period, provided that its

final determination is that the

amendment involves no significant

hazards consideration. The final

determination will consider all public

and State comments received before

action is taken. Should the Commission

take this action, it will publish in the

Federal Register a notice of issuance

and provide for opportunity for a

hearing after issuance. The Commission

expects that the need to take this action

will occur very infrequently.

Written comments may be submitted

by mail to the Chief, Rules and

Directives Branch, Division of Freedom

of Information and Publications

Services, Office of Administration, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555-0001, and

should cite the publication date and

page number of this Federal Register

notice. Written comments may also be

delivered to Room 6D22, Two White

Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike,

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

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

written comments received may be