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these categories of licensees have been

invited to discuss the public comments

on the draft guides and the staff’s

proposed resolutions of the comments,

as well as alternative solutions

presented at the meeting. (Draft

Regulatory Guide DG–0007 also

includes guidance for sealed source and

device manufacturers, but since this

guidance was not changed, it will not be

discussed at this meeting.) The

workshop will be held at NRC

Headquarters in Rockville, MD.

DATES: The meeting will begin at 8:30

a.m. and close at 4:30 p.m., on

November 21, 1997.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, One White Flint North,

11555 Rockville Pike (Auditorium),

Rockville, MD 20852–2738.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Donna-Beth Howe, Ph.D., U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Office of

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards,

MS T8F5, Washington, DC 20555,

telephone (301) 415–7848, e-mail

dbh@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: NRC

published three draft regulatory guides,

in March 1997, for public comment.

Two of the draft guides (Draft

Regulatory Guide DG–0006, ‘‘Guide for

the Preparation of Applications for

Commercial Nuclear Pharmacy

Licenses,’’ and Draft Regulatory Guide

DG–0007, ‘‘Guide for the Preparation of

Applications for Licenses to Authorize

Distribution of Various Items to

Commercial Nuclear Pharmacies and

Medical Use Licensees’’) provide

guidance to individuals applying for

commercial nuclear pharmacy and

radiopharmaceutical manufacturer

distribution licenses issued pursuant to

Title 10, U.S. Code of Federal

Regulations (10 CFR) part 32, ‘‘Specific

Domestic Licenses to Manufacture or

Transfer Certain Items Containing

Byproduct Material.’’ The third draft

guide (Draft Regulatory Guide DG–0009,

‘‘Proposed Supplement to Regulatory

Guide 10.8, Revision 2, ‘‘Guide for the

Preparation of Applications for Medical

Use Programs’’’) provides guidance for

part 35 medical use licensees. The

official comment period for all three

guides closed July 31, 1997.

On November 21, 1997, NRC will be

holding a public meeting, at NRC

Headquarters, with invited nuclear

pharmacy and radiopharmaceutical

manufacturer industry representatives

to discuss the public comments received

on DG–0006 and DG–0007 and staff’s

proposed resolutions of these

comments, as well as any alternatives

presented at the meeting. In addition,

the staff will explore, with the meeting

participants, the extent to which these

regulatory guides allow for flexibility in

the licensing process and represent riskinformed and performance-oriented

guidance.

The workshop will not address the

third draft guide (DG–0009), which is

for 10 CFR part 35 medical use

licensees, and will not include

discussion of the staff’s efforts to revise

part 35. Separate public meetings are

being held to solicit public input on the

revision of 10 CFR part 35 (62 FR

53249).

Larry W. Camper, Chief, Medical,

Academic, and Commercial Use Safety

Branch, will chair the workshop. To

ensure participation by the spectrum of

interests that may be impacted by the

regulatory guides, a panel of nuclear

pharmacy and radiopharmaceutical

manufacturer industry representatives

has been invited and will lead the

discussion. Other members of the public

are welcome to attend, and the public

will have the opportunity to comment at

periodic intervals during the workshop.

To keep the workshop focused on the

public comments and the staff’s

resolution of those comments, the

workshop will have a pre-defined

agenda, but the format will be

sufficiently flexible to allow for the

introduction of alternative resolutions to

the comments and related issues that

the participants may want to raise. The

workshop commentary will be

transcribed and made available to the

invited participants and the public.

Persons who wish to provide a

written statement should submit a

reproducible copy to Dr. Howe (address

listed previously) by November 15,

1997. Statements must pertain to the

specific scope of the workshop. Persons

who wish to obtain copies of the draft

regulatory guides and public comments

received may contact the NRC Public

Document Room (PDR) or Dr. Howe.

The transcript and written comments

will be available for inspection, and

copying, for a fee, at the NRC PDR, 2120

L Street, N.W., Lower Level,

Washington, DC 20555, or by writing to

the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Attention: NRC Public

Document Room, Washington, DC

20555–0001, or by phoning (202) 634–

3273, on or about December 1, 1997.

Dated at Rockville, MD this 28th day of

October 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Steven L. Baggett,

Acting 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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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Aviation Proceedings, Agreements

Filed During the Week of October 24,

1997

The following Agreements were filed

with the Department of Transportation

under the provisions of 49 U.S.C.

Sections 412 and 414. Answers may be

filed within 21 days of date of filing.

Docket Number: OST–97–3027.

Date Filed: October 20, 1997.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject: PTC31 N/C 0040 dated

October 14, 1997 r1–6, PTC31 N/C 0041

dated October 14, 1997 r7–8, PTC31 N/

C 0042 dated October 14, 1997 r9,

Expedited North & Central Pacific

Resos, Intended effective date: as early

as November 15, 1997.

Docket Number: OST–97–3028.

Date Filed: October 20, 1997.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject: PTC31 N/C 0039 dated

October 14, 1997 r1 (015v), PTC31 N/C

0043 dated October 14, 1997 r2 (002p),

Expedited North & Central Pacific Reso,

Intended effective date: as early as

November 15, 1997.

Docket Number: OST–97–3029.

Date Filed: October 20, 1997.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject: PTC123 0007 dated October

17, 1997, North/Mid/South Atlantic

Expedited Reso 002q, Intended effective

date: January 1, 1997.

Docket Number: OST–97–3030.

Date Filed: October 20, 1997.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject: PTC23 EUR–WP 0014 dated

October 17, 1997, Europe-Southwest

Pacific Expedited Resos r1–002j r2–

015v, Intended effective date: December

1, 1997.

Docket Number: OST–97–3035.

Date Filed: 10/22/97.

Parties: Members of the International

Air Transport Association.

Subject: PTC23 Telex Mail Vote 895,

Zimbabwe-South Pacific fare increase,
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1997.

Paulette V. Twine,

Documentary Services.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Notice of Application for Certificates of

Public Convenience and Necessity and

Foreign Air Carrier Permits Filed Under

Subpart Q During the Week Ending

October 24, 1997

The following Applications for

Certificate of Public Convenience and

Necessity and Foreign Air Carrier

Permits were filed under Subpart Q of

the Department of Transportation’s

Procedural Regulations (See 14 CFR

302.1701 et. seq.). The due date for

Answers, Conforming Applications, or

Motions to Modify Scope are set forth

below for each application. Following

the Answer period DOT may process the

application by expedited procedures.

Such procedures may consist of the

adoption of a show-cause order, a

tentative order, or in appropriate cases

a final order without further

proceedings.

Docket Number: OST–97–3036.

Date Filed: October 22, 1997.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: November 19, 1997.

Description: Application of Singapore

Airlines Limited pursuant to 49 U.S.C.,

Section 41301, and Subpart Q of the

Regulations, applies for an amendment

to its foreign air carrier permit

authorizing SIA to operate scheduled

combination and all-cargo services on

the following routing: From points

behind Singapore via Singapore and

intermediate points to a point or points

in the United States and beyond.

Docket Number: OST–97–3040.

Date Filed: October 23, 1997.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: November 20, 1997.

Description: Application of Valujet

Airlines, Inc. d/b/a Air Tran Airlines,

pursuant to U.S. CFR Part 215, and

Subpart Q of the Regulations, requests

the Department to register its new

corporate name AIRTRAN AIRLINES,

INC., reissue its Certificate in the name

of AIRTRAN AIRLINES, INC., and grant

such other relief that it may find to be

in the public interest. It is further

requested that the effective date for all

such changes be November 18, 1997.

Docket Number: OST–97–3049.

Date Filed: October 24, 1997.

Due Date for Answers, Conforming

Applications, or Motion to Modify

Scope: November 21, 1997.

Description: Application of

AIRPortland, Inc., pursuant to U.S.C.

Section 41102 and Subpart Q of the

Regulations, applies for a certificate of

public convenience and necessity

authorizing interstate scheduled air

transportation of persons, property and

mail: Between any point in any state in

the United States or the District of

Columbia, or any territory or possession

of the United States, and any other point

in any state of the United States or the

District of Columbia, or any territory or

possession of the United States.

Paulette V. Twine,

Documentary Services.

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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee; Training and Qualifications

Issues—New Task

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, (FAA), DOT.

ACTION: Notice of new task assignments

for the Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee (ARAC).

SUMMARY: Notice is given of new tasks

assigned to and accepted by the

Aviation Rulemaking Advisory

Committee (ARAC). This notice informs

the public of the activities of ARAC.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Tom Toula, Federal Aviation

Administration, Flight Standards

Service, AFS–210, 800 Independence

Avenue, SW., Washington, DC 20591;

phone (202) 267–3729; fax (202) 267–

5229.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

The FAA has established an Aviation

Rulemaking Advisory Committee to

provide advice and recommendations to

the FAA Administrator, through the

Associate Administrator for Regulation

and Certification, on the full range of

the FAA’s rulemaking activities with

respect to aviation-related issues. This

includes obtaining advice and

recommendations on the FAA’s

commitment to harmonize its Federal

Aviation Regulations (FAR) and

practices with its trading partners in

Europe and Canada.

One area ARAC deals with is training

and qualifications issues. These issues

involve training and qualification of air

carrier crewmembers and other air

transport employees.

The Tasks

This notice is to inform the public

that the FAA has asked ARAC to

provide advice and recommendation on

the following harmonization tasks:

Task 1. Determine the benefits of

licensing harmonization.

Task 2. Define criteria for Federal

Aviation Administration (FAA)

conversion of Joint Aviation Authorities

(JAA) issued licenses, and for JAA

conversion of FAA issued licenses.

Consider only the Airline Transport

Pilot license, except where that license

might convert to only a Commercial

pilot license. Include a review of type

and class ratings and instructor ratings

and qualifications, as and if necessary.

Task 3. Develop a recommendation,

with justification, on whether the

product (i.e., a specific level of license

or certificate) should be harmonized, or

the process (i.e., the curriculum,

prerequisite experience, length of

training, etc.) should be harmonized.

(a) If recommending that the product

should be harmonized, develop a matrix

of essential requirements for the FAA

and JAA to impose on license holders of

the other in order to convert licenses.

(b) If recommending that the process

should be harmonized, develop a matrix

of specific differences and how those

differences should be equalized.

(c) Make specific recommendations

about which FAA regulations or Joint

Aviation Requirements should be

changed to achieve the recommended

actions. Any recommendations

requiring changes to Title 14 of the Code

of Federal Regulations must be

forwarded to the FAA for consideration

of rulemaking priority, resource

allocation, and additional tasking to

ARAC to develop rulemaking, as

appropriate.

Task 4. Review the current standards

of 14 CFR sections 61.75 and 61.77 as

part of the overall task. In light of this

review, recommend appropriate

guidance material that could later be

incorporated into advisory material or

an appendix to 14 CFR part 61 that

contains the criteria developed in task 3

(a) or (b) above.

The FAA expects ARAC to complete

these tasks within 12 months and

submit a report through ARAC to the

FAA and to the JAA.

ARAC Acceptance of Tasks

ARAC has accepted the tasks and has

chosen to establish a new Licensing

Harmonization Working Group. The

working group will serve as staff to