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Florida, located adjacent to Cape

Canaveral Air Station on the east coast

of Florida; (2) California Spaceport,

located at Vandenberg Air Force Base,

California; (3) and Kodiak Launch

Complex, near Kodiak, Alaska. Foreign

launch sites, such as Russia, Japan,

China, Canada, and India, are not

considered reasonable alternative sites.

NASA also considered the ‘‘no action’’

alternative.

Impacts to the human environment

associated with the proposed action can

be divided into short-term (construction

phase) and long-term (operational

phase) impacts. The construction phase

would last approximately 12–15

months. The EA evaluated the

environmental consequences of both the

construction and operational phases

including, but not limited to, air and

water quality, noise, flora and fauna,

threatened and endangered species,

health and safety, solid and hazardous

waste management, socioeconomics,

land use, wetlands and floodplain

management.

Overall impacts individually and

cumulatively to the human environment

are not anticipated to be substantial.

Neither construction nor operational

activities will have a substantial impact

on air quality at WFF. The highly

localized, short duration air emissions

from rocket launches quickly dissipate

and are well below exposure standards

established to protect human health.

Neither construction nor operational

noise levels will differ substantially

from current noise levels at WFF.

During launch operations, the noise is

maintained for only a few seconds, is of

low frequency, attenuates rapidly, and

occurs infrequently.

Construction activities will disturb

some vegetation. Operational activities

may include the searing of vegetation

within approximately 200 to 300 meters

(660 to 980 feet) of the combustion path.

The proposed construction area is

dominated by Pharagmities australis

(common reed) and no longer supports

indigenous hydrophilic floral species.

Construction activities will not disturb

wildlife in the vicinity. Operational

activities may include injury or death to

fauna within 200 to 300 meters of the

combustion path. Some temporary

interruption of foraging and nesting

activities within a 1,000 meter (3300

feet) radius of the launch pad for 2 to

10 minutes during launch operations

may be expected. Construction activities

will not disturb any federally or state

listed threatened or endangered species

or critical habitat. There are no known

endangered species within a 1,000

meter (3300 foot) radius of the launch

pad. However, a piping plover nesting

area is adjacent to this 1,000 meter zone.

Pursuant to formal Section 7

consultation, the United States Fish and

Wildlife Service has issued a biological

opinion that WFF’s proposed action is

not likely to jeopardize the continued

existence of the piping plover.

Monitoring the piping plover will take

place during the first three launches

from pad 0–B that take place during the

nesting season.

Relatively small amounts of toxic

substances may be needed for payload

processing, and limited amounts of

solid and hazardous wastes will be

generated. No water quality or cultural

resource impacts are anticipated, and

there are no environmental justice

concerns. The proposed action is

consistent to the maximum extent

practicable with the Virginia coastal

zone management program. The

proposed construction will occur in a

100-year floodplain and will convert

1,280 square meters (approximately 1⁄3

acre) of low quality wetlands to

industrial use. There are no practicable

alternatives which avoid the floodplain

or conversion of the wetlands. Wetlands

will be established or improved to

compensate for the loss created by the

project. There will be some positive

socioeconomic benefit to the

surrounding community through job

creation and purchases of goods and

services. There are no other issues of

potential environmental concern.

NASA sought public and agency

review and comment on the

environmental impacts of the proposed

action through: (1) a notice of

availability of the Draft EA concerning

expansion of launch range operations at

WFF in the Federal Register on

September 8, 1997 (62 FR 47223); (2)

notice of availability of the Draft EA in

local news media; (3) consultations with

state and federal agencies; and (4) direct

mailing of the Draft EA to interested

parties. No environmental concerns

were raised during the 30-day public

comment on the Draft EA.

On the basis of the EA for the

expansion of launch range operations at

WFF and underlying reference

documents, NASA has determined that

the environmental impacts associated

with the proposed action will not

individually or cumulatively have a

significant effect on the quality of the

human environment.

Therefore, an environmental impact

statement is not required.

William F. Townsend,

Acting Associate Administrator for Mission

to Planet Earth.

[FR Doc. 97–29637 Filed 11–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7510–01–M

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 40–7580]

Consideration of License Amendment

Request for the Fansteel, Inc., Facility

in Muskogee, OK and an Opportunity

for Hearing

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of consideration of

license amendment request for the

Fansteel, Inc., Facility in Muskogee,

Oklahoma and an opportunity for

hearing.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission is considering amendment

of Source Material License SMB–911,

issued to Fansteel, Inc., for modification

of the operation at its processing facility

in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Fansteel is

authorized to reprocess acid ‘‘Work-InProgress (WIP)’’ residues, which were

generated from previous operations at

its facility, to extract tantalum, niobium

and scandium. The WIP residues

contain, by weight, more than 0.05

percent natural uranium and thorium,

which are source materials and require

an NRC license under 10 CFR Part 40.

Fansteel has requested an amendment of

its license to authorize processing of

wastewater treatment residues

concurrently with the WIP residues and

to generate three additional products:

calcium sulfate, sodium sulfate, and

sodium fluoroaluminate.

Prior to approving the amendment

application, NRC will have made

findings required by the Atomic Energy

Act of 1954, as amended, and NRC’s

regulations. These findings will be

documented in a Safety Evaluation

Report and an Environmental

Assessment. The amendment of the

license will be documented in the

issuance of an amended SMB–911

license.

The NRC hereby provides notice that

this is a proceeding on an application

for amendment of a license falling

within the scope of Subpart L, ‘‘Informal

Hearing Procedures for Adjudication in

Materials Licensing Proceedings,’’ of

NRC’s rules and practice for domestic

licensing proceedings in 10 CFR Part 2.

Pursuant to Section 2.1205(a), any

person whose interest may be affected

by this proceeding may file a request for

a hearing in accordance with

§ 2.1205(d). A request for a hearing must

be filed within thirty (30) days of the

date of publication of the Federal

Register Notice.

The request for a hearing must be

filed with the Office of the Secretary

either:
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(1) By delivery to the Docketing and

Services Branch of the Office of the

Secretary at One White Flint North,

11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD

20852–2738; or

(2) By mail or telegram addressed to

the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington D.C. 20555,

Attention: Docketing and Services

Branch.

In addition to meeting other

applicable requirements of 10 CFR Part

2 of the NRC’s regulations, a request for

a hearing filed by a person other than

an applicant must describe in detail:

(1) The interest of the requester in the

proceeding;

(2) How that interest may be affected

by the results of the proceeding,

including the reasons why the requester

should be permitted a hearing, with

particular reference to the factors set out

in § 2.1205 (h);

(3) The requester’s concerns in the

area of licensing activity that is the

subject matter of the proceeding; and

(4) The circumstances establishing

that the request for a hearing is timely

in accordance with § 2.1205 (d).

Each request for a hearing must also

be served, by delivering it personally or

by mail to:

(1) The applicant, Fansteel, Inc. to the

attention of Mr. John Hunter, Number

Ten Tantalum Place, Muskogee,

Oklahoma, 74403–9296; and

(2) The NRC staff, by delivery to the

Executive Director for Operations, One

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville

Pike, Rockville, MD 20852; or by mail

addressed to the Executive Director for

Operations, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

Any hearing that is requested and

granted will be held in accordance with

the NRC’s Informal Hearing Procedures

for Adjudications in Material Licensing

Proceedings in 10 CFR Part 2, Subpart

L.

For further details with respect to this

action, the licensee’s renewed license

dated September 30, 1997, and

amendment application dated July 30,

1997, are available for inspection at the

NRC’s Public Document Room, 2120 L

Street N.W., Washington, D.C. 20555.

Questions should be referred to NRC’s

project manager for the Fansteel, Inc.,

facility, Susan D. Chotoo, at (301) 415–

8102.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day

of October, 1997.

For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Michael F. Weber,

Chief, Licensing Branch, Division of Fuel

Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 97–29616 Filed 11–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

The Combined Federal Campaign

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice of limitation on the

recognition of national federations.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Combined

Federal Campaign (CFC) regulations at 5

CFR Section 950.301(a) which states

that ‘‘the Director may from time to time

place a moratorium on the recognition

of national federations, I hereby

establish such action for a two year

period, beginning with the national

application process for the 1998

campaign.

This moratorium will provide an

opportunity for the Office of Personnel

Management to strengthen the

monitoring and auditing process, as

well as capability to ensure that national

federations meet and operate in

accordance with the public

accountability standards of 5 CFR

Section 950.203 and conform to the

requirements of 5 CFR Section 950.301.

This action does not prohibit any

charity from applying to the CFC

national listing as an unaffiliated

organization, or from applying to the 20

existing federations, which currently

represent 804 of the 1158 charitable

organizations. A list of the existing

federations is attached.

EFFECTIVE DATES: 1998 and 1999.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Carol Hill Lowe, Director, Office of

Extragovernmental Affairs, Office of

Personnel Management, Theodore

Roosevelt Building, 1900 E Street, NW.,

Room 5450, Washington, DC 20415–

0001, (202) 606–2564.

Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Acting Director.

National Federations, 1997

American Red Cross

Paul Carter, 430 17th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20006, Phone: 202/639–

3334, FAX: 202/634–6184, e-mail:

America’s Charities

Don Sodo, Arnold Swope, Mary, 12701

Fair Lakes Circle, Suite 370, Fairfax, VA

22033, Phone: 703/222/3861, FAX: 703/

222–3867, e-mail: arnold@acharities.org;

don@acharities.org

Animal Funds of America

John Pettitt, President, c/o Guide Dogs of

America, 13445 Gleanoaks Boulevard,

Sylmar, CA 91342, Phone: 818/362–

5834, FAX: 818/362–6870, e-mail:

guidedogsofamerica@charitesusa.com

Children’s Charities of America

Jodie Darragh, 4040 Crabapple Lake Court,

Roswell, GA 30076–4253, Phone: 770/

442–0415, FAX: 770/552–0129, e-mail:

Christian Service Organizations of America

Mike Howland, Jeff Lee, 7002 Little River

Turnpike, Suite C, Annandale, VA

22003, Phone: 703/916–8855, FAX: 703/

916–7588, e-mail:

mikehowlandcsoa@mindspring.com;

jeffleecsoa@mindspring.com

Conservation and Preservation Charities of

America

Amy Owens, President, c/o Appalachian

Trail Conference, Director of

Development, P.O. Box 807, Harpers

Ferry, WV 25425, Phone: 304/535–6331,

FAX: 304/535–2667, e-mail:

acwen@atconf.org

Do Unto Others: America’s Emergency Relief,

Devel, Etc. (Formerly World Service

Organizations)

Paul McCombs Maxey, 24 New Windsor

Road, Suite 102, Westminster, MD

21157–4413, Phone: 410/857–9144, FAX:

410/857–9144, e-mail:

Earth Share

Kal Stein, Steve Karlin, 3400 International

Drive, NW, Suite 2K, Washington, DC

20008, Phone: 202/537–7100, FAX: 202/

537–7101, e-mail:

Educate America

Jim Aiello, 1320 Jamesville Avenue, Box

131, Syracuse, NY 132–0131, Phone:

315/422–9376, Ext. 224, FAX: 315/422–

6369, e-mail:

Health and Medical Research Charities of

America

Kimberly Frye, 7777 Leesburg Pike, Suite

202–S, Falls Church, VA 22043, Phone:

888/756–4769, FAX: 505/299–3392, email:

Human & Civil Rights Organizations of

America

Marshall Strauss, 615 Third Street, NE,

Unit 5, Washington, DC 20002, Phone:

202/547–4105, FAX: 202/547–4106, email:

Human Service Charities of America

Marti Maust, 6509 Lanese Court,

Springfield, VA 22152, Phone: 703/697–

8250, FAX: 703/697–2870, e-mail:

International Service Agencies

Renee Acosta, Felipe Lulli, Mike Coburn,

Phone: 703/548–2200, FAX: 703/548–

7684, e-mail: isa@charity.org

Medical Research Agencies of America

Mike Howland, Jeff Lee, 7002 Little River

Turnpike, Suite C, Annandale, VA

22003, Phone: 703/916–8855, FAX: 703/

916–7588, e-mail

mikehowlandcsoa@mindspring.com;

jeffleecsoa@mindspring.com

Military, Veterans & Patriotic Service

Organizations

David Coker, 1401 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, MD 20852, Phone: 301/294–

8560, FAX: 301/294–8562, e-mail:

Dacoker@aol.com; 301/294–8560

National Black United Federation of Charities

Charlene Taylor, Rosslyn Spriggs, 1212

New York Avenue, NW, Suite 550,

Washington, DC 20005, Phone: 202/289–

7888, FAX: 202/289–5950, e-mail:

nbufc@usbol.com

National Voluntary Health Agencies

Dan Snare, Pam Haberstroh, 1925 K Street,

NW, Suite 510, Washington, DC 20006,