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views regarding matters to be

considered during the balance of the

meeting.

The Subcommittee will then hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the

Westinghouse Electric Corporation, the

NRC staff, their consultants, and other

interested persons regarding this review.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been cancelled or rescheduled, the

scheduling of sessions which are open

to the public, the Chairman’s ruling on

requests for the opportunity to present

oral statements and the time allotted

therefor can be obtained by contacting

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer, Mr.

Paul A. Boehnert (telephone 301/415–

8065) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

(EST). Persons planning to attend this

meeting are urged to contact the above

named individual one or two working

days prior to the meeting to be advised

of any potential changes to the agenda,

etc., that may have occurred.

Dated: November 18, 1997.

Amarjit Singh,

Acting Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch.

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Management of Radioactive Material

Safety Programs at Medical Facilities:

Availability of NUREG

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission is announcing the

availability of NUREG–1516:

‘‘Management of Radioactive Material

Safety Programs at Medical Facilities,’’

dated May 1997.

ADDRESSES: Copies of NUREG–1516

may be obtained by writing to the

Superintendent of Documents, U.S.

Government Printing Office, P.O. Box

37082, Washington, DC 20402–9328.

Copies are also available from the

National Technical Information Service,

5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield,

Virginia 22161. A copy of the document

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:

Susanne Woods, Mail Stop TWFN 8–F5,

Division of Industrial and Medical

Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555. Telephone:

(301) 415–7267.

DESCRIPTION AND SUPPLEMENTARY

INFORMATION: On February 13, 1995 (60

FR 8259), NRC announced the

availability of Draft NUREG–1516:

‘‘Management of Radioactive Material

Safety Programs at Medical Facilities,’’

dated January 1995, and requested

comments on the document. During

preparation of the final NUREG report,

the staff considered all the comments, to

improve the document.

The final version of NUREG–1516 is

now available for use by license

applicants, licensees, and NRC staff.

The report represents the collective

work of a number of staff, with input

from two representatives from

Agreement States. During various stages

of development, the authors received

additional input from professional

organizations and the Agreement States

through presentation and peer review.

NUREG–1516 represents guidance on

mechanisms and tools for managing

radiation safety programs at medical

facilities licensed by either NRC or

Agreement States. The guidance

describes a systematic approach for

effectively managing radiation safety

programs by defining the roles of an

institution’s executive management,

radiation safety officer (RSO), and

radiation safety committee, if required.

Various aspects of program management

are discussed and guidance is offered in

the following areas: selecting an RSO;

determining adequate program

resources; using contractual services

such as consultants and service

companies; conducting program audits;

and clarifying the roles of both

physician authorized users and

supervised individuals.

Current NRC reporting and

notification requirements are outlined

and a general description is given for

how NRC licensing, inspection, and

enforcement programs are presently

conducted. The NUREG does not

describe new or proposed regulations,

and licensees are not required to adhere

to the principles presented in the

document. Rather, this should be

viewed as a practical guide to present a

management approach and describe

management tools that regulatory

agencies have observed to be effective

for managing a radiation safety program

at a medical facility, using current

regulatory requirements. The radiation

safety principles and practices in

NUREG–1516 are specifically directed

toward the safe use of byproduct

radioactive material; however, the

universal applicability of these

principles and practices may be helpful

to individuals, managing the safe uses of

radiation in medicine, who are not

mentioned in the NUREG.

Small Business and Regulatory

Enforcement Fairness Act

In accordance with the Small

Business and Regulatory Enforcement

Fairness Act of 1996, the NRC has

determined that this action is not a

major rule and has verified this

determination with the Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs of

the Office of Management and Budget.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 12th day

of November, 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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Excepted Service; Notice

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This gives notice of positions

placed or revoked under Schedules A

and B, and placed under Schedule C in

the excepted service, as required by

Civil Service Rule VI, Exceptions from

the Competitive Service.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia H. Paige, Staffing Reinvention

Office, Employment Service (202) 606–

0830.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Personnel Management published its

last monthly notice updating appointing

authorities established or revoked under

the Excepted Service provisions of 5

CFR 213 on October 1, 1997 (62 FR

51494). Individual authorities

established or revoked under Schedules

A and B and established under

Schedule C between September 1, 1997,

and September 30, 1997, appear in the

listing below. Future notices will be

published on the fourth Tuesday of each

month, or as soon as possible thereafter.

A consolidated listing of all authorities

as of June 30 will also be published.

Schedule A

No Schedule A authorities were

established during September 1997.

The following Schedule A authority

was revoked during September 1997:
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Commission on Civil Rights

Twenty-five positions at grade GS–11

and above of employees who collect,

study, and appraise civil rights

information to carry out the national

clearinghouse responsibilities of the

Commission under Public Law 88–352,

as amended. No new appointments may

be made under this authority after

March 31, 1976.

Schedule B

No Schedule B authorities were

established or revoked during

September 1997.

Schedule C

The following Schedule C authorities

were established during September

1997:

Commission on Civil Rights

Deputy General Counsel to the

General Counsel, Office of the General

Counsel. Effective September 11, 1997.

Department of Agriculture

Confidential Assistant to the

Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

Effective September 5, 1997.

Confidential Assistant to the Under

Secretary for Research, ducation and

Economics. Effective September 9, 1997.

Confidential Assistant to the

Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

Effective September 17, 1997.

Special Assistant to the

Administrator, Food and Consumer

Service. Effective September 17, 1997.

Confidential Assistant to the

Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

Effective September 17, 1997.

Staff Assistant to the Deputy Chief of

Staff, Office of the Secretary. Effective

September 19, 1997.

Confidential Assistant to the Under

Secretary for Research, Education and

Economics. Effective September 25,

1997.

Confidential Assistant to the Deputy

Administrator for Special Nutrition

Programs, Food and Consumer Service.

Effective September 26, 1997.

Staff Assistant to the Chief of Staff,

Office of the Secretary. Effective

September 26, 1997.

Special Assistant to the

Administrator, Farm Service Agency.

Effective September 30, 1997.

Department of Commerce

Director, Secretariat for Electronic

Commerce to the Assistant to the

Secretary and Director, Office of Policy

and Strategic Planning. Effective

September 17, 1997.

Department of Defense

Staff Assistant to the Secretary of

Defense. Effective September 11, 1997.

Protocol Specialist to the Secretary of

Defense. Effective September 11, 1997.

Program Analyst to the Deputy Under

Secretary (Environmental Security).

Effective September 24, 1997.

Department of Education

Special Assistant to the Assistant

Secretary, Office of Elementary and

Secondary Education. Effective

September 10, 1997.

Director, Intergovernmental and

Interagency Affairs Coordination to the

Deputy Assistant Secretary,

Intergovernmental and Constituent

Relations. Effective September 10, 1997.

Deputy Director for Policy and

Programs to the Director, Office of

Bilingual Education and Minority

Language Affairs. Effective September

12, 1997.

Deputy Director for Administration

and Management to the Director, Office

of Bilingual Education and Minority

Language Affairs. Effective September

12, 1997.

Special Assistant to the Assistant

Secretary, OPE. Effective September 29,

1997.

Department of Energy

Staff Assistant to the Director, Office

of Civilian Radioactive Waste

Management. Effective September 11,

1997.

Staff Assistant to the Director, Office

of Scheduling and Advance. Effective

September 12, 1997.

Special Assistant for Energy Security

and International Issues to the Assistant

Secretary for Fossil Energy. Effective

September 25, 1997.

Special Assistant to the Director,

Office of Worker and Community

Transition. Effective September 25,

1997.

Staff Assistant to the Special Assistant

and Acting Assistant Secretary of Policy

and International Affairs. Effective

September 25, 1997.

Department of Health and Human

Services

Director of Scheduling to the Chief of

Staff, Office of the Secretary. Effective

September 24, 1997.

Special Assistant to the Director of

Intergovernmental Affairs to the

Director, Office of Intergovernmental

Affairs. Effective September 26, 1997.

Special Assistant to the Assistant

Secretary for Children and Families.

Effective September 30, 1997.

Department of the Interior

Special Assistant to the Director,

Office of Surface Mining, Office of the

Director. Effective September 5, 1997.

Special Assistant to the Director,

Bureau of Land Mines. Effective

September 12, 1997.

Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff.

Effective September 17, 1997.

Department of Justice

Senior Advisor to the Director,

Community Oriented Policing Services.

Effective September 26, 1997.

Department of State

Special Assistant to the Deputy

Director. Effective September 3, 1997.

Special Assistant to the Assistant

Secretary, Bureau of Economic and

Business Affairs. Effective September

12, 1997.

Protocol Specialist to the Chief of

Protocol. Effective September 23, 1997.

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Special Assistant to the Director,

Office of External Affairs. Effective

September 4, 1997.

Federal Housing Finance Board

Special Assistant to the Chairman.

Effective September 5, 1997.

Federal Mediation and Conciliation

Service

Chief of Staff to the Director, Federal

Mediation and Conciliation Service.

Effective September 18, 1997.

Federal Mine Safety and Health Review

Commission

Attorney Advisor to the

Commissioner. Effective September 26,

1997.

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration

Public Affairs Specialist to the

Associate Administrator for Public

Affairs. Effective September 9, 1997.

Legislative Affairs Specialist to the

Associate Administrator for Legislative

Affairs. Effective September 23, 1997.

Office of Science and Technology Policy

Confidential Assistant to the

Associate Director for Science. Effective

September 5, 1997.

Small Business Administration

Senior Advisor to the Associate

Administrator for Communications and

Public Liaison. Effective September 19,

1997.

Senior Advisor to the Associate

Deputy Administrator. Effective

September 19, 1997.

U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament

Agency

Special Assistant and Speechwriter to

the Director, United States Arms Control
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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4.

3 In Amendment No. 1, the CBOE added a

sentence to clarify that the immediate impact of the

rule change will be to allow members in the

Standard & Poor’s 100 Index pit and in equity pits

to use headsets that are being provided with the

Exchange’s new Ericsson wireless telephone

system. See Letter from Timothy Thompson, Senior

Attorney, CBOE, to Michael Walinskas, Senior

Special Counsel, Division of Market Regulation,

SEC, dated October 31, 1997.

4See Letter from Timothy Thompson, Senior

Attorney, CBOE, to Jerome Roche, Law Clerk,

Division of Market Regulation, SEC, dated

November 13, 1997.

and Disarmament Agency. Effective

September 10, 1997.

United States Information Agency

Director, Office of Congressional and

External Affairs to the Director,

International Broadcasting Bureau.

Effective September 25, 1997.

United States Tax Court

Trial Clerk to a Judge. Effective

September 11, 1997.

Trial Clerk to a Judge. Effective

September 11, 1997.

Trial Clerk to a Judge. Effective

September 11, 1997.

Authority: 5 U.S.C. 3301 and 3302; E.O.

10577, 3 CFR 1954–1958 Comp., P.218.

Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Acting Director.

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Summission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available

From: Securities and Exchange

Commission, Office of Filings and

Information Services, Washington, DC

20549

Extension:

Rule 29, File No. 270–169, OMB Control

No. 3235–0149

Rule 83, File No. 270–82, OMB Control No.

3235–0181

Notice is hereby given that pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities

and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

requests for extension of the previously

approved collections of information

discussed below.

Rule 29 [17 CFR 250.29] states that

‘‘[a] copy of each annual report

submitted by an registered holding

company or any subsidiary thereof to a

State Commission covering operations

not reported to the Federal Energy

Regulatory Commission shall be filed

with the Securities and Exchange

Commission no later than ten days after

such submission.’’ The Commission

receives about 62 annual reports per

year under this regulation, which

imposes an annual burden of about 15.5

hours.

Rule 83 [17 CFR 250.83] authorizes an

exemption from the ‘‘at cost’’

requirements of Section 13(b) for ‘‘the

performance of any service, sales, or

construction contract for any associate

company which does not derive,

directly or indirectly, any material part

of its income from sources within the

United States and which is not a public

utility company operating within the

United States * * *.’’ The Commission

receives about one application per year

under Rule 83, which imposes an

annual burden of about three hours.

The estimates of average burden hours

are made for the purposes of the

Paperwork Reduction Act and are not

derived from a comprehensive or even

a representative survey or study of the

costs of Commission rules and forms.

It should be noted that ‘‘an agency

may not conduct or sponsor, and a

person is not required to respond to, a

collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid control

number.’’

Written comments regarding the

above information shall be directed to

the following persons: (i) Desk Officer

for the Securities and Exchange

Commission, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs, Office of

Management and Budget, Room 3208,

New Executive Office Building,

Washington, D.C. 20503; and (ii)

Michael E. Bartell, Associate Executive

Director, Office of Information

Technology, Securities and Exchange

Commission, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20549. Comments

must be submitted to OMB within 30

days of this notice.

Dated: November 13, 1997.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

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[Release No. 34–39331; File No. SR–CBOE–

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Self-Regulatory Organizations; Notice

of Filing and Order Granting

Accelerated Approval of Proposed

Rule Change and Amendment No. 1

Thereto by the Chicago Board Options

Exchange, Inc. Relating to the

Elimination of the Prohibition on the

Use of Headsets and Other Telephone

Technology

November 17, 1997.

Pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(‘‘Act’’)1 and Rule 19b–4 thereunder,2

notice is hereby given that on October

20, 1997, the Chicago Board Options

Exchange, Inc. (‘‘CBOE’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’)

filed with the Securities and Exchange

Commission (‘‘Commission’’ or ‘‘SEC’’)

the proposed rule change as described

in Items I and II below, which Items

have been prepared by the CBOE. On

November 3, 1997, the CBOE filed

Amendment No. 1 to its proposal.3 On

November 13, 1997, the CBOE

submitted a letter clarifying its ability to

surveil the use of telephone headsets on

its trading floors.4 The Commission is

publishing this notice to solicit

comments on the proposed rule change

from interested persons and to grant

accelerated approval of the proposed

rule change.

I. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Terms of Substance of

the Proposed Rule Change

The CBOE proposes to eliminate

certain restrictions on the types of

telephones that may be used at the

trading posts for equity options and

options on the Standard & Poor’s 100

Index (‘‘OEX’’). The text of the proposed

rule change and Amendment No. 1 is

available at the Office of the Secretary,

CBOE, and at the Commission.

II. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Purpose of, and

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule

Change

In its filing with the Commission, the

CBOE included statements concerning

the purpose of and basis for the

proposed rule change and discussed any

comments it received on the proposed

rule change. The text of these statements

may be examined at the places specified

in Item III below. The CBOE has

prepared summaries, set forth in

sections A, B, and C below, of the most

significant aspects of such statements.

A. Self-Regulatory Organization’s

Statement of the Purpose of, and

Statutory Basis for, the Proposed Rule

Change

1. Purpose

The purpose of the proposed rule

change is to eliminate the prohibitions

on certain types of telephones that may