Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 220 / Friday, November 14, 1997 / Notices 61151

Special Emphasis Panel in the Division of

Electrical and Communications Systems

1. Date: December 1–2, 1997.

Contact: Radhakishan Baheti, Saifur

Rahman, George Lea, and Paul Werbos,

Program Directors, Knowledge, Modeling and

Computational Intelligence, Division of

Electrical and Communications Systems,

Room 675, 703–306–1339.

Type of Proposal: Knowledge, Modeling

and Computational Intelligence CAREER

proposals.

2. Date: December 1–2, 1997.

Contact: Rajinder Kholsa, T.P. Lee,

Program Directors, Physical Foundation and

Enabling Technologies, Division of Electrical

and Communications Systems, Room 675,

703–306–1339.

Type of Proposal: Physical Foundation and

Enabling Technologies CAREER proposals.

Times: 8:30 to 5:00 p.m. each day.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA.

Type of Meetings: Closed.

Purpose of Meetings: To provide advice

and recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate proposals

submitted to the Directorate as part of the

selection process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries, and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c) (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–29978 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in

Geosciences; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting.

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Geosciences (1756).

Date and Time: December 2–3, 1997; 8:30

am–5:00 pm.

Place: Room 725, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington,

VA.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Michael R. Reeve,

Section Head, Division of Ocean Sciences,

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Blvd., Room 725, Arlington, VA 22230.

Telephone: (703) 306–1582.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate LTER

proposals as part of the selection process for

awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c) (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–29979 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Human

Resource Development; Notice of

Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting.

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in Human

Resource Development #1199).

Date and Time: December 2 and 3, 1997,

8:30 am–5:00 pm.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA., Rooms 365,

370, 375.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Lawrence Scadden & Mary

Kohlerman, National Science Foundation,

4201 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230.

Telephone: (703) 306–1636.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate Programs

for Persons with Disabilities proposals as part

of the selection process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c) (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–29981 Filed 11–13–97; 8:45 am]

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Advisory Committee for Mathematical

and Physical Sciences; Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Advisory Committee for

Mathematical and Physical Sciences.

Date and Time: December 4, 1997 8:00 am–

5:30 pm; December 5, 1997 8:00 am–2:00 pm.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Room 375, Arlington, VA

22230.

Type of Meeting: Open.

Contact Person: Adriaan de Graaf,

Executive Officer, MPS, Room 1005, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone: (703) 306–

1800.

Minutes: May be obtained from the contact

person listed above.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations on development of MPS

strategic planning mechanisms; provide

advice on the appropriateness of current

disciplinary boundaries; evaluate the current

MPS interfaces with academia and industry;

and advise on methods of achieving overall

program excellence in MPS.

Agenda

December 4, 1997

AM

Introductory Remarks

Discussion on Science and Education

Themes for the 21st Century

PM

Roundtable Discussion—Assessing the

Value of Basic Research

Review of NSF GPRA documents and PHY

COV Report

December 5, 1997

AM

Strategic Planning/Science and Education

Themes

PM

Report on DMS Benchmarking Activity

Meeting Wrap-up/Future Business

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–346]

In the Matter of Toledo Edison

Company, Centerior Service Company,

The Cleveland Electric Illuminating

Company (Davis-Besse Nuclear Power

Station, Unit 1); Exemption

I

Toledo Edison Company, Centerior

Service Company, and The Cleveland

Electric Illuminating Company (the

licensees) are the holders of Facility

Operating License No. NPF–3, which

authorizes operation of the Davis-Besse

Nuclear Power Station (DBNPS), Unit 1

(the facility). The license provides,

among other things, that the facility is

subject to all the rules, regulations, and

orders of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) now or

hereafter in effect.

The facility is a pressurized-water

reactor located at the licensees’ site in

Ottawa County, Ohio.
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II

Section 70.24 of Title 10 of the Code

of Federal Regulations, ‘‘Criticality

Accident Requirements,’’ requires that

each licensee authorized to possess

special nuclear material maintain a

criticality accident monitoring system in

each area where such material is

handled, used, or stored. Subsections

(a)(1) and (a)(2) of 10 CFR 70.24 specify

detection and sensitivity requirements

that these monitors must meet.

Subsection (a)(1) also specifies that all

areas subject to criticality accident

monitoring must be covered by two

detectors. Subsection (a)(3) of 10 CFR

70.24 requires licensees to maintain

emergency procedures for each area in

which this licensed special nuclear

material is handled, used, or stored and

provides that (1) the procedures ensure

that all personnel withdraw to an area

of safety upon the sounding of a

criticality accident monitor alarm, (2)

the procedures must include drills to

familiarize personnel with the

evacuation plan, and (3) the procedures

designate responsible individuals for

determining the cause of the alarm and

placement of radiation survey

instruments in accessible locations for

use in such an emergency. Subsection

(b)(1) of 10 CFR 70.24 requires licensees

to provide the means for identifying

quickly any personnel who have

received a dose of 10 rads or more.

Subsection (b)(2) of 10 CFR 70.24

requires licensees to maintain personnel

decontamination facilities, to maintain

arrangements for a physician and other

medical personnel qualified to handle

radiation emergencies, and to maintain

arrangements for the transportation of

contaminated individuals to treatment

facilities outside the site boundary.

Paragraph (c) of 10 CFR 70.24 exempts

Part 50 licensees from the requirements

of paragraph (b) of 10 CFR 70.24 for

special nuclear material used or to be

used in the reactor. Subsection (d) of 10

CFR 70.24 states that any licensee that

believes that there is good cause why it

should be granted an exemption from all

or part of 10 CFR 70.24 may apply to the

Commission for such an exemption and

shall specify the reasons for the relief

requested.

III

The special nuclear material that

could be assembled into a critical mass

at DBNPS is in the form of nuclear fuel.

The quantity of special nuclear material

other than fuel that is stored onsite in

any given location is small enough to

preclude achieving a critical mass. The

Commission’s technical staff has

evaluated the possibility of an

inadvertent criticality of the nuclear fuel

at DBNPS and has determined that it is

extremely unlikely that such an

accident will occur if the licensees meet

the following seven criteria:

1. Only one new fuel assembly is

allowed out of a shipping cask or

storage rack at one time;

2. The k-effective does not exceed

0.95, at a 95% probability, 95%

confidence level, in the event that the

fresh fuel storage racks are filled with

fuel of the maximum permissible U–235

enrichment and flooded with pure

water;

3. If optimum moderation occurs at

low moderator density, the k-effective

does not exceed 0.98, at a 95%

probability, 95% confidence level, in

the event that the fresh fuel storage

racks are filled with fuel of the

maximum permissible U–235

enrichment and flooded with a

moderator at the density corresponding

to optimum moderation;

4. The k-effective does not exceed

0.95, at a 95% probability, 95%

confidence level, in the event that the

spent fuel storage racks are filled with

fuel of the maximum permissible U–235

enrichment and flooded with pure

water;

5. The quantity of special nuclear

material, other than nuclear fuel, stored

onsite in any given area is less than the

quantity necessary for a critical mass;

6. Radiation monitors, as required by

General Design Criterion 63, are

provided in fuel storage and handling

areas to detect excessive radiation levels

and to initiate appropriate safety

actions; and

7. The maximum nominal U–235

enrichment is limited to 5.0 weight

percent.

By letter dated January 30, 1997, as

supplemented May 28 and October 3,

1997, the licensees requested an

exemption from 10 CFR 70.24. In this

request, the licensees addressed the

seven criteria given above. The

Commission’s technical staff has

reviewed the licensees’ submittals and

has determined that DBNPS meets the

criteria for prevention of inadvertent

criticality. Therefore, the staff has

determined that it is extremely unlikely

an inadvertent criticality will occur in

the handling of special nuclear

materials or in their storage areas at

DBNPS.

The purpose of the criticality

monitors required by 10 CFR 70.24 is to

ensure that if a criticality were to occur

during the handling of special nuclear

material, personnel would be alerted to

that fact and would take appropriate

action. The staff has determined that it

is extremely unlikely that such an

accident could occur. Furthermore, the

licensees have radiation monitors, as

required by General Design Criterion 63,

in fuel storage and handling areas.

These monitors will alert personnel to

excessive radiation levels and allow

them to initiate appropriate safety

actions. The low probability of an

inadvertent criticality, together with the

licensees’ adherence to General Design

Criterion 63, constitutes good cause for

granting an exemption to the

requirements of 10 CFR 70.24.

The Commission has determined that

pursuant to 10 CFR 70.14, this

exemption is authorized by law, will not

endanger life or property or the common

defense and security, and is otherwise

in the public interest. Therefore, the

Commission hereby grants the licensees

an exemption from the requirements of

10 CFR 70.24 for DBNPS.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the

Commission has determined that the

granting of this exemption will not

result in any significant adverse

environmental impact (62 FR 59908).

This exemption is effective upon

issuance.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day

of November 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Samuel J. Collins,

Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

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PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY

CORPORATION

Interest Assumption for Determining

Variable-Rate Premium; Interest

Assumptions for Multiemployer Plan

Valuations Following Mass Withdrawal

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty

Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of interest rates and

assumptions.

SUMMARY: This notice informs the public

of the interest rates and assumptions to

be used under certain Pension Benefit

Guaranty Corporation regulations. These

rates and assumptions are published

elsewhere (or are derivable from rates

published elsewhere), but are collected

and published in this notice for the

convenience of the public. Interest rates

are also published on the PBGC’s home

page (http://www.pbgc.gov).

DATES: The interest rate for determining

the variable-rate premium under part

4006 applies to premium payment years

beginning in November 1997. The

interest assumptions for performing