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Environmental Assessment

Identification of the Proposed Action

The proposed action would allow for

a one-time scheduler exemption from

the containment local leak rate testing

requirements of Title 10 of the Code of

Federal Regulation (10 CFR) part 50,

Appendix J, Option A, Sections

III.D.2.(a) and III.D.3. Appendix J

requires these tests to be performed at

every refueling outage with the interval

not to exceed 2 years. The temporary

scheduler exemption would extend the

interval for Type B and Type C local

leak rate testing (LLRT) of containment

penetrations beyond the 2-year limit of

10 CFR Part 50, Appendix J. Instead of

performing the tests within the 2-year

interval, NNECO would perform the

tests prior to containment integrity

being required for startup from the

current refueling outage.

The proposed action is in accordance

with the licensee’s application for

exemption dated October 16, 1997.

The Need for the Proposed Action

The proposed action is needed to

postpone testing to maximize the use of

limited resources during the current

outage to allow for improving the

Millstone Unit 1 Appendix J program.

The postponement would also allow

NNECO to avoid any additional

radiation exposure and expense in

testing a number of penetrations and

valves more than once during the

current refueling outage.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed

Action

The proposed exemption would

postpone the next Type B and Type C

tests until prior to restart from the

current refueling outage (Refueling

Outage Cycle 15). The NRC staff has

reviewed the proposed exemption and

concluded that the Type B and Type C

tests are not required to ensure that

offsite doses will be acceptable. This

conclusion is based on the licensee’s

facility remaining shut down until after

the Type B and Type C tests are

performed. As long as Millstone Unit 1

remains shut down, containment

integrity is not required and, therefore,

testing for containment integrity is not

required.

The change will not increase the

probability or consequences of

accidents, no changes are being made in

the types of any effluents that may be

released offsite, and there is no

significant increase in the allowable

individual or cumulative occupational

radiation exposure. Accordingly, the

Commission concludes that there are no

significant radiological environmental

impacts associated with the proposed

action.

With regard to potential

nonradiological impacts, the proposed

action does involve features located

entirely within the restricted area as

defined in 10 CFR Part 20. It does not

affect nonradiological plant effluents

and has no other environmental impact.

Accordingly, the Commission concludes

that there are no significant

nonradiological environmental impacts

associated with the proposed action.

Alternatives to the Proposed Action

Since the Commission has concluded

there is no measurable environmental

impact associated with the proposed

action, any alternatives with equal or

greater environmental impact need not

be evaluated. As an alternative to the

proposed action, the staff considered

denial of the proposed action. Denial of

the application would result in no

change in current environmental

impacts. The environmental impacts of

the proposed action and the alternative

action are similar.

Alternative Use of Resources

This action does not involve the use

of any resources not previously

considered in the Final Environmental

Statement for the Millstone Nuclear

Power Station, Unit 1.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

In accordance with its stated policy,

on October 30, 1997, the staff consulted

with the Connecticut State official,

Kevin Scott of the Department of

Environmental Protection, Radiation

Control Section, regarding the

environmental impact of the proposed

action. The State official had no

comments.

Finding of No Significant Impact

Based upon the environmental

assessment, the Commission concludes

that the proposed action will not have

a significant effect on the quality of the

human environment. Accordingly, the

Commission has determined not to

prepare an environmental impact

statement for the proposed action.

For further details with respect to the

proposed action, see the licensee’s letter

dated October 16, 1997, which is

available for public inspection at the

Commission’s Public Document Room,

The Gelman Building, 2120 L Street,

NW., Washington, DC, and at the local

public document room located at the

Learning Resources Center, Three Rivers

Community-Technical College, 574 New

London Turnpike, Norwich,

Connecticut, and at the Waterford

Library, ATTN: Vince Juliano, 49 Rope

Ferry Road, Waterford, Connecticut.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day

of November 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Phillip F. McKee,

Deputy Director for Licensing, Special

Projects Office, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

[FR Doc. 97–31519 Filed 12–1–97; 8:45 am]

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Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

DATE: Weeks of December 1, 8, 15, and

December 22, 1997.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Week of December 1

There are no meetings the week of

December 1.

Week of December 8—Tentative

Thursday, December 11

2:00 p.m.—Briefing on Investigative

Matters (Closed—Ex. 5 & 7)

3:00 p.m.—Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (if needed)

Friday, December 12

9:00 a.m.—Meeting with Northeast

Nuclear on Millstone (Public

Meeting) (Contact: Bill Travers,

301–415–1200)

Week of December 15—Tentative

Wednesday, December 17

2:00 p.m.—Briefing on Integration and

Evaluation of Results from Recent

Lessons-Learned Reviews

(including 50.59 Process

Improvements) (Public Meeting)

(Contact: Eileen McKenna, 301–

415–2189)

3:30 p.m.—Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (if needed)

Thursday, December 18

10:00 a.m.—Meeting with Advisory

Committee on Nuclear Waste

(ACNW) (Public Meeting) (Contact:

John Larkins, 301–415–7360)

Week of December 22—Tentative

There are no meetings the week of

December 22.

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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 Meeting

Schedule can be found on the Internet

at

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schedule@htm

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Dated: November 26, 1997.

William M. Hill, Jr.,

Secy, Tracking Officer, Office of the Secretary.

[FR Doc. 97–31729 Filed 11–28–97; 2:48 pm]

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Draft Regulatory Guide; Extension of

Comment Period

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission

issued Draft Regulatory Guide DG–1070,

‘‘Sampling Plans Used for Dedicating

Simple Metallic Commercial Grade

Items for Use in Nuclear Power Plants,’’

for public comment in September 1997

(see 62 FR 52166). This draft guide is

being developed to describe methods

acceptable to the NRC staff for

complying with the NRC’s regulations

with regard to quality assurance

requirements when using a sampling

plan for dedicating simple metallic

commercial grade items for unrestricted

use in nuclear power plants.

The Nuclear Energy Institute has

requested a 60-day extension of the

comment period. The NRC hereby

grants NEI’s request and extends the

comment period from December 1,

1997, to January 30, 1998.

Written comments may be submitted

to the Rules and Directives Branch,

Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555. Copies of comments received

may be examined at the NRC Public

Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW.,

Washington, DC.

Comments may also be submitted via

the NRC’s interactive rulemaking

website through the NRC home page

(http://www.nrc.gov). This site provides

the availability to upload comments as

files (any format), if your web browser

supports that function. For information

about the interactive rulemaking

website, contact Ms. Carol Gallagher,

(301) 415–5905; e-mail CAG@nrc.gov.

Regulatory guides are available for

inspection at the Commission’s Public

Document Room, 2120 L Street NW.,

Washington, DC. Requests for single

copies of draft or final guides should be

made in writing to the U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555, Attention: Printing, Graphics

and Distribution Branch; or by fax at

(301) 415–5272. Telephone requests

cannot be accommodated. Regulatory

guides are not copyrighted, and

Commission approval is not required to

reproduce them.

(5 U.S.C. 552(a))

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day

of November 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

John W. Craig,

Deputy Director, Division of Engineering

Technology, Office of Nuclear Regulatory

Research.

[FR Doc. 97–31516 Filed 12–1–97; 8:45 am]

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According to the provisions of section

10 of the Federal Advisory Committee

Act (Pub. L. 92–463), notice is hereby

given that meetings of the Federal

Prevailing Rate Advisory Committee

will be held on:

Thursday, January 15, 1998

Thursday, January 29, 1998

Thursday, February 12, 1998

Thursday, February 26, 1998

Thursday, March 12, 1998

Thursday, March 26, 1998

The meetings will start at 10:00 a.m.

and will be held in Room 5A06A, Office

of Personnel Management Building,

1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC.

The Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory

Committee is composed of a Chair, five

representatives from labor unions

holding exclusive bargaining rights for

Federal blue-collar employees, and five

representatives from Federal agencies.

Entitlement to membership on the

Committee is provided for in 5 U.S.C.

5347.

The Committee’s primary

responsibility is to review the Prevailing

Rate System and other matters pertinent

to establishing prevailing rates under

subchapter IV, chapter 53, 5 U.S.C., as

amended, and from time to time advise

the Office of Personnel Management.

These scheduled meetings will start

in open session with both labor and

management representatives attending.

During the meetings either the labor

members or the management members

may caucus separately with the Chair to

devise strategy and formulate positions.

Premature disclosure of the matters

discussed in these caucuses would

unacceptably impair the ability of the

Committee to reach a consensus on the

matters being considered and would

disrupt substantially the disposition of

its business. Therefore, these caucuses

will be closed to the public because of

a determination made by the Director of

the Office of Personnel Management

under the provisions of section 10(d) of

the Federal Advisory Committee Act

(Pub. L. 92–463) and 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(9)(B). These caucuses may,

depending on the issues involved,

constitute a substantial portion of a

meeting.

Annually, the Chair compiles a report

of pay issues discussed and concluded

recommendations. These reports are

available to the public, upon written

request to the Committee’s Secretary.

The public is invited to submit

material in writing to the Chair on

Federal Wage System pay matters felt to

be deserving of the Committee’s

attention. Additional information on

this meeting may be obtained by

contacting the Committee’s Secretary,

Office of Personnel Management,

Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory

Committee, Room 5559, 1900 E Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20415 (202) 606-

1500.

Dated: November 21, 1997.

Phyllis G. Heuerman,

Chair, Federal Prevailing Rate Advisory

Committee.

[FR Doc. 97–31538 Filed 12–1–97; 8:45 am]

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counties of Butte, Nevada, Placer,

Plumas, Sierra, and Sutter in the State

of California constitute a disaster area as

a result of damages caused by a severe

fire which occurred on September 27–

28, 1997. Applications for loans for

physical damage as a result of this

disaster may be filed until the close of

business on January 20, 1998 and for

economic injury until the close of