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effluent releases. Thus, they will not

affect any effluents that may be released

offsite.

2. The proposed amendment will not

result in a significant increase in

individual or cumulative occupational

radiation exposure.

The proposed changes do not change

or add any new requirements. The

changes provide a cross reference

between TSRs to ensure all required

actions are performed when necessary.

The changes do not relate to controls

used to minimize occupational radiation

exposures; therefore, the changes will

not increase exposure.

3. The proposed amendment will not

result in a significant construction

impact.

The proposed changes will not result

in any construction, therefore, there will

be no construction impacts.

4. The proposed amendment will not

result in a significant increase in the

potential for, or radiological or chemical

consequences from, previously analyzed

accidents.

The proposed changes are

administrative and serve only to relate

the components of the CAAS in C–310.

The changes do not change the current

TSRs, only link separate sections more

clearly. Therefore, the proposed changes

do not represent an increase in the

potential for, or radiological or chemical

consequences from, previously

evaluated accidents.

5. The proposed amendment will not

result in the possibility of a new or

different kind of accident.

The proposed changes to the TSRs do

not add or change any TSR

requirements. Therefore, the changes

would not create new operating

conditions or new plant configuration

that could lead to a new or different

type of accident.

6. The proposed amendment will not

result in a significant reduction in any

margin of safety.

The proposed changes attempt to

rectify the situation in which an

operator could overlook the linkage

between the two TSRs that both contain

required actions related to the CAAS. By

including a cross reference, the changes

try to ensure all required actions are

performed. These changes do not

decrease the margins of safety.

7. The proposed amendment will not

result in an overall decrease in the

effectiveness of the plant’s safety,

safeguards, or security programs.

Implementation of the proposed

changes do not change the safety,

safeguards, or security programs.

Therefore, the effectiveness of the

safety, safeguards, and security

programs is not decreased.

Effective date: The amendment to

Certificate of Compliance GDP–1

becomes effective 30 days after being

signed by the Director, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards.

Certificate of Compliance No. GDP–1:

The Amendment will provide cross

references for two Technical Safety

Requirements for the Criticality

Accident Alarm System in Building C–

310.

Local Public Document Room

location: Paducah Public Library, 555

Washington Street, Paducah, Kentucky

42003.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day

of November 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Carl J. Paperiello,

Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety

and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 97–31731 Filed 12–2–97; 8:45 am]

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Advisory Committee on Nuclear

Waste; Notice of Meeting

The Advisory Committee on Nuclear

Waste (ACNW) will hold its 97th

meeting on December 16–18, 1997, in

Room T–2B3, at 11545 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance.

The schedule for this meeting is as

follows:

Tuesday, December 16, 1997—8:30 A.M.

until 6:00 P.M.

Wednesday, December 17, 1997—8:30

A.M. until 6:00 P.M.

Thursday, December 18, 1997—8:30

A.M. until 4:00 P.M.

A. Meeting with NRC’s Director,

Division of Waste Management, Office

of Nuclear Material Safety and

Safeguards—The Committee will meet

with the Director to discuss

developments at the Yucca Mountain

project, resources, rules under

development, a pilot program for

regulating certain Department of Energy

facilities, and other items of mutual

interest.

B. HLW Issue Resolution Status

Reports and Acceptance Criteria—The

NRC staff will update the Committee on

the progress of staff reviews related to

the high-level waste key technical

issues.

C. Meet with the Commission—The

Committee will prepare for and meet

with the Commission on items of

mutual interest. These issues will

include: ACNW priorities for FY 98,

performance assessment capability in

the NRC high-level radioactive waste

program, application of probabilistic

risk assessment methods to performance

assessment in the NRC high-level waste

program, and the implementation of the

defense-in-depth concept in the revised

10 CFR Part 60. The meeting is currently

scheduled for December 18, 1997 from

10:00 a.m. until 11:30 a.m.

D. Low-Levels of Ionizing Radiation—

The Committee will review the latest

developments in the biological effects of

low-levels of ionizing radiation with

members of the NRC staff and other

interested individuals.

E. Yucca Mountain Site

Characterization—The Committee will

discuss site characterization activities at

the Yucca Mountain site with a

representative of the Department of

Energy.

F. 10 CFR Part 61, Licensing

Requirements For Land Disposal of

Radioactive Waste—The Committee’s

staff will present a short tutorial on the

Commission’s low-level waste

regulations to the Committee.

G. Preparation of ACNW Reports—

The Committee will discuss planned

reports, including comments on ACNW

priorities and strategic planning, and

other topics discussed during the

meeting as the need arises.

H. Committee Activities/Future

Agenda—The Committee will consider

topics proposed for future consideration

by the full Committee and Working

Groups. The Committee will discuss

ACNW-related activities of individual

members.

I. Miscellaneous—The Committee will

discuss miscellaneous matters related to

the conduct of Committee activities and

organizational activities and complete

discussion of matters and specific issues

that were not completed during

previous meetings, as time and

availability of information permit.

Procedures for the conduct of and

participation in ACNW meetings were

published in the Federal Register on

September 2, 1997 (62 FR 46382). In

accordance with these procedures, oral

or written statements may be presented

by members of the public, electronic

recordings will be permitted only

during those portions of the meeting

that are open to the public, and

questions may be asked only by

members of the Committee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch, Mr.

Richard K. Major, as far in advance as

practicable so that appropriate

arrangements can be made to schedule

the necessary time during the meeting

for such statements. Use of still, motion
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picture, and television cameras during

this meeting will be limited to selected

portions of the meeting as determined

by the ACNW Chairman. Information

regarding the time to be set aside for this

purpose may be obtained by contacting

the Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch, prior

to the meeting. In view of the possibility

that the schedule for ACNW meetings

may be adjusted by the Chairman as

necessary to facilitate the conduct of the

meeting, persons planning to attend

should notify Mr. Major as to their

particular needs.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been canceled or rescheduled, the

Chairman’s ruling on requests for the

opportunity to present oral statements

and the time allotted therefor can be

obtained by contacting Mr. Richard K.

Major, Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch

(telephone 301/415–7366), between 8:00

A.M. and 5:00 P.M. EST.

ACNW meeting agenda, meeting

transcripts, and letter reports are

available for downloading or reviewing

on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/

ACRSACNW.

The ACNW meeting dates for

Calendar Year 1998 are provided below:

ACNW

meeting

No.

1998 ACNW meeting date

................ No Meeting in January.

98 ........... February 24–26, 1998.

99 ........... March 24–26, 1998.

100 ......... April 21–23, 1998.

................ No Meeting in May

101 ......... June 10–12, 1998.

102 ......... July 21–23, 1998.

................ No Meeting in August.

103 ......... September 22–24, 1998 (Las

Vegas, NV).

104 ......... October 20–22, 1998.

................ No Meeting in November.

105 ......... December 15–17, 1998.

Dated: November 26, 1997.

Andrew L. Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 97–31730 Filed 12–2–97; 8:45 am]

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Biweekly Notice; Applications and

Amendments to Facility Operating

Licenses Involving No Significant

Hazards Considerations

I. Background

Pursuant to Public Law 97–415, the

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(the Commission or NRC staff) is

publishing this regular biweekly notice.

Public Law 97–415 revised section 189

of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as

amended (the Act), to require the

Commission to publish notice of any

amendments issued, or proposed to be

issued, under a new provision of section

189 of the Act. This provision grants the

Commission the authority to issue and

make immediately effective any

amendment to an operating license

upon a determination by the

Commission that such amendment

involves no significant hazards

consideration, notwithstanding the

pendency before the Commission of a

request for a hearing from any person.

This biweekly notice includes all

notices of amendments issued, or

proposed to be issued from November 7,

1997, through November 20, 1997. The

last biweekly notice was published on

November 19, 1997 (62 FR 61836).

Notice of Consideration of Issuance of

Amendments to Facility Operating

Licenses, Proposed No Significant

Hazards Consideration Determination,

and Opportunity for a Hearing

The Commission has made a

proposed determination that the

following amendment requests involve

no significant hazards consideration.

Under the Commission’s regulations in

10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation

of the facility in accordance with the

proposed amendment would not (1)

involve a significant increase in the

probability or consequences of an

accident previously evaluated; or (2)

create the possibility of a new or

different kind of accident from any

accident previously evaluated; or (3)

involve a significant reduction in a

margin of safety. The basis for this

proposed determination for each

amendment request is shown below.

The Commission is seeking public

comments on this proposed

determination. Any comments received

within 30 days after the date of

publication of this notice will be

considered in making any final

determination.

Normally, the Commission will not

issue the amendment until the

expiration of the 30-day notice period.

However, should circumstances change

during the notice period such that

failure to act in a timely way would

result, for example, in derating or

shutdown of the facility, the

Commission may issue the license

amendment before the expiration of the

30-day notice period, provided that its

final determination is that the

amendment involves no significant

hazards consideration. The final

determination will consider all public

and State comments received before

action is taken. Should the Commission

take this action, it will publish in the

Federal Register a notice of issuance

and provide for opportunity for a

hearing after issuance. The Commission

expects that the need to take this action

will occur very infrequently.

Written comments may be submitted

by mail to the Chief, Rules and

Directives Branch, Division of Freedom

of Information and Publications

Services, Office of Administration, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, and

should cite the publication date and

page number of this Federal Register

notice. Written comments may also be

delivered to Room 6D22, Two White

Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, Maryland from 7:30 a.m. to

4:15 p.m. Federal workdays. Copies of

written comments received may be

examined at the NRC Public Document

Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L

Street, NW., Washington, DC. The filing

of requests for a hearing and petitions

for leave to intervene is discussed

below.

By January 2, 1998, the licensee may

file a request for a hearing with respect

to issuance of the amendment to the

subject facility operating license and

any person whose interest may be

affected by this proceeding and who

wishes to participate as a party in the

proceeding must file a written request

for a hearing and a petition for leave to

intervene. Requests for a hearing and a

petition for leave to intervene shall be

filed in accordance with the

Commission’s ‘‘Rules of Practice for

Domestic Licensing Proceedings’’ in 10

CFR Part 2. Interested persons should

consult a current copy of 10 CFR 2.714

which is available at the Commission’s

Public Document Room, the Gelman

Building, 2120 L Street, NW.,

Washington, DC and at the local public

document room for the particular

facility involved. If a request for a

hearing or petition for leave to intervene

is filed by the above date, the

Commission or an Atomic Safety and

Licensing Board, designated by the

Commission or by the Chairman of the

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board

Panel, will rule on the request and/or

petition; and the Secretary or the

designated Atomic Safety and Licensing

Board will issue a notice of a hearing or

an appropriate order.

As required by 10 CFR 2.714, a

petition for leave to intervene shall set

forth with particularity the interest of

the petitioner in the proceeding, and

how that interest may be affected by the

results of the proceeding. The petition

should specifically explain the reasons

why intervention should be permitted

with particular reference to the