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of delays caused by inclement weather

conditions during this year’s

construction season.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Charlotte E. Abrams, Uranium Recovery

Branch, Division of Waste Management,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555. Telephone (301)

415–5808.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

portion of LC 49 with the proposed

changes would read as follows:

A. (3) Placement of the final radon

barrier designed and constructed to

limit radon emissions to an average flux

of no more than 20 pCi/m 2/s above

background:

For tailings pile surface areas not

covered by evaporation ponds

constructed as part of the groundwater

corrective action program—December

31, 1998.

For the total tailings pile surface after

evaporation pond removal—December

31, 1998.

B. Reclamation, to ensure required

longevity of the covered tailings and

groundwater protection, shall be

completed as expeditiously as is

reasonably achievable, in accordance

with the following target dates for

completion:

(1) Placement of erosion protection as

part of reclamation to comply with

Criterion 6 of Appendix A of 10 CFR

Part 40—December 31, 1998.

BCUC’s application to amend LC 49 of

Source Material License SUA–1310,

which describes the proposed changes

to the license condition and the reasons

for the request is being made available

for public inspection at the NRC’s

Public Document Room at 2120 L Street,

NW (Lower Level), Washington, DC

20555.

Notice of Opportunity for Hearing

The NRC hereby provides notice of an

opportunity for a hearing on the license

amendment under the provisions of 10

CFR part 2, subpart L, ‘‘Informal

Hearing Procedures for Adjudications in

Materials and Operator Licensing

Proceedings.’’ Pursuant to § 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(c), a request for a hearing

must be filed within 30 days of the

publication of this notice in the Federal

Register. The request for a hearing must

be filed with the Office of the Secretary,

either:

(1) By delivery to the Docketing and

Service Branch of the Office of the

Secretary at One White Flint North,

11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD

20852; or

(2) By mail or telegram addressed to

the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555,

Attention: Docketing and Service

Branch.

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.1205(e),

each request for a hearing must also be

served, by delivering it personally or by

mail, to:

(1) The applicant, Bear Creek

Uranium Company, P.O. Box 366,

Casper, Wyoming 82602, Attention:

Gary Chase; 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.

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 requestor in the

proceeding;

(2) How that interest may be affected

by the results of the proceeding,

including the reasons why the requestor

should be permitted a hearing, with

particular reference to the factors set out

in § 2.1205(g);

(3) The requestor’s areas of concern

about the 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(c).

The request must also set forth the

specific aspect or aspects of the subject

matter of the proceeding as to which

petitioner wishes a hearing.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 1st day

of December 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Joseph J. Holonich,

Chief, Uranium Recovery Branch, Division

of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 97–32271 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket Number 40–0299]

Umetco Minerals Corporation

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Amendment of Source Material

License SUA–648 to change six

reclamation milestone dates.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission has amended Umetco

Minerals Corporation’s (Umetco’s)

Source Material License SUA–648 to

change six reclamation milestone dates.

This amendment was requested by

Umetco in its letter dated October 6,

1997, and the receipt of the request by

NRC was noticed in the Federal

Register on October 16, 1997.

The license amendment modifies

License Condition 59 to change

completion dates for six sitereclamation milestones. The new dates

approved by the NRC extend

completion of placement of final radon

barrier for the Inactive (enhanced

barrier) and the A–9 impoundments by

four years, and that for the Heap Leach

impoundment by one year; and

placement of erosion protection cover

for the Inactive impoundment by five

years, and for the A–9 and the Heap

Leach impoundments by four years.

Umetco attributes the delays to its

efforts to enhance the previously

approved designs of the Inactive and the

A–9 impoundments, and in obtaining

permits for a rock quarry that can

produce sufficient volumes and quality

of rock for erosion protection cover.

Based on the review of Umetco’s

submittal, the NRC staff concludes that

the delays are attributable to factors

beyond Umetco’s control, the proposed

work is scheduled to be completed as

expeditiously as practicable, and the

added risk to the public health and

safety is not significant, as it already

meets the limit of radon emissions to an

average flux of no more than 20 pCi/m2/

s above background.

An environmental assessment is not

required since this action is

categorically excluded under 10 CFR

51.22(c)(11), and an environmental

report from the licensee is not required

by 10 CFR 51.60(b)(2).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Umetco’s

amended license, and the NRC staff’s

technical evaluation of the amendment

request are being made available for

public inspection at the Commission’s

Public Document Room at 2120 L Street,

NW., (Lower Level), Washington, DC

20555.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Mohammad W. Haque, Uranium

Recovery Branch, Division of Waste

Management, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555.

Telephone (301) 415–6640.
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Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3d day

of December, 1997.

Joseph J. Holonich,

Chief, Uranium Recovery Branch, Division

of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 97–32270 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

The National Partnership Council;

Meeting

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

Time and date: 1:00 p.m., December

10, 1997.

Place: OPM Conference Center, Room

1350, Theodore Roosevelt Building,

1900 E Street, NW., Washington, DC

20415–0001. The conference center is

located on the first floor.

Status: This meeting will be open to

the public. Seating will be available on

a first-come, first-served basis.

Individuals with special access needs

wishing to attend should contact OPM

at the number shown below to obtain

appropriate accommodations.

Matters to be Considered: The

National Partnership Council will

complete its discussion of and adopt it

strategic action plan and meeting

schedule for calendar year 1998. The

Council will also complete its review of

the draft 1998 Report to the President on

the Progress of Labor-Management

Partnerships.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Michael Cushing, Director, Center for

Partnership and Labor-Management

Relations, Office of Personnel

Management, Theodore Roosevelt

Building, 1900 E Street, NW., Room

7H28, Washington, DC 20415–0001,

(202) 606–2930.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: We invite

interested persons and organizations to

submit written comments. Mail or

deliver your comments to Michael

Cushing at the address shown above.

Office of Personnel Management.

Janice R. Lachance,

Director.

[FR Doc. 97–32285 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6325–01–M

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Determination of Quarterly Rate of

Excise Tax for Railroad Retirement

Supplemental Annuity Program

In accordance with directions in

Section 3221(c) of the Railroad

Retirement Tax Act (26 U.S.C., Section

3221(c)), the Railroad Retirement Board

has determined that the excise tax

imposed by such Section 3321(c) on

every employer, with respect to having

individuals in his employ, for each

work-hour for which compensation is

paid by such employer for services

rendered to him during the quarter

beginning January 1, 1998, shall be at

the rate of 35 cents.

In accordance with directions in

Section 15(a) of the Railroad Retirement

Act of 1974, the Railroad Retirement

Board has determined that for the

quarter beginning January 1, 1998, 31.6

percent of the taxes collected under

Sections 3211(b) and 3221(c) of the

Railroad Retirement Tax Act shall be

credited to the Railroad Retirement

Account and 68.4 percent of the taxes

collected under such Sections 3211(b)

and 3221(c) plus 100 percent of the

taxes collected under Section 3221(d) of

the Railroad Retirement Tax Act shall be

credited to the Railroad Retirement

Supplemental Account.

Dated: December 2, 1997.

By Authority of the Board.

Beatrice Ezerski,

Secretary to the Board.

[FR Doc. 97–32315 Filed 12–9–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7905–01–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Rel. No. IC–22924; File No. 812–10240]

Nationwide Life Insurance Company, et

al.; Notice of Application

December 3, 1997.

AGENCY: U.S. Securities and Exchange

Commission (‘‘SEC or Commission’’).

ACTION: Notice of application for an

order under (i) Sections 6(c) and 17(b)

of the Investment Company Act of 1940

(the ‘‘Act’’) granting exemptive relief

from Section 17(a) of the Act; and (ii)

Section 12(d)(1)(J) of the Act granting

exemptive relief from Sections

12(d)(1)(A) and 12(d)(1)(B) of the Act.

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants

request an order to commence

operations as a ‘‘fund of funds’’ whereby

certain investment companies would

invest in both investment companies

that are part of the same ‘‘group of

investment companies’’ and investment

companies that are not part of the same

‘‘group of investment companies.’’

Other investments of the ‘‘fund of

funds’’ could include government

securities, short-term fixed income

securities, and a guaranteed investment

contract.

APPLICANTS: Nationwide Life Insurance

Company, Nationwide Advisory

Services, Inc., Nationwide Asset

Allocation Trust, Nationwide Investing

Foundation, Nationwide Investing

Foundation II, and Nationwide Account

Trust.

FILING DATES: The application was filed

on July 8, 1996, and amended and

restated on February 18, 1997, July 25,

1997, and November 19, 1997, and

amended on December 3, 1997.

HEARING OR NOTIFICATION OF HEARING: An

order granting the application will be

issued unless the SEC orders a hearing.

Interested persons may request a

hearing by writing to the SEC’s

Secretary and serving Applicants with a

copy of the request, personally or by

mail. Hearing requests should be

received by the SEC by 5:30 p.m. on

December 29, 1997, and should be

accompanied by proof of service on

Applicants in the form of an affidavit or,

for lawyers, a certificate of service.

Hearing requests should state the nature

of the writer’s interest, the reason for the

request, and the issues contested.

Persons who wish to be notified of a

hearing may request notification by

writing to the SEC’s Secretary.

ADDRESSES: SEC, Secretary, 450 Fifth

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C., 20549.

Applicants, Nationwide Life Insurance

Company, One Nationwide Plaza,

Columbus, Ohio 43215.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Edward P. Macdonald, Senior Counsel,

Office of Insurance Products, Division of

Investment Management, at (202) 942–

0670.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

following is a summary of the

application. The complete application

may be obtained for a fee from the SEC’s

Public Reference Branch, 450 Fifth

Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549

(tel. (202) 942–8090).

Applicants’ Representations

1. Nationwide Life Insurance

Company (‘‘Nationwide’’) is organized

as a stock life insurance company under

Ohio state law. Nationwide is admitted

to do business in all fifty states, as well

as the District of Columbia, the U.S.

Virgin Islands, and Puerto Rico.

2. Nationwide Asset Allocation Trust

(‘‘NAAT’’) is a Massachusetts business

trust, initially consisting of five series