Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 27 / Monday, February 10, 1997 / Notices 6017

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended

(the Act) and the Commission’s

regulations.

By March 12, 1997, the licensee may

file a request for a hearing with respect

to issuance of the amendments to the

subject facility operating licenses 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

petitions 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 rooms located at: for Byron,

the Byron Public Library District, 109 N.

Franklin, P.O. Box 434, Byron, Illinois

61010; for Braidwood, the Wilmington

Public Library, 201 S. Kankakee Street,

Wilmington, Illinois 60481. 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 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

following factors: (1) The nature of the

petitioner’s right under the Act to be

made a party to the proceeding; (2) the

nature and extent of the petitioner’s

property, financial, or other interest in

the proceeding; and (3) the possible

effect of any order which may be

entered in the proceeding on the

petitioner’s interest. The petition should

also identify the specific aspect(s) of the

subject matter of the proceeding as to

which petitioner wishes to intervene.

Any person who has filed a petition for

leave to intervene or who has been

admitted as a party may amend the

petition without requesting leave of the

Board up to 15 days prior to the first

prehearing conference scheduled in the

proceeding, but such an amended

petition must satisfy the specificity

requirements described above.

Not later than 15 days prior to the first

prehearing conference scheduled in the

proceeding, a petitioner shall file a

supplement to the petition to intervene

which must include a list of the

contentions which are sought to be

litigated in the matter. Each contention

must consist of a specific statement of

the issue of law or fact to be raised or

controverted. In addition, the petitioner

shall provide a brief explanation of the

bases of the contention and a concise

statement of the alleged facts or expert

opinion which support the contention

and on which the petitioner intends to

rely in proving the contention at the

hearing. The petitioner must also

provide references to those specific

sources and documents of which the

petitioner is aware and on which the

petitioner intends to rely to establish

those facts or expert opinion. Petitioner

must provide sufficient information to

show that a genuine dispute exists with

the applicant on a material issue of law

or fact. Contentions shall be limited to

matters within the scope of the

amendments under consideration. The

contention must be one which, if

proven, would entitle the petitioner to

relief. A petitioner who fails to file such

a supplement which satisfies these

requirements with respect to at least one

contention will not be permitted to

participate as a party.

Those permitted to intervene become

parties to the proceeding, subject to any

limitations in the order granting leave to

intervene, and have the opportunity to

participate fully in the conduct of the

hearing, including the opportunity to

present evidence and cross-examine

witnesses.

A request for a hearing or a petition

for leave to intervene must be filed with

the Secretary of the Commission, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, Attention:

Docketing and Services Branch, or may

be delivered to the Commission’s Public

Document Room, the Gelman Building,

2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, by

the above date. Where petitions are filed

during the last 10 days of the notice

period, it is requested that the petitioner

promptly so inform the Commission by

a toll-free telephone call to Western

Union at 1–(800) 248–5100 (in Missouri

1–(800) 342–6700). The Western Union

operator should be given Datagram

Identification Number N1023 and the

following message addressed to Robert

A. Capra: petitioner’s name and

telephone number; date petition was

mailed; plant name; and publication

date and page number of this Federal

Register notice. A copy of the petition

should also be sent to the Office of the

General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555–0001, and to Michael I.

Miller, Esquire; Sidley and Austin, One

First National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois

60603, attorney for the licensee.

Nontimely filings of petitions for

leave to intervene, amended petitions,

supplemental petitions and/or requests

for hearing will not be entertained

absent a determination by the

Commission, the presiding officer or the

presiding Atomic Safety and Licensing

Board that the petition and/or request

should be granted based upon a

balancing of the factors specified in 10

CFR 2.714(a)(1) (i)–(v) and 2.714(d).

If a request for a hearing is received,

the Commission’s staff may issue the

amendments after it completes its

technical review and prior to the

completion of any required hearing if it

publishes a further notice for public

comment of its proposed finding of no

significant hazards consideration in

accordance with 10 CFR 50.91 and

50.92.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application for

amendments dated November 5, 1996,

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 rooms located at:

for Byron, the Byron Public Library

District, 109 N. Franklin, P.O. Box 434,

Byron, Illinois 61010; for Braidwood,

the Wilmington Public Library, 201 S.

Kankakee Street, Wilmington, Illinois

60481.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day

of February 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Robert A. Capra,

Director, Project Directorate III–2, Division

of Reactor Projects—III/IV, Office of Nuclear

Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 97–3180 Filed 2–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

Changes in the Operator Licensing

Program; Issued

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of issuance.

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) has issued Generic

Letter 95–06, Supplement 1 to (1)

inform all licensees of nuclear power

reactors (except those licensees of

permanently shutdown reactors who are

no longer required to utilize licensed

operators) about the results of the pilot

program described in Generic Letter 95–
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1Foreign issuers may also be subject to such

requirements of the Act by reason of having

securities registered and listed on a national

securities exchange in the United States, and may

be subject to the reporting requirements by reason

of having registered securities under the Securities

Act of 1933, 15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.

2Exchange Act Release No. 20264 (Oct. 6, 1983).

06 and (2) notify addressees of NRC’s

decision to change the operator

licensing process so that facility

licensees may voluntarily prepare the

operating tests and prepare, administer,

and grade the written examinations that

the NRC will review, approve, and use

to determine the competence of operator

license applicants at power reactor

facilities. This generic letter requests

that addressees who are scheduled for

initial operator licensing examinations

and are interested in voluntarily

preparing the examinations as described

in the generic letter supplement to

contact their NRC Regional Office to

make the necessary arrangements. This

generic letter supplement is available in

the NRC Public Document Room under

accession number 9701310141.

DATES: The generic letter was issued on

January 31, 1997.

ADDRESSEES: Not applicable.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stuart Richards at (301) 415–1031.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

actions requested in this generic letter

are considered voluntary.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 4th day

of February, 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

David B. Matthews,

Acting Deputy Director, Division of Reactor

Program Management, Office of Nuclear

Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 97–3178 Filed 2–7–97; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

Regulatory Analysis Technical

Evaluation Handbook; Availability

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(NRC) announces the availability of

‘‘Regulatory Analysis Technical

Evaluation Handbook’’, (NUREG/BR–

0184). This document is a Handbook to

be used by the NRC and its contractors

in the preparation of regulatory analyses

to aid NRC decision-makers in deciding

whether a proposed new regulatory

requirement should be imposed. In

addition, it is anticipated that the

Handbook will be useful to the

Agreement States in their assessment of

new regulatory requirements. The

Handbook is an updated and revised

version of an earlier document, ‘‘A

Handbook for Value-Impact

Assessment’’ (NUREG/CR–3568), issued

by the NRC in 1983.

The 1983 document is being updated

in this Handbook to accomplish the

following objectives:

• To reflect the content of NRC’s

Regulatory Analysis Guidelines,

NUREG/BR–0058, Rev. 2, issued in

November 1995.

• To expand the scope of the

Handbook to include the entire

regulatory analysis process and to

address facilities other than power

reactors.

• To reflect NRC experience and

improvements in data and methodology

since the 1983 Handbook was issued.

• To reflect the guidance in the 1996

document ‘‘Economic Analysis of

Federal Regulations Under Executive

Order 12866’’. This document was

prepared by a Federal interagency

regulatory working group convened by

the Office of Management and Budget.

NRC obtained peer review comments

on the draft Handbook from the

following organizations: Westinghouse

Savannah River Co., Brookhaven

National Laboratory, Argonne National

Laboratory, and Science and

Engineering Associates, Inc. The

comments of these organizations are

reflected in the Handbook. The draft

version of the Handbook has also been

used by NRC staff members since

September 1993 and staff comments

have been incorporated. A draft version

of the Handbook was made available to

the public in September 1993 (58 FR

47160) but comments were not

specifically requested.

The Handbook is being issued in

loose-leaf format to facilitate future

revisions. NRC intends to periodically

revise the Handbook as new and

improved guidance, data, and methods

become available. Comments on the

Handbook from users and the public are

welcome at any time. In particular, the

NRC is requesting comments from the

Agreement States on the Handbook’s

value in preparing regulatory

documents for state rulemaking actions.

Comments should be submitted to:

Chief, Rules Review and Directives

Branch, Division of Freedom of

Information and Publication Services,

Mail Stop T–6 D59, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555–0001.

Copies of NUREG/BR–0184 may be

purchased from 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, VA 22161. A copy 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 20037.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day

of December, 1996.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Frank A. Costanzi,

Deputy Director, Division of Regulatory

Applications.

[FR Doc. 97–3179 Filed 2–7–97; 8:45 am]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. 34–38235; International Series

Release No. 1048]

List of Foreign Issuers Which Have

Submitted Information Required by the

Exemption Relating to Certain Foreign

Securities

February 4, 1997.

Foreign private issuers with total

assets in excess of $10,000,000 and a

class of equity securities held of record

by 500 or more persons, of which 300

or more shareholders reside in the

United States, are subject to registration

under Section 12(g) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. 78a et

seq. (the ‘‘Act’’).1

Rule 12g3–2(b) (17 CFR 240.12g3–

2(b)) provides an exemption from

registration under Section 12(g) of the

Act with respect to a foreign private

issuer that submits on a current basis

material specified in the Rule to the

Commission. Such required material

includes that information about which

investors ought reasonably to be

informed with respect to the issuer and

its subsidiaries and which the issuer (1)

has made or is required to make public

pursuant to the law of the country of its

domicile or in which it is incorporated

or organized, (2) has filed or is required

to file with a stock exchange on which

its securities are traded and which was

made public by such exchange and/or

(3) has distributed or is required to

distribute to its security holders.

On October 6, 1983, the Commission

revised Rule 12g3–2(b) by terminating

the availability of the exemptive rule for

certain foreign issuers with securities

quoted on an automated inter-dealer

quotation system (which includes the

NASDAQ stock market).2 The

Commission grandfathered indefinitely

securities of non-Canadian issuers in

compliance with the informationsupplying exemption as of October 6,

1983 and quoted in NASDAQ on that