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Nos. 1 and 2, located in Calvert County,

Maryland.

Environmental Assessment

Identification of the Proposed Action

The proposed exemption would allow

relief from General Design Criterion 2

(GDC–2) during the upgrading of the

Unit 1 emergency diesel generator (EDG)

No. 1B. The proposed exemption will

permit the temporary removal of two

steel doors which provide protection for

the EDG No. 1B, which will be out of

service to allow modifications which

will increase its load capacity, and also

provides protection to the operating

Calvert Cliffs Unit No. 2 EDG No. 2A

and the support systems common to

Unit 1 EDG 1B and the operating Unit

2 EDGs 2A and 2B. The support systems

are required to be operable to support

the operation of Unit 2.

The upgrading of the Unit 1 EDG No.

1B will be performed during the

upcoming Unit 1 refueling outage (RFO–

14). RFO 14 is scheduled to commence

on April 3, 1998, and be completed in

early June 1998. The two steel missile

doors will be required to be removed

about 4 times during the outage. Only

one door will be removed at a time. The

licensee estimates that each of the

removals will last for about 24 hours,

which will result in a total removal time

of about 100 hours during the scheduled

60-day RFO–14.

The Need for the Proposed Action

The proposed temporary exemption is

needed to permit the completion of the

highly desirable upgrade to the Unit 1

EDG No. 1B without an unnecessary

unit shutdown.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed

Action

The Commission has completed its

evaluation of the proposed action and

concludes that the proposed action

involves features located entirely within

the protected area as defined in 10 CFR

Part 20.

The proposed action will not result in

an increase in the probability or

consequences of accidents or result in a

change in occupational or offsite dose.

Therefore, there are no radiological

impacts associated with the proposed

action.

The proposed action will not result in

a change in nonradiological plant

effluents and will have no other

nonradiological environmental impact.

Accordingly, the Commission

concludes that there are no

environmental impacts associated with

this 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.

The principal alternative to requesting

the temporary exemption for

implementation of the EDG upgrade

would be to comply with the restrictive

requirements of GDC–2. However, the

alternative would not significantly

enhance the protection of the

environment and would result in

significant loss of power generation

since a dual unit outage would be

required.

Alternative Use of Resources

This action does not involve the use

of any resources not previously

considered in the Final Environmental

Statement dated April 1973 for the

Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant, Unit

Nos. 1 and 2.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

In accordance with its stated policy,

on October 2, 1997, the staff consulted

with the Maryland State official,

Richard J. McLean of the Maryland

Department of Natural Resources,

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 September 12, 1997, as

supplemented November 3, 1997, which

are 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

Calvert County Library, Prince

Frederick, Maryland.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23d day

of December 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Darl S. Hood,

Acting Director, Project Directorate I–1,

Division of Reactor Projects—I/II, Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

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Public Workshop: Demonstrating

Compliance With the Radiological

Criteria for License Termination—

Analyses To Demonstrate ALARA, Net

Public Harm, Not Technically

Achievable, and Prohibitively

Expensive

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of workshop.

SUMMARY: The NRC will hold a public

workshop in Rockville, Maryland to

receive input from licensees and the

public on a working paper on ‘‘Analyses

to Demonstrate ALARA, Net Public

Harm, Not Technically Achievable, and

Prohibitively Expensive.’’ This working

paper is being developed as a section of

a future Regulatory Guide,

‘‘Demonstrating Compliance With the

Radiological Criteria for License

Termination.’’ The Regulatory Guide is

being written to describe an acceptable

method to comply with the NRC’s

recent final rule on Radiological Criteria

for License Termination (62 FR 39058;

July 21, 1997). The purpose of the

workshop is to obtain comments,

suggestions, and information from the

public on the approach in the working

paper so that a better Regulatory Guide

can be developed. All interested

licensees and members of the public are

invited to attend this workshop.

DATES: The workshop will be held on

January 26, 1998, beginning at 9 a.m.

and ending at about 5 p.m. There is no

pre-registration. Interested parties,

unable to attend the workshop, are

encouraged to provide written

comments by February 6, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The public workshop will

be held in the NRC’s auditorium at Two

White Flint North, 11545 Rockville

Pike, Rockville, Maryland. Visitor

parking around the NRC building is

limited; however, the workshop site is

located adjacent to the White Flint

Station on the Metro Red Line. A

transcript of this workshop will be

available for inspection, and copying for

a fee at the NRC Public Document

Room, 2120 L Street, NW., Lower Level,

Washington, DC 20555, on or about

February 6, 1998.
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Obtaining the Working Paper

A copy of the working paper to be

discussed can be obtained electronically

at the NRC Technical Conference Forum

Website under the topic ‘‘Final Rule for

License Termination’’ at http:

//techconf.llnl.gov/cgi-bin/topics or from

the NRC’s Public Document Room, 2120

L Street, NW., (Lower Level),

Washington, DC 20555; telephone 202–

634–3273; fax 202–634–3343. To view

the working paper at the Website, select

‘‘Final Rule on Radiological Criteria for

License Termination,’’ then select ‘‘Lic

Term Document Library,’’ then select

‘‘Regulatory Guide,’’ and then select

‘‘Module C.4: Regulatory Position—

Analyses to Demonstrate ALARA, Net

Public Harm, Not Technically

Achievable, and Prohibitively

Expensive.’’

Meeting Agenda

9:00 Welcome and introduction.

9:15 Presentation describing the

proposed method with opportunity

for questions and discussion.

12:00 Lunch.

1:30 Public comments on the proposed

working paper. The guide will be

considered and commented upon

section by section. Attendees will

be asked for questions and

comments on each section.

5:00 Adjourn.

SUBMITTING WRITTEN COMMENTS:

Comments may be posted electronically

on the NRC Technical Conference

Forum Website mentioned above.

Comments submitted electronically can

also be viewed at that Website.

Comments may also be mailed to the

Chief, Rules and Directives Branch, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For

information or questions on meeting

arrangements, contact Jayne

McCausland, Office of Nuclear

Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555, telephone 301–415–6219, fax

301–415–5385, E-mail:

JMM2@NRC.GOV. For technical

information or questions, contact

Stephen A. McGuire, Office of Nuclear

Regulatory Research, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555, telephone 301–415–6204;

fax: 301–415–5385; E-mail:

SAM2@NRC.GOV.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 24th day

of December, 1997.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Frank Cardile,

Acting Chief, Radiation Protection and Health

Effects Branch, Division of Regulatory

Applications, RES.

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AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

DATE: Weeks of December 29, 1997,

January 5, 12, and 19, 1998.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Week of December 29

There are no meetings the week of

December 29.

Week of January 5—Tentative

There are no meetings the week of January

5.

Week of January 12—Tentative

Thursday, January 15

9:00 a.m. Affirmation Session (PUBLIC

MEETING) (if needed)

Week of January 19—Tentative

Wednesday, January 21

10:00 a.m. Briefing on Operating Reactors

and Fuel Facilities (PUBLIC MEETING)

(Contact: William Dean, 301–415–1726)

2:00 p.m. Briefing on Material Control of

Generally Licensed Devices (PUBLIC

MEETING) (Contact: Larry Camper, 301–

415–7231)

3:30 p.m. Affirmation Session (PUBLIC

MEETING)

Friday, January 23

9:00 a.m. Discussion of Interagency Issues

(Closed—Ex. 9)

*The schedule for Commission meetings is

subject to change on short notice. To verify

the status of meetings call (recording)—(301)

415–1292. Contact person for more

information: Bill Hill (301) 415–1661.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: By a vote of 4–

0 on December 18, the Commission

determined pursuant to U.S.C. 552b(e)

and 10 CFR Sec. 9.107(a) of the

Commission’s rules that ‘‘Affirmation of

Louisiana Energy Services—Financial

Qualifications Aspects of Petitions for

Review of LBP–96–25’’ be held on

December 18, and on less than one

week’s notice to the public.

The NRC Commission Meeting

Schedule can be found on the Internet

at: http://www.nrc.gov/SECY/smj/

schedule.htm

This notice is distributed by mail to

several hundred subscribers; if you no

longer wish to receive it, or would like

to be added to it, please contact the

Office of the Secretary, Attn: Operations

Branch, Washington, D.C. 20555 (301–

415–1661).

In addition, distribution of this

meeting notice over the Internet system

is available. If you are interested in

receiving this Commission meeting

schedule electronically, please send an

electronic message to wmh@nrc.gov or

dkw@nrc.gov.

Dated: December 24, 1997.

William M. Hill, Jr.,

SECY Tracking Officer, Office of the

Secretary.

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Agency Forms Submitted for OMB

Review

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad

Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted

the following proposal(s) for the

collection of information to the Office of

Management and Budget for review and

approval.

Summary of Proposal(s)

(1) Collection title: Self-Employment

Questionnaire.

(2) Form(s) submitted: AA–4.

(3) OMB Number: 3220–0138.

(4) Expiration date of current OMB

clearance: 3/31/1998

(5) Type of request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

(6) Respondents: Individuals or

households.

(7) Estimated annual number of

respondents: 1,000.

(8) Total annual responses: 1,000.

(9) Total annual reporting hours: 691.

(10) Collection description: Section 2

of the Railroad Retirement Act provides

for payment of annuities to qualified

employees and their spouses. Work for

a railroad, work for a ‘‘Last Preretirement Non-Railroad Employer’’

(LPE) and work in self-employment

affect payment in different ways. This

collection obtains information to

determine whether claimed selfemployment is really self-employment,

and not work for a railroad or LPE.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Copies of the forms and supporting

documents can be obtained from Chuck

Mierzwa, the agency clearance officer