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Document Room, One White Flint

North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),

Rockville, Maryland, and accessible

electronically through the ADAMS

Public Electronic Reading Room link at

the NRC Web site (http://www.nrc.gov).

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 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

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

amendment 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.

If a hearing is requested, the

Commission will make a final

determination on the issue of no

significant hazards consideration. The

final determination will serve to decide

when the hearing is held.

If the final determination is that the

amendment request involves no

significant hazards consideration, the

Commission may issue the amendment

and make it immediately effective,

notwithstanding the request for a

hearing. Any hearing held would take

place after issuance of the amendment.

If the final determination is that the

amendment request involves a

significant hazards consideration, any

hearing held would take place before

the issuance of any amendment.

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:

Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, or

may be delivered to the Commission’s

Public Document Room, One White

Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first

floor), Rockville, Maryland, by the

above date. 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 Kevin P. Gallen,

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, 1800 M

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036–

5869, 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).

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application for

amendment dated September 20, 2000,

which is available for public inspection

at the Commission’s Public Document

Room, One White Flint North, 11555

Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,

Maryland, and accessible electronically

through the ADAMS Public Electronic

Reading Room link at the NRC Web site

(http://www.nrc.gov).

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day

of September, 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Jon B. Hopkins,

Senior Project Manager, Section 2, Project

Directorate III, Division of Licensing Project

Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

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Reactor Oversight Process Initial

Implementation Evaluation Panel

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of establishment of the

Reactor Oversight Process Initial

Implementation Evaluation Panel.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act of October 6,

1972 (Pub. L., 94–463, Stat. 770–776)

the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) announces the

Establishment of the Reactor Oversight

Process Initial Implementation

Evaluation Panel (IIEP). The Nuclear

Regulatory Commission has determined

that establishment of the Panel is

necessary and is in the public interest

in order to obtain advice and

recommendations on the revised reactor

oversight process (ROP). This action is

being taken in accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act after

consultation with the Committee

Management Secretariat, General

Services Administration (GSA).

Background: The ROP for commercial

reactors is described in NRC Inspection

Manual Chapter 2515. Information on

the development of the ROP is

contained in Commission papers SECY–

99–007, ‘‘Recommendations For Reactor

Oversight Process Improvements,’’

dated January 8, 1999, SECY–99–007A,

‘‘Recommendations For Reactor

Oversight Process Improvements

(Follow-up to SECY–99–007),’’ dated

March 22, 1999, and SECY–00–049,

‘‘Results of the Revised Reactor

Oversight Process Pilot Program,’’ dated

February 24, 2000.

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These Commission papers describe

the scope and content of performance

indicator reporting, a new risk-informed

baseline inspection program, a new

assessment process, and revisions to the

enforcement policy. Commission paper

SECY–00–049 also describes the results

from the Pilot Program Evaluation Panel

(a previous Federal Advisory

Committees Act (FACA) panel),

including a recommendation from the

panel to proceed with initial

implementation of the ROP at all power

reactor facilities. On March 28, 2000,

the Commission approved initial

implementation of the ROP, and on May

17, 2000, the Commission directed the

NRC staff to convene another evaluation

panel under FACA to evaluate the first

year of implementation of the ROP. The

staff has established this IIEP in

response to the Commission’s

directions.

The IIEP will function as a crossdisciplinary oversight group to

independently monitor and evaluate the

results of the first year of

implementation of the ROP and provide

advice and recommendations to the

Director of the Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation on reforming and revising

the ROP. The IIEP will provide a written

report containing an overall evaluation

of the ROP to the Director of the Office

of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. Meetings

of the Panel will be publically

announced in advance, open to the

public, and all material reviewed placed

in the public document room. A

meeting summary will be prepared

following each meeting to document the

results of the meeting.

The Panel membership will include

participants from NRC headquarters and

regional offices, a representative from

the Nuclear Energy Institute, reactor

licensee management representatives, a

representative from the Union of

Concerned Scientists (a public interest

group), and representatives from State

Governments.

The establishment of the Panel will be

effective with the filing of its charter

with the standing committees of

Congress having legislative jurisdiction

over the NRC, the Library of Congress,

and GSA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Andrew L. Bates, Office of the Secretary,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555: Telephone 301–

415–1963.

Dated: September 26, 2000.

Andrew L. Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards Subcommittee Meeting on

Fire Protection; Notice of Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittee on Fire

Protection will hold a meeting on

October 16 (Room T–2B3) and 17 (Room

T–2B1), 2000, 11545 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, Maryland.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Monday, October 16, 2000—8:30 a.m.

until the conclusion of business

Tuesday, October 17, 2000—8:30 a.m.

until the conclusion of business

The Subcommittee will review the

revised draft NFPA 805 Performance

Standard for Fire Protection for Light

water Reactor Electric Generating

Plants, Draft Regulatory Guide on Fire

Protection for Operating Nuclear Power

Plants, post-fire safe shutdown circuit

analysis, and other fire protection

related issues. The purpose of this

meeting is to gather information,

analyze relevant issues and facts, and to

formulate proposed positions and

actions, as appropriate, for deliberation

by the full Committee.

Oral statements may be presented by

members of the public with the

concurrence of the Subcommittee

Chairman; written statements will be

accepted and made available to the

Committee. 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 Subcommittee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer

named below five days prior to the

meeting, if possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

During the initial portion of the

meeting, the Subcommittee, along with

any of its consultants who may be

present, may exchange preliminary

views regarding matters to be

considered during the balance of the

meeting.

The Subcommittee will then hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff,

and other interested persons regarding

this review.

Further information regarding the

Chairman’s ruling on requests for the

opportunity to present oral statements

and the time for topics to be discussed,

whether the meeting has been canceled

or rescheduled, and allotted therefor,

can be obtained by contacting the

cognizant ACRS staff engineer, Mr.

Amarjit Singh (telephone 301/415–

6899) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

(EDT). Persons planning to attend this

meeting are urged to contact the above

named individual one or two working

days prior to the meeting to be advised

of any potential changes to the agenda,

etc., that may have occurred.

Dated: September 26, 2000.

James E. Lyons,

Associate Director for Technical Support,

ACRS/ACNW.

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[Docket No. 40–8027]

Decommissioning of Sequoyah Fuels

Corporation Uranium Conversion

Facility in Gore, Oklahoma: Notice of

Intent To Conduct a Public Outreach

Meeting for Sequoyah Fuels Uranium

Conversion Facility

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of Intent To Conduct a

Public Outreach Meeting.

SUMMARY: The NRC will conduct a

meeting to discuss the status of the

environmental review of

decommissioning activities at the SFC

facility near Gore, Oklahoma, and to

obtain public comments on the

environmental impacts that need to be

addressed. Ample time will be provided

for public comment at the meeting,

although comments and questions will

generally be limited to the remediation

of the SFC facility. This meeting is part

of the continuing process to keep

affected stakeholders and the public

informed of plans, schedules and

important issues related to the

remediation of the SFC facility.

DATES: The NRC will meet with the

public on Tuesday, October 17, 2000,

from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Gore Junior High School

cafeteria, 1200 Highway 10N, Gore,

Oklahoma.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC

is preparing an Environmental Impact

Statement (EIS) for the

decommissioning of the Sequoyah Fuels

Corporation’s (SFC) uranium conversion

facility located in Gore, Oklahoma.

From 1970 until 1993, SFC operated a

uranium conversion facility at a site

located in Gore, Oklahoma, under the

authority of an NRC license issued

pursuant to 10 CFR part 40. The main

process was the conversion of uranium

oxide (yellowcake) to uranium

hexafluoride. A second process, begun