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20, 2000, at the Ronald Reagan Building,

International Trade Center, 1300

Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC. The meeting is

tentatively scheduled to begin at 10 a.m.

to October 19, and at 9 a.m. on October

20.

Topics for discussion include: Issues

in risk-adjusting payments to

Medicare+Choice plans; Medicare

MSAs; meeting Medicare+Choice

program goals; proposed work plan for

regulatory burden study; post-surgical

recovery care centers; developing input

price indexes for all health care settings;

ESRD payment issues; issues in postacute care, including case-mix changes

in skilled nursing facilities, payment

policy for speciality psychiatric

facilities, and the feasibility of

developing clinical indicators for

evaluating use; and options to reduce

beneficiary coinsurance for hospital

outpatient department services.

Agendas will be mailed on October

11, 2000. The final agenda will be

available on the Commission’s website

(www.MedPAC.gov).

ADDRESSES: MedPAC’s address is: 1730

K Street, NW., Suite 800, Washington,

DC 20006. The telephone number is

(202) 653–7220.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Diane Ellison, Office Manager, (202)

653–7220.

Murray N. Ross,

Executive Director.

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NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY

Advisory Committee Meeting

AGENCY: National Council on Disability

(NCD).

SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

schedule of the forthcoming meeting, in

teleconference format, for NCD’s Youth

Advisory Committee. Notice of this

meeting is required under Section

10(a)(1)(2) of the Federal Advisory

Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–463).

Youth Advisory Committee: The

purpose of NCD’s Youth Advisory

Committee is to provide input into NCD

activities consistent with the values and

goals of the Americans with Disabilities

Act.

Date: November 15, 2000, 4 p.m.–5

p.m. EST.

Location: 1331 F Street, NW., Suite

1050, Washington, DC.

For Youth Advisory Committee

Information Contact: Gerrie Drake

Hawkins, Ph.D., Program Specialist,

National Council on Disability, 1331 F

Street NW., Suite 1050, Washington, DC

20004; 202–272–2004 (voice), 202–272–

2074 (TTY), 202–272–2022 (fax),

ghawkins@ncd.gov (e-mail).

Agency Mission: The National Council

on Disability is an independent federal

agency composed of 15 members

appointed by the President of the

United States and confirmed by the U.S.

Senate. Its overall purpose is to promote

policies, programs, practices, and

procedures that guarantee equal

opportunity for all people with

disabilities, regardless of the nature or

severity of the disability; and to

empower people with disabilities to

achieve economic self-sufficiency,

independent living, and inclusion and

integration into all aspects of society.

This committee is necessary to

provide advice and recommendations to

NCD on disability issues.

We currently have a membership

reflecting our nation’s diversity and

representing a variety of disabling

conditions from across the United

States.

Open Meeting: This advisory

committee meeting, in teleconference

format, of the National Council on

Disability will be open to the public.

However, due to fiscal constraints and

staff limitations, a limited number of

additional lines will be available. Those

interested in joining the meeting should

contact the appropriate staff member

listed above. Space is limited.

Records will be kept of all Youth

Advisory Committee meetings calls and

will be available after the meeting for

public inspection at the National

Council on Disability.

Signed in Washington, DC, on October 5,

2000.

Jeffrey T. Rosen,

General Counsel and Director of Policy.

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[Docket No. 030–32990; License No. 47–

25225–01; EA–00–118]

In the Matter of Bass Energy, Inc.

Bruceton Mills, West Virginia 26525;

Order Imposing Civil Monetary Penalty

I

Bass Energy, Inc. (Licensee) is the

previous holder of Materials License No.

47–25225–01 originally issued by the

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

on December 15, 1992, and amended on

September 2, 1998. The License has

subsequently been transferred to

another entity. The license authorized

Bass Energy, Inc. to possess and use

sealed sources registered pursuant to 10

CFR 32.210 or an equivalent Agreement

State regulation and contained in a Scan

Technologies Model 3500 fixed gauging

device.

II

An investigation of the Licensee’s

activities was initiated by the NRC

Office of Investigations (OI) on

November 3, 1999, and an NRC

inspection conducted on September 28,

1999. The results of the investigation

and inspection revealed that the

licensee had not conducted its activities

in full compliance with NRC

requirements. A written Notice of

Violation and Proposed Imposition of

Civil Penalty (Notice) was served upon

the Licensee by letter dated June 30,

2000. The Notice stated the nature of the

violations, the provisions of the NRC’s

requirements that the Licensee violated,

and the amount of the civil penalty

proposed for the violations.

To date, the Licensee has not

responded to the Notice or paid the civil

penalty. Additionally, telephone calls

were initiated on August 16,18, 25 and

30, and September 1, 2000 by Mr. Mark

Lesser, Acting Deputy Director, Division

of Nuclear Materials Safety, NRC,

Region II, to Mr. Thomas, President of

Bass Energy, Inc., and his attorney

concerning Bass Energy’s intent to

respond to the Notice or pay the civil

penalty. Mr. Thomas has declined to

discuss the matter and his attorney has

not returned Mr. Lesser’s calls.

III

After consideration of the Licensee’s

failure to respond to the Notice and pay

the proposed civil penalty, the NRC staff

has determined, that the civil penalty in

the amount of $8,800 for the violations

described in the Notice should be

imposed.

IV

In view of the foregoing and pursuant

to Section 234 of the Atomic Energy Act

of 1954, as amended (Act), 42 U.S.C.

2282, 10 CFR 2.201 and 10 CFR 2.205,

It Is Hereby Ordered That:

(A) The Licensee pay a civil penalty

in the amount of $8,800 within 30 days

of the date of this Order, in accordance

with NUREG/BR–0254. In addition, at

the time of making payment, the

Licensee shall submit a statement

indicating when and by what method

payment was made, to the Director,

Office of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, One White

Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, MD 20852–2738, and

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(B) The Licensee respond in writing to

the Notice pursuant to the provisions of

10 CFR 2.201 within 30 days of the date

of this Order addressing: (1) Admission

or denial of the alleged violations, (2)

the reasons for the violations if

admitted, and if denied, the reasons

why, (3) the corrective steps that have

been taken and the results achieved, (4)

the corrective steps that will be taken to

avoid further violations, and (5) the date

when full compliance will be achieved.

This response shall also be addressed to

the Director, Office of Enforcement, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The Licensee may request a hearing

within 30 days of the date of this Order.

Where good cause is shown,

consideration will be given to extending

the time to request a hearing. A request

for extension of time must be made in

writing to the Director, Office of

Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555,

and include a statement of good cause

for the extension. A request for a

hearing should be clearly marked as a

‘‘Request for an Enforcement Hearing’’

and shall be submitted to the Secretary,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

ATTN: Rulemakings and Adjudications

Staff, Washington, DC 20555. Copies

also shall be sent to the Director, Office

of Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555, to

the Assistant General Counsel for

Materials Litigation and Enforcement at

the same address, and to the Regional

Administrator, NRC Region II, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 61

Forsyth St., SW, Suite 23T85, Atlanta,

GA 30303.

If a hearing is requested, the

Commission will issue an Order

designating the time and place of the

hearing. If the Licensee fails to request

a hearing within 30 days of the date of

this Order (or if written approval of an

extension of time in which to request a

hearing has not been granted), the

provisions of this Order shall be

effective without further proceedings. If

payment has not been made by that

time, the matter may be referred to the

Attorney General for collection.

In the event the Licensee requests a

hearing as provided above, the issues to

be considered at such hearing shall be:

(a) Whether the Licensee was in

violation of the Commission’s

requirements as set forth in Part I of the

Notice referenced in Section II above,

and

(b) Whether, on the basis of such

violation, this Order should be

sustained.

Dated this 29th day of September 2000.

R. William Borchardt,

Director, Office of Enforcement.

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Consideration of License Amendment

Request for the Nuclear Fuels

Services, Inc., and Opportunity for

Hearing

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability of

Environmental Assessment and Finding

of No Significant Impact and

Opportunity to Request a Hearing on

Amendment of Materials License SNM–

124, Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission is considering the

amendment of Special Nuclear Material

License SNM–124 at the Nuclear Fuel

Services, Inc. facility located in Erwin,

TN.

Environmental Assessment

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Background

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(NRC) staff has evaluated the

environmental impacts of the

amendment request from Nuclear Fuel

Services, Inc. (NFS) to change liquid

effluent action levels and reporting

commitments in Materials License

SNM–124 in accordance with 10 CFR

20.1302. This Environmental

Assessment (EA) has been prepared

pursuant to the Council on

Environmental Quality (CEQ)

regulations (40 CFR Parts 1500–1508)

and NRC regulations (10 CFR Part 51)

which implement the requirements of

the National Environmental Policy Act

(NEPA) of 1969. The purpose of this

document is to assess the environmental

consequences of the proposed license

amendment.

The NFS facility in Erwin, TN is

authorized under SNM–124 to possess

nuclear materials for the fabrication and

assembly of nuclear fuel components.

The facility produces nuclear fuel for

the U.S. Naval Reactor Program. The

principle operations include: (1) the

processing of highly enriched uranium

[greater than 90 weight percent 235U]

into a classified fuel product; and (2) the

processing of scrap materials containing

highly enriched uranium (HEU) to

recover uranium.

1.2 Review Scope

In accordance with 10 CFR Part 51,

this EA serves to (1) present information

and analysis for determining whether to

issue a Finding of No Significant Impact

(FONSI) or to prepare an Environmental

Impact Statement (EIS); (2) fulfill the

NRC’s compliance with the National

Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) when

no EIS is necessary; and (3) facilitate

preparation of an EIS if one is necessary.

Should the NRC issue a FONSI, no EIS

would be prepared and the license

amendment would be granted.

1.3 Proposed Action

The proposed action is to amend NRC

Materials License SNM–124 to change

liquid effluent action levels and

reporting commitments in accordance

with 10 CFR 20.1302. Currently, NFS

uses 20.1302(b)(2) to demonstrate

compliance. NFS proposes to use

20.1302(b)(1) to demonstrate

compliance.

1.4 Need for Proposed Action

Licensees are required to comply with

the annual dose limits in 10 CFR

20.1301. The applicable dose limit in

20.1301(a)(1) states that the licensee

shall conduct operations so that the

total effective dose equivalent (TEDE) to

individual members of the public from

the license operation does not exceed

100 mrem in a year, exclusive of dose

contribution from background radiation,

from medical procedures, or from the

licensee’s disposal of radioactive

material into sanitary sewerage. In

accordance with 10 CFR 20.1302,

compliance can be demonstrated by

either of two ways: (1) the licensee can

demonstrate, by measurement or

calculation, that the TEDE to the

individual likely to receive the highest

dose from the licensed operation does

not exceed the annual dose limit; or (2)

the licensee may show that the annual

average concentrations of radioactive

material released in the gaseous and

liquid effluents at the boundary of the

restricted area do not exceed values

specified in Table 2, ‘‘Effluent

Concentrations,’’ of Appendix B to 10

CFR Part 20 in conjunction with other

measurements.

Amending the NFS license to allow

effluent discharge compliance to be

reported as dose provides the licensee

with the flexibility to continue

operating the Waste Water Treatment

Facility (WWTF) in case a sample is

suspect and needs to be re-analyzed.

NFS has previously demonstrated

compliance with the annual dose limit

in 10 CFR 20.1301 for releases to the

Nolichucky River from the WWTF by