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12 DOE has promulgated an order, DOE 435.1,

‘‘Radioactive Waste Management,’’ (July 9, 1999),

that addresses, among other things, the

classification of waste as incidental and not HLW.

NRDC has challenged DOE’s use of incidental

waste. [NRDC and Snake River v. DOE, No. 00–

70015 (May 22, 2000).]

waste. The results of the NRC staff

review were provided as input to the

DOE decision. DOE is responsible for

determining whether the residual tank

waste can be classified as incidental.12

III. Conclusion

NRC has provided technical

assistance, from a safety perspective, on

DOE’s methodology for classifying

waste as ‘‘incidental.’’ NRC staff has

concluded that DOE’s commitments to

(1) clean up to the maximum extent

technically and economically practical,

and (2) meet performance objectives

consistent with those required for

disposal of low-level waste, if satisfied,

should serve to provide adequate

protection of public health and safety.

NRC does not have licensing and

related regulatory authority over the

HLW or residual wastes in the tanks at

Savannah River. The authority and

responsibility for classifying the waste

at Savannah River reside in DOE, not

NRC. Therefore, the issues underlying

the petition should be directed to DOE.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 2nd day

of October, 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

William F. Kane,

Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety

and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 00–26762 Filed 10–17–00; 8:45 am]

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Reactor Oversight Process Initial

Implementation Evaluation Panel

Meeting Notice

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),

on October 2, 2000, announced the

establishment of the Reactor Oversight

Process Initial Implementation

Evaluation Panel (IIEP). The IIEP will

function as a cross-disciplinary

oversight group to independently

monitor and evaluate the results of the

first year of implementation of the

Reactor Oversight Process (ROP). A

Charter governing the IIEP functions as

a Federal Advisory Committee is being

filed on October 16, 2000, after

consultation with the Committee

Management Secretariat, General

Services Administration. The IIEP will

hold its first meeting on November 1–

2, 2000, in Conference Room T–8A1,

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

The IIEP meeting participants are listed

below along with their affiliation:

A. Randolph Blough—U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission

R. William Borchardt—U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission

Kenneth Brockman—U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

Steve Floyd—Nuclear Energy Institute

David Garchow—PSEG Nuclear LLC

Richard Hill—Southern Nuclear Operating

Company

Rod Krich—Commonwealth Edison

Company

Robert Laurie—California Energy

Commission

David Lochbaum—Union of Concerned

Scientists

James Moorman, III—U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

Loren Plisco—U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

Steven Reynolds—U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

A. Edward Scherer—Southern California

Edison Company

James Setser—Georgia Department of Natural

Resources

James Trapp—U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission

A tentative agenda of the meeting is outlined

as follows:

November 1, 2000

1:00–1:20—Welcome & Opening Remarks

—Introduction of Committee Members

1:20–1:40—Role of Independent Advisory

Committees

1:40–2:00—Legal Requirements of FACA

Committees

2:00–3:00—IIEP Charter

—Discussion of Proposed Bylaws

3:00–3:15—Break

3:15–3:30—Administrative Support for

FACA Committee

3:30–3:45—Lessons Learned and Best

Practices from the Pilot Program

Evaluation Panel

3:45–4:00—Current Status of the Reactor

Oversight Process

4:00–5:00—Overview of Staff Performance

Measures

Thursday, November 2, 2000

8:00–10:15—Detailed Discussion of Staff

Performance Measures

10:15–10:30—Break

10:30–12:00—Detailed Discussion of Staff

Performance Measures

12:00–12:45—Lunch

12:45–3:15—IIEP Discussion on

Acceptability of Staff Performance

Measures

3:15–3:30—Break

3:30–4:30—Agenda Planning

Meetings of the IIEP are open to the

members of the public. Formal procedures

for the conduct of the Panel meetings will be

developed during the November 1–2, 2000

meeting. In the interim, at the November 1–

2, 2000, meeting, oral or written views may

be presented by the members of the public,

including members of the nuclear industry.

Persons desiring to make oral statements

should notify Mr. Loren R. Plisco (Telephone

404/562–4501, e-mail LRP@nrc.gov) or Mr.

John D. Monninger (Telephone 301/415–

3495, e-mail JDM@nrc.gov) five days prior to

the meeting date, if possible, so that

appropriate arrangements can be made to

allow necessary time during the meeting for

such statements. Use of still, motion picture,

and television cameras will be permitted

during this meeting.

Further information regarding topics of

discussion; whether the meeting has been

canceled, rescheduled, or relocated; and the

Panel Chairman’s ruling regarding requests to

present oral statements and time allotted,

may be obtained by contacting Mr. Loren R.

Plisco or Mr. John D. Monninger between

8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EDT.

IIEP meeting transcripts and meeting

reports will be available from the

Commission’s Public Document Room.

Transcripts will be placed on the agency’s

web page when a web site for the IIEP is

established.

Dated: October 12, 2000.

Andrew Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards

Subcommittee Meeting on Planning

and Procedures; Notice of Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning

and Procedures will hold a meeting on

October 31, 2000, Room T–2B1, 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance, with the exception of

a portion that may be closed pursuant

to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (2) and (6) to discuss

organizational and personnel matters

that relate solely to internal personnel

rules and practices of ACRS, and

information the release of which would

constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows: Tuesday, October

31, 2000—1:00 p.m. until the conclusion

of business.

The Subcommittee will discuss

proposed ACRS activities and related

matters. 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

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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 person named

below five days prior to the meeting, if

possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, the scheduling of

sessions open to the public, whether the

meeting has been canceled or

rescheduled, the Chairman’s ruling on

requests for the opportunity to present

oral statements, and the time allotted

therefor can be obtained by contacting

the cognizant ACRS staff person, Dr.

John T. Larkins (telephone: 301/415–

7360) 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 changes in schedule, etc., that

may have occurred.

Dated: October 12, 2000.

James E. Lyons,

Associate Director for Technical Support,

ACRS/ACNW.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

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Subcommittee on Plant Systems;

Notice of Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittee on Plant

Systems will hold a meeting on October

31, 2000, 11545 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows: Tuesday, October

31, 2000—8:30 a.m. until 12:00 noon.

The Subcommittee will discuss the

safety evaluation reports on the topical

reports for ABB/CE and Siemens Digital

I&C Applications. 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 and 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 topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been canceled or rescheduled, and

the Chairman’s ruling on requests for

the opportunity to present oral

statements and the time 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: October 6, 2000.

James E. Lyons,

Associate Director for Technical Support.

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Biweekly Notice; Applications and

Amendments to Facility Operating

Licenses Involving No Significant

Hazards Considerations

I. Background

Pursuant to Public Law 97–415, the

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(the Commission or NRC staff) is

publishing this regular biweekly notice.

Public Law 97–415 revised section 189

of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as

amended (the Act), to require the

Commission to publish notice of any

amendments issued, or proposed to be

issued, under a new provision of section

189 of the Act. This provision grants the

Commission the authority to issue and

make immediately effective any

amendment to an operating license

upon a determination by the

Commission that such amendment

involves no significant hazards

consideration, notwithstanding the

pendency before the Commission of a

request for a hearing from any person.

This biweekly notice includes all

notices of amendments issued, or

proposed to be issued from September

25, 2000, through October 6, 2000. The

last biweekly notice was published on

October 4, 2000.

Notice of Consideration of Issuance of

Amendments to Facility Operating

Licenses, Proposed No Significant

Hazards Consideration Determination,

and Opportunity for a Hearing

The Commission has made a

proposed determination that the

following amendment requests involve

no significant hazards consideration.

Under the Commission’s regulations in

10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation

of the facility in accordance with the

proposed amendment would not (1)

involve a significant increase in the

probability or consequences of an

accident previously evaluated; or (2)

create the possibility of a new or

different kind of accident from any

accident previously evaluated; or (3)

involve a significant reduction in a

margin of safety. The basis for this

proposed determination for each

amendment request is shown below.

The Commission is seeking public

comments on this proposed

determination. Any comments received

within 30 days after the date of

publication of this notice will be

considered in making any final

determination.

Normally, the Commission will not

issue the amendment until the

expiration of the 30-day notice period.

However, should circumstances change

during the notice period such that

failure to act in a timely way would

result, for example, in derating or

shutdown of the facility, the

Commission may issue the license

amendment before the expiration of the

30-day notice period, provided that its

final determination is that the

amendment involves no significant

hazards consideration. The final

determination will consider all public

and State comments received before

action is taken. Should the Commission

take this action, it will publish in the

Federal Register a notice of issuance

and provide for opportunity for a

hearing after issuance. The Commission

expects that the need to take this action

will occur very infrequently.