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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–391]

In the Matter of Tennessee Valley

Authority (Watts Bar Nuclear Plant,

Unit 2); Order

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, the

permittee) is the current holder of

Construction Permit No. CPPR–92,

issued by the Atomic Energy

Commission on January 23, 1973, for

construction of the Watts Bar Nuclear

Plant (WBN), Unit 2. (CPPR–91 for

construction of WBN Unit 1 was also

issued on January 23, 1973, and Facility

Operating License NPF–90 was issued

for operation of Unit 1 on February 7,

1996.) Unit 2 is currently partially

completed and is being maintained in a

construction layup status. These

facilities are at the permittee’s site on

the west branch of the Tennessee River

approximately 50 miles northeast of

Chattanooga, Tennessee.

On October 13, 1999, the Tennessee

Valley Authority filed a request

pursuant to 10 CFR 50.55(b) for an

extension of the completion date for

Unit 2 to December 31, 2010. This

request was supplemented by letter

dated July 14, 2000. The permittee

requested this extension for Unit 2 for

the following reasons, as stated in its

application:

At this time, WBN Unit 2 is being

maintained in a construction layup status.

TVA plans to maintain the unit in this status

pending the determination of new generation

(supply-side) options to meet future electric

power demands. TVA’s integrated resource

plan—Energy Vision 2020—identified the

need for a flexible range of options and

alternatives required to meet, among other

things, the Tennessee Valley region’s new

base-load power supply needs through the

year 2020. Recent record breaking energy

demand in the Tennessee Valley reinforced

TVA’s obligation to provide ample safe,

economic, reliable, and environmentally

responsible sources of electric power.

Fulfilling this responsibility in light of the

many uncertainties associated with the future

electric utility industry makes it imperative

that TVA maintain a robust and flexible

range of generating options. The extension of

WBN Unit 2’s construction permit will help

TVA maintain a full scope of competitive

energy production choices.

In support of this request, the

permittee stated that

[WBN Unit 2 meets] * * * NRC’s

definition for deferred nuclear plant units as

described in Generic Letter (GL) 87–15,

‘‘Policy Statement on Deferred Plants.’’

Consideration of these units in a deferred

status does not constitute a reduction in

commitment in accordance with 10 CFR

50.55(f)(3)(i).

The current quality assurance requirements

applicable to the subject units, particularly

the maintenance, preservation, and

documentation requirements, will continue

in accordance with the Nuclear Quality

Assurance Plan * * * (NQA Plan). Future

changes to the NQA Plan may be submitted

commensurate with the site activities and

expected length of delay, in accordance with

10 CFR 50.55(f)(3).

TVA has established maintenance and layup programs that are described and

controlled in accordance with approved

plant procedures. No changes have been

made to these programs as a result of

considering these units in accordance with

GL 87–15. These programs have been

inspected periodically since their inception.

NRC conducted the last inspection of * * *

WBN Unit 2 in July 1999* * *, and no

findings or violations were identified.

Consistent with GL 87–15 * * * and 10

CFR 2.109, ‘‘Effect of Timely Renewal

Application,’’ TVA is maintaining * * * [the

WBN Unit 2] construction permit * * * . At

this time, no projected date for the

resumption of construction activities for

* * * [WBN Unit 2] is available.

The NRC’s Policy Statement on

Deferred Plants addresses extension of

construction permits for plants in

deferred status and states that the staff

will consider such extensions in

accordance with 10 CFR 50.55(b).

Section 50.55(b) does not specify any

limit on the duration of an extension

that the staff may grant, but states that

‘‘Upon good cause shown the

Commission will extend the completion

date for a reasonable period of time.’’

The staff has concluded that the

permitee’s stated bases for the requested

duration of the extension represent good

cause and are reasonable, and that this

action involves no significant hazards

consideration.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the

Commission has determined that

extending the construction completion

date will have no significant impact on

the environment.

The NRC staff has prepared an

environmental assessment and finding

of no significant impact which was

published in the Federal Register on

October 10, 2000.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application dated

October 13, 1999, as supplemented by

letter dated July 14, 2000, and the NRC

staff’s letter and Safety Evaluation of the

request for extension of the construction

permit, dated October 24, 2000.

Documents may be examined, and/or

copied for a fee, at the NRC’s Public

Document Room, located at One White

Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first

floor), Rockville, Maryland, and are

accessible electronically through the

ADAMS public Electronic Reading

Room link at the NRC Web site (http:/

/www.nrc.gov).

It Is Hereby Ordered That the latest

completion date for Construction Permit

No. CPPR–92 is extended from

December 31, 1999, to December 31,

2010.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day

of October 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brian W. Sheron,

Acting Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

Upon Written Request; Copies Available

From: Securities and Exchange

Commission, Office of Filings and

Information Services, Washington, DC

20549.

Extension:

Rule 12g3–2, OMB Control No. 3235–0119,

SEC File No. 270–104;

Rule 7a–15 thru 7a–37, OMB Control No.

3235–0132, SEC File No. 270–115;

Rule 13e–1, OMB Control No. 3235–0305,

SEC File No. 270–255.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities

and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments

on the collections of information

summarized below. The Commission

plans to submit these existing

collections of information to the Office

of Management and Budget for

extension and approval.

Rule 12g3–2 (OMB 3235–0119; SEC

File No. 270–104) provides an

exemption from Section 12(g) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for

foreign private issuers. Rule 12g3–2 is

designed to provide investors in foreign

securities with information about such

securities and the foreign issuer. It

affects approximately 1,800 foreign

issuer respondents at an estimated one

burden hour per response for a total

annual burden of 1,800 hours. All

information required by Rule 12g3–2 is

available to the public. All information

provided under Rule 12g3–2 is

mandatory.

Rules 7a–15 through 7a–37 (OMB

3235–0132; SEC File No. 270–115) sets

forth the general requirements relating

to applications, statements and reports

that must be filed under the Trust

Indenture Act of 1939 by issuers and

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trustees qualifying indentures for

offerings of debt securities. Rules 7a–15

through 7a–37 are disclosure guidelines

and do not directly result in any

collection of information. The

respondents are persons and entities

subject to Trust Indenture Act

requirements. No information collection

burdens are imposed directly by these

rules so they are assigned only one

burden hour for administrative

convenience.

Rule 13e–1 (OMB 3235–0305; SEC

File No. 270–255) makes it unlawful for

an issuer who has received notice that

it is the subject of a tender offer made

under 14(d)(1) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 and that has

commenced under Rule 14d–2 to

purchase any of its equity securities

during the tender offer unless it first

files a statement with the Commission

containing information required by the

rule. This rule is in keeping with the

commission’s statutory responsibility to

prescribe rules and regulations that are

necessary for the protection of investors.

Public companies are the respondents.

An estimated 20 respondents file Rule

13e–1 submissions annually at an

estimated 13 hours per response for a

total annual burden of 260 hours. All

information provided is made available

to the public.

Written comments are invited on: (a)

whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information collected; and (d) ways to

minimize the burden of the collection of

information on respondents, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of information

technology. Consideration will be given

to comments and suggestions submitted

in writing within 60 days of this

publication.

Please direct your written comments

to Michael E. Bartell, Associate

Executive Director, Office of

Information Technology, Securities and

Exchange Commission, 450 5th Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20549.

Dated: October 20, 2000.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–27717 Filed 10–27–00; 8:45 am]

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SECURITES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available

From: Securities and Exchange

Commission, Office of Filings and

Information Services, Washington, DC

20549.

SEC Investor Complaint Forms, SEC File No.

270–485, OMB Control No. 3235-new.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities

and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’) has

submitted to the Office of Management

and Budget a request for approval of

three proposed forms. The titles of the

forms are SEC Investor Complaint Form

(two versions) and SEC Investor

Question Form.

The SEC receives annually over

150,000 letters, e-mails, faxes, and

phone calls from investors who have

complaints and questions on a wide

range of investment-related issues. The

SEC proposes to place on its website

two online forms, and to make available

a hard-copy complaint form, to be used

by investors to submit complaints and

questions to the SEC through the

Internet, by mail, or by fax. The SEC

will use the information supplied on the

forms to respond to general investor

queries, process investor complaints, or

initiate enforcement investigations in

appropriate matters. The information

that is captured automatically in the

online forms and through manual data

entry of the hard-copy form will allow

the SEC to employ automation to direct

a complaint or question to the

appropriate division or office at the SEC

(primarily the Division of Enforcement

or the Office of Investor Education and

Assistance) for review and processing,

to maintain a record of the complaint or

question, and to track the volume of

complaints and questions received.

Investors are not required to use the

online or hard-copy Investor Complaint

Form or the Investor Question Form and

may continue to submit written

complaints and questions by letter (sent

by mail or fax), e-mail messages, and

telephone calls. However, investors who

complete the forms enable the SEC to

process their complaints and questions

more quickly and efficiently.

The respondents to the Investor

Complaint Forms and the Investor

Question Form will be investors who

want the SEC’s assistance with their

complaints against entities that the SEC

regulates, who want to report companies

or individuals who may be violating the

federal securities laws, or who want to

ask questions or request information

about the statutes and rules the SEC

administers or about specific companies

the SEC regulates.

Investors will use the Investor

Complaint Forms to send complaints to

the SEC about entities that are regulated

by the SEC, about issuers of securities,

and about individuals and companies

whose activities may violate the federal

securities laws. Investors who submit

the Investor Complaint Forms are asked

to provide information on, among other

things, their names, how they can be

contacted, the names of the financial

institutions, companies, or individuals

they are complaining about, the nature

of their complaints, what documents

can be provided, and what legal actions

they have taken. The online version asks

for general information about the

investor’s complaint and then poses

follow-up questions based on previous

answers. Most questions on the Investor

Complaint Forms are asked in a

multiple-choice style that allows the

investor to provide an answer simply by

checking a box. Some questions require

the investor to provide more detailed

full-text responses about the facts of his

complaint.

Investors will use the Investor

Question Form to ask general questions

about the SEC’s programs, rules, and

other matters that are not appropriate

for the Investor Complaint Form.

Investors who submit the Investor

Question Form are asked to provide

their names, how they can be contacted,

and their questions.

The total reporting burden of using

the Investor Complaint Forms or

Investor Question Form is estimated to

23,750 hours. This was calculated by

multiplying the total number of

investors whom the SEC expects to use

the forms times how long it will take to

complete each form (95,000 respondents

× 15 minutes = 23,750 burden hours).

Use of the Investor Complaint and

Question Forms is voluntary. The SEC

will continue to accept questions and

complaints submitted in letters (sent by

mail or fax), e-mail messages, and

telephone calls. However, if an investor

chooses to submit an Investor

Complaint Form or Investor Question

Form through the Internet, the investor

must respond to certain questions about

the nature of the complaint or the form

will not be accepted electronically.

Responses to the Investor Complaint

or Investor Question Forms are subject

to the Freedom of Information Act

(FOIA), which generally allows the SEC

to make information available to the

public upon request. An investor who

submits an Investor Complaint or

Investor Question Form may request