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Nuclear Operating Company (STPNOC)

regarding the STPNOC’s exemption request

to exclude certain components from the

scope of special treatment requirements in

10 CFR Part 50 and the associated NRC

staff’s Draft Safety Evaluation Report.

12:45 p.m.–2:15 p.m.: Control Room

Habitability (Open)—The Committee will

hear presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff and

the nuclear industry regarding issues

associated with control room habitability

and the staff and industry efforts in

resolving those issues.

2:30 p.m.–4 p.m.: Proposed Final Regulatory

Guide DG–1053, ‘‘Calibration and

Dosimetry Methods for Determining

Pressure Vessel Neutron Fluence’’

(Open)—The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions with

representatives of the NRC staff regarding

the proposed final Regulatory Guide DG–

1053, including the staff’s resolution of

public comments.

4 p.m.–5 p.m.: Break and Preparation of Draft

ACRS Reports (Open)—Cognizant ACRS

members will prepare draft reports, as

needed, for consideration by the full

Committee.

5 p.m.–7 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS

Reports (Open)—The Committee will

discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Friday, December 8, 2000

8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening Statement by

the ACRS Chairman (Open)—The ACRS

Chairman will make opening remarks

regarding the conduct of the meeting.

8:35 a.m.–10 a.m.: Proposed Modifications to

the Commission’s Safety Goal Policy

Statement for Reactors (Open)—The

Committee will hear presentations by and

hold discussions with representatives of

the NRC staff regarding the proposed

modifications to the Commission’s Safety

Goal Policy Statement for reactors.

10:15 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Annual Report to the

Commission on the NRC Safety Research

Program (Open)—The Committee will

discuss the draft ACRS report to the

Commission on the NRC Safety Research

Program, and will meet with

representatives of the NRC staff, as needed.

1 p.m.–1:30 p.m.: Future ACRS Activities/

Report of the Planning and Procedures

Subcommittee (Open)—The Committee

will discuss the recommendations of the

Planning and Procedures Subcommittee

regarding items proposed for consideration

by the full Committee during future

meetings. Also, it will hear a report of the

Planning and Procedures Subcommittee on

matters related to the conduct of ACRS

business, and organizational and personnel

matters relating to the ACRS.

1:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS

Comments and Recommendations

(Open)—The Committee will discuss the

responses from the NRC Executive Director

for Operations (EDO) to comments and

recommendations included in recent ACRS

reports and letters. The EDO responses are

expected to be made available to the

Committee prior to the meeting.

1:45 p.m.–2:15 p.m.: Election of ACRS

Officers for CY 2001 (Open)—The

Committee will elect a Chairman and Vice

Chairman for the ACRS and a Member-atLarge for the Planning and Procedures

Subcommittee for CY 2001.

2:15 p.m.–3:15 p.m.: Break and Preparation

of Draft ACRS Reports (Open)—Cognizant

ACRS members will prepare draft reports,

as needed, for consideration by the full

Committee.

3:15 p.m.–7 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed

ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee

will discuss proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, December 9, 2000

8:30 a.m.–1 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed

ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee

will continue its discussion of proposed

ACRS reports.

1 p.m.–1:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)—The

Committee will discuss matters related to

the conduct of Committee activities and

matters and specific issues that were not

completed during previous meetings, as

time and availability of information permit.

Procedures for the conduct of and

participation in ACRS meetings were

published in the Federal Register on

October 11, 2000 (65 FR 60476). In

accordance with these procedures, oral

or written views may be presented by

members of the public, including

representatives of the nuclear industry.

Electronic recordings will be permitted

only during the open portions of the

meeting and questions may be asked

only by members of the Committee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

Mr. James E. Lyons, ACRS, five days

before the meeting, 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

during the meeting may be limited to

selected portions of the meeting as

determined by the Chairman.

Information regarding the time to be set

aside for this purpose may be obtained

by contacting Mr. James E. Lyons prior

to the meeting. In view of the possibility

that the schedule for ACRS meetings

may be adjusted by the Chairman as

necessary to facilitate the conduct of the

meeting, persons planning to attend

should check with Mr. James E. Lyons

if such rescheduling would result in

major inconvenience.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, 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 Mr. James E.

Lyons (telephone 301–415–7371),

between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., EST.

ACRS meeting agenda, meeting

transcripts, and letter reports are

available for downloading or viewing on

the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/

ACRSACNW.

Videoteleconferencing service is

available for observing open sessions of

ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use

this service for observing ACRS

meetings should contact Mr. Theron

Brown, ACRS Audio Visual Technician

(301–415–8066), between 7:30 a.m. and

3:45 p.m., EST, at least 10 days before

the meeting to ensure the availability of

this service. Individuals or

organizations requesting this service

will be responsible for telephone line

charges and for providing the

equipment facilities that they use to

establish the videoteleconferencing link.

The availability of

videoteleconferencing services is not

guaranteed.

The ACRS meeting dates for Calendar

Year 2001 are provided below:

ACRS meeting No. Meeting dates

..................... January 2001—No meeting.

479 .............. February 1–3, 2001.

480 .............. March 1–3, 2001.

481 .............. April 5–7, 2001.

482 .............. May 10–12, 2001.

483 .............. June 6–8, 2001.

484 .............. July 11–13, 2001.

..................... August 2001—No meeting.

485 .............. September 6–8, 2001.

486 .............. October 4–6, 2001.

487 .............. November 8–10, 2001.

488 .............. December 6–8, 2001.

Dated: November 13, 2000.

Andrew L. 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

December 5, 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:

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1Per Securities Industry Association (SIA)

Management and Professional Earnings, Table 011

(Financial Reporting Manager) + 35% overhead

(based on end-of-year 1998 figures).

Tuesday, December 5, 2000—1 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

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.

(EST). 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: November 9, 2000.

James E. Lyons,

Associate Director for Technical Support,

ACRS/ACNW.

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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 15c3–3, SEC File No. 270–

87, OMB Control No. 3235–0078.

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 collection of information

summarized below. The Commission

plans to submit this existing

collection[s] of information to the Office

of Management and Budget for

extension and approval.

• Rule 15c3–3 Customer Protection—

Reserves and Custody of Securities

Rule 15c3–3 requires broker-dealers

that hold customer securities to obtain

and maintain possession and control of

fully paid and excess margin securities

they hold for customers. In addition, the

rule requires broker-dealers that hold

customer funds to make either a weekly

or monthly computation to determine

whether certain customer funds need to

be segregated in a special reserve bank

account for the exclusive benefit of the

firm’s customers. It also requires brokerdealers (1) to maintain a description of

the procedures utilized to comply with

the possession and control requirements

of the rule; (2) to maintain a written

notification from the bank where the

Special Reserve Bank Account is located

that all assets in the account are for the

exclusive benefit of broker-dealer’s

customers; and (3) to give telegraphic

notice to the Commission, and the

appropriate Self-Regulatory

Organization under certain

circumstances.

Commission staff estimates that the

average number of hours necessary for

each broker-dealer subject to the rule to

make the required reserve computations

is 2.5 hours per response.

Approximately 327 broker-dealers

choose to make a weekly computation

and 115 broker-dealers choose to make

a monthly computation. Accordingly,

the total burden for this requirement is

estimated to be 45,960 hours annually

for all broker-dealers, based upon past

submissions. The staff believes that

financial reporting specialists will make

the computations. The staff estimates

that the hourly salary of a financial

reporting specialist is $72.40 per hour.1

Consequently, Commission staff

estimates that the annual total cost of

compliance with the reserve

computation requirement for all brokerdealers, taking overhead into

consideration, is $3,327,504.

In addition, Commission staff

estimates that broker-dealers file

approximately 30 notices per year

pursuant to the rule. Commission staff

estimates that it takes approximately 30

minutes to file each notice. Accordingly,

the total burden for this requirement is

estimated to be 15 hours annually for all

broker-dealers, based on past

submissions. The average cost per hour

is approximately $72.40. Consequently,

Commission staff estimates that the

annual total cost of compliance with the

notice requirement for all brokerdealers, taking overhead into

consideration, is $1,086.

Based on the above, Commission staff

estimates that the total cost of

compliance with the rule for all brokerdealers is $3,328,590.

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 shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the proposed collection

of information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be 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.

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: November 9, 2000.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

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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 17Ad–2(c), (d), and (h), SEC

File No. 270–149, OMB Control No. 3235–

0130

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’’) had submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget a

request for extension of the previously