69798 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 224 / Monday, November 20, 2000 / Notices

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 14th day

of November 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Richard L. Emch, Jr.,

Chief, Section 1, Project Directorate II,

Division of Licensing Project Management,

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 00–29635 Filed 11–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Summary and Categorization of Public

Comments on the Control of Solid

Materials: Notice of Availability

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) is announcing the

completion and availability of NUREG/

CR–6682, Final Report, entitled

‘‘Summary and Categorization of Public

Comments on the Control of Solid

Materials.’’

ADDRESSES: Copies of NUREG/CR–6682,

Final Report, may be obtained by

writing to the Superintendent of

Documents, U.S. Government Printing

Office, P.O. Box 37082, Washington, DC

20402–9328. Copies are also available

from the National Technical Information

Service, 5285 Port Royal Road,

Springfield, Virginia 22161. A copy of

the document is available for inspection

and/or copying for a fee in the NRC

Public Document Room, 11555

Rockville Pike, Room O–1F21,

Rockville, Maryland. A copy is also

posted on the NRC’s internet web site at

URL = ‘‘http://www.nrc.gov/NMSS/

IMNS/controlsolids.html.’’

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Giorgio Gnugnoli, Division of Waste

Management, Office of Nuclear Material

Safety and Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555–0001. Telephone: (301) 415–

7135.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: At this

time, the NRC is in the preliminary

stages of examining its approach for

control of solid materials and has sought

public input to its decision-making

process through various forums. To aid

in this process, the NRC prepared an

Issues Paper that described issues and

alternatives related to release of solid

materials. This Issues Paper was

published in the Federal Register on

June 30, 1999, (64 FR 35090). That

Federal Register Notice (FRN) provided

for an opportunity to submit public

comments on the Issues Paper, in

general, and specifically on the NRC

examination of its approach for control

of solid material. The closing period for

public comments was originally

November 15, 1999, but was extended

until December 22, 1999. The FRN

invited public comment on the paper

and, to provide further opportunity for

public input, the NRC held a series of

public meetings during Fall 1999 at the

following four locations: (1) San

Francisco, CA on September 15–16,

1999; (2) Atlanta, GA on October 5–6,

1999; (3) Rockville, MD on November 1–

2, 1999; (4) Chicago, IL on December 7–

8, 1999.

The Issues Paper described the

following 2 process alternatives: (1)

Continue current NRC practice of caseby-case consideration of licensee

requests for release of solid material or

consider updating existing guidance;

and (2) conduct a rulemaking to

establish criteria for control of solid

materials.

Over 800 comments have been

received on the Issues Paper. The

majority of the comments focused on

the specific technical approaches. With

the assistance of contractors, the public

meeting transcripts and the public

comments received by the NRC staff

were collected and organized into a

database to facilitate NRC staff review of

the public comment. The NUREG/CR–

6682 provides a summary and

characterization of the public comments

and meetings, as well as major trends in

the comments.

Various sections of the NUREG/CR–

6682 summarize comments received on

the process alternatives for establishing

criteria for control of solid material.

These alternatives include continuing

the current case-by-case approach or

whether to conduct a rulemaking.

Moreover, the NUREG/CR–6682

summarizes comments on the technical

approaches as to what the criteria

should be. Finally, comments on

development of NRC’s technical

information base, other procedural

issues, international issues, and

materials that should be considered are

also addressed.

The public comments received were

discussed in SECY–00–0070, dated

March 23, 2000, which provided the

Commission with a summary of results

of the public meetings. They were also

part of the information available to the

Commission in making a decision, on

August 18, 2000, to defer a final

decision on whether to proceed with

rulemaking and in providing direction

to the NRC staff to proceed with a

National Academy of Sciences study on

alternatives and to continue with

development of a technical information

base. The comments will be used by the

NRC in its continuing evaluation of this

issue.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 9th day

of November 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Patricia Holahan,

Chief, Rulemaking and Guidance Branch,

Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear

Safety, NMSS.

[FR Doc. 00–29636 Filed 11–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. 35–27277]

Filings Under the Public Utility Holding

Company Act of 1935, as Amended

(‘‘Act’’)

November 13, 2000.

Notice is hereby given that the

following filings(s) has/have been made

with the Commission pursuant to

provisions of the Act and rules

promulgated under the Act. All

interested persons are referred to the

application(s) and/or declaration(s) for

complete statements of the proposed

transaction(s) summarized below. The

application(s) and/or declaration(s) and

any amendment(s) is/are available for

public inspection through the

Commission’s Branch of Public

Reference.

Interested persons wishing to

comment or request a hearing on the

application(s) and/or declaration(s)

should submit their views in writing by

December 8, 2000, to the Secretary,

Securities and Exchange Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20549–0609, and

serve a copy on the relevant applicant(s)

and/or declarants(s) at the address(es)

specified below. Proof of service (by

affidavit or, in the case of an attorney at

law, by certificate) should be filed with

the request. Any request for hearing

should identify specifically the issues of

facts or law that are disputed. A person

who so requests will be notified of any

hearing, if ordered, and will receive a

copy of any notice or order issued in the

matter. After December 8, 2000, the

application(s) and/or declaration(s), as

filed or as amended, may be granted

and/or permitted to become effective.

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 224 / Monday, November 20, 2000 / Notices 69799

1 In particular, AEP was authorized to issue and

sell up to ten million shares of its common stock

and to incur short-term debt in the form of notes

issued to banks and commercial paper. Resources

was authorized to incur short-term and long-term

debt. The Applicants state that, because of the

adoption of rule 52, any securities issuance by any

associate company, other than AEP, constitutes an

exempt transaction under the rule.

2The Prior Orders provided that AEP could

guarantee Resources’ issuance of long-term notes

having terms of not less than nine months nor more

than twenty years, bearing interest at a fixed rate,

a fluctuating rate or a combination of fixed and

fluctuating rates. AEP was authorized also to

guarantee borrowings by Resources under lines of

credit that would generally bear interest at an

annual rate not greater than the prime commercial

rate in effect from time to time. Finally, the prior

Orders authorized AEP to guarantee the issuance

and sale of commercial paper by Resources

maturing not more than 270 days from the date of

issuance.

3The Applicants state that guarantees by AEP

subsidiaries of indebtedness is exempt under rules

45 and 52.

American Electric Power Company,

Inc. (70–8429)

American Electric Power Company,

Inc. (‘‘AEP’’), a registered holding

company, and its wholly owned

subsidiary, AEP Resources, Inc.

(‘‘Resources’’, and together with AEP,

‘‘Applicants’’), both located at 1

Riverside Plaza, Columbus, Ohio 43215,

have filed a post-effective amendment

under sections 6(a), 7, 9(a), 10, 12(b), 32

and 33 of the Act and rules 45 and 53

under the Act to their applicationdeclaration previously filed under the

Act.

By orders dated December 22, 1994,

May 10, 1996 and April 27, 1998 (‘‘Prior

Orders’’) (HCAR Nos. 26200, 26516 and

26864), the Commission authorized AEP

and Resources to, among other things,

issue debt and equity securities

(‘‘Securities’’) 1 through December 31,

2000, for investment in ‘‘exempt

wholesale generators’’ (‘‘EWGs’’) and

‘‘foreign utility companies’’ (‘‘FUCOs’’),

as defined in sections 32 and 33 of the

Act. AEP and Resources were also

authorized to acquire the securities of

one or more companies (‘‘Project

Parents’’) that directly or indirectly hold

the securities of one or more EWGs or

FUCOs (‘‘Power Projects’’). The Prior

Orders also provided authority for AEP

to guarantee the obligations of

Resources, for AEP and Resources to

guarantee the obligations of one or more

Project Parents or Power Projects, and

for Project Parents to guarantee the

obligations of their Power Projects 2 all

in an aggregate amount which, together

with the proceeds of the Securities,

would not exceed 100% of AEP’s

consolidated retained earnings, as

defined in rule 53(a) under the Act

(‘‘Investment Limitation’’).

By order dated June 14, 2000 (HCAR

No. 27186), the Commission approved

the merger of AEP and Central and

South West Corporation ‘‘CSW’’), a

registered holding company. In the

order, the Commission also increased

the Investment Limitation to allow AEP

to issue and sell Securities and provide

guarantees in an amount of up to 100%

of AEP and CSW’s combined

consolidated retained earnings after

giving effect to the merger (‘‘Modified

Investment Limitation’’).

The Applicants now request authority

for AEP to extend, through June 30,

2005 and within the Modified

Investment Limitation, AEP’s authority

under the Prior Orders to issue and sell

Securities and to guarantee the

indebtedness and other financial

commitments of Resources, Project

Parents and Power Projects for

investments in EWGs and FUCOs. The

Applicants separately request authority,

through June 30, 2005, for Resources to

guarantee obligations, other than

indebtedness, 3 of Project Parents and

Power Projects, and for Project Parents

to guarantee obligations of Power

Projects, other than indebtedness, each

in amounts not exceeding $3 billion

outstanding at any time.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Investment Management, under delegated

authority.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29598 Filed 11–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3478]

Office of Visa Services; 60-Day Notice

of Proposed Information Collection: J

Visa Waiver Review Application Data

Sheet

SUMMARY: The Department of State is

seeking Office of Management and

Budget (OMB) approval for the

information collection described below.

The purpose of this notice is to allow 60

days for public comment in the Federal

Register preceding submission to OMB.

This process is conducted in accordance

with the Paperwork Reduction Act of

1995.

The following summarizes the

information collection proposal

submitted to OMB:

Type of Request: New collection of

information Originating Office: CA/VO.

Title of Information Collection: J Visa

Waiver Review Application Data Sheet.

Frequency: Once per application.

Form Number: None assigned.

Respondents: Foreign Applicants.

Estimated Number of Respondents

per year: 10,000.

Average Hours Per Response: 2 hours.

Total Estimated Burden: 20,000

hours.

Public comments are being solicited

to permit the agency to:

• Evaluate whether the proposed

information collection is necessary for

the proper performance of the functions

of the agency.

• Evaluate the accuracy of the

agency’s estimate of the burden of the

proposed collection, including the

validity of the methodology and

assumptions used.

• Enhance the quality, utility, and

clarity of the information to be

collected.

• Minimize the reporting burden on

those who are to respond, including

through the use of automated collection

techniques or other forms of technology.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Public comments, or requests for

additional information, regarding the

collection listed in this notice should be

directed to Eric Cohan, 2401 E St NW,

Rm L–703, U.S. Department of State,

Washington, DC 20520, Tel: 202–663–

1164.

Dated: September 14, 2000.

George Lannon,

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services,

Bureau of Consular Affairs, Department of

State.

[FR Doc. 00–29628 Filed 11–17–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4710–06–P

DEPARTMENT OF STATE

[Public Notice 3477]

Bureau of Oceans and International

Environmental and Scientific Affairs;

Notice of Information Collection Under

Emergency Review: State Department

Form DS–2031, OMB No. 1405–0095

AGENCY: Department of State.

SUMMARY: The Department of State has

submitted the following information

collection request to the Office of

Management and Budget (OMB) for

review and approval in accordance with

the emergency review procedures of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995.

Type of Request: Emergency approval.

Originating Office: OES/OMC.

Title of Information Collection:

Shrimp Exporter’s/Importer’s

Declaration.

Frequency: 10,000.

Form Number: DS–2031.

Respondents: Shrimp exporters and

importers.

Estimated Number of Respondents:

3,000.