70368 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 226 / Wednesday, November 22, 2000 / Notices

Regulatory Commission (NRC or

Commission) on September 29, 1999,

and amended in its entirety on July 21,

2000. The license authorizes the

Licensee to perform industrial

radiography in accordance with the

conditions specified therein.

II

An inspection of the Licensee’s

activities was conducted January 26

through February 24, 2000, and an

investigation was initiated on February

7, 2000. The results of the inspection

and investigation indicated 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 August 14,

2000. The Notice states the nature of the

violation, the provision of the NRC’s

requirements that the Licensee had

violated, and the amount of the civil

penalty proposed for the violation.

The Licensee responded to the Notice

in a letter dated September 12, 2000. In

its response, the Licensee agreed with

the violation, but disputed that the

violation was willful or was caused by

‘‘careless disregard’’ on the part of

licensee personnel.

III

After consideration of the Licensee’s

response and the statements of fact,

explanation, and argument for

mitigation contained therein, the NRC

staff has determined, as set forth in the

letter forwarding this Order, that the

violation occurred as stated and that the

penalty proposed for the violation

designated 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, and 10 CFR 2.205, It Is Hereby

Ordered That:

The Licensee pay a civil penalty in

the amount of $5,500 within 30 days of

the date of this Order, in accordance

with NUREG/BR–0254. In addition, at

the time of making the 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.

V

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 III, 801

Warrenville Road, Lisle, Illinois, 60532.

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

whether, on the basis of the findings

made by the staff, this Order should be

sustained.

Dated this 14th day of November 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

R.W. Borchardt,

Director, Office of Enforcement.

[FR Doc. 00–29836 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket 70–7001]

Notice of Receipt of Amendment

Application to Certificate of

Compliance GDP–1 for the U.S.

Enrichment Corporation, Paducah

Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Paducah, KY;

Notice of Comment Period

Notice is hereby given that the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC

or the Commission) has received an

amendment application from the United

States Enrichment Corporation that is

considered to be a major change in the

facility and/or the operating procedures

which could substantially increase the

risk. Any interested party may submit

written comments on the application for

amendment for consideration by the

staff. To be certain of consideration,

comments must be received by

December 22, 2000. Comments received

after the due date will be considered if

it is practical to do so. The Commission

is able to assure consideration only for

comments received on or before this

date.

Written comments on the amendment

application should be mailed to the

Chief, Rules Review and Directives

Branch, Office of Administration, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555, or may be hand

delivered to 11545 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, MD, 20854, between 7:45

a.m. and 4:15 p.m. on Federal workdays.

Comments should be legible and

reproducible, and include the name,

affiliation (if any), and address of the

submitter at the Commission’s Public

Document Room and the Local Public

Document Room. In accordance with 10

CFR 76.62 and 76.64, a member of the

public must submit written comments

to petition the Commission requesting

review of the Director’s Decision on the

amendment request.

For further details with respect to the

action, see the application for

amendment. The application is

available for public inspection at the

Commission’s Public Document Room,

NRC’s Headquarters Building, One

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville

Pike, Rockville, MD, 20852, and

electronically from the Publicly

Available Records (PARS) component of

NRC’s document management system

(ADAMS), which is accessible from the

NRC Web Site at: http://www.nrc.gov/

NRC/ADAMS/index.html.

Date of amendment request: October

20, 2000.

Brief description of amendment: The

U.S. Enrichment Corporation is

requesting that the assay limit for the

Paducah facility be increased from the

current 2.75 wt% 235U up to 5.5 wt% 235U. The proposed amendment, if

approved, would allow the Paducah

facility to withdraw from the cascade

and ship 5.0 wt% enriched uranium

hexafluoride (UF6).

Certificate of Compliance No. GDP–1:

USEC, in its proposed amendment, is

providing revision number 52 to the

certificate to allow the higher

enrichment. This amendment also

proposes changes to the Technical

Safety Requirements Basis Statements.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day

of November 2000.

Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 226 / Wednesday, November 22, 2000 / Notices 70369

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Eric J. Leeds,

Chief, Special Projects Branch, Division of

Fuel Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 00–29835 Filed 11–21–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

DATE: Weeks of November 20, 27,

December 4, 11, 18, and 25, 2000.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of November 20

There are no meetings scheduled for

the Week of November 20.

Week of November 27—Tentative

Monday, November 27, 2000

9 a.m.—Briefing by DOE on Plutonium

Disposition Program and MOX Fuel

Fabrication Facility Licensing

(Public Meeting), (Contact: Drew

Persinko, 301–415–6522)

This meeting will be webcast live at

the Web address—www.nrc.gov/

live.html

Week of December 4—Tentative

Monday, December 4, 2000

1:55 p.m.—Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (If needed).

2 p.m.—Briefing on License Renewal

Generic Aging Lessons Learned

(GALL) Report, Standard Review

Plan (SRP), and Regulatory Guide

(Public Meeting) (Contact: Chris

Grimes, 301–415–1183).

This meeting will be webcast live at

the Web address—www.nrc.gov/

live.html

Week of December 11—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for

the Week of December 11.

Week of December 18—Tentative

Wednesday, December 20, 2000

9:25 a.m.—Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (If needed).

9:30 a.m.—Briefing on the Status of the

Fuel Cycle Facility Oversight

Program Revision (Public Meeting)

(Contact: Walt Schwink, 301–415–

7253).

This meeting will be webcast live at

the Web address—www.nrc.gov/

live.html

Week of December 25—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for

the Week of December 25.

The schedule for Commission

meetings is subject to change on short

notice. To verify the status of meetings

call (Recording)—(301) 415–1292.

Contact person for more information:

Bill Hill (301) 415–1661.

Additional Information: By a vote of

5–0 on November 17, the Commission

determined pursuant to U.S.C. 552b(e)

and § 9.107(a) of the Commission’s rules

that ‘‘Affirmation of PRIVATE FUEL

STORAGE, L.L.C., Appeal of Licensing

Board’s Order, Denying Motion for

Reconsideration/Intervention Petition’’

be held on November 17, and on less

than one week’s notice to the public.

The NRC Commission Meeting

Schedule can be found on the Internet

at: http://www.nrc.gov/SECY/smj/

schedule.htm.

This notice is distributed by mail to

several hundred subscribers; if you no

longer wish to receive it, or would like

to be added to it, please contact the

Office of the Secretary, Attn: Operations

Branch, Washington, D.C. 20555 (301–

415–1661). In addition, distribution of

this meeting notice over the Internet

system is available. If you are interested

in receiving this Commission meeting

schedule electronically, please send an

electronic message to wmh@nrc.gov or

dkw@nrc.gov.

Dated: November 17, 2000.

William M. Hill, Jr.,

Secretary Tracking Officer, Office of the

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–29966 Filed 11–20–00; 11:44

am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–M

OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT

CORPORATION

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 2:00 pm, Thursday,

December 7, 2000.

PLACE: Offices of the Corporation,

Twelfth Floor Board Room, 1100 New

York Avenue, NW., Washington, DC.

STATUS: Hearing open to the Public at

2:00 pm.

PURPOSE: In conjunction with the

quarterly meeting of OPIC’s Board of

Directors, to afford an opportunity for

any person to present views regarding

the activities of the Corporation.

Procedure: Individuals wishing to

address the hearing orally must provide

advance notice to OPIC’s Corporate

Secretary no later than 5 PM, December

6, 2000. The notice must include the

individual’s name, organization,

address, and telephone number, and a

concise summary of the subject matter

to be presented.

Oral presentations may not exceed ten

(10) minutes. The time for individual

presentations may be reduced

proportionately, if necessary, to afford

all participants who have submitted a

timely request to participate an

opportunity to be heard.

Participants wishing to submit a

written statement for the record must

submit a copy of such statement to

OPIC’s Corporate Secretary no later than

5 PM, December 6, 2000. Such

statements must be typewritten, doublespaced and may not exceed twenty-five

(25) pages.

Upon receipt of the required notice,

OPIC will prepare an agenda for the

hearing identifying speakers, setting

forth the subject on which each

participant will speak, and the time

allotted for each presentation. The

agenda will be available at the hearing.

A written summary of the hearing will

be compiled, and such summary will be

made available, upon written request to

OPIC’s Corporate Secretary, at the cost

of reproduction.

CONTACT PERSON FOR INFORMATION:

Information on the hearing may be

obtained from Connie M. Downs at (202)

336–8438, via facsimile at (202) 408–

0297, or via email at cdown@opic.gov.

Dated: November 20, 2000.

Connie M. Downs,

OPIC Corporate Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–30030 Filed 11–20–00; 3:03 pm]

BILLING CODE 3210–01–M

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

The Presidential Advisory Committee

on Expanding Training Opportunities

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

Time and Date: 8:30 a.m., Friday,

December 8, 2000.

Place: Office of Personnel

Management, 1900 E Street, NW., Room

1350, Washington, DC 20415.

Status: This meeting will be open to

the public. Seating is limited and will

be available on a first-come, first-served

basis. Individuals with special access

needs wishing to attend should contact

the Office of Personnel Management

through the information shown below to