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and Science Center, 657 East Avenue,

Rochester, NY 14607–2177, telephone

(716) 271–4552, extension 345, before

December 21, 2000. Repatriation of the

human remains and associated funerary

objects to the Seneca Nation of New

York, the Tonawanda Band of Seneca

Indians of New York, and the SenecaCayuga Tribe of Oklahoma may begin

after that date if no additional claimants

come forward.

Dated: November 14, 2000.

John Robbins,

Assistant Director, Cultural Resources

Stewardship and Partnerships.

[FR Doc. 00–29811 Filed 11–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4310–70–F

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Bureau of International Labor Affairs;

U.S. National Administrative Office

National Advisory Committee for the

North American Agreement on Labor

Cooperation; Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, Labor.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting

December 5, 2000.

SUMMARY: Pursuant to the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 94–

463), the U.S. National Administrative

Office (NAO) gives notice of a meeting

of the National Advisory Committee for

the North American Agreement on

Labor Cooperation (NAALC), which was

established by the Secretary of Labor.

The Committee was established to

provide advice to the U.S. Department

of Labor on matters pertaining to the

implementation and further elaboration

of the NAALC, the labor side accord to

the North American Free Trade

Agreement (NAFTA). The Committee is

authorized under Article 17 of the

NAALC.

The Committee consists of 12

independent representatives drawn

from among labor organizations,

business and industry, educational

institutions, and the general public.

DATES: The Committee will meet on

December 5, 2000 from 9 a.m. to 4:30

p.m.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of Labor,

200 Constitution Avenue NW., N 3437–

D, Washington, DC 20210. The meeting

is open to the public on a first-come,

first served basis.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Lewis Karesh, designated Federal

Officer, U.S. NAO, U.S. Bureau of

International Labor Affairs, U.S.

Department of Labor, 200 Constitution

Avenue, NW., Room C–4327,

Washington, DC 20210. Telephone 202–

501–6653 (this is not a toll free number).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Please

refer to the notice published in the

Federal Register on December 15, 1994

(59 FR 64713) for supplementary

information.

Signed at Washington, DC on November

15, 2000.

Lewis Karesh,

Acting Secretary, U.S. National

Administrative Office.

[FR Doc. 00–29748 Filed 11–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–28–P

NATIONAL SKILL STANDARDS

BOARD

Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: National Skill Standards Board.

ACTION: Notice of open meeting.

SUMMARY: The National Skill Standards

Board was established by an Act of

Congress, the National Skill Standards

Act, Title V, Pub. L. 103–227. The 25-

member National Skill Standards Board

will serve as a catalyst and be

responsible for the development and

implementation of a voluntary national

system of skills standards and

certification through voluntary

partnerships which have the full and

balanced participation of business,

labor, education, civil rights

organizations and other key groups.

Time & Place: The meeting will be

held from 8:30 a.m. to approximately 12

p.m. on Friday, December 8, 2000, at

The Holiday Inn Select Hotel, 480 King

St., Alexandria, VA 22314, in the

Carlyle Ballroom. (703) 549–6080.

Agenda: The agenda for the Board

Meeting will include: An update from

the Board’s committees; presentations

from representatives of the Education

and Training Voluntary Partnership

(E&TVP), Hospitality and Tourism Skill

Standards Council (HTSSC),

Manufacturing Skill Standards Council

(MSSC) and Sales & Service Voluntary

Partnership (S&SVP).

Public Participation: The meeting,

from 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m., is open to the

public. Seating is limited and will be

available on a first-come, first-served

basis. Seats will be reserved for the

media. Individuals with disabilities

should contact Leslie Donaldson at

(202) 254–8628 if special

accommodations are needed.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dave Wilcox, Executive Deputy Director

at (202) 254–8628.

Signed at Washington, DC, 15th day of

November, 2000.

Edie West,

Executive Director, National Skill Standards

Board.

[FR Doc. 00–29749 Filed 11–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 4510–23–M

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION

SAFETY BOARD

Sunshine Act Meeting

TIME AND DATE: 9:30 a.m., Tuesday,

November 28, 2000.

PLACE: NTSB Board Room, 429 L’Enfant

Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20594.

STATUS: The first two items are Open to

the Public. The last item is closed under

Exemption 10 of the Government in the

Sunshine Act.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

7309 Factual Report and Brief of

Accident: Learjet Model 35, N47BA, near

Aberdeen, South Dakota, October 25, 1999,

operated by Sunjet Aviation; and Safety

Recommendation to the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA) regarding methods to

ensure an effective response to a cabin

depressurization event, including training

and education, procedures and checklists,

and aircraft systems.

7308 Pipeline Accident Report: Natural

Gas Service Line Rupture and Subsequent

Explosion and Fire in Bridgeport, Alabama

on January 22, 1999.

7280 Opinion and Order: Administrator

v. Morris and Wallace, Dockets SE–15135

and SE–15136; disposition of respondent’s

appeal.

NEWS MEDIA CONTACT: Telephone: (202)

314–6100.

Individuals requesting specific

accommodation should contact Mrs.

Barbara Bush at (202) 314–6220 by

Friday, November 24, 2000.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Rhonda

Underwood (202) 314–6065.

Dated: November 17, 2000.

Rhonda Underwood,

Federal Register Liaison Officer.

[FR Doc. 00–29927 Filed 11–17–00; 3:35 pm]

BILLING CODE 7533–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[IA–00–016]

In the Matter of Gail C. VanCleave;

Order Prohibiting Involvement in NRCLicensed Activities

I

Gail C. VanCleave was employed by

Sun Technical, a contractor of the

American Electric Power Company

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1She entered the protected area of the Cook Plant

five times from September 17, 1999, to November

18, 1999.

(Licensee or AEP) from at least

September 16, 1999 and November 18,

1999. Licensee is the holder of Licenses

No. DPR–58 and DPR–74, issued by the

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC

or Commission) pursuant to 10 CFR part

50 on October 25, 1974, and December

23, 1977, respectively. The license

authorizes the operation of D. C. Cook

Nuclear Power Plant (Cook Plant or

facility) in accordance with the

conditions specified therein. The

facility is located on the Licensee’s site

near Bridgeman, MI.

II

An investigation was conducted

between November 22, 1999, and March

23, 2000, by the NRC Office of

Investigations (OI) as a result of

information provided to the NRC by the

Licensee on November 18, 1999. The

Licensee reported that Gail C.

VanCleave, a clerical employee of Sun

Technical at the Cook Plant, had been

granted temporary unescorted access to

the Cook Plant based on incomplete and

inaccurate information she provided in

her access authorization application on

September 6 and 8, 1999. On November

18, 1999, the security department at the

Cook Plant received the criminal history

information for Gail C. VanCleave,

which indicated a social security

account number different from the one

she provided on September 6 and 8,

1999, which was in fact the social

security account number of her

deceased mother. Ms. VanCleave also

failed to provide complete information

about previous employment on

September 6 and 8, 1999, in that she

failed to identify a previous employer,

a contractor of the United States

Department of Energy (DOE). The

incomplete and inaccurate information

was material. Ms. Van Cleave provided

an inaccurate social security number in

an attempt to conceal the fact that she

had previously been denied unescorted

access authorization by the Cook Plant

on January 20, 1999, and that she had

previously been denied unescorted

access to the Tennessee Valley

Authority’s Watts Bar facility on

November 4, 1998, because of a

misdemeanor conviction for theft from

the DOE contractor. As a result of the

discovery of Ms. VanCleave’s provision

of incomplete and inaccurate

information in her application for

unescorted access authorization, the

security department terminated her

temporary unescorted access to the

Cook Plant on November 18, 1999.1

Based on the OI investigation, we

conclude that Gail C. VanCleave

deliberately provided materially

inaccurate and incomplete information

to the Cook Plant in order to gain

employment at, and unescorted access

to, the facility. Furthermore, Ms. Van

Cleave told the OI investigator that she

would do the same thing again if she

were to find herself in the same

financial situation.

III

Based on the above, it appears that

Gail C. VanCleave, an employee of a

Licensee contractor, engaged in

deliberate misconduct in violation of 10

CFR 50.5 by deliberately providing

materially incomplete and inaccurate

information to the Licensee. The NRC

must be able to rely on the Licensee, its

employees and the employees of its

contractors to comply with NRC

requirements, including the requirement

to provide complete and accurate

information and maintain records that

are complete and accurate in all

material respects. The actions of Gail C.

VanCleave including both deliberately

providing materially incomplete and

inaccurate information to the Licensee

and communicating to an NRC

investigator that she would repeat the

act have raised serious doubt as to

whether she can be relied upon to

comply with NRC requirements and to

provide complete and accurate

information to NRC licensees and to the

NRC.

Consequently, I lack the requisite

reasonable assurance that licensed

activities can be conducted in

compliance with the Commission’s

requirements and that the health and

safety of the public will be protected if

Gail C. VanCleave was permitted at this

time to be involved in NRC-licensed

activities. Therefore, the public health,

safety and interest require that Gail C.

VanCleave be prohibited from any

involvement in NRC-licensed activities

for a period of three years from the date

of this Order. Additionally, Gail C.

VanCleave, for a period of three years

following the prohibition period, is

required to notify the NRC of her

employment in NRC-licensed activities.

IV

Accordingly, pursuant to sections

103, 161b, 161i, 182 and 186 of the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,

and the Commission’s regulations in 10

CFR 2.202, 10 CFR 50.5, and 10 CFR

150.20, It Is Hereby Ordered That:

1. Gail C. VanCleave is prohibited for

three years from the date of this Order

from engaging in NRC-licensed

activities. NRC-licensed activities are

those activities that are conducted

pursuant to a specific or general license

issued by the NRC, including, but not

limited to, those activities of Agreement

State licensees conducted pursuant to

the authority granted by 10 CFR 150.20.

2. If Gail C. VanCleave is currently

involved with another licensee in NRClicensed activities, she must

immediately cease those activities, and

inform the NRC of the name, address

and telephone number of the employer,

and provide a copy of this order to the

employer.

3. For a period of three years after the

three year period of prohibition has

expired, Gail C. VanCleave shall, within

20 days of her acceptance of each

employment offer involving NRClicensed activities or her becoming

involved in NRC-licensed activities, as

defined in Paragraph IV.1 above,

provide notice to the Director, Office of

Enforcement, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555, of

the name, address, and telephone

number of the employer or the entity

where she is, or will be, involved in the

NRC-licensed activities. In the first

notification, Gail C. VanCleave shall

include a statement of her commitment

to compliance with regulatory

requirements and the basis why the

Commission should have confidence

that she will now comply with

applicable NRC requirements.

The Director, NRC Office of

Enforcement, may, in writing, relax or

rescind any of the above conditions

upon demonstration by Gail C.

VanCleave of good cause.

V

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.202, Gail

C. VanCleave must, and any other

person adversely affected by this Order

may, submit an answer to this Order,

and may request a hearing on this

Order, within 20 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. The answer may

consent to this Order. Unless the answer

consents to this Order, the answer shall,

in writing and under oath or

affirmation, specifically admit or deny

each allegation or charge made in this

Order and shall set forth the matters of

fact and law on which Gail C.

VanCleave or other person adversely

affected relies and the reasons as to why

the Order should not have been issued.

Any answer or request for a hearing

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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, to the Regional

Administrator, NRC Region III, 801

Warrenville Road, Lisle, IL 60532–4351

and to Gail C. VanCleave if the answer

or hearing request is by a person other

than Gail C. VanCleave. If a person other

than Gail C. VanCleave requests a

hearing, that person shall set forth with

particularity the manner in which his

interest is adversely affected by this

Order and shall address the criteria set

forth in 10 CFR 2.714(d).

If a hearing is requested by Gail C.

VanCleave or a person whose interest is

adversely affected, the Commission will

issue an Order designating the time and

place of any hearing. If a hearing is held,

the issue to be considered at such

hearing shall be whether this Order

should be sustained.

In the absence of any request for

hearing, or written approval of an

extension of time in which to request a

hearing, the provisions specified in

section IV above shall be final 20 days

from the date of this Order without

further order or proceedings. If an

extension of time for requesting a

hearing has been approved, the

provisions specified in section IV shall

be final when the extension expires if a

hearing request has not been received.

Dated this 6th day of November 2000.

For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Frank J. Miraglia, Jr.,

Deputy Executive Director for Reactor

Programs.

[FR Doc. 00–29724 Filed 11–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 70–7005]

Consideration of an Exemption From

Requirements of 10 CFR Part 70 for

Waste Control Specialist LLC

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Consideration of an exemption.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC or the Commission)

is considering issuance of an Order

pursuant to section 274f of the Atomic

Energy Act that would exempt Waste

Control Specialist LLC (WCS) from

certain NRC regulations. WCS requested

this exemption in a letter dated

September 25, 2000. The proposed

exemption would allow WCS, under

specified conditions, to possess waste

containing special nuclear material

(SNM), in greater mass quantities than

specified in 10 CFR part 150, at WCS’s

facility located in Andrews County,

Texas, without obtaining an NRC

license pursuant to 10 CFR part 70. NRC

issued a similar Order to Envirocare of

Utah, Inc. in May of 1999. During the

issuance of that Order, the Commission

indicated that staff should consider

similar requests from others prior to

exploring rulemaking in this area (SRM–

SECY–98–226).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The WCS

facility is approximately 1200 acres in

size and is located in western Texas,

approximately 32 miles west of

Andrews, Texas. WCS is licensed by the

State of Texas Department of Health to

treat and temporarily store low-level

radioactive waste. WCS is also licensed

by the Texas Natural Resource

Conservation Commission and the U.S.

Environmental Protection Agency to

dispose of hazardous waste. The

hazardous waste activities at the site are

not subject to the Order currently under

consideration.

Prior to the issuance of the Order,

NRC will have made findings required

by the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as

amended, and NRC’s regulations. These

findings will be documented in a Safety

Evaluation Report and an

Environmental Assessment.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Timothy E. Harris, Environmental and

Performance Assessment Branch,

Division of Waste Management, Office

of Nuclear Material Safety and

Safeguards, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001. Telephone: (301) 415–6613. Fax.:

(301) 415–5397.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day

of November 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Thomas H. Essig,

Chief, Environmental and Performance

Assessment Branch, Division of Waste

Management, Office of Nuclear Material

Safety and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 00–29725 Filed 11–20–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Rel. No. IC–24741; 813–232]

ML Taurus, Inc.; Notice of Application

November 15, 2000.

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange

Commission (‘‘Commission’’).

ACTION: Notice of application for an

order under sections 6(b) and 6(e) of the

Investment Company Act of 1940 (the

‘‘Act’’) exempting the applicant from all

provisions of the Act, except section 9,

section 17 (other than certain provisions

of sections 17(a), (d), (e), (f), (g), and (j)),

section 30 (except for certain provisions

of sections 30(a), (b), (e), and (h)),

sections 36 through 53, and the rules

and regulations under the Act.

Summary of Application: Applicant

requests an order to exempt certain

limited partnerships and other entities

(‘‘Partnerships’’) formed for the benefit

of key employees of Merrill Lynch &

Co., Inc. (‘‘ML & Co.’’) and its affiliates

from certain provisions of the Act. Each

Partnership will be an ‘‘employees’

securities company’’ within the

meaning of section 2(a)(13) of the Act.

Applicant: ML Taurus, Inc. (‘‘ML

Taurus’’).

Filing Dates: The application was

filed on February 8, 2000, and amended

on November 9, 2000.

Hearing or Notification of Hearing: An

order granting the application will be

issued unless the Commission orders a

hearing. Interested persons may request

a hearing by writing to the

Commission’s Secretary and serving

applicant with a copy of the request,

personally or by mail. Hearing requests

should be received by the Commission

by 5:30 p.m. on December 11, 2000, and

should be accompanied by proof of

service on applicant, in the form of an

affidavit or, for lawyers, a certificate of

service. Hearing requests should state

the nature of the writer’s interest, the

reason for the request, and the issues

contested. Persons who wish to be

notified of a hearing may request

notification by writing to the

Commission’s Secretary.

ADDRESSES: Secretary, Commission, 450

Fifth Street, NW., Washington, DC

20549–0609. Applicant, c/o Leonard B.

Mackey, Jr., Esquire, Clifford Chance

Rogers & Wells LLP, 200 Park Avenue,

New York, New York 10166–0153.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Emerson S. Davis, Sr., Senior Counsel,

at (202) 942–0714, or Janet M.

Grossnickle, Branch Chief, at (202) 942–

0526 (Division of Investment

Management, Office of Investment

Company Regulation).