Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 225 / Tuesday, November 21, 2000 / Notices 69969

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).