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give its consent in writing. The

Commission will approve an

application for the transfer of a license,

if the Commission determines that the

proposed transferee is qualified to hold

the license, and that the transfer is

otherwise consistent with applicable

provisions of law, regulations, and

orders issued by the Commission

pursuant thereto.

Before issuance of the proposed

conforming license amendments, the

Commission will have made findings

required by the Atomic Energy Act of

1954, as amended (the Act), and the

Commission’s regulations.

As provided in 10 CFR 2.1315, unless

otherwise determined by the

Commission with regard to a specific

application, the Commission has

determined that any amendment to the

license of a utilization facility which

does no more than conform the license

to reflect the transfer action involves no

significant hazards consideration. No

contrary determination has been made

with respect to this specific license

amendment application. In light of the

generic determination reflected in 10

CFR 2.1315, no public comments with

respect to significant hazards

considerations are being solicited,

notwithstanding the general comment

procedures contained in 10 CFR 50.91.

The filing of requests for hearing and

petitions for leave to intervene, and

written comments with regard to the

license transfer application, are

discussed below.

By December 18, 2000, any person

whose interest may be affected by the

Commission’s action on the application

may request a hearing, and, if not the

applicants, may petition for leave to

intervene in a hearing proceeding on the

Commission’s action. Requests for a

hearing and petitions for leave to

intervene should be filed in accordance

with the Commission’s rules of practice

set forth in Subpart M, ‘‘Public

Notification, Availability of Documents

and Records, Hearing Requests and

Procedures for Hearings on License

Transfer Applications,’’ of 10 CFR Part

2. In particular, such requests and

petitions must comply with the

requirements set forth in 10 CFR 2.1306,

and should address the considerations

contained in 10 CFR 2.1308(a).

Untimely requests and petitions may be

denied, as provided in 10 CFR

2.1308(b), unless good cause for failure

to file on time is established. In

addition, an untimely request or

petition should address the factors that

the Commission will also consider, in

reviewing untimely requests or

petitions, set forth in 10 CFR

2.1308(b)(1)–(2).

Requests for a hearing and petitions

for leave to intervene should be served

upon counsel for PECO Energy

Company, Paul J. Zaffuts, Esquire,

Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, 1800 M

Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036–

5869 (tel: 202–467–7537 and e-mail:

pjzaffuts@mlb.com); counsel for PSEG

Nuclear LLC, David A. Repka, Esquire,

Winston & Strawn, 1400 L Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20005–3502 (tel: 202–

371–5726 and e-mail:

drepka@winston.com); counsel for

Atlantic City Electric Company and

Delmarva Power & Light Company, John

H. O’Neill, Jr., Esquire, and Matias F.

Travieso-Diaz, Esquire, Shaw Pittman,

2300 N. Street, NW, Washington, DC

20037–1128 (tel: 202–663–8148 e-mail:

john.o’neill@shawpittman.com); the

General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555 (e-mail address for filings

regarding license transfer cases only:

ogclt@nrc.gov); and the Secretary of the

Commission, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001, Attention: Rulemakings and

Adjudications Staff, in accordance with

10 CFR 2.1313.

The Commission will issue a notice or

order granting or denying a hearing

request or intervention petition,

designating the issues for any hearing

that will be held and designating the

Presiding Officer. A notice granting a

hearing will be published in the Federal

Register and served on the parties to the

hearing.

As an alternative to requests for

hearing and petitions to intervene, by

December 27, 2000, persons may submit

written comments regarding the license

transfer application, as provided for in

10 CFR 2.1305. The Commission will

consider and, if appropriate, respond to

these comments, but such comments

will not otherwise constitute part of the

decisional record. Comments should be

submitted to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555–0001, Attention: Rulemakings

and Adjudications Staff, and should cite

the publication date and page number of

this Federal Register notice.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application dated

October 10, 2000, which may be

examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the

NRC’s Public Document Room, located

at One White Flint North, 11555

Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,

MD, and is accessible electronically

through the ADAMS Public Electronic

Reading Room link at the NRC Web site:

http://www.nrc.gov.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 20th day

of November 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

John P. Boska,

Project Manager, Section 2, Project

Directorate I, Division of Licensing Project

Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

[FR Doc. 00–30101 Filed 11–24–00; 8:45 am]

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Experts’ Meeting on Burnup Credit in

Phenomena Identification and Ranking

Table (PIRT)

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory

Commission will hold a meeting to

develop a Phenomena Identification and

Ranking Table (PIRT) for allowing

burnup credit in spent fuel shipping

casks. PIRTs have been used at NRC

since 1988, and they provide a

structured way to obtain a technical

understanding that is needed to address

certain issues. About fifteen of the

world’s best technical experts are

participating in this activity, and the

experts represent a balance between

industry, universities, foreign

researchers, and regulatory

organizations. The PIRT activity is

addressing technical issues related to

burnup credit in the criticality safety

analyses of PWR spent fuel in transport

casks.

DATES: December 12–14, 2000, 8:30 am–

5:30 pm.

ADDRESSES: Advisory Committee on

Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) Room

(T2B3) of the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, 11545 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, MD.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting agenda will be posted on the

NRC Web site at www.nrc.gov/RES/

meetings.html by December 5, 2000. The

meeting is open to the public. Attendees

will need to obtain a visitor badge at the

TWFN building lobby, but an escort is

not required.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dr.

David Ebert, SMSAB, Division of

Systems Analysis and Regulatory

Effectiveness, Office of Nuclear

Regulatory Research, Washington, D.C.

20555–0001, telephone (301) 415–6501.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day

of November, 2000.

70742 Federal Register / Vol. 65, No. 228 / Monday, November 27, 2000 / Notices

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Farouk Eltawila,

Acting Director, Division of Systems Analysis

and Regulatory Effectiveness Office of

Nuclear Regulatory Research.

[FR Doc. 00–30103 Filed 11–24–00; 8:45 am]

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Consolidated Guidance: 10 CFR Part

20—Standards for Protection Against

Radiation

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of availability and

request for comments.

SUMMARY: The NRC is announcing the

availability of, and requesting comments

on, draft NUREG–1736, ‘‘Consolidated

Guidance: 10 CFR Part 20—Standards

for Protection Against Radiation,’’ dated

September 2000. This document,

consolidates numerous guidance

documents into a single, comprehensive

source. It complements the NUREG–

1556 series, ‘‘Consolidated Guidance

about Materials Licenses.’’ Since Part 20

applies to all NRC licensees, in varying

degrees, the applicability of this

document extends beyond the materials

scope of the NUREG–1556 series. This

document is intended for use by

applicants, all licensees, Part 76

certificate holders, NRC license

reviewers, inspectors, and other NRC

personnel. It combines references to the

guidance for applicants and licensees

previously found in various Regulatory

Guides, NUREG reports, Information

Notices, etc.

Discussion: Each section within

NUREG 1736 provides the following:

• A statement of the requirement

(reflecting revisions published in the

Federal Register through October 13,

1999);

• A discussion of the requirement;

• A statement of the requirement’s

applicability;

• A guidance statement;

• A list of existing regulatory

guidance (Regulatory Guides, NUREG

reports);

• A list of existing implementation

guidance (Information Notices, health

physics positions, Part 20 questions and

answers, etc.).

This document also identifies prior

guidance, which is now outdated. For

those ‘‘Existing Regulatory Guidance

Documents’’ that are designated as

‘‘outdated,’’ plans will be underway for

withdrawal or revision prior to this

document being published in its final

form. Documents in this category are

limited to Regulatory Guides.

‘‘Implementing Guidance Documents,’’

or document sections, that are

designated as ‘‘outdated’’ are considered

historical and are presently not subject

to updating or augmenting. This

‘‘outdated’’ guidance is being

superceded by the guidance contained

within NUREG 1736. Documents in this

category include Health Physics

Positions (HPPOS), Part 20 Questions

and Answers (Q&As), and Circulars.

Note that this document is strictly for

public comment. It is not for use in

preparing, reviewing, or implementing

licenses until it is published in its final

form. It is being distributed for

comments to encourage public

participation in its development. The

NRC staff’s disposition of public

comments will be documented in

NUREG 1736 as an appendix once it is

published in its final form, and will be

made publicly available electronically

by visiting the NRC’s Home Page (http:/

/www.nrc.gov/nrc/nucmat.html).

DATES: The comment period ends

February 26, 2001. Comments received

after that time will be considered if

practicable.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to: Chief, Rules and Directives Branch,

Division of Administrative Services,

Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

D.C. 20555–0001. Hand-deliver

comments to 11545 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, Maryland, between 7:15 a.m.

and 4:30 p.m. on Federal workdays.

Comments may also be submitted

through the Internet by addressing

electronic mail to dlm1@nrc.gov.

Those considering public comment

may request a free single copy of draft

NUREG–1736, by writing to the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, ATTN:

Mrs. Carrie Brown, Mail Stop TWFN 9–

C24, Washington, D.C. 20555–0001.

Alternatively, submit requests through

the Internet by addressing electronic

mail to cxb@nrc.gov. A copy of draft

NUREG–1736, is also available for

inspection and/or copying for a fee in

the NRC Public Document Room, 2120

L Street, NW. (Lower Level),

Washington, D.C. 20555–0001.

The Presidential Memorandum dated

June 1, 1998, entitled, ‘‘Plain Language

in Government Writing,’’ directed that

the Federal government’s writing be in

plain language. The NRC requests

comments on this licensing guidance

NUREG specifically with respect to the

clarity and effectiveness of the language

used. Comments should be sent to the

address listed above.

The NRC staff notes the correct title

for NUREG 1736 is ‘‘Consolidated

Guidance : 10 CFR Part 20—Standards

for Protection Against Radiation.’’ This

will be corrected once this document is

issued in its final form.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Mrs. Carrie Brown, TWFN 9–F–C24,

Division of Industrial and Medical

Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20555, telephone

(301) 415–8092; electronic mail address:

cxb@nrc.gov.

Electronic Access

Draft NUREG–1736 is available

electronically by visiting the NRC’s

Home Page (http://www.nrc.gov/nrc/

nucmat.html).

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 20th day

of November, 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Patricia K. Holahan,

Chief, Rulemaking and Guidance Branch,

Division of Industrial and Medical Nuclear

Safety, NMSS.

[FR Doc. 00–30102 Filed 11–24–00; 8:45 am]

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[Release No. 35–27278]

Filings Under the Public Utility Holding

Company Act of 1935, as Amended

(‘‘Act’’)

November 17, 2000.

Notice is hereby given that the

following filing(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 12, 2000, to the Secretary,

Securities and Exchange Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20549–0609, and

serve a copy on the relevant applicant(s)

and/or declarant(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