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proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’

alternative). Denial of the application

would result in no change in current

environmental impacts. The

environmental impacts of the proposed

action and the alternative action are

similar.

Alternative Use of Resources

This action does not involve the use

of any resources not previously

considered in the Final Environmental

Statement for WNP–2.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

In accordance with its stated policy,

on November 1, 2000, the staff

consulted with the Washington State

official, Mr. Richard Crowley of the

Division of Radiation Protection,

regarding the environmental impact of

the proposed action. The State official

had no comments.

Finding of No Significant Impact

On the basis of the environmental

assessment, the NRC concludes that the

proposed action will not have a

significant effect on the quality of the

human environment. Accordingly, the

NRC has determined not to prepare an

environmental impact statement for the

proposed action.

For further details with respect to the

proposed action, see the licensee’s letter

dated October 12, 2000. Documents 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,

Maryland. Publicly available records

will be accessible electronically from

the ADAMS Public Library component

on the NRC Web site, http:www.nrc.gov

(the Electronic Reading Room).

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day

of November 2000.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Stephen Dembek,

Chief, Section 2, Project Directorate IV &

Decommissioning, Division of Licensing

Project Management, Office of Nuclear

Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 00–31099 Filed 12–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

DATES: Weeks of December 4, 11, 18, 25,

2000, January 1, and 8, 2001.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Weeks of December 4

Monday, December 4, 2000

1:55 p.m.

Affirmation Session (Public Meeting)

a: Final Rule Amending the Fitnessfor-Duty Rule (Tentative)

2:00 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 on 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.

Week of January 1, 2001—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for

the Week of January 1, 2001.

Week of January 8, 2001—Tentative

Tuesday, January 9, 2001

9:30 a.m.

Briefing on EEO Program (Public Meeting)

Wednesday, January 10, 2001

9:25 a.m.

Affirmation Session (Public Meeting) (If

needed)

9:30 a.m.

Briefing on Status on Nuclear Waste Safety

(Public Meeting)

This meeting will be webcast live at the

Web address—www.nrc.gov/live.html

The Schedule for Commission

meeting 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 27, the Commission

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

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

that ‘‘Affirmation of POWER

AUTHORITY OF THE STATE OF NEW

YORK ENTERGY COMPANIES,

Transfer of licenses for Indian Point 3

and FitzPatrick nuclear plants, Petitions

to Intervene’’ be held on November 27,

and on less than one week’s notice to

the notice.

By a vote of 5–0 on November 27, the

Commission determined pursuant to

U.S.C. 552b(e) and § 9.107(a) of the

Commission’s rules that ‘‘Affirmation of

FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO.,

License Renewal Application for Turkey

Point Units 3 and 4; Licensing Board

Referral and Scheduling Order’’ be held

on November 27, 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, DC 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: December 1, 2000.

William M. Hill, Jr.,

SECY Tracking Officer, Office of the

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 00–31154 Filed 12–4–00; 12:19 pm]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–M

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND

HEALTH REVIEW COMMISSION

Performance Review Board;

Membership: Senior Executive Service

AGENCY: Occupational Safety and Health

Review Commission.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given of the

names of the members of the

Performance Review Board.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ledia Esther Bernal, Director, Office of

Financial and Administrative Services,

Occupational Safety and Health Review

Commission, 1120 20th Street, NW., 9th

Floor, NW., Washington, DC 20036,

(202) 606–5390.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Section

4313(c)(1) through (5) of title 5 U.S.C.

requires each agency to establish in

accordance with regulations prescribed

by the Office of Personnel Management,

one or more Performance Review

Board(s).

Members of the Performance Review

Board are:

1. Elizabeth M. Thornton, Director,

Office of Field Programs, Equal

Employment Opportunity

Commission.

2. Richard L. Baker, Executive Director,

Federal Mine Safety and Health

Review Commission.

3. Earl R. Ohman, Jr., General Counsel,

Occupational Safety and Health

Review Commission.

4. Patricia A. Randle, Executive

Director, Occupational Safety and

Health Review Commission.

Dated: November 30, 2000.

Thomasina V. Rogers,

Chairman.

[FR Doc. 00–30992 Filed 12–5–00; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7600–01–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. IC–24776; File No. 812–12300]

John Hancock Variable Series Trust I,

et al.; Notice of Application

November 30, 2000.

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange

Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’).

ACTION: Notice of an application under

Section 17(b) of the Investment

Company Act of 1940 (‘‘1940 Act’’) for

an exemption from Section 17(a) of the

1940 Act.

SUMMARY OF APPLICATION: Applicants

request an order to permit one series of

John Hancock Variable Series Trust I

(the ‘‘Trust’’) to acquire all of the assets

and liabilities of another series of the

Trust. Because of certain affiliations,

applicants may not be able to rely on

rule 17a–8 under the 1940 Act.

APPLICANTS: John Hancock Variable

Series Trust I (‘‘Trust’’) and John

Hancock Life Insurance Company

(‘‘John Hancock’’).

FILING DATE: The application was filed

on October 13, 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

applicants 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 21, 2000, and

should be accompanied by proof of

service on Applicants, 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, Securities and

Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20549–0609.

Applicants, c/o Arnold R. Bergman,

Esquire, P.O. Box 111, John Hancock

Place, Boston, MA 02117.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Ronald A. Holinsky, Senior Counsel, or

Lorna J. MacLeod, Branch Chief,

Division of Investment Management,

Office of Insurance Products at (202)

942–0670.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

following is a summary of the

application. The complete application

may be obtained for a fee at the SEC’s

Public Reference Branch, 450 Fifth

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20549–

0102 (tel. (202) 942–8090).

Applicants’ Representations

1. The Trust, a Massachusetts

business trust, is registered under the

1940 Act as an open-end diversified

management investment company and

is currently comprised of 33 series

(‘‘Funds’’).

2. Two of these Funds are party to the

transaction for which Applicants seek

exemptive relief: the International

Opportunities II Fund (the ‘‘Acquired

Fund’’) and the International

Opportunities Fund (the ‘‘Acquiring

Fund’’).

3. John Hancock serves as investment

adviser to both the Acquired Fund and

the Acquiring Fund. John Hancock is a

wholly-owned subsidiary of John

Hancock Financial Services, Inc., a

publicly-owned diversified financial

services company whose shares are

traded on the New York Stock

Exchange.

4. T. Rowe Price International, Inc.

(‘‘T. Rowe Price’’) serves as sub-adviser

to both the Acquired Fund and the

Acquiring Fund. T. Rowe Price uses

substantially the same personnel and

analytical techniques in managing each

fund. Applicants assert that the

reorganization will not change the

Acquiring Fund’s Investment strategies

or the analytical techniques or

personnel that T. Rowe Price uses to

implement them. Prior to June 13, 2000,

the Acquired Fund had been called the

Global Equity Fund reflecting a ‘‘global’’

investment strategy and was subadvised by Scudder Kemper

investments, Inc. The current subinvestment management with T. Rowe

Price was approved by a vote of the

Acquired Fund’s shareholders (based on

instructions received from participating

contract owners).

5. The shares of the Acquired Fund

and the Acquiring Fund are currently

sold exclusively to John Hancock and

certain insurance companies affiliated

with John Hancock (collectively, the

‘‘Insurance Companies’’) for allocation

to separate accounts (the ‘‘Separate

Accounts’’) established to fund the

benefits under variable annuity

contracts and variable life insurance

policies (collectively, the ‘‘Contracts’’)

issued by these companies. The

Separate Accounts are registered as

investment companies of the unit

investment trust type under the 1940

Act. As a result of investing ‘‘seed

money’’ in the Acquired Fund, John

Hancock beneficially owner more than

5% of the Acquired Fund’s outstanding

shares.

6. Owners of the Contracts

(‘‘Owners’’) may choose to allocate their

Contract premiums and account values

among various investment options,

including the Acquired Fund and/or the

Acquiring Fund. As a result, Owners

may participate, indirectly, in the

performance of one or both of the funds.

7. Applicants assert that except for the

fact that the Acquiring Fund is

significantly larger than the Acquired

Fund, the two funds are identical

(including with respect to their

investment programs, the identity of

their investment and sub-investment

adviser, their advisory fee schedules,

and the types of other costs and

expenses that they bear).

8. On September 27, 2000, the Trust’s

board, including all of the trustees who

are not ‘‘interested persons,’’ as defined

in section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act

(‘‘Independent Trustees’’), unanimously

approved a reorganization of the

Acquired Fund into the Acquiring Fund

(the ‘‘Reorganization Agreement’’ or

‘‘Plan’’). The reorganization is expected

to occur on December 22, 2000 (the

‘‘Closing Date’’). Under the Plan, the

Acquiring Fund will acquire

substantially all of the assets, subject to

the liabilities, of the Acquired Fund in

consideration of the issuance by the

Acquiring Fund of shares having an

aggregate net asset value (‘‘NAV’’) equal

to the aggregate NAV of the Acquired

Fund’s shares, determined as of 4:00

p.m. Eastern Time (the ‘‘Effective

Time’’) on the Closing Date. The NAV

of each Fund’s shares for these purposes