13724 Federal Register / Vol. 62, No. 55 / Friday, March 21, 1997 / Notices

p.m. The teleconference will be held in

Room 726 at the Nancy Hanks Center,

1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW.,

Washington, DC 20506.

This meeting is for the purpose of

application evaluation, under the

National Foundation on the Arts and the

Humanities Act of 1965, as amended,

including discussion of information

given in confidence to the Agency by

grant applicants.

In accordance with the determination

of the Chairman of June 22, 1995, these

sessions will be closed to the public

pursuant to subsections (c) (4), (6) of

section 552b of Title 5, United States

Code.

Further information with reference to

this meeting can be obtained from Ms.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden, Panel

Coordinator, National Endowment for

the Arts, Washington, D.C. 20506, or

call (202) 682–5691.

Dated: March 17, 1997.

Kathy Plowitz-Worden,

Panel Coordinator, National Endowment for

the Arts.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Advisory Panel for Anthropological,

Geographic Sciences; Notice of

Meetings

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation (NSF) announces the

following six meetings.

Name: Advisory Panel for Anthropological

and Geographic Sciences (#1757).

Date and Time: April 6–7, 1997; 8:30 a.m.–

5:00 p.m.

Place: Opryland Hotel, 2800 Opryland

Drive, Room Bell-Mead B, Nashville, TN

37214.

Contact Person: Dr. John E. Yellen,

Program Director for Archaeology, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230.

Agenda: To review and evaluate

Archaeology proposals as part of the

selection process for awards.

Date and Time: May 9, 1997; 8:30 a.m.–

5:00 p.m.

Place: National Science Foundation,

Stafford Place, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room

970, Arlington, VA 22230.

Contact Person: Dr. John E. Yellen,

Program Director for Archaeology, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone: (703) 306–

1759.

Agenda: To review and evaluate

Archaeometry proposals as part of the

selection process for awards.

Date and Time: April 21, 1997; 8:30 a.m.–

5:00 p.m.

Place: National Science Foundation,

Stafford Place, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room

970, Arlington, VA 22230.

Contact Person: Dr. Dennis O’Rourke,

Program Director for Physical Anthropology,

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone

(703) 306–1758.

Agenda: To review and evaluate Physical

Anthropology proposals as part of the

selection process for awards.

Date and Time: April 10–11, 1997; 9:00

a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Place: National Science Foundation,

Stafford Place, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room

530, Arlington, VA 22230.

Contact Person: Dr. Stuart Plattner,

Program Director for Cultural Anthropology,

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone:

(703) 306–1758.

Agenda: To review and evaluate Cultural

Anthropology proposals as part of the

selection process for awards.

Date and Time: April 4, 1997; 9:00 a.m.–

5:00 p.m.

Place: National Science Foundation,

Stafford Place, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room

320, Arlington, VA 22230.

Contact Person: Dr. Stuart Plattner,

Program Director for Cultural Anthropology,

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. Telephone:

(703) 306–1758.

Agenda: To review and evaluate Cultural

Anthropology Dissertation proposals as part

of the selection process for awards.

Date and Time: April 14–15, 1997; 9:00

a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Place: National Science Foundation,

Stafford Place, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room

920 and 1060, Arlington, VA 22230.

Contact Person: Dr. James W. Harrington,

or Thomas Leinbach, Program Directors for

Geography, National Science Foundation,

4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA

22230. Telephone: (703) 306–1754.

Agenda: To review and evaluate

Geography proposals as part of the selection

process for awards.

Date and Time: May 5–6, 1997; 9:00 a.m.–

5:00 p.m.

Place: National Science Foundation,

Stafford Place, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room

365.

Contact Person: Dr. James W. Harrington,

or Thomas Leinbach, Program Directors for

Geography, National Science Foundation,

4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA

22230. Telephone: (703) 306–1754.

Agenda: To review and evaluate

Geography Dissertation proposals as part of

the selection process for awards.

Type of Meetings: Closed

Purpose of Meetings: To provide advice

and recommendations concerning support for

research proposals submitted to the NSF for

financial support.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c) (4) and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: March 17, 1997.

Linda Allen-Benton,

Deputy Director, Division of Human Resource

Management, Acting Committee Management

Officer.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 40–8964]

Notice of Receipt and Notice of

Opportunity for Hearing; Rio Algom

Mining Corp.

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of receipt and notice of

opportunity for hearing.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

Rio Algom has requested U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission approval for

renewal of license SUA–1548 for the

Smith Ranch Uranium Project as a

performance based license. Rio Algom’s

request was transmitted to NRC by letter

dated February 12, 1997. The NRC staff

is in the process of reviewing the

request.

Rio Algom’s letter requesting the

proposed action, and the accompanying

supporting information, are available for

public inspection and copying at the

NRC Public Document Room, in the

Gelman Building, 2120 L Street NW.,

Washington, DC 20555.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

J. Robert Tinsley, Uranium Recovery

Branch, Mail Stop TWFN 7–J9, Division

of Waste Management, Office of Nuclear

Material Safety and Safeguards, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555. Telephone 301/

415–6251.

Notice of Opportunity for Hearing

The Commission hereby provides

notice that this is a proceeding on an

application for a licensing action falling

within the scope of Subpart L, ‘‘Informal

Hearing Procedures for Adjudications in

Materials Licensing Proceedings, of the

Commission’s Rules of Practice for

Domestic Licensing Proceedings in 10

CFR Part 2’’ (54 FR 8269). Pursuant to

§ 2.1205(a), any person whose interest

may be affected by this proceeding may

file a request for a hearing. In

accordance with § 2.1205(c), a request

for a hearing must be filed within thirty

(30) days from the date of publication of

this Federal Register notice. The request

for a hearing must be filed with the

Office of the Secretary either: