20434 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 79 / Friday, April 24, 1998 / Notices

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Information,

Robotics, and Intelligent Systems;

Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting.

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Information, Robotics and Intelligent Systems

(1200).

Date and Time: May 11–14, 1998, 8:30 am–

5:00 pm.

Place: The River Inn, 924 25th Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20037.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Gary Strong, Acting

Deputy Division Director, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230, (703) 306–1928.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate

Information and Data Management Program

proposals as part of the selection process for

awards.

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: April 20, 1998.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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[Docket No. IA97–068 and ASLBP No. 97–

731–01–EA]

Atomic Safety and Licensing Board;

Notice of Evidentiary Hearing

In the Matter of Aharon Ben-Haim, Ph.D.,

Upper Montclair, New Jersey, Order

Superseding Order Prohibiting Involvement

in NRC-Licensed Activities (Effective

Immediately); Before Administrative Judges:

Charles Bechhoefer, Chairman Dr. Jerry R.

Kline, Dr. Peter S. Lam, and Dr. Harry Rein,

Special Assistant

April 20, 1998.

This proceeding concerns the request

of Dr. Aharon Ben-Haim for a hearing

with respect to the Order Superseding

Order Prohibiting Involvement in NRC

Licensed Activities (Effective

Immediately), dated August 27, 1997,

published at 62 Fed. Reg. 47224

(September 8, 1997). The parties to the

proceeding are Dr. Ben-Haim and the

NRC Staff. The issue to be considered is

whether the Superseding Order should

be sustained—in particular, whether the

NRC Staff’s currently effective

suspension of Dr. Ben-Haim from

serving as a consultant or otherwise

being involved with respect to NRClicensed activities should be continued

for a period of five years from July 31,

1997, as a result of alleged deliberate

violations of NRC requirements.

Notice is hereby given that, as set

forth in the Atomic Safety and Licensing

Board’s Memorandum and Order

(Schedules for Proceeding), dated March

2, 1996, the evidentiary hearing in this

proceeding will commence on

Wednesday, May 27, 1998, beginning at

9:30 a.m., at Room 206 (second floor),

970 Broad Street (enter on Walnut

Street), Newark, New Jersey 07102. The

hearing will continue, to the extent

necessary, on May 28–29, 1998, at that

same location, beginning at 9:00 a.m.

each day. (The sessions are expected to

adjourn at approximately 5:00 p.m.

daily.)

As provided by our March 2, 1998

Memorandum and Order, and consistent

with 10 CFR 2.743(b)(3), written direct

testimony of the parties need not be

utilized, but the parties must file (mail)

by Friday, May 15, 1998 (Monday, May

18, if express mail is utilized), lists of

witnesses and documents they propose

to use, together with statements of the

qualifications of those witnesses

(curriculum vitae). (If either of the

parties elects to use written direct

testimony, such statements should be

filed (mailed) by the same dates.)

Notice is also hereby given that, in

accordance with 10 CFR 2.715(a), the

Licensing Board will hear oral limited

appearance statements on Wednesday,

May 27, 1998, at the outset of the

hearing and in the aforementioned

hearing room. A person not a party to

the proceeding will be permitted to

make such a statement, setting forth his

or her position on the issues. The

number of persons making oral

statements and the time allotted for each

statement may be limited depending on

the number of persons present at the

designated time. (Normally, each oral

statement may extend for up to five (5)

minutes.) These statements do not

constitute testimony or evidence but

may assist the Licensing Board and

parties in defining the scope of the

issues in the proceeding.

Requests to make oral statements may

be submitted to the Office of the

Secretary, Docketing and Service

Branch, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555. A

copy of each such request should also

be submitted to Judge Charles

Bechhoefer, Chairman of this Licensing

Board, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, ASLBP, T–3 F23,

Washington, D.C. 20555.

Documents relating to this proceeding

are on file at the Commission’s Public

Document Room, the Gelman Building,

2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.

20555, and at the Commission’s Region

I office, 475 Allendale Road, King of

Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406–1415.

Rockville, Maryland April 20, 1998.

For the Atomic Safety and Licensing

Board.

Charles Bechhoefer,

Chairman, Administrative Judge.

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[Docket No. 50–423]

Central Maine Power Company;

Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit

3, Notice of Consideration of Issuance

of an Order Regarding Restructuring of

Central Maine Power Company

Notice is hereby given that the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the

Commission) is considering the

issuance of an Order approving, under

Title 10 of the Code of Federal

Regulations (10 CFR) Section 50.80, an

application regarding the proposed

corporate restructuring of Central Maine

Power Company (CMP), which holds a

partial ownership interest in Millstone

Nuclear Power Station, Unit 3. By

application dated March 4,1998, CMP,

by and through its counsel, Morgan,

Lewis, and Bockius, informed the

Commission that it is proposing to

become a wholly owned subsidiary of a

newly created holding company,

HoldCo, which will be renamed later.

Northeast Nuclear Energy Company will

remain the licensed operator of

Millstone Unit 3 and is not involved in

the transaction. No direct transfer of the

license or any interest therein will

occur. Under the restructuring, the

holders of CMP common stock will

become the holders of the common

stock of the holding company. After the

restructuring, CMP will continue to be

a public utility providing the same

utility services as it did immediately

prior to the restructuring, and will

continue to be an ‘‘electric utility’’

under Commission regulations.

According to the application, there will

be no effect on the management, or

sources of funds for operation,

maintenance, or decommissioning, of