23306 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 81 /Tuesday, April 28, 1998 / Notices

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Alan B. Wang,

Project Manager, Project Directorate I–3,

Division of Reactor Projects—I/II, Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 98–11247 Filed 4–27–98; 8:45 am]

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[Docket Nos. 50–413 and 50–414]

Duke Energy Corporation, et al.; Notice

of Partial Denial of Amendments to

Facility Operating Licenses and

Opportunity for Hearing

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) has

partially denied a request by Duke

Energy Corporation (the licensee) for

amendments to Facility Operating

License (FOL) Nos. NPF–35 and NPF–

52, issued to the licensee for operation

of the Catawba Nuclear Station, Unit

Nos. 1 and 2, located in York County,

South Carolina. Notice of Consideration

of Issuance of Amendments was

published in the Federal Register on

February 11, 1998 (63 FR 6983).

The licensee’s application of

December 18, 1997, as revised by a letter

dated January 28, 1998, proposed

numerous changes to the FOLs. The

licensee proposed to revise the FOLs to

delete license conditions that have been

fulfilled, to update information to reflect

current plant status and regulatory

requirements, and to make other

correctional, clarifying, or editorial

changes. The staff issued amendments

to the FOLs, accepting most of the

proposed changes. The balance of the

proposed changes were not accepted by

the staff. The changes that were not

accepted are summarized as follows:

1. For the license conditions that have

been fulfilled, and the exemptions that

are no longer needed, the licensee

proposed to have them deleted entirely

from the FOLs. The staff, however,

believes that indications should be left

in the FOLs to provide easy reference to

these past license conditions and

exemptions. The staff preserved the

license condition and exemption

numbers with the word ‘‘Deleted’’

following in parentheses. Further, the

staff did not renumber those license

conditions still in existence. Hence, the

licensee’s proposed changes are

partially denied.

2. The licensee proposed to modify

the statement that described the

construction status as ‘‘has been

substantially completed’’ to ‘‘was

completed.’’ The staff surveyed FOLs

granted to other facilities, and found

that the expression ‘‘has been

substantially’’ is used in each FOL, and

its meaning is thus established by such

repeated use. The licensee has not

provided any reason for the proposed

change, other than stating that this is an

administrative change to ‘‘update the

FOL to the current historical status.’’

Thus, this proposed change is denied.

3. The licensee proposed to delete the

reference to the Environmental Report,

as supplemented, from the FOLs. The

licensee gave no justification for

deleting the reference to the

Environmental Report, which has been

required by the National Environmental

Policy Act and 10 CFR Part 51, and was

a significant part of the basis for

granting the FOLs. This proposed

change is denied.

4. The licensee proposed to delete any

reference to revision numbers to

security plans since these security plans

are subject to change periodically.

However, 10 CFR 50.54(p) has set forth

the conditions under which the licensee

may make changes without NRC

approval, such that the specified

revision numbers do not prevent the

licensee from making such changes.

Hence, the licensee’s proposal to omit

revision numbers and dates is denied.

The NRC staff has concluded that the

licensee’s proposed changes described

above are unacceptable and are denied.

The licensee was notified of the staff’s

denial by letter dated April 23, 1998.

By May 28, 1998, the licensee may

demand a hearing with respect to the

denial described above. Any person

whose interest may be affected by this

proceeding may file a written request for

leave to intervene.

A request for hearing or petition for

leave to intervene must be filed with the

Secretary of the Commission, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, Attention:

Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, or

may be delivered to the Commission’s

Public Document Room, the Gelman

Building, 2120 L Street, NW.,

Washington, DC, by the above date.

A copy of any petition should also be

sent to the Office of the General

Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001, and to Mr. Paul R. Newton, Duke

Energy Corporation, 422 South Church

Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28242,

attorney for the licensee.

For further details with respect to this

action, see (1) the application for

amendments dated December 17, 1997,

and (2) the Commission’s letter to the

licensee dated April 23, 1998, which are

available for public inspection at the

Commission’s Public Document Room,

the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street

NW., Washington, DC. and at the local

public document room located at the

York County Library, 138 East Black

Street, Rock Hill, South Carolina 29730.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 23rd day

of April 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Peter S. Tam,

Senior Project Manager, Project Directorate

II–2, Division of Reactor Projects—I/II, Office

of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 98–11248 Filed 4–27–98; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. 50–259]

The Tennessee Valley Authority;

Notice of Denial of Amendment to

Facility Operating License and

Opportunity for Hearing

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) has

denied a request by the Tennessee

Valley Authority (licensee), for an

amendment to Facility Operating

License No. DPR–33 issued to the

licensee for operation of the Browns

Ferry Nuclear Plant, Unit No. 1, located

in Limestone County, Alabama. Notice

of Consideration of Issuance of this

amendment was published in the

Federal Register on February 15, 1997

(62 FR 2194).

The purpose of the licensee’s

amendment request was to revise the

Technical Specifications (TS) to permit

increasing the main steam safety/relief

valve set point tolerance to plus or

minus 3%.

The NRC staff has concluded that the

licensee’s request to increase the main

steam safety relief valve set point

tolerance cannot be granted at this time.

The licensee was notified of the

Commission’s denial of the proposed

change by a letter dated April 22, 1998.

By May 28, 1998, the licensee may

demand a hearing with respect to the

denial described above. Any person

whose interest may be affected by this

proceeding may file a written petition

for leave to intervene.

A request for hearing or petition for

leave to intervene must be filed with the

Secretary of the Commission, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555, Attention:

Docketing and Services Branch, or may

be delivered to the Commission’s Public

Document Room, the Gelman Building,

2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, by

the above date.

A copy of any petitions should also be

sent to the Office of the General
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Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555,

and to General Counsel, Tennessee

Valley Authority, 400 West Summit Hill

Drive, ET 10H, Knoxville, Tennessee

37902, attorney for the licensee.

For further details with respect to this

action, see (1) the application for

amendment dated December 11, 1996,

and (2) the Commission’s letter to the

licensee dated April 22, 1998.

These documents are available for

public inspection at the Commission’s

Public Document Room, the Gelman

Building, 2120 L Street, NW.,

Washington, DC, and at the local public

document room located at the Athens

Public Library, 405 E. South Street,

Athens, Alabama.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22 day

of April 1998.

For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Frederick J. Hebdon,

Director, Project Directorate II–3, Division of

Reactor Projects—I/II, Office of Nuclear

Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 98–11246 Filed 4–27–98; 8:45 am]

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Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

DATE: Weeks of April 27, May 4, 11, and

18, 1998.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Week of April 27

Wednesday, April 29

11:30 a.m.—Affirmation Session

(PUBLIC MEETING)

a: Final Rule: Requirements for

Shipping Packages Used to

Transport Vitrified High-Level

Waste

Thursday, April 30

9:00 a.m.—Briefing on Investigative

Matters (Closed—Ex. 5 and 7)

2:00 p.m.—Discussion of Management

Issues (Closed—Ex. 2 and 6)

Friday, May 1

8:30 a.m.—*Briefing on Selected Issues

Related to Proposed Restart of

Millstone Unit 3. (PUBLIC

MEETING), (Contact: Bill Travers,

301–415–1200)

1:00 p.m.—Continuation of Millstone

meeting

Week of May 4—Tentative

There are no meetings the week of

May 4.

Week of May 11—Tentative

Wednesday, May 13

10:30 a.m.—Affirmation Session

(PUBLIC MEETING), (if needed)

*Note: A follow-on meeting to discuss the

remaining issues related to Millstone Unit 3

restart will be held at a later date.

Week of May 18—Tentative

Thursday, May 21

11:30 a.m.—Affirmation Session

(PUBLIC MEETING), (if needed)

*The Schedule for Commission meetings

is subject to change on short notice. To verify

the status of meetings call (recording)—(301)

415–1929. Contact person for more

information: Bill Hill (301) 415–1661.

* * * * *

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, D.C. 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: April 24, 1998.

William M. Hill, Jr.,

SECY Tracking Officer, Office of the

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–11403 Filed 4–24–98; 3:04 pm]

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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Agency Forms Submitted for OMB

Review

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35), the Railroad

Retirement Board (RRB) has submitted

the following proposal(s) for the

collection of information to the Office of

Management and Budget for review and

approval.

Summary of Proposal(s)

(1) Collection title: Placement Service.

(2) Form(s) submitted: ES–2, ES–20a,

ES–20b, ES–21, ES–21c, UI–35, and Job

Vacancies Report.

(3) OMB Number: 3220–0057.

(4) Expiration date of current OMB

clearance: 7/31/1998.

(5) Type of request: Revision of a

currently approved collection.

(6) Respondents: Individuals or

households, Business or other for profit.

(7) Estimated annual number of

respondents: 13,750.

(8) Total annual responses: 27,000.

(9) Total annual reporting hours:

1,494.

(10) Collection description: Under the

RUIA, the Railroad Retirement Board

provides job placement assistance for

unemployed railroad workers. The

collection obtains information from job

applicants, railroad and non-railroad

employers, and State Employment

Service offices for use in placement, for

providing referrals for job openings,

reports of referral results, and for

verifying and monitoring claimant

eligibility.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

Copies of the form and supporting

documents can be obtained from Chuck

Mierzwa, the agency clearance officer

(312–751–3363). Comments regarding

the information collection should be

addressed to Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad

Retirement Board, 844 North Rush

Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611–2092 and

the OMB reviewer, Laura Oliven (202–

395–7316), Office of Management and

Budget, Room 10230, New Executive

Officer Building, Washington, DC

10503.

Chuck Mierzwa,

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–11223 Filed 4–27–98; 8:45 am]

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Release No. 34–39890; File No. SR–BSE–

97–04]

Self-Regulatory Organizations; Boston

Stock Exchange, Inc.; Order Approving

a Proposed Rule Change and Notice of

Filing and Order Granting Accelerated

Approval to Amendment No. 2 Thereto

Relating to Stop Orders and Stop Limit

Orders in Solely Listed Issues

April 20, 1998.

On September 4, 1997, the Boston

Stock Exchange, Inc. (‘‘BSE’’ or

‘‘Exchange’’) submitted to the Securities

and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’ or

‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section

19(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act