24832 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 86 /Tuesday, May 5, 1998 / Notices

submitted by the Citizens Regulatory

Commission. The petition to intervene

was filed in response to a notice of a

proposed determination by the NRC

staff that the issuance of a license

amendment to the Northeast Nuclear

Energy Company for the Millstone

Nuclear Power Station, Unit No. 3

would involve no significant hazards

considerations. The amendment would

eliminate the requirement to have the

recirculation spray system directly

inject into the reactor coolant system

following a design basis accident. The

notice was published in the Federal

Register at 63 Fed. Reg. 14482, 14487

(March 25, 1998).

The Board is comprised of the

following administrative judges:

Thomas S. Moore, Chairman, Atomic

Safety and Licensing Board Panel,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20555

Dr. Richard F. Cole, Atomic Safety and

Licensing Board Panel, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

D.C. 20555

Dr. Charles N. Kelber, Atomic Safety

and Licensing Board Panel, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20555

All correspondence, documents and

other materials shall be filed with the

Judges in accordance with 10 C.F.R.

2.701.

B. Paul Cotter, Jr.,

Chief Administrative Judge, Atomic Safety

and Licensing Board Panel

Issued at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th

day of April 1998.

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[Docket No. 50–423]

Northeast Nuclear Energy Company;

Notice of Withdrawal of Application for

Amendment to Facility Operating

License

By letter dated October 15, 1997, as

supplemented by letter dated December

17, 1997, Northeast Nuclear Energy

Company (NNECO) proposed to amend

the Millstone Nuclear Power Station,

Unit 3, Operating License No. NPF–49.

The proposed amendment would have

revised Technical Specification 3/4.4.3,

‘‘Pressurizer,’’ to replace the pressurizer

maximum water inventory requirement

with a pressurizer maximum indicated

level requirement. The proposed

amendment would have also made

editorial changes and modifications to

the associated Bases section.

Subsequently, by letter dated April 7,

1998, NNECO superseded its original

amendment request with a new request.

Therefore, the Commission has

approved the withdrawal of NNECO’s

October 15, 1997, application, as

supplemented December 17, 1997, for

proposed amendment.

The Commission had previously

issued a Notice of Consideration of

Issuance of Amendment published in

the Federal Register on December 3,

1997 (62 FR 63979).

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application for

amendment dated October 15, 1997, as

supplemented December 17, 1997, and

NNECO’s letter dated April 7, 1998,

which superseded the application for

license amendment. The above

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 Learning Resources

Center, Three Rivers CommunityTechnical College, 574 New London

Turnpike, Norwich, Connecticut, and at

the Waterford Library, ATTN: Vince

Juliano, 49 Rope Ferry Road, Waterford,

Connecticut.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 27th day

of April 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

James W. Andersen,

Project Manager, Special Projects Office—

Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

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[Docket Nos. 70–7001, and 70–7002]

United States Enrichment Corporation,

Paducah and Portsmouth Gaseous

Diffusion Plants, Notice of Receipt of

Application for Certification Renewal

For the Gaseous Diffusion Plants and

Notice of Public Comment Period

I. Receipt of Application and

Availability of Documents

Notice is hereby given that the U. S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC

or the Commission) has received by

letters dated April 15, 1998,

applications from the United States

Enrichment Corporation (USEC) for the

renewal of the certification of the

gaseous diffusion plants (GDPs) located

near Paducah, Kentucky and Piketon,

Ohio. The NRC issued the initial

certification for the GDPs on November

26, 1996 and assumed regulatory

oversight for the GDPs on March 3,

1997. The USEC renewal requests are

for a five-year period. The USEC

applications for renewal do not contain

any changes to the existing

documentation; previous applications,

statements, and reports are incorporated

by reference into the renewal

application. The USEC application for

the renewal of the Paducah Gaseous

Diffusion Plant is based on USEC’s

previous Application, as revised

through Revision 24 dated April 15,

1998, and USEC’s previous Compliance

Plan, as revised through Revision 7

dated March 20, 1998. No additional

changes to the application or

Compliance Plan are being requested.

The USEC application for the renewal of

the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant

is based on USEC’s previous

application, as revised through Revision

19 dated April 15, 1998, and USEC’s

previous Compliance Plan, as revised

through Revision 6 dated March 12,

1998. No additional changes to the

Application or Compliance Plan are

being requested.

Copies of the renewal application for

certification (except for classified and

proprietary portions which are withheld

in accordance with 10 CFR 2.790,

‘‘Availability of Public Records’’) are

available for public inspection and

copying at the Commission’s Public

Document Room (PDR) in the Gelman

Building, 2120 L Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20555 and in the Local

Public Document Rooms (LPDRs)

established for these facilities. A copy of

the application for the Paducah plant is

available at the Paducah Public Library,

555 Washington Street, Paducah,

Kentucky 42003. A copy of the

application for the Portsmouth plant is

available at the Portsmouth Public

Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth,

Ohio 45662. Copies of related

correspondence and staff evaluations

(except for portions withheld in

accordance with 10 CFR 2.790) will also

be made available at these public

document rooms.

II. Notice of Comment Period

Any interested party may submit

written comments on the renewal

application for certification for either

the Paducah plant or the Portsmouth

plant for consideration by the staff. To

be certain of consideration, comments

must be received by June 19, 1998.

Comments received after the due date

will be considered if it is practical to do

so, but the Commission is able to assure

consideration only for comments

received on or before this date. Written

comments on the application should be

mailed to the Chief, Rules Review and
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Directives Branch, Office of

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555, or

may be hand delivered to 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852

between 7:45 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. Federal

workdays. Comments should be legible

and reproducible, and include the

name, affiliation (if any), and address of

the commentor. All comments received

by the Commission will be made

available for public inspection at the

Commission’s Document Room located

in Washington, DC and the Local Public

Document Rooms located in Paducah,

Kentucky and Portsmouth, Ohio. In

accordance with 10 CFR 76.62 and

76.64, a member of the public must

submit written comments to petition the

Commission requesting review of the

Director’s decision on certification

renewal.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Merri Horn, (301) 415–8126 or Mr.

Yawar Faraz, (301) 415–8113; Office of

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day

of April 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Carl J. Paperiello,

Director, Office of Nuclear Material Safety

and Safeguards.

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Sunshine Act Meeting

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

DATE: Weeks of May 4, 11, 18, and 25,

1998.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Week of May 4

Wednesday, May 6

1:30 p.m. Affirmation Session (PUBLIC

MEETING) (if needed)

Week of May 11—Tentative

Wednesday, May 13

10:30 a.m.

Affirmation Session (PUBLIC

MEETING) (if needed)

Week of May 18—Tentative

Thursday, May 21

11:30 a.m.

Affirmation Session (PUBLIC

MEETING) (if needed)

Week of May 25—Tentative

There are no meetings the week of

May 25.

*The schedule for Commission

meetings 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 4–0 on April 30, the

Commission determined pursuant to

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and 10 CFR Sec.

9.104(a)(1) of the Commission’s rules

that ‘‘Affirmation of LOUISIANA

ENERGY SERVICES (CLAIRBORNE

ENRICHMENT CENTER):

APPLICANT’S MOTION TO

WITHDRAW ITS LICENSE

APPLICATION AND TERMINATE THE

PROCEEDING’’ be held on April 30, and

on less than one week’s notice to the

public.

By a vote of 4–0 on April 30, the

Commission determined pursuant to

U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and 10 CFR Sec.

9.104(a)(1) of the Commission’s rules

that ‘‘Affirmation of REVISED DRAFT

OF INTERNATIONAL URANIUM

ORDER’’ be held on April 30, 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, 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.

* * * * *

William M Hill, Jr.,

SECY Tracking Officer, Office of the

Secretary.

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Draft Regulatory Guide; Issuance,

Availability

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission

has issued for public comment a draft

of a guide planned for its Regulatory

Guide Series. This series has been

developed to describe and make

available to the public such

information as methods acceptable to

the NRC staff for implementing

specific parts of the Commission’s

regulations, techniques used by the

staff in evaluating specific problems or

postulated accidents, and data needed

by the staff in its review of applications

for permits and licenses.

The draft guide, temporarily

identified by its task number, DG–1078

(which should be mentioned in all

correspondence concerning this draft

guide), is titled ‘‘Standard Format and

Content of License Termination Plans

for Nuclear Power Reactors.’’ The guide

is intended for Division 1, ‘‘Power

Reactors.’’ This draft guide is being

developed to provide guidance on

developing license termination plans for

nuclear power reactor licensees who

wish to terminate their licenses and

release their sites.

The draft guide has not received

complete staff review and does not

represent an official NRC staff position. Public comments are being solicited

on Draft Regulatory Guide DG–1078.

Comments may be accompanied by

additional relevant information or

supporting data. Written comments may

be submitted to the Rules and Directives

Branch, Office of Administration, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555. Copies of

comments received may be examined at

the NRC Public Document Room, 2120

L Street NW., Washington, DC.

Comments will be most helpful if

received by June 30, 1998. You may also provide comments via

the NRC’s interactive rulemaking

website through the NRC home page

(http://www.nrc.gov). This site provides

the availability to upload comments as

files (any format), if your web browser

supports that function. For information

about the interactive rulemaking

website, contact Ms. Carol Gallagher,

(301) 415–5905; e-mail CAG@nrc.gov. Although a time limit is given for

comments on this draft guide,

comments and suggestions in

connection with items for inclusion in

guides currently being developed or

improvements in all published guides

are encouraged at any time. Regulatory guides are available for

inspection at the Commission’s Public