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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 Robotics

and Human Augmentation Program,

‘‘Robotics Panel’’ 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 matter are exempt under 5

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

in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: December 22, 1997.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–1258 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

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Special Emphasis Panel in Research,

Evaluation and Communication; 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

Research, Evaluation and

Communication.

Date and Time: February 9–10, 1998,

8:00 am to 5:00 pm; February 12–13,

1998; 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Place: Rooms 365, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd.,

Arlington, VA 22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Nora Sabelli,

Senior Program Director, 4201 Wilson

Blvd., Room 855, Arlington, VA 22230.

Telephone (703) 306–1651.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide

advice and recommendations

concerning proposals submitted to NSF

for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate

proposals and provide advice and

recommendations as part of the

selection process for proposals

submitted to the Research on Education,

Policy and Practice (REPP) Program.

Reason for Closing: Because 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

proposals, the meetings are closed to the

public. These matters are within

exemptions (4) and (6) of 5 U.S.C.

552b(c), Government in the Sunshine

Act.

Dated: January 16, 1998.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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Special Emphasis Panel in Social,

Behavioral, and Economic Sciences;

Notice of Meetings

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces that the Special

Emphasis Panel in Social, Behavioral,

and Economic Sciences will be holding

panel meetings for the purpose of

reviewing proposals submitted to the

Division of International Programs for

the Summer Programs in Japan and

Korea. In order to review the large

volume of proposals, panel meetings

will be held on February 2–3, 1998. All

meetings will be closed to the public

and will be held at the National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd.,

Arlington, Va. from 8:30 to 5:00 each

day.

Contact Person: Randall Soderquist,

Program Manager, or Thomasina Edwards,

Program Assistant, Division of International

Programs, NSF, Room 935, 4201 Wilson

Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230 (703) 306–1701.

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: January 12, 1998.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–1257 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

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Regulatory Information Conference;

Notice of Meeting

SUMMARY: The objectives of the

conference are to give the licensees and

the public insights into our approach to

safety regulations and to provide a

forum for feedback from those in

attendance on their concerns about our

overall approach, as well as, feedback

on differences that may exist on

technical issues. NRC staff will provide

information regarding on-going

programs and potential new initiatives

as a basis for discussion.

Discussions will proceed from general

(i.e., the plenary sessions) to specific

issues (i.e., the breakout sessions), with

emphasis on plant operations and the

NRC view of these operations based on

experience in carrying out its regulatory

mission. Three plenary sessions are

planned, two of which will be followed

by breakout sessions that will include

presentations by the NRC staff and

industry representatives.

DATES: Conference will be held April 14

and 15, 1998.

ADDRESSES: The conference will be held

at The Capital Hilton Hotel, 16th and K

Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20036

TELEPHONE: (202) 393–1000 FAX (202)

639–5742 (Refer to NRC Meeting for

special conference rate.)

FOR REGISTRATION INFORMATION CONTACT:

ES, Inc., by facsimile on (202) 835–0118

or by phone on (202) 835–1585, after

January 20, 1998.

Participation

This conference is open to the general

public; however, advance registration is

required by March 23, 1998. The

following is the preliminary program for

the conference:

Tuesday, April 14, 1998

Opening: 8:30 a.m.—8:45 a.m.

Welcome—Samuel J. Collins,

Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation, NRC

Morning Speaker: Chairman Shirley

Ann Jackson

8:45 a.m.–9:15 a.m.

Morning Plenary Session: 9:15 a.m.–

10:00 a.m.

Regulatory Trends—Samuel J. Collins

Mid-Morning Speaker: Commissioner

Nils J. Diaz

10:15 a.m.–11:00 a.m.

Mid-Morning Plenary Session: 11:00

a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Regional Administrators’ Panel: Each

Regional Administrator will make a

presentation on a topic of current

interest.

Post Luncheon Speaker: Commissioner

Greta J. Dicus

1:15 p.m.–1:45 p.m.

Breakout Sessions 2:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.

1. Restructuring and Deregulation

2. Architect/Engineer Inspections

3. Maintenance Rule

4. Public Communications Initiatives

Breakout Sessions 3:45 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

1. Allegations/Enforcement Issues

2. Probabilistic Risk Assessment

Issues

3. The Role of Industry

4. Role of Potassium Iodide in
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Emergency Response

Afternoon Speaker: New Commissioner,

if appointed

5:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.

Wednesday, April 15, 1998

Morning Speaker: Commissioner

Edward McGaffigan, Jr.

8:30 a.m.–9:00 a.m.

Breakout Sessions 9:05 a.m.–10:15 a.m.

1. Region I/Licensee Interface &

Communications

2. Region II/Licensee Interface &

Communications

3. Region III/Licensee Interface &

Communications

4. Region IV/Licensee Interface &

Communications

Breakout Sessions 10:30 a.m.–12:00

noon

1. 10 CFR 50.59

2. Strategic Planning/Operating Plan/

Budget

3. Generic Letter 96–06, ‘‘Assurance

of Equipment Operability and

Containment Integrity During

Design Basis Accident Conditions’’

4. Licensing Actions/ Technical

Specification Conversions

Post-Luncheon Speaker: TBD

1:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m.

Breakout Sessions 2:45 p.m.–4:00 p.m.

1. Improvements to NRC’s

Performance Assessment Process

2. License Renewal

3. Spent Fuel Storage/Dry Cask Issues

4. Core Performance/Fuels Issues

Closing Plenary Session: 4:15 p.m.–4:45

p.m.

Summary/Closing—Samuel J. Collins

Note: There will be a question and answer

period after each session each day.

Next year’s conference is scheduled

for April 6 and 7, 1999, at The Capital

Hilton Hotel, Washington, DC.

Dated in Rockville, Maryland this 12th day

of January 1998.

For The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Kathryn O. Greene,

Chief, Administration Branch, Division of

Inspection and Support Programs, Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 98–1211 Filed 1–16–98; 8:45 am]

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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–3013

(which should be mentioned in all

correspondence concerning this draft

guide), is titled ‘‘Nuclear Criticality

Safety Standards for Fuels and Material

Facilities.’’ The guide is intended for

Division 3, ‘‘Fuels and Materials

Facilities.’’ This draft guide is being

developed to provide guidance on

procedures for preventing nuclear

criticality accidents in operations

involving handling, processing, storing,

and transporting special nuclear

material at fuels and materials facilities.

The guide will also endorse 13

standards on nuclear criticality safety

that have been developed by the

American National Standards Institute/

American Nuclear Society.

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–3013.

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 March 31, 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

Document Room, 2120 L Street NW.,

Washington, DC. Requests for single

copies of draft or final guides (which

may be reproduced) or for placement on

an automatic distribution list for single

copies of future draft guides in specific

divisions should be made in writing to

the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555,

Attention: Printing, Graphics and

Distribution Branch; or by fax at (301)

415–5272. Telephone requests cannot be

accommodated. Regulatory guides are

not copyrighted, and Commission

approval is not required to reproduce

them.

(5 U.S.C. 552(a))

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 6th day

of January 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Joseph A. Murphy,

Director, Division of Regulatory Applications,

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.

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[Order No. 1205; Docket No. A98–1]

In the Matter of Nassau, Minnesota

56272 (James Schneichel, Petitioner);

Notice and Order Accepting Appeal

and Establishing Procedural Schedule

Under 39 U.S.C. 404(b)(5)

Issued January 14, 1998.

Docket Number: A98–1.

Name of Affected Post Office: Nassau,

Minnesota 56272.

Name(s) of Petitioner(s): James

Schneichel.

Type of Determination: Closing.

Date of Filing of Appeal Papers:

December 22, 1997.

Categories of Issues Apparently Raised

1. Effect on the community (39 U.S.C.

404(b)(2)(A)).

2. Effect on postal services (39 U.S.C.

404(b)(2)(C)).

After the Postal Service files the

administrative record and the

Commission reviews it, the Commission

may find that there are more legal issues

than those set forth above. Or, the

Commission may find that the Postal

Service’s determination disposes of one

or more of those issues.

The Postal Reorganization Act

requires that the Commission issue its

decision within 120 days from the date

this appeal was filed (39 U.S.C. 404

(b)(5)). In the interest of expedition, in

light of the 120-day decision schedule,

the Commission may request the Postal

Service to submit memoranda of law on

any appropriate issue. If requested, such

memoranda will be due 20 days from

the issuance of the request and the

Postal Service shall serve a copy of its

memoranda on the petitioners. The

Postal Service may incorporate by

reference in its briefs or motions, any