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sources and documents of which the

petitioner is aware and on which the

petitioner intends to rely to establish

those facts or expert opinion. Petitioner

must provide sufficient information to

show that a genuine dispute exists with

the applicant on a material issue of law

or fact. Contentions shall be limited to

matters within the scope of the

amendment under consideration. The

contention must be one which, if

proven, would entitle the petitioner to

relief. A petitioner who fails to file such

a supplement which satisfies these

requirements with respect to at least one

contention will not be permitted to

participate as a party.

Those permitted to intervene become

parties to the proceeding, subject to any

limitations in the order granting leave to

intervene, and have the opportunity to

participate fully in the conduct of the

hearing, including the opportunity to

present evidence and cross-examine

witnesses.

If the amendment is issued before the

expiration of the 30-day hearing period,

the Commission will make a final

determination on the issue of no

significant hazards consideration. If a

hearing is requested, the final

determination will serve to decide when

the hearing is held.

If the final determination is that the

amendment request involves no

significant hazards consideration, the

Commission may issue the amendment

and make it immediately effective,

notwithstanding the request for a

hearing. Any hearing held would take

place after issuance of the amendment.

If the final determination is that the

amendment request involves a

significant hazards consideration, any

hearing held would take place before

the issuance of any amendment.

A request for a hearing or a 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 the petition should also be sent

to the Office of the General Counsel,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, and to Jay

Silberg, Esq., Shaw, Pittman, Potts and

Trowbridge, 2300 N Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20037, attorney for the

licensee.

Nontimely filings of petitions for

leave to intervene, amended petitions,

supplemental petitions and/or requests

for hearing will not be entertained

absent a determination by the

Commission, the presiding officer or the

presiding Atomic Safety and Licensing

Board that the petition and/or request

should be granted based upon a

balancing of the factors specified in 10

CFR 2.714(a)(1)(I)–(v) and 2.714(d).

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application for

amendment dated May 8, 1998, as

supplemented by letter dated May 11,

1998, which is 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 rooms,

located at the Emporia State University,

William Allen While Library, 1200

Commercial Street, Emporia, Kansas

66801 and at the Washburn University

School of Law Library, Topeka, Kansas

66621.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 11th day

of May 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Kristine M. Thomas,

Project Manager, Project Directorate IV–2,

Division of Reactor Projects—III/IV, Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 98–12965 Filed 5–13–98; 8:45 am]

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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirement of Section 3506 (c)(2)(A) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

which provides opportunity for public

comment on new or revised data

collections, the Railroad Retirement

Board (RRB) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed data collections.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed information collection is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the agency, including

whether the information has practical

utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s

estimate of the burden of the collection

of the information; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden related to

the collection of information on

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Title and purpose of information

collection: Railroad Service and

Compensation Reports; OMB 3220–0008

Under Section 6 of the Railroad

Unemployment Insurance Act (RUIA)

and Section 9 of the Railroad Retirement

(Act (RRA), the Railroad Retirement

Board (RRB) maintains for each railroad

employee a record of compensation paid

to that employee by all railroad

employers for whom the employee

worked after 1936. This record, which is

used by the RRB to determine eligibility

for, and amount of, benefits due under

the laws it administers, is conclusive as

to the amount of compensation paid to

an employee during such period(s)

covered by the report(s) of the

compensation by the employee’s

railroad employer(s), except in cases

when an employee files a protests

pertaining to his or her reported

compensation within the statute of

limitations cited in Section 6 of the RRA

and Section 9 of the RRA.

To enable the RRB to establish and

maintain the record of compensation,

employers are required to file with the

RRB, in such manner and form and at

such times as the RRB prescribes,

reports of compensation of employees.

The information reporting requirements

are prescribed in 20 CFR 209.6. The

RRB utilizes Form BA–3a, Annual

Report of Compensation and Form BA–

4, Report of Creditable Compensation

Adjustments, to secure the required

information from railroad employees.

Employers have the option of

submitting the reports on the

aforementioned forms, or, in like format,

on magnetic tape, tape cartridges or PC

diskettes as outlines in the RRB’s

Reporting Instructions to Employers.

Submission of the reports is mandatory.

One response is required of each

respondent. No changes are proposed to

Form BA–3a or BA–4.

The completion time for Form BA–3a

is estimated oat 85 hours per response.

The completion time for Form BA–4 is

estimated at 60 minutes per response.

Additional Information or Comments:

To request more information or to

obtain a copy of the information

collection justification, forms, and/or

supporting material, please call the RRB

Clearance Officer at (312) 751–3363.

Comments regarding the information

collection should be addressed to

Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement

Board, 844 N. Rush Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60611–2092. Written comments

should be received within 60 days of

this notice.

Chuck Mierzwa,

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–12765 Filed 5–13–98; 8:45 am]

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