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Brief description of amendment: The

amendment would revise Technical

Specification 3.2.4, ‘‘Quadrant Power

Tilt Ratio,’’ (QPTR) and its associated

Bases to reflect (1) a change in the

action for determining QPTR when

QPTR is above 1.02, (2) a change in the

completion time for resetting the power

range neutron flux-high trip setpoints

after QPTR is determined to be above

1.02, and (3) deletion of actions

requiring QPTR to be restored within 24

hours, QPTR to be verified during a

return to power operation, resetting the

power range neutron flux-high trip

setpoint to less than 55 percent

following a power reduction to 50

percent reactor thermal power or below,

and actions for QPTR in excess of 1.09.

Date of issuance: April 27, 1998.

Effective date: April 27, 1998, to be

implemented within 60 days from the

date of issuance.

Amendment No.: 116.

Facility Operating License No. NPF–

42: The amendment revised the

Technical Specifications.

Date of initial notice in Federal

Register: March 25, 1998 (63 FR 14489)

The Commission’s related evaluation of

the amendment is contained in a Safety

Evaluation dated April 27, 1998.

No significant hazards consideration

comments received: No.

Local Public Document Room

locations: Emporia State University,

William Allen White Library, 1200

Commercial Street, Emporia, Kansas

66801 and Washburn University School

of Law Library, Topeka, Kansas 66621.

Dated at Rockville, MD., this 13th day of

May 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Elinor G. Adensam,

Acting Director, Division of Reactor Projects—

III/IV, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 98–13223 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND

BUDGET

Cumulative Report on Rescissions and

Deferrals

May 1, 1998.

This report is submitted in fulfillment

of the requirement of Section 1014(e) of

the Congressional Budget and

Impoundment Control Act of 1974

(Public Law 93–344). Section 1014(e)

requires a monthly report listing all

budget authority for the current fiscal

year for which, as of the first day of the

month, a special message had been

transmitted to Congress.

This report gives the status, as of May

1, 1998, of 24 rescission proposals and

eight deferrals contained in two special

messages for FY 1998. These messages

were transmitted to Congress on

February 3 and February 20, 1998.

Rescissions (Attachments A and C)

As of May 1, 1998, 24 rescission

proposals totaling $20 million had been

transmitted to the Congress. Congress

approved 21 of the Administration’s

rescission proposals in P.L. 105–174. A

total of $17.3 million of the rescissions

proposed by the President was

rescinded by that measure. Attachment

C shows the status of the FY 1998

rescission proposals.

Deferrals (Attachments B and D)

As of May 1, 1998, $3,293 million in

budget authority was being deferred

from obligation. Attachment D shows

the status of each deferral reported

during FY 1998.

Information From Special Messages

The special messages containing

information on the rescission proposals

and deferrals that are covered by this

cumulative report are printed in the

editions of the Federal Register cited

below:

63 FR 7004, Wednesday, February 11,

1998

63 FR 10076, Friday, February 27, 1998

Franklin D. Raines,

Director.

Attachments

ATTACHMENT A.—STATUS OF FY 1998 RESCISSIONS

[In millions of dollars]

Budgetary

resources

Rescissions proposed by the President .................................................................................................................................................. 20.1

Rejected by the Congress .......................................................................................................................................................................

Amounts rescinded by P.L. 105–174, the FY 1998 Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act ............................................... ¥17.3

Currently before the Congress ................................................................................................................................................................ 2.8

ATTACHMENT B.—STATUS OF FY 1998 DEFERRALS

[In millions of dollars]

Budgetary

resources

Deferrals proposed by the President ....................................................................................................................................................... 4,833.0

Routine Executive releases through May 1, 1998 (OMB/Agency releases of $1,540.1 million, partially offset by cumulative positive

adjustment of $0.3 million) ................................................................................................................................................................... ¥1,539.8

Overturned by the Congress ................................................................................................................................................................... ....................

Currently before the Congress ................................................................................................................................................................ 3,293.2
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ATTACHMENT C.—STATUS OF FY 1998 RESCISSION PROPOSALS—AS OF MAY 1, 1998

[Amounts in thousands of dollars]

Agency/bureau/account

Amounts pending before Congress

Date of

message

Previously

withheld

and

made

available

Date

made

available

Amount

rescinded

Congressional

Rescission action

No.

Less than

45 days

More

than 45

days

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

Agricultural Research Service:

Agricultural Research Service ....... R98–1 ................ 223 2–20–98 ................ ................ 223 P.L. 105–174.

Animal and Plant Health Inspection

Service:

Salaries and expenses .................. R98–2 ................ 350 2–20–98 ................ ................ 350 P.L. 105–174.

Food Safety and Inspection Service:

Salaries and expenses .................. R98–3 ................ 502 2–20–98 ................ ................ 502 P.L. 105–174.

Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration:

Salaries and expenses .................. R98–4 ................ 38 2–20–98 ................ ................ 38 P.L. 105–174.

Agricultural Marketing Service:

Marketing services ........................ R98–5 ................ 25 2–20–98 ................ ................ 25 P.L. 105–174.

Farm Service Agency:

Salaries and expenses .................. R98–6 ................ 1,080 2–20–98 ................ ................ 1,080 P.L. 105–174.

Natural Resources Conservation Service:

Conservation operations ............... R98–7 ................ 378 2–20–98 ................ ................ 378 P.L. 105–174.

Rural Housing Service:

Salaries and expenses .................. R98–8 ................ 846 2–20–98 ................ ................ 846 P.L. 105–174.

Food and Nutrition Service:

Child nutrition programs ................ R98–9 ................ 114 2–20–98 ( 1 ) ................ ................

Forest Service:

National forest systems ................. R98–10 ................ 1,094 2–20–98 ................ ................ 1,094 P.L. 105–174.

Reconstruction and construction ... R98–11 ................ 30 2–20–98 ................ ................ 30 P.L. 105–174.

Forest and rangeland research ..... R98–12 ................ 148 2–20–98 ................ ................ 148 P.L. 105–174.

State and private forestry .............. R98–13 ................ 59 2–20–98 ................ ................ 59 P.L. 105–174.

Wildland fire management ............ R98–14 ................ 148 2–20–98 ................ ................ 148 P.L. 105–174.

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

Bureau of Land Management:

Management of lands and resources.R98–15 ................ 1,188 2–20–98 ................ ................ 1,188 P.L. 105–174.

Oregon and California grant lands R98–16 ................ 2,500 2–20–98 ................ ................ 2,500 P.L. 105–174.

Bureau of Reclamation:

Water and related resources ......... R98–17 ................ 532 2–20–98 (1) ................ ................ P.L. 105–174.

Bureau of Mines:

Mines and minerals ....................... R98–18 ................ 1,605 2–20–98 ................ ................ 1,605 P.L. 105–174.

United States Fish and Wildlife Service:

Construction .................................. R98–19 ................ 1,188 2–20–98 ................ ................ 1,188 P.L. 105–174.

National Park Service:

Construction .................................. R98–20 ................ 1,638 2–20–98 ................ ................ 1,638 P.L. 105–174.

Bureau of Indian Affairs:

Construction .................................. R98–21 ................ 737 2–20–98 ................ ................ 737 P.L. 105–174.

DEPARTMENT OF

TRANSPORTATION

Office of the Secretary:

Payments to air carriers ................ R98–22 ................ 2,499 2–20–98 ................ ................ 2,499 P.L. 105–174.

Payments to air carriers (Airport

and airway trust fund).

R98–23 ................ 1,000 2–20–98 ................ ................ 1,000 P.L. 105–174.

Maritime Administration:

Maritime guaranteed loan (Title XI)

program account.

R98–24 ................ 2,138 2–20–98 ( 1 ) ................ ................

Total, rescissions ................... 0 20,060 ................ 0 ................ 17,276

1Funds were never withheld from obligation.
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ATTACHMENT D.—STATUS OF FY 1998 DEFERRALS—AS OF MAY 1, 1998

[Amounts in thousands of dollars]

Agency/bureau/account

Amounts transmitted

Date of

message

Releases (¥)

Congressional actionCumulative adjustmentsAmount deferred as of

5–1–98 Deferral

No.

Original request

Subsequent

change

(+)

Cumulative

OMB/agency

Congressionally

required

FUNDS APPROPRIATED

TO THE PRESIDENT

International Security Assistance:

Economic support

fund and International Fund for

Ireland.

D98–1 2,330,098 ................ 2–3–98 1,317,684 ................ ................ 328 1,012,742

International military

education and

training.

D98–2 43,300 ................ 2–3–98 41,900 ................ ................ ................ 1,400

Foreign military financing program.D98–3 1,483,903 ................ 2–3–98 160,253 ................ ................ ................ 1,323,650

Foreign military financing loan program.D98–4 60,000 ................ 2–3–98 .................... ................ ................ ................ 60,000

Foreign military financing direct loan

financing account.

D98–5 657,000 ................ 2–3–98 .................... ................ ................ ................ 657,000

Agency for International

Development:

International disaster

assistance, Executive.

D98–6 135,697 ................ 2–3–98 20,250 ................ ................ ................ 115,447

DEPARTMENT OF

STATE

Other:

United States emergency refugee and

migration assistance fund.

D98–7 115,640 ................ 2–3–98 .................... ................ ................ ................ 115,640

SOCIAL SECURITY

ADMINISTRATION

Limitation on administrative expenses.D98–8 7,369 ................ 2–3–98 .................... ................ ................ ................ 7,369

Total, Deferrals ......... 4,833,007 0 ................ 1,540,087 ................ ................ 328 3,293,248

[FR Doc. 98–13339 Filed 5–19–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3110–01–M

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY

CORPORATION

Approval of Special Withdrawal

Liability Rules; International

Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s

Union-Pacific Maritime Association

Pension Plan

AGENCY: Pension Benefit Guaranty

Corporation.

ACTION: Notice of approval.

SUMMARY: The Pension Benefit Guaranty

Corporation (‘‘PBGC’’), pursuant to

section 4203(f) of the Employee

Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,

as amended, has granted a request on

behalf of the International

Longshoremen’s and Warehousemen’s

Union-Pacific Maritime Association

Pension Plan for approval of a plan

amendment modifying special

withdrawal liability rules, which rules

were approved by PBGC on January 30,

1984 (See Approval of Special

Withdrawal Liability Rules (‘‘Notice of

Approval’’), 49 FR 6043 (February 16,

1984)). A Notice of Pendency of the

Request for Approval was published on

February 3, 1998 (63 FR 5573) (‘‘Notice

of Pendency’’). The effect of this notice

is to advise the public of the decision on

the request.

ADDRESSES: The request for approval

and PBGC’s response to the request are

available for public inspection between

the hours of 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday

through Friday, at PBGC’s

Communications and Public Affairs

Department, Suite 240, 1200 K Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20005–4026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Gennice D. Brickhouse, Attorney, Office

of the General Counsel (22500), Pension

Benefit Guaranty Corporation, 1200 K

Street, NW., Washington, DC 20005–

4026; Telephone 202–326–4020 (For

TTY and TDD, call the Federal relay

service at 1–800–877–8339 and ask to be

connected to 202–326–4020).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Background

Under section 4203(f) of the Employee

Retirement Income Security Act of 1974

(‘‘ERISA’’) as amended, PBGC may

prescribe regulations under which plans

in industries other than the construction

or entertainment industries may be

amended to provide for special

withdrawal liability rules similar to the