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415–6885) or Mr. Amarjit Singh

(telephone 301–415–6899) between 7:30

a.m. and 4:15 p.m. (EDT). Persons

planning to attend this meeting are

urged to contact one of the above named

individuals one or two working days

prior to the meeting to be advised of any

potential changes to the agenda, etc.,

that may have occurred.

Dated: May 18, 1998.

Sam Duraiswamy,

Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch.

[FR Doc. 98–13711 Filed 5–21–98; 8:45 am]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No.: 30–01233]

Site Decommissioning Plans Etc: U.S.

Army Garrison, Fitzsimons, Aurora Co;

Hearing

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of consideration of

amendment request for

decommissioning the Department of the

Army, U.S. Army Garrison, Fitzsimons,

Aurora, Colorado, and Opportunity for a

Hearing.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) is considering

issuance of a license amendment to

Byproduct Material License No. 05–

00046–13, issued to the Department of

the Army, U.S. Army Garrison,

Fitzsimons (Fitzsimons), to authorize

decommissioning of its facilities at

Aurora, Colorado.

On June 28, 1996, Fitzsimons ceased

principal activities permanently at the

Aurora facilities. The licensee has

conducted limited decommissioning

activities at the Aurora facilities in

accordance with the conditions

discussed in License No. 05–00046–13.

On February 2, 1998, Fitzsimons

submitted a site decommissioning plan

(SDP) to NRC for review that

summarized the decommissioning

activities that will be undertaken to

remediate the Aurora facilities and

release them from radiological controls

and licensing restrictions. Radioactive

contamination at the Fitzsimons Aurora

facilities discussed in the SDP consists

of pipes, sinks, bench tops, cabinet

drawers, flooring, and fume hood

components contaminated with

byproduct material resulting from

licensed operations that occurred from

1956 until 1996.

The NRC will require the licensee to

remediate the Aurora facilities to meet

NRC’s decommissioning criteria , and

during decommissioning activities,

maintain effluents and doses within

NRC requirements and as low as

reasonably achievable.

Prior to approving the

decommissioning plan, NRC will have

made findings required by the Atomic

Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and

NRC’s regulations. These findings will

be documented in a Safety Evaluation

Report and an Environmental

Assessment. Approval of the SDP will

be documented in an amendment to

License No. 05–00046–13.

The NRC hereby provides notice that

this is a proceeding on an application

for amendment of a license falling

within the scope of Subpart L ‘‘Informal

Hearing Procedures for Adjudication in

Materials Licensing Proceedings,’’ of

NRC’s rules and practice for domestic

licensing proceedings in 10 CFR Part 2.

Pursuant to § 2.1205(a), any person

whose interest may be affected by this

proceeding may file a request for a

hearing in accordance with § 2.1205(d).

A request for a hearing must be filed

within (30) days of the date of

publication of this Federal Register

notice.

The request for a hearing must be

filed with the Office of the Secretary

either:

1. By delivery to Secretary, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission, One

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville

Pike, Rockville, MD 20852–2738,

between 7:45 am and 4:15 pm Federal

workdays; or

2. By mail or telegram addressed to

Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001, Attention: Rulemakings and

Adjudications Staff.

In addition to meeting other

applicable requirements of 10 CFR Part

2 of the NRC’s regulations, a request for

a hearing filed by a person other than

an applicant must describe in detail:

1. The interest of the requester in the

proceeding;

2. How that interest may be affected

by the results of the proceeding,

including the reasons why the requestor

should be permitted a hearing, with

particular reference to the factors set out

in § 2.1205 (h);

3. The requester’s areas of concern

about the licensing activity that is the

subject matter of the proceeding; and

4. The circumstance establishing that

the request for a hearing is timely in

accordance with § 2.1205 (d).

In accordance with 10 CFR 2.1205 (f),

each request for a hearing must also be

served, by delivering it personally or by

mail, to:

1. The applicant, Department of the

Army, U.S. Army Garrison, Fitzsimons,

12101 E. Colfax Avenue, Aurora,

Colorado, Attention: MCHG–BC–

BC(RPO); and

2. The NRC staff, by delivery to

Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, One White Flint North,

11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD

20852–2738, between 7:45 am and 4:15

pm Federal workdays, or by mail,

addressed to Secretary, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555–0001, Attention: Rulemakings

and Adjudications Staff.

For further details with respect to this

action, the SDP is available for

inspection at the NRC’s Region IV

offices at 611 Ryan Plaza Drive, Suite

400, Arlington, TX 76011–8064.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr.

Danny L. Rice, Division of Nuclear

Material Safety, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission Region IV, 611 Ryan Plaza

Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, TX 76011–

8064. Telephone: (817) 860–8151.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day

of May 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

John W. N. Hickey,

[FR Doc. 98–13712 Filed 5–21–98; 8:45 am]

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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL

REVIEW BOARD

Meeting

Board meeting: June 24, 1998—Las

Vegas, Nevada: Department of Energy

(DOE) alternative designs for a potential

repository that might be developed at

Yucca Mountain in Nevada.

Pursuant to its authority under

section 5051 of Public Law 100–203,

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act

of 1987, the Nuclear Waste Technical

Review Board (Board) will hold its

summer meeting Wednesday, June 24,

1998, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

The one-day meeting, which is open

to the public, will begin at 8:30 a.m. and

will focus on efforts being made by the

DOE’s Office of Civilian Radioactive

Waste Management (OCRWM) to

develop alternative designs for a

proposed repository that might be

developed at Yucca Mountain in

Nevada. In particular, the Board will

hear presentations dealing with

enhancements to the OCRWM’s basecase repository design, and how, using

technologies such as drip shields and

ceramic coatings, those enhancements

might affect repository performance.

The Board also will hear a presentation

on the technical basis for OCRWM’s

choice of specific technical designs to

be analyzed in its forthcoming
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environmental impact statement for the

Yucca Mountain site. A detailed agenda

will be available approximately two

weeks before the meeting. Call for a

copy, or visit the Board’s web site at

www.nwtrb.gov.

Time has been set aside for the public

to comment on the technical issues

raised during the meeting. Those

wishing to speak are encouraged to sign

the ‘‘Public Comment Register’’ at the

check-in table. A time limit may have to

be set on individual remarks, but

written comments of any length may be

submitted for the record.

The meeting will be held at the

Crowne Plaza Hotel, 4225 South

Paradise Road, Las Vegas, Nevada

89109; (tel) 702–369–4400; (fax) 702–

369–3770. Reservations for

accommodations should be made by

June 1, 1998. Please mention that you

are attending the Nuclear Waste

Technical Review Board meeting to

receive the preferred rate.

Transcripts of this meeting will be

available via e-mail, on computer disk,

or on a library-loan basis in paper

format from Davonya Barnes, Board

staff, beginning July 20, 1998. For

further information, contact the Frank

Randall, External Affairs, at the Board’s

offices, at 2300 Clarendon Boulevard,

Suite 1300, Arlington, Virginia 22201–

3367; (tel) 703–235–4473; (fax) 703–

235–4495; (e-mail) info@nwtrb.gov.

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review

Board was created by Congress in the

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act

of 1987 to evaluate the technical and

scientific validity of activities

undertaken by the Secretary of Energy to

manage the disposal of the nation’s

commercial spent nuclear fuel and

defense high-level waste. In the same

legislation, Congress directed the

Secretary to characterize a site at Yucca

Mountain, Nevada, for its suitability as

a potential permanent repository for

disposing of that waste.

Dated: May 18, 1998.

William Barnard,

Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Technical

Review Board.

[FR Doc. 98–13693 Filed 5–21–98; 8:45 am]

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THE PRESIDENT’S COUNCIL ON

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

The Nineteenth Meeting of the

President’s Council on Sustainable

Development (PCSD) in Washington,

DC

SUMMARY: The President’s Council on

Sustainable Development (PCSD), a

Presidential Commission with

representation from industry,

government, environmental, and Native

American organizations, will convene

its nineteenth meeting in Washington,

D.C. on Thursday, June 4, 1998.

Under its current charter from the

Clinton Administration, the Council is

(1) continuing to forge consensus on

policy, (2) demonstrating

implementation, (3) getting the word out

about sustainable development, and (4)

evaluating progress. The Council will

advise the President in four specific

areas: domestic implementation of

policy options to reduce greenhouse gas

emissions, next steps in building the

new environmental management system

of the 21st century, promoting multijurisdictional and community

cooperation in metropolitan and rural

areas, and policies that foster the United

States’ leadership role in sustainable

development internationally.

At the Council’s last meeting in

Atlanta, GA on November 20, 1997, the

members listened to and questioned

invited experts as they presented their

views on the possibilities and

limitations of new technologies to

reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The

Council also heard from people in the

Atlanta region about ways in which the

climate change issues are affecting, and

could affect, their lives.

At the June 4th meeting the Council

will hear presentations, discuss a wide

array of business, and decide on

important next steps.

June 4 Public Meeting

9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

• National Town Meetings for a New

American Dream. Progress on the goals,

vision, audiences, anchor events, and

overall planning for this seminal event

taking place in Detroit and in

communities across America on May 2–

5, 1999.

• Benefits and opportunities for

community-based greenhouse gas

emissions reduction strategies.

• Progress of the Pacific Northwest

Regional Council and Metropolitan and

Rural Strategies Task Force.

12:00–1:00 p.m.—Lunch

1:00–4:00 p.m.—Public Meeting

Continued

• Presentations ‘‘The Importance of

Incentives for Early Action on Climate

Change’’.

• Priority Climate Technologies and

Barriers.

• Environmental Management Task

Force’s ‘‘Proposed Environmental

Management Framework’’.

• Public Comment.

Public comment period: The Council

will seek public comment on the

Council’s activities to implement the

Administration’s directive. Public

comment will be taken during the

substantive sessions as time permits,

and during the allotted time for public

comment identified in the agenda

above. Written comments may be

submitted before or during the public

meeting. All written and oral comments

will become part of the public record.

Specifically, the Council is interested

in hearing from the public comments in

the following areas:

• The Climate Task Force of the

President’s Council agreed last fall on

the important role of technology in

addressing climate change, stating that,

‘‘To protect the climate cost effectively,

technology breakthroughs, technology

incentives, and the elimination of

barriers for the deployment of existing

technologies are needed. Broad-based

cooperative programs to stimulate

markets and develop and disseminate

new and existing technology to

industrialized and developing countries,

must be a high priority.’’ What in your

view is the most important new

technology or class of technologies for

reducing greenhouse gas emissions?

What are the barriers to their adoption?

• The Climate Task Force of the

President’s Council agreed last fall on

the need for incentives for early action

stating that, ‘‘Greenhouse gases have

atmospheric lifetimes ranging from

decades to over a century, and both the

concentration and the rate of increase of

these gases in the atmosphere are

important factors in determining the

risk of climate change. Therefore,

policies to reduce emissions of

greenhouse gases and other measures to

protect the climate should include

incentives for early action.’’ What key

issues must be addressed in any system

designed to create early incentives to

reduce greenhouse gas emissions’?

• The Council’s Charter directs the

Council to ‘‘Get the Word Out About

Sustainable Development.’’ In the

context of climate change, what

strategies should the Council use to

share its consensus views on the climate

change issue?

• How can community-based

strategies be used to address climate

change?

• What are the most interesting

innovations now underway in

environmental management that are

advancing or could advance the

economic, environmental and social

goals of sustainable development?

The Council’s previous

recommendations to the President may

be found in two reports: Sustainable