Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 99 / Friday, May 22, 1998 / Notices 28417

Comments and questions about the ICR

listed below should be directed to the

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Attn: OMB Desk Officer for the

National Transportation Safety Board,

Office of Management and Budget,

Room 10102, 725 17th Street, N.W.,

Washington, D.C. 20503.

Agency: National Transportation

Safety Board.

Title: Evacuation Safety Study:

Passenger Questionnaire.

OMB Number: New.

Frequency: Once.

Affected Public: Individuals.

Number of Respondents: 2000.

Estimated Time Per Respondent: 20

minutes.

Total Burden Hours: 667.

Description: The National

Transportation Safety Board is currently

conducting a study on emergency

evacuation from commercial aircraft.

The study will examine the effects on

emergency evacuations of the following:

(1) Evacuation equipment; (2) different

cabin configurations; (3) different cabin

and outside environments; (4)

evacuation procedures and crew/

passenger communications; and (5)

passenger age, size, and other biobehavioral factors. Further, the study

will compile general statistics on

evacuations, including the number of

evacuations and the types and number

of passenger injuries incurred during

evacuations.

Therefore, the National

Transportation Safety Board is seeking

emergency clearance to obtain data from

passengers who have evacuated from

commercial aircraft on their

observations of the evacuation and their

personal experience during the

evacuation.

Dated: May 19, 1998.

Rhonda Underwood,

Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards; Subcommittee Meeting on

Advanced Reactor Designs; Notice of

Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittee on

Advanced Reactor Designs will hold a

meeting on June 17–18, 1998, Room T–

2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Wednesday, June 17, 1998—8:30 a.m.

until the conclusion of business.

Thursday, June 18, 1998—8:30 a.m.

until the conclusion of business.

The Subcommittee will continue its

review of the Westinghouse AP600

design. Specifically, the Subcommittee

will review the inspections, tests,

analyses, and acceptance criteria

(ITAAC), the AP600 Level 1 PRA, and

the NRC staff’s evaluation of Chapters 1,

4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 13, and 18 of the AP600

Standard Safety Analysis Report. The

purpose of this meeting is to gather

information, analyze relevant issues and

facts, and to formulate proposed

positions and actions, as appropriate,

for deliberation by the full Committee.

Oral statements may be presented by

members of the public with the

concurrence of the Subcommittee

Chairman; written statements will be

accepted and made available to the

Committee. Electronic recordings will

be permitted only during those portions

of the meeting that are open to the

public, and questions may be asked only

by members of the Subcommittee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer

named below five days prior to the

meeting, if possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

During the initial portion of the

meeting, the Subcommittee, along with

any of its consultants who may be

present, may exchange preliminary

views regarding matters to be

considered during the balance of the

meeting.

The Subcommittee will then hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff,

Westinghouse Electric Company, their

consultants, and other interested

persons regarding this review.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been canceled or rescheduled, and

the Chairman’s ruling on requests for

the opportunity to present oral

statements and the time allotted

therefor, can be obtained by contacting

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer, Mr.

Noel F. Dudley (telephone 301/415–

6888) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

(EDT). Persons planning to attend this

meeting are urged to contact the above

named individual 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. 98–13710 Filed 5–21–98; 8:45 am]

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards; Subcommittee Meeting on

Plant Operations; Notice of Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittee on Plant

Operations will hold a meeting on June

19, 1998, in Room T–2B3, 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Friday, June 19, 1998—8:30 a.m. until

the conclusion of business.

The Subcommittee will discuss the

proposed changes to 10 CFR 50.59

(Changes, Tests and Experiments),

status of resolution of issues identified

in the March 24, 1998 Staff

Requirements Memorandum related to

SECY–97–205, ‘‘Integration and

Evaluation of Results From Recent

Lessons-Learned Reviews,’’ and related

matters. The purpose of this meeting is

to gather information, analyze relevant

issues and facts, and to formulate

proposed positions and actions, as

appropriate, for deliberation by the full

Committee.

Oral statements may be presented by

members of the public with the

concurrence of the Subcommittee

Chairman; written statements will be

accepted and made available to the

Committee. Electronic recordings will

be permitted only during those portions

of the meeting that are open to the

public, and questions may be asked only

by members of the Subcommittee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

one of the cognizant ACRS staff

engineers named below five days prior

to the meeting, if possible, so that

appropriate arrangements can be made.

During the initial portion of the

meeting, the Subcommittee, along with

any of its consultants who may be

present, may exchange preliminary

views regarding matters to be

considered during the balance of the

meeting.

The Subcommittee will then hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff,

and other interested persons regarding

this review.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been canceled or rescheduled, and

the Chairman’s ruling on requests for

the opportunity to present oral

statements and the time allotted

therefor, can be obtained by contacting

the cognizant ACRS staff engineers, Mr.

Michael T. Markley (telephone 301/
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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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[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,

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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