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7. The estimated number of annual

respondents: NRC Form 136, 22; NRC

Form 237, 22; NRC Form 277, 2.

8. An estimate of the total number of

hours needed annually to complete the

requirement or request: NRC Form 136,

40; NRC Form 237, 16; NRC Form 277,

1.

9. An indication of whether Section

3507(d), Public Law 104–13 applies: Not

applicable.

10. Abstract: The NRC Form 136

affects the employees of licensees and

contractors who have been granted an

NRC access authorization. When access

authorization is no longer needed, the

completion of the form apprises the

respondent of their continuing security

responsibilities. The NRC Form 237 is

completed by licensees, NRC

contractors or individuals who require

an NRC access authorization. The NRC

Form 277 affects the employees of

contractors who have been granted an

NRC access authorization and require

verification of that access authorization

and need-to-know in conjunction with a

visit to NRC or another facility.

A copy of the final supporting

statement may be viewed free of charge

at the NRC Public Document Room,

2120 L Street, NW (lower level),

Washington, DC. OMB clearance

requests are available at the NRC

worldwide web site (http://

www.nrc.gov) under the FedWorld

collection link on the home page tool

bar. The document will be available on

the NRC home page site for 60 days after

the signature date of this notice.

Comments and questions should be

directed to the OMB reviewer by July 2,

1998: Erik Godwin, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs

(3150–0049, 3150–0050, 3150–0051),

NEOB–10202, Office of Management

and Budget, Washington, DC 20503.

Comments can also be submitted by

telephone at (202) 395–3084.

The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda

Jo. Shelton, 301–415–7233.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day

of May 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brenda Jo. Shelton,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–14520 Filed 6–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–410]

Central Hudson Gas & Electric

Corporation; Nine Mile Point Nuclear

Station, Unit No. 2

Notice is hereby given that the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the

Commission) is considering the

issuance of an Order approving, under

10 CFR 50.80, an application regarding

a transfer of control of possessory rights

held by Central Hudson Gas & Electric

Corporation (Applicant) under the

operating license for Nine Mile Point

Nuclear Station, Unit No. 2 (NMP2). The

transfer would be to a holding company,

not yet named, to be created over

Applicant in accordance with a New

York State Public Service Commission

order, issued and effective February 19,

1998 (Case 96–E–0909), and related

documents entitled ‘‘Amended and

Restated Settlement Agreement’’ dated

January 2, 1998, and ‘‘Modifications to

Amended and Restated Settlement

Agreement’’ dated February 26, 1998

(see Exhibits G–G2 in the application).

Applicant is licensed by the

Commission to own and possess a 9

percent interest in NMP2.

By application dated April 8, 1998,

Applicant informed the Commission of

a proposed corporate restructuring

under which Applicant would become a

subsidiary of a newly formed holding

company. The outstanding shares of

Applicant’s common stock will be

exchanged on a share-for-share basis for

common stock of the holding company,

such that the holding company will own

all of the outstanding common stock of

Applicant. The holding company will

own, directly or indirectly, the stock of

any non-utility subsidiaries except that

Applicant will continue to own one

unregulated subsidiary. Under this

restructuring, Applicant will sell at

auction its fossil-fueled electric

generation facilities at its Danskammer

Steam Generating Plant and its partial

interest in the Roseton Electric

Generation Plant (hereafter, collectively

referred to as ‘‘Generation Assets’’).

However, Applicant will continue to be

an ‘‘electric utility’’ as defined in 10

CFR 50.2 engaged in the transmission,

distribution and, in the case of NMP2,

combustion turbine facilities,

hydroelectric facilities, and (until

structurally separated or divested), the

Generation Assets, the generation of

electricity. Applicant would retain its

ownership interest in NMP2 and

continue to be a licensee of NMP2. No

direct transfer of the operating license or

ownership interests in the station will

result from the proposed restructuring.

The transaction would not involve any

change to either the management

organization or technical personnel of

Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation,

which is responsible for operating and

maintaining NMP2.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, the

Commission may approve the transfer of

control of a license after notice to

interested persons. Such approval is

contingent upon the Commission’s

determination that the holder of the

license following the transfer is

qualified to hold the license and that the

transfer is otherwise consistent with

applicable provisions of law,

regulations, and orders of the

Commission.

For further details with respect to this

proposed action, see the Applicant’s

application dated April 8, 1998, as

supplemented April 22, 1998. These

documents are available for public

inspection at the Commission’s Public

Document Room, the Gelman Building,

2120 L Street, N.W., Washington, DC,

and at the local public document room

located at the Penfield Library, State

University of New York, Oswego, New

York 13126.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 26th day

of May 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Darl S. Hood,

Senior Project Manager, Project Directorate

I–1, Division of Reactor Projects—I/II, Office

of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 98–14517 Filed 6–1–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–219]

GPU Nuclear Inc., et al., Oyster Creek

Nuclear Generating Station;

Confirmatory Order Modifying License;

Effective Immediately

I

GPU Nuclear Inc., (GPUN or the

Licensee) is the holder of Facility

Operating License No. DRP–16, which

authorizes operation of Oyster Creek

Nuclear Generating Station, located in

Ocean County, New Jersey.

II

The staff of the U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission (NRC) has been

concerned that Thermo-Lag 330–1 fire

barrier systems installed by licensees

may not provide the level of fire

endurance intended and that licensees

that use Thermo-Lag 330–1 fire barriers

may not be meeting regulatory