Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 121 /Wednesday, June 24, 1998 / Notices 34489

DATES: The meeting is scheduled for

Wednesday, July 1, 1998 to commence

at the close of the Proposed Rulemaking

Public Hearing beginning at 9:00 a.m. as

previously noticed at 63 FR 31943–

31945.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Capitol Center for the Arts,

Governor’s Hall, 44 South Main Street,

Concord, NH.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Kenneth Becker, Executive Director,

Northeast Dairy Compact Commission,

43 State Street, PO Box 1058,

Montpelier, VT 05601. Telephone (802)

229–1941.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is

hereby given that the Northeast Dairy

Compact Commission will hold its

regularly scheduled monthly meeting.

The Commission will consider matters

relating to administration and the price

regulation, including the reports and

recommendations of the Commission’s

standing Committees. The Commission

will also consider a proposed interim

procedural rule regarding rulemaking

procedures and procedures for

conducting producer referenda.

Authority: (a) Article V, Section 11 of the

Northeast Interstate Dairy Compact, and all

other applicable Articles and Sections, as

approved by Section 147, of the Federal

Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act

(FAIR ACT), Pub. L. 104–127, and as thereby

set forth in S.J. Res. 28(1)(b) of the 104th

Congress; Finding of Compelling Public

Interest by United States Department of

Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman, August

8, 1996 and March 20, 1997. (b) Bylaws of

the Northeast Dairy Compact Commission,

adopted November 21, 1996.

Kenneth Becker,

Executive Director.

[FR Doc. 98–16615 Filed 6–23–98; 8:45 am]

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Agency Information Collection

Activities: Submission for OMB

Review; Comment Request

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC).

ACTION: Notice of the OMB review of

information collection and solicitation

of public comment.

SUMMARY: The NRC has recently

submitted to OMB for review the

following proposal for the collection of

information under the provisions of the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44

U.S.C. Chapter 35). The NRC hereby

informs potential respondents that an

agency may not conduct or sponsor, and

that a person is not required to respond

to, a collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

1. Type of submission, new, revision,

or extension: Revision.

2. The title of the information

collection: 10 CFR Part 21, ‘‘Reporting of

Defects and Noncompliance.’’

3. The form number if applicable: Not

applicable.

4. How often the collection is

required: On occasion.

5. Who will be required or asked to

report: All directors and responsible

officers of firms and organizations

building, operating, or owning NRC

licensed facilities as well as directors

and responsible officers of firms and

organizations supplying basic

components and safety related design,

analysis, testing, inspection, and

consulting services to NRC licensed

facilities or activities.

6. An estimate of the number of

responses: 230 responses.

7. The estimated number of annual

respondents: 100 respondents.

8. An estimate of the total number of

hours needed annually to complete the

requirement or request: 17,093 (13,480

reporting hours and 3,613

recordkeeping hours).

9. An indication of whether Section

3507(d), Pub. L. 104–13 applies: Not

applicable.

10. Abstract: 10 CFR Part 21

implements Section 206 of the Energy

Reorganization Act of 1974, as

amended. It requires directors and

responsible officers of firms and

organizations building, operating,

owning, or supplying basic components

to NRC licensed facilities or activities to

report defects and noncompliances that

could create a substantial safety hazard

at NRC licensed facilities or activities.

Organizations subject to 10 CFR Part 21

are also required to maintain such

records as may be required to assure

compliance with this regulation.

The NRC staff reviews 10 CFR Part 21

reports to determine whether the

reported defects in basic components

and related services and failures to

comply at NRC licensed facilities or

activities are potentially generic safety

problems.

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

24, 1998.

Erik Godwin, Office of Information and

Regulatory Affairs (3150–0035),

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 17th day

of June 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Brenda Jo. Shelton,

NRC Clearance Officer, Office of the Chief

Information Officer.

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[Docket Nos. 50–325 and 50–324]

Carolina Power & Light Company;

Notice of Withdrawal of Application for

Amendment to Facility Operating

License

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) has

granted the request of Carolina Power &

Light Company (the licensee) to

withdraw its May 23, 1997, application

for proposed amendment to Facility

Operating License Nos. DPR–71 and

DPR–62 for the Brunswick Steam

Electric Plant, Unit Nos. 1 and 2, located

in Brunswick County, North Carolina.

The proposed amendment would

have reduced the short-term limit for

Dose Equivalent I-131 activity in the

reactor coolant from 4.0 microcuries/

gram to 3.0 microcuries/gram.

The Commission had previously

issued a Notice of Consideration of

Issuance of Amendment published in

the Federal Register on July 30, 1997

(62 FR 40847). However, by letter dated

April 17, 1998, the licensee withdrew

the proposed change.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application for

amendment dated May 23, 1997, and

the licensee’s letter dated April 17,

1998, which withdrew the application

for license amendment. The above

documents are 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 room

located at the University of North

Carolina at Wilmington, William

Madison Randall Library, 601 S. College
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Road, Wilmington, North Carolina

28403–3297.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day

of June 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

David C. Trimble,

Project Manager, Project Directorate II–1,

Division of Reactor Projects—I/II , Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 98–16743 Filed 6–23–98; 8:45 am]

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[Docket Nos. 50–327 and 50–328]

Tennessee Valley Authority (Sequoyah

Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2);

Confirmatory Order Modifying License

Effective Immediately

I

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA, or

the Licensee) is the holder of Facility

Operating License Nos. DPR–77 and

DPR–79, which authorizes operation of

Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2

located in Hamilton County, Tennessee.

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

requirements. During the 1992 to 1994

timeframe, the NRC staff issued Generic

Letter (GL) 92–08, ‘‘Thermo-Lag 330–1

Fire Barriers’’ and subsequent requests

for additional information that

requested licensees to submit plans and

schedules for resolving the Thermo-Lag

issue. The NRC staff has obtained and

reviewed all licensees’ corrective plans

and schedules. The staff is concerned

that some licensees may not be making

adequate progress toward resolving the

plant-specific issues, and that some

implementation schedules may be either

too tenuous or too protracted. For

example, several licensees informed the

NRC staff that their completion dates

had slipped by 6 months to as much as

3 years. For plants that have completion

action scheduled beyond 1997,

including Sequoyah Nuclear Plant,

Units 1 and 2, the NRC staff has met

with the licensees to discuss the

progress of the licensees’ corrective

actions and the extent of licensee

management attention regarding

completion of Thermo-Lag corrective

actions. In addition, the NRC staff

discussed with licensees the possibility

of accelerating their completion

schedules.

TVA was one of the licensees with

which the NRC staff held meetings. At

the May 30, 1997, meeting, the NRC

staff reviewed with TVA the schedule of

Thermo-Lag corrective actions for the

Sequoyah units described in the

handout presented to the NRC during

that meeting. Based on the information

provided during the meeting, as well as

a subsequent letter dated June 25, 1997,

the NRC staff has concluded that the

schedules presented by TVA are

reasonable. This conclusion is based on

(1) the amount of installed Thermo-Lag,

(2) the complexity of the plant-specific

fire barrier configurations and issues, (3)

the need to perform certain plant

modifications during outages as

opposed to those that can be performed

while the plant is at power, and (4)

integration with other significant, but

unrelated issues that TVA is addressing

at its plant. In order to remove

compensatory measures such as fire

watches, it has been determined that

resolution of the Thermo-Lag corrective

actions by TVA must be completed in

accordance with current schedules. By

letter dated April 29, 1998, the NRC

staff notified TVA of its plan to

incorporate TVA’s schedule

commitment into a requirement by

issuance of an order and requested

consent from the Licensee. By letter

dated May 13, 1998, TVA provided its

consent to issuance of a Confirmatory

Order.

III

The Licensee’s commitment as set

forth in its letter of May 13, 1998, is

acceptable and is necessary for the NRC

to conclude that public health and

safety are reasonably assured.

To preclude any schedule slippage

and to assure public health and safety,

the NRC staff has determined that the

Licensee’s commitment in its May 13,

1998, letter be confirmed by this Order.

The Licensee has agreed to this action.

Based on the above, and the Licensee’s

consent, this Order is immediately

effective upon issuance.

IV

Accordingly, pursuant to sections

103, 161b, 161i, 161o, 182, and 186 of

the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as

amended, and the Commission’s

regulations in 10 CFR 2.202 and 10 CFR

Part 50, It Is Hereby Ordered, effective

immediately, that:

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

shall complete final implementation of

Thermo-Lag 330–1 fire barrier corrective

actions at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Units

1 and 2 as described in the TVA submittal

dated June 25, 1997. Walkdowns,

evaluations, and upgrades will be completed

by June 30, 1999.

The Director, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation, may relax or rescind, in

writing, any provisions of this

Confirmatory Order upon a showing by

the Licensee of good cause.

V

Any person adversely affected by this

Confirmatory Order, other than the

Licensee, may request a hearing within

20 days of its issuance. Where good

cause is shown, consideration will be

given to extending the time to request a

hearing. A request for extension of time

must be made in writing to the Director,

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20555, and include a

statement of good cause for the

extension. Any request for a hearing

shall be submitted to the Secretary, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Attention: Rulemaking and

Adjudications Staff, Washington, D.C.

20555. Copies of the hearing request

shall also be sent to the Director, Office

of Nuclear Reactor Regulation, U. S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20555, to the Deputy

Assistant General Counsel for

Enforcement at the same address, to the

Regional Administrator, NRC Region II

at the Atlanta Federal Center, 23 T85, 61

Forsyth Street, SW., Atlanta, Georgia

30303–3415, and to the Licensee. If such

a person requests a hearing, that person

shall set forth with particularity the

manner in which his/her interest is

adversely affected by this Order and

shall address criteria set forth in 10 CFR

2.714(d).

If a hearing is requested by a person

whose interest is adversely affected, the

Commission will issue an Order

designating the time and place of any

such hearing. If a hearing is held, the

issue to be considered at such hearing

shall be whether this Confirmatory

Order should be sustained.

In the absence of any request for

hearing, or written approval of an

extension of time in which to request a

hearing, the provisions specified in

Section IV above shall be final 20 days

from the date of this Order without

further order or proceedings. If an

extension of time for requesting a

hearing has been approved, the

provisions specified in Section IV shall

be final when the extension expires if a

hearing request has not been received.

An answer or a request for hearing shall

not stay the immediate effectiveness of

this Order.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 18th day

of June 1998.