33966 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 119 / Monday, June 22, 1998 / Notices

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Rooms 830 and 880,

Arlington, VA 22230.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Bernice T. Anderson,

Program Director, Research, Evaluation and

Communication, Room 855, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone: (703) 306–

1650.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate formal

proposals submitted to Evaluation Program

as part of the selection process for awards.

Reason for Closing: The proposals being

reviewed include information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information; financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are exempt under 5

U.S.C. 552b(c), (4), and (6) of the Government

in the Sunshine Act.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 98–16527 Filed 6–19–98; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. 50–244]

Rochester Gas and Electric

Corporation (R.E. Ginna Nuclear Power

Plant); Revocation of Exemption

I

The Rochester Gas and Electric

Corporation (the licensee) is the holder

of Facility Operating License No. DPR–

18, which authorizes operation of the R.

E. Ginna Nuclear Power Plant. The

license provides that the licensee is

subject to all rules, regulations, and

orders of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC or the Commission)

now or hereafter in effect.

The facility consists of a pressurizedwater reactor at the licensee’s site

located in Wayne County, New York.

II

On March 21, 1985, the NRC issued

11 exemptions from the requirements of

Section III.G of Appendix R to 10 CFR

Part 50. The first exemption, relevant

here, related to the Refueling Water

Storage Tank (RWST). The licensee was

granted an exemption from the technical

requirements of Section III.G.2 in

connection with the absence of a

required continuous fire-rated barrier

between redundant shutdown systems

in the Auxiliary Building Fire Areas

ABBM and ABI. The RWST extends

through the concrete floor/ceiling at

elevation 271 feet, which provides the

common boundary between Fire Area

ABBM and ABI. An 8-foot concrete

block wall partially circles the

circumference of the RWST on the

upper side of the barrier. At the time the

exemption was granted, there was a 6-

inch gap around the circumference of

the RWST.

III

By letter dated January 13, 1998, the

licensee informed the NRC that the

exemption is no longer required. The

licensee indicated that the subject

barrier has now been sealed by insertion

of a 12 inch minimum depth of kaowool

into the 6-inch gap around the

circumference of the tank and closure of

the gap by a 3⁄4-inch thick steel plate.

On the basis of the licensee’s

submittal, the Commission hereby

revokes the exemption granted on

March 21, 1985, from the technical

requirements of Section III.G of

Appendix R to 10 CFR Part 50 with

respect to the absence of a continuous

fire-rated barrier at the common

boundary between Fire Areas ABBM

and ABI. The NRC staff did not review

the modification that the licensee

implemented to eliminate the need for

the original exemption. The NRC staff

may review the modification and its

supporting technical bases during a

future on-site inspection.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the

Commission has determined that the

revocation of the exemption will have

no significant impact on the quality of

the human environment (63 FR 31534).

This revocation of exemption is

effective upon issuance.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day

of June 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

S. Singh Bajwa,

Director, Project Directorate I–1, Division of

Reactor Projects—I/II, Office of Nuclear

Reactor Regulation.

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[Texas License L03835]

ProTechnics International, Inc.—

Houston, TX: Field Flood Tracer Study;

Finding of No Significant Impact and

Notice of Opportunity for a Hearing

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission is considering authorizing

ProTechnics International, Inc.

(ProTechnics) to conduct a field flood

tracer study in an oil reservoir located

at the Green Valley Unit, Noble County,

Oklahoma near Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Environmental Assessment

Identificiation of the Proposed Action

The proposed action is authorizing

ProTechnics to conduct a field flood

tracer study using hydrogen-3 in an oil

reservoir located at the Green Valley

Unit, Noble County, Oklahoma, near the

town of Stillwater, Oklahoma.

ProTechnics, with offices in Houston,

Texas, is authorized by the State of

Texas License L03835, to conduct field

flood tracer activities in oil and gas

reservoirs at temporary jobsites within

that State. NRC’s regulations in 10 CFR

150.20, ‘‘Reciprocity—Recognition of

Agreement State Licenses,’’ states, in

part, ‘‘* * * any person holding a

specific license from an Agreement

State where the licensee maintains an

office for directing the licensed activity

* * * is granted a general license to

conduct the same activity in * * * NonAgreement States * * * [provided] the

specific Agreement State license [does

not] limit the authorized activity to a

specific installation or location.’’

Because the Texas license authorizes

ProTechnics to use the requested

radioisotopes in field flood tracer

studies at temporary jobsites,

ProTechnics qualifies for the general

license. Paragraph (b)(1) of 10 CFR Part

150.20 further states, ‘‘* * *[any

person] shall * * * before engaging in

each activity * * * file an NRC Form241, ‘‘Report of Proposed Activities in

Non-Agreement States’’ * * * ‘‘with

NRC. ProTechnics met this requirement

with a submission dated April 22, 1998.

On January 13, 1997 (62 FR 1662),

NRC published a final rule in the

Federal Register amending 10 CFR

150.20. The amendment, primarily

intended to clarify requirements

concerning activities conducted at areas

of exclusive federal jurisdiction with

Agreement States, also revised 10 CFR

150.20(b) to make clear that licensees

operating pursuant to the rule must

comply with all NRC regulations

applicable to materials licensees. 10

CFR Part 51 specifies the environmental

protection regulations applicable to

NRC’s licensing activities and

implements section 102(2) of the

National Environmental Policy Act of

1969, as amended. Section 51.21

provides that all licensing actions

require an environmental assessment

except those identified in 10 CFR 51.20

as requiring an environmental impact

statement or those identified in 10 CFR

51.22(c) as categorical exclusions. The

sue of radioactive tracers in field flood

studies is not identified in either

section. Therefore, an environmental

assessment must be prepared. Paragraph

51.60(b)(1)(vi) requires that an applicant