38864 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 138 / Monday, July 20, 1998 / Notices

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Elinor G. Adensam,

Acting Director, Division of Reactor Projects—

III/IV, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

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[Docket No. 50–259, 50–260 and 50–296]

Tennessee Valley Authority; Notice of

Issuance of Amendment to Facility

Operating License

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC, the Commission) has

issued Amendment Nos. 234, 253 and

212 to Facility Operating License Nos.

DPR–33, DPR–52 and DPR–68 issued to

the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA or

the licensee) for operation of the Browns

Ferry Nuclear Plant (BFN), Units 1, 2

and 3, respectively, located in

Limestone County, Alabama.

The amendments implement a full

conversion from the current Technical

Specifications (TS) to a set of TS based

on NUREG–1433, Revision 1, ‘‘Standard

Technical Specifications for General

Electric Plants, BWR/4,’’ dated April

1995. The application for the

amendments complies with the

standards and requirements of the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended

(the Act) and the Commission’s rules

and regulations. The Commission has

made appropriate findings as required

by the Act and the Commission’s rules

and regulations in 10 CFR Chapter I,

which are set forth in the license

amendments.

Notices of consideration of Issuance

of Amendments to facility Operating

License and Opportunity for Hearing in

connection with this action were

published in the Federal Register on

October 23, 1996 (61 FR 55026), June 1,

1998 (63 FR 29763) and June 12, 1998

(63 FR 32252). No request for a hearing

or petition for leave to intervene was

filed following these notices.

The Commission has prepared an

Environmental assessment to the action

and has determined not to prepare an

environmental impact statement. Based

upon the environmental assessment, the

Commission has concluded that the

issuance of the amendments will not

have a significant impact on the quality

of the human environment (63 FR

34944).

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application for

amendments dated September 6, 1996,

as supplemented May 1, August 14,

November 5 and 14, December 3, 4, 11,

22, 23, 29 and 30, 1997, January 23,

March 12, April 16, 20 and 28, and May

7, 14, 19 and 27, and June 2, 5, 10 and

19, 1998,, which 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 Athens Public Library,

405 E. South Street, Athens, Alabama.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 14th day

of July, 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Frederick J. Hebdon,

Project Director, Project Directorate II–3,

Division of Reactor Projects—I/II, Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

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A Nonparametric Statistical

Methodology for the Design and

Analysis of Final Status

Decommissioning Surveys: Interim

Draft for Comment and Use

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) is announcing the

availability for use of NUREG–1505, ‘‘A

Nonparametric Statistical Methodology

for the Design and Analysis of Final

Status Decommissioning Surveys,

Interim Draft for Comment and Use.’’

NUREG–1505 provides the statistical

basis for Multi-Agency Radiation Survey

and Site Investigation Manual’s

(MARSSIM) information on planning,

conducting, and evaluating

environmental radiological surveys of

surface soils and building surfaces for

demonstrating compliance with

regulations. NUREG–1505 now

incorporates public and NRC staff

comments received since its initial

publication in August 1995 and

MARSSIM’s publication in December

1996. The NRC reviewed public

comments received on the draft NUREG

as well as comments received as a result

of a concurrent, independent, technical

peer review. Suggested changes were

incorporated, where appropriate, in

response to those comments.

DATES: The comment period ends

December 31, 1998. Comments received

after this date will be considered if

practical to do so, but the NRC is able

to ensure consideration only for those

comments received on or before this

date.

ADDRESSES: Submit written comments

to: Chief, Rules and Directives Branch,

Division of Administrative Services,

Office of Administration, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555–0001.

Hand deliver comments to 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville Maryland,

between 7:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. on

Federal workdays.

Comments may also be submitted

through the Internet by addressing

electronic mail to DLM1@NRC.GOV.

Those considering public comment

may request a free single copy of

NUREG–1505, while supplies last, by

contacting the Office of the chief

Information Officer, Reproduction and

Distribution Section, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555–0001; or send a facsimile to

301–415–2289 or e-mail to

GRW1@nrc.gov. A copy is also available

for inspection and/or copying for a fee

in the NRC Public Document Room,

2120 L Street, NW, Washington DC

20555–0001. All others may purchase

this report by writing to: The

Superintendent of Documents, U.S.

Government Printing Office, P.O. Box

37082, Washington, DC 20402–9328.

The manual is also available through

the Internet by linkage from the NRC

home page at: http://www.nrc.gov.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Questions concerning technical

information in the NUREG should be

addressed to George E. Powers, Phone:

(301) 415–6212, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, MS T–9C24, Washington

DC 20555, e-mail gep@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

NUREG provides additional information

not contained in MARSSIM on

planning, conducting and evaluating

environmental radiological surveys of

soil surfaces and building surfaces for

demonstrating compliance with

regulations. The MARSSIM, now

finalized, is a multi-agency consensus

document.

NUREG–1505 provides the technical

basis for MARSSIM’s objective to

describe standardized and consistent

approaches for surveys of soil surfaces

and building surfaces, which provide a

high degree of assurance that

established release criteria, limits,

guidelines, and conditions of the

regulatory agencies are satisfied, while

at the same time encouraging an

effective use of resources. The

techniques, methodologies, and

philosophies that form the bases of this

manual were developed to be consistent

with current Federal limits, guidelines,

and procedures.

The agency is soliciting comments

arising from review and use of the

NUREG in conjunction with MARSSIM.
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Comments will be reviewed and

resolved as appropriate in the next

revision of the NUREG.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 19th day

of June, 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

John W. Craig,

Director, Division of Regulatory Applications,

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.

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Assessment of the Use of Potassium

Iodide (KI) as a Public Protective

Action During Severe Reactor

Accidents; Availability of NUREG

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Request for comments and

notice of availability.

SUMMARY: The NRC is announcing the

availability of draft NUREG–1633,

‘‘Assessment of the Use of Potassium

Iodide (KI) As a Public Protective

Action During Severe Reactor

Accidents,’’ and is requesting comments

by September 15, 1998. Copies may be

obtained by writing to the

Superintendent of Documents, U.S.

Government Printing Office, PO Box

37082, Washington, DC 20402–9328.

You may obtain a copy free of charge to

the extent of supply by writing to:

Reproduction and Distribution Section,

Office of the Chief Information Officer,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Mail Stop OP–137, Washington, DC

20555–0001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Aby

S. Mohseni, Division of Incident

Response, Office for Analysis and

Evaluation of Operational Data, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555–0001,

Telephone: 301–415–6409, e-mail

asm@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On June

26, 1998, the Commission directed the

staff to issue the draft NUREG–1633 for

public comment. The staff will publish

NUREG–1633 in its final form after

evaluating comments received and

making the appropriate changes.

Subsequently, the staff will develop an

information brochure based on NUREG–

1633 to assist State and local planners

in reaching an informed decision as to

whether KI is an appropriate protective

supplement.

Electronic Availability

Draft NUREG–1633 is also available

electronically in the Reference Library

area of the NRC’s Home Page under

technical reports. (http://www.nrc.gov).

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Frank J Congel,

Director, Division of Incident Response, Office

for Analysis and Evaluation of Operational

Data.

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Submission for OMB Review;

Comment Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available

From: Securities and Exchange

Commission, Office of Filings and

Information Services, Washington, DC

20549.

Extension:

Rule 15a–4, SEC File No. 270–7, OMB

Control No. 3235–0010

Rule 17a–1, SEC File No. 270–244, OMB

Control No. 3235–0208

Notice is hereby given that pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.) the Securities

and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’) has submitted for

extension of OMB approval the

following rules:

Rule 15a–4 (17 CFR 240.15a–4) under

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15

U.S.C. 78a et seq.) permits a natural

person who is a member of a securities

exchange and who terminates its

association with a registered brokerdealer to continue to do business on the

exchange while the Commission

reviews his application for registration

as a broker-dealer, if the exchange files

a statement indicating that there does

not appear to be any ground for

disapproving the application. The total

annual burden imposed by Rule 15a–4

is 240 hours, based on approximately 30

submissions, each requiring 8 hours to

complete.

Completing and filing Form BD is

mandatory in order for a broker-dealer

to obtain the 45-day extension under

Rule 15a–4 and does not involve the

collection of confidential information.

Rule 17a–1 (17 CFR 240.17a–1) under

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15

U.S.C. 78a et seq.) requires that all

national securities exchanges, national

securities associations, registered

clearing agencies, and the Municipal

Securities Rulemaking Board keep on

file for a period of five years, two years

in an accessible place, all documents

which it makes or receives respecting its

self-regulatory activities, and that such

documents be available for examination

by the Commission. The average

number of hours necessary for

compliance with the requirements of

Rule 17a–1 is 50 hours per year. There

are 26 entities required to comply with

the rule: 8 national securities exchanges,

1 national securities association, 16

registered clearing agencies, and the

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.

The total number of hours required for

all respondents to comply with the rule

is thus 1,300 hours annually.

Completing the requirements under

Rule 17a–1, are mandatory, and does

not involve the collection of

confidential information.

Please note that an agency may not

conduct or sponsor, and a person is not

required to respond to, a collection of

information unless it displays a

currently valid control number.

General comments regarding the

estimated burden hours should be

directed to the following persons: (i)

Desk Officer for the Securities and

Exchange Commission, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs,

Office of Management and Budget,

Room 3208, New Executive Office

Building, Washington, DC 20503; and

(ii) Michael E. Bartell, Associate

Executive Director, Office of

Information Technology, Securities and

Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20549. Comments

must be submitted to OMB within 30

days of this notice.

Dated: July 13, 1998.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

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Sunshine Act Meeting

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to

the provisions of the Government in the

Sunshine Act, Pub. L. 94–409, that the

Securities and Exchange Commission

will hold the following meeting during

the week of July 20, 1998.

A closed meeting will be held on

Thursday, July 23, 1998, at 10:00 a.m.

Commissioners Counsel to the

Commissioners, the Secretary to the

Commission, and recording secretaries

will attend the closed meeting. Certain

staff members who have an interest in

the matters may also be present.

The General Counsel of the

Commission, or his designee, has

certified that, in his opinion, one or

more of the exemptions set forth in 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(4), (8), (9)(A) and (10)

and 17 CFR 200.402(a)(4), (8), (9)(i) and