40326 Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 144 /Tuesday, July 28, 1998 / Notices

Week of August 3—Tentative

Thursday, August 6

10:00 a.m.—Briefing on Recent Research

Program Results and Core

Capabilities (Public Meeting),

(Contact: Lloyd Donnelly, 301–415–

5828).

11:30 a.m.—Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting), (if needed).

Week of August 10—Tentative

Tuesday, August 11

2:00 p.m.—Briefing on 10 CFR Part 70—

Proposed Rulemaking, ‘‘Revised

Requirements for the Domestic

Licensing of Special Nuclear

Material (Public Meeting), (Contact:

Elizabeth Ten Eyck, 301–415–7212).

Wednesday, August 12

2:00 p.m.—Briefing on PRA

Implementation Plan (Public

Meeting), (Contact: Tom King, 301–

415–5790).

3:30 p.m.—Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting), (if needed).

Week of August 17—Tentative

Wednesday, August 19

11:30 a.m.—Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting), (if needed).

*The schedule for Commission

meetings is subject to change on short

notice. To verify the status of meetings

call (recording)—(301) 415–1292.

Contact person for more information:

Bill Hill (301) 415–1661.

The NRC Commission Meeting

Schedule can be found on the Internet

at: http://www.nrc.gov/SECY/smj/

schedule.htm.

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longer wish to receive it, or would like

to be added to it, please contact the

Office of the Secretary, Attn: Operations

Branch, Washington, D.C. 20555 (301–

415–1661). In addition, distribution of

this meeting notice over the Internet

system is available. If you are interested

in receiving this Commission meeting

schedule electronically, please send an

electronic message to wmh@nrc.gov or

dkw@nrc.gov.

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Dated: July 24, 1998.

William M. Hill, Jr.,

SECY Tracking Officer, Office of the

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20261 Filed 7–24–98; 2:28 pm]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–M

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Agreement State Compatibility

Designation for NRC Employee

Protection Regulations

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Request for public comment.

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory

Commission is requesting public

comment as to whether Agreement

States should adopt the equivalent of 10

CFR Parts 30.7, 40.7, 61.9, and 70.7

(NRC’s Employee Protection

requirements) in accordance with NRC’s

Policy Statement on Adequacy and

Compatibility of Agreement State

Programs, and if so, under which

compatibility category.

Background

Section 274 of the Atomic Energy Act

of 1954 (AEA), as amended, provides for

a special Federal-State regulatory

framework for the control of radioactive

materials under which the NRC, by

agreement with a State, discontinues

regulatory authority in certain areas.

Under such an agreement, the State

government exercises that authority as

long as the State program is adequate to

protect public health and safety and

compatible with the Commission’s

program. As defined by the

Commission’s Policy Statement on

Adequacy and Compatibility of

Agreement State Programs (62FR46517,

September 3, 1997), an Agreement

State’s radiation control program is

adequate to protect public health and

safety if administration of the program

provides reasonable assurance of

protection of public health and safety in

regulating the use of source, byproduct,

and small quantities of special nuclear

material as identified by Section 274b.

of the AEA. An Agreement State

radiation control program is compatible

with the Commission’s regulatory

program when its program does not

create conflicts, duplications, gaps, or

other conditions that would jeopardize

an orderly pattern in the regulation of

agreement material on a nationwide

basis.

Discussion

In implementing the Commission’s

Policy Statement on Adequacy and

Compatibility of Agreement State

Programs, the NRC staff has developed

the following guidance to determine the

appropriate compatibility category for

NRC regulations:

Keys to categories:

A Basic radiation protection standard

or related definitions, signs, labels or

terms necessary for a common

understanding of radiation protection

principles. The State program element

should be essentially identical to that

of NRC.

B Program element with significant

direct transboundary implications.

The State program element should be

essentially identical to that of NRC.

C Program element, the essential

objectives of which should be adopted

by the State to avoid conflicts,

duplications or gaps. The manner in

which the essential objectives are

addressed need not be the same as

NRC provided the essential objectives

are met.

D Not required for purposes of

compatibility.

In addition, certain rules are

designated as Health and Safety (H&S)

due to their health and safety

significance. Agreement States should

adopt the essential objectives of these

rules.

In a 10 CFR 2.206 petition dated

December 12, 1997, Thomas B. Cochran,

Ph.D., Director of the Nuclear Program

of the Natural Resources Defense

Council, identified the question of

whether NRC’s employee protection

regulations should be made a matter of

Agreement State compatibility. These

regulations concern the protection of

employees who provide information to

the NRC or their employers concerning

safety issues and conform to the nuclear

employee protection provisions of the

Energy Policy Act of 1992, which was

enacted on October 24, 1992. Under the

current designation, these regulations

are compatibility category D—not

required for purposes of compatibility.

Neither are these regulations currently

required for the single purpose of

assuring public health and safety. The

Commission has directed the NRC staff

to survey and discuss this issue with the

Agreement States and appropriate

organizations and to provide an

opportunity for public comment. The

public is requested to provide

comments on whether NRC’s employee

protection requirements should be made

a matter of Agreement State

compatibility, and if so, under what

compatibility category designation as

described above. Public comment is also

requested on whether NRC’s employee

protection requirements should be

adopted by Agreement States to assure

public health and safety, even though

these regulations may not be necessary

to assure compatibility of regulatory

programs.
Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 144 /Tuesday, July 28, 1998 / Notices 40327

DATES: Submit comments by September

11, 1998 to Spiros Droggitis, Office of

State Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC, 20555.

Comments received after this date will

be considered if it is practical to do so,

but assurance of consideration cannot

be given except as to comments received

on or before this date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Spiros Droggitis, Office of State

Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC, 20555,

by telephone at (301) 415–2367 or by

Internet electronic mail at

SCD@NRC.GOV.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 21st day

of July, 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Richard L. Bangart,

Director, Office of State Programs.

[FR Doc. 98–20107 Filed 7–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application

To Withdraw From Listing and

Registration; (Sel-Leb Marketing, Inc.,

Common Stock, $.01 Par Value;

Redeemable Common Stock Purchase

Warrants) File No. 1–13856

July 21, 1998.

Sel-Leb Marketing, Inc. (‘‘Company’’)

has filed an application with the

Securities and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to Section

12(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of

1934 (‘‘Act’’) and Rule 12d2–2(d)

promulgated thereunder, to withdraw

the above specified securities

(‘‘Securities’’) from listing and

registration on the Boston Stock

Exchange, Inc. (‘‘BSE’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’).

The reasons cited in the application

for withdrawing the Securities from

listing and registration include the

following:

The Securities have been listed for

trading on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market

and the BSE. Using a Registration

Statement on Form 8–A, as amended,

which became effective on July 13,

1995, the Company registered the

Securities pursuant to Sections 12(b)

and 12(g) of the Act.

On June 18, 1998, the Board of

Directors of the Company authorized the

withdrawal of the Securities from listing

and trading on the BSE. In making such

decision, the Board of Directors

considered the costs and expenses

involved in maintaining the dual listing

of its Securities, especially in light of

the fact that the Board of Directors

believes that, given the low volume of

trading in the Securities, the Company

and its shareholders no longer obtain

any particular benefits from being listed

on the BSE.

By letter dated June 19, 1998, the

Company advised the BSE of the

Company’s decision to withdraw the

Securities from listing on the BSE.

Subsequently, the Company provided

the Exchange with additional

documentation requested by the BSE in

order for the Exchange to review the

Company’s request to withdraw its

Securities from listing on the BSE.

By letter dated June 30, 1998, the BSE

advised the Company that the Exchange

had no objection to the withdrawal of

the Securities from listing on the BSE.

By reason of Section 12(g) of the Act

and the rules and regulations

thereunder, the Company shall continue

to be obligated to file reports under

Section 13 of the Act.

Any interested person may, on or

before August 11, 1998, submit by letter

to the Secretary of the Securities and

Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street,

NW., Washington, DC 20549, facts

bearing upon whether the application

has been made in accordance with the

rules of the Exchange and what terms,

if any, should be imposed by the

Commission for the protection of

investors. The Commission, based on

the information submitted to it, will

issue an order granting the application

after the date mentioned above, unless

the Commission determines to order a

hearing on the matter.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.

Jonathan G. Katz,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20053 Filed 7–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Issuer Delisting; Notice of Application

To Withdraw From Listing and

Registration; (Smart Choice

Automotive Group, Inc., Common

Stock, $.01 Par Value; Redeemable

Warrants) File No. 1–14082

July 21, 1998.

Smart Choice Automotive Group, Inc.

(‘‘Company’’) has filed an application

with the Securities and Exchange

Commission (‘‘Commission’’), pursuant

to Section 12(d) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) and Rule

12d2–2(d) promulgated thereunder, to

withdraw the above specified securities

(‘‘Securities’’) from listing and

registration on the Boston Stock

Exchange, Inc. (‘‘BSE’’ or ‘‘Exchange’’).

The reasons cited in the application

for withdrawing the Securities from

listing and registration include the

following:

The Company’s Securities are quoted

on NASDAQ.

In making the decision to withdraw

its Securities from listing on the BSE,

the Company considered the direct and

indirect costs and expenses of

maintaining listing of its Securities on

the BSE. The benefits from listing do not

warrant the expenditure of the time and

money necessary to comply with the

rules and regulations governing listing

and registration, and trading in the

Securities can adequately be handled in

the over-the-counter market.

Accordingly, the Company does not see

any particular advantage in the trading

of its Securities on the BSE.

On June 11, 1998, the Company

notified the BSE that it was requesting

the delisting of the Securities, and, in a

letter dated June 12, 1998, the BSE

raised no objection to such delisting.

Any interested person may, on or

before August 11, 1998, submit by letter

to the Secretary of the Securities and

Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street,

N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, facts

bearing upon whether the application

has been made in accordance with the

rules of the Exchange and what terms,

if any, should be imposed by the

Commission for the protection of

investors. The Commission, based on

the information submitted to it, will

issue an order granting the application

after the date mentioned above, unless

the Commission determines to order a

hearing on the matter.

For the Commission, by the Division of

Market Regulation, pursuant to delegated

authority.

Jonathan G. Katz,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 98–20052 Filed 7–27–98; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Sunshine Act Meeting

FEDERAL REGISTER CITATION OF PREVIOUS

ANNOUNCEMENT: [63 FR 39916, July 24,

1998].

STATUS: Closed meeting.

PLACE: 450 Fifth Street, NW.,

Washington, DC.

DATE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED: July 24,

1998.

CHANGE IN THE MEETING: Additional

items.