Federal Register / Vol. 63, No. 150 /Wednesday, August 5, 1998 / Notices 41877

Amendment No. 178 to Facility

Operating License No. NPF–14 and No.

151 to Facility Operating License No.

NPF–22 issued to Pennsylvania Power

and Light Company (PP&L, the

licensee), which revised operating

license and Appendices A and C to the

operating license for Susquehanna

Steam Electric Station (SSES), Units 1

and 2, located in Luzerne County,

Pennsylvania. The amendments are

effective as of the date of issuance.

The amendment implements a full

conversion of the SSES Technical

Specifications (TS) to a set of TS based

upon NUREG–1433, ‘‘Standard

Technical Specifications General

Electric Plants, BWR/4,’’ Revision 1,

dated April 1995 and grants requests for

the following additional ITS items: (a)

April 8, 1998 (63 FR 17227; (b) April 8,

1998 (63 FR 17232); (c) April 8, 1998 (63

FR 17227); (d) April 8, 1998 (63 FR

17231); (e) April 8, 1998 (63 FR 17231);

(f) April 8, 1998 (63 FR 17230); (g) April

8, 1998 (63 FR 17233); (h) April 8, 1998

(63 FR 17229); (i) April 8, 1998 (63 FR

17229); (j) April 8, 1998 (63 FR 17230);

(k) April 8, 1998 (63 FR 17232); (l) April

8, 1998 (63 FR 17234); (m) April 8, 1998

(63 FR 17233); (n) April 27, 1998 (63 FR

20664); (o) April 27, 1998 (63 FR

20669); (p) April 27, 1998 (63 FR

20665); (q) April 27, 1998 (63 FR

20667).

The application for the amendment

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 amendment.

Notice of Consideration of Issuance of

Amendment to Facility Operating

License and Opportunity for a Hearing

in connection with this action was

published in the Federal Register on

November 5, 1996 (61 FR 36972). No

request for a hearing or petition for

leave to intervene was filed following

this notice.

The Commission has prepared an

Environmental Assessment related 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 amendment will not

have a significant effect on the quality

of the human environment (63 FR

39114).

For further details with respect to the

action see (1) the application for

amendment dated August 1, 1996, as

supplemented by letters dated

November 26, 1997, January 6, March 2,

April 24, and June 18, 1998, (2)

Amendment No. 178 to Facility

Operating License No. NPF–14 and

Amendment No. 151 to Facility

Operating License No. NPF–22, (3) the

Commission’s related Safety Evaluation,

and (4) the Commission’s

Environmental Assessment. All of these

items 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 Osterhout Free Library, Reference

Department, 71 South Franklin Street,

Wilkes-Barre, PA 18701.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day

of July 1998.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Victor Nerses,

Senior Project Manager, Project Directorate

I–2, Division of Reactor Projects—I/II, Office

of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

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Advisory Committee on Nuclear

Waste; Notice of Meeting

The Advisory Committee on Nuclear

Waste (ACNW) will hold its 103rd

meeting on August 27–28, 1998, Room

T–2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance.

The schedule for this meeting is as

follows:

Thursday, August 27, 1998—8:30 A.M.

until 6:00 P.M.

Friday, August 28, 1998—8:30 A.M.

until 4:00 P.M.

A. Development of a Standard Review

Plan for Decommissioning—The

Committee will continue monitoring

progress on this subject and will be

briefed on recent staff activities related

to parameter selection for the D and D

code and the development of a default

table.

B. Meeting with NRC’s Director,

Division of Waste Management, Office

of Nuclear Material Safety and

Safeguards—The Committee will meet

with the Director to discuss recent

developments within the division such

as developments at the Yucca Mountain

project, rules and guidance under

development, available resources, and

other items of mutual interest.

C. Preparation of ACNW Reports—

The Committee will discuss planned

reports on the following topics: the

recent working group on the near-field

environment and the performance of the

engineered barrier system for the

proposed Yucca Mountain repository;

potential regulations for licensing the

Yucca Mountain repository; proposed

importance measures for evaluating

nuclear waste repository performance;

issues related to the regulatory guides

and standard review plan for

decommissioning; and other topics

discussed during this and previous

meetings as the need arises.

D. Committee Activities/Future

Agenda—The Committee will consider

topics proposed for future consideration

by the full Committee and Working

Groups. The Committee will discuss

ACNW-related activities of individual

members.

E. Miscellaneous—The Committee

will discuss miscellaneous matters

related to the conduct of Committee

activities and organizational activities

and complete discussion of matters and

specific issues that were not completed

during previous meetings, as time and

availability of information permit.

Procedures for the conduct of and

participation in ACNW meetings were

published in the Federal Register on

September 2, 1997 (62 FR 46382). In

accordance with these procedures, oral

or written statements may be presented

by members of the public, electronic

recordings will be permitted only

during those portions of the meeting

that are open to the public, and

questions may be asked only by

members of the Committee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch, Mr.

Richard K. Major, as far in advance as

practicable so that appropriate

arrangements can be made to schedule

the necessary time during the meeting

for such statements. Use of still, motion

picture, and television cameras during

this meeting will be limited to selected

portions of the meeting as determined

by the ACNW Chairman. Information

regarding the time to be set aside for

taking pictures may be obtained by

contacting the Chief, Nuclear Waste

Branch, prior to the meeting. In view of

the possibility that the schedule for

ACNW meetings may be adjusted by the

Chairman as necessary to facilitate the

conduct of the meeting, persons

planning to attend should notify Mr.

Major as to their particular needs.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been canceled or rescheduled, the

Chairman’s ruling on requests for the

opportunity to present oral statements

and the time allotted therefor can be

obtained by contacting Mr. Richard K.

Major, Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch
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(telephone 301/415–6366), between 8:00

A.M. and 5:00 P.M. EDT.

ACNW meeting notices, meeting

transcripts, and letter reports are now

available for downloading or reviewing

on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/

ACRSACNW.

The revised ACNW meeting dates for

the remainder of Calendar Year 1998 are

provided below:

ACNW

meeting

No.

1998 ACNW meeting date

104th ...... October 19–22, 1998 (Amargosa

Valley, NV and Las Vegas,

NV).

105th ...... December 15–17, 1998 (Rockville, MD).

Dated: July 30, 1998.

John C. Hoyle,

Acting Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards; Subcommittee Meeting on

Planning and Procedures; Notice of

Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning

and Procedures will hold a meeting on

September 1, 1998, Room T–2B1, 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance, with the exception of

a portion that may be closed pursuant

to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (2) and (6) to discuss

organizational and personnel matters

that relate solely to internal personnel

rules and practices of ACRS, and

information the release of which would

constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows: Tuesday, September

1, 1998—1:30 p.m.—3:30 p.m.

The Subcommittee will discuss

proposed ACRS activities and related

matters. It may also discuss the

qualifications of candidates for

appointment to the ACRS. The purpose

of this meeting is to gather information,

analyze relevant issues and facts, and to

formulate proposed positions and

actions, as appropriate, for deliberation

by the full Committee.

Oral statements may be presented by

members of the public with the

concurrence of the Subcommittee

Chairman; written statements will be

accepted and made available to the

Committee. Electronic recordings will

be permitted only during those portions

of the meeting that are open to the

public, and questions may be asked only

by members of the Subcommittee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the cognizant ACRS staff person named

below five days prior to the meeting, if

possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, the scheduling of

sessions open to the public, whether the

meeting has been canceled or

rescheduled, the Chairman’s ruling on

requests for the opportunity to present

oral statements, and the time allotted

therefor can be obtained by contacting

the cognizant ACRS staff person, Dr.

John T. Larkins (telephone: 301/415–

7360) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

(EDT). Persons planning to attend this

meeting are urged to contact the above

named individual one or two working

days prior to the meeting to be advised

of any changes in schedule, etc., that

may have occurred.

Dated: July 29, 1998.

Sam Duraiswamy,

Chief, Nuclear Reactors Branch

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Sunshine Federal Register Notice

AGENCY HOLDING THE MEETING: Nuclear

Regulatory Commission.

DATE: Weeks of August 3, 10, 17, and 24,

1998.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED:

Week of August 3

Thursday, August 6

10:00 a.m. Research—A Look in the

Future (Public Meeting) (Contact:

Lloyd Donnelly, 301–415–5828).

11:30 a.m. Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (if needed)

Wednesday, August 12*

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)

Week of August 24—Tentative

Tuesday, August 25

10:00 a.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 26

2:00 p.m. Briefing on Status of

Activities with CNWRA and HLW

Program (Public Meeting) (Contact:

Tom King, 301–415–5790)

3:00 p.m. Affirmation Session (Public

Meeting) (if needed)

*Please note: The Commission meeting,

‘‘Briefing on PRA Implementation Plan,’’

previously scheduled for 8/12, has been

rescheduled. The new date will probably be

in early September.

*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.

* * * * *

This notice is distributed by mail to

several hundred subscribers; if you no

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 wwh@nrc.gov or

dkw@nrc.gov.

* * * * *

William M. Hill, Jr.,

SECY Tracking Officer, Office of the

Secretary.

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Correction to Biweekly Notice;

Application and Amendments to

Facility Operating Licenses Involving

No Significant Hazards Consideration

On July 29, 1998, the Federal Register

published a Biweekly Notice of

Applications and Amendments to

Facility Operating Licenses Involving

No Significant Hazards Considerations.

On page 40552, the first column, the

fourth paragraph, where it reads, ‘‘By