Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 87 / Friday, May 5, 1995 / Notices 22415

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Chemical and Transport Systems (#1190).

Date and Time: May 25, 1995; 8:00 a.m. to

1:30 p.m.

Place: Xerox Conference Center, Leesburg,

VA.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. John R. Howell,

Program Director, Thermal Transport and

Thermal Processing, (703) 306–1371.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate

nominations for the NSF Faculty Early Career

Development (CAREER) proposals 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.

Dated: May 1, 1995.

M. Rebecca Winkler,

Committee Management Officer.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–423]

Northeast Nuclear Energy Company;

Millstone Nuclear Power Station, Unit

No. 3 Environmental Assessment and

Finding of No Significant Impact

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) is

considering issuance of an exemption

from Facility Operating License No.

NPF–49 issued to Northeast Nuclear

Energy Company (the licensee) for

operation of the Millstone Nuclear

Power Station, Unit No. 3 located in

New London County, Connecticut.

Environmental Assessment

Identification of the Proposed Action

The proposed action would exempt

the licensee from the requirements of 10

CFR Part 50, Appendix J, Paragraph

III.D.1.(a), to the extent that a partial

exemption and a schedular exemption

from the requirements of Section

III.D.1.(a) of 10 CFR Part 50, Appendix

J would be granted. This Environmental

Assessment has been prepared to

address potential environmental issues

related to the licensee’s application of

September 28, 1994, as supplemented

on February 24, 1995.

The Need for the Proposed Action

The proposed action is needed to

permit the licensee to perform the third

Type A test for the first 10-year

Appendix J service period during the

sixth refueling outage, instead of the

fifth refueling outage. The exemption

would permit a more flexible schedule

for containment leakage testing and

resulting in a significant cost savings to

the licensee. The fifth refueling outage

began in April 1995, and the sixth

refueling outage will be in 1997.

Therefore, the exemption would (1)

permit the third and last Type A tests

of the 10-year inservice inspection

period to not correspond with the end

of the current American Society of

Mechanical Engineers Boiler and

Pressure Vessel Code (ASME Code)

inservice inspection interval, and (2) to

extend the 10 year Appendix J Type A

test interval to refueling outage 6,

currently scheduled for April 1997,

which would be an extension of 12

months.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed

Action

The Commission has completed its

evaluation of the proposed action and

concludes that the proposed partial

exemption and schedular exemption

would not increase the probability or

consequences of accidents previously

analyzed and the proposed partial and

schedular exemptions would not affect

facility radiation levels or facility

radiological effluents. The licensee

states that the existing Type B and C

testing programs are not being modified

by this request and will continue to

effectively detect containment leakage

caused by the degradation of active

containment isolation components as

well as containment penetrations. It has

been the consistent and uniform

experience at the facility during the two

Type A tests conducted on July 5, 1989

and October 12, 1993, that any

significant containment leakage paths

are detected by the Type B and C

testing. The Type A test results have

only been confirmatory of the results of

the Type B and C test results. Therefore,

application of the regulation in this

particular circumstance would not

serve, nor is it necessary to achieve, the

underlying purpose of the rule. The

licensee has stated to the NRC Project

Manager that the general containment

inspection will be performed during

refueling outage 5 although it is only

required by Appendix J (Section V.A) to

be performed in conjunction with Type

A tests.

The NRC staff considers that these

inspections, though limited in scope,

provide an important added level of

confidence in the continued integrity of

the containment boundary.

The proposed change will not

increase the probability or consequences

of accidents, no changes are being made

in the types of any effluents that may be

released offsite, and there is no

significant increase in the allowable

individual or cumulative occupational

radiation exposure. Accordingly, the

Commission concludes that there are no

significant radiological environmental

impacts associated with the proposed

action.

With regard to potential

nonradiological impacts, the proposed

action does involve features located

entirely within the restricted area as

defined in 10 CFR Part 20. It does not

affect nonradiological plant effluents

and has no other environmental impact.

Accordingly, the Commission concludes

that there are no significant

nonradiological environmental impacts

associated with the proposed action.

Alternatives to the Proposed Action

Since the Commission has concluded

there is no measurable environmental

impact associated with the proposed

action, any alternatives with equal or

greater environmental impact need not

be evaluated. As an alternative to the

proposed action, the staff considered

denial of the proposed action. Denial of

the application would result in no

change in current environmental

impacts. The environmental impacts of

the proposed action and the alternative

action are similar.

Alternative Use of Resources

This action does not involve the use

of any resources not previously

considered in the Final Environmental

Statement for the Millstone Nuclear

Power Station, Unit No. 3.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

In accordance with its stated policy,

on March 24, 1995, the staff consulted

with the Connecticut State official, Mr.

Kevin McCarthy, Department of

Environmental Protection, regarding the

environmental impact of the proposed

action. The State official had no

comments.

Finding of No Significant Impact

Based upon the environmental

assessment, the Commission concludes

that the proposed action will not have

a significant effect on the quality of the

human environment. Accordingly, the

Commission has determined not to

prepare an environmental impact

statement for the proposed action.
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For further details with respect to the

proposed action, see the licensee’s letter

dated September 28, 1994, as

supplemented by letter dated February

24, 1995, 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 Learning Resource Center,

Three Rivers Community-Technical

College, Thames Valley Campus, 574

New London Turnpike, Norwich, CT

06360.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day

of April 1995.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Phillip F. McKee,

Director, Project Director I–3, Division of

Reactor Projects—I/II, Office of Nuclear

Reactor Regulation.

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Notice of Request for Expedited

Review of Revised Form SF 2823

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980 (title

44, U.S. Code, chapter 35), this notice

announces a request for expedited

review of a revised information

collection. Standard Form SF 2823,

Designation of Beneficiary—FEGLI, is

used by any Federal employee or

annuitant covered by the Federal

Employees’ Group Life Insurance

Program to instruct the Office of Federal

Employees’ Group Life Insurance how

to distribute the proceeds of his/her life

insurance when the statutory order of

precedence does not meet his/her needs.

Approximately 1,000 SF 2823 forms

are completed annually. It takes

approximately 15 minutes to complete,

for a total public burden of 250 hours.

A copy of this proposal is appended

to this notice.

DATES: Comments on this proposal

should be received on or before May 8,

1995. OMB has been requested to take

action on or before May 10, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Send or deliver comments

to—

Kenneth H. Glass, Chief, Insurance

Operations Division, Retirement and

Insurance Group, U.S. Office of

Personnel Management, 1900 E Street,

NW., Room 3415, Washington, DC

20415

and

Joseph Lackey, OPM Desk Officer,

Office of Information and Regulatory

Affairs, Office of Management and

Budget, New Executive Office

Building, NW., Room 10235,

Washington, DC 20503.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

FOR INFORMATION REGARDING

ADMINISTRATIVE COORDINATION—CONTACT:

Mary Beth Smith-Toomey, Management

Services Division, (202) 606–4025.

Office of Personnel Management.

Lorraine A. Green,

Deputy Director.

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