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participate fully in the conduct of the

hearing, including the opportunity to

present evidence and cross-examine

witnesses.

If a hearing is requested, the

Commission will make a final

determination on the issue of no

significant hazards consideration. The

final determination will serve to decide

when the hearing is held.

If the final determination is that the

amendment request involves no

significant hazards consideration, the

Commission may issue the amendments

and make them immediately effective,

notwithstanding the request for a

hearing. Any hearing held would take

place after issuance of the amendment.

If the final determination is that the

amendment request involves a

significant hazards consideration, any

hearing held would take place before

the issuance of any amendments.

A request for a hearing or a petition

for leave to intervene must be filed with

the Secretary of the Commission, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555, Attention:

Docketing and Services Branch, or may

be delivered to the Commission’s Public

Document Room, the Gelman Building,

2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, by

the above date. Where petitions are filed

during the last 10 days of the notice

period, it is requested that the petitioner

promptly so inform the Commission by

a toll-free telephone call to Western

Union at 1–(800) 248–5100 (in Missouri

1–(800) 342–6700). The Western Union

operator should be given Datagram

Identification Number N1023 and the

following message addressed to Mr.

Robert A. Capra: petitioner’s name and

telephone number, date petition was

mailed, plant name, and publication

date and page number of this Federal

Register notice. A copy of the petition

should also be sent to the Office of the

General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555, and to Michael I. Miller,

Esquire, Sidley and Austin, One First

National Plaza, Chicago, Illinois 60603,

attorney for the licensee.

Nontimely filings of petitions for

leave to intervene, amended petitions

supplemental petitions and/or requests

for hearing will not be entertained

absent a determination by the

Commission, the presiding officer or the

presiding Atomic Safety and Licensing

Board that the petition and/or request

should be granted based upon a

balancing of the factors specified in 10

CFR 2.714(a)(1)(i)–(v) and 2.714(d).

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application for

amendments dated April 10, 1995,

which is 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 Dixon Public Library, 221 Hennepin

Avenue, Dixon, Illinois.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day

of April 1995.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Robert M. Pulsifer,

Project Manager, Project Directorate III–2,

Division of Reactor Projects—III/IV, Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 95–10479 Filed 4–27–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–M

[Docket Nos. 70–7001; 70–7002]

United States Enrichment Corporation:

Paducah Gaseous Plant; Portsmouth

Gaseous Diffusion Plant; Notice of

Receipt of Application for Certification

for the Gaseous Diffusion Plants and

Notice of Comment Period and Notice

of Public Meetings

I. Receipt of Application and

Availability of Documents

Notice is hereby given that the U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC

or the Commission) has received by

letter dated April 18, 1995, an

application from the United States

Enrichment Corporation (USEC) for the

initial certification of the gaseous

diffusion plants (GDPs) located near

Paducah, Kentucky and Piketon, Ohio.

The Energy Policy Act of 1992

established the USEC to operate the

GDPs under lease from the U.S.

Department of Energy and required the

NRC to establish a certification process

and standards for the GDPs to assure

protection of public and workers’ health

and safety and adequate safeguards and

security.

Copies of the application for

certification (except for classified and

proprietary portions withheld in

accordance with 10 CFR 2.790,

‘‘Availability of Public Records’’) are

available for public inspection and

copying at the Commission’s Public

Document Room in the Gelman

Building, 2120 L Street, NW,

Washington, DC 20555 and in the Local

Public Document Rooms established for

these facilities. A copy of the

application for the Paducah plant is

available at the Paducah Public Library,

555 Washington Street, Paducah,

Kentucky 42003. A copy of the

application for the Portsmouth plant is

available at the Portsmouth Public

Library, 1220 Gallia Street, Portsmouth,

Ohio 45662. Copies of related

correspondence and staff evaluations

(except for portions withheld in

accordance with 10 CFR 2.790) will also

be made available at these locations.

II. Notice of Comment Period

Any interested party may submit

written comments on the application for

certification for either the Paducah plant

or the Portsmouth plant for

consideration by the staff. To be certain

of consideration, comments on the

application must be received by June 15,

1995. Comments received after the due

date will be considered if it is practical

to do so, but the Commission is able to

assure consideration only for comments

received on or before this date. Written

comments on the application should be

mailed to the Chief, Rules Review and

Directives Branch, Office of

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555 or

hand delivered to 11545 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, MD 20852 between 7:45 am

and 4:15 pm Federal workdays.

Comments should be legible and

reproducible, and include the name,

affiliation (if any), and address of the

commenter. All comments received by

the Commission will be made available

for public inspection at the

Commission’s Public Document Room

located in Washington, DC and the

Local Public Documents Rooms located

in Paducah, Kentucky and Portsmouth,

Ohio. In accordance with 10 CFR 76.62

and 76.64, a member of the public must

submit written comments or provide

oral comments at the public meeting

described below to petition the

Commission requesting review of the

Director’s decision on certification.

III. Notice of Public Meeting

The NRC will hold two meetings

concerning the applications for

certification for the Portsmouth and

Paducah gaseous diffusion plants. These

meetings are being held to solicit public

input on the initial certification of these

facilities. The meeting on the Paducah

Gaseous Diffusion Plant will be held at

the Paducah Information Age Park

Resource Center, 200 McCracken

Boulevard in Paducah, Kentucky on

May 23, 1995, 7 pm. The meeting on the

Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant

will be held at the Vern Riffe Joint

Vocational School, 23365 State Rt. 124

in Piketon, Ohio on May 24, 1995, 7 pm.

In order to allow a maximum number

of speakers, statements by the public

will be limited to 5 minutes per

individual. Those interested in speaking

at the meetings may register in advance

or may register at the meeting. Any

person interested in registering in

advance may do so by sending a written

request to Ms. Rocio Castaneira, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,
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T–8A33, Washington, DC 20555. The

request should clearly state the

individual’s name and for which

meeting the individual is registering.

Written requests must be received by

May 16, 1995. Speakers will be taken in

the order the requests are received. After

all pre-registered speakers have

presented their comments, those

individuals that register at the door will

be taken in the order of sign-up. A

record of the public meeting will be

placed in the Public Document Room

and the Local Public Document Rooms.

Written comments will also be accepted

at the meetings.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms.

Rocio Castaneira, telephone (301) 415–

8103; Mr. Carl B. Sawyer, telephone

(301) 415–8174; or Ms. Merri Horn,

telephone (301) 415–8126; Office of

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards,

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day

of April 1995.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

John W. N. Hickey,

Chief, Enrichment Branch, Division of Fuel

Cycle Safety and Safeguards, Office of

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 95–10480 Filed 4–27–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–M

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Excepted Service

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This gives notice of positions

placed or revoked under Schedules A

and B, and placed under Schedule C in

the excepted service, as required by

Civil Service Rule VI, Exceptions from

the Competitive Service.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Patricia Paige, (202) 606–0830.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Personnel Management published its

last monthly notice updating appointing

authorities established or revoked under

the Excepted Service provisions of 5

CFR 213 on March 29, 1995 (60 FR

16213). Individual authorities

established or revoked under Schedules

A and B and established under

Schedule C between March 1, 1995, and

March 31, 1995, appear in the listing

below. Future notices will be published

on the fourth Tuesday of each month, or

as soon as possible thereafter. A

consolidated listing of all authorities as

of June 30, will also be published.

Schedule A

The following exception was revoked:

Department of Agriculture, Forest

Service

Positions in Alaska of Laborers, Boat

Operators, Mechanics, Equipment

Operators, and Carpenters whose duties

require the operation of boats in coastal

waters and/or the establishment of work

camps in remote areas. Effective March

30, 1995.

Schedule B

No Schedule B authorities were

established or revoked in March 1995.

Schedule C

The following exceptions were

established:

Department of Agriculture

Executive Assistant to the

Administrator, Farmers Home

Administration. Effective March 16,

1995.

Confidential Assistant to the Assistant

Secretary for Administration. Effective

March 24, 1995.

Confidential Assistant to the

Administrator, Rural Development

Administration. Effective March 30,

1995.

Department of Commerce

Confidential Assistant to the Director,

Office of Policy Coordination and

Management. Effective March 1, 1995.

Special Assistant to the Assistant

Secretary for Export Administration.

Effective March 3, 1995.

Confidential Assistant to the Deputy

Director, Office of Public Affairs.

Effective March 6, 1995.

Special Assistant to the Director,

Office of External Affairs. Effective

March 6, 1995.

Confidential Assistant to the Director,

Office of External Affairs. Effective

March 6, 1995.

Confidential Assistant to the Director,

Office of Business Liaison. Effective

March 13, 1995.

Confidential Assistant to the Director,

Office of Public, Congressional and

Intergovernmental Affairs, International

Trade Administration. Effective March

13, 1995.

Confidential Assistant to the Assistant

to the Secretary and Director, Office of

Policy and Strategic Planning. Effective

March 24, 1995.

Special Assistant to the Assistant

Secretary for Communications and

Information. Effective March 30, 1995.

Department of Defense

Special Assistant to the Special

Assistant to the Secretary and Deputy

Secretary of Defense. Effective March 1,

1995.

Staff Assistant to the Counselor and

Special Assistant to the Secretary and

Deputy Secretary of Defense. Effective

March 24, 1995.

Personal and Confidential Assistant to

the Principal Deputy Under Secretary of

Defense (Acquisition and Technology).

Effective March 28, 1995.

Department of Education

Confidential Assistant to the Special

Advisor to the Secretary. Effective

March 24, 1995.

Confidential Assistant to the Director,

Scheduling and Briefing Staff. Effective

March 24, 1995.

Confidential Assistant to the Deputy

Secretary. Effective March 24, 1995.

Department of Housing and Urban

Development

Special Assistant to the Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Distressed and

Troubled Housing. Effective March 30,

1995.

Department of Labor

Special Assistant for Reinvention to

the Assistant Secretary for Occupational

Safety and Health Administration.

Effective March 5, 1995.

Special Assistant to the Deputy

Assistant Secretary, Office of

Congressional and Intergovernmental

Affairs. Effective March 28, 1995.

Department of State

Counselor to the Assistant Secretary,

Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights

and Labor. Effective March 2, 1995.

Legislative Management Officer to the

Deputy Assistant Secretary for the

House. Effective March 3, 1995.

Special Assistant to the Legal

Advisor, Office of the Legal Advisor.

Effective March 24, 1995.

Department of Transportation

Intergovernmental Relations Officer to

the Director, Intergovernmental and

Consumer Affairs. Effective March 8,

1995.

Special Assistant to the Special

Assistant for Scheduling and Advance.

Effective March 8, 1995.

Department of the Treasury

Staff Assistant to the Director,

Scheduling and Advance, Office of the

Secretary. Effective March 30, 1995.

Deputy Director of Scheduling to the

Director of Scheduling and Advance.

Effective March 30, 1995.

Special Assistant to the Assistant

Secretary for Legislative Affairs.

Effective March 30, 1995.