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Power Cooperative, Inc.) of the facility

and would continue to have exclusive

responsibility for the management,

operation, and maintenance of WCGS as

the non-owner operator licensee. The

application does not propose a change

in the rights, obligations, or interests of

the licensees of WCGS. In addition, no

physical changes to WCGS or

operational changes are being proposed.

Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.80, no license,

or any right thereunder, shall be

transferred, directly or indirectly,

through transfer of control of the

license, unless the Commission shall

give its consent in writing. The

Commission will approve an

application for the indirect transfer of a

license, if the Commission determines

that the underlying transaction that will

effectuate the indirect transfer will not

affect the qualifications of the holder of

the license, and that the transfer is

otherwise consistent with applicable

provisions of law, regulations, and

orders issued by the Commission

pursuant thereto.

The filing of requests for hearing and

petitions for leave to intervene, and

written comments with regard to the

license transfer application, are

discussed below.

By May 22, 2001, any person whose

interest may be affected by the

Commission’s action on the application

may request a hearing, and, if not the

applicant, may petition for leave to

intervene in a hearing proceeding on the

Commission’s action. Requests for a

hearing and petitions for leave to

intervene should be filed in accordance

with the Commission’s rules of practice

set forth in subpart M, ‘‘Public

Notification, Availability of Documents

and Records, Hearing Requests and

Procedures for Hearings on License

Transfer Applications,’’ of 10 CFR part

2. In particular, such requests and

petitions must comply with the

requirements set forth in 10 CFR 2.1306,

and should address the considerations

contained in 10 CFR 2.1308(a).

Untimely requests and petitions may be

denied, as provided in 10 CFR

2.1308(b), unless good cause for failure

to file on time is established. In

addition, an untimely request or

petition should address the factors that

the Commission will also consider, in

reviewing untimely requests or

petitions, set forth in 10 CFR

2.1308(b)(1)–(2).

Requests for a hearing and petitions

for leave to intervene should be served

upon counsel for KCPL, Robert W.

Warnement, Skadden, Arps, Slate,

Meagher & Flom LLP, 1440 New York

Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20005–

2111; the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555 (e-mail address for filings

regarding license transfer cases only:

ogclt@NRC.GOV); and the Secretary of

the Commission, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555–0001, Attention: Rulemakings

and Adjudications Staff, in accordance

with 10 CFR 2.1313.

The Commission will issue a notice or

order granting or denying a hearing

request or intervention petition,

designating the issues for any hearing

that will be held and designating the

Presiding Officer. A notice granting a

hearing will be published in the Federal

Register and served on the parties to the

hearing.

As an alternative to requests for

hearing and petitions to intervene, by

June 1, 2001, persons may submit

written comments regarding the license

transfer application, as provided for in

10 CFR 2.1305. The Commission will

consider and, if appropriate, respond to

these comments, but such comments

will not otherwise constitute part of the

decisional record. Comments should be

submitted to the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555–0001, Attention: Rulemakings

and Adjudications Staff, and should cite

the publication date and page number of

this Federal Register notice.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the license transfer

application filed by KCPL dated

February 20, 2001, and the

supplemental letters dated February 27,

March 5, and March 8, 2001, from

counsel for KCPL, which are available

for public inspection at the

Commission’s Public Document Room,

located at One White Flint North, 11555

Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville,

Maryland, and accessible electronically

through the ADAMS Public Electronic

Reading Room link at the NRC Web site

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

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day

of April 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Jack N. Donohew,

Senior Project Manager, Section 2, Project

Directorate IV and Decommissioning,

Division of Licensing Project Management,

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 126th

meeting on May 15–17, 2001, at 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland,

Room T–2B3.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance.

The schedule for this meeting is as

follows:

Tuesday, May 15, 2001

A. 8:30–10:15 a.m.: Opening Statement/

Planning and Procedures (Open)—

The Chairman will open the meeting

with brief opening remarks. The

Committee will then review items

under consideration at this meeting

and consider topics proposed for

future ACNW meetings.

B. 10:30–11:30 a.m. and 1:30–2:30 p.m.:

Key Technical Issues (KTIs)—Vertical

Slice Report (Open)—The Committee

members will present a progress

report on their assigned KTIs.

C. 2:30–3:30 p.m.: Break and

Preparation of Draft ACNW Reports

(Open)—Cognizant ACNW members

will prepare draft reports, as needed,

for consideration by the full

Committee.

D. 3:30–5:30 p.m.: Discussion of

Proposed ACNW Reports (Open)—

The Committee will discuss proposed

ACNW reports on Entombment,

Proposed Revisions to 10 CFR Part 71,

High Level Waste Chemistry and the

Staff Requirements Memorandum

(SRM) on the March 22, 2001, ACNW

Commission briefing.

Wednesday, May 16, 2001

E. 8:30–8:40 a.m.: Opening Remarks by

the ACNW Chairman (Open)—The

ACNW Chairman will make opening

remarks regarding the conduct of the

meeting.

F. 8:40–10:15 a.m.: Overview of

Sequoyah Fuels (Open)—The

Committee will receive an

information briefing from the NRC

staff on the current status of activities

at the Sequoyah Fuels Corporation

Facility.

G. 10:30–12 Noon.: Yucca Mountain

Draft Environmental Impact

Statement (DEIS) (tentative) (Open)—

The Committee will receive an update

from a DOE representative on the

DEIS for the proposed high level

waste repository at Yucca Mountain,

Nevada.

H. 1:00–2 p.m.: Supplemental Draft

Environmental Impact Statement

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(DEIS) for Yucca Mountain (tentative)

(Open)—The Committee will receive

an information briefing from the NRC

staff on their plans to review the DOE

DEIS for the proposed HLW

repository at Yucca Mountain,

Nevada.

I. 2:00–3 p.m.: Break and Preparation of

Draft ACNW Reports (Open)—

Cognizant ACNW members will

prepare draft reports, as needed, for

consideration by the full Committee.

J. 3:00–5 p.m.: Discussion of Proposed

ACNW Reports (Open)—The

Committee will continue its

discussion of proposed ACNW

reports.

Thursday, May 17, 2001

K. 8:30–8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by

the ACNW Chairman (Open)—The

ACNW Chairman will make opening

remarks regarding the conduct of the

meeting.

L. 8:35–10 a.m.: Meeting Reports

(Open)—The Committee will hear

reports from the members and staff on

meetings attended since the 125th

ACNW Meeting, including the

National Research Council Meeting on

their report on long-term institutional

control, the 9th International HLW

Conference and the Nuclear Waste

Technical Review Board Spring

Meeting.

M. 10:15–12 Noon: Discussion of

Proposed ACNW Reports (Open)—

The Committee will continue its

discussion of proposed ACNW

reports.

N. 1:00–1:30 p.m.: Miscellaneous

(Open)—The Committee will discuss

matters related to the conduct of

Committee activities and 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

October 11, 2000 (65 FR 60475). 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

Howard J. Larson, ACNW, 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

ACNW office, 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.

Larson 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 therefore can be

obtained by contacting Mr. Howard J.

Larson, ACNW (Telephone 301/415–

6805), between 8 A.M. and 5 P.M. EDT.

ACNW meeting notices, meeting

transcripts, and letter reports are now

available for downloading or viewing on

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

ACRSACNW.

Videoteleconferencing service is

available for observing open sessions of

ACNW meetings. Those wishing to use

this service for observing ACNW

meetings should contact Mr. Theron

Brown, ACNW Audiovisual Technician

(301/415–8066), between 7:30 a.m. and

3:45 p.m. EDT at least 10 days before the

meeting to ensure the availability of this

service. Individuals or organizations

requesting this service will be

responsible for telephone line charges

and for providing the equipment and

facilities that they use to establish the

videoteleconferencing link. The

availability of videoteleconferencing

services is not guaranteed.

Dated: April 26, 2001.

Andrew L. Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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Biweekly Notice; Applications and

Amendments to Facility Operating

Licenses Involving No Significant

Hazards Considerations

I. Background

Pursuant to Public Law 97–415, the

U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission

(the Commission or NRC staff) is

publishing this regular biweekly notice.

Public Law 97–415 revised section 189

of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as

amended (the Act), to require the

Commission to publish notice of any

amendments issued, or proposed to be

issued, under a new provision of section

189 of the Act. This provision grants the

Commission the authority to issue and

make immediately effective any

amendment to an operating license

upon a determination by the

Commission that such amendment

involves no significant hazards

consideration, notwithstanding the

pendency before the Commission of a

request for a hearing from any person.

This biweekly notice includes all

notices of amendments issued, or

proposed to be issued from April 9,

2001, through April 20, 2001. The last

biweekly notice was published on April

18, 2001 (66 FR 19998).

Notice of Consideration of Issuance of

Amendments to Facility Operating

Licenses, Proposed No Significant

Hazards Consideration Determination,

and Opportunity for a Hearing

The Commission has made a

proposed determination that the

following amendment requests involve

no significant hazards consideration.

Under the Commission’s regulations in

10 CFR 50.92, this means that operation

of the facility in accordance with the

proposed amendment would not (1)

involve a significant increase in the

probability or consequences of an

accident previously evaluated; or (2)

create the possibility of a new or

different kind of accident from any

accident previously evaluated; or (3)

involve a significant reduction in a

margin of safety. The basis for this

proposed determination for each

amendment request is shown below.

The Commission is seeking public

comments on this proposed

determination. Any comments received

within 30 days after the date of

publication of this notice will be

considered in making any final

determination.

Normally, the Commission will not

issue the amendment until the

expiration of the 30-day notice period.

However, should circumstances change

during the notice period such that

failure to act in a timely way would

result, for example, in derating or

shutdown of the facility, the

Commission may issue the license

amendment before the expiration of the

30-day notice period, provided that its

final determination is that the

amendment involves no significant

hazards consideration. The final

determination will consider all public

and State comments received before

action is taken. Should the Commission

take this action, it will publish in the

Federal Register a notice of issuance

and provide for opportunity for a

hearing after issuance. The Commission