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concentrations, and rich vegetation).

Not all sites will be visited in single

season and access depends upon

research vessel cruise tracks and

accessibility to the site(s). The sites

visited would be sampled by placing a

test pit, no more than 1x1 meter in size,

in the colony and excavating in 5–10 cm

level until bedrock or non-ornithogenic

sediments are encountered. To

minimize impacts, test pits will be

placed in areas with little or no

vegetation when possible. Upon

completion of the excavation, test pits

would be refilled and any vegetation

disturbed on the surface replaced.

Collected sediments will be taken to the

laboratory for processing. Sediments

will be washed through fine-mesh

screens; all organic remains will be

sorted from the sediments and

preserved for identification and

analysis.

The applicant proposes access

additional Antarctic Specially Protected

Areas only on an opportunity basis

depending upon vessel cruise tracks and

schedules. The additional ASPA’s are

listed under Location, below:

Location

ASPA 102—Rookery Islands, Holme Bay

ASPA 103—Ardery Island and Odbert

Island, Budd Coast

ASPA 104—Sabrina Island, Balleny

Islands

ASPA 109—Moe Island, South Orkneys

ASPA 110—Lynch Island, South

Orkneys

ASPA 111—Southern Powell Island and

adjacent islands, South Orkneys

ASPA 114—North Coronation Island,

South Orkneys

ASPA 127—Haswell Island

ASPA 135—Bailey Peninsula, Budd

Coast

ASPA 136—Clark Peninsula, Budd

Coast

Nadene G. Kennedy,

Permit Officer, Office of Polar Programs.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Conservation Act of 1978; Notice of

Permit Modification

AGENCY: National Science Foundation.

SUMMARY: The Foundation modified a

permit to conduct activities regulated

under the Antarctic Conservation Act of

1978 (Public Law 95–541; Code of

Federal Regulation Title 45, Part 670).

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Nadene G. Kennedy, Permit Officer,

Office of Polar Programs, Rm. 755,

National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230.

Description of Permit and Modification

On September 25, 1998, the National

Science Foundation issued a permit

(ACA #99–009) to Dr. William R. Fraser

after posting a notice in the August 27,

1998 Federal Register. Public comments

were not received. A request to modify

the permit was posted in the Federal

Register on March 13, 2001. No public

comments were received. The

modification, issued by the Foundation

on April 20, 2001, allows the permit

holder to capture, study and release up

to 50 Emperor penguins, 100 Gentoo

penguins, 100 Chinstrap penguins, and

100 each of Snow, Cape and Antarctic

Petrels. The data collected will help to

access how annual environmental

variability affects seabird diets, breeding

success, growth rates, and population

trends.

Location: Antarctic Peninsula.

Nadene G. Kennedy,

Permit Officer.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in

Bioengineering and Environmental

Systems; Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting.

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Bioengineering and Environmental Systems

(1189).

Date/Time: May 15, 2001, 8:30 am–5 pm.

Place: National Science Foundation, 4201

Wilson Boulevard, Room 360, Arlington, VA.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Fred Thompson, Program

Director, Environmental Technology

Program, Division of Bioengineering and

Environmental Systems, National Science

Foundation, 4201 Wilson Boulevard,

Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone: (703) 292–

8320.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate

unsolicited proposals and proposals received

under the Information Technology Research

(ITR) Program Solicitation (Announcement

Number NSF 00–126), 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 person information concerning

individuals associated with the proposals.

These matters are exempt under 5 U.S.C.

552b(c), (4) and (6) or the Government in the

Sunshine Act.

Dated: April 25, 2001.

Susanne Bolton,

Committee Management Officer.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Civil and

Mechanical Systems; Notice of

Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting.

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in Civil and

Mechanical Systems (1205).

Date/Time: May 17 and 18, 2001, 8 a.m. to

5 p.m.

Place: NSF, 4121 Wilson Boulevard, Room

575, Arlington, VA.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Dr. Alison Flatau, Program

Director, Dynamic Systems and Control.

National Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson

Blvd., Room 545, Arlington, VA 22230. (703)

292–8360.

Purpose of Meeting: To provide advice and

recommendations concerning proposals

submitted to NSF for financial support.

Agenda: To review and evaluate

nominations for the FY’01 IIA Control

Review Panel 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: April 25, 2001.

Susanne Bolton,

Committee Management Officer.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 72–8]

Notice of Issuance of Amendment to

Materials License SNM–2505, Calvert

Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant Independent

Spent Fuel Storage Installation

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC or the Commission)

has issued Amendment 3 to Materials

License No. SNM–2505 held by Calvert

Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant (CCNPP) for

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the receipt, possession, storage, and

transfer of spent fuel at the Calvert Cliffs

independent spent fuel storage

installation (ISFSI), located in Calvert

County, Maryland. The amendment is

effective as of the date of issuance.

By application dated November 16,

2000, CCNPP requested an amendment

to its ISFSI license to revise License

Conditions 9, 12, and 16 and the

License Technical Specifications to

eliminate unnecessary regulatory

requirements.

This 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.

In accordance with 10 CFR

72.46(b)(2), a determination has been

made that the amendment does not

present a genuine issue as to whether

public health and safety will be

significantly affected. Therefore, the

publication of a notice of proposed

action and an opportunity for hearing or

a notice of hearing is not warranted.

Notice is hereby given of the right of

interested persons to request a hearing

on whether the action should be

rescinded or modified.

The Commission has determined that,

pursuant to 10 CFR 51.22(c)(11), an

environmental assessment need not be

prepared in connection with issuance of

the amendment.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the amendment application

dated November 16, 2000. In accordance

with 10 CFR 2.790 of the NRC’s ‘‘Rules

of Practice,’’ a copy of the application

will be available electronically for

public inspection in the NRC Public

Document Room, One White Flint North

Building, 11555 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, Maryland 20852, or from the

publicly available records component of

the NRC’s Agencywide Documents

Access and Management System

(ADAMS). ADAMS is accessible from

the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/

NRC/ADAMS/index.html (the Public

Electronic Reading Room).

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day

of April 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Susan M. Frant,

Deputy Director, Spent Fuel Project Office,

Office of Nuclear Material Safety and

Safeguards.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–73]

Notice of Renewal of Facility Operating

License for the General Electric

Nuclear Test Reactor

The U. S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) has

issued Amendment No. 21 to Facility

Operating License No. R–33 issued to

the General Electric Company (the

licensee). This license amendment

renews the license for the General

Electric Nuclear Test Reactor in Sunol,

California. The facility is a non-power

reactor that has been operating at power

levels not in excess of 100 kilowatts

(thermal). The renewed Operating

License will expire 20 years from the

date of amendment issuance.

Opportunity for hearing on this

amendment was afforded in the notice

of the proposed issuance of this renewal

in the Federal Register on September

22, 1999, at 64 FR 51340. No request for

a hearing or petition for leave to

intervene was filed following notice of

the proposed action.

The amended license 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.

Those findings are set forth in the

license amendment.

The Commission has prepared a

safety evaluation for the renewal of the

license, which is attached to the

amendment. The Commission has,

based on that safety evaluation,

concluded that the facility can continue

to be operated by the licensee without

endangering the health and safety of the

public.

The Commission also has prepared an

environmental assessment and finding

of no significant impact for the renewal

of the license. The environmental

assessment and finding of no significant

impact was published in the Federal

Register on April 20, 2001, at 66 FR

20339. Continued operation of the

reactor will not require alteration of

buildings or structures, will not lead to

significant changes in effluents released

from the facility to the environment,

will not increase the probability or

consequences of accidents, and will not

involve any unresolved issues

concerning alternative uses of available

resources. The Commission has

concluded that this action will not have

a significant effect on the quality of the

human environment.

For further details with respect to this

action, see (1) the application for

amendment dated September 30, 1997,

as supplemented on June 18, 1999,

August 23, 1999, June 1, 2000, and

October 5, 2000, (2) the notice of the

proposed issuance, (3) Amendment No.

21 to Facility Operating License R–33,

(4) the Commission’s related safety

evaluation report, and (5) the

environmental assessment and finding

of no significant impact. These

documents may be examined, and/or

copied for a fee, at the NRC’s Public

Document Room, located at One White

Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first

floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly

available records will also be accessible

electronically from the ADAMS Public

Library component on the NRC Web

site, http://www.nrc.gov (the Electronic

Reading Room).

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this April

20, 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Ledyard B. Marsh,

Chief, Events Assessment, Generic

Communications, and Non-Power Reactors

Branch, Division of Regulatory Improvement

Programs, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

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COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–336]

Northeast Nuclear Energy Company, et

al., Millstone Nuclear Power Station,

Unit No. 2; Notice of Consideration of

Issuance of Amendment to Facility

Operating License and Opportunity for

a Hearing; Correction

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of issuance; correction.

SUMMARY: This document corrects a

notice appearing in the Federal Register

on April 23, 2001 (66 FR 20485), that

considers issuance of an amendment to

Facility Operating License No. DPR–65,

issued to Northeast Nuclear Energy

Company, et al. This action is necessary

to correct an erroneous date.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Daniel S. Collins, Office of Nuclear

Reactor Regulation, Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001, telephone: 301–415–1427, e-mail:

DXC1@nrc.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On page

20485, in the third column, in the first

complete paragraph, the date is changed