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Environmental Assessment (EA)

Identification of Proposed Action: By

letter dated March 20, 2001, as

supplemented April 6, 2001, NMC

requested a scheduler exemption from

the implementation date of April 5,

2001, for the revised 10 CFR 72.48.

NMC plans to implement its revised 10

CFR 50.59 and 10 CFR 72.48 programs

simultaneously. The planned date for

implementing the revised 10 CFR 50.59

requirements is September 7, 2001.

Need for Proposed Action: The

applicant wants the implementation

date of 10 CFR 50.59 and 10 CFR 72.48

to coincide. The applicant stated in the

March 20, 2001, submittal that

administering separate programs to

satisfy the current 10 CFR 72.48

schedule could become burdensome

and create confusion.

Environmental Impacts of the

Proposed Action: There are no

significant environmental impacts

associated with the proposed action.

The new revision of 10 CFR 72.48 is

considered less restrictive than the

current requirements, with the

exception of the additional reporting

requirements. Continued

implementation of the existing 10 CFR

72.48 until September 7, 2001, is

acceptable to the NRC as stated in

Regulatory Issues Summary 2001–03

which states that it is the NRC’s view

that both the old rule and the new rule

provide an acceptable level of safety.

Extending the current requirements

until September 7, 2001, has no

significant impact on the environment.

Alternative to the Proposed Action:

Since there are no environmental

impacts associated with the proposed

action, alternatives are not evaluated

other than the no-action alternative. The

alternative to the proposed action would

be to deny approval of the scheduler

exemption and, therefore, not allow

NMC to implement the revised 10 CFR

72.48 requirements on the desired date,

September 7, 2001. However, the

environmental impacts of the proposed

action and the alternative would be the

same.

Agencies and Persons Consulted: On

April 10, 2001, Wisconsin state official,

Mr. Jeff Kitsembel, Nuclear Engineer,

Public Service Commission of

Wisconsin, was contacted regarding the

environmental assessment for the

proposed action and had no comment.

Finding of No Significant Impact

The environmental impacts of the

proposed action have been reviewed in

accordance with the requirements set

forth in 10 CFR Part 51. Based upon the

foregoing EA, the Commission finds that

the proposed action of granting an

exemption from 10 CFR 72.48, so that

NMC may implement the amended

requirements on September 7, 2001, will

not significantly impact the quality of

human environment. Accordingly, the

Commission has determined that an

environmental impact statement for the

proposed action is not necessary.

The request for exemption was

docketed under 10 CFR Part 72, Docket

72–5. For further details with respect to

this action, see the exemption request

dated March 20, 2001, as supplemented

April 6, 2001, which is available for

public inspection at the Commission’s

Public Document Room, One White

Flint North Building, 11555 Rockville

Pike, Rockville, Maryland 20852, or

from the publicly available records

component of 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 25th day

of April 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

E. William Brach,

Director, Spent Fuel Project Office, Office of

Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.

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Sunshine Act Meeting

DATES: Weeks of May 7, 14, 21, 28, June

4, 11, 2001.

PLACE: Commissioiners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

MATTERS TO BE CONSIDERED: 

Week of May 7, 2001

Thursday, May 10, 2001

10:25 a.m.

Affirmation Session (Public Meeting)

(Tentative)

a: Northeast Nuclear Energy Company

(Millstone Nuclear Power Station,

Unit No. 3; Facility Operating

License NPF–49) Partial Review of

LBP–00–26 (10/26/00), as directed

by CLI–01–03 (1/17/01) Regarding

Interpretation of GDC 62,

Prevention of Criticality in Fuel

Storage & Handling

10:30 a.m.

Briefing on Office of Nuclear

Regulatory Research (RES)

Programs and Performance (Public

Meeting) (Contact: James Johnson,

301–415–6802)

Friday, May 11, 2001

10:30 a.m.

Meeting with Advisory Committee on

Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) (Public

Meeting) (Contact: John Larkins,

301–415–7360)

Week of May 14, 2001—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for

the Week of May 14, 2001.

Week of May 21, 2001—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for

the Week of May 21, 2001.

Week of May 28, 2001—Tentative

Wednesday, May 30, 2001

10:25 a.m.

Affirmation Session (Public Meeting)

(If needed)

Week of June 4, 2001—Tentative

Tuesday, June 5, 2001

9:25 a.m.

Affirmation Session (Public Meeting)

(If needed)

2 p.m.

Discussion of Management Issues

(Closed-Ex. 2)

Wednesday, June 6, 2001

10:30 a.m.

All Employees Meeting (Public

Meeting)

1:30 p.m.

All Employees Meeting (Public

Meeting)

Week of June 11, 2001—Tentative

Thursday, June 14, 2001

9:25 a.m.

Affirmation Session (Public Meeting)

(If needed)

9:30 a.m.

Meeting with Nuclear Waste

Technical Review Board (Public

Meeting)

1:30 p.m.

Briefing on License Renewal Program

(Public Meeting) (Contact: David

Solorio, 301–415–1973)

*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:

David Louis Gamberoni (301) 415–1651.

The NRC Commission Meeting

Schedule can be found on the Internet

at: http://www.nrc.gov/SECY/smj/

schedule.htm

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to be added to the distribution, please

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1969). 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 dkw@nrc.gov.

Dated: May 3, 2001.

David Louis Gamberoni,

Technical Coordinator, Office of the

Secretary.

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Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

Upon Written Request, Copies

Available From: Securities and

Exchange Commission, Office of Filings

and Information Services, Washington,

DC 20549.

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities

and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’) is soliciting comments

on the collection of information

summarized below. The Commission

plans to submit this collection of

information to the Office of

Management and Budget for extension

and approval.

Rule 15Bc3–1 under the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 provides that a

notice of withdrawal from registration

with the Commission as a bank

municipal securities dealer must be

filed on Form MSDW.

The Commission uses the information

submitted on Form MSDW in

determining whether it is in the public

interest to permit a bank municipal

securities dealer to withdraw its

registration. This information is also

important to the municipal securities

dealer’s customers and to the public,

because it provides, among other things,

the name and address of a person to

contact regarding any of the municipal

securities dealer’s unfinished business.

The staff estimates that approximately

20 respondents in total will utilize this

notice procedure annually, with a total

burden of 10 hours for all respondents,

based upon past submissions. The staff

estimates that the average number of

hours necessary for one respondent to

comply with the requirements of Rule

15Bc3–1 is .5 hours. The average cost

per hour is approximately $101.

Therefore, the total cost of compliance

for all respondents is $1,010 ($101 × .5

× 20 = $1,010).

Written comments are invited on: (a)

Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information will have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the collection of

information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Consideration will be given to

comments and suggestions submitted in

writing within 60 days of this

publication.

Direct your written comments to

Michael E. Bartell, Associate Executive

Director, Office of Information

Technology, Securities and Exchange

Commission, 450 5th Street, N.W.,

Washington, DC 20549.

Dated: April 26, 2001.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

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Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

Upon Written Request, Copies

Available From: Securities and

Exchange Commission, Office of Filings

and Information Services, Washington,

DC 20549.

Notice is hereby given that pursuant

to the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

(44 U.S.C. 3501 et seq.), the Securities

and Exchange Commission

(‘‘Commission’’) is publishing the

following summary of collection for

public comment.

Rule 17a–1 under the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 requires that all

national securities exchanges, national

securities associations, registered

clearing agencies, and the Municipal

Securities Rulemaking Board keep on

file for a period of five years, two years

in an accessible place, all documents

which it makes or receives respecting its

self-regulatory activities, and that such

documents be available for examination

by the Commission. The average

number of hours necessary for

compliance with the requirements of

Rule 17a–1 is 50 hours per year. There

are 24 entities required to comply with

the rule: 9 national securities exchanges,

1 national securities association, 13

registered clearing agencies, and the

Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board.

The total number of hours required for

all respondents to comply with the rule

is thus 1,200 hours annually.

Written comments are invited on: (a)

Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the functions of the

agency, including whether the

information shall have practical utility;

(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate

of the burden of the proposed collection

of information; (c) ways to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden of the

collection of information on

respondents, including through the use

of automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Consideration will be given to

comments and suggestions submitted in

writing within 60 days of this

publication.

Direct your written comments to

Michael E. Bartell, Associate Executive

Director, Office of Information

Technology, Securities and Exchange

Commission, 450 5th Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20549.

Dated: April 27, 2001.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

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Filings Under the Public Utility Holding

Company Act of 1935, as Amended

(‘‘Act’’)

April 30, 2001.

Notice is hereby given that the

following filing(s) has/have been made

with the Commission pursuant to

provisions of the Act and rules

promulgated under the Act. All

interested persons are referred to the

application(s) and/or declaration(s) for

complete statements of the proposed

transaction(s) summarized below. The

application(s) and/or declaration(s) and

any amendment(s) is/are available for

public inspection through the

Commission’s Branch of Public

Reference.