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views on the adequacy of the staff’s

review process for power uprates and

potential safety margin reductions

associated with power uprates.

1:15 p.m.–3:15 p.m.: Draft Final

Safety Evaluation Report for the South

Texas Project Nuclear Operating

Company (STPNOC) Request to Exclude

Certain Components from the Scope of

Special Treatment Requirements

Required by Regulations (Open)—The

Committee will hear presentations by

and hold discussions with

representatives of the NRC staff

regarding the draft final Safety

Evaluation Report on the STPNOC

exemption request.

3:35 p.m.–4:30 p.m.: Discussion of

General Design Criteria (Open)—The

Committee will hear a presentation by

and hold discussions with Mr. J. N.

Sorensen, ACRS Senior Fellow,

regarding his views on risk-informing

General Design Criteria included in

Appendix A to 10 CFR Part 50.

4:50 p.m.–7:00 p.m.: Discussion of

Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)—The

Committee will discuss proposed ACRS

reports on matters considered during

this meeting, as well as proposed ACRS

reports on: Risk-Based Performance

Indicators; Response to the EDO’s letter

of April 12, 2001 on Topics Raised by

the ACRS Pertaining to Issues

Associated with Industry Use of

Thermal-Hydraulic Codes; and

Response to NRC Chairman Meserve’s

May 7, 2001 Memorandum Regarding

Differing Professional Opinion on Steam

Generator Tube Issues.

Thursday, June 7, 2001

8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening

Remarks by the ACRS Chairman

(Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make

opening remarks regarding the conduct

of the meeting.

8:35 a.m.–9:45 a.m.: Need to Revise 10

CFR Part 54, ‘‘Requirements for Renewal

of Operating Licenses for Nuclear Power

Plants’’ (Open)—The Committee will

discuss the need for revising 10 CFR

Part 54.

10:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m.: Regulatory

Challenges for Advanced Power

Reactors (Open)—The Committee will

discuss follow-up matters resulting from

the June 4–5, 2001 Workshop of the

ACRS Subcommittee on Advanced

Reactors and develop a course of action

for dealing with these matters in the

future.

11:00 a.m.–11:45 a.m.: Future ACRS

Activities/Report of the Planning and

Procedures Subcommittee (Open)—The

Committee will discuss the

recommendations of the Planning and

Procedures Subcommittee regarding

items proposed for consideration by the

full Committee during future meetings.

Also, it will hear a report of the

Planning and Procedures Subcommittee

on matters related to the conduct of

ACRS business, and organizational and

personnel matters relating to the ACRS.

11:45 a.m.–12:00 Noon:

Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and

Recommendations (Open)—The

Committee will discuss the responses

from the NRC Executive Director for

Operations (EDO) to comments and

recommendations included in recent

ACRS reports and letters. The EDO

responses are expected to be made

available to the Committee prior to the

meeting.

1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.: Arrangements for

the Visit to the Waterford Plant and

Region IV Office (Open)—The

Committee will discuss arrangements

and logistics for the June 27–28, 2001,

visit to the Waterford Plant and NRC

Region IV Office.

1:30 p.m.–7:00 p.m.: Discussion of

Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)—The

Committee will discuss proposed ACRS

reports.

Friday, June 8, 2001

8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening

Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open).

8:35 a.m.–9:00 a.m.: Proposed ACRS

Reports (Open)—The Committee will

continue its discussion of proposed

ACRS reports.

9:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m.: Meeting with

Commissioner Dicus (Open)—The

Committee will meet with NRC

Commissioner Dicus to discuss items of

mutual interest.

10:15 a.m.–2:30 p.m.: Proposed ACRS

Reports (Open)—The Committee will

continue its discussion of proposed

ACRS reports.

2:30 p.m.–3:00 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 ACRS meetings were

published in the Federal Register on

October 11, 2000 (65 FR 60476). In

accordance with these procedures, oral

or written views may be presented by

members of the public, including

representatives of the nuclear industry.

Electronic recordings will be permitted

only during the open portions of the

meeting and questions may be asked

only by members of the Committee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

Mr. James E. Lyons, ACRS, five days

before the meeting, if possible, so that

appropriate arrangements can be made

to allow necessary time during the

meeting for such statements. Use of still,

motion picture, and television cameras

during the meeting may be limited to

selected portions of the meeting as

determined by the Chairman.

Information regarding the time to be set

aside for this purpose may be obtained

by contacting Mr. James E. Lyons prior

to the meeting. In view of the possibility

that the schedule for ACRS meetings

may be adjusted by the Chairman as

necessary to facilitate the conduct of the

meeting, persons planning to attend

should check with Mr. James E. Lyons

if such rescheduling would result in

major inconvenience.

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 therefor can be

obtained by contacting Mr. James E.

Lyons (telephone 301–415–7371),

between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., EDT.

ACRS meeting agenda, meeting

transcripts, and letter reports are

available for downloading or viewing on

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

ACRSACNW.

Videoteleconferencing service is

available for observing open sessions of

ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use

this service for observing ACRS

meetings should contact Mr. Theron

Brown, ACRS Audio Visual 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 facilities that they use to

establish the videoteleconferencing link.

The availability of

videoteleconferencing services is not

guaranteed.

Dated: May 17, 2001.

Andrew L. Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards, Subcommittee Meeting on

Planning and Procedures; Notice of

Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning

and Procedures will hold a meeting on

June 6, 2001, Room T–2B1, 11545

Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

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The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance, with the exception of

a portion that may be closed pursuant

to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) (2) and (6) to discuss

organizational and personnel matters

that relate solely to internal personnel

rules and practices of ACRS, and

information the release of which would

constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Wednesday, June 6, 2001—12:15 p.m.

Until 1:00 p.m.

The Subcommittee will discuss

proposed ACRS activities and related

matters. The purpose of this meeting is

to gather information, analyze relevant

issues and facts, and to formulate

proposed positions and actions, as

appropriate, for deliberation by the full

Committee.

Oral statements may be presented by

members of the public with the

concurrence of the Subcommittee

Chairman; written statements will be

accepted and made available to the

Committee. 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 Subcommittee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the cognizant ACRS staff person named

below five days prior to the meeting, if

possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, the scheduling of

sessions open to the public, 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

therefor can be obtained by contacting

the cognizant ACRS staff person, Dr.

John T. Larkins (telephone: 301/415–

7360) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

(EDT). Persons planning to attend this

meeting are urged to contact the above

named individual one or two working

days prior to the meeting to be advised

of any changes in schedule, etc., that

may have occurred.

Dated: May 15, 2001.

James E. Lyons,

Associate Director for Technical Support

ACRS/ACNW.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards; Meeting of the ACRS

Subcommittee on Reliability and

Probabilistic Risk Assessment; Notice

of Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittee on

Reliability and Probabilistic Risk

Assessment will hold a meeting on June

22, 2001, Room T–2B3, 11545 Rockville

Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

The entire meeting will be open to

public attendance.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Friday, June 22, 2001—8:30 a.m. until

12 p.m.

The Subcommittee will review the

staff’s draft Individual Plant

Examination of External Events (IPEEE)

Insight Report (draft NUREG–1742). The

purpose of this meeting is to gather

information, analyze relevant issues and

facts, and to formulate proposed

positions and actions, as appropriate,

for deliberation by the full Committee.

Oral statements may be presented by

members of the public with the

concurrence of the Subcommittee

Chairman; written statements will be

accepted and made available to the

Committee. 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 Subcommittee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

the cognizant ACRS staff engineer

named below five days prior to the

meeting, if possible, so that appropriate

arrangements can be made.

During the initial portion of the

meeting, the Subcommittee, along with

any of its consultants who may be

present, may exchange preliminary

views regarding matters to be

considered during the balance of the

meeting.

The Subcommittee will then hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff,

and other interested persons regarding

this review.

Further information regarding topics

to be discussed, whether the meeting

has been canceled or rescheduled, and

the Chairman’s ruling on requests for

the opportunity to present oral

statements and the time allotted therefor

can be obtained by contacting the

cognizant ACRS staff engineer, Mr.

Michael T. Markley (telephone 301/

415–6885) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15

p.m. (EDT). Persons planning to attend

this meeting are urged to contact the

above named individual one or two

working days prior to the meeting to be

advised of any potential changes to the

agenda, etc., that may have occurred.

Dated: May 17, 2001.

James E. Lyons,

Associate Director for Technical Support,

ACRS/ACNW.

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ACTION: Notice of implementation of

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SUMMARY: This notice sets forth the

changes to domestic rates and fees to be

implemented as a result of the Decision

of the Governors of the United States

Postal Service on the Recommended

Decision on Further Reconsideration of

the Postal Rate Commission on Postal

Rate and Fee Changes, Docket No.

R2000–1, dated May 7, 2001.

EFFECTIVE DATE: July 1, 2001.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

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January 12, 2000, pursuant to its

authority under 39 U.S.C. 3621, et seq.,

the Postal Service filed with the Postal

Rate Commission (PRC) a Request for a

Recommended Decision on Proposed

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Postal Services (Request). The PRC

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pursuant to its authority under 39

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Recommended Decision on the Postal

Service’s Request to the Governors of

the Postal Service.

Pursuant to 39 U.S.C. 3625, the

Governors of the United States Postal

Service acted on the PRC’s

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In one decision, the Governors rejected

the PRC’s recommendations regarding

Courtesy Envelope Mail, InformationBased Inidicia Program Mail, a flat-rate

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maximum weight figures for Standard

Mail letters and breakpoint figures for

Standard Mail. Decision of the

Governors of the United States Postal

Service on the Recommended Decision

of the Postal Rate Commission on

Selected Mail Classification Matters,

Docket No. R2000–1. In the second

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