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the examinations from June 4, 2001, to

July 13, 2001. The proposed action is in

accordance with the licensee’s

application for exemption dated March

6, 2001.

The Need for the Proposed Action

The proposed action would extend

the current Oconee Nuclear Station,

Units 1, 2, and 3 requalification program

from June 4, 2001, to July 13, 2001. To

require the licensee’s operators and staff

to support the comprehensive

examination and operating tests

scheduled during the 24-month

requalification cycle could have a

detrimental effect on the public interest

because it would remove qualified

operators from refueling operations and

place them into the training program,

which could interfere with the current

Oconee Unit 2 refueling outage

schedule. Further, this one-time

exemption will provide additional

operator support during plant shutdown

conditions, which would provide a

safety enhancement during plant

shutdown operations and postmaintenance testing. The affected

licensed operators will continue to

demonstrate and possess the required

levels of knowledge, skills, and abilities

needed to safely operate the plant

throughout the transitional period via

continuation of the current satisfactory

licensed operator requalification

program. Upon completion of the

examinations on July 13, 2001, the

follow-on cycle will end on March 8,

2003. Future annual requalification

cycles will run from March to March.

Environmental Impacts of the Proposed

Action

The NRC has completed its evaluation

of the proposed action and concludes,

as set forth below, that there are no

environmental impacts associated with

the extension of the operator

requalification examinations from June

4, 2001, to July 13, 2001. The proposed

action will not significantly increase the

probability or consequences of

accidents, no changes are being made in

the types or amounts of any effluents

that may be released off site, and there

is no significant increase in

occupational or public radiation

exposure. Therefore, there are no

significant radiological environmental

impacts associated with the proposed

action.

With regard to potential

nonradiological impacts, the proposed

action does not involve any historic

sites. It does not affect nonradiological

plant effluents and has no other

environmental impact. Therefore, there

are no significant nonradiological

environmental impacts associated with

the proposed action.

Accordingly, the NRC concludes that

there are no significant environmental

impacts associated with the proposed

action.

Alternatives to the Proposed Action

As an alternative to the proposed

action, the staff considered denial of the

proposed action (i.e., the ‘‘no-action’’

alternative). Denial of the application

would result in no change in current

environmental impacts. The

environmental impacts of the proposed

action and the alternative action are

similar.

Alternative Use of Resources

This action does not involve the use

of any resources not previously

considered in the Final Environmental

Statement for the Oconee Nuclear

Station, Units 1, 2, and 3.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

In accordance with its stated policy,

on May 18, 2001, the staff consulted

with the South Carolina State official,

Mr. Henry Porter of the Division of

Waste Management, regarding the

environmental impact of the proposed

action. The State official had no

comments.

Finding of No Significant Impact

On the basis of the environmental

assessment, the NRC concludes that the

proposed action will not have a

significant effect on the quality of the

human environment. Accordingly, the

NRC has determined not to prepare an

environmental impact statement for the

proposed action.

For further details with respect to the

proposed action, see the licensee’s letter

dated March 6, 2001. 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 be accessible electronically from

the ADAMS Public Library component

on the NRC Web site, http://

www.nrc.gov≤ (the Public Electronic

Reading Room).

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day

of May 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

David E. LaBarge,

Senior Project Manager, Section 1, Project

Directorate II, Division of Licensing Project

Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards, Subcommittee Meeting on

Thermal-Hydraulic Phenomena; Notice

of Meeting

The ACRS Subcommittee on ThermalHydraulic Phenomena will hold a

meeting on June 12, 2001, Room T–2B3,

11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland.

Portions of the meeting will be closed

to public attendance to discuss

proprietary information per 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(4) pertinent to General Electric

Nuclear Energy.

The agenda for the subject meeting

shall be as follows:

Tuesday, June 12, 2001–8:30 a.m. Until

the Conclusion of Business

The Subcommittee will discuss

potential issues for consideration by the

NRC staff pertaining to its review of

applications for core power uprates. 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,

General Electric Nuclear Energy, the

ACRS 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.

Paul A. Boehnert (telephone 301–415–

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(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 22, 2001.

James E. Lyons,

Associate Director for Technical Support.

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Sunshine Act Meeting

DATES: Weeks of May 28, June 4, 11, 18,

25, July 2, 2001.

PLACE: Commissioners’ Conference

Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville

Maryland.

STATUS: Public and Closed.

Matters To Be Considered

Week of May 28, 2001

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)

2:00 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

9:55 a.m.—Affirmation Session

(Public Meeting) (If needed)

10:00 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)

Week of June 18, 2001—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for the

Week of June 18, 2001

Week of June 25, 2001—Tentative

Wednesday, June 27, 2001

9:25 a.m.—Affirmation Session

(Public Meeting) (If needed)

Week of July 2, 2001—Tentative

There are no meetings scheduled for the

Week of July 2, 2001

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/smji/

schedule.htm

This notice is distributed by mail to

several hundred subscribers; if you no

longer wish to receive it, or would like

to be added to the distribution, please

contact the Office of the Secretary,

Washington, D.C. 20555 (301–415–

1969). In addition, distribution of this

meeting notice over the Internet system

is available. If you are interested in

receiving the Commission meeting

schedule electronically, please send an

electronic message to dkw@nrc.gov.

Dated: May 24, 2001.

David Louis Gamberoni,

Technical Coordinator, Office of the

Secretary.

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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 May 7, 2001

through May 18, 2001. The last

biweekly notice was published on May

16, 2001 (66 FR 27174).

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

expects that the need to take this action

will occur very infrequently.

Written comments may be submitted

by mail to the Chief, Rules and

Directives Branch, Division of

Administrative Services, Office of

Administration, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001, and should cite the publication

date and page number of this Federal

Register notice. Written comments may

also be delivered to Room 6D22, Two

White Flint North, 11545 Rockville

Pike, Rockville, Maryland from 7:30

a.m. to 4:15 p.m. Federal workdays.

Copies of written comments received

may be examined at the NRC Public