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Committee will discuss proposed ACRS

reports.

Friday, July 13, 2001

8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening

Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)

8:35 a.m.–5:30 p.m.: Proposed ACRS

Reports (Open)—The Committee will

continue its discussion of proposed

ACRS reports.

5:30 p.m.–6:00 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. Howard J. Larson, 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. Howard J. Larson

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. Howard J. Larson if such

rescheduling would result in major

inconvenience.

In accordance with Subsection 10(d)

P.L. 92–463, I have determined that it is

necessary to close portions of this

meeting noted above to discuss

safeguards information per 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(3) and proprietary information

per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).

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. Howard J.

Larson (telephone 301–415–6805),

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: June 15, 2001.

Annette Vietti-Cook,

Acting Advisory Committee Management

Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–15632 Filed 6–20–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL

REVIEW BOARD

Notice of Meeting; Yucca Mountain,

NV, Repository

Board Workshop: July 19–20, 2001—

Arlington, Virginia: The Boardsponsored workshop will provide a

forum for invited international

participants to discuss key issues

related to the corrosion of materials

being proposed by the Department of

Energy for use in waste packages in a

potential Yucca Mountain Repository.

Pursuant to its authority under

section 5051 of Public Law 100–203,

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act

of 1987, on Thursday, July 19, and

Friday morning, July 20, 2001, the

Nuclear Waste Technical Review board

(Board) will host a workshop in

Arlington, Virginia. The workshop will

focus on issues related to long-term

(thousands of years) extrapolation of the

corrosion resistance of waste package

materials being proposed by the U.S.

Department of Energy (DOE) for use in

a potential Yucca Mountain repository.

Approximately 15 corrosion experts

from around the world have been

invited to participate in the workshop.

The Board has long emphasized the

importance of issues related to

predicting long-term waste package

performance. Progress in understanding

fundamental corrosion processes has

been identified by the Board as one of

four priority areas that would be

important for a potential Yucca

Mountain site recommendation.

The DOE is characterizing a site at

Yucca Mountain, Nevada, as the

possible location of a permanent

repository for spent nuclear fuel and

high-level radioactive waste. The Board

is charged by Congress with reviewing

the technical and scientific validity of

DOE activities related to managing spent

nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive

waste.

The workshop will be held at the

Hilton Arlington & Towers; 950 North

Stafford Street; Arlington, Virginia

22203. The telephone number is (703)

528–6000; the fax number is (703) 812–

5127. The workshop, which is open to

the public, will start at 8:30 a.m. on both

days and end at approximately 5:30

p.m. on Thursday and 12:00 noon of

Friday.

Workshop participants will be given

two questions to consider. The

questions will seek opinions on possible

modes of waste package corrosion that

may not be relevant in the usual time

frame of engineering experience, but

that could develop or accelerate after

long periods in a repository. (The

questions will be posted on the Board’s

Web site by July 1.)

The session on Thursday, July 19, will

begin with a brief overview of the

materials that the DOE proposes for the

waste packages and of the thermal and

chemical environments that the

packages would likely experience over

millennia in a possible Yucca Mountain

repository. Following the overview, the

workshop participants will give short

presentations on their initial responses

to the two questions. The balance of the

workshop will consist of informal

roundtable discussions focusing on the

two questions. The workshop will be a

‘‘brainstorming’’ session designed to

furnish the Board with a diversity of

highly qualified opinions on the issue of

extrapolating corrosion resistance over

very long periods, a key factor in

repository performance. A by-product of

the workshop may be information that

will complement a peer review that the

DOE recently initiated to examine a

much broader range of corrosion issues.

Opportunities for public comment

will be provided before the end of

Thursday’s session and before

adjournment of Friday. Those wanting

to speak during the public comment

periods are encouraged to sign the

‘‘Public Comment Register’’ at the

check-in table. A time limit may have to

be set on individual remarks, but

written comments of any length may be

submitted for the record.

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A detailed agenda will be available

approximately one week before the

meeting. Copies of the agenda can be

requested by telephone or obtained from

the Board’s Web site at www.nwtrb.gov.

Beginning on September 1, 2001,

transcripts of the workshop will be

available on the Board’s Web site, via email, on computer disk, and on a

library-loan basis in paper format from

Davonya Barnes of the Board staff.

A block of rooms has been reserved at

the Arlington Hilton & Towers. When

making a reservation, please state that

you are attending the NWTRB

workshop. To obtain the special

workshop rate, reservations must be

made by June 27, 2001. For more

information, contact the NWTRB; Karyn

Severson, External Affairs; 2300

Clarendon Boulevard, Suite 1300;

Arlington, VA 22201–3367; (tel) 703–

235–4473; (fax) 703–235–4495; (e-mail)

info@nwtrb.gov.

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review

board was created by Congress in the

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act

of 1987. The Board’s purpose is to

evaluate the technical and scientific

validity of activities undertaken by the

Secretary of Energy related to managing

the disposal of the nations’s spent

nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive

waste. In the same legislation, Congress

directed the DOE to characterize a site

at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, to

determine its suitability as the location

of a potential repository for the

permanent disposal of spent nuclear

fuel and high-level radioactive waste.

Dated: June 15, 2001.

William D. Barnard,

Executive Director Nuclear Waste Technical

Review Board.

[FR Doc. 01–15586 Filed 6–20–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 6820–AM–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

Upon Written Request, Copies Available

From: Securities and Exchange

Commission, Office of Filings and

Information Services, Washington, DC

20549

Extension:

Regulation 12B, OMB Control No.

3235–0062, SEC File No. 270–70

Form 15, OMB Control No. 3235–

0167, SEC File No. 270–170

Form F–4, OMB Control No. 3235–

0325, SEC File No. 270–288

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 collections of information

summarized below. The Commission

plans to submit these existing

collections of information to the Office

of Management and Budget for

extension and approval.

Regulation 12B includes rules

governing Securities Exchange Act of

1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’) registration

statements and reports. The purpose of

the regulation is to set forth guidelines

for the uniform preparation of Exchange

Act documents. Regulation 12B is

assigned one burden hour for

administrative convenience because the

regulation simply prescribes the

disclosure that must appear in other

filings under the federal securities laws.

Form 15 is a certification of

termination of a class of security under

Section 12(g) or notice of suspension of

duty to file reports pursuant to Sections

13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange

Act of 1934. The information collected

is to inform the public when a registrant

does not file periodic reports.

Approximately 2,000 issuers file Form

15 annually and it takes approximately

a total of 1.5 hours per response for a

total of 3,000 annual burden hours.

Form F–4 is used by foreign issuers to

register securities in business

combinations, reorganizations and

exchange offers pursuant to the federal

securities laws. If the information

disclosed on Form F–4 were not

required, the objectives of the Securities

Act would not be met. Form F–4 is filed

by foreign issuers. Approximately 450

issuers file Form F–4 annually and it

takes approximately 1,311 hours per

response for a total of 589,950 annual

burden hours.

Written comments are invited on: (a)

Whether the proposed collection of

information is necessary for the proper

performance of the function 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 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.

Please 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: June 12, 2001.

Margaret H. McFarland,

Deputy Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–15626 Filed 6–20–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8010–01–M

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

Submission of OMB Review; Comment

Request

Upon Written Request; Copies Available

From: Securities and Exchange

Commission, Office of Filings and

Information Services, Washington, DC

20549

Extension:

Rule 19d–1, SEC File No. 270–242,

OMB Control No. 3235–0206,

Rule 19d–3, SEC File No. 270–245,

OMB Control No. 3235–0204,

Rule 19h–1, SEC File No. 270–247,

OMB Control No. 3235–0259

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’’) has submitted to the

Office of Management and Budget

(‘‘OMB’’) requests for extension of the

previously approved collections of

information discussed below.

Rule 19d–1 under the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Exchange Act’’)

prescribes the form and content of

notices to be filed with the Commission

by self-regulatory organizations

(‘‘SROs’’) for which the Commission is

the appropriate regulatory agency

concerning the following final SRO

actions: (1) disciplinary sanctions

(including summary suspensions); (2)

denials of membership, participation or

association with a member; and (3)

prohibitions or limitations on access to

SRO services.

The Rule enables the Commission to

obtain reports from the SROs containing

information regarding SRO

determinations to discipline members or

associated persons of members, deny

membership or participation or

association with a member, and similar

adjudicated findings. The Rule requires

that such actions be promptly reported

to the Commission. The Rule also

requires that the reports and notices

supply sufficient information regarding

the background, factual basis and issues

involved in the proceeding to enable the

Commission (1) to determine whether

the matter should be called up for

review on the Commission’s own

motion and (2) to ascertain generally

whether the SRO has adequately carried