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Public Protection Notification

The NRC may not conduct or sponsor,

and a person is not required to respond

to, a collection of information unless it

displays a currently valid OMB control

number.

Regulatory Analysis

The Commission has prepared a draft

regulatory analysis on this proposed

regulation. The analysis examines the

costs and benefits of the alternatives

considered by the Commission. The

draft analysis is available for inspection

in the NRC Public Document Room,

2120 L Street NW. (Lower Level),

Washington, DC. Single copies of the

analysis may be obtained from Charleen

T. Raddatz, (301) 415–6215.

The Commission requests public

comment on the draft analysis.

Comments on the draft analysis may be

submitted to the NRC as indicated

under the ADDRESSES heading.

Regulatory Flexibility Certification

In accordance with the Regulatory

Flexibility Act of 1980 (5 U.S.C. 605(b)),

the Commission certifies that this rule,

if adopted, will not have a significant

economic impact on a substantial

number of small entities. This rule only

impacts NRC licensees with emissions

of significant quantities of radioactive

material. This category of licensee

includes only a few small businesses.

Backfit Analysis

The NRC has determined that the

backfit rule, 10 CFR 50.109, does not

apply to this proposed rule because it

does not apply to power reactor

licensees, and therefore, that a backfit

analysis is not required for this

proposed rule because these

amendments do not involve any

provisions which would impose backfits

as defined in 10 CFR 50.109(a)(1).

List of Subjects In 10 CFR Part 20

Byproduct material, Criminal

penalties, Licensed material, Nuclear

materials, Nuclear power plants and

reactors, Occupational safety and

health, Packaging and containers,

Radiation protection, Reporting and

recordkeeping requirements, Source

material, Special nuclear material,

Waste treatment and disposal.

For the reasons set out in the

preamble and under the authority of the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended,

the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974,

as amended, and 5 U.S.C. 553, the NRC

is proposing to adopt the following

amendments to 10 CFR Part 20.

PART 20—STANDARDS FOR

PROTECTION AGAINST RADIATION

1. The authority citation for Part 20

continues to read as follows:

Authority: Secs. 53, 63, 65, 81, 103, 104,

161, 182, 186, 68 stat. 930, 933, 935, 936,

937, 948, 953, 955, as amended, sec. 1701,

106 Stat. 2951, 2952, 2953 (42 U.S.C. 2073,

2093, 2095, 2111, 2133, 2134, 2201, 2232,

2236, 2297f); secs. 201, as amended, 202,

206, 88 stat. 1242, as amended, 1244, 1246

(42 U.S.C. 5841, 5842, 5846).

2. In § 20.1003, the definition of

Constraint is added to read as follows:

§ 20.1003 Definitions.

* * * * *

Constraint (dose constraint) means a

value above which specified licensee

actions are required.

* * * * *

3. In § 20.1101 paragraph (d) is added

to read as follows:

§ 20.1101 Radiation protection programs

* * * * *

(d) To implement the ALARA

requirements of § 20.1101(b), and

notwithstanding the requirements in

§ 20.1301 of this part, licensees other

than those subject to §§ 50.34a or

50.36b, shall constrain air emissions of

radioactive materials other than radon222 so that the individual member of

the public likely to receive the highest

dose will not be expected to receive a

dose in excess of 10 mrem/yr TEDE

from these emissions. If a licensee

subject to this requirement exceeds this

dose constraint, the licensee shall report

the exceedence as provided in § 20.2203

and promptly take appropriate

corrective action to ensure against

recurrence.

4. In § 20.2203 a new paragraph

(a)(2)(vi) is added and the section

heading and paragraph (b)(1)(iv) are

revised to read as follows:

§ 20.2203 Reports of exposures, radiation

levels, and concentrations of radioactive

material exceeding the constraints or limits.

(a) * * *

(2) * * *

(vi) The ALARA constraints for air

emissions established under

§ 20.1101(c); or

(b) * * *

(1) * * *

(iv) Corrective steps taken or planned

to ensure against a recurrence, including

the schedule for achieving conformance

with applicable limits, ALARA

constraints, generally applicable

environmental standards, and

associated license conditions.

* * * * *

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day

of December, 1995.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

John C. Hoyle,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 95–30334 Filed 12–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

13 CFR Part 121

Small Business Size Standards;

Waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule

AGENCY: Small Business Administration.

ACTION: Notice of intent to waive the

nonmanufacturer rule for

minicomputers.

SUMMARY: The Small Business

Administration (SBA) is considering

granting a waiver of the

Nonmanufacturer Rule for

Minicomputers. A Minicomputer is ‘‘a

digital computer whose price and

capability lies above that of a personal

computer or workstation, and below

that of a mainframe computer’’ as

defined by the Ralston and Reilly

Encyclopedia of Computer Science

Third Edition. The SBA adds that most

Minicomputers are run in a closed-shop

environment, with the user acting as

operator, programmer, and application

analyst. The basis for a waiver of the

Nonmanufacturer Rule for this product

is that there are no small business

manufacturers or processors available to

supply these products to the Federal

Government. The effect of a waiver

would be to allow otherwise qualified

regular dealers to supply other than the

product of a domestic small business

manufacturer or processor on a Federal

contract set aside for small businesses or

awarded through the SBA 8(a) Program.

The purpose of this notice is to solicit

comments and potential source

information from interested parties.

DATES: Comments and sources must be

submitted on or before December 29,

1995.

ADDRESSES: David Wm. Loines,

Procurement Analyst, U.S. Small

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street

S.W., Washington, DC 20416.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

David Wm. Loines, 202–205–6475.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Public law

100–656, enacted on November 15,

1988, incorporated into the Small

Business Act the previously existing

regulation that recipients of Federal

contracts set-aside for small businesses

or the SBA 8(a) Program procurement

must provide the product of a small

business manufacturer or processor, if

the recipient is other than the actual
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manufacturer or processor. This

requirement is commonly referred to as

the Nonmanufacturer Rule. The SBA

regulations imposing this requirement

are found at 13 CFR 121.906(b) and

121.1106(b). Section 303(h) of the law

provides for waiver of this requirement

by SBA for any ‘‘class of products’’ for

which there are no small business

manufacturers or processors in the

Federal market. To be considered

available to participate in the Federal

market on these classes of products, a

small business manufacturer must have

submitted a proposal for a contract

solicitation or received a contract from

the Federal Government within the last

24 months. The SBA defines ‘‘class of

products’’ based on two coding systems.

The first is the Office of Management

and Budget Standard Industrial

Classification Manual. The second is the

Product and Service Code established

by the Federal Procurement Data

System.

The Small Business Administration is

currently processing a request for a

waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for

Minicomputers (SIC 3571, PSC 7010)

and invites the public to comment or

provide information on potential small

business sources for this product.

In an effort to identify potential small

business sources, the SBA has searched

the Procurement Automated Source

System (PASS) and Thomas Register,

and the SBA will publish a notice in the

Commerce Business Daily. The public is

invited to comment or provide source

information to SBA on the proposed

waiver of the Nonmanufacturer Rule for

this class of products.

Dated: November 6, 1995.

Judith A. Roussel,

Associate Administrator for Government

Contracting.

[FR Doc. 95–30328 Filed 12–12–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 8025–01–P

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Federal Aviation Administration

14 CFR Part 39

[Docket No. 95–ANE–66]

Airworthiness Directives; Hamilton

Standard 14RF and 14SF Series, and

Hamilton Standard/British Aerospace

Model 6/5500/F Propellers

AGENCY: Federal Aviation

Administration, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of proposed rulemaking

(NPRM).

SUMMARY: This document proposes the

adoption of a new airworthiness

directive (AD) that is applicable to

Hamilton Standard 14RF and 14SF

series, and Hamilton Standard/British

Aerospace Model 6/5500/F propellers.

This proposal would require initial and

repetitive inspections of critical

components, and removal, and

replacement with serviceable parts, of

those critical components that do not

meet the return to service criteria. This

proposal is prompted by failure modes

effects analysis (FMEA), certification

test data, engineering analysis, and

repair actions performed at overhaul

depots. The actions specified by the

proposed AD are intended to prevent

loss of propeller control due to failure

of critical components, which could

result in loss of control of the aircraft.

DATES: Comments must be received by

February 12, 1996.

ADDRESSES: Submit comments in

triplicate to the Federal Aviation

Administration (FAA), New England

Region, Office of the Assistant Chief

Counsel, Attention: Rules Docket No.

95- ANE–66, 12 New England Executive

Park, Burlington, MA 01803- 5299.

Comments may be inspected at this

location between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30

p.m., Monday through Friday, except

Federal holidays.

The service information referenced in

the proposed rule may be obtained from

Hamilton Standard, One Hamilton

Road, Windsor Locks, CT 06096–1010.

This information may be examined at

the FAA, New England Region, Office of

the Assistant Chief Counsel, 12 New

England Executive Park, Burlington,

MA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Frank Walsh, Aerospace Engineer,

Boston Aircraft Certification Office,

FAA, Engine and Propeller Directorate,

12 New England Executive Park,

Burlington, MA 01803–5299; telephone

(617) 238–7158, fax (617) 238–7199.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Comments Invited

Interested persons are invited to

participate in the making of the

proposed rule by submitting such

written data, views, or arguments as

they may desire. Communications

should identify the Rules Docket

number and be submitted in triplicate to

the address specified above. All

communications received on or before

the closing date for comments, specified

above, will be considered before taking

action on the proposed rule. The

proposals contained in this notice may

be changed in light of the comments

received.

Comments are specifically invited on

the overall regulatory, economic,

environmental, and energy aspects of

the proposed rule. All comments

submitted will be available, both before

and after the closing date for comments,

in the Rules Docket for examination by

interested persons. A report

summarizing each FAA-public contact

concerned with the substance of this

proposal will be filed in the Rules

Docket.

Commenters wishing the FAA to

acknowledge receipt of their comments

submitted in response to this notice

must submit a self-addressed, stamped

postcard on which the following

statement is made: ‘‘Comments to

Docket Number 95–ANE–66.’’ The

postcard will be date stamped and

returned to the commenter.

Availability of NPRMs

Any person may obtain a copy of this

NPRM by submitting a request to the

FAA, New England Region, Office of the

Assistant Chief Counsel, Attention:

Rules Docket No. 95–ANE–66, 12 New

England Executive Park, Burlington, MA

01803–5299.

Discussion

The Federal Aviation Administration

(FAA) and Hamilton Standard have

identified critical aspects of the transfer

tube assembly, actuator assembly, and

propeller control unit (PCU) for

Hamilton Standard Models 14RF–9,

14RF–19, 14RF–21; 14SF–5, 14SF–7,

14SF–11, 14SF–11L, 14SF–15, 14SF–17,

14SF–19, 14SF–23; and Hamilton

Standard/British Aerospace 6/5500/F

propellers. A continuous airworthiness

requirement for inspection of those

critical aspects of the transfer tube

assembly, actuator assembly, and PCU

for wear is required to ensure continued

safe operation between inspections. The

inspection intervals and inspection

criteria have been generated by failure

modes effects analysis (FMEA),

certification test data, engineering

analysis, and repair actions performed

at overhaul depots. This condition, if

not corrected, could result in loss of

propeller control due to failure of

critical components, which could result

in loss of control of the aircraft.

The FAA has reviewed and approved

the technical contents of the following

Hamilton Standard Service Bulletins

(SB’s), all dated November 29, 1995,

that describe procedures for initial and

repetitive inspections of critical

components: 14RF–9–61–64, 14RF–19–

61–32, 14RF–21–61–51, 14SF–61–70,

and 6/5500/F–61–25.

Since an unsafe condition has been

identified that is likely to exist or

develop on other products of this same

type design, the proposed AD would