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proven, would entitle the petitioner to

relief. A petitioner who fails to file such

a supplement which satisfies these

requirements with respect to at least one

contention will not be permitted to

participate as a party.

Those permitted to intervene become

parties to the proceeding, subject to any

limitations in the order granting leave to

intervene, and have the opportunity to

participate fully in the conduct of the

hearing, including the opportunity to

present evidence and cross-examine

witnesses.

If a hearing is requested, the

Commission will make a final

determination on the issue of no

significant hazards consideration. The

final determination will serve to decide

when the hearing is held.

If the final determination is that the

amendment request involves no

significant hazards consideration, the

Commission may issue the amendment

and make it immediately effective,

notwithstanding the request for a

hearing. Any hearing held would take

place after issuance of the amendment.

If the final determination is that the

amendment request involves a

significant hazards consideration, any

hearing held would take place before

the issuance of any amendment.

A request for a hearing or a petition

for leave to intervene must be filed with

the Secretary of the Commission, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555, Attention:

Docketing and Services Branch, or may

be delivered to the Commission’s Public

Document Room, the Gelman Building,

2120 L Street, NW., Washington, DC, by

the above date. Where petitions are filed

during the last 10 days of the notice

period, it is requested that the petitioner

promptly so inform the Commission by

a toll-free telephone call to Western

Union at 1–(800) 248–5100 (in Missouri

1–(800) 342–6700). The Western Union

operator should be given Datagram

Identification Number N1023 and the

following message addressed to William

D. Beckner, Director, Project Directorate

IV–1: petitioner’s name and telephone

number, date petition was mailed, plant

name, and publication date and page

number of this Federal Register notice.

A copy of the petition should also be

sent to the Office of the General

Counsel, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555,

and to Jack R. Newman, Esq., Newman

& Holtzinger, P.C., 1615 L Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20036, attorney for the

licensee.

Nontimely filings of petitions for

leave to intervene, amended petitions,

supplemental petitions and/or requests

for hearing will not be entertained

absent a determination by the

Commission, the presiding officer or the

presiding Atomic Safety and Licensing

Board that the petition and/or request

should be granted based upon a

balancing of the factors specified in 10

CFR 2.714(a)(1)(i)–(v) and 2.714(d).

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application for

amendment dated March 1, 1995, which

is available for public inspection at the

Commission’s Public Document Room,

the Gelman Building, 2120 L Street,

NW., Washington, DC, and at the local

public document room located at the

Wharton County Junior College, J.M.

Hodges Learning Center, 911 Boling

Highway, Wharton, Texas 77488.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day

of March 1995.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Thomas W. Alexion,

Project Manager, Project Directorate IV–1,

Division of Reactor Projects III/IV, Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 95–6068 Filed 3–10–95; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. 50–220]

Niagara Mohawk Power Corp.; Nine

Mile Point Nuclear Station Unit No. 1;

Notice of Partial Withdrawal of

Application for Amendment to Facility

Operating License

The United States Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) has

granted the request by the Niagara

Mohawk Power Corporation (NMPC) to

withdraw a portion of their July 21,

1994, application, for a proposed

amendment to Facility Operating

License DPR–63 for the Nine Mile Point

Nuclear Station Unit No. 1, located in

Oswego County, New York.

The proposed amendment would

have revised Technical Specifications

(TSs) 2.1.2 (Fuel Cladding Integrity),

3.1.7 (Fuel Rods), 3.6.2/4.6.2 (Protective

Instrumentation), and the associated

Bases to allow the use of Range 10 on

the Intermediate Range Neutron Flux

Monitors (IRMs) with the Reactor

Protection System low pressure trip for

main steam line isolation valve closure

not in bypass. Changes were also

proposed to TS Tables 3.6.2.a/4.6.2a

(Instrumentation that Initiates Scram)

and TS Tables 3.6.2g/4.6.2g

(Instrumentation that Initiates Control

Rod Withdrawal Block) to extend the

calibration frequency of the Source

Range Neutron Flux Monitors (SRMs)

and the IRMs from prior to startup and

shutdown to once per operating cycle.

The proposed change would have also

changed the Instrument Channel Test

interval for the SRMs and IRMs from

prior to startup and shutdown to once

per week. Associated changes to TSs

Setpoints, Bases, References, and Notes

for TSs 2.1.2, 3.1.7, and 3.6.2/4.6.2 were

also proposed.

By letter dated February 1, 1995,

NMPC requested to withdraw that

portion of the proposed amendment

associated with the extension of the

calibration frequency for the SRMs and

IRMs.

The Commission has previously

issued a Notice of Consideration of

Issuance of Amendment to Facility

Operating License, Proposed No

Significant Hazards Consideration

Determination, and Opportunity for a

Hearing which was published in the

Federal Register on August 31, 1994 (59

FR 45028).

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application for

amendment dated July 21, 1994, as

supplemented on December 5, 1994,

December 14, 1994, and January 11,

1995, and the licensee’s letter dated

February 1, 1995, which withdrew the

portion of the application for license

amendment associated with the

extension of the calibration frequency

for the SRMs and IRMs. The above

documents are available for public

inspection at the Commission’s Public

Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW.,

Washington, DC, and at the local public

document room located at Reference

and Documents Department, Penfield

Library, State University of New York,

Oswego, New York.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 3rd day

of March 1995.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Donald S. Brinkman,

Senior Project Manager, Project Directorate

I–1, Division of Reactor Projects—I/II, Office

of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 95–6064 Filed 3–10–95; 8:45 am]

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[Docket No. 50–305]

Wisconsin Public Service Corp.,

Wisconsin Power and Light Co.

Madison Gas and Electric Co.; Notice

of Withdrawal of Application for

Amendment to Facility Operating

License

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) has

granted the request of Wisconsin Public

Service Corporation, Wisconsin Power

and Light Company, and Madison Gas

and Electric Company, (the licensee) to

withdraw its application dated April 21,

1994, for a proposed amendment to

Facility Operating License No. DPR–43
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for the Kewaunee Nuclear Power Plant,

located in Kewaunee County,

Wisconsin.

The proposed amendment would

have modified the facility technical

specifications by adding requirements

for the steam exclusion system.

The Commission had previously

issued a Notice of Consideration of

Issuance of Amendment published in

the Federal Register on August 3, 1994

(59 FR 39600). However, by letter dated

February 27, 1995, the licensee

withdrew the proposed change.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application for

amendment dated April 21, 1994, and

the licensee’s letter dated February 27,

1995, which withdrew the application

for license amendment. The above

documents are available for public

inspection at the Commission’s Public

Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW.,

Washington, DC 20555, and at the local

public document room located at the

University of Wisconsin Library

Learning Center, 2420 Nicolet Drive,

Green Bay, Wisconsin 53401.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 7th day

of March 1995.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Richard J. Laufer,

Project Manager, Project Directorage III–3,

Division of Reactor Projects—III/IV Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 95–6066 Filed 3–10–95; 8:45 am]

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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND

BUDGET

Office of Federal Financial

Management

Notice of Proposed Revisions to OMB

Circular No. A–123, ‘‘Management

Accountability and Control’’

AGENCY: Office of Management and

Budget, Office of Federal Financial

Management.

ACTION: Proposed Revisions to OMB

Circular No. A–123.

SUMMARY: This Notice offers interested

parties an opportunity to comment on

proposed revisions to OMB Circular No.

A–123, ‘‘Management Accountability

and Control.’’

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cindy Salavantis, OMB, Office of

Federal Financial Management, (202)

395–6911.

Dated: March 7, 1995.

John B. Arthur,

Associate Director for Administration.

Attachment

Management Accountability and

Control

AGENCY: Office of Management and

Budget.

ACTION: Proposed Revisions to OMB

Circular No. A–123.

SUMMARY: This Notice offers interested

parties an opportunity to comment on

proposed revisions to Office of

Management and Budget (OMB)

Circular No. A–123, ‘‘Management

Accountability and Control.’’ The

Circular, which was previously titled

‘‘Internal Control Systems,’’ implements

the Federal Managers’ Financial

Integrity Act of 1982 (FMFIA).

Also, this action seeks comments on

a proposal to streamline agency FMFIA

reporting, which has not yet been

incorporated into this proposed revision

to Circular No. A–123. OMB is

permitted by the Government

Management Reform Act (GMRA) of

1994 (P.L. 103–356) to consult with the

Congress on modifications to current

reporting requirements. A possible

modification affecting FMFIA reporting

is under consideration (see

Supplementary Information below for

further details).

DATES: All comments on this proposal

should be in writing, and must be

received by April 12, 1995. Late

comments will be considered only to

the extent practicable. When comments

are sent in by facsimile, they should be

followed up with an original printed

copy.

ADDRESSES: Office of Management and

Budget, Office of Federal Financial

Management, Management Integrity

Branch, Room 6025, New Executive

Office Building, Washington, DC 20503.

For a copy of the current Circular,

contact Office of Administration,

Publications Office, Room 2200, New

Executive Office Building, Washington,

DC 20503, or telephone (202) 395–7332.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Cindy Salavantis, Office of Federal

Financial Management, Management

Integrity Branch, telephone (202) 395–

6911 and fax (202) 395–3952.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

proposed revision alters current

requirements for executive agencies on

evaluating management controls,

consistent with recommendations made

by the National Performance Review.

The proposed revision integrates many

of the current policy issuances on

management control into a single

document, and provides a framework

for integrating management control

assessments with other work now being

performed by agency managers, auditors

and evaluators.

The proposed revision emphasizes

that management controls should

benefit rather than encumber

management, and should make sense for

each agency’s operating structure and

environment. By giving agencies the

discretion to determine which tools to

use in arriving at the annual assurance

statement to the President and the

Congress, the Circular represents an

important step towards a streamlined

management control program that

incorporates the reinvention principles

of this Administration.

The proposed revision is presented in

five sections:

Section I. Introduction. This section

describes a framework for agency

management control programs.

Particular attention is directed to the

integration of agency management

control activities with other

management requirements and policies,

such as the Government Performance

and Results Act, the Chief Financial

Officers (CFOs) Act, the Inspector

General Act, and other congressional

and Executive Branch requirements.

The foundation of this proposed policy

is that management control activities are

not stand alone management practices,

but rather are woven into the day-to-day

operational responsibilities of agency

managers.

Agencies are encouraged to plan for

how the requirements of the Circular

will be implemented. Agencies are also

encouraged to establish senior level

management councils to address

management accountability and related

issues within the broad context of

agency operations.

Section II. Establishing Management

Controls. This section defines

management controls, and requires

agency managers to develop and

implement appropriate management

controls. Included in this section are

general and specific management

control standards, drawn in large part

from the standards issued by the

General Accounting Office.

By including these standards in this

proposed revision, OMB is continuing

its efforts to integrate various

management control policies into a

single document. It is anticipated that

this effort will make it easier for Federal

managers to implement good

management controls.

Section III. Assessing and Improving

Management Controls. This section

states that agency managers should

continuously monitor and improve the

effectiveness of management controls.

This continuous monitoring, and other

periodic evaluations, should provide the

basis for the agency head’s annual