Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 60 / Wednesday, March 29, 1995 / Notices 16181

Agencies and Persons Consulted

In accordance with its stated policy,

the NRC staff consulted with the

Arizona State official regarding the

environmental impact of the proposed

action. The State official had no

comments.

Finding of No Significant Impact

Based upon the environmental

assessment, the Commission concludes

that the proposed action will not have

a significant effect on the quality of the

human environment. Accordingly, the

Commission has determined not to

prepare an environmental impact

statement for the proposed exemption.

For further details with respect to this

action, see the licensee’s letter dated

December 28, 1994, 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

Phoenix Public Library, 12 East

McDowell Road, Phoenix, Arizona

85004.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 24th day

of March 1995.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Theodore R. Quay,

Director, Project Directorate IV–2, Division

of Reactor Projects III/IV, Office of Nuclear

Reactor Regulation.

[FR Doc. 95–7699 Filed 3–28–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–M

Advisory Committee on Nuclear

Waste; Notice of Meeting

The Advisory Committee on Nuclear

Waste (ACNW) will hold its 73rd

meeting on April 12–13, 1995, in Room

T–2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland. The meeting will be open to

public attendance, with the exemption

of portions that may be closed to discuss

information the release of which would

constitute a clearly unwarranted

invasion of personal privacy pursuant to

5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).

The agenda for this meeting shall be

as follows:

Wednesday and Thursday, April 12 and 13,

1995—8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.

During this meeting the Committee plans

to consider the following:

A. DOE’s Approach to Groundwater Travel

Time—The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions with

representatives of the Department of Energy

and the NRC staff and their consultants on

the Department’s approach to resolving the

groundwater travel time issue associated

with the proposed Yucca Mountain highlevel waste repository.

B. Meeting with the Director, NRC’s

Division of Waste Management, Nuclear

Materials Safety & Safeguards—The Director

will provide information to the Committee on

current waste management issues, which

may include the use of expert judgment, a

discussion of NRC’s key technical

uncertainties associated with Yucca

Mountain, and a Performance Assessment

Vertical Slice Review of volcanism and

groundwater travel time.

C. National Performance Review Phase 2—

The Committee will hear presentations by

and hold discussions with the NRC staff on

initiatives to streamline the federal

government and regulatory process.

D. Meeting with the Director, NRC’s Office

of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards—

The Committee will welcome the new

Director and discuss interactions between the

Committee and the Office of NMSS.

E. Preparation of ACNW Reports—The

Committee will discuss proposed reports on

the Approach to Groundwater Travel Time at

Yucca Mountain, a low-level waste branch

technical position on performance

assessment, a proposed NRC rule on

radiological criteria for decommissioning and

the EPA’s preproposal standard on low-level

waste disposal. Additional topics will be

considered as time permits including the

engineered barrier system for the proposed

Yucca Mountain repository, the evaluation of

rock mechanics for the proposed Yucca

Mountain site, and DOE’s program approach.

F. Committee Activities/Future Agenda—

The Committee will consider topics proposed

for future consideration by the full

Committee and working groups. The

Committee will also discuss organizational

and personnel matters related to the selection

of new ACNW members and ACNW staff. A

portion of this session may be closed to

public attendance to discuss information the

release of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal privacy

pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).

G. Miscellaneous—The Committee will

discuss miscellaneous matters related to the

conduct of Committee activities and

organizational activities and complete

discussion of 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 ACNW meetings were

published in the Federal Register on October

7, 1994 (59 FR 51219). In accordance with

these procedures, oral or written statements

may be presented by members of the public,

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 Committee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring to

make oral statements should notify the

ACNW Executive Director, Dr. John T.

Larkins, as far in advance as practicable so

that appropriate arrangements can be made to

allow the necessary time during the meeting

for such statements. Use of still, motion

picture and television cameras during this

meeting may be limited to selected portions

of the meeting as determined by the ACNW

Chairman. Information regarding the time to

be set aside for this purpose may be obtained

by contracting the ACNW Executive Director

prior to the meeting. In view of the

possibility that the schedule for ACNW

meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman

as necessary to facilitate the conduct of the

meeting, persons planning to attend should

check with the ACNW Executive Director if

such rescheduling would result in major

inconvenience.

Further information regarding topics to be

discussed, whether the meeting has been

cancelled 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

ACNW Executive Director, Dr. John T.

Larkins (Telephone 301/415–7360), between

7:30 A.M. and 4:15 P.M. EST.

Dated: March 24, 1995.

Andrew L. Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 95–7737 Filed 3–28–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–M

Biweekly Notice

Applications and Amendments to

Facility Operating LicensesInvolving

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 March 3,

1995, through March 17, 1995. The last

biweekly notice was published on

March 15, 1995.

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