This section of the FEDERAL REGISTER

contains notices to the public of the proposed

issuance of rules and regulations. The

purpose of these notices is to give interested

persons an opportunity to participate in the

rule making prior to the adoption of the final

rules.

Proposed Rules Federal Register

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Vol. 60, No. 68

Monday, April 10, 1995

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 70

Public Meeting on Draft Proposed

Revisions to Domestic Licensing of

Special Nuclear Material

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Annoucement of meeting.

SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) will hold a public

meeting to review and solicit views

from fuel cycle licensees on NRC’s draft

proposed revisions to its regulations on

Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear

Material. This document is necessary to

inform the public that the meeting is

open to the public as observers.

DATES: The meeting will be held on May

2, 1995, from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

Submit comments on the draft proposed

rule by May 2, 1995. Comments

received after this date will be

considered if it is practical to do so, but

the Commission is able to assure

consideration only for comments

received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission Auditorium, Two White

Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, Maryland. (Note: The NRC is

accessible to the White Flint Metro

Station; visitor parking around the NRC

building is limited.)

Written comments may be provided at

this meeting or submitted prior to the

meeting to Joan Higdon (See FOR

FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT).

The draft proposed rule is available

for review prior to this scheduled

meeting. To provide a thorough

understanding of the impact of the

proposed rule changes, copies of the

newly developed draft Standard Review

Plan (SRP) and draft Standard Format

and Content Guide (SF&CG) are

available for review. These copies can

be obtained from the NRC’s Public

Document Room, 2120 L Street NW,

Washington, D.C. 20037; Phone: 202–

634–3273; FAX: 301–634–3343.

Affected parties are encouraged to

review the draft rule and be prepared to

provide their comments on revisions of

Part 70 to the NRC at this public

meeting. The NRC will accept and

consider written comments from any

interested parties if the comments are

received no later than May 2, 1995.

Written comments can be provided at

this meeting or submitted prior to the

meeting to Joan Higdon, Mail Stop T–8–

A–33, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, D.C. 20555;

FAX: 301–415–5390; INTERNET:

JXH1@NRC.GOV.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Joan Higdon, Mail Stop T–8–A–33, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, D.C. 20555. Phone: 301–

415–8082; FAX: 301–415–5390;

INTERNET: JZH1@NRC.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC

is currently reviewing its regulations on

Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear

Material (10 CFR Part 70). This review

is the result of the findings and

recommendations of the agency’s

Materials Regulatory Review Task Force

and the Regulatory Impact Survey for

Fuel Cycle and Materials Licensees. The

purpose of the task force and the survey

team was to evaluate the agency’s

licensing and oversight programs for

fuel cycle and major materials plants,

identify weaknesses, and recommend

improvements. The task force’s review

and findings are contained in NUREG–

1324, ‘‘Proposed Method for Regulating

Major Materials Licensees,’’ dated

February 1992.

In conjunction with the task force’s

findings and the Commission’s directive

to establish a firm regulatory base for

fuel cycle facility licensing and

inspection activities and for

determining the adequacy of licensee

performance, the Division of Fuel Cycle

Safety and Safeguards has initiated

major revisions to 10 CFR Part 70,

‘‘Domestic Licensing of Special Nuclear

Material.’’ In concert with this rule

development activity, staff is also

developing a Standard Review Plan

(SRP) and a Standard Format and

Content Guide (SF&CG). The SRP will

provide a standardized approach for

staff in reviewing license applications

for authorization to possess and process

special nuclear material, and it will also

assist licensees in understanding staff’s

approach and bases for reviewing

license applications. The SF&CG will

provide guidance to applicants and

licensees regarding the type and depth

of information in license applications

that are necessary for regulatory

decisions.

In considering these Part 70 revisions,

the Commission has directed the staff to

reconsider the current plan to revise 10

CFR Part 70 in its entirety and, among

other things, discuss these proposed

changes with affected fuel cycle

licensees to determine their views

towards revisions of Part 70. In

addition, the Commission has directed

that the staff consider and evaluate

alternative approaches from those

already included in the draft rule.

Accordingly, this public meeting will

focus on NRC’s proposed changes to

Part 70 and the views of the fuel cycle

licensees on the proposed changes. The

agenda for this meeting will begin with

NRC staff presentation of the draft rule,

which will include the basis for the

proposed rule changes and the specific

provisions in the draft rule that will

affect the fuel cycle licensees. This

presentation will be followed by an

information exchange with affected

licensees regarding their views towards

the proposed rule changes and

licensees’ suggestions for alternative

approaches to this major rulemaking

activity. At the conclusion of this

interchange, if time permits, other

participants will have an opportunity to

present their views on these agenda

items. For efficient conduct of the

meeting, participation will be limited to

the following affected fuel cycle

licensees and license applicant or from

their official designated representatives:

ABB Combustion Engineering, Nuclear

Operations

American Ecology Corporation

Babcock & Wilcox, Naval Nuclear Fuel

Division and Commercial Nuclear

Fuel Plant

Chem-Nuclear Systems, Inc.

Department of Army

Department of Commerce

Eastman Kodak

Florida Institute of Technology

General Atomics

General Electric Company (Vallecitos

Nuclear Center)

General Electric Company (Wilmington,

N.C.)

Idaho State University

IRT Corporation

Louisiana Energy Services (license

applicant)
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc.

Pennsylvania State University

Purdue University

Seattle University

Siemens Power Corporation

University of Florida

University of Texas

Westinghouse Electric Corporation

Attendees are requested to notify Ms.

Joan Higdon at 301–415–8082 of their

planned attendance to ensure adequate

meeting room space and if any special

requirements are needed (e.g., for the

hearing-impaired).

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 5th day

of April, 1995.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Robert F. Burnett,

Director, Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and

Safeguards.

[FR Doc. 95–8703 Filed 4–7–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–M

NATIONAL CREDIT UNION

ADMINISTRATION

12 CFR Part 792

Addition of Specific Exemptions Under

the Privacy Act

AGENCY: National Credit Union

Administration.

ACTION: Proposed rule.

SUMMARY: The National Credit Union

Administration (NCUA) is proposing to

amend its regulations pertaining to

exemptions of the NCUA’s Privacy Act

Systems of Records. These amendments

are necessary to reflect the addition of

the (j)(2) and (k)(2) exemptions of the

Privacy Act to the NCUA regulations

that describe exempt systems of records,

and to clearly link the ‘‘Office of

Inspector General (OIG) Investigative

Records—NCUA,’’ system NCUA- 20, to

these Privacy Act exemptions.

DATES: Comments must be postmarked

or posted to the NCUA Electronic

Bulletin Board by May 10, 1995.

Comments postmarked or posted by

Electronic Bulletin Board after this date

will be considered if it is practical to do

so, but the NCUA is able to assure

consideration only for comments that

are received on or before this date.

ADDRESSES: Send comments to Becky

Baker, Secretary of the Board, National

Credit Union Administration, 1775

Duke Street, Alexandria, VA 22314, or

post comments to the NCUA Electronic

Bulletin Board at 800 876–1684 or 703

518–6480. Comments received may be

examined at the Office of Inspector

General, 5th floor, NCUA Building, 1775

Duke Street, Alexandria, VA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Alexandra B. Keith, Counsel to the

Inspector General, Office of Inspector

General, National Credit Union

Administration, 5th floor, 1775 Duke

Street, Alexandria, VA, 22314,

Telephone: 703–518–6352.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 1989, in

response to the Inspector General Act

Amendments, P.L. 100–504, the

National Credit Union Administration

Board established a statutorily

designated Inspector General (IG), to

whom the functions of the former

NCUA Office of Internal Auditor, were

transferred. The functions of NCUA’s

Office of Inspector General (OIG)

include: (1) The detection and

prevention of waste, fraud, and abuse

and (2) the promotion of economy and

efficiency in NCUA programs and

operations. As one of its principal

functions, the OIG performs

investigations into alleged violations of

criminal law in connection with

NCUA’s programs and operations,

pursuant to the IG Act of 1978, as

amended. In conjunction with these

functions, OIG reports suspected

violations of criminal and civil law to

the U.S. Attorney General.

Section (j)(2) of the Privacy Act (5

U.S.C. 552a (j)(2)) permits the head of an

agency to promulgate rules to exempt a

system of records from certain

requirements if the system is

maintained by an agency component or

sub component whose principal

function pertains to the enforcement of

criminal laws and if the system of

records is compiled for a criminal law

enforcement purpose. Accordingly, to

the extent it includes this kind of

records, the OIG Investigative Records

system of records is exempt from the

following sections of 552a of Title 5

U.S.C.: (c)(3), (c)(4), (d),

(e)(1),(e)(2),(e)(3), (e)(4)(G), (e)(4)(H),

(e)(4)(I), (e)(5), (e)(8), (f), and (g), as well

as from the corresponding regulatory

subsections.

Section (k)(2) (Title 5 USC 552a(k)(2))

permits exemption from certain

requirements if the system consists of

investigatory material compiled for law

enforcement purposes, other than

material within the scope of subsection

(j)(2); Provided however, that if any

individual is denied any right, privilege,

or benefit that he or she would

otherwise be entitled to by Federal law,

or for which he or she would otherwise

be eligible, as a result of the

maintenance of such material, such

material shall be provided to such

individual except to the extent that the

disclosure of such material would reveal

the identity of a source who furnished

information to the Government under an

express promise that the identity of the

source would be held in confidence, or

prior to January 1, 1975, under an

implied promise that the identity of the

source should be held in confidence.

Accordingly, to the extent that it

includes this kind of records, this

system of records is also exempt under

Section (k)(2) from the following

sections of 552a of Title 5 U.S.C.:

(c)(3);(d); (e)(1); (e)(4)(G), (H), and (I);

and (f), as well as from the

corresponding regulatory subsections.

This proposed rule, amending 12 CFR

792.34, would make NCUA’s regulations

consistent with those of the majority of

agencies with statutory IG’s.

Elsewhere in today’s Federal Register

there is a Notice describing this system

of records.

Exemptions from the particular

subsections are justified for the

following reasons:

Section 552a(c)(3) of title 5 U.S.C.

requires an agency to make the

accounting of each disclosure of records

available to the individual named in the

record at his/her request. This

accounting must state the date, nature

and purpose of each disclosure of a

record and the name and address of the

recipient. Accounting for each

disclosure could alert the subject of an

investigation to the existence and nature

of the investigation and reveal

investigative or prosecutive interest by

other agencies, especially in a joint

investigation situation. This could

seriously impede or compromise an

investigation and case preparation by

prematurely revealing its existence and

nature; compromise or interfere with

witnesses reluctant to cooperate with

the investigators; lead to suppression,

alteration, fabrication or destruction or

evidence; and endanger the physical

safety of confidential sources, witnesses,

law enforcement personnel and their

families.

Section 552a(c)(4) of title 5 U.S.C.

requires an agency to inform outside

parties of amendments to and notation

of disputes about information in a

system in accordance with subsection

(d) of the Privacy Act. Because this

system of records is exempted from the

amendment provisions of subsection (d)

of the Privacy Act by this rule, this

section is not properly applicable.

Sections 552a(d) and (f) of title 5

U.S.C. require an agency to provide

access to records, make corrections, and

amendments to records, and notify

individuals of the existence of records

upon their request. Providing

individuals with the access to records of

an investigation and the right to contest

the contents of those records and force