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No. 3 (IP3). The license provides, among

other things, that the licensee is subject

to all rules, regulations, and orders of

the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the

Commission) now or hereafter in effect.

The facility consists of a pressurized

water reactor at the licensee’s site

located in Westchester County, New

York.

II

By letter dated March 15, 1995, the

licensee requested to modify an existing

exemption from the requirements of 10

CFR Part 50, Appendix R, Section III.J,

which had been issued by the NRC on

January 17, 1987. Section III.J specifies

emergency lighting requirements for

operation of safe shutdown equipment

and in access and egress routes thereto.

The January 17, 1987, exemption

allowed use of permanently installed

security lighting, in place of emergency

lighting as specified in Section III.J, for

access and egress to the Appendix R

diesel generator which is located in the

outside yard area.

During a programmatic review of the

Appendix R, compliance strategy at IP3,

the licensee identified that certain

operator actions, which had not be

included in the previous Appendix R

compliance strategy, were needed.

These additional operator actions were

in the outside yard area at the

condensate storage tank (CST), refueling

water storage tank (RWST), and backup

service water pump platform. Thus, in

accordance with Appendix R, Section

III.J, emergency lighting would be

required for these additional areas. As

such, the licensee’s March 15, 1995,

letter requested modification of the

January 7, 1987, exemption to extend

the use of security lighting in the

outside yard area to include the CST,

RWST, and backup service water

platform.

III

Pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12, the

Commission may, upon application by

any interested person or upon its own

initiative, grant exemptions from the

requirements of 10 CFR Part 50 when (1)

the exemptions are authorized by law,

will not present an undue risk to public

health and safety, and are consistent

with the common defense and security

and (2) when special circumstances are

present as set forth in 10 CFR

50.12(a)(2).

Section III.J of 10 CFR Part 50,

Appendix R, requires that emergency

lighting units with at least an 8-hour

battery power supply shall be provided

in all areas needed for operation of safe

shutdown equipment and in access and

egress routes thereto. By letter dated

June 14, 1985, the licensee applied for

an exemption to the requirements of

Section III.J, to allow use of

permanently installed security lighting

for providing an illuminated access and

egress route to the Appendix R diesel

generator which is located in the

outside yard.

As justification, the licensee indicated

that the yard area lighting for access and

egress to the Appendix R diesel

generator was already part of the

security lighting system. As such,

illumination is provided in accordance

with 10 CFR 73.55(c)(5). The security

lighting system is powered by a

dedicated propane powered generator

which operates in the event of a loss of

power to the security system and this

generator is physically separated from

the plant; therefore, an Appendix R fire

scenario will not affect operation of the

security backup generator supply. In

addition, the security backup generator

has a sufficient capacity and fuel supply

to power the outside yard lighting for

the requisite 8-hour time period. The

licensee concluded that the security

lighting system was highly reliable and,

as such, installation of the batterypowered lights, as required by Section

III.J, would not enhance the safe

shutdown capability at IP3.

The NRC staff agreed with the

technical justification presented in the

licensee’s June 14, 1985, letter, and

issued an Exemption from the

requirement of Section III.J. for access

and egress to the Appendix R diesel

generator. In the licensee’s March 15,

1995, letter, the same technical

justification is presented for use of

permanently installed security lighting,

in lieu of battery-powered lights, as

required by Section III.J, for three

additional areas in the outside yard.

These additional areas were a result of

a reassessment of the IP3 Appendix R

compliance strategy. The areas and the

operator actions needed in each area are

as follows:

(1) Condensate Storage Tank: The

operators would verify tank level at the

local indicator and during sub-freezing

weather might need to place portable

heaters in the area to maintain level

indicator operable.

(2) Refueling Water Storage Tank: The

operators would verify tank level at the

local indicator and during sub-freezing

weather might need to place portable

heaters in the area to maintain level

indicator operable.

(3) Backup Service Water Pumps: The

operators would manually backlfush the

strainers.

The licensee has confirmed that the

technical justification, which was also

the basis for the January 17, 1987,

exemption is still valid. The licensee

has also confirmed that the security

lighting system still achieves the

underlying purpose of the rule in that it

provides adequate illumination to

perform all Appendix R required

activities in the outside yard for a

period of at least 8 hours and is not

impacted by fires in other areas of the

plant for which Appendix R fires need

to be considered.

IV

Accordingly, the Commission has

determined, pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12,

that (1) the Modified Exemption as

described in Section III is authorized by

law, will not endanger life or property,

and is otherwise in the public interest

and (2) special circumstances exist

pursuant to 10 CFR 50.12(a)(2)(ii), in

that application of the regulation in

these particular circumstances is not

necessary to achieve the underlying

purpose of the rule.

Therefore, the Commission hereby

grants the following Modification to our

Exemption of January 17, 1987:

(1) The Exemption from the

requirement of 10 CFR Part 50,

Appendix J, Section III.J, issued to the

Power Authority of the State of New

York on January 17, 1987, remains in

effect. The Power Authority of the State

of New York is also exempt from the

requirement of 10 CFR Part 50,

Appendix J, Section III.J, to the extent

that security lighting in the outside yard

area can be used in lieu of the

emergency lighting as specified in

Section III.J, at the following additional

locations in the outside yard area:

—The Condensate Storage Tank Area

—The Refueling Water Storage Tank

Area

—The Backup Service Water Pump

Strainer Area

Pursuant to 10 CFR 51.32, the

Commission has determined that the

granting of this Modified Exemption

will have no significant impact on the

quality of the human environment (60

FR 15944).

This Exemption is effective upon

issuance.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day

of March 1995.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Steven A. Varga,

Director, Division of Reactor Projects—I/II,

Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation.

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1 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1) (1988).

2 17 CFR 240.19b–4 (1994).

3See letters from David Rusoff, Foley & Lardner,

to Amy Bilbija, SEC, dated December 29, 1994; and

to Glen Barrentine, SEC, dated January 5, 1995.

Amendment Nos. 1 and 2 made non-substantive

changes to the proposal.

4See letter from David Rusoff, Foley & Lardner,

to Glen Barrentine, SEC, dated March 28, 1995. See

infra note 6 for a description of Amendment No. 3.

5See Chicago Stock Exchange Guide, Article

XXX, Rule 9, (CCH) ¶ 1929.

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

Country Allocation of the Tariff-Rate

Quota for Certain Imported Sugars,

Syrups, and Molasses

AGENCY: Office of the United States

Trade Representative.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: The Office of the United

States Trade Representative (USTR) is

providing notice of the country-bycountry allocations of the tariff-rate

quota for certain imported sugars,

syrups, and molasses established for the

period January 1, 1995, through

September 30, 1995. The new

allocations replace the allocations

previously made for the period of

August 1, 1994, through September 30,

1995.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 1995.

ADDRESSES: Inquiries may be mailed or

delivered to Tom Hushek, Senior

Economist, Office of Agricultural Affairs

(Room 421), or to Daniel Brinza, Senior

Advisor and Special Counsel for Natural

Resources, Office of the General Counsel

(Room 223); Office of the United States

Trade Representative, 600 Seventeenth

Street, Washington, DC 20506.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tom

Hushek, Office of Agricultural Affairs,

202–395–6127, or Daniel Brinza, Office

of the General Counsel, 202–395–7305.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Presidential Proclamation No. 6763 of

December 23, 1994 established a tariffrate quota for certain sugars, syrups, and

molasses effective January 1, 1995, to

implement the Uruguay Round

Agreements approved by the Congress

in the Uruguay Round Agreements Act

(URAA) (P.L. 103–465). This tariff-rate

quota replaced the tariff-rate quota that

had been in effect previously.

Presidential Proclamation No. 6763 also

provided an additional amount under

the tariff-rate quota for the period

January 1 through September 30, 1995,

of 8,000 metric tons, raw value, of

refined sugars originating in Canada.

Presidential Proclamation No. 6763

also delegated to the United States

Trade Representative (USTR) the

President’s authority under section

404(d)(3) of the URAA (19 U.S.C. 3601)

to allocate the in-quota quantity of a

tariff-rate quota for any agricultural

product among supplying countries or

customs areas and to modify any

allocation as the President determines

appropriate.

Since the tariff-rate quota established

by Presidential Proclamation No. 6763

replaced the previous tariff-rate quota,

USTR is providing notice of the

allocation of the new tariff-rate quota for

the quota period January 1, 1995,

through September 30, 1995.

Notice

The in-quota quantity of the tariff-rate

quota for sugars, syrups and molasses

entered under subheading 1701.11.10,

1701.12.10, 1701.91.10, 1701.99.10,

1702.90.10 and 2106.90.44 for the

period of January 1 through September

30, 1995, is allocated to each of the

following countries and customs areas

in an amount equal to the remaining

quantity available, if any, from the

allocation for that country or area for the

quota period that began October 1, 1992,

plus the remaining quantity available, if

any, from its allocation for the quota

period which began on August 1, 1994:

Argentina, Australia, Barbados,

Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Columbia, Congo,

Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire, Dominican

Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Fiji,

Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti,

Honduras, India, Jamaica, Madagascar,

Malawi, Mauritius, Mexico,

Mozambique, Nicaragua, Panama, Papua

New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,

Philippines, St. Kitts and Nevis, South

Africa, Swaziland, Taiwan, Thailand,

Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay, and

Zimbabwe.

The allocations for the quota period

that began October 1, 1992, were

announced by USTR on August 27,

1992, and adjusted by USTR as

announced on July 1, 1993. The

allocations for the quota period which

began on August 1, 1994, were

announced by USTR on August 11,

1994.

Signed at Washington, DC, on March 24,

1995.

Michael Kantor,

United States Trade Representative.

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COMMISSION

[Release No. 34–35556; File No. SR–CHX–

94–22]

Self-Regulatory Organizations;

Chicago Stock Exchange,

Incorporated; Order Granting Approval

to Proposed Rule Change and Notice

of Filing and Order Granting

Accelerated Approval to Amendment

No. 3 to Proposed Rule Change

Relating to Exclusive Issues

March 31, 1995.

I. Introduction

On November 10, 1994, the Chicago

Stock Exchange, Incorporated (‘‘CHX’’

or ‘‘Exchange’’ submitted to the

Securities and Exchange Commission

(‘‘SEC’’ or ‘‘Commission’’), pursuant to

Section 19(b)(1) of the Securities

Exchange Act of 1934 (‘‘Act’’) 1 and Rule

19b–4 thereunder,2 a proposed rule

change to impose additional

requirements and prohibitions on

specialists, and others associated with

specialists units, registered in exclusive

issues. On January 4, and 9, 1995, the

Exchange submitted, respectively,

Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 to the

proposed rule change.3

The proposed rule change was

published for comment in Securities

Exchange Act Release No. 35233 (Jan.

18, 1995), 60 FR 4651 (Jan. 24, 1995). No

comments were received on the

proposal. On March 29, 1995, the

Exchange submitted to the Commission

Amendment No. 3 to the proposed rule

change.4 This order approves the

proposed rule change, including

Amendment No. 3, on an accelerated

basis.

II. Description of the Proposal

Currently, the Exchange Rules impose

only a general prohibition on

specialists, who are prohibited from

effecting purchases or sales of any

security in which the specialist is

registered, unless such dealings are

reasonably necessary to permit such

specialist to maintain a fair and orderly

market.5 The Exchange proposes a new

rule, Article XXX, Rule 23, to impose

additional requirements and