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implement fitness-for-duty programs to

assure that personnel are not under the

influence of any substance or mentally

or physically impaired, to retain certain

records associated with the management

or these programs, and to provide

reports concerning the performance of

the programs and certain significant

events. Compliance with these

requirements is mandatory for licensees

subject to 10 CFR Part 26.

A proposed revision to 10 CFR Part 26

would modify the information

collection requirements to, among other

less significant changes, (1) Extend

coverage to certain classes of fitness-forduty programs; (2) require licensees to

revise their written policy and

procedures to incorporate minor

administrative procedures, e.g., Medical

Review Officer medical review

procedures and changes to various

technical guidelines contained in

Appendix A of 10 CFR Part 26; (3)

require all licensees to obtain

information in addition to that currently

provided in written form from

individuals which would indicate

whether the individual has a history of

substance abuse; and (4) add fitness-forduty personnel as a third class of people

whose negative acts would be reported.

Submit by June 5, 1996, comments

that address the following questions:

1. Is the proposed collection of

information necessary for the NRC to

properly perform its functions? Does the

information have practical utility?

2. Is the burden estimate accurate?

3. Is there a way to enhance the

quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected?

4. How can the burden of the

information collection be minimized,

including the use of automated

collection techniques or other forms of

information technology?

A copy of the submittal may be

viewed free of charge at the NRC Public

Document Room, 2120 L Street, NW.

(Lower Level), Washington, DC.

Members of the public who are in the

Washington, DC, area can access this

document via modem on the Public

Document Room Bulletin Board (NRC’s

Advanced Copy Document Library),

NRC subsystem at FedWorld, 703–321–

3339. Members of the public who are

located outside of the Washington, DC,

area can dial FedWorld, 1–800–303–

9672, or use the FedWorld Internet

address: fedworld.gov (Telnet). The

document will be available on the

bulletin board for 30 days after the

signature date of this notice. If

assistance is needed in accessing the

document, please contact the FedWorld

help desk at 703–487–4608. Additional

assistance in locating the document is

available from the NRC Public

Document Room, nationally at 1–800–

397–4209, or within the Washington,

DC, area at 202–634–3273.

Comments and questions should be

directed to the OMB reviewer by June 5,

1996: Peter Francis, Office of

Information and Regulatory Affairs

(3150–0146) NEOB–10202, Office of

Management and Budget, Washington,

DC 20503.

Comments can also be submitted by

telephone at (202) 395–3084.

The NRC Clearance Officer is Brenda

Jo. Shelton, (301) 415–7233.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day

of April 1996.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Gerald F. Cranford,

Designated Senior Official for Information

Resources Management.

[FR Doc. 96–11185 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

Application for a License To Import

Nuclear Waste

Pursuant to 10 CFR 110.70(b) ‘‘Public

notice of receipt of an application’’,

please take notice that the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission has received the

following application for an import

license. Copies of the application are on

file in the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission’s Public Document Room

located at 2120 L Street, NW.,

Washington, DC.

A request for a hearing or petition for

leave to intervene may be filed within

30 days after publication of this notice

in the Federal Register. Any request for

hearing or petition for leave to intervene

shall be served by the requestor or

petitioner upon the applicant, the Office

of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555; the Secretary, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555; and the Executive Secretary,

U.S. Department of State, Washington,

DC 20520.

The information concerning the

application follows.

NRC IMPORT LICENSE APPLICATION

Name of applicant, date of

application, date received,

application number

Description of material

End use Country of origin

Material type Total quality

Siemens Power Corp., April

2, 1996, April 10, 1996,

IW002.

Combustible material contaminated.1,200 kgs, U 36 kgs, U–235,

(5% mca).

Incinerated into ash. Ash will

be sold and exported for

uranium recovery.

Germany.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Dated this 29th day of April 1996 at

Rockville, Maryland.

Ronald D. Hauber,

Director, Division of Nonproliferation,

Exports and Multilateral Relations, Office of

International Programs.

[FR Doc. 96–11187 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

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Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards; Meeting Notice

In accordance with the purposes of

Sections 29 and 182b. of the Atomic

Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the

Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards will hold a meeting on May

23–25, 1996, in Conference Room T–

2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville,

Maryland. The date of this meeting was

previously published in the Federal

Register on Monday, November 27,

1995 (60 FR 58393).

Thursday, May 23, 1996

8:30 a.m.–8:45 a.m.: Opening

Remarks by the ACRS Chairman

(Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make

opening remarks regarding conduct of

the meeting and comment briefly

regarding items of current interest.

During this session, the Committee will

discuss priorities for preparation of

ACRS reports.

8:45 a.m.–10:45 a.m.: IPE Insights

Report (Open)—The Committee will

hear presentations by and hold

discussions with representatives of the

NRC staff and its consultants regarding

the Individual Plant Examination (IPE)

Insights Report with emphasis on issues

pertaining to safety goals.

Representatives of the nuclear

industry will participate, as appropriate.

11:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.: Proposed Rule

on Shutdown Operations (Open)—The
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Committee will hear presentations by

and hold discussions with

representatives of the NRC staff

regarding the proposed Rule on

Shutdown Operations, associated

Regulatory Guide, and results of the

NRC staff study of shutdown risk at

Surry and Grand Gulf nuclear plants.

Representatives of the nuclear

industry will participate, as appropriate.

2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.: Digital

Instrumentation and Control Systems

(Open)—The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff

and its consultants regarding proposed

Standard Review Plan Sections,

Regulatory Guides, and Branch

Technical Positions associated with

digital instrumentation and control

systems.

Representatives of the nuclear

industry will participate, as appropriate.

3:45 p.m.–4:45 p.m.: Regulatory

Review Group Recommendations

(Open)—The Committee will hear

presentations by and hold discussions

with representatives of the NRC staff

regarding the status of resolution and

implementation of the Regulatory

Review Group Recommendations.

Representatives of the nuclear

industry will participate, as appropriate.

4:45 p.m.–6:15 p.m.: Preparation of

ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee

will discuss proposed ACRS reports on

matters considered during this meeting

as well as proposed ACRS reports on

conformance of operating plants with

safety goals, severe accident research,

and resolution of the multiple system

responses program (MSRP) issues

Friday, May 24, 1996

8:30 a.m.–8:35 a.m.: Opening

Remarks by the ACRS Chairman

(Open)—The ACRS Chairman will make

opening remarks regarding conduct of

the meeting.

8:35 a.m.–9:15 a.m.: Preparation for

meeting with the NRC Commissioners

(Open)—Discussion of items of mutual

interest for meeting with the NRC

Commissioners, including the

following:

• Use of IPEs in the regulatory

process, PRA framework document,

pilot applications, and next step to

expand the use of PRA in the regulatory

process.

• Fire protection issues, including

fire PRA models and PRA-based scoping

analysis of degraded fire barriers.

• Proposed final revisions to 10 CFR

Parts 50 and 100.

• Status of ACRS review of

Regulatory Guidance documents related

to digital instrumentation and control

systems.

• Status of ACRS review of standard

plant designs:

—ABWR and system 80+ design

certification rules

—AP600 design

—Test and analysis programs associated

with the AP600 and SBWR designs

• Status of ACRS review of

conformance of operating plants with

NRC safety goals.

9:30 a.m.–11:00 a.m.: Meeting with

the NRC Commissioners,

Commissioners’ Conference Room, One

White Flint North (Open)—The

Committee will meet with the NRC

Commissioners to discuss items of

mutual interest, including those noted

above.

11:15 a.m.–12:00 Noon: Report of the

Planning and Procedures Subcommittee

(Open/Closed)—The Committee will

hear a report of the Planning and

Procedures Subcommittee on matters

related to the conduct of ACRS

business, and organizational and

personnel matters relating to the ACRS

staff.

A portion of this session may be

closed to discuss the status of

appointment of members to the ACRS,

organizational and personnel matters

that relate solely to the internal

personnel rules and practices of this

Advisory Committee, and matters the

release of which would constitute a

clearly unwarranted invasion of

personal privacy.

1:00 p.m.–1:30 p.m.: Future ACRS

Activities (Open)—The Committee will

discuss recommendations of the

Planning and Procedures Subcommittee

regarding items proposed for

consideration by the full Committee

during future meetings.

1:30 p.m.–1:45 p.m.: Reconciliation of

ACRS Comments and

Recommendations (Open)—The

Committee will discuss responses from

the NRC Executive Director for

Operations (EDO) to comments and

recommendations included in recent

ACRS reports, including the EDO

response related to the ACRS report on

fire probabilistic risk assessment reports

by Brookhaven National Laboratory and

certain fire barrier issues.

1:45 p.m.–7:00 p.m.: Preparation of

ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee

will discuss proposed ACRS reports on

matters considered during this meeting

as well as proposed ACRS reports on

conformance of operating plants with

safety goals, severe accident research,

and resolution of the multiple system

responses program (MSRP) issues.

Saturday, May 25, 1996

8:30 a.m.–11:30 a.m.: Preparation of

ACRS Reports (Open)—The Committee

will continue discussion of proposed

ACRS reports on matters considered

during this meeting as well as the

proposed reports on other matters noted

above.

11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m.: Strategic

Planning (Open)—The Committee will

discuss items that are of significant

importance to NRC, including

rebaselining of the Committee activities

for FY 96–97.

Procedures for the conduct of and

participation in ACRS meetings were

published in the Federal Register on

September 27, 1995 (60 FR 49925). In

accordance with these procedures, oral

or written statements may be presented

by members of the public, electronic

recordings will be permitted only

during the open portions of the meeting,

and questions may be asked only by

members of the Committee, its

consultants, and staff. Persons desiring

to make oral statements should notify

Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, Chief, Nuclear

Reactors Branch, at least five days

before the meeting, if possible, 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 Chairman.

Information regarding the time to be set

aside for this purpose may be obtained

by contacting the Chief of the Nuclear

Reactors Branch prior to the meeting. In

view of the possibility that the schedule

for ACRS meetings may be adjusted by

the Chairman as necessary to facilitate

the conduct of the meeting, persons

planning to attend should check with

the Chief of the Nuclear Reactors Branch

if such rescheduling would result in

major inconvenience.

In accordance with Subsection 10(d)

Public Law 92–463, I have determined

that the portions of this meeting noted

above shall be closed pursuant to 5

U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), to discuss matters that

relate solely to the internal personnel

rules and practices of this Advisory

Committee, and pursuant to 5 U.S.C.

552b(c)(6), to discuss matters the release

of which would constitute a clearly

unwarranted invasion of personal

privacy.

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 Mr. Sam
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Duraiswamy, Chief, Nuclear Reactors

Branch (telephone 301/415–7364),

between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. EDT.

ACRS meeting notices, meeting

transcripts, and letter reports are now

available on FedWorld from the ‘‘NRC

MAIN MENU.’’ Direct Dial Access

number to FedWorld is (800) 303–9672;

the local direct dial number is 703–321–

3339.

Dated: April 30, 1996.

Andrew L. Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

[FR Doc. 96–11186 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

Iowa, North Dakota and Utah;

Relinquishment of Sealed Source and

Device Evaluation Authority and

Reassumption by the Commission

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Notice of reassumption of sealed

source and device evaluation authority

from the states of Iowa, North Dakota,

and Utah.

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that

effective June 1, 1996, the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission will reassume

regulatory authority for sealed source

and device evaluations in the

Agreement States of Iowa, North Dakota,

and Utah in response to requests from

those States to relinquish that authority.

EFFECTIVE DATE: June 1, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Stephen Salomon, Office of State

Programs, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission, Washington, DC 20555–

0001. Telephone: (301) 415–2368.

Internet: SNS@NRC.GOV.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Currently,

Iowa, North Dakota, and Utah have

agreements with the Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) which grant these

States authority to regulate specific

categories of radioactive materials

formerly regulated by NRC. These

agreements have been entered into

pursuant to Section 274b of the Atomic

Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

Recently, the NRC received letters from

North Dakota Governor Edward T.

Schafer (September 25, 1995), Iowa

Governor Terry E. Branstad (January 22,

1996), and Utah Governor Michael O.

Leavitt (January 16, 1996), each

requesting to relinquish his State’s

authority to evaluate sealed sources and

devices, and that the NRC reassume this

authority. The requested NRC action

would involve reassertion of regulatory

authority by NRC over activities

currently regulated by these States

pursuant to their agreements with NRC.

The Governors note there has been little

or no need to conduct such evaluations

in the past and given no future

prospects for device evaluations, they

do not believe they can continue to

justify the costs to the State to maintain

this authority.

The Commission has agreed to these

requests and has notified these

Agreement States that effective June 1,

1996, the NRC will reassume authority

to evaluate and approve sealed source

and device applications within these

States. Iowa, North Dakota, and Utah

will retain authority to regulate the

manufacture and use of sealed sources

and devices within the respective State

in accordance with its Section 274b

agreement with the NRC.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 30th day

of April, 1996.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

John C. Hoyle,

Secretary of the Commission.

[FR Doc. 96–11188 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

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Appointments to Performance Review

Boards for Senior Executive Service

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

ACTION: Appointment to Performance

Review Boards for Senior Executive

Service.

SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (NRC) has announced the

following appointments to the NRC

Performance Review Boards.

The following individuals are

appointed as members of the NRC

Performance Review Board (PRB)

responsible for making

recommendations to the appointing and

awarding authorities on performance

appraisal ratings and performance

awards for Senior Executives:

New Appointees

John T. Larkins, Executive Director,

Advisory Committee on Reactor

Safeguards/Advisory Committee on

Nuclear Waste

In addition to the above new

appointments, the following members

are continuing on the PRB:

Richard L. Bangart, Director, Office of

State Programs

James L. Blaha, Assistant for Operations,

Office of the Executive Director for

Operations

Stephen G. Burns, Associate General

Counsel, Office of the General

Counsel

Leonard J. Callan, Regional

Administrator, Region IV

Lawrence J. Chandler, Assistant General

Counsel, Office of the General

Counsel

Bill M. Morris, Director, Division of

Regulatory Applications, Office of

Nuclear Regulatory Research

Ronald M. Scroggins, Deputy Chief

Financial Officer/Controller, Office of

the Controller

Elizabeth Q. Ten Eyck, Deputy Director,

Division of Fuel Cycle Safety and

Safeguards, Office of Nuclear Material

Safety and Safeguards

Ashok Thadani, Associate Director for

Technical Assessment, Office of

Nuclear Reactor Regulation

Appointments to Performance Review

Boards

The following individuals will

continue as members of the NRC PRB

Panel that was established to review

appraisals and make recommendations

to the appointing and awarding

authorities for NRC PRB members:

Hugh L. Thompson, Jr., Deputy

Executive Director for Nuclear

Materials Safety, Safeguards and

Operations Support, Office of the

Executive Director for Operations

Karen D. Cyr, General Counsel, Office of

the General Counsel

James L. Milhoan, Deputy Executive

Director for Nuclear Reactor

Operations, Regulatory Operations,

and Research, Office of the Executive

Director for Operations

All appointments are made pursuant

to Section 4314 of Chapter 43 of Title

5 of the United States Code.

EFFECTIVE DATE: May 6, 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Carolyn J. Swanson, Secretary,

Executive Resources Board, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555; (301) 415–7103.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 29th day

of April 1996.

For the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission.

Carolyn J. Swanson,

Secretary, Executive Resources Board.

[FR Doc. 96–11180 Filed 5–3–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE

COMMISSION

[Rel. No. IC–21924; 811–5544]

Canadian Dollar Performance Portfolio

L.P.; Notice of Application

April 29, 1996.

AGENCY: Securities and Exchange

Commission (‘‘SEC’’).