30102 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 115 / Thursday, June 13, 1996 / Notices

Dated: June 7, 1996.

Stephen H. Greene,

Deputy Administrator.

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National Institute of Corrections

Advisory Board Meeting

Time and Date: 12:30 p.m., Monday,

June 24, 1996.

Place: Ramada Inn, 1117 Williston

Road, Burlington, Vermont.

Status: Open.

Matters To Be Considered: Update on

the reimbursement plan for NIC

services, Office of Justice Programs’

update on the Violent Offender and

Truth In Sentencing Grant Program,

update on the District of Columbia

Department of Corrections Study,

progress report from the task force on

prison construction standardization and

techniques, update on the NIC

Executive Excellence Program, status of

the final report on the mental health in

jails survey, status report on the

positional asphyxia video proposal, and

the FY 1997 program plan

recommendations.

Contact Person for More Information:

Larry Solomon, Deputy Director, (202)

307–3106, ext. 155.

Morris L. Thigpen,

Deputy Director.

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Special Emphasis Panel in Chemistry;

Notice of Meeting

In accordance with the Federal

Advisory Committee Act (Pub. L. 92–

463, as amended), the National Science

Foundation announces the following

meeting:

Name: Special Emphasis Panel in

Chemistry (#1191).

Date and Time: July 1–2, 1996, 8:00 am to

5:00 pm.

Place: University of Texas, Austin, TX.

Type of Meeting: Closed.

Contact Person: Karolyn K. Eisenstein,

Program Director, Office of Special Projects,

Chemistry Division, Room 1055, National

Science Foundation, 4201 Wilson Blvd.

Arlington, VA 22230, Telephone: (703) 306–

1850.

Purpose of Meeting: To review the renewal

proposal, evaluate the Science and

Technology Center, and make a

recommendation concerning future funding

of the Science and Technology Center.

Agenda: To evaluate: (a) the research

program; (b) educational and outreach

activities; and (3) the knowledge transfer

activities and the management of the STC. To

make a recommendation on the future

funding of the STC.

Reason for Closing: The proposal being

reviewed includes information of a

proprietary or confidential nature, including

technical information, financial data, such as

salaries; and personal information

concerning individuals associated with the

proposals. These matters are within

exemptions (4) and (6) of 5 U.S.C. 552b(c),

the Government in the Sunshine Act.

Dated: June 10, 1996.

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NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION

SAFETY BOARD

Public Hearing in Maryland: Railroad

Accident

In connection with its investigation of

the collision and derailment of a MARC

commuter passenger train with

AMTRAK Train 29, The Capitol

Limited, near Silver Spring, Maryland,

on February 16, 1996, the National

Transportation Safety Board will

convene a public hearing at 9:00 a.m.

(local time), on June 26, 1996, at the

DoubleTree Hotel, 1750 Rockville Pike

(Route 355), Rockville, Maryland 20852.

For more information, contact Pat

Cariseo, Office of Public Affairs,

Washington, D.C. 20594, telephone

(202) 382–0660.

Dated: June 7, 1996.

Bea Hardesty,

Federal Register Liaison Officer.

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–261]

Carolina Power & Light Company, H.B.

Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit

No. 2; Exemption

I

Carolina Power and Light Company

(CP&L or the licensee) is the holder of

Facility Operating License No. DPR–23,

which authorizes operation of the H.B.

Robinson Steam Electric Plant, Unit No.

2 (HBR), at steady-state reactor power

level not in excess of 2300 megawatts

thermal. The facility consists of one

pressurized water reactor located at the

licensee’s site in Darlington County,

South Carolina. The license provides,

among other things, that it is subject to

all rules, regulations and Orders of the

Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the

Commission or NRC) now or hereafter

in effect.

II

Section III.J of Appendix R to Part 50

of Title 10 of the Code of Federal

Regulations (10 CFR Part 50) requires

that emergency lighting units with at

least an 8-hour battery power supply be

provided in all areas needed for

operation of post-fire safe shutdown

equipment and in access and egress

routes thereto. The NRC may grant

exemptions from the requirements of

the regulations which, pursuant to 10

CFR 50.12(a), are (1) Authorized by law,

will not present an undue risk to the

public health and safety, and are

consistent with the common defense

and security; and (2) present special

circumstances. Special circumstances

exist whenever, according to 10 CFR

50.12(a)(2)(ii), ‘‘Application of the

regulation in the particular

circumstances would not serve the

underlying purpose of the rule or is not

necessary to achieve the underlying

purpose of the rule * * *.’’

III

By letters dated February 2, 1995,

May 15, 1995, and September 29, 1995,

Carolina Power & Light Company (the

licensee), requested an exemption from

certain technical requirements of

Section III.J of Appendix R to 10 CFR

Part 50 for HBR. Section III.J of

Appendix R requires that emergency

lighting units with at least an 8-hour

battery power supply be provided in all

areas needed for operation of post-fire

safe shutdown equipment and in access

and egress routes thereto. The licensee

plans to implement procedure

enhancements to its post-accident safe

shutdown procedure that would require

manual operation of certain valves. The

licensee proposed to use the dieselbacked security lighting system for

access and egress to, and operation of,

auxiliary feedwater (AFW) valves AFW–

1 and AFW–104 and instrument air (IA)

valve IA–297, stating that the use of the

diesel-backed security lighting system

will provide an equivalent level of fire

safety to that achieved by compliance

with Section III.J of Appendix R to 10

CFR Part 50 for access and egress to, and

operation of, valves AFW–1 and AFW–

104, located in fire zone 33, and valve

IA–297, located in fire zone 25.

IV

Valves AFW–1, AFW–104, and IA–

297 are located in outdoor areas within

the protected area. These areas and the

access and egress paths do not have 8-

hour fixed battery-operated emergency