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site of the job. A category of the working

poor whose legal needs should not be

overlooked in setting priorities are

family farmers, who are especially

vulnerable to the vagaries of weather

and markets.

The Corporation also suggests that

programs accord a high priority to cases

involving parental responsibility for the

support of their children. In light of

recent legislative attention to this issue,

the rate of success in obtaining child

support from absent parents makes such

representation an ever more efficient

and cost-effective use of legal time.

For workers who have lost their jobs

or become disabled or those who are

otherwise unable to obtain employment,

representation in cases involving

eligibility for benefits to which they

have a claim may be the only way to

preserve a source of income for the

family.

Other legal matters may threaten basic

economic stability and therefore merit

high priority. For example, a family

entrapped by a fraudulent scheme may

be forced into bankruptcy if it has no

recourse to legal assistance.

Safety, Stability and Health: Domestic

violence threatens the security and

stability of families at all economic

levels. The physical abuse of women,

frequently mothers of children in the

household, as well as neglect and harm

to children themselves, calls for

heightened awareness and a fast

response by, the justice system. The

intervention of legal service lawyers in

obtaining judicial remedies, such as

orders of protection, can be life-saving.

Every program should endeavor to offer

that vital assistance.

Representation in legal separation or

divorce may also be essential to sustain

what remains of a viable family

structure, especially as it relates to

regularization or clarification of the

custody of children. Programs should

also consider representation where

dissolution of the marital relationship is

the result of abandonment or other

compelling circumstances, applying

their own assessment of priorities to

take cognizance of the exigencies of

each situation.

Representation in cases involving

access to health care may also be

essential to preserve the security and

stability of families, and should be

accorded an appropriate priority.

Populations with Special

Vulnerabilities: While the Corporation

encourages programs to focus prime

attention on providing support for

families, this cannot and should not be

to the exclusion of assistance to

individuals living outside a family

context. This is particularly true with

respect to the growing numbers of

elderly individuals in our population

who are among the most vulnerable,

particularly as their capacity to make

independent and informed judgments

diminishes. In addition to assurance of

access to basic needs of life—food,

shelter and medical care—they often

require remedies against the

unscrupulous who take unfair

advantage in their dealings with them.

Programs should also pay particular

attention to other similarly vulnerable

individuals within their service areas

who, in addition to being in a marginal

economic status, are less capable of

fending for themselves by reason of

difference in language, cultural and

educational backgrounds, disability, or

other special problems of access to legal

assistance or special legal needs.

The Delivery of Legal Services: Apart

from the focus on substantive issues or

client populations, the Corporation

expects its grantees to give attention to

matters relating to the nature or method

of delivery of legal services. The sharp

reduction in funding will necessarily

cause programs to turn away an

increasing number of eligible clients

needing assistance. Before the FY 1996

reduction, it had been estimated that

only a fraction of the legal needs of lowincome clients were being met, perhaps

as little as twenty percent. In some of

our programs, the turn-away rate of

those who sought assistance was over

fifty percent. The Corporation

understands that a one-third budgetary

cut may well, in a given program,

translate into a reduction in service

capability greater than one-third, as staff

and fixed commitments do not yield to

simple proportionate reductions. It is

therefore essential that each program

consider methods by which it can

stretch its resources in an effort to

compensate in part for the substantial

loss in capacity.

To this end, the Corporation urges

programs to make maximum use of

available technology in screening,

researching and responding to client

needs. Because the Corporation can

offer no assistance with acquisition of

equipment, we suggest programs

consider discrete fundraising projects

for this purpose. Centralized intake

through hotlines and computerized

networks can facilitate referrals and

brief service and result in more efficient

use of lawyer time. Similarly,

community legal education, pro se

representation and other forms of selfhelp can reduce the need for legal

intervention, enabling programs to

conserve their resources for matters

most requiring a lawyer’s help.

The Corporation recommends that

programs place a high priority on

activities designed to involve the entire

community in sharing the responsibility

for facilitating access to justice. Special

attention should be accorded to the

involvement of the private bar in the

provision of pro bono client

representation. Although increased pro

bono services will not make up for the

effects of the current cutbacks in

funding for the Corporation,

involvement of the private bar

represents an important supplement to

direct service by Corporation grantees.

In addition to pro bono representation,

the private bar can provide assistance in

relevant substantive areas of law,

training for staff and volunteers, and

both direct financial support and

assistance with fundraising. Law

schools and other law-related entities

can also make unique contributions.

The community at large, including

clients, religious and civic groups,

community service agencies, and

business enterprises and organizations

should also be included in efforts to

broaden each program’s outreach effort.

Conclusion: The Legal Services

Corporation recognizes that different

communities have different needs and

will respect the autonomy of every

grantee to make decisions that reflect

the resources available to it and the

demographics and particular

circumstances of its client populations.

In some communities, issues not

touched upon here may be of grave

concern to clients and worthy of being

accorded a high priority. Nevertheless,

we expect that each grantee will give

careful consideration to the issues that

have been identified here as priorities

from the Corporation’s nationwide

perspective.

Dated: May 23, 1996.

Victor M. Fortuno,

General Counsel.

[FR Doc. 96–13413 Filed 5–28–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7050–01–P

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

[Notice 96–052]

NASA Advisory Council, Life and

Micorgravity Sciences and

Applications Advisory Committee,

Space Station Utilization Advisory

Subcommittee; Meeting

AGENCY: National Aeronautics and

Space Administration.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the

Federal Advisory Committee Act. Pub.

L. 92–463, as amended, the National

Aeronautics and Space Administration

announces a forthcoming meeting of the

NASA Advisory Council, Life and

Microgravity Sciences and Application

Advisory Committee, Space Station

Utilization Advisory Subcommittee.

DATES: June 24, 1996, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.;

June 25, 1996, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; June 26,

1996, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; June 27, 1996,

8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; June 28, 1996, 8 a.m.

to 2 p.m.

ADDRESSES: Woods Hole Oceanographic

Institute Quissett Campus, Clark Lab,

Fifth Floor, Room 507, Woods Hole,

MA.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Dr. Edmond M. Reeves, Code US,

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration, Washington, DC, 20546,

202/358–2560.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The

meeting will be open to the public up

to the seating capacity of the room.

Advance notice of attendance to the

Executive Secretary is requested. The

agenda for the meeting is as follows:

—Station program update

—Science and technology utilization

research plans and station capability

requirements

—International sub-rack standards

payload interfaces

—International research campaign mode

of operation planning

—Plans for OLMSA advisory committee

reorganization

—Plans for advanced life support

systems

—Other topics related to the scientific,

technologies and commercial

utilization of the space station may be

included in the meeting discussions.

It is imperative that the meeting be

held on these dates to accommodate the

scheduling priorities of the key

participants. Visitors will be requested

to sign a visitor’s register.

Dated: May 21, 1996.

Leslie M. Nolan,

Advisory Committee Management Officer

National Aeronautics and Space

Administration.

[FR Doc. 96–13382 Filed 5–28–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7510–01–M

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket Nos. 50–498 and 50–499]

Houston Lighting & Power Company,

City Public Service Board of San

Antonio, Central Power and Light

Company, City of Austin, Texas; Notice

of Consideration of Issuance of

Amendment to Facility Operating

License, Proposed No Significant

Hazards Consideration Determination,

and Opportunity for a Hearing

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) is

considering issuance of an amendment

to Facility Operating License Nos. NPF–

76 and NPF–80 issued to Houston

Lighting & Power Company, et. al., (the

licensee) for operation of the South

Texas Project, Units 1 and 2, located in

Matagorda County, Texas.

The proposed amendment would

modify Technical Specification (TS)

Section 3/4.4.5, Steam Generators, 3/

4.4.6, Reactor Coolant System Leakage,

and associate Bases to allow the

installation of tube sleeves as an

alternative to plugging to repair

defective steam generator tubes.

Before issuance of the proposed

license amendment, the Commission

will have made findings required by the

Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended

(the Act) and the Commission’s

regulations.

The Commission has made a

proposed determination that the

amendment request involves no

significant hazards consideration. Under

the Commission’s regulations in 10 CFR

50.92, this means that operation of the

facility in accordance with the proposed

amendment would not (1) involve a

significant increase in the probability or

consequences of an accident previously

evaluated; or (2) create the possibility of

a new or different kind of accident from

any accident previously evaluated; or

(3) involve a significant reduction in a

margin of safety. As required by 10 CFR

50.91(a), the licensee has provided its

analysis of the issue of no significant

hazards consideration, which is

presented below:

1. Does the change involve a

significant increase in the probability or

consequences of an accident previously

evaluated?

The laser welded sleeve has been

designed and analyzed in accordance

with the requirements of the ASME

[American Society of Mechanical

Engineers] Code. The applied stresses

and fatigue usage for the sleeve are

bounded by the limits established in the

ASME Code. ASME Code minimum

material property values are used for the

structural and plugging limit analysis.

Ultrasonic inspection is used to verify

that minimum weld fusion zone

thicknesses are produced. Mechanical

testing has shown that the structural

strength of Alloy 690 laser welded

sleeves, under normal, upset, and

faulted conditions provides margin to

the acceptance limits. Leakage testing

for 3⁄4-inch and7⁄8-inch tube sleeves has

demonstrated no unacceptable levels of

primary-to-secondary leakage are

expected during any plant condition,

including the case where the seal weld

is not produced in the lower joint of the

tubesheet.

The sleeve nominal wall thickness

(used for developing the depth-based

plugging limit for the sleeve) is

determined using the guidance of

Regulatory Guide 1.121 and the pressure

stress equation of Section III of the

ASME Code. The limiting requirement

of Regulatory Guide 1.121, which

applies to part throughwall degradation,

is the minimum acceptable wall to

maintain a factor of safety of three

against tube failure under normal

operating (design) conditions. A

bounding set of design and transient

loading input conditions was used for

the minimum wall thickness evaluation

in the generic evaluation. Evaluation of

the minimum acceptable wall thickness

for normal, upset, and postulated

accident condition loading per the

ASME Code indicates these conditions

are bounded by the design condition

required minimum wall thickness.

A bounding tube wall degradation

growth rate per cycle and an eddy

current uncertainty has been assumed

for determining the sleeve Technical

Specification plugging limit. The sleeve

wall degradation extent determined by

eddy current, which would require

plugging sleeved tubes, is developed

using the guidance of Regulatory Guide

1.121 and is defined in Westinghouse

Letter Report NSD–JLH–6146 to be 42%

throughwall. Conservatively, South

Texas will plug 40% sleeve wall

degradation as determined by eddy

current.

The effect of sleeving and plugging

will remain below the plugging limit

assumed in [the] Chapter 15 accident

analysis of the South Texas Project

Safety Analysis Report. The proposed

change will not increase the

consequences of these accidents.

The results of the analyses and testing

demonstrate the laser welded sleeve is

an acceptable means of maintaining

tube integrity. Further, per Regulatory

Guide 1.83 recommendations, the

sleeved tube can be monitored through

periodic inspections with present nondestructive examination techniques.