33142 Federal Register / Vol. 61, No. 124 / Wednesday, June 26, 1996 / Notices

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION

BOARD

Opportunity to File Amicus Brief in

Forrest v. Department of Agriculture,

Docket Number SF–531D–95–0446–I–1

AGENCY: Merit Systems Protection

Board.

ACTION: The Merit Systems Protection

Board is providing an opportunity for

interested parties to submit amicus

briefs concerning the issue of whether

appellants in Board appeals can receive

an award of reimbursement for

‘‘reasonable’’ leave time expended to

pursue an appeal of an appealable

action that is ultimately determined to

be unwarranted, or is rescinded or

reversed.

SUMMARY: The Merit Systems Protection

Board currently has an appeal pending

in which it is considering the extent of

the relief it can award following the

reversal or rescission of a personnel

action. The appellant in the appeal

Forrest v. Department of Agriculture,

Docket No. SF–532D–95–0446–I–1, has

argued that he is entitled to an award of

reimbursement for ‘‘reasonable’’ leave

time he expended in pursuing his

appeal of a personnel action that was

ultimately rescinded by the agency. The

appellant argues that his agency should

be required to restore eight hours of

annual leave he used to consult with his

attorney about his case. The Board is

inviting interested parties to submit

amicus briefs addressing the question of

whether the Board has the authority to

award such relief.

DATES: All briefs in response to this

notice shall be filed with the Clerk of

the Board on or before July 29, 1996.

ADDRESSES: All briefs shall include the

case name and docket number noted

above (Forrest v. Department of

Agriculture, Docket No. SF–531D–95–

0446–I–1) and be entitled ‘‘Amicus

Brief.’’ Briefs should be filed with the

Office of the Clerk, Merit Systems

Protection Board, 1120 Vermont

Avenue, N.W., Washington, DC 20419.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Shannon McCarthy, Deputy Clerk of the

Board, or Matthew Shannon, Counsel to

the Clerk, (202) 653–7200.

Dated: June 21, 1996.

Robert E. Taylor,

Clerk of the Board.

[FR Doc. 96–16316 Filed 6–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7400–01–M

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND

SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Notice of Meeting

SUMMARY: NASA will conduct an open

forum to solicit questions, views, and

options of interested persons/firms

concerning NASA’s procurement

policies and practices. The purpose of

the meeting is to have an open

discussion between NASA’s Associate

Administrator for Procurement, industry

and the public.

DATES: August 22, 1996, from 2 p.m. to

4 p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held at

the Teague Auditorium, Building 2,

located at the NASA Johnson Space

Center, 2101 NASA Road 1, Houston,

Texas.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:

Barbara Kirkland, NASA Johnson Space

Center, Industry Assistance Office, Code

BD35, 2101 NASA Road 1, Houston, TX

77058, (713) 483–4512, e-mail:

bkirklan@bal.jsc.nasa.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Format

There will be a presentation by the

Associate Administrator for

Procurement, followed by a question

and answer period. Procurement issues

will be discussed including NASA

policies used in the award and

administration of contracts.

Admittance

Doors will open at 1:30 p.m.

Admittance will be on a first-come, firstserved basis. Reservations will NOT be

accepted. Questions for the open forum

should be presented at the meeting and

should not be submitted in advance.

Position papers are not being solicited.

Initiatives

In addition to the general discussion

mentioned above, NASA invites

comments or questions relative to its

ongoing procurement initiatives, some

of which include the following:

Cost Control. NASA is developing this

initiative to increase the emphasis on

cost control with its contractors and

within the Agency.

Source Selection. NASA is working to

reduce the time and effort that

contractors and source selection

personnel spend on a contract.

Performance-Based Contracting:

NASA’s newest procurement initiative

is focused on structuring an acquisition

around the purpose of the work to be

performed instead of how the work is to

be performed, on broad and imprecise

statements of work.

Change Order Reduction and Process

Change. NASA is attempting to improve

overall change order management

through the use of better technical

direction, realistic cost estimates and

more effective and timely negotiations.

MidRange Procurement Procedures: A

test program for a third category of

procurements (between the simplified

acquisition threshold and $1,000,000

annually) has been implemented at all

NASA centers.

Thomas S. Luedtke,

Deputy Associate Administrator for

Procurement.

[FR Doc. 96–16262 Filed 6–25–96; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7510–01–M

NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

[Docket No. 50–443]

North Atlantic Energy Service

Company, et al., Notice of

Consideration of Issuance of

Amendment to Facility Operating

License, Proposed No Significant

Hazards Considering Determination,

and Opportunity for a Hearing

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory

Commission (the Commission) is

considering issuance of an amendment

to Facility Operating License No. NPF–

86 issued to North Atlantic Energy

Service Corporation (the licensee) for

operation of the Seabrook Station, Unit

No. 1 located in Rockingham County,

New Hampshire.

The proposed amendment would

modify the Appendix A Technical

Specifications (TSs) for the Electrical

Power Systems, Onsite Power

Distribution. Specifically, the proposed

amendment would change Seabrook

Station Appendix A Technical

Specification 3.8.3.1, Action a. to

increase from 8 hours to 7 days the

allowable time that 480-volt Emergency

Bus #E64 may be less than fully

energized.

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