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significant radiological environmental

impacts ass ociated with the revised

proposed action.

With regard to potential nonradiological impacts, the revised

proposed action does not have a

potential to affect any historic sites. It

does not affect non-radiological plant

effluents and has no other

environmental impact. Therefore, there

are no significant non-radiological

environmental impacts associated with

the revised proposed action.

Accordingly, the NRC concludes that

there are no significant environmental

impacts associated with the revised

proposed action.

Environmental Impacts of Alternatives

to the Proposed Action

As an alternative to the revised

proposed action, the NRC staff

considered denial of the action (i.e., the

‘‘no-action’’ alternative). Denial of the

revised proposed action would result in

no change in current environmental

impacts. The environmental impacts of

the proposed action and the alternative

action are similar.

Alternative Use of Resources

This action does not involve the use

of any different resources than those

previously considered in the Final

Environmental Statement for SONGS

dated April 1981.

Agencies and Persons Consulted

On November 29 and December 17,

2001, the NRC staff consulted with the

California State official, Ben Tong of the

Governor’s Office of Emergency

Services, regarding the environmental

impact of the proposed action. The State

official had no comments on the

environmental impact; however, the

State official did not agree with

rescheduling the exercise. The State

official’s comments will be addressed in

the safety evaluation supporting the

exemption. In addition, by phone on

December 3, 2001, the Federal

Emergency Management Agency

(FEMA) indicated that it had no

disagreement with rescheduling the

exercise.

Finding of No Significant Impact

On the basis of the environmental

assessment, the NRC concludes that the

revised proposed action will not have a

significant effect on the quality of the

human environment. Accordingly, the

NRC has determined not to prepare an

environmental impact statement for the

revised proposed action.

For further details with respect to the

proposed action, see the licensee’s letter

dated September 18, 2001. Documents

may be examined, and/or copied for a

fee, at the NRC’s Public Document

Room (PDR), located at One White Flint

North, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor),

Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available

records will be accessible electronically

from the ADAMS Public Library

component on the NRC Web site,

http://www.nrc.gov (the Public

Electronic Reading Room). Persons who

do not have access to ADAMS or who

encounter problems in accessing the

documents located in ADAMS, should

contact the NRC PDR Reference staff by

telephone at 1–800–397–4209, or 301–

415–4737, or by e-mail at pdr@nrc.gov.

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 17th day

of December, 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Jack Donohew,

Senior Project Manager, Section 2, Project

Directorate IV, Division of Licensing Project

Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

[FR Doc. 01–31472 Filed 12–20–01; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 7590–01–P

POSTAL SERVICE

Sunshine Act Meeting

Board Votes To Close December 13,

2001, Meeting

By paper and telephone vote on

December 11–13, 2001 the Board of

Governors of the United States Postal

Service voted unanimously to close to

public observation its meeting held in

Washington, DC via teleconference. The

Board determined that prior public

notice was not possible.

ITEM CONSIDERED: Rate Case

R2001–1.

GENERAL COUNSEL

CERTIFICATION; The General Counsel

of the United States Postal Service has

certified that the meeting was properly

closed under the Government in the

Sunshine Act.

CONTACT PERSON FOR MORE INFORMATION:

Request for information about the

meeting should be addressed to the

Secretary of the Board, David G. Hunter,

at (202) 268–4800.

David G. Hunter,

Secretary.

[FR Doc. 01–31636 Filed 12–19–01; 2:05 pm]

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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

which provides opportunity for public

comment on new or revised data

collections, the Railroad Retirement

Board (RRB) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed data collections.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed information collection is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the agency, including

whether the information has practical

utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s

estimate of the burden of the collection

of the information; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden related to

the collection of information on

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Title and Purpose of Information

Collection

Statement Regarding Contributions

and Support of Children, RRB Form G–

139 Section 2(d)(4) of the Railroad

Retirement Act (RRA), provides, in part,

that a child is deemed dependent if the

conditions set forth in Section 202(d)(3),

(4) and (9) of the Social Security Act are

met. In accordance with amendments to

the Social Security Act (section 104 of

Public Law 104–21) the RRB amended

its regulations to eliminate to ‘‘livingwith’’ requirement (as an alternative to

actual dependency) as a basis for

eligibility for an annuity as the

stepchild of a railroad employee, and

also to provide for the termination of the

inclusion of a stepchild in the

computation of the social security

overall minimum guarantee provision

when the stepparent’s marriage to the

natural parent is terminated.

The regulations outlining child

support and dependency requirements

are prescribed in 20 CFR 222.50.

Prior to the amendments to the Social

Security Act, almost all child

dependency determinations were

‘‘deemed’’ based on a child living with

the railroad employee. To determine

entitlement based on actual

dependency, the RRB must solicit

financial information regarding a child’s

means of support. A comparison is then

made between the amount of support

received from the railroad employee and

the amount received from other sources.

The RRB uses Form G–139, Statement

Regarding Contributions and Support of

Children, to collect information needed

to adequately determine if the child

meets the dependency requirement.

Completion will be required to obtain a

benefit. One response is required of

each respondent. The RRB estimates

that 500 Form G–139’s will be

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completed annually. The completion

time is estimated at 60 minutes. The

RRB proposes non-burden impacting

editorial changes to Form G–139.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

To request more information or to

obtain a copy of the information

collection justification, forms, and/or

supporting material, please call the RRB

Clearance Officer at (312) 751–3363.

Comments regarding the information

collection should be addressed to

Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement

Board, 844 N. Rush Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60611–2092. Written comments

should be received within 60 days of

this notice.

Chuck Mierzwa,

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–31425 Filed 12–20–01; 8:45 am]

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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Proposed Collection; Comment

Request

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

which provides opportunity for public

comment on new or revised data

collections, the Railroad Retirement

Board (RRB) will publish periodic

summaries of proposed data collections.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed information collection is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the agency, including

whether the information has practical

utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s

estimate of the burden of the collection

of the information; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden related to

the collection of information on

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Title and Purpose of Information

Collection

Financial Disclosure Statement: OMB

3220–0127.

Under Section 10 of the Railroad

Retirement Act and Section 2(d) of the

Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act,

the RRB may recover overpayments of

annuities, pensions, death benefits,

unemployment benefits, and sickness

benefits that were made erroneously. An

overpayment may be waived if the

beneficiary was not at fault in causing

the overpayment and recovery would

cause financial hardship. The

regulations for the recovery and waiver

of erroneous payments are contained in

20 CFR 255 and CFR 340.

The RRB utilizes Form G–423,

Financial Disclosure Statement, to

obtain information about the overpaid

beneficiary’s income, debts, and

expenses if that person indicates that

(s)he cannot make restitution for the

overpayment. The information is used

to determine if the overpayment should

be waived as wholly or partially

uncollectible. If waiver is denied, the

information is used to determine the

size and frequency of installment

payments. The beneficiary is made

aware of the overpayment by letter and

is offered a variety of methods for

recovery. One response is requested of

each respondent. Completion is

voluntary. The RRB proposes nonburden impacting editorial changes to

Form G–423.

ESTIMATE OF ANNUAL RESPONDENT BURDEN

[The estimated annual respondent burden is as follows]

Forms #(s) Annual responses

Time

(Min)

Burden

(Hrs)

G–423 ...................................................................................................................................................... 1,200 85 1,700

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR COMMENTS:

To request more information or to

obtain a copy of the information

collection justification, forms, and/or

supporting material, please call the RRB

Clearance Officer at (312) 751–3363.

Comments regarding the information

collection should be addressed to

Ronald J. Hodapp, Railroad Retirement

Board, 844 N. Rush Street, Chicago,

Illinois 60611–2092. Written comments

should be received within 60 days of

this notice.

Chuck Mierzwa,

Clearance Officer.

[FR Doc. 01–31426 Filed 12–20–01; 8:45 am]

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RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD

Proposed Data Collection Available for

Public Comment and

Recommendations

SUMMARY: In accordance with the

requirement of Section 3506(c)(2)(A) of

the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

which provides opportunity for public

comment on new or revised data

collections, the Railroad Retirement

Board will publish periodic summaries

of proposed data collections.

Comments are invited on: (a) Whether

the proposed information collection is

necessary for the proper performance of

the functions of the agency, including

whether the information has practical

utility; (b) the accuracy of the RRB’s

estimate of the burden of the collection

of the information; (c) ways to enhance

the quality, utility, and clarity of the

information to be collected; and (d)

ways to minimize the burden related to

the collection of information on

respondents, including the use of

automated collection techniques or

other forms of information technology.

Title and Purpose of Information

Collection

Certification of Relinquishment of

Rights: OMB 3220–0016

Under Section 2(e)(2) of the Railroad

Retirement Act (RRA), an age and

service annuity, spouse annuity, or

divorced spouse annuity cannot be paid

unless the Railroad Retirement Board

(RRB) had evidence that the applicant

has ceased railroad employment and

relinquished rights to return to the

service of a railroad employer. Under

Section 2(f)(6) of the RRA, earnings

deductions are required each month an

annuitant works in certain non-railroad

employment termed Las Pre-Retirement

Non-Railroad Employment. Normally,

the employee or spouse relinquishes

rights and certifies that employment has

ended as part of the annuity process.

However, this is not always the case. In

limited circumstances, the RRB utilizes

Form G–88, Certification of Termination

of Service and Relinquishment of

Rights, to obtain an applicant’s report of

termination of employment and

relinquishment of rights. One response

is required of each respondent.

Responses are required to obtain or

retain benefits. The RRB proposes nonburden impacting editorial changes to

Form G–88.