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groundwater protection at the Yucca

Mountain repository.

C. 1:00—4:45 P.M.: Preparation of

ACNW Reports (Open)—The Committee

will discuss proposed reports on the

following topics:

• ACRS/ACNW November 14, 2001

Joint Subcommittee Meeting on RiskInformed Regulation in NMSS

• Annual Research Report to the

Commission

• Proposed Rule on Probability of an

Unlikely Event

• Conservatism

D. 5:00—6:00 P.M.: Planning for

ACNW Retreat (Open)—The Committee

will finalize plans for its February 27–

28—March 1, 2002 retreat.

Wednesday, January 9, 2002

E. 8:30—8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks

by the ACNW Chairman (Open)—The

ACNW Chairman will make opening

remarks regarding the conduct of the

meeting.

F. 8:35—3:00 P.M.: Discussion of Key

Technical Issue (KTI) Status (Open)—

The Committee will be briefed on the

status of the KTIs for the proposed

repository at Yucca Mountain, NV.

G. 3:00—6:00 P.M.: ACRS/ACNW

Office Retreat (Open)—The Committee

will meet with the ACNW technical and

operational staffs to discuss issues

arising from the ACRS/ACNW Office

retreat held on September 19–21, 2001.

H. 6:00—6:15 P.M.: Miscellaneous

(Open)—The Committee will discuss

matters related to the conduct of

Committee activities and matters and

specific issues that were not completed

during previous meetings, as time and

availability of information permit.

Note: The 132nd ACNW Meeting

scheduled for February 7, 2002, has been

tentatively rescheduled for February 5–7,

2002.

For further information contact: Mr.

Howard J. Larson, ACNW (Telephone

301/415–6805), between 8:00 A.M. and

4:00 P.M. EST.

Dated: December 21, 2001.

Andrew L. Bates,

Advisory Committee Management Officer.

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NUCLEAR WASTE TECHNICAL

REVIEW BOARD

Board Meeting: January 29–30, 2002—

Pahrump, Nevada: The Nuclear Waste

Technical Review Board Will Hold a

Meeting To Discuss Issues Related to

the Department of Energy’s (DOE)

Characterization of a Potential

Repository Site at Yucca Mountain,

Nevada. A Program Overview and

Scientific Updates Will Be Presented.

Other Topics Included recently Issued

DOE Documents Related to Site

Recommendation and Analyses of the

DOE’s Total System Performance

Assessment

Pursuant to its authority under

section 5051 of Public Law 100–203,

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act

of 1987, on Tuesday, January 29, and

Wednesday, January 30, 2002, the

Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

(Board) will hold a meeting in Pahrump,

Nevada, to discuss the status of U.S.

Department of Energy (DOE) efforts to

characterize a site at Yucca Mountain,

Nevada, as the possible location of a

permanent repository for spent nuclear

fuel and high-level radioactive waste.

Among other things, representatives of

the DOE and other agencies and groups

will present scientific updates on

research related to Yucca Mountain and

on the results of recently issued studies

related to the technical basis for a

decision by the Secretary of Energy on

whether to recommend Yucca Mountain

for repository development. The

meeting is open to the public, and

opportunities for public comment will

be provided. The Board is charged by

Congress with reviewing the technical

and scientific validity of DOE activities

related to managing spent nuclear fuel

and high-level radioactive waste.

The meeting will be held at the Bob

Ruud Community Center, 150 North

Highway 160, Pahrump, Nevada 89048.

The pay-phone number for the

community center is (775) 727–9991.

The meeting sessions will begin at 8:30

a.m. on both days.

The full-day session on Tuesday will

begin with a general overview of the

DOE program and a briefing on the

regulatory framework for a site

recommendation. These presentations

will be followed by scientific updates in

several areas, including fluid inclusions,

chlorine-36 studies, saturated zone

modeling, and other scientific

investigations. Discussions of findings

of the U.S. Geological Survey, and

comments on the DOE’s Total System

Performance Assessment by the Nuclear

Regulatory Commission’s (NRC’s)

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste,

an international peer review group, and

others, will follow.

On Wednesday, discussions will

continue on recently released

documents, including a report by the

DOE on uncertainty and the DOE’s

Technical Update Information Letter

Report. Following these presentations,

representatives of the NRC will

comment on the NRC’s ‘‘sufficiency’’

review. The meeting is scheduled to

adjourn at approximately 12:30 p.m.

Opportunities for public comment

will be provided before lunch on

Tuesday and before adjournment on

both days. Those wanting to speak

during the public comment periods are

encouraged to sign the ‘‘Public

Comment Register’’ at the check-in

table. A time limit may have to be set

on individual remarks, but written

comments of any length may be

submitted for the record. Interested

parties also will have the opportunity to

submit questions in writing to the

Board. As time permits, the questions

will be answered during the meeting. In

addition, on Wednesday, from 7:30 a.m.

to 8:15 a.m., Board members will host

a ‘‘coffee and donuts’’ get together for

members of the public attending the

meeting at the Bob Ruud Community

Center.

A detailed agenda will be available

approximately one week before the

meeting. Copies of the agenda can be

requested by telephone or obtained from

the Board’s Web site at www.nwtrb.gov.

Beginning on March 4, 2002, transcripts

of the meeting will be available on the

Board’s Web site, via e-mail, on

computer disk, and on a library-loan

basis in paper format from Davonya

Barnes of the Board staff.

A block of rooms has been reserved at

the Best Western Pahrump Station, 1101

South Highway 160, Pahrump, Nevada

89048; (tel) 775–751–5100; (fax) 775–

751–1325. When making a reservation,

please state that you are attending the

Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board

meeting.

For more information, contact the

NWTRB; Karyn Severson, External

Affairs; 2300 Clarendon Boulevard,

Suite 1300; Arlington, VA 22201–3367;

(tel) 703–235–4473; (fax) 703–235–4495;

(e-mail) info@nwtrb.gov.

The Nuclear Waste Technical Review

Board was created by Congress in the

Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act

of 1987. The Board’s purpose is to

evaluate the technical and scientific

validity of activities undertaken by the

Secretary of Energy related to managing

the disposal of the nation’s spent

nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive

waste. In the same legislation, Congress

directed the DOE to characterize a site

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at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, to

determine its suitability as the location

of a potential repository for the

permanent disposal of spent nuclear

fuel and high-level radioactive waste.

Dated: December 21, 2001.

William D. Barnard,

Executive Director, Nuclear Waste Technical

Review Board.

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OFFICE OF PERSONNEL

MANAGEMENT

Excepted Service

AGENCY: Office of Personnel

Management.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: This gives notice of positions

placed or revoked under Schedule C in

the excepted service, as required by

Civil Service Rule VI, Exceptions from

the Competitive Service.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Pam

Shivery, Director, Washington Service

Center, Employment Service (202) 606–

1015.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Office

of Personnel Management published its

last monthly notice updating appointing

authorities established or revoked under

the Excepted Service provisions of 5

CFR 213 November 19, 2001 (66 FR

57992). Individual authorities

established or revoked under Schedule

C October 1, 2001, through October 31,

2001, appear in the listing below. Future

notices will be published on the fourth

Tuesday of each month, or as soon as

possible thereafter. A consolidated

listing of all authorities as of June 30 has

been published.

Schedule C

The following Schedule C authorities

were established during November

2001:

Broadcasting Board of Governors

Confidential Assistant to the Director,

Office of Cuba Broadcasting. Effective

October 10, 2001.

Chief of Staff to the Director, Office of

Cuba Broadcasting. Effective October 10,

2001.

Department of Agriculture

Confidential Assistant to the Deputy

Secretary. Effective October 8, 2001.

Confidential Assistant to the Secretary

of Agriculture. Effective October 10,

2001.

Confidential Assistant to the Under

Secretary for Rural Development.

Effective October 12, 2001.

Confidential Assistant to the Director

of Communications. Effective October

19, 2001.

Confidential Assistant to the Assistant

Secretary for Congressional Relations.

Effective October 25, 2001.

Confidential Assistant to the

Administrator for Risk Management

Agency. Effective October 26, 2001.

Confidential Assistant to the Secretary

of Agriculture. Effective October 26,

2001.

Department of the Air Force (DOD)

Confidential Assistant to the Secretary

of the Air Force. Effective October 8,

2001.

Department of Commerce

Speechwriter to the Director, Office of

Public Affairs. Effective October 1, 2001.

Confidential Assistant to the Assistant

Secretary for Trade Development,

International Trade Administration.

Effective October 2, 2001.

Confidential Assistant to the Chief of

Staff. Effective October 2, 2001.

Legislative Affairs Specialist to the

Under Secretary for International Trade,

International Trade Administration.

Effective October 2, 2001.

Special Assistant to the Assistant

Secretary for Trade Development,

International Trade Administration.

Effective October 2, 2001.

Special Assistant to the Assistant

Secretary for Communications and

Information, National

Telecommunications and Information

Administration. Effective October 5,

2001.

Senior Advisor to the Assistant

Secretary for Communications and

Information. Effective October 10, 2001.

Senior Advisor to the Director,

Minority Business Development

Agency. Effective October 12, 2001.

Director of Communications to the

Assistant Secretary for Trade

Development, International Trade

Administration. Effective October 12,

2001.

Director, Congressional and Public

Affairs to the Under Secretary for Export

Administration, Bureau of Export

Administration. Effective October 15,

2001.

Executive Assistant to the Assistant

Secretary for Trade Development.

Effective October 15, 2001.

Deputy Communications Director to

the Assistant Secretary for Trade

Development. Effective October 22,

2001.

Special Assistant to the Under

Secretary for Export Administration,

Bureau of Export Administration.

Effective October 22, 2001.

Chief Of Protocol to the Chief of Staff.

Effective October 26, 2001.

Confidential Assistant to the Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Export

Promotion services. Effective October

26, 2001.

Confidential Assistant to the Director

of External Affairs. Effective October 30,

2001.

Department of Defense

Personal and Confidential Assistant to

the Under Secretary of Defense

(Personnel And Readiness). Effective

October 2, 2001.

Personal and Confidential Assistant to

the Secretary of Defense. Effective

October 8, 2001.

Confidential Assistant to the Special

Assistant to the Secretary of Defense

(White House Liaison). Effective

October 8, 2001.

Special Assistant to the Principal

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

(Legislative Affairs). Effective October

22, 2001.

Special Assistant to the Deputy Under

Secretary of Defense (International

Technology Security). Effective October

25, 2001.

Personal and Confidential Assistant to

the Secretary of Defense. Effective

October 25, 2001.

Defense Fellow to the Special

Assistant to the Secretary of Defense

(White House Liaison). Effective

October 26, 2001.

Special Assistant for White House

Liaison to the Special Assistant to the

Secretary of Defense (White House

Liaison). Effective October 30, 2001.

Speechwriter to the Director,

Directorate for Editorial Services.

Effective October 31, 2001.

Department of Education

Confidential Assistant to the Director,

White House Initiative on Hispanic

Education. Effective October 2, 2001.

Confidential Assistant to the Deputy

Assistant Secretary for Regional

Services. Effective October 2, 2001.

Special Assistant to the Secretary of

Education. Effective October 15, 2001.

Special Assistant to the Senior

Advisor to the Secretary. Effective

October 19, 2001.

Confidential Assistant to the Director

of Scheduling and Briefing. Effective

October 19, 2001.

Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Regional Services to the Assistant

Secretary, Office of Intergovernmental

and Interagency Affairs. Effective

October 22, 2001.

Special Assistant to the Director,

White House Initiatives on Hispanic

Education. Effective October 22, 2001.

Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Intergovernmental, Constituent

Relations and Corporate Liaison to the