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subject matter of the proceeding as to

which petitioner wishes to intervene.

Any person who has filed a petition for

leave to intervene or who has been

admitted as a party may amend the

petition without requesting leave of the

Board up to 15 days prior to the first

prehearing conference scheduled in the

proceeding, but such an amended

petition must satisfy the specificity

requirements described above.

Not later than 15 days prior to the first

prehearing conference scheduled in the

proceeding, a petitioner shall file a

supplement to the petition to intervene

which must include a list of the

contentions which are sought to be

litigated in the matter. Each contention

must consist of a specific statement of

the issue of law or fact to be raised or

controverted. In addition, the petitioner

shall provide a brief explanation of the

bases of the contention and a concise

statement of the alleged facts or expert

opinion which support the contention

and on which the petitioner intends to

rely in proving the contention at the

hearing. The petitioner must also

provide references to those specific

sources and documents of which the

petitioner is aware and on which the

petitioner intends to rely to establish

those facts or expert opinion. Petitioner

must provide sufficient information to

show that a genuine dispute exists with

the applicant on a material issue of law

or fact. Contentions shall be limited to

matters within the scope of the

amendment under consideration. The

contention must be one which, if

proven, would entitle the petitioner to

relief. A petitioner who fails to file such

a supplement which satisfies these

requirements with respect to at least one

contention will not be permitted to

participate as a party.

Those permitted to intervene become

parties to the proceeding, subject to any

limitations in the order granting leave to

intervene, and have the opportunity to

participate fully in the conduct of the

hearing, including the opportunity to

present evidence and cross-examine

witnesses.

If the amendment is issued before the

expiration of the 30-day hearing period,

the Commission will make a final

determination on the issue of no

significant hazards consideration. If a

hearing is requested, the final

determination will serve to decide when

the hearing is held.

If the final determination is that the

amendment request involves no

significant hazards consideration, the

Commission may issue the amendment

and make it immediately effective,

notwithstanding the request for a

hearing. Any hearing held would take

place after issuance of the amendment.

If the final determination is that the

amendment request involves a

significant hazards consideration, any

hearing held would take place before

the issuance of any amendment.

A request for a hearing or a petition

for leave to intervene must be filed with

the Secretary of the Commission, U.S.

Nuclear Regulatory Commission,

Washington, DC 20555–0001, Attention:

Rulemakings and Adjudications Staff, or

may be delivered to the Commission’s

Public Document Room, located at One

White Flint North, 11555 Rockville Pike

(first floor), Rockville, Maryland, by the

above date. A copy of the petition

should also be sent to the Office of the

General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555–0001, and to General

Counsel, Tennessee Valley Authority,

400 West Summit Hill Drive, ET IOH,

Knoxville, Tennessee 3790, attorney for

the licensee.

Nontimely filings of petitions for

leave to intervene, amended petitions,

supplemental petitions and/or requests

for hearing will not be entertained

absent a determination by the

Commission, the presiding officer or the

presiding Atomic Safety and Licensing

Board that the petition and/or request

should be granted based upon a

balancing of the factors specified in 10

CFR 2.714(a)(1)(i)–(v) and 2.714(d).

For further details with respect to this

action, see the application for

amendment dated February 5, 2001,

which is available for public inspection

at the Commission’s Public Document

Room, the Gelman Building, 2120 L

Street, NW., Washington, DC, and

accessible electronically through the

ADAMS Public Electronic Reading

Room link at the NRC Web site

(http://www.nrc.gov).

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 22nd

day of February 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

William O. Long,

Project Manager, Section 2, Project

Directorate II, Division of Licensing Project

Management, Office of Nuclear Reactor

Regulation.

[FR Doc. 01–4858 Filed 2–27–01; 8:45 am]

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NUCLEAR REGULATORY

COMMISSION

Draft Regulatory Guide; Issuance,

Availability

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission

has issued for public comment a

proposed revision of a guide in its

Regulatory Guide Series. This series has

been developed to describe and make

available to the public such information

as methods acceptable to the NRC staff

for implementing specific parts of the

NRC’s regulations, techniques used by

the staff in evaluating specific problems

or postulated accidents, and data

needed by the staff in its review of

applications for permits and licenses.

The draft guide, temporarily

identified by its task number, DG–1101

(which should be mentioned in all

correspondence concerning this draft

guide), is titled ‘‘Site Investigations for

Foundations of Nuclear Power Plants.’’

This draft guide is a proposed Revision

2 of Regulatory Guide 1.132, and it is

being revised to describe methods

acceptable to the NRC staff for

conducting field investigations to

acquire the data on geological and

engineering characteristics of a site

proposed for a nuclear power plant. The

guide also includes recommendations

for developing site-specific investigation

programs and guidance for conducting

subsurface investigations.

This draft guide has not received

complete staff approval and does not

represent an official NRC staff position.

Comments may be accompanied by

relevant information or supporting data.

Written comments may be submitted to

the Rules and Directives Branch, Office

of Administration, U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555. Copies of comments received

may be examined at the NRC Public

Document Room, 11555 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, MD. Comments will be most

helpful if received by May 10, 2001.

You may also provide comments via

the NRC’s interactive rulemaking web

site through the NRC home page (http:/

/www.nrc.gov). This site provides the

availability to upload comments as files

(any format) if your web browser

supports that function. For information

about the interactive rulemaking web

site, contact Ms. Carol Gallagher, (301)

415–5905; e-mail CAG@NRC.GOV. For

information about the draft guide and

the related documents, contact Mr. E.

Zurflueh at (301) 415–6002; e-mail

EGZ@NRC.GOV.

Although a time limit is given for

comments on this draft guide,

comments and suggestions in

connection with items for inclusion in

guides currently being developed or

improvements in all published guides

are encouraged at any time.

Regulatory guides are available for

inspection at the NRC’s Public

Document Room, 11555 Rockville Pike,

Rockville, MD; the PDR’s mailing

address is USNRC PDR, Washington, DC

20555; telephone (301) 415–4737 or

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(800) 397–4205; fax (301) 415–3548;

email PDR@NRC>GOV. Requests for

single copies of draft or final guides

(which may be reproduced) or for

placement on an automatic distribution

list for single copies of future draft

guides in specific divisions should be

made in writing to the U.S. Nuclear

Regulatory Commission, Washington,

DC 20555, Attention: Reproduction and

Distribution Services Section; or by email to <DISTRIBUTION@NRC.GOV>;

or by fax to (301) 415–2289. Telephone

requests cannot be accommodated.

Regulatory guides are not copyrighted,

and Commission approval is not

required to reproduce them.

(5 U.S.C. 552(a))

Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 15th day

of February 2001.

For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

Michael E. Mayfield,

Director, Division of Engineering Technology,

Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research.

[FR Doc. 01–4860 Filed 2–27–01; 8:45 am]

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OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND

BUDGET

Cumulative Report on Rescissions and

Deferrals

February 1, 2001.

Section 1014(e) of the Congressional

Budget and Impoundment Control Act

of 1974 (Public Law 93–344) requires a

monthly report listing all budget

authority for the current fiscal year for

which, as of the first day of the month,

a special message had been transmitted

to Congress.

This report gives the status, as of

February 1, 2001, of two deferrals

contained in one special message for FY

2001. The message was transmitted to

Congress on January 18, 2001.

Deferrals (Attachments A and B)

As of February 1, 2001, $1.8 billion in

budget authority was being deferred

from obligation. Attachment B shows

the status of each deferral reported

during FY 2001.

Information from Special Message

The special message containing

information on the deferrals that are

covered by this cumulative report is

printed in the edition of the Federal

Register cited below:

66 FR 8985, Monday, February 5, 2001.

Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.,

Director.

Attachments.

Attachment A

STATUS OF FY 2001 DEFERRALS

[In millions of dollars]

Budgetary

resources

Deferrals proposed by the

President ............................... 1,946.7

Routine Executive releases

through February 1, 2001 ..... ¥116.5

Overturned by the Congress ....

Currently before the Congress 1,830.2