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BILLING CODE 7590-01-P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50-440] Firstenergy Nuclear Operating Company; Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has granted the request of FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (the licensee), to withdraw its June 1, 2006, application for proposed amendment to Facility Operating License No. NPF-58 for the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1, located in Lake County, Ohio. The proposed amendment would have modified the facility technical specifications
(TS)pertaining to TS 3.4.10, “Residual Heat Removal
(RHR)Shutdown Cooling System—Cold Shutdown,” by adding a default Condition to address situations when an RHR Shutdown Cooling subsystem becomes inoperable in MODE 4 and, within the Completion Time of 1 hour, an alternate method of decay heat removal cannot be verified to be available. The Commission had previously issued a Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment published in the **Federal Register** on August 15, 2006 (71 FR 46935). However, by letter dated June 19, 2007, the licensee withdrew the proposed change. For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated June 1, 2006, and the licensee's letter dated June 19, 2007, which withdrew the application for license amendment. Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Public File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible electronically from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management Systems (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the internet at the NRC Web site, *http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html.* 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 to *pdr@nrc.gov.* Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 26th day of June 2007. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Stephen P. Sands, Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch III-2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. E7-12774 Filed 7-2-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION [Docket No. 50-440] Firstenergy Nuclear Operating Company; Notice of Withdrawal of Application for Amendment to Facility Operating License The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (the Commission) has granted the request of FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company (the licensee), to withdraw its June 1, 2006, application for proposed amendment to Facility Operating License No. NPF-58 for the Perry Nuclear Power Plant, Unit No. 1, located in Lake County, Ohio. The proposed amendment would have revised the facility technical specifications
(TS)pertaining to TS 3.4.9, “Residual Heat Removal
(RHR)Shutdown Cooling System—Hot Shutdown,” by adding a Note which suspends actions to be in Mode 4 (Cold Shutdown) to existing Required Action A.3. The Commission had previously issued a Notice of Consideration of Issuance of Amendment published in the **Federal Register** on August 15, 2006 (71 FR 46936). However, by letter dated June 19, 2007, the licensee withdrew the proposed change. For further details with respect to this action, see the application for amendment dated June 1, 2006, and the licensee's letter dated June 19, 2007, which withdrew the application for license amendment. Documents may be examined, and/or copied for a fee, at the NRC's Public Document Room (PDR), located at One White Flint North, Public File Area O1 F21, 11555 Rockville Pike (first floor), Rockville, Maryland. Publicly available records will be accessible electronically from the Agencywide Documents Access and Management Systems (ADAMS) Public Electronic Reading Room on the internet at the NRC Web site, *http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm.html.* 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 to *pdr@nrc.gov.* Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 25th day of June 2007. For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Stephen P. Sands, Project Manager, Plant Licensing Branch III-2, Division of Operating Reactor Licensing, Office of Nuclear Reactor Regulation. [FR Doc. E7-12785 Filed 7-2-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste and Materials; Meeting on Planning and Procedures; Notice of Meeting The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste and Materials (ACNW&M) will hold a Planning and Procedures meeting on July 17, 2007, Room T-2B1, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The entire meeting will be open to public attendance, with the exception of a portion that may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and
(6)to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACNW&M, and information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy. The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows: Tuesday, July 17, 2007—12:30 p.m.-1:30 p.m. The Committee will discuss proposed ACNW&M activities and related matters. The purpose of this meeting is to gather information, analyze relevant issues and facts, and formulate proposed positions and actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the full Committee. Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or written comments should notify the Designated Federal Official, Dr. Antonio F. Dias (Telephone: 301/415-6805) between 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m.
(ET)5 days prior to the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made. Electronic recordings will be permitted only during those portions of the meeting that are open to the public. Further information regarding this meeting can be obtained by contacting the Designated Federal Official between 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m. (ET). Persons planning to attend this meeting are urged to contact the above named individual at least 2 working days prior to the meeting to be advised of any potential changes in the agenda. Dated: June 26, 2007. Antonio F. Dias, Branch Chief, ACNW&M. [FR Doc. E7-12788 Filed 7-2-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste and Materials; Meeting Notice The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste and Materials (ACNW&M) will hold its 181st meeting on July 17-19, 2007, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. Tuesday, July 17, 2007 *8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW&M Chairman* (Open)—The Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions. *8:35 a.m.—10 a.m.: Semiannual Briefing by the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)* (Open)—The NMSS Office Director and Division Directors will brief the Committee on recent and future activities of interest within their respective programs. *2 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Waste Incidental to Reprocessing
(WIR)Monitoring Activities at the Idaho National Laboratory
(INL)and Savannah River
(SR)Sites* (Open)—NRC staff representative from the Division of Waste Management and Environmental Protection (DWMEP), Office of Federal and State Materials and Environmental Management (FSME), will brief the Committee on WIR monitoring activities at the U.S. Department of Energy's INL and SR sites. *3:45 p.m.-4:45 p.m.: DOE Reexamination of Past U.S. Geological Survey
(USGS)Infiltration Studies* (Open)—NRC staff representative from NMSS will brief the Committee about the status of infiltration studies and modeling at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The discussion will include NMSS plans for review of DOE's infiltration studies. Wednesday, July 18, 2007 *8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW&M Chairman* (Open)—The Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions. *8:35 a.m.-9:30 a.m.: Annual Briefing by the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES)* (Open)—RES Office Director and Branch Chiefs will brief the Committee on recent and future activities of interest within their respective programs. *9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Nuclear Energy Institute
(NEI)Briefing on the Use of Burnup Credit for Spent Fuel Storage & Transportation Casks* (Open)—NEI representatives will brief the Committee on their views for the use of burnup credit in support of licensing transportation and storage cask designs. Representatives from the Electric Power Research Institute may participate in the NEI presentation. *10:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Transportation, Aging, and Disposal
(TAD)Canister System Performance Specification, Revision 0, Recently Issued by DOE* (Open)—ACNW&M Member Weiner will brief the Committee on the June 2007 release of the Final TAD Performance Specifications. *11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Vendor's Views on the TAD Performance Specification* (Open)—A representative from Transnuclear, a commercial vendor, will brief the Committee on their views on the recently issued TAD Performance Specification, possible challenges the vendor may be facing, and suggestions for expediting NRC approval of a TAD license application. *1:30 p.m.-5 p.m.: ACNW&M White Paper on Spent Nuclear Fuel Recycle Facilities* (Open)—The Committee will hold a roundtable discussion with NRC staff and external stakeholders, including industry representatives, on their draft White Paper entitled: “Background, Status, and Issues Related to the Regulation of Advanced Spent Nuclear Fuel Recycle Facilities.” Thursday, July 19, 2007 *8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW&M Chairman* (Open)—The Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions. *8:35 a.m.-9:30 a.m.: Regulatory Guides Scheduled for Revision by the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research (RES)* (Open)—ACNW&M Chairman Ryan will brief the Committee on his review of the proposed list of Regulatory Guides to be revised by RES. *9:30 a.m.—12 p.m.: Discussion of ACNW&M Letter Reports* (Open)—The Committee will discuss potential and proposed ACNW&M letter reports. *1 p.m.-5 p.m.: Miscellaneous* (Open)—The Committee will discuss matters related to the conduct of ACNW&M activities and specific issues that were not completed during previous meetings, as time and availability of information permit. Discussions may include content of future letters and scope of future Committee Meetings. Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACNW&M meetings were published in the **Federal Register** on October 12, 2006 (71 FR 60196). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may be presented by members of the public. Electronic recordings will be permitted only during those portions of the meeting that are open to the public. Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify Dr. Antonio F. Dias (Telephone 301-415-6805), between 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET, as far in advance as practicable so that appropriate arrangements can be made to schedule the necessary time during the meeting for such statements. Use of still, motion picture, and television cameras during the meeting may be limited to selected portions of the meeting as determined by the ACNW&M Chairman. Information regarding the time to be set aside for taking pictures may be obtained by contacting the ACNW&M office prior to the meeting. In view of the possibility that the schedule for ACNW&M meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend should notify Dr. Dias as to their particular needs. Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, as well as the Chairman's ruling on requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and the time allotted therefor can be obtained by contacting Dr. Dias. ACNW&M meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are available through the NRC Public Document Room at *pdr@nrc.gov,* or by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available Records System
(PARS)component of NRC's document system (ADAMS) which is accessible from the NRC Web site at *http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html* or *http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/* (ACRS & ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas). Video teleconferencing service is available for observing open sessions of ACNW&M meetings. Those wishing to use this service for observing ACNW&M meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS/ACNW&M Audio Visual Technician (301-415-8066), between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m., (ET), at least 10 days before the meeting to ensure the availability of this service. Individuals or organizations requesting this service will be responsible for telephone line charges and for providing the equipment and facilities that they use to establish the video teleconferencing link. The availability of video teleconferencing services is not guaranteed. Dated: June 27,2007. Andrew L. Bates, Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. E7-12841 Filed 7-2-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards
(ACRS)Subcommittee Meeting on Regulatory Policies and Practices; Revised A portion of the ACRS Subcommittee meeting on Regulatory Policies and Practices scheduled to be held on Tuesday, July 10, 2007, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland, may be closed to prevent disclosure of information the premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(9)(B). All other items pertaining to this meeting remain the same as published previously in the **Federal Register** on Friday, June 22, 2007 (72 FR 34488). *For Further Information Contact:* Dr. Hossein P. Nourbakhsh, Designated Federal Official (Telephone: 301-415-5622) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.
(ET)or by e-mail *hpn@nrc.gov.* Dated: June 27, 2007. Cayetano Santos, Branch Chief, ACRS. [FR Doc. E7-12840 Filed 7-2-07; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Sunshine Act Meeting Dates: Weeks of July 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, August 6, 2007. *Place:* Commissioners' Conference Room, 11555 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. *Status:* Public and Closed. Matters To Be Considered Week of July 2, 2007 There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of July 2, 2007. Week of July 9, 2007—Tentative There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of July 9, 2007. Week of July 16, 2007—Tentative Wednesday, July 18, 2007 10 a.m. Discussion of Security Issues (Closed—Ex. 1 & 3). 1 p.m. Briefing on Digital Instrumentation and Control (Public Meeting) (Contact: William Kemper, 301 415-7585). This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address— *http://www.nrc.gov.* Week of July 23, 2007—Tentative Tuesday, July 24, 2007 2 p.m. Briefing on Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station (Public Meeting) (Contact: Michael Markley, 301 415-5723). This meeting will be webcast live at the Web address— *http://www.nrc.gov.* Wednesday, July 25, 2007 2 p.m. Discussion of Management Issues (Closed—Ex. 2). Week of July 30, 2007 There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of July 30, 2007. Week of August 6, 2007 There are no meetings scheduled for the Week of August 6, 2007. The schedule for Commission meetings is subject to change on short notice. To verify the status of meetings call (recording)—(301) 415-1292. Contact person for more information: Michelle Schroll,
(301)415-1662. The NRC Commission Meeting Schedule can be found on the Internet at: *www.nrc.gov/about-nrc/policy-making/schedule.html.* The NRC provides reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities where appropriate. If you need a reasonable accommodation to participate in these public meetings, or need this meeting notice or the transcript or other information from the public meetings in another format (e.g. braille, large print), please notify the NRC's Disability Program Coordinator, Rohn Brown, at 301-492-2279, TDD: 301-415-2100, or by e-mail at *REB3@nrc.gov.* Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a case-by-case basis. This notice is distributed by mail to several hundred subscribers; if you no longer wish to receive it, or would like to be added to the distribution, please contact the Office of the Secretary, Washington, DC 20555 (301-415-1969). In addition, distribution of this meeting notice over the Internet system is available. If you are interested in receiving this Commission meeting schedule electronically, please send an electronic message to *dkw@nrc.gov.* Dated: June 28, 2007. R. Michelle Schroll, Office of the Secretary. [FR Doc. 07-3253 Filed 6-29-07; 11:05 am]
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