Common use of Alternatives Considered Clause in Contracts

Alternatives Considered. The PMC and industry members discussed different alternatives to this action at the PMC’s April 3, 2003, meeting. The PMC discussed the possibility of amending the marketing order provisions relating to reserve and producer diversion programs but decided to eliminate the prune reserve and producer diversion provisions from the order and administrative rules and regulations in a more timely fashion. During the suspension, the industry will have the opportunity to consider possible order amendments to the volume control provisions. Another alternative was to terminate the marketing order. Many on the PMC and in the industry deemed termination too drastic an action and preferred to preserve the marketing order and make necessary changes to it to meet current industry needs and to reflect current industry marketing practices. In accordance with the Paperwork industry and all interested persons were invited to attend the meeting and participate in the industry’s deliberations. Like all PMC meetings, this meeting was a public meeting and all entities, both large and small, were able to express their views on these issues. An interim final rule concerning this action was published in the Federal Register on July 9, 2003. The PMC’s staff mailed copies of the rule to all PMC members, alternates, and prune handlers. In addition, the rule was made available through the Internet by the Office of the Federal Register and USDA. That rule provided for a 60-day comment period which ended on September 8, 2003. No comments were received. A small business guide on complying with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop marketing agreements and orders may be viewed at: ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/ fv/moab.html. Any questions about the compliance guide should be sent to ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ at the previously mentioned address in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. After consideration of all relevant material presented, including the PMC’s recommendation, and other information, it is found that finalizing the interim final rule, without change, as published in the Federal Register (68 FR 40754, July 9, 2003) will tend to effectuate the declared policy of the Act. Marketing agreements, Plums, Prunes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. ■ Accordingly, the interim final rule amending 7 CFR part 993 which was List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Standardized NUHOMS ®–24P, AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Direct final rule. SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations revising the Transnuclear, Inc., Standardized NUHOMS’’ Horizontal Modular Storage System (Standardized NUHOMS’’ System) listing within the ‘‘List of approved spent fuel storage casks’’ to include Amendment No. 6 in Certificate of Compliance (CoC) Number 1004. Amendment No. 6 will add the NUHOMS’–24PHB cask design to the Standardized NUHOMS’’ System. The NUHOMS’–24PHB cask will permit a part 72 licensee to store high burnup ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 15x15 spent fuel assemblies with an average burnup of up to 55,000 megawatt-days/metric ton of uranium, enrichment equal to 4.5 weight percent uranium-235, a maximum decay heat load of 1.3 kilowatt (kW) per assembly, and a maximum heat load of 24 kW per cask, under a general license.

Alternatives Considered. The PMC and industry members discussed different alternatives to this action at the PMC’s April 3, 2003, meeting. The PMC discussed the possibility of amending the marketing order provisions relating to reserve and producer diversion programs but decided to eliminate the prune reserve and producer diversion provisions from the order and administrative rules and regulations in a more timely fashion. During the suspension, the industry will have the opportunity to consider possible order amendments to the volume control provisions. Another alternative was to terminate the marketing order. Many on the PMC and in the industry deemed termination too drastic an action and preferred to preserve the marketing order and make necessary changes to it to meet current industry needs and to reflect current industry marketing practices. In accordance with the Paperwork industry and all interested persons were invited to attend the meeting and participate in the industry’s deliberations. Like all PMC meetings, this meeting was a public meeting and all entities, both large and small, were able to express their views on these issues. An interim final rule concerning this action was published in the Federal Register on July 9, 2003. The PMC’s staff mailed copies of the rule to all PMC members, alternates, and prune handlers. In addition, the rule was made available through the Internet by the Office of the Federal Register and USDA. That rule provided for a 60-day comment period which ended on September 8, 2003. No comments were received. A small business guide on complying with fruit, vegetable, and specialty crop marketing agreements and orders may be viewed at: ▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇/ fv/moab.html. Any questions about the compliance guide should be sent to ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ at the previously mentioned address in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section. After consideration of all relevant material presented, including the PMC’s recommendation, and other information, it is found that finalizing the interim final rule, without change, as published in the Federal Register (68 FR 40754, July 9, 2003) will tend to effectuate the declared policy of the Act. Marketing agreements, Plums, Prunes, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements. ■ Accordingly, the interim final rule amending 7 CFR part 993 which was List of Approved Spent Fuel Storage Casks: Standardized NUHOMS ®–24P–24P, AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission. ACTION: Direct final rule. SUMMARY: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is amending its regulations revising the Transnuclear, Inc., Standardized NUHOMS’’ Horizontal Modular Storage System (Standardized NUHOMS’’ System) listing within the ‘‘List of approved spent fuel storage casks’’ to include Amendment No. 6 in Certificate of Compliance (CoC) Number 1004. Amendment No. 6 will add the NUHOMS’–24PHB cask design to the Standardized NUHOMS’’ System. The NUHOMS’–24PHB cask will permit a part 72 licensee to store high burnup ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ 15x15 spent fuel assemblies with an average burnup of up to 55,000 megawatt-days/metric ton of uranium, enrichment equal to 4.5 weight percent uranium-235, a maximum decay heat load of 1.3 kilowatt (kW) per assembly, and a maximum heat load of 24 kW per cask, under a general license.