[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 135 (Thursday, July 15, 1999)] [Notices] [Page 38223] From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov] [FR Doc No: 99-18054] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION Pilot Program Evaluation Panel; Meeting Pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act of October 6, 1972 (Pub. L. 94-463, Stat. 770-776) the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced the establishment of the Pilot Program Evaluation Panel (PPEP). The PPEP will function as a management-level Oversight group to monitor and evaluate the success of the Commission's Reactor Oversight Process Improvements program. A Charter governing the PPEP functions as a Federal Advisory Committee was filed on June 30, 1999, after consultation with the Committee Management Secretariat, General Services Administration. The PPEP will hold its first meeting on July 28, 1999, in Conference Room T-2B1, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The PPEP meeting participants are listed below along with their affiliation: Frank P. Gillespie--Nuclear Regulatory Commission Mohan C. Thadani--Nuclear Regulatory Commission James T. Wiggins--Nuclear Regulatory Commission Bruce Mallet--Nuclear Regulatory Commission Geoffrey Grant--Nuclear Regulatory Commission Kenneth E. Brockman--Nuclear Regulatory Commission James Lieberman--Nuclear Regulatory Commission Steve Floyd--Nuclear Energy Institute David Garchow--Public Service Electric and Gas Masoud Bajestani--Tennessee Valley Authority George Barnes--Commonwealth Edison Company James Chase--Omaha Public Power District Gary Wright--Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety David Lochbaum--Union of Concerned Scientists A tentative agenda of the meeting is outlined as follows: 9:00-9:30 a.m............... Introduction and opening remarksRole of the Designated Federal Employee Noticing requirements Public participation 9:30-11:00 a.m.............. Discuss conduct of panel and rules of operation Frequency of meetings Location of meetings Formation of subcommittees Distribution of transcripts and other information Approach to report generation Use of facilities 11:00 a.m.-12:00 n.......... Staff presentation on how pilot data are being collected and analyzed 12:00 n.-1:00 p.m........... Lunch 1:00-2:00 p.m............... NEI Presentation on Industry evaluation efforts and what would be available to the Panel 2:00-3:00 p.m............... Panel discussion on need for any additional data or analyses 3:00 p.m.................... Discussion and public presentations Future invited speakers Public's oral presentations 4:00 p.m.................... Meeting Adjourned Meetings of the PPEP are open to the members of the public. Formal procedures for the conduct of the Panel meetings will be developed during the July 28, 1999 meeting. In the interim, at the July 28, 1999, meeting, oral or written views may be presented by the members of the public, including members of the nuclear industry. Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify Mr. Frank P. Gillespie (Telephone 301/415-1004, e-mail [email protected]) or Mr. Mohan C. Thadani (Telephone 301/415-1476, e-mail [email protected]) five days prior to the meeting date, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made to allow necessary time during the meeting for such statements. Use of still, motion picture, and television cameras will be permitted during this meeting. Further information regarding topics of discussion; whether the meeting has been canceled, rescheduled, or relocated; and the Panel Chairman's ruling regarding requests to present oral statements and time allotted, may be obtained by contacting Mr. Frank P. Gillespie or Mr. Mohan C. Thadani between 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EDT. PPEP meeting transcripts and meeting reports will be available from the Commission's Public Document Room. Transcripts will be placed on the agency's web page when a web site for PPEP is established. Dated: July 9, 1999. Andrew Bates, Advisory Committee Management Officer. [FR Doc. 99-18054 Filed 7-14-99; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 7590-01-P