[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 230 (Wednesday, December 1, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 67329-67330]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-31186]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
NRC Coordination Meeting With Standards Development Organizations
AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
ACTION: Notice of meeting.
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SUMMARY: The NRC has committed through its Strategic Plan to utilize
consensus standards to increase the involvement of licensees and others
in the NRC's regulatory development process, consistent with the
provisions of Public Law (Pub. L.) 104-113, the National Technology and
Transfer Act of 1995, and Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Circular A-119, ``Federal Participation in the Development and Use of
Voluntary Consensus Standards and Conformity Assessment.'' As part of
this commitment, periodic coordination meetings with key standards
development organizations (SDOs) and other stakeholders will be held to
foster better communication of SDOs' ongoing activities, and NRC needs
regarding standards development and their use.
DATES: December 8, 1999--Registration will be from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
The meeting will begin at 1:30 p.m. and will last approximately four
hours.
LOCATION: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Headquarters, Two White
Flint North, Room T-3B45, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland
20852-2738.
CONTACT: Wallace E. Norris, USNRC, Telephone: (301) 415-6796; Fax:
(301) 415-5074; Internet: [email protected].
ATTENDANCE: This meeting is open to the general public. All individuals
planning to attend, including SDO representatives, are requested to
preregister with Mr. Norris by telephone or e-mail and provide their
name, affiliation, phone number, and e-mail address.
PROGRAM: The purpose of the meeting is to foster better communication
between SDOs and NRC regarding standards development and use. By
holding periodic coordination meetings, the SDOs will be able to
describe their on-going and planned activities, and the NRC will be
able to discuss activities and issues related to specific standards
that are being developed or revised to meet its regulatory needs. The
meeting will be coordinated by the NRC Standards Executive.
The first meeting between NRC and SDOs was held on May 26, 1999.
The following issues were identified at the May 26, 1999, for
discussion at this meeting:
(1) Policy: A proposal for the participating organizations to fill
the void resulting from the dissolution of the ANSI Standards Nuclear
Board (SNB) by addressing policy issues such as standards
implementation problems, needs, and priorities was favorably discussed.
It is requested that SDO representatives consider processes for
implementing this proposal.
(2) Timeliness: The length of time between identification of the
need for a standard and endorsement by the NRC is excessive. Some SDOs
are presently implementing trial standards development and approval
programs in an attempt to speed up the process. A status summary is
requested from those organizations implementing trial programs.
(3) Pub. L. 104-113: Questions related to implementation of the
public law were raised. To provide direction in implementing Pub. L.
104-113 and OMB Circular A-119, the NRC issued Management Directive
6.5, ``NRC Participation in the Development and Use of Consensus
Standards,'' on November 2, 1999. A copy of the Management Directive
will be provided to those in attendance, and NRC staff will provide an
overview.
(4) Status: A continuing item will be SDO discussion of standards
under development to address emerging issues.
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Dated in Rockville, Maryland this 24th day of November, 1999.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
John W. Craig,
NRC Standards Executive.
[FR Doc. 99-31186 Filed 11-30-99; 8:45 am]
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