[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 123 (Monday, June 26, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 39445-39446]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-16085]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice
In accordance with the purposes of Sections 29 and 182b. of the
Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the Advisory Committee on
Reactor Safeguards will hold a meeting on July 12-14, 2000, in
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register
on Thursday, October 14, 1999 (64 FR 55787).
Wednesday, July 12, 2000
8:30 A.M.-8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
the meeting.
8:35 A.M.-10:30 A.M.: Activities Associated with Risk-Informing 10
CFR Part 50 (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and the Nuclear
Energy Institute (NEI) regarding: (a) Proposed revision to 10 CFR 50.44
concerning combustible gas control system and advance notice of
proposed rulemaking (10 CFR 50.69 and Appendix T) and (b) NEI letter
dated January 19, 2000.
10:45 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: Assessment of the Quality of Probabilistic
Risk Assessments (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and
hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding a
draft Commission paper on the assessment of the quality of
probabilistic risk assessments (PRAs).
1:15 P.M.-3:15 P.M.: Proposed Final ASME Standard for PRA Quality
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
(ASME) regarding the proposed final ASME Standard for PRA quality.
3:30 P.M.--4:30 P.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports
(Open)--Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports, as needed,
for consideration by the full Committee.
4:30 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered
during this meeting. In addition, the Committee will discuss a proposed
ACRS report on Safety Culture at Nuclear Power Plants.
Thursday, July 13, 2000
8:30 A.M.-8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
the meeting.
8:35 A.M.-9:30 A.M.: Annual Report to the Commission on the NRC
Safety Research Program (Open)--The Committee will discuss the format
and content of the annual ACRS report to the Commission on the NRC
Safety Research Program.
9:30 A.M.-9:45 A.M.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses from
the NRC Executive Director for Operations (EDO) to comments and
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters. The EDO
responses are expected to be made available to the Committee prior to
the meeting.
9:45 A.M.-10:30 A.M.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning
and Procedures Subcommittee (Open)--The Committee will discuss the
recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee regarding
items proposed for consideration by the full Committee during future
meetings. Also, it will hear a report of the Planning and Procedures
Subcommittee on matters related to the conduct of ACRS business, and
organizational and personnel matters relating to the ACRS.
10:45 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: Break and Preparation of Draft ACRS Reports
(Open)--Cognizant ACRS members will prepare draft reports, as needed,
for consideration by the full Committee.
12:45 P.M.-6:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
Friday, July 14, 2000
8:30 A.M.-11:30 A.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACRS Reports (Open)--
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
11:30 A.M.-1:30 P.M.: Discussion of Topics for Meeting with the NRC
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss topics for meeting
with the NRC Commissioners scheduled for October 5, 2000.
1:30 P.M.-2:00 P.M.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will
discuss matters related to the conduct of Committee activities and
matters and specific issues that were not completed during previous
meetings, as time and availability of information permit.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on September 28, 1999 (64 FR
52353). In accordance with these procedures, oral or written views may
be presented by members of the public, including representatives of the
nuclear industry. Electronic recordings will be permitted only during
the open portions of the meeting and questions may be asked only by
members of the Committee, its consultants, and staff. Persons desiring
to make oral statements should notify Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, ACRS, five
days before the meeting, 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 during
the meeting may be limited to selected portions of the meeting as
determined by the Chairman. Information regarding the time to be set
aside for this purpose may be obtained by contacting Mr. Sam Duraiswamy
prior to the meeting. In view of the possibility that the schedule for
ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as necessary to
facilitate the conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend
should check with Mr. Sam Duraiswamy if such rescheduling would result
in major inconvenience.
Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, the Chairman's ruling on
requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and the time
allotted therefor, can be obtained by contacting Mr. Sam Duraiswamy
(telephone 301/415-7364), between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., EDT.
ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
available for downloading or viewing on the internet at http://www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.
Videoteleconferencing service is available for observing open
sessions of ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service for
observing ACRS meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio
Visual Technician (301-415-8066), between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m., EDT,
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
facilities that they use to establish the videoteleconferencing link.
The availability of
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videoteleconferencing services is not guaranteed.
Dated: June 20, 2000.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-16085 Filed 6-23-00; 8:45 am]
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