[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 23 (Thursday, February 3, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 5377-5378]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-2428]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Working Group Meeting on Control of Solid Materials

AGENCY:  Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION:  Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY:  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff Working Group 
on control of solid materials will hold regular meetings to develop the 
Commission paper to be prepared for submittal to the Commission in 
March 2000. The meetings will be open for the public to observe the 
processes used for the development of the paper.

DATES:  Wednesday, February 9, 2000, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., and 
alternate Wednesdays after that date.

ADDRESSES:  Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Room T7-A1, Two White Flint 
North, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:  Frank Cardile; e-mail: [email protected], 
telephone: (301) 415-6185; or Anthony Huffert; e-mail: [email protected], 
Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards, USNRC, Washington DC 
20555-0001.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC previously published an Issues Paper 
in a Federal Register notice (FRN) on June 30, 1999 (64 FR 35090), 
indicating that it is examining its current approach for

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the control of solid materials. The Issues Paper discussed several 
issues and alternative approaches and invited written and electronic 
comment on the paper by November 15, 1999 (the date was subsequently 
extended to December 22, 1999). In addition, the NRC held four 
facilitated public meetings at different locations between September 
and December 1999. Currently, the NRC Staff is preparing a paper, and 
plans to brief the Commission, on stakeholder reactions and concerns 
with the Issues Paper expressed both at the public meetings and in 
written comment, on the status of the technical analyses, and on 
recommendations on whether to proceed with rulemaking or other staff 
actions regarding release of solid materials, and the schedule for 
future staff actions on this effort. The NRC Staff will hold regular 
meetings to develop the March Commission paper that are open to the 
public to better clarify for interested parties the development of the 
alternatives and issues to be included in the March Commission paper, 
and to allow observers to comment on the planned development of the 
paper. As space permits, all interested parties may attend as 
observers. Time will be allocated for brief statements from the public.
    Information about current NRC efforts in this area can be found on 
a website dedicated to this effort at the following address: http://www.nrc.gov/NMSS/IMNS/controlsolids.html. The website includes the 
Issues Paper, discussion of opportunities for public comment, and 
summaries of comments at the public meetings held to date.
    The public meetings will generally be held at the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission offices in Rockville, Maryland, every other 
Wednesday, beginning February 9, 2000, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in Room 
T7-A1, Two White Flint North, 11545 Rockville Pike. Those planning to 
attend the meetings should verify the status of the meeting by checking 
the NRC public meeting website at http://www.nrc.gov/NRC/PUBLIC/meet.html. Also, for planning purposes, observers from the public are 
requested to notify Roberta Gordon at (301) 415-7555 if they plan to 
attend.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of January 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Lawrence E. Kokajko,
Acting Chief, Regulations and Guidance Branch, Division of Industrial 
and Medical Nuclear Safety, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 00-2428 Filed 2-2-00; 8:45 am]
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