[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 95 (Monday, May 17, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 27956-27957]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-11074]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting
The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will hold its 150th
meeting on May 25-27, 2004, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland. The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Tuesday, May 25, 2004
1 p.m.-3:10 p.m.: Safeguards and Security Matters (Closed)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the Office of Nuclear Material Safety and
Safeguards (NMSS) to discuss safeguards and security matters.
3:25 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
the meeting.
3:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Louisiana Energy Services (LES) Gas Centrifuge
Uranium Enrichment Project (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the
NRC staff regarding the recent application, NRC Docket No. 70-3103,
by LES to construct a gas centrifuge enrichment plant in Lea County,
New Mexico.
4:30 p.m.-6 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The Committee
will discuss proposed ACNW reports on matters considered during this
and previous meetings regarding reports on West Valley Performance
Assessment Plans, Risk-Informed Regulation for NMSS Activities, and
LES Gas Centrifuge Uranium Enrichment Program (tentative).
Wednesday, May 26, 2004
8:30 a.m.-8:40 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The Chairman will
make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
8:40 a.m.-9:40 a.m.: Review of DOE Technical Basis Documents
Supporting the Yucca Mountain License Application (YMLA) (Open)--The
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with
representatives of the NRC staff on its recent evaluation of DOE
Analysis Model Reports intended to support the YMLA as discussed in
a staff letter to M. Chu, DOE, dated April 10, 2004.
9:40 a.m.-10:40 a.m.: Decommissioning Program Changes (Open)--The
Committee will hear a briefing by and hold discussions with the NRC
staff on the recent changes to the decommissioning program, as
described in SECY-04-0022.
11:10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss proposed topics for
a meeting with the NRC Commissioners, which is scheduled to be held
between 9:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 21, 2004.
1:45 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACNW reports on matters considered
during this and previous meetings.
Thursday, May 27, 2004
8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The Chairman will
make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
8:35 a.m.-10 a.m.: Treatment of Uncertainties in Hydrologic Models:
Conceptual Model and Parameter Uncertainty (Open)--The Committee
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives
of the NRC staff, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and the
University of Arizona regarding the proposed strategy for coupling
parameter uncertainty with conceptual model uncertainty in ground
water modeling.
10:15 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports. (Open)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACNW letter
reports.
12:45 p.m.-1 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 ACNW meetings
were published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2003 (68 FR
59643). In accordance with these procedures, oral or written
statements may be presented by members of the public. Electronic
recordings will be permitted only during those portions of the
meeting that are open to the public. Persons desiring to make oral
statements should notify Mr. Howard J. Larson, Special Assistant
(Telephone (301) 415-6805), between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. e.t., as
far in advance as practicable so that appropriate arrangements can
be made to schedule the necessary time during the meeting for such
statements. Use of still, motion picture, and television cameras
during this meeting will be limited to selected portions of the
meeting as determined by the ACNW Chairman. Information regarding
the time to be set aside for taking pictures may be obtained by
contacting the ACNW office prior to the meeting. In view of the
possibility that the schedule for ACNW meetings may be adjusted by
the Chairman as necessary to
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facilitate the conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend
should notify Mr. Howard J. Larson as to their particular needs.
In accordance with Subsection 10(d) Public Law 92-463, I have
determined that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting
noted above to discuss and protect national security information as
well as unclassified safeguards information pursuant to 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(1) and (3).
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 therefore can be obtained by contacting Mr. Howard J.
Larson.
ACNW meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
available through the NRC Public Document Room at [email protected], or by
calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available
Records System (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS)
which is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/ (ACRS & ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas).
Video teleconferencing service is available for observing open
sessions of ACNW meetings. Those wishing to use this service for
observing ACNW meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACNW
Audiovisual Technician (Telephone (301) 415-8066), between 7:30 a.m.
and 3:45 p.m. e.t., 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 and facilities that they use
to establish the video teleconferencing link. The availability of
video teleconferencing services is not guaranteed.
Dated: May 11, 2004.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-11074 Filed 5-14-04; 8:45 am]
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