[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 191 (Friday, October 2, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59829-59830]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-25116]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Notice of Meeting
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 (ACRS) will hold a meeting on October 7-10, 2015,
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland
2:00 p.m.-2:05 p.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
the meeting.
2:05 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) Enhancements
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding proposed enhancements
to the ROP Process.
3:30 p.m.-4:00 p.m.: Assessment of the Quality of Selected Research
Projects (Open)--The Committee will discuss the quality of selected NRC
research projects.
4:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed
during this meeting.
Thursday, October 8, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland
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.-11:00 a.m.: SHINE Construction Permit Application (Open/
Closed) - The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions
with representatives of the NRC staff and SHINE regarding the safety
evaluation associated with the SHINE construction permit application
for a Mo99 medical radioisotope production facility under 10 CFR part
50.
Note: A portion of this meeting may be closed in order to
discuss and protect information designated as proprietary pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
1:00 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Interim Staff Guidance (ISG): Acute Chemical
Exposures and Quantitative Standards (Open)--The Committee will hear
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC
staff, NEI, and other members of the public regarding the Interim Staff
Guidance (ISG): Acute Chemical Exposures and Quantitative Standards.
3:30 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters discussed
during this meeting.
Note: A portion of this meeting may be closed in order to
discuss and protect information designated as proprietary pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
Friday, October 9, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-10:00 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning
and Procedures Subcommittee (Open/Closed)--The Committee will discuss
the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee
regarding items proposed for consideration by the Full Committee during
future ACRS Meetings, and matters related to the conduct of ACRS
business, including anticipated workload and member assignments.
Note: A portion of this meeting may be closed pursuant to 5
U.S.C. 552b(c)(2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel
matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices
of ACRS, and information the release of which would constitute a
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.
10:00 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses from
the NRC Executive Director for Operations to comments and
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters.
1:00 p.m.-2:00 p.m.: Meeting with Commissioner Baran (Open)--The
Committee will meet with
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Commissioner Baran to discuss items of mutual interest.
2:00 p.m.-6:00 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on
matters discussed during this meeting.
Note: A portion of this meeting may be closed in order to
discuss and protect information designated as proprietary pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).
Saturday, October 10, 2015, Conference Room T2-B1, 11545 Rockville
Pike, Rockville, Maryland
8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--
The Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
Note: A portion of this meeting may be closed in order to
discuss and protect information designated as proprietary pursuant
to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(4).]
11:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will
continue its discussion related to the conduct of Committee activities
and specific issues that were not completed during previous meetings.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACRS meetings
were published in the Federal Register on October 1, 2014 (79 FR
59307). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may
be presented by members of the public, including representatives of the
nuclear industry. Persons desiring to make oral statements should
notify Quynh Nguyen, Cognizant ACRS Staff (Telephone: 301-415-5844,
Email: [email protected]), 5 days before the meeting, if possible,
so that appropriate arrangements can be made to allow necessary time
during the meeting for such statements. 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 the Cognizant ACRS Staff if such rescheduling
would result in major inconvenience.
Thirty-five hard copies of each presentation or handout should be
provided 30 minutes before the meeting. In addition, one electronic
copy of each presentation should be emailed to the Cognizant ACRS Staff
one day before meeting. If an electronic copy cannot be provided within
this timeframe, presenters should provide the Cognizant ACRS Staff with
a CD containing each presentation at least 30 minutes before the
meeting.
In accordance with Subsection 10(d) of Public Law 92-463 and 5
U.S.C. 552b(c), certain portions of the October 7th-10th meeting date
may be closed, as specifically noted above. 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.
Electronic recordings will be permitted only during the open portions
of the meeting.
ACRS meeting agendas, 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/.
Video teleconferencing service is available for observing open
sessions of ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service should
contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio Visual Technician (301-415-8066),
between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. (ET), 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 at Rockville, Maryland, this 28th day of September, 2015.
For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Acting, Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 2015-25116 Filed 10-1-15; 8:45 am]
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