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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
 

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Meeting

    The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will hold its 62nd 
meeting on Wednesday and Thursday, March 23 and 24, 1994, in room P-
110, 7920 Norfolk Avenue, Bethesda, Maryland.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance, with the 
exception of a portion that may be closed to discuss information the 
release of which would represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of 
personal privacy pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
    The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:

Wednesday, March 23, 1994--8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.
Thursday, March 24, 1994--8:30 a.m. until 6 p.m.

    During this meeting the Committee plans to consider the 
following:
    A. Low-Level Waste (LLW) Performance Assessment Program--Review 
the LLW Performance Assessment Program (Working Group meeting 
scheduled for March 22, 1994). A Draft Branch Technical Position on 
Performance Assessment for LLW Disposal Facilities will be the focus 
of the review. Representatives of the NRC staff will participate.
    B. Meeting with the Director of NRC's Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards (NMSS)--Discuss items of mutual interest with 
the Director of NMSS.
    C. Natural Analogs--Review the NRC staff technical program on 
natural analogs. Participation by the NRC staff and representatives 
of the Center for Nuclear Waste Regulatory Analyses is expected.
    D. NRC Staff Technical Position (STP) on Fault Avoidance--Review 
the STP on Fault Avoidance. Public comments on the draft STP will be 
reviewed. The ACNW expects to issue comments on the final STP.
    E. Summary of Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board (NWTRB) 
Meeting on Seismic and Volcanic Hazards--Hear a brief report from an 
ACNW member who attended this NWTRB meeting on Seismic and Volcanic 
Hazard Estimation at Yucca Mountain.
    F. Future Activities--Discuss topics proposed for consideration 
by the full Committee during future meetings.
    H. New Members--Discuss matters related to the Department of new 
members, and organizational and personnel matters related to the 
ACNW members and ACNW staff. Portions of this session may be closed 
to public attendance to discuss information the release of which 
would represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
    I. Miscellaneous--Discuss miscellaneous matters related to the 
conduct of Committee activities and organizational activities and 
complete discussion of 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 June 6, 1988 (53 FR 
20699). 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, and questions may be asked only 
by members of the Committee, its consultants, and staff. The ACRS 
Office is providing staff support for the ACNW. Persons desiring to 
make oral statements should notify the Executive Director of the 
ACRS Office as far in advance as practical so that appropriate 
arrangements can be made to allow the necessary time during the 
meeting for such statements. Use of still, motion picture, and 
television cameras during this meeting may be limited to selected 
portions of the meetings as determined by the ACNW Chairman. 
Information regarding the time to be set aside for this purpose may 
be obtained by contacting the Executive Director of the Office of 
the ACRS, Dr. John T. Larkins (telephone 301/492-4516), prior to the 
meeting. In view of the possibility that the schedule for ACNW 
meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as necessary to facilitate 
the conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend should check 
with the ACNW Executive Director or call the recording (301/492-
4600) for the current schedule if such rescheduling would result in 
major inconvenience.

    Dated: March 4, 1994.
John C. Hoyle,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-5548 Filed 3-9-94; 8:45 am]
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