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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 68th 
meeting on October 18 and 19, 1994, at the Hotel San Remo, 115 East 
Tropicana Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada.
    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 constitute 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:

Tuesday, October 18, 1994--8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, October 19, 1994--8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.

    During this meeting the Committee plans to consider the 
following:
    A. Systems Prioritization Approach--Hear a report on a new 
approach adopted by the WIPP program to demonstrate compliance with 
the EPA Standards, which is redirecting performance assessment and 
data collection activities to provide greater confidence while 
minimizing associated costs.
    B. Selection of High-Level Waste Research Topics--Selection of 
high-level waste (HLW) research topics for further review by the 
ACNW in the Committee's examination of NRC's high-level waste 
research program.
    C. Accelerated Pneumatic Testing Program--Review details of the 
Department of Energy's accelerated program to collect baseline 
pneumatic data during Exploratory Studies Facility construction.
    D. Implementation of the Proposed Program Approach (PPA)--
Overview of saturated and unsaturated zone studies with emphasis on 
impacts from PPA.
    E. Yucca Mountain Project--Comments by Interested Parties--Hear 
comments from and hold discussions with state, tribal, county, and 
local government officials. Representatives from other stakeholders 
in the proposed HLW repository effort may also present comments.
    F. Preparation of ACNW Reports--Prepare ACNW reports on issues 
considered during this and previous meetings.
    G. Committee Activities/Future Agenda--Discuss topics proposed 
for consideration by the full Committee and working groups. Discuss 
organizational and personnel matters related to ACNW members and 
ACNW staff. A portion of this session may be closed to public 
attendance to discuss information the release of which would 
constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
    H. 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. Persons 
desiring to make oral statements should notify the ACNW Executive 
Director, Dr. John T. Larkins, as far in advance as practicable 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 meeting as determined by the ACNW 
Chairman. Information regarding the time to be set aside for this 
purpose may be obtained by contacting the ACNW Executive Director 
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 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 therefore can be obtained by contacting the ACNW 
Executive Director, Dr. John T. Larkins (telephone 301/415-7360), 
between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. EST.

    Dated: September 30, 1994.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 94-24762 Filed 10-5-94; 8:45 am]
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