[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 27, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 49924-49925]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-23926]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Procedures for Meetings

Background

    Procedures to be followed with respect to meetings conducted 
pursuant to the Federal Advisory Committee Act by the Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission's (NRC's) Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste 
(ACNW) are described in this notice. These procedures are set forth in 
order that they may be incorporated by reference in future individual 
meeting notices.
    The ACNW advises the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on nuclear waste 
disposal facilities. This includes facilities covered under 10 CFR 
parts 60 and 61 and other applicable regulations and legislative 
mandates such as the Nuclear Waste Policy Act, the Low-Level 
Radioactive Waste Policy Act, and the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation 
Control Act, as amended. The Committee's reports become a part of the 
public record. The ACNW meetings are normally open to the public and 
provide opportunities for oral or written statements from members of 
the public to be considered as part of the Committee's information 
gathering procedure. The meetings are not adjudicatory hearings such as 
those conducted by the NRC's Atomic Safety and Licensing Board Panel as 
part of the Commission's licensing process. ACNW full Committee 
meetings are conducted in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act.

General Rules Regarding ACNW Meetings

    An agenda is published in the Federal Register for each full 
Committee meeting. Practical considerations may dictate some changes to 
the agenda. The Chairman of the Committee is empowered to conduct the 
meeting in a manner that, in his judgment, will facilitate the orderly 
conduct of business, including making provisions to continue 
discussions of matters not completed on the scheduled day to the next 
day.
    The following requirements shall apply to public participation in 
ACNW meetings:
    (a) Persons wishing to submit written statements regarding the 
agenda items may do so by providing a readily reproducible copy at the 
beginning of the meeting. Comments should be limited to matters under 
consideration by the Committee.
    Persons desiring to mail written comments may do so by sending a 

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    readily reproducible copy addressed to the Designated Federal Official 
specified in the Federal Register notice for the individual meeting in 
care of the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555. Comments should be in the 
possession of the Designated Federal Official no later than five days 
prior to a meeting to allow time for reproduction, distribution, and 
consideration at the meeting.
    (b) Persons desiring to make oral statements at the meeting should 
make a request to do so to the Designated Federal Official prior to the 
beginning of the meeting and summarize the content of the oral 
statements for the Designated Federal Official. If possible, the 
request should be made five days before the meeting, identifying the 
topics to be discussed and the amount of time needed for presentation, 
so that appropriate arrangements can be made. The Committee will hear 
oral statements on topics being reviewed at an appropriate time during 
the meeting scheduled by the Chairman.
    (c) Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether a 
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, and the Chairman's ruling on 
requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and the time 
allotted therefore can be obtained by contacting, at least two days 
prior to the meeting, Chief of the Nuclear Waste Branch, ACNW 
(telephone: 301/415-7366) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., Eastern 
Time.
    (d) During the ACNW meeting presentations and discussions, 
questions may be asked by ACNW members, Committee consultants, the NRC 
staff, and the ACNW staff.
    (e) The use of still, motion picture, and television cameras will 
be permitted both before and after the meeting and during any recess, 
subject to the condition that the physical installation and presence of 
such equipment will not interfere with the conduct of the meeting. 
Approval from the Designated Federal Official will have to be obtained 
prior to the installation or use of such equipment. The use of such 
equipment will be allowed while the meeting is in session at the 
discretion of the Chairman to a degree that it is not disruptive. When 
use of such equipment is permitted, appropriate measures will be taken 
to protect proprietary or privileged information that may be in 
documents, folders, etc., being used during the meeting. Electronic 
recordings will be permitted only during those portions of the meeting 
that are open to the public.
    (f) A transcript is kept for certain open portions of the meeting 
and will be available in the NRC Public Document Room, 2120 L Street, 
NW, Washington, DC 20555, for use within on week following the meeting. 
A copy of the certified minutes of the meeting will be available at the 
same location one or before three months following the meeting. Copies 
may be obtained at the Public Document Room upon payment of appropriate 
charges.
    (g) When ACNW meetings are held at locations other than at NRC 
facilities, reproduction facilities may not be available at reasonable 
cost. Accordingly, 25 additional copies of the materials to be used 
during the meeting should be provided for distribution at such 
meetings.

Special Provisions When Proprietary Sessions Are To Be Held

    If it is necessary to hold closed sessions for the purpose of 
discussion matters involving proprietary information, persons with 
agreements permitting access to such information may attend those 
portions of the ACNW meetings where this material is being discussed 
upon confirmation that such agreements are effective and related to the 
material being discussed.
    The Designated Federal Official should be informed of such an 
agreement at least five working days prior to the meeting so that it 
can be confirmed, and a determination can be made regarding the 
applicability of the agreement to the material that will be discussed 
during the meeting. The minimum information provided should include 
information regarding the date of the agreement, the scope of the 
material included in the agreement, the project or projects involved, 
and the names and titles of the persons signing the agreement. 
Additional information may be requested to identify the specific 
agreement involved. A copy of the executed agreement should be provided 
to the Designated Federal Official prior to the beginning of the 
meeting for admittance to the closed session.

    Dated: September 21, 1995.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-23926 Filed 9-26-95; 8:45 am]
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