[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 215 (Tuesday, November 7, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Page 56176]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-27510]



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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 79th 
meeting on November 15 and 16, 1995, in Room T-2B3 at 11545 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The entire meeting will be open to public 
attendance. The agenda for this meeting shall be as follows:

Wednesday, November 15, 1995--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.

Thursday, November 16, 1995--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.

    During this meeting the Committee plans to consider the 
following:
    A. Key Technical Issues--The Committee will discuss the 
development of Key Technical Issues (KTIs) with the NRC staff and 
how these issues will be used to solve licensing questions.
    B. Meeting with the Commission--The Committee will meet with the 
Commissioners to discuss items of mutual interest.
    C. Reviewing NRC's Programmatic Approach to Low-Level Waste 
Management--The Committee will continue to review alternatives to 
the future course of NRC's Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal 
Program. Members of the NRC staff will participate, as well as 
representatives from other organizations.
    D. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss 
proposed reports, including comments on the NRC staff's low-level 
waste alternatives paper and the NRC staff's vertical slice approach 
and KTIs program.
    E. Meeting with the Director, NRC's Division of Waste 
Management, Office of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards--The 
Director will discuss items of current interest related to the 
Division of Waste Management programs.
    F. Committee Activities/Future Agenda--The Committee will 
consider topics proposed for future consideration by the full 
Committee and Working Groups. The Committee will also discuss ACNW-
related activities of individual members.
    G. Miscellaneous--The Committee will 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 September 27, 1995 (60 FR 
49924). 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 Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch, Mr. Richard 
K. Major, 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 
Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch 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 Mr. Major if such rescheduling 
would result in major inconvenience.
    Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the 
meeting has been cancelled or rescheduled, the Chairman's ruling on 
requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and the time 
allotted therefor can be obtained by contacting Mr. Richard K. Major, 
Chief, Nuclear Waste Branch (telephone 301/415-7366), between 8:00 A.M. 
and 5:00 P.M. EST.
    ACNW meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
now available on FedWorld from the ``NRC MAIN MENU.'' Direct Dial 
Access number to FedWorld is (800) 303-9672; the local direct dial 
number is 703-321-3339.
    The ACNW meeting dates for Calendar Year 1996 are provided below:

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        ACNW meeting No.                  1996 ACNW meeting dates       
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81..............................  January 24-26, 1996.                  
82..............................  March 27-29, 1996.                    
83..............................  May 2-4 or May 15-17, 1996.           
84..............................  June 26-28, 1996.                     
85..............................  August 21-23, 1996.                   
86..............................  September 25-27, 1996.                
87..............................  October 22-23, 1996.                  
88..............................  December 10-12, 1996.                 
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    Dated: November 1, 1995.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 95-27510 Filed 11-6-95; 8:45 am]
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