[Federal Register Volume 61, Number 110 (Thursday, June 6, 1996)]
[Notices]
[Page 28908]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 96-14237]



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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Renewal Notice

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)

ACTION: Notice of renewal of the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste 
for a period of two years.

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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has 
determined that renewal of the Charter for the Advisory Committee on 
Nuclear Waste for the two year period commencing on May 30, 1996, is in 
the public interest in connection with duties imposed on the Commission 
by law. This action is being taken in accordance with the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act after consultation with the Committee Management 
Secretariat, General Services Administration.
    The purpose of the Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste is to 
provide advice to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) on 
nuclear waste disposal facilities, as directed by the Commission. This 
includes 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 primary emphasis will be on 
disposal facilities. In performing its work, the Committee will examine 
and report on those areas of concern referred to it by the Commission 
or its designated representatives, and will undertake other studies and 
activities related to those issues as directed by the Commission. The 
Committee will interact with representatives of NRC, ACRS, other 
federal agencies, state and local agencies, Indian Tribes, private 
organizations, etc., as appropriate to fulfill its responsibilities.
    For Further Information Please Contact: John T. Larkins, Executive 
Director of the Committee, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
Washington, D.C. 20555, telephone (301) 415-7360.

    Dated: May 30, 1996.
Andrew L. Bates,
Federal Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 96-14237 Filed 6-5-96; 8:45 am]
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