[Federal Register Volume 62, Number 32 (Tuesday, February 18, 1997)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7280-7281]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 97-3884]


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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 90th 
meeting on March 20 and 21, 1997, in Room T-2B3, at 11545 Rockville 
Pike, Rockville, 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 constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of 
personal privacy pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(6).
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Thursday, March 20, 1997--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.
Friday, March 21, 1997--8:30 A.M. until 6:00 P.M.

    During this meeting, the Committee plans to consider the following:
    A. Meeting with the Directors of the Division of Waste Management 
and the Spent Fuel Projects Office--The Directors will discuss 
priorities for their respective divisions and highlight issues they may 
wish the Committee to consider over the next year.
    B. Defense In-Depth Philosophy--The NRC staff will discuss this 
philosophy and how it applies to the regulation of nuclear waste 
activities. This discussion will revisit the history of the defense in-
depth philosophy and the rationale behind the high-level waste 
subsystem requirements in the Commission's regulations (10 CFR Part 
60).
    C. Planning for Commission Meeting--The Committee will prepare for 
their April 1997 meeting with the Commission.
    D. BIOMOVS II--The Committee will be briefed by the NRC staff on 
the current status of the Biosphere Model Validation Study, Phase II. 
Central to this work is defining the reference biosphere and critical 
group.
    E. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss proposed 
reports, including the specification of a critical group and reference 
biosphere to be used in the performance assessment for a nuclear waste 
disposal facility, and other topics discussed during the meeting as the 
need arises.
    F. Committee Activities/Future Agenda/Appointment of New Members--
The Committee will consider topics proposed for future consideration by 
the full Committee and Working Groups. The Committee will discuss ACNW-
related activities of individual members. The Committee will also 
consider the qualifications of potential new ACNW members. 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).
    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 October 8, 1996 (61 FR 
52814). 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 schedule the necessary time during the 
meeting for such statements. Use of still, motion picture, and 
television cameras during this meeting will 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 notify Mr. Major as to their 
particular needs.
    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

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(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.

    Dated: February 2, 1997.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Office.
[FR Doc. 97-3884 Filed 2-14-97; 8:45 am]
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