[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 34 (Friday, February 20, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 8696-8697]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-4220]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice

    In accordance with the purposes of sections 29 and 182b. of the 
Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the Advisory Committee on 
Reactor Safeguards will hold a meeting on March 2-4, 1998, in 
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The 
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register 
on Thursday, November 20, 1997 (62 FR 62079).

Monday, March 2, 1998

    8:30 A.M.-8:45 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding conduct of the 
meeting.
    8:45 A.M.-10:15 A.M.: Draft Commission Paper on Modified Approach 
for Fire Protection Rulemaking (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding a modified approach to fire protection rulemaking. The 
Nuclear Energy Institute and other industry representatives may provide 
their views, as appropriate.
    10:30 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Final Rule for Requirements for Shipping 
Packages Used to Transport Vitrified High-Level Waste (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed final rule for 
requirements for shipping packages used to transport vitrified high-
level waste.
    1:00 P.M.-2:30 P.M.: Risk Ranking Approach for Motor-Operated 
Valves (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding risk 
ranking approach for motor-operated valves.
    2:45 P.M.-4:15 P.M.: SECY-98-001, Mechanism for Addressing Generic 
Safety Issues (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding SECY-98-
001.
    4:15 P.M.-6:30 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered 
during this meeting.

Tuesday, March 3, 1998

    8:30 A.M.-8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding conduct of the 
meeting.
    8:35 A.M.-10:00 A.M.: Elevation of CDF to a Fundamental Safety Goal 
and Possible Revision to the Safety Goal Policy Statement (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding staff actions related to 
elevation of the CDF to a fundamental safety goal and modifying the 
Safety Goal Policy.
    10:15 A.M.-12:15 P.M.: Proposed Final SRP Sections and Regulatory 
Guides for Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Regulation and Related 
Matters (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff and industry 
regarding proposed final Standard Review Plan sections and Regulatory 
Guides for risk-informed, performance-based regulations including 
applications for technical specifications, graded quality assurance, 
and inservice testing.
    1:15 P.M.-1:45 P.M.: Report of the Subcommittee on Reliability and 
Probabilistic Risk Assessment (Open)--

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 The Committee will hear a report by the Chairman of the Reliability 
and Probabilistic Risk Assessment Subcommittee regarding matters 
considered during the February 19-20, 1998 meeting.
    1:45 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on 
matters considered during this meeting.

Wednesday, March 4, 1998

    8:30 A.M.-8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--
The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding conduct of the 
meeting.
    8:35 A.M.-10:00 A.M.: Proposed Improvements to the Senior 
Management Meeting Process (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding proposed improvements to the Senior Management Meeting 
process.
    10:15 A.M.-10:30 A.M.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss responses from the 
NRC Executive Director for Operations (EDO) to comments and 
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters.
    10:30 A.M.-11:15 A.M.: Report of the Planning and Procedures 
Subcommittee (Open/Closed)--The Committee will hear a report of the 
Planning and Procedures Subcommittee on matters related to the conduct 
of ACRS business agenda for the planning, meeting, and organizational 
and personnel matters relating to the ACRS.

    [Note: A portion of this session may be closed to discuss 
organizational and personnel matters that relate solely to the 
internal personnel rules and practices of this Advisory Committee, 
and information the release of which would constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.]

    11:15 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Future ACRS Activities (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss the recommendations of the Planning and Procedures 
Subcommittee regarding items proposed for consideration by the full 
Committee during future meetings.
    1:00 P.M.-5:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports on 
matters considered during this meeting.
    5:00 P.M.-5:30 P.M.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss matters related to the conduct of Committee activities and 
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 ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on September 4, 1997 (62 FR 
46782). In accordance with these procedures, oral or written views may 
be presented by members of the public, including representatives of the 
nuclear industry, electronic recordings will be permitted only during 
the open portions of the meeting, and questions may be asked only by 
members of the Committee, its consultants, and staff. Persons desiring 
to make oral statements should notify Dr. Medhat M. El-Zeftawy, Acting 
Chief of the Nuclear Reactors Branch, at least five days before the 
meeting, if possible, 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 
Chairman. Information regarding the time to be set aside for this 
purpose may be obtained by contacting the Acting Chief of the Nuclear 
Reactors Branch prior to the meeting. In view of the possibility that 
the schedule for ACRS meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as 
necessary to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, persons planning to 
attend should check with the Acting Chief of the Nuclear Reactors 
Branch if such rescheduling would result in major inconvenience.
    In accordance with subsection 10(d) Public Law 92-463, I have 
determined that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting noted 
above to discuss matters that relate solely to the internal personnel 
rules and practices of this Advisory Committee per 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), 
and to discuss information the release of which would constitute a 
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy per 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(6).
    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 therefor, can be obtained by contacting Dr. Medhat M. El-
Zeftawy, Acting Chief of the Nuclear Reactors Branch (telephone 301/
415-6889), between 7:30 A.M. and 4:15 P.M. EST.
    ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available for downloading or reviewing on the internet at http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.

    Dated: February 13, 1998.
John C. Hoyle,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-4220 Filed 2-19-98; 8:45 am]
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