[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 246 (Wednesday, December 23, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Page 71171]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-34004]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel

AGENCY: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of renewal and amendment of the charter of the Licensing 
Support Network Advisory Review Panel (LSNARP).

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SUMMARY: The Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel was 
established by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission as a Federal 
Advisory Committee in 1989. Its purpose was to provide advice to (1) 
the Department of Energy (DOE) on the fundamental issues of design and 
development of an electronic information management system to be used 
to store and retrieve documents relating to the licensing of a geologic 
repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste, and (2) 
the Nuclear Regulatory Commission on the operation and maintenance of 
the system. This electronic information management system was known as 
the Licensing Support System (LSS). On November 24, 1998 the Commission 
approved amendments to 10 CFR Part 2 (SECY-98-237) to provide for a 
Network based electronic information management system. These 
amendments will be published shortly. The changes to 10 CFR Part 2 
require that the Licensing Support System Advisory Review Panel be 
renamed as the Licensing Support Network Advisory Review Panel and that 
the Charter be amended to reflect other changes made to the rule.
    Membership on the Panel continues to be drawn from those interests 
that will be affected by the use of the LSN, including the Department 
of Energy, the NRC, the State of Nevada, the National Congress of 
American Indians, affected units of local governments in Nevada, the 
Nevada Nuclear Waste Task Force, and a coalition of nuclear industry 
groups. Federal agencies with expertise and experience in electronic 
information management systems may also participate on the Panel.
    The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has determined that renewal of 
the charter for the LSNARP until December 19, 2000 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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Andrew L. Bates, Office of the 
Secretary, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555: 
Telephone 301-504-1963.

    Dated: December 17, 1998.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 98-34004 Filed 12-22-98; 8:45 am]
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