[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 9 (Thursday, January 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 2525-2526]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-830]


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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 February 3-6, 1999, in 
Conference Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The 
date of this meeting was previously published in the Federal Register 
on Wednesday, November 18, 1998 (63 FR 64105).

Wednesday, February 3, 1999

    8:30 A.M.-8:45 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman 
(Open)--The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the 
conduct of the meeting.
    8:45 A.M.-10:15 A.M.: Status of the Proposed Final Revision to 
10 CFR 50.59 (Changes, tests and experiments) (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives 
of the NRC staff regarding the status of the proposed final revision 
to 10 CFR 50.59 and related matters.
    10:30 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Proposed Improvements to the NRC 
Inspection and Assessment Programs (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff regarding proposed improvements to the NRC Inspection and 
Assessment Programs, including initiatives related to the 
development of performance indicators and a risk-based inspection 
program.
    1:00 P.M.-1:40 P.M.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC 
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will discuss the following items 
for meeting with the Commissioners:

 Proposed Revisions to 10 CFR 50.59 (Changes, tests and 
experiments).
 Options to Make 10 CFR Part 50 Risk Informed.
 Status of ACRS Activities Associated with License Renewal.
 Proposed Rulemaking on the Use of the Revised Source Term.
 Use of PRA Results and Insights in the Regulatory Process.*
 Elevation of Core Damage Frequency to a Fundamental Safety 
Goal and Possible Revision of the Commission's Safety Goal Policy 
Statement.*
 NRC Safety Research Program.*

[*Time permitting, these items will be discussed]

    2:00 P.M.-3:30 P.M.: Meeting with the NRC Commissioners, 
Commissioners' Conference Room, One White Flint North (Open)--The 
Committee will meet with the NRC Commissioners to discuss the items 
listed above.
    4:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports, including those on the 
NRC Safety Research Program, lessons learned from the review of the 
AP600 design, and the role of frequency-consequence curves in risk-
informed decisionmaking.

Thursday, February 4, 1999

    8:30 A.M.-8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman 
(Open)--The ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the 
conduct of the meeting.
    8:35 A.M.-10:00 A.M.: Proposed Final Revision to 10 CFR 50.65 
(a)(3) of the Maintenance Rule (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
NRC staff and the Nuclear Energy Institute regarding the proposed 
final revision to the Maintenance Rule, which would require that the 
licensees perform safety assessments prior to performing maintenance 
activities.
    10:15 A.M.-11:45 A.M.: SECY-98-244, NRC Human Performance Plan 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the NRC 
Human Performance Plan.
    12:45 P.M.-2:15 P.M.: Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety 
Issue (GSI) B-61, Allowable ECCS Equipment Outage Periods (Open)--
The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the proposed resolution 
of GSI B-61 concerning the allowable outage periods for emergency 
core cooling system (ECCS) equipment.
    2:30 P.M.-4:00 P.M.: Fire Protection Issues (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff regarding the fire protection 
issues, including the results of Pilot Fire Protection Functional 
Inspections.
    4:15 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports,.

Friday, February 5, 1999

    8:30 A.M.-8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman 
(Open)--The ACRS

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Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
    8:35 A.M.-9:00 A.M.: Subcommittee Report (Open)--The Committee 
will hear a report by the Chairman of the Thermal-Hydraulic 
Phenomena Subcommittee regarding matters discussed during the 
December 16-17, 1998 meeting.
    9:00 A.M.-10:15 A.M.: Follow-up Items Resulting from the ACRS 
Retreat (Open)--The Committee will discuss the follow-up items 
resulting from the January 27-29, 1999 ACRS retreat.
    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, 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.-1:30 P.M.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses 
from the NRC Executive Director for Operations (EDO) to comments and 
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters, 
including the EDO responses to the ACRS letters on the Proposed 
Revision to the Enforcement Policy, and on the Reprioritization and 
Proposed Resolution of Generic Safety Issue-171, ``Engineered Safety 
Features Failure from Loss-of-Offsite Power Subsequent to a Loss-of-
Coolant Accident.''
    1:30 P.M.-7:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.

Saturday, February 6, 1999

    8:30 A.M.-12:00 Noon: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    12:00 Noon-12:30 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 29, 1998 (63 FR 
51968). 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 Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, Chief of the 
Nuclear Reactors Branch, at least five days before the meeting, if 
possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made to allow 
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 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 Chief of the Nuclear Reactors Branch if such 
rescheduling would result in major inconvenience.
    In accordance with subsection 10(d) Pub. L. 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 Mr. Sam Duraiswamy, 
Chief of the Nuclear Reactors Branch (telephone 301/415-7364), between 
7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. EST.
    ACRS meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available for downloading or viewing on the internet at http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.
    Video teleconferencing service is available for observing open 
sessions of ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service for 
observing ACRS meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio 
Visual Technician, (301-415-8066) between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. EST 
at least 10 days before the meeting to ensure the availability of this 
service. Individuals or organizations requesting this service will be 
responsible for telephone line charges and for providing the equipment 
facilities that they use to establish the video teleconferencing link. 
The availability of video teleconferencing services is not guaranteed.

    Dated: January 7, 1999.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-830 Filed 1-13-99; 8:45 am]
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