[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 38020-38021]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-17973]


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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 111th 
meeting on July 19-21, 1999, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Monday, July 19, 1999--8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 20, 1999--8:30 a.m. until 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, July 21, 1999--8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.

    The following topics will be discussed:
    A. ACNW Planning and Procedures--The Committee will hear a briefing 
from its staff on issues to be covered during this meeting. The 
Committee will also consider topics proposed for future consideration 
by the full Committee and Working Groups. The Committee will discuss 
ACNW-related activities of individual members.
    B. Risk Communications--The Committee will continue to prepare for 
sessions with the local stakeholders to

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be held this fall in the Las Vegas, Nevada, area.
    C. Revised Design for the Proposed Yucca Mountain Repository--
Representatives from the Department of Energy and its contractor will 
discuss the license application design selection process and describe 
the current final revised repository design.
    D. Results of the Arthur Andersen Review of the Division of Waste 
Management Activities--The Deputy Director, NMSS, will discuss the 
results of recent strategic planning activities within the Division of 
Waste Management and potential impacts on ACNW activities.
    E. DOE Presentation on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement 
(DEIS) for the Proposed Yucca Mountain Repository--A DOE representative 
will discuss the scope of the DEIS and the review process, providing 
additional background information for the Committee's future comments 
once the document is made public.
    F. Spent Fuel Project Office (SFPO) Briefing--A representative of 
the SFPO will present an update and overview of their activities. Also 
to be discussed is the relationship of current spent fuel 
transportation study initiatives to sites such as Yucca Mountain and 
the Private Fuel Storage facility.
    G. Preparation of ACNW Reports--The Committee will discuss planned 
reports on the following topics: a White Paper on Repository Design 
Issues at Yucca Mountain, a White Paper on Near-Field Chemistry issues, 
a joint ACRS/ACNW letter report on an NMSS approach to risk-informed, 
performance-based regulation in NMSS and other topics discussed during 
this and previous meetings as the need arises.
    H. Meeting with the Director, Division of Waste Management--The 
Committee will meet with the Director informally to discuss items of 
mutual interest.
    I. 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 September 29, 1998 (63 FR 
51967). 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 Associate Director for Technical Support, 
ACRS/ACNW, Dr. Richard P. Savio, 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 taking pictures may 
be obtained by contacting the Associate Director for Technical Support, 
ACRS/ACNW, 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 Dr. Savio as to their particular needs.
    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. Richard P. Savio, 
Associate Director for Technical Support, ACRS/ACNW (Telephone 301/415-
7363), between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. EDT.
    ACNW meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
now available for downloading or reviewing on the internet at http://
www.nrc.gov/ACRSACNW.
    Videoteleconferencing service is available for observing open 
sessions of ACNW meetings. Those wishing to use this service for 
observing ACNW meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACNW 
Audiovisual Technician (301-415-8066), between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. 
EDT 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 and facilities that they use to establish the 
videoteleconferencing link. The availability of videoteleconferencing 
services is not guaranteed.

    Dated: July 7, 1999.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-17973 Filed 7-13-99; 8:45 am]
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