[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 212 (Wednesday, November 3, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 59795-59796]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-28786]


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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 114th 
meeting on November 17-19, 1999, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.

Wednesday, November 17, 1999

    8:30 A.M.-8:40 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    8:40 A.M.-12:00 Noon: ACNW Planning and Procedures (Open)--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. This 
will include strategic planning and self assessment as well as topics 
for the next Commission briefing. The Committee will discuss ACNW-
related activities of individual members. The Committee may also 
discuss potential ACNW members. (Note: The new members portion may be 
closed to discuss information the release of which would constitute a 
clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy per 5 U.S.C. 
552b(c)(6)).
    1:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M.: Department of Energy's Yucca Mountain Draft 
Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss with the NRC staff the staff's review of the DEIS. The 
Committee plans to submit a letter report on this topic.
    3:15 P.M.-5:00 P.M.: NRC's Yucca Mountain Specific High-Level Waste 
Regulation (Open)--The Committee will review the latest version of 10 
CFR Part 63, ``Disposal of High-Level Radioactive Wastes in a Proposed 
Geologic Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The tenor of public 
comments will also be explored.

Thursday, November 18, 1999

    8:30 A.M.-8:40 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    8:40 A.M.-10:00 A.M.: Rubblization (Open)--The Committee will 
review this decommissioning option and prepare comments on the concept.
    10:15 A.M.-11:30 A.M.: Annotated Outline for Yucca Mountain Review 
Plan (Open)--The Committee will hear a briefing from the NRC staff 
which will describe the transition from Issue Resolution Status Reports 
to a Yucca Mountain review plan.
    12:30 P.M.-2:00 P.M.: Research Plan for Environmental Transport 
(Open)--The ACNW will review generic codes used to predict radionuclide 
transport in the geosphere. The Committee intends to submit comments on 
this review.
    2:15 P.M.-5:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss planned reports on the following topics: 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, the Yucca Mountain DEIS, NRC's Yucca Mountain specific high-level 
waste disposal regulation, rubblization decommissioning option, waste 
related research, NRC staff comments on the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency's Proposed Rule on Environmental Radiation Protection 
Standards For Yucca Mountain, NV (40 CFR part 197), and other topics 
discussed during this and previous meetings as the need arises.

Friday, November 19, 1999

    8:30 A.M.-8:40 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
the meeting.
    8:40 A.M.-9:35 A.M.: Meeting with the Office of Nuclear Material 
Safety and Safeguards (NMSS) Management (Open)--The Committee will meet 
with NMSS managers to discuss items of mutual interest.
    9:35 A.M.-3:00 P.M.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss planned reports on the following topics: 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, the Yucca Mountain DEIS, NRC's Yucca Mountain specific high-level 
waste disposal regulation, rubblization decommissioning option, waste 
related research, NRC staff comments on the U.S. Environmental 
Protection Agency's Proposed Rule on Environmental Radiation Protection 
Standards For Yucca Mountain, NV (40 CFR part 197), and other topics 
discussed during this and previous meetings as the need arises.
    3:00 P.M.-3:30 P.M.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss miscellaneous matters related to the conduct of Committee 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 28, 1999 (64 FR 
52352). 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

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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 Richard K. Major, ACNW, 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 ACNW office, 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.
    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 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. Richard K. Major, 
ACNW (Telephone 301/415-7366), 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.
    The ACNW meeting dates for Calendar Year 2000 are provided below:

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            ACNW meeting No.                       Meeting date
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January 2000--No meeting.
116th (Rockville, MD)..................  February 15-17, 2000.
117th (Rockville, MD)..................  March 14-16, 2000.
April 2000--No meeting.
118th (Rockville, MD)..................  May 16-18, 2000.
119th (Rockville, MD)..................  June 20-22, 2000.
120th (San Antonio, Texas).............  July 18-20, 2000.
August 2000--No meeting.
121st (Amargosa Valley, Nevada)........  September 19-21, 2000.
122nd (Rockville, MD)..................  October 17-19, 2000.
123rd (Rockville, MD)..................  November 15-17, 2000.
December 2000--No meeting.
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    Dated: October 29, 1999.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-28786 Filed 11-2-99; 8:45 am]
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