[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 11, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 1650-1651]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-609]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Subcommittee Meeting on 
Planning and Procedures

    The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures will hold a 
meeting on January 27-29, 2000, Radisson Suite Resort, Cedarwood #2 
Room, 1201 Gulf Boulevard, Clearwater, Florida.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance, with the 
exception of a portion that may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c) 
(2) and (6) to discuss organizational and personnel matters that relate 
solely to internal personnel rules and practices of ACRS, and 
information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy.
    The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows:

Thursday, January 27, 2000--8:30 a.m. Until the Conclusion of 
Business

    The Subcommittee will discuss issues related to PRA quality, 
including development of industrial standards; use of importance 
measures in risk-informing 10 CFR Part 50; impediments to the increased 
use of risk-informed regulation; technical aspects of the revised 
reactor oversight process, including technical adequacy of the current 
and proposed performance indicators; and safety culture.

Friday, January 28, 2000--8:30 a.m. Until the Conclusion of 
Business

    The Subcommittee will discuss best estimate computer codes, 
technical quality of codes, and how they are used at the NRC. It will 
also discuss industry views of ACRS activities, self-assessment of ACRS 
performance in CY 1999, potential operational areas for improved 
effectiveness, other activities related to the conduct of ACRS 
business, and proposed response to follow-up questions resulting from 
the ACRS meeting with the Commission on November 4, 1999.

Saturday, January 29, 2000--8:30 a.m. Until 12:00 Noon

    The Subcommittee will discuss ACRS positions on PRA issues, 
technical adequacy of the current and proposed performance indicators 
for the revised reactor oversight process, and potential future ACRS 
review activities.

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    The purpose of this meeting is to gather information, analyze 
relevant issues and facts, and to formulate proposed positions and 
actions, as appropriate, for deliberation by the full Committee.
    Oral statements may be presented by members of the public with the 
concurrence of the Subcommittee Chairman; written statements will be 
accepted and made available to the Committee. 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 
Subcommittee, its consultants, and staff. Persons desiring to make oral 
statements should notify the cognizant ACRS staff person named below 
five days prior to the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate 
arrangements can be made.
    Further information regarding topics to be discussed, the 
scheduling of sessions open to the public, 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 the cognizant ACRS staff person, Dr. John 
T. Larkins (telephone: 301/415-7360) between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. 
(EST). Persons planning to attend this meeting are urged to contact the 
above named individual one or two working days prior to the meeting to 
be advised of any changes in schedule, etc., that may have occurred.

    Dated: January 5, 2000.
Howard J. Larson,
Acting Associate Director for Technical Support, ACRS/ACNW.
[FR Doc. 00-609 Filed 1-10-00; 8:45 am]
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