[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 74 (Monday, April 17, 2000)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Page 20388]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-9464]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION

10 CFR Part 63


Public Meetings on Issues Associated with the Licensing Process 
for a Possible High-Level Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of public meetings in Las Vegas, Nevada and Pahrump, 
Nevada.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff will hold a 
series of public meetings on the high-level waste repository licensing 
process. The meetings are intended to foster a common understanding 
among the stakeholders on issues that would be associated with the 
licensing process, should the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) submit a 
license application to the NRC for a possible geologic repository at 
Yucca Mountain, Nevada. All meetings will be facilitated by Francis X. 
Cameron, Special Counsel for Public Liaison, of the NRC Office of the 
General Counsel.
    The first meeting in the series is an Information Workshop designed 
primarily for the professional staff of the affected interests. It is 
open to the public and will begin with an NRC overview of the licensing 
process, followed by NRC presentations on the role of information 
management and proceeding support, the role of the NRC technical staff 
in evaluating the DOE license application, and the NRC inspection 
process. Opportunities for questions and answers will be provided 
throughout the workshop. The time, date, and location of the 
Information Workshop is shown below.
    The second meeting in the series is primarily to acquaint the 
public with the NRC's high-level waste licensing process. It will begin 
with an overview of the three topics addressed at the first meeting, 
followed by a question and answer period. In addition, members of the 
NRC staff will be available for informal discussion with members of the 
public. The time, date, and location of the Public Meeting is shown 
below. The NRC staff plans to hold a third meeting on the licensing 
process in Washington, DC later this year, and the time, date, and 
location of the meeting will be announced in the Federal Register.

TIME/DATE: The Information Workshop will be held on Thursday, May 4, 
2000, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon (Pacific time).

PLACE: Clark County Government Center, Gold Room, 4th Floor, 500 South 
Grand Central Parkway, Las Vegas, Nevada 89155.

TIME/DATE: The Public Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2000, 
from 7:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m (Pacific time).

PLACE: Mountain View Casino and Bowl, 1750 Pahrump Valley Boulevard, 
Pahrump, Nevada 89048.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francis X. Cameron, Special Counsel 
for Public Liaison, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington D.C. 20555-0001, or by telephone: 
(301) 415-1642 or e-mail: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC's proposed rule can be obtained from 
the NRC website (http://www.nrc.gov/NMSS/DWM/hlwreg.html), or by 
contacting Ms. Judy Goodwin at (301) 415-5870 or via e-mail at 
[email protected]. Copies of the rule will also be available at the meetings.

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 11th day of April, 2000.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
C. William Reamer,
Chief, High-Level Waste and Performance Assessment Branch, Division of 
Waste Management, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 00-9464 Filed 4-14-00; 8:45 am]
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