[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 250 (Thursday, December 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82407-82408]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33144]


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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 124th 
meeting on January 16-18, 2001, at 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland, Room T-2B3.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Tuesday, January 16, 2001

    A. 8:30-10:00 A.M.: Opening Statement/Planning and Procedures 
(Open)--The Chairman will open the meeting with brief opening remarks. 
The Committee will then review items under consideration at this 
meeting and consider topics proposed for future consideration by the 
full Committee.
    B. 10:15-12:00 Noon: Progress on ACNW's Sufficiency Review 
Application Task Action Plan (TAP) (Open)--The Committee will discuss 
the ACNW's TAP, its approach to conducting a sufficiency review and its 
progress on proposed vertical slices.
    C. 1:00-2:00 P.M.: Entombment Option for Decommissioning Power 
Reactors (Open)--The Committee will discuss with cognizant NMSS staff 
selected issues related to this topic.
    D. 2:00-7:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACNW Reports on Entombment, Key 
Technical Issue Resolution, Staff's Progress on Total Performance 
Assessment, Annual Research Report to the Commission and other matters 
considered during this meeting.

Wednesday, January 17, 2001

    E. 8:30-8:40 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--The 
ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
    F. 8:40-9:40 A.M.: Institutional Control Status (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss and hear a presentation

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from the NRC staff on the status of considerations regarding long-term 
custodial responsibilities for sites whose license is terminated under 
restricted release conditions.
    G. 9:40-10:50 A.M.: National Research Council Report, ``Long-Term 
Institutional Management of U.S. Department of Energy Legacy Waste 
Sites'' (Open)--The Committee will discuss and hear a presentation by 
Dr. Thomas S. Leschine, Chairman of The Academy group that authored the 
report.
    H. 11:00-12:30 P.M.: Meeting with the Director, Office of Nuclear 
Material Safety and Safeguards, (NMSS) (Open)--The Committee will meet 
with the Director, NMSS to discuss items of mutual interest.
    I. 1:30-7:30 P.M.: ACNW 2001 Action Plan (Open)--The Committee will 
review the ACNW 2000 Action Plan and discuss relevant changes for its 
2001 Action Plan.

Thursday, January 18, 2001

    J. 8:30-8:35 A.M.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--The 
ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
    K. 8:35-11:30 A.M.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC 
Commissioners (Open)--The next meeting with the Commissioners is 
scheduled to be held in the Commission Conference Room in One White 
Flint North on March 22, 2001. The Committee will review its proposed 
presentations.
    L. 12:30-5:00 P.M.: Discussion of Proposed ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of proposed ACNW reports.
    M. 5:00-5:30 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 ACNW meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on October 11, 2000 (65 FR 
60475). 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 Howard J. Larson, 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. 
Larson 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 therefore can be obtained by contacting Mr. Howard J. Larson, 
ACNW (Telephone 301/415-6805), between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. EST.
    ACNW meeting notices, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
now available for downloading or viewing 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. 
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 and facilities that they use to establish the 
videoteleconferencing link. The availability of videoteleconferencing 
services is not guaranteed.

    Dated: December 21, 2000.
Annette Vietti-Cook,
Acting Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 00-33144 Filed 12-27-00; 8:45 am]
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