[Federal Register Volume 65, Number 250 (Thursday, December 28, 2000)]
[Notices]
[Pages 82408-82409]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 00-33145]


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Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards Subcommittee Meeting on 
Planning and Procedures Notice of Meeting

    The ACRS Subcommittee on Planning and Procedures will hold a 
meeting on January 22-24, 2001, in Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    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:
    Monday, January 22, 2001--8:30 a.m. until the close of business: 
The Subcommittee will discuss stakeholder views of ACRS activities, 
self-assessment of ACRS performance in CY 2000, potential operational 
areas for improved effectiveness, and other activities related to the 
conduct of ACRS business. It will also discuss identification and 
quantification of design margins, adequacy of PRA models and codes, 
risk-informed regulation, AP1000 review issues, and potential future 
ACRS activities.
    Tuesday, January 23, 2001--8:30 a.m. until the conclusion of 
business: The Subcommittee will continue to discuss self-assessment of 
ACRS performance in CY 2000, potential operational areas for improved 
effectiveness, and other activities related to the conduct of ACRS 
business. It will also continue the discussion on the identification 
and quantification of design margins, adequacy of PRA models and codes, 
risk-informed regulation, AP1000 review issues, and potential future 
ACRS activities.
    Wednesday, January 24, 2001--8:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.: The Subcommittee 
will discuss the annual ACRS report to the Commission on the NRC Safety 
Research Program and potential future ACRS activities.
    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.

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    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: December 21, 2000.
James E. Lyons,
Associate Director for Technical Support, ACRS/ACNW.
[FR Doc. 00-33145 Filed 12-27-00; 8:45 am]
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