[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 7 (Wednesday, January 10, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 2010]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-732]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Notice of Public Meeting to Solicit Stakeholder Input on the Use 
of Risk Information in the Nuclear Materials Regulatory Process: Case 
Studies on Gas Chromatographs, Static Eliminators and Fixed Gauges

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

ACTION: Notice of meeting.

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SUMMARY: The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff is 
developing an approach for using risk information in the nuclear 
materials and waste regulatory process. As part of this effort, the NRC 
staff is conducting case studies on a spectrum of activities in the 
nuclear materials and waste arenas, including the regulation of gas 
chromatographs, fixed gauges, and static eliminators. The purpose of 
the case studies is to illustrate what has been done and what could be 
done in the materials and waste arenas to alter the regulatory approach 
in a risk-informed manner, and to establish a framework for using a 
risk-informed approach in the materials and waste arenas by testing a 
set of draft screening criteria, and determining the feasibility of 
safety goals.
    NRC staff is in the initial phase of the case studies on gas 
chromatographs, fixed gauges, and static eliminators. The purpose of 
this meeting is to: (1) Communicate to stakeholders the status of these 
case studies; (2) receive feedback and comments from stakeholders 
before continuing with the case studies; and (3) solicit from 
stakeholders comments or insights regarding the use of risk information 
in the NRC's regulation of gas chromatographs, fixed gauges, and static 
eliminators. The tentative agenda for the meeting is as follows:
    1. Opening remarks.
    2. Provide background information and general discussion on case 
studies.
    3. Present status of case study on gas chromatographs and receive 
feedback and comments from meeting attendees.
    4. Present status of case study on static eliminators and receive 
feedback and comments from meeting attendees.
    5. Present status of case study on fixed gauges and receive 
feedback and comments from meeting attendees.
    6. Receive general comments, feedback, and insights from meeting 
attendees with regard to the case studies and to using risk information 
in the NRC's regulation of gas chromatographs, fixed gauges, and static 
eliminators.
    7. Closing remarks.
    The meeting is open to the public; all interested parties may 
attend and provide comments. Persons who wish to attend the meeting 
should contact Marissa Bailey no later than January 29, 2001.

DATES: The meeting will be held on February 9, 2001, from 9 a.m. to 4 
p.m., in the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission Auditorium, 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD 20852.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marissa Bailey, Mail Stop T-8-A-23, 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-0001. 
Telephone: (301) 415-7648; Internet: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The NRC staff's case study approach, the 
draft screening criteria, and the case study areas under consideration 
are described in the ``Plan for Using Risk Information in the Materials 
and Waste Arenas: Case Studies'' which has been published in the 
Federal Register (65 FR 66782, November 7, 2000). Copies of this plan 
are also available on the Internet at http://www.nrc.gov/NMSS/IMNS/riskassessment.html. Written requests for single copies of this plan 
may also be submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Office 
of Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards, Risk Task Group, Mail Stop 
T-8-A-23, Washington, DC 20555-0001.

    Dated at Rockville, MD, this 4th day of January, 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Lawrence E. Kokajko,
Section Chief, Risk Task Group, Office of Nuclear Material Safety and 
Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 01-732 Filed 1-9-01; 8:45 am]
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