[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 93 (Monday, May 14, 2001)]
[Notices]
[Page 24412]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-12038]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Public Meetings on Issues Associated With the Licensing Process 
for a Possible High-Level Waste Repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada; 
Overview of NRC's Formal Hearing Process

AGENCY: Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

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

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SUMMARY: In response to public requests, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission (NRC) staff will continue its series of public meetings on 
the high-level waste repository licensing process. The next meetings 
are intended to foster an understanding of the hearing process that the 
NRC would use to decide whether to issue a construction authorization 
for a possible repository at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, if the U.S. 
Department of Energy (DOE) were to submit a license application to the 
NRC. On April 15, 2001, the Commission announced its intent to retain a 
formal hearing process for evaluating a potential license application 
for a geologic repository. Both meetings will be facilitated by Francis 
X. Cameron, Special Counsel for Public Liaison, of the NRC Office of 
the General Counsel.
    Two meetings on this topic will be conducted to acquaint the public 
with the NRC's high-level waste hearing process. They will begin with 
an overview of the events that would have to take place before NRC 
would initiate a formal hearing, a general review of the NRC's 
licensing role, and a general description of the NRC's formal hearing 
process. These presentations will be 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 Meetings are shown below.
    Time/Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2001, from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. (Pacific 
time).
    Place: Mountain View Casino and Bowl, 1750 Pahrump Valley 
Boulevard, Pahrump, Nevada 89048.
    Time/Date: Wednesday, May 23, 2001, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. (Pacific 
time).
    Place: Regional Transportation Commission Building (Next to Clark 
County Government Center) Room 108, 600 South Grand Central Parkway, 
Las Vegas, Nevada 89155.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Francis X. Cameron, Special Counsel 
for Public Liaison, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Nuclear 
Regulatory Commission, Washington, DC 20555-001, or by telephone: (301) 
415-1642 or e-mail [email protected].

    Dated at Rockville, Maryland this 8th day of May 2001.

    For the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
C. William Reamer,
Chief, High-Level Waste Branch, Division of Waste Management, Office of 
Nuclear Material Safety and Safeguards.
[FR Doc. 01-12038 Filed 5-11-01; 8:45 am]
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