[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 32 (Friday, February 15, 2002)]
[Notices]
[Pages 7207-7208]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-3752]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting

    The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will hold a Planning 
and Procedures Meeting during February 27-March 1, 2002, at the Four 
Points Sheraton-Tucson University Plaza, 1900 E. Speedway Blvd., 
Tucson, Arizona.
    The 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 ACNW, 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:

Wednesday, February 27, 2002--8:30 a.m. Until the Conclusion of 
Business

    The Committee will discuss the adequacy of the process for 
conducting ACNW business including a facilitated discussion on 
improving Committee effectiveness and efficiency. In addition, it will 
discuss insights gained from the Waste Management 2002 Conference and 
the issues the ACNW should address in 2002.

Thursday, February 28, 2002--8:30 a.m. Until the Conclusion of 
Business

    The Committee will discuss its existing mission and objectives, its 
effectiveness during the past year, and possible process improvements 
that could result in increased effectiveness during 2002.

Friday, March 1, 2002--8:30 a.m. Until the Conclusion of Business

    The Committee will summarize its consensus on issues, consider its 
draft report on the NRC Safety Research Program, and finalize its March 
20, 2002 Commission briefing presentation.
    Oral statements may be presented by members of the public with the 
concurrence of the 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

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questions may be asked only by members of the Committee, its 
consultants, and staff. Persons desiring to make oral statements should 
notify the cognizant ACNW staff person named below five days prior to 
the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
    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 ACNW staff person, Howard 
J. Larson (telephone: 301/415-6805) 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 that may have occurred.

    Dated: February 8, 2002.
Sher Bahadur,
Associate Director for Technical Support, ACRS/ACNW.
[FR Doc. 02-3752 Filed 2-14-02; 8:45 am]
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