[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 68 (Wednesday, April 9, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17414-17415]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-8626]


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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 141st 
meeting on April 22-23, 2003, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, 
Maryland.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Tuesday, April 22, 2003

    10 a.m.-10:40 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The Chairman will 
open the meeting with brief opening remarks, outline the topics to be 
discussed, and indicate several items of interest.
    10:40 a.m.-12 Noon: One Step at a Time: The Staged Development of 
Geologic Repositories for High-Level Radioactive Waste (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the National Academy of Sciences on their recent 
report on staged development of a proposed HLW repository at Yucca 
Mountain, NV.

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    1 p.m.-5:15 p.m.: Transportation Working Group Follow-On Session: 
State of Nevada Technical Concerns with the Transporation of Spent Fuel 
and High-Level Waste (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives from the State of Nevada 
regarding the review of Yucca Mountain Systems Issues related to 
Transportation Safety and Fuel Scale Testing issues including an 
Assessment of NUREG-1768.
    5:15 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Committee Discussion (Open)--The Committee 
will further discuss today's topics.
    5:45 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss the report of March 2003 Working Group Meeting on NRC and 
DOE Performance Assessments: Assumptions and Differences, and the State 
of Nevada Technical Concerns with the Transporation of Spent Fuel and 
HLW.

Wednesday, April 23, 2003

    8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The Chairman will 
make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
    8:35 a.m.-9:30 a.m.: Update on NRC Division of Waste Management 
Activities (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with the Director, Division of Waste Management on recent 
DWM activities of interest.
    9:30 a.m.-12 Noon: DOE/NRC Key Technical Issue (KTI) Agreement 
Status (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of DOE and the NRC staff on the 
closure status of KTIs.
    1 p.m.-2 p.m.: Discussion of Self-Assessment Survey Results 
(Open)--The Committee will discussion the results of the self-
assessment survey.
    2 p.m.-3 p.m.: ACNW Action Plan (Open)--The Committee members will 
discuss an update to the ACNW 2002-2003 Action Plan.
    3:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACNW reports on matters considered 
during this meeting.
    6:30 p.m.-6:45 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, 2002 (67 FR 
63459). 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. Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify Mr. 
Howard J. Larson, ACNW (Telephone 301/415-6805), between 7:30 a.m. and 
4 p.m. ET, 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. Howard J. 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 meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available through the NRC Public Document Room at [email protected], or by 
calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available 
Records System (PARS) component of NRC's document system (ADAMS) which 
is accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/(ACRS & 
ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas).
    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. 
ET, 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: April 3, 2003.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-8626 Filed 4-8-03; 8:45 am]
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