[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 173 (Monday, September 8, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 52972-52973]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-22718]
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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 145th
meeting on September 16-18, 2003, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, MD.
The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Tuesday, September 16, 2003
10:30 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 items of interest.
10:40 a.m.-12 Noon.: Commission Presentations (Open)--The Committee
will discuss its presentation for the October 23, 2003 public meeting
with the NRC Commissioners. Topics proposed for discussion:
[sbull] Chairman's Report
[sbull] High-Level Waste Risk Insights
[sbull] TSPA/TPA Working Group
[sbull] Performance Confirmation Working Group
[sbull] Status and Pathway to Closure on KTIs
1 p.m.-6 p.m.: Committee Retreat (Open)--The focus of the September
2003 retreat is to identify the suite of topics that the Committee
intends to examine over the next 12 to 18 months. The topics to be
proposed would be consistent with the priorities defined in Action Plan
as well as earlier Committee discussions with the Commission and NMSS
management.
Wednesday, September 17, 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.-2 p.m.: Committee Retreat (Continued) (Open)--The
Committee will identify specific topics and its plans for review of the
relevant High-Level Were issues from the present to the submission by
DOE of a license application for the Yucca Mountain repository.
2 p.m.-6 p.m.: Proposed ACRS Report (Open)--The Committee will
discuss a proposed ACNW report on matters considered during this
meeting, as well as proposed ACNW reports on the Performance
Confirmation Working Group.
Thursday, September 18, 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.: Planning for 147th ACNW Meeting Las Vegas,
Nevada (Open)--The Committee will review proposed activities for its
November 18, 2003 trip to Yucca Mountain and the Amargosa Valley and
its subsequent technical discussion in Las Vegas, NV with DOE
representatives and others (including stakeholders and the public)
during the 147th ACNW Meeting, November 19-20, 2003.
9:45 a.m.-11:45 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Report (Open)--The
Committee will discuss a proposed ACNW report.
12:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC
Commissioner (Open)--The Committee will finalize its viewgraphs for the
proposed October 23, 2003, meeting with the NRC Commissioners.
2:45 p.m.-3 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 video
teleconferencing link. The availability of video teleconferencing
services is not guaranteed.
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Dated: September 2, 2003.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-22718 Filed 9-5-03; 8:45 am]
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