[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 225 (Friday, November 21, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Pages 65743-65744]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-29104]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards; Meeting Notice

    In accordance with the purposes of Sections 29 and 182b. of the 
Atomic Energy Act (42 U.S.C. 2039, 2232b), the Advisory Committee on 
Reactor Safeguards (ACRS) will hold a meeting on December 3-6, 2003, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was 
previously published in the Federal Register on Monday, November 20, 
2002 (67 FR 70094).

Wednesday, December 3, 2003, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint 
North, Rockville, Maryland

1:30 p.m.-1:35 p.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--The 
ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
1:35 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Draft Report on the NRC Safety Research Program 
(Open)--The Committee will hold a discussion of the Draft ACRS report 
on the NRC Safety Research Program.
6:45 p.m.-7:15 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Report (Closed)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS report on Safeguards and Security matters.

Thursday, December 4, 2003, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint 
North, Rockville, Maryland

8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--The 
ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
8:35 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Draft Final 10 CFR Part 52 Construction 
Inspection Program Framework (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the draft final construction inspection program 
framework for advanced reactor designs and the staff's resolution of 
public comments.
10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Proposed Revisions to SRP Chapter 18, Human 
Factors Engineering (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by 
and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding 
the proposed revisions to the Standard Review Plan (SRP) Chapter 18, 
Human Factors Engineering.
1:15 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Draft Final Revision to 10 CFR 50.48 to Endorse 
NFPA 805 Fire Protection Standard (Open)--The Committee will hear 
presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the NRC 
staff regarding the draft final revisions to 10 CFR 50.48, which will 
permit licensees to adopt National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 
805 Standard, as an alternative to the existing fire protection 
requirements.
2:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Recent Operating Events (Open)--The Committee will 
hear a briefing by and hold discussions with the cognizant ACRS member 
regarding significant recent operating events.
3:30 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered 
during this meeting. In addition, the Committee will discuss a proposed 
ACRS report on safeguards and security matters (Closed).

Friday, December 5, 2003, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North, 
Rockville, Maryland

8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACRS Chairman (Open)--The 
ACRS Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of the 
meeting.
8:35 a.m.-9 a.m.: Subcommittee Report on the Interim Review of the 
License Renewal Application for the V. C.

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Summer Nuclear Power Plant (Open)--The Committee will hear a report by 
and hold discussions with the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on 
Plant License Renewal regarding the review of the V. C. Summer license 
renewal application and the staff's initial Safety Evaluation Report.
9 a.m.-10 a.m.: Future ACRS Activities/Report of the Planning and 
Procedures Subcommittee (Open)--The Committee will discuss the 
recommendations of the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee regarding 
items proposed for consideration by the full Committee during future 
meetings. Also, it will hear a report of the Planning and Procedures 
Subcommittee on matters related to the conduct of ACRS business, 
including anticipated workload and member assignments.
10:15 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Reconciliation of ACRS Comments and 
Recommendations (Open)--The Committee will discuss the responses from 
the NRC Executive Director for Operations (EDO) to comments and 
recommendations included in recent ACRS reports and letters. The EDO 
responses are expected to be made available to the Committee prior to 
the meeting.
10:30 a.m.-11 a.m.: Election of ACRS Officers (Open)--The Committee 
will elect Chairman and Vice Chairman for the ACRS and Member-at-Large 
for the Planning and Procedures Subcommittee for 2004.
2 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this 
meeting. In addition, the Committee will discuss a proposed ACRS report 
on safeguards and security matters (Closed).

Saturday, December 7, 2003, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint 
North, Rockville, Maryland

8:30 a.m.-12 Noon: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open/Closed)--The 
Committee will continue discussion of the proposed ACRS reports on 
matters considered during its meeting. In addition, the Committee will 
discuss a proposed ACRS report on Safeguards and Security matters 
(Closed).
12 Noon-2:30 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 ACRS meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on October 16, 2003 (68 FR 
59644). In accordance with those procedures, oral or written views may 
be presented by members of the public, including representatives of the 
nuclear industry. Electronic recordings will be permitted only during 
the open portions of the meeting. Persons desiring to make oral 
statements should notify the Associate Director for Technical Support 
named below five days before the meeting, if possible, so that 
appropriate arrangements can be made to allow necessary time during the 
meeting for such statements. Use of still, motion picture, and 
television cameras during the meeting may be limited to selected 
portions of the meeting as determined by the Chairman. Information 
regarding the time to be set aside for this purpose may be obtained by 
contacting the Associate Director for Technical Support prior to the 
meeting. In view of the possibility that the schedule for ACRS meetings 
may be adjusted by the Chairman as necessary to facilitate the conduct 
of the meeting, persons planning to attend should check with the 
Associate Director for Technical Support if such rescheduling would 
result in major inconvenience.
    In accordance with subsection 10(d) Pub. L. 92-463, I have 
determined that it is necessary to close portions of this meeting noted 
above to discuss and protect information classified as national 
security information as well as unclassified safeguards information 
pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (3).
    Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the 
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, as well as the Chairman's 
ruling on requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and 
the time allotted therefor can be obtained by contacting Dr. Sher 
Bahadur, Associate Director for Technical Support (301) 415-0138, 
between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., ET.
    ACRS 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 ACRS meetings. Those wishing to use this service for 
observing ACRS meetings should contact Mr. Theron Brown, ACRS Audio 
Visual 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.
    The ACRS meeting dates for Calendar Year 2004 are provided below:

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         ACRS meeting No.                      Meeting Dates
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--                                 January 2004--No meeting.
509..............................  February 5-7, 2004.
510..............................  March 4-6, 2004.
511..............................  April 15-17, 2004.
512..............................  May 6-8, 2004.
513..............................  June 2-4, 2004.
514..............................  July 14-16, 2004.
--                                 August 2004--No meeting.
515..............................  September 8-11, 2004.
516..............................  October 7-9, 2004.
517..............................  November 4-6, 2004.
518..............................  December 2-4, 2004.
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    Dated: November 17, 2003.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 03-29104 Filed 11-20-03; 8:45 am]
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