[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 63 (Thursday, April 1, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 17243-17244]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-7313]


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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 149th 
meeting on April 20-22, 2004, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland. The entire meeting will be open to public 
attendance. The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Tuesday, April 20, 2004

    1 p.m.-1:10 p.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.
    1:10 p.m.-2:40 p.m.: Update on West Valley and Performance 
Assessment (PA) Plan (Open)--The Committee will hear from 
representatives of the NRC staff on the West Valley Demonstration 
Project and its Performance Assessment plans.
    2:55 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Risk-Informed Regulation for NMSS Activities 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC NMSS Risk Task Group regarding the 
current status of incorporating risk-informed regulations in NMSS 
activities.
    4:45 p.m.-6 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACNW reports on matters considered during this 
meeting regarding reports on West Valley Performance Assessment Plans, 
Risk-Informed Regulation for NMSS Activities, Biosphere Working Group, 
Public Interactions during November 2003 Nevada Field Trip (tentative), 
and ACNW Annual Report on Waste-Management-Related Research.

Wednesday, April 21, 2004

    8:30 a.m.-8:40 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The Chairman will 
make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
    8:40 a.m.-10 a.m.: EPA, 40 CFR Chapter 1, Advance Notice of 
Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) ``Approaches to an Integrated Framework for 
Management and Disposal of Low-Activity Radioactive Waste'' (Open)--The 
Committee will hear an information briefing by a representative of the 
EPA on its proposed ANPR which discusses alternatives for the disposal 
of waste containing low concentrations of radioactive material.
    10:15 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: Update on Risk Insights (Open)--The 
Committee will hear a briefing by and hold discussions with the NRC 
staff on the recently published HLW Risk Insights Report.
    11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: DOE Schedule for Responses to Key Technical 
Issue Agreements--The Committee will hear a briefing by and hold 
discussions with a DOE representative on their amended timetable for 
responding to the 293 KTI agreements.
    2 p.m.-4 p.m.: DWM Evaluation of DOE Bundling Approach (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the NRC staff on its evaluation of the DOE Bundling 
Approach. It is anticipated that the Biosphere bundle will be used as a 
representative sample.
    4:15 p.m.-6 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACNW reports on matters considered during this 
meeting.

Thursday, April 22, 2004

    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.-12 Noon: Preparation of ACRS Report. (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of the proposed ACNW letter 
reports.
    12 Noon-12:15 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 16, 2003 (68 FR 
59643). 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, Special Assistant (Telephone 301/415-6805), between 
7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. e.t., 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

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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. 
e.t., 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.
    The ACNW meeting dates for Calendar Year 2004 are provided below.

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        ACNW meeting No.                       Meeting dates
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150.............................  May 25-27, 2004.
151.............................  June 22-24, 2004.
152.............................  July 20-22, 2004.
                                  August 2004--No Meeting.
153.............................  September 21-23, 2004 (Las Vegas,
                                   Nevada).
154.............................  October 19-21, 2004.
                                  November 2004--No Meeting.
155.............................  December 7-9, 2004.
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    Dated: March 26, 2004.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-7313 Filed 3-31-04; 8:45 am]
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