[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 42219-42221]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-15919]


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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 152nd 
meeting on July 20-22, 2004, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, 
Rockville, Maryland.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance except for 
portions that will be closed to discuss organizational and personnel 
matters that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of 
the ACNW; information the release of which would constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; and information the premature 
disclosure of which would be likely to significantly frustrate 
implementation of a proposed

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agency action pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), (6) and (9)(B).
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Tuesday, July 20, 2004

    10 a.m.-10:10 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.
    10:10 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Package Performance Study (PPS) (Open)--The 
Committee will hear a report from representatives of the NRC staff on 
the proposed package performance study which will demonstrate the 
resistance to impact and fire of a spent nuclear fuel rail shipping 
cask.
    11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: License Termination Rule (LTR) Analysis of 
the Use of Intentional Mixing of Contaminated Soil (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with a 
representative of the NRC staff regarding SECY-04-0035--the LTR 
analysis of the use of intentional mixing of contaminated soil.
    1:45 p.m.-2:45 p.m.: Risk-Informing Yucca Mountain Inspection 
Systems (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with a representative of the NRC staff regarding the status 
of plans to risk-inform the inspection system at Yucca Mountain.
    2:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Japan Trip (Open)--The Committee will be 
briefed by a Japanese exchange engineer on its August 2004 visit to 
Japanese waste management facilities. Member presentations during the 
visit will be discussed.
    3:15 p.m.-5 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACNW reports on matters considered during this 
and prior meetings regarding reports on Geosphere Transport Working 
Group, Treatment of Uncertainties in Hydrologic Models, License 
Termination Rule Analysis of Use of Intentional Mixing of Contaminated 
Soil, Risk-Informing Yucca Mountain Inspection System and Package 
Performance Study.
    5:15 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC 
Commissioners (Open)--The Committee will meet with the NRC 
Commissioners at 10 a.m. in the Commissioners' Conference Room, One 
White Flint North on July 21, 2004. The Committee will review its 
presentations.

Wednesday, July 21, 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.-9:15 a.m.: Preparation for Meeting with the NRC 
Commissioners (Continued) (Open)--The Committee will discuss the 
following topics scheduled for the Committee meeting with the NRC 
Commissioners:
(1) Overview
(2) Risk Insights Activities
(3) ACNW Working Group Sessions
    --Biosphere (MTR)
    --Geosphere (GMH)
(4) Other Committee Activities
    --NRC/CNWRA Research
    --NMSS Decommissioning Programs
(5) Closing Comments
    9:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Meeting with the NRC Commissioners, 
Commissioners' Conference Room, One White Flint North (Open)--The 
Committee will meet with the NRC Commissioners to discuss items noted 
above.
    1 p.m.-2:15 p.m.: Integrated Safety Assessment (ISA) Background 
Briefing (Open)--The Committee will receive a background briefing by a 
member of its staff on the general ISA approach, examples of its use 
and lessons learned thus far.
    2:15 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Health Physics (HP) Issues (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with a 
representative of the NRC staff regarding activities for the ICRP 
recommendations review, and an overview of those recommendations.
    3:30 p.m.-4 p.m.: Site Visit and Igneous Activity Working Group 
(Open)--The Committee will finalize its proposed activities for the 
September Nevada field trip and the agenda for the Working Group in Las 
Vegas, NV during the 153rd ACNW Meeting, September 22-24, 2004.
    4 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Committee Retreat (Open/Closed)--The Committee 
will discuss its plans on technical topics it intends to examine over 
the next 12 to 18 months and ACNW activities and related matters as it 
integrates recently approved activities into its action plan. The 
retreat is currently scheduled for September 24, 2004.

    [Note: This session may be closed pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b (c) 
(2), (6) and (9) (B) to discuss organizational and personnel matters 
that relate solely to internal personnel rules and practices of the 
ACNW; information the release of which would constitute a clearly 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; and information the 
premature disclosure of which would be likely to significantly 
frustrate implementation of a proposed agency action.]

    4:45 p.m.-6:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACNW reports on matters considered 
during this meeting.

Thursday, July 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.-11:45 a.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will continue its discussion of the proposed ACNW letter 
reports.
    11:45 a.m.-12 Noon: 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, Assistant Director for ACNW/Team Leader (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.
    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 organizational and personnel matters that relate 
solely to internal personnel rules and practices of the ACNW; 
information the release of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted 
invasion of personal privacy; and information the premature disclosure 
of which would be likely to significantly frustrate implementation of a 
proposed

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agency action pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(2), (6) and (9)(B).
    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. 
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.

    Dated: July 8, 2004.
Andrew L. Bates,
Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 04-15919 Filed 7-13-04; 8:45 am]
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