[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 85 (Wednesday, May 4, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 23237-23238]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-2172]


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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION


Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeuards Subcommittee Meeting on 
Fire Protection; Notice of Meeting

    The ACRS Subcommittee on Fire Protection will hold a meeting on May 
17, 2005, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
    The entire meeting will be open to public attendance.
    The agenda for the subject meeting shall be as follows: Tuesday, 
May 17, 2005--8:30 a.m. until 12 Noon.
    The purpose of this meeting is to discuss the Draft Regulatory 
Guide, DG-1139, ``Risk-Informed, Performance-Based Fire Protection for 
Existing Light-Water Nuclear Power Plants.'' This regulatory guide 
provides guidance for use in complying with the requirements that the 
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has promulgated for risk-
informed, performance-based fire protection programs that meet the 
requirements of Title 10, Section 50.48(c), of the Code of Federal 
Regulations (10 CFR 50.48(c)) and the 2001 Edition of the National Fire 
Protection Association (NFPA) standard, NFPA 805, ``Performance-Based 
Standard for Fire Protection for Light-Water Reactor Electric 
Generating Stations.'' The Subcommittee will hear presentations by and 
hold discussions with the NRC staff, representatives of the Electric 
Power Research Institute (EPRI), and other interested persons regarding 
this matter. The Subcommittee will gather information, analyze relevant 
issues and facts, and formulate proposed positions and actions, as 
appropriate, for deliberation by the full Committee.
    Members of the public desiring to provide oral statements and/or 
written comments should notify the Designated Federal Official, Dr. 
Hossein P. Nourbakhsh (Telephone: (301) 415-5622) five days prior to 
the meeting, if possible, so that appropriate

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arrangements can be made. Electronic recordings will be permitted.
    Further information regarding this meeting can be obtained by 
contacting the Designated Federal Official between 7:30 a.m. and 4:15 
p.m. (ET). Persons planning to attend this meeting are urged to contact 
the above named individual at least two working days prior to the 
meeting to be advised of any potential changes to the agenda.

    Dated: April 27, 2005.
Michael L. Scott,
Branch Chief, ACRS/ACNW.
[FR Doc. E5-2172 Filed 5-3-05; 8:45 am]
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