[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 116 (Friday, June 17, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 35308-35309]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-3132]


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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 July 6-8, 2005, 11545 
Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland. The date of this meeting was 
previously published in the Federal Register on Wednesday, November 24, 
2004 (69 FR 68412).

Wednesday, July 6, 2005, 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 a.m.: Final Review of the License Renewal Application 
for Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 and 2 (Open)--The Committee 
will hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of 
the Indiana Michigan Power Company and the NRC staff regarding the 
license renewal application for Donald C. Cook Nuclear Plant, Units 1 
and 2 and the associated final Safety Evaluation Report prepared by the 
NRC staff.
    10:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Final Safety Evaluation Report Related to 
North Anna Early Site Permit Application (Open)--The Committee will 
hear presentations by and hold discussions with representatives of the 
Dominion North Anna, LLC and the NRC staff regarding the NRC staff's 
Final Safety Evaluation report related to the North Anna Early Site 
Permit Application.
    1:45 p.m.-3:15 p.m.: Draft Final Regulatory Guide, DG-1137, 
``Guidelines for Lightning Protection for Nuclear Power Plants'' 
(Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with

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representatives of the NRC staff regarding the draft final revision to 
Regulatory Guide DG-1137, and the NRC staff's resolution of public 
comments.
    3:30 p.m.-5 p.m.: Draft Final Revision 2 to Regulatory Guide 1.152, 
``Criteria for Use of Computers in Safety Systems of Nuclear Power 
Plants'' (Open)--The Committee will hear presentations by and hold 
discussions with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the draft 
final revision 2 to Regulatory Guide 1.152, and the NRC staff's 
resolution of public comments.
    5:15 p.m.-7 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will discuss proposed ACRS reports on matters considered during this 
meeting as well as proposed reports on responding to the Commission 
request in the April 26, 2005 Staff Requirements Memorandum regarding 
the ACRS assessment of the quality of the NRC research projects, and on 
the draft Commission paper on policy issues related to new plant 
licensing,

Thursday, July 7, 2005, 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.-9:30 a.m.: Subcommittee Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will hear a report by the Chairman of the ACRS Subcommittee on Digital 
Instrumentation and Control (I&C) Systems regarding the digital I&C 
research plan and other related matters that were discussed at the June 
14-15, 2005 Subcommittee meeting. Also, the Committee will hear a 
report by the Chairman of the Joint ACRS Subcommittee on Reliability 
and Probabilistic Risk Assessment and on Plant Operations regarding the 
Risk-Management Technical Specifications and related matters that were 
discussed at the June 15, 2005 Subcommittee meeting.
    9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m.: Status Report/Interim Results of the Quality 
Assessment of Selected NRC Research Projects (Open)--The Committee will 
hear reports by the Chairmen of the ACRS Panels regarding the status/
interim results of the quality assessment of the NRC research projects 
on Standardized Plant Analysis Risk (SPAR) models and on the Steam 
Generator Tube Integrity Program at the Argonne National Laboratory.
    10:45 a.m.-11:45 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.
    11:45 a.m.-12 noon: 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.
    1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The 
Committee will discuss proposed ACRS reports.
    4:45 p.m.-6:45 p.m.: Safeguards and Security Matters (Closed), Room 
T-8E8. The Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions 
with representatives of the NRC staff regarding the safeguards and 
security matters. (Note: This session will be closed to protect 
information classified as national security information and safeguards 
information pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(c)(1) and (3).)

Friday, July 8, 2005, Conference Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North, 
Rockville, Maryland

    8:30 a.m.-4 p.m.: Preparation of ACRS Reports (Open)--The Committee 
will continue its discussion of proposed ACRS reports.
    4 p.m.-4:30 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 5, 2004 (69 FR 
59620). 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 Cognizant ACRS staff 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 Cognizant ACRS staff 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 Cognizant ACRS staff 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 a portion of this meeting 
noted above to discuss and protect information classified as national 
security information and 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 Mr. Sam 
Duraiswamy, Cognizant ACRS staff (301-415-7364), 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.

    Dated: June 13, 2005.
Annette Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E5-3132 Filed 6-16-05; 8:45 am]
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