[Federal Register Volume 70, Number 230 (Thursday, December 1, 2005)]
[Notices]
[Pages 72127-72128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E5-6716]


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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 166th 
meeting on December 13-15, 2005, Room T-2B3, Two White Flint North, 
11545 Rockville Pike, Rockville, Maryland.
    The schedule for this meeting is as follows:

Tuesday, December 13, 2005

    8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman 
will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
    8:45 a.m.-9:45 a.m.: Combined Office of Nuclear Materials Safety 
and Safeguards (NMSS) and Division Directors Briefing (Open)--The NMSS 
Office and Division Directors will brief the Committee on recent 
activities of interest within their respective programs.
    9:45 a.m.-11:15 a.m.: U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC's) 
Plans for the Implementation of a Dose Standard After 10,000 Years 
(Open)--NRC is proposing to amend its regulations at 10 CFR part 63 
that govern the disposal of high-level radioactive wastes in a proposed 
geologic repository at Yucca Mountain. The proposed rule would 
implement EPA's proposed standards for doses that could occur after 
10,000 years but within the period of geologic stability. The Committee 
will continue its discussions with representatives from NRC's Office of 
Nuclear Materials Safety and Safeguards on those proposed revisions. 
The NRC staff briefing will include the topics of radionuclide 
inventory, effects of climate change, and dosimetry.
    11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Reasonableness of NRC Infiltration 
Assumption in the Proposed Part 63 (Open)--NRC's proposed rule change 
at Part 63 specifies a value to be used to represent climate change 
after 10,000 years, as called for by EPA. The Committee will hear 
presentations from and hold discussions with knowledgeable subject 
matter experts on the reasonableness of NRC's proposed infiltration 
assumption.
    1:30 p.m.-4:15 p.m.: White Paper on Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
(Open)--The Committee will discuss a proposed white paper on low-level 
radioactive waste (LLW). NRC staff and stakeholders will provide 
perspectives on the subject.
    4:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports/Letters (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACNW reports on matters considered 
during this and/or previous meetings.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2005

    8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: Opening Statement (Open)--The ACNW Chairman 
will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
    8:45 a.m.-10:45 a.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports/Letters (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACNW reports on matters considered 
during this and/or previous meetings.
    11 a.m.-12 noon.: Generalized Composite Modeling (Open)--The 
Committee will hear presentations by and hold discussions with 
representatives of the United States Geological Survey and the NRC 
Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research regarding demonstrations of the 
generalized composite approach to the modeling of reactive transport 
phenomena.
    1:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m.: Preparation for Commission Briefing (Open)--
The Committee will review the final presentations in preparation for 
the Commission briefing on January 11, 2006.
    3:45 p.m.-5:30 p.m.: Preparation of ACNW Reports/Letters, Continued 
(Open).

Thursday, December 15, 2005

    10 a.m.-10:15 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of 
today's sessions.
    10:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.: Discussion of ACNW Reports/Letters (Open)--
The Committee will discuss prepared draft letters and determine whether 
letters would be written on topics discussed during the meeting.
    11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will 
discuss matters related to the conduct of ACNW activities, and specific 
issues that were not completed during previous meetings, as time and 
availability of information permit. Discussions may include future 
committee meetings.
    Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACNW meetings 
were published in the Federal Register on October 11, 2005 (70 FR 
59081). 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 Ms. 
Sharon A. Steele, (Telephone 301-415-6805), between 8 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 Ms. Steele 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 Ms. Steele.
    ACNW meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are 
available through the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) at [email protected], or 
by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available 
Records System 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).
    Video Teleconferencing 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 2006 are provided below:

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             ACNW meeting No.                           Date
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167.......................................  January 10-12, 2006.
                                            February (No Meeting).
168.......................................  March 22-24, 2006.
169.......................................  April 18-20, 2006.
170.......................................  May 23-25, 2006.
                                            June (No Meeting).
171.......................................  July 17-20, 2006.
                                            August 2005 (No Meeting).
172.......................................  September 19-21, 2006.
                                            October (No Meeting).
173.......................................  November 15-17, 2006.
174.......................................  December 12-14, 2006.
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    Dated: November 23, 2005.
Andrew L. Bates,
 Advisory Committee Management Officer.
 [FR Doc. E5-6716 Filed 11-30-05; 8:45 am]
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